Changes made to CARS+ software from Jan 1, 2020 to present.

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 #
28.2.17
 No
 RATES CONTROL FILE
 EDITTIER
 Edit Tiered Discount Code
Added a new chapter to allow for a tiered discount based on the length of rental.
Example: 4 day rental 10% off. 10 day rental 15 % off, etc... This discount will print on the RA as a separate line item.
 123534
28.2.18
 Yes
 DISPATCH
 MAKAVL
 Make Vehicle Available
 Added a new GVT Record "MAKAVNTS" to not prompt user to erase vehicle notes. Can set whether Cars+ erases or keeps the notes.
 127960
28.2.25
 No
 FLEET MENU
 INACTIVE
 Fleet In-Activity Report
 Add the option to include Vehicle Notes in the report.
 126679
28.2.27
 Yes
 MAINT MENU
 EDITCONT
 Edit Corportate Contracts
 Add the option to limit the total days that a discount can be allowed.
 124849
28.2.28
 No
 CONTROL FILES
 EDTFOP
 Edit FOP Use Codes
 Add the option to restrict FOP codes at different locations
 129166
28.2.28
 No
 SECURITY
 OVRRPT
 Manager Override Report
 Log any overrides made to rental agreements using the Batch Incident Entry Program
 129146
29.2.1
 No
 SYSTEM CONFIG
 PRNXIV
 Print Next Invoice Number Records
 Print Next Invoice number Records
 N/A
29.3.3
 No
 IMPORT MENU
 IMPMDL
 Import Model Codes
 Import Model Codes to the Model Codes file from data entered on an Excel spreadsheet
 130927
29.3.6
 No
 IMPORT MENU
 IMPFCD Import Fuel Card
Add or update new Fuel Card Records to to the Fuel Card Maintenance file from data entered on an Excel spreadsheet 130927
29.3.10
 Yes
 RAOPEN
 EDTCHR/EDTDRB
 Edit Charity Codes
 Allow for pop up window for Hertz Charity Donations
 126312
29.3.13
 No
 PURGE
 PRGUAF
 Purge Expired UAF Records
 Purge old user records that have expired accounts from the Edit User Access File.
 132753
29.3.33
 Yes
 RA OPEN
 RANOTES (GVT)
Add the option to require RA Notes through GVT record (RANOTES)
 142498
29.3.35 No EDIT CLASS CODES DELCLS Delete Old Class codes Delete old Class Codes via a CSV File 139265
30.0.6
 Yes


Added Hertz Vehicle Feature Logic ( Hertz EAM Fleet Merge)
 63169
29.3.41 No CORP EDITCD Edit Corporate Account Records Allow for preprints by CDPID number 129843

































































































































































































































NEW ADD-ON FEATURES

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 AFFECTS RENTAL COUNTER

MENU

SYNONYM

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DESCRIPTION

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BRAND-SPECIFIC FEATURES

VERSION NUMBER

 BRAND
 AFFECTS RENTAL COUNTER

MENU

SYNONYM

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

ISSUE #