<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Custom Data Systems AM.NETWorks Newsletter March/April 2006

Releases 12 and 13 of AM.NET are now available and include many new features. We are working as quickly as possible to bring all of the features you've come to rely on in AM4 to AM.NET.

For some states, we have been unable to perform AM.NET updates for releases 10 through 13 due to delays in implementing credit card encryption processes in Web applications. We are starting to resolve this issue and hope to have release 13 installed everywhere soon. We will notify your AM.NET system contact as soon as we complete the updates.

In this issue:

  • Posting Annual Dues
  • Export/View Selected Names Data
  • Merge Two or More Firms
  • Committee Member Export
  • Refund Money on Account Balance
  • File maintenance grid hotlinks
  • Close Open Batches
  • Reports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emailing a report
To email a report as an attachment in AM.NET, preview the report. Then, on the main menu of the preview screen, select File > Send Email.

Report watermark
You can add a watermark to any report by selecting Background > Watermark from the main menu of the preview screen.

History tab
Remember, the History tab is a great way to see who changed a value in Names File Maintenance--and when it was changed.

Sorting in grids
AM.NET allows you to sort a grid on any column's values. Simply click the column header. You can even toggle between ascending and descending order.

Calendar control
Click the arrow next to any calendar drop-down field in AM.NET to see a fully-functional calendar
. To change the value of the field, click a date. Or, simply type in the date as you would in AM4.

 

Posting Annual Dues in AM.NET
Many reports and routines involved in posting annual dues are now available in AM.NET. To see which report and routines are available—and since it’s always a good idea to review the dues posting process—let’s review what it takes to properly post annual dues.

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Export/View Selected Names Data
AM.NET now features Export/View Selected Names Data. This routine lets you:

  • Select data to export from almost every module in AM.NET
  • Specify criteria so you get only the records you need
  • Save the exported data in several formats

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Merge two or more firms
The Merge Two or More Firms routine is now available in AM.NET. Though they do the same thing, AM.NET allows you to do several things with this routine that AM4 does not.


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Committee member export
The Committee Member export is now available in AM.NET. This routine allows you to export fields for each member that meets the criteria you specify. The exported fields include:

  • Id. The person’s ID number.
  • Co. The committee code.
  • Cname1. The committee name.
  • Cobeg. The term begin date for the person’s assignment.
  • Coend. The term end date for the person’s assignment.
  • Ch. The person’s chapter.
  • Sortname. The person’s name for sorting purposes.
  • Sortzip. The person’s zip code for sorting purposes.
  • Lname. The person’s last name.
  • Fname. The person’s first name.
  • Mi. The person’s middle initial.
  • In addition, the exported file contains contact information for each person, including address (based on the selected mailing address option in Group One of the Report Settings), phone number, and email address.

In addition to the Committee Member export, three other export routines are now available in AM.NET.

  • Mail Merge – With Committee List. Lists all committees the person serves on that meet the specified criteria.
  • Mail Merge – Without Committee List. Does not list the committees the person serves on.
  • Committee - Fax Export. Exports information relevant to faxing a group of committee members.

Refund Money on Account balance
The Refund MOA Balance routine is now available in AM.NET. The routine works just like the routine in AM4, with one difference. In AM4 a separate screen appears, prompting you to select a refund type.

Read more >>

Open a File Maintenance Module for a Name, Firm, or Event by clicking the name or ID number in any grid
You can now open a File Maintenance module to any specific Name, Firm, or Event by clicking the name, ID number, or event code for the item in any grid.

For example, from the Event tab in Names File Maintenance, click the Code value for any of the listed event registrations. AM.NET opens Events File Maintenance for the selected event code.

Close Open Batches
The Close Open Batches routine is now available in AM.NET. To run Close Open Batches, click Routines in the Utilities group on the Main button bar. Then, select Cash Receipts > Close Open Cash Receipts batches.

Reports and routines
Reports and routines from AM4 now available in AM.NET:

Names reports

  • Address Errors
  • Invalid Codes List
  • File Maintenance Listing
  • Member Retention Statistics
  • Termination/Resigned Statistics Report
  • Status Change
  • Terminations/Reinstatements
  • Industry Change Mail Merge
  • New Addresses
  • Field of Interest Roster
  • Flagged Names
  • Updated Names Data Listing
  • Log Listing

Events report

  • Session Nametags
  • Session History by Leader

Dues reports

  • Posting Details
  • Posting Summary

Utilities routine

  • You can now apply money to Money on Account through Cash Receipts

For more information about using reports in AM.NET, please see AM.NETWorks issue 2.

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