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Release Notes for Version 7.12

The NextMark application update scheduled for the evening of Thursday, November 17, 2011 includes a number changes to improve system stability and usability.  Here are the highlights:

  • One of the first things users will notice after the update is a new application ‘stripe’ at the top of each page.  While the stripe won’t impact the user experience in 7.12, it provides a mechanism to enable application switching in future releases.  In 7.12, there will be a single application shown in the stripe called Direct Marketing System—this is simply the name for existing NextMark application.
  • We understand that system stability is a critical part of the NextMark service.  In the 7.12 release, we addressed a number of issues reported by customers and identified through our Quality Assurance process.
  • We also improved the workflow and functionality around the Direct Marketing Exchange (DMAX) in this release.  DMAX is a system that provides the ability for trading partners to electronically transmit mailing list orders using a standard protocol.  The DMAX standard is expressed through a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) that specifies the structure of electronic documents in Extensible Markup Language (XML) that are transmitted from one party to another via Web Services protocols.

Technical Note: In version 7.12, we support Internet Explorer 8.0.  We understand that some of our customers use other browser/version combinations and while most features work fine in them, our testing and development efforts are currently focused on Internet Explorer 8.0. For more details, see the Startup Guide.

Individual 7.12 improvements are listed below.

Area Type Improvement

Media

New Feature

Extended data card search
Media ‘Selections’ and ‘Entire Data Card’ searches now include text within select and profile values.

Media

Bug Fix

Auto-complete Selects included in search
Selects chosen using auto-complete are now tagged so that they are included in search.

Media

Bug Fix

Allow duplicate Segments descriptions
Segments descriptions may now be identical within the same data card.

Media

Bug Fix

Net Name set to ‘Inquire’ causes save fail
A data card with Net Name field on the Ordering panel of the Wizard set to ‘Inquire’ can now be saved properly.

Media

Bug Fix

Compound last names supported
Contacts with compound last names (e.g. Van Hussen) can now be entered and saved in the Contacts panel of the Wizard properly.

Media

Bug Fix

Inactive contact selections not allowed
Owner and Service Bureau contact fields no longer allow selection of inactive contacts from the Contacts panel of the Wizard.

Media

Bug Fix

Net Name % field validation
Validation checks have been added to the Net Name % field in the Ordering panel of the Wizard to ensure proper input.

Media

Bug Fix

Data card version compare
An error was corrected that caused data card descriptions to show as raw html when the person who made the update had an apostrophe in their name.

Media

Bug Fix

Duplicate contacts cause save failure
Data card save functions properly when a duplicate owner or service bureau contact is used.

Media

New Feature

Deletion of audited data cards
To ensure data integrity, the deletion of audited data cards is no longer allowed in the system.

Media

Bug Fix

Media Wizard controls
The Media Wizard now consistently displays fields for list-type data cards when Media Types include both list and ads.

Media

Bug Fix

Co-registration Wizard panels
The correct data card Wizard panels are displayed when Co-registration Media Type is selected.

Media

Bug Fix

Count request file upload
An error on file uploads to Select list counts has been fixed.

Media

Bug Fix

Required fields in API data card creation
The Title, Media Type (at least one), Source (at least one), and Market (Consumer or Business) fields are now required for data cards created via the API.

Orders

New Feature

Direct Marketing Exchange (DMAX) enhanced
Several NextMark DMAX functions have been improved, including:

– DMAX order messages now include additional information from the brokerage order

– Mapping can be edited directly from messages so that they can be adjusted and saved prior to conversion to an order

– A Shipping Notification button has been added to indicate that an order may be transmitted via DMAX

Orders

Bug Fix

Initial bill calculations
An error was corrected that caused the initial bill calculations to be incorrect when an order contained 100% AR Net Name and a different AP Net Name.

Orders

Bug Fix

Net Name Run Charges
An error was corrected that caused the Net Name Run Charge line item to not display when an order contained 100% AR Net Name and a different % AP Net Name.

Campaigns

New Feature

Campaign copy improved
When copying order information as part of a campaign copy function, the new order now includes additional fields from the copied order, including: date needed, mail date(s), MSB account/contact, ship to, ship label, ship method, ship account, profit center and  salesperson.

Campaigns

Bug Fix

Email lookup for campaign proposals
The email ‘To’ field now properly finds matching contacts when characters are typed into it.

Campaigns

Bug Fix

Email address for Campaign proposal
The default ‘From’ email address for Generate Proposal has been changed from support@nextmark.com to customer email address.

Campaigns

Bug Fix

Euro symbol display
The Euro symbol now displays properly on the Audited Multi Sheet Campaign proposal.

Contacts

Bug Fix

Allow merge of directory-linked contacts in same Organization
Contacts that are directory-linked to a member within the same Organization may now be merged.

Contacts

New Feature

Added link to media contact
When a media contact has a related address book contact, the media contact view now includes a link to the address book entry.

Finance

Bug Fix

Voiding check now updates Updated Date field
The Updated Date field in now updated automatically when the Void Check button is selected on a payment.

General

Bug Fix

Dialog button consistency
The order of ‘OK’ and ‘Cancel’ buttons is now consistent throughout the application.

Reports

Bug Fix

Owner Service Bureau (OSB) full name added
The OSB full name has been added to Media data source for reporting.

Reports

Bug Fix

Date sorting on reports
Date sorting in reports has been updated to sort properly when first record is blank.

Reports

Bug Fix

Profile data in Campaign reports
An error was corrected that caused reports with Profile data to display a “Profiles do not exist for these data cards” message.

Reports

Bug Fix

Page breaks in scheduled PDF output
An error was corrected that caused incorrect page breaks in scheduled PDF report output.

Reports

Bug Fix

Title sorting in data card reports
An error was corrected that caused titles in all CAPS to be sorted first.

Reports

Bug Fix

Advanced filtering error
Adding 9 or more filtering lines in advanced report options no longer causes an error.

Total = 31 improvements