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EagleEye News, March 2005


General News

People

Roger Yue has been appointed as Sales Executive Shanghai on 1st February. Roger has now joined edi to become our first Sales Executive in China. He brings with him extensive knowledge of logistics and shipping line and terminal operations and will be responsible for spearheading the sales of ediEnterprise to both foreign and local forwarders in Shanghai.

Peter Chiam has been appointed as Sales Manager Malaysia on 1st March. Peter is a fully qualified Accountant, who has spent the past 12 months as a Consultant, implementing Computerised Accounting systems into various companies in Malaysia and other parts of Asia. Peter brings to edi very significant computer accounting and finance knowledge as well as high level of exposure to the forwarding industry.

Sandi Kemp has been appointed as the NZ Account Manager. Sandi brings to the team over thirteen years experience in the International Forwarding and Customs industry.

ediEnterprise Classroom Training Launched in Australia (www.classroom.edi.com.au)

Eagle Datamation International launches ediEnterprise classroom training in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide in March 2005 (taking bookings now). We are finalising our schedule for Perth to be conducted from April. We will send an email advising customers of the schedule when ready.

Conducted by edi trainers, classroom sessions are designed to be used in conjunction with a small amount of face to face training performed onsite in your office. Our classroom training has been designed to cover the core ediEnterprise modules: System Set Up - General, System Set – Accounts, Set up of Business Relationships (Organisations), ediAccountant, Branch Management, ediSalesManager, ediOrderManager, ediBookings, Shipment Registration Overview (Operations), Airfreight, Seafreight, ediDocManager, ediBroker (Customs Declarations), ediBroker Exports (EDN/CAN Messages), Sea Cargo Automation – Freight Forwarder, Sea Cargo Automation – Depot, Air Cargo Automation.

Please read the Classroom Training Information Sheet for costs of each session and details of what will be covered.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: AUSTRALIA ONLY

CMR Imports Go Live Date

Customs has a legislative requirement to have the Imports module of the ICS go live by 20 July this year. Following ‘go live’ there will be a transitional period of up to 40 days. As with the exports release, Customs is working with us to ensure that the decision to go live is taken only after we as a software development group ensure the system is robust, reliable and efficient. edi's CMR upgrade strategy is as follows:

Deliverance Sites CMR Upgrade Strategy
Any customer using Sea Cargo Depot, Sea Cargo HVSO, Duty Drawbacks, Bond Store, Air Cargo Automation Depot or Air Cargo Automation CTO will need to migrate to ediEnterprise prior to the CMR Cutover. Your Account Manager will be in contact shortly to discuss the steps required to migrate.

Any customer using EDIFICE or Sea Cargo Automation Forwarder and not using Sea Cargo Depot, Sea Cargo HVSO, Drawbacks, Bond Store, Air Cargo Automation Depot or Air Cargo Automation CTO will receive an upgrade to Deliverance. Migration to ediEnterprise before the CMR cutover is optional.

ediEnterprise Sites CMR Upgrade Strategy
 Any customer using ediEnterprise Import Declaration messaging modules such as Sea Cargo Automation Forwarder, Sea Cargo Depot, Sea Cargo HVSO, Duty Drawbacks, Bond Store, Air Cargo Automation, Air Cargo Automation CTO or EDIFICE will receive an ediEnterprise upgrade for their licensed modules prior to the CMR cutover. We will have more information regarding the actual changes and ediEnterprise CMR upgrade training sessions in a few months.

We encourage customers that must migrate from Deliverance to ediEnterprise in Australia to book into the Classroom Training mentioned above. Please discuss your requirements with your local Account Manager.

Make your bookings online www.classroom.edi.com.au.

Deliverance Update Notes

1. Cheque Writer Stationery
 We recommend that customers using the Deliverance Cheque Writer program with continuous paper on Dot Matrix printers that need to reorder stationery, convert to the Standard A4 Laser-Printed Cheques while they are on Deliverance as ediEnterprise uses the exact same format.

2. PRA Hazardous Goods are now required to indicate the Packing Group type: I – Great Danger, II – Medium Danger, III – Minor Danger. If the goods is hazardous, you must enter this information in the PRA Hazardous Goods screen (Export>Consol>Docs>Receival Advice>Hazardous field = “X”>PRA Hazardous Goods). They will not be able to sent the PRA if they haven’t entered the Packing Group data. These changes are in version 1956 and 7388.

3. Accounts > Job Analysis > Reports > Job Profit > "Extract to csv-file": Add columns "Agent", "Shipper" & "Consignee". The following columns have been added to the report Accounts > Job Analysis > Reports > Job Profit > "Extract to csv-file":

  • Agent: Will be left blank for Customs and Transport jobs.
  • Shipper: Will be left blank for Transport jobs.
  • Consignee: Will be left blank for Transport jobs.

All other report features have remained unchanged.

Click here to view all changes.... http://www.edi.com.au/edilibrary/notesdeliverance.htm

EXTRA ASSISTANCE! The FAQ manuals located on our web site are designed to answer questions commonly asked to our HelpDesk.

ediEnterprise Update Notes

1. ediBroker:

  • Duty Calculation Warning. See full update note here.
  • New Field "Marks and Numbers". See full update note here.
2. ediSalesManager
  • Organisation Validation Customisation. See full update note here.
  • Rates Based on Rounded Weight / Volume. See full update note here.
  • Customs Agency Charges per Entry Page. See full update note here.
  • Company Tariff and Cost Based Calculator - Minimum Modification. See full update note here.
  • Quotation User Checks and Confirmations. See full update note here.
  • Freight Rates Comparison Report. See full update note here.
  • Cartage Distance and Zone Rating. See full update note here.
  • Brokerage Only Charges. See full update note here.
  • Container Rates based on Weight and Volume. See full update note here.
  • Organisation AR and AP Security. See full update note here.
  • Sales Trade Lane Synchronisation. See full update note here.

  • Company Specific AR and AP Details. See full update note here.

3. System Registry. Improved user interface. See full update note here.

4. ediForwarder: Only one user can create an air cargo job for a shipment at any time. See full update note here.

5. ediEnterprise: ISO Week Numbers in date field. See full update note here.

6. ediAccountant: Charge Code Charge Type Overrides. See full update note here.

7. ediCFSManager: Gate Pass and Shipment Deliveries. See full update note here.

Click here to view all changes.... http://www.edi.com.au/edilibrary/notesedienterprise.htm

New Zealand Customers Only - Update Notes

1. Broker Deferred Payment Extract To CSV-File.
The "Broker Deferred Payments" Report (ediBroker>Reports>Job>Broker Deferred Payments) has been enhanced to allow the option to extract the data into a CSV-file instead of printing.

ediTariff

Australia specific
  • Schedule 3, 5 and 6 have been updated with changes published in ACN 2005/05, "Indexation of certain excise and customs tariff duty rates – February 2005". Please note that as of 28-Feb-2005, these Schedules have not been updated at the ACS website.
  • Schedules 5 and 6 are now also accessible from Reference Files, or from AU Import Tariff via Menu -> References -> Schedules.
  • The NICNAS tab has been added to AU Import Tariff. When you select a classification that may fall within the scope of the NICNAS registration requirements, the tab bolds out and shows relevant NICNAS description.
  • The NICNAS classifications are also available in Reference Files, or from AU Import Tariff via Menu -> NICNAS Classifications.
  • PRA codes have been added to References Files. The PRA screen is also accessible from AU Export Tariff via Menu -> PRA Codes.
  • The AHECC Alphabetical Index have been added to Reference Files.
  • When you search for an AHECC code that was replaced or expired, an appropriate alert will be displayed. Where possible, you will be redirected to the replacement code.
  • Search Function has been modified to include Schedule 5, Schedule 6, Import Tariff Section & Chapter Notes, Excise Tariff, AHECC Section & Chapter Notes and AHECC Index. Books are moved to a vertical panel at the left side of the screen. Against each book, the number of hits is shown - when clicked, that number will scroll the Search Results grid up or down to the respective book.
 

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