System updates 30 June to 30 July 2017

Since the last update

July has been a quiet month due to staff taking leave but we managed to release the new website. It is now a matter of bedding this in as we work with designers to upgrade sites to the new version.

New Features

• New Website
  • Features include: (Video 6:42)
    • Improved Search Engine Optimization and data tracking
    • Clearer more efficient cart and checkout process
    • Technology upgrade to keep systems current and to offer designers the latest tools
    • New default layout
    • Backoffice dropdown menu
    • Sub menus for content pages
    • External links for content navigation
    • Colour adjust for buttons
    • Carousel for homepage categories with wrapping feature
    • Html and colour selection for footer
    • Full width wrapping
    • Bread crumb navigation
    • Full separation of prod and beta templates so that designs can be perfected on beta and then pushed to prod.

If you need a graphic designer here’s a list that have experience working on Circle sites.

Improvements

• Agency
  • Publisher is now sorted into most in stock order. Reports > Agency > click the +
  • A remove option has been added in the distributor modal to enable incorrect distributors to be removed.
• Best Sellers
  • Put back the Price details (Cost / Reg Price / Sale Price / Total)
•  Returns
  • Add return # to the open return
•  Loyalty
  • “Download as CSV” now includes all loyalty balances not just those expiring in 30 days.
• Titlepage
  • Add a message or fallback if TitlePage is unreachable. (Was throwing an error preventing supplier setting)
• Inwards goods
  • Added an extra decimal point on margin in inwards goods e.g. 47.5%
  • Added a variance on QTY in inwards goods, to highlight quantity errors.

Bug Fixes housekeeping and sys admin

• See www.twitter.com/circlesupport for all changes including bug fixes.

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Plans for the coming Month

• Get some shops to try the new website and tidy and polish as we go.
• Automatic consignment billing through the POS
• Gardners P&A integration

Things we are working on that are likely to take longer

• Central reporting for groups

New things we want to make a start on

• Rails 4 upgrade
• Ruby 2.2 upgrade
• Use of docker to dynamically scale the system based on demand.

Beyond the next month

• Further SEO and website performance monitoring
• Bootstrap 3 upgrade in the back office (Currently in design phase)