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Update No. 5.2.100  5-9-2008  RTO Pro Windows XP, Server 2003 and Vista

  1. Complete Social Security #'s will not be displayed by default now. Only the last 4 digits will be displayed. To see the entire number you can click on the button that says "Display SS#'s". This function can be password protected to limit employees who can see the full SS#. Ver 5.2.100 5-9-2008
  2. Strengthened the password protected on removing late fees from the payment screen. Ver 5.2.99 5-8-2009
  3. The Time Clock will print the total hours on the time clock report in format "Hours.Fractions of hours" now along with "Hours:Minutes". Ver 5.2.99 5-7-2008
  4. When you add a new customers information name, address etc. you can now enter their credit card and ACH account information on the same New Customer Application screen (F5 from the first screen when loading any new agreement). You can also print an ACH Authorization form from this screen. Ver 5.2.99 5-2-2008
  5. The Automated Collection Module would quit calling through the customer list if it dialed a number that was disconnected and didn't ring. Also if a customer had all 0's in the phone field it would try to call the #. Fixed Ver 5.2.98 5-2-98
  6. You can set a contracts Recurring Billing / AutoCharge info (# of payments to autocharge at a time, days before due to autocharge) when you load the the rental agreement now. It is on the screen where you enter the contract #, contract type, terms etc. Also reworded the AutoCharge # of payments labels to make it easier to understand. Ver 5.2.98 5-1-2008
  7. The End of Day program will automatically check for ACH returns when you run it, if you use ACH through RTO Pro. Ver 5.2.97 5-1-2008
  8. Fixed bug in ver 5.2.95 that would generate an error in some cases when the deposit entry for ACH was being made. Ver 5.2.96 4-30-2008
  9. When a batch of ACH Transactions is sent to the ACH Server a deposit entry will be entered automatically for the End of Day program. This will be done when processing recurring billing, sending transactions manually through RTO Pro or when they are sent automatically through End of Day. Ver 5.2.95 4-29-2008
  10. In the RTO Pro Word Processor you can now have forms such as inventory labels as small as .9" tall. Ver 5.2.94 4-28-2008
  11. In the End of Day program you can now set it up to automatically send the QuickBooks import files (IIF files) to your Home Office etc. via Internet FTP. Note this function can be used even if you do not use the RTO Pro Home Office. If you have RTO Pro Home Office the Home Office FTP program will now retrieve IIF files by FTP and it will combine multiple IIF files for multiple stores / dates into 1 file that can be imported in just one import function in QuickBooks. There is also a delete button you can click in the Home Office FTP program to delete the IIF files after they are imported in QuickBooks, this prevents you from accidentally importing the same file multiple times. Ver 5.2.93 4-27-2008
  12. When you run the Inventory Report if you do not choose the "IN SERVICE" status anything in service will not be included on the report. Previously if you chose "STOCK" as the status and an item was stock but in service it would be included. Ver 5.2.93 4-26-2008
  13. If you do manual ACH credit or debit or use ACH as a payment form on the payment screen and do not send the transactions to the ACH server they will be sent automatically when you run the End of Day program. Ver 5.2.92 4-26-2008
  14. You can now use ACH as a payment form and if you are setup for ACH through RTO Pro the transaction will be entered automatically in the ACH system as a "TEL" transaction (telephone authorization). You can also manually enter ACH Credits and Debits for customers who you setup for ACH. The manual entry of ACH Credits and Debits can also be password protected. Ver 5.2.91 4-24-2008
  15. The saved Credit card entry screen has been improved to allow you to change an expiration date without having to re-enter the credit card number. Ver 5.2.91 4-24-2008
  16. You can now enter/edit  a customers Credit Card and ACH account information from the New Rental and Retail Sale screens. Ver 5.2.90 4-21-2008
  17. You can now do recurring billing by ACH for customers even if you do not use X-charge for credit cards. Note you must be setup for ACH through RTO Pro. For more information call 800-351-6299 Ver 5.2.89 4-21-2008
  18. If you tried to delete a numeric figure that had been previously saved in a markup table for a category and save it without a value it would generate an error. Fixed Ver 5.2.88 4-18-2008
  19. When checking for ACH returns the return file will now include the account number of the customer the return was for. Ver 5.2.88 4-18-2008
  20. You can now run the Contract Markup Report and the Contract Transaction Report by customer zone. Ver 5.2.87 4-17-2008
  21. You can now print a ACH Authorization form through RTO Pro. This is done from the same screen you enter recurring billing credit card and ACH information. You can edit the form in Printer Setup. Ver 5.2.86 4-17-2008
  22. Printer selection has been changed to no longer include printer port information. This should prevent wrong printers being used due to ports not matching (USB printers will sometimes be assigned different port #'s when windows reboots). In earlier versions of Windows you could have the same printer name on 2 different printers on 2 different ports so the port information had to be saved to be sure you printed to the correct printer, Windows XP and above will not let you use the same printer name for 2 different printers. Ver 5.2.86 4-17-2008
  23. When running recurring billing the total amounts for credit card and ACH will now be printed on a separate receipt after processing. Ver 5.2.86 4-16-2008
  24. You can setup the End of Day report to display automatically instead of printing now. You do this under "Setup" in the End of Day program. Ver 5.2.85 4-16-2008
  25. Recurring billing by ACH is now integrated in RTO Pro. Your customers can pay you automatically through their bank accounts with ACH. For information about getting setup for ACH please call 800-351-6299. New payment form of "H" for ACH has been added also. Ver 5.2.85 4-15-2008
  26. In the End of Day program you can now setup to have the QuickBooks IIF export files automatically E-mailed to a set address when they are created, you also can optionally have the local file deleted after it is emailed. Ver 5.2.84 4-14-2008
  27. In Document Imaging you can now scan multiple pages at once with a document feeder type scanner. Ver 5.2.84 4-9-2008
  28. For the retail round to figure in Store Setup if you entered "0.95" instead of ".95" a retail price of $11.00 would round to $10.95 instead of $11.95. Fixed Ver 5.2.84 4-9-2008
  29. When you did a print screen from the contract info / payoff screen (F8 from Payment screen) some printers would print one of the information labels across some of the contract information. Fixed Ver 5.2.83 4-8-2008
  30. On the contract close screen you were able to change the amount due on the tendered screen and you are not supposed to be able to. This has been fixed. Ver 5.2.83 4-8-2008
  31. You can now delete customers from the call list in the Automated Collections Module. This is useful for when you do not want to call certain customers. Ver 5.2.82 4-8-2008
  32. On the End of Day if you have it set to create IIF files for import into QuickBooks you can now have retail revenue split by inventory category. For instance if your retail revenue account in QuickBooks is "Retail" and you have retail revenue in inventory categories "APPLIANCES" and "FURNITURE" it would entered into the following accounts in QuickBooks "Retail:Appliances" and "Retail:Furniture". Set this up under Setup in the End of Day program. Ver 5.2.82 4-3-2008
  33. On the Revenue by Category report in RTO Pro and in the End of Day the AR Booked breakdown by category was including tax and the AR Paid by category was not, this has been changed so both these figures include any tax. Ver 5.2.82 4-3-2008
  34. Added a checkbox to Inventory Reports to "Skip ALL non-serialized inventory". When you check this box Non-Serialized inventory will not be included in the report. Ver 5.2.81 4-2-2008
  35. If you deleted a inventory category it would still show up in the category list from Inventory Inquiry. Fixed Ver 5.2.81 4-1-2008
  36. When running the AutoCharge process if you have the Payment function password protected it would prompt you for your password each customer. This has been changed to only prompt you 1 time. Ver 5.2.80 4-1-2008
  37. When you used a credit card on file to pay a payment the credit card receipt was only printing the first letter of the card type. Fixed Ver 5.2.80 4-1-2008
  38. Ability to use Credit Cards on file as payment added to the Close Contract screen. Ver 5.2.79 3-31-2008
  39. You can now automatically use credit cards on file for a customer to pay payments from the payment screen or to pay on retail sales screen. At the tendered screen just click on the "Use credit card on file" button. Note you have to use X-charge for credit cards to use this feature. To find out more about processing credit cards through your computer using X-charge call 800-351-6299. Ver 5.2.78 3-28-2008
  40. If you did an inventory inquiry by a category that had an apostrophe in it an error would be generated. Fixed Ver 5.2.77 3-27-2008
  41. When loading a loaner if you pushed F6 to finish before you were on the end screen it would generate an error. Fixed Ver 5.2.77 3-26-2008
  42. In Store Setup under the contracts tab there is a new setting to enable auto selecting of agreement templates based on the customers state. This can be used by stores who have customers in multiple states and have different agreements for different states. If this box is checked and the customer state field is "FL" the agreement file used for the contract would be "C:\rtowin\docs\FL agreement.rtf". To use this feature you need to make sure the appropriately named agreement files are present in the Docs subfolder on the server computer. Ver 5.2.76 3-26-2008
  43. You can edit Petty Cash Payout categories from the Petty Cash Payout screen now. To edit the categories click on Function Keys>Edit Petty Cash Categories from the Petty Cash screen. Ver 5.2.76 3-24-2008
  44. The End of Day program can now create IIF files with deposit information for import into QuickBooks or any other accounting software that supports IIF import. Under Setup for the End of Day you can enter your account name information from QuickBooks so the IIF files will import with the correct account information. Ver 5.2.75 3-21-2008
  45. If you have RTO Pro setup to login at startup and you login as a high level and do a transaction that required a higher level access then try to login as a lower level employee you would have to exit RTO Pro first. Fixed Ver 5.2.75 3-20-2008
  46. The rate screen in Load Rentals and Leases has been rearranged slightly to make it easier to navigate and understand. Ver 5.2.75 3-18-2008
  47. If you use a Metrologic Optimus scanner in Inventory Control and tried to read from scanner when the scanner has a lot of scans in it (over 100) it would cause an error. Fixed Ver 5.2.74 3-19-2008
  48. There is a new field on Inventory Labels/Price tags, "{cashdif}". This is cost of lease which is the difference between the contract amount and the cash price. Ver 5.2.74 3-17-2008
  49. You can print Stock Barcodes in font size 20 and 25 now, the default size is 30. This is useful when using small labels. To use the new sizes you have to manually edit the field name on your label file from "STOCK-BC" to either "STOCK20-BC" or "STOCK25-BC". Ver 5.2.73 3-14-2008
  50. The function security level setup screen in Security has been redesigned with the new style property grid. Also added the ability to password protect reducing late fees from the payment screen. Ver 5.2.72 3-14-2008
  51. The Automated Collections Module can now be used to call and play a message for ALL customers in your database. This can be used for marketing purposes. Ver 5.2.71 3-13-2008
  52. You can now close out Rent to Rent agreements as charge off or skip. The amount due will be the cash price of the inventory + tax + any other charges due. Ver 5.2.71 3-13-2008
  53. The Calculator quicklaunch button (Alt-1) will be visible on all screens in RTO Pro now. 5.2.71 3-13-2008
  54. If you have RTO Pro set to login at startup and the user does not login, when you attempt to access any menu's that require you to login you will now be automatically taken back to the login screen. Ver 5.2.71 3-13-2008
  55. You can run the Sales Tax Report by customer zone now. Ver 5.2.70 3-12-2008
  56. The term "balance" on Depreciation Reports has been changed to "RBV", which stands for remaining book value which is the balance of cost left to depreciate. Ver 5.2.69 3-7-2008
  57. The Inventory Control Module has been redesigned with the same advanced grid that is used in custom customer reports. You can choose multiple sort fields now and also group by fields and rearrange the fields. Ver 5.2.68 3-6-2008
  58. The RTO Pro SendMail function can now send email via SSL on port 465 (Required by some ISP's). Ver 5.2.67 3-5-2008
  59. If you were viewing a multipage report in the RTO Pro viewer and scrolled down to the bottom of a full page then hit the "End" key to go to the last page and if the last page was a partial page, the page would not display. Fixed Ver 5.2.67 3-3-2008
  60. You can now print the last 3 payments a customer has paid on their invoice. The new field {history} can be placed anywhere in the invoice form. Ver 5.2.66 3-3-2008
  61. Teletrack reports will now be displayed in Windows Notepad. Some very long reports were not displaying correctly in the internal viewer. Ver 5.2.66 3-1-2008
  62. You can now print the print date on inventory labels and price tags. Ver 5.2.65 2-29-2008
  63. In the Sendmail function where you setup a user name and password for the SMTP settings the password will now be hidden to prevent unauthorized personnel from having your email password. Ver 5.2.65 2-28-2008
  64. Report file names will now be formatted like "Report001.rpro" instead of "Report.001", this will make it easier to open the reports when emailing them to your Home Office, etc.. Receipts will be named the same way also. RTO Pro will also be associated with the "rpro" extension files so if you double click on one of these files it will be opened in the RTO Pro Viewer automatically. Ver 5.2.65 2-28-2008
  65. You can now print the Maine required letters "5 day demand" and "right to cure" from the On Screen Account Manager (OSAM) Ver 5.2.64 2-25-2008

 

 

 

Update No. 5.2.63  2-19-2008  RTO Pro Windows XP, Server 2003 and Vista

This update requires your screen resolution to be at least 1024x768.

Below is a thumbnail of the new RTO Pro interface with the new style ribbon bars, click on the thumbnail to see a full size screenshot.

  1. Updated RTO Pro custom controls for better compatibility with mixed version of RTO Pro on one computer. Ver 5.2.63 2-19-2008
  2. The On Screen Account Manager (OSAM) now displays the # of days late the customer is. It goes by the latest open contract. Ver 5.2.62 2-15-2008
  3. In Store Setup the setting to add a per day per inventory item late fee was not displaying the setting correctly since the change to the Store Setup layout. Fixed Ver 5.2.61 2-14-2008
  4. The Sales Tax Report would generate an error if you did not have a city or county rate entered for the tax zone. This only occurred since city and county tax were added to the tax zones and if you use tax zones. Ver 5.2.60 2-14-2008
  5. On Inventory Labels / Price tags there is a 4th prompt field now. When a prompt field is used on a label you will be prompted to type in what you want to print in that space. Ver 5.2.60 2-13-2008
  6. In recurring billing the total amount charged and the total amount entered as payments will now be displayed when processing is finished. Ver 5.2.59 2-11-2008
  7. If you had a model or serial # with an apostrophe in it it would cause an error when running a contract transaction report that included that item. Fixed Ver 5.2.58 2-8-2008
  8. You can now setup customers for Recurring Billing (Auto pay payments on a credit card), you have to use X-Charge for your credit card processing in order to use this new feature. Credit card information is stored with strong encryption so it cannot be retrieved after being saved except for the last 4 digits. When recurring billing is ran it will automatically charge the credit card on file and enter the payment all in one step for all customers who are setup to be AutoCharged and who are due to be charged. In Store Setup under the Credit Card tab you can also setup to be reminded daily to run the recurring billing process. For more information about X-Charge and processing credit cards through your computer without having to purchase or lease expensive equipment call 800-351-6299. Ver 5.2.56-5.2.57 2-7-2008
  9. The credit card process screen will now accept a card swipe no matter what textbox has the focus. Previously you could only swipe a card when the credit card number textbox had focus. Note this only applies if you use X-Charge to process credit cards. For more information about processing credit cards through your computer without having to purchase or lease expensive equipment call 800-351-6299. Ver 5.2.56 2-5-2008
  10. The Cash Advance Analysis Report now has a section with information to make it easy to fill out the Florida Deferred Presentment Providers Quarterly Report. Ver 5.2.56 1-31-2008
  11. Social Security numbers will now be encrypted in the databases with a strong encryption algorithm. This would prevent the loss of customers social security numbers to an external source. Ver 5.2.56 1-27-2008
  12. In Inventory Maintenance when doing a BOR status change (changing an to count as BOR or not) you will now be prompted before the change is made. Previously clicking F8 would change the status with no prompt which made it possible for people to change it without knowing they did if they click the wrong button. Ver 5.2.56 1-24-2008
  13. For Cash Advance Loans you can now force the entry of a state transaction / approval # before a new loan can be added (Store Setup, Cash Advance tab). You can also print this transaction number on Cash Advance agreements. Also for Cash Advance loans the Bank field will fill in automatically now from info on customer app. Also the customers pay, payperiod and where they work will be displayed toward the bottom of the screen for verification purposes. Ver 5.2.55 1-18-2008
  14. You can now password protect switching out of inventory on a contract when the new inventory has less than 50% revenue of the old item. Ver 5.2.54 1-17-2008
  15. Changed installer to Installshield 2008 which should work better in most Windows versions / configurations. 1-16-2008
  16. On the Customer List report there is now a button you can click "Display all customer records", that will display ALL customers in a customizable report form. On the customizable form you can rearrange the fields, choose sort order and have only the fields you want displayed. You can also export records from this report. Note this report only shows customer info, not info about the customers contracts. Ver 5.2.53 1-15-2008
  17. If you use X-Charge for credit cards and you refund a transaction that was paid by credit card the X-Charge interface will be launched automatically so you can refund the credit card if you need to. To find out about using X-Charge to process credit cards in RTO Pro call 800-351-6299. Ver 5.2.52 1-14-2008
  18. Changes were made for Colorado Cash Advance laws. In payment history new loans will display the C/A fee. When a customer converts to a payment plan there will be a history entry for it. Ver 5.2.51 1-10-2008
  19. The Automated Collections Module is now available for purchase. The Automated Collections Module (ACM) can be used to call your overdue customers unattended and play pre-recorded messages The ACM demo is now included with RTO Pro and can be launched from the Main Menu (Alt-A). Ver 5.2.50 1-9-2008
  20. On the Sales Tax Report if you cash checks the fee was being put in the 0% tax line even if you had these fees set to taxable. The tax was being shown on the report but it was putting it in the wrong column. Fixed Ver 5.2.49 1-8-2008
  21. You can enter messages to be printed at the bottom of receipts now. There is a separate place to enter messages for payment receipts and retail sale receipts. You enter these messages under Payment Messages (Setup Menu option 4). They are unlimited in the size but they should be no more than 40 characters wide. You have to use a receipt printer or have your receipts formatted for a receipt printer (in printer setup under the receipts tab). Ver 5.2.48 1-6-2008
  22. The F12 Switchout button was not working in Inventory Maintenance since change to ribbon bars was made. Fixed Ver 5.2.47 1-3-2008
  23. For inventory depreciation you can now setup a inventory agent named "ALL AGENTS". If you use this agent it should be the only agent setup to depreciate and when you run depreciation for this agent it will depreciate all inventory together on 1 report. This is useful if you wish to use the Inventory Agent field for something like a supplier. Ver 5.2.46 1-2-2008
  24. In Canada GST and PST will be broken down and separated on receipts for retail sales (Note this is only if you use a receipt printer or you have your receipts formatted for use with a small receipt printer.) Ver 5.2.45 12-31-2007
  25. When printing forms with a zip barcode (postnet barcode of a zip code), if the zip code was a Canadian postal code or any zip with illegal characters for a postnet barcode the barcode would be printed with "[]" characters which cannot be read by the post office. This has been changed to skip barcode printing on zips with anything other than the following characters "-0123456789". Ver 5.2.45 12-31-2007
  26. Better handling of hokeys for inventory. Hokeys in inventory is a company wide # that is used to uniquely identify inventory in the RTO Pro Home Office. This key is made unique by embedding the store # in the key thus making sure the same # is not used in multiple stores for different inventory items. When RTO Pro internally creates a new hokey when receiving inventory, it will now check the # against inventory that has been transferred out to make sure the # is unique. This should eliminate duplicate hokey messages at Home Office. Ver 5.2.44 12-28-2007
  27. Better handling of canceling prints. If printers are not setup and you attempt to print something then hit cancel when asked to select a printer it would generate an error. Handling of this has been improved so that it cancels without an error. Ver 5.2.44 12-28-2007
  28. Tax Zones for destination based tax states has been improved. The that is used to select tax zones and add/edit tax zones has been redesigned with a grid that can be sorted however you like by clicking on the header of the column you wish to sort by and it can be sorted ascending or descending. You can also enter the City, County and State tax rates now and the sales tax report will break down the tax collected for each area. Ver 5.2.43 12-27-2007
  29. In the EOD the user totals were being added wrong for AR sale payments with other charges. Fixed Ver. 5.2.43 12-27-2007
  30. If your screen resolution is too low or your font size is set to very large in Windows the ribbon bar would not display all the buttons because they would not all fit. This has been changed so that if the buttons will not fit they will be available through a dropdown button that will display "Toolbar", or "Launcher", depending on which group is not visible. You can click on the drop down button and then click on the button. (Note this change will not be noticeable to most users, mainly to users who have fonts set to extra large in Windows).  Ver 5.2.42
  31. In Store Setup under the "Other" tab there is now an option that you can set to make the "Map It" feature link to map.google.com instead of map.yahoo.com. Ver 5.2.41
  32. Map It feature. On the payment, customer inquiry, new rental, new sale and delivery/pickup screens there is now a button "Map It", that will open your internet explorer and get a map and directions to the customers address. Ver 5.2.40
  33. On the Payment Screen the "+ New Contract" button was not working. Fixed Ver 5.2.40
  34. There are 3 new fields that you can use on Inventory Labels/Price Tags, they are "prompt1", "prompt2" and "prompt3". When you use these fields on a label you design you will be prompted to type what you want to print in those spaces. These fields can be used for anything but the most common use would be for when the built in pricing does not match the price you want to print and you just want to enter a price manually. Ver 5.2.39
  35. You can now take take deposits while loading a retail sale, you can also use any previous paid deposits to pay for retail sales. Ver 5.2.38
  36. On the EOD (end of day) report there is now an option to get credit card totals from X-Charge and include them in the EOD report. Previously this was automatic if you used X-Charge, now you can turn the option on or off. (This only applies if you use X-Charge to process credit cards. Call 800-351-6299 if you want to find out about processing credit cards in through RTO Pro with X-Charge.) Ver 5.2.38
  37. Fixed some access key conflicts that were introduced with the new ribbon bars. In payments and OSAM the shortcut key for loaner inquiry "Has Loaner" button has been changed to ALT-H. ALT-C for More Comments was assigned to another button also by mistake. Fixed Ver 5.2.37
  38. Added Avery 8987 for a label selection from Customer Listing / Overdue Report. Ver 5.2.36
  39. The formula to determine when a Colorado Cash Advance is supposed to be offered a payment plan option has been changed to better handle concurrent loans. Ver 5.2.34 - 5.2.35
  40. When you edited a time record in the Time Clock the clock out date would bring up 1899 for the year. Fixed Ver 5.2.33
  41. Contract transaction report has been redesigned so that the closed section will be ordered by the date closed. Ver 5.2.33
  42. In Store Setup under the late fee tab the max late fee was not being disabled for the per payment option. This is only available for per payment by % and per day late fee structures. Ver 5.2.33
  43. Since the change to the new new ribbon bars the following fixes were made: Letter comments were not being added to comments from OSAM. If you clicked on the Has Loaner button it would generate an error.  Enter button on Cust. Maint screen was not working. Fixed Ver 5.2.31 - 5.2.32
  44. Fixes were made to new ribbon bar buttons on Customer Inquiry and Inventory Main screens. Some buttons were not working. Fixed Ver 5.2.30
  45. On the Overdue Customer Report there is now an option to print a separating line between each customer, this makes the report easier to read. Ver 5.2.29
  46. The Customer List report now print all of the customers phone #'s. Ver 5.2.29
  47. If you use X-Charge for credit cards the totals processed will be displayed on the End of Day Report screen and also printed on the report. (For info about integrated credit card processing with RTO Pro call 800-351-6299) Ver 5.2.29
  48. The Overdue Customer List now prints current late fees due + any previous unpaid late fees. Ver 5.2.28
  49. If you use zones for customers and from the On Screen Account Manager (OSAM) you entered a zone without any late customers you would be caught in a loop that would end in an error. Fixed Ver 5.2.28
  50. In Store Setup under the Contracts tab there is a new option to force Salesman entry on new agreements. If you check this box you will not be able to load agreements without entering a salesman. You can also enter Salesman when Printing/Preloading agreements now (Point of Sale option 5). Ver 5.2.27
  51. The Contract Transaction report can be run for Cash Advance Loan agreements now. This will print Cash Advance Loans that were opened and closed during any date range. Ver 5.2.26
  52. Fixed bug when trying to print Pickup Receipts. This bug was introduced when the new ribbon bars were added in 5.2.20 Ver 5.2.26
  53. If you have Windows > Display Properties > Appearance > Font Size set to "large fonts" the new ribbon bar on the Payment Screen would not fit unless your resolution is set to higher than 1024x768 and the RTO Pro screen was maximized. The ribbon bar has been modified to automatically choose a smaller font if the full ribbon bar will not fit with the system set font size. Ver 5.2.25
  54. Added ability to run Retail Sales Report by salesman. Ver 5.2.24
  55. When E-mailing a Inventory Transfer file if the e-mail send fails when you exit you will be prompted where you want the transfer file to be saved so it can be saved on a disk to take to the store the transfer is for. Ver 5.2.24
  56. On the Overdue Customer list when you run it as a run sheet type report you now have an option to put only 1 run sheet on each page. Ver 5.2.24
  57. On Customer List reports you can now set an option to exclude customer with open contracts when you run a report on customers with closed contracts. Previously this option could only be used when printing labels or form letters. Ver 5.2.23
  58. There is a new field that can be used on Inventory Labels/Price Tags. "retailbycon" will print the retail price based on a % of the contract amount. This will only print if you have your store setup to calculate cash price as a % of the contract amount. The % used is the figure you enter in store setup under the contracts tab. Ver 5.2.23
  59. If you have the options in Cash Advance to only allow 1 loan at a time, there will now be a new message displayed at the bottom of the Cash Advance screen that shows how many days it has been since this customers last Cash Advance loan. If it has been more than 30 days a message box will pop up prompting to re-verify all information. Ver 5.2.22
  60. The RTO Pro interface has been redesigned with Office 2007 style ribbon bars instead of toolbars. The new ribbon bars have quicklaunch buttons at the top that can be accessed by using "Alt-1", "Alt-2" etc. NOTE: You must have your screen resolution set to at least 1024 x 768 to view the entire new RTO Pro screen. Ver 5.2.20  
  61. Instead of having a separate Launcher to start the RTO Pro utilities the launcher is built into the new ribbon bar on the Main Menu. Ver 5.2.20
  62. If you have password protection set to "User Level", where you are prompted for a password when you start RTO Pro you will now be prompted for a password when going past the Main Menu instead of at startup. Also if proper password is not authenticated you will not be able to access any other screens except for the Main Menu. Ver 5.2.20
  63. If you have an open retail sale that is paid out then you reverse the payment the contract will be automatically re-opened now. Ver 5.2.20
  64. Federal Lease options have been changed as follows for pre-balloon # of payments 1 to 10 payments has a 2 month balloon. 11 To 19 payments has a 3 month balloon, 20 + has a 4 month balloon. Ver 5.2.20
  65. The Contract Markup report has average turns at the bottom of the rental section. If you had Cash Advance transaction on the report the average turns figure would be incorrect. Fixed Ver 5.2.20
  66. In Canada if the GST and PST tax do not equal a total of 15% the GST and PST tax would not be broke down individually on receipts. Fixed Ver 5.2.20
  67. When loading a Cash Advance loan there is only one button to click that will save the agreement and print it in 1 step. Also the bank information entered in the customer info will be displayed at the bottom of the Load Cash Advance screen so it can be verified against the check being taken for the loan. Ver 5.2.19
  68. There is now an option for Cash Advance loans in Store Setup to only allow 1 loan. If you check this option and a customer has an open loan or a previous loan they still owe any money on they will not be able to open a new loan. Ver 5.2.19

 

 

 

 

 

Update No. 5.2.18 10-26-2007  RTO Pro Windows XP and Vista

  1. The new Service Tickets were not printing the field "{stname}", which is the store name. Fixed Ver 5.2.18
  2. The settings in Store Setup are now numbered, making them easier for instructional purposes. Ver 5.2.17
  3. Since the changes to the layout of Store Setup the setting to set up early payoff discount individually on contracts was not saving the setting correctly. Fixed Ver 5.2.16
  4. If you right clicked on a header in the Task Panel it would give an error, fixed Ver 5.2.15
  5. In the RTO Pro Time Clock under edit time you can clock employees in or out now without knowing their password. Note that the edit time function is password protected by default and should only be accessed by managers. Ver 5.2.14
  6. There is now an option to hide the new Task Panel in Store Setup, at the bottom of the Store Information section. Ver 5.2.14
  7. There is now a field in internal Payment Coupons for regular payment amount that can be used outside of the coupon section, such as in the letter part of the coupon if you have one. Ver 5.2.12 - 5.2.13
  8. The old style text only contract options were removed from RTO Pro. There was a button to edit the old style contracts in Printer Setup, it has been removed. This should not affect anybody as the old style contracts have not been used in a number of years, they were left in RTO Pro for backward compatibility. Everybody should be using the new style contracts now. Ver 5.2.11
  9. Changes were made for better date handling for foreign date formats. Ver 5.2.10
  10. You can re-print non-renewable Cash Advance Loan contracts now. Ver 5.2.9
  11. You can print Payment Coupons now without Microsoft Word. Previously you had to have Word to print coupons, now they can be printed in the RTO Pro Word Processor format. In Printer Setup Payment Coupon options have been moved to the Contracts/Main tab. Ver 5.2.8
  12. You can now print Service Tickets for inventory you transfer to service. To print service tickets just check the "Print Service tickets" box when doing the transfer. You can edit your service ticket in Printer Setup. You can also print service tickets from Service Inquiry. Ver 5.2.7
  13. The selection buttons on list screens (customer selection, inventory selection) have been changed so that they highlight focus and mouse over with color . The color scheme of these buttons has been changed to match the rest of RTO Pro. Ver 5.2.7
  14. If you were searching for inventory by category and went to the detail of an item then went back to the inventory list and pressed PgDn the order would be changed. This has been changed to keep the same order. Ver 5.2.7
  15. If you transferred a piece of inventory out of your store then back into the same store before the data was sent to your Home Office it wouldn't show up on the transfer report, this has been changed so it will be reported transferred in and out. Ver 5.2.7
  16. In the End of Day program Checks Cashed will now be included in the deposit amount. Ver 5.2.7
  17. In Store Setup under the DWF/LDW tab you can now setup the Damage Waiver field to handle tire disposal tax or any other 1 time fee with a rental. When you check this new option DWF fees will only be charged on the down payment and not on subsequent payments. Ver 5.2.6
  18. In Store Setup under the Store Info tab you can set the visual theme and behavior of the taskbar. This allows you to customize the task bar with the color and style you like. You can also set it to be on the left or the right side of the screen. If you maximize the setup screen now the settings box will enlarge to fill the whole screen now also, making it easier to see all the settings. Ver 5.2.5
  19. If your screen resolution is high enough (1024 x 768 or higher) there will now be a TaskBar on the right side of all screens in RTO Pro. You can click on any of the menu items to go directly to your selection from anywhere. You can also drag and drop any item into the "My Menu" section so the functions you use most are easily accessible. To remove a item from the "My Menu" section right click on it and click "Remove this item". A screen shot of the task bar is on the right. Ver 5.2.4
  20. Store Setup has been redesigned in a grid format. Explanations of each setting are displayed at the bottom of the grid when the setting is selected. Ver 5.2.3
  21. When printing form letters from Customer Listing the zip barcode and alternate name fields were not printing. Fixed Ver 5.2.2
  22. The RTO Pro Inventory Control Module now works with Metrologic Optimus Portable Data Collectors/Bar code Scanners. We have these available for sale in USB models. Ver 5.2.1
  23. With the recent changes to the Contract Transaction Report if you ran a report with no contract transactions an error would be generated. Fixed Ver 5.2.0
  24. The RTO Pro custom control files were changed to be installed into the Windows System directory instead of the program folder. This eliminates problems if you have RTO Pro and Home Office installed on the same computer or multiple copies of RTO Pro installed on the same computer and update one and not the other when there are changes to these files. Ver 5.2.0
  25. The Contract Transaction report will now print the total rent paid to date, rent paid down, other charges paid down, totals and average. Ver 5.1.98
  26. In counting consecutive Cash Advance Loans with the Colorado rule if a transaction was reversed it was still being counted as a consecutive loan. Fixed Ver 5.1.97
  27. You can now enter the customers pay period, pay amount, how they heard about you, bank name, bank phone and bank account number on the Customer Application screen. Ver 5.1.96
  28. In Security the deleted inventory records are now displayed in the same format as the Custom Inventory Report, you can re-arrange the fields, choose the sort order, print the records and save the layout you like. You can also delete the records now which is useful if you have a lot of old records that you do not need anymore. Note the Transfer Report gets info from this file so if you delete records it could cause changes in that report. Ver 5.1.95
  29. You can now run the Contract Markup Report and the Contract Transaction Report by Salesman. Ver 5.1.94
  30. The Retail Sales Report and the Income Summary Report will now print the salesman for each sale. The EOD summary report will print salesman info for retail sales. Ver 5.1.94
  31. If you did an advanced customer search and then ran a custom inventory report the customer search results screen would be displayed. Fixed Ver 5.1.93
  32. On the On Screen Account Manager (OSAM) there is now a check box to leave more comments open. If you check that box you can keep the more comments screen open and you can keep the focus on More Comments, also you can push PG DN or PG UP to browse through customers even when the focus is on more comments. Any changes to more comments will be saved when you push PG UP or PG DN. This new feature is very useful if your screen resolution is high enough to fit the OSAM screen and more comments on your screen. Ver 5.1.92
  33. You can now double click on the yellow backup reminder line on the Main Menu of RTO Pro and you will be prompted if you want to quit being reminded about backing up your data. If you choose yes the backup reminder will not be displayed anymore. Note you should only do this if you backup your data with some other utility other than RTO Pro Backup. Ver 5.1.92
  34. If you had auto comments to be posted to more comments automatically and printed a letter from OSAM or Customer Inquiry the comments would not be posted to more comments. Fixed Ver 5.1.91
  35. Changed the Custom Inventory Report so that when it is loaded the last saved or loaded layout will automatically be used. Ver 5.1.90
  36. Upgraded the results page for Advanced Customer search feature so that it is the same as the Custom Inventory Report. It can now be customized and printed. Ver 5.1.90
  37. Added a new field to Contracts database that stores the date a pickup is scheduled for a contract. This will be filled in automatically when you print a pickup receipt. You can also run a report from the overdue customer report screen that will print customers with contracts that were scheduled for a pick up and have not been picked up yet. Ver 5.1.88
  38. You can now enter a salesman for new sales and rentals and you can run revenue reports and overdue reports by salesman. Ver 5.1.88
  39. Added the ability in Printer Setup for receipts to select a paper tray to use. This is for use with printers with multiple paper trays when you want to use a different tray for receipts. Ver 5.1.88
  40. RTO Pro Installer now uses Advanced Installer which works correctly with Windows Vista in all UAC configurations. Ver 5.1.87
  41. Changes were made in the numbering system for file names for storage of receipts and reports to make it compatible with multiple user accounts in Windows Server or with any other version of Windows using multiple user accounts. Ver 5.1.87
  42. Changes were made for Cash Advance loans for Colorado Ver 5.1.83 to 5.1.86
  43. The Overdue Customer Report now has the total contract balances at the end of the report. The Customer List Report now has the original contract amount totals broken down by contract type at the end of the report. Ver 5.1.83
  44. In recent updates changes were made in the payment screen that would allow you to take more than is due on an NSF check. Fixed Ver 5.1.82
  45. When the recent changes were made to More Comments (Ver 5.1.62) if you send data to a RTO Pro Home Office it could cause your Home Office to get records not matching messages. Fixed Ver 5.1.81
  46. You can print zip postnet barcodes on Invoices, letters and NSF letters now. To print the zip barcode all you have to do is add the "zipbarcode" field to your invoice or letter form, it should go right below the "city state zip" line. Ver 5.1.80
  47. In Store Setup under the Tools menu there is now an option that you can use to set all of your open contracts to be billed. Ver 5.1.79
  48. On the End of Day program you can now set it up to automatically send the end of day information to your home office via Internet FTP without any user interaction. You can turn this option on in setup on the EOD program. Ver 5.1.78
  49. The customer listing report now has a closed contract summary on the last page. This summary shows the total # of closed contracts, the # picked up, paid out and charged off and the percentages of each. Ver 5.1.78
  50. If you use X-Charge the button to start X-Charge on the Point of Sale menu wasn't starting the X-Charge interface. Fixed Ver 5.1.77
  51. If you inserted a picture in more comments and saved it, then went back into more comments and only deleted the picture and didn't make any other changes and save it, the picture would not be deleted. Fixed Ver 5.1.77
  52. On the Payment History screen there is now a new button and a menu item (ALT-R) that you can click to reverse the selected transaction. This will take you to the reverse transaction screen and fill in the required info to reverse the transaction. When you reverse the transaction or exit the reverse screen you will be returned to the history screen. Ver 5.1.75
  53. If you went to history from the payment screen and reversed a payment the payment screen would not be updated with the current info. Fixed Ver 5.1.76

 

 

Update No. 5.1.74    7-5-2007    RTO Pro  for Windows XP and Vista

  1. Upgrade bug fixes Ver 5.1.72 to 5.1.74
  2. On the Payment Screen there are 2 new buttons in the top left of the toolbar that will go to Contract Maintenance and to load a new agreement for the current customer. For the New Agreement button the load screen displayed will be the load screen to match the first customers contract on the payment screen. Ver 5.1.71
  3. On the Payment screen there is a new button on the top left of the toolbar that will go to the Contract Close screen for the current customer. Ver 5.1.70
  4. If a customer has a Payment Plan Cash Advance they will not be able to open a new Cash Advance loan now. Ver 5.1.70
  5. In the More Comments screen there is now a button you can click on to paste the date and time. Ver 5.1.70
  6. When you reverse a NSF check load the contract will be closed automatically now. Ver 5.1.69
  7. If you used a color scheme in Windows other than the default some text boxes would be blacked out. Fixed Ver 5.1.69
  8. The Cash Advance Payment Option for Colorado has been changed to count multiple concurrent loans as only 1 consecutive loan. Ver 5.1.68
  9. There is now an option to Calculate Cash Advance Loan fee as follows: Loan Amount X (Loan days/Days in month X .2) with a min. of $30.00 (Wyoming law) Ver 5.1.66 to 5.1.67
  10. You can now have comments that are automatically entered such as when printing a letter, invoice etc, entered automatically into More Comments also. This setting is in Store Setup under the other tab. Ver 5.1.63 to 5.1.65
  11. The More Comments screen has been changed so that you can insert pictures, tables and use different fonts and font colors. It can also hold up to 1 billion characters now. It has also been changed to display maximized automatically. When displaying more comments from OSAM the size and position of the screen will be saved and re-used for use from OSAM (On Screen Account Manager). Ver 5.1.62
  12. Some states require a payment plan option for customers who have consecutive cash advance loans, changes were made for these requirements. Ver 5.1.61
  13. When closing out a rent to rent agreement a negative amount would come up as the amount due. Fixed. Ver 5.1.60
  14. On the advanced search screen from payments the enter button had to be clicked instead of just pushing the enter key on the keyboard. Fixed Ver 5.1.59
  15. The End of Day report will print a "*" to the left of customer names for Cash Advance Loan customers, if it is their 1st Cash Advance Loan with your store. Ver 5.1.58
  16. On the End of Day / Deposit report you can now track your cash drawer balance instead of tracking shortage. You can also setup Cash Advance Loan amounts to be deducted from the drawer. Ver 5.1.57
  17. To change the BOR status of an inventory item or to change a inventory item from rental/retail you will now be required to enter a password if Inventory Maintenance is password protected. Ver 5.1.57
  18. When editing records in the Time Clock there is now a button to "Add Lunch". This makes it easy to add a lunch break to someone's time records if they forgot to clock out for lunch. Ver 5.1.57
  19. When receiving inventory after you add a new model you would be prompted if you want to add the new model #. This has been changed to just assume you do and it continues to the model master screen where you enter the info about the model. You can still cancel adding the model # by escaping from the model master screen. Ver 5.1.56
  20. If you used customer zones that were over 3 digits long the last digit would be cut off if you made any changes from Customer Maintenance. Fixed Ver 5.1.56
  21. You can now charge a Verification / Other fee on non-renewable Cash Advance Loans. Reports have been changed to show this fee. Ver 5.1.56
  22. The color scheme has been changed to be uniform throughout RTO Pro. Ver 5.1.52
  23. When you refund a payment that had Bonus Bucks spent in it, the Bonus Bucks amount will now be displayed on the screen. Previously it would only show on the receipt. Ver 5.1.52
  24. The depreciation reports have 2 new figures on them now.  The first is " Total COST of ALL inventory fully depreciated on this report: ", this is the total cost of all inventory that was fully depreciated on this report either because of being sold, charged off etc or just just at the end of its depreciation term. The second is  " Total COST of ALL inventory NOT fully depreciated: ", this is the cost of all inventory still actively depreciating. These figures can be used to adjust asset accounts. Ver 5.1.52
  25. You can automatically e-mail the End of Day report separately now even if you send data to a RTO Pro Home Office. Set this up in Setup in the  End of Day program. Ver 5.1.52
  26. On printed contracts partial payments for total number of payments and payments paid/remaining will now be printed to hundredths (2 spaces to the right of the decimal). Previously they were rounded using standard rounding rules to whole numbers. Ver 5.1.52
  27. You can save the layouts of the Custom Inventory Reports. This allows you to easily create reports with the fields you want and in the order you want them, then re-use the layouts on any future report you run. Ver 5.1.51
  28. There is now a Custom Inventory Report Viewer that allows you to edit the layout of inventory reports. Ver 5.1.50
  29. You can now run Revenue Comparison Summary reports. From the Summary Report screen you click on the "Go to Comparison Report" button. You can enter up to 3 date ranges to run the report for or if you leave all the date fields empty the report will run with the following date ranges. Month to date compared to last month to date, month to date compared to last year month to date and year to date compared to last year to date. Ver 5.1.48
  30. The Income Projection Report will now project out up to 37 months. Ver 5.1.47
  31. When you view reports onscreen, the viewer will now scroll in response to the mouse wheel. Ver 5.1.47
  32. On the End of Day / Deposit Report you can include a Revenue Comparison report that shows revenue month to date and year to date and compares it to last month to date, last year to date and last year month to date. Ver 5.1.46
  33. When adding new Categories you will not be allowed to use characters such as "* / \ [ ] { } ! @ $ % ^ & *" these characters can cause problems when searching for the record in the database. Ver 5.1.46
  34. Receipts for partial payments on NSF checks will always show the balance due now. Ver 5.1.46
  35. If you added a letter to the letter list (Customer Menu Option 5 - Edit Letters) and it had a filename longer than 35 characters you would not be able to print it. Fixed Ver 5.1.45
  36. In the SendMail utility if you did not have a user name and password entered you could not send e-mail, even if your ISP doesn't require a user name and password. Fixed Ver 5.1.44
  37. The following enhancements have been made to the RTO Pro Word Processor. Note the RTO Pro Word Processor is what you use to create or edit agreements, letters, invoices etc. Ver 5.1.43.

    Vertical Ruler Bar has been added with which the user can set the top and the bottom page margin, the position and the height of headers and footers and the height of table cells.

    Tool Bar Design The Word Processor tool bars now support the Windows color schemes that can be selected through the system settings.

    Paragraph Formatting dialog box for setting paragraph attributes. Additional features have been added to set paragraph frames and textflow options like Keep with next paragraph, Keep lines of paragraph together, Page break before paragraph and Widow/Orphan control.

    Clipboard Import:  RTO Pro Word Processor now imports HTML formatted text from the clipboard.

    Anchored Images: In prior versions images could either be inserted as a single character or geometrically positioned relative to the complete document. Now a third method is supported that is called 'anchored to a paragraph'. This means that the text still flows around the image but the geometrical position is relative to the paragraph to which it is anchored. If other text is inserted in front of this paragraph the image is moved with the text.

    Text Frames: RTO Pro Word Processor now supports text frames. A text frame is a rectangle that can be filled with text by an end-user and that can be edited like the main text. A text frame can be positioned like an image, either geometrically or as a single character. Geometrically its position can either be relative to a paragraph to which it is anchored or relative to a document's page.

    Image and Text Frame Attributes: Two new built-in dialog boxes have been added to allow attributes of images and text frames to be changed. It can be used to set general attributes, such as size, text wrapping, scaling and text distances. Furthermore, special attributes of images like filename, format, resolution and compression for image export, and special attributes of text frames like background color and frame attributes can be set.

    Image and Text Frame Mouse Interface: A new mouse interface for images and text frames is available. They can be moved and sized in every insertion mode. A selection frame with size handles shows the current selection state.

    Table Formatting: Additional features have been added to give end-users more control of how tables are formatted at page breaks. A forced page break can be inserted in a table at each character position using the CTRL+ENTER key combination. This moves the complete table row to the next page. Additionally, a table row can receive a new formatting attribute determining that the complete row is moved to the next page, if at least one line of text is on the next page. Furthermore, a height can be specified which is the table row's minimum height. If more text is inserted, the height grows as necessary.

    Table Splitting: A table can be split below or above the table row containing the current input position.

    PDF Document Security: You can now set standard PDF security features for PDF file exports. Both passwords can be set: a user password to allow document opening and a master password to allow modification of the current access permissions.

     

  38. You can now set APR on Cash Advance Loans to calculate according to Arkansas requirements. Ver 5.1.42

  39. The Help system has been converted to HTML Help instead of Winhelp. Winhelp is not supported on Windows Vista unless you download a file from Microsoft's web site. Ver 5.1.41

  40. If you closed a contract that was over 1 payment past due sometimes the past due amount would show differently than on the payment screen. Fixed Ver 5.1.41

  41. The History screen will now emulate the old history list if your press a letter it will go to the next receipt that starts with that letter. Ver 5.1.41

  42. If you had RTO Pro maximized and you go into history it would cause an error since version 5.1.39. Fixed Ver 5.1.41

  43. From the contract detail screen from Customer Inquiry or Contract Info from the Payment Screen you can now click on "Close Contract" on the menu bar to go directly to the Close Contract screen to close any open contract. Ver 5.1.40

  44. Background colors have been changed on many screens for a more uniform look throughout the program. Ver 5.1.40

 


 

Update No. 5.1.39    3-12-2007    RTO Pro  for Windows

Note: If you send data to a RTO Pro Home Office you Home Office must have the latest version of RTO Pro Home Office before you send end of day data to Home Office.

1.        The payment history screen will now resize the height automatically to match the width if your screen resolution is high enough. Also the grid that displays the transactions will now resize if the user resized the form manually. Ver 5.1.39

2.        Inventory list and customer list screens background color has been changed. Ver 5.1.39

3.        Bug fix for ver 5.1.38 when loading a new rental. Ver 5.1.39

4.        Transaction time and check number for payments by check are now saved in the history data file. The history screen now shows this information also. Ver 5.1.38

5.        The history screen has been redesigned to display information in a grid. When your screen resolution is high enough the window size will automatically be resized so that the new transaction time and check number information fits on the screen. If your screen resolution is not high enough you can see the transaction time and check number by using the scroll bar at the bottom of the history grid. Ver 5.1.38

6.        Revenue is now credited to inventory as payments are made instead of waiting til the contract is closed out. Ver 5.1.38

7.        E-mail and language fields have been added to customer database. Ver 5.1.38

8.        From the payment screen when you go to contract info then to inventory detail if there is more than 1 inventory item on the contract the inventory detail screen will display the current item you are looking at above the “Next Item” and “Previous Item” buttons, for example: “2 of 8”. Ver 5.1.38

9.        When moving due dates, on rare occasions the wrong customer name would be printed on the receipt. Fixed Ver 5.1.37

10.     When you have moving system dates and accessing RTO Pro password protected, date moves will now be checked before transactions are performed. This will prevent someone from going into RTO Pro and then changing the system date and entering a transaction. Ver 5.1.36

11.     You can enter a user name and password for the SendMail interface now if your SMTP server requires authentication. Ver 5.1.34

12.     The Print Utility (F5 from Main Menu) now displays a list of past Flip and Depreciation reports for easy viewing and reprinting. Ver 5.1.33

13.     For late fees per payment and per payment by% of the payment, you can now set it to only charge 1 late fee no matter how many payments the customer is late. Ver 5.1.32

14.     The customer list report will now print the average original length of contracts. Ver 5.1.31

15.     The performance report on the end of day/deposit report will now print the total Deposits. Ver 5.1.31

16.     The customer list report will now print the total customer Deposit balances and also the Deposit balances for customers included on the report. Ver 5.1.31

17.     You can now print the alternate customers name on Delivery receipts. Ver 5.1.30

18.     You can now print the alternate customers name on letters. Ver 5.1.30

19.     A button to access the SendMail interface has been added to the Main Menu. Icons were changed on the payment and calculator buttons throughout the program. Ver 5.1.30

20.     Any report or receipt can now be E-Mailed from the viewer with the new SendMail interface. To E-Mail a report just choose display and then click on the E-Mail button in the viewer. For receipts you can go to the print utility to view the receipt and then click on the E-Mail button. Ver 5.1.29

21.     You can send Home Office files via E-Mail now with the new built in SendMail interface. Also if you do not send files to a RTO Pro Home Office you can setup to have the end of day report E-Mailed to whoever you want. Ver 5.1.28

22.     You can now E-Mail inventory transfer files from RTO Pro with a SendMail interface that is now built in. Ver 5.1.28

23.     The Sales Tax report was adding extra rows if you used Tax Zones and Deposits, these extra rows were all zero’s and did not affect the tax report figures. It has been modified to remove these extra rows. Ver 5.1.27

24.     From the Inventory selection screen on new rentals and retail sales screen you can now search inventory by the description. Wildcards (*) can also be used. Ver 5.1.26

25.     From the Inventory Inquiry screen you can now search inventory by the description. Wildcards (*) can also be used. Ver 5.1.25

26.     There is now a field you can use on invoices that will print "NO CHECKS ACCEPTED." For customers you have marked to not accept checks. Also run sheets will now have printed on them “No Checks” for these customers. Ver 5.1.24

27.     If you ran the customer list report by birthday range and the date range spanned a year no results would be returned. Fixed Ver 5.1.24

28.     When you click on the “Select” button to select a form letter to send from customer listing or overdue customer report it will now bring up the same letter screen as from the on screen account manager instead of just a file selection dialog. Ver 5.1.23

29.     You can now use the fields “other due”, “total due”, “due date” and “next due date” on letters that you can print from customer listing and overdue customer report. Previously these fields could only be used from the payment screen or from OSAM. Ver 5.1.22

30.     There is a new contract field available for the normal payment amount including tax. Ver 5.1.21

31.     When loading a retail sale and new rentals you will be prompted for  password at the end of the transaction instead of the beginning. This was changed to ensure proper employee revenue tracking. Ver 5.1.20

32.     Changes were made to the sales tax report for stores in Canada. Ver 5.1.20

33.     If your late charges were setup per day with a maximum and you set the option to count only open days in the grace period, everyday was being counted instead. Fixed Ver 5.1.20

 


 



 

 

 

Update No. 5.1.19    11-7-2006    RTO Pro  for Windows

1. The service transfer report will now show the inventory stock #. Ver 5.1.19

2. You can now edit IC date and IC location from Inventory Maintenance. Ver 5.1.19

3. The report section in the Time Clock module was only letting you go back 10 pay periods for report dates, it has been changed to 500 pay periods back. Ver 5.1.18

4. You can now password protect access to RTO Pro if the system date has been set back in time. Ver 5.1.18

5. The TeleTrack report function will display more detail information about connection errors to make it easier for TeleTrack to debug connection problems. Ver 5.1.17

6. When the list screen behavior was changed in Ver 5.1.14 it created a situation where if you clicked on the bottom item in the list with the mouse the wrong item or customer would be selected. Fixed Ver 5.1.17

7. If a customer has a Deposit or Suspense balance this amount will be printed on Customer List reports now. Ver 5.1.16

8. In rare instances when moving a due date the history would show the wrong name. Also in rare instances when loading a Cash Advance loan the history would show the wrong name. Fixed Ver 5.1.16

9. Refunding a customers deposit is now password protected at the same level as refunding a payment. The user or operator will now be recorded with the transaction also. Ver 5.1.15

10. For stores in Canada the PST and GST tax rates were not being saved in store setup. Fixed Ver 5.1.15

11. On the list screens (customer and inventory selection list screens) the behavior has been changed for when you navigate with the up and down arrows. Previously if you were at the last item in the list and arrowed down it would go to the top item in the list and stay on the same page, it will now advance to the next page and be on the top item on that page. When you arrow up from the top item the previous page will now be displayed and focus will be on the bottom item on that page. Ver 5.1.14

12. You can now print the alternate or 2nd customer name on invoices. Ver 5.1.13

13. The font color has been changed from yellow to black, to make it easier to read on the agent list on the inventory load screen. Ver 5.1.13

14. When setting late fees you can now have the late fees rates be plus tax instead of including tax. There is a checkbox you check in Store Setup under the Late Fee tab to enable this. Ver 5.1.12

15. When reversing a payment the user or operator was not being recorded. Fixed Ver 5.1.11

16. You can now password protect Petty Cash Payouts. Ver 5.1.10

17. The EOD totals by user were not being totalled if the user had only 2 letters in the user name. Fixed Ver 5.1.10

18. When transferring in an inventory item if an item with the same model and serial number is already present you were prompted to enter a new model or serial #. When prompted it would allow you to enter a blank model and serial #. This has been changed to not allow this. Ver 5.1.10

19. In the Setup of the End of Day report you now have the option to have revenue broke down by user. This will allow you to have separate drawers for employees and be able to check shortages by employee. Ver 5.1.9

20. If your store is setup for User Level security, where you log in 1 time and stay logged in until you log out, if you clicked on "Logon as New User" from the Main Menu the new user name and level would not be displayed immediately on the top of the Main Menu. Fixed Ver 5.1.9

21. If a contract is setup with the same as cash option and the customer pays the fulll cash price from the payment screen if you went to contract close the regular EPO amount would come up instead of the SAC payoff. Fixed Ver 5.1.8

22. If you use MS Word type Invoices and you do not create a invoice template for your store in printer setup, the sample invoice will now be used automatically when you print an invoice. Ver 5.1.8

23. The payment report and end of day report will now print an extra line for transactions where bonus bucks are spent showing the amount of bonus bucks used. Ver 5.1.7

24. Inventory status will now be printed on the service transfer report for inventory being transferred to service. Ver 5.1.7

25. You can now print the payoff amount on invoices. Ver 5.1.7

26. The Cash Advance Analysis report can now be ran to treat renewals the same as new loans for the calculations made on the report. Ver 5.1.6

27. On the NSF load screen where you would type the bank name has been changed to hold up to 35 characters. Ver 5.1.6

28. On the NSF load screen where you would type the signers name if it was different than the name on the account has been changed to hold up to 35 characters. Ver 5.1.6

29. You can now print the inventory brand and category on inventory labels and price tags. Ver 5.1.5

30. When you run an inventory report as a 3 line report it will now print the sale price of sold inventory. The total sale price will also be at the end of the report and it willl be included in the profit calculation. Ver 5.1.4

31. You can now print the inventory condition on inventory labels and price tags. Ver 5.1.3

32. When restoring a backup files in subdirectories were not being restored. Fixed Ver 5.1.3

33. When you close contracts as picked up, returned or repossessed there is now a check box to print labels or price tags for the inventory on the contract. Ver 5.1.2

34. If you have Deposits enabled in your store you can now take a deposit only payment on customers even if they do not have any active contracts. This is done from the payment screen. Ver 5.1.1

35. The Zone Report at the end of the overdue customer list will now show number of customers in each zone as well as the # of late customers in each zone. Ver 5.1.0

36. For Stores in Canada you can now enter in Store Setup the GST and PST tax rates and the Sales Tax Report will now show the breakdown of PST and GST based on those rates. Ver 5.1.0

37. In printer setup under the Cash Advance tab if you created a cash advance contract and saved it in the editor the file name was not being passed back to printer setup. Fixed Ver 5.1.0

38. When printing a lease contract the epodisc% and epopay% fields will now be printed to show no discount for early payoff. If you use the sample contract layout that uses the epopay% field it will now print 100%, representing the amount the customer has to pay for early payoff. Ver 5.1.0

 

 

Update No. 5.0.99    6-29-2006    RTO Pro  for Windows

1.        You can now have projected income calculated for weekly contracts by pmt x 4 instead of pmt x 4.33. This is set in Store Setup under the Other tab. Ver 5.0.99

2.        Revenue Summary Reports can now be run by customer Zones. Ver 5.0.98

3.        Rental Payment reports can now be run by customer Zones. Ver 5.0.97

4.        You can now run Customer List Reports by Zones. Ver 5.0.97

5.        The postcard that can be printed from the label has been changed so the address starts printing further to the left so long address’s will not go off the edge of the postcard. Ver 5.0.97

6.        When the overdue customer list is run for all zones a zone report will be printed on the last page of the report showing each zone and how many overdue customers are in each zone. Ver 5.0.96

7.        The missing zone report from Customer Listings will now print all customers and show the zone they are set to. Ver 5.0.96

8.        When reprinting a Cash Advance contract that is setup as a simple interest loan if it was reprinted after the original date the interest was being figured from the date reprinted. This has been changed to use the last transaction date for the calculation. Ver 5.0.96

9.        Inventory reports can now be run with a service status of In Service, it is listed as one of the selections under the status selection listbox. Ver 5.0.94

10.     When an inventory item is in service a * will be printed next to the status to show it is in service on Inventory Reports. Ver 5.0.94

11.     In Store Setup there is now and option to calculate early payoffs by using the following formula EPO = Cash Price X (Payments remaining / Total payments). Ver 5.0.93

12.     Inventory year received has been added as an available field on contracts. Ver 5.0.93

13.     When doing Cash Advance loans if you print a check for the customer the check will now be made out to who is setup as the signer of the agreement, the primary or secondary name. Ver 5.0.92

14.     In Store Setup if you setup not to allow discount in the finals months of contract you can now have the calculation done by the contract date instead of just payments remaining. This way if you have customers who have been overdue a lot or have had some moved due dates they will not be allowed to get the payoff discount even if they fall in the # of months left allowed. Ver 5.0.91

15.     New logo’s added to main screen Ver 5.0.90