Changes are listed in ascending date order or release order within each table below.

Finding your release number:

Use the shortcut VERSION to determine which release is installed on your system. It will look something like this: v13.01.2

THE MEANING OF THE RELEASE NAME

The Release Name has 3 sections such as 13.05.01. Each character in this name has a meaning as explained below:

The last element indicates a bug fix release. Thus, 13.05.01 means that this release has fixes to programs that are in release 13.05.00, in fact it is the first set of fixes for that previous release. In theory, there should be no new features in this release over the feature set that was in the previous release. That said, in this document, new features may be announced by the bug fix release which now includes the cleanest production version of a new feature. For example a new feature may have first appeared in 13.05.00 but a bug was found that makes that version unuseable. Version 13.05.01 will then be used here to communicate that this is the first version of the new program that should be used in production.

The middle element indicates that this release contains new documented features. Therefore 13.05.00 contains new programs or changes to existing programs that were not in any previous release. in addition, 13.05.00 may also contain bug fixes to existing programs.

The first element indicates that this release is NOT backwards compatible. It contains one or more new features that involve changes to either data files or to existing programs that cannot be run on previous releases. Releases of this type are major upgrades and often require that all users be off the system while the new programs are put into place. It is relatively easy to roll back from 13.05.00 to 13.04.03, but it is very difficult, perhaps impossible, to go from 14.00.00 back to 13.05.01.

To find all changes to a certain program, use your browser’s “find” or “search” feature with the appropriate synonym.

Enhancements: The majority of enhancements to CARS+ do not go into effect unless a setting is changed in the system. That is, the goal is to allow current users to continue using the system just as they are using it unless they decide to use the feature.

Changes: Sometimes changes are made that affect all users. For ease in reviewing this document, changes that directly affect the rental counter are noted in the "Affects Rental Counter" column.

IMPORTANT UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS

When upgrading from any release prior to 12.9-100411, the upgrade process must be done in two stages. See detailed instructions in the 2012 Jan - June Release Notice.

The Issue # in the last column below is Thermeon’s internal tracking number.

VERSION NUMBER	AFFECTS RENTAL COUNTER	MENU	SYNONYM (SHORTCUT)	PROGRAM	DESCRIPTION	ISSUE #
27.1.58		FLEET	INV	Vehicle Inventory Control	Added a field to be excluded from roadside export.	96798
27.1.60		RESERVTIONS	RES	Reservations	Added a GVT Record "BOOKWDW" that will limit the days in advance that can be booked.	98699
27.2.7		EDIT USER ACCESS FILE	EDITUAF	Security	Add timezone search and validate time zone entered.	104473
27.2.16		IMPORT	IMPGAS	Import Fuel Records	Add the option to Import Fuel Records.	104608
28.0.22		LOCATION CTRL	EDITLOC	Edit Locations	Added buffer minutes to allow a buffer period between the return of a vehicle and when the vehicle can be available for new reservations.	105838
28.1.0		FLEET CTRL	EDCLSATT	Edit Class Attributes	Set up and define class code features that can be displayed during the rental and reservations process with a pop up window.	106841
28.1.1		DAILY PROCEDURES	DUE	Vehicles Due in Report	Allow the option to report only non-revs.	110571

NEW ADD-ON FEATURES

VERSION NUMBER	AFFECTS RENTAL COUNTER	MENU	SYNONYM	PROGRAM	DESCRIPTION	ISSUE #

BRAND-SPECIFIC FEATURES

VERSION NUMBER	BRAND	AFFECTS RENTAL COUNTER	MENU	SYNONYM	PROGRAM	DESCRIPTION	ISSUE #