Introduction
The May 2018 update to MovePoint has been a long time in the making and as a resultthere are a lot of changes coming. Some are more impactful to some of our customers then others. We recommend you read through the changes listed below and make sure you are aware of them when this release happens.
Following this release you can expect to see smaller but more frequent updates to your system. This change in process will minimize ...
Introduction
The May 2018 update to MovePoint has been a long time in the making and as a resultthere are a lot of changes coming. Some are more impactful to some of our customers then others. We recommend you read through the changes listed below and make sure you are aware of them when this release happens.
Following this release you can expect to see smaller but more frequent updates to your system. This change in process will minimize the impact a single update may have on your business. We will keep you informed of new updates in a manner similar to this.
If you have any questions regarding any changes listed here, how they might impact your business going forward, or experience any issues with the system not working the way you expect post release please contact support at 1-866-738-3187 or support@movepoint.com and we will be glad to assist you with them.
Date of Release: 6/25/2018
Basic Package
General
Notification Bar
A general notification bar has been added to MovePoint to provide a consistent messaging system making it easier for users to see important messages from MovePoint.
Quoting
Service Breakdown changes
The Packing Services have been included as part of the Sub-Total calculation
Warehouse fees are broken out if they are applicable to the move
Custom Services 1 & 2 have been customized for displaying on the Estimate
Time Estimation
The calculated Estimated Job Time has been modified to include the Travel Time, also, the hourly Estimate calculations have been updated for accuracy. Drive time was incorporated as well as calculating the move time based upon the inventory and not the price.
Google Drive Time Calculation
MovePoint can now be configured to use the Google Distance Matrix API. This calculates mileage and drive time using the specific roads and their typical traffic conditions. A Google API key is required and must be obtained by each user and saved in the Application Mileage & Travel settings.
NOTE: You can get a Google API Key by going to the following link:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/start#get-a-key
Scroll down the page and look for the ‘GET A KEY’ button, then you will have to create a project to associate the API Key. Then copy the key and paste it into the Settings of MovePoint
Packing Service Multipliers
The Quote Multiplier can now be applied to Packing Services as Packing is now included in the Sub-total for Guaranteed Price services. An Admin setting has been added to enable this calculation. By default it is disabled.
Same Day Quote Change Notification
When a user adjusts the inventory for a Quote on the same day the job is scheduled, the system displays a pop up showing how those changes effected key elements to the Quote.
Inter-State Mileage as Local
An admin setting has been added to have the system treat a job’s mileage cost calculation as a Local Move when the job is determined to be within the local service mileage radius. For moving companies near their state’s lines this makes sure to not discount the mileage just because you cross state’s lines.
Marketing
Referral Source
A tool to clean up referral sources has been added. This tool creates a parent and alias relationship “Parents” are referral sources that have been cleaned and vetted. “Aliases” are either other descriptors for existing parents or they are non-vetted sources entered by sales staff.
A Referral source record now shows alias relationships and combines any notes or other information about the aliases into one interface.
Fleet
Fleet Notes
A bug with fleet notes was fixed where some junk data was being stored in the fleet notes field after multiple saves.
Estimates
Substitute Employee Contact
You can now assign a substitute employee in HR when an employee leaves the company. By doing so, when an HTML Estimate is created the CSR information will be replaced with that of the substitute employee if applicable (relates to HR employee profile change)
When an Estimate is created using the PDF generation system the displayed CSR information will be replaced with that of the substitute employee (relates to HR employee profile change)
Automated Email
Substitute Employee Contact
When a Substitute employee is assigned in HR, automated emails related to quotes and leads will replace the associated sales person’s information with the information of the substitute employee. (relates to HR employee profile change)
Scheduling
Move Status
The Move Status has been corrected to properly save on the Schedule single day view
A Move Status History has been created and is displayed on the Schedule single day view when hovering the mouse curser over the current Move Status for each move to track status changes by staff member and the time those changes were made
Move Day Price
The Schedule Move Day price now shows the Quote’s Sub-total value (service dollar amount) rather than total price.
Price vs Weight Toggle
One day schedule, add a toggle to the page that allows the user to toggle between showing price or weight on the crew and job schedule sticks.
Quote Time
The quote move time that is displayed on the Schedule single day view is dynamic relative to the other moves on the crew, so that the Quote move time is based upon the resources assigned and the order of the moves and the locations of each stop.
Schedule Settings
A new admin setting was created to adjust if users see Prices or Weight on the schedule’s one-day view.
Another new settings was created to allow for schedule resources to be updated in posting by the schedule if applicable.
Human Resources
Employee List
Added sortable columns: Hire Date, Termination Date, Driver
Staff Availability
Bug fix to update staff availability issue not saving correctly
Substitute Employee Contact
Added substitute contact option to the Employee HR page
Employee Resource Type
On the HR page, allow for Employees to be defaulted as a mover or packer which applies to the scheduling of resources
Mobile Estimator
PDF Export
Mobile Estimator fix inventory bug related to pdf export w/ quotes
iOS Support
The Mobile Estimator has been updated to accommodate for issues associated to the newest iPad OS
Small Business
Posting
Quote Info
In Posting, added a hover over display on the Quote Number, to display additional Quote details
Job Efficiency
Added a Job Efficiency metric that is based upon comparing the Estimated Hours and Posted Hours
Misc.
Moving and Packing labor have been separated in the resource posting. A new packing flag and packing hours have been added.
Link to the Miscellaneous Time page added to the Posting page
Basic Services
Quote and Posting services can be linked by Basic Registry Services settings.
The Posting will update to reflect the Quote pricing even after invoice has been printed, up until the Move has been finalized.
Option in the Basic Registry to break out a service as a separate line item on the HTML Estimate, otherwise the number will be included in Moving Services.
The Schedule changes can be applied to Posting when changes are made to either the crew or the trucks. Crew will not update however if any payment details have been saved in Posting.
Admin Settings
Per Diem (alert for moves over certain mileage) added to the Posting page.
Setting for Per Diem mileage added in Admin Section.
Validate Mover and Packer is checked in posting and add admin flag to toggle the validation.
Accounting
Deposit Report
Deposit Report now breaks out Movers Tips separately from payments.
Changed the Deposit Report so that it only shows Moves that are finalized. Gets rid of issue where payments are posted prior to the move being completed.
Bug fix where Cancellations were showing up twice on the Deposit Report and amounts were incorrect.
Advanced Search
Quote Weight Search
Added checkbox to display quote weight in advanced search. It is checked by default.
Corporate / Storage Add-On
Storage
Expired Storage Containers
Fixed issue on the Storage Container Usage page which would show results of expired containers occasionally being duplicated.
Full Change List
| ID | Description | Module |
| A-001 | Move Status has been corrected to properly save on the Schedule day view | Scheduling |
| A-002 | A Move Status history has been created and is displayed on the Schedule day view for each move to track status changes by staff member and time. | Scheduling |
| A-003.1 | Quote and Posting are now directly linked by Basic Registry Services | Posting |
| A-003.2 | Option in the Basic Registry to break out a service as a separate line item on the HTML Estimate, otherwise the number will be included in Moving Services. | Posting |
| A-003.3 | Packing Services have been included as part of the Sub-Total calculation | Quoting |
| A-003.4 | Posting will update to reflect the quote even after invoice has been printed, up until the Move has been finalized. | Posting |
| A-003.5 | Payment Breakdown Report now breaks out Movers Tips from payments | Accounting |
| A-004.1 | Schedule Move Day price shows Sub-total (service dollar amount) | Scheduling |
| A-004.2 | Schedule is now a real time update to Posting when changes are made to either the crew or the trucks. Crew will not update however if any payment details have been saved in Posting. | Posting |
| A-004.3 | Hourly Estimate calculations have been updated for accuracy | Quoting |
| A-004.4 | Quote Multiplier is now applied to Packing Services since Packing is now included in the Sub-total for Guaranteed Price services. | Quoting |
| A-004.5 | Broke out Warehouse fees on Quote side if applicable | Quoting |
| A-117.1 | Implemented Google Distance Matrix API to more accurately calculate drive distance and time | Quoting |
| A-117.2 | Create Table to track Google API requests & prevent multiple requests | Quoting |
| A-117.3 | Modify Estimated time to include travel time | Quoting |
| B-033 | Changed deposit Report so that it only shows Moves that are finalized. Gets rid of issue where payments are posted prior to the move being completed. | Accounting |
| B-035 | Added sortable columns: Hire Date, Termination Date, Driver to HR page | Human Resources |
| B-159 | Quote Step 3 update to Moving and Packing as editable fields and lock Sub-Total. Fixed the logic when editing % Adjustment as well. HTML Estimate updated to reflect changes. | Quoting |
| B-203 | Added checkbox to display quote weight in advanced search. It is checked by default | Advanced Search |
| B-209.3 | Pack Hours & Move Hours to replace total hours in Posting (kept total for now) | Posting |
| B-209.4 | Move & Pack Crewman flags added to the Posting page | Posting |
| B-209.5 | Link for Misc. Time to Payroll Add Page added to Posting page | Posting |
| B-209.6 | Per Diem (alert for moves over certain mileage) added to the Posting page | Posting |
| B-209.7 | Setting for Per Diem mileage added in Admin | Posting |
| B-215 | Fixed a bug where crate number was duplicated with one having on the job and the other empty. | Storage |
| MVPT-076 | Included a new field on the Employee HR Record to allow for a substitute employee on all documents and emails. | Human Resources |
| MVPT-079 | For Automated Emails related to Quotes and Leads, replace the associated sales person’s information with the information of the substitute employee | Automated Email |
| MVPT-080 | When an Estimate is created using the PDF generation system replace the displayed information with that of the substitute employee. | PDF Estimate |
| MVPT-081 | When an HTML Estimate is created replace the displayed CSR information with that of the substitute employee if applicable. | HTML Estimate |
| MVPT-101 | When quote inventory is changed the same day as the job is scheduled a popup will display (Weight, Valuation, Price, Change to time) with a log entry on Quote Step 3 | Quoting |
| MVPT-105 | On the posting, the WPH and Efficiency of the job. This should not display if it is a multiday, or would otherwise be filtered in the Productivity and Efficiency report | Posting |
| MVPT-106 | In the admin section create an admin setting that sets the default view setting for all user as to if they see weight or price on the one day schedule. | Scheduling |
| MVPT-107 | One day schedule, add a toggle to the page that allows the user to toggle between showing price or weight on the crew and job schedule | Scheduling |
| MVPT-124 | In Posting, and a Quote Details box that displays when user hovers over the Quote Number, similar to the schedule UX | Posting |
| MVPT-126 | Validate Mover and Packer is checked in posting and add admin flag to toggle the validation | Posting |
| MVPT-154 | Mobile Estimator fix inventory bug related to pdf export w/ quotes | Mobile Estimator |
| MVPT-160 | Fix to 1 and 2 month view of schedule where messages for days are displaying incorrectly | Scheduling |
| MVPT-171 | Fix staff availability bug where employee does not show as schedule resource although he is available via HR page | HR |
| MVPT-185 | Dynamic changes to time displayed on the Schedule single day view | Scheduling |
| MVPT-213 | MovePoint Notification System added | General |
| MVPT-197 | Quote History Table and Trigger added for change audits | Quoting |
| MVPT-279 | Added Credit Card column to Accounts Receivables | Accounting |
| MVPT-280 | Deposit Report, added counts to summary sections | Accounting |
| MVPT-290 | Posting Page bugfix, defined crewSize = 0 to avoid error if crewsize is not defined elsewhere | Scheduling |
| MVPT-339 | Bug fix for Group Policy security bulk removal | General |
| MVPT-352 | Referral Source Cleanup Tool creation | Marketing |
| MVPT-385 | Move Date flexibility feature question added to Quote Step 1 | Quoting |
| MVPT-389 | Referral Source Quote Step 1 updates | Marketing |
| MVPT-239 | Treat Inter-state as Local Move option added in Settings to calc mileage as Local when limit is set | Quoting |
| MVPT-391 | Client Mail settings modified to assist in spam/ receipt issues | General |
| MVPT-414 | Bugfix where multi-day price adjusted improperly when bypassing Step 3 | Quoting |
| MVPT-446 | Bugfix, My Quotes count is incorrect | Quoting |
| MVPT-459 | Update Estimated Time in Posting quote box w/ job efficiency | Posting |
| MVPT-93 | Bugfix where Quote Notes were not saving | Quoting |
| MVPT-461 | Added proper Google API Request counters | Scheduling |
| MVPT-469 | Addition of moveType and moveDetail to email tag references | General |
| MVPT-483 | Posting put Total Job Efficiency into the Posting Move Day box | Posting |
| MVPT-491 | Mobile estimator CSS updates for menus not properly displaying on latest iPad OS | Mobile |
| MVPT-476 | Remove encoding method for displaying fleet notes to fix font conversion of notes | Fleet |
| MVPT-495 | Fix for PDF estimate to only include services with include flag | Estimate |
| MVPT-522 | Fix credit card report not showing claim damages | Accounting |