| We are always improving our software for our
client's needs. Our software is not a stagnate software package; we are
constantly
adding features that our customers need to stay competitive in the self-storage
market. Users with active maintenance plans can request a free
update at any time and users without an active maintenance plan can
purchase a single update for $99.
Our version of 7.0.0
includes an optional interface to accept credit card payments from
customers using the popular PayPal website. Your clients give
you a credit card number and you can then with just a few clicks of
the mouse charge every customer's credit card their monthly rent.
The charge rent will be deposited into your PayPal Business Account
which you can then immediate request a transfer to your checking
account. The PayPal plug-in is a part of the Pro version of
our software. Customers with the Standard version can
upgrade to the Pro version
for $300.
For details, please send us email for
additional information about this exciting new feature in version
7.0.0 that allows any size self-storage business to accept credit
cards without a merchant account for only $30 per month plus a small
transaction fee. For customers with merchant accounts,
this feature will allow you to accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover,
and American Express all with just a few clicks of the mouse.
To read about how PayPal can save you money, click
here.
8-Dec-2009
Fixed bug when late
fees are taxed with same-day billing with flat late fee.
Fixed bug in Unit
Detail dealing with resizing the window and total due value
disappearing.
Fixed bug in PrePaid
report where linked units prepaid amounts were added twice.
Fixed bug with
Customer Export feature saving file to C:\ which causes issues in
Vista.
Fixed bug with unit
type having an invalid character for the blank selection.
Fixed bug with missing
dash in Wizard windows when displaying unit name.
Fixed bug with missing
dash in Customer search window when displaying unit name.
Fixed bug with missing
dash in Unit Detail window caption after vacating the unit.
Fixed bug with missing
dash in Move Customer window when displaying unit name.
Fixed typo when
receiving negative payments when asked “Do you want this amount…”
Fixed formatting
issues in Receipt List report.
Added Global Error
Logging. Feature can be turned on or off in Database-Options-Export.
Added Windows version
number to Contact Technical Support email subject line.
Added Bartercard and
BBX as payment types.
Added ability to sort
Customer History dropdown list by Unit ID, Customer Number, or Last
Name.
Added Company address
to receipts.
6-Nov-2009
Added ability to print customer
letters on Post Cards.
Added unit type
‘Commercial’ to unit detail settings tab.
Added ability to
reload a vacated customer back into their vacated unit.
Added ability to have
max late fee per month for anniversary billing with daily late fees.
Added ability to have
min late fee per month for anniversary billing with daily late fees.
Added warning message
when attempting to make customer changes to a vacated unit.
Added three second
delay after BlueMoon export to resolve timing issues.
Added DOB to Unit
Detail customer information.
Added TenantInitials
and DOB to BlueMoon.
Added date
verification to all dates in BlueMoon export file.
Added to the Activity
Report the date of each move-in and move-out.
Added Days Late column
to late list, customer list, lockout list, and special customer
list.
Added grand total due
amount to Custom Report.
Added %%LASTPAYMENTAMOUNT%%
and %%LASTPAYMENTDATE%% to customer letters.
Reduced the time it
takes for FTP restore and backup by compressing database.
Fixed bug in DKS
update with linked units being locked out early.
Fixed bug with daily
late fees not being added to late list or late letters.
Fixed bug with
reprinting letter images from the unit detail letter tab.
Fixed bug in
Database-Options with “Options for Vacant Letter” appearing on all
tabs.
Fixed bug with
BlueMoon giving message “Update was not successful.”
Fixed bug in Unit
Detail Payments tab with payments not displaying in correct order.
Fixed bug with
Doorking gate interface Grace Period locking out one day earlier.
Fixed bug with entries
for letter printing in the log table all stating “Late Letter”.
Fixed bug with copying
customer emails to company email address.
Fixed bug with
updating unit detail Letters tab after printing letter within unit
detail.
Fixed bug with billing
notice letter logging with incorrect amount due.
Fixed bug with forced
deposit not being removed from first payment.
Fixed bug with daily
late fees for anniversary billing duplicated in prior due months.
Fixed bug with
receipts showing wrong prepaid amount in certain instances.
Fixed bug with
Activity Report and Move-Out unit numbers being incorrect.
Fixed bug in Auction
letter where %%AMOUNTDUE%% should be %%RENTDUE%%
Fixed bug in NSF
letter where %%AMOUNTDUE%% should be %%RENTDUE%%
Fixed bug in Rental
Agreement when passing zero amount rent.
Fixed bug with Letters
tab in unit detail not displaying letters in sorted order.
Fixed bug with sending
single email bill to customer from within unit detail screen.
Fixed bug with “Do you
still want to print late letter” message appearing for both late and
billing.
Fixed bug after
setting future rent amount the focus is set to wrong tab in unit
detail.
Fixed bug with future
rent increases and accepting future rent payments with auto spread.
Increase all units’
fields in database to 10 characters.
Replaced Visual Basic’s P&D Wizard with Inno for installation
package creation.
6-July-2009
Added prorated
rent amount for each unit in Vacate report for same-day billing.
Added Vacate Letter.
Added BlueMoon interface.
Add "Pro" or “Standard” version information to splash screen.
Added checks to email billing to verify user has entered their
email address.
Added checks before restoring database that the database is a
valid database.
Added ability to send one email bill to customer from unit
detail screen.
Added ability to add next month’s rent to email billing notices.
Added ability to view Linked Unit payments on Payments tab in
unit detail.
Added the ability to choose between US Dollar, Canadian Dollar,
EU Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, or Australian Dollar for
the PayPal Credit Card Interface.
Added enhanced email verification for all email addresses used
by software.
Added ability to choose certain customers to only receive email
billing notices.
Added ability to sort vacate report by Unit ID or Unit Size.
Fixed bug with credit card number for new customers being an
underscore.
Fixed bug with credit card expiration date and entering date
before removing space.
Fixed bug that displayed future features of the POS menus on the
main screen.
Fixed typo in message “Your database has automatically been
backup” during restore.
Fixed bug when receipt fails to print the receipt image is still
stored in database.
Fixed bug with Pro version disabling Gate Access for some
customers.
Fixed bug when asked to print a receipt for deposit when receipt
printing is turned off.
Fixed bug in Move function of unit detail not moving Notes
section to new unit.
Fixed bug when Description field is not disabled on linked
units.
Fixed bug with Force Deposit amount be set to zero after viewing
a linked unit.
Cleaned up the Notes section on the FTP backup window.
Disabled buttons on Activity report while waiting for report to
show.
Disabled buttons on Credit Card report while waiting for report
to show.
Reduced startup time of software.
Reduced time to view reports.
14-May-2009
Added new
section to Customer History report showing how balance was
calculated.
Added check for Null value for Unit ID field in Customer table
during startup.
Added enhanced startup messages on splash screen.
Added Backup Complete or Failed message during manual FTP
backup.
Added menu item to purchase upgrade to Pro version.
Added Pro version capabilities into the software.
Fixed bug with Activity report having same customer name for
every detailed payment.
Fixed bug with linked units not becoming master units correctly.
Fixed bug with 1st tab not be selected in Unit Detail.
Fixed bug introduced in version 7.0.0 concerning linked units.
Fixed bug with tax amount being Null in Payment Table for
customers with no tax.
Fixed bug with printing labels when shift right feature was set
to zero.
Fixed bug with removing negative one-time fees.
Removed backing up of customer letters to local backup option.
20-Apr-2009
Added Activity report.
Added Windows Vista and Windows 7 support to the Doorking Gate
Interface.
Added Windows version to the usage file.
Added ability to filter by a date range to the POS report.
Added version numbers to message about newer versions being
released.
Added additional security features to FTP Backup Server.
Increased daily maintenance plan verification for FTP backup to
once a week.
Fixed bug with updating rent in vacated unit.
Fixed bug with closing down application in CloseDownApp
function.
Fixed bug with checking for new updates to the software.
Fixed bug in Update window with bad link to purchase maintenance
plan.
Fixed bug with letter type being an invalid type of zero in
LetterHistory table.
Fixed bug with Partial Payment window not having a dash in unit
name.
Fixed bug with About window and Splash window with adding LLC to
company name.
Fixed bug in database with Vacate Date formatting in both Unit
and Customer tables.
Fixed bug ‘Edit Error 12’ in unit detail screen while displaying
previous customer info.
20-Feb-2009
Added the missing dash to the unit
names in Receipt List Report Unit filter.
Added the missing dash to the unit names in the linked unit
section of unit detail.
Added additional info to msg after backing up to local media
about flash thumb drives.
Added ability to CC all customer letters sent by email to the
company email address.
Added ability to view prior renters of each unit including rent
dates, rent paid, etc.
Added type of billing cycle to usage file.
Added DKS flag to usage file.
Added PayPal interface flag to usage file.
Added ability to view and reprint every letter that was sent to
every customer.
Added ability to view and reprint every receipt that was sent to
every customer.
Added option to make one-time fees taxed or not taxed.
Added ability to resize main Overview screen.
Added ability to resize Unit Detail screen.
Added ability to resize Receive Payment screen.
Added ability to resize building screens on new packages of TSS.
Added %%ONETIMEFEES%% to late and late fees letter.
Added %%RENTDUEWITHOUTFEES%% to late and late fees letter.
Added ability to filter receipt list by deposits, rent payments,
or both.
Added ability to filter receipt list by payment type: cash,
credit card, etc.
Added %%DESCRIPTION%% field to all letters excluding rental
agreement.
Added PayPal credit card processing.
Added PayPal Credit Card Transaction ID to Deposit Sheet Report.
Added type of payment to Deposit Sheet Report.
Added new total at bottom of Deposit Sheet that excludes credit
card payments.
Added receipt number to POS receipts and to the POS table in
database.
Fixed bug with unit colors when updating a unit with linked
units when it is locked out.
Fixed bug with unit color status box in unit detail where only
first 5 tabs were right.
Fixed bug with “Contact Technical Support” where [Enter] key
would send message.
Fixed bug with removing a one-time fee in a month with multiple
one-time fees.
Fixed bug in Auction letter where %%AMOUNTDUE% should be %%RENTDUE%%
Fixed bug in NSF letter where %%AMOUNTDUE% should be %%RENTDUE%%
Fixed bug with TSS_Blank when adding new units in “GetData
Matchup, , Index”.
Fixed bug with populating One Time Fee dropdown dates with
anniversary billing.
Fixed bug where InGrace Date would be displayed when checkbox
was unchecked.
Fixed bug with taking payments for InGrace customers due to
SetVariable issue.
Fixed bug where default setting for FTPTimeFix is set to true.
Fixed bug where some files are deleted before they are verified
to exist.
Fixed bug where some windows did not startup in the middle of
the screen.
Fixed bug with adding next month’s rent on billing and late
letters not always working.
Fixed bug where Overview would not be disabled while creating
customer export file.
Fixed bug in correcting invalid dates in Payments table for
PaymentDate field.
Fixed bug where a month paid in full was not flagged as paid in
full due.
Fixed bug with capitalization of customer names and their
address.
Fixed bug with incorrect tooltips for buttons in Receipt List
Report form.
Fixed bug where some payments did not have a receipt number in
database.
Fixed bug on database backup/restore the video was not a child
to Overview form.
Fixed bug with a negative PrePaid amount on receipt because of
Forced Deposit.
Fixed bug with deposits not having a payment type in the
transaction detail.
Fixed bug with a user could restore database from FTP backup
server.
Fixed bug with icon creation on the desktop and in Windows Menu.
Removed Help button from License form.
Cleaned up tab captions so they don’t get cut off when selected.
Changed First and Last Name in unit detail to darker color for
easier visual display.
Changed menu item “Purge One Record” as an Admin only feature.
Renamed Options tab “Misc” to “Settings”.
Removed Cancel as an option when receiving a payment that is
less than is due.
Changed formatting of long messages so they fit on the screen.
Force all PaymentType fields in payment table to either type
TSSRent or TSSDeposit.
Changed Options form into a child form of Unit Detail.
5-Jan-2009
Added address to usage file.
Added notes to FTP feature
requiring an active maintenance plan to use FTP.
Fixed bug with tax calculation on
multiple payment when late fees not taxed.
Fixed bug with backing up customer
letters.
1-Dec-2008
Fixed bug for UnitType where
[Update] button appears as [Rent Button].
Fixed bug when last month only has late fee due and wrong letter
is sent.
Fixed bug with web links accessing .HTM files when it should be
.HTML on new website.
Fixed bug where the software would never check for newer
versions online.
Fixed bug where a blank unlimited note was tried to be added.
Fixed bug with first month’s partial payments being double the
amount sometimes.
Fixed bug where database backup would give filename of SS.000
which is reserved.
Fixed bug with future payments not picking up “Future Rent
Increase” amount.
Fixed bug with future payments not picking up “Future One Time
Fees” amounts.
Fixed bug with forced deposits being added to linked units if
payment is taken separately from main unit.
Added FTP Fix 8 Hour time issue option for FTP backups being 8
hours off.
Added database check on startup searching for blank last names.
Added ability to track usage of software.
Added additional error checking for invalid registration keys.
Added ability to delete notes in the unlimited notes tab in
customer detail.
Added customer letter backups to local media backup.
Added ability to have different printer then report printer for
customer letters.
Added ability to forgive an open account balance.
Added new tab in unit detail for complete list of all payments
for this customer & unit.
Added %%GATECODE%% to rental agreement.
Added message to inform user of new database fields so they can
restart software.
Added Description field to customer information and added the
field to Custom report.
Changed About Window as fixed size only.
Removed feature “Show partially paid months as current” because
of payment issues.
30-Sept-2008
Fixed bug with UnitType not
being initialized when adding new units.
Fixed bug when three buttons of unit detail print are disabled
when rent is zero.
Fixed bug in lien/auction/prelien screen when extra fees are
saved in January.
Fixed bug with billing notices and future rent increase.
Fixed bug with next month being partially paid with billing
notices.
Fixed some spacing issues on late list report.
Fixed bug when a moved unit doesn’t update customer table unit
entry.
Fixed bug in late list report when forced deposits are not added
to amount due.
Fixed bug when local media backup gives filename SS.000
Fixed bug with anniversary billing and flat late fees
incrementing for past months.
Fixed bug with customer letters and reports when customer had a
prepaid amount.
Fixed bug with phantom due months causing issues with billing
statement.
Fixed bug with printing tabs in Unit Detail screen.
Fixed bug with paid to date month displaying red in unit detail
and having amount due.
Added customer number to
desktop shortcut for PCs with multiple packages.
Added %%PAIDTO%% field to prelien, lien, and auction letters.
Added %%EXTRAFEES%% field to all letters.
Added %%EXTRAFEESREASON%% field to all letters.
Added %%RENTCHANGE%% field to all letters
Changed default button on customer search window to Unit Detail
view.
If rent amount is zero for a customer, no letters will print for
that unit.
Added Locked Out report.
Added Unit Type to unit detail screen and vacant report.
Added LastRunDate to database setup table.
Allow alphanumeric for check number in receive payments window.
Added the ability to change rent amounts on linked units.
Added unlimited customer note capabilities.
Added KeyFree capabilities.
Added %%CUSTPHONE%% to all printed letters.
Added %%SIZE%% to all printed letters.
Added %%EMPLOYER%% to all printed letters.
Added %%WORKPHONE%% to all printed letters.
Added %%CONTRACT%% to all printed letters.
Added %%ECONTACT%% to all printed letters.
Added %%EPHONE%% to all printed letters.
24-Feb-2008
Fixed bug with a paid to date
month showing red in unit detail and receive payments.
Fixed bug when different amounts would show between payments
screen and receive payments.
Added text formatting to fix all uppercase names and addresses.
Added user message to unit detail for error checking for missed
month payments.
Added the option to permanently fix issues with incorrectly
flagged paid in full months.
Fixed bug when sometimes a deposit can’t be entered for a
customer.
Fixed bug with multiple late fees in same-day billing
configuration.
Fixed bug with added one-time fees during lien/prelien letter
printing.
Fixed bug with last payment made not adding negative payments.
27-Dec-2007
Added NSF letter.
Add ability to update a block of like unit's rent amounts.
Added monthly Internet version checking to see if latest version
is being used.
Added database check for units linked to a vacated unit on
startup.
Added code %%NSFLETTERFEE%%
to letters.
Added code %%TOTALDUENSF%%
to letters.
Added database check for missing customer name in letter table.
Added additional verbiage to folder creation error on startup.
Removed exit program code when failure to create startup
folders.
Changed all letter tracking dropdown lists to read-only, but
selectable.
Fixed bug in error handling code in Movein / MoveOut report.
Fixed bug with email settings in database options not displaying
correctly.
Fixed bug in security deposit report to limit customer name to
30 characters.
Fixed bug in current customer report with spacing on multi-unit
customers.
Fixed bug with customers not having a deposit after forced
deposit option is used.
Fixed bug with one-time fees not being added during lien letter
printing.
Fixed bug with one-time fees being added for wrong month during
lien letter printing.
Fixed bug with invalid unit size checking on startup.
Fixed spacing in Letter report when no PaidTo date is found.
Fixed bug with mouse over unit not always displaying customer
name correctly.
Fixed bug with unit detail status color when customer is locked
out.
Fixed bug when current customers get a late notice when
additional month’s rents are added.
26-Nov-2007
Added MoveIn / MoveOut report.
Added the ability to discount any month using the one-time fee
feature.
Added PaidTo date to Late List report.
Added the date of the last billing notice sent to the customer
in customer export file.
Added the date of the last late letter sent to the customer in
customer export file.
Added the date of the last prelien letter sent to the customer
in customer export file.
Added the date of the last lien letter sent to the customer in
customer export file.
Locked down more menu items for non-admin users.
Fixed bug where some customer fields were editable while a
linked unit.
Fixed bug with moving a unit that has linked units attached to
it.
Fixed bug when leaving receipt list report the overview screen
not activated.
Disabled all gate menu items when no gate is setup in
Database-Options.
21-Nov-2007
Fixed bug with deposit sheet
duplicating last name.
Fixed bug with one-time fees not being added to late notices.
Fixed bug where a one-time fee would force a late fee to be
added.
Fixed bug with receipt list and payments not displaying in
order.
Fixed bug with spacing on receipt list report.
Fixed bug with late list not showing one-time fees.
Fixed bug with FTP backup incorrectly notifying of local backup.
Fixed bug with purge screen when buttons are disabled after
error.
Fixed bug with receipt where not all months would display
amount.
Fixed bug with filename during Export Customer Info to CSV file.
Fixed bug with lien letter not printing with zero balance.
Fixed bug with prelien letter not printing with zero balance.
Fixed bug with auction letter not printing with zero balance.
Fixed bugs with build-in email capabilities.
Fixed bug with emailing reports crashing.
Fixed bug with buttons not being disabled during emailing
reports.
Fixed bug with late fees being less than zero.
Added DKS gate code to current customer report.
Added automatic local back before FTP restore.
Added "-" to linked units on receipt.
Added amount still due on receipt.
Added tax to receipt.
Added ability to reset database to blank installation database.
Added PrePaid amount to main screen of unit detail.
Added message box whenever a forced deposit is received.
Added first name to Current Customer Report.
Added first name to Late List.
Added amount due to letter log table.
Added Letter report.
Added configurable options on how lower level letters should be
printed after higher level letters.
Added paper size and orientation to customer letter printing
options.
Added Custom Report where the user can choose which fields to
display.
Added 2nd line to Company Name on receipts.
Changed contact wording on Contact Customer Support.
Relaxed the menu restrictions that user login had.
Added Payment History by Payment date to unit detail.
Made Unit Status graphs colors match standard colors for unit
status.
Added the ability to print any tab of the unit detail screen.
Changed income report to always print in Landscape orientation.
Added the ability to search for customer my alternate contact
name.
Added the ability to search for customer last name with any part
of last name.
Added ‘Special’ checkbox to customer settings with corresponding
report.
Fixed blank fields in Estimated Moveout Date report.
Move auto backup from customer search to view in database.
Changed the button captions and size for one-time fees.
Added feature for negative payments to let the user decide if
they display on deposit sheet or not.
Changed unit print window a fixed size.
Fixed with not be able to print lien, prelien, and auction
letters.
Added database check for SSN being Null on startup.
Fixed bug with customer search returning incorrect results.
Fixed bug with open account receipt printing having 0.00 for
amount paid.
Changed open account report to open database in read only mode.
Fixed bug in error handling in account report when error 2931
occurs.
Added ability to sort customer table by unit listno.
Fixed bug in open account report when sorting by unit.
Added customer notes to all printed letters: %%CUSTOMERNOTES%%
Fixed bug in Unit Copy command with error 12F on copy.
Added Daily Usage report.
Fixed bug with “Payment History by Date” not adding correctly.
Fixed bug with letter logging function with blank first name.
Fixed bug for customers with more than 15 buildings in
DisableOverview.
Fixed bug with calculating tax on a forced deposit exempt
customer.
Fixed bug with Daily Usage report when rents are zero.
Fixed bug with Daily Usage report when unit size has single
quote in it.
Fixed bug with Yearly Usage report when unit size has single
quote in it.
Fixed bug when a customer clicks on a new unit in a new
building.
Increased speed for displaying unit detail screen.
Fixed bug with linked units not acting like linked units.
Fixed bug with status colors when amount due was late fee only.
Added logic to only allow numbers, ‘X’, and ‘.’ in unit size.
Added logic to correct invalid unit sizes on startup.
Added logic to disable buttons when testing email functionality.
Added dropdown list of all call dates to customer.
06-Aug-2007
When using flat late fees,
disable other options relying on daily late fees.
Added prelien letter to reset function from the main screen.
Fixed bug when lien letters fees are changed to blank spaces.
Added count down for demo use each time user starts software.
Disabled buttons during database purge.
Increased size of deposit box by one character.
Fixed bug when month highlighted is prior to move-in date.
Fixed numerous bugs with InGrace date and CustomerSince date.
Made report window a child of overview screen.
Fixed some issues with PaidToDate.
Fixed bug when grace date becomes new customer since date.
In FTP backup and restore, all files are not checked by default.
Changed menu from “Purge” to “Purge One Record”
Removed Edit Database options for any customer > 97131.
Fixed bug with zip code database not being found due to Vista
fix.
During installation, exe shortcuts are created on desktop and
start menu.
Fixed bug in forced deposit when you code refund a zero deposit.
Fixed bug with building codes > 0 and status tooltips not
working.
Fixed bug when some options were grayed out but the text was
not.
Fixed bug in edit-database-payments table that displayed no
payments.
Added additional code to look for database issues with payment
table.
Added additional code to disable overview when reports are
populating.
Fixed bug with 2 letter building codes and status totals.
Fixed bug with open account report and invalid vacant dates.
Added unit size to unit report.
When restoring database – force a backup.
Added DKS gate codes to all letters.
Fixed bug with partial payments and next month’s rent.
Added customers last name to deposit sheet.
Fixed bug with vacated customer not having a vacant date entry.
06-Apr-2007
Added Auction Letter.
Added ability set forced deposit to one months rent.
Added incrementing receipt number to all printed receipts.
Added ability to move a customer to another unit.
Added ability to remove one time fees.
Added FTP as an option for auto-backup feature.
Added checkbox to suppress printing of all payments in receipt
list.
Added Cell phone to rental agreement.
Added ability to sort credit card report by either last name or
unit ID.
Added option to automatically add fees from lien, prelien, and
auction letters as one-time fees.
Fixed bug with anniversary billing when Months Due was blank in
letters.
Fixed bug with receipt list not including prepaid rent to final
total.
Fixed bug with Forced deposit and entering a manual deposit.
Fixed bug in forced deposit when clicking [Cancel] when
receiving payment.
Fixed bug with printing billing notice and next months rent.
Fixed bug with one time fees and first months rent while
printing letters.
Added additional warning about registering within 90 days.
Changed credit card type to dropdown combo list.
Fixed bug with FTP upload having wrong times on backup files.
Fixed bug with late fees on January 1st not waiting for grace
period.
Added note about number of backups to FTP server.
In FTP backup, disable complete form while backing up.
Increase number of backups on FTP server to 20.
Company name is no longer pulled from database, but from
overview screen.
Fixed Cancel button on Move Customer window.
Fixed issues with running on Windows Vista.
Fixed bug with unit notes copying over to customer notes.
Fixed bug with forced deposit flat amount displaying value in
options when it should be zero due to checkbox for force deposit
to one months rent.
Fixed bug with company names that have a “&” in them.
Increased linked total rent textbox size.
Increased linked units to 15 plus master unit.
On receipt screen, first month not paid in full is now auto
selected.
When using flat late fees, disable other options relying on
daily late fees.
Added prelien letter to reset function from the main screen.
Fixed bug when lien letters fees are changed to blank spaces.
Added count down for demo use each time user starts software.
23-Oct-2006
Fixed bug with error – 11 with
multiple flat fees in anniversary billing.
Fixed bug with check numbers with more then 10 digits.
Disabled POS menu item when downloading user data to gate
database.
Deposit check number is now right justified.
If duplicate gate codes exist, then ask user if they want to
continue.
Fixed password issue with FTP backup.
Added gate tab information to the unit detail [Copy] command.
Fixed bug when rent and size was cleared on unit detail [Copy]
command.
Added the ability for building “P” not to be auto-flagged as a
parking.
25-Sep-2006
Added the ability to force a
fixed sized deposit on all new rentals.
Added ability for a customer to be forced deposit exempt.
Added ability for linked units to have late fees in anniversary
billing.
Added Customer Since date to letters.
Added number of months late to letters.
Fixed bug with anniversary billing and late fees with invalid
date.
Fixed bug when locking out a master unit with linked units.
Once a payment is received, the Implement Grace Period is now
disabled.
When opening a vacant unit, set payment year to current year.
Fixed bug when transferring master unit to a linked unit.
Added Prelien letter to the reset letter feature.
20-Aug-2006
Added ability for future rent
increases at a particular date and amount.
Added the status color to the unit detail screen.
Added additional error checking for invalid tax amounts.
Corrected tab sequence in the Unit Detail Screen.
Added street number to the credit card information area.
Added 4 more additional DKS Gate Access codes per customer.
On vacated units, send billing and late letters is already
checked.
Added startup code to delete NULL units in units table.
Added ability to exempt a unit from getting a DKS Gate Access
Code.
Fixed 5888 error when print delay is set to zero.
Disable purge all customer information when customer is still
renting.
When saving vacated date, added formatting to dd-mmm-yyyy.
Added billing address to credit card report.
Added status color to each tab in unit detail.
Changed message when leaving unit detail before saving changes.
Changed default button when leaving unit detail before saving
changes to default to yes.
Added unit ID to caption of unit detail screens.
28-July-2006
Added PrePaid totals to receipt
list.
Added the ability to refund a deposit on rented unit.
Added ability to exclude grace period in daily late fees in anniversary.
Added Cell phone to customer information.
Added credit card expiration date to customer information.
Added credit card billing zip code to customer information.
Added credit card security code to customer information.
Added the ability to purge all payments from any customer.
Added the ability to purge all customer information from
database.
Fixed bug with multiple late fees in anniversary billing when
printing.
Fixed bug with linked units and amount due on current customer
report.
Fixed bug with software key with multiple users on Windows XP.
Fixed bug when there is an invalid date for 90 registration
limit.
Fixed bug when anniversary customer due date is the 31st.
Fixed bug with database backup trying to overwrite existing
file.
7-May-2006
Added the ability to print one
announcement letter for any unit.
Fixed bug with FTP backup and restore not working.
Change the rent wizard 5 screen default button to [Finish].
Fixed error with installation
package installing WININET.DLL
Added duplicate code checking during DKS Gate data upload.
Improved logic for random DKS code generation.
Added check for Recurring Monthly Fees cannot be a negative
amount
Fixed bug with printing announcement letters.
Fixed bug with not entering a payment type.
Updating wording on software key registration forms.
2-Jan-2006
Added first phase of Point-Of-Sale
interface.
Added Euro sign to reports.
Added FTP backup and restore capabilities to all letters and
database.
Added the ability to partially refund the deposit.
Added the ability to partially refund prepaid rent amounts.
Added software key to installation process.
Fix bug when grace period into next month in daily anniversary
billing.
Fix bug with multiple month late fees in daily anniversary
billing.
Fixed 603 error with single payment.
Fixed the sort order of the units in the POS interface.
Fixed the sort order of several reports when sorted by units.
Changed installation logo different from EXE logo.
25-Nov-2005
Added ability to add a fee to any
month not flag as paid in full.
Added daily late fees to anniversary billing.
When tax amount is zero, do not give tax late fees as an option.
Fixed common payments error “Can't add record to Payments
table.”
Fixed bug with error message “Previous month not paid in full.”
Fixed bug with non-US customers and start date with the receipt
list.
Fixed bug with receipt list not listing payments in correct
order.
Fixed spacing issue with receipt list.
17-Sep-2005
Fixed bug when 2nd page of some
reports is cut off at the top of the page.
Fixed bug in PaidTo date on late
list report.
Fixed bug when month is overpaid but value carries over to next
month.
Fixed nuance of payments > rent but < late fees for next months
rent.
Added deposit payments to customer report.
Added link units to customer report.
Added unit to customer report for each payment.
Added check for missed month payments when receiving payment.
Added a unit comment section to each unit’s detail.
Fixed error messages displaying wrong month in receive payment
screen.
Fixed bug when late letter was not printed but logged as
printed.
27-June-2005
Added Estimated Move Out
report.
Added Paid To date to the
receipt.
Added Estimated Move Out Date to unit detail.
Fixed bug when printing multiple billing notices with prepaid
field.
Moved customers rented days from info tab to unit settings in
unit detail.
Fixed bug with multiple payments when amount paid is more then
due.
Fixed bug with unlinking linked units and printing late letters.
4-June-2005
Added Customer History report.
Added total tax received on receipt list.
Added total deposits received on receipt list.
Added total deposits tax received on receipt list.
Added the ability for billing notices to deduct prepaid from
amount due.
Fixed bug in CheckInvalidLateDate when using Australian date
format.
Fixed bug when canceling out of change date function of
receiving payment.
Fixed bug when accepting multiple payments using Australian date
format.
Fixed bug when changing customer since date using Australian
date format.
Fixed bug when accepting multiple payments over a new year.
Fixed bug when vacate date is not always entered into customers
record.
Fixed bug with current customer report and paid-to-date.
4-March-2005
Added ability to email reports
to any email address.
Added ability to send a backup of the database to any email
address.
Added tax amount collected to receipt list report.
Improved database check on startup to include more customer
information.
Fixed bug with last payment information displaying incorrect
data.
Fixed bug with days-in-month function concerning Jan-2005.
Added link to purchase maintenance plan from web site.
Fixed bug in tax rate calculation when you tax rent but not late
fees.
Removed Billing option from emailing customer letters.
Renamed store files of several reports.
Fixed bug in PaidTo date in unit detail screen.
Fixed bug in CheckInvalidLateDate function when vacating unit.
26-December-2004
Fixed bug with InGrace date and sending out unneeded billing notices.
Added ‘All Time’ button to receipt list report.
In receipt list report, made ‘View’ button tab index of zero.
Fixed bug in Unit Detail with Paid To Date.
Fixed bug in PrePaid report with Paid To Date.
Fixed bug in PrePaid report with rent amount being zero.
Fixed bug in Options form when setting Deposit directory.
Fixed bug in multiple places when attempting to create a directory.
Fixed bug with error in unit table with label printing.
Fixed bug with change date button in unit detail.
Add ability to never print a letter for a customer, late or otherwise.
2-December-2004
In mnuNoticeSheet function, exit sub after error 11 occurs.
In options screen, highlight complete email address when selected.
Updated see32.dll to correct problem with Internet Backup.
Fixed bug with credit card report and linked units.
Fixed rare bug when customer corrects a payment and affects prepaid date.
Fix tab order in unit detail.
Added security deposit report.
Removed debugging code after database error 11.
Disable all overview controls while updating DKS.
Added ability to update DKS instead of full data download.
Changed error message in DKS update.
Added submenu DKS on overview screen under Gate Access menu.
Added additional messages in status bar during DKS download.
Added EXE version info into MDB for version usage tracking.
Added random number button for Device # in DKS interface.
Added check for duplicate device # in DKS interface.
Deposit directory is now an user-settable option.
Increased sized of directory text boxes.
If a directory form loses focus, it will auto close.
Added deposit directory from to common close down code.
Fixed bug in deposit directory from with = nothing code.
Fixed bug with receipt when receiving multiple payments.
Removed Directory code and old access code from DKS screen.
Added customer registration number to database.
When vacating a unit, allow the user to forgive any owed rent.
At startup, verify registration matches between database and software.
Fixed bug with prepaid dates when anniversary due date is 31st.
Allow the inputting of a range of numbers for the DKS random number.
Fixed bug with credit card report and anniversary billing.
Added the ability to have employee past codes for DKS interface.
Fixed two bugs in prepaid report with anniversary billing.
Fixed bug with prepaid report when rent amount is zero.
Fixed bug with viewing deposit sheet with QIF file.
Limit last name to 26 characters in unit report.
Fixed bug in usage report with size field.
Force small ‘x’ in unit size on all reports and unit detail.
Fixed bug when receiving payment when rent amount is zero.
Fixed bug in income report when building code is two characters.
Fixed bug in rent wizard when unit size was over six characters.
Added option to show partially paid months green.
Fixed up income report for two character buildings.
Add rental length to unit detail.
In deposit directory form, display messages on success.
Replaced the MSCAL.OCX calendar control with another control.
Improved code in the calendar forms when selecting dates.
In receipt report form, renamed button reset to today.
In partial payment report form, renamed button reset to today.
Added mscomct2.ocx to the installation package for new calendar.
6-June-2004
Added
anniversary billing.
Fixed
bug when asked for email address when viewing reports.
Increase
employer field from 12 to 50 characters.
In
unit detail, moved total rent and 1st rent to Payment
History tab.
Added
an additional check on startup for invalid customer since date.
16-May-2004
Added DKS DoorKing gate access compatibility.
Added options to limit the printing of labels.
Building codes can now be 1 to 3 characters.
Added Internet menu section.
Added Internet Contact Customer Support menu item.
Added Internet Report a Bug menu item.
Added Internet Check for Updates menu item.
Added Internet Purchase Upgrade menu item.
Added payment method to receipts.
Added check number to receipts.
Added option to Force Payment Type to be entered.
Added PAP and Debit or Interac to receive payment types.
Added check for valid email address for Company Email.
Added Emailing of billing notices.
Added Emailing of late notices.
Added Emailing of announcement letters.
Disable all buttons when printing or emailing letters.
Added to the menu the ability to edit all customer letters.
Moved and consolidated several menu items for cleaner look.
Fixed bug with shutdown backup sometimes appearing twice.
Internet Archive feature now requires email address.
20-March-2004
Added ability to prorate out vacated month.
Added
option to be asked to backup database when shutting down
software.
Added alternate contact information to rental agreement.
Fixed bug with adding next months rent not always adding.
Fixed bug with printing billing notices when adding next month’s rent.
Added
the ability to have decimal places in the unit sizes or as a
whole number instead of the normal 10x20 format.
Added
the ability to link up to six units before accepting the first
payment.
Added
the ability to accept the first payment for multiple units under
one customer from the master unit.
When vacating master unit,
you will have the option to transfer customer info to first linked
unit or vacate all the customer units.
When refunding rent, software will ask if you want to print receipt.
Added error message when backup fails.
Added error message when restore fails.
Increase state field to three for our Australian customers.
Added Australian Business Number (ABN) for our Australian customers beside
the EIN / GST on option screen.
Added vehicle registration number to customer information.
Added alternate contact person in customer information.
Re-indexed unit detail screen for correct tab key movement.
Fixed bug when not all customer fields were disabled on linked units.
Fixed a rare bug when a linked unit would be allowed to receive a payment.
21-January-2004
Added
the ability to force the first months prorated rent to a whole
dollar amount.
Added
the ability to change the customer's name after you already
rented the unit.
Enhanced
daily late fee options.
Internet
Archiving of your database to our data warehouse. With
just two clicks of the mouse, you can send your encrypted
database to our online data warehouse for future retrieval
incase your computer system crashes.
Added
amount due per month in unit detail screen.
Made
time delay between printing letters an optional setting.
Add
EIN number beside GST number in options screen.
During
startup, check for null values in payment table for payment
amount.
1 November 2003
From
customer search, you can now jump to unit detail.
Added the prelien letter to the programs group for editing.
If white is chosen as the vacant color, vacant unit numbers will
be black.
Added the ability to print the buildings in graphical format.
1
October
2003
If
you enter more then what is due for any particular months rent,
the software will ask you if you want to accept the extra for
future payments.
Added
3rd and 4th late fees per month capability.
Added
prelien letter.
Billing
notices will not print for a customer if next month has already
been paid.
4
August
2003
Added customer support web link to software contact form.
Added report for partial payments accepted as full payments.
Ask to refund prepaid months rent when vacating a unit.
Added the ability to copy customer information into another unit.
Allow changing customer since date until first payment is made.
Customer search will now search with partial last names.
28 July
2003
Added filtering capabilities to credit card report.
Added partial payment report.
Added
web link to customer support web page.
Removed
PDF documents from software, now use RTF format.
Rearranged combo choices in credit card report screen.
Added first months rent info to unit detail screen.
Added other fees to rental agreement monthly rent.
Added %%FIRSTMONTHSRENT%% to rental agreement.
Add error checking for due date no later then 28th of the month.
Added
first and last name to receipt report.
Add
option to skip login screen and login in as admin automatically.
Added
first and last name in credit card report.
Credit
card report is now sorted by buildings.
InGrace
report is now sorted by buildings.
InGrace
report is now shows building totals.
No
longer print billing notices for InGrace customers past 31 days
in grace.
Prorated
first month works no matter what month it is now.
Added
ability to adjust margins when label printing.
Expanded
capability of unit numbers to include characters.
Expanded
capability of unit numbers to six characters.
Updated
reports to use Crystal Reports.
Fixed
install issue with Windows XP.
Added
payment type to receive payment screen.
Tax
option now has 4 decimal places for Canadian customers.
Add
Social Security Number to customer database.
Grace
periods for new customers
Enhanced
report printing
Added
printer error handling when printing receipt.
Increased
length of first and last name to 45 characters.
Added
ability to change payment date to receive payments screen.
Added
the ability to add a deposit after the unit is already rented.
Increased
size of payment due on unit detail screen.
Added
option to print an announcement letter to all current customers.
Added
check number in receipt payment screen.
Added
ability to change date before renting to a customer.
Added
ability to print rental agreement after unit is already rented.
Added
date range options for receipt list viewing and printing.
Added
option to set rent to 0.00 will show customer is always current.
Added
Payment Report.
Added
ability to limit late fees to only one late fee no matter how late .
Added
ability to sort late list and current customer list by unit ID (PCB)
Added
the ability to include letters in zip code for Canadian customers.
Added
Rent Wizard (PCB).
Building
button’s tooltiptext now display detailed unit information. (PCB)
Added
message box for 1st run of software to help 1st time users.
Added
Rental Contract number to customer table in database.
Added
unit report and vacant reports (PCB)
Added
VacateDate to unit table to track when last customer left.
Added
zip code search for city and state.
Added
Cancel option after receiving payment for less then full amount.
Added
second late fee per month capability.
Added
the ListNo field in unit table to allow for better sorting of units in reports.
Added
ability to have a daily late fee.
Added
ability to print Avery Standard 5160 Address Labels. (PCB-96794)
Added
ability to change the default colors for each unit state: late, current, vacant, locked
out, and damaged.
17 September, 2000
Added ability to edit all letters that are sent to customers.
Fixed divide by zero error when unit table count = zero.
Fix bug when printing letters for linked units.
Increased optimization speed of software.
Made installation packages a single self installing zip file.
Encrypted the database against unauthorized access.
Late fee amount may either now be a common amount for all units or a percentage
amount of each units rental amount.
Added the ability to attach picture files to each customers personnel
information.
18 July, 2000
You can accept partial payments for a month and either accept it as full or
partial payment.
Corrected
bug with new prorated calculation.
Added
payment due by month to receive payment form.
Upgraded
compiler to VB6 SP4.
Cleaned
up error messages.
Changed
color code frame to a popup window.
Added
linked units to all letters and reports.
Added
a dash symbol between building code and unit number.
Increase
unit designation to 4 characters.
Fixed
bug with link units when printing receipt.
Removed
optimization option when compiling.
Only
print one late letter for linked customers.
When
receiving payments for linked units, payments should
not
be spread evenly, but follow rent due per unit.
Added
additional install files for Window 95 users.
15 March, 2000
Increased database utilities and finalized the unit linking.
As policy, current customers can download this upgrade from the secure
ftp site. All others can download the trialware version from the download page.
27 February, 2000
- Version 3.2.1 beta released
This upgraded trialware version is now fully functional for building
A. Also minor bugs were found and corrected in the unit link section.
21 February, 2000
- Version 3.2.0 beta released
This upgrade includes the ability to link up to six units to one
customer. This means you can now accept payments for up to six units from one
unit detail. Customer information is automatically copied to linked units. You
can add and removed linked units at any time during the customers stay.
Current customers can download this upgrade from the secure ftp
site. All others can download the trialware version from the download page.
4 January, 2000
This upgrade corrects installation problems on early versions of Windows
95.
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