Muggles and the Magic of version 5.6

For the past decade, Harry Potter has enchanted audiences of all ages with wizardry, magic, Muggles, and mystery. While at our company, we don’t cast spells and fight dark lords, we do like to think of software solution if IT professionals as our own sort of spell book, used by Muggles in IT services professions to whip up a little business automation magic of their own.

And, just as J.K. Rowling introduced new spells and potions to her audiences over the course of the Potter series to address the various challenges faced by Harry and his trusty sidekicks, we also recognize that our collection of business automation features needs to be augmented to address the evolving needs of our customers. So, today we excitedly announce that our software has been revamped to increase the strength and usability of its features. With soon-to-be-released version 5.6, everything from the software’s layout to its workflow automation features has been enhanced. The additions and augmentations to the version 5.6 are so effective that they would even succeed in disarming You-Know-Who, much like an omnipotent Expelliarmus charm.

So, what sorts of charming and magical features should you expect from version 5.6? Read on for an inside peak into the exciting additions to our PSA solution.

Statistics Board:

How magical would it be if you could conjure up statistical information regarding the efficiency and effectiveness with which your IT services business is being run in an instant? We’re guessing you would find it pretty incredible. For this reason, we have incorporated a new Statistics Board into the version 5.6.

With the speed of a Nimbus 2001, the new Statistics Board provides you with instant access to advanced query and summary information on a variety of your company’s performance indicators. Access personalized views of your company’s information by adjusting display settings and filtering data and employee options.

The affect of the Statistics Board’s analysis on your business could be bewitchingly beneficial!

QuickBooks Batch Invoice Creation Wizard:

Before understanding the scope of Voldemort’s evilness, Harry might have wondered what was in a name and why Wizards preferred to keep him nameless, but, as Harry soon learned, sometimes even a name is a powerful thing. We can attest to this fact and tell you that this features’ name is anything but inconsequential or misleading!

The new Invoice Creation Wizard is an exciting time saving utility that’s as enchanting as Wizards themselves. With this new feature, you are able to create multiple invoices at the same time, at both the customer, service and ticket level, with a quick wave of a wand. To be honest, its with a few clicks of a mouse, but you get the idea…

The Batch Invoice Wizard even enables you to generate hundreds of invoices instantly!

Preview Tab:

The Pensive stored in Dumbledore’s office proved mighty helpful to Harry Potter by enabling him to review memories, both his own and others. We figured IT services providers would also benefit from having easy access to the history details of an event or relationship with a customer. For this reason, we have included a new Preview Tab in our Accounts, Tickets and Assets windows.

From each Preview Tab, view many details, including customer, task, appointment, charges, linked and history information, in one rich-view display. Within the Preview tab, you can also initiate actions, such as adding Charges and setting up appointments. The best part is that you can perform all of these tasks without navigating away from the Preview tab!

Not only does this new view format enable you to enhance your understanding of your relationships with your customers, but it also helps you improve and expedite the service with which you provide them. In exchange for superior service, you are bound to build customer loyalty and a superior reputation.

Ticket Merge:

Duplicates often spring up when they’re least wanted, just ask those who have been afflicted by the Gemino (Duplicatation) Curse! As much as you try to avoid duplicate Tickets, sometimes these things can’t be avoided.

With the new Ticket Merge feature, you can seamlessly merge two Tickets for the same customer into one. The Ticket Merge utility automatically merges data from one Ticket to the other (Master Ticket), and deletes the redundant Ticket. All data linked to the deleted Ticket is transferred to the Master Ticket.

Not only does this feature help to ensure that your records are organized and easy to follow, but
it also ensures that no data is lost in the processes. This is spellbinding business automation technology at its finest!

All in all, the soon-to-be released version of our IT providers management platform includes many new additions and enhancements. But, if the story of Harry Potter taught us anything, it would be to leave the audience wanting more. So, please, stop back again soon for additional insider information about version 5.6 and its new, fantastical features and magical business management utilities.

Even though we’re all a bunch of Muggles, there’s no reason not to embrace the new version 5.6 and start running your IT business like a Wizard of the highest order!

Until next time,
Success Team

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13 Responses to Muggles and the Magic of version 5.6

  1. Leon says:

    i want it now

  2. Dennis says:

    Yeah when Will it be out?

  3. Hi Dennis! We hope to announce the release of version 5.6 VERY soon. Right now, we are still in Beta, be we would love to have you join us! In order to do so, click here. Let us know what you think!

  4. Hi Leon! We’re hoping to bring you the new version really soon… In the meantime, we would love to have to check out the Beta of version 5.6. To test drive the software, please click here.

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  6. Mike says:

    Still no dedicated exchange calendar sync… Guys outlook sync just doesn’t cut it. Most of your competitors can sync to exchange, why not commit?

  7. Nathan woodcock says:

    Looks good but a shame I had to read through all the Harry Potter rubbish to try and see the stuff about Commit. Your target audience is probably older than 12!

  8. Hi Mike. We actually have this request on file and we’re evaluating it. As you may already know, Outlook Sync does sync with data stored in the Exchange Server (although it’s currently not as direct Exchange sync). Thanks for your input!

  9. Nathan, the blog post doesn’t cover everything 5.6 has to offer. We will be releasing an official, Harry Potter-free, list of new features in the near future. Please stay tuned!

  10. Xavier Pablo says:

    Will 5.6 have full support for the Canadian version of QuickBooks Pro 2011 /12 ?
    And when is the release date?

  11. Hi Xavier, the version 5.6 supports the Canadian version of QuickBooks Pro 2011. Please stay tuned for the release date. We will be unveiling that information very, very soon!

  12. I’m sorry but you cannot seriously compare your Outlook sync to a true Exchange integration. I get double up contacts, annoying prompts and a plethora of other problems whenever I try and use the Outlook sync option. 3 years of pain and still nothing has been done in this area. Please commit, listen to your users, get it released ASAP.

  13. John, thank you for your feedback and for visiting our blog. We believe that two different things were mixed here and we would like to clarify.

    Issues with the sync logic itself has nothing to do with the syncing transportation layer – will it be directly with Exchange or through Outlook.

    The two-way sync with Outlook does usually work very well and is a critical and vital part of the business work flow to thousands of our users — it syncs Calendar, Tasks and Contacts, updating the data in both CRM and Outlook (even when the data is stored in an Exchange server). Having said that, like with anything, things can sometimes go wrong. If this has been your experience, we are happy to work with you and identify what is causing the sync problems.

    The Outlook Sync option works with Outlook data stored either locally or in an Exchange server. Syncing directly with Exchange, while this may offer many benefits that we are aware of, is not the solution to such issues. While it replaces the access and communication method, it doesn’t change the syncing logic and cannot resolve broken IDs, for example. Please contact our support directly at Support @ and we’ll work with you to resolve this issue.

    Thanks.