LightSpeed Changelog

What's new in LightSpeed 2015 2.2.4

Sep 7, 2015

Apple GSX:
New GSX Setup Window for allowing the use of certificates and private keys to comply with the new regulations
New Product Lookup window for the new AppleCare Connect API’s
New Warranty Lookup window for the new AppleCare Connect API’s
New CarryIn Repair window for the new AppleCare Connect API’s
Fixed an issue for customers in Australia where a serial number that was greater than a year old would cause a warranty status lookup error
Fixed an issue where lowercase serial numbers would return an error on warranty status lookup
Fixed an issue with the CarryIn Repair window and CompTIA parts would display an error if no CompTIA parts were allowed for that product
New Test Connection button in the GSX settings window to properly test the new certificate connection method
Fixed an issue where a CarryIn Repair would not save the results to the notes field of the Purchase Order
Added a datepicker to the CarryIn Repair window
MultiStore:
Performing a return on a multistore invoice now allows you to return the invoice more than once (before only 1 return on an invoice was allowed no matter how many items were returned).
Fixed an issue with MultiStore Replication that did not replicate all of the basic Supplier information
Bug Fixes:
Accounts Receivable on date report now excludes payments made after the selected date
Downloading a Web Order with quantity discounts now displays the correct selling price
An invoice with a noninventoried item with a cost now properly displays the cogs/margin column in StoreMaster
Fixed an issue where an upgrade to OnSite 2015 2.2 would fail if you had multiple payment methods with the same name
Fixed an issue where Webstore would fail to upload due to a Family attribute error
Fixed an issue when the “default mail application” was set to Outlook and document windows with attachments would open Apple Mail instead.

New in LightSpeed 2015 2.2.0 (Aug 21, 2015)

Multi-Store:
All-New “Multi-Store Replication” settings for each store location
Fixed an issue where enable/disable stores through multi-store setup as not respected
Fixed in issue where the multi-store token would not refresh if an account expired
Fixed an issue where Multi-Store returns would not always reflect Sales Event pricing
Fixed an issue where child products generated from a master matrix product at a child location that was replicated from a master store would not retain cost and supplier information
Fixed an issue where receiving a transfer in while having the product card open in the sending location could cause Lightspeed to crash
Multi-Store returns now reflect the cost of goods sold from the originating location
Enhancements:
Ability to check a gift card balance in POS Mode
Right-clicking on a product(s) in StoreMaster allows for “Print Label” option
POS Mode Button Mode now display 100 products at a time
Ability to perform fast scanning in POS Mode
Option in POS Mode for products to be searched on exact Product-ID
Ability to swipe a card at any time in the payment screen in POS Mode (swipe mode only)
Station Setup option to automatically send the current sale to the Genius Terminal for payment
ApplePay is now officially supported through the Cayan Genius Terminal
Bug Fixes:
Fixed an issue where a merged customer would display in POS mode when searching
Fixed an issue where adding a quantity to an existing line item in StoreMaster would not update the Owing amount
Fixed an issue where can Exit POS’ privilege set to ‘Not Allowed’ will cause LS to crash
Fixed an issue where count inventory breaks available inventory if there is inventory in warehouses and count warehouse is unchecked.
Sending decimal QTYs in a Multi-store transfer could result in inventory stuck in transit
Attempting to update products via import tools could cause Lightspeed to crash
Fixed an issue with combine scanned quantities could cause Lightspeed to crash during fast scanning
Fixed an issue where using set product info/set selling prices would stop responding if the quantity filter equaled 0
Fixed an issue in POS Mode where current and non-current products would be displayed when search only current products was selected
Removing a discount on an editable sell item now recalculates the sell price
Fixed an MYOB export output error that used incorrect currency code data for suppliers
Fixed an issue where saving an SRO created from an Order could cause LightSpeed to crash
Fixed an issue where an error would display that an item must have exactly 1 default cost when invoicing an item through POS Mode
Fixed an issue where the ‘default’ Family setting would not be respected
Fixed in issue in Count Inventory where Adjust Inventory did not combine multiple counts for the same product
In POS, Customer Discount always overrides Sale Event Discount when Customer is added before Products
Editing a document after taking a payment generates no longer generates a lockholder error
Using a store credit in POS Mode with the auto-complete option enabled could cause Lightspeed to crash
Inventory Counts with serialized products are now adjusted correctly
Fixed an issue with large databases where a StoreMaster export may timeout
Fixed an issue with the Cayan Genius Terminal setup that would prevent load payment methods from launching
Fixed an issue where a “debit type” payment with an external terminal could cause Lightspeed to crash
Fixed an issue where the number field on a check or manual payment wouldn’t save
API: Customer email address is now returned on invoices

New in LightSpeed 2015 2.1.2 (Jun 19, 2015)

New in LightSpeed 2015 2.1.0 (May 25, 2015)

Performance:
Count Inventory comparisons and adjustments are faster.
Intelligence reports are faster.
Apple GDV Inventory Report is 2x faster.
Searching for Products, Customers and Invoices in POS Mode is faster.
Enhancements:
Opening the cash drawer is controlled by the user privilege and payment method.
Merchant Warehouse is replaced by Cayan.
New setting for automatic completion of sale in POS Mode.
Cash Denomination buttons are now available for cash payments in POS Mode.
New option in Users to allow passwords to never expire.
New button in POS Mode to reprint a Gift Card receipt for an Invoice.
Gift Card balances are printed on receipts.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed an issue where when the Can Exit POS Screen privilege was set to authentication the user was logged out.
Fixed an issue in POS mode where the Sell Negative Inventory on Invoices privilege allowed selling negative inventory.
Fixed an issue in POS mode where the Sell Negative Quantity on Invoices privilege allowed selling items that were at a negative quantity.
Fixed an issue in POS mode where the Sell Below Minimum margin on Invoices privilege allowed selling below the minimum margin.
Fixed an issue in POS mode where attempting to log out when the Can Exit POS Screen privilege is set to authentication or to not allowed caused Lightspeed OnSite to crash.
Fixed an issue in POS mode where the End of Day report was not accessible if the user privilege was set to authentication.
Fixed an issue where mapping payment methods for the Cayan Genius terminal caused Lightspeed Onsite to crash.
Fixed an issue where on the Product card selecting Update Costs of Products on this PO cleared the Default Supplier.
Fixed an issue where users who do not have Setup MultiStore enabled cannot do inventory lookups or Transfers In.
Fixed an issue where changing the Customer on an Invoice that was paid by Gift Card clears the Gift Card payment.
Fixed an issue in POS Mode where the account window opened behind the customer card.
Custom fields now print accurately for Supplier Invoices.
Fixed an issue that caused the Export Tools to crash.
Fixed an issue where accessing Customer history from POS mode caused Lightspeed OnSite to crash.
Product Codes now print on labels by default.
Printing a barcode based on a Product Code is supported.
Updating a master product description now updates the child products.
Fixed an issue where performing a GSX warranty lookup caused Lightspeed Onsite to crash.
Barcodes of the Multi-Store Label are blank custom labels designed using the C39 barcode.
Fixed an API issue where updating an invoice with an activated gift card on it caused the value of the gift card to double.
Columns now sort properly in gift card table.
Columns now sort properly in inventory count window.
StoreMaster now updates the Invoice Modified Date for non-cash payments.
Using a Pre-Existing preset now displays the product fields in Import Tools.
Fixed an issue where a phone number was occasionally shown in the email field of an invoice card.
Mac OS X Yosemite:
Fixed an issue where posted or exported Supplier Invoices were displayed with a lock icon.
Fixed an issue where text was cut off in Station Setup & Pricing Level Setup.
Advanced Reporting 2.0:
Supports the completely redesigned Advanced Reporting 2.0 add-on module, a powerful cloud-based tool for deep retail analysis across any number of store locations.
Updated API Documentation:
You can find updated API documentation at http://www.lightspeedpos.com/onsite-docs/

New in LightSpeed 2015.2.0 (Feb 24, 2015)

Performance:
The save time for Purchase Orders, Quotes, Orders, & Invoices with many line items is now faster.
The save time for changed quantities on Purchase Orders, Quotes, Orders, & Invoices is now faster.
The response time of Purchase Orders, Quotes, Orders, & Invoices has been improved.
Performance optimization now takes place upon installation with a manual reset located in System Preferences.
Performance increase for the Accounts Receivable Module.
Enhancements:
StoreMaster application now uses the Cocoa framework (was previously Carbon).
Converted all side drawers to drop down sheets allowing for the removal of legacy code.
Improved Help menu for faster access to my.lightspeedpos.com and remote support.
An Invoice can now be voided in POS Mode to prevent Owing Invoices.
Expanded the Accounts Receivable window for better navigation of customers.
Product label barcodes are now printed off Product ID by default.
Moneris messages have now been updated if the card is left in the machine.
New Installer Window layout, Retina compatible, with Uninstaller included.
Bug Fixes:
Removing a customer from an existing invoice no longer removes discounts from the line items on the invoice.
Pricing Levels now detect the proper quantity and set the proper Pricing Level.
Fixed an issue in StoreMaster when selling a product with a pricing level applied, the discount would apply to the default price instead of the pricing level price.
Fixed an issue where a user was unable to open the tills window in POS Mode.
Fixed in issue where a sale label was incorrect for tax-inclusive environments.
Fixed an issue where Importing a vCard failed.
Fixed an issue where Transfer Inventory in Tools was disabled occasionally.
Fixed an issue for 1.3 customers where inventory reserving or releasing would cause an inventory quantity issue.
Fixed an issue where a jpeg photo could not be opened for a product, customer, supplier, or company logo.
Fixed an issue where Lightspeed could crash when adding an item to SRO Additional Items.
Fixed an issue where Lightspeed could crash when selecting Gift Cards in Tools.
Fixed an issue when using a Moneris Terminal would display a “declined” message when the transaction was approved.
Receiving a PO with a linked Order item now updates the Order status to received.
Reopening an invoice with a product that has a 100% discount no longer ignores the discount.
Fixed an issue where the Lightspeed Server may not start upon reboot of a computer running Mavericks.
Selecting “Quantity” in the Set Product Info drop-down no longer results a timeout and crash.
Creating a return with a sale offer applied no longer removes the sale offer price.
Fixed an issue if a product is sold at a 100% discount that when re-opening the invoice the sell price would be incorrect.
Fixed an issue where changing a line item quantity on an invoice would cause discounts to be removed.
Fixed an issue where receiving a PO for a linked Order did not update the status to Received.
Mac OS X Yosemite:
Fixed an issue where a text box background color would display incorrectly.
Fixed an issue where text could be cut off in the Company Setup Panel and GSX setup window.
Fixed shading issues for document linked/related tabs, customer categories, and setup panels in tools.
Fixed an issue where Label Designer would not function properly.
Fixed an issue where the keyboard would become unresponsive.
Fixed an issue where a Magic Mouse would cause Lightspeed to crash.

New in LightSpeed 2015.1.2 (Dec 30, 2014)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.8 (Jul 10, 2014)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.7 (May 7, 2014)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.6 (Apr 15, 2014)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.5 (Mar 21, 2014)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.4 (Jan 15, 2014)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.3 (Nov 8, 2013)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.2 (Oct 24, 2013)

Bug Fixes:
General:
Added support for OS X Mavericks
Adding the same product multiple times to a document now correctly increments related items
The same deposit can no longer be applied multiple times from more than one station
Fixed a display issue when changing the height of the customer or supplier preview panel
Gallery image is now preserved when navigating among resource types
Default supplier is no longer replaced when manually adding a cost from a PO
Deleting numerous suppliers no longer displays multiple authentication messages
Fixed a display issue when deleting resources in StoreMaster
Resizing parked items no longer creates a visual glitch in preview
Initiating a payment via Moneris without first specifying a terminal now displays an improved message
Product description is no longer duplicated in matrix child products created before the master is saved
Deleting a POS or Web Category without removing it from products no longer causes LightSpeed to quit
eCommerce and Notifications:
Adding two or more products to an Invoice with custom field data exceeding 1023 characters no longer causes an error
Web Order Notifications from Magento are no longer created erroneously
All Notifications can now be dismissed in one action
Clearing a large number of Notifications no longer causes LightSpeed to quit
Fixed an issue where PayPal payments to Magento would not download into LightSpeed
eCommerce panel no longer displays old version number
POS:
Invoices created in POS are now timestamped more accurately
Pricing Level information no longer displays erroneously in POS mode
Emailing a receipt now displays fine print information
Non-default supplier codes now searchable in StoreMaster
Pricing level list in POS mode is now only displayed when the arrow is clicked
Timesheets:
Fixed an issue where non-admin users could not authenticate to start or stop their timesheets
Fixed a rare issue where opening a running timesheet would cause an unexpected error
Timesheet export formatting from StoreMaster is now consistent with ReportMaster
Multi-Store:
Fixed a rare issue where Multi-Store lookups would cause LightSpeed to quit
Cancelled Transfer Out documents are no longer exported to accounting software
Fixed an issue where Multi-Store lookup might mismatch store and inventory levels
Reporting:
Custom date values can now be specified via the keyboard in ReportMaster
Fixed an issue where the “Last Month” filter would display incorrect dates in ReportMaster
Added an explanatory label to the Taxes by Product report in ReportMaster
Custom column widths will now be properly respected when printing reports
API:
Selling price is now displayed in tax-inclusive environments when products are created via the API

New in LightSpeed 3.9.1 (Sep 10, 2013)

New in LightSpeed 3.9.0 (Aug 8, 2013)

New in LightSpeed 3.8.1 (May 9, 2013)

Gallery view is synchronized when scrolling or selecting an item in the list
Multi-keyword searches, as well as Customer email and First/Last name searches
Double-clicking a Gallery image now opens the document
Several system crashes have been resolved.
Bug Fixes:
API:
Invoices created through the API now inherit the default currency if no currency is specified in the request object, instead of leaving it blank
Dashboard:
Dashboard will no longer crash if an invoice does not have a currency set (NOTE: any invoice with no currency set will not be included in Dashboard metrics)
When adding widgets in Dashboard that exceed the screen size, the scroll bar now properly appears
Amount column is now displayed correctly for the Top Sales by Product widget even when Products have no descriptions
eCommerce:
Deleting 2 or more Web Categories no longer causes a Update Store failure with Magento
Web Store orders with empty State field now correctly show the Shipping and Billing address in LightSpeed
Notifications:
Colors for Notifications now align with Web Store coloring/branding
LightSpeed no longer hangs during the initiate payment phase if the station name is empty
POS:
Scanning barcodes quickly in the POS no longer causes partial or incomplete scanning
LightSpeed no longer crashes when Customer or Supplier card exists in foreground and POS launched from background
Pressing the Return key repeatedly no longer cause the POS Discount field to change values repeatedly.
Products with a negative value for pricing levels now display properly in the POS
Creating Invoices in POS now respects the language settings of the Customer
Users in POS are now prompted to enter terminal information in Station Setup if none is found
ReportMaster:
Commission Report now allows a column for Total Profit in dollar value
Commission Report now correctly displays Salesperson/User
Setup:
POS/Web Categories Setup window properly renders all elements of the UI
Custom Field names that contain special characters will no longer crash LightSpeed upon login (NOTE: the pipe “|” character is still not supported, and no custom field will be created using that character)
Setup Assistant no longer allows users to skip changing the default password for the LightSpeed Administrator account
Saving a terminal configuration without a port number is no longer possible
LightSpeed client no longer crashes when returning from POS to browser after checking pricing levels
POS and Web Categories of Master Products are now correctly added to new size/color matrix child Products
Searching and Smart Finds:
Product searches now return Suppliers containing empty fields correctly
Customer email search criteria now also includes Customer contact Email field
Searching for a Customer by a contact’s first and last name will now display customers matching the query
Creating a Product Smart Find using “Class” no longer causes a crash
Searching for multiple keywords now supported
Saving a Smart Find with a custom column order is now supported when re-opening the saved Smart Find
When searching in StoreMaster, users can now use the Tab key to move from the search field to the results
The order of appearance for the filters in Smart Finds has been updated
Quick Search on custom Customer fields now properly handle merged customers
Quick Search on custom Product fields now properly use the implicit “Product is current” or “Product inventory > 0” in search results
Refreshing a Product search using the Multi-Store label filter no longer produces an endless loop of error dialogs
Multi-Store label code now searchable
Server and System:
Users are now displayed an error if trying to restore a backup that is invalid (or bad file version)
Web Store upload/download events are now being logged by LightSpeed Server log
Upgrading from 3.7 to 3.8.x with certain report types (null file IDs) now migrate properly
Existing Tracker and Smart Find output files are not overwritten during a 3.8.x upgrade, and are simply incremented via the filename if they exist already
LightSpeed System Preferences now show proper information on monthly packages
The 3.8 installer will now issue an error dialog during installation if the Backups folder does not have the correct permissions for the LightSpeed user to proceed
LightSpeed client crashes when a database backup is initiated and an existing Archive folder already exists
Trackers are now exported correctly for all users during the 3.8.x upgrade process
LightSpeed 3.8 client no longer refers to “Browser”
StoreMaster:
Clicking on a graphic in the Gallery now highlights the relevant row in the table below
Checkbox label in Tracker is now called “Highlight if:” to avoid confusion with Notifications (old label)
Adding a PO with status of “None” to Parked Items will no longer cause LightSpeed to crash or Parked Items to become unusable
Most Document statuses in StoreMaster are no longer displayed in uppercase
Scroll bars no longer disappear from the Gallery when the “Show scroll bar” option is set to Always
Reorder requests for Products with no Supplier information no longer cause LightSpeed to crash (they are ignored)
Double-clicking an image in the Gallery now correctly opens the document (Product, Supplier, Customer)
The resource list is now properly refreshed (e.g. creating new Invoices, receiving Inventory on a PO) even while StoreMaster is open
Gallery View is now properly synchronized with the Resource List when reaching the top or bottom of the list
Users can now drag-and-drop images from an image editing app onto the Gallery (NOTE: Customers still do not support drag-and-drop images, and the Customer card must be saved when deleting an image)
Removing a Customer with a Category Discount on an Invoice now correctly adjusts the Discount level (NOTE: Manual discounts applied on the Invoice are not modified when removing a Customer)
Tool Tips have been added to the bottom bar of StoreMaster
Right-clicking in the white space of a list view no longer brings up menu Items
Filter scrollbars now appear properly on OS X 10.6

New in LightSpeed 3.8 (Apr 24, 2013)

BUG FIXES:
API-related:
Application names that include international characters no longer prevent LightSpeed from starting
UPC information can now be set and updated for products.
Build Inventory:
Quantities are now handled correctly when building a negative quantity. This fix handles cases where LightSpeed users wish to “unbuild” built items such as gift baskets to put individual items back on the shelf.
eCommerce:
Orders that could contain the incorrect date and timestamp are now downloaded with the correct information.
Downloaded orders no longer have to be re-saved in order to appear in the Order Requests purchasing area.
eCommerce: Magento Connector:
Orders that are not complete or have been canceled are no longer downloaded from Magento.
Master matrix products are now placed in the proper category when uploaded to Magento.
Improved the downloading of order shipping information from Magento with names containing non-alphabetic characters.
Resolved an issue that could prevent PDF attachments from being attached to e-mails generated from documents.
Email:
Resolved an issue that could prevent PDF attachments from being attached to e-mails generated from documents.
End of Day:
Re-printing an End of Day report no longer causes different tax values to be printed.
Resolved an issue that could prevent the “Invoices with Returns” section to show all return invoices for the selected date.
General:
Addressed a rare issue that could cause LightSpeed to quit without allowing users to save in-progress changes.
Exceeding the maximum field size for custom text fields that could cause a crash now warns users to prevent the issue.
Field translation languages that include non-English characters no longer cause a crash.
Task status windows are now closed properly when logging out of LightSpeed.
Invoice:
Resolved a potential crash when invoicing an order and an existing product on the invoice is added.
Attempting to invoice an order, quote or SRO that contains deleted products will no longer cause a crash.
Addressed a potential issue that could cause inventory on a linked order to not be released correctly.
Entering a percentage sign before a discount amount no longer causes an invoice’s status to be incorrect.
Installer Enhancements:
Upgrading from LightSpeed 3.7 or higher now runs a backup before proceeding with installation.
Upgrading installs from LightSpeed 3.6.8 or lower now advises users to perform a backup before proceeding with installation.
The install process now waits for database migration to complete before reporting the install process as complete.
LightSpeed Server:
Log files are now rotated nightly to prevent them from reaching an excessive size
Resolved a potential issue that could cause servers with non-alphanumeric characters in the name to not start
Daily backup files now include photos
Improved the naming format of Smart Backups folders
Multi-Store:
Changing replication options no longer causes a crash
Resolved a potential crash when receiving a Transfer In after a store’s name has changed
Payment Processing:
Merchant Warehouse Genius transactions can now be cancelled from within LightSpeed.
Resolved an issue that could cause payments to be automatically posted regardless of the setting in the Company Setup window.
POS:
Users without permission to sell below minimum margin are no longer prevented from returning an item that was sold below minimum margin.
Related products set to automatically add now support nested relationships correctly.
Addressed a potential issue that could cause invoices to remain locked after completion.
Printing:
The setting to print the Multi-Store code is now honored correctly for receipts printed from LightSpeed Mobile and LightSpeed for iPad.
Tax-inclusive prices are now supported for receipts printed from LightSpeed Mobile and LightSpeed for iPad.
Products:
Entering non-numeric characters in the Quantity Discount fields no longer causes a crash.
Resolved a potential crash when adding saving changes to related products due to the size of the description.
Products that have been received on a PO can no longer be deleted.
Products that are reserved on an order can no longer be deleted.
Purchase Orders:
Addressed a potential crash when viewing order requests on a PO that contains the same product multiple times
ReportMaster:
Summarized reports: checking the “Summarized Results” option hides line-item detail and provides only report totals.
Returns report now includes Salesperson grouping, filter, and column
Supplier Invoice Exports report now includes Due Date and Reference groupings, filters, and columns
Sales by Product report now includes a Description grouping
Filter Tax reports by tax exemption now works as expected
Custom reports now print the custom name as their title
Inventory report now includes a Supplier filter
Serial Number filter now includes Family, Class, Size, and Color groupings, filters, and columns
The Posted Date filter now works correctly on the Invoice Exports report
Addressed an issue that could prevent the list of recent reports from being displayed for specific users
Commission Report now included Total Cost and Total Sell columns
Products that have been received or manually adjusted now appear correctly on the Serial Number History report
Warehouse names now display correctly on the Serial Numbers report
Sales by Invoice report now includes a Voided column, grouping, and filter
Supplier custom fields now work correctly on the Purchase Order report
Product report now includes a Tax Status column, grouping, and filter
Sales by Product report now included a Total Discount column that is subtotaled
Improvements to the overall usability of the ReportMaster window
Taxes:
Tax-inclusive pricing now properly handles the tax code assigned to a customer

New in LightSpeed 3.7.6 (Jan 9, 2013)

New in LightSpeed 3.7.5 (Dec 3, 2012)

New in LightSpeed 3.7.4 (Nov 28, 2012)

New in LightSpeed 3.7.3 (Nov 21, 2012)

GSX: Users are now warned when attempting to submit Carry-In Repairs that contain notes that exceed Apple’s field size limit
Import Tools: The correct error is now logged if a product image file cannot be found while importing or updating products
Import Tools: Importing notes when updating customers now works correctly
Invoice: Resolved a potential crash when re-ordering line items when serial numbers are visible
Invoice: Invoicing an order now correctly copies contact information
Printing: Images on full-page invoices now print at the expected size
POS Screen: Resolved a potential issue when using quantity and invoice discounts together that could cause calculation issues after using the Go Back button
Purchase Order: Resolved a potential crash when re-ordering line items when linked orders are visible
ReportMaster: Added Product ID information to the Commission report
ReportMaster: Added Posted Date and Exported Date information to the Payments report
ReportMaster: Added Available Inventory information to the Products to Reorder report
ReportMaster: Added Product ID and Station information to the Returns report
ReportMaster: Added Posted Date, Exported Date, and Salesperson information to the Sales by Invoice report
ReportMaster: Added Product ID, Posted Date, Exported Date, and Station information to the Sales by Product report
ReportMaster: Added Posted Date and Exported Date information to the Taxes by Invoice report
ReportMaster: Added Posted Date and Exported Date information to the Taxes by Product report
ReportMaster: Added Posted Date and Exported Date information to the Taxes by Supplier Invoice report
ReportMaster: Addressed an issue where the Commission (Profit) may appear as blank on the Commission report
ReportMaster: Filtering for unposted payments on the Payment Exports report now works correctly
ReportMaster: The Tax column is now summarized on the Sales by Invoice report
ReportMaster: Added a Current filter to the Inventory report
Server Manager: Corrected an issue that could prevent backups from starting automatically after a restore
Server Manager: Resolved an issue that could prevent a backup from another computer from restoring correctly
Smart Find: Searching for products missing GL accounts now works correctly in all cases
Set Product Info: Marking products as non-inventoried now correctly zeros inventory quantities

New in LightSpeed 3.7.2 (Oct 25, 2012)

Browser: Product images are now displayed with their original aspect ratio
Invoice: Addressed an issue that could cause invoice totals to re-calculate after taking a credit card payment when overriding quantity discount pricing
Invoice: Improved line item navigation with the keyboard in tax-inclusive environments
ReportMaster: Users can now modify the sizing of report columns from the Print dialog window
ReportMaster: Improved the use of spacing for summarized reports
ReportMaster: Added Subtotal to the Invoice Export report
ReportMaster: Added Customer Category and Drop Shipment information to the Sales by Invoice report
ReportMaster: Added Supplier, Customer Category, GL Account, Total Cost, and Drop Shipment information to the Sales by Product report
ReportMaster: Added Family, Class, Size, and Color information to the Serial Number report
ReportMaster: Added Supplier, Customer Category, and Hour information to the Summarized Sales report
ReportMaster: Added Total and Owing information to the Taxes by Invoice report
ReportMaster: Added GL Account information to the Taxes by Product report
ReportMaster: Addressed an issue that could cause the Summarized Sales report to be empty when exported
ReportMaster: Corrected an issue when filtering with custom fields on the Taxes by Product report
ReportMaster: Line items with no quantity are no longer displayed on the Sales by Product report
ReportMaster: Sell and Cost columns are no longer summarized on the Sales by Product report
ReportMaster: The Profit column is now summarized if present on the Sales by Product and Summarized Sales reports
ReportMaster: Tax columns are now summarized on the Taxes by Supplier Invoice report
ReportMaster: Improved the wording of Actions on the Serial Number History report
ReportMaster: Total Cost and Total Sell columns are now summarized on the Inventory report
ReportMaster: Removed line item Sell and Cost columns from the Summarized Sales report
Server Manager: Addressed an issue that could prevent a backup file from being restored if a demo database is present
Server Manager: Improved the error message displayed when selecting a non-writeable backup path

New in LightSpeed 3.7.1 (Oct 11, 2012)

New in LightSpeed 3.7 (Oct 4, 2012)

Accounting Exports: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing users to post or unpost documents via the Export to QuickBooks window
Accounts Receivable: Adding a historical entry to a customer no longer displays an error message
Accounts Receivable: Contact information is now printed on statements printed for companies
Accounts Receivable: Addressed a potential crash when applying a credit to an owing invoice
Accounts Receivable: Selecting a contact now updates the shipping address printed on statements
Accounts Receivable: Applying a ‘Debit Card’ payment method now displays the correct payment fields
API: Fixed a potential issue that could cause invoice IDs to skip when creating new invoices though the API
API: Unposting an invoice through the API is now supported
API: The credit_limit element now functions correctly for customers
API: The drop_shipment element now functions correctly for invoices
API: Developers can now close an open session
Browser: Addressed a potential crash when attempting to run a Smart Find while the window is doing a search to update the number of matching records
Browser: Double-clicking a job in the preview pane now opens the job as expected
Browser: The SRO ‘Work Performed’ field is now displayed correctly in the preview pane
Browser: Export dialogs will now appear correctly even if no records are present
Browser: Keyboard shortcuts now cause timesheets and jobs to refresh correctly
Browser: Newly-created jobs are now displayed when clicking the refresh button
Browser: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to perform an export from the Browser
Browser: Removed ‘Requested’ PO trackers as this status does not currently exist
Browser: Searching for supplier invoices by family or class now works correctly
Credit Card Processing: Added support for Merchant Warehouse’s Genius payment solution
Credit Card Processing: Added support for the Ingenico iPP320, iPP350 and iSC250 payment terminals
Credit Card Processing: Added support for using the encrypted MagTek reader with Axia
Credit Card Processing: Addressed a potential crash that could occur when handling declined transactions through Axia
Credit Card Processing: Fixed a potential error causing documents to be reported as locked when taking deposits on orders, quotes and SROs
Credit Card Processing: Processing an offline transaction with Merchant Warehouse no longer reports that an unexpected error has occurred
Customer: Closing a customer window while capturing a photo from the built-in camera no longer causes a crash
Customer: Date fields on the Calls and Notes panes no longer incorrectly accept text input
Customer: Extraneous characters are now removed from the e-mail field before using the ‘Send Email’ action
Customer: Fixed a rare case that could cause a customer card to become stuck in the background when searching for customers
Customer: Fixed an incorrect error message when attempting to add a contact to an unsaved customer card
Customer: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to edit birthday and credit information
Customer: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to print a label via the Action menu
eCommerce: Added support for incremental inventory updates with Web Store 2.5 and above
eCommerce: Added support for the latest versions of Magento 1.6 and 1.7
eCommerce: Addressed a potential issue with credits on downloaded Web Orders not being visible to apply on invoices
eCommerce: Deleting a product photo that has been uploaded to Magento no longer causes a crash
eCommerce: Downloaded payments now reflect the date and time the payment was taken
Export: Removed carriage return characters from column headers when exporting from the Browser
General: Support for GateKeeper on Mac OS X 10.7.5 and above.
General: Improved re-connection handling to LightSpeed Server after a crash
General: Addressed a potential crash when launching LightSpeed on computers with no name set in the Sharing pane of System Preferences
General: Cancelling an authentication dialog now provides additional feedback to users
General: Changing the payment method on a payment now resizes the payment dialog box correctly
General: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to access the list of currently connected users
General: Typing in an empty drop-down menu no longer causes a crash
Gift Card: Added additional checks to gift card entry fields to prevent non-printing characters from being stored
Gift Card: Gift cards are now sort correctly by date in the Gift Cards window
GSX: Carry-In Repair information is now stored in the internal notes field of the PO instead of the printed notes field
GSX: Corrected a crash that could occur when closing the GSX lookup window while a lookup is in progress
Import Tools: Addressed a potential crash when importing a new product and photo at the same time
Import Tools: Attempting to import a photo for a product that already has the maximum number of photos allowed now logs an error instead of causing a crash
Import Tools: Customer and supplier phone number types must now match expected values in order to be accepted to prevent clients from crashing unexpectedly
Import Tools: Importing products cept matches on supplier code now works correctly
Import Tools: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to create products
Import Tools: Updating a customer now updates the information displayed in the Browser listing
Installer: Improved install process that no longer requires a restart
Installer: Added checks to prevent non-printing characters from being pasted in the license key field
Invoice: Added checks to prevent a crash due to auto-add related products causing a loop
Invoice: Added checks to prevent gift cards from being returned as line items
Invoice: Fixed a potential issue that could cause credit balance to not be visible after deleting a credit that has been applied
Invoice: Addressed a potential crash that could occur if an invoice is generated from an order and the order is closed prematurely
Invoice: Closing an unsaved invoice with a size/color matrix window open no longer causes a crash
Invoice: Invoicing an order no longer causes the selected customer contact to reset
Invoice: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to apply a discount via the Action menu
Invoice: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to void an invoice
LightSpeed Server: Implemented a new backup system designed to be faster and that is capable of managing backup files
LightSpeed Server: Addressed a rare case that could prevent LightSpeed Server from starting automatically on launch
LightSpeed Server: Decreased the maximum wait time before releasing a user license after a client is disconnected unexpectedly
LightSpeed Server: Implemented a new logging system to be compatible with OS X Mountain Lion
LightSpeed Server: Product photos are now stored on the file system
LightSpeed Server: Support for monthly maintenance billing available through the MyLightSpeed customer portal
Login Window: LightSpeed now checks that the client and server version matches before notifying users of an expired password
Multi-Store: Addressed a crash that could occur when attempting to import an invalid settings file from another store
Multi-Store: Customer Account Statuses are now properly export and imported between stores
Multi-Store: Existing currencies are now properly updating when importing an export from another store
Multi-Store: Field translations are now properly updated correctly when importing an export from another store
Multi-Store: Fixed a crash that could occur when cancelling a multi-store invoice return
Multi-Store: Reporting now checks that all remote stores have a valid Multi-Store Pro subscription
Multi-Store: Replication now checks that all stores have a valid Multi-Store Pro subscription before replicating
Order: Addressed a potential crash when re-selecting a contact after saving an order
Order: Order status is now set correctly when a product has been partially received via a PO
Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to apply a discount via the Action menu
Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to delete a deposit
Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to link to another document
PCI-DSS Compliance: Added support for logging to a centralized logging server
POS Screen: Adding a large number of products to an invoice at the same time no longer causes a crash
POS Screen: Addressed a potential crash when clicking Start Over while typing into a text input field
POS Screen: Addressed a potential crash when clicking Checkout multiple times
POS Screen: Corrected a rare issue that could cause available store credit values to not update correctly
POS Screen: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to create serial numbers
POS Screen: Apply a credit to an invoice now correctly attributes the Credit Used payment to the correct user
POS Screen: Attempting to return the same invoice multiple times no longer causes a crash
POS Screen: Cancelling an invoice on hold no longer causes LightSpeed to hang if auto-logout is enabled
POS Screen: Clicking Start Over no longer causes empty space to appear when using button mode
POS Screen: Corrected display anomalies that could occur on larger screens
POS Screen: Fixed a potential crash that could occur when logging out of button mode and logging in as a different user
POS Screen: Fixed a potential crash when opening historical invoices from the History tab of a customer card
POS Screen: Gift card serial numbers are no longer treated as case-sensitive
POS Screen: Line items now automatically scroll to prevent line items from being added off-screen
POS Screen: Corrected a potential crash when selecting a pricing level for a line item in tax-inclusive environments
POS Screen: Related products that are set to automatically add to an invoice are now added with the correct quantity
POS Screen: Resolved a potential crash when adding products that automatically add other products
POS Screen: Resolved a potential error when redeeming store credits when OS X is using an international locale
POS Screen: Returning a serial number that already exists in inventory now returns an error
POS Screen: Selecting a pricing level on an invoice handed off from LightSpeed Mobile or LightSpeed for iPad no longer causes a crash
POS Screen: Walk-in customer information is no longer cleared when entering notes
Printing: Line item totals are now displayed correctly on receipts printed in tax-inclusive environments
Printing: Print copy quantities for gift card payments are now respected
Printing: Receipts now default to printing the product code if a line item has no description
Printing: Receipts printed from LightSpeed for iPad now print ampersands characters correctly
Printing: Receipts printed from LightSpeed for iPad now show discount information if enabled
Printing: Receipts printed from LightSpeed for iPad now show the currency symbol beside payment values
Printing: The Print Batch tool now correctly honors the options to print without a dialog box
Product: Added additional checks to serial number entry fields to prevent non-printing characters from being stored
Product: Added checks to prevent building products without entering a quantity
Product: Addressed a potential crash when deleting a product that contains multiple photos
Product: Attempting to save a product with a code greater than 32 characters now displays an error instead of causing a crash
Product: Building products with long descriptions no longer causes a crash
Product: Closing a product window while capturing a photo from the built-in camera no longer causes a crash
Product: Exporting the inventory records from a product now includes the correct date information
Product: Notes entered when manually creating serial numbers are now displayed
Product: POS and Web Categories can now be unset on a product in all cases
Product: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to assign a product to a POS category
Product: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to print a label via the Action menu
Product: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to set the ‘Do Not Replicate’ option
Product: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to set the ‘Web Sell’ option
Product: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to set the re-order calculation type
Product: Product photos copied to size/color child products no longer degrade in quality
Product: Products that are present on exported invoices can no longer be deleted
Product: Saving a product photo to disk now saves the photo at the original image size
Product: The ‘Grab Image from Camera’ window now displays video correctly each time the window is opened
Product: The Serial Number History window now supports larger document IDs
Product: Users are now warned about duplicate product codes when changing the code of an existing product
Purchase Order: Added checks when closing a PO with unsaved changes to prevent invalid data from being saved
Purchase Order: Users are now unable to delete a line item with received inventory in all cases
Purchase Order: Discounts that are applied to received line items now re-calculate the cost average of affected products correctly
Purchase Order: POs with received inventory can no longer be deleted
Purchase Order: Printed POs now display the shipping information entered in the Company setup panel
Purchase Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to change the status or supplier on a PO
Purchase Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to create a PO through the File menu
Purchase Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to edit the currency selected for a PO
Purchase Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to generate a Transfer Out from a PO
Purchase Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to link to another document
Purchase Order: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to receive all items on the PO via the Action menu
Purchase Order: Text files can now be imported via the Action menu to populate a PO
Purchase Order: Text pasted into the internal and printed note fields is now stripped of formatting
Quote: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to apply a discount via the Action menu
Quote: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to delete a deposit
Quote: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to link to another document
Reporting: Negative sell amounts no longer appear as returns on the End of Day report
ReportMaster: Includes a powerful new reporting system capable of creating custom reports from within LightSpeed
ReportMaster: Custom reports can be saved for running in the future
ReportMaster: Custom reports can now be exported and imported between LightSpeed installations
Server Manager: Addressed a display issue with the progress bar when refreshing a license
Set Product Info: Addressed a potential issue that could prevent searches based on GL accounts to update the correct number of products
Set Selling Price: Fixed consistency issue with rounding between live rules and rules applied manually
Set Selling Price: Prices can now be set correctly with margin amounts that contain decimal places
Setup Assistant: Creating a new user account now requires the entry of a first and last name
Setup: Added checks to prevent users from creating a payment method with the reserved name ‘Store Credit’
Setup: Changing the default tax code now takes effect immediately after saving any changes
Setup: Choosing a logo for the POS screen now only allows image files to be selected
Setup: Closing the POS setup panel now prompts to save changes
Setup: Creating sizes and colors greater than 1023 characters no longer causes a crash
Setup: Deleting a product code from a user record no longer causes a crash
Setup: Entering a product code that doesn’t exist to a user record no longer causes a crash
Setup: Fixed a rare edge case that could cause the GL account selection window to appear off-screen when configuring taxes
Setup: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to access the ‘Currency Units’ setup panel
Setup: Re-ordering POS and Web Categories now works correctly
Setup: Renaming the English field translation no longer causes the Print Language option to appear blank on documents
Setup: Users can now un-set a city or country as the default value for all customers
SRO: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to apply a discount via the Action menu
SRO: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to delete a deposit
SRO: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to edit the currency selected for an SRO
SRO: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to link to another document
Supplier Invoice: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to change the status of an SI
Supplier Invoice: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to void an SI via the Action menu
Supplier Invoice: The quantity field no longer requires a double-click to edit
Supplier: Capturing a photo through the built-in camera no longer causes a crash
Supplier: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to add a contact
Supplier: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to add or edit notes
Tills: Editing the beginning or ending till value now updates the difference correctly
Tills: The date shown for tills in the History tab now properly display the date and time that the till was closes
Timesheet: Addressed a rare case that could cause a crash when opening or stopping a running timesheet
Transfer Out: Added checks to prevent the removal of the receiving store on a TO that has been fully sent
Transfer Out: Changing the receiving store no longer resets the cost of all line items to zero
Transfer Out: Privileges are now checked correctly before allowing a user to change the status of a TO
Troubleshooting: Recalculating tax-inclusive prices now properly updates all products

New in LightSpeed 3.6.8 (May 30, 2012)

New in LightSpeed 3.6.7 (Mar 27, 2012)

New in LightSpeed 3.6.6 (Mar 10, 2012)

Credit Card Processing: Improved support for Tyro Payments Count Inventory: Resolved a potential crash when counting into a warehouse with one or more apostrophes in the warehouse name
General: Addressed a crash that could occur when closing a window that has unsaved changes present in a pop-out drawer General: Dragging multiple master products onto a document no longer causes a crash GSX: Corrected an error that could prevent users outside of North America from submitting a Carry-In Repair
Hardware: Updated cash drawer open commands to use universal command set from APG
Import Tools: The Payable Expense GL account is now set correctly when importing or updating products Invoice: Corrected an issue with zero-dollar pricing levels that could cause invoices to be re-calculated incorrectly after processing a payment Invoice: Deleting a credit applied on the POS screen no longer causes a crash Invoice: Printing an invoice with a credit card payment recorded by LightSpeed for iPad no longer displays a skewed signature
LightSpeed Server: Addressed a potential crash on Mac OS X 10.7 LightSpeed Server: Fixed a potential issue that could distort the company logo on receipts printed from LightSpeed Mobile and LightSpeed for iPad LightSpeed Server: E-mail receipts no longer display line item values to three decimal places LightSpeed Server: Receipts printed from LightSpeed Mobile and LightSpeed for iPad now display the user and station name
Multi-Store: Addressed a potential issue with replication when replicating product costs of zero dollars
Order: Addressed an issue where all reserved line items are released instead of those selected to be invoiced Order: Corrected a potential issue that could cause all reserved line items to be released even though a generated invoice is not saved Order: Users are no longer able to bypass the “Sell Below Minimum Margin” privilege by closing the window
POS Screen: Resolved a potential issue that could cause invoices created on the POS screen to not be logged correctly POS Screen: Addressed a potential loop that could prevent users from completing an invoice after clicking ‘Go Back’ due to restricted privileges POS Screen: Fixed a rare issue that could cause the POS screen to crash due to a modified product image POS Screen: Resolved a rare issue that could cause the POS screen to display stale inventory information POS Screen: Using keyboard shortcuts for payments now properly checks to see if the station is a member of a till, if enabled POS Screen: The “Save Invoice with Credit over Limit” privilege is now honored correctly Print Product Labels: Printing product labels using pricing levels now populates the sell field correctly Product: “Create New Product” privilege is now honored when attempting to duplicate a product Product: Added checks to prevent a crash when entering descriptions greater than 4096 characters
Set Selling Prices: Addressed a potential crash when setting prices based on cost average Setup Asisstant: Added checks to prevent a crash when entering taxes with names longer than 10 characters Setup Assistant: Addressed a potential crash while creating a new user account Setup: Resolved a potential issue that could could a terminal to appear as locked after closing the Terminals setup window Smart Find: Addressed a potential crash when running Smart Finds against certain custom field names Smart Find: Custom date fields can now be used to search for Supplier Invoices Smart Find: Personal smart finds no longer appear for all users after creation Supplier: Closing a Supplier card with an unsaved contact no longer causes a crash
Timesheet: Deleting a second timesheet entry that has not been started no longer causes a crash

New in LightSpeed 3.6.5 (Jan 25, 2012)

New in LightSpeed 3.6.4 (Dec 20, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.6.3 (Dec 15, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.6.2 (Dec 13, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.5.6 (Nov 7, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.5 (Jul 14, 2011)

API: Third-party developers can access LightSpeed Server via LightSpeed API
API: Customers can view their licensed third-party applications on a redesigned System Preference panel
eCommerce: Support for connecting to Magento ecommerce platform
eCommerce: Web Store panel now updates version information after saving
eCommerce: Resolved a rare case that could prevent an order from being downloaded correctly from Web Store
eCommerce: Resolved an issue when downloading orders from Web Store when the Web Order user has been deleted
eCommerce: Improved the query used to find products to upload to Web Store to avoid any possibility of missed products during upload
General: Support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
General: Support for IPv6 connections
Accounts Receivable: Resolved an issue where customers may be displayed multiple times when viewing the All tab
Browser: Addressed a potential crash when displaying the Order Requests list
Browser: Searching for customers based on custom check fields now works correctly
Count Inventory: Improved support for sorting count events
Credit Card Processing: Support for PIN-debit and credit card processing via the Ingenico i6580 Titan debit terminal
Credit Card Processing: Improved credit card parsing on the POS screen for cards issued by certain smaller banks
Customer: Closing a customer card while the Notes tab is open with unsaved changes no longer causes a crash
Customer: Closing a customer card while the Contacts tab is open with unsaved changes no longer causes a crash
Customer: Privilege to add customer photos is now honored correctly
General: New Scheduled Task status windows that do not affect the operating speed of LightSpeed
GSX: Improved support for GSX account passwords that include ampersand characters
Import Tools: Resolved an issue when importing supplier contacts
Import Tools: Resolved a potential crash when saving contact import presets
Invoice: Duplicate serial numbers can no longer be added to multiple line items on an invoice
Invoice: Removed a duplicate error dialog when attempting to redeem a gift card that doesn’t exist
Invoice: Gift card redemption is now allowed for users that do not have the ‘Sell Negative Quantities on Invoice’ privilege
Invoice: Addressed a rare case that may cause an incorrect error message to be displayed when redeeming a valid gift card
Invoice: Resolved a rare issue that could cause inventory quantity to not calculate correctly in high volume, multi-station environments
Invoice: Products with no cost or sell price are no handled incorrectly for users that do not have the ‘Can Sell Below Minimum Margin’ privilege
Invoice: Resolved a rare issue that could cause invoices to receive the same ID in high volume, multi-station environments
Invoice: Corrected the backorder quantity calculation for products with negative available inventory quantities
Invoice: Deleting an applied credit now restores the credit to the customer’s A/R balance correctly
Invoice: Quantity discounts are no longer updated when opening a historical document
Logging: Corrected the action that is logged when creating or deleting Purchase Orders
Login Window: Updated login window with integrated list of manual and Bonjour-accessible LightSpeed Servers
Login Window: Improved the error message when attempting to connect a manually-entered hostname that cannot be resolved
Login Window: User names that contain apostrophes no longer cause a crash when logging in
Mobile: Support for LightSpeed Mobile 1.5
Multi-Store: Removed an unnecessary dialog when adding a new store
Multi-Store: Improved the error message shown when receiving a Transfer In and one more serial numbers already exist in the receiving store
Multi-Store: Store names that contain ampersand characters are now displayed correctly
Multi-Store: Replication checks no longer return an error when international currency separators are used
Multi-Store: Resolved a rare case that could report valid gift cards from remote stores as not found
Order: Resolved an issue that could prevent order line items from being deleted
Order: Reserved inventory quantities are no longer released until a generated invoice is saved
Order: Customer shipping address information now displays correctly if no billing address is present
POS Screen: Added the Enlightenment POS theme
POS Screen: Users may now select a theme for the POS screen
POS Screen: Change for cash payments can now be displayed at the end of transaction via a new option in POS Setup
POS Screen: Adjusted the mandatory fields for keyed-in credit card processing to the card number and expiry
POS Screen: Access to the End of Day report is now restricted by a new privilege
POS Screen: Improved support for scanning batches of products rapidly
POS Screen: Resolved a potential display issue when pop-up menus are clicked multiple times
POS Screen: Invoices that have been handed off from LightSpeed Mobile but deleted no longer cause a crash when launching the POS
POS Screen: Related master products that are configured to automatically add to invoices can no longer be incorrectly sold via the POS
POS Screen: Resolved a crash when returning an invoice that contains discounts that use custom currency symbols
POS Screen: Invoice notes are now accessible from the Payment screen
POS Screen: Invoices paid with gift cards are now returned without any gift card payments being added as line items
POS Screen: Improved invoice saving for customers that have large billing and shipping addresses
POS Screen: Cash refunds now function correctly
POS Screen: Barcodes of a customer ID can now be scanned to select a customer
POS Screen: Exiting the POS while editing a customer no longer causes a crash
POS Screen: Related products that have been deleted no longer cause a crash
POS Screen: Resolved a rare crash when launching the POS screen
POS Screen: The login window can no longer be closed to return to the POS screen
POS Screen: Resolved a potential hang when logging back in after logging out from the administration window
POS Screen: Payments on historical accounts now post automatically if enabled
Printing: Full-page invoices now display the correct modification date
Product: Changes to the tax status of a master product is now propagated to child products
Product: Saving web long descriptions greater than 4096 characters now display a warning instead of causing a crash
Product: Privilege to add product photos is now honored correctly
Purchasing: Non-inventoried products with no cost information are no longer added to POs generated in the Browser for the default supplier
Purchase Order: Changing the sort order of line items no longer causes an incorrect product to be displayed when opened from the line item
Purchase Order: Corrected a display issue with custom field labels
Reporting: Addressed an issue with the display of owing balances on the detailed End of Day report for partially paid invoices
Reporting: Access to the End of Day report is now restricted by a new privilege
Reporting: Resolved a potential display issue with the average sale price shown on the ‘Sales by Description’ report
Reporting: Corrected a potential issue with the Total Payments value on the Detailed End of Day report when credits have been applied
Reporting: Improved support for large dollar values on inventory valuation reports
Server: Server statuses have been expanded and are displayed in redesigned System Preference pane
Server: Email receipts that contain custom currency symbols now display correctly
Set Product Info: Changing the name of a default supplier no longer prevents products from being found when searching using the new supplier name
Set Selling Prices: Changing the name of a default supplier no longer prevents products from being found when searching using the new supplier name
Setup: Corrected a rare crash when selecting a privilege group after searching in the Privileges setup panel
SRO: Notes and other data is now copied correctly when generating a SRO from a quote or order
SRO: Walk-in customer information is now copied correctly when generating a SRO from an invoice
Supplier Invoice: Corrected the quantity calculation when invoicing our partially-invoiced Purchase Orders that have been invoiced previously
Supplier Invoice: Custom field data is now copied when invoicing a PO
Timesheet: Resolved a potential crash when modifying timesheets with extremely large amounts of time between the start and stop times
Troubleshooting: Product photos for non-current products can now be bulk deleted

New in LightSpeed 3.4.5 (May 4, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.4.4 (Mar 22, 2011)

POS Screen: Scanning UPC barcodes will now list multiple search results if present
POS Screen: 'Can Access Tills' privilege is now honored correctly
POS Screen: Fixed a rare potential crash when scrolling through images in Cover Flow view
POS Screen: Serialized products in warehouses must be transferred to available inventory before invoicing
POS Screen: Resolved a rare crash when selecting a line item from a list of search results
POS Screen: Addressed a potential workflow issue if a user does not have the 'Can Print Invoice if Unpaid' privilege
POS Screen: Payments are now posted if the option to automatically post fully paid invoices is enabled in Company setup
POS Screen: Corrected a display issue with line items that have a long product code
POS Screen: Hidden users are no longer displayed in the salesperson list for selection
POS Screen: Corrected a display issue that could cause related products to be shown as blank
POS Screen: Addressed an issue with the email address field on the payment screen not being populated correctly
Accounts Receivable: Cash payments now display change when recording payments by Accounts Receivable window
Count Inventory: Improved support for counting serialized products in warehouses
Customer: Added checks to prevent a merged customer from being merged again
Customer: Removed the option to generate documents for merged customers
General: Corrected the profit and margin calculations on orders, quotes and SROs
General: Resolved a potential encoding issue when dragging and dropping items within LightSpeed
General: Walk-in customer information is now cleared after switching to find a customer within LightSpeed
iCal: Improved support for booking events that occur after a Daylight Savings Time change
iCal: Addressed a potential issue that could cause iCal events to be created at 12:00 AM regardless of time specified in LightSpeed
Import Tools: Resolved a potential crash when importing date fields with international date formats
Intelligence: Top and bottom reports now correctly factor currency rates into calculations
Intelligence: Corrected the margin calculation used in the sales margin reports
Intelligence: Corrected the calculation used in the 'Inventory Turnover (by Unit)' report when both the starting and ending inventory quantities for a product are 0
Invoice: Addressed a crash when deleting an existing payment when the system locale uses a comma as the currency separator
Invoice: Emailing an invoice that was created on the POS screen now populates the email address correctly
iStats: Resolved an potential issue that could cause the navigation tabs to disappear
Labelling: Removed unnecessary dialog window when printing product labels from a Transfer In
Order: Corrected a display issue with the status bubble shown for auto-add related products that are added to an order
Printing: Discount information is no longer printed on gift receipts
Printing: Resolved a potential crash when retrieving the company logo while printing documents
Product: Changing the list order of product photos works correctly
Purchase Order: Deleting a PO will no longer prompt users to cancel any associated order requests a second time
Purchase Order: Addressed a potential crash when deleting POs
Purchase Order: Received serial numbers are now checked against sold serial numbers and serial numbers in warehouses
Purchase Order: POs with negative inventory of quantities show the correct status when fully received
Reporting: Corrected a display issue with the ampersand (&) character on End of Day and sales reports
Set Product Info: Addressed a crash when using the 'between' operator on date fields
Setup: The 'New' button now works correctly on the Web Keywords setup panel
Setup: Resolved a crash when adding size and color sets
Setup: Web Keywords setup panel re-opens correctly if closed while the editing drawer is still open
Smart Find: Non-company customers are now displayed correctly in the customer browser
Smart Find: Saved customer contact Smart Finds are now saved correctly under the Customer section of the browser
SRO: Addressed a rare case when a SRO could become pre-populated with information from a previous customer
Supplier Invoice: Supplier invoices can have their status changed when posted or exported
Tills: Corrected an issue when opening till counts that contain special characters in the currency units
Tills: Corrected a display issue with dates on the Tills window
Web Store: Addressed an issue with Live Rules that could cause products to be uploaded to the Web Store unnecessarily

New in LightSpeed 3.4.3 (Feb 24, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.4.2 (Feb 9, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.4.1 (Feb 1, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.4 (Jan 25, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.3.4 (Jan 7, 2011)

New in LightSpeed 3.3.3 (Dec 16, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.3.2 (Dec 1, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.3.1 (Nov 18, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.3 (Nov 9, 2010)

PCI-DSS Compliance: New User setup panel to facilitate PCI-compliant management of users
PCI-DSS Compliance: New users now must change their password at first login
PCI-DSS Compliance: Users that have not logged in for 90 days become disabled until re-enabled by an administrator
PCI-DSS Compliance: Users must use passwords at least 7 characters long, that contain letters and numbers and do not match the last 4 passwords used
PCI-DSS Compliance: Users are now prompted to change their password every 90 days
PCI-DSS Compliance: Users will become locked for 30 minutes after 5 failed login attempts, or until re-enabled by an administrator
Multi-Store: Product replication now matches Classes correctly when creating or updating products
Multi-Store: Product re-order points now function correctly in the Purchasing Actions area of the Browser
Multi-Store: Tax statuses are no longer created multiple times when replicating products
Multi-Store: Duplicate tax statuses created by product replications are removed
Multi-Store: Added a new 'Multi-Store Label' option for labelling products safely between multiple stores when product replication is also used
Multi-Store: Size/color matrix options are now replicated correctly to child stores
POS Screen: Prevented an issue that could cause the Tills window to be drawn behind the POS
POS Screen: Stations must be joined to a Till before taking payments if Tills are enabled
POS Screen: Redeemed gift cards now appear correctly as line items after clicking Go Back
POS Screen: Resolved a rare case that could allow gift cards to be redeemed for more than their available credit
POS Screen: Returns processed through the POS are now linked to the original invoice correctly
POS Screen: Performing a return on an exported invoice no longer marks the return invoice as exported
POS Screen: Improved support for scanning and swiping gift cards
Product: Added logic to prevent products from being created with unexpected default values
Product: Resolved a potential crash when opening a product due to invisible characters being present in serial numbers
Product: Increased the maximum size of Printed and Internal Notes
Smart Find: Resolved a potential crash when opening Smart Finds defined with date ranges
Smart Find: Corrected a potential crash if the 'Photo' option is the second criteria used for finding products
Smart Find: Saved Smart Finds now show the correct count when opened for editing
Smart Find: Performing finds on custom fields that share the name of standard LightSpeed fields no longer causes a crash
Setup: Setting a station name no longer requires a full logout to take effect
Setup: Disabled users can now be hidden to prevent them from being shown within LightSpeed without affecting historical documents
Setup: Apple Authorized Service Providers can now assign a GSX Tech ID to a user to auto-fill when using the GSX Carry-In Repair submission tool
Purchase Order: Increased the maximum size of Printed and Internal Notes
Purchase Order: Corrected an issue with PO line items that may fill columns with default data unexpectedly
Invoice: Increased the maximum size of line item descriptions
Invoice: Resolved a rare crash when adding items to an invoice that automatically add a related master product
Print Batch: Resolved a crash when attempting to find all owing invoices from the Statements tab
Print Batch: Addressed a layout issue on the cover sheet when printing batch statements
Auto-Updater: Updated auto-updater to utilize Sparkle for downloading new client versions
Import Tools: Importing matrixed products no longer duplicates size/color options on the matrix window
Accounts Receivable: Processing credit cards from the Accounts Receivable window no longer causes a crash

New in LightSpeed 3.2.4 (Oct 21, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.2.3 (Sep 29, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.2.2 (Sep 21, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.2.1 (Sep 16, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.2 (Sep 15, 2010)

POS Screen: Major speed improvements when processing transactions
POS Screen: Improved Button mode performance with large number of products
POS Screen: User settings and privileges are better supported after switching users
POS Screen: Product search results are now displayed with tax-inclusive pricing when tax-inclusive pricing is enabled
POS Screen: Decimal quantities displayed correctly when searching for products in list view
POS Screen: Performing a search with an ampersand (&) no longer causes the POS screen to crash
POS Screen: The Tax Code assigned to a customer is now honored correctly
POS Screen: Auto-add related products now supported
POS Screen: Emailing receipts no longer causes a delay when finishing a transaction
POS Screen: Email receipts correctly show the customer's email address under the billing information
POS Screen: Improved support for tax codes and taxes that contain international characters
POS Screen: Returned invoices now maintain the original sell prices of line items
POS Screen: Bad scan sound effect no longer plays even when POS sounds are disabled
POS Screen: Improved error messaging when attempting to sell an invalid serial number
POS Screen: Matrix Master Products are now identified when view product search results
POS Screen: 'Can Discount on Invoices' privilege is now honored correctly
POS Screen: 'Can Print Invoice if Unpaid' privilege is now honored correctly
Multi-Store: Product replication is now performed by 'pulling' product information and is managed by LightSpeed Server
Multi-Store: Store configurations can now be exported and imported between locations for faster new store setup
Multi-Store: Product photos are now included in product replication
Multi-Store: POS and Web Categories are now included in product replication
Web Store: Improved speed and stability when uploading product images to the Web Store
Web Store: Resolved issues with address formatting on orders downloaded from Web Store
Web Store: New images for size/color matrix products are now uploaded correctly
GSX: GSX Carry-In Repairs can be submitted from the PO window
GSX: Increased error reporting to display error messages returned directly from Web Services interface
webFones: Improved webFones integration for initiating phone calls directly from within LightSpeed
LightSpeed Server: New tool added to view the status of recent scheduled tasks from within LightSpeed
Browser: Corrected an issue that could cause Browser preferences and parked items to be lost at logout
Browser: LightSpeed no longer crashes when switching from Cover Flow to list view and performing a search
Browser: General stability improvements when opening the Browser
Smart Find: Smart Finds are now visible in the Browser immediately after creation
Smart Find: Resolved issue with Smart Finds that use the 'does not contain' operator
Smart Find: Personal Smart Finds no longer appear for all users on creation
Product: Improved support for opening products on databases with large POS and/or Web Category structures
Product: Inventory adjustments with a negative cost are now supported correctly
Product: Duplicating a product no longer places the Description in the Web Long Description field
Adjust Inventory: Clicking on the Value tab on the Adjust Inventory window no longer causes the Serial Number tab to disappear
Customer: Customers that have been merged no longer appear in search results with documents and Smart Finds
Purchase Order: Changing the cost on a line item after a linked order has been invoiced no longer changes the order status back to 'Received'
Purchase Order: Drop Shipment POs now correctly display and print the billing and shipping address of the Customer
Order: Resolved a potential issue where line items with negative quantities may become reserved
Label Designer: Custom labels that contain the Web Long Description no longer print the regular Description instead
Supplier: Fixed a rare issue that could cause a crash when saving changes to a Supplier
Supplier Invoice: Creating a Supplier Invoice for a Supplier that has Terms assigned that do not exist no longer causes a crash
Gift Cards: Decreased the size of gift card serial numbers generated by LightSpeed for improved printing
Ingram Lookup: Corrected an issue with the display of warehouse inventory data
Accounting Export: Improved handling of payment methods that contain non-alphanumeric characters
Accounting Export: Resolved a potential issue where the summarized invoice export to QuickBooks could only use the tax value for one invoice in the batch
Accounting Export: Fixed a potential case where LightSpeed could incorrectly report an error with unbalanced GL accounts when attempting to export to MYOB or QuickBooks
Accounting Export: Products missing GL accounts are now correctly reported in all cases by the appropriate reports in the Troubleshooting category of Reporting
Reporting: Exporting a report's source data no longer causes a crash
Reporting: Fixed a potential display issue with reports that reference multiple columns with the same name
On-Target Reports: No longer utilizes a license seat while in use
Setup: Prevented a crash when attempting to modify the user name for the currently logged in user
Setup: Resolved a rare case where modifying a user without entering a new password could prevent that user from logging in
Setup: Login window no longer proceeds to the Setup Assistant for all administrator users
Setup: POS and Web Categories can now be edited and re-ordered after creation
Setup: LightSpeed no longer crashes when creating a user name that contains international characters
Setup: Mail server settings can now be tested from within the Mail Server setup window
Login Window: Improved error messages when encountering issues at login
Login Window: Resolved a potential issue that could prevent users that contain international characters from logging in
General: Users are now able to see which user has locked a document
General: Resolved a potential issue where an invoice could become locked until the user that locked it is fully logged out
General: Pop-up menus no longer remove the ampersand (&) characters when displaying values
General: Resolved a potential crash on logout if users have customized Browser preferences
General: Improved support for international currency formatting

New in LightSpeed 3.1.1 (Jul 21, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.1 (Jul 15, 2010)

New Features:
POS Screen: Double-clicking line items allows the line item description to be modified
POS Screen: Improved support for the LS9208 and Honeywell 3820 barcode scanners
POS Screen: Invoice number is now displayed on the payment screen
PCI-DSS Compliance: Error messages are now displayed to meet PA-DSS requirements
PCI-DSS Compliance: LightSpeed now logs actions in accordance with PA-DSS requirements
PCI-DSS Compliance: Increased the encryption for user passwords to exceed PA-DSS requirements
Email: Support for emailing native HTML receipts from the POS screen and Invoice window
Customer: Duplicate customers can be merged and maintain historical information
Import Tools: Matrix products can now be imported
Multi-Store: Transfer Out documents can be generated from an existing Purchase Order
Setup: New users are now prompted with a Setup Assistant on successful login
Setup: Added a new searchable Setup panel for improved organization of setup windows
On-Target Reports: Support for On-Target Reports XLS 5.2
Intelligence: Added a Gross Profit report based on the sales of master/child matrix products
Apple GSX: Added support for GSX Web Services API (June 2010) changes
Apple GDV: Added support for the updated Apple GDV report format
Resolved Issues:
POS Screen: Change for cash payments printed on invoices and receipts
POS Screen: Improved the performance when browsing search results
POS Screen: Major performance improvements when using Button mode with a large number of products
POS Screen: Line items will automatically scroll if more items are added than can fit on the current screen size
POS Screen: Usability improvements when entering line items discounts
POS Screen: Resolved a potential issue when displaying line items that contain multiple paragraphs in the description
POS Screen: Line items can now be correctly removed after clicking Go Back on the payment screen
POS Screen: Products that do not have a description now display correctly when added to a transaction
POS Screen: Fixed a rare case where line items may not be displayed
POS Screen: Master products can no longer be sold
POS Screen: Search type resets to Product after adding a customer to an invoice
POS Screen: Resolved a potential crash when scrolling through Cover Flow and then performing a search
POS Screen: Performing an exchange of a serialized product no longer provides an error about a missing serial number
POS Screen: Improved the error message displayed when attempting to sell a serial number that does not exist
POS Screen: Improved stability when expanding the detailed information for a selected customer
POS Screen: Updating a customer from the POS screen now saves the changes correctly and updates the selected customer on-screen
POS Screen: Customer notes now correctly show the date and timestamp for the note
POS Screen: Walk-in customer information is properly saved when entered for a sale
POS Screen: Usability improvements when taking credit card, store credit and gift card payments
POS Screen: Voids and refunds can now be performed with only the original transaction reference number, if supported by a credit card processor
POS Screen: Addressed a rare case where notes entered on the payment screen may not be saved correctly
POS Screen: Resolved a potential issue when partial payment amounts may not be honored
POS Screen: Change is now calculated as you type when processing cash transactions
POS Screen: Disabled store credit option for fully paid and return invoices
POS Screen: Users are prompted before exiting the POS screen if transactions are currently being held
POS Screen: Performance and stability improvements for pop-over dialog windows
POS Screen: Sounds effects now play correctly
POS Screen: Browser windows can now be closed with Command + W if they appear on top of the POS screen
POS Screen: General improvements to the product and gift card scanning process
POS Screen: Resolved a potential crash when attempting to perform a return related to pricing levels
Browser: Performance improvements for users with large numbers of saved Smart Finds
Browser: Addressed an issue where LightSpeed could crash when launched on a MacBook Pro (Mid-2010 model)
Browser: Resolved an issue where Paid invoices may appear incorrectly under the Owing search criteria
Browser: Improved support for moving the Browser window on screen
Browser: Improved workflow when handling Order Requests in the Purchasing area
Browser: Double-clicking an entry in the Purchasing Actions area no longer created a blank PO
Browser: Stability improvements when adding Trackers
Credit Card Processing: Addressed a potential issue with the refund amount when processing refunds by their original transaction number
Credit Card Processing: Moving between the Void and Refund tabs no longer removes the reference number, if present
Purchase Order: English field transaction is now set by default for new POs
Purchase Order: Order and line item statuses are now set correctly for processed order requests
Order: Customer information is correctly transferred to Orders generated from Invoices
Product: Adjusting the inventory of a product without a cost or cost average is now recorded successfully
Timesheets: Improvements when starting and stopping timesheets
Timesheets: Added privilege checks to prevent unauthorized users for stopping the timesheet for another user
Multi-Store: Store codes can now be updated from the Multi-Store setup window
Multi-Store: Edit Store button on Transfer In documents now functions correctly
Multi-Store: Improvements to the Multi-Store logging process
Web Store: Increased stability of product photo upload process
Web Store: Resolved a potential issue where a Web Store upload may freeze unexpectedly
Web Store: Corrected a potential issue with the calculation of the progress bar when performing an update
Web Store: Tax-inclusive orders now download correctly to LightSpeed
iStats: Improved support for international characters when uploading
iStats: Timesheet data is now shown correctly for running timesheets
Accounting: Addressed a rare case when Supplier Invoices may be exported to QuickBooks without a Supplier name
Accounting: Resolved a potential case where LightSpeed could incorrectly report an error with unbalanced GL accounts attempting to export to MYOB or QuickBooks
Gift Cards: Improved bar code printing for gift cards generated by LightSpeed
Reporting: Addressed a rare SQL error that could be encountered when running the Apple GDV report
Exporting: Addressed a potential issue where invisible ASCII characters were inserted into product exports instead of the correct Tab character
Count Inventory: Counting in warehouses is correctly recorded
Login Window: Login attempts will now timeout after 60 seconds if LightSpeed Server is not reachable
Backup: LightSpeed now shows when a manual backup has been completed
Privileges: Decreased the save time when modifying privileges in the setup window
Setup: Command + S saves most Setup windows
Server: The option to disable Bonjour broadcasting is now honored correctly
General: Improved support for pasting rich text into the login window and POS screen
General: Prevented the modification of the date created or user on a locked document
General: Improved handling of invisible characters when performing searches

New in LightSpeed 3.0.10 (Jun 3, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.0.9 (May 26, 2010)

POS Screen: Fixed a potential crash when removing a line item discount
POS Screen: Invoices and receipts no longer print a 0$ discount for non-discounted line items
POS Screen: Improved workflow when using the line item discount field
POS Screen: Corrected an issue when swiping gift cards during activation and redemption
POS Screen: Resolved a rare case where a payment from a previous transaction could print on a receipt
POS Screen: Automatically posted invoices no longer display an error when finishing if the default customer type is 'Walk In'
POS Screen: Accessing Timesheets from the administration menu will open an existing timesheet if one is running for the current user
POS Screen: Improved support for displaying keyboard shortcuts
POS Screen: Line items now show the tax-inclusive price for the sell price if tax-inclusive pricing is enabled
POS Screen: Improved support for Unitech K2724U-B keyboards
Multi-Store: Corrected a potential SQL error when creating a Transfer In
Multi-Store: Removing multiple line items simultaneously from a Transfer Out before sending correctly removes the products
Multi-Store: LightSpeed no longer quits after a performing an inventory lookup if the remote store is not accessible
General: Fixed a display issue with product inventory quantities when searching or listing products in documents
General: Master products are now properly denoted when searching or listing products in documents
General: Resolved an issue with document locking
General: Improved support for locales that do not use decimals in currency values
Product: Opening a product no longer causes an error if one of the product's cost records contains an empty supplier name or has special characters
Product: New products no longer need to be closed and reopened in order to set POS or Web Categories
Product: Multi-Store stores no longer appear in supplier list when adding a cost to a product
Product: Resolved a potential crash when opening products related to the loading of POS and Web Categories
Browser: Product Smart Finds that search for products with no pictures now returns the correct results
Set Product Info: POS and Web Categories can now be set with Set Product Info
Reporting: Detailed End of Day report sorts new invoices in correct order
Reporting: End of Day report no longer crashes when handing payment methods that have special characters
Credit Card Processing: Improved support for processing refunds by using the original transaction's reference number
Purchasing: Resolved a potential issue preventing requests from appearing in the Order Requests tab
Login Window: User logins that include spaces are now properly supported
Import Tools: POS and Web Categories can now be imported with Import Products
Exporting: Products can now be exported with Web Category information
Exporting: Resolved an SQL error related to addresses when exporting POs and Transfer In/Out documents
Purchase Order: Removing a dropship customer now removes the customer's address from the PO
Purchase Order: Listing order requests within a PO no longer display a partial list of requests
Supplier: Users are now notified if they insufficient privileges to create a new Supplier
Browser: Search All now properly displays SROs that match the search criteria
Web Store: Scheduled uploads and downloads now enable and execute correctly
iStats: Scheduled uploads now enable and execute correctly
Invoice: 'Can Sell Negative Quantities on Invoices' privilege can no longer be bypassed by canceling the authentication dialog
Accounting Exports: Corrected an SQL error when deleting all GL accounts from the GL Accounts setup panel
Pricing Levels: Fixed a potential issue where the prefix or suffix is not added to line items when a Pricing Level is selected

New in LightSpeed 3.0.8 (May 12, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.0.7 (May 6, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.0.6 (May 6, 2010)

POS Screen: Implemented a new method for entering serial numbers for serialized products
POS Screen: Customer Category pricing levels are now assigned correctly
POS Screen: Users are notified of applicable Customer Category discounts when adding a customer to the POS screen
POS Screen: Corrected a line item display issue when clicking Go Back while in Button mode
POS Screen: Resolved a potential search issue when scanning/typing the Product ID
POS Screen: Option for searching only after pressing Enter is now honored correctly
POS Screen: Can Add Customer on Credit Hold privilege is now honored correctly
POS Screen: Resolved a potential crash when switching between Product and Customer searching on Mac OS X 10.5
POS Screen: Fully paid invoices are automatically posted if the option is enabled in the Company setup window
POS Screen: Posted invoices can not be modified if LightSpeed is set to automatically post fully paid invoices
POS Screen: Can Sell Negative Quantities on Invoice privilege is now honored correctly
POS Screen: Optimizations to the Product Cover Flow view
POS Screen: Payments not processed through a credit card processor no longer require an authorization or reference number
POS Screen: Corrected a potential Cover Flow display issue on Mac OS X 10.5
POS Screen: Line item quantity, sell price and discount fields now highlight all text for quick overwriting
POS Screen: Resolved a potential issue where new related products may not be displayed
POS Screen: USB cash drawers now open as each transaction is finished
Product: Special characters can be used in POS category names
Product: Resolved issue when right-clicking on a product photo to save it as a file
Product: Resolved an issue when deleting products that belong to a POS or Web Category
Product: Fixed a potential crash when saving products that meet the criteria for a Live Rule
Product: Products that reference a related product that has been deleted will not cause LightSpeed to crash
Multi-Store: Resolved an SQL error when using classes that contain apostrophes
Multi-Store: Fixed a potential SQL error when creating Transfer In documents
Web Store: Email Web Store Link feature on Quotes no longer causes an SQL error
Web Store: Resolved a potential SQL error when opening the Web Store window
Set Selling Prices: Resolved an SQL error when saving Live Rules
Accounting Exports: Corrected an issue with exports to MYOB for Australia that could affect the tax value exported
General: Document line items will not randomly change order when closing and opening documents
Browser: Lists now sort in alphabetical order regardless of upper vs. lower case characters
Invoice: Fixed a potential issue when printing receipts with cash payments
Set Product Info: Searching by GL Asset or COGS returns the proper result set

New in LightSpeed 3.0.5 (Apr 27, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 3.0.4 (Apr 17, 2010)

POS Screen: Resolved a crash when adding products to a transaction by double-clicking the search result
POS Screen: Improved performance when handling large product search result sets
POS Screen: Print Invoice if Unpaid privilege is no longer triggered for fully paid invoices
POS Screen: Preference to combine scanned quantities is honored correctly
POS Screen: Searches or barcode scans with one result are now added to the transaction automatically
POS Screen: Improved support for handling multiple selections in search mode
Web Store: Payments are now downloaded with the correct time and user information
Web Store: Resolved an issue with Web Categories that could prevent products from being uploaded
Credit Card Processing: Improved support for saving manual credit card payments on Invoices, SROs, Quotes and Orders
Credit Card Processing: Addressed a potential issue where a notvalid error could be inaccurately displayed for a configuration issue
Browser: Resolved an error that could occur if LightSpeed remains idle for several minutes
Browser: Addressed a rare font issue with the toolbar
Server Manager: Resolved an issue where refreshing a license would cause System Preferences to close unexpectedly
Server Manager: Server status now updates correctly in the event the server is stopped or started
Login Window: Resolved an issue where Bonjour may attempt to connect to a server on the incorrect port
Reporting: Fixed a potential crash when running the End of Day report with Tills enabled
Reporting: Improved totaling of Class and Family sales breakdowns on End of Day report
Supplier Invoice: Corrected a display issue when modifying the tax status of line items
Order: Addressed an SQL error that could occur when clicking Cancel on a size/color matrix dialog window
Product: Fixed a potential crash that could occur when opening a product card with pricing levels set
Set Selling Prices: Live rules created in LightSpeed 2.x no longer cause a potential crash when applied
Set Selling Prices: Addressed a potential issue when rounding down before adding a specified markup
Multi-Store: Multi-Store setup window no longer attempts to connect to all stores before displaying
Invoice: Printed document custom fields are now included when an Invoice is printed
Invoice: Removed an incorrect date and 0.00 amount above the list of payment when printing full-page Invoices
Printing: Documents are now specifically coded to print in the OS X system font
LightSpeed Server: Console logging includes the start and completion of backups
iStats: Resolved an issue where the iStats PIN may not be set during upload

New in LightSpeed 3.0.3 (Apr 10, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 2.9.1.1 R259 (Feb 23, 2010)

New in LightSpeed 2.9 (Nov 26, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8.8 (Aug 12, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8.7 (Jul 23, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8.6 (Jun 17, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8.5 (May 25, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8.4 (Apr 17, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8.2 (Apr 10, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8.1 (Mar 3, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.8 (Feb 19, 2009)

New in LightSpeed 2.7.3 (Nov 22, 2008)

New in LightSpeed 2.7.1 (Oct 10, 2008)

New in LightSpeed 2.7 (Sep 30, 2008)

QuickBooks Export: 'Integration In A Few Clicks', Export POS data from LightSpeed 2.7 to QuickBooks 2009 for Mac in just a few clicks.
QuickBooks Export: Changed AP transactions to type BILL and included terms, Supplier Invoice number and due date.
Accounting Exports: 'Mark As Exported' feature now has a privilege.
Accounting Exports: Both Export (journal entries) and Detail files saved automatically internally in database for future retrieval through History tab.
Accounting Exports: Calendar dates set automatically for next export based on previous export.
Accounting Exports: Colored bubbles provide feedback on status of QuickBooks and MYOB exports.
Tills: Enabling the 'Tills' checkbox in Company Setup enables the Tills system that enables users to join, leave and reconcile their cash drawers.
Quantity Discounts: Set up multiple quantity levels at which discounts take effect on products.
Image Import: Import Products, Customers and Suppliers now support import of images stored in a folder.
USB Hardware Support: Support for specific models of USB Cash Drawers and Pole Displays.
PA-DSS Compliance: Prompt to change admin password if set to default.
PA-DSS Compliance: Credit card numbers displayed with bullets during swipe.
PA-DSS Compliance: All privilege logging automatically enabled upon upgrade with dialog box explaining the PA-DSS requirement.
Set Selling Prices: Set Selling Prices extended with Smart Find options.
Set Product Info: Set Product Info extended with Smart Find options.
Setup Panels: Ability to paste in a list for panels like Family and Class.
Minimum Margin: New privilege for selling below minimum margin.
Size/Color: Minus button to remove size or color.
Reporting: Purchase Order Inventory History report.
Reporting: Inventory adjustment report shows adjustment notes.
Document: Printed notes wrap to next page if larger than printable area.
Orders: Status fix when Non-Inventoried products are on an Order.
Timesheets: Administrators can now start/stop timesheets without password.
Browser: Sorting timesheets by time now works as expected.
Invoice: Alert dialog prevents deletion of an invoice with payments.
Invoice: Fix to some quantities being printed with extended decimal places on receipts.
POS: Fixed function key conflict between Log Out and Payment button.
Skype: Fixes for international dialing.
Exports: Fix to exporting invoice line items from Smart Find.
POS: Totals always update when Apply Discount button used.
Gift Cards: Now apply correctly as payments on Quote/Order/SRO documents.
Customer: Error fixed closing Customer before saving a New Call.
Troubleshooting: Select All option for lists.
Live Rules: Live Rules can be removed even if checked.

New in LightSpeed 2.6.2 (Aug 8, 2008)

New in LightSpeed 2.6.1 (Jun 27, 2008)

New in LightSpeed 2.6.0 (Jun 17, 2008)

Auto-updater: LightSpeed now has an integrated auto-updater, similiar to Sparkle. However, the behavior is slightly different to fit in to LightSpeed's privileges model: When an update is available and you log in as an administrator, LightSpeed will prompt you to install the update (an automatic process). Installing the update will upgrade your database, making it so older clients can no longer connect. When such a client connects, LightSpeed automatically downloads and installs the correct version.
POS: Various layering fixes.
POS: Function key shortcuts work again.
POS: Fixed issue regarding clicking in fields once you've hit Return key
POS: Fixed kiosk changes to only apply if the POS is in full screen mode. You can once again switch between applications in non-fullscreen mode.
Browser: Export button allows exports of any search result in a Browser view
Browser: Station criteria added in Invoice Smart Find
Browser: Ability to export all document types from Browser Smart Finds
Browser: Birthday criteria added to Customer Smart Find
Browser: No longer crashes when dropping a customer or products into documents without sufficient privileges.
Web Store: Support added for Web Store 1.3
Web Store: Blank dialog fixed when receiving Orders
Web Store: Fixes to automatic scheduling of Web Store uploads/downloads
Web Store: Tax-Inclusive Web Orders now recalculate properly
Web Store and iStats: Blank error dialogs now properly report error messages
Receipt: Prints signature line on receipt only if credit card is a payment type used
Receipt: Qty field widened on Receipt
Receipt: HPS Authorization Number now printed correctly on receipt
Documents: Printing option in Company Setup to "Hide Customer Info" on printed documents
Invoice: Invoice Action Menu item to print "Full Page" or "Receipt" formats on demand
VOIP: Improved error reporting when using VOIP services
Reports: Several new summary reports added
Reports: Added reports for Sales By Station, Gift Card History
Reports: inventory reports for Inventory (In Transit)
Live Rules: Live rules properly updated when re-saving rules
Live Rules: Suppliers properly referencing in saved Live Rules, Supplier currencies honored when applying rules
Set Selling Prices: Fixed issue when setting tax inclusive prices
Set Selling Prices / Set Product Info: Creation Date criteria added to Set Product Info and Set Selling Prices
Product Matrix: Saving Master Product gives you options for updating Child Products
Product Matrix: Adding a Master Product to a document now displays matrix
Label Designer: Fixed crash when closing LightSpeed while Label Designer window is open
Labels: Thickness of barcode in Label 30332 fixed
Export: Ability to export all document types from Export Window
Export: Product Export exports all 10 Pricing Levels, Length, Height, Width, Weight
Gift Cards: Fixed issue that could occur when invoicing an order that contained a Gift Card
Station Setup: Better handling when running under a non-administrator accounts
Privileges: Privilege for Saving Invoice with Customer on Credit on Hold
Privileges: Privilege for for Saving Invoice with Credit over Limit
MYOB Accounting Export: Compatibility changes for Australian MYOB, including rounding settings; Option to exclude "-" symbol on ID numbers when exporting
Tax-Inclusive: Tax-exempt tax-inclusive items no longer cause incorrect reporting on End of Day report
Tax-Inclusive: Fixed redemption issue with tax-inclusive Gift Cards
CoverFlow: No longer stretches images to be square, instead it respects their proportions while resizing
Multi-Store Transfers: can now view and scroll listboxes in locked Transfers
Now Up-To-Date: Now Up-To-Date Scheduler now works with UK date formatting
iCal: iCal Scheduler now works with UK date formatting
Error Reporter: No longer requires the user to have an email client on their machine

New in LightSpeed 2.5.2 (Mar 21, 2008)

New in LightSpeed 2.5.1 (Mar 11, 2008)

Email: Email button added to all document windows for emailing PDFs of the printed document
Printing: Print scaling issue fixed on all version of Mac OS X, Page Setup scaling is no longer necessary on any printer
Printing: Printer Setup window in Station Setup allows you to setup auto-switch between printers for Full Page, Receipt, and Label printing
Printing: Print Box Label With Address added
Printing: Fix in Print Packing Slip when only a few items are selected
Printing: Fix in Balance Due for deposits on Quote/Order/SRO printing
Count Inventory: Support added for counting in Warehouses
POS: Fixes to Qty and Description editing
POS and Documents: Fixed resetting of editable selling prices when customer is added
Browser: Find command (command-F) opens Smart Find in Browser
Browser: Fixes to Parking to prevent parked items that are unviewable in Preview
Smart Find: Dropship added to document Smart Finds
Gift Cards: Can now add funds to an existing Gift Card
Gift Cards: Gift Card issue fixed when Customer has a category with discount
Gift Cards: Gift Card payments fixed when Combine Qtys is enabled for documents
Gift Cards: Fixed Gift Card payment issue on posted Invoices
Multi-Store: Various fixes to Inventory Transfers
Multi-Store: Canceling Inventory Transfers possible by switching Status to 'Cancelled' if transfer is 'In Transit'
Multi-Store: Transfers checkbox added to Accounting Export
Cover Flow: Image Caching enabled
Cover Flow: Optimization provides better performance on large databases
Products: Inventory Qty adjusted to 0 when making a product Non-Inventoried
Supplier: Button to copy billing address to shipping address in Supplier window
Set Product Info: Dimension fields added to Actions for Set Product Info
Label Designer: Ability to rename a label in Label Designer
Label Designer: Fix when resizing UPC barcode
Import/Export: Field names now more consistent
Taxes: Tax Code decimal issue fixed for foreign number formatting
Accounting: GL Account fields widened in all windows
Accounts Receivable: Fix in Accounts Receivable window for foreign number formatting
Web Store: Additional support in Web Store panel for upcoming Web Store 1.3
Web Store: Order Directory field allows entry of order directory path in Web Store panel
Web Store: Long Web Description field lengthened in database
Reporting: Fix for decimal in Commission reports
Reporting: Comission By Profit reports by line item (By User and Family, By User and Class)
Reporting: Sales report by State (Billing and Shipping)Reporting: Product reports by Family and Class
Reporting: Payment Summary report by Date
Reporting: New reports for Sales by the Hour, Commission by Salesperson
Documents: Update Prices action menu item added to Quotes/Orders/SROs
Documents: Fix with Combined Qtys when Auto-Add enabled in related products
SRO Claim Check: SRO Claim Check now has own PDF Print Background
PO: PO Status properly updated to Invoiced when converting to a Supplier Invoice
General: Select/Deselect All action menus items in Import Tools and Product Matrix
General: Fixed crash when logging into headless servers/workstations using ARD or Vine

New in LightSpeed 2.5 (Nov 29, 2007)

iPhone Stats: iPhone Stats panel lets you schedule automatic uploads of Sales, Intelligence and Staff stats fresh from your LightSpeed database in a special iPhone-readable format
Cover Flow: Cover Flow through Products, Customers and Suppliers in Browser
Cover Flow: Cover Flow through Products and Customers in POS
Cover Flow: Disable Cover Flow option available in Company Setup and POS Setup
Multi-Store Transfers: Create Transfer Out documents to transfer stock to stores set up in Multi-Store Setup; Product records must be present in both databases
Multi-Store Transfers: Receive Transfer In documents to transfer stock from stores set up in Multi-Store Setup
Multi-Store Transfers: Transfer In and Out sections in Browser window with Smart Finds, Related privileges
Multi-Store Transfers: Transfers Report in Reporting window
Label Designer: Create custom Product labels for a wide variety of label printers with visual layout editor by clicking the Design button in Print Product Labels; Can include graphics, logos and barcodes
Leopard: Compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1
User Interface: New window styles on Leopard to replace brushed metal; Visual improvements to interface elements
Installer: Single-step, Leopard-compatible
Web Store: New scheduling tools for automated uploads and downloads
Documents: 'Marked as Exported' for Invoice, Supplier Invoices and Payments and SI
Documents: Print Packing Slip added for Quote, Order, SRO
International: Fixed currency display issues on printed documents and receipts
POS: Fixed issue with selecting pricing levels per line
POS: Apply Discount globally by typing Command-Shift-D
Browser: Hide Non-Inventoried Products checkbox in Order Requests
Browser: Fixes to drag and drop of Browser elements
Browser: Seaching Quotes by Product Family, Supplier Code and Supplier in Browser search for Products
Smart Finds: Company criteria added to Customer SmartFind
Privileges: 'See Browser Totals' privilege to restrict viewing of Browser Totals
Privileges: 'Upgrade LightSpeed' privilege can prevent users with lower privilege sets from upgrading LightSpeed to a new version
Import Tools: Height and Weight dimensions added to Import and Update Products
Import Tools: Supplier Code added to match criteria for Update Products
Import Tools: Fix to opening/saving Import Tool Presets
Reporting: Sales Report By Code report
Reporting: Customer ID wider on EOD Detailed report
Reporting: Tax Code filter for general Tax Report
Intelligence: Inventory Valuation By Date (GL Asset) in Intelligence
Intelligence: Fix in the A/R on Date Report in Intelligence
Accounts Receivable: Fix in formatting 0.00 amount in AR window
Tax Inclusive: Fixed issues with multiple tax codes and tax exemptions
Tax Inclusive: Fixed issues with line items with '0' quantity (backorders)

LightSpeed Changelog

What's new in LightSpeed 2015 2.2.4

New in LightSpeed 2015 2.2.0 (Aug 21, 2015)

New in LightSpeed 2015 2.1.2 (Jun 19, 2015)

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