Version 5.1.33.X Millennium Interface New Features

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Version 5.1.33.X Millennium Interface New Features

This Help File Page was last Modified on 02/01/2012

Welcome to the Summary Page which describes the major New Features for the Millennium Series Interface in the MKMS Version 5.1.33.X Release.

This New Features Table contains three columns of data relating to each of these New features:

1.Program Module(s) Affected - This column lists the specific modules that were improved.

2.Chapter Links - This column lists of the link(s) to the chapter(s) where the previous instructions, illustrations and explanations have been revised to reflect the program changes and/or enhancements.

3.Description of the Enhancement - A brief explanation of the new features, functions and enhancements that have been added in this release with links to all of the affected chapters and some related chapters, also.

 

Understanding the New features Chart:

All of the Program Module(s) that are Affected are listed.

The Chapter Links are provided for finding the instructions, illustrations, and details on the operation and usage of the new feature(s).

A brief Description of the Enhancement is shown, sometimes with additional Chapter Links.

 

Program Module(s) Affected

Chapter Links

Description of the Enhancement

Millennium Series Interface

Widgets

Displayed on a Widgets Dashboard - now included as part of the main MKMS Form - the new Widgets feature provides a User Specified selection of Information Snapshots - shown either as a tabular listing or a chart - that may be instantly updated with the most current information at the Click of a button.

More detailed information about the 22 currently available Widgets may be found within the chapters listed below:

1.AR Chart - Displays an Aged Summary of the Monies that Subscribers Owe to your Company.

2.Bills Due - Lists those Invoices from Vendors which are Unpaid and have a Due Date identified that meets the selected Data Range.

3.Top 5 Subscribers - Lists certain Subscribers rated as the Top 5 based on one of the following three criteria:

i.Gross Sales (based on Sale Date) for the current year (to date)

ii.Gross Receipts (based on Date Paid) for the current year (to date)

iii.Average Monthly Recurring Revenue

4.My Appointments - Lists, determined by the selected Configuration Option, the Appointments for Today or the current Work Week (Mon - Fri) that have been previously entered for the current User.

5.Top 5 Vendors - Lists, based on the selected Configuration Option, those 5 Vendors with the most Purchases, whether Paid or Unpaid, based on Purchases (including Sales Tax) that were dated within the current year (to date).

6.Dispatched Alarms - Provides a list of the most recently Dispatched Alarms from your Central Station based on the selected Configuration Options.

7.Invoiced -vs- Collected - Provides a Pie Chart view which compares the Dollar Volume of Sales that were Invoiced versus the Amount of Receipts that were Collected within the Current Calendar Month.

8.Bills -vs- Payments - Provides a Pie Chart view which compares the Dollar Volume of Bills (Invoices from Vendors) that were recorded, versus the Dollar Volume of Payments (Paid to Vendors) that were recorded within the Current Calendar Month.

9.Income -vs- Expense - Provides a Bar Chart which compares Income (Sales Invoices to Subscribers) to Expenses (Bills for Purchases from Vendors) entered within the most recent three months.

10.Assets Breakdown - Provides a Bar Chart which displays the 5 General Ledger Accounts with the greatest Asset value - based on the selected Configuration Option.

11.Liabilities Breakdown - Provides a Bar Chart which displays the 5 General Ledger Accounts with the greatest Liability value - based on the selected Configuration Option.

12.Equity Breakdown - Provides a Bar Chart which displays up to 5 General Ledger Accounts with the greatest Equity value - based on the selected Configuration Option.

13.Sales Breakdown - Provides a Bar Chart which displays up to 5 General Ledger Accounts with the greatest Sales value - based on the selected Department(s) identified in Configuration Option.

14.Expenses Breakdown - Provides a Pie Chart and Legend which displays up to the 5 General Ledger Accounts with the greatest Expense value - based on the Department(s) selected in Configuration Option.

15.Active Operator Skills - Displays a list of all of the Operator Skills sets which have been previously defined (see Operator Skills in the Central Station Monitoring section), and shows the Number (Count) and Names (Users) of Operator(s) who  have logged into MKMSCS and may or may not currently be Processing Alarm Signals but have been assigned to those Operator Skills sets within the Operator Skills tab of the Employee Form.

16.Active Alarm Groups - Lists each Alarm Processing Group (Alarm Group) and the number (Count) of Operators (Users) currently available to process Alarm Signals for each of those Groups.

17.Bank Balance - Displays a Pie Chart and explanatory Legend showing the Current Balance as listed in the Chart of Accounts report in the General Ledger System for each Bank Account defined in the Bank Maintenance Form.

18.Favorites - Displays three option buttons -  each representing one of three different record types.  These buttons provide a Drop-Down list of the current User's Favorite Account names.  Selecting one of these Account names will open the related Form with that specific Account already opened.

19.Quick Search - Provides easy access to a Search utility  which offers a utility for locating the Name previously entered on a Subscriber, Prospect or Vendor Form, with Double-Click access to that Form.  (The Search option, located on the Other Shortcuts Menu, provides a Global Database Table Look-up function that is more advanced than this Widget provides.)

20.Top 5 Dealers - Displays the Alarm Count for up to 5 Alarm Dealers (which have occurred within the Date Range specified in Configuration Options).

21.Top 5 Alarm Groups - Lists up to 5 Alarm Processing Groups with the number of Alarm Signals received from the Subscribers assigned to each of those Groups - displayed as a Tabular List or Bar Chart, and based on the selected Configuration Options.

22.Cash Required - Displays the Bills Due, Receipts, and Required Amount (Bills - Receipts = Cash Required) for Today (the default), the current Week and the current Month.

23.Sales Analysis - Displays the Gross Amount (Report and Non-Report) of Sales recorded for Today, the Current Week and the Current Month, and which may be filtered by Division and/or Salesperson.

Millennium Series Interface

Subscriber Search

Telephone Number Search

Multi-Field Search

A new Search By Care Of field option is now available in the Search By Drop-Down Selection Box.

Because of a conflict between MKMS and MKMSCS usage of Function Key Combinations, you will now Press the Alt+F2 function key combination in MKMSCS, or the Shift+F2 function key combination in MKMS, to open the Telephone Number Search dialog.

The new special Multi-Field Search - accessible from anywhere within both MKMS and MKMSCS by Pressing Ctrl+Alt+F - provides a powerful and amazingly fast Subscriber record locator, coupled with the ability to instantly open the associated Subscriber Form and/or the related Universal Account History Form.

Millennium Series Interface

Help Files

The MKMSCS and the MKMS F1 function key now opens the latest version of MKMS Help Files directly from Micro Key Solutions.

A Web connection is required for this functionality.

Millennium Series Interface

Custom Reports

The capability of Importing and Exporting a Custom Report Format has been added to the Custom Reports dialog options.

Millennium Series Interface

Universal Email Update

The new Universal Email Update utility provides an easy to use Email Address Search & Replace dialog.