VIP - Mobile

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- improved performance on devices running iOS 10

- Fixes an issue that could prevent users from accessing iDig.

• iOS 10 Support

--- KARMA ---
•Collect signatures for tasks
• Add new task due dates to iOS calendar
• Assign tasks by individual sales pointer
• Customize the task or form history available

--- ORDER ENTRY ---
• Corrections to entering orders:
- Bottle price for credit items: When entering a credit for an item that is sold by the case and by bottle, VIP Mobile was incorrectly applying the case price to bottles.
- Build-To (UN) column: If you added the Build-To column for units, VIP Mobile was not saving the column after you closed the account.
- Prevent unintentional re-send of data (i.e. duplicate orders)

-Filter accounts by tasks
-Select Locations multiple times
-Specify the order of Locations
-Various bug fixes

--- ORDER ENTRY ---

Check if a retailer has out of code product

Scan items with the the device camera

View the Order Summary screen from iPhones

Assign KARMA tasks


--- KARMA ---

Complete "Anytime" tasks

Assign tasks to anyone or by sales pointer

Submit existing photos on the device for photo questions

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--- BEVERAGE ---

Ensure proper cases/units calculation for warehouse purchase orders and transfers.

Use consistent view for KARMA tasks/surveys.


--- KARMA ---

Present option to "Send & Email" when submitting task.

New map view of accounts.

Support for nesting brand/item questions under location questions.

Updated buttons to add a location, group, and item.

--- Corrections ---

BEVERAGE: Ensure unique transmission sequence is used when sending orders.

KARMA: Ensure numeric keyboard is displayed properly when running iOS 9.

Enhanced error logging.

--- iOS 9 ---

Multiple changes for iOS 9 compatibility.


--- BEVERAGE ---

Future Orders: The delivery date for orders can now be set more than one week out. See "Managing future orders with EDITPO" in the VIP Knowledge Base for details on processing future orders.

View Incoming Product: With an update to the VIP Beverage System (v12.14+), you can now view incoming POs and transfers to the warehouse for a given item. The view can be accessed by long-tapping on an item from the Order Entry screen.


--- KARMA ---

View Historical Photos: When viewing historical results, a "download" icon will appear for photo answers. Once downloaded, tap the thumbnail to view the photo in fullscreen.

[BETA] Create Task: A new "Create Task" option now exists when viewing the task list inside an account. This will create a one-time task for select people to complete a selected form by a selected due date.

Performance improvements when receiving accounts.

--- BEVERAGE ---

Multiple performance improvements, including these areas:
- opening an account's Order Entry screen
- navigating between products on the Order Entry screen
- opening the Product Search screen, and then typing filter text
- using a barcode scanner to find/insert products

Send/Receive: The app now presents a success (or failure) alert when the transmission process is complete.

*** Known issue: Sort functions may stop working after inserting a new item into the routebook. Exit and re-enter the account to work around the issue. This will be resolved in the next release.

*** Known issue: When using the Item# "Quick Navigation Field", entering an item# that does not exist in the routebook yet will cause the application to abnormally exit. This will be resolved in the next release.


--- KARMA ---

New "Tasks" tile for dashboard view of tasks assigned to you. Tapping on a task from here will present a list of accounts for which the task is incomplete.

Miscellaneous enhancements.
Miscellaneous corrections.

--- Orders Mobile ---

New Feature: Users can view a "Size Summary" while inside an order (accessible from the "Order" toolbar menu). All items ordered are subtotaled by size and cases-per-tier.

New Feature: Requesting close-to-code (CTC) product for an order. This feature is enabled with preference/z-control 6154 in the beverage system. Note: This feature requires an update to the host (ref TR 72032).

Corrections to Display Requests.


--- KARMA ---

Re-designed "Account Details" screen for ease of viewing and navigation.

Support for "brand sets" to restrict the brand list for a given form.

Multiple corrections.

--- Corrections ---

Addressed performance issues that would occur after some usage.

Increased performance in web services.

Fixed abnormal exit when tapping "Change Layout" button. NOTE: iPad users will have to re-configure their Order Entry layout.

Fixed abnormal exit when creating work orders and display requests (specific to iOS 8.3).

Performance discount prompts now appear as expected.

Always present the Quick order entry screen upon entry of an account for iPhone users.

Modified iDIG Mobile to ensure a new report is fetched when changing the "Through Date".

--- New Orders Features ---

A/R: New interface for collecting payments. Support for paying partial balances.

Product Search: Landscape mode now expands item description column.

Item Details: History/Deals panel can now be customized on the tablet. You can show/hide/move information as desired. The panel can be resized from the left or right edge (i.e. to position the number pad).

Color Scheme: Green theme used for primary tables.


--- New KARMA Features ---

Support for "contact" answer type.

Correction to ensure full answer text is displayed.


--- Hardware ---

Support for iPhone 6/6+.

--- KARMA ---

- Accounts and contacts are now separate tabs, with lists that are initially populated based on nearby accounts. Searching now includes all accounts/contacts (all states), but requires an Internet connection.

- Any updates to forms or contacts will be queued while the Internet connection is offline.

- Support swipe gesture on an account from the account list to reveal "Download" option. This feature will perform a download of contacts, forms, and iDIG reports for the given account. This is useful when Internet connectivity is expected to be intermittent.

--- iPhone 6 Plus: Known Issue ---

- The app will abnormally exit if you rotate to landscape view and then back to portrait view. Until the next version is released, please turn on "Portrait Orientation Lock" via the Control Center.

--- KARMA ---
- Added icons to represent account trending.
- Modified search algorithm to include additional fields.
- Correction: Ensure number pad is visible when completing a form.

--- iOS 8 Compatibility --- 
The application has been updated for compatibility with iOS 8, which corrects a few user interface glitches.

--- New Feature ---
KARMA: You can now view historical results by drilling in to a form and swiping left/right.


--- Corrections ---

Orders: Ensure new orders display correct delivery day.

iDIG: Various corrections.


--- Known Issues ---

Scanner: In iOS 8.0, Apple introduced an issue with keyboard notifications that can cause the VIP custom number pad to be hidden. This has been fixed in iOS 8.1 (which is not yet in general release as of Oct 13, 2014). The workaround is to use the scanner to launch the keyboard (this is accomplished in different ways depending on the scanner).

Corrections:

- Improved data migration process.

- Ensure deal information is accurate.

- Improved performance of deal filtering.

- Various corrections to KARMA.

Orders Mobile

--- Email Order --- 
A sales rep can now email an order from the application. Note: This feature requires setup on the host system. Please contact VIP for assistance.

--- Customer Signature ---
For each order, a customer signature can be captured from the Order Totals screen. This signature is included in the PDF that is generated for the email feature but is not viewable from the host system at this time.

--- Send ---
Corrected logic for marking orders as "sent".
Corrected an abnormal exit that occurs when attempting to send orders while web services are offline.
Ensure all updated build-to values are sent.

--- Deals ---
To make manual discount overrides easier, a salesrep can now just select a specific discount amount from the deal list. Of course, the rep must have authority to override discounts.
[iPad] Quantity totals are now shown on the bottom of the Order Entry screen. These quantity totals reflect the items currently showing in the list, so filtering by deal will update the totals appropriately.

--- GPS ---
To preserve battery life, the application now uses Apple's "significant-change" location service.
The application will use Apple Maps to find an account's address when tapping on the address from the Account Details screen.

--- POS ---
Removed "Done" button and moved "Exit POS" button to the upper left navigation bar.

--- Other Changes ---
Re-organized the main Settings screen.
Obsoleted FTP "passive" setting (always assume "passive").
When copying Display Requests, ensure copy of products.
Miscellaneous corrections.


KARMA

-- Account Info ---
View vital information and manage contacts for your accounts.

--- iDIG Reports ---
View account-overview reports with data direct from iDIG.

--- Forms ---
Capture critical market information about your accounts or simply keep a log of your notes.

Support for the new VIP survey application.

--- Corrections ---
Delivery day will default to correct value for additional orders.
Credit price for units is now consistently calculated.
Answers to performance discount prompts are now stored properly.

--- iOS 7 Design --- 
The application now conforms to Apple's latest interface guidelines.

--- Numeric Keypad --- 
The keypad for numeric input has been re-designed for optimal input and navigation. To move the keypad, long-tap anywhere on the keypad to expose the "Move" icon, then tap-and-drag the icon. Cursor movement is controlled by the Right and Down arrow keys.

Orders Mobile

--- Visit Frequency --- 
Daily route can now be automatically filtered based on weekly/monthly frequency. (Note: requires v10 release and setup on host system.)

--- Allocated Product --- 
Allocation status messages now appear next to allocated items. Also, any remaining allocation quantity for a specific account can be viewed by adding the "Allocated" column to the Order Entry grid. (Note: may require update to host system.)

--- Add Multiple Products From Search --- 
When searching for product from the Order Entry screen, users can select an option to "Add Multiple" items to their routebook. The product list will filter out items already in the routebook when using this new feature.

--- Other Changes ---
Stabilized the process of sending orders.
Auto-correct is now disabled for all text fields.
After scanning an item, the cursor will jump to the last column that had focus.
Miscellaneous corrections.

Corrections:

- A/R: Stability improvements.

- On-Hand: Corrected cursor positioning upon selection.

- iBev Draft Surveys: Each tap handle must have a valid selection to complete the survey.

Orders Mobile

--- New Feature ---
Collect A/R payments: See the "Make Payment" section of the A/R screen.

--- New Feature ---
Quick search by item number (iPad only): When in "Change Layout" mode of the order entry screen, tap on the Item# column heading to enable the new "Quick Navigation Field" preference.


- Miscellaneous corrections.

Orders Mobile

- The order "send status" is now updated properly after transmitting credit orders and re-sent orders.

Orders Mobile

- Resolved issue caused when upgrading from previous release.

Operating System:
- Added compatibility for iOS 7.

Main:
- Re-designed main screen with large tiles.
- Moved "Send" option to Route screen.

Receive:
- App now supports both version 004.100 and version 004.200 user profiles (Note: version 004.200 may require an update to the host system).

Accounts:
- Support option to create account (Note: account must exist in host system to get pricing).
- Show read-only customer comments and allow entry of custom salesrep comments.
- Show account status on Route screen (Note: requires change to host system).
- Ability to hold specific orders for later transmission (simply tap the Send button next to an order before attempting to transmit).

Order Entry:
- Show live warehouse inventory (Note: requires change to host system).

iDIG Mobile:
- Performance enhancements.