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Shelter Pro version features update
Click
here for a detailed list of the various items on a
quarter-by-quarter basis.
Version
9.17 (current version) |
Initial release
05/25/2014 |
New release Frequently asked questions: FAQs
for new release
Newest features include:
| Document/Image
storage; |
| eSignature
support for selected ePad devices. See "Technical Info" for
the current list of compatible devices; |
| Multiple
notes fields per event record, with separate date, note type, note
source, and user tracking; |
| Added
functionality to print event detail information on various accounting
forms; |
| Export
function added to report generators; |
| Added
"Reverse" and "Reverse and Correct" functions to
charge records; |
| Added
"Dismiss" function to Citation records; |
| Specifying/filtering
'Out of Jurisdiction' addresses; |
| Person
records now support marking a person as deceased; |
| More
to come... |
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Version
9.16 |
Initial release
10/08/2012 |
New release Frequently asked questions: FAQs
for new release
Newest features include:
| Automation
Mode introduced; |
| Built-in
database backup functionality released (both manual and automated); |
| Built-in
database restore functionality released; |
| Built-in
PDF generation for reports and forms; |
| Automatic
photo file size compression (highly recommended!); |
| Simplified
data connection folder settings; |
| Auto
checking of version/build across workstation installs; |
| Photo
viewer now shows file/image size; |
| Medical
reporting now supports sorting/grouping by Case Reason and Case
Precinct; |
| New
citation reports to support correction and escalation reporting; |
| Added
'compress' button as a customize option for mass photo compression; |
| Enhanced
ID file cabinet list view to improve readability; |
| Incidents
Complete Register modified to include notes information; |
| Case
File Cabinet now supports searches by fur colors; |
| Kennel
Cards - now prints "Not Specified" for any behavioral
assessments items that are not specified for the animal; |
| Case
records - added switch to require a pet name for an open case; |
| Case
reports - now supports sorting/grouping by 'Condition' field; |
| Automatically
print multiple copies of forms; |
| Plus various
items, fixes, etc; |
| More
to come... |
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Version
9.15 |
Initial release
04/22/2011 |
Features include:
| Microchip
data interface service released; |
| Citation
"batch mode" creation for expired/missing licenses,
vaccinations, microchips, registrations; |
| Citation
"correction required/corrected tracking"; |
| Citation
"escalation" tracking; |
| Citation
"notice print date" tracking; |
| New
citation reports to support correction and escalation reporting; |
| Animal
behavioral assessments have been significantly enhanced and can be
easily customized; |
| New
"Pet Match-Adoption Counseling/Pet Screening" tool; |
| Breed
lists are now definable by each species; |
| New
"Kennel Section/Location" and Kennel lists-define your own
locations/sections along with specific kennels within the grouping; |
| Medical
item scheduling; |
| Plus various
items, fixes, etc; |
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Version
9.14 |
Initial release 02/10/2009 |
For those transitioning from 8.11
or 9.12 - this upgrade
will be a minimal change as the screens and functionality look very similar.
For those transitioning from 8.10 or earlier - this upgrade will be
a significant change. The screens and functionality are distinctly different. But you will be able to successfully transition as has been done
by many other Shelter Pro customers.
Features include:
| SQL Server backend
database support (extra pricing applies); |
| Link multiple animals
per Incident; |
| Link multiple animals
per Citation ; |
| Link multiple bite
victims per Incident; |
| Link multiple bite
victims per Case; |
| Address fields are now
split into street number, direction, street name fields; |
| Bar-coding on forms; |
| Shelter
"Kiosk" - this is a touch screen enabled portal
which allows the public to search and view in-shelter animals (extra
pricing applies); |
| Person/Animal merge
functions; |
| User timeouts
(aka automatic logoffs); |
| Modify font size on
forms; |
| Print form text using
"Proper" formatting; |
| Enhanced Kennel Card
format; |
| Enhanced User Access
restrictions and active user monitoring; |
| Plus various sundry
items |
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Version
9.12 |
Initial release 04/07/2008 |
Click
here
for a detailed list of the various items on a
quarter-by-quarter basis.
For those transitioning from 8.11 to 9.12 - this upgrade
will be a minimal change as the screens and functionality look very similar.
For those transitioning from pre 8.11 to 9.12 - this upgrade will be
a significant change. The screens and functionality are distinctly different. But you will be able to successfully transition as has been done
by many other Shelter Pro customers.
Features include:
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro
9.0. |
| Automatic uploads - you
will now be able to transmit Adoptable and Stray pets to PetFinder,
Adopt-A-Pet, and Pets911. This includes full (hands-off,
scheduled) automation. |
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A redesign of all forms - they look much nicer and more consistent than
ever. Plus there are some options which you can control through Customize.
A redesign of all reports/registers - like forms, they look much nicer
and more consistent than ever. Note that these are all now Landscape, and
not Portrait! |
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New Reports/Registers
layouts - all reports and registers are now landscape. Data
included has been expanded. Format is new and improved. |
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New case reports which include Animal Photos (Shelter
users will really like these). |
| Multiple photo support
for animals |
| Attach photos to
Animal Control Incidents and Lost Animal Reports |
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Improved picture display on screen - if your animal photos look
distorted, this upgrade will help. |
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The reports/register grouping/sorting functionality has been reworked -
this will give you more flexibility in paging/sorting options, and should be
more intuitive. |
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User Administration support - there are now features to support logins
using User IDs and Passwords. Functional restrictions such as restricting
certain users from Customize and other functions. User tracking which logs the user who
added a new record and the last user to save a record. |
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Main menu redesign - Animal IDs, Traps, and Donations now have their own
main menu selections rather than being consolidated under Shelter and Animal
Control. |
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License/Vaccination combo
form added. |
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Plus other small
improvements. |
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Version
8.11 |
Initial release 10/15/2007 |
Features include:
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New module for Accounting - now track
Payments (cash, checks, charge, debit, etc) and track daily deposits to
the bank. You will now know how much any person owes or is owed. Print
payment receipts, invoices, account statements. Also, automatically post 'chargebacks',
allowing you to apply charges to a county or other entity who is
responsible for funding operations. Call for pricing on the new module. |
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Full interface revamp - "Tabbed format" greatly extended, control
screen fonts, improved color presentation, many screens have been re-organized to make the
system more user friendly. Here are links to the samples: |
Screen shots
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Extensive enhancements to the logic of
applying charges. There are now highly customizable 'Charge Schedules'
available under the customizations. Charges can be varied by various data
elements (for example, varying Case Intake charges by an animal's size, or
if it is considered Dangerous). Vary charges by "Charge Points" (like a Case
Intake or Case Disposition). Apply charges for state, city, and/or
local taxes. |
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Extensive enhancements to Animal Identification
features and automation. History is now kept for Licenses, Vaccinations,
Microchips, and Registrations. Also track the date when a renewal notice
is first printed, and the last renewal notice print date. |
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Enhanced rules automation for
assigning animal IDs (think Licenses, Vacc IDs, etc). Create parsed
strings for IDs. As an example, Shelter Pro can now automatically assign a
License ID in a format like '07-12345' or 'D-2007-12345'. There are many
ways which these id formats can be defined. |
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Added Case follow-ups for proof of Licensing and
Vaccinations. Spay/Neuter follow-ups are still there as well. |
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Enhanced data entry of Person
addresses. Mailing address syncing will be
more user friendly. More clear marking of an 'invalid' address. |
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One-click "Case Duplicate" button added for impounding of
litters and other uses. |
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Half-page Kennel card form added. |
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Prescription form added. |
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Vaccination Certificate
added. |
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Enhancements to various reports and
registers. |
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Enhancements added
to Animal and Person 'Deep Search' function. |
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Added option for event
deletes. Either require type 'YES', or just click an OK/verify button. |
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Added option to flash 'record saved'
message, or continue to require
clicking OK/verify button. |
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Extended/enhanced ability to print
"Batch forms" from the File Cabinet views. Print batches all
forms based on records selected within any file cabinet. |
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Labels can
now be printed using File Cabinet selected records as the selection. Keep
labels in sync with printed forms, making mailings easier. |
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Look up
an animal by animal number. Animal number is also printed on forms. |
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Look up a person by person
number. |
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Plus many minor cosmetic changes and
enhancements applied throughout the system. |
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Version
8.10 |
Initial release 06/24/2006 |
Features
include:
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Added features to produce PetFinder extracts files for upload purposes.
Added House Trained, Special Needs, Bad with Kids, Bad with Cats, Bad with Dogs to Animal description. These are
in support of PetFinder uploads.
Kennel card enhancements - Added House Trained, Special Needs, Bad with Kids, Bad with Cats, Bad with Dogs to Animal description. Also, made cosmetic changes to format to improve appearance.
Selected medical items will highlight as bold on the Medical Visit view, makes them more visible.
Person View - Added logic to skip Person address edits if missing/invalid indicator is on. |
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Added
Manufacturer to Case/Medicate screen, Rabies Certificate, and Medical
Register-detailed |
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Bug fix -
'Related' button on Incident View was issuing error, this has been
corrected.
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Added feature to check and correct links between an Incident and Case. If a link between an incident and a case exists, and the case has been deleted, when the incident is viewed, the case link will be removed. This also applies vice versa. If a link between a case and an incident exists, and the incident has been deleted, when the case is viewed the incident link will be removed.
Added feature to Person search, address line search will also search the physical address field.
Added feature to sort License reports by License or Owner Name.
Bug Fix - License renewals forms (in batch mode) were using the same values for gender, sterilized, dangerous, bites, etc.
Bug Fix - Trap forms would print form for all traps, not just the currently selected trap.
Renamed Trap report from 'Traps Issued Register' to 'Traps Checked Out Register'.
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Bug fix on Lost and Wish views. Fields were not showing
properly in some cases.
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Version
8.09 |
Initial release 06/14/2006 |
Features
include:
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Added code to optimize the traps table. |
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New - Added Fees
Register-Summary report. |
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New -
Added Fees Register-Detailed report. |
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Added 'Fee Dates' to
License,Rabies,MicroChip,Registration. |
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Removed fees from:
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Case Intake Register |
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Case Disposition Register |
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Case Statistics |
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Trap out register |
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Trap return register
NOTE: These fees are now consolidated into the new Fees Register. Use
these new reports as they give a comprehensive list of all fees. |
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Bug fix - PRINT was not working for Trap
issue/return forms (PREVIEW was working) |
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Added button on Person History so that a Person's fee history can be printed. |
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Version
8.08 |
Initial release 04/10/2006 |
Features include:
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Medical reports added (Medications administered, Diagnostic Tests Performed, Medical Services Performed)
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Animal Medical Forms added (Medical History-Complete, Medical History-this case only).
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Trap usage tracking added (New Trap View, Trap File Cabinet, Trap Reports, Trap forms)
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Person "Physical Address" added for persons whose physical address is different from their mailing address
Invalid Address indicators added to flag Addresses which result in returned mail or are otherwise known to be incorrect.
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Edit added so that addresses with a missing street cannot be saved.
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Case disposition - Customization switch added which causes
Medical fees to be charged to ADOPTers.
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License Issue form can now be printed from the CASE PRINT form menu.
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Incident outcomes are now a dropdown box. This will allow users to create custom values for Incident outcomes.
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Former incident status "AWAITING ASSIGNMENT" is now called "UNASSIGNED".
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Edit added to license save. Pet owner must have a complete address.
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License issue - added 'Cutoff date' for calendar year license option 1 which sets the month where new issues will become effective beginning 1/1 of next year (so late year issues are actually next year licenses).
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Bug Fix - Lost reports were causing a lockup when a license was entered. This has been corrected.
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Lost View - Button added to highlight when a case is an exact match on License, Vacc ID, Microchip, Registration, or
Tattoo.
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License Renewals - added License Renewal forms (second notice, final notice, final notice-citation will be issued)
Bug Fix - selecting License File Cabinet/License Expiration date range was incorrectly including deceased animals, corrected.
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Added Manufacturer to medications view
Printing reports - standard Windows print dialog box will now allow users to choose which pages to print from a report.
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Rabies certificate can now be printed from the CASE PRINT form menu.
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Fix to batch print of incident forms/memo repeating
Added Animal Medical History form. This can be printed from Animal Medical History and Case Print menu.
Added ability to print License Issue form from Case Forms menu.
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On case disposition, if dispmeth contains "ADOPT", it will be considered an Adoption (allows values beyond just "ADOPTED").
On case disposition, if dispmeth contains "RTO-", it will be considered a Return to Owner (allows values beyond just "RETURN TO OWNER").
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Added code to calc medical fees when an animal is adopted. Medical fee will also be included on Adoption Contract fee due.
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Corrected License Reports menu. It was always requiring that dates be entered, even for reports that are not date sensitive.
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Reworked group clauses for License Reports. All License reports will first group by Species, then other criteria.
Added new License Report titled - No License, Owner Known.
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Added new License Report titled - No License, Owner Unknown.
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Added "Sterilized/Not Sterilized" to all Gender fields on forms.
Added License and Rabies Issuer printing to License Issue, License Renewal, Rabies Issue forms.
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Added Vet, Dangerous, Bites indicators to License Issue and License Renewal forms.
Added sort options to Lost File Cabinet.
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Added sort options to Wish File Cabinet.
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Added BITECASE search to Case File Cabinet (see STATUS box on the screen).
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Added Medication Register report
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Version
8.07 |
Initial release 09/03/2005 |
Features include:
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Shelter Pro now requires minimum screen resolution settings of 800 by 600
(previously the minimum was 640 by 480). This has led to extensive screen
reorganization, as 800 by 600 allows us to get more data on a screen. |
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Added Medical record tracking to the Shelter module. This will allow
for tracking of Diagnostics tests, Medications/Vaccinations administered,
and services performed. Users can add their own Diagnostics, Meds,
Services by modifying DROPDOWN VALUES. |
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Support for non-graphics forms has been dropped (only graphics forms
are supported now). If upgrading, and you are not sure if this will work
for you, modify the graphics/non-graphics form setting to 'graphics' and
test before upgrading. |
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Additional Animal data is now tracked, including:
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Registration
ID, date, issuer |
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Tattoo
field |
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Dangerous
indicator |
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Bites
indicator |
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Fur
pattern description |
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Coat
description |
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Tail
description |
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Additional Person data is now tracked, including:
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A
person database record can now be designated as a person or an
agency/entity (like a business, vet clinic, etc). |
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Vet
Clinic indicator |
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Veterinarian
indicator |
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Rabies
Issuer indicator |
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License
Issuer indicator |
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Registration
Issuer indicator |
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New forms, including: |
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General
release form for animal impounds. Ability to auto-print for 'citizen
turn-in'. |
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Rabies
certificate form |
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'Expand' button added to notes/memo fields. |
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Person database search is now a separate screen (like Animal database
search). |
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The appearance of the Person link has been reworked. |
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New switch to turn off clearing of Kennel ID upon disposition. |
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Version
8.05 |
Initial release 11/20/2004 |
Features include:
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Renamed Case Reconciliation to Case Statistics.
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Added logic to allow Case Statistics report to be created by groups (e.g., by species, by precinct, etc).
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Unlock added after opening files. This helps avoid a Novell bug in a multi-user environment.
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Rabies field added to License Renewal Form.
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Kennel Card is enhanced to show more case information.
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Incident View - Related button - will not show related information screen when no related incidents are found.
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Fixed 'apostrophe' city search on Incident File Cabinet.
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Sterilized information added to Incident and Citation forms.
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Added work phone search to Person Database.
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Can now 'Issue Citation' from Incident View when the Incident is not yet closed.
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Added 'print date' information to Incident and Citation forms.
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On Person Database, expand length of middle name from 10 to 15 characters to avoid truncation.
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Version
8.04 |
Initial release 06/06/2004 |
Features include:
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Fix to Incident View/Animal Database (link) button - error 1925 on animal photo. |
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Fixed phone number printing issues on Incident Report form. |
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Petname added to Incident Form and Citation form. |
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Can now search animal database by petname. |
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Petname shows in Animal database list. |
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Incident list now shows address, removed 'assigned time'. |
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Fixed printing duplicate page on Incident form
When printing incident form with linked citations, will prompt to also print citations |
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Version
8.01 |
Initial release 1/11/2004 |
Features include:
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro Version 8.0 |
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Animal Photos. |
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New installer (Installshield Express). |
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Version
7.00 |
Initial release 08/11/2003 |
This was the
migration to Version 7 of Visual Foxpro. |
Version
4.00 |
Initial release 03/20/1998 |
Introduced
the Traps module and migrated to Version 4 of Visual Foxpro |
Version
3.11 |
Initial release 06/05/1997 |
Introduced
the Donations module. |
Version
3.10 |
Initial release 11/01/1996 |
Introduced
the Animal Control module. |
Version
3.00 |
Initial release 12/14/1995 |
This was the
initial release of Shelter Pro which only included the Shelter Management
module. |
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