Function Point Announces Version 7.3
Function Point Productivity Software (www.functionpoint.com) releases Version 7.3 of its Flagship Product.Changes listed by module within the system:
"We have been working very hard to improve your experience with the system and have incorporated a number of changes designed to provide a higher level of business process use and flexibility. Many of these changes are the result of feedback that we have received from our users and we thank them for that input. It is very important to us" commented president and founder Chris Wilson.
Purchase Orders
1. PO has been rebuilt, including a new multi-line Purchase order.
2. A new expense page has been added to external expenses.
3. A new insertion order page has been added to external expenses.
Estimate related changes:
1. Build estimates with assignment of time and estimated dates to individuals and roles.
2. Addition of a revenue schedule on the estimate:
o Automatic revenue schedule creation.
o Revenue schedule enforcement type from the system preferences.
o Addition of the forecast report that utilizes the information.
3. New Estimate internal printout which lists all of the details on the estimate including all the roles associations.
4. Additional estimate status values for tracking submitted, approved and declined estimates.
5. Addition of an estimate type that carries to the job/docket.
6. Addition of estimate Lead Creative, and Client Lead personnel.
7. Addition of an external expense for Admin Fee.
Tasking related changes:
1. Addition of the ability to assign a task to a role.
2. Addition of the ability to assign roles to estimate services (role / staff), and carry to the time line.
3. Auto assignment of time sheets to tasks where phase and services match.
Invoice related changes:
1. Addition of taxes on retainer invoices.
2. Addition of currency conversion on invoices.
3. Rewrite of the batch invoices process permitting the invoicing of multiple jobs on one invoice.
4. Upgrade of FP Accountant for integration with QuickBooks.
Reports:
1. Rewrote the reports call page.
2. Addition of staff percentage utilization.
3. Utilization / report of available resources / Analysis of hours reports.
4. Brief summary report for the docket list view.
5. Docket list, addition of actual / invoiced variance amounts.
6. New job list by client report.