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12/23/2008 |
Fixed
some issues with the way Combination Booking Styles interacted with
service sorting. The fix for this issue may remove some combination
booking styles if you've used service sorting but will ensure that your
combination styles work correctly and avoid duplicate copies of the same
booking style as well.
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12/20/2008 |
Added the
ability to turn Week View on or off as a default to the Detail Level
button in the Appointment Book.
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12/17/2008 |
Changed
the Find section so you can search for customer names added via the Group
Booking.
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12/17/2008 |
Changed
standing appointments so that every standing booked counts as a pre-booked
appointment.
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12/17/2008 |
Added the
ability to add multiple items to the Pre-Price Retail screen without
clicking Add Retail again. Once you finish adding items you need to
click Cancel or hit the Escape key. The Retail Total is shown at the
bottom of the screen and is updated as items are added or removed. To
turn this feature OFF go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in PPRET0.NOR and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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12/16/2008 |
Changed
the adding of rooms through Spa Setup so that they are now set to your
first classification instead of trying to add a new classification each
time.
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12/16/2008 |
Cleaned
up the Package Setup screen in the Maintenance section.
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12/16/2008 |
Added the
Show Extra Numbers to the Appointment Detail screen. The button only shows
when information is present and is highlighted in yellow.
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12/15/2008 |
Changed
the Gift Certificate search function to allow a space to be entered
between the name instead of a comma. This change makes the system find the
near spelling more often.
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11/21/2008 |
Added the
ability to move appointments by dragging the first space of the
appointment to the desired time. Also added the ability to extend
appointments or cut times out by dragging the last space of the
appointment to the new desired ending time.
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11/18/2008 |
Added
password tracking to the Make it Fit. If someone overrides the normal
booking time the employee and customer are recorded to the Password
Tracking.
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11/17/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that caused double-clicking on the employee name on the View
Select screen to start the process of moving or booking an appointment.
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11/17/2008 |
Added
Cricket to the list of Text Carriers.
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11/12/2008 |
Changed
the program so that if the Other Phone or Cell Phone boxes are filled in
the Show Extra Phone Numbers button will show up in Yellow to notify you
that there are extra phone numbers available for that customer.
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11/07/2008 |
Added the
ability to color code the employee names in the appointment book by
Classification. To
turn this feature on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in CDEPT0.YES and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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11/03/2008 |
Changed
the program so that you can no longer change a customer's name to spaces
or a single asterisk while on the Customer Display screen.
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11/01/2008 |
Added the
option to have the system automatically add offsets to the Pay In/Out
section to adjust for days where your starting cash is below the normal
starting cash amounts. These adjustments are not needed to make the
cash drawer balance correctly - they are strictly for bookkeeping
purposes.
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10/21/2008 |
Added a
new report to the Owner Reports section called What If. This report
allows you to see various numbers for a specific employee or the salon as
a whole, change some of those numbers, and see how those changes would
affect business over the following month, quarter, and year. Click
here to read more about the What If Report.
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10/20/2008 |
Added a
More button to the Appointment Confirmation screen to see the new phone
numbers.
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10/03/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with Correction that could cause gift certificate by number
corrections to improperly add the balance back to the gift certificate.
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10/03/2008 |
Added an
automatic comment to the employee schedules to show all staff birthdays
and company anniversaries.
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10/03/2008 |
Added a
new report to the Appointment Report section to allow users to print the
Waiting List.
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09/26/2008 |
Added a
new report called the Traffic Report under Owner Reports -> Date Range
Reports. This report shows you how many people were checked in and
checked out during each hourly period and can also be broken out by day of
week.
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09/26/2008 |
Added a
new report option to the Date Range Detailed Retail report for a 'Turn
Rate Report'. This report will show you how many of each item was
sold, along with the average amount on hand for that item during the dates
of the report. It then gives you a Monthly Turn Rate which
represents how much of that average on hand amount was turned over per
month. For example, if you sold 20 items during a two month period
and averaged 5 of those items on hand your turn rate would be 2 - you sold
twice the amount that you averaged having in stock per month meaning that
you needed to restock twice per month.
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09/16/2008 |
Added the
option to not skip pages between employees on the detailed time card
report.
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09/04/2008 |
Added
the option to the Pre-Booking Report to exclude customers listed with the
Model or Out of Town customer type.
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09/03/2008 |
Added
the ability to have the program automatically send birthday emails to
customers. All of the options for this new feature are under
Maintenance -> Internet / Marketing -> Birthday Email Settings.
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09/02/2008 |
Fixed
the Net Payroll to subtract tips when it is not included on the check.
This affected the Payroll Summary report only.
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08/29/2008 |
Added
the option to send customers that can receive text messages a message the
morning of their appointment. This reminder is sent in addition to
your normal confirmation calls/emails and can be turned off through
Maintenance -> Internet / Marketing.
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08/28/2008 |
Added
the ability to the program to store an extra phone number and a cell
phone number. In addition you can send a text to the customer from the
Customer Display screen. For customers that do not want text
messages you can select No Text Messages for the Carrier. Clicking on or tabbing to the Home Phone or
Work Phone number will bring the rest of the numbers to the front on the
screen while clicking/tabbing elsewhere will send the extra information to
the back. You can also switch between the extra numbers and the
other information with the Show/Hide Extra Phone Numbers buttons.
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08/26/2008 |
Changed
the optional file for turning on a different port for email
messages. This should alleviate problems that could cause emails to
stop going out when installing new firewall software.
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08/26/2008 |
Added
the message 'All Reports listing client names are the sole property of the
business name' to the Employee Schedules and Greeting Schedules.
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08/26/2008 |
Fixed
a problem that caused the Check Register Report to no longer be an option
after the Close Day Summary for people that had that feature turned on. To
turn the Check Register Report option on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in CHECK0.REP and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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08/25/2008 |
Fixed
a problem with Employee Classifications that would reset the count back to
9 classifications even if others had been entered.
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08/20/2008 |
Changed
the Date Range Gross Pay Department report to store the department and
price level of each employee when the information is recorded during the
Payroll Calculations. This update requires that the Date Range Database be
updated which requires about 5 minutes to update. The update occurs
the first time you open the Spa-Salon Manager.
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08/14/2008 |
Added
the ability to record recurring booth rent to the new Booth Rent option in
the program.
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08/14/2008 |
Updated
the Artwork by IBCS to allow it to work on more systems.
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08/13/2008 |
Fixed
a problem with Show Working in View Select that would cause the booking
screen to show the wrong name at the top at the end of the booking
process.
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08/08/2008 |
Added a
new option to the program to record the amount of booth rent owed.
By turning the option on you will have a new Booth Rent option along the
top of the screen which will allow you to pick one or more employees,
enter the booth rent amount for those employees, and have the system
automatically record an IOU in that amount for all of the selected
employees. Payments to the booth rent can then be made by going into
Pay In/Out and selecting the IOU category. To
turn this feature on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in BOOTH0.YES and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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08/07/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with separate cash drawers that caused the Close Day to add an
extra Cash Deviation and Deposit entry.
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08/01/2008 |
Fixed a
problem when Posting a Payroll to QuickBooks if no deductions were
withheld for an employee, the next employee was not posted to accounting.
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07/31/2008 |
Fixed the
combine deposits for separate cash drawers. The system sometimes did
not combine all the dates.
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07/31/2008 |
Added the
ability to use the Select Customers button to pick customers for Artwork
by IBCS.
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07/31/2008 |
Fixed
a problem that could cause the Standing Appointment button on the
Appointment Setup tab to not work the second time it was used.
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07/30/2008 |
Changed
the Send Email screen so that the date of the last update to the specific
customer list will update without leaving the screen.
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07/30/2008 |
Added the
ability force personal, vacation, holiday and sick rates to zero instead
of the employees regular hourly rate. To
turn this feature on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in RATES0.NO and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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07/29/2008 |
Added the ability to have the optional grading portion of the program only
ask for one grade per employee instead of one grade per service. To
turn this feature on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in GRADE0.ONE and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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07/28/2008 |
Added the ability to track any name that is removed from the Check In list
via the password tracking.
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07/25/2008 |
Added an option to show one employee per page on the Time Card Summary
Report.
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07/22/2008 |
Changed the program so that turning off assistant columns turns off the
ability to put in assistant working hours.
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07/21/2008 |
Fixed a problem that caused Edit Info -> Change Services/Times to not
work for appointments in the assistant column.
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07/21/2008 |
Added an option to the time card daily report to print one page per
employee.
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07/17/2008 |
What is Artwork by
IBCS?
Artwork by IBCS is a
service providing emails with professional graphics to our customers at
an affordable cost without hiring a graphic artist. You pick the artwork graphic and send us your text. We will
create a customized piece of artwork and send to your customers. You can
even add your own logo!
How would I benefit from the Artwork by IBCS program?
Artwork
by IBCS allows you to communicate with your customers with a
professional looking advertisement. Advertising to your customers
increases their visit frequency providing more income to your business.
Targeted advertisement works because your customers know the value of
your services. You only need a handful of customers justify the service
fee and income beyond that will help your bottom line profits. The
program is designed for you to increase sales for a nominal fee. Imagine
communicating to 1000 customers for $25 or 2.5 cents per customer. With
the cost of postage .27 for a postcard, it is too expensive for a return
on investment. Email advertisements are the answer!
Can
I see my choices before I sign up?
Yes, you have a new
option under the Send Email button for Artwork by IBCS. This button
allows you to explore the different artwork we have available.
What is the cost of
Artwork by IBCS and delivery time?
3 - month minimum, billed
quarterly on the 15th of the month.
$25 One Professionally branded artwork per
month
$30 Two Professionally branded artwork per
month
$40 Weekly emails
10%
off when pre-paying one-year contract
One Time – No Contract - $75 per email prepared
Artwork requires 3 business days or less to complete. Once it is
completed a sample copy will be emailed for your final approval.
Once we receive the final approval, IBCS will send the email to all of
your customers.
Why is a monthly
fee charged?
IBCS
charges a monthly fee to cover our time to create the customized artwork.
We also have to purchase the artwork each time we make a new
advertisement. With the cost of creating artwork using a graphic artist
our fees are very modest.
How
are bad email addresses handled?
Undelivered
email addresses are automatically removed from your email list without
work for you or your receptionist. Your email addresses are
automatically updated each time before you send out bulk emails to your
customers. If you have sent
email in the past, you will greatly appreciate the fact that you do not
have to look up every email address to keep a clean list.
Do
we sell your email addresses?
Never!
Your email addresses are used only to send to your customers. IBCS will
never rent, share or sell your email list.
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06/19/2008 |
When
using Separate Cash Drawers the deposits can now be combined into a single
deposit for the day. This is only necessary when doing a Close/Open
Register function for separate cash drawers. To
turn this feature on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in DEPOS0.QIF and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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06/18/2008 |
Spa-Salon
Manager is now compatible with the newest Epson Driver 4.02.
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06/13/2008 |
Added the
ability to force tips to be split automatically when pulling up the tip
screen. To
turn this feature on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in SPTIP0.YES (for an
even split) or SPTIP0.PRP (for a split by service total) and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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06/11/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that caused a tip being added for a non-service provider to show
no employees in the book after the sale.
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06/11/2008 |
Added new
report option to the Date Range Gross Pay Information Report. A new option
Gross Pay by Department compares the Service Total to the amounts paid out
in Service, Hourly and Salary. The report breaks down the percentages by
department and price level allowing you to see where your payroll dollars
are being spent.
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06/05/2008 |
Added two
new technical cards for Electrology. The Electrology card allows for
detailed medical history and is follows HIPPA access requirements. The
second techical card is for Case History which allows date, time, area,
mode, settings and reactions for the skin and patient. In addition,
comments can be stored with the fee charged for the service. These two
additions should be very helpful for the Medical Electrology businesses.
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05/29/2008 |
Added the
service count to the Advanced Booking Report when using the services in
detail set to yes.
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05/28/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with the way employee IOU's were paid off if the salon used the
feature to show employee first names only.
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05/13/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with the CAN-SPAM option added on 04/04/2008
that could cause the CAN-SPAM information to come before the message on
certain emails.
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05/08/2008 |
Added a
workaround for some customers that were having problems with the check
in/check out screen immediately going to the bottom of the screen
(taskbar) when accessed from the appointment right click menu. To
turn this workaround on go into Utility, then
File Utilities. In the File Name box, type in RCLIK0.APD and click
Create. If you need help with these steps, please call us at
937-832-3969.
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05/06/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that caused the wrong employee name to show at the top of the
final booking screen if you had used the View Select button on the
Computer Info screen in Maintenance.
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04/29/2008 |
Fixed an
error in Add Inventory sometimes a last sold date was shown when a product
was first entered.
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04/25/2008 |
Updated
the Payroll Check Register and Employee Payroll Summary when paying tips
with payroll report was showing the net pay less the tip. This only
affects salons that pay tips with the payroll check.
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04/23/2008 |
Changed
the program to automatically change any email address that was entered
with a comma to a period. Email address often contain periods, but a comma
is not allowed. This will reduce the number of returned emails from data
entry errors.
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04/16/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with Lost Customer skipping customers that were in with an
employee that was no longer with the salon.
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04/11/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with the CAN-SPAM option added on 04/04/2008
that took any pictures in the emails out when it appended the CAN-SPAM
information.
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04/11/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that could cause comments to carry over from other appointments
when using the Search/Group Booking features.
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04/04/2008 |
Changed
the optional student grading feature so that selecting the teacher does
not change which employees show in the appointment book.
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04/04/2008 |
Added the
option to include the salon's mailing address and unsubscribe instructions
to the bottom of every email as required by the CAN-SPAM
Act. This option can be turned on under Maintenance ->
Internet.
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04/01/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that caused the Summary Daily Sheet to show incorrect totals if a
customer had more than 10 services on a ticket.
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03/24/2008 |
Added the
ability to do the Demographics Report in mailing using any dates for the
totals.
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03/24/2008 |
Added the
ability to do the Top Customer reports in mailing using any dates for the
totals.
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03/19/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that could cause the pre-price option at the end of the
appointment booking process to show the wrong services when clicking on
the service to change the price.
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03/07/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that caused pictures stored in directories with spaces in the
names to not correctly send in emails when using the Insert Picture
option.
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02/25/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with any updates from 2008 that caused the home phone number and
appointment time lines on the service selection screen during the booking
process to be switched.
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02/22/2008 |
Changed
the printer selection screen so that hitting Enter will immediately print.
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02/21/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with correction that caused the register totals to be off when
payment methods were changed under Correction. This affected only
customer's that performed a web update after 2/8/2008.
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02/08/2008 |
Changed
the program so the Windows XP theme will not cause overlap between the
menu options and other screens in the program. This will also stop
the bottom of the appointment book options from being cut off.
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02/08/2008 |
Emails
can not longer be entered with a comma. Valid email addresses can have a
period, but not a comma. Emails were entered with a comma instead of the
period causing emails to not be delivered.
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01/31/2008 |
Fixed a
problem with corrections of pay in/out sales that could cause the drawer
not to balance correctly.
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01/29/2008 |
Changed
the program so that packages that include assistants show up on the
appointment schedules as packages.
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01/25/2008 |
Made a
change to the Close Day screen to make the text fit into the boxes better.
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01/18/2008 |
This only
applies to customers utilizing Separate Cash Drawers, fixed a problem with
the double entry transactions.
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01/18/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that caused the Discount All Services and Discount All Retail
buttons to not re-compute the customer total.
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01/15/2008 |
Added the
ability to post daily deposits into accounting when doing separate cash
drawers.
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01/02/2008 |
Fixed a
problem that could cause tip information to stay on sales when they were
voided.
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01/02/2008 |
Federal
Tax Table updated - Payroll Updates are shipping or can be downloaded.
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