POSIM for Win Upgrade Enhancements
Following are the feature enhancements added for each successive POSIM release. To make this list manageable, we have limited the following list to the key enhancements for each upgrade:
POSIM•Premier 8.0 (5/06)—Key Enhancements from 7.13
| > | Redesigned screens with sizeable windows introduced |
| > | USB support for receipt printer and barcode printer added |
| > | Label designer with layout templates within POSIM added (BarcodeCommandFiles eliminated) |
| > | Reports enhanced with additional grouping and subtotaling. All reports can be saved as PDF; Excel; text; or JPG and GIF formats |
| > | Enhanced invoice graphics options, with support for header, footer and 'reward coupon' graphics |
POSIM•Premier 7.13 (2/05)—Key Enhancements from 7.9
| > | On-Hand Report can now run as of a specific date (not only "as of now") |
| > | Merchandise Management Report can now use the true historical on-hand values as ell as specific transaction types, and excludes intangible items |
| > | Preferred pricing for individual customers added, including matrix quantity items. Preferred price quotes will print for the customer |
| > | Suggested Retail was added to Matrix Quantities and linked to Price Codes, thus allowing Suggested Retail and Our Retail to be used with Price Codes for two-tier pricing |
POSIM•Premier 7.8 & 7.9 (11/03)—Key Enhancements from 7.5
| >$ | 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. |
| > | Physical Inventory function enhanced with two new features: (1) Keyboard Entry enabled directly in the Physical Inventory screen for last-minute quantities found; (2) new Snapshot feature added which allows you to gather your physical inventory data and then continue back to normal operations so that you can reconcile your physical count and finalize the inventory later. |
| > | Customer loyalty program introduced which allows you reward customers when they reach a specifid level of purchasing (you determine the points that each item carries, as well as the specific reward levels that you want to establish) |
| > | Kit Builder feature added which enables you to create kit templates (from which you can create kits repeatedly), or you can create a kit on the fly when the need arises. Great for businesses that sell groups of different items as a set/kit (for example, First Aid kits; School kits; Quilting kits; etc.) |
| >$ | POSIM eCommerce link added using the Item Card’s new "Web Items" fields in conjunction with POSIMLinker to automatically update product information on the eCommerce website and to download your web orders into POSIM |
| > | Special Orders feature provides an easy and efficient way to track and complete special orders for customers. It can handle receiving partial or full pre-payment as well as drop delivery or in-store pick-up |
| > | Easier POSIM.DB back-up using an automated database back-up command |
| >$ | Palm Pilot access for remote order taking & price changes |
| $ | Optional Module available for purchase |
POSIM•Premier 7.5 (4/03)—Key Enhancements from 7.0
| > | New Item Analysis Report allows the user to analyze the effect that certain items influence the sale of other items (for example, loss leaders); it compares those invoices (the number of invoices, and the dollar volume of those invoices) that contain the loss leader items with those that did not contain those loss leader items |
| > | The new Matrix Quantity button on the Item Card allows you to set up multiple Case quantities for buying or selling any item (for example, you can sell an individual item (like a can of soda); or sell it in a 6-pack at a different price; or sell it in a case pack of 24 at a different price; etc.) |
| >$ | Event Manager Module introduced, featuring a way to control customer events that you sponsor (for example: classes). It handles attendee reservation and registration, deposits, and material management for the attendees (i.e., class materials) |
| > | Open-To-Buy Module introduced, which allows you to use historical retail sales data and inventory data to project the monthly purchase levels needed to meet your sales plans for the next year. This budget is adjusted for purchases and deliveries each month |
| > | Misc 1 field on the Item Card was altered to allow multiple UPC codes for the same SKU (ideal for those items where the manufacturer changes UPC codes based on season, holiday packaging, etc.) |
| > | New 'pop-down' menu in the Item Card’s Search-For field allows you to look up items by their Description, their Misc fields, etc without having to go into the List-All screen |
| >$ | Support for custom-printed Invoices and Purchase Orders (which can be written for you) |
| $ | Optional Module available for purchase |
POSIM•Premier 7.0 (4/02)—Key Enhancements from 3.6
| > | Promotional Pricing Card allows you to set up promotional pricing for a specified date range (on a single item, or group of items) |
| > | New Best Seller Report helps you identify your best and worst sellers—you can sort this report by units sold; by dollars sold; or by maintained profit margin |
| > | New Item Summary feature allows you to compare sales information for an item (or group of items) for up to 5 years, summarizing by month; by quarter; or by year |
| > | Item Sales Prompt is a new feature that allows you to set up a message on an Item Card that will automatically trigger a text prompt at point-of-sale whenever that item is sold…great for increasing sales |
| > | New Sub-Category feature in the Sales Report makes it easy to group sales by two levels, and see the details of those groups |
| > | Gift receipts capability added, allowing you to print gift receipts (without prices) for your customer as well as their regular invoice |
| >$ | Time & Attendance Module introduced, which allows you to use your computer instead of a time clock to track employee hours. Reports in the Time & Attendance Module reflect regular time, overtime, and benefit hours |
| $ | Optional Module available for purchase |
POSIM•Premier 3.6 (1/01)—Key Enhancements from 3.5
| > | Added Working and Processed transfer function, making it easy to transfer multiple items in-and-out of the database while providing an audit trail |
| > | Consolidation of Processed Invoices (summarizes all invoices for a month into one 'consolidated' invoice)—allows you to maintain the size of your database as well as speed up reports from past months |
| > | Warning pops up when you go to change an Item ID of an existing item (reducing the number of errors made by mistakenly clicking into an existing Item ID field |
| > | Print last invoice feature added (a keystroke allows you to print the last invoice processed in the system) |
| > | Ability to print logos and store coupons on certain Receipt Printers |
| > | Credit card number verified by POSIM before forwarded to PC Charge (verifies that a hand-entered credit card number is a valid number |
| > | Style–Row–Column fields added to the Item Card |
| > | Subcategory Sales Report added that shows the grouping selected as well as the detailed breakdown of a subcategory |
| > | 'Add Items' funtion allows you to add new items through a special "spreadsheet-like" window within POSIM, making it faster and easier to add several new items at a time |
POSIM•Premier 3.5 (7/00)—Key Enhancements from 3.4
| >$ | Rent-to-Own and Multi-Site (for multiple locations) Modules added to the line of optional modules available |
| > | Product Group Discount feature added which allows you to group items together, then discount them (by percentage or by flat dollar amount) on a Working Invoice when they are sold in specific quantities or dollar amounts) |
| > | Tag-Along function added—identifies 'tag-along' items that will always to added to a Working Invoice when the 'main' item is purchased. Of course, you can edit/remove any of these 'tag-along' items on the Working Invoice if desired |
| > | Receive with barcode function added, allowing you to scan in the merchandise that you are receiving |
| > | Item History Report added to allow you to review the purchasing, receiving and sales history of specified items within one report |
| > | Hooks to read-only Crystal Report Writer (or other ODBC-compliant programs, like Excel and Filemaker) |
| > | SQL Anywhere updated to version 6.0 |
| $ | Optional Module available for purchase |
POSIM•Premier 3.4 (10/99)—Key Enhancements from 3.3
| > | Layaway feature added, allowing you to handle layaways for customers |
| > | Accounting Interface Journal support for QuickBooks, MYOB, and MultiLedger added |
| > | Comprehensive backorder cycle added so that an item can be backordered for a customer, triggering a reminder of all invoices awaiting backorders of that item when it is received, and then a new Working Invoice created to fill the backorder for the customer |
| > | Speed on List-All screen increased, and dates in List-All's, cards, and documents revised to 4-digit format (for example: 2001) |
| > | Ability to customize column width for reports added to Define-A-Report Module |
| > | Committed Working Receiving Log feature added (so that the items' on-hand quantities are increased and on-order reduced), so that final costs can be determined before the final posting of the Working Receiving into a Processed Receiving Log |
| > | Ability to place PO's with 'special purchase price' without changing the item’s regular cost added |
| > | Ability to add or delete items to the Receiving Log that were not on the original PO |
| > | Gift Certificate tracking (through 'G' transaction type on the Item Card) added |
| > | Sales by Hour Report option added |
| > | A new shared user control activates an auto ID in Misc 1 so that a new numerically-incremented ID will be created in the Misc 1 field each time a new Item Card is created |
POSIM•Premier 3.3—Key Enhancements from 3.2
| > | Enhanced peripheral equipment added for serial barcode printers and receipt printers, price displays, and cash drawers |
| > | Import Manager feature added to Define-A-Report Module, making it easy to import new records or to change existing records in POSIM |
| > | Customer label printing added to Define-A-Report Module |
| >$ | Open Invoice accounting method added to the Accounts Receivable Module |
| > | Variable cash drawer opening feature added, allowing you to determine which types of payments will trigger the cash drawer to open |
| > | Comment line on Working and Processed Invoices added, making it easy to type comments onto these |
| > | Transaction Code selection added to Item Cards, allowing you to differentiate between saleable items; service items; freight, and labor items |
| $ | Optional Module available for purchase |
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