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| MINOTAUR’S AUTOMATIC REPORTING FEATURE |
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Want to run a report without going through the
standard Minotaur input screen? Prompt users
for the date range for instance but have all other
defaults set so the user cannot change. This
newly added Automatic Reporting ability will allow
you to simplify the running of existing Minotaur
reports.
For instance, if users run a report from within the
advanced sales report module, they are presented
with the following input screen. |
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| When using automatic reporting and setting the report to
only require the entry of a date range for instance, the
user is presented with the following screen. |
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| Similar to the various report writers, you assign the report
a code which users locate in a lookup box to run. All
automated reports are in one location – no need to know
where in the system to find a report.
An added benefit of this feature is that sales reports can
be set up so that they will only display results where the
sales rep code on the invoice matches the user id for the
person logging in to the system.
If you would like more information on this feature, please
contact your account manager. |
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| REGISTER NOW FOR FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL TRAINING |
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Minotaur is now offering hands-on training sessions in our
new training facility. Sessions will be offered once a
month and are our open to all customers who are interested.
Our next session will be held on March 24, 2009
from 9am-1pm and will cover Flexible Financials Level 1.
This course will cover basic instruction on creating flexible
financial statements. Including setting up the row design
without considering parent accounts. The cost of the
course is $100 per person. If you interested in attending,
please call Michelle at 905-458-7575 ext. 110 or email at michelle@minotaursoftware.com
Space is limited so make sure to register in advanced.
Enter the contest on Page 4 for your chance to win free
attendance to one of our monthly training sessions. |
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| 2009 Meat & Food Processing Expo |
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Minotaur participated in the 2009 Meat and Food Processing Expo held in February
at the International Centre in Toronto. Working the booth that weekend were Kathy
Giannantonio, Judith Kirkness and Wendy Pineo. Wendy is shown giving a demonstration
of Minotaur’s plant floor technology for weighing and labeling
product. The show was busy both days and was followed
by the gala dinner event where the winners of Ontario’s Finest
Meats Competition were given awards. Congratulations to Minotaur
customers Halenda’s Fine Foods and Holly Park Meat
Packers for being award winners. |
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| Annual Youth & Business Luncheon |
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| On, October 22, 2008 Minotaur participated in the Brampton Board of Trade 10th Annual Youth & Business
Luncheon as a Table Sponsor. This three hour community service opportunity helps students in Brampton
learn about business. Judith Kirkness, VP of Sales and Marketing, attended as a table mentor. Judith joined
a group of local grade 12 business students for lunch to answer questions on owning and operating a business
in Brampton and networking to get work.
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| DID YOU KNOW... |
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| You Can Now Customize Your Minotaur Menu Screen Backgrounds |
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If you are running the latest version of our system you may have discovered
the addition of two new fields to the System Data screen, Background File
and RDT Background. These fields are used to set the background colours,
where Background File is used for non remote connections and RDT Background
is used for remote connections. Users can set different colours for
each of their company directories allowing them to easily distinguish between
each database they are running. The colour file you select will also change
the colour of the Minotaur Icons.
You can select from one of our preset background colours by simply inserting
the file name of the corresponding colour they wish to set in the appropriate
field. If you leave these fields blank
the system will default the background
colour to the standard Minotaur blue. |
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You may also choose to create your own backgrounds using your company
logos or colours. To do so you would need to create a jpg file, sized appropriately
and save it in your data\image directory.
In order to make the working speed for the remote connection as quick as
possible, the colour files do not contain logos.
For more information on background colours available or how to create your
own background file please contact your Minotaur Account Representative. |
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Minotaur’s latest version, MBS7 boast lots of
great new features such as the ability to quickly
email pdfs, viewing forms on screen, Excel button
feature, improved process speed and much
more. Minotaur currently has 26 Customers
running MBS7. Here is what Leo Giannantonio,
Owner of Sweet Creations had to say about
switching to MBS7. |
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“It is great being able to see my forms onscreen
and easily email them to customers. I
also noticed the invoicing process is a lot
quicker. It was definitely worth switching”
If you haven’t already done so, contact your
Minotaur account rep and find out how you too
can reap the benefits of MBS7.
We would also be more than happy to show
you an online demo of the various features
MBS7 has to offer. Simply email wendy@minotaursoftware.com to arrange a
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| Santa Visits Minotaur |
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| On December 13, 2008 Santa made a special trip to the Minotaur’s
Christmas party. All the children and grand-children of Minotaur’s staff
were treated to a special day of fun, food, presents and of course a
special visit from Santa himself. |
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| Pending Supplier Price List Feature |
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Minotaur now offers the ability to store date based pricing by product and supplier. The Items Supplier option (VUPMS) is used to enter and store supplier pricing by date.
When an order is entered for a supplier that has a price set up in the Item Supplier screen for the specified product the system will cross-reference the purchase order date with the date assigned to that suppliers price to determine what price to use.
For more information on this feature or to find out how you add this feature to your system please contact your Minotaur account representative. |
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Let us help you get the
most out of your Minotaur
System.
Minotaur now offers handson
training courses once a
month in our new training
room. Our qualified instructors
will guide you through
the course offering their
expertise in all areas of the
Minotaur system.
Our next session will be
held on March 24, 2009.
See page one for details.
Enter our ‘Spring is in the
Air’ contest and you could
win free attendance at one
of our monthly sessions.
For more details on how
you can register call Michelle
at 905-458-7575 ext
110. |
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| Spring is in the Air |
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Can you Spot the Difference?
Spot all four differences for your chance to win free attendance at one of
our monthly training sessions (valued at $100). Circle the differences and
fax this page back to Minotaur by March 23. Good Luck. |
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Fax back your entries to 905-458-5585 by March 23, 2009.
Name: _____________________
Company: ___________________ |
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| Congratulations to our Winner |
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| Congratulations to Sue Hambly From
Dryvit Systems Canada for winning
January’s Winter Wonderland contest.
Sue has been with Dryvit since 2004
taking care of inventory control, accounts
receivable and pricing. When
not working at Dryvit, Sue keeps busy
training dogs. Sue is the winner of a
$50 Chapters/Indigo gift card. Congratulations
Sue, we hope you enjoy
your prize. |
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Due to the number of spammers trying to register on the Minotaur Forums site, we have decided to close down the
registration process.
For any customers who have not yet registered, please contact Vince Cappello at extension 112 and he will be happy to assist you in setting up a new account over the phone. |
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| Want to go paperless? |
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| If you would prefer to receive this newsletter by email, or if there are others in your office who would like to receive an emailed copy of
this newsletter, please let us know. |
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| The information in this newsletter is provided to customers to use at their own risk. It is not intended as a substitute for professional advice. |
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