Karmak Compass - Issue 5

Issue 5

March - April 2001

The purpose of Karmak Compass is to keep our customers informed of current activities within the Karmak family. This newsletter is designed for both technical and non-technical readers.

In This Issue:

	What and When? conferences, training and events		Hot Tips Legend, INFO 5
	Whats's New at Karmak? new products, updates, and people in the news		Important Reminder
	Did You Know? Legend, INFO 5		About Karmak Compass

What and When?

Karmak Dealers' Conference 2001 - Renaissance Hotel-Airport,
St. Louis, MO, Oct. 18-20, 2001 - Don't miss our special presentation of Karmak's newest products, vendor exhibits, OEM breakouts, and Karmak training and help desk sessions. Watch for more details soon.

Did you miss the special technology presentation at the 2001 Karmak Distributors' Conference held March 17 in St. Louis? A diverse group of industry experts updated attendees on new technologies being offered, and Karmak introduced several new products that have recently been released. Here is a brief recap of the information presented:

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Karmak Training Center

New schedules for Legend and INFO 5 workshops at the Karmak Training Center are now available. Space is limited, so make your reservation today.

Regional training for Legend customers brings the Training Center to Minneapolis, Minnesota. INFO 5 regional training is coming soon.

Upcoming Truck Industry Events
Check out our updated 2001 calendar, or submit a listing for your event.

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What's New at Karmak?

Introducing ProfitMaker
Another tool designed to help you gain additional market share

ProfitMaker is Karmak's new parts and service management system designed for fleets and small service shops for use on a PC or PC network running Windows 98, 2000, ME or NT4.

ProfitMaker works with your Karmak system and allows your customers to track inventory, calculate purchase orders, track labor and parts for repaired units, bill out parts and repair invoices, and generate over 60 management reports with many options.

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Karmak adds new e-commerce functionality

Exchanging information between your Karmak business system and manufacturer and fleet computer systems is faster, easier, and more reliable than ever using Karmak's new EDI software that allows the exchange of documents through HDeXchange or Corcentric.

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Legend Report Archiving with KOLD (Karmak OnLine Documents)
An innovative solution for document management

KOLD allows you to conveniently view, distribute, archive, and retrieve most printable Legend reports without wasting paper, printer resources, or valuable storage space.

KOLD automatically converts your Nightly, Weekly, Monthly and Annual reports into online documents. With KOLD you can:

View reports on your PC with ease
Send reports via PC-based e-mail
Print entire reports or selected pages on your network printer
Quickly search a report for customer or invoice number
Cut and paste report data into other programs
Save reports to your PC for later viewing

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For additional news on Legend products, see our recap of the special technology presentation at the 2001 Distributors' Conference in St. Louis.

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INFO 5 General Release 7.0A update

INFO 5 Release 7.0A is currently in beta testing and should be available for general release in April. This release will also include an updated version of the Friendly INFO 5 Documentation On-line (FIDO) CD.

One free FIDO CD will automatically be shipped to your main location with the Release 7.0A upgrade package, but branches can order additional CDs for $20 each.

If you would like to place an order for additional Release 7.0A FIDO CDs, please e-mail Krissy Sinor or call her at 1-800-865-8991.

More on FIDO CDs >

INFO 5 OEM modules

INFO 5 clients can take advantage of several new OEM interfaces available from Karmak. For more information on any of these packages, e-mail the INFO 5 Sales Department, or call them at 1-800-865-8991.

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New Regional Manager joins Sales team

Jerry Osborne

Jerry Osborne recently joined the Karmak Sales team as the new Regional Manager for the Southeast region. He is responsible for Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, and the Chattanooga, Tennessee area.

Jerry comes to Karmak with over 25 years of sales management experience in the heavy-duty truck industry. He has worked for International Harvester Company, Rockwell International, and most recently as Regional Manager for Western Star.

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Did You Know?

Legend Bar Code modules increase efficiency

Legend's optional Bar Code modules allow you to quickly scan bar codes to enter technician time and received parts. This has many advantages for your parts and service business.

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INFO 5 Scheduled Payments module streamlines A/P

The Scheduled Payments module was created to handle any and all recurring payments that are tied to Accounts Payable in the INFO 5 System. The Scheduled Payments module contains some of the most widely requested features from accounting clerks and managers, including:

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Hot Tips

INFO 5 Tip

Correcting duplicate key errors when adding parts or labor to a work order
When the error message "Duplicate keys were found while adding record to file OPWIP" or "Duplicate keys were found while adding record to file OHREQ" is displayed, enter a 3 and press ENTER to cancel the operation. Select Menu AXX2, Option 14 Reset PWIP Seq# and WKORDS totals. Enter a W for Work Order or E for Estimate and press ENTER. Then enter the work order or estimate number you are trying to clock out of or add parts to and press ENTER. This should allow you to add parts or labor to the work order.

Legend Tip

Shortcut for entering duplicate budget amounts
When changing budget amounts in General Ledger Budget Maintenance (GL800), use this shortcut to enter duplicate amounts. At any point during the entry process, enter an asterisk ( * ) to copy the last entry into the remaining months.

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Important Reminder

Please use the following address for all payments to Karmak:

Karmak
P. O. Box 153
Carlinville, IL 62626

Thank you!

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