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Added second tax rate to more easily handle GST/PST, GAT/VAT, or other tax structures.

New optional VIN decoding service that automatically explodes vehicle information.

The handheld can be used to scan vehicle VIN barcodes making vehicle entry very easy: You can also manually enter the VIN or use a barcode scanner connected to a computer to scan the VIN. Contact us to learn more about this optional service.

Added the ability to edit a price, or delete an item directly from invoice maintenance rather than forcing user to delete the invoice, modify the bid, and re-check out the bidder for non-grouped bids

Added 3 more short user-defined fields to inventory maintenance

Added batch image optimizer and archiver available from option maintenance

Added ability to e-mail CO reports

Created new Inventory Query form which makes querying by inventory # or auction/lot# very rapid and easy without granting modification rights

Added ability to print most reports to PDF from report dialog

Added optional service that allows you to order printed bidder ID cards from us.

These cards are 30mil plastic printed on front in full color, with your logo and a picture of the bidder.

The back is printed with the bid card # in large bold numbers.

To order a card you simply pull up the buyer's record, go to the buyer images tab and click on the order id card button towards the bottom.

Auction Flex will then upload the buyer's info and image to our server and then in a week or two you get their card in the mail. Contact us to learn more about this service.

Auction Flex Version 5.02.00 released 2/16/2006

Changed Buyer Maintenance so that if you enter the zip in the city field, the system will auto-lookup the city & state.

Changed e-mail format for Invoice, CO, & Alt Bid to optionally attach an HTML document rather than a PDF.

Added ability to print descriptions on auction activity by consignor report.

Updated import (inventory, buyer, & alt bid) to remember field mapping selections.

Changed Fast Entry so that you can use the <Enter> key to tab through all fields.

Updated grid clerking form to automatically check-in reserved bidders on first successful bid (if this option is turned on)

Added clerking sheets for 10 lots per page.

Cleaned up and optimized invoice, CO, & alt bid reports for e-mailing as attachments.

Updated Auction Upload to intelligently upload images so that it won't re-upload images that haven't changed since last upload. This can greatly speed up subsequent auction uploads.

Reports added for phone bids including export to Excel.

Toggling Tax Status of invoice items will now automatically recalculate invoice item charges

Trail Printer should now show all available printers including network printers

Fixed bugs with new inventory/lot import form

Update Auction buyer charges report to show invoice charges added on the fly

Backspace behavior changed for fields so that backspace stops at the beginning of the field rather than moving to previous field

Added option to auto-format phone #'s as 123-123-1234 or (123) 123-1234

Added ability to reassign inventory between CO's and PO's

Added ability to reassign all unsold lots from one auction to another auction using the same lot#'s

Added consignor/vendor name to Add Group button from Auction Maintenance

Added option to print Auction ID on all lot labels

Deleted images will now go to the Windows Recycle Bin

Added more sorting options for buyer reports

Added report for how did you hear about us to buyer check-in

Added option to specify mailing lists as temporary so they don't show up in buyer maintenance mailing lists tab

Added option to hide Tax 2

Added system date to inventory

Added designated udfield caption Consignor Item # that automatically prints on consignor reports

Added option to print consignor reports in order by consignor item #

Added designated udfield caption Auctioneer Notes that automatically displays on Auctioneer's Screen and prints on Auctioneer's Copy

Created filter in Inventory Maintenance for items in Auction ID ??

Added option for alternate bid results e-mails to display actual bid amount

Added auction buyer report with buyer images

Added phone2 to buyer check-in reports

Added ability to quick check-in by buyer code

Added full buyer export to Excel from buyer check-in

Added button to re-evaluate auto-lead for all onhand inventory by inventory type Added Excel Export from Inventory History Search

Added mailing list code import options to Buyer Import

Added force sort order to lot# option in buyer checkout (default was order entered which is mostly often by lot#)

Added ability to specify a filter when printing auction catalogs

Added tax tables

Added ability to have tax determined by the buyer (useful when collecting vehicle taxes by buyer's location)

Changed invoice receipts form to show receipt notes (reports already did)

When multiple people are adding inventory simultaneously the system will now intelligently anticipate next inventory# by workstation

When opening inventory maintenance will now assume you want to look at last entry added from this workstation.

Added option for catch-all exception consignor when importing inventory from multiple consignors at the same time.

Changed inventory import to provide more detailed description of any errors encountered

Added ability for image names to be assumed when importing inventory

Added inventory # to auction export

Added bid card # and buyer name to auction export

Changed VIN explosion so that a single user-defined field can contain Year Make Model or Body Trim Engine

Added source, sourcenum, & sourcecode to projection reports

Added invoice footer for condition where BOTH Tax 1 AND Tax 2 are Exempt

Added report for inventory types

Added option when starting trail printer to only print new records from this point forward

Added separate permission for buyer's credit card information

Added ability for One Inventory Type per CO to be used without One Auction per CO

Added buyer's name to clerking grid if running screen resolution of 1024x768 or wider

Added new image naming convention to auction export without underscore

Added new image naming convention to name image inventory# rather than lot#

Updated report of buyer charges by auction to include invoice charges added on the fly

Added ability to print second buyer image on buyer report

Added ability to print all tax exempt buyers checked into an auction

Added lead to clerking activity tab in clerking activity maintenance

Updated wireless handheld clerking to listen to option to skip qty in prelotted mode when qty available is 1

Absentee bidding not enabled message is now easily set by auction

Country Name added to auction upload for IWS

Currency Abbreviation for the IWS can now easily be set by auction

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MULTI-PARCEL CHANGES
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Added ability to enter bids as a group but save as individual bids (useful at the beginning of the auction when starting with choice bids)

Added ability to project in multi-column format

Added ability to highlight latest change in board being projected

Added ability to projection backup leader boards

Added ability to exclude certain consignors when adding batched expenses by consignor

Added ability to create batched expenses to just not sold items with a reserve adding a % fee based on the reserve

Added option to check for duplicate records on buyer check-in

Added new possible buyer duplicate check/compare form which makes it possible to choose field by field, which value to keep if merging records

Added new buyer duplicate analysis tool which will automatically analyze your buyers for possible duplicates and bring them up for review with ability to merge (Maintain Settings & Options->Buyer Tab)

Added ability to not have to select/confirm the printer every time when printing invoices from buyer checkout

Added the ability to specify different printers for each copy of the invoice which facilitates using different color paper for house/customer copy

Added ability to specify vendor code in Fast Entry

Added ability to not have to select/confirm the printer every time when printing bid cards

Added ability to specify quantity when adding a list of inventory #'s to an auction

Added ability to run data irregularity checker for current auction and recent transactions only

Added ability to determine sort order when printing multiple CO Balance Detail reports

Added option for Auction Presenter, when running in manual mode, to prompt for next lot at lower left hand corner

Added ability to run multiple rf modems from the same server computer

Added source code (consignor/vendor code) filter to inventory maintenance

Added horizontal lines to clerking sheets

Added consignor code labels to consignor maintenance

Added date range option for list of purchases by buyer from buyer maintenance

Added buyer/consignor code to mailing list export

Changed invoice charge to show form rather than individual prompts when adding/editing invoice charges

Added ability to filter consignor maintenance by Auction ID

Added ability to mail merge e-mails with just the first name, rather than the full name

Made the alert field in buyer maintenance stand out when not empty

Will now warn when exporting an auction to a folder that is not empty

Added labels to Purchase Orders

Added labels to Vendor Maintenance

Added ability to print logo on bid cards

Changed behavior of invoice auto-print on receipt add to only auto-print if invoice is paid in full

Added easier way to cancel/delete an invoice receipt during from receipt add form

Added warning when changing name/dates of an existing auction

Added summary report for clerking activity for all consignors from clerking maintenance

Added option to print lines on the catalog

To better understand all the new options they are listed below for your review:
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 BIDDER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT OPTIONS
1. No Registration
2. Bidder Record Only Registration (for the trusting auctioneer)
3. Bidder Verification Only (account verified with credit card but cc info not retained)
4. Current Credit Card Info Required (retained for you)

BIDDING TYPE OPTIONS
1. None
2. Brought to Live Auction (Absentee bids)
3. Internet Only Auction

MINIMUM BID TYPE OPTIONS
1. Public Bidding
2. Sealed Bid (Silent)

BID AMOUNT TYPE OPTIONS
1. Maximum (Up To) Bidding
2. Fixed / Flat Bidding

CLOSE BIDDING EXTENSION OPTION
You can choose to extend bidding on a lot by X minutes if a bid was placed on the lot in the last X minutes.
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A Quick Note About the New Registration Process As part of the new registration form the bidder has to click that they have reviewed and accepted your terms and conditions so be sure to include all the necessary legalese that indicates how you will be using their credit card information for payment.

Added ability to specify commission by item/lot

Added ability to have commission rates based on reserve which allows split-over reserve and keep-over reserve type commissions

Changed master setting for calculating commission based on reserve when sold for less than reserve to a CO specific setting

Added ability when uploading auction results to specify how to treat buy backs

Added ability to upload auction results including BP

Added new detail/summary report to buyer checkout for invoices

Added 5 new consignor settlement reports that are column based

Added new inventory filter for auction id=?? and keyword=??

Added count to invoice receipt reports

Added option for surcharge/discount to affect the buyer's premium rather than applying as a "true" surcharge/discount

Added new column-based consignor settlement reports

Improved performance of multi-parcel by 500%

Added ability to clerk multi-parcel auctions by lead which permits using alpha numeric, alpha-only, and out of sequence parcel #'s

Added new option to checkout to existing invoice if the existing invoice is outstanding

Added easier way to print batch of invoices after the auction with option to filter by balance due and added easy sort option to print in order by invoice#, bid card#, or buyer's name

Added option when exporting checks to QuickBooks to define consignors as Customers or Vendors

Added auction export field for source's name

Added consignor code to the outstanding inventory by consignment order report

Added count and total to auction progress report

Added option to print large PAID IN FULL on invoice

Added option to not print bidder name on bid cards

Added option from advanced mailing list builder to include absentee bids and phone bids too when adding by keyword and/or inventory type

Added ability to set default auction in Option Maintenance which overrides the intelligent auto-set on startup

Added inventory type to catalog filter print options

Changed clerking grid so that + and = work the same way

Added consignor code to source info in Inventory Maintenance

When using CO Balance Mode adjusted for outstanding invoices we changed the consignor settlement reports to clearly denote which lots are being adjusted for outstanding invoices

Updated QuickBooks export to export as First Last instead of Last, First

Updated Excel, PDF, & HTML exports to ask location and filename rather than automatically using default

Added large lot label for Avery# 5161

Added ability to specify more house not sold bid card #s, and more house buy back bid card #s

Changed CO Payment Maintenance to show positive and negative balances

Added option to not update/change/add images when re-importing inventory/lots

Fixed all reported bugs

New Image Optimization utility is 10 times faster than the old one. When dragging and dropping images, importing inventory with images, or importing images directly, you should notice a huge speed improvement.

New Image Import Capability with built in barcode recognition. This means that if you barcode your inventory/lots with the built in Auction Flex barcode labels you can greatly improve the time it takes to assign images to inventory/lots.

Added ability when allocating unsold lots from a previous auction to a new auction to have the system copy the lots to a new CO which can greatly simplify consignor settlement for customers not tracking inventory.

New Auto-clerk function especially useful for online only auctions. Download your bids and click the Auto-Clerk button and your entire auction will be clerked... automatically.

New Bulk e-mail invoices function useful for internet bidders and online only auctions.

Improved PDF/HTML export engine for all reports including catalogs/invoices/etc.

New Optional Buyer Premium rate with bidcard# range useful for live internet auction broadcasting where internet bidders pay a higher buyer's premium.

All transactions (expenses,payments,etc.) can now be assigned to a specific auction which can drastically simplify consignor settlement for customers that carry inventory from auction to auction.

New checkbox to easily exclude a buyer from all mailing lists.

New Seller Check-In feature which allows you to assign an auction specific seller code to a consignor (the old master Consignor Code is still an option).

Improved Multi-Parcel algorithm. The new algorithm has been updated so that large multi-parcel auctions are significantly faster.

New vector (true-shape) map presenter for use with multi-parcel auctions. This new map presenter allows you to closely follow the contours of irregularly shaped auctions.

Auction Setup and Auction Lots are now two separate forms with two separate permissions. This means that you can give access to employees to maintain lots without giving them access to the auction's settings.

Auction Preview capability added to the Auction Flex Integrated Web Service. You can now drag-and-drop images to the auction lots/preview form and then easily upload them using the Auction Flex IWS. This enables our customers that don't do catalogued auctions to still benefit from the seamless, easy, one-click upload that our catalogued customers already use.

Import button added directly to Auction Lots.

Added ability to highlight multiple bids and change the bidcard# for the group in both Buyer Checkout and Clerking Activity.

Added option to allow the clerking of more than the precatalogued quantity. This is useful for customers that pre-catalog a sale but don't actually count quantities. This is also useful when the count was incorrect and you would rather not create an "A" lot for the remainder.

Added two special use user definable checkboxes to inventory. These checkboxes can be used for things like "Title Present" or "On-Site". You can then opt to print catalogs filtering on the status of these fields. You can also refrain from paying consignors based on the status of these fields.

Added ability to show reserve status online when using the Auction Flex Internet Bidding Web Service.

Added default buyer charges by inventory type to Settings & Options which will be used when adding a new auction.

Added a quick return of inventory to consignor by auction capability to the checkout form.

Added ability to batch expense a flat amount to each matching item from the Batch Expense tool.

Changed printout on consignor checks to only print company name OR first name + last name.

Added option to print seller code on the invoice.

Added option to clerk quantities with a decimal in the clerking grid (regular and RF).

Change behavior of clerking grid to make it easier to clerk larger quantities.

Updated auction presenter to change faster when synchronized to a clerk.

Added checkbox to indicate the intent that a customer is a consignor.

Added RF Modem Server and Handheld Server buttons to Easy Navigator Toolbar.

In inventory maintenance, auction allocations tab, added allocate and quick allocate buttons.

Added easy export of images from inventory maintenance.

Added batch mark as paid tool to buyer checkout->invoices tab.

Changed the batch mark tool in auction lots/preview to prefill the form with the highlighted rows.

Updated driver's license parser to grab middle name too

Added pre-print auction lot label with barcodes

Version 6.01.02 released on May 27th, 2008
* Sped up various forms for large data sets
* Fixed 2 minor bugs

Version 6.01.03 released on May 29th, 2008
* Fixed 1 minor bugs

Version 6.01.04 released on May 29th, 2008
* Added mailing labels with postnet barcodes (Avery 5160 & 51612)
* Added button in Settings & Options->Auction tab to uncheck complete checkbox on all auctions
* Fixed 2 minor bugs

Version 6.01.05 released on May 30th, 2008
* Fixed bug when uploading floor bids after internet bids have been downloaded.