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What SmartTrade doesn’t do yet

The list below has been complied from requests we receive from users and prospective users. This list isn't intended to be exhaustive and the expected timeframes are indicative only.

Function
Expected
Work around
Comments
Major functionality
 
 
 
1.       Maintenance/asset management
Early beta Sep 2008
No
Not for general release yet
2.       Multi location stock/inventory
2009 ?
No
3.       GPS
Not scheduled
No
3rd party applications run alongside ST
Invoices
 
 
 
4.       Recurring invoices
Early 2008
No
Also create an invoice without a job
5.       Create an invoice without a job
Not scheduled
No
May do as part of recurring invoices
6.       Consolidated invoices
Not scheduled
Yes
 
7.       Price variations
Not scheduled
No
 
8.       Negative variations
Not scheduled
Yes
Enter negative line in job sheet
Quoting, costing, contracting etc
 
 
 
9.       Pricing/discount matrices
Not scheduled
No
 
10.    Factor labour into materials
Not scheduled
part
Use kitsets, but can’t export these to an accounting package
11.    Calculate areas and volumes, including wastage
Not scheduled
Yes
Calculate outside SmartTrade.
Discuss with SmartTrade Sales staff
12.    Quotes/estimates with multiple options
Not scheduled
Yes
 
13.    Round quotes
2009
Part
Add balancing line as MyData item
14.    Amend quotes after acceptance
Not scheduled
No
 
15.    Edit kitsets in the costing page and job sheet
2009
Yes
Duplicate kitset and edit
16.    PC Sums
Not scheduled
Yes
 
17.    Variation orders
Not scheduled
No
 
18.    Deposits
Not scheduled
Yes
 
19.    Payment claims/Progress payments
Not scheduled
Yes
 
20.    Retentions
Not scheduled
Yes
 
Timesheets and labour
 
 
 
21.    Enter time for multiple employees in ST Office
Not scheduled
Yes
Enter via ST Mobile
22.    Interface to payroll systems
Not scheduled
No
 
PDAs
 
 
Using a laptop with a wireless data card
23.    View other employees’ schedules
Not feasible
Yes
 
24.    View all jobs
Not feasible
Yes
Can only view jobs that have been dispatched to that PDA.
25.    Print customised invoices, quotes etc
Not scheduled
Yes
Currently have to use standard formats.
26.    Access price lists
Not scheduled
Yes
Can access MyData (favourites)
27.    Email invoices and orders from the PDA
Not scheduled
Yes
Sync job back to office and email
Other
 
 
 
28.    Link job notes and client/site notes.
Not scheduled
No
Cut and paste.
29.    Bar-coding
Not scheduled
No
Part of van stock

 
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