What Are The New Features In Timeslips For 2010?

Timeslips is a well-known software package used by service industry businesses to track and bill their time more efficiently

. The program allows service providers to log their time spent with customers directly into the system. Once this information is captured in the system, billing is automatically generated which saves time and resources spent on administration and accounting work. Like many good software packages, the developers are constantly looking at ways to improve the system to make it easier to use or more efficient for customers. Here's a brief rundown on some of the improvements and features of the latest 2010 release:

New Client Default Rates Report

You may have different rates for different clients, and inputting this information manually can be time consuming. Perhaps you offer a particular client a five percent discount on all work you do for them because they have been a loyal client for a number of years. Naturally, if the system then kicks out a standard invoice that doesn't reflect this discount, the client could get quite put off. The new Timeslips for 2010 allows you to input different default rates for different clients. This means that if you have a discount structure in place for a specific client then you can easily do their billing without having to manually add the discount at the end of the invoice. The system automatically does this for you. This saves you time and effort, making your business more efficient.

New Clients Not Billed Report

This feature helps you track your billing cycles. If you have regular customers that suddenly stop sending you business, this will get highlighted in the Clients Not Billed report. This will then alert you to this fact and you can get in touch with your customers to find out the reason for this. You may find that it is because another competitor has swept in and offered better prices, or maybe your customer is unhappy with your service. Either way, you will have the opportunity to rectify this and salvage your client before you lose their business permanently. You can be certain that they will appreciate your proactive approach in keeping their business.

New Preview Feature of Bills and Reports Without Saving

Now you can have a look at the Reports and Bills without having to save the changes. This is helpful if you want to quickly refer to information but not necessarily save changes in the system.

New Print to Exel as Displayed Feature

Exel is a widely used costing and spreadsheet system. It can be integrated with a wide variety of different software systems so you can access your data in a variety of forms. Now printing from Exel is easier than ever. You can export the data into an Exel spreadsheet and then print it from that program in the same format as it is in the system. This provides a convenient way to print bills if needed.

New Improved Slip Notes

Often you need to add a note to a bill that is relevant only to a particular client or service that you have performed. An enhanced feature now allows for freeform text. There is also a feature which now draws through these slip notes to a report so you can easily call up a summary of all notes made.

Improved Purge Feature

Often systems get clogged with data and user information that is no longer relevant. You may have sales people listed on the system who no longer work for your company and each time you search for a user you have to scroll down through a whole long list of names. Similarly, you may have clients listed on the system that no longer send business your way or are no longer in business themselves. All of this data may have been relevant at some point in time but it is now just hampering your day-to-day operations. The new improved purge feature allows you to highlight and archive these old files or delete them completely. Perhaps you have backed up your system and have all your old customer information on an external drive. This feature would then allow you to sift through your current database and make sure that it only contains names and details of current customers and sales people. This will make the system and the way you operate far more efficient.

by: Moshe Goldberg

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