What’s New in General Ledger System Version 10

Highlights

• Added a new program that can make a temporary backup of the data files.  (There is also a restore option.)
• New Tip of the Day feature.
• Added a support log that tracks when certain programs were run and by whom.
• Added new startup options.

General

• Version 10 requires Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT4 or greater. Version 10 will not run under Windows 3.1, Windows 32S or Windows NT 3.5.1.
• New Tip of the Day feature provides informational topics regarding GLS.  The topics are stored in a text file called G5TIP.TXT. This file can be edited which allows users to add their own tips.
• Added the ability to save any printed output to an HTML file. This file can be attached to an e-mail thereby allowing the recipients to easily view the information using their Internet browser software.
• Added the ability to use the period key to increment a date and the comma key to decrement a date by one day.
• Added shortcut menus throughout the software which are accessed by clicking the right mouse button. The menus that are displayed depend on where you click:
• Right-clicking in a lookup field will allow you to cut, copy, paste, or select all.
• Right-clicking in a date field will allow you to increase or decrease the date by one day, insert the current date, clear the date, or access the Date Math window.
• Right-clicking anywhere else will display a menu that allows quick access to the Account, Journal Entries, General Ledger, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and Income Statement programs.
• Duplicate User ID message no longer displayed when logging on to other STI systems for the same User ID.
• Task Folder Configuration information is now stored in the user profile instead of each workstation's STI.INI file.
• Added a log file that tracks which user performed the reset, which user was reset, which system was reset, and the date and time that the system was reset. This file, named reset.log, is accessible via any text editor such as Windows Notepad or WordPad.

Built in Temporary Backup and Restore Programs

• Added the ability to make a temporary backup from within the software. The backup file is created in a “BACKUP” subdirectory below the program directory.  The Restore Data Files program allows you to restore the temporary backup. Only one backup file is maintained. The backup procedure is a temporary backup and is not intended to replace, but rather supplement, existing backup procedures.

Journal Entry

• Added the option to not beep for every journal entry entered for a previous month.

Startup Option

• Added a startup option to automatically start GLS at a specified time.
• Added a startup option to automatically start the Data File Integrity Check program. When used in conjunction with the ability to automatically start GLS at a specific time, you can have the system automatically start the Data File Integrity Check at a certain time. This allows you to start these programs automatically after all employees have left for the day. You can even include these command line options in a batch file that performs a backup.

Support Log

• Added a support log file that tracks when certain programs were run and by whom. The Support Log tracks information for the following programs in GLS:
  • Last 50 changes to account records  
  • Last 12 Month/Year-End Close-Outs
  • Last 10 Data File Integrity Checks
  • Last 10 File Reorganizations
  • Last 10 Backups
  • Last 10 Restores

STI System Configuration

• Access profiles replace the Group Configuration program from Version 9. Groups are a new feature that is now used in Case Master for calendaring, scheduling, and e-mail purposes.
• An unlimited number of access profiles can be defined. Previously, there was a limit of 50 groups.
• Added an E-mail Address field to User Configuration.
• STI software now saves various default settings in the user profiles (such as the “Do not display again” check box in various message boxes). These settings can be reset to their default values by using the Reset Profile button.
• User IDs can now include characters other than letters and numbers.
• An unlimited number of users can be defined. Previously there was a limit of 999.
• Added a County field to Firm Information and a spelled out State field for integration with Case Master.
• STI System Configuration data files are now ST*.DAT and ST*.IDX as opposed to STI*.DAT and STI*.IDX.

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