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Price-Rite v4: Latest Program Update

Note: This update is for the Access 97 based version of Price-Rite Plus. If you are using the Access 2.0 based version of Price-Rite Plus, this page does not affect you. A portion of the opening screen for the Access 97 based version is shown here.

If you are using the Access 97 version, you should print these instructions and continue.

Start the Price-Rite Plus v4 system. Click on the 'Setup' tab. Click on 'Work with Another Company'. Click on 'Yes' when asked about changing active company.

Write down the database file path that is highlighted in the box to the left of the 'Browse' button. Click on 'Cancel'. Click on 'Exit System'. If you have multiple stations in a network environment, you will need to do this for each user's station.

After you have saved that information, you will need to come back to this web page to continue.

  1. To download & save the program update click on this link. Approx download times: 28k (50 min), 56k (18 min), ISDN 128k/Cable (9 min or less).
    This action will download an installation file of the program update into your computer. You will have to assign a location for it on your hard drive. We recommend your prp4 directory located on your c: drive.
    This will save a file called: 436pPlus.exe.
  2. Once the program update file is downloaded and saved on your hard drive, click on 'Start'. Click on 'Run'. Click on 'Browse'. Go to the directory to which you saved the program update file and double-click on it to select it. Click on 'OK' to run the program.
  3. If you have multiple users on a network, you will need to copy the C:\PRP4\PRP4.MDB file to each machine's C:\PRP4 directory.
  4. Start the Price-Rite Plus v4 program. You will be informed that the your customer database can not be found. Type in the database file path that you wrote down earlier. If you are running on a network, you will need to do this step for each machine on the network.
  5. To verify your version of the program has been updated click on the 'WO / Dispatch' tab.

  6. You should see a line at the bottom: ver 4.03.06pPlus-(2001-07-11). Please let me know if this did not work for you.

Changes as of ver 4.03.06d:

  • Trap errors in making new group in Price Book, AddOwn Items.

Changes as of ver 4.03.06c:

  • Re-enable sending WO to Invoice feature.

Changes as of ver 4.03.06b:

  • Added export from Purchase Order to Work Order
  • Added multi group levels under user Own Chapter. We will email the instructions on using the first 2 features if you send us an email message.
  • Added enhenced price book update utilites
  • Modified the way addresses displayed on reports of PO, WO, Invoice and Quote.

Changes as of ver 4.03.05:

  • Added a work order labour report by employee listing.
  • Added a Work in Progress report called from the Reports tab then WO Cost Report. This report list all open work orders displaying est cost, actual cost and the difference.

Changes as of ver 4.03.04:

  • Customer's can now have associated contacts. To have more than one contact per customer, you will need to contact us to have data file converted.

Changes as of ver 4.03.02:

  • New report: Report Customer Listing by Company w/ Contacts

Changes as of ver 4.02.06g:

  • Work description pick list will now sort alphabetically on description
  • Created two new stock management reports for truck inventory (multiple warehouses)
  • Invoice: if you create a new invoice and select a ship to customer, the bill to customer information will be filled in automatically.

Changes as of ver 4.02.06e:

  • Purchase order: the approved by and approved date will be defaulted to the ordered by and PO date
  • Purchase order: PST and GST flags would give a spurious warning if the were toggled and there were no items in the PO
  • Various: selecting work description from a list will not sort them in alphabetical order.

Changes as of ver 4.02.06c:

  • Shipping locations and inventory screen now have the ability to set reorder points and levels on an individual warehouse basis.
  • Checklist would sometimes ignore pricing rules for a customer and will write the list price into a document instead of a proper calculated sell.
  • Searching for work orders would not consider a WO with a blank status field as open.
  • Work Order will allow you to remove inventory items from a specific warehouse (truck) location.

Changes as of ver 4.02.05m:

  • Work order costs recalculated quicker.

Changes as of ver 4.02.05k:

  • Can alter the discount for an item by clicking on 'Modify' when viewing the list of parts in a price book.
  • Purchase Order find now defaults to PO number search.
  • Purchase Order status is set to 'Open' when PO is created.
  • Timesheet entry: when adding items using the 'All Employees' option it will not jump to the top of the list after you make and entry.

Changes as of ver 4.02.05f:

  • Ability to permanantly change discount for an item while viewing it on the part look up screen.

Changes as of ver 4.02.05d:

  • Work Order can now show only open WOs or all WOs when you click on the Find button.

Changes as of ver 4.02.05b:

  • Replaced 'Federal Tax ID' with 'GST/Business #' on printed invoices.

Changes as of ver 4.02.05:

  • Credit memos will place inventoried items back into inventory.
  • A credit memo's line-item's default value was being set to 1 instead of the proper -1.
  • Estimate sometimes had trouble deleting a task.

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