Timeline of Updates and Enhancements of Trax

2003

11.6  12-15-03

• Widened web headings to 40 characters
• Improved Staffing Analysis and Performance Summary Reports
• Added Revenue Per Up, and several other new reports to web combining several so multiple showrooms may be viewed on single combined page
• Organized Web so Faster and easier to navigate

11.6 11-26-03

• Fixed auto print letter issues
• Add new salespeople and admin changes to web with new administrative button,
• Interface With Import Export Synchronizing with Business Systems Button
• Customer and SP Name Match letter body on auto print letters
• Perfected Logo incorporation into Auto Print letters. 

11.5  10-28-03

• Performance Summary calculates average sale
• Created Sample company on Web for presentations

11.4    10-8-03

• Created diagnostic tools for web and permitted huge databases to be transferred to web.

11.4    9-25-03

• New Getter Program (Re-written from DOS to Windows to eliminate data capturing errors and provide numerous on line web diagnostic tools)
• Added Refresh Traffic Trax function for WAN

11.3    9-02-03

• Fixed Client machines so don’t create error message and try to connect to web
• Cost Per Opportunity report enhanced to display more advertising vendors
• Ctrl A tracks time in minutes with each customer and an average overall for the company.
• Changed menu order on eTrax for easier navigation.
• Diagnostics on eTrax improved.
• Went from reporting 16 entrances per company to three and reduced bandwidth to less than approximately 5k per transfer.

11.1    8-27-03

• Added SP Orientation to Help F1 and latest Info Movie to F7 and will run when in Reports and on the UpBoard

11.1      8-4-03

• Created diagnostic tools for eTrax
• Added Upboard Reports and Maint screens to web
• Displayed number of rows done while updating so can easily see when complete
• Web updates only since last update not all week
• Add adjustable calendars to all eTrax screens and reports

11.17-22-02

• Added several reports to automatic printing like the IGE, Below Ave Sale and Closing Ratio, Return Reasons and Out of Rotation
• Allows Cust mailing to be sorted by Product Cat.  This permits special invitations by product to your unsold customer database and could turn Trax into your most powerful advertising source. 
• Time with Cust report now displays ten SP at a time rather than three.
• Out of Rotation report now prints one occurrence per line displaying more occurrences per page.
• Sort capability by column for Performance Summary by clicking heading at the top of column
• Ctrl N function, which allows an employee to be present, and not get in rotation.
• TT web providing current hourly data.

11.0    7-10-03

• Traffic TRAX web enabled

10.3    6-26-03

• Created IGE Info Gathering Efficiency Report Tracking number of quality relationships developed with unsold customers for follow-up by salesperson.

• Created Below Average Closing Ratio and Below Average Sale Reports
• Import capability (for TT only) customers so they can sync automatically with TT.  Staffing report and Revenue Per Up report.  Their software needs to export to comma delimited flat file
• Traffic comparison increased from reporting six to now displaying eight weeks
• Added 2^nd backup for safety (did Rene set up install shield?)  Uninstall should not delete a good db.
• Created auto print for sold customers, so now auto prints custom letters for both sold and unsold customers.
• Date on To Do List for SP so doesn’t get confused if viewed at a later time.
• Double Eagle goals set in 10% increments of improvement per year so can adjust Double Eagle Goal to how long using Trax and based on number customers in system for follow-up.
• Contact Manager Improved (no one uses this WHY NOT?)

10.1 5-12-03

• SRI method issue resolved by Mike
• Move to Deck Password protected
• Set higher password capability for admin in TT
• Created TT Lite for Museums and Library’s
• Added Dollar Volume per SF And Advertising Cost per Sale and Cost per Opportunity to Performance Summary
• Auto Backup perfected on 2000 Pro and XP Operating Systems

10.0    3-28-03

• Ctrl I function to track overflow by salesperson
• Removed Inactive SP from Upboard and Goals
• Product Category and Reasons Didn’t Purchase if Sales Not Made By Salesperson added to Ctrl A report
• Enhanced Double Eagle Goals program
• Cust Info and Mailing Closes Automatically after 15 min of idle time
• Incorporated Batch File processing Car Toys/Crabtree

8.0.6       3-16-03

• Added new fields to Import Export
• Run Getter from client machines
• Help Displays Company name and update number
• Password protect change rotation option
• Import capability added for existing cust db
• Getter refreshes on WAN

2002

7.8.1 9-1-02

• Resolved Margin Issues
• Improved Diagnostics of TT (History)
• Enhanced To Do List Printing and Action date capability

7.7.8 8-5-02

• Put Performance Summary In grid Style for better presentation (Show Hide functions)
• Perf Letter changes,
• Cust Info and Mailing Employee Password enabled

7.7.6 07/22/2002

• Performance Letter Redesigned and made easier to use by highlighting headings of each Paragraph
• First letter capitalized customer info screens
• Created International Version
• ( WARR, ACC, Pers. Trade MAKE THEM INVISIBLE WHEN WE DONT WANT TO DISPLAY THEM.
• Enhanced Ctrl A Report by expanding columns
• Allowed insertion of new customers through Cust Info and Mailing

7.6 4-3-02

·        Created Save As Function for All TT Reports

·        Set UP Auto Refresh of TT when launch UpBoard

·        Resolved Pro 200 Issues (NT Format)

6.0 3-09-02

Import Export Capability with Business POS Software

2001

• Local Area Networking for salespeople to access and edit UpBoard
• Wide Area Networking for management to access reports from remote locations.

2000

• Local Area Networking for management access to reports
• Developed Triple lens Traffic TRAX system with engineering firm and synchronized with Upboard and reports

1999

• Created CRM Trax program with to Do List
• Harry Friedman paid 15K to incorporate Dot program into the Trax goals program
• Introduced Closing Ratios by Product by Salesperson, Performance Letter and Automatic Printing of Important Reports and Thank you letters
• Developed Traffic TRAX dual beam system with Omron PLC

1998

• Created Computer Windows 3.1 and 95 based UpBoard Program
• Introduced Goals Program and Advertising Modules
• Worked with John Lawhon to incorporate the ROCC into our Performance Summary report and did Spring High Point Trade Show together.

1997

• Jan 2 Had Epiphany regarding Up System.  Patent Pending Wall Mounted Electronic UpBoard. 
• Sold first system in August.