Issue #59
- Purchase Convenience At The Click Of A Button
- Software Development Kit (SDK) Available For Third Party Integrations
- Eve 'n You Can Change from a Fiscal Year To A Calendar Year
- Introducing TOPS Web Site Integration Training
1/23/08 TOPS U Presents: CAL-101 Calendar/Scheduler Overview
1/31 - 2/1/08 CACM 9th Annual Northern California Law Seminar & Trade Show (Oakland, CA)
2/6/08 TOPS U Presents: TRF-101 Transfer of Ownership
2/13/08 TOPS U Presents: ACCNT-401 Customizing Financial Reports
2/20/08 TOPS U Presents: WO-101 Work Order Module Basics
2/26/08 TOPS U Presents: CCR-101 CCR/ACC Enforcement Setup
2/27/08 TOPS U Presents: CCR-102 Using Form Letters In the CCR/ACC Enforcement Module
2/28/08 TOPS U Presents: CCR-103 Managing Violations in the CCR/ACC Enforcement Module
2/29/08 TOPS U Presents: CCR-201 Advanced Features of the CCR/ACC Enforcement Module
3/5/08 TOPS U Presents: ACCNT-303 The Collections Process
3/7/08 CAI – Suncoast Chapter 2008 CA Day (Clearwater, FL)
3/11/08 TOPS U Presents: IBS-101 Internet Backup Service
3/12/08 TOPS U Presents: ACCNT-401 Customizing Financial Reports
3/19/08 TOPS U Presents: NCS-101 New Community Setup
3/26/08 TOPS U Presents: ADM-101 User Security
4/30 - 5/2/08 CAI's 57th National Conference and Exposition (Orlando, FL)
7/31 - 8/1/2008 CACM Annual Statewide EXPO (Anaheim, CA)
Best Fit Solutions, LLC provides TOPS v3.2.1™ training & accounting services. On-site or Internet-based training services available. Learn more at www.bestfitsolutions.net, or call 281-870-0404.
Use www.ReadyDOCS.com to sell documents online and turn Process into Profit. Contact us at (888) 497-8832 to find out how!
ReadyCollect integrates with TOPS Software to provide a complete collections process when accounts are turned over to your attorney. Visit www.ReadyCollect.com for more information on this money-saving program.
TOPS Web Sites, now processing online payments for over 5900 communities. To learn more about how you can receive payments online for your community, contact websales@topssoft.com.
The TOPS Internet Backup Service allows you to automatically back up your important TOPS Community Data from right inside TOPS v3.2.1™! For More Info, see www.topsbackup.com.
TOPS University is a new TOPS Internet
training program, which offers all TOPS users the chance to learn the
ins and outs of the TOPS modules and functions. See our course schedule
in this issue of the onTOPS Ezine, or check out the web site:
www.topsuniversity.com
If you have not yet checked out TOPS'
Online Customer Care Center, do it today! You can purchase
add-ons, see your current support usage minutes, review past tickets,
and see what tickets are open for your organization. All you need to do
is know your TOPS Client ID and fill in a one-time sign-up form.
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TOPS Comes to You!
User Group 2008
2008 will be a busy year for TOPS Software. We are in the planning stages
for a series of user groups to be held all over the country. A user group
(not to be confused with training) is an interactive session for TOPS
users and TOPS personnel to go over all the new features in the program,
the various areas on our web site, and all the related services we offer...
CACM's 9th Annual California Law Seminar & Trade Show - January 31 to February 1, 2008, Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA...
CAI Suncoast Chapter CA Day - March 7, 2008, Clearwater, FL...
CAI National Conference & Exposition - April 30 to May 3, 2008 Disney World Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL...
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February Courses At TOPS U
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Class size is limited, so sign up early! Visit our site, www.topsuniversity.com, for registration information and more details.
Purchase Convenience At The Click Of A Button
Need something very quickly, at night, or over the weekend? We have just the solution for you! The TOPS Online Store is available for purchases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For faster service and purchase needs after business hours, you can now purchase add-ons via our web site. Items purchased can be downloaded immediately! How's that for instant gratification?
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TOPS Listens
2007 saw the release of many great enhancements to our programs, many of which came as a direct result of customer suggestions. We continue to receive great feedback from our customers and we think you're really going to love what's in store for you in 2008...
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Software Development Kit (SDK) Available For Third Party Integrations
We recently released a Software Development Kit (SDK), designed to allow third party programmers the ability to create seamless interfaces between their software products and the TOPS v3.2.1™ program.
TOPS customers are always looking for ways to integrate their various applications with their data in TOPS. Our SDK opens the door for third party products to now easily communicate with the TOPS applications. This addition to the TOPS product line provides many new possibilities for our customers...
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In Perspective
Budget Entry Tool and Global AP Make Management
Easier
In November 2007, we released a new budget entry tool component for the General Ledger module. In the past, I used Excel for my budget creation and updates which resulted in having to take items from one area to the next meaning double work with the resulting probability of errors. The new budget entry tool takes on a more "spreadsheet" like design, which allows users to enter budgets more efficiently. Easily enter, update and print yearly budgets. Use the note section for comments or figure justification such as increases in contracts and utilities. There are new budget detail, summary and comparison reports with the option to include the budget notes on the reports. This enhancement is directly due to suggestions from user groups and a very valued TOPS client in CA!
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Eve 'n You Can Change from a Fiscal Year To A Calendar Year
Dear Two Loyal Readers,
Happy New Year! It has come to my attention that I actually have 2 readers for sure. I thought it would be nice to send a super TOPS Support virtual "HUG" just for the two of you from the Desk of Eve.
Ready??? 1... 2... 3... squeeze HHHHUUUUUUGGGGGG!!!
As you may have noticed, it's End of Year time for
a lot of you "calendar fiscal" types.
Calendar fiscals are soooooo cool.
The coolest really.
So cool that I’m sure there are "oddball fiscals" out there in TOPS land
that may become jealous.
NO WORRIES!!! Soon you too will see the light and convert back to "normal" TOPS society. :-) When you do, here’s how to change from an "oddball fiscal year" to a "calendar fiscal year"...
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Keeping Up Appearances
In today’s Internet environment, statistics show that updating your web site every two years is essential to staying ahead of your competition. Here's a quick test to see if your company web site needs updating. If you answer "Yes" to three or more of these questions, it may be time for a change...
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Introducing TOPS Web Site Integration Training
Anyone new to TOPS Web Sites can become more proficient by utilizing our FREE one hour Orientation/Overview, which will walk new users through the basic steps of integrating your TOPS data with your new community web site. The training is designed for the person in your office that is responsible for configuring the TOPS Web Site Uploads for your communities.
The training sessions are held every Friday at 2:30 PM (EST). Users connect to the class via telephone and WebEx (an Internet conference software). This allows each user to see exactly what our instructor is doing on his or her computer using TOPS v3.2.1™. Each course lasts about an hour, and includes a question and answer period at the completion of the course. The one hour orientation will review the 3 initial steps necessary to perform a successful community upload...
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TOPS v3.2.1™>
- AP: Updates made to Vendors flagged as Global Vendors will update those Vendors for all communities after clicking "Ok" button.
- Internet Updater: Resolved issue when choosing "Replace After Update" for custom programs.
- Global: Enhanced the functionality of the Global > AR Check Search.
TOPS Interactive Web Sites>
- Beautiful new "email newsletter
templates" released, one for each season!
- When a reservation is approved or denied, the email sent back to the requester now comes from the approver (or denier) and not the web site administrator.
- Added the ability to adjust the width of horizontal menu items.
- Hotlinks feature now supports linking to secure sites (HTTPS).
- Added the ability to include variable sized
"spacers" or gaps in a horizontal menu.
- Resource contacts and reservation administrators can now approve or deny reservations directly from the "List all reservations" screen in addition to using the "Approve Reservations" screen if desired.
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