Release History...

The following is the release history of our salon software management product Salon Iris. Only new features are listed. Releases that are not listed were either internal test (beta) versions or contained no significant new features.

Version 9.2.0
build 1121 released on Tuesday 2nd August 2011

Improve speed of copying and saving a report
Improve formatting on client Purchase History screen
Add option to configure the printing for closed tickets from the Appointment Book

Version 9.1.0
build 1113 released on Thursday, June 09, 2011

Redesigned the barcode printing screen making it easier to use.
If an open purchase order is deleted, all products on order are now reset to zero.
Marketing template appears in new window to easily view.
Expired coupons can now be hidden from the lookup screen when creating a ticket.
The comment textbox is now multiline on a Wait List entry.
The mailing report now has the option: "Skip clients that have 'Do not send postal mail' selected in their profile."
When restoring a backup, there is now an option to restore the most recent automatic backup.
On the Employees Tips screen, there is now an option to filter tips by employee.

Version 9.0.2
build 1096 released on Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Increased the timeout duration on startup when attempting to connect to the SQL database to increase reliability of connection.
Version 9.0.2

build 1091 released on Friday, February 25, 2011

Database can be created or restored when being used by LiveAccess at the same time.
Corrected the build number setting in registry for LiveAccess to correctly reflect the software's currently installed build.
Server name in network settings screen is no longer case sensitive.
When redeeming gift certificates, Tender=Due button now reflects amount due.

Version 9.0.2
build 1087 released on Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Improved compression of database log files

Version 9.0.1
build 1084 released on Thursday, January 20, 2011

Edit the order that taxes are listed on the Ticket Information screen

Version 9.0.1
build 1083 released on Friday, December 17, 2010

Corrected interface on software registration screen.
Adjustment of starting balance will properly update in the balance column of general ledger entries in summary view.
Support special characters for e-mail passwords
Fixed an error created when generating a test document in the Edit Label screen.
Correctly prints the date closed on credit card receipts

Version 9.0.1
build 1074 released on Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Update receipt printer installation files to support new Epson TM-T88V printer
Remove blank page that is printed along with Appointment Book's Standard Schedule printout
Add password protection option to Edit Marketing campaigns, Edit E-mail Templates, and Marketing Campaign Analysis Reports

Version 9.0.0
build 1072 released on Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Properly display the percent occupied for a resource if the resources has a zero maximum occupancy set up
Quick Insert items added to SMS custom message setup
Improve update speed when going from Version 6 to Version 9

Version 9
Release date 20/10/2010

Remote access using the web

Employees can log into a full website from a computer or a mobile website from any phone or mobile device with a browser to view appointments. Employees will also be able to view client information, product information, and service information.

Salon Iris iPhone and iPad application
 
With the Salon Iris iPhone app, employees can view their appointments from anywhere, and even book new appointments for themselves. The iPhone app connects directly to the salon computer, so all information is up-to-date and appointments are booked instantly. The app
works on the iPhone and iPad, and is completely free to install and use for all employees at a business with WebAccess set up.

Create and manage marketing campaigns, including complete campaign analysis reports

Complete marketing campaigns can be created for email, postal mail, SMS text message, or any other type of media (newspaper, magazine, TV, etc). Target specific clients based on demographics or purchase history. Create and store marketing materials where applicable, associate specific discount coupons with the campaign, and track the response and determine the success of a campaign using analysis reports.

Services can be defined as a multi-day service, so you can schedule weekend retreats, vacation packages, or overnight stays
Services can be defined as single day services (the classic service) or as a service that will span multiple days. This will allow you to define the default duration of a service, and choose start and end days accordingly when booking the service. This is perfect for any overnight stay, or services that will run past midnight on a given day.

Send mass e-mails directly through the software, including images, text formatting and colours. Quickly and easily send beautifully formatted e-mail messages to multiple clients at once or to single selected clients. You can include multiple images, attachments, and format the text and layout of your e-mail using an interface similar to a word processor.

New Welcome screen

The Welcome screen has been completely redesigned and can now be customised to display sales totals and include integration with Facebook and Twitter.

Resources now allow defining of a maximum capacity

Resources can be set up to have a maximum number of services scheduled at once. This makes it easy to manage classrooms and group rooms or items. When booking a service, you can view how full resources are with a coloured meter, and book the resource with room available.

Automatic logout for an employee that has been inactive for a defined amount of time

Logs out the employee that is currently logged in using the “Remember which employee is logged in” option of the employee password Feature. This will allow users to more conveniently use the ‘remember’ feature for password protection, which enables more activity logging and a higher level of security.

Minor Feature Changes

Drag-and-drop an appointment to change duration of service
Customise the Traveler Ticket print-out to choose what information will print
Improved client search when creating a new appointment
Add an image to quote or invoice template for printout
Customise columns shown on most reports
Separate appointment reminder message templates for e-mail and SMS
Added support for birthday year in the mailing report
Enhanced product and client search options
Allow payroll to choose commission or hourly pay when calculating, depending on which is
greater
Special field for storing secure information for each client (not credit card information)
Additional options for merging clients together
Link back bar items directly to a service

New Reports

#144 Cancellations, Void and No Show list with comments
#145 Client Demographics
#146 Employee Performance
#147 Business Performance
#148 Taxable vs. Non-Taxable Product and Service Sales
#149 Non-Returning Clients
#150 Employee Goal Setting and Review
#151 Clients with a Balance of Tanning Minutes
#152 Business Growth

Current Version 8.2.9
Release date 21-07-2010
Minor fixes

Version 8.2.7
Release date 12-07-2010
Minor Fixes

Release Date 18-03-2010
Minor Fixes

Version 8.2.4

Release Date: 17-9-09

Ability to add a product from the General Ledger

Loyalty points balance now on the Client Info screen

Can now apply a discount to a gift card sale

Quick link button to Mailing Report added on Clients screen

Order due date and paid/not paid fields have been added to purchase orders

"Do not call" option now in Client Information

Date and time stamp added to the bottom of all reports

Other minor changes

Release Date 11-8-09
Minor changes

Release Date 16-07-09
Minor Changes and updates.

Release date 7-6-09
Minor changes.

Version 8.0.3

Release date 15-03-09

Minor changes.

Version 8.0.2

Release date 5-2-09

Version 8.0.1
Release Date: 8-01-09

Version 8.0.0
Release Date: 13-01-09

Feature added: Employee Reminder System - Set reminders for employees that are associated with tickets or clients.

Feature added: Enhanced Wait List - Future date support now exists for the wait list. Once an opening becomes available in the appointment book, you will be notified of the clients who can fill these spots.

Feature added: Picture Manager- Store, categorise, and view an unlimited number of client’s pictures.

Feature added: Report Graphing - Extensive graphing system has been added to most reports.

Feature added: Coupon System Enhanced - Coupons now allow you to specify a percent, currency, or specific item discount with each coupon that will be automatically applied to a ticket when a coupon is redeemed. Coupons can be assigned an expiration date. Tickets can have multiple coupons.

Feature added: Checkout/Close and Rebook - System Revamped: The Checkout/Close and Rebook System has been redeveloped to allow for greater ease of use. The appointment book can now be viewed before rebooking a ticket.

Feature added: General Ledger Multiple Account Support - The General Ledger now supports multiple accounts.

Feature added: Improved Appointment Book Colour Coding - Ticket colour codes can now be set up and given priority for confirmation types, referral types, checked-in tickets, and Service IDs/Categories.

Feature added: Loyalty Points Can Be Based on Ticket Subtotal - Set the option to base loyalty points off of a specific dollar amount, which is calculated from the subtotal of a ticket. Loyalty points can also be set up on a per product and service basis, as before.

Feature added: Payroll Enhancements for Commission, Hourly Wages and Tax Deductions - Set the option to base loyalty points off of a specific dollar amount, which is calculated from the subtotal of a ticket. Loyalty points can also be set up on a per product and service basis, as before.

Feature added: Mark an appointment as cancelled, differentiated from voided and no show.

Feature added: Track reasons for voided, no show and cancelled appointments.

Feature added: Client Merge feature expanded to include more items.

Feature added: Expiration dates can now be assigned to gift cards, both manually and automatically.

Feature added: Appointment Move Feature: In addition to the pre-existing Drag and Drop feature, you can now both cut and paste and copy and paste an appointment with just a couple clicks of the mouse.

New Reports:

#135 - Vacation/Sick Day Report

#136 - Employee Forecast Report

#137 - Product Sales vs. Service Sales

#138 - Return Details by Employee

#139 - Ticket Referral Types by Employee

#140 - Tickets Created In Range of Days

#141 - Tickets with Products not Marked as Taxable

#142 -Rebooked Tickets

Added -Amount Spent- option to Mailing Report
 

version 7.1.4

Release date 4-12-08

Minor changes and fixes

version 7.1.3

Release date 14-11-08

Minor changes and fixes

Version 7.0.9
Release Date: 25-8-08

Minor changes and fixes
Feature added: You can now add to a gift card's balance through the Tickets Modify screen

Version 7.0.8
Release Date: 19-6-08

Feature added: You can now include pre-paid service balances as an item to print on a receipt
Feature added: Supplier phone and fax numbers are now included on a purchase order printout
Feature added: The make, size, tax and type have been added as items that can be viewed on the Product Ordering screen
Feature added: A detailed view has been added to the Purchase Order screen
Feature added: The rows of a purchase order can now be copied to the clipboard
Feature added: The display options on the Products screen has been expanded
Feature added: A 'Customise View' button has been added to many of the main forms to allow easy customization of the columns on the grid
Feature added: The total working hours of all employees have been added on the Scheduling screen
Feature added: You can now filter by number of visits on the Mailing Report
Feature added: There is now a password protected button on the Client Info screen to view client phone numbers (when client phone numbers are hidden)
Feature added: An 'Edit Product' button has been added to the Product Ordering screen
Feature added: A new printout has been added for clients, which can be found on Client Info screen
Report added: Report #132 Employees' Clients with Contact Information
Report added: Report # 133 Outstanding Item Balance on All Open Gift Certificates

Version 7.0.7
Release Date: 24-4-08

Feature added: An option to control the network refresh time has been added on the Options screen
Feature added: Appointment Book speed optimised and increased 80%
Feature added: Preferred phone number is now an item that can be displayed on appointments on the Appointment Book
Feature added: Online tracking number is now an item that can be displayed on appointments on the Appointment Book
Feature added: An option to 'Un-remember' the database password on start-up has been added to the Passwords screen
Feature added: Employee ID cards now work with the time clock
Feature added: Products, services, and packages can now be modified through the Look up screen
Feature added: And 'E-mail' button has been added to the Clients Modify screen
Feature added: Online booking is now optimised with Safari
Feature added: An option has been added to warn/disallow the scheduling of an employee with a service they cannot perform. The option can be found under 'Scheduling Options' on the Options screen
Feature added: Multi-Ticket Checkout can now be used with tickets that contain the same chair renter
Feature added: An option to open the cash drawer when settling tips has been added to the Options screen
Feature added: An option to quickly adjust the row and column sizes of the Appointment Book has been added to the Appointment Book screen
Feature added: Password protection for the View Options screen on the Appointment Book
Feature added: Password protection for Online Booking Setup and the Web Appearance screen
Feature added: An option to update the wholesale and retail price of items on a PO
Feature added: E-mail configuration has been made more user-friendly with a library of built in SMTP servers
Feature added: Search options on the Gift Certificates screen
Report added: Report #131 Gift Cards Unused Balance by Date

Version 7.0.6
Release Date: 26-02-08
Feature added: An option to control the time increments displayed for available online booking appointments
Feature added: You can now customise accept/reject e-mail messages for online booking
Feature added: Printable report added for single employee's totals
Feature added: Password protection for the Client Info look up screen and the Client Info screen
Feature added: Password protection for voiding closed tickets
Feature added: An option to filter by preferred employee has been added to the mailing list
Feature added: An option to filter by client loyalty points has been added to the mailing list
Feature added: You can now include 'Created By' as an item to print on a receipt
Feature added: A 'Preferred column width' option has been added to the options for the Appointment Book
Feature added: You can now include a 'Date Requested' for wait list entries
Feature added: An option to require the 'Referral Type' to be selected on a ticket has been added to the Ticket Options screen
Feature added: The 'Back-bar' column can be hidden on the Tickets Modify screen. This option can be found in Ticket Options
Feature added: Ticket comments is now an item that can be displayed on appointments on the Appointment Book
 

Version 7.0.5

Release Date: 14-2-08
Feature added: Unsettle tips from the tips screen or modify tips screen

Feature added: When generating a mailing list, you can now choose to only display those clients with an e-mail address entered

Feature added: After generating a mailing list, you can now select to copy the clients' SMS addresses as well as e-mail addresses

Feature added: An option has been added to show only those services on the Appointment Book that have a quantity used field > 0. This option can be found in Ticket Options

Feature added: A "Mark Day(s) as Off" button has been added to the schedulin screen to allow quick off days to be assigned over a range of days for employees

Feature added: An "Open the Day" options has been added to the Cash Drawer balance screen which will allow users to input the starting balance in the cash drawer for the day

Online booking speed has been greatly increased

Bug fixes

Version 7.0.4
Release Date: 7-1-08
2008 tax tables included

Bug fixes

Version 7.0.3
Release Date: 3-1-08
Bug fixe
 

Version 7.0.2

Release date 20-12-07

Bug fixes.

Version 7.0.1

Release date 17-12-07

Bug fixes, all V7 users should upgrade to this release.

Release 11-12-07

New Appointment Book: The appointment book has been completely redesigned to provide our users with a greater level of functionality, ease of use, graphical interface, and customisation.

New Graphical Interface: The entire interface has been enhanced with new graphics and is now built on Microsoft’s latest suite of Windows controls.

Product Ordering and Purchase Order Integration: Product ordering and purchase orders have now been integrated. When ordering products from the Product Ordering screen, the software will automatically generate a purchase order and track the status of all orders. Purchase orders now include a status field for each row item that will allow the user to easily track the status of an order (In Process, Incomplete or Complete). Once all items have been received, the software will automatically close the purchase order and update your inventory.

Services Linked with Resources: This amazing new feature will allow the user to link a resource with a service. If a service requires a resource, the software will automatically book the employee and the resource when creating a ticket. In previous versions of the software, this had to be done manually.

Document Tracking: This new feature allows the user to establish a system by which important documents and their relation to clients can be organised and tracked. An unlimited number of unique or generic documents can be assigned to each client.

Appointment Search: The appointment search user interface has been redesigned for increased flexibility and ease of use. The appointment search now allows the user to search for available openings for up to five services. The search results now features a robust user interface that displays the search results in a user-friendly grid.

Gift Certificates: The gift certificate system has been redesigned to provide a variety of new features. When a gift certificate is sold, specific products and/or services can be applied to the gift certificate as well as a currency amount. The redeeming of products and/or services for a given gift certificate is now completely automated. A gift certificate can be a combination of both a currency value and products/services. Additionally, gift certificates can be set-up to expire after a specified date.

Online Appointment Booking: Online appointment booking has been redesigned to allow complete customisation of graphics, colours and fonts. Employee service limitations now work with online booking.

Prepaid Quantities in Packages: When creating new packages, the user is now able to define prepaid quantities within the package. This type of functionality was available in previous versions of the software but only at the individual service level, not when creating packages.

Searching can now be performed by supplier and category when on the Product Ordering screen.

The user interface for Multi-Ticket Check Out has been redesigned to provide greater ease-of-use and better functionality. The user will now be able to quickly add another ticket to the Multi-Ticket Checkout through the use of a browsing window. For each Multi-Ticket Checkout, the user will specify the primary and secondary ticket(s). The primary ticket acts as the main ticket to which the balances of the secondary tickets will be transferred.

The Tips screen now shows how the tip was settled: manually or during payroll.

An option to select a primary phone number and a client’s preferred employee has been added.

The order of the information displayed in the appointment book can now be customised.

A4 paper size is now the default size for UK & Europe.

My Appointments now supports Windows Mobile 5.0 using SQL mobile.

Service limitations now work with resources.

20 new reports have been added. They are listed below:

#112 Employee Totals Grouped by Category Total employee product and service sales for a selected range of dates, grouped by category

#114 Product Shelf Total by Supplier Product shelf total grouped by supplier

#115 Products Sold Grouped by Supplier Product sales grouped by supplier

#116 Tips with Client Names List of tips received with client names over selected range of dates

#117 Products Sold Grouped by Make Product sales grouped by make

#118 Ticket Referral Totals Ticket referral totals

#119 Future Sales for Employees Total amount of sales on open tickets for all employees over a range of dates

#120 Specific Category Statistics Product statistics for a specific category

#122 Employee’s Clients Based on Preferred Employee List of all clients that have a preferred employee selected and their contact information

#123 Prepaid Service Balances Unused balance of prepaid services over the selected range of dates

#124 Open Tickets by Created by Type Open tickets grouped by Created By type over selected range of dates

#125 Open Tickets by Confirmation Type Open tickets grouped by Confirmation Type over selected range of dates

#126 Total Value of Discounts Given The dollar value of all discounts given in closed tickets over a range of dates

#128 Returns Done by Employee Total value of all returns performed, grouped by employee

#129 Products Ordered by Date Products added to a PO on a specified date

#130 Amount Spent by Supplier Based on all PO’s, the total amount spent with each supplier

#131 Gift Certificate Unused Balance All gift certificates that currently have a nonzero balance

#133 Client Spending List of all clients and the amount they have spent with the business

#134 Clients With Appointments Without E-mail Address Clients that have an appointment during the selected range of dates and no e-mail address entered

#135 Gift Cards Unused Balance All gift cards that currently have a nonzero balance
 

Version 6.1.1

Release date 1-12-07
Minor bug fixes.
Final service release of version 6

Version 6.1.0
Release Date: 22-5-07

Minor bugs fixes

Version 6.0.9
Release Date: 5-3-07

Improved support for Windows Vista

Minor bugs fixes

Version 6.0.8
Release Date: 01-02-07

Improved support for Windows Vista
Bug fix: Declared cash entries for previous days now appear correctly on the cash balance report

Version 6.0.7
Release Date 29-12-06
Minor bug fixes

Version 6.0.5
Release Date: 20-11-06

Option to disable auto-time update added
Ability to sort activity log added
Slow response time when deleting a client on a wide area networking corrected
Loyalty points now print on totals report
“E-mail button added to client’s screen

Version 6.0.4
Release Date: 27-9-06

Bug Fix: Clients that do not have their gender specified are now properly listed as "Unspecified" on the Clients screen when the "Gender" column is added by using the customise view feature
Bug Fix: Wide Area Networking now properly refreshes the employees list when switching locations
Bug fix: Totals report now correctly updates the list of employees prior to running the Totals report
Services on a ticket that contain zero for the quantity used are no longer appear on the Appointment book

Version 6.0.3
Release Date: 28-8-06

Bug fix: Importing client pictures no longer causes lockup
Ability to print commission details report
 

Version 6.0.2
Release Date: 21-7-06

Bug fix: Employee ID card now consistently scan correctly
Improved Purchase Order printing
Improved importing from other databases.

Version 6.0.1
Release date 24-6-06

Added option to Database Summary screen to check off “Send apt reminders via e-mail” for all clients
Bug Fix: Mailing report only prints a single row per page.
Bug Fix: Totals report (report #1 and #46) sometimes do not display the report results
Bug Fix: General Ledger “Search by Date” does not work

Version 6
Release date 14-6-06
Quotes and Invoices (Available in the Professional and Network Packages Only)

Quotes and invoices can now be created for clients. A quote or invoice may be e-mailed directly to the client, or moved to a ticket and officially scheduled. The new quotes and invoices system can be found under Finance > Edit Quotes and Invoices.
Purchase Orders (Available in the Professional and Network Packages Only)
Purchase orders can now be created for vendors, and contain various fields of information including date created, status, vendor name, shipping costs, and total purchase order cost. Purchase orders can also be printed and e-mailed. The new purchase order system can be found under Finance > Edit Purchase Orders.

Commission System (Available in the Professional and Network Packages Only)

A new “dual” commission system has been added, which allows you to customise commission rates when a product or service is sold and/or used for each employee. The previous commission system, allowed you to configure commission only when a product or service was sold. The new dual commission system allows you to configure different commission rates when a product or service is purchased and/or used. The two types of commission systems, single and dual, can be selected by going to Finance > Payroll Configuration.

Price and Back bar Update to All Open Tickets

After changing the service price or back bar amount for a service, the software will prompt you with the option of updating all open tickets with the change.

Client Balance System

The new client balance system tracks the account balance of all clients and allows you to add, redeem, and use client credit through open tickets. Enhancements have been made to the pre-existing credit system, making the method for redeeming all or part of a client’s credit much more intuitive and straightforward. A complete record of each client’s credit history exists and can be viewed and edited through the Client Information window.

Loyalty Points System

The new loyalty points system allows you to establish and customise a rewards system for your clients. The loyalty points system allows you to conveniently and easily issue awards to clients who demonstrate consistency towards your business. A customisable rewards table can be configured through the Edit Service and Edit Product screens, respectively. A complete record of each client’s loyalty point history can be viewed and edited through the Client In formation window. The loyalty points rewards table can be found under Clients > Loyalty Points Rewards Table.

Cash Drawer Balancing

The cash drawer balancing system has been enhanced and now is equipped with the ability to balance the cash drawer over defined periods of time (the past 2 hours, 4 hours, etc.) and supports the option of including/not including independent contractor income in the balance.

Enhanced Client Mailing Report

New search criteria have been added to the client mailing report, increasing its range of applicability. You can now search over a specified period of time and select those clients who have/have not purchased particular services and/or products over a particular period of time.

Ticket Time Changes Automatically Update

A time change made on the Ticket In formation window now automatically updates all other start times listed on the ticket. That is, if a time change is made to a service on the ticket, the times of all services below it also change to reflect the difference. If a resource is involved, the resource start time automatically changes to the start time of the actual service being performed.

Enhanced Chair Renter Support

Enhanced support for Chair Renters has been added. Tickets can now be created for individual chair renters and their totals and income calculated independently. The totals of chair renters are tracked separately in the system, but can be combined if desired on your main Totals report.

Employee ID Cards

Employee ID Cards are now supported for password login. Employees can be issued prefabricated ID cards containing a magnetic strip. This feature allows employees to use ID cards to access password protected functions, rather than entering their individual name and password. Employees are assigned their ID card through the Employees Screen.

Colour Coding of Employee Day Off

The Scheduling Screen now colour codes various reasons for employee time off. Colour codes include: Regular Day Off, Vacation Day, Illness, Personal Business, and Other Reason. This feature allows you to conveniently customise your employee schedule and increases viewing ease.

Easier to Use Than Ever

Dozens of interface enhancements, rewritten User’s Guide, and new training videos make our software easier than ever to use.
Option to Send Either E-mail or SMS when Sending Appointment Reminders
E-mail reminders can be sent to a client’s e-mail or SMS address or both. A client’s contact information, such as their e-mail or SMS address, is stored through the Client Information Screen. You can configure your appointment reminders by accessing the Tools drop-down menu.

Thumb Print Reader Support

Thumb print reader support is now available for the computer administrator to use a pre-installed thumb print reader for any password protected function. That is, once password protection is enabled, the Computer Administrator can gain access to any protected function by a simple swipe of his/her thumb.

Employee Schedules Can Now be Printed for a Single Employee for an Entire Month

In previous versions of the software, employee schedules could only be printed for all employees in bulk-form. Version 6, however, allows you to print single employee schedules over a defined range of dates. Now, employees can view their complete working hours and days off for an extended period of time individually.

Gross Payroll Information Can be Printed on Separate Pages

In previous versions of the software, gross payroll reports could only be printed for all employees and in bulk-form. Version 6, however, allows you to print out each employee’s gross payroll information on separate pages. After a gross payroll is run, an integrated Separate Pages button allows you to select which employees’ information to print out individually.

The Profit and Loss Report Can be Exported to a Text File or Copied to the Clipboard:

The Profit and Loss report can now be copied to the Clipboard (and pasted into Excel for instance) and saved to a text file. This new feature allows you to save or edit the information generated by the Profit and Loss report according to your needs.

MapQuest Support:

New to Version 6 is the ability to receive directions, both written and pictorial, through MapQuest. A MapQuest graphic, available through the Client Information screen, opens a web browser when clicked, automatically displaying a map and directions to a client’s address.

General Ledger Search Engine:

In Version 6, the General Ledger has been enhanced to support a search engine capable of sorting your General Ledger entries by a variety of fields. These include: range of dates, description, comment, vendor name, and category.

Receipt Printing Now Has the Ability to Print a Client’s Upcoming Appointments:

Through the Options Screen, you can customise the way your receipts print when a ticket is closed. New to Version 6, is the ability to add a client’s upcoming appointments to the receipt.

Package Enhancements:

Version 6 allows you to create categories for packages, thereby simplifying sorting and searching through created packages. Also, bar codes can now be created for packages, allowing you to treat packages as separate entities. Independent bar codes allow you to scan and charge packages in bulk, rather than piece-wise by item. The Packages Screen can be accessed through the Product and Services drop-down menu.

Client E-mail Addresses Can be Viewed on the Tickets Screen:

Version 6 allows you to add client e-mail addresses to the Tickets Screen.

“Family” Tab Added to the Client Information Window:

The Client Information window has been enhanced in Version 6 to support Spouse and Children tracking information. These data fields can serve as a quick reference for a client’s family members if needed.

The Subject Line of Automatic E-Mail Reminders can now be Edited:

When customising the text of your Automatic E-Mail Reminders, you now have the ability to change the Subject heading. This heading can reflect whatever you wish and has no limitations. To customise your Automatic E-Mail Reminders, select Tools ? E-Mail Reminder Configuration.

New Reports:

Multiple reports have been added in Version 6, including: Report #108: This report allows you to view totals for only a single employee. Report #109: This report allows you to view the outstanding balance of all active gift cards. Report #110: This report allows you to view the outstanding balance of all active gift certificates. Report #111: This report allows you to view all no shows over a selected range of dates.
 

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Version 5.2.3
Released 7-4-06

Default skin changed
Link to “Reinstall driver” on web site fixed
Bug fix: Editing a service and attempting to move out of "Finish Time" text box no longer results in an application error.
Bug fix: Editing a ticket on a local area network no longer results in ticket incorrectly be labelled as "in use" on another computer.

Version 5.2.0
Release Date 2-1-06

Support for Window 2005 Mobile edition and Active Sync 4.0
Support for SQL Server Express 2005
Ability to connect to a non-standard instance of SQL Server (i.e. “ComputerName/SQLEXPRESS”)
Fixed Avery label 5660 and 8660 dimensions
Note on Tickets screen (“F12”) is no longer cut-off

Version 5.1.9
Release date 12-12-05
Minor bug fix service release.

Version 5.1.8
Release date 7-11-05
Change client ID feature added to client editing screen
Bug fix: E-mail reminders now correctly include a complete list of services that the client has scheduled
Bug Fix: cumulative minor receipt print error, recommended update for all users

Version 5.1.7
Release date 28-10-05

SMS e-mail address line added for clients. Appointment reminders can now be automatically sent to SMS devices (such as mobile phones and PDAs)
E-mail reminder message can now be completely customised
Updated user’s guide
Support for SQL Server 2005 (Beta 2)
Option to display full client address on appointment book. Security option added to Options screen to disable this feature
Enhanced support for Cherry 7000/8000 keyboards
Duplicate dates can no longer be entered when using the recurring appointment or recurring schedule feature
Bug fix: Fixed taxable status when importing products and services
Bug fix: “Copy Table” feature now works properly

Version 5.1.6
Released: 23-9-05

Multiple SQL database support
Using a non-default SQL database name now supported
Second address line added for clients, employees, and resources
New label printing setup screen and improved label printing for Dymo printers
"Commission Based On" column added to Tickets screen when customising view.
Date that the ticket was created now displayable on the Tickets screen and on a printed receipt
New network security logging and diagnostic system
Bug fix: Press the “Special” or “Take Picture” button on a ticket now work correctly after adding or editing a ticket by right-clicking on the appointment book and selecting “Add” or “Edit”
Minimum recommended length of a product ID reduced to four characters

version 5.1.5
Release date 12-09-05

Bug Fix: A previously edited ticket that was later marked as “No Show” no longer is included in the Totals report
New option to turn on/off the display of the word “Off” on the appointment book screen.
New “Search” button when adding items to a gift certificate
Minor bug fix on gift certificate screen.
Improved 'post it' note view when hovering mouse over appointment.

Version 5.1.3
Release Date: 29-8-05
Ticket history tracking system added
Remote appointment book access added to wide area networking

Version 5.1.2
Release Date: 22-8-05
Receipt formatting issues corrected

Version 5.1.1

Release Date: 3-8-05

New multi-ticket check-out feature allows tips and split tenders to be included when checking out multiple tickets at once.
New report #103: “Customers with an Appointment Today and No E-mail” allows quick viewing of customers that would have not received an automatic e-mail reminder for an upcoming appointment
New report #104: “Totals Report for Range or Days” contains extensive totals information (similar to the main totals report) for a range of individual days.
New report #105: “Totals Report for Range or Weeks.” Same as above, but by weeks.
New report #106: “Totals Report for Range or Months.” Same as above, but by months.
New report #107: “Totals Report for Range or Years.” Same as above, but by years.
Time that employees are scheduled off using “Employee Time Block” is no longer listed as available on the online appointment booking system.
Time listed on tickets that are scheduled for the future and are in closed status is no longer listed as available on the online appointment booking system.

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Version 5.0.9
Release Date: 11-7-05
 
Improved sample database
New tip of the day
Products can now contain up to three aliases. An alias is an alternate product ID used when looking up a product with a bar code scanner

Release Date: 30-6-05

Support added viewing upcoming appointments on a PDA running Windows 2002 or 2003 Mobile Addition

Improved support for Windows Terminal Service
“Check out/Close & Rebook” feature added to bottom right corner of ticket editing screen. This allows an open ticket to be easily closed then rebooked
Minor bug fixes and enhancements
“Percentage Booked” report now includes “Entire Store” row
Bug on bar code label selecting screen corrected

Version 5

Release date: 9-3-05

Appointment Book: Added employee time block. Easily block out times the employees are not available
Appointment Book: Times employees not available now take up the whole space (like a ticket) in the appointment book
Appointment Book: Colour code services according to category
Improved pre paid services tracking. Track unlimited (facials, pedicures, laser hair removal packages, etc..) pre paid service packages.
Employees can be linked to services. For example, a manicurist would not be linked to skin care services. When adding a ticket and the employee is selected, when doing a search for product or service ID, only appropriate services appear.
Enhanced client "No Show" tracking. Gives a pop-up message and displays client's no show "risk" level.
Back-bar exception by employee
Record employee's termination date
Record when appointment is made
Pop-up reminder for when products need to be reordered
Total gift card balance for all gift cards/certificates
Added ability to specify to add a product back to inventory when doing a return or not add a product back into inventory when doing a return
Payroll configuration screen can be resized
Added quantity in stock to bar code printing screen
Product / Service Look Up screen can search by category
Added ability to record client occupation on client edit screen

More Enhancements soon!

Version 4.4.0
Release Date: 13/01/05

Improved UK support
Corrected data formatting on report #42
Increased "Employee Name" field size on online appointment from 20 to 41 characters.
Automatically removed employees with NULL as ID
Added ability to include the following characters to most text fields: &[][{};:"
"Database History. txt" now records when application was started
Totals Report now includes employees with less than zero amounts if "Don't include employee with zero totals" is checked

Version 4.3.5

Release date: 02/12/04

Minor bug fixes & enhancements

Version: 4.3.3

Release Date: 25/10/04
SMS Text messaging available for UK users
New toolbar Icons XP style & multiple new Skin colours available, (current users should download full version to obtain new features)
Calendar added to appointment book screen
Formula history merging improved when using the Merge Client feature
Default UK currency support in cash drawer balance screen added
Gift card ordering option corrected
New e-mail reminder system includes support for authentication and improved error descriptions

Version 4.3.2 Release date 17/9/04

Allow a comma in Address field on client modify screen
Added option to launch IE each time before checking for online appt.
Added calendar to main appointment screen off, left or Right option selectable from "View Options" Button
Added Gift Card "Batch Pre-Sale" added to Options screen
Corrected issue with looking up packages when editing a ticket
Corrected issue with package start time when adding a ticket
Updated default check printing set up
Corrected issue with field length when adding a long service ID to the wait list
Corrected issue auto ID numbering on employee importing routine
Corrected issues with deleting employees
Quickbooks export option (See “Export to QuickBooks” from the “Tools” pull-down menu)
Option to print number of employees on each page for payroll Print Employee Summary Stub option
“Take Picture” now Grays out for 4 sec’s after clicking.
Pop-up messages added to pull-down menus

Version: 4.2.8 Release Date 1/7/04

Icons added to pull-down menus
Mobile phone added to Appointment Book
Option to remove the currency symbol available on Options=>Receipt Printing screen
Ability to specify a specific receipt printer
Support for Epson T88II USB printers and matching cash drawers
Number of characters at end of e-mail reminder expanded from 255 to 510
Print Employee Summary Stubs on Total report now includes an option to select number of employees per page
Pop-up bubbles on pull-down menus
Import clients, products, services, employees, and vendors now includes option
Scan Disk option added to Repair and Compact Database screen
Date stamp added to Formula History window

Version: 4.2.7
Release Date: 10/5/04
Mark up option added to Products and Services screen allows items to automatically be marked up by a given percentage. Exception prices also marked up.
Multiple instances disable option added to Options screen. By default, only a single copy can be run at a time.
New graphics: Mailing Report, Calculate New Payroll, Find Client, Totals Report, and Progress screen
Track clients by Drivers License or ID card

Version 4.2.6
Release Date: 15/4/04
UK Version: Full support for VAT

Version 4.2.5
Release Date: 31/3/04
Skins added for first time installs. Skin can be manually turned on by selecting "Enable Skin" on the Options screen then checking "Enable Skin" on the Tools pull-down menu.
Redeem coupon bug fixed
Password protection screen reordered
“Switch Windows” option removed

Version 4.2.2
Release Date: 10/2/04
Tip amount added to receipt
When selling or redeeming a gift card, the discount columns can now be changed.
Print upcoming appointments now work
Year to date payroll totals now include date range in title
Withheld Tips now appear in Totals report

Version: 4.2.1

Release Date: 14/1/04
Cash drawer automatic set-up bug corrected

Salon Iris Version 4.1.2
Release Date: 7/12/03
Search on bar code label screen
Back bar Usage Report (Report #94)
Enhanced products and services search when editing a ticket
International currency formatting corrected for Epson TM 88III receipt printer

Salon Iris Version 4.0.0
Release Date: 29/9/03
New Networking System

SQL server based for networking packages.
Totals report and cash drawer balancing can be performed independently on each computer on a network.
Ticket, client, product, service, and vendor modifications are now tracked by computer.
Automatic E-mail Notification
Clients can receive automatic notification of their upcoming appointment through e-mail.
Gift Card Support
Clients can purchase and redeem gift cards that are full colour, professionally printed, and contain a picture of their business as well as a magnetic strip and barcode symbol.
New Appointment Book Colour Coding
Unique colours can now be assigned to services (i.e. Haircuts are blue, colours are red, etc.)
Improved Client Merging
Cell phone field can now be merged and number of visits are displayed for each client on merge screen.
Improved Receipts
Receipts can now include an end of receipt message.
Recent Ticket List
Ticket and Appointment Book screen now display a list of recently accessed tickets.
Appointment Check-In
Clients can now be checked in on the Tickets screen when they arrive for an appointment.
Overdue Warning
Entries on the Appointment Book turn red and display the number of minutes past due for clients that have not checked in and are past-due.
Improved Cash Drawer Balancing
Cash drawer balances are printable and contain totals information.
Today Button
A Today and Tomorrow button now appear on the Appointment Book screen to allow quick access to those day’s appointments.
Client Titles
Titles can be selected and printed during mailings for clients (i.e. Mr., Mrs., etc).

Other
Employee ID number can be changed
Print Cash Drawer Balancing
Vendor information now holds account number, second address line, web site address
Colour improved on pop-up calendar
Pop-up calendar should have current month first
Client’s address can now be displayed during client searches
Client’s upcoming appointments and purchase history lists can be printed

Salon Iris Version 3.0.6
Release Date: 30/6/03
 

Salon Iris Version 3.0.5
Release Date: 6/9/03
Line delay option added to receipt printing for improved printing with Epson U200 printers.

Receipt printing now has option to include employee’s full first name and optionally full last name

Salon Iris Version 3.0.3
Release Date: 5/5/03
Client merging now merges the client's previous purchases

3/24/03

Support added for two-ply (impact) credit card receipt printers

Salon Iris Version 3.0.2

Release Date: 17/3/03

Ability to Void Tickets: Tickets can be voided (see Options=>Tickets=>Edit/Void/Delete). Voided tickets do not appear on the totals report, but are still available for review and record keeping.

Cash Drawer Balancing: Easily balance your cash drawer against report cash in. (See the Cash=> Cash Drawer Balance pull-down menu for more information).

Cash and check drop recording: Record cash and checks removed from the cash drawer.

Petty Cash Tracking: Record miscellaneous cash withdraws and deposits to and from the cash drawer .

Tickets Screen: Divider lines between tickets on detailed display type.

Tickets Screen: Option to display all ticket types (open, closed, and voided) together.

Tickets Screen: Remembers display settings during exits and restarts.

Tickets Screen: Search by description.

Appointment Printing: Time openings (optional) and schedule now printed.

Appointment Printing: Message if employee schedule not found.

Appointment Printing: Message if employee is scheduled off.

Enhanced tip tracking: Easy tip reporting, end-of-day settling, and editing.

Enhanced tip tracking: Track tips placed on checks and credit card.

Enhanced tip tracking: Tips can be “withheld” and later “settled” (given back to the employee) manually (cash) or through payroll (check).

Multiple gift certificate support: Up to four gift certificates can be redeemed on a single ticket.

Wait List: Comment field added to the wait list screen.

Improved employee status: Employees can be marked as “active” (employed) Non-active employees do not appear on most screens.

Ticket Editing: Option to exclude back bar products when searching for an item while editing a ticket.

Auto Compact: Database is now automatically compacted every other day

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Salon Iris Version 2.1.5
Release Date: 23/2/03
Fixed margins added for check printing
Fix: Gift Certificate editing on previously scheduled ticket corrected

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Salon Iris Version 2.1.4
Release Date: 31/1/03
Fix: Check printing font size issue corrected

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Salon Iris Version 2.1.2
Release Date: 17/1/03
Fix: Employee daily schedule printing

Word wrapping adding back to appointment book

Employee first and last name now appears on appointment book

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Salon Iris Version 2.1.1
Release Date: 7/1/03
Fix: "Tickets ID" column on Tickets properly displays ticket ID

Improved installation routine

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Salon Iris Version 2.1.0
Release Date: 3/1/03
Federal Tax tables updated to year 2003

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Salon Iris Version 2.0.6
Release Date: 12/12/02
Employee daily scheduling printing can now include open time slots and employee's start and finish times for the day

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Salon Iris Version 2.0.5
Release Date: 10/11/02
Change type now required when closing a ticket

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Salon Iris Version 2.0.4
Release Date: 8/11/02
Improved support for HP990Cse printers

Client, employee, and vendor address fields expanded to 60 characters

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Salon Iris Version 2.0.3
Release Date: 28/10/02
Custom phone number formatting option added to Clients and Employees screen

Clear employee password option added to password edit screen

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Salon Iris Version 2.0.2
Release Date: 28/10/02
Automatic correction for invalid custom report titles

Improved support for Run aware

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Salon Iris Version 2.0.1
Release Date: 25/10/02
Automatic formatting for US phone, social security, and independent contractor numbers

Sorting and customising added to Ordering screen

Sorting on Gift Certificates screen

Cell phone and independent contractor number fields added for employees

"Print Receipt after Closing" checkbox clear itself after the ticket prints.

Gift certificates automatically close when remaining balance(s) is zero

Client’s last visit date added to daily employee schedule printing

Fix: Auto set-up for parallel cash drawer works properly