Changes
are listed in ascending date order or release order within each table below.
Finding your release number:
Prior to release 13.0.0, the release date 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:
With release 13.0.0 and later, the release number does NOT display on the login screen. Use the shortcut VERSION to determine which release is installed on your system. It will look something like this: v13.01.2v12.9-YYMMDD (where YYMMDD represents the date in the format “year month day”.)
For example, April 14, 2017 is shown as: v12.9-170414
A change with a date more recent than your release date is a new feature that is not available in your present release but which can be installed via an upgrade. Call your CARS+ Customer Support representative to schedule an upgrade.
THE MEANING OF THE RELEASE NAME
Starting with June 2017, we have gone to a three element Release Name, 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 un-useable. 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.
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.
| VERSION NUMBER |
AFFECTS RENTAL COUNTER |
MENU |
SYNONYM |
PROGRAM |
DESCRIPTION |
ISSUE # |
|
| 13.0.0 |
IMPORT |
DBREXP |
DBR Revenue Export |
Added a field to extract inclusive revenue. |
49407 |
||
| 13.0.0 |
SYSMENU |
VERSION |
CARS+ Version |
New program to see what version of CARS+ is running. |
49263 |
||
| 13.0.0 |
RA |
OPEN |
Edit Card Definitions |
When manually entering a credit card numbers, CARS+ EDC clients
will be prompted for the CVV code, zip/ postal code, and the name
embossed on the credit card. |
49322 |
||
| 13.0.0 |
yes |
RACTRL |
EDITLOC |
Edit Locations |
Credit card fee can now be applied based on a prompted question to the rental agent. | 49308 |
|
| 13.0.0 |
DAILY |
EXPIRE |
Auth Expiration Report |
Lists all open RAs whose authorization is DUE to expire within the next few days. (User can enter the number of days.) | 49326 |
||
| 13.0.0 |
DAILY |
AUTHDEP |
Convert RA Auths to Deposits |
Convert the pre-authorizations to deposits without having to unmask the credit card on the RA. | 49343 |
||
| 13.0.0 |
RA |
DRIVER |
RA Search by Driver |
New program used to find a RA by the last name of the additional driver or main driver by rental date. | 49340 |
||
| 13.0.0 |
SECURITY |
EDITUAF |
Edit User Access |
|
49364 |
||
| 13.0.0 |
IMPORT |
CUSEXP |
Customer Address Output | New program that exports customer data to a csv file. Data is selected for customers who had a minimum number of rentals opening during a date range entered. | 49367 |
||
| 13.0.3 |
SECURITY |
EDITUAF |
Edit User Access File |
Field for "Edit non-Revs" if set to "N" allows a user to close a
NonRev, but not allowed to edit one. Now prompts for manager override. |
49444 |
||
| 13.0.4 |
OPTIONS |
EDTOPTRT | Edit Option Rates | Added maximum amount logic to flat fee calculation | 49492 |
||
| 13.0.4 |
PLAN |
LOCFUT | Recalculate by Location | New program to Recalculate Class Needs for a single location. | 49606 |
||
| 13.1.0 |
UTILIZE |
VEHAVG |
Average Utilization Rpt |
Added vehicle license plate column. |
49497 |
||
| 13.1.3 |
CONFIG |
Vehicle Search |
Added the ability to configure the fields to be displayed in the Vehicle search |
49521 |
|||
| 13.2.0 |
RA |
WALK |
Walkup Rental Receipt |
New program used by agents who greet arriving airport passengers with the intention of securing customers who do not already have a reservation. Allows entry of minimum customer data and prints a "Rental Receipt" that the customer can take to the rental counter to complete their commitment for a vehicle rental. | 49537 |
||
| 13.2.0 |
RACTRL |
EDITDRW |
Edit Cash Drawers |
Reformatted the screens |
49419 |
||
| 13.2.4 |
RACTRL |
EDITLOC |
Edit Locations |
New field that allows posting revenue and taxes whenever a tax document is printed |
49264 |
||
| 13.2.5 |
yes |
New logic for date of birth validation. When the 2-digit year is less than or the
same as the current year, the prefix '20' is added to the year.
If the
2-digit year is greater than the current year, the prefix '19' is added
to the year. NOTE: This rule is unique to DOB dates, all other dates in the system use a different validation logic, |
49758 |
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DESCRIPTION |
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VERSION NUMBER |
BRAND |
AFFECTS RENTAL COUNTER |
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SYNONYM |
PROGRAM |
DESCRIPTION |
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