JobOrder 2010 beta now available

JobOrder 2010 is now available as a beta release. JobOrder 2010 is strongly recommended if you are upgrading to Windows 7 or to Macintosh OS X 10.6.3. JobOrder 2010 is the only version of JobOrder certified for those operating systems.

JobOrder 2010 includes 4D v11 SQL Release 6 Hotfix 2, our programming language, certified for Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP2 / Server 2003 SP2 R2 / Server 2008 SP2 R2 / 7 and Macintosh OS X 10.5.8 (PPC only) and 10.6.3 (Mac Intel only).

4D v11 SQL Release 6 is a dramatic upgrade from 4D 2004.7, the programming language used for JobOrder 2009. For more information about 4D v11 SQL, please visit http://www.4d.com/us/products/11reasons.html

JobOrder 2010 beta demo installers and server installers are available at ftp://ftp.joborder.com/Public/ . Please connect as 'Guest'.

Because JobOrder 2010 is so different from JobOrder 2009, we will guide you through a simple process to convert your existing data file to JobOrder 2010. Please schedule some time for this conversion process with your JobOrder representative.

You will need to update your JobOrder Clients using new JobOrder 2010 installers. If you have already installed the JobOrder Client for JobOrder 2010, the new JobOrder 2010 Client will be automatically installed on each Client computer.

JobOrder 2010 has many internal changes, including improvements to both speed and stability. If you have not recently performed any preventative maintenance on your JobOrder data file, please call Customer Support for guidance.

JobOrder 2010 Server will be distributed both for Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 / Server 2008 SP2 R2 / 7 and Macintosh OS X 10.5.8 (PPC) and 10.6.3 (Mac Intel).

JobOrder 2010 Client will be distributed both for Macintosh OS X 10.5.8 (PPC) / 10.6.3 (Mac Intel) and for Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP2 / 7.

If you are running a version of Mac OS X earlier than OS X 10.6.3 on Macintosh Intel-based computers, please upgrade to OS X 10.6.3 for improved stability.

All known bugs affecting customers have been fixed.

Enhancements are briefly described below, categorized by area or function.

JobOrder 2010 Internet and JobOrder 2010 iPhone
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JobOrder 2010 will greatly facilitate the development of JobOrder 2010 Internet, JobOrder 2010 iPhone, and access to JobOrder via SQL report writers. JobOrder 2010 has many internal changes, including improvements to both speed and stability.


Available Capacity
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The Available Capacity Power Tools does not have printing enabled in the JobOrder 2010 beta. This Power Tool will be available soon.


CRM Manager
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The area formerly called 'CRM Calendar' has been renamed to 'CRM Manager' to reflect its expanded functionality.


Date Picker
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JobOrder now has a Date Picker, shown with a small calendar icon. The Date Picker has been added to most date fields in JobOrder and will be added to all remaining date fields soon.

Clicking on the Date Picker up a dialog containing a calendar with two months and with pop-ups and arrows to switch to future years and months. The current date shortcuts can still be used in the date field in the dialog.
When entering dates in date fields and in date variables, you can use the following keystrokes as shortcuts:
'+' - Add a day
'-'  - Subtract a day
'T' - Today
'M' - first of current Month
'H' - end of current month
'Y'- first of current Year
'R’ - end of current yeaR

Partial dates:
'0813', '08/13', '08.13' and '08,13' will all expand to the current year;
'13' will expand to the 13th of the current month and year;
081309 and 08132009 will expand to 08/13/09
'/', '.' and ',' are acceptable delimiters.


Digital Assets
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The Digital Assets area and Digital Assets Manager have been rewritten and many bugs have been fixed.



Forms
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Many forms have been redesigned for simplicity and clarity of data entry.
Examples include 'Receive Client Payments' and 'Pay Vendors'.


Google Maps
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Google Map links have been added near the address fields in Organizations, Site Information, Jobs, Vendors, Contacts, Resources, Client Shipping Addresses, Contacts Alternate Addresses, and Purchase Orders.


Milestones
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Milestones have been extended to Estimate and to Templates and their functionality has been greatly expanded.
A new Milestone Manager has been added.
Milestones can be sent as emails to Staff Resources and Contacts.
Milestones can now be linked with dependencies.


Record view in all Areas
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Page Tabs now collapse when the form page is not wide enough to display them all. They automatically expand when you widen the form page.


Sales Orders
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The Sales Order area has been rewritten and many bugs have been fixed.


Web Site Launch
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A new web site icon, looking like linked arrows, has been added next to fields containing the URL of web sites for Organizations, Vendors, and Digital Asset Rights.