info@hand 6.0 released

Posted by: admin Category: Info@Hand

We're happy to announce the availability of info@hand 6.0, which introduces several significant features including an extensively reworked calendar, a new API and Safari support. It's a free upgrade to all those that have a current support contract - contact us if you'd like to upgrade.

Here are the full release notes of the 6.0 upgrade:

New Features:

  • A completely new calendar module with more dynamic AJAX-based displays and operation.
  • Click and drag to create a new meeting and set its duration.
  • View all calendar-related information super-imposed on a single display, with optional filtering of Meeting, Call, Task, Project Task, and Event information. Also includes support for loading holiday packs - users can choose to see the public holidays for the region where they are located.
  • A new system for managing data access control within info@hand - Teams and Roles combine to manage User access to info@hand data with more flexibility and precision than ever before.
  • Mass invoicing for all Accounts of Cases and Projects with outstanding billable hours.
  • Support for Partner mode access within the Self-Service Portal - allowing sales channel partners to register new Leads, and check all Lead, Account, Opportunity and Invoice data associated with them in your info@hand system.
  • Added support for Safari browser.
  • Project Gantt Chart.
  • iCal synchronization.
  • Google Calendar synchronization. eStore Integration Enhancements - Product Catalog items support HTML product descriptions, two-level categories, product attributes.
  • Support for pre-paid blocks of support time on service sub-contracts, and tracking hours remaining.
  • A new json API, functionally similar to the SOAP API but with much better performance. A sample of its use may be found in /examples/JsonTest.php.
  • Report on Sales Taxes collected by Invoice range.
  • Report on Gross Profit generated by Invoice range and by sales person.
  • Report on Projects' Profitability.
  • Users may add multiple items to a quote/invoice at one time, via selected checkboxes on popup form.
  • Print multiple selected Invoices in a single operation.
  • Drop-shipment support for Purchase Orders.
  • New dashlets for Quotes, Sales Orders and Invoices.
  • Push-button copy of address information from an Account to selected Contacts at that Account.
  • Added client Phone/eMail information to Invoices and Packing slips to speed interactions with shipping suppliers.

Bug Fixes:

  • Many fixes in Studio.
  • Many fixes in Workflow.
  • Hundreds of minor fixes throughout the entire system.