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Enhancements
That Make Sense And Help Achieve Results
Phoenix
for Windows Version 4.2 Upgrade was released on Friday May 31,
2002. This release contains many new features that are sure to
help you achieve your goals. Check out this list.
Major
Enhancements
Customer
Demographics Reporting – This report will provide the
dollars spent by age bracket (user definable) and gender of
the customer for a given time period.
Rental
Product Demographic Report - Report may be focused on a
Title, Format, Genre or pricing category. Report lists
the dollars spent by age bracket and gender for a given time
period.
Merchandise
Demographic Report - Report may be focused on an item,
department or one of the three "search" categories.
Report lists the dollars spent by age bracket and gender for a
given time period.
Title
Summary Report – A new title summary report has been
created in Phoenix. This report lists the titles selected on a
single line with information about the period selected:
average active, turns, % out, revenue. Life information is
also displayed: life revenue, cost, profits, ROI%.
Automated
Daily Backup – A backup routine has been added to
Phoenix and can automatically launch upon exiting the program.
You can set the time when the backup is to occur.
Title
Search – A check box has been added to the title search
windows to restrict the titles listed in the window to only
those titles with active copies. Any title with no active
copies will not show up in this window.
Batch
Check-ins – The system will now preserve the state of
the “Automatic ADR” check box between sessions. This means
that once you set how you want the late fees to be handling
during batch checkins, the system will operate that way until
you change the flag.
Batch
Check-ins – A new shortcut to batch check-ins has been
assigned to the transaction window – Ctrl-B.
Transactions
- Added the ability to display a transaction screen message
that will be scrolled for the employees to read. Message
is edited via operational controls.
Shortcut
to Forums - A new button has been added to the main screen
to provide a short cut to the Phoenix Discussion Groups. Note:
an Internet connect is required.
Phoenix
Utilities – Several utility programs have been created
to assist the retailer. Customer purge utility will delete
inactive customers. Rental product utilities include an orphan
copy identifier that checks for rental product copies without
a title record, and a routine to validate assigned title codes
(format, genre, pricing category). A merchandise quantity on
order routine will verify each product’s on order field to
open purchase orders. A rental product in/out status
validation routine will check each rental product’s status
with the current transaction file. A routine to check open
transactions will list all transactions not closed out and
provide you the ability to close them.
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