Cash Advance Pro Software Revision History
Only major
changes worth noting are mentioned here. All software updates
generally include
fixes for minor glitches which are not
recorded here. Therefore, it is a good idea to keep your systems
updated. Each update assumes that you have the previous update
installed. Unless otherwise noted in the revision notes below,
if you do not update your systems in sequence, then you may end
up missing certain update files.
Software Revision History:
Cash Advance Pro 3.5 8-30-02
Note: Version 3.0 through 3.4 systems may be updated directly
to version 3.5.
If you customize your
reports, you should back them up before updating. This update
will overwrite most of the standard reports. Version
3.5 contains the fix to several minor problems discovered and reported
by users using version 3.4. In addition, the following enhancements
have been added.
1. Added a report called "Customer Checks Held" to
the Loan Reports group.
2.
Added a report called "Active Loans by Loan Number" to
the Loan Reports group.
3.
Added a report "Store Checks Written" to
the Transaction Reports group.
4. Modified five of the loan reports to add additional requested
fields, such as Loan Type and Held Check Number. The Outstanding
Loans and All Loan Reports are among those modified.
5. Added a Transaction Type 248 to the system to provide an audit
trail for when the system date is changed by the user.
6.
Added a Profile Setting called "Default Satisfy Method."
7. Fixed a problem whereby memo alert labels were not reflecting
correctly for the loan selected in a grid.
8. Fixed a potential problem whereby a user could click the button
twice to run End of Day and get an extra close out report which
then blocked them from doing another End of Day.
9. Added a repair feature for high security level users to delete
the last operating summary.
10. Changed many of the Ok buttons to read Post or Save instead
of Ok.
11. Fixed a problem whereby paydowns with late fees were not updating
the drawer properly.
12. Changed Paydown status loans not to assess additional late
fees automatically.
13. Added ability to edit the id number of a drawer from the drawer
maintenance screen.
14. Added payment check numbers to receipts.
15. Added more information fields to Transaction Detail form.
16. On 9-30-02 and 10-1-02, changes were made to fix a problem
with the Register button not working on the login screen.
17. Updated Help File.
Cash Advance Pro 3.4 8-19-02
Note: Version 3.0 through 3.3 systems may be updated directly to version 3.4.
Version 3.4
represents a significant update over previous ones, adding numerous
end
user reporting enhancements and incorporating
changes to comply with new Missouri law going into effect on August
28, 2002. The ability to support fee based cashing of checks
also has been added.
1. Added an
option to cash checks for a fee. This option records a transaction
for
each check cashed and ties them to the customer
file for a clear transaction history on the customer. Fees
collected for cashing checks are consolidated on the operating
summary with the paydown month-to-date and year-to-date revenues.
2. Added a Custom Report option whereby unlimited reports may
be customized, saved, and organized by the end user.
3.
Changed the Bad Check option to support Transaction Reversals and
to
allow better tracking
for reports. Bad Checks now records
one of three transaction types: Bad Chk Entered, Bad Chk
Pmt, and Bad Chk Modified. Bad Checks also now tie into the
loan records with which they are associated and they calculate
into the balance showing on that loan.
4. Added numerous reports to the Transaction Reports menu, including:
Miscellaneous Receipts Petty Cash reports subtotaled by Reason
Code, Bank Deposit report, 3 Bad Check reports, Cashed Checks report,
and Transactions by Transaction Type report.
5. Added numerous features to support new Missouri laws going
into effect on August 28, 2002. These include options to notify
the user when a specified number of renewals has taken place, and
a notification of when all fees are going to exceed a specified
percent of the original loan amount. The system will automatically
recalculate fees correctly to comply with the new law, and it will
notify the user when it has done so. Many other requirements of
the new law have already been part of Cash Advance Pro's capability
and require only a change to the profile settings. A new version
of the Missouri Contract has been created and is available.
6. Added a new Interest Method called Modified Interest Method,
which acts like simple interest up to the term of the loan, then
caps the interest amount charged to the interest amount established
on the loan.
7.
Added ability for those using Contract Interest Method to recalculate
interest
based upon the dates entered on renewals and satisfied
loans. This ability is user selectable by a clicking a check box
called "Recalc Interest."
8. Changed operating summary to summarize information about bad
checks, such as the number and amount of active bad checks, and
the today, month-to-date, and year-to-date figures for bad checks
entered and bad check payments.
9.
Added "read memo" and "read note" alerts
to the Edit / Customer option to make note alerts more visible
when editing customer information.
10. Modified paydown and charge-off options to use the calculated
balance due rather than the contract balance.
11. Added option to Profile Settings that allows forcing simple
interest type calculations on systems setup to use the contract
interest method when the age of the loan is less than a specified
number. For example, Louisiana requires allowing a refund of some
of the interest within the first five days. This option allows
automatic compliance with that law.
12. Added label to Operating Summary menu to show how many reports
are available.
13. Added a user friendly feature to have the login dialog automatically
highlight the last user who logged in and set the focus for receiving
a password entry. This facilitates entering the password immediately
rather than clicking on a name first. If the program is exited,
the user who last closed out the End of Day is highlighted by default
when the login dialog first appears.
14. Added
a Legal Status for loans to distinguish loans with a legal judgment
from
other loans.
15. Added
a Profile Setting to skip recalculating the interest amount due
when the
term is changed.
16. Added
ability to have a minimum loan fee assessment.
17. Added
ability to calculate the default loan fee as a daily percentage
multiplied
by the loan amount and term of the
contract.
18. Added a database timeout specification to the profile settings
to allow older, slower computers to complete long reports.
19. Updated help file and changed its name to Cap.hlp, and also
moved it out of the help folder and into the folder Cash Advance
Pro.
Cash Advance
Pro 3.3 6-1-02
Note: Version 3.0 systems may be updated directly to version 3.3.
Version 3.3 represents various minor interim fixes done primarily
for new customers. Not all fixes and changes are listed here. After
3.3 was released on June 1, 2002, numerous interim fixes were released
until July 8, 2002.
Please note change number 2 if you use the Contract Type Interest
Method. This update will necessitate you making changes to the
Interest Rates recorded in the profile settings.
1. Made numerous changes to accommodate foreign currency, such
as guilders used in the Netherlands.
2. Changed the way the interest method is entered for Contract
Interest Method. The interest rate entered should be the daily
interest percent. This facilitates contract interest calculations
for differing terms. The interest rate may be calculated as: IntRate=(IntAmt/LoanAmt/LoanTerm)*100.
For example, if you charge $15 for $100 loaned for 14 days, then
the Interest Rate is calculated as ($15/$100/14)*100 = 1.0714285.
3. Help file has been updated.
Cash Advance Pro 3.2 4-30-02
Note: Version 3.0 systems may be updated directly to version 3.2.
1. Added Report Designer
capabilities for all reports and forms currently configured.
This means the user can modify all forms,
letters, and reports. A security level of 99 is required. See help
topic "Report Designer" for more information.
2. Added ability to access tabs by keyboard in Edit / Customers.
3. Added ability to see Cash Loans in the drawer cash flow reported
on the End of Day Operating Summary.
4. Added store and manager information to the bottom of the End
of Day Operating Summary.
5. Added Bad Check summary calculations to end of day processing.
The operating summary has not yet been modified to show this information,
but this will likely be done in the next update. The fields also
can be added by the end user using the report designer.
6. Added ability to make setup for new stores easier.
7. The help file has been enhanced and updated.
Cash Advance Pro 3.1 4-16-02
1. Added a Reference 4 field to the Customer record
2.
Added "Neighbor" as
a reference relationship
3.
Added ability to disable 3 edit fields in "New Loan." See
Profile Setting 50.
4. Added a bad check total due field for reports based upon partial
payments already made.
5. Fixed a rounding error in Paydown Transactions which would
happen only with certain numbers.
6.
Added support for a Canadian version, so that labels such as "State" becomes
Province, "Zip Code" becomes "Postal Code" and "SSN" becomes "SIN."
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