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Updates in 2017

Aphix eCommerce

New features and improvements

November

  • Statistics on Aphix Management Interface Dashboard: get valuable sales insights and analytics data at a glance.
  • Wardrobe Management: an add-on product designed and built to accelerate the process of ordering and re-ordering sets or packs of apparel and products within an organisation. The feature allows customers with appropriate privileges to build a pack of products, such as a pack of all the clothing and items for a particular area or department. Each item on a pack may have recorded options set against it (for example, size or colour) so that the appropriate item for a given pack can always be referred back to when order.
  • Delivery Due Dates: adds a date-picker to the checkout screen on both WebShop and SalesRep, giving two choices when placing an order: Next Available or Choose Due Date.  The next available will set the date to be the current date, and custom due date is managed by the user.
  • Recently Ordered Products: presents your customers with a list of products they have ordered over the last 30 orders, in chronological order, and it also gives them the ability to re-order these products.

October

  • Improved Google Sitemaps for Large Catalogues: delivers improved results in Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for WebShops that have more than 50000 products/pages. Aphix WebShop platform now allows you to present Google and others search engines with multiple XML sitemaps, in order to avoid the current Google limit (external site: Build & Submit a Sitemap). This means that Google will now successfully index more than 50000 URLs for your Aphix WebShop and thus improve indexation and increase traffic.


  • Improved Reliability of Email Order Confirmations: As we have grown as a company, our customer base has also grown. This has meant more orders and more transactions. In order to deliver the notifications for all these orders in the most efficient way, we now have a dedicated IP address just for transactions and sending order confirmations. This means that you, as a merchant, will not experience any issues with the delivery of those crucial order notifications. We are enabling this by default for all our customers. Find out more here (external site).

August

  • B2B Customers' Account Dashboard: the account dashboard now shows the customer's post code.
  • Redirects after login: the page the customer sees after signing in is the page they were on prior to signing in; This also works with bookmarked pages or links to a specific section/login-restricted pages in a WebShop.
  • Quotation Follow Up: added the ability to retrieve a previously placed quote and either convert to an order, add the contents of the quote to an existing cart already containing some items or request a cancellation and/or query some of the items/prices on the quote. Note that this feature is not enabled by default and may not be compatible with your ERP system, depending on the version/type you're using.
  • Downloads Search Page: added a new front-end template, which allows for the simple management of a content-rich menu page and also adds the ability to link & display specific product documentation, which is searchable like a typical product/category page. Note that this feature is not enabled by default.
  • New Search & Filter Attributes, as follows (note that these features are not enabled by default):
    • enabled search by options to work like search by simple products
    • enabled product options to be displayed like filters
    • enabled the addition and control of new parameters via the Management Interface which allows you to create extra search parameters, which do not appear as configurable options on a product, but show as searchable parameters on product listing pages and within the technical specifications of a product 
  • Line Item Due Date: to allow for this to be controlled per configuration/customer and define the actual due date, rather than for it to stay at the default 1 week.

July 

  • Management Interface 2.0 has been released. This version of Aphix Management Interface is now the default view for all of our customers. It now includes a newsfeed for the latest updates we have for our customers, as well as a handy link to our support platform. Thank you for all of the great feedback over the last 8 weeks while this feature was in beta. We will continue rolling out more improvements based on customers' feedback, as they are ready. Soon, we will be regrouping, renaming and reorganizing some of the menus, in order to be able to get to the main sections quicker and work smarter. 

June

  • GeoIP Support PHP7 Support: assigns a country code based on an IP address, enabling efficiency when it comes to deliveries and VAT calculation (APHIX-176)

May

  • Flash Sales: support for fast-moving stock during flash sales (WS-1324)
  • Dynamic Customer Groups: enables the automatic adding and removal of customer logins to customer groups (WS-1311)
  • Custom API Set Up: enables merchant specific languages and selling bands, so that the merchant's partners/customers can further modify/customise the products they receive via the API (WS-1323)
  • Powered by Aphix: footer text to display in all core templates (WS-998)

April

  • Product Specifications: adds a tab to products that show any defined amount of detail, e.g., colour: black, size: S, M, L; This feature allows technical information for a product, typically items that may appear on a data sheet, to be easily managed 
  • Friendly Category URLs: This feature makes the URL links to categories more user-friendly and it also allows customers to customise each category's URL link (WS-1386) 
  • Image Downloads: images now show in your browser instead of downloading when we opened (WS-1361) 

March 

  • Strict on stop feature:  now works with v-line on hold field (WS-1031)  
  • New advanced search and filtering features: released new search and filtering features (WS-1088) 
  • Quick Order: released new Quick Order feature on WebShop (WS-1221)
  • Categories load time: Optimized the speed at which categories load on the admin panel for large amounts of categories (WS-775) 

February

  • Automatic iQ2 delivery address sync: sync delivery addresses based on the customer info in Intact (WS-1208) 

January

  • Customer Product Lists Update: - WebShop Merchants want to be able to add all products in a particular category to a product list. Previously the Merchant had to add products one by one by their SKU - if the Merchant has a restricted set of products (by their brand for example) they cannot restrict the customer to only buy that category of products. (WS-1099)

Bug fixes

November

  • Adjusted email settings for quotes, so that emails are no longer being blocked (WS-1825)
  • Fixed an issue with upcoming products showing incorrectly on partner sites (WS-1822)
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect text display on banners (WS-1821)
  • Fixed an issue with product options not displaying correctly (WS-1815)
  • Fixed an issue with pack size pricing in products lists (WS-1587)

October

  • Adjusted email settings for quotes, so that emails are no longer being blocked (WS-1825)
  • Fixed an issue with upcoming products showing incorrectly on partner sites (WS-1822)
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect text display on banners (WS-1821)
  • Fixed an issue with product options not displaying correctly (WS-1815)
  • Fixed an issue with pack size pricing in products lists (WS-1587)

August

  • Fixed an issue with the default view and layout of product pages (WS-1746)
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect calculations for case pricing (WS-1742)
  • Fixed an issue with styling on the account dashboard (WS-1728)
  • Fixed an issue with incorrectly set/returned URLs when signing into WebShops via the Management Interface (WS-1715)
  • Fixed an issue with failed price updates when using a spreadsheet upload (WS-1705)
  • Fixed an issue with product search showing deleted categories in search results (WS-1662)
  • Fixed an issue with VAT calculations displayed in order confirmations (WS-1642)
  • Fixed an issue with retail prices being displayed instead of the customer-specific trade prices (WS-1636)
  • Fixed an issue with the cart showing no products/prices after products were added for purchase (WS-1635)
  • Fixed an issue with card payments due to validation errors when using SagePay (WS-1627)
  • Restored functionality for adding a delivery address in the account dashboard (WS-1614)
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect VAT rates being displayed based on the delivery destination (WS-1598)
  • Resolved an issue with server queries taking too long after a spreadsheet upload (WS-1588)
  • Resolved an issue with delivery charges not re-calculating after the delivery type was changed (WS-1579)
  • Resolved an issue with incorrect stock info being displayed in mobile views (WS-1566)
  • Resolved an issue with the cart re-setting to 0 with each sign in (WS-1383)
  • Fixed an issue with inactive accounts showing in the sub-accounts section of the dashboard (WS-1640)
  • Fixed an issue with carriage being set to the incorrect country (WS-1577)

July 

  • Enabled display of Makeable Kit Quantity items (WS-1594)
  • Removed own branding from header/footer (WS-1591)
  • Fixed an issue with delivery agent services/delivery SKU (WS-1590)
  • Fixed issues with styling on product pages (WS-1589)
  • Fixed an issue with inability to add favourites to cart (WS-1575)
  • Fixed an issue with missing address fields on orders (WS-1564)
  • Fixed iFrames on contact page (WS-1563)
  • Fixed an issue with discounts displaying as currency rather than % (WS-1562)
  • Fixed an issue with SSL compatibility for the ShareThis widget (WS-1561)
  • Fixed an issue price calculation for cut lengths (WS-1560)
  • Fixed an issue with PO mapping to IQ (WS-1553)
  • Fixed an issue with special offers and pricing (WS-1551)
  • Fixed an issue with price lists for US customers (WS-1548)
  • Fixed import & image display for Baldwin Filters (WS-1547)
  • Re-enabled stock info for Kit items (WS-1543)
  • Fixed an issue with search when favourites are used (WS-1539)
  • Fixed an issue with the extended product description not showing on all products (WS-1524)
  • Fixed an issue with pricing for pack sizes/case quantities (WS-1513)
  • Resolved IE11 issues with WYSIWYG editor (WS-1432)
  • Disabled page refresh/redirect once an order is approved when using the Account Approver feature (WS-1394)
  • Fixed an issue with pricing for customer product lists (WS-1391)
  • Fixed an issue with the display/scroll functionality of PDF catalogues (WS-1360)

June

  • Restored ability to edit orders in the new UI (WS-1512)
  • Fixed an issue with the display of decimal places when calculating totals (WS-1508)
  • Fixed an issue with the display of favourites on the home page (WS-1500)
  • Fixed an issue with the default WebShop URL for social media links/sharing widget (WS-1481)
  • Fixed an issue with carriage/shipping rules based on the customer's set values in the ERP system (WS-1454)
  • Fixed an issue with the totals & discount calculations shown on statements (WS-1428)
  • Fixed an issue with search functionality on mobile (WS-1425)
  • Fixed an issue with orders for VAT exclusive accounts (WS-1351)

May

  • Fixed an issue with orders displaying blank info if an error is generated due to an invalid SKU (WS-1381)
  • Fixed an issue with nav bar display and product pack size display (WS-1401)
  • Fixed issues with Approver Accounts, mobile responsiveness and VAT collection options (WS-1424) 
  • Fixed an issue with stock being added to the cart if no stock is available (WS-1455)
  • Fixed an issue with category editor (WS-1466)

April

  • Fixed VAT and unit price values being incorrect (WS-1379) 
  • Fixed an issue with ERP not returning customer info (APHIX-108) 
  • Fixed an issue with orders not going to un-approved order list under the account approver feature (WS-1380) 
  • Fixed delivery agent services in ERP causing orders to fail and delivery charges not displaying on orders (WS-1373) 
  • Fixed an issue with out of stock view missing in reports (WS-1363)
  • Express Delivery not visible (WS-1365) 
  • Translation Management Interface save button does not work if you use ' in the description of any language except English (WS-1371) 
  • Fixed issues with the display of error messages in the management interface and fixed issues with imports from EPR systems (WS-1341) 
  • Fixed issues with sliding carousels and styling - (WS-1349), (WS-1336) 

March 

  • Fixed an issue with hyphens being read as a minus in product codes (WS-769) 
  • Fixed an issue with WEEE Charges not adding to cart (WS-782) 
  • Fixed issues with search (WS-1334) 
  • Fixed issue with '/' in product codes (WS-1333) 
  • Fixed an issue with the new Admin UI reverting settings when switching between the old and new interface (WS-1325)  
  • Fixed an issue with the default category view page (WS-1322) 
  • Fixed on change events in the new Quick Order feature, in order to improve user experience (WS-1314) 
  • Fixed pricing issues (WS-1303) (WS-1290) 
  • Fixed issues with the new search functionality (WS-1309)

February

  • Delivery agent incorrect (WS-1222) 
  • Restored missing PDF brochures for product specs (WS-1220) 
  • Fixed Admin Panel compatibility for Internet Explorer v10 (WS-1120) 
  • Fixed link re-directs in footer (WS-1257) 
  • Fixed an issue with the account sign up form (WS-1252) 
  • Fixed an issue with checkout errors (WS-1250)
  • Fixed an issue with the database import (WS-1249) 
  • Updated server details for partner sites' catalogue import (WS-1240) 
  • Enabled more formats for spreadsheet import to cart (WS-1239) 
  • Fixed an issue with missing content from the extended product fields (WS-1223) 

January

  • Google Map not working correctly (WS-674) 
  • The customer name field was missing from the picking order list when sent through to Intact (WS-937) 
  • Add Cron to Merchants WebShop (WS-938)
  • Account Code Causing Error on Email (WS-1090)
  • Issue with delivery charges (WS-1098)
  • Order notes are not showing on order confirmations, once an order has been put through (WS-895) 
  • Change the out of stock message for simple products for OSS and ET (WS-1128) 
  • Search within WebShop is taking to long (WS-1129)
  • Issue where the Cron is not finding any products and therefore not updating B2C prices (WS-1141) 
  • Imported products are not being assigned to a category correctly (WS-1142) 
  • Pack pricing displaying incorrectly (WS-1145) 
  • Discount issue on processing discounts (WS-1149) 

Aphix SalesRep

New features and improvements

November

  • Get valuable sales insights at a glance with dashboard graphs showing sales data from the last 30 days.
  • Multiple login account support with offline account switching: you can now easily switch between multiple accounts without signing out. 
  • Support for back orders added: manage your product back order list by giving your reps full visibility of items which have not shipped yet and the ability to make a cancellation or reorder items on behalf of a customer.
  • Notification about internet connection status: -you will now get notifications when you are offline due to a weak data connection or no signal, meaning only offline pricing will be used when placing order and customer-specific pricing will not be available. 
  • Delivery Due Dates: allow your reps to select a delivery date using a date-picker to the checkout screen on both WebShop and SalesRep.
  • Support for multiple stock bins and locations: stock bins can be considered an alternative to stock branches, or locations. These are used to identify what location/van/rep an order was placed from and they can be used to identify/manage separate stock allocation & availability per bin.
  • Messages screen moved to dedicated home.
  • Vastly improved iOS performance and speed.

October

  • Customer Credit Status now Highly Visible: You can now easily see the credit status of each customer in multiple screens with SalesRep.  This feature will save time and it helps you avoid issues with accounts that are approaching or over their credit limit by highlighting these more clearly in the app. 

September

  • Minimum Selling Price: you are now able to view the lowest selling price on a product. This new update works in conjunction with the ability to edit product prices per order, meaning that you're fully in control of the maximum discount given per product for Sales Rep orders.
  • Shipping: you can configure shipping for SalesRep orders so that carriage and freight are added directly to the order on the app, prior to it submitting the order.

July 

  • SalesRep V1.74 available. This version supports:
    • Product Options views updated to include new Matrix View and sub-totals per product
    • Order screen now contains grouped products by options
    • Increased size of add to order buttons and favourites button relocated to the left-hand side
    • Increase stability and memory performance improvements

June

  • Customer Route Planner (APP-128): presents an interactive list view of customer locations displayed with map pins.

May

  • SalesRep V1.73 available. This version supports:

    • General performance improvements and new features enabled (APP-441) 

    • Quick Order (APP-441): Enables quick order functionality on SalesRep

    • Favourites (APP-253): Rep favourites now sync with the cloud; also enabled differentiation between customer favourites (WebShop) and rep favourites (reps tagging products as favourites, based on customers' purchases)

February

  • Product Priority Index (APP-412): Enabled priority index for products and removed sequencing based on stock availability.

January

  • Sync app messages from 100tb db to Dediserve so they display correctly on all devices (APP-372).

Bug fixes

July 

  • Fixed an issue with creating orders (APP-510)
  • Fixed an issue with pricing/discounts displaying/calculating incorrectly (APP-490)

May

  • Fixed an issue with the 'Load More' button on the Customers tab (APP-417)
  • Fixed an issue with barcodes not syncing (APP-437 )
  • Fixed an issue with alternative delivery addresses not loading (APP-461)

April

  • Fixed issues with stock (APP-430)
  • Fixed an issue with the Load More button on the "Select a customer to create a new order" screen (APP-417)

March 

  • Fixed pricing issue for orders held overnight (APP-402) 
  • Fixed an issue with the pricing/stock import where the import was caught in a loop, due to the amount of products being synced (APP-419) 
  • Fixed an issue with VAT (APP-421)
  • Fixed am issue with VAT (APP-428)

February

  • Fixed an issue with order queuing and price calculation (APP-402) 
  • Fixed an issue with delivery not being added to the cart (APP-398) 
  • Fixed Admin Panel compatibility for Internet Explorer v10 (WS-1120) 

January

  • Quotes placed appear fine in Intact and in the notification email received. However, they are listed as an order in the Admin Panel.

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