			    Image Accounting

PROGRAM HISTORY
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Changes in Version 3.0 - 04/19/95
  * Updated entire Image Accounting code to adapt
    to the Leszynski/Reddick naming conventions.  This
    will keep all the code consistant and make updating
    the source code eaisier.
  * Modified all Functions and Subs to begin with ""IA_"".
    This should solve unexpected runtime errors when
    different Add-ins are loaded.
  * Modified all Global Variables to begin with ""IAG_"".
    This should solve unexpected runtime errors when
    different Add-ins are loaded.
  * Modified all Declare Functions to begin with ""IAF_"".
    This should solve unexpected runtime errors when
    different Add-ins are loaded
  * Converted all the macros into Code Behind Forms
    Functions or Subs making the program execute faster 
    and making it less likely to crash.  By doing this we
    can now include error control to trap any errors the
    program may encounter.
  * Enhanced the Open Existing and Create New
    databases.
  * When creating a New File for the first time the
    program will help you set up your Chrat of Accounts
    by displaying a choise of 4 companies that may 
    be similar to your own.  By selecting the company
    that best describes your own Image Accounting will
    automatically set up your Chart of Accounts.
  * Added new custom pull down menus to all forms.
  * New Proper Plus feature under the options menu
    allows you to force capital letters in the middle of
    a word without the function converting it to a lower
    case letter.
  * Added a new Customer Type field in the customer
    database to allow the customers to be catagorized.
  * Added a Shipped field to the detail section of the
    Order form to show how many items were shipped.
  * Added a Shipped Quantity field to all the order forms
    to show how many items shipped out and how many
    are on back order.
  * Completed the payment form to track payments on
    all orders.
  * Added a Company Policy form which allows you to
    customize all printed invoices to your own Company
    policy rules. (like your return or shipping policy).
  * Added new options to allow printing or not print
    part numbers or credit card info on reports.


Changes in Version 2.1 - 01/23/95
  * Now supports Multi-page Invoices.
  * Added a copy bill to button in the ship to form that
    will copy all bill to information to ship to fields.
  * New Payments button on Order forms now tracks
    all the customers payments on orders.
  * Added Mailing Labels for Customers.
  * Revised registration form to make registering easy.
  * Full featured scheduler which allows scheduling
    events using a full screen calendar.
  * New ToDo List
  * New Reminders form to remind you of events
    coming up.  You can set how many days it will
    display events in the future.

Changes in Version 2.0 - 12/06/94
  * Changed the program name to Image Accounting
  * Chart of Accouts now fully functional
  * Completely new code for attaching databases,  now 
    does not require the Access Library to work.
  * New Database feature allows users to create a new
    database to store a different Company.  Then use the Open
    database to open an existing database and reattach the
    fields automatically.
  * New Disk Label Form allows you to print disk labels for 
    1.44mb floppy disks.
  * Fixed more all minor bugs from last release.
  * Added a lot of backend code thats more efficiant now.
  * Added a bunch of new features and enhancements
  * Enhanced Checkbook form now allows unlimited different
    checking accounts.  All transaction are now tracked 
    in the Chart of Accounts
  * Enhanced Chart of Accounts with totaling for Accounts.
  * Completely revised Payroll is now functional and working 
    through the Chart of Accounts.
  * New wages form added to the Employee form for keeping
    track of salary or hourly pay rates.  Linked with Payroll.

Changes in Version 1.4.01 - 11/17/94
   *  Added a location field to the products and inventory 
      forms to keep track of where merchandise is stored.
   *  Added a sales tax authority form and sales tax codes
      form to track sales tax in the chart of accounts.
   *  Added GL Account ID to all order line items to track
      sales income in the chart of accounts.
   *  Added a sales tax field in the order line items to 
      allow the user to select if they want that item to 
      be taxed or not.
   *  Added GL sales account, inventory account and cost
      of sales account fields to the product form to track
      expenses in the chart of accounts.
   *  Added a sales tax code field in the customer form to
      auto select what tax that customer will be charged 
      when ordering.
   *  The tables are now attached with code to reattach the
      tables automatically if the database is moved to a 
      new location on the hard drive.
   *  Cleaned up some minor bugs.


Changes in Version 1.4.0 - 11/03/94
   * Added a new mask field to contact methods on Customer and 
     Vendor forms.  This allows you to have other number types
     like Social Security and Compuserve ID's or even a credit 
     card field and have a different mask assoicated with each 
     one.
  *  New printable registration form that will print a form with
     your name, address and even any comments you may have, to 
     make registering this program easier.
  *  Perpetual Inventory is now working on the orders form.  This 
     will now automatically update inventory quantities as you 
     enter items on the order form.
  *  New Item Class field has been added to the products form to
     allow you to enter weather the product is a stock, non-stock,
     assembly, service or labor item.
  *  Bill Of Material has been added to the products form.  You 
     must select Assembly under the Item Class field for this 
     feature to work.
  *  New Post/UnPost feature in the Browse Orders form.  The 
     forms default settings does not allow modification to the
     Customer Number, Order Date or Order Number anymore.
     You can override this buy selecting the UnPost button on the
     form.  All orders must be added using the Main Menus Add new
     orders there is no Add button in the browse orders anymore. 
     This reduces errors and keeps someone from modifing orders
     after they have been entered.
  *  New Service and Estimates forms used for contractor or labor 
     related businesses.  The line items on these order forms use
     hours and labor charges instead of quantities and unit price.
  *  All new Reports form with many new features for printing
     custom reports.
  *  Added a Chart of Accounts section for tracking expenditures.
  *  Added per line discounts to all line items in all order forms.
  *  New Employee database was added for tracking Employee
     information.
  *  Added a Payroll section for tracking or figuring Employees
     paychecks.
  *  Added a CheckBook form for tracking income and expense.
  *  New back order field has been added to line items on order
     forms and a back order shipping status form shows when
     back orders were shipped.


Changes in Version 1.3.50 - 10/05/94
   * Standardized colors of all forms to a grey background.
   * Better performance now by greater normalization of tables.
   * Completly removed all spaces between all field names.  
     (Ex. field: "Last Name" is now "LastName").  This will allow 
     for eaiser and more standard modification of program in 
     the future, like with SQL statements.  
   * Added a new mini calendar just like the one in Quicken 3.0
     to allow date fields to be visually entered by clicking a
     date on the calendar and then automatically filling in the 
     date field with that date.
   * All new Cutomer, Vendor and Products forms.
   * Options form is now completly functional.
   * Query By Example searching on critical forms.
   * New Phone Number Tables allow unlimited phone numbers to
     be added to customers and vendors.
   * Quick Search alpha buttons now automatically are depressed
     to correspond with the forms sorted field.  When you click
     on a letter it finds the first record starting with that 
     letter and calculates the total number of records that 
     start with that letter. 


Changes in Version 1.3.10 - 05/19/94
   * Converted program to Access ver 2.0
   * Added list views to all important forms.
   * Added all new quotes form that can now be changed
     to an order very quickly and print professional 
     looking quote.
   * Added all new inventory form."   


Changes in Version 1.2.5 - 04/27/94
   * All new main menu that looks and feels more professional.
   * Completed the customer history form that totals all sales
     for a specific customer.
   * Added an all new totals form that is easier to understand
     and looks better.
   * Completed the quarterly totals of sales tax that I must 
     pay to IRS.
   * Added new close and add icons.
   * You can double click on the product number inside the 
     orders form and it will automatically open the products 
     form to that product number so you can edit or change 
     any of the fields.
   * Implemented a product usage history which will display 
     how often a product is being used.
   * Started to add basic help throughout the program.


Changes in Version 1.2.0 - 03/10/94
   * Complete overhaul of the program.
   * Added my tabbed options form which allows multiple 
     amounts of option settings.
   * Added a new contact history form that is associated with
     the customer.  This will allow you to write notes on 
     items you may have discussed with a customer on a spcific
     date and time.


Changes in Version 1.1.1 - 12/18/93
   * New graphical interface.
   * Created a Quotes Database for storing all quotes.
   * Added a Business notes section to store notes about 
     anything pertaining to computers.


Version 1.0 - 02/01/93
   * Completed the test copy of KP Data Order Entry.  
     The program still has some minor problems to be worked out.
