Did You Know?
by Paul Reynolds
How many parts does your company buy out locally each
day? 10? 20? 50? How many of these parts should be stocked in your inventory?
You buy these parts locally to service your customer.
His truck is down and he depends on you to get it up and running. By providing him
superior service and keeping him profitable, he will repeatedly bring his business back to
you.
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INFO 5
Release 7.0--Better Than Ever
INFO 5™ Release 7.0 is currently
available on CD-ROM. This method of installation is faster, more efficient and more
reliable than the tape method, and clients will no longer be required to return tapes to
Karmak. The CD is theirs to keep. Because a CD is much smaller and lighter than a tape
cartridge, shipping costs will also be reduced.
More on
Release 7.0 >
INFO 5 eOrder
Entry
Are you ready to do business on the Internet? The INFO
5 eOrder Entry interface is in the final stages of development and will be available soon.
In addition, you can attend an in-depth demonstration at 2000
Dealers’ Conference in September.
More on
eOrder Entry >
Important Reminders
INFO 5 Clients:
- It is very important for clients to reference the invoice number(s)
on all checks they send to Karmak. With the invoice number clearly written on the check,
this helps ensure the payment is posted to the correct invoice number(s) and the
client’s account will remain accurate.
- We are still waiting for some INFO 5 clients to return their Client
Information Request Form. This information will help us send the appropriate information
to the correct contacts at our client locations. If you lost your form, e-mail
Krissy Sinor, or call INFO 5 Support at 1-800-865-8991
to request a new form.
Hot Tips
Shift+? clears a date
field in Payroll. If you want to 'un-terminate' (re-activate) an employee, this will do
the trick.
Check for out-of-balance reports every
day. If any sub-ledger is out of balance, each day that goes by complicates the task of
finding the problem and resolving it.
You can reprint any months'
Inventory Quantity Adjustment (AR404) report by logging into the
system manager account and at the $ prompt, jump to the proper UIC. Then enter PRINT/DEV=printername
HIST:AR404_mmyyyy_b.LST, where mm = month and yyyy = year and b = branch.
Did you know you can access G/L periods older than
the prior year from Menu AGL07? Several options were added to the G/L Past
Period Archive Menu (Menu AGL07) as part of Release 6.0,
allowing you to access the G/L information from any previous year as long as that
information still resides on your AS/400. For more information, see Chapter 10 of the G/L Manual.*
Other helpful INFO 5 tips and techniques can be found
on the Customer Confidential*
section of the Karmak website.
*To access this link, enter your Customer
Confidential user name and password. To receive your user name and password, e-mail
lbeachler@karmak.com.
Reprinted from Sys$Update
Newsletter for the Legend family of users Link your customers to you with Karmak Online
Increase efficiency with e-mail
Link your customers to you with Karmak Online
Legend compatibility at an affordable price
Karmak
Online lets you provide your customers with genuine Karmak software at a substantial price
savings. You get the benefits of Legend integration—smooth transactions, secure
connections, fewer errors, plus increased customer satisfaction and sales.
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Increase efficiency with e-mail
The speed, convenience and cost-effectiveness of e-mail
have made it the preferred choice for many types of business communications. E-mail can
give you an edge in your Karmak connections as well.
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Reprinted from INFO 5 Update
Newsletter for INFO 5 users Enhancements prevail in INFO 5 Release
7.0
eOrder Entry interfaces with INFO 5
New Navistar emulation software offered
Karmak offers several OEM modules
Enhancements prevail in INFO 5 Release 7.0
This release mark the first major enhancement release
since March 1995
With more than 25 enhancements included with Release 7.0 of
the INFO 5 Software Package, clients will definitely see several stand out.
First and foremost, most clients will be
able to receive the update on CD-ROM, which will greatly reduce the LODRUN process.
Another System-wide enhancement falls more behind-the-scenes, but
clients will notice that they will have to evaluate the status of queries to accommodate
for nearly every file in the System being externally described.
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eOrder Entry interfaces with INFO 5
The INFO
5 Remote Order Entry system is nothing new. The existing module allows a client’s
customers to use a PC with a modem to dial into the client’s AS/400 system and place
parts orders.
Through this option, customers may inquire about available quantities
on-hand and place orders 24 hours a day (other than during the dedicated portion of
End-of-Day.)
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New Navistar
emulation software offered
The introduction of G3 and G4 models
creates need for new Macintosh emulation package.
In their
parts departments, Navistar dealers typically have Macintosh PCs — called the Access
System — designed by Navistar for a parts system interface.
To avoid having more than one terminal at a work station, dealers
sought the capability of using an INFO 5 emulation session on the Macintosh.
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Karmak offers several OEM modules
INFO 5 clients can take advantage of several
OEM interfaces available from Karmak. For more information on any of the following
packages, call the INFO 5 Sales Department at 1-800-865-8991.
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