AURORA SOFTWARE, INC.
NEW FEATURES
Version 8.5
Please contact customer service
at 610-275-2727 or cs@aurorasoftware.com
for more information.
TRANS EAZ
Accounts payable customers will now have access to the Purchase
Order System.
Screen print options: Adobe Screen Print with emailing capabilities and
auto print sizing.
Aurora's screen print which allow for emailing and auto print sizing.
New way of handling fuel surcharges using the new FSC keyword.
Ability to warn the bill entry person that a BOL has been entered for that
shipper on another pro previously entered.
Accounts Payable has new option to print Inquiry to an Excel spreadsheet.
New Imaging interface for the Accounts Payable Inquiry program.
General Ledger has the ability of new grid for its inquiry that allows for
sorting by column.
New screen inquiry for cash accounts that are in detail or a consolidated
format.
IMAGING
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1) Split screen bill entry.
2) Ability to email images
3) Rendition billing
4) Cataloging DRs updates delivery info in bill file.
5) Web interface
6) Multi-company support
Added full support for multi-company configurations:
* supports multiple databases on a single server
* supports multiple imaging services on a single server
* supports sharing Brooktrout lines among multiple companies
* supports restricting Windows users to certain databases
When displaying, printing or faxing images using the remote control interface,
purged images are silently ignored rather than stopping and telling the user to
mount the appropriate CD.
TRUCKLOAD
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1) Full EDI support, 204, 214 and 990.
2) Full integration to mobile message networks Aether, HighwayMaster, Peoplenet
and Qualcomm. Drivers has complete ability to dispatch themselves.
3) Automatic generation of driver settlements and state mileages for fuel tax
from dispatch history / position reports.
4) Fully integrated to ALK (PC*Miler), Operating Tax Systems (OTS) fuel tax
service, Integrated Decision Support (Netwise) cost reporting.
5) Fully integrated Brokerage module.
6) Fully integrated LTL dispatch module.
7) Multi-company support
Added ability to export all reports in PDF, HTML, XHTML, RTF, XLS, TXT, JPEG,
GIF, BMP, EMF or WMF format.
Added calendar for drivers that is used to track a driver`s off duty days.
Events like Day Off, Vacation, Sick and others can be entered. Dispatchers can
be optionally warned when the attempt to dispatch a driver on an off duty day.
Added `Driver Expiration` report which lists drivers and the driver`s license,
insurance and physical exam expiry dates along with the a status showing if the
license, etc. is expired or nearing expired.
Changed dispatch function to issue a warning if license, insurance or physical
exam are expired.
Changed locate function on driver grid to locate on partial driver id.
Added LTL dispatch functionality.
Added country field to all shipper, consignee and stop off addresses.
Added ability to sort loads grid in either ascending or descending order.
Added the ability to plot location of the pickups and deliveries for
selected loads on a map.
Added the ability to plot the current location of selected equipment on a
map.
Added ability to manifest pickups.
Added the `cartage company` information from the pro to the trailer loader
manifest summary.
Added location field to driver call in form. This information is reported
to certain EDI partners in enroute transactions.
Created a new `Too Long in Status` report for loads.
Added the ability to track the availability of third party carriers`
equipment. This can be used by brokerage users to know that carrier ABC has
a trailer available in Dallas on a certain day.
Added comments to the load status update form.
Added the ability to accumulate and report revenue by tractor.
Added a field that displays the `total number of bills on the trailer` to
the trailer loader manifest form.
When sending load information to a mobile terminal, the tractor as well as
the driver is now lined up for the load. This allows the mobile
communications programs to permit a driver to dispatch himself on a load if
that load is lined up for either the driver or his tractor is lined up for
the load.
Added a `Flight Number` field to the load form.
Added a date picker pop up to most date fields allowing dates to be
selected from a calendar.
Added a field to the EDI history showing the name of the EDI file which
contains the transaction in question. Also added a new tab to the load form
the allow the EDI history to be viewed.
Added the ability to search templates by region.
Added the ability to create and track rate quotes.
When a manifest is completed the system now check the status of all loads
on the manifest. If any of those loads have been completely dispatched (all
stops picked up or delivered) then the load is also marked as complete.
Added ability to sort major grids by clicking on the field title in the
heading bar. Only fields that appear as a check box on the corresponding
`Search & Sort` form will affect the order of the grid.
Added a new manifesting program which acts as a simple `trailer loader`.
The user simply adds the loads onto the manifest in the order that they are
to be delivered without having to create a stop for each unique delivery
location.
Added the ability to manifest from the pro file in addition to manifesting
from the load file.
Added two manifest summary reports that are used to print a single manifest.
Added the ability to configure a default manifest entry program and
manifest summary format for each user.
Added the ability to select a manifest entry program or manifest summary
format other than the default.
Added the ability to select a load summary format other than the default.
Added a configurable option that allows loads to be added or dropped while
the trip is in an enroute or dead head status.
Added ability to send customer directions to a mobile terminal equipped
vehicle.
Added ability to print customer directions.
Added ability to select alternate load summary formats from load form
without changing user`s configuration.
Added ability to view customer driving directions from lookup grid and
dispatch form context menus.
Added lined up driver field to manifest form.
Added `LTL Pickup Run` check box to dispatch form. Checking this box causes
delivery stops to be dropped from loads added to the trip.
Added `Sleepy` priority for outbound Qualcomm messages.
Changed method of updating line up information from the driver`s to do
list. This fixes a long standing problem where a driver would disappear
from the line up for a load that his to do list showed him as lined up for.
Trailers that are referenced in a driver`s to do list can no longer be
deleted.
Added the ability to modify the `Delivery Equipment` fields for completed
loads.
Added the ability to flag pick up stops as picked up at the time that the
load is entered into the system.
Added the ability to send only pick up stops, only delivery stops or both
when sending load information to a truck via the mobile communications
interface.
When load information is sent to a truck via the mobile communications
interface the driver associated with that truck is now lined up on the load.
Enhanced the mobile communications interface to allow messages to be sent
to / received from email devices such as RIM Blackberries.
Added ability to drag and drop from the zip code table to any city, state
or zip field on the load form.
Added a `Quick Dispatch` option that allows a dispatcher to update a
driver`s status and automatically fill in any missed status changes that
fall between the last status change done and the one currently being done.
For example if the dispatcher is updating the driver`s status to `arrived
at stop 2` but the `depart from stop 1` status was never done, the system
will automatically mark the driver at `departed from stop 1` before marking
the driver as `arrived at stop 2`.