Changes made to CARS+ software from January 1, 2010 to present.

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

Finding your release number: The release number currently in use is displayed in the upper left corner of the login screen. If already logged in to CARS+, type “LOGIN” from the OPTION field of any menu to view the login screen and see the release number.

The format of the release number is either:

v12.9-YYMMDD (where YYMMDD represents the date in the format “year month day”.) For example, April 14, 2010 is shown as: v12.9-100410

A date more recent than your release date is a new feature available in the latest release.

OR

12.9-YYMMDDx (where the date is shown the same as the above followed by a letter.) For example, December 12, 2009, letter T is shown as: 12.9-091209T

A feature with a letter that is later in the alphabet than your letter is a new feature available only in a later release.


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

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


DATE

MENU

SYNONYM

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

ISSUE #

01-14-10
RATES
RTCHNG
Update Res/Rental Rates
New program used when corporate rates that are re-negotiated frequently, and the new rates are to apply to all open reservations and open RAs. After the rate records are edited, use this program to update open reservations and RAs with the new rates. 31369
01-15-10
TAXDOC
BATCHTD1
Batch Print Tax Document 1
New program (for Mexico) to print a tax document ("factura") for vouchers, direct bills, and 3rd party balances.
31647
01-20-10
MAINT
HISTDISP
Display Vehicle History
New program that allows the user to search vehicle history, but does not allow any edits or new records to be entered.
32578
01-27-10
LOCCTRL EDITAGC Agency Commission Control
New program to set up commission percentages for agency locations.
32191
01-27-10
MONTH AGCRPT Agency Commission Report
New program to calculate and report agency location commissions.
32191
01-27-10
LOCCTRL EDITLOC Edit Locations
New fields added created page 6. New fields are for agency location data.
32191
01-28-10
INCSALES
EXTRA
Extra Revenue Rpt.
New choice for walk up RAs using the location's default walk up rate.
32441
01-28-10
SLSCTRL
EDITINCN
Edit Employee Incentives
New choice for walk up RAs using the location's default walk up rate. 32441
02-02-10
DAILY
FUEL
Fuel Charge Audit Rpt.
The data pertaining to each vehicle exchange is now included in a separate row under each RA. Due to this change, the sort by vehicle # or license plate # has been removed. Data is always sorted by RA number.
32601
02-15-10
INCSALES
WALKRPT
Walk-up Rentals Report
Added a field that allows the date selection to be opening date or closing DBR date.
32664

02-17-10
VENDOR
VEND
Vendor File Maintenance
When a RA has an inclusive rate, the standard logic is to pay the commission on only the amount allocated to Time. Added a field to mark a vendor as one where their commission is paid on the bundled inclusive rate rather than just the revenue allocated to Time. 32639
02-17-10
MONTH
COMMISS
Vendor Commission Report
When a RA has an inclusive rate, the standard logic is to pay the commission on only the amount allocated to Time. Added a field in the vendor record can flag a vendor as one where their commission is paid on the bundled inclusive rate rather than just the Time. 32639
02-20-10

091209-O
N/A
N/A
Fleet Load (Snapshot) Program
This is the program run from the system scheduler (cron) which generates the data for the Fleet Utilization Report. Changed program to automatically delete any records older than 550 days (approx. 18 months, 1.5 years). This was done to prevent excessive file sizes.
32976
02-22-10
AUDIT
EDCLTX
Fuel Card Transaction Edits
Changes for Australia fuel card logic.
30374
02-22-10
AUDIT
FCVRPT
Vehicle Fuel Usage Exceptions
Changes for Australia fuel card logic. 30374
02-22-10
AUDIT
FCERPT
Fuel Card Exception Report
Changes for Australia fuel card logic. 30374
02-22-10
FUELCTRL
EDCLTX
Edit CALTEX Fuel Cards
New program for Australia fuel card logic.
30374
03-02-10
AUDIT
RTEXCP
Rate Exception Report
Added a field to limit the report to RAs with vendor commissions.
32994
03-02-10
ITCTRL
EDITIT
Edit IT Codes
The Customer # field is now a required field.
33043
03-05-10
AUDIT
AUDIT
Fuel Charge Audit Report
Added a field for sorting the data by vehicle number, license plate number, or RA number.
33129
03-05-10
OPTIONS
EDTOPTCD
Edit Optional Items File
Added a field on pg. 3 for "Alt. GL Acct" (Alternate G/L Account Number).
32120
03-08-10
RATES
EDITDRP
Edit Drop Charges
For drop charges that are sensitive to the number of days, the 'days' are now 'chargeable days'. Previously if an hourly charge applied to a RA, it was seen as an additional day by the 'length of rental' drop charge logic. Now the rounding to an additional day is done only when the hourly charges cause an additional chargeable day.
32482
03-08-10
CUSMNT
CUST
Customer File Update
To unmask personal data, press Shift/F4 from the OPTION field. User will be prompted for usercode and password to determine exempt from masking.

33104
03-09-10
SECURITY
EDITUAF
Edit User Access File
Entering a "X" in the Open Rate Edit field does the following: On existing reservations and RAs with a reservation, block the user from changing the rate product and from editing the rate. When creating a new reservation, editing the rate is allowed. When creating or editing a walk up RA, editing the rate and changing the rate product are allowed. 33096
03-09-10
RA
OPEN
RA Open
Setting in the User Access File can block the user from changing the rate product and from editing the rate on RAs with a reservation. 33096
03-09-10
RESMENU
RES
Reservations
Setting in the User Access File can block the user from changing the rate product and from editing the rate on existing reservations.
33096
03-10-10
INCSALES
EXTRA
Extra Revenue Report
Removed the Update Incentives field from this program. That process is now done by Update Revenue Incentives program.
33172
03-10-10
INCSALES
PRFINC
Update Revenue Incentives
New program to update the revenue incentives file. (Takes the place of using Extra Revenue Report to do this process.)
33172
03-10-10
INCSALES
EMPLPF
Employee Performance Rpt.
"Revenue" is now calculated on all items flagged as "Y" in the Rpt as Rev field in Edit Optional Items.
33180
03-16-10
DAILY
DBRO
Operations DBR
Added a field that allows selection of forced charge RAs only.

33222
03-25-10
RATES
EDITPRIV
Edit Privilege Codes
Added a field to recognize self-insured clients. Prevents LDW and coverage type (type "C") options from being sold.

32675
03-29-10
RACTRL
EDITMISC
Edit Misc. Control Fields
Added a field to turn on toll processing logic (for Australia.) 31003
03-29-10
CUSMNT
CUST
Customer File Update
Added fields for toll processing logic for Australia. 31003
04-05-10
MAINT
NONREV
Non Revenue Movement
The logic check from the "max. odometer per day" field in Edit Misc. now applies to Non-Revs (in addition to RAs).
32921
04-05-10
RACTRL
EDITMISC
Edit Misc. control Fields
The logic check from the "max. odometer per day" field now applies to Non-Revs (in addition to RAs). 32921
04-05-10
CORP
EDLCDP
Edit Local CDPID Records
Added a field for a bill-to customer.
33346
04-08-10
OPTIONS
EDTOPTCD
Edit Optional Items
Added a new configuration in the 'Echo Close' field for an Auth Pad option. As an option, it can be set up by Pricing Code and corporate accounts can be exempt from it.
33487
04-08-10
RACTRL
EDITTYP
Edit Valid Type Codes
Moved this program to the Sales Control Files Menu.

04-08-10
PCTRL

PRTTYP
Print Valid Type Codes
Moved this program to the Sales Control Files Menu.
04-09-10
RACTRL
EDSCST
Customer Search Configuration
New program to change the configuration of the Customer File search from the standard set up. Function keys and the data displayed in the search can be defined. 33287
04-16-10
INCSALES
OPTRPT
Optional Revenue Report
Added a field to chose walk-ups only, RAs with reservations only, or all RAs.
33557
04-19-10

091209-U

FLCTRL
EDITSTA
Edit Vehicle Status Codes
Added a field for Hertz Canada that is used to define a status for use on their trip ticket program. Their trip tickets can be left open if the vehicle involved is placed in a vehicle status that allows it. 32553
04-19-10

091209-T
LOCCTRL
EDITLOC
Edit Locations
Added a field that turns off the need for a user to enter user code and password when unmasking credit card data on the RA Open and RA Close screens. Note that using this feature may result in the rental operation being viewed as being non-compliant with PCI standards.
33290

04-19-10
RA
OPEN
RA Open
New masking logic for operations not using EDC. When an existing RA has the return date changed and the user presses Shift/F4 to unmask the credit card, the system estimates the charges and compares it to the amount already authorized. If there is already sufficient authorization, the card will not be unmasked. If there is insufficient authorization, the user is prompted to enter user code and password and the User Access File record is checked to see if the user is exempt from masking.

Note that a new field in the Location record can be used to bypass the entry of the user code and password when using Shift/F4 to unmask the credit card.
33290
04-19-10
RA
CLOSE
RA Close
New masking logic for operations not using EDC. When closing a RA and the user presses Shift/F4 to unmask the credit card, the system estimates the charges and compares it to the amount already authorized. If there is already sufficient authorization, the card will not be unmasked. If there is insufficient authorization, the user is prompted to enter user code and password and the User Access File record is checked to see if the user is exempt from masking.

Note that a new field in the Location record can be used to bypass the entry of the user code and password when using Shift/F4 to unmask the credit card.
33290
04-20-10
DLYSUB
SIGRP1
Signature Capture Report-Individual
New version of the report that is run for one employee. User must enter user code and password and the report will run for that employee only.
33188
04-21-10
RESMENU
RES
Reservations
For IT records without "TOUR" in the Customer # Field (for Hertz operations, these would be local tours), it's assumed that the voucher covers the entire reserved period. Therefore, when an open reservation's pick up or return date is changed, the number of days on the voucher is changed accordingly. Thus, it is not necessary to edit the voucher days. 33486
04-29-10
IMPORT
RATEMRG
Rental Rate Merge
Enhanced this program so that all fields from the rules record are included. Rules and rates can be created.
29281
05-10-10
OPTIONS
EDTOPTCD
Edit Optional Items
Added a new value to the Echo Close field that will cause a one-time message on RA Open. The message is a reminder to sell the item.
33691
05-10-10
091209-X
N/A
N/A
N.A
Pre-paid fuel revenue will now be pro-rated between opening and closing locations on certain types of one-way rentals when tank level at close is not empty.
33764
05-13-10
LOCCTRL
EDITLOC
Edit Locations
Converted the "Number of RA Copies" field (page 4) of the location record to 2 fields separated by a slash. Enter number of copies to print from Open before the slash, number to print from Close after the slash. RA Print programs will need to be enhanced to use this feature. This is a chargeable enhancement.
33674
05-13-10
CORP
CDPRPT
Corporate Account Report
Added more selection fields for RA number range, choice of sorts, reporting LDW separately or all coverages combined, ability to send a csv file to a printer.
33668
05-14-10
INCSALES
WALKRPT
Walk-up Rentals Report
Added fields for: Including RAs generated from local reservations, an incentive percentage, and the ability to create a file and run the report from the report driver.
33161
05-25-10

091209-Y
PURGE
PURGERA
Purge RA File
Added new column to report labeled " * " to denote those RAs which will not purge for some reason other than an unposted deposit or commission.
33973
05-27-10
RA
OPEN
RA Open
New fields were added to the Multi-Driver subwindow (Subwindow Q) for start date/time and end date/time. Use these fields to add additional driver charge after the RA opens and to stop the charge before the RA closes. The RA estimate now reflects this.

05-27-10
SECURITY
EDITUAF
Edit User Access File
New field used to restrict user to 'view only' mode in the following programs: Edit Corp. Accnt. Records, Edit Corp. Contracts, Edit Privilege Codes, Edit IT Codes.
33588
05-27-10 CORP
EDITCD
Edit Corporate Account Records
New field in User Access record can be used to restrict the user to 'view only' mode. In that mode, no records can be added, edited, or deleted. 33588
05-27-10 CORP EDITCONT
Edit Corporate Contracts
New field in User Access record can be used to restrict the user to 'view only' mode. In that mode, no records can be added, edited, or deleted. 33588
05-27-10 RATES
EDITPRIV
Edit Privilege Codes
New field in User Access record can be used to restrict the user to 'view only' mode. In that mode, no records can be added, edited, or deleted. 33588
05-27-10 ITCTRL
EDITIT
Edit IT Codes
New field in User Access record can be used to restrict the user to 'view only' mode. In that mode, no records can be added, edited, or deleted. 33588
05-29-10
DAMAGE
DMGWORK
Damage Work Entry
Service vendors should no longer be set up in the Location file. The name of the vendor is written to the Vehicle Inventory record notes field and shows on the Vehicle Status Report.
32621

06-02-10
MONTH
ACCRUE
Accrual Report
Added a field to exclude lease RAs.
34023
06-03-10
MAINT
WARNRPT
Maintenance Warning Report
Added a field for owning location.
33831
06-23-10
IMPORT
MRGCUST
Customer Record Merge
Added extended address fields, types 1 and 2.
34085
06-24-10
LOCCTRL
EDITLOC
Edit Locations
Added a field used to turn off the EXM tax code. (EXM tax code is to be ignored by Canada provinces Ontario and British Columbia as of July 1 change to HST.
34169
06-28-10
SLSCTRL
EDITFF
Edit FF Program Dates
Added fields for Thrifty's posting routine so that traveler codes can be posted to different general ledger accounts. Added a field for a different charge for international locations per traveler code.
33867
06-28-10
LOCCTRL
EDITLOC
Edit Locations
Added a choice in the Owned Location field for international corporate locations for Thrifty's frequent traveler posting routine.
33867




HERTZ-SPECIFIC FEATURES

DATE

MENU

SYNONYM

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

ISSUE #

01-08-10
DLYSUB DAILYREV Rental Daily Revenue Report Foreign RAs not included. Added a "Y/N" field for including ghost tour RAs. Add columns for IT# and Promo. 30219
02-24-10
HTZTOUR
EDHZTO
Edit Hertz Tour Download Record
New control file. Used to merge records into CARS+ from the download of the OKC Tour Master File.
32535
03-05-10
HERTZ
EDRB
Electronic EDRB
Program will send "Alt. GL Acct" number from new field in Optional Item File if that field is non-blank. This is to facilitate viewing rental agreements on the hertz.com website.
32120
03-08-10
HERTZ
MRGCDPID
Merge US/CA CDP Data
Added 2 fields for Canada licensees to impose limited free kms on corporate rates using the free km allotment from the Template Rate and the km rate from the merge record for kms over the free allotment.
32987
03-29-10
HTZCTRL
EDTHCC
Edit Hertz Credit Cards
Added several fields for toll processing logic for Australia.
31003
04-19-10
HTZCAN
TT
CARRENT- Trip Ticket
Trip tickets can be left open if the vehicle involved is placed in a vehicle status that allows it.
32553
04-20-10

091209-U

HERTZ
FLTARR
Flight Arrivals Download and Update
New program. Hertz provides a file throughout the day that contains updated flight arrival data. Use this program to read the Hertz file and update the pick up time for reservations (and the planning calendar) accordingly.
30217
05-27-10
HTZCTRL
EDTRZ4
Edit Res Merge Opt Codes
Added a field for Source Code.
33525
05-27-10
RES
RESINT
Reservation Interface
Reservations with a CDPID source code will retain that source code on the reservation.
33525
05-27-10
HERTZ
DEBITCC
Import Debit Card Ranges
Moved this program from the Hertz Control Files Menu to the Hertz Programs menu.

05-27-10
HTZCTRL
EDITTIC
Edit TICGAR Ctrl Record
New program. Used by corporate locations in processing tickets through the Batch Ticket Processing Report (TICGAR) when a ticket is issued on a corporate vehicle that was rented at a licensee location. 32887
05-27-10
HTZAU
BCHTKT
Batch Ticket Processing Report
Added a field for "Letter Only".
32887
05-27-10
VENDOR
VEND
Vendor File Maintenance
Added a field for Batch Ticket Processing.
32887


OVERVIEW CHAPTERS

DATE
CHAPTER TITLE
DESCRIPTION
ISSUE #
03-05-10
Overview - Viewing Rental Agreements on hertz.com How to set up data so rental agreements are displayed on hertz.com with proper description of charges.
32120
04-20-10
Overview - Masking