This is a listing of new eCat features, enhancements, and bug fixes by release date. Most recent releases are listed at the top. Links to admin knowledge base articles and user tutorials are provided when available.

Version 2.12 #

09/22/15

• iOS9 support
• Add/edit order line notes and product options in Order Preview
• Show product availability (3rd grid view line) in Order Preview
• Add items to orders by scanning barcodes with iPad camera
• Enable toggling customer contract pricing off/on in Settings (defaults to 'on')
• Added shipping weight and new order email subject line template variables Admin Guide
• Allow users to email links to custom product field URL's
• Enable product story and alternate image display in product emails Admin Guide
• Separately allow/disallow order discounting and item discounting by user group
• Allow filtering on selected standard product fields in addition to custom fields Admin Guide
• Default to product details view so users will know that it's there
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Version 2.11.3 #

07/17/15

• Enable users to temporarily disable contract pricing in Settings
• Speed up 'Backing Up Orders' sync step
• Enable admins to specify Library section and entry display sequence (server) Admin Guide

Version 2.11.2 #

06/23/15

• Make the "Add Surcharge" and button easier to notice
• Add support for medium description in grid view labels
• Make order email subject variables case insensitive
• Add new variables to order email subject template support Admin Guide
• Don't show price level option in Settings if no prices sent to iPad

Version 2.11 #

06/04/15

• Added ‘Library' for distributing documents & links Admin Guide - User Tutorial
• Added order backlog details to customer profile Admin Guide
• Added custom customer fields for display in customer profile on iPad Admin Guide
• Added customizable order header fields Admin Guide
• Specify order email subject by user group Admin Guide
• Specify product email subject by user group Admin Guide
• Define order surcharges as needed, by user group Admin Guide
• Enable custom product field import in separate supplemental file
• Can now provide metadata so users can find product options faster
• Increased PDF format email product limits
• Optionally hide custom fields sent to iPad for filtering & SmartLists
• Enable users to export high res product images for slide shows, sharing

Version 2.10.1 #

04/07/15

• Enable order email template override by user group
• Enforce item order quantity in the options UI as appropriate
• Scanning improvements for items with options
• PDF emails no longer display HTML email content
• Fix keyboard show/hide issue in order preview
• Fix decimal display when rounding prices
• Fix rare crash in sync during product filter building
• Fix for crash when price levels not sent to user group

Version 2.10 #

03/16/15

• Support customer contract pricing by BillTo, ShipTo, DC
• Enable configuration of items with options while scanning orders
• Product option configurator revised for speed& usabiity
• Added international currency support for price levels
• Assign price level to locally created customers
• Use special field to support ad-hoc product keyword search terms
• Show display items under a different button
• Enable display of purchased quantities/amounts in Favorites email
• Use a file to import options (server)
• Specify option sort when importing from a file (server)

Version 2.9 #

12/13/14

• Enable companies to upload customer sales history file
• Display item sales by customer in special 'customer favorites' list
• Enable users to email MyLists to other eCat users
• Automatically remove unused product images every 20 syncs
• Enable applying trade show promotion discounts when scanning orders
• Support customer contract pricing of fully-configured matrix priced items
• Display a single product in multiple categories and/or collections
• Enable customization of HTML product email text and field selection
• Optionally show Item/option inventory availability in HTML product email
• Optionally suppress forwarding non-confirmed orders to org server
• Removed support for iOS6

Version 2.8.1 #

10/13/14

• Always show the notes tab in options selection modal
• Improve memory usage when backing up orders

Version 2.8 #

9/23/14

• Quantity-price-break price level support
• Customer contract pricing
• Sequence tradename display on iPad based on server display sequence
• Custom product filter enhancements and optimizations
• Suppress display of empty categories/collections after applying filters
• Sync images in background only after first install
• Enhancements to ensure iOS8 compatibility
• Refactoring to improve single item view performance