AMan Pro Update History

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Version 3.3.479- 4th August, 2008

• New Pricing Options:
  • Final Price Adjustment may be a percentage or absolute amount (see Pricing Rules for details)
  • Rules may be configured to price Used or Refurbished items below the lowest New price by an amount or percentage (see Pricing Rules for details)
  • New pricing parameter to "Ignore Acceptable Items (if not Acceptable). Allows ignoring Acceptable items in pricing if selling an item that is listed as Good or better. See Advanced Pricing Options for details.
  • New pricing parameter "Ignore global min if min/cost min set". If set, this will cause AMan to ignore the global minimum if there is a min price or cost based min calculated for a listing. This will allow prices with min/cost values to be priced below global minimum (i.e. the specific min/cost will override the global minimum). See Advanced Pricing Options for details.
• New pricing script variable - newprice, myoffer and mysuboffer (see AllVariables.bas for details)
• New function to manually set Price to Old Price in pending Uploads (reverts to price prior to calculation)
• New Refund processing implemented

Version 3.3.455- 25th June, 2008

• Changed refund processing to take into account changes made by Amazon which prevented refunds being issued from AMan
• Improved message when listing an ineligible item or reusing a SKU

Version 3.3.436- 18th June, 2008

• Changed order fulfillment import to accommodate new format for Marketplace 2.0 accounts
• New column LastPricedTime in Active Listings to indicate date and time of last repricing for that listing
• Refresh dialog for reports and uploads changed to stress the auto refresh function
• Fixed issue where the product put out an erroneous error message when logging onto Amazon and using IE6 or earlier
• Improved performance of getting weights for item when importing an open listings report
• Export Grid function default file extension to .TXT
• Implemented task for certain Marketplace 2.0 accounts to obtain listing id if not available at time of listing
• Fixed issue where only 10 items would be displayed in List an Item if configured to request more than 10 and/or Get Specified Condition was not set

Version 3.3.397- 20th May, 2008

• Bound Printed Matter is once again available as a postal option (DAZzle 8.1.03 required as 8.1.02 does not have BPM)

Version 3.3.395- 16th May, 2008

• Repricing performance pricing improvements up to 25% faster
• Fixed issue where uploads appear not to complete

Version 3.3.389- 6th May, 2008

• Fixed issue where AMan Pro was not compatible with Endicia DAZzle 8.1.0.2

Version 3.3.349- 28th March, 2008

• Added support for USB Scales

Version 3.3.329- 8th March, 2008

• Update to support Large Flat Rate Box via DAZzle
• Update to support Express Premium Service (Sunday/Holiday delivery)
• Update to refund processing to incorporate Amazon changes
• Performance improved on date range order displays
• Shipping Label processing improvements (will accept invalid data)
• Update processing now downloads setup.exe (a smaller file)
• Upload Auto Refresh for UK users changed to work with Amazon changes

Version 3.3.316- 15th February, 2008

• New data feed for pricing which allows display of listing date for Marketplace seller items and faster retrieval of quantities
• Two new columns in List an Item seller display -
  • SS=Indicates that the seller item is eligible for Super Saver and Prime (typically an FBA item)
  • SC=Indicate a Seller Central (Marketplace 2.0/FBA/Merchants@)
• New pricing parameter in Configure->Amazon Settings->Pricing Rules. Users can now configure that AMan should exclude sellers whose number of feedbacks (as opposed to their actual feedback value) is less than the specified value
• CTRL-Home and CTRL-End navigate to ISBN/UPC/ASIN and Price fields on List an Item screen
• 2BPacked and2BShipped displays now color orders with more than 1 item in orange
• Configuration changes may now be cancelled to revert to previous values (does not apply to Postage weight settings)
• Get Extra Listing Info function is now faster and includes Model Number and Manufacturer Part Number
• Customs forms value no longer includes shipping
• Filter bar now allows use of time in date fields and blank is a valid search value
• Filter bar now allows use of Ends With and Does Not End With
• Postal row tags are now available in tag pull down list in template editor
• New Advanced DAZzle option - "Treat zero cost postage as valid". If set allows printing of DC labels without postage
• New Advanced Pricing Option - "Skip DoNotPrice". If set, AMan will ignore items marked as DoNotPrice when auto repricing.

Version 3.3.190- 12th October, 2007

• New function "Display Active Items with at least 1 sale" function in Queries->Queries Menu->Reports
• AManShippingFee in Sold Items table is now the aggregate shipping for Marketplace
• Logon to VendorNet turned off
• Fixed issue where DAZzle rubber stamps 7 through 10 were not placed correctly
• New option in Advanced Amazon Options - Include Quantity with Listing Settings - Off by default. This will prevents having a quantity value in a named setting for List an Item.
• New option "Do not send invalid address email if military" in Configure->Order Fulfillment Settings->Address Verification
  - Note: This will also prevent the order from being held
• Changed primary key for Listings table from ListingID to AManID
• New option "Print Customs Forms" in Configure->Postage Settings->Advanced Options. On by default. If off, AMan will set the customs form to NONE in the postal row.
• Added check for duplicate SKUs (case insensitive) when importing open listings report
• New function: Order Fulfillment report, Open Listings report and Upload auto refresh feature (progress display will automatically refresh every 30 seconds and eliminate having to click on Refresh button)
• New option to turn on/off auto refresh in Configure->Amazon Settings->Import Options.
• Added option in Search and Purchase dialog to return items by sales rank (default is ON as it provides better search)
• New button on List an Item to access SKU options
• Template Editor now includes Help
• Fixed Vista issue where Save File dialog was not showing file name.
• Allow Stealth to be specified for International order defaults
• If more than one item in an order the AManDescription and ItemCount columns are set to light orange
• If a quantity of more than 1 is ordered for a specific item, the AManDescription and Listings columns are set to dark orange
• Changed Add New Inventory Wizard to correctly interpret UK Ship Options

Version 3.3.63- 7th June, 2007

• Minor updates due to DAZzle changes
• Fix for issue with cloning listings and to prevent marking an unlisted item for deletion

Version 3.3.49- 29th May, 2007

• Fix for "Unable to locate position of slash in" message when performing some operations in AMan. This was due to a change implemented at Amazon.
• Enhancements to DAZzle integration to support changes made by DAZzle and USPS:
• AMan will not allow postage to be printed for First Class Envelope where the weight is greater than 3.5 ounces
  • AMan will not allow DC on First Class unless it is Parcel (will prevent on Envelope and Flat)
  • AMan will not allow stealth on First unless it is Parcel and has DC
  • AMan will allow stealth to be specified on International Priority and Express
  • AMan allows use of decimals in weights so that you can specify a First Class value of 3.5 ounces or less
  • International Mail. The USPS allows Endicia to discount Priority Mail
    International (5%) and Express Mail International (8%) However, you must use the correct layout in the DAZzle software for the discount to apply. With the proper layout and Stealth Postage turned on, the discount will apply automatically.
    - Large Express Mail International Shipping Label
    - Large International Shipping Label
    - Large Priority Mail International Shipping Label
    - Small Priority Mail International Shipping Label
    - Small First Class Mail International Shipping Label
    - Zebra Small International Shipping Label
    - Zebra Small Priority Mail International Shipping Label
    - Zebra Small First Class Mail International Shipping Label
  • To avoid being prompted each time you will need too configure Stealth as always being on in DAZzle (appears to be a bug). To do this, start DAZzle and go to Postage->Options->Premium Service from the DAZzle menu and check the Stealth option. Then open and save the International layout that you use. You have to do this for each International layout that you use.

Version 3.3.28- 8th May, 2007

• Update to implement new DAZzle/USPS rates and services (see changes to AMan Pro)

Version 3.3.6- 18th April, 2007

• Updated to allow for change in SSN emails
• Updated to work around Amazon certificate expired issue
• Fixed issue where automatic pricing would prompt in certain circumstances

Version 3.2.66- 30th March, 2007

• Updated to be Vista compatible
• Issue with Export to Excel and no AManID resolved

Version 3.1.1527- 5th February, 2007

• Updated to be Office 2007 compatible

Version 3.1.1482- 13th January, 2007

• Added ability to schedule order fulfillment report imports and to specify times of the day for the schedule.
• Purchase application now support Sales Rank.
• Improved Export to Excel function.
• Changed to use .NET 2.0
• Build numbering system changed.

Version 3.1.423- 14th December, 2006

• Fixed issues caused by Internet Explorer 7 bugs. This version should be installed ASAP if you have upgraded to IE7.
• Supports USPS Shipping Assistant V3

Version 3.1.402 - 25th November, 2006

• Improved search for items without a UPC/EAN code or ISBN
• Improved Purchasing search
• Find Listings now searches Authors field
• Minor bug fixes

Version 3.1.368 - 2nd October, 2006

• AMan Pro now supports Delivery Confirmation on APO/FPO addresses (the latest version of DAZzle needs to be installed on your system to support this).
• To add more immediate support, AMan Pro now polls the SpaceWare web site to detect if there are urgent messages from SpaceWare support.
• New column when repricing: PricePercent - this will display the &age price difference and may be sorted by to determine the largest percentage prices changes (+/-)
• Added column OldPrice as an option for the Add New Inventory Wizard
• New Purchase Application - This allows you to purchase items from the List an Item screen. Useful if items are found that are on sale for very low prices. Two advantages - a) remove the lowball listing and b) obtain an item that may be sold at a good profit.

Version 3.1.329 - 4th September, 2006

• New: List an Item screen now allows use of keystrokes for major functions:
  • F4 -  Save/Queue
  • F12 - List/Modify
  • Page Down - Next Item
  • Page Up - Previous Item
  • Esc - Cancel List an item
• New: Custom Template Manager - Allows you to save and edit custom templates from a Tree View display.
• New Assign Custom Template: This new function allows you to assign custom packing slip templates to orders. The custom template will override the default template used with packing slips.
• New (for UK users): New field NetVATEach . This field is available in the Item component of templates. The value is the price per item in an order net of VAT if VAT has been configured.
• You can now set up price watch so that it will change the price by a maximum of the amount or percentage (which ever is less). This can be configured in Configure->Amazon Settings->Advanced Pricing.
• On the list an item you can now do a search using title or other keywords
• Beside the condition field in List an Item, there is a button which allows you top refresh the Amazon information without having to move to the top of the screen.
• In List an Item seller display, if no data is returned, the quantity is no displayed as -1 rather than 0 to avoid confusion.
• Archive Database and Prune Listings performance has been improved
• New task, Delete Old Orders. This allows you to delete orders (and associated dead listings) that you no longer require. This is an alternative to Archive Database if you do not want to maintain historical data and is faster.
• (US Only) New function to have AMan Pro use the least expensive of Media Mail and Bound printer matter if shipping books. There are two modes of operation:
  1. Manual - In the Order Fulfillment menu, there is Set least expensive of Media and BPM for selected orders. What AMan will do is to check for the rates for the order (gotten from the USPS site legitimately) and change the shipping class appropriately. At the end it will give you a summary of what it has done. This is useful for testing the function until you get comfortable with it.
  2. Automatic - This will scan your orders before you print them with DAZzle and change to the least expensive shipping method (Media or BPM). This is turned on in Configure->Postage Settings->DAZzle Options in the Other Options section. No prompts are displayed.
  Both modes will check that ALL the items in an order are books. If not it will just ignore the order and leave as is. Also, it will only change orders that are already marked for Media or BPM.

Version 3.1.270 - 1st July, 2006

• New: Update for Amazon (US) minimum collectible price after July 10th. See  http://www.amazonsellercommunity.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=1270972&tstart=0#1270972 .
• New: Feature to consolidate listings having the same ASIN and condition into one. If you have multiple listings for the same item and are concerned with page hogging, this will eliminate the duplicate listings and merge them into one.
• New: 3 new upload functions - Upload A/M/D after import, Upload Purge/Replace  after Import and Create Upload File after Import. Normally AMan Pro expects that the user will price new inventory before uploading. In the process, AMan Pro obtains the ASIN which is then used in the upload process. These functions are designed to be used if you import a New Inventory file with the price already assigned and simply want to upload as is without going through the pricing process.
• New: New menu item in Inventory Management - Inventory Tools. This is the collection of tools to alter listings in bulk which are not done using a simple edit. These include Add SKUS, Consolidate Listings.

Version 3.1.258 - 27th June, 2006

• Updated scripting to return shipping options as boolean.
• Increased timeout for upload and download operations.
• Included new sample pricing script - OnlyInternational to allow pricing only against other sellers that offer international shipping.

Version 3.1.248 - 17th June, 2006

• Updated to support Amazon SSN/SDN emails with new email headers.
• Added feature Weigh after Scan to obtain weight of items being listed when the listing has been queued.
• Corrected prompt when creating packing slips for items which had already been marked as shipped.

Version 3.1.236 - 6th June, 2006

• Added Office 2007 (Office 12) beta compatibility. It is NOT recommended that Office 2007 be installed until it is generally available and out of beta as it may impact the functioning of AMan Pro
• Improved speed of copying pending uploads back to active listings
• ShipDate field now correctly filled in before creating shipping email
• Added ability to change UK shipping options to all available values.
• Fixed issue where some internal fields were not being properly copied from Pending to Active.