New features and Improvements - Release 12.0

Version 12



VERSION 12.0.1
 

 

NEW FEATURES

 

  • New punch clock feature - Real-time -   
    • A real-time counter of technicians' hours on the job has been added to the punch clock's list of features.
  • GEM-CHAT 
  • Full-screen POS option from Local configuration - 
    • The point of sale is now available in full screen.   
  • Cancel receivables payment as a regular user -  
  • Accept payment for 0$ in receivables - 
  • Automatic refresh in punch clock for real-time and updated mileage from POS 
  • New option for conciliation - 
    • The conciliation of banking transactions is now available in GEM-CAR.   
  • New logos in GEM-CAR and vdata  
    • New logos were added to represent Distribution Stox, OK Tire, Pneus S, CAA and more.
  • New tax report - 
    • New tax report for TPS and TVQ / HST.  
  • New sales contracts - 
    • Create a new sales contract for vehicles with vehicle maintenance   

 

IMPROVEMENTS

 

  •  English databases do not contain french words anymore (e.g. POINT DE VENTE written instead of POINT OF SALE) and vice versa
  • Addition of clients' postal code in the note of the POS -  




VERSION 12.0.1



  • In version 12.0.1, the issue revolving around the tickets in the inventory transaction has been resolved. The quantity on the transactions is now the same as the quantity on the invoice, regardless of the ticket number.



VERSION 12.0.2




FIXES

  • Enhancement on the account statements layout.
  • Enhancement on the account statements layout.
  • Enhancement for the GEM-CHAT license.
  • Enhancement for the Punch clock Auto-refresh notes.
  • Enhancement of the Inventory label 
  •  Enhancement for Inventory transaction 
  •  Enhancement for Inventory manual adjustment
  •  Enhancement for Kit quantity matter. 
  •  Enhancement for default inventory location determination.
  •  Enhancement for default inventory location.
  •  Enhancement for account statement in a cloud setting.
  •  Enhancement of sales balance comparison report.
  •  Redirection to our website instead of pop up.


NEW FEATURES


  • The default location is now mandatory.
  • Location won't be deleted unless no transactions are in it.
  • Location won't be renamed unless no transactions are in it.
  • New work order reports - Work_order_total.rtp , work_order_ext2.rtp




VERSION 12.0.3



  • Bug in punch clock - advisor mode when adding time manually in the future - fixed.
  • Improvements in punch clock - advisor mode.
  • Manual punch in the future added from advisor mode is no longer allowed.
  • Adding punch without end time is no longer allowed.
  • Date mandatory for punch added from advisor mode.
  • Adjusted French and English validation messages in punch clock - advisor mode.



VERSION 12.0.5



NEW FEATURES


  • New module GEM-Money.


IMPROVEMENTS

 

  • Automatic configuration of available printers in cloud environment.
  • Invoice count added in the report “Payments by method”.
  • New work order model with increased space for notes - start and end time columns removed.
  • Add new partners logos in GEM-CAR (Ranger tire, Napa Autopro, Elrich,Premium Tire Distribution, North Country Tire and Nextpart).
  • Supplier invoices from past years are now with yellow background colour in Suppliers/Invoice entry. 
  • GEM-CHAT is now managed by license.
  • In the return maintenance, when creating a new return,  when you select a transaction, the supplier and the cost are populated automatically. 


FIXES
  • Fixed the save button in the tire storage module when the tire set is inactive.
  • Fixed a problem when printing the “Detailed list of customers who visited the shop” report.
  • Fixed the problem with labels that are faded.
  • Fixed labels to remove the printing of an empty label.
  • Fixed a problem where sometimes we lost the internal note of the item at the point of sale.
  • Fixed a problem when adding a core to the supplier invoice to an existing item.
  • Fixed a security problem in the punch clock when the user only has access to the window.
  • Fixed a problem with the electronic signature that was not transferred to the work order report.
  • Fixed the style of the real-time and bill time fields punch clock counter (Option 113).
  • Fixed the importation of vehicles when some lines cannot be imported because of missing required values.
  • Fixed french traduction in the technician statistics box.
  • Fixed the insurance signature location on the insurance repair approval report.
  • Fixed the date format of the tire storage label.
  • Fixed the redirection to “Payment inscription” from “Account payable analysis”.
  • Fixed the unwanted price change in the point of sale window when an additional margin is configured in category management.
  • Fixed the inventory list report in the product management module when multiple products are selected.
  • Fixed the 411.com integration.
  • Fix the display of the GEM-LINK update.
  • Fix the keyboard navigation on the phone field in the customer management module.



VERSION 12.0.6


 

MPROVEMENTS
  • Improvements in GEM-MONEY – automatic configuration of the report, direct link to ADVANTAGEWON website, more accurate calculation of the amount.
  • Automatic login to the financing website as soon as garage info is entered in GEM-CAR.
  • Add amount instead of % for the discount in supplier invoices – to pay column (FAQ).
  • Guidelines for inventory importation from excel updated.
  • Improvements in GEM-SUPPORT – all new features available in TeamViewer 15 are now integrated into GEM-SUPPORT.
  • Linked product for all categories type “PARTS”. Before 12.0.6 only the parts type “TIRE” were having that option.
  • Improvements in tire sales report – we show diameter, make and model of the tire. The report is ordered by size/diameter.
  • NAPA price list updated – search improved.
  • Select all options in tire search, job search and product search. (FAQ)
  • GEM-CAR officially supports SQL Server 2019 – all new customers will be installed with that version of SQL. Existing customers will be upgraded.

FIXES

 

  • Bug fix for reversing 0$ AR payment – the invoices are now coming back in receivables.
  • SMS log report – longer messages used to be cut and not fully displayed.
  • Limit for product number for kits and products is now the same.
  • Personalized checks are no longer modified by the GEM-CAR update.
  • Fixed a problem when we cancelling the account receivables payment of 0$. The invoice now comes back to the account receivables window.
  • Fixed synchronization of time problem with the technician’s statistics window and the punch clock.
  • Fixed the message “Please enter valid date: No future date” that appears on the report account statements when we generate the administration fees.
  • Fixed invoice template report that shows HTML code in notes.
  • Fixed an error “This field name is unknown” when using invoice report Invoice_headers_small_round.rpt
  • Fixed a runtime error in the punch clock when real-time is missing. (Option 113)
  • Fixed the payment amount not transferred in the point of sale when a payment is done in the account receivables analysis under some circumstance.
  • Fixed the partial product search to include the kit.
  • Fixed the GEM-Mechanic link in the point of sale.
  • Fixed WHI availability verification.
  • Fixed the order by date function in the account payable/receivable analysis window.
  • Fixed electronic signature position on invoice reports – insurance module.
  • Fixed Insurance information not displayed on some invoice templates.
  • Fixed publicity not displayed on some invoice templates.
  • Fixed the double opening of the report work_order_truck.rpt.
  • It’s not possible to delete the bay 0 anymore, except for admin.
  • Fixed long company truncate on the reminder report.
  • Fixed the colour of the title boxes in the user configuration and technician’s statistics.
  • Fixed an end date problem with the SMS log report.