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What's new in RV Park 3.5.52

Dec 9, 2022
  • Enhancements:
  • Added the feature to create, edit, delete, and create reports for Maintenance Orders. Added the feature to change the Guest Flag color for the Reservation Grid.

New in RV Park 3.5.51 (Jul 15, 2022)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the ability to add an UpChg to Deposit transactions.
  • The Guest MUST be set to using a Credit Card and the UpChg is "turned on".
  • A receipt can be generated for the Guest and either printed or Emailed;
  • Added a Phone & Cell number search to the Guest Panel.

New in RV Park 3.5.50 (Dec 13, 2021)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added some code to the Arrival/Departure Reservation Grid Settings panel to help avoid entering Non-Table values causing the program to crash.
  • Added Date row Color options to the Grid panel. You can have each day of the week a different color if you wish. Settings are available from the Park Information panel.
  • Added a "To" date to the Arrival Reservation Grid Panel. This was already there for Departures, and now you can use a From/To date span to determine the Guest Arrivals.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue when using the Reservation Grid panel and the Type of Stay not being properly conveyed.
  • Fixed an error in the Occupancy Report to the Printer and Text output created when a Guest name was greater than 44 characters. The Report now trims the Guest Name to 44 characters.

New in RV Park 3.5.48 (Sep 27, 2020)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added support for the newer versions of Excel to save with an xlsx extension.
  • Added direct access to ALL web based Reservations to select or delete them from the On-Line reservation database from the Guest panel.
  • Added a value to make it possible to enlarge the Reservation Grid Cells for a larger view.
  • Added auto selection for Site Type on new Reservation, provided there is only one Site Type selected for a Site. If more than one are selected, the first one is selected automatically.
  • Added checkboxes to password panels to show the passwords being entered.
  • Added a click to add 7 or 30 days to the Departure Date text. If the Guest is a Monthly Pay and the Departure Date is less than 25 days from the current date, it will add 30 days ... after which it will add one day.
  • Added a Site checkbox for Cleaning a Site (like a Cabin or Motel Room) upon Guest Checkout. Two new reports were also created to support this option. One to find Sites that need Cleaning and another to see when Checked Sites were last cleaned.
  • Added the ability to scan the Magnetic Stripe or 2D Barcode (PDF417) of a Driver's License to quickly input the Guest information.

New in RV Park 3.5.44 (Mar 28, 2019)

  • Added a new security feature to the Setup Panel to restrict access.
  • Added a Print option to the Electric Meter panel. Thanks, Becky
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed the Email Password pop-up when sending a Deposit or Confirmation Email. Thanks Jim & Barb
  • Added a Site Alias field to the Edit Database panel so when Re-Printing a receipt it can have the Site Alias displayed. Thanks Jim & Barb
  • Fixed an issue with Flagging a Guest on the Reservation Grid.
  • Fixed an issue on the Guest Panel Rate estimate in Red in the upper right corner to better reflect the Summer or Winter Rate. Thanks - Jim
  • Fixed an issue when entering a Password to unlock the Setup Panel and pressing the "Validate" button - the application locks up. If just pressing enter, it worked fine. This is fixed. - Thanks, Ken
  • Fixed an issue with Archiving Billing records. The PayType field needed to be extended from 15 to 35 characters.

New in RV Park 3.5.43 Beta (Dec 14, 2018)

  • 1) Fixed the Email Password pop-up when sending a Deposit or Confirmation Email. Thanks Jim & Barb
  • 2) Added a Site Alias field to the Edit Database panel so when Re-Printing a receipt it can have the Site Alias displayed. Thanks Jim & Barb

New in RV Park 3.5.42 (Nov 11, 2018)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the ability to create Interim Billing statements in the Multiple Billing panel. This makes it possible to provide Guests with an Electric Bill without having the Rent on the Bill. Some parks charge the rent on the 1st and the Electric on the 15th.
  • Added a third Vehicle line to the Guest panel.
  • Added a new Report, Days Occupied, to look at the GuestHistory and Guest tables to determine how many days all Guests werein the Park between an entered From and To date.
  • Added the Payment Type to an Email Paid Bill.
  • Bugs:
  • Extended the Campground Information Phone and FAX fields to 16 characters.
  • Fixed a problem with the Deposit Print hanging up when no deposit was present.
  • Fixed the Deposit Print/Email to include the Name; Amount; and Payment Type information.
  • Changed the "Print This Billing Record" in the Edit Billing Database panel to be more consistent on the type of reprinted Bill being generated. Any Deposit or Point Of Sale type receipt will be the Text (simple) output and a Guest Bill will be in the form of the Guest Bill type receipt.
  • Fixed an issue in the Occupancy Report for UnOccupied Sites that have a future occupancy. The report was showing the Departure Date one day sooner than it was.

New in RV Park 3.5.38 (Feb 9, 2018)

  • Added a feature to the Guest panel, Advertising (How Did You Find Out About Us) capability. If you "Clear" the Advertising field and Save the Guest, the Guest's Advertising selection is removed, so that, No Advertising is saved.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue with resetting system when User renders it Illegal to use. Generally, when the User enters a Key Code incorrectly 3 times.
  • Fixed the Email the Guest Bill to show Total Due if the Do Not Show Amount Paid box is checked and Amount Paid if the box is Not checked.
  • Fixed the Print/Email Confirmation & Deposit reciept option in the Guest panel. It was only available if the Preview/Edit Confirmation Emails option was checked in the SMTP setup panel. Now you can just print or Email them without reviewing them.
  • Fixed a problem with the Advertising (How Did You Find Out About Us) feature. The program would allow entering a Blank or Space character as the first character for the item causing issues. Added a check to eliminate that issue and a routine to clean up previous entries.

New in RV Park 3.5.16 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • Changed the Site Number to the Site Alias on the reports so the reports can match your Park.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue with the Reports not running properly.
  • Fixed 2 issues with sending Emails. One with the Conformation Email and another with sending a Bill out.
  • Fixed a problem with the Site Number & Site ID not always being consistent in a Guest Reservation. The Site Number should always be used.
  • Corrected a problem in Group Reservations.

New in RV Park 3.5.14 (Nov 19, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the Other Charges to the CSV output of the Tax/Revenue report so that you can see which other charges belong to each transaction. This is very similar to the Excel output for the same report.
  • Improved the Replace Current Database tool to better filter the available databases in a descending order.
  • Added a Warning to the Guest Panel, such that if Changes are made to the Guest, you are Warned that you may want to Save before exiting the panel.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue with Other Payment Information field being too long and causing problems in the Tax Reports. The Other Information field is now limited to 12 characters.
  • Fixed an issue when creating Sites after deleting a Site. You may need help with database issues if you can't get to a defined Site, just contact us.
  • Added code to fix the Email tools when the Park Name is NOT present. Previously, if the Park Name was left blank (not sure why ... ) any of the Email capability would not work.
  • Fixed a problem with updating the database to support the Group Reservation capability. The error was created when you tried to save the event information.

New in RV Park 3.5.12 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • Version 3.5.10 and 3.5.11 had a bad routine in it that was corrupting certain RV Park Databases. We changed the routine in 3.5.12.

New in RV Park 3.5.11 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • Version 3.5.10 had a bad routine in it that was corrupting the DB. We removed the routine in 3.5.11.

New in RV Park 3.5.10 (Oct 12, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the ability to send more than one Email with the Database attached to be used by the RV Park Lite Version. This is setup in the Campground Information panel, in the Mailing Address area.
  • Added the ability to Delete a Site anywhere in the series of Sites defined. This is not overly advised, but can be done. There can be no Guests assigned to the Site and no Billings made against the Site. This is usually something done during the initial setup.
  • Added a Search capability for the Alias field in the Sites Definition panel. The Alias must be entered exactly as defined. One can also now Sort Available Sites by the Site Number or Alias information from the Guest Panel.
  • Added the option to change a Guest's Previous Balance amount by clicking the "Prev Balance" text in the Guest panel and then using the Database Password.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a problem in using multiple quantities of "Other Charges" in the Guest Panel when Billing a Guest. If you used anything other than "1" in the quantity field of the 5 Other Charges, your Saved Other Charge amount data will only be for ONE of the items. This is fixed, but any previous Guest Billing with multiple quantities will only be for ONE, not the actual quantity entered. The Total amount will be correct, just not the individual Other Charge total.

New in RV Park 3.5.08 (Sep 14, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a check for the Guest Check Out option to look for the Last Paid date to be current for the Date being Checked out.
  • Added a Refresh to the Arrival/Departure Reservation Grid panel to assist in Checking Out Guests that are Departing on the Current Date. When using the Arrival/Departure Reservation Grid panel, you can select a Departing Guest in the List and go to the Guest Panel to Check them out. When you close the Guest Panel, you will return to the Arrival/Departure Reservation Grid panel to select the next Guest to Check Out.
  • Added a Comment to the Billing Receipt to reflect how much Extra People affect the Site Rate when being charged.
  • Added a Member Number to the Guest Panel which is a Searchable field for those needing a Member Number.
  • Added the ability to change the Site nomenclature to whatever makes sense to you (up to 7 characters). So, if you want it to be Room, Site, Slip, Berth, or whatever, it is now possible.
  • Added a Reservation Date & Time stamp to the Guest Reservation and the Guest History tables to know when a reservation was made.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue with the Other Charges in the Guest panel when the quantity was set to 0, it was continuing to reflect on the Billing. It was intended to be removed if not required by double-clicking the Other Charge Description.

New in RV Park 3.5.06 (Aug 14, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added Payment Types to the Point Of Sale tool to aid in reporting.
  • Added a Printer Selection panel to the Guest Print option.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed the tab feature of the Guest panel.
  • Fixed a problem in the Billing Receipt printout to properly reflect the Payment Type.
  • Fixed a bug in the Viewing the Calendar on the Campground Information panel.

New in RV Park 3.5.04 (Aug 10, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a Setting to turn off the Group reservation option on the Main Panel.
  • Increased the Quantity fields in the Point of Sale panel to 3 and provided a Checkbox to turn off the BarCode Mode for manually changing quantities.
  • Changed the "Create Bill" option in the Guest panel to set transactions to Cash, if not specified. This can be changed before marking the transaction as Paid.
  • Added a Print Form option to the Guest Panel for those that want to print a paper copy of the Guest Information.
  • Changed how the Other Charges in the Guest panel operate. Use caution when changing the Amount Field, it will change back to it's original value after Saved.
  • Added a field to the Other Payment type for documenting what the Other Type was. This could be used for a Cash & Check transaction.
  • Added a feature to Email a copy of your Database to the Mailing Email in the Campground Information Panel. This would support using the Lite version of RV Park for reports or monitoring by a corporation or off site owner.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed the Calendar being partially hidden on the Group Reservation Event panel.
  • Fixed a problem in recording a payment when the Check# is over 8 characters. This could be 2 check numbers being recorded.
  • Fixed the Path entries in the Park Info panel to trim any extra spaces. The extra spaces were causing errors.

New in RV Park 3.5.02 (Jun 1, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • This is a Major Release, adding Group Reservations. You can now create multiple Reservations for a Group or Rally of Guests. The Group Reservation has 3 parts: the Group Name and Contact; the Event(s) or name for the trip or Rally with the Arrival & Departure dates, types of Sites needed, and deposits; and the Attendees with their selected Sites and Names. This new feature allow you to get the Guests entered, create Billing, set them as Paid, and Check them out when the Event is over.
  • Added a Second Vehicle registration for the Vehicle and it's Plate.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue when data is imported and the Type is set to zero.
  • Fixed a bug in Other Items where a User could enter an Item with a blank preceding the Item Name. This creates a big problem.

New in RV Park 3.4.16 (Mar 14, 2015)

  • Bugs:
  • Fixed the Billing flag for No Amount Paid shown on the Bill.
  • Fixed an internal issue for illegal use of RV Park software.
  • Enhancements:
  • Added the ability to attempt to Compact and Backup the database when the User is remotely connected to the Database via a Network Connection.

New in RV Park 3.4.14 (Jan 6, 2015)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a Guest Flag to let the Park Flag a Guest on the Grid and Map in a Light Orange color for whatever purpose you want. One Customer wanted to Flag Guest Reservations that requested a Site so they wouldn't move them prior to arrival. This over-rides the Red Future reservation color for that site on the Map.
  • Improved the Guest Save routines to only update the Grid and Maps when really necessary.
  • Added a new Tool to the Setup panel to toggle Guest Names between First Last to Last, First and back.
  • Deleting a Guest - added the ability to Cancel this action if accidentally pressed.
  • Bugs:
  • Corrected an issue with the Guest panel where an arrival date could be before a Departure date or the Arrival and Departure Dates were the same. A test has been put in place to help prevent this.
  • Fixed the Progress Bar in the Upload & Download to E-Business options in the Setup Panel.
  • Fixed an Abend when using the Minimize button of the Guest History panel. Removed the button and added error handling.
  • Corrected a small issue in the Export Excel Data tool to allow one to make a change to an existing rtf file and Save it under a new name.
  • Corrected several issues with the Tax/Revenue Report to add the Account/Types to Site 99999 lines in the Screen output and Tax4 and totals to the Excel output.
  • Fixed a problem with sending your DB to E-Business and supporting 4 Maps.

New in RV Park 3.4.10 (Sep 30, 2014)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a Reservation Grid Output to Excel capability.
  • Added Day of the Week to the Reservation Grid
  • Added a checkbox to the Reservation Grid panel to turn off the Pop-Up help for the Grid
  • Enhanced the Multiple Billing feature to update Grid when the BillDate field is changed.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed the Percent Report to properly read the dates being used.
  • Fixed Database password to reflect the 10 Character Max limit and the OverRide password to a 12 Character Max limit.
  • Fixed the Account and Type fields in the Sites table to allow Null entries. This was causing issues when a Customer had a new version of MS Access in their environment and tried to Save Site changes

New in RV Park 3.4.08 (Sep 6, 2014)

  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a bug for when Phone Numbers were listed in the Guest List Reports. If a Number was blank the previous number was shown.
  • Fixed a problem when a QBooks field was entered on an Other Charge and then later tried to be removed. It would not remove. This has been fixed.
  • Added a check to the Guest Panel to be sure a "Paid Thru Date" is present when the Create Bill" button is pressed.

New in RV Park 3.4.06 (Jul 18, 2014)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added QuickBooks Accounts and Types to Sites to facilitate Filtering Tax Revenue Reports for those that need separate reports for different Accounts or Types in the Billing Transactions.
  • Added an Email column to the Arrival/Departure Grid.
  • Enhanced the Export Excel Data panel to add QuickBooks Account and Type fields to the Billing Table, using the Filtering options in the Left side of the panel.
  • Added the ability to define and then select How a Guest Heard About your Park, to track where your advertising is paying off. This will hold a count of how many times a Guest reports each way they heard about the Park, for a report.
  • Added a validation to the Create Bill option on the Guest panel to see if a Deposit was provided by the Guest and the Paid Thru Date is equal to or greater than the Departure Date. This is to help those that can't remember to refund the Deposit on the last bill.
  • Added a Report to provide a List of All, Current, or Past Guests for Copying & Pasting into a prepared Email.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a problem on the Billing Statement with using 2 columns and the second one's text looking fuzzy.
  • Fixed an issue with the number of characters being limited in the Announcement fields (1 or 2 columns) in the Campground Information panel.
  • Changed the tool to only have one panel visible at a time. Having more than one panel active, may have been causing issues with the Help panels.
  • Corrected an issue when saving a Guest that has a reservation that conflicts with another reservation.
  • Fixed several issues in the QuickBooks field additions. The retrieval and Revenue reports didn't have everything they should have.

New in RV Park 3.4.04 (Jun 16, 2014)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the ability to determine a Guest has Rent Due from the Reservation Grid panel when their Name is in Red Italics and if the Guest should be Checked Out when their Departure Date is less than Today's date shown with a light blue cell background. The Guests to be checked out will also reflect Rent Due if appropriate.
  • Added the Guest's phone number and email to the Billing Statement.
  • Increased the refresh rate of the Reservation Grid by hiding the Grid while the Grid loads.
  • Added a Field on the Reports Panel to change the Font Size for Printing to get all of your report on the paper.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a bug in the Other Charges Sales Report. The report was not using the From and To dates, the report simply showed ALL Other Charges. Now it will use the dates.
  • Fixed an issue with Site Definitions where you were using more than 5 Site Types. The site could be made Unavailable and still have any of the last 5 Site Types checked, allowing one to rent an Unavailable Site.

New in RV Park 3.4.02 (May 13, 2014)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a test for Computers running a Region and Language of something other than English (United States). RV Park will provide a warning and then terminate. In the same area, a test for the Region and Language short format that starts with "days" (example: dd-MM-yy). RVPark will temporarily change the Short Date to a M/dd/yyyy format to operate properly and when exited, change the format back to what you had set.
  • Changed some of the Chilkat Libraries (Libraries used to provide Email; FTP; and Zip functionality) from multiple files to a single library file with all of the calls in one file. This should make the download files for RV Park smaller.
  • Added the Printer Control library to better control the Printer Output. The User can now control most aspects of the output including changing the Printer selection.
  • Added the ability to OverRide the Site Rate on the Guest Panel. There are times when a Site Rate calculation is not covered by the RV Park Site Rate algorithms. In this case, and with the OverRide Password, you can OverRide the Site Rate and enter whatever value you want.
  • Added an OverRide Password to support the Site Rate OverRide option, you can keep your current Database Access password secret and allow others to OverRide the Site Rate if that makes sense for your business. There is also the ability to Change this password in the Change Database Access password area.
  • Added a new field to the Billing database Table called TypeStay (found in the Guest panel Vehicle Information area) to help in creating custom Reports that pull only certain types of "Stays". Example: If you have Mobile Homes, Park Models, and RVs as types of stays, you can retrieve just the Park Models or Sort such that these are grouped together in a report.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a problem in the Outstanding Balance Report. An error would occur when an Arrival date was the 31st and the next month had only 30 days ... likewise, if the next month was February, it really had a problem!
  • Corrected an issue with the Seasonal Dates setting a Winter Start date year to a previous year, creating an issue.

New in RV Park 3.4.00 (Apr 8, 2014)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a Toggle using Double-Click to the Guest Panel Name field to toggle between Last, First and First Last name. You must press Save to retain the change.
  • Added a Left-Click option to the Guest Panel Save button to just Save the Guest Information and not validate that Guest for a proper Reservation. This is just to update Guest information when they are NOT making a reservation.
  • Added the Transaction Date to the Point of Sale receipts.
  • Added an automated Software Update capability that Exits RV Park and Downloads and runs the RVParkUpdater program and then Re-Starts RV Park Software. Just press the Yes on the Update Available pop-up or Check For New Version option in the Help menu of the Main Panel. If a new version is available you will see a "Press This Button to Update Now" button.
  • Added a tool to Upload and Download all of your Key Files for RV Park in a Zip file to and from E-Business's Server. This can be as a remote backup or when we need to fix something for you.
  • Added a new Report "Other Charges Sales Report w/Calculated Taxes" to get just the Other Charges Sales. The Taxes are shown as "Calculated" because the actual transaction may have Taxes from other aspects of the Bill (like Rent), so the Taxes are calculated from the Tax settings for those items.
  • Added another report, Rental Percentages, that simply provides an overall percentage of all sites, occupied or not, and what percentage of Daily/Weekly/Monthly/etc. Rentals relative to the total Sites for today.
  • Added Check Number tracking to Guest Panel "Form of Payment" button. The Check Number (if provided) will also be added to the final Billing entry. There is even a new field in the Edit Billing Database panel to correct and/or reprint the Bill.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a potential issue on Emailed Bills in the Announcement area when information was in the second column area. There could have been a lot of numbers left during testing. This has been corrected.
  • Corrected a Seasonal Rate issue for Billing Periods that go across the seasons.
  • Fixed the problem in the Electrical Calculations when the KWH used were equal to the upper limit of either Rate 2 or Rate 3 ... again. Few Customers will experience this issue.

New in RV Park 3.3.02 (Mar 26, 2014)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a checkbox to the Email Setup panel to provide your Email with a Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) whenever you use RV Park to send an Email Bill or Confirmation. This is for those that need/want to keep a record of what is being sent.
  • Reduced the minimum size of the Reservation Grid screen to accommodate a User with a smaller monitor.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a bug related to double Booking in the Guest Panel. If Arrival & Departure dates were entered and a Site selected, when the Save button was pressed the routine failed to process All reservations for that site. This has been corrected.
  • Fixed a problem in the Electrical Calculations when the KWH used were equal to the upper limit of either Rate 2 or Rate 3. Few Customers will experience this issue.

New in RV Park 3.3.01 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a Check for running RV Park using a Remote connection to the database so the database would not be Compressed or Backed Up automatically. This is because the process took too long over the Remote Connection and the User would be worried something was wrong when the application appeared to freeze up.
  • Changed the Map Site occupancy pop-up to stay up much longer when you mouse over the site box.
  • Added the ability to change the Default Printer from the Main Panel upper menu.
  • Added the Announcements to the Email Billing tool and when editing Notes, pressing Save actually saves the Guest or Park Information data.
  • Added a Print Capability from the Edit Billing Database tool. This is close to a receipt but is can have errors because it does not have all of the information available to the actual receipt in the Guest Panel "Create Bill" option.
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed a Bug on the Maps when the Site has a future reservation (Red Box) and more than one Reservation existed, the Map would pull the wrong Guest.
  • Fixed several forms that had the calendar displayed when launched that shouldn't have. Removed the Max and Min buttons on several forms that didn't need them. Also, made a few forms a little longer on the bottom to display better.
  • Fixed the Map algorithm to properly display guests in their sites.
  • Fixed the Assign New Site option, it was not reassigning if another Guest was arriving the day the reassigned Guest was leaving.
  • Found a possible issue when closing the Other Reservations panel.
  • Fixed the Invoice Announcement height to properly extend on the printouts when one column is set.
  • Fixed an issue on Outstanding Reports to reflect Summer and Winter rates. Fixed a Major issue with the Seasonal Rates calculations.
  • With multiple Maps, there was an error that would terminate the program. This was fixed.

New in RV Park 3.2.10 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added new Calendar interface with a Single Click to select a Date.
  • Added settings for Calendar Font, Text Size, and Color. This is a result of some Users not having the fonts normally used by the program.
  • Added a Guest "Do NOT Tax Rent" check box. There were situations where some Monthly Paying Guests should not be charged Tax (those staying for, say six months) versus those just staying a month or two. Some States do not require taxing Rent in those cases. With this check box, you can turn off Rent Tax for this Guest.
  • Added a few enhancements to the Guest panel to more dynamically calculate the Amount Due when changes are made.
  • Bugs:
  • Changed the Departure Date on the Occupancy and Guest List (sort by Site) Report from the Date Paid Thru to the actual Departure Date.
  • Fixed a problem with Maps losing the To Date after closing the Map.
  • On initial loading, if you are not using Maps, the Maps button on the main panel popped up for just a second. Now you shouldn't see it unless you are using Maps.
  • Fixed an issue with Resetting the Last Paid Date.
  • Fixed a problem with setting the Interim Bill check box. This could cause a bad date to be entered into the Last Paid date field.

New in RV Park 3.2.9 (Jul 31, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a new Library to check for other Users in the Database when Updates and Backups are made.
  • Added a 4th Map to the Maps capability. You can now create up to 4 maps for your RV Park or Property Management situation. This was an old request.
  • Enhanced the Maps Update routines to better reflect the Map changes as you change Tabs or parameters.
  • Added a possible fix for a corrupted Park.MDB database when first launching RV Park Software. There are times when your computer may reboot or restart when RV Park is running and damage the database. With this enhancement you can attempt to repair Park.MDB upon RV Park startup. If the repair is unsuccessful, you will also be provided the option for replacing your Database.
  • Added a sorting option to the Guest List report to sort by Site Number. This is to let you list your Current Guests to look for Guests not Checked-Out.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Changed the Departure Date in the Arrival/Departure Reservation Grid panel from the actual Paid Thru Date (which is stored in the Guest Table as Departure) to the real Departure Date by adding a day to the Departure Date in the database. It just looks better, right Dan.
  • Fixed the Edit Billing Database panel to work properly with a Null (or blank) Receipt number, a new feature added in Version 3.2.8.
  • Fixed the "Thanks" note on the bottom of the Billing Statement to be visible.

New in RV Park 3.2.8 (Jul 8, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Created a new Weekly or Monthly Rounded Up Rate for Prorating a Guest. The check box will calculate your Weekly or Monthly Rate divided by 7 or 30 respectively, and always round it up to the next dollar and then take that Rate times the number of days being prorated for the Guest's stay. Example: A Monthly Rate of $430 / 30 = $14.33, which would be rounded up to $15 and then multiplied by however many days are in the Month being Prorated. This feature also takes into account any Seasonal Rates.
  • Added Receipt Numbers to the Bill output and Tax Reports. The Receipt Number can be set in the Park Information setup panel using the Database Password.
  • Added Postal Codes for Australia, with a database to support them. This enhancement required the State field be extended to 3 characters (when set to Australia).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the Arrival/Departure Reservation Grid panel for Departures only, so that the Departure Date is truly the date the Guest is Departing ... not paid through.

New in RV Park 3.2.7 (Jun 6, 2013)

  • An emergency fix to 3.2.6

New in RV Park 3.2.6 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the ability to use the 3 taxes at your discretion. On Rents or Other Charges you can set any combination of the 3 Taxes for each Rent type and each Other Charge. If you need to use Taxes, this new feature provides you with a lot of flexibility with Taxing.
  • Changed the Billing output to alter the "Rate KWH" to "Total KWH" when multiple Rates are used. Previously when multiple rates were used the word "Various" was found to be of no real value.
  • Added a note to the Bill if a Payment Type is specified denoting the Type of Payment used.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Added a fix to correct NULL Meter reading values.
  • Fixed a bug in the Arrival/Departure Reservation Grid panel Error 424 Object required.
  • Fixed an issue when entering a Date before Today in the Guest Panel. It took several attempts using the Calendar.
  • Fixed a problem in the Guest registration process; if a Site Number was entered (as opposed to using the AvailSite Button to locate a Site), the Site "could" become double booked. The Algorithm checking the Sites Booked is fixed.
  • Added a Zoom Reset to the Print Map tool to correct any receipt printing.
  • Changed the Hold Guest capability to accept any case. Before you had to enter "Hold" for the Guest Name. That is, capital "H" and lower case "old". Now, you can enter "hold" in any case you want, as long as it is HOLD.
  • Made changes to the Billing Calculation routines to correct some issues.

New in RV Park 3.2.4 (May 2, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the capability to reassign Billing Records to another Guest Name, if you want when Deleting a Guest. This feature provides the ability to assign Billing Records that would no longer have a Guest to point to when you want/need to Delete that Guest. If you do NOT reassign the Billing Records, they will have the former Guest's Name in them. This is helpful if you have created multiple Guests with the same Name (basically the same Guest) and want to Delete the "extra" ones and keep their Billing Records linked.
  • Added a Report to List Vacant and/or Occupied Sites for "Today". This is handy for checking the park in the morning for Guests that may have come in during the night.
  • Added a Second Electric Company for parks that require a second Electric Company billing capability, or Sites that should be charged more or less than others.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a Sorting issue on the Guest Report drop down to sort by Guest Name and not Guest Number.
  • Fixed an issue where the registration of a previous Guest that used a Type of Stay which was no longer available selected a hidden option.

New in RV Park 3.2.3 (Apr 9, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added the ability to sort the Edit Database by either Invoice Date or Guest Name and then sort either ascending or descending
  • New feature added to retain the Grid Date entered. This passes between the Map and Reservation Grid as the From Date
  • Added a Rate Adjustment feature to apply a Discount or Up-Charge to Daily, Weekly or Monthly standard rates. You can create as many Rate Adjustment items as are needed and then assign them to a Guest
  • Added a Site Type Default selection. You have up to 10 Site Types you can define. This new feature lets you determine which Type will be used as a Default
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug in the Reports for Outstanding Balance Reports. All Rent Types were only being reported if the Last Paid date was late by the number of days in the Billing Cycle (Example: If Billing Weekly, the Last Paid Date was only considered late when 7 days from the Last Paid Date had passed.) That is not how Most Parks Bill, they bill in advance, and the Paid thru Date should be the date the next payment is due. Therefore, the report has been changed to show Rent one day and greater for All Rent types
  • Fixed several bugs in the Edit Billing tool causing problems in the Other Charges area
  • In the Export Data panel several issues have been resolved: Minimizing the Panel; trying to save an Export file with invalid characters; Deleting an Export File error
  • In the Guest Panel entering an Arrival and Departure Date now returns only those sites that are available

New in RV Park 3.2.2 (Mar 11, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added Arrival/Departure dates to the Find Guest Pop-Up as well as sorting the Guests alphanumerically and by Arrival date. This may help with the Multiple Reservations for a Guest process.
  • Opened the Guest Discount to 100% for those that don't want to charge their Guests anything.
  • Added a line to the printed Bill or Invoice to reflect the Discount provided when a Discount is applied. Conveys the percentage and dollars saved.
  • Added a field to the Park Information panel to control the height of the Announcements area at the bottom of the printed Bill. Also changed the Font size from 10 to 9 to display more information.
  • The Announcement area on the bottom of the printed Bill can now be 1 or 2 Columns. This is also set in the Park Information panel. Also Added a Text Height setting for the text in the Announcement areas.
  • Added a pop-up for the Announcements and Cancellation Policy fields to improve the entry of text. The Pop-up is also expandable.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug for importing Guests with Data Importer. The Type Of Stay for a Guest was being set to 0 causing an error pop-up. This has been corrected in both RV Park and Data Importer.
  • Added an error check for Map Images that weren't properly loading causing the Program to abend.

New in RV Park 3.2.0 (Feb 11, 2013)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added a Departure List to the Reservation List area to help with preparing for Guests to Leave and Arrive
  • Added additional information and functionality to the Guest Reset Date capability to undo a Guest Billing
  • Added a Print Form option to the Help Menu of the Maps and Reservation Grid Panels
  • Added Guest History to track a repeat Guest's stays and/or Reservation Cancellations with screen or printout
  • Added a Cancel Reservation button to the Guest Panel that tracks back to Guest History
  • Added the ability to Change the Title of the "News and Announcements" area on the printed Bill to whatever you want. You may want to provide Rules for short term Guests
  • The Billing Statement output has been changed to get a little more of the bottom of the page printed
  • Added a setting in the Park Information panel to automatically Compress and BackUp the database
  • Added a new feature for the Reservation Grid to color a Reservation Magenta if the Guest Name starts with "Hold". This is to address a Guest "maybe" extending their stay, or Holding a Reservation spot for an existing Guest
  • Changed the Tax Fields to Display 6 decimal places in the Park Information panel
  • Bugs:
  • Fixed the Map Arrival/Departure algorithm to more accurately reflect the Park Status
  • Fixed a little issue with the Map panel. If you closed the Map panel with the unload "X" in the upper right, the Grid was being launched. Also fixed the panel from always being shown in maximized state for those with very large monitors that don't want the panel quite so large.

New in RV Park 3.1.1 (Jan 14, 2013)

  • Added CSV file output to all reports to support spreadsheet output
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Changed the Excel creation to late binding to help with newer versions of Excel
  • Fixed the Progress Bar unload when Tax Report is run with no records found
  • Added a check to assure an Park.MDB database is selected when replacing the Database

New in RV Park 3.1.0 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Enhancements:
  • Added an Inventory Management capability to help the ordering of Other Charge Items and change the On Hand Quantities when the Items are received. This is the last item I felt the system needed to be complete.
  • Added an Order By capability to the Data Export tool to allow Grouping of Output Records and Ascending or Descending sorting of those groups.
  • Added a tool to set Alpha characters in the Site Aliases and start the Number sequences from whatever number you want. This is only valid when Copying a Site.
  • Added a Print option to the Reservation Grid Panel.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug in the Other Charges QuickBooks Fields area when going to the Setup QuickBooks Values panel and returning to the Other Charges panel. Changes or Additions were not being updated. You had to close the Other Charges panel and restart it to get the changes.
  • Fixed a bug in the Reservation Grid panel. When the Calendar was launched the date was incorrect. Also corrected an issue for finding Reservations that haven't yet checked in. If the Guest has paid something they are no longer displayed.