Value Feature # 1: In this new
version of TRAMS Back Office (TBO), a number of changes have
been made to the Canadian and other International versions
in the way we capture GST and VAT taxes in the program. Our
goal was one of consistency among all the GST/VAT versions.
The basic functionality on how the taxes are calculated and
what is saved has not changed. What has changed is the setup
for capturing these taxes and the fields that they are captured
in. Nothing has been taken away from what was in earlier versions.
Here are some of the highlights, but be sure to read the 3.00.00
version release notes for more details.
- Added a "GST/VAT" tax code field to Utilities|Setup|Global
Defaults|Tax Related Tab for designating the tax
codes for GST and VAT. The 'Download.exe' file was also
modified to use the "GST/VAT" tax code field to
determine which taxes are for GST/VAT.
- The 'Tax Related' tab in Utilities|Global Default
for all BSP versions has been modified to allow
for VAT/GST tax to be applied to any of the Tax 1 thru Tax
4 fields, as contained in previous Australian versions.
- Client GST/VAT is now captured separately from other taxes,
in its own field on the "More Taxes" Tab of the
Booking screen, in all BSP versions.
- The descriptions for the GST/VAT fields on the "More
Taxes" Tab of the 'Booking' screen have been changed
to "Comm GST" or "Comm VAT" to distinguish
from Client GST/VAT.
- When updating your database using the new TFWUP in the
3.00.00 version, Client GST/VAT amounts will be moved from
the previously designated tax field to the new Client GST/VAT
Amt fields. For UK, & AMEA versions, the tax field was
always tax 4; for Canada, Australia and other BSP countries,
the tax field is the one designated with a tax code of XG.
Value Feature # 2:
Changed the look and layout for printing of a Client Voucher
and Vendor Voucher to include an “amount” for the voucher
of the (+/-) payments on the Voucher and the "Balance"
of the Voucher.
- The invoice type now reads Client Voucher or Vendor Voucher.
- The payment information now has a column header and the
booking header is disabled for vouchers.
- Vendor payments are listed for Vendor Vouchers.
- Vendor name and address info is displayed for Vendor Vouchers.
- Columns have been added for Pay Method & Payment Type
(received/made) in the payment summary section.
Value Feature # 3:
Added a third option for a new "American Express KR-1022"
file format for the AMEX CC Reconciliation under Reports|Payment.
- This newer .CSV file format can be readily downloaded
by the AMEX user from their web site. You don't have to
wait for a disk or e-mail file to be sent to you.
Value Feature # 4:
Added a new Payroll Import for Oryel payroll software, under
Payments|Payroll Import|Import Oryel Payroll.
- Information and contacts for Oryel Payroll can be found
on the TRAMS Platinum Partners web page by clicking
here.
- Note: The old KIS Payroll option has
been replaced with the Oryel option. Both the KIS and Oryel
payroll import files will work using the "Import Oryel
Payroll" option.
Value Feature # 5:
Added a new 'Pinnacle PPS' selection to both the 'Setup CC
Merchant Processors' Screen under Utilities|Setup|CC
Processors and on the 'CC Merchant Reconciliation'
Screen under Payments|Reconciliations to
accommodate a new Pinnacle processing solution for UATP &
Non-UATP Credit Cards.
- The older selections for both "PRI" and "Pinnacle"
have been phased out, so if using Pinnacle for your merchant
processing, you would need to upgrade to an existing 3.00.00
beta version or the general release. Contact Pinnacle for
further details on switching to the new "Pinnacle PPS"
option.
Value Feature # 6:
Added 'Travel Type' as a column to be displayed under the
"Columns" button on the Agent Reconciliation Screen
under Payments|Reconciliation|Agent Reconciliation.
- This will allow a user to sort by travel type so they
can run one query for one agent for all travel types, sort
by Travel Type and easily use the "Global Modify"
button to adjust commission rates & amounts for a specific
travel type.
Value Feature # 7:
You can now create payments for multiple agents when saving
the Agent Reconciliation.
- When "Enter Agent Payment" is checked on the
Agent Reconciliation screen under Payments|Reconciliation,
and more than one agent is being reconciled, multiple agent
payments, one for each agent reconciled as part of an 'Agent
Group', can be created.
Value Feature # 8:
Added a "Group" drop-down field to the Create Agent
Adjustment Screen. You can now add an Agent Adjustment 'Category'
or 'Description' and save for later use.
- You can now more consistently associate the agent adjustment
with the particular expense it is for. It will standardize
the allocation of the agent expenses to a consistent category
that can then be more easily sorted and reported on than
using the adjustment remarks field.
- The Agent Adjustment "Group" field has been
added to the bottom of the Agent Statement so a user
can consistently display Agent Adjustments grouped together
by standard categories:
Issue Date, Amount, Category, Remarks.
- If a "Group" category is entered, then items
of the same "Group" will be displayed together
and subtotaled for each "Group."
Value Feature # 9:
During Interface Processing single payments are now created
for each booking in the PNR Invoice being processed even if
the CC No. is the same.
- This will allow for easier voiding of tickets during processing
when each ticket has its own payment attached.
Value Feature # 10:
We now match Non-ARC/BSP airline bookings to any vendor profile
with a matching interface ID. So a ticket sold on United Airlines,
but not processed through ARC/BSP, can be added to a single
United Airlines Vendor Profile if the Interface ID matches.
Value Feature # 11:
Added a new calculated field for 'Number of Room Nights'
to Report Generator Build Reports.
- Before this field was added, if there is a booking for
a hotel and it is for 4 nights and for 4 rooms, the Report
Generator report showed this as 4 room nights...not 16.
- This new 'Number of Room Nights' field takes the number
of days from the 'Depart Date', 'Return Date' calculation
X the 'No of Rooms' field on the Expanded Fare Tab, to correctly
calculate the total number of room nights booked.
Value Feature # 12:
Modified the "Payment Method" field on the Report
Generator Print Report 'General' Tab to be bracketed [
] so that multiple forms of payment can be selected
instead of just one. Now you are able to view all Credit Card
payments and all CC Merchant payments on one report.
Value Feature # 13:
Added "Total Fare", "Commission Amount"
& "Agent Name" as fields to select under
Utilities|Setup|Checks (Check Writer) in all versions.
- The check signing person in an agency will be better able
to determine if the check going out to a vendor is correct
or not with the additions of the Total Fare & Commission
Amount fields printed on the check. If there is an issue
with the check, having the Agent Name will speed up resolution
of any check issues.
Value Feature # 14:
Added an option in Global Defaults|Interface Mailmerge
Prompt to "Ignore GST/VAT for Int'l BSP Air."
When the box is checked GST/VAT on International Air will
be automatically ignored via Interface and not applied to
the booking.
Value Feature # 15:
The PNR History records stored in the database under the
RECLOC Button on the Invoice Screen are now compressed to
save space in the database. |
