POSIM for Mac Upgrade Enhancements
Following are feature enhancements added for each successive POSIM release.
To make this list manageable, we have limited this list to key enhancements for each upgrade:
POSIM•Premier Diamond 4.5 (4/08)—Key Enhancements from 4.4
| > | Updated PCI DSS compliancy for integrated credit card processing |
| > | Quick "Add Customer" function by scanning driver's license (works with drivers licenses issued by states with PDF barocde on back of the license, and requires barcode scanner that can read PDF barcodes) |
| > | New POSIM Tracker function for iPhones...allows you to view your daily sales and margins for the past 30 days, plus any saved 3-column POSIM Define-A-Report report on your iPhone |
| > | Can edit Item Card fields for a group of items simultaneiously from within the "Add Items" screen |
POSIM•Premier Diamond 4.4 (10/07)—Key Enhancements from 4.3
| > | A new Master Style Card was introduced. This is perfect for items that are part of a style group--the same product which comes in different variables: color/size; fragrance/size; etc.) The new Style Card assists you in setting up new SKU's in a Style, ordering them, and editing/updating items by Style. The new Style Card can also display/report--both individually and as a whole style group--the quantity in a Style that ave been received and sold. |
| > | A new combined Post-and-Receive function has been added to POSIM's Purchase Order. This combines the purchasing and receiving steps into one procedure. A real time-saver for businesses that can't do their PO's ahead of time, and must wait until the merchandise actually arrives at the store. |
| > | The Ending Tills has a new counting function to facilitate cashing out--you type in the number of coins and bills of each denomination, and it automatically totals them and adds that total into the 'Estimated Deposit' field on the Ending Tills screen. |
POSIM•Premier Diamond 4.3 (10/06)—Key Enhancements from 4.1
| > | Ability to print customer mailing labels from barcode printer (customer by customer, or for a group/all customers |
| > | New Subgroup Sales Report added, providing a secondary sort-and-subtotal (i.e., subtotal each Style within Department, with Department Totals and store total. |
| > | Customer Reward Program added, giving your customers an excellent reason to shop at YOUR store, not elsewhere |
| > | Unit totals added to Processed Invoice...great for doublecheck when filling customer bag (and PO's too) |
| >$ | Multi-Location Gift Cards added so that all stores in a chain can sell/redeem Gift Cards no matter which store issued the card |
POSIM•Premier Diamond 4.2 (12/05)—Key Enhancements from 4
| > | Electronic 'POSIM Help' system added for instant, easy access to manual |
| > | Added ability to print logo on PO's and Receiving Logs using a variety of graphic files |
| > | Ability to sort PO's and Sales Reports onscreen by different columns (i.e., Item ID; Description; etc.) |
| > | Two new fields added to the Item Card: (1) Margin %, which displays the profit margin based on retail price and last/average cost; and (2) Backorder Quantity, which shows how many units of that item are on open customer backorders |
| >$ | Accounting link to MYOB and QuickBooks updated to link with latest versions of each |
POSIM•Premier Diamond 4 (6/05)—Key Enhancements from Diamond 3
| > | Redesigned screens introduced, with OSX look and feel, including expanded screen sizes (for List-Alls, as well as Cards), and Aqua interface |
| > | POSIM Navigator introduced, with icons for easy navigation between modules and Cards; new menus added to both SalesPoint and InventoryAnalyzer to clarify Card functions and organization |
| > | Easier POSIM_DB back up using the 'Run Script/App Button' on the POSIMShare screen |
| > | Automater function added to facilitate running Applescripts |
POSIM•Premier Diamond 3 (5/04)—Key Enhancements from BZ
| > | POSIM for OSX introduced |
| > | In Single-User, added ability to have both SalesPoint and InventoryAnalyzer open simultaneously |
| > | Custom Reports saved as files, so they can easily be moved from computer to computer |
| > | Addition of USB interface to designated Barcode Printer and Thermal Printer |
| > | POSIMShare now runs on TCPIP, so POSIMShare Selector introduced to identify IP address for all stations |
POSIM•Premier BZ (1/03)—Key Enhancements from 2.12
| >$ | NowCharge DSL-based credit card processing introduced |
| > | Gift Card support introduced which allows you to sell Gift Cards through POSIM and track the redemption status of each Gift Card. |
| > | New Backorder Card and Backorder Button on Customer Card facilitates tracking the status of backordered items for Customers |
| > | PO’s enhanced with new "% Discount" button (allows special discount prices on the current PO only); new Comment field (for creating printable comments on the PO); and 'Group Lines' that totals multiple entries for same SKU into one line on the PO |
| > | Active/Inactive Button added to Item Card—you can designate items as Inactive, telling POSIM to ignore them in List-All screens, and also in physical inventories |
| >$ | POSIM eCommerce link added using the Item Card’s new "Web Items" fields in conjunction with functions to both update product information on the eCommerce website and to download your web orders into POSIM |
| > | Unlimited Tax Districts allows you to set up and report on an unlimited number of tax districts if you use POSIM's Tax By District function. |
| > | 'Add Items' feature made easier and faster with the new Style Button, allowing you to simultaneously create multiple Item Cards (and a PO, if desired) for all SKU’s in a style |
| > | Physcial Inventory function enhanced, with Keyboard Entry enabled directly in the Physical Inventory screen for last-minute quantities found |
| > | 80-Character Description added to List-All view and Define-A-Report, as well as the ability to export/import |
| > | New Style Sales Report—sales report for a complete Style (or a range of Styles) that includes the detail of the SKU's within that Style |
| > | Ability to update Customer Card (address/phone) directly from the Working Invoice |
| > | New Gift Receipt feature added as a User Control |
| > | Ability to create Special Orders and Item Cards in Sales•Point using the new 'Add Item Button' on the Working Layaway/Special Order screen. |
| > | Ability to print file sizes in SupervisorTools added |
| >$ | POSIM Multi-User includes 2-5 stations at same price (additional stations can be added at additional cost) |
| $ | Optional Module available for purchase |
POSIM•Premier 2.12 (1/01)—Key Enhancements from 2.11
| > | Add Items feature added, with ‘mini spreadsheet’ interface within POSIM that allows for easy addition of multiple items simultaneously |
| > | Tag-Along feature added that allows you to identify 'parent' items and the 'tag-along' (i.e., supplementary) items that should be added to the invoice whenever the parent item is sold |
| > | Auto-fill feature added in the five MISC fields, allowing you to pre-define options in these fields—reduces error and speeds up data entry |
| > | Last Change Due field added on Working Invoices |
| > | Extended (80-character) Description field implemented on the Item Card |
| > | New Preferred Items feature on Customer Card allows you to identify specific preferred items as well as special pricing for each customer; these are easily added to a Working Invoiceinto POSIM |
| > | Ability to merge unwanted duplicate Customer files |
| > | AppleScript support added |
| > | Ability to print barcodes on Invoices |
POSIM•Premier 2.11 (7/99)—Key Enhancements from 2.10
| > | Layaways feature added, with separate screen that creates a layaway transaction, takes deposit(s) on the layaway item, finalizes the layaway transaction when the customer makes the final layaway payment and picks up the item. Specialized reports set up for layaway transactions |
| > | Customizable Receipt Printing |
| > | Gift Certificate tracking allows serialized tracking of gift certificates both at issuage and at redemption |
| > | Special Pricing Option on PO’s (to not update Vendor Cost) |
| > | Marketing Analysis Query, with 3 custom-defined fields to track customer demographics (i.e., gender; zip code; source; etc.). Results can be tabulated in a report through Define-A-Report |
| > | Item Card option to identify special item types—labor, freight, gift certificates, etc. |
| > | Enhanced purge feature including ability to purge A/R history, Ending Tills records, Transfer records, and more |
| > | Barcode Command Selector allows you to name your barcode command files as desired, to place them in whichever folder you choose, and to switch between barcode command files |
POSIM•Premier 2.10 (2/98)—Key Enhancements from 2.9
| > | Ability to receive orders by scanning in barcoded items |
| > | Item Summary Button added to Item Card—comparative monthly sales/receipts for a two-year period for each item; also accessible in Define-A-Report |
| > | Enhanced end-of-day till reconciliation, including system-wide report, ability to run the reports from any station, register ID identification, and moving this information from the POS.resume file into the POSIM database to allow reporting from Define-A-Report |
| > | POSIM 2.10 verified as Y2K compliant by Ensign |
| > | Five new Power Reports added: Best Customer Report; Vendor Item Analysis Report; Dated Sales Grid Report; Stock Status Report; and Period Sales Report |
| > | Inventory transfer feature enhanced, including working, processed, and requested transfers |
| > | Sales Order ID added to A/R 'apply payments' screen |
As always, please call, email, or fax if you have any questions.
Best,
Debby Levine & Bob Schuster
