Elliott Version 8.5
Crystal Report Conversion for V8.5
A major improvement in Version 8.5 is the support of alphanumeric document numbers. This significant change adds flexibility and addresses the pressing issue that many Elliott users faced, which is running out of order and invoice numbers. The ...
V8.5 Alpha Document Number Support
The primary reason for this feature is because some Elliott users are running out of invoice numbers and are approaching invoice number 999999. In the past, users could use a special archive procedure to reset the invoice number. However, there are ...
The Run Local or Hybrid Feature in Elliott 8.5
Release Date: 12/3/2018 In Elliott 8.5, you can run Elliott in three different modes based on the location from which you execute Elliott application programs: Run Local: This is the recommended default method. Run Hybrid: This is designed to run for ...
Feature - Shipment Email Acknowledgement for Bill-To Customers
Release Date: 6/28/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature allows the user to choose to send shipment acknowledgement emails to the bill-to customer on an order. There are several Global Setup options that control how this feature works. For this option ...
Feature - Restrict Sending Tracking Number to Bill-To Customer in Shipment Email Acknowledgement
Release Date - 7/1/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature allows the user to restrict sending the tracking number to the bill-to customer if shipment acknowledgement emails are sent to bill-to customers.See ...
Feature - Allow Source Range on Credit Card Log Report
Release Date: 7/17/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature allows a user to specify a range of credit card source IDs instead of one source ID or all source IDs. 4. Starting/Ending Source - Enter a starting source and an ending source. Default is spaces ...
Feature - Indented Bill of Material CSV
Release date: 7/22/19 Version: 8.5 and up Added the option to export the Indented Bill of Material report data to a CSV file. CSV fields that will be exported: ParentItem - Parent item number ParentDesc - Parent item description 1 ParentDesc2 - ...
Feature - Stock Status Reports Add Include with Alloc or On Order Quantity Option
Release date: 8/1/2019 Version: 8.5 and up Several of the Stock Status Reports have an option to "Exclude Zero Qty Items." This features allows for a new option to include items with zero quantity on hand if the item's quantity allocated or quantity ...
Feature - Release Manually Held Orders
Release Date: 8/8/19 Updated: 10/16/19 - Support for Include/Exclude States added Version: 8.5 and up This new feature is similar to the Mass Release Held Order application in Global Setup -> Utilities -> COP Utilities -> Release Held Order. The ...
Feature - Print Warning Msg for Cancelled PO Line Item
Release date: 8/16/2019 Version 8.5 and up Added option to print warning message if printing cancelled line item on purchase order. In P/O Global Control, for field "35. Print Canceled PO Line Items by Default ?," the new option "W=Print with ...
Feature - Export 25-Character PO Number in Expanded Aging Report CSV File
Release Date: 8/22/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature allows the user to choose if the full 25-character PO number should be exported when running the Expanded A/R Aging Report. This feature is enabled from Global Setup-> Acct-> A/R Global Control-> ...
Feature - Show Pending Cash Receipts in Payment History Inquiry
Release Date: 8/29/19 Version: 8.5 and up With this change, the Payment History Inquiry shows unposted cash receipts along with payments that have been posted to the A/R Open Item file. An asterisk is shown on the right side of the payment type field ...
Feature - Show Customer Note Fields in Payment History Inquiry
Release Date: 8/29/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature gives the user the option to choose if the customer address or the customer notes should be displayed on the Payment History Inquiry screen. This feature is controlled by the Global Setup option ...
Receive "Error Getting List of Override Reports" When Printing Report
Release Date: 9/3/2019 Version: V8.5 & up Q - With the recent Elliott 8.5 update, when we go to print a report, we are getting the following message: Error Getting List of Override Reports Pervasive.Data.SqlClient.Lna.w:[LNA][PSQL][SQL Engine][Data ...
Feature - Credit Memo Warning When Fully Paid
Release date: 9/14/2019 Version 8.5 & Up Users can enter a new Credit Memo using COP, Order Entry, Change Mode, and pressing F3 or F4 at the Order Number field. When using the F4 option, the application allows the user to pick the invoice to apply it ...
How to Use EL850DB.EXE Utility to Create PSQL Databases
Release Date: 12/4/2018 Modified Date: 06/20/2020 Version: Elliott 8.5 Elliott 8.5 includes an EL850DB.EXE utility to make it easy to create PSQL databases. The new utility EL850DB.EXE is included in the Elliott 8.5 release, and you can find it in ...
Showing Document Date in Links After Elliott 8.5
Release Date: 12/4/2018 Starting with Elliott 8.5, the software now displays the date of the linked document files. See the following example: Here are the rules for displaying the date: If the link points to a document file and the document file ...
Feature - ASCII File Filter Condition in Mass Email and Export Processor
Release Date: 1/31/19 This feature allows the user to specify an ASCII file to use as the filter condition when running Mass Email or the Export Processor application. New selection criteria has been added to the Filter tab. Users must choose if they ...
Feature - Active User Report to Show Users Logged into Elliott and Optionally Send Email
Release date: 3/6/2019 Version: 8.5 and up The Active Users report will show a list of users actively logged into Elliott. This report will also have the option of emailing users who are currently logged in and send them a predefined email message. ...
Feature - Allow Print One Invoice to Print Duplicate Invoices for Order Not Posted
Release Date - 3/15/19 Version: 8.5 and Up This feature provides a function to re-print an invoice that’s not posted. This is useful if the user needs an extra copy and doesn't want to use the copy machine, or maybe the copy is smeared, lost, or ...
Feature - Print Range of Duplicate Unposted Orders
Release Date - 3/21/19 Version 8.5 and up This feature will allow the user to print a range of duplicate invoices for unposted orders from the Print Invoices application without updating the order invoice number or invoice date. Prior to this change, ...
Feature - Prevent Duplicate Invoice Numbers with Invoice Cross Reference File
Release Date - 3/25/19 Version: 8.5 and Up This feature uses a new table, the Invoice Cross Reference table, to determine if an invoice has already been used by another unposted or posted order. The Invoice Cross Reference is updated at the time of ...
Feature - Last Year Net Income Layout Support
Release Date - 3/29/19 Version - 8.5 and up For users who perform a temporary year-end close, from the time of the temporary year-end close to the final year-end close, the General Ledger Balance Sheet will be out of balance. This is because the ...
Receive Message "Not Found" When Trying to Set Up Run Local
Release Date: 04/02/2019 Q - When I try to set up a user on a terminal server, I receive the message "Not Found" when I try to bring up the utility EL850.EXE to set up the Run Local folder and icon. See sample message below: ...
Receive 'Invalid Column Name' Message After Starting to Use Alphabetic Document Numbers
Release Date: 4/5/2019 Version: 8.5 & Up Q - I just started to use alphabetic order numbers in Elliott 8.5, and my FedEx shipping manifest machine is giving me a message : The Following Errors Occured While Tring to Process a SQL Request SHIPPING ...
Feature - Invoice Log Report
Release date: 4/10/19 Version: 8.5 and up We recently added a new Invoice Cross Reference File (CPINVXRF) table to Version 8.5. This table is updated when invoices are printed. Read ...
Feature - Add Sales or Usage to Where-Used inquiry
Release date: 4/15/19 Version: 8.5 and up Changes have been made to single level Where-Used inquiry to show Sales or Usage in place of the standard Cost column. If no change is made, the Cost column is the standard method. To set up Sales or Usage, ...
Feature - Case Size Support for Quantity Per Box
Release Date: 4/23/19 Version: 8.5 and up Quantity per box is set up in Global Setup -> Dist -> I/M Global Control, Screen 2, flag “2. Use Which Item Field For Quantity/Box ?” This feature adds item case size to the available options. For users who ...
Feature - Exclude Obsolete Customers from Customer Generic Search
Release date: 4/24/2019 Version: 8.5 and up We have introduced a Global Setup flag to indicate an “Obsolete Customer Type” in A/R Global Setup. For those customers that are obsoleted (no longer customers but the customer data is retained), their ...
Feature - Refresh VICS Bill of Lading
Release Date: 4/30/19 Version: 8.5 and up Typically, users will process orders through shipping verification first and then create the VICS Bill Of Lading. The VICS Bill Of Lading will then determine the number of cartons based on shipping ...
Feature - Support Item Case Size in New Item CSV Import and Change Existing Item Import
Release Date: 5/1/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature allows the user to specify the item case size when importing items through the New Item CSV Import and the Change Existing Item Import. The item case size can be specified only if the quantity per ...
Feature - Copy Notes, Attributes, and Links When Copying Item Through the New Item CSV Import
Release Date: 5/1/19 Version: 8.5 and up When adding an item by using the F3=Copy Item function in Item File Maintenance, the user is prompted about copying notes, attributes and links based upon the setting in Global Setup -> Dist -> I/M Global ...
Feature - Enhanced Cash Receipts Processing Apply-To Range
Release Date: 5/2/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature expands the capabilities of the F3= Display Range Of Apply-To With Non Zero Balance window in the Add mode of Cash Receipts Processing. The screen will display a list of apply to numbers with a ...
Feature - Add Links Import to System Files Setup
Release date: 5/8/2019 Version 8.5 and up Added a new menu option, System Utilities-> System File Setup-> Import-> Links. The menu has three options: Pre-Interface, Interface, and Layout. The Layout screen has the following columns: the Pre-interface ...
Error 1315 Unable to Write to the Specified Folder When Installing Elliott 8.5
Release Date: 4/17/2020 Version: 8.5 & Up Q - I understand that I must install Elliott 8.5 (& above) on the PSQL server. But when I install Elliott 8.5 on the server, I receive the following error message: Error 1315. Unable to write to the specified ...
Feature - Alternate Security for Viewing Database Activity
Release Date: 7/9/2021 Versions: 8.5 and Higher Background It could be helpful in certain circumstances to view the last several database I/O operations. While some users are allowed to do this whenever necessary, this generally is not allowed for ...
Feature - Support Email Servers Require TLS 1.2 for SMTP Connection
Release Date: 08/26/2021 Changed: 09/02/21 Version: 8.5 Only Note: *** The flag SMTPUseTLS1.2 is deprecated because Elliott 8.5 will now (starting 9/2/2021) support all TLS versions including SSL2, TLS1.0, TLS1.1 and TLS1.2 automatically and ...
APVENEXT or CPINVXRF File Not Defined in DDF40 Directory
Release: 09/23/2021 Version: 8.5 Q - When printing a PO this morning, I received the following error. DDF Error Trying to Create File APVENEXT: File not defined in DDF40 directory. A - This is a one-time message unique to Elliott 8.5 and it is ...
Feature: Use Wildcards and Multiple Paths in Email Attachments
Release Date: 1/30/2023 Version: Elliott V8.5 and Higher Background Attaching a file to a legacy report email has been available to Elliott users for a long time. Having the ability to attach multiple files using wildcards as well as entering ...
Feature - Create Shipment Verification Box Records Through Billing CSV Interface
'Release Date: 9/19/19 Version: 8.5 and up This feature gives the user the ability to import the box number and the box ID when running the Mass Billing by CSV Import application. This feature is available to users running the add-on Shipment ...
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