Posts Tagged: EPPMS

August-October 2023 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2023-11-01 18:39:35 in Monthly Summaries (783 views)

Two revisions of Labelwriter were made, ending with Labelwriter 10.2 with the option to combine different envelope packs in the same carton. A new GUI application Lemeechi StockReader was created for downloading share stock transactions, initially in fulfillment of project requirements by Chris Emejuru for Harvard University’s CS50P, the CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python course. August 9 marked the 24^th anniversary of the initial installation of EPPMS at NRC. Gerian 1.56 was built with the size of the Notes column for HIDDEN records more than doubled. MoneyBooks Data Manager also got two revisions, ending with MBDM 3.0 with the SQL Query Processor tool for directly querying the database.

June-July 2023 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2023-08-03 05:41:55 in Monthly Summaries (702 views)

The importing of WhatsApp group chat text files into MoneyBooks Data Manager was revised in June. Two revisions of Gerian Assistant were made, in the HIDDEN Form and Affiliate List features, ending with version 1.55. Client technical support was provided for EPPMS and MRLicense Validator 7.1. And a MSIL:Agent-CSS viral infection on an unprotected laptop was investigated and resolved.

February-March 2023 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2023-04-03 15:39:38 in Monthly Summaries (614 views)

In February, remote support was provided for our Printwiser client to finally resolve their issue with the flexible estimate report feature. In March, Gerian Assistant 1.42 was implemented, including a change to the HIDDEN List. MRLicense Validator 7.1 was implemented with a new multi-database change password utility. It drastically reduces the time for a client that needs to change user password in several databases of their application, as restarting the application for separate login into each database would no longer be necessary.

December 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2023-01-02 23:36:08 in Monthly Summaries (491 views)

A new Gerian 1.4 revision was created with several features: A new HIDDEN import and export option, automatically reformatting the HIDDEN List based on settings in a report formatting file (rff), a new Affiliate Rank List so users could update the list of ranks by themselves, and much more. Technical support visits were made to AP and NRC in connection with Printwiser and EPPMS, while a client was assisted with PDF to Word file conversion.

September 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-10-01 14:20:08 in Monthly Summaries (491 views)

Another revision was made to the HIDDEN game streak computation in Gerian. A visit was made to NRC, while the General Ledger and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks were revised, both including among others, a halt to the prompting to update before closing list windows, and also accidentally displaying detailed forms, while the user is specifying data query criteria. The Holiday List, along with the option to create new fixed holidays for a given year, was implemented in the new MoneyBooks Time Manager v1.97.

August 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-09-02 20:24:49 in Monthly Summaries (489 views)

This month saw the 23^rd anniversary of the initial installation of EPPMS at NRC back in 1999. Further revision was made to the HIDDEN game streak computation in Gerian. Our MRLicense Validator tool was upgraded with a new MR-Database Servicing Utility for carrying out servicing updates to selected databases.

June 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-07-01 11:38:48 in Monthly Summaries (447 views)

New EPPMS 5.4 was created and installed for the client, with the added feature of generating the payroll register only for people that have a specified payroll item. An audit review of our website revealed many “Comment was rejected” entries, proof that people were still attempting to spam this Blog on a daily basis.

April 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-05-01 15:54:11 in Monthly Summaries (513 views)

Work on the Printwiser Estimating 9.0 Flexible Estimate Spreadsheet upgrade continued this month, was completed and delivered to the client. An issue with a version of Labelwriter was reported by the user, investigated and resolved with version 10.0.07. A post on this Blog was attacked by spammers so we had to implement some spam-prevention features in the comments section. A technical support visit was made to NRC on EPPMS.

March 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-04-02 22:47:12 in Monthly Summaries (482 views)

Printwiser Estimating for our client APSPS was re-installed on a brand new computer. EPPMS data from 2014 to 2021 was extracted in a special format, for PAYE verification by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Work on the next important upgrade of Printwiser Estimating resumed towards the end of the month, after final approval was received from the client.

February 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-03-02 15:56:36 in Monthly Summaries (556 views)

Printwiser Estimating for our client APSPS was finally upgraded with Flexo machine calculations, after discussions began in 2019. A complete re-installation of the application was done shortly after they upgraded the version of Windows on the computer. A new version EPPMS 5.3 was created with the ability to generate payslips in the A4 payslip format of IPPIS. A new design by an associate for an existing website was brought to life, while we also looked into formatting a stubborn USB drive that Windows could not format as NTFS, and merging video files.

January 2022 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-02-01 15:04:07 in Monthly Summaries (461 views)

First 2022 revisions were made to Gerian Assistant and MoneyBooks Time Manager. Three client visits were made in continuation of technical support work for EPPMS. Preparatory design and coding work began on the next major upgrading of Printwiser Estimating, as discussed last month.

December 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2022-01-02 15:34:21 in Monthly Summaries (502 views)

Four client visits were made in continuation of technical support work for EPPMS. A couple of performance revisions were made to Gerian Assistant, still on the HIDDEN Form for new games. Three modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Support was provided on Printwiser, including client visits. Discussions were held for the next major upgrading of the Estimating module, that will see calculated estimate reports being transformed into tabular format for easy transfer to spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel.

November 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-12-01 18:35:05 in Monthly Summaries (427 views)

Technical support work continued on EPPMS, including three client visits and the next version 5.23 revision of the application. Several speed and enhancement revisions were made to Gerian Assistant, especially on the HIDDEN Form for new games, and the Rewardicals summary report.

October 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-11-02 15:07:34 in Monthly Summaries (490 views)

Technical support work was done on EPPMS and Printwiser Planning, including revisions and several client visits. A number of speed and improvement revisions were made to Gerian Assistant in the following areas: PriceBenders Auction List, Key Code List, Affiliate List, HIDDEN Form and the key code hits summary report.

September 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-10-01 21:13:45 in Monthly Summaries (437 views)

Concluding work was done on the new Labelwriter 10.0.05 and a visit was paid to the client user. Extensive database administration and updating work was done on EPPMS, including importing and posting of IPPIS payroll data, four technical support visits and creation of a new EPPMS 5.21 version. Technical support was also provided for a Printwiser Planning client.

August 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-09-01 21:27:23 in Monthly Summaries (509 views)

This month was the 22^nd anniversary of the initial installation of EPPMS at NRC back in 1999, and something was done to mark the event, the creation of the compiled HTML version of the original online help documentation. Work was done on a major new version of Labelwriter, version 10.0. Minor revisions were also made to Randomizer and MoneyBooks Sales.

July 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-08-01 21:17:46 in Monthly Summaries (483 views)

Several technical support visits were made to NRC for IPPIS payroll importing and processing using EPPMS, and a new version 5.17 of the application was created. Support was provided for a Printwiser client having issues starting the application against their database, as well as creating a client installer for their version of the application. Gerian, Randomizer, and the General Ledger module of MoneyBooks were revised or upgraded.

June 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-07-03 15:23:26 in Monthly Summaries (591 views)

Labelwriter got two needed updates this month. Two technical support visits were made to NRC for IPPIS payroll importing and processing using EPPMS, and a new version 5.14 of the application was created. Support was provided for a domain email client on using Thunderbird, while training was provided for a technical support user of our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting. The Sales, Employees, Payroll and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks got some needed changes or rebuilds.

May 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-05-31 16:27:28 in Monthly Summaries (449 views)

Four technical support visits were made to NRC this month for IPPIS payroll importing and processing using EPPMS, and a crashed database was also recovered. Support was provided for a MoneyBooks Payroll client. A number of revisions of EPPMS were carried out, up to version 5.11. And MoneyBooks Data Manager got some needed changes.

April 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-05-06 12:05:19 in Monthly Summaries (506 views)

MoneyBooks Sales got its first revision and compile of the year, addressing a couple of issues with credit note posting and the quote-to-waybill conversion, along with taking advantage of the global MoneyBooks feature changes earlier implemented. Technical support was provided for EPPMS and MoneyBooks Payroll clients.

March 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-04-03 12:37:43 in Monthly Summaries (519 views)

The bilingual Blessing Hair website that we created last year for a foreign-based client got a major upgrade, customer order entry and maintenance. Technical support for NRC continued with two visits and installation of EPPMS 5.09 upgrade, while a needed change was made to Gerian Assistant.

February 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-03-03 15:24:36 in Monthly Summaries (508 views)

Provision of technical support for NRC continued with four client visits and application modification, upgrading and installation of EPPMS 5.06. Changes were also made to Gerian Assistant and the Data Manager, GL and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks.

January 2021 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-02-01 22:52:16 in Monthly Summaries (526 views)

Gerian Assistant got some cool speed boost changes for the HIDDEN game. Our client was visited for technical support and installation of the EPPMS 5.02 upgrade. Needed changes were also made to our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting, as well as to MoneyBooks Data Manager.

December 2020 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2021-01-01 10:57:51 in Monthly Summaries (688 views)

Visits were made to the client for the installation of the EPPMS 5 upgrade created last month, including successful importing of IPPIS employee nominal roll and payroll data, and follow-up adjustments for easier operation. Our Gerian Assistant tool was also given some useful new features at the start and end of the month.

November 2020 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2020-12-01 13:58:07 in Monthly Summaries (580 views)

Following a visit to the client, the EPPMS 5 upgrade was created, the first major revision in two years. This would effectively “marry” EPPMS with IPPIS, allowing importing of IPPIS employee and payroll data. The first upgrade to the new Job Delivery Analyzer module of Labelwriter was also created.

August 2020 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2020-09-02 06:39:57 in Monthly Summaries (619 views)

Remote training for a user of our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting continued, with needed upgrading and database administration work for the application performed. The version 1.2 upgrade of Gerian Assistant continued with the implementation of features to fast-track SFI’s HIDDEN game. The installation of EPPMS for the client was 21 years old this month, and the client was visited for technical support issues. An IT student joined the team.

January 2020 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2020-02-02 13:23:38 in Monthly Summaries (636 views)

The new year began with the implementation of TripleClicks product banners on the Partners page of our website, and shortly work started on a new application TCProd to assist with that. Renewal of 2-year domain name and 2GB hosting for a client’s two domains was completed. The Payroll and Sales modules of MoneyBooks were revised in connection with new salary tables and the new 7.5% VAT rate. Gerian Assistant was also updated to handle new product groups for Astro Auctions announced by SFI. EPPMS client was visited in connection with continued technical support for the long-running application.

May 2019 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-06-01 22:35:48 in Monthly Summaries (603 views)

The Microsoftware Blog got its first upgrade this year, the main additions being a Search menu item for a live search facility, the “Similar Posts” section on post viewing pages, and post tag deletion. Research and review of web development technologies continued on VueJS for which a new Discovery Vue Journal thread was started at Nairaland as well as here; also HTTP call processing and the NuxtJS framework were looked into.

February 2019 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-03-01 09:52:30 in Monthly Summaries (630 views)

The first week of the month had us visiting our EPPMS client as well as a domain name registration, hosting and possibly website design prospect on the mainland. A demo version of the Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting was set up at our website so we could give a recent Indian prospect the login for testing. Technical support was provided for one of our MoneyBooks Payroll clients, including upgrading the payslip format. Our Labelwriter client requested for boosting response time during candidate list importing and we implemented two solutions, running the database from a RAM disk, and upgrading the application to allow for selecting a smaller number of states for importing and processing rather than having to wait for all states to be imported before reports could be produced. We downloaded and installed the latest WordPress 5.0.3 for review and possible website development use.

October 2018 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2018-11-02 12:48:20 in Monthly Summaries (573 views)

Initial work was completed on Microsoftware Online Shop, our new e-commerce destination on the web. After upgrading EPPMS, technical support visit was made to NRC for the installation and database updates. A small revision was made to MR-Randomizer, while discussion began with a new mainland prospect for implementation of Printwiser. A new staff joined our team.

September 2018 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2018-10-01 21:03:29 in Monthly Summaries (591 views)

MoneyBooks Payroll was reinstalled for a client. Technical support visit was made to NRC, our EPPMS client. Some revisions were made to MR-Randomizer, including implementation of a timer for the Spin and Win List window. The GL module of MoneyBooks was also revised, and member list data was uploaded from a spreadsheet to the server database of FrontAccounting ERP customized by us for a client with the Cooperative Society module earlier in the year.

May 2018 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2018-06-02 23:43:52 in Monthly Summaries (599 views)

With provision of post-training technical support of Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd concluded, work shifted this month to revision and upgrading of EPPMS, the Payroll and Data Manager modules of MoneyBooks, and MR-Randomizer where importing and analysis of Bet9ja transactions were implemented. Deduction spreadsheet reports were implemented in EPPMS while loan statement and spreadsheet reports were also implemented in MBPA.

March 2018 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2018-04-14 13:12:37 in Monthly Summaries (604 views)

Provision of post-training technical support of Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month, with further training and software customization. Development of the new Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting was completed. Development of the new version of Labelwriter resumed after a long delay. MoneyBooks Payroll was upgraded, while technical support was provided for EPPMS.

February 2018 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2018-03-02 18:38:06 in Monthly Summaries (542 views)

Provision of post-training technical support of Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month, with further training and software customization. Development of the new Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting continued, to near-completion. EPPMS was upgraded, while a new member joined our team.

January 2018 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2018-02-04 00:34:30 in Monthly Summaries (609 views)

Implementation of complete Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month with technical support visits to provide further training and set up the Estimating and Inventory modules. Work on a new FrontAccounting implementation kicked off with installation of the base application and development of the new Cooperative Society module. Testing of MR-Randomizer resulted in a sizable win while EPPMS was upgraded, and approval was received for next upgrade version of Labelwriter.

December 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2018-01-04 18:23:14 in Monthly Summaries (584 views)

Implementation of complete Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month with technical support visits to set up the Estimating and Inventory modules, and installation of the network database server software. Approval was received for a new FrontAccounting implementation. MR-Randomizer and EPPMS were revised, and further discussions were held with a Printwiser and Labelwriter client on new requirements.

November 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-12-03 17:44:24 in Monthly Summaries (575 views) Implementation of complete Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd kicked off this month with delivery, installation and introductory user training concluded, going into technical support. A new employee joined our team. MR-Randomizer and EPPMS were revised, while discussions were held with a Printwiser and Labelwriter client on new requirements.

August 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-09-30 21:35:10 in Monthly Summaries edited (598 views) Provided technical support for FrontAccounting client, completing data uploading and resolving issues as they begin using the application. Researched and explored web development tools including video tutorials on CodeIgniter PHP framework on creating a blog application, and download and installation of Joomla CMS. Made needed changes to MoneyBooks Data Manager and Gerian Assistant.

June 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-10-08 22:44:32 in Monthly Summaries (559 views) Development of customized modules for web-based FrontAccounting ERP software for a client took center-stage this month: MR-Payroll and Authors and Royalties. Database backup support was provided for EPPMS client, while our MoneyBooks Data Manager and Randomizer software got needed improvements.

April 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-10-22 23:32:56 in Monthly Summaries (491 views) Implementation of web-based FrontAccounting ERP software kicked off with installation and training preparation. Processing of our international order from our TripleClicks shop was concluded. Further crash recovery support was provided for EPPMS client, technical support was provided for a MoneyBooks Payroll user. Our Randomizer software was also improved on.

May 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-10-22 23:32:56 in Monthly Summaries (498 views) Implementation of web-based FrontAccounting ERP software continued with client database setup and conduct of first phase of user training, followed by development of new modules. Further server crash recovery support was provided for EPPMS client, technical support continued for a MoneyBooks Payroll user. Our Randomizer software was again improved on.

January 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-10-23 10:48:56 in Monthly Summaries (572 views) More time-saving and useful features continued to be implemented in our Randomizer software, including automatic bet results checking, and a watch list with its own results checking. Technical support visits were made to EPPMS and Printwiser clients, and some modules of MoneyBooks got first new year revisions. Discussions with the Printwiser prospect was rounded off with a demo presentation. A new employee joined the company.

February 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-10-23 10:48:56 in Monthly Summaries (441 views) Printwiser upgrading and follow-up training was done for a mainland client. Our Randomizer software was fine-tuned, particularly the Watch List window that got more useful features. EPPMS and several modules of MoneyBooks were also revised. Discussions with a client continued and was positively concluded on the implementation of web-based FrontAccounting ERP software.

March 2017 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2017-10-23 10:48:56 in Monthly Summaries (441 views) The month began with our first international order at our TripleClicks shop. Crash recovery support was provided for EPPMS client. Held discussions with a user for advanced quotation writing options for Printwiser. Our Randomizer software was upgraded with a powerful draw analysis feature.

December 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-30 16:50:29 in Monthly Summaries (332 views) Our Randomizer software was still expanded and upgraded with more features including an Account Summary window and a listing of draws for any selected pair of numbers. Provided technical support for EPPMS, and some modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Continued discussions with the Printwiser prospect while a client was visited for follow-up.

November 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-30 16:34:33 in Monthly Summaries (422 views) Our Randomizer random number generator was expanded and upgraded with database intelligence, giving a test user first wins in the lottery since playing last year, and including a Win Calculator. Installed and reviewed PhpGedView and FrontAccounting, powerful open-source applications for prospective clients. Provided technical support for EPPMS, and some modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Continued discussions with a Printwiser prospect.

October 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-30 15:57:11 in Monthly Summaries (390 views) Gerian and some modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Training on Printwiser Estimating was conducted for a client, and technical support visit was made to the EPPMS client for database validation. Our big day at SFI and TripleClicks came as we were Featured ECA of the Day, getting over 1,800 connections in 24 hours.

September 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-30 10:57:55 in Monthly Summaries (450 views) Administrative work on EPPMS that began in April was concluded, with further revision and technical support being provided. Gerian was revised with needed changes coming from live usage, to version 1.07, and the Data Manager and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks were revised.

August 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-30 10:29:46 in Monthly Summaries (412 views) Concluded preliminary research on open-source development tools and applications, and a demo MoneyBooks Cooperative was created. Mainly administrative work was done on EPPMS. Technical support was provided for a Printwiser client whose server crashed, and Labelwriter 8.15 revision for 2016 was completed and installed.

July 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-29 22:07:50 in Monthly Summaries (395 views) After receiving inquiry about developing a web-based database application, a lot of time was spent researching open-source development tools and applications, from ERPs to scripting languages, web servers and IDEs. Mostly administrative work was done on EPPMS, documentation for Gerian was updated, and the Payroll and Data Manager modules of MoneyBooks got some needed revisions.

June 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-29 21:41:54 in Monthly Summaries (376 views) Our application for the Featured ECA of the Day promotional program of TripleClicks was made and approved for October 26. Modification and technical support work continued on EPPMS, which also saw more administrative work. This was followed by Gerian and some modules of MoneyBooks. Discussions began with a new Printwiser prospect.

May 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-29 21:12:50 in Monthly Summaries (373 views) Most modification and technical support work was done on EPPMS, which also saw some level of administrative work. This was followed by Gerian and some modules of MoneyBooks. There were also a number of staff changes this month.

April 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-29 14:52:45 in Monthly Summaries (391 views) Like last month, EPPMS and Gerian got the most attention in terms of modification and technical support. After-training free support was provided for the new Printwiser client. Two modules of MoneyBooks also got some revision.

March 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-29 14:04:52 in Monthly Summaries (386 views) Gerian and EPPMS got the most attention in terms of modification and technical support. After-training free support was provided for the new Printwiser client, including the Time Rate Calculator upgrade, while discussions began with a prospective client. A MoneyBooks client and two modules of MoneyBooks also got some attention.

February 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-29 13:46:44 in Monthly Summaries (387 views) Enhancements continued for Gerian. Printwiser installation, training and technical support was done for a new client, while the first 2016 revision of the application featuring a Time Rate Calculator was done. On-going technical support including revision was provided for EPPMS.

January 2016 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2019-12-29 13:09:33 in Monthly Summaries (323 views) Work on Gerian Assistant continued, coming to a major milestone as it got listed at the online shop. A new helper application Labelwriter Launcher was created, and EPPMS got its first 2016 major revision.