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V7.5.15 Features1V7.5.15 FeaturesThe following features and enhancements have been added to CounterPoint for theVersion 7.5.15 (February 2008) release.SystemNiceLabel Engine 5.1CounterPoint includes the NiceLabel Engine, which allows you to print graphical labels,including pre-defined item, customer, and vendor labels, as well as user-defined labelsdesigned with the NiceLabel Pro label designer (sold separately).This release includes NiceLabel Engine 5.1, which supports the new features that areavailable in the latest version of NiceLabel Pro.NOTE:CounterPoint is still compatible with labels created in previous versions of theNiceLabel Pro designer.Workstation Setup prompts for Pervasive.SQL versionIn this version, when you install CounterPoint on a workstation using the CounterPointWorkstation Setup installer (CPWRKSET.EXE), you will be prompted to select the version ofthe Pervasive.SQL Client (V8.6 or v9) that matches the version of Pervasive.SQLinstalled on your server.Linux supportLinux for Business is the preferred UNIX operating system for use with CounterPoint.Radiant Systems will continue to test new releases of Linux for Business as they becomeavailable. We will also continue to test new releases of Transoft U/SQL with newerversions of Linux.Currently, CounterPoint supports Red Hat 6.1, 7.x (except 7.1), 8.0, and 9, as well asRed Hat Enterprise Linux 3. We will continue to support the use of Transoft U/SQL 3.1with the currently supported versions of Red Hat Linux. However, we do not plan tosupport newer versions of Transoft U/SQL with these versions of Red Hat Linux.We are in the process of testing newer versions of Linux, along with newer versions ofTransoft U/SQL in a Linux environment. We will make announcements regarding theseproducts as soon as the testing process is complete.SCO Unix Open Server supportVersion 5.05 is the only version of the SCO Unix Open Server operating system that issupported for use with CounterPoint V7.5.15.Radiant Systems will continue to support SCO Unix Open Server 5.05 for as long as itremains feasible to do so. In addition, we will continue to support the use of TransoftU/SQL 3.1 with SCO Unix Open Server 5.05.We do not plan to support any newer versions of SCO Unix Open Server or any newversions of Transoft U/SQL with SCO Unix Open Server.

V7.5.15 Features2SCO UnixWare support to be discontinuedCounterPoint V7.5.15 is the final release for which SCO UnixWare 7.1 will be a supportedoperating system. Support for SCO UnixWare will be discontinued beginning withV7.5.16, which is currently scheduled for release in the 3rd quarter of 2008.AccountingSage Accpac 5.4This version includes a pre-defined export interface for Sage Accpac 5.4. Interfaces forearlier versions are still supported.To define the interface, select Setup Accounting Interface, select Export from theAccounting System field, select Yes from the Load pre-defined export interface ? prompt, andthen select ACCPAC for Windows V5.0-5.4 from the Pre-defined Export Interfaces window.Refer to Accounting Interface Notes in the CounterPoint Electronic Documentation formore information about defining accounting interfaces.QuickBooks 2008 (Windows)This version of CounterPoint includes a pre-defined export interface for QuickBooks2008. Interfaces for earlier versions are still supported.To define the interface, select Setup Accounting Interface, select Export from theAccounting System field, select Yes from the Load pre-defined export interface ? prompt, andthen select QuickBooks 2000-2008 from the Pre-defined Export Interfaces window.Refer to Accounting Interface Notes in the CounterPoint Electronic Documentation formore information about defining accounting interfaces.

V7.5.15 Features3Peachtree 2008 (Windows)This version of CounterPoint includes a pre-defined export interface for Peachtree 2008.Interfaces for earlier versions are still supported.To define the interface, select Setup Accounting Interface, select Export from theAccounting System field, select Yes from the Load pre-defined export interface ? prompt, andthen select Peachtree V8/9/2002-2008 from the Pre-defined Export Interfaces window.Refer to Accounting Interface Notes in the CounterPoint Electronic Documentation formore information about defining accounting interfaces.Sage BusinessWorks v8 (Windows)This version includes a direct accounting interface for Sage BusinessWorks v8. Directinterfaces for earlier versions of BusinessWorks are still supported.To define the interface, select Setup Accounting Interface, and then select BusinessWorksfrom the Accounting System field and 8.0 from the Version field.Refer to Accounting Interface Notes in the CounterPoint Electronic Documentation formore information about defining accounting interfaces.NOTE:This feature will be released in a V7.5.15 Service Pack.

V7.5.15 Features4Point of SaleCopying quotesIn this version of CounterPoint, you can now copy quotes in the same manner in whichyou can copy-release orders. This feature allows you to create a “standing quote” thatyou can re-use for different customers or a “quote template” that you can recall andmodify as needed.To use this feature, you must first select Yes from the new Allow copy quote ? field on thefirst Setup Point of Sale Control screen.With this setting enabled, when you recall a saved quote in Ticket Entry, the Please selectfield appears, prompting you to specify whether you want to Release or Copy release theselected quote.Enter 1 in the Please select fieldto release the quote normally.Enter 2 in the Please select fieldto release the quote to a ticketand retain a copy of the quoteon file for future use.NOTE:You cannot copy a quote that includes one or more Always serialized items.This feature is not currently supported in Touchscreen Ticket Entry.

V7.5.15 Features5Minimum credit card chargeYou can now use the Minimum credit card charge field on the Ticket entry options 4 screen inSetup Point of Sale Stores Configuration options to specify the minimum sale or orderamount for which you will accept a credit card.When you select a Credit card pay code in Ticket Entry, if the sale amount is less than theMinimum credit card charge amount specified for your store, CounterPoint displays the errormessage illustrated below.Click OK to close the errormessage, and then select adifferent pay code.NOTE:If you specify a Minimum credit card charge value, you can still use Credit card paycodes for negative amounts (i.e., for refunds).This feature is not currently supported in Touchscreen Ticket Entry.

V7.5.15 Features6Total piece quantity on ticketsCounterPoint allows you to display the total quantity, in stocking units, of all items on aticket in Ticket Entry or Touchscreen Ticket Entry and to print the total quantity on the receipt.However, if you sell items in alternate units, each ticket’s total quantity may not match thenumber of selling units, or “pieces,” that the customer is purchasing. For example, if yousell a case of items, the total quantity on screen and on the receipt will indicate that thecustomer purchased 24 individual items, instead of 1 case.In this version, you can configure CounterPoint to display the total quantity of items oneach ticket in pieces, instead of in stocking units. This feature allows you to ensure thatthe total quantity that appears on screen and on the receipt for a ticket reflects the actualnumber of items in the customer’s cart.To enable this feature, select Piece from the Tot qty field on the Ticket entry options 3 screenin Setup Point of Sale Stores Configuration options.With this setting, the Qty field in Ticket Entry and Touchscreen Ticket Entry will display thetotal quantity of items on each ticket in selling units, instead of in stocking units.For example, this ticketincludes 2 cases (CASE) and13 cans (EACH) of bug spray,for a total Qty value of 15.NOTE:To display the total quantity value for each ticket in Touchscreen Ticket Entry, useSetup Point of Sale Touchscreen configuration to add the Qty field to the Totals areaof your touchscreen layout.

V7.5.15 Features7To include the total piece quantity on receipts, modify the layout for your receipt form inSetup Point of Sale Forms and add the Total pieces field (field 526) or the Order total piecesfield (field 289) to the Totals field group.InventoryLast P.O. # and Qty received fields on Inventory screenIn this version, the Inventory screen (Inventory Inventory Enter) includes the Last P.O. #and Qty received fields, which indicate the PO number of the most recent purchase orderthat included the specified item and the quantity of the item that was received for thatpurchase order.The Inventory screen alsoincludes the Rec’d from field,which indicates whether theQty received value is derivedfrom a Purchasing transaction(i.e., a posted receiving) or aKit assembly transaction.The Last P.O. # field is replacedby the Last kit trx field, whichindicates the documentnumber of the last Kit assemblytransaction to affect the Qtyreceived value.NOTE:These fields also appear on the Inventory window that is accessible from the Itemsscreen (Inventory Items) and the View items screen (Inventory View Items).If you are updating to V7.5.15 from a previous version, the Last P.O. # and Qty receivedfields for each item will remain blank until you post a receiving or a kit assemblytransaction for the item.

V7.5.15 Features8Scaling sales history values for Mix/max advice reportIn this version, the MIN/MAX ADVICE report (Inventory Reports Standard Min/max advice)allows you to scale actual sales history values upward or downward by a specifiedpercentage (e.g., 90% or 110%) before calculating the recommended minimum andmaximum stocking levels for your items.To adjust the results of the MIN/MAX ADVICE report, enter the percentage by which youwant to scale the Monthly history or Inventory history values on which the report will bebased in the % of hist sales field.To base the MIX/MAX ADVICEreport on actual sales history(i.e., 100% of the historicalvalues), leave this field blank.Looking up an item by barcodeIn this version of CounterPoint, you can look up an item in any Lookup items window byentering or scanning a barcode. This feature allows you to easily find an item recordwhen you don’t know the corresponding item number.To find an item, simply enteror scan the item’s barcode inthe Item number field on theLookup items window.

V7.5.15 Features9Setting a minimum price for items to include in Physical CountYou can now specify a minimum price for the items for which you want to create physicalcount transactions. This feature allows you to exclude low-priced items that you don’ttypically count from the physical count process.Enter the minimum price for the items you want to count in the Exclude if Price-1 is less thanfield on the Physical Count (Create) screen (Inventory Physical Count Create).Physical count transactionswill not be created for itemswhose Price-1 value is lessthan the amount you specify.

V7.5.15 Features10PurchasingDisplay of vendor unit conversion factor for line itemsIn this version, the Purchase requests screen (Purchasing Purchase requests Enter) and theReceive P.O.’s screen (Purchasing Receivings Receive P.O.’s) now display the stocking unitand the vendor unit conversion factor for each item you are purchasing or receiving invendor units (e.g., 24 EACH per CASE).This feature provides a visual reminder of how many stocking units make up each vendorunit for the items you are purchasing or receiving.Display of stocking units for quantities on purchase requestsThe Purchase requests screen (Purchasing Purchase requests Enter) now displays eachline item’s stocking unit (e.g., EACH) for the Maximum qty, Minimum qty, Qty on hand,Qty on order, Net qty, and Suggested qty values that appear below the line item entry area.This feature clarifies these quantities by specifying the unit for their values.