October 2007 Edition
Feature Spotlight: Invoicing in Workgroups Portal
Q&A with Technical Support: Modifying SQL Reports
Smart Tip of the Month: Multiple Page Printing Solution
Additional Resources: .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable
Knowledge Builder: New Articles
Feature Spotlight: Invoicing in Workgroups Portal
With the release of Package 155, invoicing can be done completely within Workgroups Portal, thus eliminating the need to invoice with the Job Manager desktop clients for Mac OS 9 or Windows. This wraps all invoicing and accounting integration functionality into one application. In addition, several new invoicing features have been implemented, including the ability to generate invoices directly from a job and a solution for printing multiple page invoices. Desktop client versions of Job Manager are no longer supported.
Q&A with Technical Support: Modifying SQL Reports
How can I modify existing SQL reports like those contained in the Multiple Page Printing solution?
SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services reports, like the reports in the Multiple Page Printing solution, provide a means of expanding the capabilities of the system. Naturally, Workgroups system administrators may wish to enhance the appearance or functionality of these pre-built reports. Knowledge Base article 16294 contains detailed instructions for locating and opening existing SQL Reports with the Visual Studio SQL Report Designer tool so that they may be modified.
For more information visit:
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16294
Smart Tip of the Month: Multiple Page Printing Solution
Have you ever had an invoice that contained too many line items to be printed on one page? A new multiple page printing solution is available which allows the user to print invoices, jobs and estimates that span multiple pages. The solution uses the integration with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and provides support for both multiple pages and multiple line descriptions.
For more information visit:
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16293
Additional Resources: .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable
The most recent version of the MetaCommunications Server Installer requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. (Workgroups Portal still requires .NET Framework 1.1.) You can determine whether .NET Framework 2.0 is installed by looking for "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0" in the list of currently installed programs in the Add/Remove Programs Tool in Control Panel. If your system does not have .NET Framework 2.0 installed, Microsoft provides a redistributable package on their download page, where the 2.0 version can be downloaded. Once you install .NET Framework 2.0 from the redistributable file, it is advised that you run a Windows Update to ensure that all necessary updates have been applied.
For more information visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5
Knowledge Builder
New articles this month
16293 - Multi-page printing for Invoices, Quotes, and Jobs
This collection of add-on reports for Invoices, Quotes, and Jobs supports multi-page item lists and multi-line item descriptions. Requires SQL Server 2005.
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16293
16294 - Modifying existing SQL Reports
This article describes how to modify existing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services reports.
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16294
16295 - Server Installer system requirements
This article describes the system requirements for the Server Installer software which have changed beginning with Package 155.
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16295
16296 - MetaScript Example - Using a SQL Query to Populate a Grid
This article contains an example Virtual Ticket form which uses the populates an editable grid using a SQL Query.
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16296
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