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8 February 2013
 
 v2.09
 
Fixed issue when entering new Call Activity where internal user id was being displayed instead of users name
Fixed error when trying to save a Related Document with an extremely long file path
Fixed error on save, when editing an existing call and selecting a contract that has a default priority associated with it
Fixed slow sorting when clicking on some of the date columns on the View Open / View All / Knowledgebase Screens
Administrator user can now be configured to use Windows Authentication
Blue Pixel
3 August 2011
 
 v2.08
 
Added 'Call Priority', 'Sub Category' and 'Closed By' to field chooser list on Knowledge Base screen
Knowledge base no longer auto filters when you change Search Options and/or Keyword Options (user must now click on Go)
Associating a sub category with a category no longer shows sub categories marked 'Out Of Use'
Fixed sizing issue on higher resolution monitors on Maintenance >> Customers >> Customer Contacts screen
Fixed issue with being unable to close 'Notes' window if 'Log A Support Call' screen was closed first
Fixed error when editing a customer if there are more than 32000 customers already set up
SQL Server 7 no longer supported
Longer text fields (e.g. problem / solution) now supported on SQL Server 2005 or greater
Call Activity can now be input on behalf of another user (if enabled via System Options) 
Reports 1,2,10,15 and 39 now remember previous selection criteria
Reports 1,2 and 39 now allow Sub Category as part of the selection criteria
Fixed issue with Report 15 if using custom fields as part of selection criteria
New option in Tools/Options/Call Options - Print Additional Calls on Call Details report
Fixed error when pasting (using CTRL+V) into Serial Number field on Knowledgebase Screen
Right click sub menu now available for Serial Number and Keywords on Knowledgebase Screen
Right click sub menu now available for Serial Number on View Open / View All Screens
Call description now shown when Task reminder pops up
Blue Pixel
7 January 2010
 
 v2.07
 
Custom fields / Dropdowns now allow a 'blank' to be added as a valid option
Option to email reports now supports TIF format via Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
Fixed error with Reports 1, 2 and 39 under Firebird (introduced in v2.06)
Fixed issue with PDF attachment not getting added to email when using PDFCreator on slow machines
Blue Pixel
26 November 2009
 
 v2.06
 
A contact can now be flagged as the default contact for a particular customer
Added 'Call Duration' and 'Total Duration' to field chooser list for View Open/View All Calls
Customer/Product notes on Log A Call screen now selectable for copying/pasting
Customer custom fields of type 'Date' no longer default to current date
New Report : 48 - Calls by Sub Category
New Report : 49 - Sub Categories List
New Report : 50 - Analysis by Sub Category
Fixed "Double or real expression has overflowed" error on program start on some versions of Vista
Option to email reports in PDF format now supports PDFCreator
Blue Pixel
30 April 2009
 
 v2.05
 
Fixed occasional error with system not detecting valid license file correctly
Blue Pixel
7 April 2009
 
 v2.04
 
Report 1 - Additional Calls now listed correctly in date logged order
Fixed issue with double clicking on menu items when using dual monitors
Fixed occasional error with saving a Task >> Call Template
Notes now shown when Task reminder pops up
Blue Pixel
19 February 2009
 
 v2.03
 
'Logged By' now displayed on main 'Log A Support Call' screen
Fixed issue with Contact Us email address on Help >> About screen
Open related files now tries to use the default action for a particular file type if there is no 'open' action specified
Fixed issue with some reports showing different totals under SQL Server
Blue Pixel
7 November 2008
 
 v2.02
 
Improved import routine to handle multiple contacts for same customer
Email now shown on report 10
Fixed issue with spell checker closing existing open Word documents
Fixed issue with spell checker appending CR/LF to end of text
Fixed sorting on 'Last Login' and 'Locked Until' columns in Security >> Users
Fixed size issue with saving custom icons in Call Priorities
Blue Pixel
7 October 2008
 
 v2.01 
 
Fixed Firefox 3 compatibility issue with links to external web sites
Blue Pixel
29 September 2008
 
 v2.00 
 

Firebird 2.1 now supported as the default database (instead of Interbase 6) for better support for multiprocessor machines

On the Log A call screen the Additional Calls and Related Files tabs now do a refresh when you click on them
Default Minutes can now be associated with call priorities
A default call priority can now be associated with a customer and/or a specific customer contract
Company working hours can now be defined via Security >> System Options >> System Formats
New option Maintenance >> Company Holidays
When logging a call 'Due Date' is now auto calculated based on call priority default minutes
Tasks are auto created to remind the 'assigned to' and other specified users when a call is past it's due date
Which colours to use on View Calls screens can now be defined via Security >> System Options >> System Formats
Fixed issue with deleting a customer contract that has been used already
Fixed issue with editing Call Activity
Added serial number as an extra search criteria on View Calls / Knowledgebase screens
Fixed screen sizing issue on Report 10 if there are exactly 10 custom fields defined
Fixed issue with Call Activity durations not being updated correctly if system time format changed
Fixed issue with displaying number of additional calls / related files if call number was entered
'Change Customer For This Call' now disabled if call is closed
Fixed issue with calculation of Age on list of calls
Fixed issue with Product drop down not displaying initially on Knowledge Base screen
View All Tasks now defaults to showing current User's open tasks
'Mail Contact' from Log A Support Call screen now puts the call number in the subject line
Fixed size issue with path to icon file in Call Priorities under SQL Server
Added link to Microsoft Word spell check functionality on Log A Call screen
Fixed issue with tab name not being displayed on selection criteria on Report 15
Blue Pixel
27 March 2007
 
 v1.63 
 
Added 'Account Manager' and 'Customer Group' to field chooser list for View Open/View All Calls
Fixed issue with 'Find' on Maintenance screens not remembering previous search field
Fixed import routine so that it added the default record for customer custom fields if it did not already exist
When closing an existing call, the system now returns to the previous screen
Added 'Closed By' to field chooser list for View Open/View All Calls
Fixed issue with converting a call to an additional call if duration was NULL in file
Fixed issue with Browse button not working when adding Related Files if no 'Default path for related files' has been specified
Fixed issue with closing child calls under SQL Server
Fixed issue with 'closed_by' not being updated correctly
Fixed issue with Solution label occasionally not being displayed correctly on Report 1
Blue Pixel
 
20 November 2006
 
 v1.62 
 
Added a 'Default path for related files' to Security / System Options
Customer Products are now listed in alphabetical order on Maintenance screen
Fixed translation issues when adding a new customer from the Log a Call screen
Fixed occasional speed issues when initially selecting a customer on the Log A Call screen
Fixed issue with trying to convert a call to an additional call if it itself already had an additional call logged with long comment text
Fixed incorrect total being shown on bottom of report 10
Fixed issue with the import routine if no customer custom fields have been defined yet
Blue Pixel
 
12 September 2006
 
 v1.61 
 
Fixed issue with deleting a call from the View Open Calls screen
Fixed contract allowance drop down not being displayed correctly if no language.ini file was being used
Fixed issue when adding a new user with windows authentication if an incorrect domain name was entered
Blue Pixel
 
21 August 2006
 
 v1.60 
 
Added Serial Number and Sub Category to field chooser list for View Open/View All Calls
Customer Import now has option to check for duplicates
Added three options relevant to call priorities to Profiles Maintenance screen
When a new profile is added it now defaults to all options off
Fixed blank tab name (Customer Search) on Marketing/Mail Shots
Fixed issue with customer import not recognising valid customer group
Fixed issue when duplicate product added to a contract
Fixed issue with length of label on Custom Fields
Fixed minor rights issues on maintenance screens
Blue Pixel
 
17 July 2006
 
 v1.54 
 
Added check contact name functionality to split contact name into surname and first name
Added Surname, First Name, Salutation and Title to the Excel file created by Marketing Mail Merge
Added import option on Customer Maintenance screen
Fixed minor issue with customer products drop down on Log A Call screen
Some minor translation issues
Blue Pixel
 
29 May 2006
 
 v1.53.12 
 
Added some additional indexes to database to address some minor speed issues
Blue Pixel
 
23 May 2006
 
 v1.53.11 
 
Fixed issue with Customer Maintenance under SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
Fixed issue with character limit when converting a call to an additional call
Fixed issue with Call Templates Maintenance under SQL Server
Fixed issue with printing of Additional Calls on Report 1
Fixed issue with printing call details from the Log A Call Screen
Fixed issue with Call Templates being deleted whenever a new task was entered
Fixed issue with Task templates being displayed on Call Templates screen
Fixed issue with clicking on edit menu from the Marketing / Mail Shots screen
Blue Pixel
 
15 May 2006
 
 v1.53.10 
 
Added a new option Marketing to the Main Menu
Added a new option Sub Categories to the Maintenance Menu
Added a new option Call Priorities to the Maintenance Menu
Added a new option Contact Titles to the Maintenance Menu
Added a new option Call Templates to the Maintenance Menu
Added a new option Components to the Maintenance Menu
Added a new field Account Manager to the Customer Maintenance screen
Added two new fields Serial Number and Warranty Expiry Date on the Customer Products tab
Changed title on the Customer Contacts tab to be a drop down list
Added two new fields Include in Mail Shots and Include in Mail Merge on the Customer Contacts tab
Added allowance to customer contracts tab
Added new tab Components to the Products Maintenance screen
Added new tab Sub Categories to the Call Categories Maintenance screen
New 'Drop Down' type now available for custom fields
Added the following fields to the Log a Call screen :- Sub Category, Serial Number, Component, Call Priority, Contract
Mandatory fields are now highlighted on the Log A Call Screen
Expired, Call Category, Sub Category, Call Priority, Account Manager and Component are now available as additional filters on the View Open Calls and View All Calls screens
Call Description is now available as an additional search option on the Knowledge Base Screen
Knowledge base can now be restricted to a particular component
Added new Reports 40-47
Added new option in System Options which allows the Customer/Product reference labels to be changed at system level and to be flagged read only if required
Added new option in System Option to allow for specifying mandatory fields dependant on call category
Added new tab in System Option for setting customer fields as mandatory or not as required
Fixed issue with Email Notifications where emails were not being sent when assigned to was changed to 'Not Assigned'
Fixed issue with Email Notifications where emails were not being sent when a new call was logged unless it was assigned to a user
Fixed issue with Find functionality on all Maintenance screens
Blue Pixel
 
8 October 2004
 
 v1.49.01 
 
Added Contracts and Contract Types to Maintenance Menu 
Added Customer Contracts tab on Customer Maintenance screen
Fixed F1 on reports 4-9, 25-28
Removed empty space after solution on Report 1 if 'Print Address' was not checked
Fixed issue with call description overlapping on Report 1
Customer Status is now available via the field chooser on View All Calls and View Open Calls
Blue Pixel
 
16 March 2004
 
 v1.48.01 
 
Fixed error on Report 1 under SQL Server if 'Print Address' was not checked.
Blue Pixel
 
14 March 2004
 
 v1.48 
 
Added a new option Product Groups to the maintenance menu
Custom fields can now be defined for each product
Advanced product search has been enhanced
Advanced customer search has been enhanced
Selection dialogs on Report 1,2 and 39 now include Product Group
Selection dialog on Report 10 - Customer List has been enhanced
Selection dialog on Report 15 - Product List has been enhanced
Product Group now displayed on Report 15 - Product List
Reports 34-38 now allow a Product Group to be specified
Added two new options to Tools/Options/Call Options
Labels on address fields now configurable via language.ini file
Added facility to specify a call range on View Open Calls and View All Calls screens
View Open Calls / View All Calls now allow a customer group and/or a product group to be specified
Knowledge base can now be restricted to a particular product group
Added Reset button to View Open Calls and View All Calls screens to clear search criteria
Fixed issue with users still being able to log in even if they have been marked as Out Of Use
Fixed issue with Additional Calls tab not showing number of additional calls if call was closed
Fixed issue with Date Modified not been updated if a user changed their password via Tools / Change Password
Fixed issue with adding multiple product related files under SQL Server
Replaced non-friendly message that was displayed if you tried to add a product related file under SQL Server with the same description as an existing one
Fixed some problems with Paste Email when using CDO and Outlook 2000 SP3
Fixed error with pressing Delete if your Tasks list is empty
Blue Pixel
 
5 October 2003
 
v1.46
 
Fixed minor issue with emailing some of the reports in PDF format
Fixed some problems with Paste Email when using CDO
Blue Pixel
12 September 2003
 
v1.45.06
 
The size of the comments field on additional calls has been increased
Paste Email now available when adding an additional call
Preview pane now available for comments on additional calls
Fixed an occasional issue with a blank screen being displayed on the Log A Support Call screen
Fixed an issue with deleting additional calls
Fixed an occasional error with selecting View/Edit Customer Details from the submenu on the Log A Support Call screen
Blue Pixel
6 August 2003
 
v1.45
 
Custom fields can now be defined for each customer
New 'Date' type now available for custom fields
Added a new field, Due Date to the Log A Call Screen
Last Date Modified is now shown for each call logged
Added a new option to Tools/Options
Report 1 now includes an option to print the customers address on the report
Additional columns now available via the field chooser on View All Calls, View Open Calls and Knowledge Base screens
Fixed issue with adding contact from the Log A Call Screen under SQL Server
Fixed an occasional error when deleting a profile
Blue Pixel
8 July 2003
 
v1.44 
 
A new contact can now be set up quickly from the Log A Call Screen
Additional field to store contacts mobile phone number now available
 
Blue Pixel
16 June 2003
 
v1.43
 
Fixed some translation issues under SQL Server
Fixed occasional foreign key violation error under SQL Server
Fixed error with Tasks/Generate Call under SQL Server
Fixed issue with problem/solution texts and minimizing window
Blue Pixel
24 April 2003
 
v1.42 
 
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (or greater) now supported
Option to email reports in PDF format now supports Broadgun pdfMachine v7.4 (or greater)
Fixed occasional problem with custom fields
Fixed a problem with Report 2 if using Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere
Resolved compatibility issue with emailing attachments using Outlook XP
Fixed the title on Report 29
Blue Pixel
16 January 2003
 
v1.41 
 
Additional calls are now displayed as a tab on the Log A Call screen
Fixed a problem with pressing Enter while entering task notes
Fixed a problem if you clicked on Refresh on the Knowledge Base screen
Fixed an occasional error message when exiting the system
Blue Pixel
 12 October 2002
 
v1.40
 
Knowledge Base now calculates a relevance on all matching calls
Report 10 - Customer List now allows you to select customers of a particular status
New option 'Tasks' available from main menu
Added a "View Contact Details" button to the Log A Call screen
Fixed an occasional "Connection Lost" problem
Fixed a problem with entering UNC paths for related files if using Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere
Blue Pixel
16 July 2002
 
v1.30 
 
Added a facility to allow a colour to be associated with a call status
View All Calls/View Open Calls/Knowledge base now uses these colours to highlight calls of a particular status
Added a print button to the Log Additional Call window to allow the full details of a call (including all additional calls) to be printed out
Added an option to the maintenance menu to allow common problems and solutions to be set up
Call description on the Log A Call screen can now be selected from a drop down list of common problems
Paste email now allows browse of multiple folders if you are using Microsoft Outlook and CDO (Collaboration Data Objects) is installed
Status of customer and/or product is now displayed as a tooltip of the appropriate image
Reports 1,2 and 39 now allow you to specify a date closed range
Option to email reports in PDF format now supports Broadgun pdfMachine
Your own reference code can now be associated with each customer and/or product
An advanced customer/product search is now available on all relevant screens
System now remembers previous screen position/size when starting up
Added two new options to Tools/Options
A call timer for automatically calculating the call duration is now available on the Log A Call screen and the Additional Calls screen
Fixed a problem where some of the fields on the Administration profile could be edited
Fixed a problem with File/Save As/HTML Document on the Dynamic Call Report
Fixed a problem with printing to a printer that was not the default printer whose name was greater than 31 characters long
Fixed some minor translation issues
Blue Pixel
20 March 2002
 
v1.22 
 
Added a new report Customer By Group
Added extra option to reports 4 to 9 to view number of open calls
Total Calls is now displayed in View Open Calls, View All Calls, Knowledge Base and Related Calls
Added an option to change the title of the report in the Dynamic Call Report
Added an indicator on the Log A Call screen to show the number of additional calls
Added Logged By and Date Closed to the list of available fields for the field chooser
Added a Call Status filter to the View Open Calls and View All Calls screens
Option to email reports in PDF format is available if Adobe Acrobat PDFWriter is installed
An email address can now be associated with each user
Security/Profiles modified to take account of new report
Fixed a problem with the Find window on the Profiles screen
Fixed an occasional problem with the customer drop down list on the Log A Call screen
Fixed some minor translation issues
Blue Pixel
16 Oct 2001
 
v1.20 
 
Added a page setup option to all reports
Increased the size of the call description field on the Log A Call screen
Up to 20 custom fields can now be defined for each call logged
Call durations can now be input in HH:MM:SS format if required
Whether total duration is required or not can now be set in System Options/Mandatory Fields
Added a new report Dynamic Call Report
Added an option to sign the Problem and/or Solution texts
Added a new option to Tools/Options
Fixed a problem with using inverted commas while searching the knowledgebase
 
Blue Pixel
 1 August 2001
 
v1.12
 
Added two new options to Tools/Options
The problem and solution fields can now be enlarged on the Log A Call screen, the View Related Calls screen and the Knowledge Base screen.
Fixed a problem with the customer contact title being too long
Fixed a problem with the display of the currently logged in users
Fixed a problem with the Paste Email option where some users were continuously being prompted for their Outlook profile
Fixed a GPF that occasionally occurred when you clicked on any of the buttons on the Log A Call screen (e.g. Details, Notes, etc.) 
Blue Pixel
25 June 2001
 
v1.11 
 
Added a new option, Paste Email, to the Log A Support Call screen for MAPI compliant email programs
Added a new toolbar button to all the Support screens to allow quick access to any of the Maintenance screens
Fixed some minor issues with Call Related Files
Fixed a problem that sometimes occurred when adding a new profile
Fixed a problem with closing a call after converting another call to an additional call with a zero duration 
Blue Pixel
30 March 2001
 
v1.1
 
Added new option Call Status to Maintenance Menu
Added new report Call Status List
Added two new fields, Call Status and Call Description to the Log A Support Call screen
Added Assigned To to the Log Additional Call screen
Related Files can now be associated with a particular call via the Call Related Files tab on Log A Support Call
The columns displayed are now user definable on Log A Support Call/Open Calls,  Log A Support Call/List Related Calls, View Open Calls, View All Calls and Knowledge Base
A call that was logged incorrectly as a new call can now be converted to an additional call for an earlier call
Reports 1 and 2 now have an Order By option
Security/Profiles & Security/System Options modified to take account of all new options
Resized Problem & Solution to better suit screen resolution
Added scroll bars to the drop down lists for Contact Name and Assigned To on Log A Support Call
Ensured drop down lists  were refreshed correctly on Log A Support Call when new records added
Fixed problem with updating customer record after closing the log a call screen 
Fixed problem in Knowledge Base where it was showing the logged by rather than the assigned to
Fixed a possible duplicate key error for Related Documents, if the product code and customer code are the same, and the document description is the same
Fixed a problem where sometimes when the user tried to change their password it kept telling them that the old password was incorrect but it still changed the password anyway
Report 3 now correctly sorted if you specify a period greater than 1 year 
Blue Pixel
1 January 2001
 
v1.02 
 
Fixed error that sometimes occurred when you double clicked on a call in the Knowledge Base
Added Call Type and Call Category to "Other Options" in Reports 1 & 2
The total number of additional calls is now shown on Report 1
Improved performance of Knowledge Base
You can now delete a call from "View Open Calls"
Changed message on confirmation dialog when deleting a call from "View All Calls" and set the default to "No"
Blue Pixel
20 November 2000
 
v1.01
 
F1 now working for Tools/Options and Tools/Change Password
F1 now working for all reports
Fixed error if close button was clicked in Change Password
Last user is correctly remembered when log off is used instead of exit
Section headings and items in language.ini file are no longer case sensitive
In Security/Users you can now see which users are currently logged in to the system
Clicking the 'More' button on any of the maintenance screens no longer clears the last field entered 
Blue Pixel
16 October 2000
 
v1.00 
 
Initial Release 
 

 

 

 
 
 

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