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The latest release, Commence RM 3.1 is almost here. This exciting
new version is due for release in the US this month, and
internationally very soon after! Our customers on a Maintenance Plan
will automatically receive their update to Commence RM 3.1.
This release includes many new features, which will make Commence
users more productive and efficient. Some of the areas that are
enhanced include
- Refinements to existing features, with improvements to Windows
support and Outlook integration, synchronisation, Connect for
E-mail, and Palm Pilot Link
- New ways to View and Manage Commence Information: Detail Form,
Report Viewer, Organisational Chart & Sales Funnel, and Excel
Integration.
- Enhanced programming APIs
- Pre-built CRM framework: Contact Management and Sales
Forecasting.
Feature Refinements
There are a number of improvements in Windows support
- XP cosmetics and theme support
- Mouse wheel support
- International date/time formats
- Outlook security prompt suppressed - for Outlook synchronisation
and E-mail logging
Connect for E-mail now supports additional Office file types and
automated e-mail jobs can be set up.
The Palm Pilot Link has been updated to support the latest devices
such as Treo 650.
Detail Form Designer/Runtime
There have been major enhancements to the Detail Form architecture.
- Enhanced Form Designer
- Floating properties window
- Restore from backup
- ActiveX control support
- Enables third party plug-in controls in Detail Form
- Present Commence data in grids, tree controls, and many
other formats
- Access and present data from other categories
- Automate workflow
Report Designer / Viewer
- Wizard for creating new reports in standard styles
- Sub-report feature enables reports:
- Showing related data within existing reports
- Replaces connection fields for working with related data
- Control over filter, sort presentation of related data
- Dynamic Refresh when using view linking
Report Wizard
Organisation Chart
The Organisation Chart is a new feature that will have enormous
implications for visualisation of Commence Data.
Sales Funnel
The Sales Funnel allows display of vital sales data in a graphical
format, making it easier to review your sales goals and keep track of
Opportunities in progress.
Excel Analysis Reporting
These new tools assist in moving key reports into Excel, so you can
easily leverage the powerful tools that Excel provides to represent
your data.
- Support multiple report styles
- Ad-hoc reporting from detail form input
- By employee
- By date range
- Customisable to report on unique business data
- Implemented using detail form scripting
Example of data in an Excel report, represented graphically.
Programming APIs
Detail form scripting
- ActiveX Control methods and properties
- ActiveX Control events
HTML events for dynamic refresh
- Selection change in views
- Database updates
Pre-built CRM Framework
Commence RM 3.1 Designer Edition now includes a CRM template to
help you get up and running as quickly as possible.
Some of the Contact Manager features include
- Account and Contact Management
- Organisation Chart
- Time Management
- History Tracking
- Attachments
- Expenses
The CRM template also includes built in Sales Forecasting
- Opportunity Management
- Sales Forecasting
- Sales Funnel Reporting
Obtaining the Commence RM 3.1 upgrade
As noted earlier, customers on a Commence Maintenance Plan will
receive the Commence RM 3.1 Upgrade automatically, at no charge.
For customers not on a Maintenance Plan, we can offer special
upgrade pricing. This is also a great time to get onto the maintenance
Plan, so you will be assured of receiving further new enhancements at
no charge (for the term of the Maintenance Plan).
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