Minor Update Released (04 May 2009)

New & Improved Features

• Licensing
  • Replace the current subscription model to lifetime license.
  • New 100 (Items + Supplier + Customer) + 100 Locations.

Major Update Released (13 March 2009)

New & Improved Features

• General
  • Additional country currency for the rest of the world.
  • Users are prompt for new User ID and Password when creating company profile.
  • Change all the screen layout to appear more neatly.
• Stock Transfer
  • Add ability to move inventory to different location.
  • Automatic assign new serial no for tracking purposes.
• Stock Edit
  • Able to update stock information after confirm the “IN” transaction.
  • Add ability to modify the stock history record included movement history.
• Item Master Maintenance
  • Add Auto Fill function during entering UOM Conversion at item master screen for faster & automatic calculation.
  • During Voided Items, system will release the setting under location-fixed item.
• Setup
  • During first time create company profile, system will prompt user to create a new login “User” together with password.
  • Force to changed password after first time login will be take out (Obsolete).
• Location Maintenance Screen
  • Ability to add new racking column and racking level for a racking irrespective of the availability of inventory.
• OUT Screen
  • Add the ability to view picture when using Multiple Serial No scanning. The picture will show for the last scanned serial no of the item.
• Customization Ability
  • Add ability to change the font color and size when the end users invoke the customization dialog.

Resolved Issues

• Data Maintenance
  • Fixed problem where backup failed because of backup file error. If the error is still persistent under “event viewer”, please contact chronos support at support@estokcard.com.
  • Fixed problem where backup option did not highlight during users try to view or changed the backup settings.
• Label Listing
  • Fixed problem where duplicate label name appear.
• Label Designer
  • Solve the problem where some label field is not print out during label printing.
• OUT Screen
  • Fixed problem where scanned or entered serial no at multiple serial text box raise exception error message.
  • Fixed problem where record highlight color not work properly especially record with Lock Qty.
  • Fixed problem where OUT screen grid revert back to original view when users press “Chronos Search” button.
  • Fixed problem when OUT operation is failed when the location for stock has been modified at location maintenance screen.
• Settings->Item Master
  • Fixed the problem where users are allowed to enter > 50 characters at item category and item group.
  • Fixed the problem where adding a picture to item will raise exception error.
• IN Screen
  • Fixed the problem where order no is entered but not capture at goods movement report.
• Picking List
  • Fixed problem where pick qty is not calculate correctly.
  • Fixed problem where required qty not display correctly when users select stock using search stock screen.
  • Fixed problem where printing delivery order display “UnPick” item.
• License
  • Fixed problem where sometime users cannot retrieve the uninstall code properly. This uninstall code should be shown during program been uninstalled from computer.

Major Update Released (09 Dec 2008)

New & Improved Features

• General
  • Standardize the Grid Rows Height and make it easier to view.
  • Rearrange the cursors movement at IN and OUT Screen, When open screen, it would focus on first control.
  • Remove KIV tab for Free Edition. (Obsolete)
  • Users are forced to change the User Password for first time login to system.
  • Buy & Activate?button at login screen is relocated to Information menu.
• Report
  • All reports will include company information during preview and print out. Company logo can be included for smaller size.
  • All reports setting include top, bottom, right and left margin and paper source will be saved and reuse next time when users preview the same report (applicable for grid reporting only).
• Document Design (NEW)
  • Introducing document design screen where user can create new document based on default document that shipped with the software. These Documents included:
    • Sales Order Document
    • Delivery Order Document
    • Cash Sales Documen
    • Invoice Document
    • Non Billing Delivery Order
• New folder to store screen layout files
  • In order to support Windows Vista UAC environment, we rearranged some folder to fix inconsistent security error that occurred for certain users during save layout.
  • All screen layout files are being stored at each logon user application data folder. For current user, existing layout will be moved to new directory during system upgrade.
• SQL Server Setup
  • Support Strong Password policy for SQL Server 2005 Setup. For current user, the SA password will automatically upgrade to strong password..
• New Item Retrieve RULE
  • Added the ability to set item retrieve rule="NO RULE" Once "NO RULE" activated. Shelf life control mechanism will be automatically disabled.
• New Multi BarCode Scanning (at OUT Screen)
  • Added the ability to scan multiple barcodes and retrieve at once.
• New Item Void Info
  • Provide additional information "Void User" and "Void Date" at the Item Master screen.
• Daily Inventory Report
  • Make the daily inventory report to more readable format. To include ??for the selected date if no inventory info available.
• New Document Format
  • Add the ability to print cash sales document.
  • Add the ability to print Non-Bill Delivery Order Document.
• Select Location Screen
  • Added red color highlight if users select particular racking.
  • Added reset button to enable user return to original state
• Daily Auto Backup
  • Added the ability to perform Auto Backup even though users are using the Chronos eStockCard Free Edition
• Data Integrity
  • Block users from removing location if stock still exist.
• Report Info (New added Column)
  • Added the ability to view Area?column info in the Location Maintenance report.
• Add Customer Info at LOCK Screen
  • Add Customer Info at LOCK Screen.
  • Add ability to print LOCK barcode during confirm LOCL transactions.

Resolved Issues

• General
  • Fixed where pressing "Space key"during Search Common Screen, Search Location Screen will trigger error report.
  • Fixed abnormal view at Storage Add Info Screen, Retrieve Add Info Screen when you have reserved column that data type belongs to Boolean.
  • Fixed culture number formatting issues, decimal separator will follow English style using "," and not "." even your current Windows culture using different decimal separator.
• Licensing
  • Fixed problem where Windows Standard user or Limited user cannot run Chronos eStockCard in Window XP (problem to read license).
  • Block Windows Guests account from running Chronos eStockCard program.
• Data Maintenance
  • Fixed problem where backup failed because of permission issues, now proper file permission checking will be done. Only administrator or authorized user can do backup and restore database.
  • Fixed problem where restore process failed at Windows Vista. For Vista User, they are required to elevate privileges to Administrator when running Chronos eStocKCard during restore database.
• Label Designer
  • Fixed problem where item description not printed even user choose to include "tem description" during label design.
  • Fixed problem where preview label not according to paper size selected.
• OUT Screen
  • Fixed problem where system allowed items to be stored when quantity=0.
  • Fixed problem where selecting specific location causing error message.
  • Fixed problem where there is some case the current user did not track and update into goods movement report.
• Settings->Item Master
  • Fixed problem where shelf life value is too big, now system limit it become 12 digit only since value is in "days"
  • Block user from removing UOM if stock still exists.
• Goods Movement Report
  • Fixed the problem where users enter info for Supplier DO No and Supplier Invoice No. but not appear at report.
• Import
  • Fixed the issue where data import contains duplicate value especially key value like item code (not allow empty value).
• Security Error when close main screen
  • Fixed the issue where Windows Standard user close main eStockCard screen and get the message "Unable to save main menu layout"

Minor Update Released (12 Sept 2008)

New & Improved Features

• General
  • Standardized the "discard changes" message, changed it to "Data is modified, do you want to save changes".
  • All reserve column at report default will be hidden, but user can drag it out by invoke the "Customization button".
• IN Screen
  • Add the ability to set which information must enter.
  • Integrated the multiple location design into IN screen.
• Cycle Count Screen
  • Add the ability to select different racking location during cycle count so that user can perform stock transfer using this feature.
• Setting -> Location
  • Add the ability to define more location layout. User can move racking to another area with build in function.
• New Reports
  • Added Inventory Daily Report.
• Good Movements & Stock Card Report
  • Add the ability to view Inventory balance info.

Resolved Issues

• General
  • Fixed where serial no information that capture during "IN" operation not carry when user perform cycle count and unlock operation.
• Chronos e-StockCard Maintenance Services
  • Fixed where inventory history table record have duplicate entry.
• Label Designer
  • Fixed where printer name not update once printer is changed at designer screen.
• IN Screen
  • Fixed where item code allows to store without specified UOM.
• OUT Screen
  • Fixed exception came out when user performs OUT using "serial no".
• Cycle Count Screen
  • Fixed where packing info missing after did adjustment transaction.
• Setting->Items (only happen if you create multiple company profile)
  • Fixed where duplicate record appear at item packing table and item alternate table.
• Month End Report
  • Fixed where 'closing stock' figure and 'opening stock' figure not shown if user choose other month than current month.
• Import
  • Fixed where "balance items to import" not worked at free version.
• Setup
  • Add fix WMI script into installation folder where certain window will fail on SQL Server Installation.
• Upgrade Process
  • Fixed the issue where Setup did not merge previous setting example like database connection string.

Minor Update Released (04 August 2008)

New & Improved Features

• Licensing Module
  • Enable user to view all item code eventhough subscription is expired. but user can't add any new items after that.

• Sales Order Module
  • User able to choose different UOM for each items when creating sales order.

• Picking List Module
  • User able to choose "Operation Task" during creating picking list transaction.
  • Added "Packing" info column into grid. "Packing" info is captured during "IN" transaction.

• Currency
  • Added more currencies which are not covered in the previous version.

• IN and OUT Screen
  • Added the ability to view item picture at IN and OUT screen. Picture can be set at each item modification screen.
  • Improved item searching experience at IN and OUT screen.

• Memory Management
  • Improved application memory management.

• New Reports
  • Added Item Profitability Summary Report.
  • Added Item Profitabilty Detail Report.

Resolved Issues

• General
  • Fixed layout issues at picking list screen.

• Month End Report
  • Fixed wrong qty conversion for month end report.
• Import
  • Fixed problem where "ITEM UOM" relations is not insert during items import process.

Minor Update Released (08 July 2008)

New or Improved Features

• FREE EDITION
  • FREE EDITION consists of all new features that Full version have. For full feartures comparision, Check out the Compare Product for detail.

Major Update Released (17 June 2008)

New or Improved Features

• Sales Order Module
  • Introduce Sales Order Module.
  • User can create sales order, follow by invoice and delivery order.
  • Sales Order will extract information automatically from Setting or IN transaction automatically.
  • User able to monitor the Sales Order status such as items picked but yet to delivery and invoiced.

• Picking Module
  • Introduce Picking Module.
  • This module will improve User's picking efficiency by consolidating their rquired items / Sales orders, and system will suggest the most suitable items at which locations to pick.
  • This module has embeded with special logics such as First-In-First-Out(FIFO) or Last-In-First-Out(LIFO) to assist users to pick the right items, in Right Quantity, at the Right places.
  • This module integrates with the Sales order module, simply choose which sales order to pick and once picking list is confirmed, the respective Sales Order will be updated to "delivered" or "Partial Delivered". Then your sales person can easily check the sales order "Status" using report.
  • This module allows users to pick and book the transporter's information, and print Invoice and Delivery Order once the picking list is confirmed.

• IN screen
  • Add the ability to manually choose "Location Bin" without clicking "Chronos search".
  • Add the ability to set compulsary field and compulsary field is displayed in different color so that users know they have to enter the information when perform "IN operation".

• OUT screen
  • Enhance grid display where system automatically draw different color to segregate the stocks:
    • "Already expired"
    • "Contains Lock Qty"
    • Normal Stocks
  • Users can easily identify the items to be picked.

• Import
  • Enable import data from Microsoft Excel file.

• Alert Configuration
  • Add the ability to configure SMTP Outgoing Port No.
  • Change the alert scanning interval from 1 minute to 5 minutes.

• Reporting
  • Add the ability to see Group Summary for "IN Qty" and "Out Qty" when user performs grouping operation at "Goods Movement Report".
  • Add "So No" columns at Customer-Item Purchased Report.
  • Add New Report - Sales Order Summary report
  • Add New Report - Picking List Summary
  • Add New Report - Invoice and DO Summary Report
  • Add "Total Summary" at footer for the Inventory Aging report by cost.
  • Add "Total Summary" at footer for the Month End Inventory Report.
  • Add "Picking" Columns at Month End Report - will let you know how much qty "OUT" perform using picking transaction.

• Settings - Customer Maintenance
  • Add the ability to link customer with currency, payment term and customer group This info will be used at Sales Order Module.

• Settings - Supplier Maintenance
  • Add the ability to link Supplier with currency, payment term and supplier group.

• Settings - Operation Settings
  • Add the ability to set "Default Operation Task" for "IN" and "OUT" operation.
  • Add the ability to set "Verify Sales Order during IN Operation".
  • Add the ability to set "Invoice no prefix and postfix"
  • Add the ability to Reset the hit rank history.

• Settings - User Manager
  • Add the ability to configure user access for sales order module and picking module.
  • Add the ability to configure user access for Picking List Report, Sales Order Summary report, Invoice and DO report and Picking Detail Report.

Revolved Issues

• General (apply for all)
  • Bugs:Fixed save the last layout view for grid and also screen layout as well. This will ensure that user were restore back to last view when user using that same screen next time.

• IN Screen
  • Bugs:Fixed information attached to the Serial No not being updated to Good Movement Report when user store back items using the Serial No.
  • Bugs:Fixed default layout directory not work. It points to wrong directory path when user click "directory icon" at layout customization dialog.

• Database Maintenance
  • Bugs: Fixed unable to import from Ms Excel.
  • Bugs: Fixed export inventory item code not same with item master maintenance list.
  • Bugs: Fixed failed to import when imported file contains duplicated record.
  • Bugs: Fixed unable to restore database problem.
  • Bugs: Fixed automatic backup process - copy file to wrong location. reconfigure the backup location to "C:\Program files\Chronos Process Integration\Chronos e-StockCard Client\Data" folder.

• Alert Service (Window service)
  • Bugs:Fixed where alert email cannot sent out in certain window settings.