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SIMMS Version 2012 Vol 1.1 Released

Sheldonk — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:58:26 GMT

SIMMS Inventory Software Version 2012 Vol1.1 has been released

January 30th, 2012

Press Release
SIMMS Inventory Software Version 2012 Vol1.1 has been released
Abbotsford, BC December 30th, 2012

KCSI today is pleased to announce the release of SIMMS Inventory Software Version 2012, a widely anticipated update to its popular Inventory Software Application.

SIMMS Software turns your computer into an advanced inventory management and accounting software tool, giving you the ability to setup inventory items, transfer your inventory from location to location, complete sales and purchasing transactions, track serial numbers with manufacturer lot control, expiration date management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Order Fulfillment and Replenishment, Order Picking, Remote Data collection, Barcode printing and more.

Kornyk Computer Solutions International, Inc. (KCSI) is located in the Vancouver suburb of Abbotsford in British Columbia, Canada. Since 1996 we have evolved into a global Software solution provider and programming house that develops and integrates business inventory management and accounting applications.

Accounts Payable Enhancements

Case# 5979 – Invoice matching has been enhanced in order to simplify the process of matching Vendor invoices to Receipts of goods, Now you can enter the AP invoice number in the AP Invoice number field found in the receipt header when receiving your product or when processing invoice matching just by entering the AP invoice number and AP invoice date in the available fields found in the invoice matching summary screen, once you enter and click process then invoice, the information is stored in the applicable fields for further reference, the fields can be found in the invoice matching screens, Vendor payment detail screen, receipt of goods and AP payment screen. Note the AP invoice date displayed by default in invoice matching is the receipt of goods date, if you decide to change this date to match the AP invoice date the receipt date is also changed to match.

Automotive Maintenance Enhancements

Case#4535 – You now have the ability to override the prices charged to your customers from right in the automotive maintenance detail screen while adding items and booking time.

Bank Rec Enhancements

Case# 5915 – We have changed some labels and cleaned up the bank rec screens in order to make the screens more user friendly.

Barcode Manager Enhancements

Case#6019 – We have removed The "Show Barcode interface after receiving apparel items" option from global settings and replaced this with more of a global solution related to receipts of goods. Now if you select the Ask for printing or print option related to receipt barcodes in the reports section of global settings you are have the ability to launch the barcode printing screen after saving your receipt where all of the items on the receipt of goods will automatically be in the printing grid so you can print barcodes for the items related to the receipt. We have also enhanced for serial number management as well.

Export to Accounting System Enhancements

Case# 5931 – now the if you click export to excel from this module it includes the detail lines of the transactions that would be exported to the accounting system as well as the header information.

Fulfillment Manager Enhancements

Case#5984 we have enhanced the Fulfillment manager to accommodate item expiration dates

General Enhancements

Case#6001 After celebrating over 14 successful years we have decided to change our versioning of SIMMS to reflect the year, service pack and patch for example for year 2012, service pack 1, patch 2 the version will be SIMMS 2012 Vol1.2. This makes it easier to understand and manage for the end users.

Inventory Management Enhancements

Case# 6010 – We have enhanced the process of putting Stock On Hold where you can now associate the exp. Date related to the stock you are putting on hold.

Case# 6000 - We have enhanced the quick stock window so it displays the expiry dates in the same format as the preferred format specified on the user manager.

Inventory Transfer Enhancements

Case# 5937 – Now if you hit “ctrl f” in the item transfer detail screen it will bring up the enhanced item search screen

Kitting (BOM) Enhancements

Case# 5995 – We have enhanced kitting so the kitting process uses the expected Unit of measurement when adding kit components

Kitting Project Manager Enhancements

Case# 5937 - We have changed the price label in item transfers to cost because this field was reporting the cost not the price.

We have added a refresh button in the project management summary screen so you can easily refresh project updates without leaving the screen.
We have enhanced the speed in this module
We have added the ability to remove manual vendor invoices added to projects, the invoice value will also be removed from the project as a result of removing the invoice.
Now the project manager will ignore the tax amounts related to manual vendor invoices reporting only the net plus freight.
We have increased the project number field size limitation to 30 characters
We have added the grand total labour cost, total vendor invoices and item costs for all stages to the top of the report.
Now you can't assign the same sales order number to more then one project
Now if you created a project, and didn't assign a sales order number but did select a customer and realize you selected the wrong customer you can select another customer, provided the project isn't closed and you have not associated a sales order to the project.
You can now edit the project No. on Open projects only.
When you click the Print icon to print the Kit Project Report there is a new dialog that appears where the user can;
- print the report that includes cost details from the start of the project to the current date. This is the default setting.

print a report from the start of the project to a selected date. Any costs with dates earlier then the selected date is included on the report.

Reporting Enhancements

Case# 5939 – We have added the ability to upload your own custom crystal reports into the report centre

Case# 5918 – We have cleaned up the Item Trace report layout

Case#6004 – We have added compatible items to the kit component trace report generator.

RMA/RTV Enhancements

Case-5930 – We have enhanced the rma module, making the interface more user friendly.

Sales Transaction Enhancements

Case# 6015 – We have added the ability for the Transaction UDF3 (Also displayed in the quick stock window) to display in the invoice item details grid.

Case# 6009 – The following issue has been fixed where when you create an SO, enter an item into grid, change location and find no stock in the selected location and when the dialog message asks if I want to proceed and if you click No the message asks me if I want to correct the value and if you click No the line item is not removed from the grid at this point you can't X out of the window and are stuck.

SIMMS Online

Case# 5977 – We have created a new Web based solution “8.0 SIMMS Online” that enables you to view current stock status, view/create sales orders and print a few reports. Watch out for updates to this new module over the next year. For detailed module and usage information refer to the “8.0 SIMMS Online.pdf” document attached to this knowledge base article.

Visual Import Manager Enhancements

Case# 5905 – We have added the ability to import mfg lot and expiration dates related to sales order items in the visual import manager.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

To upgrade or install SIMMS 2012, proceed to http://setup.kcsi.ca
Make sure you backup your SIMMS database prior to upgrading
Make sure to review global settings and user permissions for all users and companies as due to some huge improvements the settings will have to be reset according to your needs.
Consider scheduling a short training session;

SIMMS Version 2012 is easier to use, with the enhancement and addition of many features to make your SIMMS experience quicker, more detailed and more accurate.

We feel that your first experience with the new look and feel should be in a training scenario, which will allow you the time to get comfortable with any changes to SIMMS usage and function that may have changed.

Therefore, we have put together affordable 2, 4 and 2012 hour online training courses designed to bring you up to speed key enhancements made in order to assure your SIMMS 2012 experience is a good one.

Contact sales for more information 604-504-4215 Ext: 100 or sales@kcsi.ca.

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Sheldon Kornyk
CEO
Canada

How to Change from Sql Server Windows mode to Mixed Mode (SQL SERVER 2008)

Sheldonk — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:56:50 GMT

Summary

If you have ever installed Microsoft SQL 2008 manually you will soon realize that the default installation option is to install in windows authentication mode and not the recommended mixed mode, now if you have a well setup network with active directory etc this may not pose an issue but if you have just a standard network you may find you cannot connect to the server using the trusted method, without messing with permissions and adding users to the server first.

To get around this issue it may be easier to just change your installed version of SQL to mixed mode authentication to make this change do the following;

Launch the SQL Management Studio
Right click the server name and select properties
Select Security (Illustration 1)
Check SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode (Illustration 1)
Save your changes
You will also want to go to security -> Logins (Illustration 2)
select the sa user and change the password in the general tab (Illustration 2)
you may also want to go to the Status option and make sure the login option is enabled (Illustration 3)

Illustration 1

Illustration 2

Illustration 3

Applies To

SQL 2008 & SQL Express 2008

SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 Service Pack 8 has been released

Sheldonk — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:48:46 GMT

December 14th, 2011

Press Release
SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 Service Pack 8 has been released
Abbotsford, BC December 14th, 2011

KCSI today is pleased to announce the release of SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0.8, a widely anticipated update to its popular Inventory Software Application.

Apparel Management Enhancements

Case# 4682 – Modifications and issues addressed were are as follows :

1 – Ability for the packing slip to show $ from invoice. (Can also be the shipping manager packing slip)

2 – Looking at the style matrix in SI5MMS – it runs in Alphabetical order, not in Size order.The ability to maneuver those columns into the position we want them. So they will show SM/MED/LRG/XLRG instead of LRG/MED/SM/XLRG

3- In the PO, it doesn’t print in a grid, so, when you send to a Vendor it shows Style/Size/Color/ like this: Main-XLRG-001. In this case the customer uses a number combo for their colors. Now, each apparel company could call 001 different colors. Company A 001 is Green, Company B – 001 is Blue, Company C 001 is Red,etc

Case# 5717 – We have enhanced sizes to have a matrix representation instead of linear by adding another column called Range also an order column that displays the order of the sizes within each range this is the order they are printed in, and you have the ability to change the order for each range, code combination.

Automotive Maintenance Enhancements

Case# 5536 – We have fixed an issue where you could add a vehicle without any warnings about field size however when you try to assign the vehicle to a customer you would get an assertion failed message because the data was too big for the field.

Case# 5528 – We have fixed an issue where if you delete all the operations in the Automotive Operations Setup window then add a new line, click in a field you would receive an error message.

Case# 5524 – We have enabled the updating of invoiced work order by adding an edit button to the Automotive Manager. The work order can then be edited as required and re-invoiced.

Banking Enhancements

Case# 5762 – We have cleaned up some cosmetic issues on the banking deposit report

Case# 5786 – We have fixed an issue when clicking processing a bank deposit you would get an error.

Case# 5788 – We have fixed an issue where under some conditions if you proceeded to the Banking & Credit Card Account Detail window and entered some information but not all an error message would be displayed.

Case# 5789 – We have fixed an issue where under some conditions if you attempted to transfer funds in banking you would get an error.

Barcode Printing Enhancements

Case# 4064 – We have added a new menu option under barcoding called “Stock 2D barcode” this option gives you the ability to print 2d barcodes for the order picking module. You can indicate item qty, the mfg lot can be selected if exists or manually typed in for the barcode, location can be selected and serial numbers can be selected to be included as well. You have the choice of 2 label dimensions and can print to html or crystal reports. Using the customize button you can remove fields from the report printout.

Branch Management Enhancements

Case# 5412 – We have enhanced the Branch Management module so that for obvious reasons, you can not see SO or Invoices done in one branch if you are logged into another, also, you can not pull inventory from one branch if logged into another.

Contact Management Enhancements

Case# 5612 – We have addressed an issue where the clear button next to some fields in the contact manager was greyed out.

Case# 5765 – We have addressed an issue where after you create an alert note in contact manager, customers or vendors, then when create a new transaction and choose a contact the alert note popup displays but the contact is not selected in combo box forcing the alert to be shown twice

Data Collector (Windows Mobile) Enhancements

Case# 5795 – We have added the expiration date field to the physical count module on the data collector.

Case# 4066 – We have taken Case# 4065 and added the ability to pick orders on the data collector as well.

Case# 5496 – We have fixed an issue where sometimes syncing the data would generate errors.

Case# 5764 – We now have a new data collector installation for windows mobile addressing issues where in some environments physical counts larger then 60 items at once causes the handheld to crash. Make sure to download the latest installer from http://setup.kcsi.ca/dc.aspx when this version of SIMMS is released.

Case# 5763 We have enhanced the data collector program so now if global settings is set to not allow negative stock and if you create a sales order on the data collector where there is insufficient stock, when syncing back to SIMMS the system will automatically put the items on back order for the sales order, otherwise if the option allows negative stock, you will be prompted when syncing if you wish to create a negative stock or use backorder.

Expiration date Management Enhancements

Case# 5565 – We have enhanced expiration date management so if an item has an expiration date it is mandatory to select an expiration date when receiving the items.

Case# 5630 – Now if you have items with expiration dates that also use serial numbers, the expiration date related to the serial number shows in the serial number manager, making sure there remains a one to one relationship between the serialized item and its related expiration date.

General Enhancements

Case# 5690 – We have made the Tax Reg# a string instead of numeric and 20 characters long.

Case#5865 – We have fixed a date issue that made the transaction managers crash if the date was december, 01, 2011

Installation Enhancements

Case# 5378 – we have enhanced the installer to prompt if the SSA is running and needs to be stopped, it will automatically stop the process and install without error now.

Case# 5582 - We have added an option to the server installation option where if you don't want to install sql during the full installation for some reason you can uncheck this part of the installation.

Item Management Enhancements

Case# 5808 We have added the ability to adjust inventory where there are multiple batches with the same number but different expiry dates.

Case# 5671 – We have fixed an issue when searching item (CTRL+X) by Alias. When search an item by alias using wild card characters and more than one item pops up (You have 10 items with the string you search by), there was no way to tell what item alias belongs to which item (your alias is "500", you search and you can have over 20 Items with that string "500", no way to tell which alias' belongs to which Items) so we solved this by adding a column to the data grid for "Alias".

Case# 5635 We have enhanced the item trace report generator to include quotes.

Case 5488 – We have enhanced the item copy function found in the item manager to also copy the subcategories associated to the source item.

Case# 5506 - In the Item Manager, Primary info tab, under Manufacturer/Mfg Part#/ Mfg SKU we have added a “Country of Origin” field with a drop down list to choose from.

-In the line item details area of transactions (Quote, Sales Order, Invoice, Purchase Order, ROG, Packing Slips, ALL returns), we added these two columns from the Item manager “Country of Origin” and “Manufacturer” Transactions required are

-Added these new data fields to the following reports - Quote, Sales Order, Invoice, Purchase Order, ROG, Packing Slips, ALL returns

Physical Count Enhancements

Case# 5678 – we have enhanced the physical count adjustment screen to better accommodate multiple physical entries of the same item.

Case# 5777 – we have enhanced the physical count to be able to adjust stock for items with expiration dates as well as manufacturer lots.

POS Enhancements

Case# 5850 – We have added the user serial number field to POS

Purchasing Enhancements

Case# 5473 - We have enhanced the Purchase order approval screen so the approver / authorizer comments show in the grid.

Case# 5695 – We have fixed an issue where when selecting and associating Unique features to an item upon receipt and the system was only saving Text box 1 and Text box 2 information from original ROG.

Rack Data Transfer Module

Case# 5449 – We have created a new module enabling companies to track what rack area specific hardware is, and assign unique information related to the item in the location, for example Lun address, IP address, Hard drive space and so on, this custom module also enables you to custom create as many unique fields as you wish in order to associate them to the item at the point of transfer. For more information refer to the Rack Data Transfer Module.pdf document attached.

Replenishment Manager Enhancements

Case# 5715 – we have fixed an issue where after creating a new P.O. in the replenishment manager, the "Find PO" button opens a window but did not display any P.O. When the purchase-order manager is checked, the P.O. displayed.

Reporting Enhancements

Case# 5735 – We have cleaned up the Gross profit report making it easier to understand.

Case# 5706 – We have fixed some issues found in the Unreceived item report.

Case# 5400 – We have fixed an issue where under some conditions the vendor aged summary report didn't match the vendor aged detail report balances.

Case# 5357 – We have added the PO field in the data set for the detailed aged AR report

Case# 5520 – We have fixed an issue where when you attempted to print the automotive Maintenance invoice report from the report centre you would get an error message.

Case# 5410 We have added a new Usage report generator report to show items sold/moved out of a warehouse based on their setup, this generator has the ability to choose the Warehouse and a date filter – Once this is done, the system will show the following information from that warehouse, within that date range (Item code, Item Description, Qty sold (on what invoice number), Manufacturer lot **Obviously with the manufacturer lot, if item code ABC is sold in different man lots but on the same invoice or day or in the same month, it splits per lot #). This report has also been be added to the SSA

Case# 5407 – We have cleaned up several transaction reports, fixing alignment, field placement and orientation per customer requests, if you have an external version of the sales order, invoice, quote, purchase order, receipt of goods report, we recommend re-exporting and making new edits as required using the new layout as a template.

Case# 5429: We have enhanced the following report with additional fields and more information (report center-> inventory-> Expirated List report)

Case# 5430 We have enhanced the following report with additional fields and more information (rptexpirated.rpt, report center-> inventory-> Expirated List report)

Case# 5431 We have enhanced the following report with additional fields and more information (report center-> purchasing->summary-> budget spending report)

Case# 5432 We have enhanced the following report with additional fields and more information ( report center-> inventory-> Analytical->Inventory Item summary report)

Case# 5433 We have enhanced the following report with additional fields and more information (report center-> purchasing->unreceived item report)

Case# 5434 We have enhanced the following report with additional fields and more information (report center-> purchasing->unreceived item summary report)

Case# 5343 – We have fixed an issue where the “Vendors assigned to items” report would cause Simms to freeze

Case# 5675 – We have fixed an issue in the depreciation report where in some conditions you would get an un-handled exception error when running the report

Case# 5641, 5402 – We have cleared up some confusion in the balance sheet, income statement and budget variance report, between negative values and positive values.

Case# 5821 – We have fixed an issue where if you process a cash payment through the Banking Module, go to my cash purchase list and try to print the printout would generate an error

Case# 5828 We have cleaned up the serial number trace report

Case# 5360 We have cleaned up the barcode label layouts

Case# 5576 We have added 2 new mailing labels to the invoice manager where if in the sales tab of global settings the option to show mailing buttons on invoice transaction is enabled, there are 2 new mailing label printing options found in the tools menu in the invoice detail screen: called “print mailing label1” and “print mailing label2” where if clicked the user can print mailing labels for the customer related to the order: Both labels would be 2 5/8 by 1 (or whatever works for the label printer)

Label 1 would contain the Ship To information form the Invoice, Name and address listed on invoice as chosen by user when creating the invoice

Label 2 would contain the following (in this order)

Text: This test is for the student listed below only – do not open until student is ready to write:

The Customer (student) name listed on the Bill To side of the Invoice

Text: Test:

The description (i.e. TST2A Com12 VP7), which is the name of the test

The date ordered – from the Transaction Date on the Invoice

RMA / RTV Enhancements

Case# 5543 – We have enhanced the RTV process so rtv outs now show up in the shipping manager.

Case# 5703 – We have fixed an issue where, when returning an item and associating it to an existing RMA Number. User starts to type in rma number and the drop down field starts to auto filter rma numbers then select an existing RMA number, select "Add" and the RMA Number disappeared.

Case# 5725 – We have fixed a problem where when a user generates an rtvout and there original purchase information is either unavailable or not selected, the item cost displays $0, when it should be displaying the items cost method (etc, fifo, average, weighted avg). Also, Rtvin, we must consider all possible scenarios with with returning: same item, same item refurbished, different new item, different new item refurbished.

Sales Enhancements

Case# 4455 – We have added the ability to indicate a price level override per category in the customer manager, you can indicate what the price level % should be: Below we have explained how it works: This custom will work just for customers who use price levels and % of something

When these settings are checked (or any combination) in customer manager user can define % for each customer and for each category:

If user don’t have defined a % for a specific category, then the system will work like before, for ex:

If selected item for sale is for category “ATS” then system use price level 5 (because this category has ZERO)

If price level is empty, then system will use price from item manager.

So, you can combine price levels with custom % per customer/category but has priority category percentage when price is computed.

(AS OF BETA 4) Case# 5815 – We have added the ability to select and assign Price levels on the fly, per individual line item per Sales Transaction. (in quote, sales order and invoice add a price level field in the data grid where it will show the default price level assigned to the customer however you can change to an alternate and the price will change accordingly. (NOTE this will not work if you override the price levels in the customer manager screen per category)

Case# 5815 – We have added a new price level override capability at the transaction level: The ability to select and assign Price levels on the fly, per individual line item per Sales Transaction. (in quote, sales order and invoice add a price level field in the data grid where it will show the default price level assigned to the customer however you can change to an alternate and the price will change accordingly (this change will not work if selected customer has custom discounts per categories)

Case# 5574 – For the school boards we have added the following functionality to track books and tests issued to students and what has or has not been returned; Anew type of Inventory Return screen where the user scans or types in a serial number (barcode) in a search, and the system identifies which Customer the item was issued to and then opens up a screen listing all unreturned items (serialized or not) issued to the customer so that they can quickly be flagged as returned, either by toggling the item or by scanning serial numbers (barcodes) for each item.

In the detail area it would list:

- The document number of the Issue the item was shipped from (to locate it for returns)

- Item Description

- Item Code

- Item serial number (barcode scanned on shipment) if it is a serialized item – blank if not

- Quantity shipped

- Shipping Date / Date Issued

- Return Date (if selected in the options screen)

The items would not be automatically flagged for return – the user would either select a check box or scan a barcode to flag individual items on the screen for return

- This would separate the Returns process from the procedure of returning at the Invoice level, and would contain combined data from the invoices

- It would be useful if this screen listed the same type of information (detail on each item) as requested for the report in Goal #2.

- For a decision on refund of deposit, the user would be able to see which items were not returned on this screen

- Non-deposit items would be included so that the user could return these to inventory as well – sometimes a student quits and returns unused non-deposit items

- The screen should have sort options to sort by date issued, by item code, by item name, or by invoice #

- The screen should include an option to filter by serialized or non-serialized items – so the user could choose to only display serialized items to return (where students have several courses and several items to return). The majority of returns are for serialized items.

Stock levels would be incremented by each item returned and the serial number would be made available to be re-issued once a return is processed

Case# 4065, 3675 – We have created a new Order Picking Module where you can indicate items have been picked by scanning the upc code, 2d barcode, or selecting the item manually, for more information refer to page: 52 of the 8.0 sales document also included in this release notice.

Case# 5761 – Now shutting the manual vendor invoice screen warns you about saving if not saved.

Case# 5606 – We have fixed an issue with sales quote cloning where when cloning a quote the line items would be duplicated in the cloned quote.

Case# 5327 – We have fixed an issue where if you select a due date in an invoice and save it then close and reopen the selected due date is replaced with the transaction date.

Case# 5552 – We have fixed an issue found in quantity volume discounting where the first level of discounts would get applied however when you increased the quantity of an item the second level wasn't getting applied.

Case# 5253 – We have fixed an issue where after creating a quote, if you try to import to a Sales Order or Invoice, the system would NOT import items using their DEFAULT location. When selecting Import from Quote, the 'find transaction' screen appears, at that point, if you do not select a location, the system gave an error - please select location, however, if you choose a location first, the system pulls ALL inventory items from that 1 location. Now the system to allows you to import from quote using inventory items DEFAULT locations.

Security Enhancements

Case#5415 – We have added 2 new fields to the user setup area of SIMMS where you can now associate a signature and picture for your staff, we have also added PO approver and authorizer signature fields to the PO transaction report data set so you can insert there related signatures if required.

SIMMS Server Agent (SSA) Enhancements

Case 5708 – We have fixed some issues with the SSA where when scheduling one time events they were not saving without an error, and some scheduled events were not alerting as they should.

Shipping Manager Enhancements

Case# 5719 – we have fixed an issue where after invoicing you were not prompted to use the shipping manager even if you had opted to use this option in global settings.

Case# 5605 – We have fixed an issue where addresses were not displayed as expected in the shipping manager

Transaction Management Enhancements

Case# 5629 – We have enhanced the transaction screen to now show on transactions (in red) what user last saved the transaction and when, this information can be found by opening up the transaction detail screen.

Case# 5281 – We have enhanced the Quote, Sales Order and Invoice form so you can now scroll down to see full Header and footer comments without having to open a transaction in edit mode

Case# 5471 – New item selection option created for receipts of goods and transaction returns – When receiving whole purchase orders or returning items from an order or most of the orders SIMMS worked very fast and efficiently however when you had to receive or return only a few lines out of an order of 100 line items or more it was difficult because you had to delete the lines you were not receiving or returning. Now we have added a new option when receiving purchase orders or returning orders you are prompted with a question for receipts:“do you wish to receive all or most of the order?”, for returns:“do you wish to return all or most of the order?” if you select no a new pop up window is displayed where you can scan in a line item to select, multiple select more then one line, modify quantities, drag selected items with modifications to the primary document or click select all to do the same, this way you only have to select items you are wishing to utilize instead of the reverse, having to delete lines you don't wish to utilize in the transaction, this dramatically speeds up the process of filling partial orders.

Visual Import Manager Enhancements

Case# 5549 – We have fixed an issue where under some conditions importing vendor part numbers does not work.

Case# 5803 – We have added the ability to import "Country of Origin" and "Manufacturer" into the Item Manager.

Work Order Manager Enhancements

Case# 5445 – We have fixed an issue where under some conditions you are unable to finish a WO (Finish WO not available) and Labor cost and time are not calculating in the "Finals" Tab.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

To upgrade or install SIMMS 8, proceed to http://setup.kcsi.ca
Make sure you backup your SIMMS database prior to upgrading
Make sure to review global settings and user permissions for all users and companies as due to some huge improvements the settings will have to be reset according to your needs.
Consider scheduling a short training session;

SIMMS Version 8.0 is easier to use, with the enhancement and addition of many features to make your SIMMS experience quicker, more detailed and more accurate.

Therefore, we have put together affordable 2, 4 and 8 hour online training courses designed to bring you up to speed key enhancements made in order to assure your SIMMS 8.0 experience is a good one.

Contact sales for more information 604-504-4215 Ext: 140 or sales@kcsi.ca.

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Sheldon Kornyk
CEO
Canada

Urgent Fix Related to the date December, 01, 2011 and SIMMS version 8

Sheldonk — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:10:22 GMT

Summary

There was a bug related to any SIMMS forms that use dates, where if the date is December 1st, 2011 or later the date related forms like the invoice manager, sales order manager, purchase order manager and so on will generate an exception error.

We have created a patch for this issue, details mentioned below.

Applies To

SIMMS Versions 8.0 to 8.0.7 Beta 3 (DOES NOT APPLY TO SIMMS VERSION 7)

Symptoms

If the system date is December 1st, 2011 or later and when attempting to open the invoice manager, sales order manager, purchase order manager and any other form related to dates you will get an exception error. error similar to this:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Year, Month, and Day parameters describe an un-representable DateTime.
at System.DateTime.DateToTicks(Int32 year, Int32 month, Int32 day)
at KCSI.Simms.Common.frmDocManager.set_Conn(Conn value)
at KCSI.Simms.Documents.Main.POManager(ItemManagerEventHandler

Patch/Fix Information

To fix this issue do the following;

Make sure your SIMMS installation is on the latest version of 8.06 if you are not sure look at the bottom left corner of the SIMMS Software main screen, if you are on version 8.0.0 - 8.0.5 then
- backup your database;
- proceed to http://setup.kcsi.ca and upgrade your database server and clients to version 8.0.6 first, then proceed with the next step

If you are on 8.0.6 or one of the 8.0.7 beta versions proceed with the instructions below.
Verify you are on 8.0.6 or newer
Make sure everyone is logged out of SIMMS
Backup your SIMMS Database
Unzip “KCSI.Simms.Common” file from the zip archive associated to this knowledge base article
Copy KCSI.Simms.Common.dll
Paste the “KCSI.Simms.Common.dll” file in your KCSI> SIMMS root directory (default location C:/Program Files/KCSI/SIMMS)
Select “Yes” to copy and replace.
Repeat this process for all SIMMS Workstations.

Where can i find reference material like user manuals and videos?

Sheldonk — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:53:01 GMT

Most of the reference material can be found on our website www.kornyk.com, I have also included some direct links below for videos and documents.

SIMMS Inventory Software videos can be found on our website at the following url: http://www.kornyk.com/inventory-software/video-presentations.aspx

SIMMS Inventory Software user manuals can be found on our website at the following url: http://www.kornyk.com/pdfusermanuals.aspx

SIMMS Inventory Software brochures can be found on our website at the following url: http://www.kornyk.com/brochures.aspx

Can you install SIMMS Inventory Software for me?

Sheldonk — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:45:49 GMT

If you have a current support plan we can certainly assist with your installation remotely over the web. If you would like to have KCSI install the application on your server onsite or if you don't have a support plan there will be a charge associated with this service.

For more information on our services available to help install or transfer SIMMS Software please Contact Sales at 1-604-504-7936 or email sales.

Please ensure your server meets the minimum requirements before requesting the installation service.

How do I define the currency code displayed in SIMMS reports and screens used if not using US dollars and without having the Multi-Currency Module?

Sheldonk — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:36:37 GMT

Question:

How do I define the currency code displayed in SIMMS reports and screens used if not using US dollars and without having the Multi-Currency Module?

Resolution:

This is a very good question, the default currency code is set to USD. If this is not the case for you and if you do not have the Multi-Currency Module because you only deal in one currency then do the following to change the currency code:

Launch SIMMS and login as admin
proceed to the Administration -> SIMMS Management -> SQL Assistant screen
paste in the following SQL command (replace CAD with whatever currency code you wish to use)

UPDATE settings SET isequal='CAD' WHERE exp='Default Currency'

Click the run SQL command (Cmd) button found on the top right.
Close SIMMS
Relaunch SIMMS

How can I open more then one instance of SIMMS at once?

Sheldonk — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:42:07 GMT

Information

If your SIMMS Inventory Software is installed on a terminal server or perhaps a Citrix server then chances are you will have to launch more then one instance of SIMMS at one time, to do this your SIMMS Shortcut will require a variable.

Instructions to enable SIMMS for a multi session environment

In order to allow SIMMS to open more then one session at once for terminal server or citrix do the following;

• Delete the existing SIMMS shortcut from the desktop

• Proceed to the SIMMS root folder (default: c:/program files/KCSI/SIMMS).

• Right click SIMMS.exe

• select Create Shortcut

• proceed to the new shortcut created and rename it to SIMMS 8.0

• open the properties of the shortcut and in the target field add /NEW after the target path, for example:

("C:\Program Files\KCSI\SIMMS\SIMMS.exe" /new)

• Click apply and copy the shortcut to the desktop

Applies To

SIMMS Inventory Software All versions

SIMMS Version 8.0 Service Pack 5 Released

Sheldonk — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:37:48 GMT

August 12th, 2011

Press Release
SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 Service Pack 4 has been released
Abbotsford, BC August 12th, 2011

KCSI today is pleased to announce the release of SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0.5, a widely anticipated update to its popular Inventory Software Application.

Accounts Payable Enhancements

Case#5266 – we have reviewed and enhanced the Income Statement, Gross Profit and Net Income report formatting.

Accounts Payable Enhancements

Case#5368– We have enhanced the manual invoice manager to automatically calculate the taxes per the tax schedule assigned to the vendor.

Automotive Maintenance Module Enhancements

Case#5500, 5481, 5480, 5468, 5331, 5283 – We have enhanced the automotive maintenance module and added more functionality;

if you create a new service record from the client file, the client is now already be pre-selected when you are taken to the work order master screen.
In automotive maintenance main screen on the lower left we have added an advanced customer search screen where you can search the automotive fields for results, for example customer comes in at the end of the day with a blue toyota but you can't remember who he was the morning after, you should be able to pick toyota blue from the auto fields to find the customer then drill down to him/her.
We have added a new icon of a truck to the right of the find icon at the top of the customer manager screen, when clicked you can add more vehicles on the fly.
when i make a new repair request there is a automatic line added to the details where the description = the repair request

Contact Management Enhancements

Case#5369 - We have added Original sales order number to the customer transaction grid, and purchase order number to the vendor transaction grid.

Case#5296 - In the Customer Manager > Sales tab, we have added a link from the AR document number to open the AR Manager. Similar to what is done for sales orders, and POs.

Data Collector Enhancements

Case#5305– In the Windows Mobile sync screen we have added the ability to date filter the purchase orders you wish to sync to the device, we have also added a flag enabling the user to indicate if they only wish to sync authorized Purchase orders to the device.

-Now when receiving purchase orders on the device you can indicate the mfg lot and assign expiration dates if the item uses expiration dates

General Enhancements

Case#5347– We have fixed an issue related to report templates where when printing quotes the system didn't prompt for what template report you wish to print.

Case#5377 – We have fixed an issue where if the backorder manager was open you could not access other SIMMS screens.

Case#5424 – Now when you attempt to save a transaction without line items you have 2 choices save as draft or delete, as there was no point in saving a transaction as completed if it has no line items.

Case#5281 – We have enhanced the SIMMS, Quote, Sales Order and Invoice forms by adding a scroll bar to the Header and Final Comments section so scroll down to see all comments even if the transaction is in read only (NON-EDIT) mode.

Case#5471 & 4444 – We have simplified the process of receiving goods & processing returns, information below on the new feature we have added

New Feature: You can now choose which items on a purchase order you want to import into your receipt of goods. This makes it easier to receive into inventory partially filled purchase orders.

Note:This feature is also available for invoice or receipt returns. You can choose from an invoice or receipt the specific items being returned.

Before this enhancement, to process a partially filled purchase order you had to import all the items on your purchase order into your receipt. You would then delete the items not received or change the quantities of the partially received items.

Now when you import a purchase order into a receipt of goods, a prompt appears asking if you want to receive all or most of the items on the purchase order.

You have one of the following two options:

Click Yes. SIMMS enters all the items on your purchase order into your receipt. Use this option if you are receiving all the items on your purchase order.
Click No. A window appears. From this window, you select the items on your purchase order you want to add to your receipt. Use this option if you are receiving only some of the items on your purchase order

About the New Purchase Order Select window

You can easily find the items you want by simply typing your search criteria in the search field. The grid ‘shrinks,’ displaying only those items that match your search criteria.
You can change the cost or quantity of an item. (The quantity must be equal or less than the quantity of the item on the purchase order).
You can type a manufacturer’s lot number and select an expiration date for an item.
You can drag and drop your selected items onto your receipt.

RMA Manager Enhancements

Case#5261 – We have fixed an issue where inventory returns were moving stock into RMA Status and not back in to stock location.

Item Transfer Manager Enhancements

Case#5344 – We have fixed an issue where when printing a transfer document the print preview would appear behind the transfer manager screen.

Purchasing Enhancements

Case#5324 – We have fixed an issue where if the PO authorization window was open you could not access other SIMMS screens.

Case#5269 – We have enhanced the receipt of goods screen to accept editing the freight value after the receipt has been saved, if receipt is reopened in edit mode.

Case#5337 – We have fixed an issue where if you opened a saved PO and then added a new item and clicked the stock window, the grid focus would change to the first line but stock window shows new item entered causing confusion

Sales Enhancements

Case#5292 – We have fixed an issue where if completing a sales order and selecting the customer by typing in the customer name after typing 3 characters it forced you to use the drop down list.

Case#5293 – We have enhanced the shipping tab of the invoicing screen so when you add a ship to or bill to address on the fly they are available in the transaction you are working on, we have also enhanced so if you select a ship to or bill too address and then click the “...” to edit the address you had selected is the current one in the address manager to edit and not all available addresses, of course you can disable the filter (bottom left) to show all if you require.

Case#5333 – We have enhanced the quote manager to indicate if a quote was saved as a draft or completely saved quotation by adding a status column.

Case#4615 - We have added a column “COST” to the Quote, SO and Invoice grids where the user can edit and enter the cost for non stock item. This cost/price is what the gm % is calculated on for non stock items per transaction in reports

Serial number management Enhancements

Case#5228 – We have enhanced the serial number and user serial number tracking capabilities around the returns, RMA and RTV processes.

Shipping Manager Enhancements

Case#5247 – We have fixed an issue where if you had auto ship enabled in global settings for invoices, the invoices still showed up in the shipping manager for shipment.

Visual Import Manager Enhancements

Case#5354– We have fixed an issue importing address 1 & address 2 in the visual import manager.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

To upgrade or install SIMMS 8, proceed to http://setup.kcsi.ca
Make sure you backup your SIMMS database prior to upgrading
Make sure to review global settings and user permissions for all users and companies as due to some huge improvements the settings will have to be reset according to your needs.
Consider scheduling a short training session;

SIMMS Version 8.0 is easier to use, with the enhancement and addition of many features to make your SIMMS experience quicker, more detailed and more accurate.

Therefore, we have put together affordable 2, 4 and 8 hour online training courses designed to bring you up to speed key enhancements made in order to assure your SIMMS 8.0 experience is a good one.

Contact sales for more information 604-504-4215 Ext: 140 or sales@kcsi.ca.

###

Sheldon Kornyk
CEO
Canada

Important Release NOTICE Re: release of 8.0 Service Pack 5 downloaded prior to Sept, 2/2011

Sheldonk — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:57:02 GMT

Summary

If you installed SIMMS version 8.0 Service Pack 5 prior to Sept, 2, 2011 it is very important that you run the attached script on your database, also if you track serial numbers please contact KCSI Tech Support Right away.

Applies To

SIMMS version 8.0 Service Pack 5 prior to Sept, 2, 2011

Symptoms

There was a missing script in version 8.0.5 released prior to Sept, 2, 2011 that must be run on your database right away

Installation Instructions

Download the attached zip file and unzip the file to a folder you will remember
Backup your SIMMS Databases
Launch the SQL manager, or launch SIMMS and open the SQL Query manager
open the sql file in notepad and copy the contents
past the contents of the script into the sql query manager
select your SIMMS databases
Run the script

SIMMS Version 8.0 Service Pack 4 Released

Sheldonk — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:39:34 GMT

July 11th, 2011

Press Release
SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 Service Pack 4 has been released
Abbotsford, BC July 11th, 2011

KCSI today is pleased to announce the release of SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0.4, a widely anticipated update to its popular Inventory Software Application.

General Enhancements

Case#5316 – If a po was saved in draft mode, you couldn't edit it if the permission is turned off preventing users from editing po's, due to demand we have decided that this should not be the case, technically a draft po is not finished therefore they should be allowed to edit it despite the permission so we have enhanced to allow.

Case#5335 – When you save a transaction you have 2 options to select from draft, or save the default was draft and now we have modified this option so now when you save a transaction the option highlighted by default is save, not the draft option.

Case#5336 – We have fixed a display issue in global settings where if you set the use markup percent option enabled under sales/settings/price calculation then closed the window and returned, the screen didn't show you had that option enabled even though it is.

Purchasing Enhancements

Case#5302 – We have enhanced Purchase order authorization by adding an option in the po authorization tab of user permissions called "user can only see po's created within his budget category" if this is enabled the Purchase order list and list of Purchase orders in PO authorization only displays PO's related to his/her categoriesassigned.

Case#5334 – We have enhanced Purchase order authorization so when you create a new PO and there isn't enough funds the system alerts the user about insufficient funds but still allows the user to save thePO. If a PO is authorized or approved and user edits it and changing the amounts over the budget limit, when saving but automatically authorization/approval is status'd as declined until funds become available.

Case#5346 – We have enhanced the po budgets so if you modify the PO the budget allocated is modified to match the value of the modified po also if you modify an already approved or authorized po to a value exceeding the budget limit, the po is status'd declined automatically per case 5334 and the budget funds reserved are put back into the budget remaining pool until po is modified andre-approved/authorized.

Reporting Enhancements

Case#5312 – The transaction report generator was hard to find so we added this report option under the sales, purchasing and transfers printing menus.

Case#5312 – Under the purchasing menu within the report manager we added the PO budget report

Case#4539– We have added two new Report Generators designed in the following way one for sales and one for purchase orders.

Choose by: Customer or Date or SO# or a combination of those options, when you Choose the customer

however, the SO select will only allow you to select SO for that customer and only show within the date range he chooses if he chooses one. This will not pertain to SO’s that are closed.

After selecting this info and generating his report, this is what info displayed:

Customer Name/SO #/Item Code/Description/ QTY Ordered/ QTY invoiced/QTY left to be invoiced

BO)/PO#(customer)( PO# info comes from the original SO )

Sales Enhancements

Case#5315 – We have fixed an issue where if there are items with expiration dates and you select the item from the quick stock window then insert, the mfg lot inserts but the expiration date.

VisualImport manager enhancements

Case#4983 – We have added the ability to import Pull based supply chain minimum qty reorder points, NOTE: you MUST have item, location and reorder point in the source data along with location (mandatory) plus pull base supply.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

To upgrade or install SIMMS 8, proceed to http://setup.kcsi.ca
Make sure you backup your SIMMS database prior to upgrading
Make sure to review global settings and user permissions for all users and companies as due to some huge improvements the settings will have to be reset according to your needs.
Consider scheduling a short training session;

SIMMS Version 8.0 is easier to use, with the enhancement and addition of many features to make your SIMMS experience quicker, more detailed and more accurate.

Therefore, we have put together affordable 2, 4 and 8 hour online training courses designed to bring you up to speed key enhancements made in order to assure your SIMMS 8.0 experience is a good one.

Contact sales for more information 604-504-4215 Ext: 140 or sales@kcsi.ca.

###

Sheldon Kornyk
CEO
Canada

SIMMS Inventory Software Website
KCSI Canadian Website – Canadian Site.
Inventory Management is simple using SIMMS Inventory Software, feel free to watch our video illustrating some of the key areas we have enhanced SIMMS Inventory control software.
Register for an online presentation of SIMMS version 8.0.
SIMMS Inventory Software Blog

sql error installing SIMMS - The SQL Server 2005 Express Tools are installed

Sheldonk — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:37:31 GMT

Summary

Something to watch out for when installing SIMMS or even just sql2008 on its own.

Sometimes when installing sql2008 on a computer that had sql2005 there are errors due to a conflict, if you were to try to install manually you would see the following error: "The SQL Server 2005 Express Tools are installed. To continue, remove the SQL Server 2005 Express Tools." or when installing SIMMS using the automated installer the installation just fails when installing SQL.

Applies To

Any computer that had sql2005 installed or still has sql2005 installed

Symptoms

When installing SQL2008 you may get the following error: "The SQL Server 2005 Express Tools are installed. To continue, remove the SQL Server 2005 Express Tools." or when installing SIMMS using the automated installer the installation just fails when installing SQL.

Solution

Per the following article: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/5fc58507-9f40-4213-acbd-32a57c8822d7/

BEFORE launching the SIMMS installer on systems that have had or still has sql2005 installed, rename the registry key at: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90 to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90-old per the article mentioned and it seems to work well

Keywords

SQL2008, The SQL Server 2005 Express Tools are installed. To continue, remove the SQL Server 2005 Express Tools.

Cannot scan 2D barcodes with my Honeywell Data Collector

Sheldonk — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:22:54 GMT

Summary

If you have a Honeywell Dolphin 6100 and you find it can't scan 2D barcodes then this article may just save you hours of figuring out why.

Applies To

Honeywell Dolphin 6100 Data Collector and verious other Honeywell models

Symptoms

Honeywell data collector won't scan 2D barcodes

Solution

The Dolphin 6100 does support decoding of the Data Matrix barcode font. Follow the steps below to verify the Scan Wedge software is properly setup to decode Data Matrix Barcodes. These settings also apply to most Honeywell barcode terminals.

Start the Scan Wedge Software from the Power Tools area
Tap the Scan Wedge Icon and select Settings
Select Symbologies
Scroll down to Data Matrix and verify it is checked, if not Check it.
Double Clik the Data Matrix Line
You will see several values separated by commas
Verify the very first value is a "1", if it is a "0" then place the cursor in this area and change it to a "1"
Tap the X to close
Select File-->Save and close the settings screen
Answer Yes to restart the Scan Wedge application

Keywords

Honeywell Data collector, honeywell 6100 data collector, Can't scan 2d barcode.

The insert statement conflicted with the FOREIGN KEY constraint "FK_AccJournals_AccChart"

Sheldonk — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:14:53 GMT

Summary

When saving an invoice in SIMMS version 8.0.4 you may get the following error message if you have the General Ledger enabled: The insert statement conflicted with the FOREIGN KEY constraint "FK_AccJournals_AccChart". This issue has been resolved in the next version of SIMMS but if you wish to fix before the next service pack is released then run the script attached to this case.

Applies To

SIMMS Version 8.0.4

Symptoms

Can't save an invoice without getting a sp_save_invoicetransaction error: The insert statement conflicted with the FOREIGN KEY constraint "FK_AccJournals_AccChart"

Solution

Download the zipped file attached to this article then unzip and run the sql file in the SIMMS SQL Query tool or in the SQL Manager, if you don't know how to do this then contact KCSI technical support

Keywords

sp_save_invoicetransaction , FK_AccJournals_AccChart

could not load assembly SynapseForm.Net

Sheldonk — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:00:21 GMT

Summary

When trying to apply a payment in AR or AP in SIMMS version 8.0.4 you may get an error related to a missing DLL in the installer: SynapseForm.Net.

Applies To

SIMMS Version 8.0.4

Symptoms

When trying to apply a payment in AR or AP i get an error, Unhandled exception has occurred in your application: Could not load file or assembly SynapseForm.Net.

Solution

Logout of SIMMS and;

Download, unzip and put the dll file attached to this article in your SIMMS root folder on all SIMMS Computers (default path c:\program files\KCSI\SIMMS\)
Login to SIMMS and retry

Keywords

Could not load file or assembly SynapseForm.Net.

I just purchased more users and modules how do i update my SIMMS registration?

Sheldonk — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:47:24 GMT

Information

If your SIMMS Inventory Software user count or active modules have changed, KCSI will e-mail you notification that the registration server has been updated, once you receive this notification, you will have to update your live SIMMS registration to enable the changes.

SIMMS Registration Instructions

If your SIMMS Inventory Software user count or active modules have changed, KCSI will e-mail you notification that the registration server has been updated, once you receive this notification, you can update your live SIMMS system by doing the following.

• Make sure all users are logged out of SIMMS

• Proceed to the computer you used to register your software with, or your SIMMS server if they are the same.

• Login to SIMMS

• Proceed to the setup, register menu option

• Click online registration

• Click check for registration updates

• You should see the following message:

Waiting for connection...

The settings have been saved.

The registration process is done.

Please restart SIMMS in order to finalize the registration.

• Close SIMMS and re-login.

Applies To

SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 or newer

SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 has been released

Sheldonk — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:00:11 GMT

April 28th, 2011

Press Release
SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 has been released
Abbotsford, BC Apr 29, 2011

KCSI today is pleased to announce the release of SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0, a widely anticipated update to its popular Inventory Software Application. SIMMS Software turns your computer into an advanced inventory management and accounting software tool, giving you the ability to setup inventory items, transfer your inventory from location to location, complete sales and purchasing transactions, track serial numbers with manufacturer lot control, expiration date management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Order Fulfillment and Replenishment, Order Picking, Remote Data collection, Barcode printing and more. For more information on the changes made to SIMMS version 8 refer to the the attachment associated to this article

The new SIMMS Inventory Software version now includes a brand new smarter look and feel to the user interface along with customizable grids, easier to use order entry screens, enhanced item cost tracking, improved faster loading screens, new modules such as the order picking module with 2D barcode scanning capabilities, 2D barcode printing and more.

###
Sheldon Kornyk
CEO
Canada

How can i contact KCSI Sales and Support?

Sheldonk — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:59:54 GMT

We will stop at nothing to satisfy the needs of our users, if you have any questions, technical issues or configuration problems please don't hesitate to contact us you can e-mail KCSI Sales or KCSI Support or use one of the other methods below in order to get ahold of KCSI sales and support;

Sales and support: +1-604-504-4215

Fax: +1-604-504-7976

Toll Free : (US and Canada)
1-866-888-KCSI (5274)

Postal Address:

Unit #201 - 31234 Wheel Avenue
Abbotsford, BC
V2T 6G9 Canada

I receive a connection error when attempting to login to SIMMS ?

Sheldonk — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:56:39 GMT

If you receive a connection error when attempting to login to SIMMS do the following;

Make sure your SQL Server is up and running
Oer Illustration below click OK

If you have sqlexpress installed on the same computer you are having the connection issues on then click here and see how to make sure sql express is configured correctly, otherwise if not proceed to the next step.
Per illustration below, click the db connection link

Per illustration below, click the ... to the right of server name to refresh the list of servers then select the SQL server name from the drop down.

Per above illustration, if you don't have a trusted network, disable the use trustee connection option and enter a login name and password. NOTE: by default the sql login name is sa and password is Allyoucaneat123!
Click save
- If it worked login to SIMMS
- if not then click here to try the ODBC Naming convention fix or call SIMMS Inventory Software technical support

What is the default SIMMS username and password?

Sheldonk — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:14:30 GMT

Once you have successfully installed SIMMS Inventory Software for the first time, you will have to select a company from the company drop down and login using a username and password;

the default company is: SI_ABC

the default username is: admin

the default password is: admin

Can i download an evaluation version?

Sheldonk — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:07:39 GMT

We will consider all evaluation requests. Simply fill out the SIMMS Inventory Software Trial Request form to arrange an evaluation. We verify all submissions so requests made with invalid information will be ignored.

If you wish to request an over-the-web, free product demonstration all you have to do is fill out the SIMMS Inventory Software Product Demonstration Request form.

SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0

Sheldonk — Mon, 02 May 2011 09:21:51 GMT

Download Information

SIMMS Inventory Software Version 8.0 has been released and is available for download at http://setup.kcsi.ca, however we have also uploaded the installer here for installer historical purposes..

Installation Instructions

This installs both Microsoft’s SQL Database and SIMMS’ client on the same computer. Choose this installation for one of two reasons:

If you are installing SIMMS on a standalone computer.

If you are setting up a server to host your SQL Database.

Applications installed:	Prerequisites:
SIMMS Inventory Management	Windows Installer 4.5
Visual Import Manager	.NET Framework 4.0
Point of Sale	Crystal Reports Runtime
SIMMS Server Agent	SQL Server 2008 Express R2

System Requirements

To review the system requirements in order to use this download, click here.

KCSI Knowledge base

Administrator — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:28:16 GMT

KCSI's new knowledgebase has been released

April 28th, 2011

Press Release
New KCSI Knowledgebase Launched
Abbotsford, BC April 28, 2011

KCSI today is pleased to announce the release of the new KCSI Knowledge base. Over the next few months we will be rebuilding our knowledgebase from scratch to assure it has the most relevant and up-to-date information possible.

Use the menu on the left in order to find the topic category you are looking for or;

Click the Search option on the top right side of this page to search for an article.