What’s New in APS Version 10.7

1099-MISC Forms

• Implemented changes to comply with IRS electronic filing format requirements for 1099-MISC forms for 2002.

View Menu

• Added an Error Log and a Reset Log menu option to the View | Log Files menu allowing you to easily view and print the corresponding log files.
• Moved the Support Log menu option to the View | Log Files menu option.

Active User List

• Added the ability for managers to optionally view the status of all users in all STI software instead of having to view this information from STI System Configuration.
• Added the ability to reset selected users by allowing you to select more than one record in the list. Previously, you had to reset users individually or reset all users.

Enhanced Error Troubleshooting

• Added links to the errors listed in the Errors online Help topic that access the corresponding STI Knowledge Base articles on the Internet (www.support.SoftwareTechnology.biz). Extensive troubleshooting information is provided in the Knowledge Base for each specific error.

QuickDate Calculator

• Added a new QuickDate Calculator feature in Version 10.6 that allows you to calculate a past or future date based on a specified date. These settings can optionally be saved as QuickDates and then used for subsequent date adjustments. Final Adjustments can be made to a QuickDate allowing you to adjust a date to a previous, next or closest workday if it lands on a holiday or weekend as well as adjust for mail days. The QuickDate Calculator feature replaces Date Math.
• The QuickDate Calculator can be accessed by pressing the “Q” key or right-clicking in any date field. Also, a QuickDate Calculator button was added to the standard date selection window allowing easy access to the QuickDate Calculator.
• QuickDates can be categorized into folders allowing you to easily locate a QuickDate.
• Saved QuickDates can be accessed in all STI programs.

Windows Menu

• Replaced the Tile menu option in Version 10.6 with Tile Vertically and Tile Horizontally menu options.

Help Menu

• Added menu options in Version 10.6 for STI Knowledge Base, STI Web Site, and STI Newsletter that provide instant access to these online resources on the Internet.

STI Newsletter

• Added a newsletter reminder in Version 10.6 that will be displayed once a month the first time each user starts an STI software program. STI publishes its STI Connection newsletter monthly on the Internet for maintenance users.

Data File Integrity Check

• Added a “Read Only” option in Version 10.2 that lets the program be run while other users are working in APS.

STI System Configuration

• Built in Temporary Backup and Restore Programs - Added the ability to make a temporary backup of the STI System Configuration data files from within the software using the new Back Up Data Files program. The backup file is created in a “BACKUP” subdirectory below the program directory. The new 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.
• Reindex - Added a Reindex Files program in STI System Configuration Version 10.5 that allows reindexing of the user file and access profile files in the event these files are corrupted.

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