What's New on Release 29.1

Welcome to Eagle Release 29.1! The following documentation provides brief descriptions of new or enhanced functionality in Eagle Release 30. Each major product addition or enhancement is discussed briefly below. For complete information about new or enhanced functionality, refer to the corresponding links below to online help installed with your upgrade.

Note: We highly recommend that Eagle Analytics users upgrade to Compass 14.0.0.4395 or higher when upgrading to Eagle Release 30 or above.

eConnect 3 users - if you use eConnect 3 to install software on your clients, they must be on version 3.371 or higher before you can do the upgrade to Release 30. The latest version of the eConnect 3 software is available for download at the Eagle Customer Portal.

 

Point of Sale (POS) Enhancements

The following point-of-sale features are now available in Release 29.1:

PIN Pad Software Version Upgrade

In order to support the new Canadian dual-brand card in the US, the configuration file had to be adjusted. This update requires a PIN pad software version upgrade. If the Verify PIN Pad Level Check is enabled on a station, then a prompt displays as soon as the Point of Sale (POS) launches.

You will continue to see this prompt until you either upgrade or turn off the verification flag. We recommend upgrading your PIN pad device software as soon as possible to ensure the latest requirements install.

Card on File (CoF) Indicators

Additional functionality to adhere to new mandates for keeping customer credit card information on file. Issuers now have more specific requirements for storage and use of credit card data for future purchases and billing. Merchants must identify when a card is initially stored and subsequent authorization requests. In Eagle for Windows 29.1, these indicators automatically trigger notifications:

POS Adders Enhancement

In this release, the Maintain Point-of-Sale Adders has been enhanced to include a new adder type: Q - Flat Amount with Quantity. This option allows clerks to select this new adder type and add a quantity that is calculated against the flat amount of the adder in the Totals screen. The flat amount and quantity display on the receipt for the customer.

Note: This enhancement requires Option 8971 set to A or M.

Punch Promotions Enhancements

In this release, the Option 1713 - Apply DP pricing when order and special orders are created has been enhanced to include support of punch promotions. This means, when the order or special order is invoiced and this option is enabled, then the punch promotion will be applied.

Inventory Enhancements

The following features have been added for Inventory Maintenance under the Vendor Tab:

Purchasing & Receiving Enhancements

The following features have been added for Accounts Payable - Purchasing and Receiving module:

Note: Requires Security Bit 1163 "Access Vendor Duplicate Viewer" set to Y.

Miscellaneous Enhancements

The following additional enhancements were added for the Eagle 29.1 release.

Email Audit Viewer

Use the new Email Audit Viewer (EAUD) to view information for new purchase order and invoice emails. This includes Invoices, Special Orders, Orders, Estimates, and Credit Memos.

This new viewer lets you sort emails or use a Search to find a particular email transaction. Additionally, you can use the new Option 1935 "Number of Days to Keep Email Audit Log History" to control how many days you want to keep an email audit trail. The default is 35 days.

Note: Requires Security Bit 1161 "Allow Access to Email Audit Viewer" set to Y.

Customer Duplicates Viewer

When reviewing customer records, you can now use the Acct Opened After date filter in the Customer Duplicates Viewer to limit the accounts opened after the selected date. This new feature helps you limit the display results to better manage the duplicate records you may have. Additionally, the following columns were added to this viewer: Loyalty #, Acct Opened, Dup Loyalty #, and Dup Acct Opened.

Three new options are provided to manage these records when launching the Compare screen:

Note: These buttons are available only if the Compare Customer screen is launched from the Customer Duplicates Viewer and if the customer records are allowed to be combined. See the online help for combination rules.

FFLCM Integration

Use the new Option 1949 Acquisitions per Item to Send to FFLCM Without a Serial Number to limit the number of non-serial numbered firearms received that are sent to the FFLCM (Federal Firearms Licensing Compliance Manager). When receiving firearms in RRP, you can limit the number sent without a serial number to the acquisition queue in FFLCM depending on your business needs. The default is 100.

Eagle N Series Chat Messaging System Update

You can now launch Eagle Chat from the Eagle Browser to connect directly with the Eagle Advice Line Agent.

Andersen Windows Import for IQ+

The new Andersen Window Intelligent Quote Plus (IQ+) tool has been added to the Eagle Andersen import. The IQ+ import files are uploaded using XML and are fully supported in addition to the current PC version file import.

Use the new Maintain Product Types and Maintain Accessory Types options on the Miscellaneous Menu to identify the types to use. These must match exactly to the import PROD field in the XML file.

Telecommunications/National Accounts Enhancements

The following features have been added for these specific members:

Ace Only

True Value

New / Changed Security Bits