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Release Note from your ECi Tech Support Team

Contracts and Laundry List Features
In ECinteractive and is.D-Force2 Version 7.4.1
Require DDMS 8.14.41 Software Update

Thursday, April 10, 2008 — ECI will soon announce version 7.4.1 of ECinteractive® and is.D-Force2®, due for release this weekend. If you wish to use the new contract and laundry list enhancements, you must load the DDMS 8.14.41 software update on your DDMS server.

DDMS Synchs Contracts/Laundry Lists
With ECinteractive®and is.D-Force 2

As we announced previously, the Web storefront enhancements required a change in the DDMS GOA gateway, as released in DDMS 8.14.41. (53692)

With with new SuperIndex and Category field references, the new GOA software allows for efficient synchronization of contract and laundry list data with the ECinteractive family of Web storefronts.

Note: This GOA update will be required to use synchronization enhancements for contracts and laundry lists in Version 7.4.1 of ECinteractive and is.D-Force®2, due for release April 12.

If you do not load DDMS 8.14.41, you may continue operating as before. However, you will not be able to take advantage of the contract and laundry list enhancements.

To look up all released corrections and enhancements in this DDMS software update, see Program Updates for Version 8.14.41.

Contract/Laundry List Synch in ECinteractive/is.D-Force2

Version 7.4.1 of ECinteractive/is.D-Force2 includes these enhancements for customer contracts and laundry Lists:

  • SuperIndex Reference. Enhanced the Contract/Laundry List Management page under Site Info in the Admin Control Panel to reference SuperIndexed items against the Web catalog content. In addition to the Item Company field, the process will reference the Catalog Prefix. Changes to item numbers and prefixes on the back-end item database no longer result in those items missing from online customer contracts. For example, if SAN50323 is in your backend system with PAP in the wholesalers prefix field, and the Web catalog has it listed as PAP50323, your customer can order the item as SAN50323 or PAP50323 thru Quick Order because of the new SuperIndex reference. (6897)
  • Backend System's Contract Categories. Enhanced the Site Preferences page of the Admin Control Panel by adding a new box: The Use Backend Categories in Contract/Laundry List box lets dealers specify whether to use category headers from the back end business system or to use wholesaler categories. The default for this new box is No. (5284)
  • Synch Progress Bar. Enhanced the Contract/Laundry List Management page under Site Info in the Admin Control Panel with a progress bar. When the administrative user synchronizes contracts or laundry lists including more than 2000 items, the progress bar displays the status until the process is complete. (5465)

To look up other changes in this release of ECinteractive and is.D-Force2, see Program Updates for Version 7.4.1.

How do I get my DDMS software update?

If you want to take advantage of these software changes, we will be happy to ship the software update to you via United Parcel Service (UPS) Ground. You can request a software update by email ddmssupport@ecisolutions.com, including your DDMS account number, contact name, company name, shipping address, and phone number. Or log in to submit a ticket for the latest software online at https://support.ECiSolutions.com.

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