Product:CARS+
Release Number:12.8
The following briefly lists the functional changes that have been made to the CARS+ software.Changes are listed in the same order that items appear on the Main Menu.
The Release Date is shown below the Program Acronym.This is the date that the feature was added to the 12.8 Release.
The number in parentheses at the end of the explanation summary is an internal number used by Thermeon for reference purposes.
Program Acronym/
Release Date
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RESERVATION MENU
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RES Rel. 04-05-05 Rel.5-01-05 Rel. 5-24-05 Summer, 2005 Rel. 8-16-05 Rel.4-05 Rel. 10-03-05 Rel. 11-02-05 Rel. 11-09-05 |
Reservations Added a feature that allows the screen to scroll from one Reservation to the next.Use the "Page Up" key to scroll to the previously numbered Reservation.Use the "Page Down" key to scroll to the next Reservation.(12826) Added a field to the User Access File that permits designated users to enter pickup and return dates outside of a location's defined Hours of Operation.(12074) Through new fields in the Privilege Code File, certain options and coverages may be added automatically for certain corporate customers.Also, some options may be blocked from being offered to corporate customers.These options can only be added or removed (whichever the case) by removal of the CDPID number from the Reservation or RA.(9809) Added ability to have "seasonal" rates, meaning that if a RA or Reservation spans more than one version of the Rate Product, multiple versions of the Rate will apply.This means that the rate may change during the course of the transaction(9743) Added the flag from the Surcharge Exempt field from the Rules/Rate record to the display section of the CDP subwindow.CDP subwindow automatically displays when a CDPID# is added to a reservation. (13792) Major change in the A (Rates) Subwindow.Rental periods go across the top of the screen and show free mileage/km allotments.This was necessary in order to display "seasonal rates", a new type of rate in which multiple versions of the rate can apply to a contract.Each effective date has its own field in the subwindow.Rules are in a separate subwindow, Rate Rules, Subwindow R.(9743 ) Added a pop-up window for the Vehicle Class field.Displays: Class, Description, Minimum age required, and Pricing Code.(14895) Customer record can now be accessed by Frequent Traveler Code and number.Type" F# at the "OPTION" field.A prompt displays where the Code, a slash, and the number are entered.A search of the Customer File is then performed using the data entered. (15347) New field in Edit Miscellaneous Control Record controls whether or not the credit card data from the Customer record is loaded on the RA Open and Reservations screens when an existing Customer Record is used for the transaction.(15502) |
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RA
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OPEN Rel. 04-05-05 Rel.4-03-05 Rel.7-28-05 Rel. 10-13-05 Rel.5-01-05 Rel. 5-24-05 Summer, 2005 Rel. 8-16-05 Rel4-05 Rel. 9-18-05 Rel. 9-20-05 Rel. 9-20-05 Rel.10-06-05 Rel.10-03-05 Rel.10-24-05 Rel. 11-02-05 Rel. 11-09-05 Rel.12-11-05 Re.12-15-05 |
RA Open Added a feature that allows the screen to scroll from one RA to the next.Use the "Page Up" key to scroll to the previously numbered RA.Use the "Page Down" key to scroll to the next RA.(12826) Added an alternative fuel charge method.Flat fee assessed to every RA where Fuel Purchase Option not accepted.Removed at Close if vehicle is refueled prior to return.If not refueled, flat fee is charged if distance traveled is under that specified in the Edit Fuel Rates control file.If distance is greater, regular refueling rate applies.(12602) Added ability to have an automatic fuel pop-up window for quoting prepaid fuel at Open and refuel rates at Close. (13622) Fuel Card is additional choice in fuel pop-up window for CDP's allowing fuel cards if GVT record is set up.(15081) Added a field to the User Access File that permits designated users to enter pickup and return dates outside of a location's defined Hours of Operation.(12074) Through new fields in the Privilege Code File, certain options and coverages may be added automatically for certain corporate customers.Also, some options may be blocked from being offered to corporate customers.These options can only be added or removed (whichever the case) by removal of the CDPID number from the RA.(9809) Added ability to have "seasonal" rates, meaning that if a RA or Reservation spans more than one version of the Rate Product, multiple versions of the Rate will apply.This means that the rate may change during the course of the transaction(9743) Added the flag from the Surcharge Exempt field from the Rules/Rate record to the display section of the CDP subwindow.CDP subwindow automatically displays when a CDPID# is added to a reservation.Added the data from the Airline/Flight# fields of the Reservation to the to the Res subwindow as display fields. (13792) Major change in the A (Rates) Subwindow.Rental periods go across the top of the screen and show free mileage/km allotments.This was necessary in order to display "seasonal rates", a new type of rate in which multiple versions of the rate can apply to a contract.Each effective date has its own field in the subwindow.Rules are in a separate subwindow, Rate Rules, Subwindow R.(9743) A new field, Minimum Days, has been added to the Drop Charge record.If a minimum number of days is specified in the Drop Charge record and the contract has more elapsed days than the minimum, no drop charge is applied.If the contract runs the number of minimum days or less, an alternate calculation is made and is used if it is less than the Drop Charge. (10582) Added a field in Edit Miscellaneous for use in conjunction with the Vehicle Search program on RA Open.On one-way rentals, the Vehicle Search program & the Automatic Vehicle Selection feature will consider the fleet pool of the return location and give preference to vehicles owned by that fleet pool.(14292) Removed all subwindow listings from the lower right corner of the mail window.Now all subwindows are listed under "O".Once an auth is taken on a RA, the credit card in the main window cannot be changed.New fields at the end of lines 7 and 8 display the total number of auths on the RA as well as the total amount authorized. New flag in the Edit User Access file controls whether or not a vehicles can be selected for rental if its current location is not the renting location.Previously, a warning message displayed advising that the vehicle was not at the current location.Now, the new flag can block the use of such vehicles.(10948) Added a pop-up window for the Vehicle Class field.Displays: Class, Description, Minimum age required, and Pricing Code.(14895) Added a new special document type which entitles the renter to a free tank of fuel.(14467) Customer record can now be accessed by Frequent Traveler Code and number.Type" F# at the "OPTION" field.A prompt displays where the Code, a slash, and the number are entered.A search of the Customer File is then performed using the data entered. (15347) New field in Edit Miscellaneous Control Record controls whether or not the credit card data from the Customer record is loaded on the RA Open and Reservations screens when an existing Customer Record is used for the transaction.(15502) For Hertz Canada, vehicles cannot be rented in the License Plate field is blank in the Vehicle file.(15628) A new field in the Location File provides for a minimum amount to be set for a pre-authorization when opening a RA.(15651) |
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CLOSE Rel. 4-05-05 Rel. 4-03-05 Rel. 8-22-05 Rel 4-05 Rel. 9-18-05 Rel. 10-24-05 |
RA Close Added a feature that allows the screen to scroll from one RA to the next.Use the "Page Up" key to scroll to the previously numbered RA.Use the "Page Down" key to scroll to the next RA.(12826) Added an alternative fuel charge method.Flat fee assessed to every RA where Fuel Purchase Option not accepted.Removed at Close if vehicle is refueled prior to return.If not refueled, flat fee is charged if distance traveled is under that specified in the Edit Fuel Rates control file.If distance is greater, regular refueling rate applies.(12602) Added the ability to print a Hold Ticket after printing the RA if the vehicle needs scheduled maintenance.(4349) Major change in the A (Rates) Subwindow.Rental periods go across the top of the screen and calculations shown in each column as appropriate.Free mileage/km allotment for the RA is shown on the top line of the subwindow.This was necessary in order to display "seasonal rates", a new type of rate in which multiple versions of the rate can apply to a contract.Each effective date has its own field in the subwindow.Rules are in a separate subwindow, Rate Rules, Subwindow R.(9743) A new field, Minimum Days, has been added to the Drop Charge record.If a minimum number of days is specified in the Drop Charge record and the contract has more elapsed days than the minimum, no drop charge is applied.If the contract runs the number of minimum days or less, an alternate calculation is made and is used if it is less than the Drop Charge. (10582) Added a new special document type which entitles the renter to a free tank of fuel.(14467) |
HISTORY MAINTENANCE MENU
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HISTUPD Rel.8-22-05 |
Vehicle History Update Service Codes, previously only numeric, were changed to alphanumeric to expand the number of codes available which was needed for the Damage Entry programs.(10863) |
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HISTRPT Rel. 8-22-05 |
Vehicle History Report Service Codes, previously only numeric, were changed to alphanumeric to expand the number of codes available which was needed for the Damage Entry programs.(10863) |
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SCUPD Rel. 8-22-05 |
Service Code File Update Service Codes, previously only numeric, were changed to alphanumeric to expand the number of codes available which was needed for the Damage Entry programs.(10863) |
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SCLIST Rel.8-22-05 |
Service Code File Listing Service Codes, previously only numeric, were changed to alphanumeric to expand the number of codes available which was needed for the Damage Entry programs.(10863) |
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NONREV Rel.10-6-05 Rel.10-13-05 |
Non Rev Movement Entry Another feature has been added to the "Edit Non-Rev" flag in the Edit User Access Record.If set as "N" (to not allow edits), the "Out Location" of the Non-Rev Movement must be the vehicle's current location.(10948) A new field in Edit Miscell. now controls whether or not a valid Customer Record is required to open a Non Rev.Also imposes more controls on editing Non-Rev's. (14120) |
DAMAGE SUB-MENU
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DMGEND Rel.8-22-05 |
Damage Report Entry Service Codes are used to create the choices for damages in the Damge Details subwindow.(Edit Damage Literals is now an obsolete program.)(10863) |
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EDTLIT Rel. 8-23-05 |
Edit Damage Literals This program is now obsolete.Service Codes have been changed so that they are alphanumeric and they are used for the damage descriptions.(10863) |
FLEET MENU
NOTE:Moved the following programs from the Fleet Menu to the Fleet Accounting Menu:
Vehicles Purchased Report
Vehicles Sold Report
Sell a Vehicle
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INV Rel. 8-30-05 Rel. 10-03-05 Rel. 10-03-05 |
Vehicle Inventory Control Added a field for a Batch Number to identify a group of sold vehicles.(14352) Added a field for a second security code.(14589) Added 2 new fields for a particular user for tax refund and cashback.Used on a new fleet report, Fleet Cost Report. (14895) Vehicle License field can be left blank when infleeting a new vehicle only when the Current Status is set to "I".Once saved, the license plate field can be left blank when editing the record only if the Current Status is "I" and the In Service Date field is blank.Vehicles with a blank license plate field cannot be rented.(15628) |
FLEET ACCOUNTING MENU
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EDITSOLD Rel. 8-30-05 |
Edit Vehicle Sale Data New program to display or edit the sales fields on a vehicle record.(14352) |
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FLTCST Rel. 10-03-05 |
Fleet Costs Report New report (for a particular CARs+ user) to calculate daily carrying cost. (14895) |
DISPATCH MENU
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RELEASE Rel. 4-21-05 |
Release Vehicle Added a field to allow edits to the time.(12575) |
DAILY MENU
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VEHSTAT Rel. 10-06-05 Rel.10-30-05 |
Vehicle Status Report Added the ability to select up to 5 status codes on the same report.(14981) Added a feature where an asterisk prints after the Vehicle number if the grounding date, grounding odometer, or eligible date have been reached.(15015) |
MONTH END MENU
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RASUMY Rel. 12-15-05 |
Ra Summary Report Addeda field for Customer Type.(12159) |
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ACCRUE Rel. 10-10-05 |
Accrual Report Added the ability to create a detailed ascii file.(14805 and 14263 and 15263) |
MONTH END MENU - INCREMENTAL SALES MENU
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EXTRA EXTRA2 EMPLPF Rel.5-24-05 |
Extra Revenue Report Extra Revenue Report 2 Employee Performance Report
Due to new fields being added to Edit Privilege Codes, automatically applied coverages/options as well as automatically unselected options are not counted as possible sales opportunities on these reports.(9809) |
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REVANL
Rel.8-30-05 |
Revenue Analysis Report Removed the "greater than 60 day" logic from the report.For Hertz users, added a new sort by RQ (rate quoted on the reservation).Added 2 new fields for starting and ending RQ codes.(14000) |
UTILIZATION MENU
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FLORPT Rel. 9-28-05 |
Owned Fleet Utilization Report New report similar to Fleet Utilization with these differences:Can create a flat file, can be run by owning location, can have 24 snapshots a day (every hour), Y axis is Location rather than Vehicle Class.(11910) |
CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE MENU
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CUST Rel. 6-23-05 |
Customer File Update Added fields for Hertz Brazil for the Licensee Download to Jetdata file.(13313) |
RENTAL ACCOUNTING MENU
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FLOAT Rel. 06-04-05 |
Float Adjustment New program used to make an entry for float adjustment when more cash is refunded than the receipts taken in.Reversing entry automatically made for the following day.Refer to the new chapter of the manual Appendix - Float Adjustment for details. (6677) |
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ADDCHG |
Add Charges to Closed and Posted RAs New program which allows charges and payments to be added to closed or posted RAs while preventing the editing of existing charges.(15443) |
LOCATION CONTROL FILES MENU
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REDITLOC |
Restricted Edit Locations New program for users with shared systems (multi-licensee, multi-posting company setup).Allows edits to existing location records or creation of new locations only if the Posting Company for the location matches the Posting Company of the user's default location.(16030) |
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EDITDRW Rel 6-4-05 |
Edit Cash Drawers Added new field for Float Adjustment GL account.Refer to the new Appendix chapter on Float Adjustment for details. (6677) |
RENTAL CONTROL FILES MENU
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EDITMISC Rel. 4-18-05 Rel. 4-20-05 Rel. 9-20-05 Rel 9-26-05 Rel. 10-13-05 Rel. 11-09-05 Rel. 12-15-05 |
Edit Miscellaneous Control Fields Added a field to allow edits via RA Open to prepaid fuel field and "L" type option in Option Pop-up window within 2 hours of the start of the rental.(12610) Added two fields used in the Cross-Hire logic to assign vehicle numbers.Refer to new appendix on Cross Hires.(12818) Added a field for use in conjunction with the Vehicle Search program on RA Open.On one-way rentals, the Vehicle Search program & the Automatic Vehicle Selection feature will consider the fleet pool of the return location and give preference to vehicles owned by that fleet pool.This is meant to facilitate the return of foreign vehicles to state in which registered for Hertz Australia, but can be used by any Thermeon customer. (14292) Added a field to designate an alternate FOP Code (other than CA) to be used when the field "Change Back" is used on RA Close.(15046) New field controls whether or not a valid Customer record is required in order to open a Non Rev Movement.Also imposes other controls on editing Non Revs.(14120) New field controls whether or not the credit card data from the Customer record is loaded on the RA Open and Reservations screens when an existing Customer Record is used for the transaction.(15502) New field to stipulate a minimumamount required for pre-authorization in order to open a RA.(15651) |
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EDITCUST Rel.11-17-05 Rel. 11-29-05 |
Edit Customer Type Codes Added a priority level of 99 which causes so designated customer records to be ignored during the Data De-Duplication process. (14880) Added a field for Hertz Brazil to require the entry of certain types of Tax ID numbers according to customer type. (15212) |
RENTAL RATE FILES MENU
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EDITRATE Rel.3-03-05 Rel.8-11-05 Rel.4-05 |
Edit Rental Rules/Rates Reorganized the fields and added 2 pages making the entire record 4 pages.First page of the rules record defines the rate product; second page restricts the use of it.Third page (first page of rate record) is similar to the previous rate record.Fourth page (second page of rate record) can be used to enter mileage/km limits for particular classes that differ from the general allotment on page 1.Tiered rates can be calculated automatically using percentages.(10107) Removed the upsell matrix set up and created a new program for entering upsell records.(14455) Added a new field to indicate if a rate is "seasonal".If flagged as seasonal, when a RA or Reservation spans more than one version of the Rate Product, multiple versions of the Rate will apply to the RA.This means that the rate may change during the course of the contract(9743) Expanded the Rate Product field to 12 characters.However, insurance rates, wholesale rates, and customer default rates (entered in the Customer File) are still limited to a maximum of 5 characters.(11228) |
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EDITUPSL Rel.8-11-05 |
Edit Upsell Rules/Rates New program for entering Upsell Matrix records.(14455) |
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EDTOPTRT Rel.4-21-05 Rel.5-24-05 |
Edit Optional Rates Added a column for multi-month logic for controlling how options with Max Days defined are handled on each RA in a multi-month sequence.(12575) Added a column to designate a minimum number of days charge.Charge is added to RA for minimum days even if rental is shorter in duration.(9809) |
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EDITFUEL Rel. 4-3-05 |
Edit Fuel Rates Added new fields for an alternative fuel charge method.Flat fee assessed to every RA where Fuel Purchase Option not accepted.Removed at Close if vehicle is refueled prior to return.If not refueled, flat fee is charged if distance traveled is under that specified in the control file.If distance is greater, regular refueling rate applies.(12602) |
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EDITPRIV Rel.4-20-05 Rel.5-24-05 Rel. 11-08-05 |
Edit Privilege Codes Added a field for Cross-Hire rentals.Refer to the new appendix on Cross Hires.(12818) Added a field for exempting the administrative processing fee for ticket violations.Added a field to indicate that the corp. customer always declines coverages.Added a field to designate which options/coverages a corporate customer doesn't take (they won't be available in the Option Pop-Up window).Added a field to indicate all rates on the printed RA should not print.(new RA Print Program needed for this).Changed "Srchg Option" field to "Auto Apply".(9809) Added field for Hourly Rate.Added a field for walk up rentals which allows a choice of applying a surcharge to walk ups only, or walk ups and locally made reservations, or all RAs. (11889) |
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EDITDRP Rel. 9-16-05 |
Edit Drop Charges A new field, Minimum Days, has been added.If a minimum number of days is specified in the Drop Charge record and the contract has more elapsed days than the minimum, no drop charge is applied.If the contract runs the number of minimum days or less, an alternate calculation is made and is used if it is less than the Drop Charge. (10582) |
FLEET CONTROL FILES MENU
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EDITSTA Rel.10-04-05 |
Edit Vehicle Status Codes Added a field for Hertz operations using CARRENT Trip Tickets (instead of Non-Rev Movements).Field is used to cross reference CARS+ status code to Hertz status code.(11622) |
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EDTMDL Rel.08-22-05 |
Edit Model Codes Added a field for Damage type.Used with Service Codes for Damage Entry.(10863) |
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XRECLS Rel.11-10-05 |
Edit Model Codes New program that allows a change from one Class to another.All associated records (Rates, Res, RA's, Vehicles, etc.) are updated.(14366) |
SALES CONTROL FIELS MENU
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EDITDOC Rel.10-24-05 |
Edit Special Documents Added a new special document type which entitles the renter to a free tank of fuel.(14467) |
SECURITY MENU
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EDITUAF Rel. 5-01-05 Rel10-06-05 Rel.12/05 |
Edit User Access File Added a field to the User Access File that permits designated users to enter pickup and return dates outside of a location's defined Hours of Operation.(12074) Added a field to control the use of a vehicle on the Open screen whose current location is not the renting location.Now the user can either bewarned or blocked from using such a vehicle.(10948) Added a field to allow a user to do manual posting of the DBR when automatic posting is turned on.(Users with "ALL" access level could already do this.This allows users with other access levels to manually post as well.) (16186) |
PURGE MENU
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PURGEHST Rel.11-08-05 |
Purge Vehicle History File Added a field to include the purge of all Damage records for any vehicle selected. (15576) |
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
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EDITLIB Rel. 08-22-05 |
Edit Print Library Control Record New field for a Hold Ticket print program.Prints after closed RA if vehicle needs scheduled maintenance.(4349) |
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HERTZ FEATURES
Customer PID Data:As of January, 2006, Hertz requires a higher level of security regarding the access to the personal data of customers (PID).In December , 2005,Thermeon distributed a Field Bulletin to Hertz Licensees using CARS+ in the US and Canada.This Bulletin details the set up and use of the PID security requirements in CARS+ as well as the changes that are necessary in processing reservations and RAs as a result of it.Please refer to the Field Bulletin for details.(15972)
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MANIFEST Rel.9/05 |
Reservations Manifest The three Field Remarks in lines 1 and 2 of the Notes record will now print indented under the reservation -- except for the credit card information that will not print.(13853) |
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RESINT Rel. 9/05 |
Reservation Interface Hertz Australia insurance replacement reservations check the IT File.If the IT number matches an insurance tour family record, a dep/pay record and a voucher record are created.Rates come from the IT record for the voucher rate and the retail rate on the res. (rather than the rate sent in the reservation).Add-on opt. set items and miles/kms (if flagged) are included as the insurance company's responsibility.(14442) |
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OPEN Rel.TBA |
RA Open Added a pop-up window for PC#'s that are not on file.Window advises user to call the OKC hot line for details.(13408) Notes attached to reservations received electronically from the res. center will no longer cause the Notes window to blink unless data has been entered in Lines 1 or 2.(Notes attached to locally made reservations will continue to be indicated.)(13853) |
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ADDRATE Rel. 08-01-05 |
Add Rates to Local CDPID New program to add Rate Products to Local CDPID records. (14015) |
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EDITHCCP Rel.09-22-05 |
Edit HCC Patterns New Hertz Control File used to define patterns in Hertz Credit Cards that identify them for specific uses such as OTTOs, SVV, FVV, and TOUR.(13483) |
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MRGINTL Rel. 09-22-05 |
Merge Int'l CDP Data Added a new selection to ignore Rates in the download.(13549) |
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MQVEOD Rel. 10-10-05 |
End of Day Fleet Feed This program is normally run automatically overnight to feed additions and changes in the fleet to OKC.(10415) |
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TT Rel.10-6-05 |
CARRENT- Trip Ticket New Non-Rev Movement program for Hertz which sends the transactions toOKC in Near-Real time fashion.(11622) |
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NVRSUB Rel.10-30-05 |
Neverlost Substitution Report New reportto identify rentals of vehicles equipped with Neverlost but no charge for Neverlost on the RA.(15362) |
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DEBITCC Rel.12-13-05 |
Import Debit Card Ranges New program that loads debit card number ranges in order to prevent their use for authorization at Res and Open.Can be used for deposits and for payments at Close.(13769) Note:Thermeon charges a one-time set up fee for this process. |
HERTZ AUSTRALIA
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OPEN Rel.4-05 |
RA Open Insurance vouchers are not added through the I subwindow.Instead, they are added through the Special Documents subwindow.An insurance IT record must first be set up for the insurance company.Rate subwindow will show the difference between the insurance company net rate and the voucher gross rate (amount renter is responsible for during the authorized period of the rental.)Also shows the retail rate which goes into effect for the renter after the voucher period.(9743) |
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CLOSE Rel.4-21-05 |
RA Close Added a feature that prevents a RA from being closed if it has a negative (credit) balance.(12575) |
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EDTINSIT Rel.4-05 |
Edit Insurance IT Codes New program for setting up IT records for insurance companies.The IT number is entered into the Special Documents subwindow in order to create an insurance voucher on the RA.The IT record is used to designate the insurance company net rate and the additional items the insurance company is responsible for.Also used to designate the gross rate during the voucher period and the retail rate in effect after the voucher period.Can be linked to a CDPID number for privileges. (9743) |
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HAUCWF Rel.4-21-05 |
CWF Processing New program to transmit RAs and Non-Rev's to CARRENT.(9483) |
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DAYEND |
End of Day Report Report that shows RAs opened, vouchers accepted, and Form of Payment detail and summary. |
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DEPSLIP Rel 12-27-05 |
End of Day Deposit Slip Deposit slip that lists the number of and checks and the total amount of checks, the number of cash transactions and their total.Further down the page the details of each check (Customer Name, bank code, Reservation or RA #, amount) are listed. (11171) |
NEW APPENDIX CHAPTERS
Appendix chapters bring together into one chapter the set up directions and instructions for how to use a feature available in CARS+.New appendix chapters have been written on the following topics:
Cross-Hire Rentals (Hertz Australia)(12818)
Float Adjustment (Hertz Australia)(6677)
Setting up Hertz Locations (14242)
WebPLAN (11006)
Adding Vehicles into the Fleet (15794)
Salesman Logic - set up, use, and reporting (15793)