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Version 4.1 release notes
Welcome to CMS version 4.1. This update focuses on the CMS modifications necessary to support the 2008 shipping rates for UPS and FedEx. Also included is a comprehensive list of all of the bug fixes and new functionality introduced since the initial release of 4.0..
Important : You may install this version 4.1 upgrade only if you are on CMS version 2.0.1.242 or later. You only need to install the upgrade on the server - no workstation updates are required. (If you are on a version older than 2.0.1.242, please contact NHS Support for assistance.)
Release notes from previous versions can be accessed by clicking on the following links :
READ BEFORE
INSTALLING
RELEASE CODES - Release codes for CMS that were issued in 2007 will expire January 31st, 2008. When you receive the versipn 4.1 update shipment from NewHaven Software in early January you will find it includes your new release code for 2008. If you have not yet installed version 4.1 you may do so using the new release code. This will update both CMS and your release code.
If, however, you have already installed version 4.1 using your 2007 release code, you may skip reinstalling 4.1 to update your release code and instead use our License.exe utility. To do this, from Windows Start Menu, just click on Start>Run and then Browse to the directory where you run CMS.exe from. There you will find License.exe and, when run, will prompt you to enter your customer number and release code. Both your customer number and 2008 release code can be found in your 4.1 package. Unlike a server install/update, your release code may be updated from a server or workstation.
If you are not already running some version of 4.x you may still use this version to update but we strongly encourage you to read the 4.0 release notes before proceeding.
No workstation updates are required with 4.1. You will only need to update your server and you should not expect this update to take any longer than previous updates.
When to Install - The shipping rates in CMS will be updated when you install the 4.1 update. As such, you should time the installation of your update to coincide with when you want the new rates to be available. This year in particular may require some addition thought on when might be best. The reason for this is UPS rates go into effect on December 31st while the FedEx rates are not effective until January 7th, 2008. This is the first time the UPS and FedEx rates have not gone into effect on the same day so your chosen installation date may be affected by which carrier's rates you rely on.
It should be noted that having the current rates in CMS does not impact your ability to ship properly with any of the CMS shipping integrations. In every case, the software that prints the shipping label (e.g. Worldship, Ship Manager, HarveySoft, ShipRush, etc.) determines the proper rate for the shipment and thus how you are billed.
Having the current rates in CMS is often more of a reference. Its greatest impact though is in situations where the shipping and handling charge you charge to your customer is based on the carrier's actual rate (instead of a spending table or other formulas.) If this is how you charge your customers for shipping and handling you will want to make sure you have this update installed so you have the proper rates.
Database changes - (provided for the benefit of those who write their own reports or connect to the CMS database from other applications)
No database changes were made in version 4.1. However, database changes were made in the previous two CMS releases ( 4.0.4 and 4.0.) Please refer to their release notes for details on those changes.
Update your operating systems and hardware
In January 2005, we gave our first warning that CMS would soon no longer function on operating systems that are no longer supported by Microsoft, and we have continued to recommend upgrading to a current operating system with each subsequent release of CMS. These operating systems include Windows 3.1, 95 & 98, WinMe, and NT Server or workstation. In addition, Windows XP Home and Vista Home does not meet our minimum system requirements. If you are still running CMS on any of these operating systems, you must update those machines to Windows 2000 Professional or XP Professional (servers should be upgraded to Windows 2000 or 2003 Server).
Future CMS updates may contain features and/or integrations with products that are not compatible with these older operating systems. Make plans to update these end-of-life operating systems on your workstations and/or server now. NHS does not provide support for systems using end-of-life operating systems or for systems that do not meet our minimum system requirements.
CMS Version 4.1 New Features List:
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To download 4.1 now go to Support Downloads.
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4.1
ENHANCEMENT DETAILS
Ground Commercial
Ground Residential
3 Day Select
2nd Day Air
2nd Day Air Letter
2nd Day Air A.M.
2nd Day Air A.M. Letter
Next Day Air Saver
Next Day Air Saver Letter
Next Day Air
Next Day Air Letter
Next Day Air Early AM
Next Day Air Early AM Letter
Next Day Air (Saturday) (same as Next Day Air but includes the $12.50 surcharge)
Next Day Air Early AM (Saturday) (same as Next Day Air AM but includes the $12.50 surcharge)
Details on the UPS 2008 rate change can be read here.
Priority Overnight
Priority Letter
Standard Overnight
Standard Overnight Letter
2 Day
Express Saver
Ground
Home Delivery
Express Saver Letter
First Overnight
First Overnight Letter
Priority Letter (Saturday)
Priority Overnight (Saturday)
2 Day (Saturday)
Details on the 2008 FedEx rate change can be read at these links for rates and surcharges.
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To download 4.1 now click go to Support Downloads
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BUGFIXES
LIST OF FIXED BUGS IN 4.1.0 (versions 4.0.1 through 4.1.1.7) – If you've reported a bug or asked for a software change and we provided you with a case number, this number refers to the case number in our TaskTracker software. (TaskTracker is the software we use internally to manage our bugs and enhancement requests.) In the list of changes below, you'll often see a number following it and that is the TaskTracker or TT number. If you have been using our IssueTrak software for submitting issues to us, you'll see a field there for TT# which we'll fill in with the TT case number if one has been filed, thus allowing you to search for fixes by number in the list below:
4.1.1.7
ODBC Registry permissions handled better.
Fulfillment : Import Orders : a customer record was being created for buyer if setting for Order Entry Options - "Always save Multi-Ship Recipients as New Customers. TT2849
Fulfillment : Manifest : corrected problem in setting of Endicia package types for flat rate items.
eCMS : Product Data Export : Error when trying to export product to ASCII. Message - price_id not found.
4.1.1.6
Order Entry : Past Items screen causes correlation error when trying to sort the grid by the product code. TT2839
4.1.1.5
Order Entry : Shipping : FedEx assessorial charges not being added.
4.1.1.4
Update to UPS/Fedex ship rates for 2008
4.0.4.28
EDC : additional logging added.
4.0.4.27
Fulfillment : Form Printing : error "Object Not Found" when trying to print pick tickets.
Customers : Maillist : Email : when a letter is added while in the email screen, the combo box
did not get refreshed with the new letter.
4.0.4.26
Customers : ship/bill address modifications were not being saved.
Customers : Emails sent from CMS did not have the "From" name properly set, instead it was set to the "From" email address. TT2826
Customers - Problems with saving edits to shipping and billing address. TT2821
4.0.4.18 - 4.0.4.25
Assorted enhancements to our custom ShipRush integration.
4.0.4.17
Database Update - Fix divide by zero error during database update when encountering receiving records with quantity of zero. TT2816
Addressed installation problem (missing regini.exe) that could affect some Win 2000 server updates.
4.0.4.16
Shipping : changes to Endicia support for flat rate.
4.0.4.15
Order Entry : added recipient search, report.
ShipRush support added. (only for use with Staging module presently)
Order Entry : Importing Recipients, "Save as New" functionality expanded.
Purchasing : Possibility of lots being created with zero cost when only check box was selected in PO Setup. TT2797
Purchasing : Purchasing would not recognize a vendor SKU code that was only on the product screen (did not also have a vendor SKU record.) TT2788
4.0.3.56
Purchasing : Purchasing is using the Expected Cost over the Vendor SKU cost. TT2795
4.0.3.55
Fulfillment : Import Orders : Access Violation when using Wizard import formats. TT2778
Fulfillment : Import Orders : Order level shipping amounts were being lost when using
Wizard Import formats. TT2789
4.0.3.54
Installation : changed the way installer looks for existing license info to cut down on install time.
Installation : During a new install, the NewHaven Software folder is made accessible to the "Everyone" group.
Installation : During a new install, the NewHaven Software registry keys are made accessible to the "Everyone" group.
CMS : when starting up, CMS will set the "NET DIR" BDE configuration to point to the "All Users" folder (or the
equivalent).
4.0.3.53
Printing : error when trying to print an adjustment invoice to a CMS form. TT2740
4.0.3.52
Fulfillment : Import Orders : Yahoo transforms were inserting a bad expiration for PayPal payments
instead of ignoring them. TT2731
Purchasing : Use Primary Vendor SKU during PO creation when available. TT2744
Printing : Print Task 100 removed. TT2727
4.0.3.51
Order Entry : when saving as pro-forma, stock for sized items on the order were not being properly
deallocated. TT2725
4.0.3.50
Wizard Import : failure when trying to import Wizard forms. TT2735
4.0.3.49
Order Entry : When Partially forcing an item on BO, then deleting that item, the stock
on hand of the item will increase. TT2664
4.0.2.48
Fulfillment : Fulfillment Manager : empty invoices were being created when trying to fulfill
a future ship with no fulfillable product available. TT2714
4.0.2.47
Form Printing : item rollup on printed invoices was not working properly. TT2701
4.0.2.46
Order Entry : on a multi-ship order, the action "Replicate this item to all recipients" was
not allocating properly and not replicating to all recipients. TT2684
Purchasing : When receiving items on a purchase order, if Received amount is set to 0 for
a line, you will get a divide by 0 error. TT2709
4.0.2.45
Shipping : temporary suppression of Fedex Express rates for AK, HI destinations.
Fulfillment : Form Printing : trying to print Crystal style invoices in batch caused a message
to pop up after each invoice printed, and the printed status of the invoice was not recorded. TT2707
4.0.2.44
Shipping : changed zone data creation to avoid generating incorrect zones for Fedex Express related to AK, HI
Purchasing : Crystal PO forms were not getting previewed prior to printing. TT2699
4.0.2.43
Purchasing : Printing PO Invoice generates field qryPO_Items.PRICE_ID not found. TT2698
Customers : When editing customer flags, the flags were not always getting properly updated. TT2697
4.0.2.42
Fulfillment : Verify Imports : items were getting taxed even though the order's price category
was not taxable. TT2680
Main Window : When using F1 key to bring up CMS Manuals, the CMS Manuals form takes 2 mouse clicks to close. TT2687
Customers : length of email address field increased to 100.TT2610
4.0.1.40
Fulfillment : Fulfillment Manager : Error "qryBOOrders: Cannot perform operation on a closed dataset" when selecting
a warehouse from the Warehouse combo. TT2671
Purchasing : When NOT accepting an Item Cost exceeding the threshold / Purchasing Manager/ Shipment tab /
New Receipt ->Shipment Details ... an error occurs. TT 2670
Purchasing : When Item Cost Threshold is exceeded (with option turned on) and the user
says "No" in order to not accept the value, an exception is thrown after the message. TT2672
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