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Readysell 7

Readysell Feedback Portal

Readysell
August 8, 2012

As we approach the final stages of development in Readysell 8, we would like to take this opportunity to gather feedback from our Readysell 7 users about features and enhancements they would like to see in the new version. Based on this feedback we will develop a roadmap for future enhancements to Readysell 8.

To do this we have setup a UserVoice feedback forum. This forum will allow you to submit new ideas, vote on other user’s ideas (to increase their priority) and will allow us to respond with our plans in regards to your suggestions.

To visit this forum, click here. You will need to register to submit new ideas (you can use an existing Facebook or Google account if you have one).

Readysell 7

Important Products and Sales System References

Readysell
July 30, 2012

There are some checks in the system to:

  • warn you if stock will go negative when you sell an item
  • warn you if the margin/GP is below a minimum percentage

It has come to our attention that many of our customers are not aware of these options, so we would like to send out this quick note in case you are interested in turning either/both of these on in your system.

System Reference Type

 System Reference Code

Value and Description

Comment
REGISTER SALE-LINE-NEGATIVE-STOCK-WARNING

0 = Off
1 = On

 Displays a warning if the stock on hand would go negative if you complete the sale.
REGISTER SALE-LINE-MINIMUM-GP-PERCENTAGE

0 = Off
[Any Other Number] = The percentage to be used

 Displays a warning if the GP % on any lines is below this minimum percentage. Product maintenance displays the same warning message.
REGISTER SELL-BELOW-COST-WARNING

0 = Off
1 = On

 Display a warning if you sell a product at less than cost price.

Please read the above, decide on whether or not you wish to run with these system references. If you would like to activate any of these, please change the value and description of the system references as necessary.

Office Brands

Razor Stationery Catalogue

Readysell
July 16, 2012

Working in conjunction with Razor Stationery, Readysell has released Razor’s range of products in the form of a Readysell catalogue load. Should you be interested in loading this range of products into your system, this will automate the process and ensure compliance with the supplier’s data. The range of products has already been allocated with Ez-Codes and images will display alongside the products in your system.

If you are interested, you can load the data using the Readysell Price Change program in one easy to manage step.

  • DELI01 Razor OB700 Codes (1/06/2012 – 1/01/2013)
    • To be loaded as a Catalogue

For more information about loading catalogues into Readysell, please review the support material on our web site.

Readysell 7

Release Notes for Recent Readysell 7 Upgrade

Readysell
July 10, 2012

We have recently rolled through all of our Readysell Version 7 customers and upgraded all systems to our latest release.

Please be advised that the upgrade release notes are available for you to download at any time. These upgrade notes are kept up to date as often as possible and should you find any release that is after this date that you would like added to your system, please email support@readysell.com.au and advise of the date of the relevant the release note and we can update your system accordingly on an appropriate date for you.

For your reference, the upgrade your store received is for release notes up until 21st June 2012.

  1. Open up your web browser
  2. Navigate to www.readysell.com.au
  3. Click on Downloads
  4. Left click on Readysell Version 7
  5. Left click on Release Notes

Alternatively, you can use the following link: http://www.readysell.com.au/files/Readysell%20Version%207/Release%20Notes/

Readysell 7

Reminder: Readysell 7 Management Reports

Readysell
July 10, 2012

Readysell Report Wizard

Recently we have had some questions regarding management reporting. As such, we would like to re-release this post to remind our customers of the management reports already available in Readysell 7. Management reports are available under the category “Management Reports” in the Readysell 7 Report Wizard.

The list of reports that are being released includes:

  • All Sales by Date By Product Detail
  • All Sales Transactions Codes by Date Detail By TransCode
  • Bank Deposit Report
  • Customer Sales By Period Summary Grid
  • Customer Sales Summary by Rep by Period Grid
  • Customer Trial Balance
  • Daily Report 1 SalesByDaySummary
  • Daily Report 2 Sales Detailed By Day
  • Department Sales By Period Summary
  • Product List
  • Purchase Order Line Details By Transaction No Selection
  • Purchase Order Lines For One Transaction NO
  • Purchase Receipt Listing By Receipt No
  • Sale Outstanding in Details By Date Range
  • Sales By Period By Supplier Summary
  • Sales Comparison Against Stock Receipts
  • Sales Orders Outstanding
  • Stock On Hand Report
  • Top Selling Products Summary For A Range Of Customers

You can download a spreadsheet with a full list of available reports here.

Readysell 7

Refresher: Cost Breaks and Pack Breaks

Readysell
April 20, 2012

A cost break is used when the unit the product is received in is different to the unit cost it is quoted in. For example, Cost P1 is $100 (being the cost of a box of pens).  There are 100 pens per box. Pens are ordered by each pen.

The default cost break will always be set to zero.

To calculate Current Cost from Pack Break

These calculations apply if the Cost Break is set to 0.

If Pack Break > 0

Current Cost = Cost P1 / Pack Break

If Pack Break < 0

Current Cost = Cost P1 x Pack Break

To calculate Current Cost from Cost Break

These calculations apply if the cost break is NOT set to 0.

If Cost Break is > 0

Current Cost = Cost P1 / Cost Break

If Pack Break < 0

Current Cost = Cost P1 x Cost Break

See the chart below for some examples

Cost P1 Retail Break Pack Break Cost Break Calculated Current Cost From Pack Break Calculated Current Cost From Cost Break Qty Purchased Change In stock on hand

10

1

1

0

10

0

1

1

10

1

1

2

0

5

1

1

10

1

-10

0

100

0

2

0.2

10

1

1

-2

0

20

1

1

Office Brands, Readysell 7

Handling wanted changes to products caused by catalogues

Readysell
March 14, 2012

Over the past few months there has been an increasing need to be able to track the changes to costs and breaks caused by catalogues. The reason for this need is:

  • To set your own sell prices for products
  • To buy products in different units to that suggested by the catalogues

As such, Readysell has made some changes to the system to help in this area.

  1. We have created a new report to better track changes to cost caused by catalogues
  2. We have allowed for the cost on products to be quoted in a different unit to the unit you actually stock it in
  3. We have also allowed for products to be purchased in a different unit to the unit the product is stocked in. In which case both the cost on the purchase order and the quantity received into stock are adjusted.

All of these changes are outlined in a document called “Catalogue Cost Change Tracking” in the Downloads section of our web site under “Office Brands”.

Office Brands, Readysell 7

Loading the WEB01 catalogue

Readysell
March 14, 2012

Recent changes to WebX have added many previously non-catalogue items to the Office Brands range. These products (mostly toners) are contained within the WEB01 catalogue.

The result of this is that members who have already stocked these items independently now have to merge the catalogue items into their existing product file. Readysell has developed a series of reports to assist with this data merge.

What is WEB01?

  • Primarily related to a full range of ink cartridges
  • Involves products that have never been on catalogues
  • Is being placed on the website by head office
  • Will create many duplicates as members will have made up their own codes for the products in the past
  • Barcodes vary for the same cartridge. So matching WEB01 products to existing products is particularly difficult
  • Will be updated every month. So once it is loaded the WEB01 catalogue will keep your prices updated each month as well as adding a few new products on a monthly basis

What new reports are available?

The 3 new reports we produced help identify duplicate products before or after loading WEB01 or any other catalogue. These reports are as follows

PRODUCTS TO CATALOGUE BY BARCODE

This report gives you products to catalogue where the product is not an EZ-code. Also, the barcode matches a catalogue product that does have an EZ-code.

PRODUCT TO CATALOGUE BY PREFIX

This report gives you products to catalogue where the product is not an EZ-code. Also, the product less the prefix matches a catalogue product that does have an EZ-code.

PRODUCT TO CATALGOUE BY SUPPLIERSCODE

This report gives you products to catalogue where the product is not an EZ-code. Also, the supplier’s code matches a catalogue products that does have an EZ-code.

With each of these reports:

  • Run the report
  • Close query
  • Enter a start and end catalogue code

What next?

Each report gives you an actin:

  1. Remove: If the product already exists as an EZ-code, remove the duplicate product.
  2. Change: If the product exists on the file but it is not a duplicate then change the product code.
Office Brands, Readysell 7

Converting your existing products to EZ-codes

Readysell
March 14, 2012

Readysell has developed a feature for Office Brands members who have items in their product file that are yet to be converted to Ezy-Codes. This procedure involves matching various alternate product IDs against data extracted from the Office Brands Data Portal.

To facilitate this, Readysell has created new screens in Readysell Version 7 to manage the procedure as well as pre-populating the necessary data into your system from the Office Brands Data Portal. We have put together a document called “EZ-Code Matching” in the Downloads section of our web site under “Office Brands” that outlines the steps necessary to apply the Ez-Codes to your existing product file.