UPS Shipments / Enhancement

I will. One thing I have learned over the years is that we, as customers
need to use every possible avenue to get our message across. This is not a
knock towards the folks at Epicor, I honestly feel they do a very good job
of listening, its just that there is a tremendous amount of information
coming from every direction in today's environment to filter through. This
ends my philosophical rant of the day.

-----Original Message-----
From: Troy Funte [mailto:tfunte@...]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 1:10 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


Shawn,
IF you really want your name on the list, you'll probably need to call
or fax Epicor. Although they monitor this list, it is not an official
channel for support or enhancements.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sims, Shawn" <ssims@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


> This is exactly the functionality that we (Hydromat) would also be very
> interested in seeing in future releases so if anyone from Epicor is
> listening, add our name to the list on this one.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitchell Kirby [mailto:m.kirby@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:54 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> I started the original discussion and no I have not submitted an
enhancement
> request yet. Version 5.1 has a button that drops you on the UPS web site
to
> track your package. It works for FedEx as well. I had something more in
> mind when I started the thread. I discussed this with our Epicor
consultant
> and I am working on a proposal based on his comments. I would like the
> following functionality.
>
> 1) The ability to load customer records and ship to address to the
Worldship
> database. I would prefer a real-time interface but sneakerware would work
> as a stop gap solution.
>
> 2) The next step is a real-time link that inputs the UPS tracking number
> into Vantage. Right now we ship via Worldship and key the tracking number
> into the order after the fact. You have to enter the tracking number if
you
> are going to use the functionality described above in ver 5.1.
>
> 3) The next step is a real-time link that enters the freight cost for
> billing purposes.
>
> 4) Finally make all of the above fully integrated with Vantage.
>
> This is very bare bones but I wanted to respond even though I have not
> worked all of the details out yet. Right now I would settle for anything
I
> could get. Having to rekey the address, the tracking number, ship the
> package and then enter the freight is very time consuming. It is actually
a
> step back from our previous software. At least then we had issue #1
> working. Just being able to walk back to shipping with a diskette of open
> orders saved a lot to time.
>
> Mitchell Kirby
> V.P. Manufacturing
> Riten Industries, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:09 PM
> To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> btw, Erik, what version are you running? version 5.1 has some capability
> that version 5.0 doesn't, if i understood luanne correctly.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:05 PM
> To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> i talked to luanne at epicor support about this yesterday to see if there
is
> an enhancement request already in place i could add my name too, or start
> the process of entering a request myself. haven't heard back from her
today
> yet, but i'll keep trying... james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: erikrs301 [mailto:esmalley@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:45 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> There was a discussion about a week ago, talking about an enhancement
> to Vantage to work with the UPS WorldShip software. What's the latest
> on this? Also, someone mentioned the use of Visual Basic in
> conjunction with VB Forms to make it all work. Anyone else have any
> scripts/programs to make this thing work?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Erik Smalley
> IT Manager
> MEI
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
There was a discussion about a week ago, talking about an enhancement
to Vantage to work with the UPS WorldShip software. What's the latest
on this? Also, someone mentioned the use of Visual Basic in
conjunction with VB Forms to make it all work. Anyone else have any
scripts/programs to make this thing work?

Thanks!

Erik Smalley
IT Manager
MEI
i talked to luanne at epicor support about this yesterday to see if there is
an enhancement request already in place i could add my name too, or start
the process of entering a request myself. haven't heard back from her today
yet, but i'll keep trying... james

-----Original Message-----
From: erikrs301 [mailto:esmalley@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:45 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


There was a discussion about a week ago, talking about an enhancement
to Vantage to work with the UPS WorldShip software. What's the latest
on this? Also, someone mentioned the use of Visual Basic in
conjunction with VB Forms to make it all work. Anyone else have any
scripts/programs to make this thing work?

Thanks!

Erik Smalley
IT Manager
MEI



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
btw, Erik, what version are you running? version 5.1 has some capability
that version 5.0 doesn't, if i understood luanne correctly.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:05 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


i talked to luanne at epicor support about this yesterday to see if there is
an enhancement request already in place i could add my name too, or start
the process of entering a request myself. haven't heard back from her today
yet, but i'll keep trying... james

-----Original Message-----
From: erikrs301 [mailto:esmalley@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:45 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


There was a discussion about a week ago, talking about an enhancement
to Vantage to work with the UPS WorldShip software. What's the latest
on this? Also, someone mentioned the use of Visual Basic in
conjunction with VB Forms to make it all work. Anyone else have any
scripts/programs to make this thing work?

Thanks!

Erik Smalley
IT Manager
MEI
I started the original discussion and no I have not submitted an enhancement
request yet. Version 5.1 has a button that drops you on the UPS web site to
track your package. It works for FedEx as well. I had something more in
mind when I started the thread. I discussed this with our Epicor consultant
and I am working on a proposal based on his comments. I would like the
following functionality.

1) The ability to load customer records and ship to address to the Worldship
database. I would prefer a real-time interface but sneakerware would work
as a stop gap solution.

2) The next step is a real-time link that inputs the UPS tracking number
into Vantage. Right now we ship via Worldship and key the tracking number
into the order after the fact. You have to enter the tracking number if you
are going to use the functionality described above in ver 5.1.

3) The next step is a real-time link that enters the freight cost for
billing purposes.

4) Finally make all of the above fully integrated with Vantage.

This is very bare bones but I wanted to respond even though I have not
worked all of the details out yet. Right now I would settle for anything I
could get. Having to rekey the address, the tracking number, ship the
package and then enter the freight is very time consuming. It is actually a
step back from our previous software. At least then we had issue #1
working. Just being able to walk back to shipping with a diskette of open
orders saved a lot to time.

Mitchell Kirby
V.P. Manufacturing
Riten Industries, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:09 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


btw, Erik, what version are you running? version 5.1 has some capability
that version 5.0 doesn't, if i understood luanne correctly.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:05 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


i talked to luanne at epicor support about this yesterday to see if there is
an enhancement request already in place i could add my name too, or start
the process of entering a request myself. haven't heard back from her today
yet, but i'll keep trying... james

-----Original Message-----
From: erikrs301 [mailto:esmalley@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:45 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


There was a discussion about a week ago, talking about an enhancement
to Vantage to work with the UPS WorldShip software. What's the latest
on this? Also, someone mentioned the use of Visual Basic in
conjunction with VB Forms to make it all work. Anyone else have any
scripts/programs to make this thing work?

Thanks!

Erik Smalley
IT Manager
MEI



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
This is exactly the functionality that we (Hydromat) would also be very
interested in seeing in future releases so if anyone from Epicor is
listening, add our name to the list on this one.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mitchell Kirby [mailto:m.kirby@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:54 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


I started the original discussion and no I have not submitted an enhancement
request yet. Version 5.1 has a button that drops you on the UPS web site to
track your package. It works for FedEx as well. I had something more in
mind when I started the thread. I discussed this with our Epicor consultant
and I am working on a proposal based on his comments. I would like the
following functionality.

1) The ability to load customer records and ship to address to the Worldship
database. I would prefer a real-time interface but sneakerware would work
as a stop gap solution.

2) The next step is a real-time link that inputs the UPS tracking number
into Vantage. Right now we ship via Worldship and key the tracking number
into the order after the fact. You have to enter the tracking number if you
are going to use the functionality described above in ver 5.1.

3) The next step is a real-time link that enters the freight cost for
billing purposes.

4) Finally make all of the above fully integrated with Vantage.

This is very bare bones but I wanted to respond even though I have not
worked all of the details out yet. Right now I would settle for anything I
could get. Having to rekey the address, the tracking number, ship the
package and then enter the freight is very time consuming. It is actually a
step back from our previous software. At least then we had issue #1
working. Just being able to walk back to shipping with a diskette of open
orders saved a lot to time.

Mitchell Kirby
V.P. Manufacturing
Riten Industries, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:09 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


btw, Erik, what version are you running? version 5.1 has some capability
that version 5.0 doesn't, if i understood luanne correctly.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:05 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


i talked to luanne at epicor support about this yesterday to see if there is
an enhancement request already in place i could add my name too, or start
the process of entering a request myself. haven't heard back from her today
yet, but i'll keep trying... james

-----Original Message-----
From: erikrs301 [mailto:esmalley@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:45 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


There was a discussion about a week ago, talking about an enhancement
to Vantage to work with the UPS WorldShip software. What's the latest
on this? Also, someone mentioned the use of Visual Basic in
conjunction with VB Forms to make it all work. Anyone else have any
scripts/programs to make this thing work?

Thanks!

Erik Smalley
IT Manager
MEI



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/




Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Shawn,
IF you really want your name on the list, you'll probably need to call
or fax Epicor. Although they monitor this list, it is not an official
channel for support or enhancements.

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sims, Shawn" <ssims@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement


> This is exactly the functionality that we (Hydromat) would also be very
> interested in seeing in future releases so if anyone from Epicor is
> listening, add our name to the list on this one.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitchell Kirby [mailto:m.kirby@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:54 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> I started the original discussion and no I have not submitted an
enhancement
> request yet. Version 5.1 has a button that drops you on the UPS web site
to
> track your package. It works for FedEx as well. I had something more in
> mind when I started the thread. I discussed this with our Epicor
consultant
> and I am working on a proposal based on his comments. I would like the
> following functionality.
>
> 1) The ability to load customer records and ship to address to the
Worldship
> database. I would prefer a real-time interface but sneakerware would work
> as a stop gap solution.
>
> 2) The next step is a real-time link that inputs the UPS tracking number
> into Vantage. Right now we ship via Worldship and key the tracking number
> into the order after the fact. You have to enter the tracking number if
you
> are going to use the functionality described above in ver 5.1.
>
> 3) The next step is a real-time link that enters the freight cost for
> billing purposes.
>
> 4) Finally make all of the above fully integrated with Vantage.
>
> This is very bare bones but I wanted to respond even though I have not
> worked all of the details out yet. Right now I would settle for anything
I
> could get. Having to rekey the address, the tracking number, ship the
> package and then enter the freight is very time consuming. It is actually
a
> step back from our previous software. At least then we had issue #1
> working. Just being able to walk back to shipping with a diskette of open
> orders saved a lot to time.
>
> Mitchell Kirby
> V.P. Manufacturing
> Riten Industries, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:09 PM
> To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> btw, Erik, what version are you running? version 5.1 has some capability
> that version 5.0 doesn't, if i understood luanne correctly.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Martin Jr. [mailto:jmartin@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:05 PM
> To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> i talked to luanne at epicor support about this yesterday to see if there
is
> an enhancement request already in place i could add my name too, or start
> the process of entering a request myself. haven't heard back from her
today
> yet, but i'll keep trying... james
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: erikrs301 [mailto:esmalley@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:45 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] UPS Shipments / Enhancement
>
>
> There was a discussion about a week ago, talking about an enhancement
> to Vantage to work with the UPS WorldShip software. What's the latest
> on this? Also, someone mentioned the use of Visual Basic in
> conjunction with VB Forms to make it all work. Anyone else have any
> scripts/programs to make this thing work?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Erik Smalley
> IT Manager
> MEI
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>