As announced at the Reseller Forum last month, the sample data provided with the software now uses 2015 dates. We recently updated the downloadable trial software to also use the newer dates. Be sure to update your software to use the new dates if you don’t yet have the newer sample data (Help | Check for Updates). 

The Check for Updates program will update the data in the Tutor folder under your Current Working Directory.

You can copy those files to your Current Working Directory. Alternatively, you can download the new Trial software. However, if you are using the NFR Platinum version, you will need to do the following after running Check for Updates.

1. Copy all folders from the Tutor folder and their contents (i.e., ADMIN, ADMIN\ASSEMBLED, BUSLAW, CMSYSTEM, etc.).
2. Next you need to copy all *.DAT files EXCEPT the STCFG.DAT and STCUSTID.DAT files using the following procedures.
   1. Rename the STCFG.DAT file in your Current Working Directory to STCFG2.DAT.
   2. Rename the STCUSTID.DAT file in your Current Working Directory to STCUSTID2.DAT.
   3. Copy all *.DAT files from the Tutor folder to your Current Working Directory.
   4. Delete the STCFG.DAT file in your Current Working Directory.
   5. Delete the STCUSTID.DAT file in your Current Working Directory.
   6. Rename the STCFG2.DAT file in your Current Working Directory to STCFG.DAT.
   7. Rename the STCUSTID2.DAT file in your Current Working Directory to STCUSTID.DAT.
3. Copy all *.IDX files from the Tutor folder to your Current Working Directory.
4. Copy all *.T3D files from the Tutor folder to your Current Working Directory.
5. Copy all *.TRD files from the Tutor folder to your Current Working Directory.
6. Renumber the timekeepers. Your NFR demo has a timekeeper limit of 5 whereas the sample data has 10 timekeepers.

We are currently working on identifying the changes we will be making to our Sample Data for our next release. If you have any thoughts or requests regarding what changes you would like us to consider making, please let me know. Send an e-mail to [email protected] or call me at (402) 423-1440, extension 451.

We recently posted programs that include the following enhancements (Version 17.1.3.1092):

• The LEDES 1998B format in Taskbill now includes an “Esis” subformat that appends the ZIP Code from System Configuration to the Firm ID specified in Taskbill.
• The Statement Customization program in Tabs3 now allows users to include Sales Tax percentages from Customization using the “\%” variable on sales tax terminology lines (i.e., Lines 13-15).

As a reminder Effective June 1, 2015, we will no longer support versions 15.1 and 15.2 of the Tabs3 and PracticeMaster software. We will continue supporting version 15.3 through June 1, 2016. Knowledge Base article R11050 provides additional information about the product life cycle of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster software.

Please advise clients using these older versions that they will need to update in order to receive support after June 1 of this year.  We stopped selling version 15.2 in January 2010, so it will have been supported for more than five years.

Each monthly User Newsletter this year will include a reminder on the sunsetting of version 15.1 and 15.2.  Clients using version 15.1 or 15.2 also will be reminded each time they speak with a Technical Support Representative.  Please contact the Sales Departments for update pricing information, or to place an order.

We recently made minor changes to shipping costs to adjust for price increases by UPS. Below are new shipping costs for COD and prepaid letters.

Please contact a member of the Sales Department at 402-419-2200 to verify prices such as any order containing multiple CDs or conversion instructions, Saturday delivery, or shipping beyond the lower 48 states.

COD Letters
UPS Ground (3 – 5 business days) $23
UPS Blue (2 day air) $38
UPS Red (overnight) $54

Prepaid Letters (credit card or prepaid company check orders)
UPS Ground (3 – 5 business days) $13
UPS Blue (2 day air) $28
UPS Red (overnight) $44

COD Packages
UPS Ground (3 – 5 business days) $23
UPS Blue (2 day air) $39
UPS Red (overnight) $77

Prepaid Packages (credit card or prepaid company check orders)
UPS Ground (3 – 5 business days) $13
UPS Blue (2 day air) $29
UPS Red (overnight) $67

We made enhancements to Version 17 Accounts Payable Software that make it easier to prepare 1099-MISC forms. These enhancements include improved verification and reporting of duplicate Federal ID numbers when generating 1099s and running the Data File Integrity Check. To take advantage of these enhancements, be sure your clients have the most current Version 17 programs before preparing their 1099-MISC forms for 2014.

We recently posted updated programs that include the following performance enhancements (Version 17.1.3.1051):

• PracticeMaster has been optimized to reduce network traffic during the periodic Calendar Alarm Refresh (which occurs every 5 minutes). This performance enhancement will be most noticeable for users that have a large number of future dated events and tasks with alarms.
• Minimized network traffic that occurs when displaying tooltips for drill-down items in the Report Viewer of all software.
• Much faster performance in certain lookup lists. This optimization will be most noticeable in the following files for non-Platinum firms with a large number of records in those files:
  • Tabs3 Fee, Cost, Payment, Client Funds, and Client Ledger lookups
  • Accounts Payable Invoices
  • Trust Accounting Transactions
  • Tabs3 Remote Transactions
  • PracticeMaster
    • Smart tabs other than “All”
    • Client Editor window trailing pages (i.e., Fees, Costs, Journal, Calendar, etc.)
    • Client lookup restricted to single Area of Practice
    • Contact Editor window trailing pages (i.e., Journal, E-mail, Document, etc.)
    • Document Versions list
    • eNote Quick Clicks filters (All My eNotes, My Unread eNotes, etc.)
    • Outlook Sync Log Quick Clicks filters

We recently posted updated programs that include the following enhancements (Version 17.1.3.1031):

• PracticeMaster includes performance improvements when assembling complex documents.
• We updated the Search Indexes in PracticeMaster to improve handling of documents that contain fonts with special formatting. To take advantage of the enhancement, the Indexes for E-mail Attachments and Linked Documents must be rebuilt after the program is updated (Search | Search Settings | Rebuild Index).
• The Change WIP Transactions program in Tabs3 now includes transactions with a status of “Save”.