Spark Release Notes for v5.8



We are pleased to announce the release of Spark 5.8. Our Autumn release includes a number of changes and improvements, the key new features are summarised below. If you have any queries regarding any of the new features, please speak to Gemma on (09) 477 0396 or send an email so we can provide further information or training. For information on what we are working on for future releases, check http://blog.digitalarena.co.nz



FEATURES

- We have simplified the tabs in a purchase by combining the old Purchase Order and Purchase Items tabs and moving the Quote Request tab into a button.

- You can now assign a supplier contact person to the purchase order in the Purchase Items tab. If you’d like the supplier contact person’s details (such as phone number, email address etc) added to your purchase order pdf template, please send us an email.

- The Receipt Order tab now shows a summary of the purchased items and pricing for quick reference.

- You can now copy an existing purchase order on the job - great if you are purchasing similar products for the same job such as multiple talent purchases for a TVC for example. You will find the copy function in the Purchase Detail tab.

- Bulk receipting of purchases can now be done under Financial -> Receipt Orders: search for outstanding purchase orders, check the details and if correct, complete the Order Complete, Supplier Invoice No and Supplier Invoice Date information in the same search screen.

 

A new report has been added under Financial -> Reports called Purchase Items. Use this report to analyse all purchase item information in purchase orders. The ideal use of this report is to see trends of product purchasing.

If you search for a range of invoices under Financial -> Search Invoices you now have the ability to select individual invoices on the same page of the search results to bulk pdf. Select the pdf icon Download PDF File (Selected - current page only) at the bottom of the page for this feature.

 

A third dashboard summary has been added - the Timesheets Summary emails through every Monday the previous week’s hours by staff member and client. To set up your dashboards go to Administration -> Dashboards.

 

If your Spark setup has you on a preference of Product or Product/Staff/Product, you are able to add custom pricing on a client by client basis. The search results in Database -> Customers now show your clients who have custom pricing set up.

 

You can now choose to order your transfer queues (Finalise Invoices, Transfer Invoices, Finalise Purchase and Transfer Purchases) by invoice number/purchase number, invoice name/purchase name or by customer/supplier. Set your preference under Administration -> Preferences.