BookTrakker
Pro 3.0 – 3.7 Release Notes
These release notes list new and enhanced features,
usability improvements, and system requirements for
BookTrakker Pro v3.7 This
version mostly consists of improvements in the foundation of
the program with a few new features.
What’s New in BookTrakker
v3.7
·
BookTrakker
Features
o
Added NDAI (No Dustjacket
As Issued) to Dustjacket Condition
o
Fixed/Implemented
Expedite Shipping Action Hit List.
o
Enabled
restoration of original Status when cancelling book or
invoice.
o
Minor bug fixes
·
Grabit
Features
o
GrabIt can now
automatically refresh BT Inventory (Experimental)
·
UploadIt
o
FTPS for Abebooks
and Fillz, with SFTP available for
ABE
o
Export of NDAI
o
Rename ABE upload
files using unique name which addresses issues
related to failed uploads
that left a file with a prefix of ‘.in.’ on server which
blocked further uploads of files with the same name.
What’s New in
BookTrakker v3.6
·
BookTrakker
Features
o
Added ISBNdb.com
ISBN lookup: Tools > Options > ISBN
o
Simplified Amazon
upload setup
o
Converted
BookTrakker to subscription model
o
Moved ISBN check
boxes to GrabIt, on the BookTrakker tab
·
CheckIt Features
o
CheckIt is now
free for all Pro and Network issues
o
Moved Book Loader
operations to UploadIt
o
Updated code to
Amazon MWS
·
Grabit
Features
o
Updated code to
Amazon MWS
·
UploadIt
o
Added UploadIt to
manage uploads
o
Added multiple
image uploads to Amazon for Collectible sellers
o
Added Weight to
the Book Loader upload
·
BN uploader
o
Included as part
of Pro or Network subscriptions
o
Added multiple
image uploads to Amazon for Collectible sellers
What’s New in BookTrakker Pro v3.5
·
BookTrakker
Features
o
Support for
Fulfillment by Amazon.
o
Integration of
B&N Uploader into the standard One-Click Upload process.
o
Additional Amazon
shipping options.
o
Copy Record now
copies Categories.
o
Full width logo on
Invoice.
o
Support for UNC
Path for Networked installations.
o
Added various list
items such as Compiler in the Signed By dropdown list.
o
Expanded Hit List
capabilities.
o
Expanded Invoice
From label to 6 lines.
o
Enabled removal of
colored lines in List View.
o
Added Address
field 3 to New Customer form in Invoices.
o
Changed List View
search box to ignore Articles (The, A, etc.).
o
Improved support
for Windows Vista and Windows 7 including 64-bit versions.
o
Overhauled the
Remote Site Data Entry system to allow for unique numbering.
o
Improved the
Registration process.
·
CheckIt Features
o
Latest version is
now shipped with BookTrakker Installation Package.
·
Grabit Features
o
Expanded Item Note
field to 2000 chars.
·
Fixed Bugs
o
Various bugs were
fixed and overall stability improved.
What’s New in BookTrakker Pro v3.4
·
BookTrakker
Features
o
Amazon
UK
and CA support.
o
Single record ISBN
Lookup.
o
Added Amazon ASIN
Field
o
Set Price Sold to
actual price on Invoice.
o
Customer Credit
Card numbers are encrypted and password protected.
o
Find field can now
be set to a default choice.
o
Upload selection
for Hit Lists – Sets defined Hit List to Upload.
o
Process and Upload
to one service only.
o
Label on Invoices
can now be added to a queue to print them all on one sheet.
o
Append or Prepend
data to fields via an Action Hit List.
o
Title and Subtitle
are searched via Find: Title.
o
Reupload sold
records via Action Hit List.
o
Added Weight field
to database, uploads to all sites other than Amazon.
o
Added a Confirm
Printing box when Print is clicked. Eliminates accidental
printing.
o
Significantly
improved Reports interface.
o
Re-enabled ability
to sell by hit list using Sell Books Dialog Box.
·
Grabit Features
o
Import of files
containing list of ISBNs.
o
Export ASINs and
ISBNs to appropriate fields in BookTrakker.
o
Improved Pricing
Controls
·
Fixed Bugs
o
Various bugs were
fixed using new tracking system.
What’s New in BookTrakker Pro v3.3
·
BookTrakker
Features
o
Mailing Labels
o
Email Customer
from Contacts form
o
Invoice Logo
o
Invoice Header
Suppression for Letterhead
o
‘New’ in
Book/DJ Field
o
Improved Importing
of Data
o
Third Address
Field in Contacts
o
Improved Emailing
of Invoices
o
Use of Default
Browser if not IE
o
Updated Service
List
o
Added Online
Export Menus to Online Module
o
Automated Program
Registration Process
o
Trial Period
Extension now possible
o
Hit Lists now
support searching for empty fields
·
Grabit Features
o
Increased accuracy
of Basin Matching
o
Reduced number of
rejected records on Repricing and Lookup
o
Improved Pricing
Controls
·
Fixed Bugs
o
Invoice Printing
Improved
o
Amazon Upload
Failure
o
Various Hit List
bugs
o
Editing Amazon
Online Service
o
Import bugs
o
Basin/ISBN Lookup
What’s New in BookTrakker Pro v3.2
·
GrabIt! is now a
plug-in
·
Amazon Upload bug
fixed
·
Item-Note now
supports 1,000 Chars
·
UIEE Fields added
·
Added ‘Getting
Started’ dialog at startup
·
Help Menu updated
What’s New in BookTrakker Pro v3.1
·
Amazon Online
Service
o
Upload records
to Amazon MarketPlace or zShops using
BookTrakker’s One-Click Upload.
BookTrakker uploads files in Amazon’s tab-delimited
upload format including choices such as New, Used or
Collectable, Expedite or International, MarketPlace or zShops
and image link upload to Amazon.
o
If MarketPlace
is left unchecked on the Amazon tab, then Shipping
and Handling amounts stated in the Price tab are automatically
uploaded to zShops.
·
Import from Amazon
Open Listings Report or Seller Engine Export Item Report
·
Collection
Categories
o
The Catalog
button at the bottom of Inventory Detail is renamed Category
to distinguish it from the Catalog tab on the left side
of the screen. Click
the Category button to quickly assign the current
inventory record to one or more Collection Categories (Hit
Lists).
·
Collection
Category Selection List
o
Select which Category list you want to
work with by clicking on the multiple dropdown listbox in the
upper right-hand corner of the Inventory Detail View screen.
Select Show, Sort or Category. Then select the Category
you want to work with.
·
Contact Data
Export
o
Export contact data
in tab-delimited (.txt) or comma-separated (.csv)
file format and choose whether or not to enclose fields in
quotes. Six
choices offered for Address Source.
·
Database Backup
Reminder
o
Every 5th
time BookTrakker is opened and closed a form appears reminding
you to back up your database. The automatic reminder can be
turned off by unchecking the Backup DB Reminder
checkbox which can be found in Tools > Options menu under
Program > Inventory.
·
Feature
Enhancements and Usability Improvements
o
Sell Multiple
Books – another method
·
In addition to
clicking the Sell button and then simply typing in Record
Numbers, a second method involving Re-clicking the Sell button
saves the typing in of Inventory Record Numbers. Click the Sell
button to open the multiple books sold form.
Click the Sell button again and the record
number of the record you are viewing is automatically
entered into the form.
While the form is still open, place the cursor
in the Rec #
field and type in the number of another book
that needs to be marked Sold. Press Enter.
BookTrakker goes to that next record.
Click the Sell button again and the record being
viewed is added to the multiple books sold form.
Repeat procedure to continue adding Record #s. This
method is useful if you want to avoid having to type the
record number or if you want to view the record before
changing its Status to Sold. After entering all the record
numbers of books that have Sold, click Get Records,
then click Mark Sold to change the status of those
records to Sold.
o
Book ID (Category)
Hit Lists are Editable
·
Limited editing
capability has been added to the Category Hit Lists.
Execute the Category Hit List, select a
record in the list, click Detail View tab to open
Inventory Details View. Next
click Edit. After
editing record, continue Editing other records by clicking
Next Record. When
editing is finished, click Done.
When you click Done, BookTrakker automatically
updates the Hit List and closes the Hit List.
Click Execute to rerun and reopen the Hit List with the
new changes.
o
Amazon Upload
Status Page Button Added to Browser
·
Click the Browser
button in the main menu bar, then click the a
button in the sub-menu to open the Amazon Upload Status Page.
o
Zip Upload Files
Restored
·
*Note:
Not all services accept Zip files.
Check if an Online Service accepts Zipped files before
uploading.
·
Click the Online
button in the top menu bar.
In the Online Services list section a new column Zip
has been added. In the Zip column, click inside a box
next to an online service to insert a checkmark.
Zip files will be sent to those Online Services with a
checkmark in the box in the Zip column.
o
Turn Off
On-The-Fly Editing Option in Defects, Features and Notes
·
Turn off F4 editing
options in Defects, Features and Notes [
Tools >
Options >
Program >
Editing >
uncheck the box for On the Fly Editing
]. To turn
them back on, simply recheck the box.
o
List View and
Details View in Orders are now synchronized
·
Image URL Field
o
Adds an image URL
into the ImgURL field under the Optional tab in
Inventory Detail View. The
ImgURL field can be added to the export fields.
Add a field in Export Mapping by clicking in the blank
field at the end of the list in Export Mapping.
Click the box that appears in the field to open a drop
down field list, then select ImgURL to add it to the list.
o
The link address in
the Image URL field is created automatically when you scan in
your image or resave an existing image. Set this up in Tools
> Options > Online: Image URL Prefix. Type in the
complete URL for your hosting service and account and when you
scan in an image BookTrakker will combine the two into the
Image URL field.
·
Invoices - Email
Invoice to Customer and Update/Edit Contact Information
o
Email an Invoice to a
Customer for one or for multiple items sold and update/edit
the customer’s Contact information during creation of
Invoice using either the View button or by opening
Contacts.
o
Click the Email button in Orders Detail
View to email the Invoice to the customer.
o
This works for
Quotes, also.
·
Add Books from
Inventory Detail View to Customer Invoice
o
Click the Orders button and select New
to create a new invoice.
o
The background
on the Orders button turns to green indicating that you
are in Orders Edit Mode.
The New Order Record form immediately pops
up presenting you with a number of choices.
Select Invoice, then click OK to close
the form.
o
After the form
closes, a drop down list of Contacts appears in the
right hand section of the Orders Detail screen.
o
In the blank field
above the list of Contacts either start typing in the
Customer’s name or select a Customer or click New
in the Customer section to add a New Customer.
o
At this point, the
Details screen in Orders is visible, the background of the
Orders button is still green, and the customer’s
information has been added to Sold To and Ship To
fields.
o
Leaving everything
the way it is, click Inventory in the top menu bar to
open Inventory Details.
o
To add an
Inventory Record to an Invoice, change the record’s Status
to Sold.
§
add a single
Inventory Record to the Invoice using one of the following:
·
1) navigate to the
record, hit the S key
(Ctrl-S for alphanumeric users) on the computer
keyboard. A form
asks you to confirm that the record should be marked Sold.
·
2) navigate to the
record, click the Sell button, then click the Sell button for
a second time to add the Rec # of the book that will be
marked Sold and added to the Invoice.
·
3) or, on any record
that appears on the screen, click the Sell button and type in
the record number of the book that will be marked Sold and
added to the Invoice.
·
add multiple
Inventory Records to an Invoice
·
select and repeat one
of the methods described above
·
when all Inventory
Records to be added to the Invoice have been marked Sold,
click on the Orders button to return to the Invoice.
What’s
New in BookTrakker Pro v3.0
·
AlphaNumeric
Record Code
o
Numeric
or AlphaNumeric Record Codes can be used in the Rec
# field. To begin using AlphaNumeric Record Codes [
Tools >
Options >
Program >
click the box after Use Alpha Record Code to add
a checkmark ]. Uncheck
this box to return to using Numeric Record Codes.
·
Export Formats
o
Advanced and Pro and
Network editions offer Auto Export and 3 additional
catalog-based export formats:
HTML 3-column, HTML Catalog, and RTF Catalog.
·
Feature
Enhancements and Usability Improvements
o
AutoEdit Functions
o
Export Formats
o
Find/Replace Count
o
Improved performance
and stability
§
The database engine
was updated from Jet 3.51 to Jet 4, resulting in improved
performance and stability within the program.
o
Lists for MultiUser
Configurations
o
Network Performance
o
Online Internet Help
o
Online Service List
Updates
o
Payment Types for
Invoices
·
Inventory Quantity
Field
o
A Quantity field has
been added to the database and has been integrated into the
Sales and Invoicing system so that the familiar shortcuts for
selling books still work but now take the Quantity into
account. Books
are not marked SOLD until the Quantity drops to zero,
and the record is uploaded again each time it is sold to
ensure a continuous presence until the Quantity drops to zero
whereupon the book is removed from the Online Systems.
·
Multiple Book
Sales Interface
o
Instead of creating a
Hit List to sell multiple books, simply click the Sell
button in the Inventory Detail View and enter Rec #s
into a list form. When
finished, a Preview button retrieves the books and switches to
List View for verification.
When you are satisfied that the list looks good, one
click on the Mark Sold button processes the entire list
of records automatically.
An entry is added to a daily House Invoice to keep a
record of the sales.
·
Plugin
Architecture
o
BookTrakker v3.0
accepts Plugins, add-on software modules that are purchased
separately to add specific features or services. Plugins are
being developed and will be announced on the site as they
become available.
·
Zero Price
Checking
o
If you try to save an
Inventory Record that shows a selling price of zero, a prompt
message appears on your screen with the message, You have
not entered a price. Do
you wish to continue?
System
Requirements for BookTrakker Pro v3.1 and v3.0
Windows
·
Windows 98, 2000, NT,
or XP
·
Intel Pentium MMX or
AMD K6 300 MHz Minimum
·
64MB RAM Minimum;
128MB, or more, preferred
·
500+ Megabytes free
Hard Drive space
·
minimum 800x600
monitor
·
256 colors; 65,000
colors, or better, preferred
Macintosh
·
BookTrakker is a
Windows application; and as such, Mac users must install and
use a Windows emulator to use the program.