 Your awards are in the mail! Send us a picture. Here is the subject for the next TopForm TopGun Challenge. In one of the earlier newsletters we discussed various messaging options available in TopForm. A) Name themSend your answers to Anthony Mullins. Also remember that all correct answers are being entered into the grand prize drawing at our Spring 2003 Users Conference. 
TopForm will again be showcasing the latest enhancements to the software at this year's DMIA Inform Services Conference being held October 15-17 in Rosemont, IL. You can find us at Booth 108, the very first booth as you enter the exhibit hall. Many of you will be shocked to hear that we are going with a Mardi Gras theme (makes you believe that someone from our company is from New Orleans)! The booth will be splashed with purple, green and gold with plenty of beads to go around. That's just the start however. We are also giving away a trip for two to New Orleans! Some lucky winner will enjoy a weekend getaway to the city known for its exquisite cuisine, Old World charm and outstanding jazz music. How do you register? You will automatically be registered if you purchase a qualified module between October 15 - December 31, 2002.
Contact Anthony Mullins for further details about the New Orleans trip giveaway. In an effort to keep the communication lines open with you, our valued customer, we have scheduled a "Users Conference Lite" on Friday, October 18th from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. This is the day immediately following the Inform Services Conference. The meeting location will be the Allegheny A & B rooms on the main lobby level. A continental breakfast and beverages will be served. The purpose will be to highlight the latest enhancements to the software, share TopForm's goals and direction, and listen to your comments. Please contact Anthony Mullins if you would like to register. Web.ec has, since the beginning, supported multiple categories. This meant that your customers could choose products that were organized either by product code or by function.
In many cases you may have a customer that you need to give access to ordering products across other customers in your TopForm system. In one example, you could generate a catalog based on each of the customer's products and then assign these catalogs to the appropriate buyers. When ordering is done, the order will be issued under the customer to which the buyer is associated but the product will be released from (or ordered using) the customer associated with the item. Assignment Methods With this new feature, you will have the ability to assign up to 18 catalogs to a single buyer. The 18 catalogs can be assigned as follows:
The code methods include:
The following features associated with Stock Item Support are currently in field testing:
This new feature in the software allows any TopForm report or continuous style form to be printed or viewed in HTML format. This gives you the opportunity to view reports directly on your PC or to generate a report on a web server for viewing over the Internet through a web browser. These HTML reports are user-friendly in terms of searching for the exact information you need. The data can be found by using the Search function in the browser. You can also go directly to the end of the report for report totals by a simple click of a button. The report can be saved, printed or emailed with ease. In the output options, the appropriate printer is selected and the reports prints like normal. If the HTML is to be viewed, your default browser will pop up at the end of the report and show the results. If the file is not shown, then the file will be generated and the operator will be returned to the menu. Contact TopForm Support for further details. That you can enter "NOSTOP" in the Job Card Data field in your report printer options and when viewing the report to your screen, the report will scroll and stop only at the end so that you can view report totals. It's a family affair. Docusource Print Management, a print distributorship in Portland, Oregon, started its operations in 1970 under the helm of Tim Curtin. Like so many distributors around the country, they started with humble beginnings but now packs a powerful punch in the great northwest. In 1980, Tim tried recruiting his brother John to join forces and oversee the operational side of the business. John was already on a successful management tract with a national company so he felt it might be risky to join a small company like DPM in spite of his brother's success. After Tim made one of his best "sales" presentations however, John teamed up with his brother. Their success since has been DPM's success. They now run a $6 million operation with 22 employees and the company continues to grow. One of the reasons for DPM's continued growth is the company's versatility. Through the years they have diversified their product offering and their end user base. DPM now sells anything from traditional forms to commercial print, electronic forms, ad specialties, fulfillment, forms processing and more to verticals such as the healthcare, retail, manufacturing and hospitality industries. John believes one of the reasons they will continue to be successful in the future is their adaptability, "Documents and technologies are merging from inception to print delivery and archival…the methods of design, production, delivery and processing are becoming tightly woven and will become even more so…we intend to adapt along with it." TopForm will also play a major role in their adaptability to the industry changes. John went on to say, "Our customers have and continue to look to us for solutions…part of our document management program is to streamline the procurement process…we are looking forward to the efficiencies afforded by online ordering via Web.ec." Another reason to believe that DPM will be well positioned for the future is their approach to their customers, "As we look at document management from a global viewpoint, we will have in place programs and technologies to efficiently handle our clients needs however complex. At the same time never losing the "local" feel and response that we have employed throughout the years of business," John said. Continued success from all of us at TopForm! |
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