BridalLive Release Notes

This page shows all of the enhancements/bugs/improvements that have been made to each version of BridalLive.

v2.7 – Released 03/31/2012

Bug

  • Sales Order Permission bug fixed
  • Contact Name doesn’t reset on Trx List Filter fixed
  • Memberships Tab – Role is displayed wrong
  • Half Sizes fixed when editing size in the size chart
  • SMS Messages weren’t clearing from History
  • Item Registry – Hover on Sales Order shows the wrong role
  • Contact List – Event Date Being Erased
  • Smart Flow Bug – Create Task using wrong due date
  • Quick Add Event Location on the prom registry is not putting the location in the drop down.

Improvement

  • New Top Menu
  • Allow Tabbing on POS, PO, and RV forms
  • Fixed Receiving Voucher Printing to use the values on the RV and not what’s on the item.
  • When multiple of the same item number are selected on the RV, print multiple tags.
  • Added Ability to filter by Short Description on the Tried On Items Journal Report
  • Add Best Phone Number to the Contact List
  • ‘Discontinued’ Items Improvements.
  • Contact List Smart Filter "Incomplete Item Registries" – Added Event Date Field
  • Tried On Items Report – Allow a range for Discontinued Date
  • Quince Updates – New Event Type and Role
  • Allowing for Blank ‘State’ selection on all screens with the State drop down.
  • Smart Filter Improvement – Voided Transactions no longer showing when filtering by contacts that purchased
  • Tried On Items > Bridal Gown Purchase Smart Flow not working
  • Made Mobile Phone number the primary number on Quick Appointment
  • Increased max discount amount on PO to be greater than 999
  • Added PO Confirmation Number to the Transaction Items screen
  • Changed "Actual Sales" to "Payments" on the Sales Performance Report
  • Changed "SMS Message" wording to "Text Message"

New Feature

  • Show Event Contact Name on Receipt (if applicable)
  • Added ‘# of People coming with you’ on Appointment Request
  • Ability to exclude Original Price from the Printed Receipt – Administration > Point of Sale > Preferences
  • Added a Progress Window when updating the program
  • Ability to hide price on merchandise tags
  • Added phone number to pick up slip
  • Added ability to Schedule Emails using a Smart Flow
  • New Smart Filter (Purchase Order List) – POs containing Item
  • Converted Internet Marketing Tools to HTML (iPad Friendly)
  • License Updates – Must have active license to use the program.

v2.6 – Released 11/06/2011

Bug

  • Tab switcher is now fixed
  • Scrollbars removed from Pick Up Slip
  • Smart Flows sometimes showed “Unavailable” in the MailChimp List – fixed
  • Category sort on Contact List is now fixed
  • Clock In/Clock Out Bug fixes
  • Online backup fix for large databases
  • Smart Flow: Change Category – Now updates the contact screen
  • ‘Unassigned’ category showing when using smart filter – fixed
  • Fixed Back Button on Setup Wizard
  • Inactive Task Types no longer appearing in Task List Live Filter

Improvement

  • Misc. Reports Improvements
  • Added Check # to RV screen.
  • Added a setting to remove the bar code from the Item Tag
  • Added ability for standard notes to a PO
  • Added labels to the phone and fax fields for the vendor and retailer on the PO
  • Report Improvement – Average Transaction Amount by Month – Added Department Filter
  • Removed “Marketing Stages” functionality
  • Added New Member Roles – Matron of Honor, Junior Bridesmaid
  • Ability to exclude Customer Orders from On Hand Inventory Report
  • Ability to discontinue items
  • Added Alterations Appointment to Appointment Request Form
  • Credit Card processing stability enhancements and compliance updates
  • Added Vendor to PO Journal Report
  • Added ability to edit the amount on the PO
  • Payment Type: Check – Added by default
  • Feedback Form – Remove Scrollbar when not needed

New Feature

  • SMS Text Messaging
  • New Report – Sales Summary by Size
  • New Report – Pickup Report
  • Partial Approvals for Credit Card Processing
  • New Report – Sales Summary By Color
  • Allow Access of Size Chart from the POS
  • Australian Compatibility
  • New Smart Filter For Contacts – Contacts by Date Entered

v2.5 – Released 08/23/2011

Bug

  • When program is re-installed, email templates are being copied
  • Size Chart Bug
  • When Duplicate Contact Found, publish feedback confirmation button becomes mislabeled.
  • Event Information Bug fixed. Event Type was not sticking when tabs are changed
  • Sales Order Rounding Issue fixed
  • Bug in closing ratio report when selecting only one employee fixed
  • Fix 1009 error when printing tags on completed RVs fixed
  • Cancel Date being printed on the PO when it is blank on the screen – fixed
  • Smart Flow – When Appointment Completed selected, Email Templates with Appt Merge Keys are not shown – fixed
  • Appointment Request Widget showing white line

Improvement

  • Prompt to install update when there is one
  • New Report – Sales Per Hour Report
  • Resource View
  • Add Accent Color to 5160 Tag
  • Add Line Item Notes to Emailed Receipt
  • Export Reports to Excel
  • Add Short Description 2 to Sale/Sales Orders created with the item registry.
  • Sync the size/color/accent color to the item registry after the Sale/Sales Order was created.
  • Cancel (or Void) a PO
  • Add Terms and Conditions to the Emailed Receipt
  • Purchase Order Creation from Item Registry
  • Add How Heard Selection to Marketing Stage Report
  • Add line item notes to Pick Up Card
  • New Report – Transaction Journal
  • Clear Marketing Tool Message When user view them.
  • Increase the Size of the Short Description and Short Description 2 fields
  • Restrict Item Import Short Description Field length to 50
  • When Clicking Save on a tab, change the cancel button wording to "Close".
  • Add Month/Year to the Appointment By Month Report
  • Increase Stability of closing tabs.
  • Add Invoice Number to Receiving Voucher List Filter
  • Item Screen QOH Enhancement
  • Add ‘Formal Event’ to Event Types
  • Add Categories
  • Add Indexes to improve speed of item registry
  • Add Event Type to Event Date smart filters on Contact List
  • Allow Item Filter Item Number field to accept multiple numbers separated by a comma
  • Turn off appointment and task completion options by default
  • Add "Select One" to the Payment Method Drop down.

v2.1 – Released 02/28/2011

Bug

  • Vendor Size Chart – Restricted size to 15 characters when editing the size field
  • Sales Order Printing Issues – Now the Terms and Conditions will print in their entirety on a separate page when they don’t fit on the first page
  • The Receipts Journal and Sales Order Journal showed a discrepancy of $.01 on a Amt Paid – This has been fixed.  Thanks Mike and Julia!
  • Returns are were  not allowing you to edit the color and size.
  • ‘Duplicate’ Sale Order button didn’t work when user didn’t have the “Sales” permission assigned
  • Reports are cutting off a few rows at the bottom.

Improvement

  • Fix the tab navigator – The top Tab Navigator used to bring you back to the last tab instead of the tab that launched the tab you were closing.
  • Automatically prompt for registering prom dresses when new Sales/Sales Orders are created
  • Outlook Style calendar double click – Click the Time on the Day View and the Quick Appointment dialog will show up pre-filled with the date and time.
  • Item Import Changes – A few new fields were added to the import.  See the online user guide for more information
  • Added Hollow to Hem to vendor size charts.
  • Added Smart Filter on Transaction List to search for transactions with a particular item
  • Added a Contact Quick Filter on the Sale/Sales Order/Return screens.  Just start typing the last name and matching contacts will be displayed.
  • Misc. Item Registry Improvements
  • Smart Flow Trigger added for Final BM orders received.
  • Calendar can be printed
  • Add the ability to print Appointment Notes on the Appointment Sheet
  • Preset Event Date on Quick Contact from Event Members Screen
  • Added “Other Appointment” to Appointment Request Form (Marketing Tools Subscribers only)
  • PO Improvements – Submitted Date and Confirmation Number Added
  • Active/Inactive flag added on email templates
  • Print List Screens – Now all of the List screens can be printed
  • Export list screens – Now all of the List screens can be printed
  • Add “Formal” to Item Attributes
  • Bulk Action Added to Transaction List  - Change Assigned Associate
  • Preferred Contact Method Improvements – Now when you assign a contact to Sale/Sales Order/Return, the preferred contact method will be used.
  • Existing Contact Found Improvement – Now the system will automatically merge contact information for duplicate contacts.
  • Added Trx Status to Sale and Sales Journal
  • Added Due Date to Smart Flows Popup for Tasks
  • Remove Scrollbar on Appointment Request Form (Marketing Tools Subscribers only)
  • Fix Live Filter For Large Data Sets
  • Improved Item Quick Search by adding the ability to search by Item Description.

New Feature

  • Add a more generic appointment request form – There are now 4 configurations of the Appointment Request Form.  See the Online User Guide for more information.
  • ‘Practice’ Mode – You can now switch in to Practice Mode to train your staff (or yourself ;) ).
  • Create/Print Pick Up Slips – You can now print Pick Up Slips from the Receiving Voucher.
  • New Report – First Visit Closing Report
  • New Report – Transaction Items
  • New Report – Average Sale Amount
  • New Report – Employee Sales Goal Report
  • Audit Fields on Screens – You can now see who and when last changed a contact, task, appointment, item, vendor, transaction, PO, or Receiving Voucher.
  • MailChimp.com Integration
  • Added Video Tutorials for each module

v2.0 – Released 10/10/2010

Bug

  • [BL-180] – POS transaction Size selection broken when no color group selected
  • [BL-184] – Duplicating a Sales order does not duplicate the line item discounts

Improvement

  • [BL-2] – Email Transaction
  • [BL-7] – Marketing Flows
  • [BL-103] – Ability to assign an event date to an event location
  • [BL-151] – Add Receive button to PO
  • [BL-154] – Add Smart Filter to PO List – POs for Contact
  • [BL-162] – Add the ability to “Confirm” an appointment
  • [BL-165] – Add Sales Order Item to Existing PO
  • [BL-167] – Add a “Complete Option” to the appointment called “Create Sale/Sales Order”
  • [BL-168] – VAT
  • [BL-183] – Add “Usher” to party roles
  • [BL-189] – Add a permission for the Sales Performance Charts.
  • [BL-192] – Add Item Status to import
  • [BL-198] – Add the ability to hide the “Completion Options” dialog box for tasks and appointments.
  • [BL-208<] – Add Appointment notes to Appointment Calendar tool tip

New Feature

  • [BL-47] – Marketing Funnel
  • [BL-61] – Event Item Registry
  • [BL-119] – Employee Schedules
  • [BL-181] – Sales by Month Report
  • [BL-191] – Add Line Item Discount and Additional Discount to Sale and Sales Order Journal

v1.3 – Released 5/1/2010

Bug

  • [BL-104] – Can’t enter contact or search for one on POS
  • [BL-110] – Brother Laser Printers show line on left side of POS print outs.
  • [BL-133] – Assigning a contact to a Sale does not populate phone number
  • [BL-135] – Daylight Savings Time Appointment Time Off
  • [BL-136] – Today’s Date on Calendar not updating
  • [BL-148] – Recalculation With Discounts

Improvement

  • [BL-3] – “My Tasks” added to the Home Screen
  • [BL-9] – Smart Filter – Contact’s with Tried on Item
  • [BL-11] – Added Contact Bulk Action – Create Address Label
  • [BL-58] – POS Preferences – Suggested Deposit Percent
  • [BL-59] – Average Cost computed automatically
  • [BL-71] – Add configuration parameter that allows sales tax to be applied to shipping charges.
  • [BL-81] – Track which items have been taken home on a sales order
  • [BL-82] – PO Estimated Ship Date – Quick Dates
  • [BL-87] – “How can we confirm your request” added to appointment request
  • [BL-88] – Item List Bulk Action – Change Status
  • [BL-93] – Item Dialog – Multiple Select
  • [BL-106] – Add Event Location from Register Item(s) dialog
  • [BL-108] – Preference for Default Appointment Duration
  • [BL-109] – Clock-In/Clock-Out permission
  • [BL-111] – Task description no longer required
  • [BL-112] – POS & PO line item notes
  • [BL-113] – Create Sales Order from Sale
  • [BL-114] – Create Sales Order from Tried-On Items
  • [BL-117] – PO Status of Ordered
  • [BL-118] – View Vendor information without printing a PO
  • [BL-123] – Print Logo on Sales Receipts
  • [BL-124] – Default Associate Preference for Tasks and Appointments
  • [BL-125] – Open the marketing tools screen from the alerts window
  • [BL-126] – Notes field on Quick Appointment Screen
  • [BL-127] – Quick appointment (on calendar view) sensitive to the date selected on the calendar
  • [BL-129] – Marketing tools fetched on startup
  • [BL-130] – Return fix for Reports
  • [BL-132] – Richer Appointment Completion Options – (Canceled, Did not show, etc)
  • [BL-134] – Ability to jump to inventory item or POS transaction from Purchase History
  • [BL-141] – Transaction Number added to Transaction List Live Filter
  • [BL-143] – Duplicate Sales Order
  • [BL-147] – Widen the Quick Search box on the PO Screens
  • [BL-150] – Add Contact Information to PO
  • [BL-153] – Ability to assign Contact(s) to Purchase Orders
  • [BL-155] – Improved Inventory Management

New Feature

  • [BL-120] – Internationalization Features
  • [BL-121] – Improved order tracking

v1.2 – Released 1/31/2010

Bug

  • [BL-67] – Error 1009 when scheduling an appointment after completing a task
  • [BL-69] – Email Settings not saved
  • [BL-70] – Calendar Not updated after closing Activity Center
  • [BL-84] – Fix merchandise label alignment
  • [BL-85] – Email Form should be reset to the first tab when re-opened

Improvement

  • [BL-6] – Add Credit Card Processing
  • [BL-42] – Add the ability to link a contact to a submitted interview and feedback
  • [BL-45] – Change how Alternate Print Format works
  • [BL-46] – Allow Color and Size change on the POS Transaction
  • [BL-51] – Improve the Closing Ratio Report to 3 Reports for Sales Performance
  • [BL-52] – Change Budget to Gown Budget
  • [BL-53] – Add a “Member Of” tab to the Event Information Tab on the Contact Screen
  • [BL-55] – Add Change Employee to Bulk Actions on Appointment and Task Lists
  • [BL-57] – Add a warning when deleting a payment
  • [BL-64] – Add a video link to the Feedback Form
  • [BL-66] – Add a department and item attribute fields to the Cash Flow Summary report
  • [BL-68] – Inventory Item status flag
  • [BL-74] – Color Swatch on Employee List
  • [BL-75] – Show Employee Name on Appointment Hover (Calendar)
  • [BL-76] – Hot Key to Close All Tabs
  • [BL-77] – Quick Add Contact From POS
  • [BL-78] – My Performance Chart should use employee color
  • [BL-97] – Add SMTP Port and Use SSL? to email settings

New Feature

  • [BL-1] – Prom Functions
  • [BL-56] – Create an Employee Live Filter

Version 1.1 – Released 11/22/2009

Bug

  • [BL-15] – Appointment Requests submitted in other time zones should appear in local time zone
  • [BL-22] – Item List Filter Ignore Item Attributes when Vendor Selected
  • [BL-26] – Fix Average Budget By Month Report

Improvement

  • [BL-10] – Allow Custom Logo
  • [BL-23] – Sort Activities under Contact Screen -> Activities Tab by date
  • [BL-29] – Add Date, Department and Vendor to all Sale reports
  • [BL-32] – Add Quick Appointment To Calendar
  • [BL-37] – Add Quick Contact Button on Event Members Screen
  • [BL-38] – Add Contact to Transaction List Live Filter

New Feature

  • [BL-14] – Appointments By Month Report
  • [BL-25] – How Heard Effectiveness Report
  • [BL-27] – Closing Ratio Report
  • [BL-28] – Sales Summary By Vendor Part Number
  • [BL-35] – Payment Summary By Day of Week
  • [BL-36] – Traffic (Appts) by Day of Week