TopForm Software, Inc.

330 Research Court

Suite 200

Norcross, GA 30092
November 2004     

This month in TopForm® Times...

...:: TopForm® Image Library ::...

...:: New Web.ec Receipt Report ::...

...:: New Web.ec Option ::...

...:: PDF Monitoring for Individual Users ::...

...:: Survey Solicits Great Response ::...

...:: TopForm® 2005 Client Conference ::...

...:: Holiday Schedule ::...


 

 



October TopGun Winner
Congratulations to Pat Young of Conmar Systems, Inc. - our October TopGun winner. She correctly answered the question,

“There is a new option in the auto distribute feature of cash receipts. What does this option allow you to do?"

Answer: Allows the cash to be posted for a range of invoice numbers.

Here is the subject for the next TopForm® TopGun Challenge.

Which of the following is the newest Web.ec Feature?

a. On-line Credit Card Authorization and Processing
b. On-line Account Administration
c. Purchase Approval Processing
d. Credit Hold Feature
e. Automatic Reorder Notices 
f. Multiple Product Images

Send your answers to Jean Dudek

Remember that all correct answers are being entered into the grand prize drawing at our Spring 2005 Users Conference.


What is TopForm® Image Library?

The TopForm® Image Library is used to digitally store all of the documents and images typically needed in a distributor’s business and to conveniently index these documents to the associated transactions. This provides a way to put these documents “at your fingertips” instead of having to track down file folders in cabinets or on someone’s desk. 

All of the documents produced by TopForm® as well as all of the Accounting Journals and Audit Reports are captured automatically. Documents received, such as vendor invoices, customer signed delivery tickets, etc, can be scanned with TopForm’s easy to use interface that links them to the corresponding accounting documents in TopForm®.

As you probably already know, all new TopForm® modules are discounted 25% during the first sixty days following their release. This early release price of $3,975 will be in effect until December 10.

Order before November 20 and we’ll even throw in a FREE HP compatible scanner with a automatic document feeder. This entry level scanner, scan at speeds up to eight pages per minute.
Or upgrade to a more compact high performance duplex scanner with scan speeds of up to 40 pages per minute for just $500 more. 

For more information call sales Toll Free at 800-448-1484.



The newest standard Web.ec report is the Warehouse Receipt Report. This on-line report lists all the products that have been received into your warehouses within the date range specified.

In addition to being able to see warehouse receipts, your customer has an option to view a report that also lists all the transactions against each receipt (shipments from inventory, adjustments, etc.).


They simply check the “Show all transactions against receipts” box and click Create Report. For more information on this new Web.ec reporting option, please contact TopForm® Support. 


If you have a need in WebEC to provide information to the buyer about an item in addition to the item description, the following tags may be of interest to you.

The form_memo tag displays the 60 character form memo field from the custom item master (F/M,S1,#2 in CHUI).

This tag is available on the product catalog, product detail, and order entry pages. (EC3PC0,EC3PC1,EC3WS1). 

The form_note tag displays the 60 character item note field from the custom item master (F/M,S1,#10 in CHUI).

This tag is available on the product catalog page (EC3PC0). If you need assistance please call support
at 770-239-7777.



The PDF monitor program has been enhanced to provide more flexibility in processing electronic forms into PDF documents. This feature works in conjunction with your Electronic Forms and provides the ability to process packing lists, invoices, purchase orders, etc as PDF documents. There are now two options available in the PDF Monitor program. 

The first option is designed to run on one pc and monitors the processing of all PDF electronic forms. When a form is created, the program automatically prints the document to a pre-assigned printer. The printer can be any printer that is accessed by the pc running the monitor program. Each user document type can be assigned a unique printer if necessary. 

The second option allows the monitor program to run on each individual user's pc. When a user creates a document, the program can automatically print the document to the user's default Windows printer OR display the document on the pc using the Adobe Acrobat reader. The user can then process the document using any of the existing functions in the Adobe reader. If Adobe 6.0 or greater is used, the document can be emailed.


TopForm® recently sent out a survey to solicit our client’s input regarding potential new development projects. The response to this survey was very strong. Eighty-three of the 324 customers queried or 26% took time out of their busy schedule to give us this very important input. You can see a summary of the responses so far by using the following link.

Click here to see Survey Summary

The survey will remain open until November 15th. Of course, we will need some time to complete our review of the responses, particularly the write in suggestions. Following our review we will make this additional information available to you as well.

If you have any ideas for future TopForm® surveys, please let us know.


If you haven’t already done so, please mark your calendars to be with us in Atlanta, April 21st - 23rd. We will be once again be offering pre-conference training classes. If you have any special needs or topics that you would like to suggest for this training, please contact Cathy.Spence@topform.com.  A complete conference schedule will be published on our website sometime in January, so please let us have your input.

The appeal of the Marietta Conference Center & Resort lies not only with its proximity to the Atlanta, but also in its separation from it. Guests experience the excitement of Atlanta or the warmth of a small southern town. The Conference Center is located only 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta, 15 minutes from Buckhead, and 30 minutes from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

For more information on the Marietta Conference Center and Resort visit www.mariettaresort.com.



We will be closed November 25th and 26th for Thanksgiving.