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Quadrant Systems RASWIN - Release Notes 2024

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1.0.5996 2025-09-10 12:00

22/Nov/2024 11:22

  1. Version 1.0.5987
    1. The inquiry screen has been changed. For full details check this link: Inquiry Documentation

September 20, 2024

  1. Version 1.0.5981
    1. RASWIN will automatically adjust the cashier security_level to 0 for any user that has not logged into the program for 1 year. This check is done once every 30 days.

      This can be extended to a longer period (up to 2 years) by adjusting the SECURITY SETTING called SECURITY-INACTIVE-CASHIERS-CUTOFF-PERIOD to the desired number of days. It can range from 365 to 730 days. If you set a value outside this range, it will be adjusted to one or the other of these values based on whether your setting is less than or greater than the permitted range.

      You can manually adjust any cashier's security_level via table maintenance anytime. If a cashier leaves their position and is no longer using the RASWIN program, we recommend setting their security_level to 0.

      As a reminder, if a user has never posted transactions but rather only used RASWIN for inquiry or reporting purposes, their user_ID can be deleted from the cashiers table. If they have ever posted transactions, their user_ID can't be deleted.
  2. Version 1.0.5975
    1. Due to changes in "the rules" related to credit card processing some changes are required in the way passwords are handled. If integrated CC processing is in place, the settings that control these "rules" are automatic.
      1. Minimum password size is 8 characters.
      2. Passwords are case sensitive.
      3. Password must contain at least one upper case letter, one lower case letter, one number, and one special symbol.
      4. Automatic logoff is set to 5 minutes.
      5. Maximum password reset period is 90 days.
    2. The specific MISCPARMS settings than can be adjusted when integrated credit card processing is NOT in use as are follows:
      1. PASSWORD-CASE-SENSITIVE: The default value is n, but if you are a glutton for punishment, you can set it to Y
      2. PASSWORD-COMPLEX-REQUIRED: The default value N
      3. PASSWORD-MIN-LEN: You can set this value as low as 6 or as long as 30.
      4. PASSWORD-EXPIRATION-WARNING-DAYS : Normally, this is set to 14. At that point, when a user logs in, and it is within 14 days of their password expiration date, a warning will appear requiring a reset.
      5. PASSWORD-RESET-PERIOD: You can set this value as high as 365.
    3. Because case sensitivity can be a pain to deal with, an option on the login and the password change screens has been added to show the passwords to make it easy to confirm that you have entered the right values.

    4. The list of permitted payment types on the payment entry screen was not properly displaying when the screen was loaded. This has been corrected.
    5. The HdL interface process used at some of our client sites has been slightly adjusted. Perviously, when a HdL Fee_CODE that did not exist in the TRANCODES_HOST_TO_QUAD table was received, RASWIN would alert the user and ignore the invalid line item. Now, it will automatically add the new Fee_CODE to the TRANCODES_HOST_TO_QUAD table, and point it to RASWIN TRAN_CODE HDLNOF. This will indicated to the user that a new TRAN_CODE must be added (or that the new Fee_CODE needs to be pointed to a existing TRAN_CODE). There is no way for RASWIN to know what the TRAN_CODE should be.

      The HdL Fee_CODE values are basically descriptions of the type of fee, for example, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING FEE. When RASWIN receives these descriptions, it removes any spaces before attempting to find a matching value in the TRANCODES_HOST_TO_QUAD table. When it searches for (or adds a new value to the table), it strips the spaces, inserting ADMINISTRATIVEPROCESSINGFEE. This is automatic and requires no special action on the part of the user.

July 10, 2024

  1. Version 1.0.5974
    1. The table maintenance function was not properly dealing with inputs for some fields when the user entered more characters than the defined field size, primarily on text fields. This has been corrected.
    2. The receipt edit screen has been modified to prevent saving a blank tran_code. It also checks the entered tran_code against the tran_codes table to verify that it is a valid code.

June 17, 2024

  1. Version 1.0.5973
    1. The inquiry screen option to "Save Most to CSV File" has been modified to add a helpful hint prior to displaying the file in Excel. After the export is completed, a message box will appear giving the number of records exported and the path and file name, and reminding you how to AutoFit all the columns.

      Once you see the file appear in Excel and press the shortcut keys noted above, the output will look like this:


June 7, 2024

  1. Since the beginning of the year there have been a number of Changes to the RASWIN program. We've finally found the time to update notes to include them here.
    1. Most screens have been modified to display using more consistent fonts and font sizes by centralizing the code related to adjusting the screens when they are displayed. Also, nearly all screens permit you to increase or decrease the font sizes. The specific settings are stored in the database for each RASWIN register number seperately so that different screen sizes/resolutions are handled independently.

      To adjust the font sizes on a given screen, press the CTRL and + key (on the 10-key pad). A font adjusting screen will appear. You can control the font sizes for all labels and entry boxes, command buttons, and for data displayed in grid controls (if applicable for a given screen). When you then click on the SAVE button, those settings will be stored to the databsae.

      In addition to this, a new option to set screen colors has been added to the MAINTENANCE->SPECIAL FUNCTIONS menu.
    2. The format for 'release numbers' has been modified to include the release date and time as well as the release number.

      For example: 1.0.5972 2024-06-06 11:00
    3. For a short time, the option to void a batch of receipts was not functioning correctly due to a missing comma in a SQL command the program was issuing. This has been corrected.
    4. The SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE option on the MAINTENANCE menu has been restored.
    5. If integrated credit card processing is in use, the credit card receipt (that the customer signs) is generated by the CIP software which sends the information about the transaction back to the RASWIN program in a long string of charaters containing the authorization and transacton information. RASWIN processes this into a readable format and sends it to the receipt printer and/or a web page (which can then be printed to a laser or inket printer.) The detailed processing information on the receipt will look like this:

      Normally, two copies of the receipt are printed. A MISCPARMS table setting CC-DEFAULT-SLIP-COPIES controls the default number of copies. The default setting is 2. Logic in the program restricts the number of copies to a value range from 1 to 3. If you need more copies than that, you can just click on the print button a second time after the first set of copies printed.

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