This document lists changes made to CARS+ software from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Changes are listed in ascending date order within each table below. A change dated more recently than your release number is a new feature available in the latest release. The release number you are currently using is displayed in the upper left corner of the login screen. The format of the release number is v12.9-YYMMDD where YYMMDD represents the date in the format “year month day”. If you are logged in to CARS+, type “LOGIN” from the OPTION field of any menu to view the login screen.

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 of some tables below is Thermeon’s internal tracking number.

Quick links to:

New Appendix Chapters

Hertz-Specific Features

Dollar-Specific Features

Month of August

Month of September

Month of October

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT CREDIT CARD SECURITY:

PCI/DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) are hardware and software requirements that merchants are required to follow by the major credit card providers. PABP (Payment Application Best Practices) is a standard developed by VISA for point-of-sale card processing applications like CARS+.

A new appendix chapter is available to guide you in complying with these standards. Contact support@thermeon.com after reading this chapter for help in configuring your system in a compliant mode.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SHARED USAGE:

As of December 24, 2008, a change was made to the shared usage logic. (Shared usage is set in the user's Terminal Record.)

Shared usage (recommended setting)
Users set up with "shared usage" must enter their usercode and password before accessing a reservation or RA. This is done in order to determine whether or not their access masks credit card data (and possibly other personal data of the renter). In the past, the user also had to enter their usercode and password when saving a transaction.

NOTE: With this change, the usercode and password must still be entered before accessing a reservation or RA. However, it is not required when saving the transaction. It is now assumed that the user accessing the record is the user saving the record.

Non-shared usage
Users set up with non-shared usage need NOT enter their usercode and password before accessing a reservation or RA. It is assumed that the user logged in to the session is the user accessing the transaction. In the past, the user had to enter their usercode and password when saving a transaction.

NOTE: With this change, they are not prompted for their usercode and password. It is assumed that the user logged in to the session is the one saving the change.

DATE

MENU

SYNONYM

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

ISSUE #

07-14-08

RA

OPEN

RA Open

Masking customer data can now include the customer number in the AD subwindow when displaying an existing RA.

25465

07-14-08

RACTRL

EDITMISC

Edit Miscellane­ous Control Fields

The Mask Driver License field now includes a setting to allow the masking of the customer number in the AD subwindow when displaying an existing RA on the RA Open screen.

25465

07-16-08

SECURITY

EDITUAF

Edit User Access File

Deleting records from the UAF file is now limited to only those users who have menu type “ALL”.

27109

07-16-08

SECURITY

PRTUAF

Print User Access File

Added a field to limit the report to current users (based on the Account Expiration Date field in Edit User Access File.)

27109

07-17-08

RA

CLOSE

RA Close

Added a display field directly after the fuel charge that indicates the method used to calculate the fuel charge. Refer to the chapter for the codes and their meanings.

26024

07-21-08

RACTRL

EDITMISC

Edit Miscellane­ous Control Fields

Added a field to prevent reservations from being changed to Noshow status when RA associated with the reservation is currently in VOID-P status.

27072

07-21-08

PHYSINV

PHYUPD2

Remote Physical Inventory Update

New program to record physical inventory information using a non-radio equipped handheld device.The device stores vehicle data that is later downloaded to the CARS+ Physical Inventory file.

27577

07-22-08

RA

OPEN

RA Open

Changed the logic on the vehicle search.Once all vehicles of the requested class have been displayed, the next class to be displayed is now the next class up in the hierarchy (from the Class Codes file) rather than the next alphabetical class code.

25764

07-22-08

MAINT

HISTUPD

Vehicle History Update

A new function key was added to the search logic for “Order”.It can be used to have the search start with the most recent record and go backwards instead of the current method (earliest record displaying first).

25764

07-22-08

MAINT

HISTRPT

Vehicle History Report

Added a field for Sort Order:default is earliest records to latest records.New choice is most recent records to oldest records.

25764

07-22-08

FLEET

FASTINV

Fast In-Fleeting

Added a field for Fleet Type.

25764

07-22-08

FLEET

TURNBACK

Turnback Report

Added a field for Fleet Type.

25764

07-22-08

DAILY

PRTRPT

Print Auto-Create Reports

Added a new function key to the screen so that the user can delete a report.

25764

07-22-08

FLCTRL

SETMDL

Set Model Codes

Added a field for the grounding odometer.

25764

07-24-08

OPTIONS

EDTOPTCD

Edit Optional Items File

Added a field to flag a mandatory option charge so that the charge cannot be removed from a RA, even if the user’s User Access Code record allows the deletion of mandatory options.

26605

07-24-08

RA

OPEN

RA Open

Added a field to flag a mandatory option charge so that the charge cannot be removed from a RA, even if the user’s User Access Code record allows the deletion of mandatory options.

26605

07-24-08

RA

CLOSE

RA Close

Added a field to flag a mandatory option charge so that the charge cannot be removed from a RA, even if the user’s User Access Code record allows the deletion of mandatory options.

26605

07-24-08

RATES

EDITPRIV

Edit Privilege Codes

Added a field for an example Option Set.

26605

08-05-08

DAILY

FUEL

Fuel Charge Audit Rpt

Added a column for Fuel Surcharge.

27024

08-05-08

RA

CLOSE

RA Close

Fuel Surcharge is not charged when a CDPID has a privilege code exempting it.

Fuel Surcharge is not charged if the fuel charge is a credit.

Fuel Surcharge is removed if the fuel charge is edited to zero.

27024

8-05-05

RA

OPEN

RA Open

The Return Date must be entered prior to:

  • a vehicle being selected
  • searching the vehicle file.

27033

08-07-08

INCSALES

REFRPT

Refueling Analysis and Returns Rpt

New report to analyze fuel charges on closed RAs by the opening employee.

26049

08-08-08

ARCTRL

EDTAPA

Edit AP Allocation Records

New program used with RealWorld Account Payable.Used to set up allocation percentages so that expenses entered in AP can be distributed automatically to multiple profit centers.

24010

08-08-08

CONFIG

EDITLIB

Edit Print Library Control Record

Added a field for an equipment ready ticket.

26153

08-08-08

DISPATCH

MAKEQP

Make Equipment Available

New program to make non-vehicle assets (such as child seats) available and print a ready ticket.

26153

08-08-08

DISPATCH

MKAVL

Make Vehicle Available

Added the ability to print a ready ticket.

26153

08-08-08

RATES

EDITRATE

Edit Rental Rules and Rates

Added display fields on page 1 to show when the rules were last modified.Shows date/time and employee code.

27475

08-08-08

RACTRL

EDITMISC

Edit Miscellaneous Control Fields

For one-way rentals, added a field to allow both open and closing fuel rates to be based on the opening location’s fuel rates.(Standard logic in CARS+ dictates that the rate for prepaid fuel is based on the opening location’s fuel rate, and the rate for fuel charged at close is based on the closing location’s fuel rate.)

26457

08-08-08

RA

CLOSE

RA Close

A new field in Edit Miscellaneous Control Fields can be used to configure the system so that fuel charged at close on one-way rentals is based on the opening location’s fuel rate (instead of the closing location’s rate.)

26457

08-11-08

INCSALES

WALKRPT

Walk-Up Report

New report of walk up rentals by location, date, and opening employee.

23769

08-11-08

ACCT

EDITPOST

Edit Posted RA

Posted payments (D subwindow) cannot be erased with F3 or edited.A reversing entry must be entered.Payments, whether positive or negative, will be assigned the current DBR date so that they will post with the current day’s DBR.If payments need to be back-dated, use the Batch Receive RA Payments program.

26446 and 27175

8-11-08

RA

BCHCLOSE

Batch Close RA

The current DBR date will be assigned to payments. If payments need to be back-dated, use the Batch Receive RA Payments program.

27175

08-11-08

SECURITY

EDITUAF

Edit User Access File

New field to block user from editing the automatically calculated refueling charge at Close.

27074

08-11-08

RA

CLOSE

RA Close

A new field in the User Access File record can be used to block user from editing the automatically calculated refueling charge.

27074

08-12-08

RESMENU

RES

Reservations

New logic when the planning calendar is in use and there is an overbooking situation.A pop-up window of alternative classes appears listing the next available class down (less expensive) and the next 3 available classes up (more expensive).The classes are selected based on their hierarchy ranking in the Class Code record.

26398

08-12-08

RA

OPEN

RA Open

New logic when the planning calendar is in use and there is an overbooking situation.A pop-up window of alternative classes appears listing the next available class down (less expensive) and the next 3 available classes up (more expensive).The classes are selected based on their hierarchy ranking in the Class Code record.

26398

08-12-08

FLCTRL

EDITCLS

Edit Class Codes

The hierarchy field has another function, and, thus, has become more important.Now used in Reservations and RA Open when the planning calendar is in use and there is an overbooking situation. A pop-up window of alternative classes appears listing the next available class down (less expensive) and the next 3 available classes up (more expensive).The classes are selected based on their hierarchy ranking in the Class Code record.

26398

08-13-08

RA

OPEN

RA Open

Added the ability to view the details of additional driver data once a RA is saved.In the Multi-driver subwindow, place the cursor in the first field of the driver’s information and press Shift/F7.Details are displayed along with the driver’s customer number.

26264

08-14-08

CORP

RESMENU

RA

EDITCD

RES

RAOPEN

Edit Corporate Account Rec

Reservations

RA Open

A Source Code can now be linked to a CDPID record.When the CDPID is applied to a Reservation or RA, the Source Code will also be added and cannot be edited.This Source Code will take precedence over all others.If the CDPID is removed, the Source Code will also be removed.

26724

08-19-08

FLCTRL

EDITMDL

Edit Model Codes

Added a field for the rate of carbon emissions (grams per mile or km).Can be made to calculate at Close and print on the close RA.

26232

08-19-08

PURGE

PURGERA

Purge RA File

When RAs are purged, related records in the tax document file (if used) are also purged.

27129

08-22-08

RESMENU

MANIFEST

Reservation Manifest

Added a field for deliveries only.Allows the manifest to be printed for only those reservations that are set up for vehicle delivery.

26868

08-25-08

CUSMNT

Prvrpt

Privacy and Incident Entry Rpt.

New report of RAs selected by closing date, customer’s privacy flag, and incident entry.

20946

08-25-08

OPTIONS

EDTOPTRT

Edit Option Rates

Expanded the “Max Amt” field to accept dollars and cents.(Was previously an integer field.)

27443

08-26-08

INCSALES

REFRPT

Refueling Analysis and Returns Rpt

Revisions to the report format.

26049

08-27-08

OPTIONS

RESMENU

RA

EDTOPTCD

RES

OPEN

Edit Optional Items

Reservations

RA Open

New choice for the “INS ONLY” field.Used for selling options on retail RAs where the customer is being reimbursed for the rental by their insurance company.

When the option is selected from the Option pop-up window, causes a special pop-up window to appear where insurance information is entered.

Details are in the chapter titled:Apx - Insurance Replacement Rentals

27156

08-27-08

INCSALES

IOPRPT

Retail Insurance Option Rpt

New report listing RAs with new retail/insurance option type sales.

27156

08-28-08

SLSCTRL

EDITSGRP

Edit Source Group Codes

New program that allows for the set up of Source Groups in a similar manner to how Location Groups are set up.

23097

08-28-08

RESMENU

RER

Reservation Edit Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

RESMENU

RESSRC

Reservation Source Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

RESMENU

RESINC

Reservation Incentive Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

RESMENU

RESSTA

Reservation Status Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

RESMENU

RESYLD

Reservation Yield Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

MONTH

SOURCE

Source Analysis Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

MONTH

REVANL

Revenue Analysis Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

MONTH

INCRPT

Customer Satisfaction Rpt

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

08-28-08

INCSALES

EXTRA2

Extra Revenue Rpt 2

Source field now accommodates a Source Group.

23097

09-02-08

RESMENU

MANIFEST

Reservation Manifest

Added a line to the reservation info showing the deposit amount.For Hertz Australia, the pre-authorization code and pre-auth amount is shown if applicable.

25193

09-08-08

LOGS

FOPVIEW

View FOP Viewing Log

New program for operations that are set up for PABP compliance.Logs when unmasked credit cards are viewed (other than when records are initially created or edited.)The most recent 365 days of records from the log file must remain on the system for research purposes.Records older than 365 days should be purged using a new purge program.

27456

09-08-08

PURGE

PURGEFOP

Purge FOP Viewing Log

New program to purge the new FOP Viewing Log File.

27456

09-09-08

FLCTRL

EDITFRN

Foreign Vehicle Defaults

Added fields to define how damage and collection charges should be handled.Added a field for exchanges when the vehicles on a RA have different owners.Added a field for miscellaneous charges on exchange RAs.

27739

09-10-08

ACCT

MULTRA

Multiple Invoiced Rentals

When processing Multi-month rentals, if the RA being closed has a deposit that is greater than the closing rental charges, the un-used deposit amount is carried forward to the new RA.

27152

09-10-08

ACCT

PRECLONE

Multiple Invoiced Pre-Clone Rpt.

New report to examine open multi-month rentals for issues that will need resolving (expired drivers license or credit card, etc.) prior to the next cloning.

27152

9-15-08

LOGS

PROGLOG

View Program Access Log

Changed the number of days that data is saved from 30 to 365.

27882

9-22-08

RATES

EDITPRIV

Edit Privilege Codes

Added a field for Hertz Australia.Exempts renters from an administrative processing fee being assessed when processing tickets.

26610

09-22-08

ARCTRL

EDITTKT

Edit Ticket Charge Distributions

Added fields for a ticket type code and description.Used by Hertz Australia in the Batch Ticket Processing Rpt.

26610

09-24-08

RA

CLOSE

RA Close

New message displays for multiple invoiced RAs if the elapsed days are greater than the number of days in the billing cycle.

27341

09-24-08

INCSALES

EXTRA

EXTRA2

Extra Revenue Rpt

Extra Revenue Rpt 2

Changed the wording on the Inclusive Rate field to better reflect what the responses should be.Changed from “Consider Incl. Rates?” to “Exclude Incl. Rates?”

27929

09-24-08

RESMENU

MANIFEST

Reservation Manifest

Added a new response of “X” (to exclude) for 2 fields:Field 18, VIP (Gold ) and Field 21, Express only.

27341

09-25-08

EDC

SETRPT

Settlement Report

Added a summary by Location an Form of Payment at the end of the report.

27815

09-29-08

RATES

EDITRATE

Edit Rental Rules/Rates

Added a field for weekend options. If a “Y” is entered in the field, options with rates in the “XDAY’ field are charged as follows: The daily rate in the XDAY field is charged for the option for the weekend days; the daily rate in the “Primary Rate” field is charged for days outside the weekend. (Must be a daily rate calculated option.)

27484

10-01-08

CORP

EDITCD

Edit Corporate Account Records

Added a field to restrict a CDPID number to just WebRes transactions and block it from manual entry in Reservations and RA Open.

27977

10-01-08

OPTIONS

EDTOPTRT

Edit Option Rates

Rates for records currently in effect can no longer be changed. Instead, a record with a new effective date must be created for the new rate. The rates on records with effective dates in the future can be changed without creating a new record.

27987
10-08-08
 LOCCTRL
 EDITLOC
 Edit Locations
 New value in the Valid Renting Loc field for locations used for Non-Rev movements only.
 28005
10-09-08
 CORP
 SALESRPT
 Salesman Revenue Rpt
 Added a field to select both posted and unposted RAs, or only posted RAs. (Previously only posted RAs were included.) If monthly targets are entered in the new fields in the Edit User Access record and Corporate Account record, the monthly target is now shown on the report.
27944
10-09-08
 SECURITY
 EDITUAF
 Edit User Access File
 As part of the salesman logic, added a field for a monthly target amount. It shows on the Salesman Revenue Rpt. and Individual Salesman Rpt.
 27944
10-09-08
 CORP
 EDITCD
 Edit Corporate Account Records
 As part of the salesman logic, added a field for a monthly target amount. It shows on the Salesman Revenue Rpt. and Individual Salesman Rpt. 27944
10-13-08
 OPTIONS
 EDITPRC
 Edit Pricing Codes
 Expanded the pricing code field from 1 to 2 characters.
The logic has been changed for situations when there is no record for an Option at the pricing code that applies to a RA. Previously the logic used the Option rate record that had no pricing code. The new method uses the pricing code from the Class record.

25130
10-14-08
 PHYSINV
 PHYUPD2
 Remote Physical Inventory Update
 Changed the fields to just 3: Location , Date, Time. Vehicle # is supplied by the data scanned. Current status code is used.
 28072
10-17-08
 LOCCTRL
 EDITLOC
 Edit Locations
 Added a field that is to be used only by operations in Quebec Canada. It changes the hierarchy of how the minimum age is applied.
28129
10-22-08
 OPTIONS
 EDTOPTCD
 Edit Optional Items File
 Added a "Start Date" field for automatically applied options. When a RA is based on a reservation that was created prior to the start date, the automatic option is not applied to the RA.

New reserved code ENFEE for Energy Surcharge (Hertz Canada corporate operations).
 28185
10-23-08
 LOCCTRL
 EDITLOC
 Edit Locations
 Added fields for multiple levels of metroplexes in order to consider a larger fleet when calculating availability for reservations. A full explanation is in the Intro to Fleet Planning chapter.
 28164
10-23-08
 DAILY
 VEHSTAT
 Vehicle Status Rpt
 Added a field for non-vehicle assets. The report can include them, exclude them, or be run for them only.
28062
10-23-08
 UTILIZE
 CURUTL
 Current Utilization Rpt
 Added a field for non-vehicle assets. The report can include them, exclude them, or be run for them only.
28062
10-23-08
 UTILIZE
 FLTAVL
 Fleet Availability Rpt
 Added a field for non-vehicle assets. The report can include them, exclude them, or be run for them only.
28062
10-23-08
 UTILIZE
 FLTRPT
 Fleet Utilization Rpt
 Added a field for non-vehicle assets. The report can include them, exclude them, or be run for them only.
28062
10-24-08
 OPTIONS
 EDTOPTCD
 Edit Optional Items File
 Added a field to link two options. When the main option is applied to a transaction, the linked option is automatically applied to transaction too. This link is observed whether the option is applied through the Reservations, RA Open, or the RA Close programs. The linked option cannot be removed from the transaction unless the the main option is removed. If the main option is removed from the transaction, the linked option is removed too.
27804
10-29-08
 FLCTRL
 EDITDMG
 Edit Damage Control
 Moved this program to the Damage Menu.
10-29-08
 FLCTRL
 SETLIC
 Set License Entity
 New program that can do a mass update of the License Entity field in the Vehicle Inventory File.
 27862
10-29-08
 DAILY
 DUE
 Vehicles Due In Report
 Added a field to include RA Notes on the report.
 28190
10-31-08
 FLEET
 INV
 Vehicle Inventory Control
 Added a field for VRT Claim date. (for Ireland)
 28044
10-31-08
 FLTACCT VRTCLM
 Enter VRT Claim Data
 New program (for Ireland) for entering VRT claim information on multiple vehicles. Posts data to individual vehicle records.
 28044
11-03-08
 SYSMENU
 MRGCUST
 Customer Record Merge
 New program to update or create customer records from a comma delimited file (such as from a spreadsheet program.)
28000
11-04-08
 RA
 EDITRA
 Edit Opening Fields
 When linking a missed reservation to a RA, a new prompt asks if the reservation rate should override the rate on the RA.
 28294
11-06-08
 PURGE
 PURGECC
 Purge Credit Card File
 New program for users running in PABP compliant mode to purge old credit card numbers from the credit card file.
 26366
11-10-08
 RESMENU
 RER
 Reservation Edit Report
 Added fields for a range of Source Codes as well as a field for Source Group. Eliminated the field for Vehicle Class Group since a Class Group can be entered in the Vehicle Class field.
28395
11-10-08
 RESMENU
 RER
 Reservation Edit Report
 Added a field for including detail on vouchers.
 28238
11-10-08
 RESMENU
 MANIFEST
 Reservation Manifest
 Added a field for including detail on vouchers. 28238
11-11-08
 MAINT
 TICKET
 Ticket Processing Report
 A more detailed vehicle history record is written when a ticket is processed. Processed tickets have been added to the search subwindow menu from RA Open.
 28355
11-11-08
 RA
 OPEN
 RA Open
 Processed tickets have been added to the search subwindow menu.
 28355
11-18-08
 FLEET
 FLTEDT
 Fleet Edit Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets.
 28245
11-18-08 FLEET FLTEDT2
 Fleet Edit Report 2
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 FLEET LICEXP
 Vehicle Date Expiration Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 FLEET PRESALE
 Vehicle Presale Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 FLEET MIX
 Fleet Mix Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 FLTACCT
 PURCH
 Vehicles Purchased Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 PLAN
 PRTFUT
 Class Availability Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 PLAN FORECAST
 Fleet Forecasting Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 UTILIZE
 FLTAVL
 Fleet Availability Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
11-18-08 DAILY
 DUE
 Vehicles Due In Report
 Added a field to include non-vehicle assets, exclude non-vehicle assets, or run the report for only non-vehicle assets. 28245
12-01-08
 DISPATCH
 VEHSTAGE
 Vehicle Staging
 New logic for locations with multiple off-site staging lots. Used to show vehicle movement and prep when in a staging lot.
23697
12-01-08 DISPATCH LOTCTRL
 Lot Controller
 New logic for locations with multiple off-site staging lots. Displays by Class the reservation count as well as the number of vehicles available and dirty in on-site and off-site lots.
 23697
12-01-08 FLCTRL
 EDITCLS
 Edit Class Codes
 Added a field for indicating if the Class should be included in the Lot Controller display.
 23697
12-01-08 FLEET
 INV
 Vehicle Inventory Control
 Added a display field on page 1 for the lot number where the vehicle is located if using the Vehicle Staging logic.
 23697
12-01-08 LOCCTRL
 EDITLOT
 Edit Lot Numbers
 New program for the vehicle staging and lot controller logic. Used to create valid lot numbers.
 23697
12-01-08
 PRTLOC
 PRTLOT
 Lot Number Listing
 New program to print the list of lot numbers.
 23697
12-01-08
 DISPATCH
 MAKAVL
 Make Vehicle Available
 If using Lot numbers, a valid lot number must be used.
A vehicle history record, # 98, is automatically written whenever a vehicle is made available using the program.
 23697
12-01-08
 LOCCTRL
 EDITSTAL
 Edit Stall Numbers
 If using Lot numbers, a valid lot number must be used. 23697
12-01-08
 RATES
 EDITIT
 Edit IT Records
 Formerly a program for Hertz operations only, this program can now be used by any user to create IT records. (IT records are set up for each tour package.) If the tour operator has multiple packages, all vouchers can now post to the same account in AR.) Once set up, tour vouchers are entered in the S subwindow of Res, Open, and Close instead of the V subwindow.

Added a field for the discount percent for a simple wholesaler.
 25221
12-01-08
 RESMENU

 RES
 Reservations The system can be configured so that tour vouchers are entered in the S subwindow instead of the V subwindow.
25221
12-01-08 RA
 OPEN
 RA Open
 The system can be configured so that tour vouchers are entered in the S subwindow instead of the V subwindow. 25221
12-01-08 RA
 CLOSE
 RA Close
 The system can be configured so that tour vouchers are entered in the S subwindow instead of the V subwindow. 25221
12-08-08
 RESMENU
 RESSTA
 Reservation Status Rpt
 Added a column for the confirmation number.
 28741
12-08-08
 RA
 OPEN
 RA Open
 When opening a RA based on a reservation, it is possible through various edits (class, return date, rate, etc) to lose much of the data delivered in the reservation. The Shift/F8 key can now be used to revert back to the original reservation values (return date/time, return location, vehicle class, rate, and CDPID.)
 28531
12-10-08
 DAILY
 DAYEND
 End of Day Report
 Moved this report from the Hertz Australia Menu to the Additional Daily Submenu (off the Daily Procedures Menu) as the report may be of use to operations other than Hertz Australia.
 28809
12-15-08
 RESMENU
 MANIFEST
 Reservation Mannifest
 Reservations with a rental period over 30 days are now shown with an asterisk (*) in front of the pick up date. 28850
12-17-08
 SYSMENU
 SETOWN
 Set Owning Location
 New program to change owning location of multiple vehicles. Reads a comma delimited file. 28723
12-18-08
 MONTH
 RASUMY
 RA Summary Report
 Added a sort by return date.
 28889
12-18-08
 PHYSINV
 PHYRPT
 Physical Inventory History Report
 Added a field for vehicle status.
 23245
12-22-08
 RATES
 EDITRATE
 Edit Rental Rules/Rates
 New selection for "Allow Zero Rate" field. A "X" in the field means rates are not required on page 3 because the rate will be loaded from the reservation merge program. For National Alamo Europe reservation interface only.
 28515
12-23-08
 FLEET
 INV
 Vehicle Inventory Control
 Added a field to page 1 displaying the date and location from the most recent Physical Inventory.
Added a field on page 2 displaying the most recent Non-Revenue Movement number.
28780
12-23-08
 OPTIONS
 EDTOPTRD
 Edit Option Rates
 Added a column for responsibility percentage. Rather than using the "Cvg Resp" field for the customer's responsibility amount for "L" type coverages, a percentage can be entered. It is a percentage of the vehicle's replacement cost. (If the replacement field in the vehicle record is blank, the capitalized cost in the vehicle record is used.) Note: RA print programs will need to be enhanced to take advantage of this feature.
 28861
12-24-08
 CONFIG
 EDITTERM
 Edit Terminal Records
 A change has been made to the shared usage logic.

Shared usage (recommended setting)
Users set up with "shared usage" must enter their usercode and password before accessing a reservation or RA. This is done in order to determine whether or not their access masks credit card data (and possibly other personal data of the renter). In the past, the user also had to enter their usercode and password when saving a transaction.

NOTE: With this change, the usercode and password must still be entered before accessing a reservation or RA. However, it is not required when saving the transaction. It is now assumed that the user accessing the record is the user saving the record.

Non-shared usage
Users set up with non-shared usage need NOT enter their usercode and password before accessing a reservation or RA. It is assumed that the user logged in to the session is the user accessing the transaction. In the past, the user had to enter their usercode and password when saving a transaction.

NOTE: With this change, they are not prompted for their usercode and password. It is assumed that the user logged in to the session is the one saving the change.
 28829
12-26-08
 MAINT
 NONREV
 Non-Revenue Movement Entry
 Only users allowed to edit Non-Rev tickets can close a Non-Rev when the vehicle is already in sold status. Closing date of the Non-Rev cannot be later than the sales date.
 28768
12-30-08
 VENDOR
 VEND
 Vendor File Maintenance
 Added 4 fields for Hertz Australia used in the statutory declaration letter for Ticket Processing. 28443


REALWORLD ACCOUNTING

DATE
 MODULE
 PROGRAM
 DESCRIPTION
 ISSUE #

08-08-08

AP

Process AP Transactions

Added a field for an allocation code.Codes are set up in a CARS+ control file.Allows expenses to be distributed automatically to multiple profit centers.

24010

08-19-08

AR

Purge AR Open Item File

Added a field for customer type.

27295


SPECIAL CARS+ FEATURE CHAPTERS

DATE

DESCRIPTION

07-01-08

PCI/PABP Implementation Guide

 Initial write up

07-29-08

PCI/PABP Implementation Guide

 Updates

09-08-08

PCI/PABP Implementation Guide

 Updates
10-31-08
 Ireland 365 Day Tax
 Updates re new field in Vehicle Inventory for claim date, new program to enter claim data and post it to vehicle records, changes in RA Open re claim date, certain fleet reports now indicate vehicles with claim dates.
28044
11-06-08
 PCI/PABP Implementation Guide
 Updated regarding new program to purge the Credit Card file. 26366
12-24-08
 PCI/PABP Implementation Guide
 Updated regarding the new logic for shared and non-shared usage .
 28829


HERTZ-SPECIFIC FEATURES

DATE

MENU

SYNONYM

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

ISSUE #

07-14-08

RA

EDITRA

Edit Opening Fields

Data for voucherless tours can now be entered using Edit Opening Fields.

25465

07-21-08

RA

OPEN

RA Open

Vouchers created on reservations which are carried through to the RA Open screen now display in the S subwindow in detail.

26657

08-05-08

HTZCAN

HTZSTB

Revenue Accrual Rpt

Added a second line for each RA with new columns for Fuel Surcharge and option CFC.

27024

08-20-08

BRAZIL

DREVNU

RA Daily Revenue Rpt

Added a field for detail level selection.

24562

09-22-08

HTZAU

BCHTKT

Batch Ticket Processing Report

New program to process tickets from an ascii file.An administrative processing fee can be charged to the customer.(The ticket itself is not charged to the customer.)Letter to the vendor (ticket issuer) is printed.GAR file is set to OKC.

26610

09-24-08

RA

CLOSe

RA Close

RAs that are longer than 99 days cannot be closed.(They must be broken up into smaller segments in order to transmit to OKC properly.)

27341

09-30-08

HERTZ

RATECODE

View Rate Code Data

Changed how this data for US and Canada codes is accessed. Instructions are shown on the screen.

28030
10-22-08
 HTZCAN
 HTZSTB
 Revenue Accrual Rpt
 Added a column for GL account 3755, Energy Surcharge.
 28185
10-22-08
 HTZTOUR
 EDITIT
 Edit IT Codes
 Marking a record as VLF exempt also exempts the ENFEE (Energy Surcharge.)
 28185
10-22-08
 OPTIONS
 EDTOPTRT
 Edit Option Rates
 Changed percentage based codes D, d, and E to include GL account 3755.
 28185
10-29-08
 OPITONS
 EDTOPTRT
 Edit Option Rates Changed percentage based codes D, d, and E to include GL account 3750. 27862
10-29-08
 HERTZ
 HTZSTB Revenue Accrual Rpt Added a column for GL account 375O, Snow Tires. 27862
10-30-08
 RESMENU
 RESINT
 Reservation Interface
 Include rate family "TP" for net rates in the BR mnemonic field.

28312
11-18-08
 RACTRL
 RESCODES
 Edit Conversion Records
 Added a new type of conversion record for Seamless logic.
 28414


DOLLAR-SPECIFIC FEATURES

DATE

MENU

SYNONYM

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

ISSUE #

07-22-08

RESMENU

RESINT

Reservation Interface

The Reservation merge program for Dollar operations has been changed.When data is located in the Tour #, Tour Name, Net Rate areas of the reservation, it is written to the Reservation Notes.

25764