Version 2.0 of Business Aviator introduces a myriad of useful features. Some of these features can only be found in extremely expensive inventory software!

Version 2.1 of Business Aviator is also now available! Click here for update notes regarding the new 2.1 version of Business Aviator Inventory.

Feature Additions in Business Aviator v2.0

• Added the ability to create a Credit Order. The credit order is similar in function to the sales order & can be changed at any time until a credit memo has been created from it.
• Completed major updates to the Multi-Location Sales Order. This sales order provides the means to:
  • Add item inventory from specific locations (a retail store, warehouse, etc.) to a single sales order.
  • Item inventory added from other locations automatically places "reservations" behind the scenes for that inventory so it is committed from the remote locations and ready for transfer.
  • The remote locations can initiate transfers of these reserved items and print ship-date-specific reports for distribution of the inventory.
  • The Multi-Location Sales Order also provides the means to commit inventory from incoming purchase orders.
  • Added the automatic recollection of available quantity on the Multi-Location Sales order when the order quantity is entered. The quantity committed is automatically set to the available quantity if it's less than the order quantity.
  • Removing an item from the sales order that has already been transferred or committed to a purchase order warns the user.
  • Many other informative safeguards are in place that provide seamless processes to sell and distribute inventory while providing the same easy-to-use sales order our customers have come to expect.
• Updated all sales, credit & purchase forms "Ship-To" textboxes so right-clicking provides a means to more-easily edit the ship-to information. This was also added to the customer screen.
• Added the ability to set form-specific configuration options that are read from an XML document. This provides us with the ability to be very detailed in configuring how the sales, credit, and purchase forms will work for you.
• Enabled a transfer-from box on the transfers screen so central management of all locations transfers is now possible.
• Added a sales order number on the transfer screen so users will know when a specific sales order number initiated a transfer between inventory locations.
• Added an Item Inquiry Screen accessible from the tasks menu or by pressing Ctrl+I. The Item Inquiry screen displays extended information about an item and is intended to be used as a quick-lookup feature to quickly access multi-location information on a single screen.
• Added the ability to "Nail Down" quantities that should not be sold via the item screen accessible in the Options menu. A quantity that is nailed down is removed from Quantity on Hand so it cannot be sold, but it is still part of your inventory value (e.g. can used for display-merchandise).
• Added the ability to record "Damaged" quantities via the item screen. Damaged quantities are removed from Quantity on Hand so they cannot be sold, but they're still part of the inventory value.
• Added the ability to assign a custom sales quote. The sales quote can now be edited with the report designer and assigned in the location setup screen.
• Added a stock status by vendor report. This report is accessible from the Reports -> Inventory Reports section.
• Receiving items that were "transferred" can now be canceled from the transfer receiving screen. These will not un-commit quantities committed from sales orders that placed the initial reservation.
• Added sales order number to receiving screen so transfers that were initiated by a specific sales order can be received easily against that sales order.
• New Inventory "Item List Reports" feature that provides a custom reports screen accessible when right-clicking an item list. If you look up a group of items in the Item Find screen and right-click, you'll notice the "Item List Reports" is available. These are reports that will generate information for all items that are currently displayed in the list.
• Added "Inventory Buyers Report" to the item list reports. This contains information specifically helpful to making purchasing decisions such as quantities purchased and sold of an item over time.
• Added an "Inventory Buyers Detailed Report" to the item list reports. This report contains additional purchasing information including current stock value, quantity purchase and sold over time, and current quantities comming in and already committed from purchase orders.

Also, additional updates are already available to version 2.0 users!
Feature Additions in these Business Aviator v2.1 updates include

• Added the ability to lookup customer sales & sales orders using the context sensitive reporting from sales & credit forms.
• Added Screen-Locking to the Multi-Location Sales Order. The screen-locking will prevent more than one user from accessing the same sales order at the same time. This feature will likely be added to the remaining sales forms in the near future.
• Added additional information to the items received by date report including Sales Order Number (if applicable) and Qty Committed (if applicable).
• Added a total field to the receiving (PO) screen so the total is quickly accessible.
• Added the ability to access & open an associated sales order by right-clicking an invoice or sales receipt in the sales search screen.
• Also added an order number lookup feature if the invoice or sales receipt number is known, accessible from the Tasks -> Sales menu.
• Added the ability to email any report if the SMTP service is installed on the computer sending the email (All Microsoft Windows XP^® Professional computers have the ability to install this service). Just Right-Click on the report to use this feature.
• Changed locked lines (billed/invoiced/etc) to dark blue so they're more distinguishable on all monitors than the prior Slate-Gray color.
• Added the ability to sort by any column on the inventory transfer and transfer receiving screens.
• Added the ability to apply package pricing to a sales order via the Options menu. The items included in the package have prices automatically recalculated to reflect the package price specified.

This is the summary version of the update notes for Business Aviator version 2.0. Check out the full version 2.1 update notes here. Prior update notes can be accessed by current Business Aviator users by clicking here and logging in.