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Release Notes

Contact the SuperManager Development team, info@thesupermanager.com,  if you have not received notification of the latest update with download and install instructions.

You can find the version of your software by clicking "Help" and then "About the SuperManager".

BETA Version 1.2.8.4

  • Added support for exporting orders to WorldShip via XML if they contain a PO Box and a street address
  • Added a check for whether changes are read into orders with a text import. Now orders for which no changes are imported will not be included in the list for sending out updates
  • Added better handling of address verification for addresses that have both a PO Box and a street address
  • Fixed a problem with address verification for addresses that contain the # symbol
  • Fixed a problem that caused the email templates to get messed up when they are re-ordered
  • Added a setting to exclude canceled and fraud orders from reports
  • Change the QuickBooks export to use the item code instead of the product code, which can be different if product codes are assigned to each variant in the Yahoo Store catalog
  • Made products edittable and added the ability to add products in SuperManager
  • Corrected country referrences being sent to DAZzle for South Korea and switched to all caps exporting of the country
  • Fixed a problem with opening the batch details window - it didn't always open the right one
  • Fixed a bug with deleting custom fields that were not referenced by any orders
  • Corrected the grammar of the "You have new orders" message
  • Corrected an issue with saving information for the first supplier added to a database
  • Corrected dislocation of the "Name" field label on the supplier screen
  • Added a check for html code in an email template and a prompt asking whether 'Send as HTML' is intended to be enabled if it is not
  • Added automatic removal of spaces from the manual order suffix, which causes problems with charging credit cards
  • Corrected an issue with updating order status and an order contains 'On Order' and 'Backordered' items
  • Corrected a problem that caused SuperManager to loose PO links in orders when items are removed from the PO
  • Removed the 'Continue Waiting for Dazzle'/WorldShip prompt when the 'Cancel' button is available
  • Fixed the order_amount_credited variable
  • Corrected the link to the forum post about Yahoo merchant starter stores
  • Fixed marking of orders as backordered when they should not be when a PO is received
  • Correction initialization of product declared value for when products are added via new orders

Version 1.2.8.0 - Released 1 May 2008

  • IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR QUICKBOOKS USERS: Modified the way the tax item name is determined. Now the tax item will be assumed to be the name of the tax rate that an order is subject to. If no tax rates are in the settings or none apply the "Sales Tax Item" will be used as before.
  • Added giftwrap costs to the amount taxes are based on
  • Modified the Update to Yahoo function to allow orders with payment type "PayPal" to not have billing address information
  • Added a setting to allow the user to specify the email address WorldShip Quantum View emails should be sent to
  • Added a setting to exclude phone numbers from WorldShip exports
  • Improved the calculation of taxes to avoid problems with rounding the tax amount incorrectly
  • Fixed a problem that was preventing item_variant_ field variables from working properly
  • Switched to using the product id as the primary index of the product list instead of the product code
  • Fixed an error that cause SuperManager to crash if it encounters an error in a PayPal IPN XML file
  • Fixed a problem that disallowed exporting shipments with special characters to WorldShip via XML
  • Added a timeout interval for the DAZzle and WorldShip XML exchange functions
  • Changed the send tracking updates to yahoo function to give only the accepted status messages
  • Fixed the tax calculation for tax rates that use zip ranges
  • Changed the XML order import to default order country to <blank>
  • Fixed a problem that was making orders not be updated on the order list after manually adding a tracking number
  • Added the ability to add percentage discounts by just typing 10% for example as the total amount
  • Corrected a problem with the weight exported to shipping software when units other than ounces and a packaging weight were used
  • Fixed a problem that prohibited adding "Charge Declined" card events on the order details screen
  • Fixed a problem that caused card transactions to be lost when charging and other actions were being done simultaneously
  • Fixed a problem that caused SuperManager to at times show totals that didn't add up to the total SuperManager calculates
  • Added the ability to include field variables in the DAZzle layout path
  • Added the ability to assign a blank country name
  • Added an exported to QuickBooks SuperFilter
  • Added a work-around for a problem that caused address verification to fail for server responses including an '&' symbol
  • Fixed a problem that prevented changes made on the shipment details screen from being incorporated into the shipments sent to DAZzle or WorldShip when pressing the buttons on that screen
  • Fixed the WorldShip XML button on the shipment details screen, which previously sent orders to DAZzle
  • Added the ability to credit PayPal orders
  • Added the saving of permanent archival backup files if the database file is ever saved as smaller than the last time it was saved. This will eliminate the chance of overwriting a good backup file with a corrupt one.
  • Improved the ability for SuperManager to match PayPal payments to orders
  • Fixed a problem that made it so SuperManager was not waiting for WorldShip to finish shipping all the packages before importing the results
  • Fixed order_shipping_total as an input variable
  • Added a SuperFilter for item options
  • Fixed a problem that allowed an electronic scale to only work for weighing the first shipment selected when trying to enter weights in batch
  • Fixed a problem with printing the default packing slip when no default invoice is selected
  • Fixed a problem that made it impossible to print packing slips other than the one that was set as default
  • Added a check for the type of credit card that is selected before charging orders on the order details page
  • Improved the performance of the GetOrderStatus function
  • Fixed an issue that made SuperManager crash when downloading orders and send dropship emails was enabled and a canceled, fraud or suspect order was encountered
  • Added the ability to select all (ctrl-A) on the purchase orders list
  • Fixed a problem with marking multiple POs as received at once
  • Added tooltips to the Purchase Order details screen item list
  • Fixed a problem that prevented PO Item options from being displayed
  • Added a function to try to restore lost PO links
  • Fixed problems with assigning and changing costs and prices for items on the item details screen
  • Changed the action to open a PO Item to a regular double click instead of a right double click
  • Modified the Update To Yahoo function to turn orders to "On Hold" status if the order is backordered
  • Added the numbers of orders/products/batches exported to the QuickBooks export logs
  • Corrected a problem that caused links to POs within orders be be messed up when a PO is deleted
  • Fixed the SuperFilter for Purchase Orders
  • Fixed a problem with the initialization of dazzle and WorldShip xml package types
  • Added a check when products are updated to see if the price is set to zero because it has been marked unavailable. When this is the case the price is retained

Version 1.2.7.0 - Released 31 Dec 2007

  • Corrected a problem with quantity pricing added in previous version.
  • Added the import field variable item_ext_price and corrected Amazon.com order import to reference it.
  • Added the two product custom variables to the SuperFind.

Version 1.2.6.0 - Released 19 Dec 2007

  • Added support for Salter Bricknell 7010 compatible electronic scales.
  • Added customer names and company name to the address details window.  This is especially useful for making changes during address verification.
  • Added complete support of quantity pricing.

Version 1.2.5.0 - Released 9 Dec 2007

  • Corrected a problem that caused failures when exporting orders with void card transactions and credits to QuickBooks POS.
  • Added support for country code "GB" for Amazon.com text imports.
  • Added the company name in the QuickBooks Sales Receipt/Invoice address.
  • Fixed variable item_carrier_type.
  • Added variable order_alt_id for exports.
  • Fixed a problem with version 1.2.4.0 that made batches no longer import.

Version 1.2.4.0 - Released 7 Dec 2007

  • Added a check for whether orders are canceled, fraud or suspect before sending dropship requests.
  • Added the ability to import Amazon.com orders.  To add this import format import the smx file found here in your program settings.

Version 1.2.3.0 - Released 25 Nov 2007

  • Fixed a problem that caused SuperManager to not always import the UPS response file correctly when doing WorldShip XML Exchange.
  • Fixed a problem that was causing SuperManager to create multiple temp files in the directory where the smg file is located when autosave is enabled.
  • Fixed a problem that caused SuperManager to crash when the first custom field variable is deleted in the store settings.
  • Fixed a problem with SuperManager not being able to log in the first time.
  • Fixed the carrier type drop down on the carrier details window.
  • Added storage of the most recent QuickBooks POS version to avoid a long wait while connecting to POS.
  • Added the shipment_items and shipment_ext_items variables for the number of line items and total number of items respectively in a shipment.
  • Fixed a problem with downloading batches when there are multiple accounts assigned to a store.
  • Fixed the "Cancel" button that appears when SuperManager is downloading information.

Version 1.2.2.0 - Released 26 Oct 2007

  • Fixed a problem with displaying quantity pricing on the product details screen.
  • Fixed a problem that caused SuperManager to not correctly distinguish product variants for exporting to QuickBooks and QuickBooks POS.

Version 1.2.1.0 - Released 27 Sep 2007

  • Fixed a problem with getting products for stores that do not share their search engine xml file and fixed one other problem with importing products.
  • Added the order_scriptable[] and po_scriptable[] keywords for making it possible to export variables that may cause problems with java and other scripting languages.  Place any combination of variables inside the brackets of this keyword for using in scripting applications on reports.
  • Fixed a problem that caused SuperManager to ask whether to export each shipment multiples times when exporting to Dazzle.

Version 1.2.0.0 - Released 12 Sep 2007

Important Note for Users of Version 1.1.6.0 and Earlier: This version utilizes an updated QuickBooks runtime library. Due to bugs in the Intuit QB runtime library installers, users may be required to reinstall their QuickBooks software to allow version 1.2.0.0 of The SuperManager to connect to QuickBooks. If you expect a problem reinstalling your QuickBooks software then we do not recommend that you upgrade at this time. To check what version of The SuperManager you have installed select "Help" | "About The SuperManager" from the main menu. The version you have installed will appear on the first line of the about window.
  • Added the ability to create and work with Purchase Orders.
  • Fixed the "CardName" field is a required error when exporting to QuickBooks POS.
  • Fixed a problem that caused the inventory lots to not be recorded properly in the inventory lot details screen.
  • Fixed a problem that caused certain variants to not be created properly.
  • Fixed a problem causing SuperManager to not create the credit item if it does not exist.
  • Fixed a problem that caused sub-items to not be created if the parent item already exists.
  • Fixed the variant_supplier import code.
  • Added the ability to export orders to QuickBooks using the date the funds were received.
  • Added the ability to turn off the price difference warnings when exporting to QuickBooks.
  • Fixed the manual shipped email.
  • Added the ability to give a different dazzle layout template for different ship methods.
  • Made it so if no email update password is in the store settings SuperManager will send the emails itself using the shipment update email selected in the store settings.
  • Added a "Taxable Sales" line to the "Financial Summary" report.
  • Fixed the tax due calculation to correctly calculate taxes when pre discount tax is selected.
  • Added a drop shipper export that will exports only items to a particular (drop ship) supplier.
  • Removed the extra line breaks in text files.
  • Made the product weight is not editable on the products screen.
  • Added the ability to not drop ship items if there is an item in stock that could be sent instead.
  • Changed it so inventory is not pulled for drop ship items.
  • Removed the update to server prompt after updating inventory on the Products screen since this is not yet implemented.
  • Added the ship country and phone to the QuickBooks POS export.
  • Set and check for the exported to QuickBooks flag when exporting to QuickBooks POS.
  • Fixed the order_date[format] export variable.
  • Added a function that goes through the products and searches for potential conflicts with variant names and makes unique alternative codes.
  • Fixed some issues with the Inventory Lot Details screen.
  • Fixed the re-read file function.
  • Changed the tender type used for PayPal in QuickBooks POS to check.
  • Implemented a workaround to some Intuit problems with exporting to
  • QuickBooks POS 4.0.
  • Added capitalization of company names
  • Fixed the way inventory is adjusted when it is read from a file.
  • Fixed a problem that caused the accounting export settings to crash the program when "Combine MasterCard and Visa" is selected and "MasterCard" is the first payment type and is selected.
  • The accounting export settings now automatically selects an account on the dialog when it is invoked.
  • Added a prompt to the alternate code generator that allows the user to select to create alternate codes only for variants that have none.
  • Added capitalization of international addresses when the verify address function is used.
  • Did away with the limitation to only have one set of repeating item, shipment, total and backordered item sections in reports and exports.
  • Added a check for the email address in the store profile and added a proper error message to avoid the not user friendly error "SMTP Error: Sender rejected 501 <>>: malformed address: > may not follow <>" when this condition exists.
  • Added the automatic creation of product variants when the number of variants is below a threshold level now adjustable on the accounting export settings.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing SuperManager to fail to connect to
  • QuickBooks on some environments.
  • Added sort and filter to the list of settings saved when SuperManager exits so it remembers them next time it is run.
  • Added "On Order" to the order status menu.
  • Added a "Sent to Drop shipper" Status that gets activated when a drop ship email is sent out or a csv file is created.
  • Added an option to shipment exports "Do not export to PO Boxes" that removes orders with shipping addresses to PO boxes from the export and shows a report saying the orders were removed.
  • Fixed a memory corruption problem when the "opt out" custom variable is found in the order xml import.
  • Fixed a problem with exporting manual shipment emails.
  • Added the ship_opt_out and bill_opt_out variables.
  • Fixed a problem with exporting orders in XML when an order prefix is being used.
  • Fixed a problem with working with products that have a very large number of possible variants.
  • Changed the way the opt out variable is stored and used.  Renamed the variable to order_opt_out.
  • Added a catch for when an error occurs part of the way through downloading a large number of orders.  Now it will continue to import the orders it successfully downloaded and give a warning message that other orders need to be downloaded.
  • Fixed a couple issues with how international addresses are capitalized when addresses are verified.
  • Added a "Comments to Customer" field to orders that can be exported using the "order_merchant_comments" variable.
  • Fixed a problem that caused the batch entry details screen to always mask the credit card number even if the security settings did not say to.
  • Fixed a problem with importing batches where the store-id is of the form yhst-XXXX that would lead to SuperManager not being able to correctly match up batches with order transactions.
  • Made the get yahoo order status function compatible with the PayPal merchant account and added ability for it to grab PayPal transactions as it gets the status.
  • Fixed problems with the dazzle export that made international characters not transfer to dazzle correctly.
  • Fixed a problem with the mark payments batched function that prevented it from marking all the payments from the selected orders.
  • Added the ability to verify billing and shipping addresses automatically as the orders are downloaded.
  • Fixed a problem with the naming of manual sale transactions that are done without an authorization that prevented SuperManager from being able to void them.
  • Added the ability to automatically download batches similar to automatically downloading orders.
  • Made several changes to be more compatible with Dazzle 7.0, including adding a package type variable to shipments.  A default package type can be set in the store settings "Custom Fields" tab for each shipment method.  Individual shipments can then be changed to a different package type.  The package type is included when exporting to dazzle and can be included in text exports to UPS, FedEx and DHL. 
  • Fixed a problem that prevented SuperManager from finding item groups with percentage discounts in them
  • Corrected initialization of shipment packaging type when manual orders are created.
  • Corrected a problem with updating products on the product list after they are updated.
  • Added an update of the order list after sending drop ship emails to make sure the status reflects the drop ship notice being sent.
  • Corrected a problem with exporting item groups in orders.
  • Added charged and sent to drop shipper and paid and sent to drop shipper statuses.
  • Updated the default dazzle text format to use the new mail classes.
  • Fixed a problem with the setting of dazzle xml exchange options in the program settings.
  • Added a retry loop for a failed connection when sending a shipping update email to Yahoo
  • Added support for WorldShip 9.0 xml exchange
  • Changed the product import to use the "SalePrice" as the product price rather than "BasePrice" unless SalePrice is not available.
  • Added ability to autoprint packing slips, which with previous betas caused an 'Unknown Error'.
  • Fixed a problem with sending emails through certain servers.
  • Made it so if there is no prefix applied to manual orders SuperManager will still be able to find them as long as they don't have numbers in the same range as online orders.
  • Enabled the ability to export items to QuickBooks with alternative codes longer than 31 characters.
  • Switched to using MAPI email functions for the "Send with default mail client" option.  This offers the ability for SuperManager to automatically send messages with Outlook and other popular mail clients.
  • Changed the ship method dialog to make it more clear that one mail class should be assigned to each export.
  • Added a catch for the store not open page.
  • Added SuperFilter by shipment date.
  • Removed the necessity to click 'OK' after a print preview.
  • Fixed a problem that caused failed orders exported to WorldShip from showing as shipped with a wrong tracking number.
  • Fixed a problem with reading orders from Yahoo that don't have a billing address.
  • Added support for updating orders to Yahoo when the shipment tracking is not turned on.
  • Fixed a problem with recognizing item options with updating to Yahoo when multiple shipments are given.
  • Fixed the "item_options" variable for summary reports.
  • Added "item_variant_name" to the list of summary variables and added the prefix "item_variant_" to give access to all the "variant_" variables for order items.
  • Made it so that orders imported as canceled do not pull inventory.
  • Fixed a problem that caused charged orders with backordered items to have their status changed to charged when you open the order details screen.
  • Fixed a problem causing SuperManager to crash when adding options to custom items in an order.
  • Corrected a problem that cause item statuses to be over-written when the order is updated from Yahoo.
  • Added a "Find Linked Orders" to the PO popup menu to quickly show all orders waiting on a PO.
  • Corrected the "Today Orders" tab to show orders in a 24 hour period surrounding the time in the program settings.  Previously it really only worked if midnight was the end time.
  • Added a "Payments" SuperFilter to show payments due, credits due and balanced payment orders.
  • Fixed a problem with the previous beta that caused all items to be identified as "Custom" on the item details screen.
  • Fixed an association issue with the reports settings "Browse..." window.
  • Fixed an issue causing an "Unknown Error" when exporting to QuickBooks if the "Export all items with generic name" option was selected and it did not already exist.
  • Improved the "Re-read" function to make it un-necessary to enter the key each time if in limited access mode.
  • Fixed some issues that could cause SuperManager to freeze while it autosaves if you are doing other tasks.
  • Added exporting of Dazzle customs forms information for APO addresses.
  • Added the ability to have a single static line item on the Dazzle customs forms instead of itemizing them.
  • Added an option to use item descriptions existing in QuickBooks instead of Yahoo/SuperManager item descriptions.
  • Fixed the "Address..." button on the suppliers pages.
  • Added address verification for supplier addresses.
  • Fixed some problems with changing the average cost on the product details screen.
  • Fixed a problem that caused SuperManager to crash when you double click on blank space on the batches list.
  • Fixed the "Address..." button on the suppliers pages.
  • Added address verification for supplier addresses.
  • Fixed some problems with changing the average cost on the product details screen.
  • Fixed a problem that caused SuperManager to crash when you double click on blank space on the batches list.
  • Fixed a problem that prevented the batch list from updating when a batch entry name is altered

Version 1.1.6.0 - Released 26 Jan 2007

  • Fixed a problem with being able to void manual sales and credits
  • Restored the behavior of adding a line break before the list of item options for the item_options and item_options_trim variables.

Version 1.1.5.0 - Released 19 Jan 2007

  • Added the ability to change the ship method of orders on the order list.
  • Added an insurance variable to the shipment object.  You can now checkmark which shipments should have insurance.  The default is set according to a setting in the store settings "Process" tab.  Individual shipments can then have insurance turned on or off.  When shipments are exported to dazzle the insurance will be requested according to a new setting on the program settings "XML Exchange" tab.  You can there specify to use USPS, Endicia or 3rd party insurance in Dazzle.  Whether a package is insured or not is also exported using the shipment_insurance variable.
  • Shipment declared value can now be initialized to a desired value.  Under the store settings "Process Tab" you can specify a value or click "Calculate" to have the values continue to be calculated as they were previously.
  • Fixed a problem with the value of each item exported to Dazzle.
  • Polished the default report templates up a bit and added a few additional ones.
  • Corrected a problem with the account names for the QuickBooks batch export.
  • Separated the refunds from the charges on the QuickBooks batch export.
  • Added ship_comany_or_name and ship_attention variables so you can correctly export the names to shipping software when a company name is given
  • Corrected a problem with the dazzle export making it only export the last shipment of each order.
  • Corrected the storing of the expansion or un-expansion of the batches by account.
  • Fixed several issues with the QuickBooks batches XML exchange.

  • Fixed a critical bug in the QuickBooks POS export.

  • Added phone number standardization for US and Canadian phone numbers

  • Fixed a critical problem with the dazzle xml import.

  • Added "Global Express Guaranteed Non-Documents", "Global Priority Mail, Small Flat Rate" and "Global Priority Mail, Large Flat Rate" to the dazzle xml export classes.

  • Added ship_custom1...ship_customn, bill_custom1...bill_customn to allow the insertion of custom shopping cart variables and item_option1...item_optionn to allow insertion of item options one at a time to exports and reports.

  • Corrected an issue with logging in to Yahoo when another user is logged in.

  • Added the ability to specify to print more than one report automatically for new downloaded orders.

  • Added a "Payment Events" | "Copy from Batches" function to attempt to add payment events to orders from the merchant batches.

  • Added a batch transaction details screen.

  • Corrected a problem that could cause SuperManager to crash when saving an order that contains an item not in the SuperManager product database.

  • Changed the naming convention for manual transactions so that it is always unique and traceable.

  • Introduced an interim fix for making print preview work with Internet Explorer 7.

  • Added a Packing Slip report type that just shows item and shipment information for only one shipment in an order.  All packing slips can be printed in the order by choosing "Shipments" | "Print Packing Slips" on the orders screen or just one can be printed by selecting the shipment on the order details screen and pressing the print button.

  • Added item_url, item_thumbnail_src, item_thumbnail and item_weight for summary reports.

  • Added status icons next to the repeat orders on the order details screen so you can quickly see the status of other orders from the same customer.

  • Corrected a problem that prevented the Get Order Status from Yahoo function to work for PayPal orders.

  • Added a check for if a PayPal order has already been paid in full before entering the charging function.

  • Added variable order_amount_credited to give a total of the amount credited back to the customer as a refund.

  • Fixed a problem that made the backorder date not show up when the backordered quantity was set to 1.

  • Added the ability to leave the backordered expected date blank so that when it exports it says "Unknown".

  • Added robustness to the save functions.

  • Added a "#" button on the order details screen next to the order id box that allows the order id of manual orders to be changed.

  • Corrected a problem that caused "Error Saving Backup (3)" to appear when upgrading if there was no database loaded.

  • Added a delete button on the order details screen toolbar.

  • Disabled the "Server Busy" message from appearing.

  • Added a general error catch feature that attempts to save the current database as "Recovery.sbk" so no data will be lost when an unexpected error ocurrs.

  • Corrected a problem that prevented the "Re-Read File" feature from working properly everytime.

  • A warning message has been added to the QuickBooks export that notifies the user if an item price in an order from Yahoo! is different from that stored in QuickBooks.

  • For item groups exported from the SuperManager, a price adjustment is now added if the QuickBooks Item Group is different from the Yahoo! item price.

  • The "Residential" variable (order_ship_residential) has been added to the default export format for UPS.

  • The country, Serbia and Montenegro, has been added to the list of possible countries.

  • United States has been initialized as the default country when a new SuperManager database is created.

  • Functionality has been added to allow the capturing of PayPal funds automatically on the Yahoo! order page through the SuperManager.

  • An error has been corrected that resulted when a customer name was added that started with "I"

  • An error has been corrected that caused some orders from one store to be saved to another store database file (This error only applied to store owners who were managing multiple stores with the SuperManager)

  • An error has been corrected that was causing problems during the process of saving the database.

  • Fixed the new file, keep settings function.

  • Added a link to the forum in the Help menu.

  • Added the ability to calculate taxes on the pre- or post-discount total and set the post-discount as the default.

  • Fixed a problem with moving tax rates up or down.

  • Adjusted the conditions that bring up "Tax rate seems unreasonable" warning.

  • Fixed a problem making "Today's Total" to not be consistent with the orders in the today tab.

  • Fixed a problem causing all orders to be in the "Find" tab when a new file is opened.

  • Removed "Pending Review" and "On Hold" orders from the "Closed" tab.

  • Fixed a problem that made setting an item to backordered on the item details screen not save.

  • Add variables item_options_csv_trim and item_options_trim to give the option names without anything enclosed in parenthesis.

  • Made saving files more robust to avoid file corruption and allowing multiple people read-write access.

  • Fixed a problem that could cause auto-save to freeze the program.

  • Added the ability to capture PayPal funds as a part of the charge function.

  • Fixed a problem that could cause a manual charge of a non-credit card order to use a card number from the previous order.

  • Applied the "Don't create items on the fly" setting to QuickBooks POS.

  • Added an option to use the date exported as the QuickBooks/QuickBooks POS transaction date.

  • Added a filter to avoid sending tracking information for the same order twice in the same update.

  • Added moving/stretching of some of the fields on the products screen.

  • Added Alt-Q as a shortcut for exporting to QuickBooks.

  • Added a setting to append text exports to the existing file.

  • Fixed a problem that caused the lite version to not change the conditions that consider an order closed.

  • Fixed a problem causing declined charges from throwing a proper error message.

  • Added a function to standardize name capitalization and remove a given email address.

  • Fixed a problem that made it so if you were logged into yahoo under a different username the program could not properly log into Yahoo.

  • Fixed the item_backordered_flag variable.

  • Added a signature required field to shipments.

  • Added the ability to avoid exporting batches and orders even when the batch/order number is not used as the QuickBooks reference number.

  • Added a setting to not create QuickBooks items on the fly if so desired.

  • Corrected a problem with calculating taxes and zip codes are used.

  • Fixed a problem that caused the program to crash when a tax rate was deleted.

  • Added a SuperFilter to filter to unique customers.

  • Changed the list of options on the products screen to a list of the variants in the product.

  • Corrected the tab order of the store settings.

  • Corrected problem that caused backordered items to pull from inventory incorrectly.

  • Added a setting to automatically save the database when the program is closed.

  • All tax total lines are now added when checking if the tax charged to an order is correct.

  • Made auto-update function close the program when updating.

  • Added support for the dazzle company field.

  • Added the ability to send all emails through the default mail client.

  • Corrected a problem that could cause the program to hang while exporting orders to QuickBooks.

  • Added collection of the residential flag and improved the reporting of multiple address returns to the address verification.

  • Made the dazzle import function a bit more robust at reading addresses.

  • Made it so after adding a new order on the details screen the cursor goes to the top of the page.

  • Corrected a problem that caused SuperManager to freeze under rare circumstances while exporting orders to QuickBooks.

  • Added Address verification.

  • Corrected a problem with creating sub-items in QuickBooks.

  • Added support for inventory storage in The SuperManager.

  • Corrected a problem that was disallowing notes over 243 characters.

  • Corrected the copy order routine to set the date to today's date.

  • Corrected a bug that caused problems with updating orders with gift certificates to Yahoo!.

  • Corrected a problem preventing emails sent from The SuperManager from being list from a friending email address format (company_name <company_email>

  • Added a setting to add a prefix to all order ids to make it easier to work with multiple stores in QuickBooks and shipping software.

  • The store contact was not being stored in the database - fixed this.

  • Added two custom fields to products to allow storage of two fields not contained in Yahoo!.

  • Added a declared value to products.  You can now use the product_declared_value and shipment_value variables to export this information to shipping programs.

  • Corrected a small problem with the installer that was preventing the registering of yahoo domains as trusted sites.  Having these declared this way makes browsing faster and less inhibited.

  • Added copy full address buttons to the order details screen to allow the fast copy and paste of the address to other programs.

  • Changed the QuickBooks export to create customers for which tax is assessed as taxable and others to nontaxable.

  • Added a inventory xml exchange with QuickBooks.  Inventory values from QuickBooks adjust the values stored in SuperManager

  • When you switch an item in an order from backordered to not the inventory is now adjusted accordingly.

  • Added auto-update capability.  By going to "Help" | "Check for Updates" SuperManager will let you know if there are updates available and allow you to install them if there are.

  • Added a request rating button to the order details toolbar.  When you click it The SuperManager will do a Yahoo! rating request.

  • Added an "Open Product" function to the context menu of the item list on the order details screen.

  • Adjusted the update to Yahoo! function to take item options into account.

  • Added company name to the fields SuperFind searches.

  • Fixed a problem that made changing names not work correctly if only one word was given.

  • Added a setting under "View" | "Program Settings..." | "Database" to automatically save the database when you exit instead of prompting you to do so.

  • Added a setting under "View" | "Program Settings..." | "Preferences" to customize the manual order suffix so it can now be something other than "-manual".

  • Changed the Manual transaction function to populate the list of accounts and ask you to select the preferred one if you have more than one account registered with your Yahoo! Store.

  • Fixed the copy full shipping address button since it was copying the billing address instead of the shipping address.

Version 1.1.2.0 - Released 17 Aug 2006

  • Made the Yahoo xml import function more robust against future changes in the format.

  • Fixed a problem that caused the dazzle import to not set the proper date a shipment was shipped under certain circumstances.

  • Added full support for the company field in addresses.

  • Added a shipping method column to the order list for easy sorting by shipping method.

  • Fixed a problem that was causing products to not update properly under certain circumstances.

  • Added auto-complete to all dropdown menus.

  • Fixed a problem that caused the program to freeze sometimes when it was shut down.

  • Added support for "Group" items in QuickBooks.

  • Fixed a problem that could cause The SuperManager to save one file over top of another under certain circumstances.

  • Fixed a problem that made orders with "Other" carrier selected for one or more shipments cause the program to crash when trying to open the order details screen.

  • Added an "Also Select" option to the SuperFilter

  • Fixed a problem that was causing shipments imported from Dazzle to be set to the default carrier instead of the USPS carrier.

  • Optimized the mouse and keyboard clicks to add items to an order

  • Eliminated the confirmation before you perform a sale from the order details screen since the user is already given the opportunity to cancel when entering the amount.

  • Added product_origin_country_code variable to export the country of origin as a two letter code.

  • Added support for item groups in QuickBooks

  • Made it so average cost and country of origin are remembered when you update a product from yahoo.

  • Corrected an issue causing SuperManager to not link items with options in orders to their product variant counterparts in the products.  This made them incorrectly export to QuickBooks.

  • The CVV is now remembered from the authorization when you capture the sale right afterward.

  • Credit memos were being exported with negative values.  This is now corrected.

  • Corrected some issues with the archive orders function.

  • Added shipment_tracking_url for exporting the tracking link for a shipment.

  • Added total lines for the amount paid and amount due to quickly see how much the customer still owes.

Version 1.1.1.0 - Released 6/30//2006 - This release was not rolled out to the entire user base.  It was required by unexpected changes to the Yahoo! Store xml export that affected only merchant solutions stores.  Since there were still many features in beta at the time of release it was only distributed to those who contacted us about having problems importing address information

  • Fixed a problem caused by Yahoo Store changing the xml format.

  • Fixed a problem that was preventing the item details screen from saving changes to the unit price.

  • Corrected a couple of issues with the incremental pricing.

  • Changed the way the item details screen works so that if the SuperFind box is empty or the same as the last time the SuperFind button was pressed it will close the dialog and save changes.

  • Added support for flat rate and oversized shipment, specifically for Dazzle.

  • Added a setting to associate an email template with updating shipment status.  When Yahoo! Store orders are sent the tracking numbers manual orders will now be sent this email template.

  • Added a carrier list to the store settings so you can have up to 255 carriers with names of your choosing.

  • Fixed a problem that was causing the QuickBooks products export to no longer work.

  • Fixed a few issues with the skip all repeats feature for the QuickBooks order export.

  • Added support for incremental pricing with different options (ex: Green +1.00 will add $1 to the item price)

  • Fixed a few issues with adding options, including allowing two options with the same name since Yahoo! Store allows this.

  • Added the ability to automatically send emails to drop-ship suppliers when orders are downloaded.

  • Added the ability to add <tab> characters to import and export formats and headers in the program settings window.

  • Changed the "Delete File After Import" option to "Clear File After Import".  This was specifically changed with FedEx ShipManager v.2308-a in mind since it requires the file to which it outputs tracking numbers to exist.  This may be required by other software as well.

  • Corrected a problem that made it difficult for merchant starter stores to charge credit cards in The SuperManager.  Since starter stores do not recieve the credit card number in the emailed xml files The SuperManager was reporting that there was no credit card number in the order.  Now the credit card is grabbed from Yahoo during the charging process.

  • Improved the error catching capabilities  and a few minor bug fixes.

Version 1.1.0.0 - Released 5/25//2006 - Although some functionalities were released in versions 1.0.6.0 - 1.0.9.0 on a limited basis, this is the first release rolled out to all users since 1.0.5.0.

  • QuickBooks and QuickBooks POS interfaces:

    • Fixed a bug causing tax codes to not be selected correctly

    • Fixed a bug causing some orders with credits to not export

    • Fixed a problem that was making it not correctly add QuickBooks service items when they are needed and do not exist

    • Fixed a bug that was creating QuickBooks sub-items with the wrong name

    • Added the ability to export products to QuickBooks POS

    • Added support for QuickBooks Canadian Edition

    • Added a check for exporting orders and batches a second time if the batch/order number is used as the transaction number.

    • Sales reps and classes are now added on the fly when they do not exist

    • Added support for all total line item types in the batch export.  Shipping, Taxes and Discounts were previously the only ones it separated out.

    • Added the ability to determine what to use as the customer name even when the "Add customers" option is selected.

  • Added a page_break variable to add a page break to a report

  • A Radio Shack electronic scale is now supported.  Please post a request for a new feature on our forum if you need to use a different device.

  • Fixed a bug that caused orders to not download correctly into a new empty .smg database.

  • Added the ability to export all date fields in a custom format.  The format codes are described in the user's manual.

  • Made the credit card expiration date recognition more robust.

  • Added the ability to set a time at which to cutoff the orders displayed on the "Today" tab.

  • Corrected an issue that made tracking updates not send correctly after manually editing a shipment.

  • Added tracking for DHL packages and added Yellow freight and UPS freight as carriers.

  • Fixed a few other minor bugs

Version 1.0.9.0 - Released 1/4//2006

  • The functions in the Actions by Order Id (Actions->By Order ID...) have been updated to receive order numbers via a bar code scanner.  Metrologic 9540 has been tested with these functions.

  • A comma or tab separated list of Order Numbers can be pasted into the Actions by Order ID text boxes to select a group of orders.

  • Custom options can now be added in the Item Details Dialog for each item in an Order.  Double click an order to open the Order Details Dialog and then double click on an item in the order to open the Item Details Dialog. Click the Add Options button to add a custom option to an item.

  • The order/merchant notes can now be imported with a text import.  Two variables can be used in the text import functions, order_notes and order_notes_append.  "order_notes" will overwrite the order/merchant notes in the SuperManager and "order_notes_append" will append the imported information to any existing notes.

Version 1.0.8.0 - Released 3/21/2006

  • The SuperManager has been updated to properly download orders for a Legacy store that still is using the previous store editor.

Version 1.0.7.0 - Released 1/15/2006

  • Collate has been added as an option when printing invoices on download of orders.

  • Exporting orders to QuickBooks has been updated and impoved.  Various improvements have been made..

    • A "Sales Tax Reference" item has been added to the Quickbooks Export function memory usage of the SuperManager has been updated to reduce the amount of memory used when the user's SuperManager file has been opened.

    • A prompt has been added to the QuickBooks export function which asks the user if they are they sure they want to export orders which are Fraud, Cancelled, etc.

    • The add QuickBooks customer function has been updated to include customer information such as address, email and phone number.

    • The QuickBooks order export function has been improved to export Sales Receipts with Payment Method and Shipment Method.

    • The QuickBooks export report has been updated and formatted with improved information on what has been exported.  

  • Various improvements have been made to the Report export function.               "item_product_picture" and "item_product_picture_src" have been added to use a product picture in an invoice template.  

  • All product variables that are normally available with a product export are now available with the item variables.  Simply add "item_" to the beginning of a product variable to have access to it with order items.

  • "order_status" has been added as a variable to export the status of an order to an invoice.

  • The Product Details Window has been improved to allow the user to copy the url text for the product thumbnail or picture.

  •  The Autosave function has been improved to ensure that a file is not corrupted if the SuperManager is closed while the Autosave function is saving a file.  Additionally, the Autosave function has been improved to check for access to the files before saving to ensure that read/write access is possible which avoids system errors.

  • The Get Products function has been improved to download products more efficiently.

Version 1.0.6.0 - Released 12/20/2006

  • The Yahoo! order import function has been updated to import PayPal card events correctly.

  • Various small background improvements.

Version 1.0.5.0 - Released 11/11/2006

  • The SuperManager Version naming convention has changed.  Distributed releases will now always contain a "0" as the last digit.  Beta versions may be released individually during the development stages (e.g. 1.0.3.3, 1.0.3.6, etc.).

  • Export of order information to Quickbooks as Sales Receipts or Invoices has been added.

  • The memory usage of the SuperManager has been updated to reduce the amount of memory used when the user's SuperManager file has been opened. 

  • Updates have been made to improve the "Update to Yahoo!" function as some users have been having problems with uploading certain changes back to Yahoo!.  For orders which have shipping methods which are obsolete in Yahoo!, a selection box will be presented to the user to select an active Yahoo! shipping method.

  • A new variable has been added to the Order section which allows the user to specify if the location is Residential.  This variable can be toggled using Yahoo! custom variables.  Simply name your custom variable "Residential" in Yahoo! and this will toggle this variable as required for exporting purposes to your shipping software.

  • A new export format has been added - "UPS My Online Address Book" to simplify importing shipment address information into UPS Online.

  • Program keyboard shortcuts have been added to run the default Export and Import.  "Alt+E" will run your default export and "Alt+I" will run your default import.  Additionally, the shortcut "Alt-D" has been added to run the Dazzle XML Exchange Direct Print print function.

  • Updated the XML exchange function to Quickooks to correct a "string too long" error which occurred when the Sales Tax Code was incorrect.  

  • Regarding Quickbooks, an additional field, Alternative Code, was added to the product group that can be used as an alternative product code in the event that your Quickbooks product codes do not match your Yahoo! product codes. 

  • Regarding Quickbooks, a selection box has been added in the XML Exchange settings dialog for Quickbooks to export Order information to Quickbooks in the form of a Sales Receipt or an Invoice.  To change this setting, click "View->Program Settings", and then click the "XML Exchange" tab and select "Quickbooks" in the list.

  • A new export variable combination has been added to all "Yes/No" export variables.  Simply add "_boolean" to a Yes/No variable and you will receive a "True" or "False" replacement in your export file.  For example, "order_ship_residential" will yield a "Yes" or "No" and "order_ship_residential_boolean" will yield a "True" or "False".

  • A new export variable has been added to export product/item costs.  The variable "item_cost" will yield the item cost as entered in the product section and "item_ext_cost" will yield the item cost multiplied by the quantity in an order.  These variables may be useful on PO's to suppliers.

  • A check has been added in the credit card functions in the event that the users connection has been lost or disconnected during the charging or crediting of a credit card.  The SuperManager will notify and prompt the user to update the order from Yahoo! if desired.

  • The import batch function has been updated to be more robust when reading in various credit card numbers and expiration dates.

  • The Autosave features has been updated to not try to save the file if the file is only open as "Read-Only".

  • A new report type, Range, has been added which simply groups a selection of orders together but doesn't sum together all of the relative information as presented in the Summary report type.

  • The send email function has been updated and improved to wait for the user to make any necessary changes before opening a connection with the server and if an error occurs then the SuperManager will display the email window again so no changes are lost.

  • During any shipment export function, the user will be prompted if the order already has a shipment existing before exporting the shipment for that order.

  • A setting has been added to the Dazzle XML Exchange to select if you would like to export order item information to Dazzle. See "View-Program Settings" and then the "XML Exchange" tab and then view the Dazzle settings.

Version 1.0.4.0 - Released 8/2/2005

  • The SuperManager Version naming convention has changed.  Distributed releases will now always contain a "0" as the last digit.  Beta versions may be released individually during the development stages (e.g. 1.0.3.3, 1.0.3.6, etc.).

  • In previous versions it was possible under rare circumstances to request an authorization, charge or credit of a credit card for one order and have it applied to another.  This occurred when the card transaction was requested, then an older order was downloaded before the transaction was completed.  This issue has been resolved.

  • Now if an order is downloaded that contains a product option not in the existing product in the database, the option will be added.

  • The user is now informed when products or options are added when downloading new orders.

  • The program could crash when deleting certain objects, such as tax rates, shipping classes and import and export formats.  This has been corrected.

  • The "Next" button on the item details dialog now changes its name to "Add" when viewing the last item to show that clicking it once more will prompt the user whether or not to add a new item to the order.

  • Exporting shipments to dazzle with more than 5 items in them could cause Dazzle to crash.  This has been corrected

  • In some instances, a manual order number could be used twice.  The numbering method has been adjusted to ensure the same manual order number will not be used twice.

  • A DHL import format has been added to the default settings to import data from DHL's web postage service.

  • A keyboard shortcut, "Alt-D" has been added to run the Dazzle XML exchange function.

  • In version 1.0.3.2 the tracking update function was giving a socket error.  This did not exist in previous versions, but has been fixed.

  • Exporting a product with multiple options to a text file stalled the program.

  • When importing an SMX file a prompt could appear to overwrite an import format even when the import was not already there.  This was corrected.

  • When importing the Yahoo! order text format the error "skip_field" not recognized appeared.  This was corrected.

Version 1.0.3.2 - Released 6/22/2005

  • A function has been added to the SuperManager to enter information or select orders by order ID. To enter weights, tracking ID's, or select a group of orders by order ID, click "Actions->By Order ID..." and then the appropriate function. This function has been added to simplify processing a batch of orders.

  • Order items are now exported with the Dazzle XML exchange function to be used with the Customs Form capabilities in Dazzle.

  • It is now possible to specify in text imports to skip lines of data. The import variable "skip_line" has been added to the import txt file function. It requires that you include a "Y" or "N" in the import line for that variable and it will import or skip over the import line of data respectively. For example, when setting up a UPS export map, you can specify to include the variable "VoidShipmentIndicator" and this variable may be used in conjunction with the "skip_line" variable in the SuperManager to skip shipments which have been voided in UPS.

  • When a tracking id is added to all shipments for an order in the item details dialog the order will be automatically marked as shipped.

  • When items are placed on backorder, the SuperManager automatically creates a new shipment and places the backordered items in the new shipment.

  • The SuperManager now sets the order status to shipped when entering a tracking ID in the Item Details Dialog of an order.

  • It is now possible to add another item to an order by clicking the "Next" button in the Item Details Dialog. This feature is helpful when creating new orders and adding multiple items.

  • A new program setting has been added to determine the way The SuperManager handles backordered items.  By default it is set to "Nothing", which will cause it to react as previously.  The setting can also be changed to subtract the cost of backordered items from the subtotal or to add a separate "Backordered Items" line item to the totals to make it more apparent on the order details screen and invoices that the backordered items were not yet paid for. 

  • An AutoSave feature has now been added to the SuperManager. The user can specify how often the database should be saved. To change this setting, click "View->Program Settings" then select the "Database" tab.

  • "An unknown error has occured" should no longer pop up when The SuperManager is closed while a web-based function is being performed.

  • Manual orders are now skipped over when performing all Yahoo! update functions.

  • Some customers experienced problems sending tracking update emails with many orders in them.  This has now been corrected.

Version 1.0.3.1 - Released 5/7/2005

  • Issuing a Credit throught the Manual Transaction function has been updated to issue credits correctly when only 1 merchant account exists in the Yahoo! store manager.

  • The Product Details Dialog has been updated to offer a range of functions similar to the Order Details Dialog such as a Menu Toolbar and more Product Details information.

  • A keyboard shortcut for charging credit cards has been added:  Alt+C

  • The order list sorting function has been updated to correctly sort by the Order ID when the Order ID column is selected

  • In the Order Details Dialog menu toolbar, the "First" and "Last" icons have been updated to correctly jump to the First and Last orders shown in the order list when the "Filter" button is enabled.

Version 1.0.3.0 - Released 4/27/2005

  • A new export variable, "order_notes", has been added to export the Merchant Comments of the order.  The merchant comments are recorded in the Order Details Dialog.  The manual has been recently updated including a complete list of the export variables.  The manual can be found here.

  • The order date of manual orders can now be edited in the Order Details Dialog.

  • The Dazzle XML Exchange function has been updated to correctly export the shipment information for multiple shipments.  In some cases, the weights and classes were not correctly exported but this has been corrected.

  • A checkbox has been added to the Order Details Dialog to show/edit the customer's wish for gift wrapping.  This value is downloaded from Yahoo! and can be editted in The SuperManager.

  • The Gift Message can now be edited by clicking on the "Gift Message" tab at the bottom right of the Order details dialog.

  • The Program Settings file is now backed up when a new version settings file is installed to ensure that no Program Settings files are lost if the user reverts back to a previous version.

  • A bug was corrected that caused canceled orders that had originally marked as suspect from being set as cancelled in The SuperManager.

Version 1.0.2.9 - Released 4/19/2005

  • The total amount of the items in the shipment is now included in the XML Exchange Export to Dazzle as the Shipment Value.

  • When exporting batch summaries to Quickbooks, the user can now specify to set the QB sales receipt reference number as the batch number or allow QB to create the sales receipt number.  To modify this setting, open the Program Settings dialog (View->Program Settings), then click the "XML Exchange" tab, then select "Quickbooks" in the item list.

  • A Program Setting has been added to allow the user to select to be prompted to Update order to Yahoo! after every change or Yahoo! status change (OK, Fraud, On Hold, Returned, etc.) after the order has been edited in the Order Details Dialog.  To modify this setting, open the Program Settings dialog (View->Program Settings), then change the setting at the bottom of the "Preferences" tab as needed.  The user has 3 options on order save, when to prompt to Update to Yahoo!: 1. Never, 2. On Yahoo! order status change or 3. Always.

  • Outgoing emails which have been edited by the user will now be opened automatically for editing or sending if for some reason the email Send command failed due to any server error.  This will ensure that any changes or edits to outgoing emails are not lost.

  • When an order is Updated from Yahoo!, any existing manual transaction card events are now copied to the new updated order.  This ensures that no manual transaction card events are lost.

  • Minor bugs were corrected in the Yahoo! login sequence, Update to Yahoo!
    and Manual transaction functions, Batch export to QuickBooks and the Card
    Events Details Dialog.

  • Double-clicking on a "Merchant Batch" entry in the Merchant Batches Tree will now automatically open the Order Details Dialog for that specific order/batch entry.

Version 1.0.2.8 - Released 4/4/2005

  • The SuperFilter function has been updated to include "Weight" and "Order ID"  It is also possible now to filter by multiple variables.  For example, the user can filter by "Order Date" and then the user can select another variable such as "Weight".  Then, click "Go" and select "From Current List" to filter by weight over the list filtered by "Order Date".

  • The "Save As" function has been updated to correctly release the open .smg file after saving.

Version 1.0.2.7 - Released 3/30/2005

  • Shipment status update XML email format has been updated again to send XML emails correctly.  Please email customer support at info@thesupermanager.com if you any further problems with this feature.

  • The Update From Yahoo! feature has been updated to only overwrite local data which has been exported from Yahoo!.  For example, if the user has any backorder information stored locally, this information will not be overwritten because Yahoo! doesn't export this information in the order XML export file.

  • The "Read Only" feature has now been updated to also be compatible with Windows 98 and Windows ME users.

Version 1.0.2.6 - Released 3/20/2005

  • QB XML export updated/improved to properly export batches to QB.  (The QB XML export is working, but is still in beta phase of development.)

Version 1.0.2.5 - Released 3/23/2005

  • Export variable "item_shipment_number" has been updated to export the correct shipment number for individual items in an order.  Previously, the first shipment was being shown as "0" instead of "1".

  • The security and limited access settings have been adjusted and updated to accurately represent how the SuperManager is limiting access to the open database.  To activate limited access for your database, open the “Store Settings” dialog and then click the “Login/Security” tab. Check the box to protect the database with your security key and then check the box to limit the access to the database with the security key.

  • The Shipment Status Update function has been updated to correctly send a large group of shipment status orders to Yahoo! correctly. Previously, the XML included stray exclamation marks which caused an error when updating the shipment status.

  • A “Read Only” feature has been added to the SuperManager to protect the integrity of the store database that is actively open. If another user on the computer network attempts to open a store database, which is already in use, then the SuperManager will prompt the user to open the database as “read only”. This will ensure that different users who have the store database open at the same time will not overwrite the store database.

  • The “Update to Yahoo!” function was updated to correctly update tracking ID’s for orders which have multiple shipments in the SuperManager but only have a single item on Yahoo!

  • The SuperFind function now searches also through the “Merchant Comments” section of each order.

  • The SuperManager will now write a comment to the “Merchant Comments” section of the order if a credit card charge has been declined. This will show the user that a charge attempt has already been made.

Version 1.0.2.4 - Released 3/14/2005

  • Export variable "order_item_list" has been added to the export variable list to allow  the export of a quick item list by item code and quantity.  
    For example, "order_item_list" could be replaced by "ITEMCODE_111(4) ITEMCODE_222(3)".  This would indicate that there are a quantity of 4 of ITEMCODE_111 and quantity of 3 of ITEMCODE_222.

  • The "Next" and "Previous" buttons in the Order Details Dialog can now be "filtered" to just click through the orders that are shown in the order list tab that is currently being viewed.  To see this feature in action:
    1. Click on the "Open" tab to view the open order list
    2. Double-click on an order to open the Order Details Dialog (ODD)
    3. Click on the "Filter" icon button to enable the filter which is between the "Next" and "Previous" icon button on the toolbar at the top of the ODD
    4. Click on the "Previous" and "Next" button and the orders will be cycled through in the same order in which they are listed in the order list.

  • The SuperFind function has been improved to also search for orders by Tracking ID/Number.

  • The "Get Order Status from Yahoo!" function will also retrieve the "Repeat Orders" information that is shown on the Yahoo! order page.  The likely repeats will be written to the "Merchant Comments" section of the SuperManager.  The Merchant Comments are found at the bottom left of the Order Details Dialog (ODD) which can be opened by double-clicking on an order in the order list.

  • Importing multiple shipments from WorldShip or FedEx will now import the tracking ID/Number to the correct shipment number and the correct number will be displayed when Updating Shipment Status to Yahoo!

Version 1.0.2.3 - Released 3/10/2005

  • Importing shipment information has been reverted to changing the order status from "Backordered" to "Shipped".  It is possible for the user to create multiple shipments and move items to backorder in different shipments if they do not want to update the status from "Backordered" to "Shipped" 

  • It is now possible to download the Yahoo! order status (OK, Pending Review, Fraudulent, etc..) and tracking numbers from Yahoo! into the SuperManager.  This information is not included in the normal order XML export but we now retrieve this information from the individual order page.  To use this feature, select the order(s) from the order list and then right click and select "Get Order Status From Yahoo!".

  • The export variable "order_time" has been added to export the time of the orde.  The format of the order time is: "hh:mm:ss".

  • A DHL export format has been added to the default settings to allow order information to be exported from the SuperManager and imported into DHL's online WebShip system.

Version 1.0.2.2 - Released 3/1/2005

  • Importing shipment information will no longer change backordered orders to "Shipped".  The status of the order will remain "Backordered". 

  • The SuperManager to Dazzle XML exchange function is now exporting multiple shipments properly and will read in the Dazzle XML shipment report after Dazzle has finished printing postage.

  • CC and BCC fields have been added to Email Templates to allow the user to chose to CC or BCC a specific email address with different Email Templates

  • Order status "On Hold" and "Pending Review" have been added to complete the order status compatibility with Yahoo!.  These order status can be updated to Yahoo! by using the 'Update to Yahoo!" feature.

  • QB XML export function has been corrected to accurately export credit card batch summaries to equal "0" and a QB XML export report summary has been added after exporting to QB to summarize the results of the export.

Version 1.0.2.1 - Released 2/18/2005

  • The manual transaction section of the Yahoo! store manager has changed.  The SuperManager has been updated to perform manual transactions correctly.

  • Marking items backordered has been updated and fixed.  It is now possible to mark items backordered properly by right clicking on an item in the item list or by double clicking on the item and then specifying the number backordered.  The order status is also being marked as backordered.

  • Toolbar rollover text in the Order Details Dialog has been modified to show the text instead of random characters.

  • The Void Sale and Void Credit functions have been updated to work correctly in the latest version.

  • A program setting has been added to remove the "-1" from shipment numbers when exporting to shipping software.  The setting is located in "View->Program Settings" and then under the "Preferences" tab.

  • The Authorization function is now working correctly for e-store orders and manual orders. 

  • The SuperManager logs out of the Yahoo! store manager when changing from one Yahoo! store database to another.

Version 1.0.2.0 - Released 2/9/2005

  • Error "Unable to sign in to Yahoo! (error 1001)" has been fixed.  Yahoo! made a small change to the authentication sequence.

  • The date is now stored with each card event so the user can see exactly when a credit card was charged, credited or authorized.

  • Backordered fill date, it is now possible to enter an expected backordered fill date.

  • Number of items backordered in a line item, it is now possible to specify a number of the same items that are on backorder.
    For example, Widget A   -   2 of 3 items are on backorder.

  • Multiple shipment export has now been updated to properly export the order number and shipment number.

Version 1.0.1.9 - Released 2/1/2005

  • Yahoo! changed the products export XML file format and the SuperManager has been updated to accommodate this change.

  • If orders have not been authorized in real time when the order was received, then the SuperManager will now authorize the credit cards through the normal order page instead of the manual transactions page.

  • The Email templates can be arranged in any order as specifed by the user.  The "Up" and "Down" button will allow the user to change the position in the list of any Email templates.

  • Charging multiple credit cards from the order list through the manual transaction page has now been updated and the credit cards are being charged correctly.

Version 1.0.1.8 - Released 1/28/2005

  • The export variable, "order_amount_paid", has now been added to allow the possibility to export the amount paid in the order.  "order_shipping_total", "order_tax_total" and "order_subtotal" have also been added.

  • UPS Export map "Canada - Standard" has been modified to properly export this shipping method to UPS worldship

Version 1.0.1.7 - Released 1/19/2005

  • The DAZzle XML exchange function has been updated and improved.

Version 1.0.1.6 - Released 1/14/2005

  • Yahoo! changed the link name for the Manual Transaction section from "Transactions" to "Manual Transactions".  This update is required to be able to use the manual transaction feature in the SuperManager

  • Shipping carrier, "Other", has been added to the "Enter tracking ID's" dialog which can be accessed when you right click on an order.

  • Backordered item variables have been added to Invoice Reports (e.g. backordered_item_code, backordered_item_quantity, etc). 

  • It is now possible to open and edit a product from the Item Details Dialog which is accessed by double clicking on an item in an order in the Order Details Dialog.

  • When importing the shipment variable, "shipment_carrier", the SuperManager will now attempt to read the carrier in a string of text.  For example, the SuperManager will recognize that "UPS Ground" is carrier "UPS".

Version 1.0.1.5 - Released 1/10/2005

  • The send email function has been adjusted to be more compatible across many different types of SMTP servers.

  • Export variable, "backordered_items", has been corrected to properly export a list of all the backordered items for an order.

  • For Dazzle XML Exchange, the user can enter a folder which does not exist and the SuperManager will create it automatically when exporting the first Dazzle XML Exchange file.

  • The order profit function has been corrected and now displays the estimate of the profit of the order correctly.

  • After orders have been updated to Yahoo! via the update shipment status, a comment is added to the merchant comments section of the order which states the order status information has been sent to Yahoo!.

  • It is now possible to sort the first column in the order list by order status by clicking on the column header.

  • The order status, shipment method and payment method have been added to the SuperFilter so the user can now display all orders with a certain status, shipment method, or payment method.

  • SuperFilter by "Date" has been modified to correctly display the orders in a given range.  "From" and "To" have also been added to clarify which date is the starting date.

  • DHL has been added as a carrier in the import format settings.  

Version 1.0.1.4 - Released 1/5/2005

  • Export variable has been added to export various information about backordered items.  "backordered_" should be added to any item variables to export that information (e.g. backordered_item_code, backordered_item_quantity, etc). 

Version 1.0.1.3 - Released 12/29/2004

  • Emails are now sent with multiple "Send" commands within a single connection with the Email server.  

Version 1.0.1.2 - Released 12/23/2004

  • Transaction date comparison between Yahoo! orders and PayPal payments has been fixed so PayPal payments are imported correctly

  • Ship Date does not get printed on invoices if the order has not been marked Shipped

  • Custom fields on Shipping and Billing page can now be exported on invoices.  The data is exported in paired values with the name and then the value.  The new variables to export are: ship_custom and bill_custom   

Version 1.0.1.1 - Released 12/16/2004

  • After adding tracking ID's or changing an order status, the user is now prompted to "Update shipment status to Yahoo!?" or "Update to Yahoo!".

  • A "Print without Prompt" has been added so invoices can be sent directly to the default printer without requiring the user to select a printer and click "Print".

  • Export to Dazzle has been modifed to export the shipment weights correctly.

  • Import email settings button has been added to the Email Settings tab in Store Settings to copy your Outlook or Outlook Express email settings into the SuperManager.

  • The Order Export to XML file feature has been updated to fix misc. errors.

  • The print invoice function has been revised to print invoices much faster and to properly allocate memory to avoid crashing after a large number of invoices have been printed.

  • A repeat order variable has been added to the replacement variable list to show the repeat orders that a customer has placed.  
    The new variable is "order_repeat_order_list".  You can add it to your html invoice template.

Version 1.0.1.0 - Released 11/19/2004

  • The "Update to Yahoo!" function has been updated to properly update certain discount totals to Yahoo!

  • FedEx export format has been update to comply with the latest FedEx ship manager software 

  • Exporting and importing of Program Settings has been added so you can export settings and reimport or SuperWare can send settings files to users to import.

  • Autoprint feature has been updated.  You can print invoices automatically when orders are downloaded.  This setting can be found by clicking "View->Program Settings" and then open the "Preferences" tab to turn on the auto print.

  • SuperFind search function now searches through coupons so you can search and find which orders used a specific coupon.

Version 1.0.0.9 - Released 11/12/2004

  • SMTP e-mail function has been changed to add quotations around Company Name when sending all e-mails.  This fix will correct any shipment status update errors that are caused by users who have special characters in their company name such as apostrophes, semicolons, or commas.

  • The main dialog window has been modified to allow resizing.  The dialog window size can be maximized or it can be customized by dragging.  The SuperManager will remember your size preference and it will be the default when you restart the program.

  • "Update to Yahoo!" is now possible in the main order list.  You can update multiple orders to Yahoo!.  Previously, this function was only available in the Order Details Dialog.   

  • The status "Returned" has been added as a status in the SuperManager.

  • When updating the statii to Yahoo!, the user is now prompted to enter from the Yahoo! choices, for orders which have been marked "Cancelled", "Fraud" and "Returned".  Previously, the user entered a reason and this was entered in the order page.

  • A toolbar has been added to the Order Details Dialog.  It is now possible to send emails from the ODD

Version 1.0.0.8 - Released 10/29/2004

  • All manual transaction functions (authorization, sale, credit, void sale, void credit) are working properly with CVV verification.  

  • After importing tracking numbers via File->Import or via right-click "Enter Tracking ID's", the user is asked if they want to update the shipment status information to Yahoo!  Yahoo! will then send order status update emails to users customers.

  • Errors with Submit Batches and Get Batches functions have been corrected.

  • Merchant notes taken in the Order Details Dialog are included in the "Update order to Yahoo!" function.  

  • Personalization options are now supported including Monogram and Inscription

  • The Options setup has been modified to accommodate multiple options with easy to edit and read options in the Item Details Dialog and easy to read options in the Order Details Dialog

  • The <Del> key now activates the delete button for various lists in the Order Details Dialog (Order Items, Order Totals, and Order Card Events)

Version 1.0.0.7 - Released 10/16/2004

  • "Check for new orders every xx minutes" will now continue to check for orders and will not stop checking for new orders if the user fails to click the "OK" button when the number of new orders have been notified to the users.

  • Order import function has been corrected to import all item options.

  • Shipment status update XML email format has been modified to comply with Yahoo!'s requirements (removed extra carriage return in XML stream).

  • Corrected error that occurred when using manual authorization, credit and charging functions with only 1 merchant account present.

  • Orders are automatically marked "shipped" when a tracking ID has been added from the order list by right clicking on an order and selecting "Enter Tracking ID"

Version 1.0.0.6 - Released 10/6/2004

  • "Shipment status update" and "Update to Yahoo!" features now setting the correct shipping carrier for Merchant Solution Yahoo! stores.

  • The SuperManager Variable "todays_date" has been added to be able to include today's date in report templates and email templates

  • Added "SuperFilter" as a tab in the order list to allow filtering by specific variables (eg. Filter by State, Country, etc.).

  • Login problems with security key fixed.

Version 1.0.0.5 - Released 10/4/2004

  • Problem with entering weights in "Pounds" has been fixed.

  • Import format carrier is being set properly when data is being imported.

  • The SuperManager variables "ship_phone_number, bill_phone_number and company_phone_number" have been added to export phone numbers as "7773331212" as an alternative to  "777-333-1212"

  • Dazzle postage manual text import format has been added as a default import in the Program Settings.

  • Dazzle postage manual XML import error has been resolved and it is now possible to import Dazzle postage information manually via the XML method.

  • "Get Batches" function error fixed for Yahoo! stores which only have 1 merchant account. 

Version 1.0.0.4 - Release 10/1/2004

  • Default invoice.html has been linked to the default report when settings are initialized.

  • Package weight added to default UPS export format and UPS import format added to the default settings.


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