The Tallys Team at NWSP is preparing for yet another release of Tallys 512. Our Q4 2012 update, scheduled for deployment on October 1st will include enhancements and patches that users on maintenance can benefit from straight away. Use of Tallys is varied from facility to facility and our October release includes something exciting and new for everyone, regardless of which modules are most heavily utilized in their business. These most significant improvements are highlighted below. Click on the link next to any of these listed features for a description of its value and how it can benefit your operation.

ATP data standards: We have added a new Admin accessible preference to enable ATP data standards. All Alberta Tubular Products’ stocking points with an up to date version of Tallys512 will have this new toggle which enables a read in of all standard ATP accepted pipe specifications. Not only will this ensure that only the accepted ATP definition set is available for selection when building an ATP rack, but it will also prevent omission of important data entry when posting an ATP tally. This feature will only have an effect on racks and tallies not yet created.

Added Boolean search criteria for Shipments: We have added new search criteria to the ‘shipments find window’, making it easier to find the shipment(s) you are looking for. It is now possible to find an equipment movement by searching for its Delivery Ticket, Rig, PO# or AFE.

New BOL specific legal statements: The newly added preference 1400 allows entry of a Declared Value statement and or a Maximum Liability statement which would appear on all printed Bills of Lading. This feature applies to both master and standard BOLs.

new ‘Get remote Help’ option: While this feature is not new to our Q4 release, it was not available in 2011 and is an enhancement which users have expressed overwhelming appreciation for. This option expedites the online support process by enabling a user who would like to share control of their computer with NWSP’s support team to launch a new online meeting from our file menu rather than having to open an internet browser and navigate to the site manually.

User available backups on the fly: While this feature is not new to our Q4 release, it did not exist in 2011. TALLYS512 now has a backup option accessible to all users from the file menu. This makes on the fly backup available to any user prior to an intensive change.

‘Post’ reminder : no important work left behind: When a user quits TALLYS and signs out at the end of their work day, the system will show them a count of tallies and shipments that have been saved but not yet posted in their database. This is only a reminder and will not prevent the user from exiting the system.

FTP batching of ATP accessory movements: Since July of this year, ATP stocking points running TALLYS512 have had the ability to batch all ATP specific accessory shipments to ATP’s head office automatically on a daily scheduled basis. This functionality has seen some growing pains but is now looking rock solid for our Q4 release.

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