2025.2.3

  • Adds new scan formats for scan groups
  • Improves report formatting

Last Updated: 2:36pm Apr 22, 2025

2025.2.2

  • Fixes inventory validation requirements for commitments
  • Fixes date selections for sales portal data in eCat

Last Updated: 3:41pm Apr 15, 2025

2025.2.1

  • Fixes the display of custom inventory fields as product filters

Last Updated: 10:50am Apr 04, 2025

2025.1.3

  • Improved syncing speeds
  • Improvements to address forms for orders 

Last Updated: 1:42pm Apr 01, 2025

2025.1.2

  • Address slow "Committing Data" sync step

Last Updated: 9:34am Mar 13, 2025

2025.1.1

  • Fix for crashes and bugs related to orders and order submission

Last Updated: 10:37am Mar 12, 2025

2025.1

  • Create shortcuts to commonly used presentation formats
  • Associate presentation formats with Smart Lists to quickly run common reports
  • Various bugfixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 2:51pm Feb 25, 2025

2024.6.1

  • Address a crash caused by product filter change

Last Updated: 9:24am Feb 07, 2025

2024.6

  • New Row View enables showing more data in catalog view, if enabled

  • Improve left navigation panel show/hide usability

  • Enable strict enforcement of minimum order and pack quantities

  • Enable customizing order item scan confirmation fields

  • Numerous stability, performance and usability improvements

Last Updated: 1:42pm Dec 17, 2024

2024.5.2

  • Address a rare crash
  • Address a memory issue causing the app to slow down
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

Last Updated: 9:31am Oct 23, 2024

2024.5.1

  • Fix broken product search

Last Updated: 9:07am Oct 15, 2024

2024.5

  • New number pad enables quickly adding large order quantities in catalog view
  • Improved app performance across the board
  • Only show order checkboxes in Preview Order when editing the order
  • Moved Action button in Catalog View to comply with Apple UX guidelines
  • Fixed some scroll position memory issues.

Last Updated: 8:20am Oct 14, 2024

2024.4.2

  • Fix an issue causing the filter button to be invisible in dark-themed eCat
  • Fix occasional crash

Last Updated: 4:28pm Sep 16, 2024

2024.4.1

  • Fix an issue with links in library emails

Last Updated: 8:18am Sep 11, 2024

2024.4

  • New: Show more products by hiding the catalog's left navigation

  • New: Adds drag & drop order line resequencing

  • New: Option to customize “Hidden Products” button label name

  • New: Send market code in Commitment reports

  • New: Highlight selected item in left navigation panel

  • New: Credit card form enhancements.

  • New: Adds support for PayTrace credit card capture

  • New: Handle bad XLSX files when importing lists

  • Fix crash when camera access disallowed

  • Bug fixes and usability improvements

Please note: This release drops support for iPadOS 14. All iPads that support iPadOS14 can be upgraded to iPadOS 15.


Last Updated: 10:15am Sep 09, 2024

2024.3.5

  • Fix an issue submitting customer information along with credit card forms

Last Updated: 9:00am Aug 30, 2024

2024.3.4

  • Address a number of stability issues

Last Updated: 7:46am Jul 03, 2024

2024.3.3

  • Fix shared order search issue introduced by 2024.3.2

Last Updated: 8:21am Jun 28, 2024

2024.3.2

  • Fix a rare, but repetitive crash
  • Fix slowness searching through territory order list

Last Updated: 7:12pm Jun 27, 2024

2024.3.1

  • Fix an issue causing problems with new installs

Last Updated: 10:22am Jun 18, 2024

2024.3

  • New: inventory file custom fields

  • New: include sales data in PDF presentations and CSV data exports

  • New: 1pp landscape format for PDF photo export

  • New: enable product search by scanning barcodes

  • Enhanced new product notes feature

  • Improved Notice/Bulletin board styling

  • Bug fixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 9:21am Jun 13, 2024

2024.2

  • Users can now maintain product specific notes for their personal use.
  • New 1 per page landscape presentation layout for photo export without data
  • Single tap access to customer portal dashboard for detailed invoice/order etc. inquiry
  • Display buyer’s phone number in the customer panel for offline access.
  • Various bugfixes and usability improvements.

Last Updated: 3:21pm Apr 08, 2024

2024.1.3

  • Fix loading XLSX library files

Last Updated: 11:14am Mar 14, 2024

2024.1.2

  • Fix issue loading link-style library documents

Last Updated: 9:22am Mar 11, 2024

2024.1.1

  • Fix a crash for some users when loading the customer picker

Last Updated: 7:57am Mar 04, 2024

2024.1

  • Introduces clickable URL customer custom fields
  • Can now create a My List from an XLSX file

  • Catalog sort button moved into the catalog view for fast access

  • Current sort criteria now displayed for easy reference

  • Enables configuring single item view bottom toolbar fields/labels

  • Can now omit ship and cancel date order header fields

  • Enables setting minimum cancel date or maximum ship date

  • Can now disable automatic "address changed" order warnings

  • Various bugfixes, performance and usability improvements

Last Updated: 10:36am Feb 28, 2024

2023.6.2

  • Fix a crash navigating the catalog

Last Updated: 8:02am Feb 06, 2024

2023.6.1

  • Fix a crash validating order header fields

Last Updated: 10:36am Dec 21, 2023

2023.6

  • Adds new Avery 5392 3”’w x 4”h (portrait) barcode hang tag format
  • Can now view Territory Sales in the catalog
  • Can now view Territory Placements in the catalog
  • Alert shows whether territory or customer sales data is being shown in catalog
  • Library notice board shows notices with publication date and new optional title
  • Item count limits quadrupled for all Avery compatible showroom tag layouts
  • Miscellaneous bugfixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 7:58am Dec 13, 2023

2023.5

  • New company bulletin board feature shows current Notices in Library
  • New one & four item per page PDF presentation formats show related item photos

  • # of display locations is now shown with items in 'Customer Favorites' list

  • Optionally show # of stores where selected customer has each catalog item on display

  • Can now sort full catalog by selected customer's sales amount or quantity (requires sales data)

  • New catalog filter shows only products a customer has purchased (requires sales data)

  • New catalog filter shows only products a customer has not purchased (requires sales data)

  • eCat now alerts user if an order line quantity exceeds 1000 units

  • SuperCat can now send eCat users alerts and update bulletins

  • Misc. bug fixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 7:51am Nov 13, 2023

2023.4.5

  • Fix issue where displayed commitments/interests didn't match the selection

Last Updated: 7:43am Oct 16, 2023

2023.4.4

  • Fix issue where Interests values would be reset to 1 when scrolling

Last Updated: 4:27pm Oct 12, 2023

2023.4.3

  • Fix error printing text on the 1-per-page PDF presentation
  • Fit more information into the below-barcode text on Avery 5163 and 5371 portrait layouts

Last Updated: 3:30pm Oct 11, 2023

2023.4.2

  • Hotfix an issue preventing order submission in iPadOS17

Last Updated: 9:10am Oct 05, 2023

2023.4.1

  • Fix a rare shared orders crash
  • Enable admins to disable "Update Email Address" feature

Last Updated: 7:30am Sep 27, 2023

2023.4

  • Admins can now post notices/announcements to selected groups of users
  • Changed/added library entries are now automatically flagged for attention

  • Enables adding an optional extra line of text below portrait hang tag barcodes

  • Displays a note in the order PDF if customer addresses are changed

  • Adds faster customer product list editing to rename, resequence, add/delete items

  • Enables users to change their own email address

  • Can now include a clickable eCat Online product URL link in PDF presentations

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 10:28am Sep 20, 2023

2023.3.5

  • Hotfix an order pricing issue introduced by 2023.3.4

Last Updated: 7:37am Aug 21, 2023

2023.3.4

  • Fix rare crash with orders
  • Fix crash that occasionally happens after rearranging PDF presentation items

Last Updated: 10:13am Aug 16, 2023

2023.3.3

  • Various bug fixes, especially around PDF and CSV presentations

Last Updated: 1:13pm Jul 18, 2023

2023.3.2

  • Fix one more crash with CSV presentations

Last Updated: 7:55am Jun 12, 2023

2023.3.1

  • Fix a crash building CSV presentations

Last Updated: 3:22pm Jun 09, 2023

2023.3

  • enable sorting catalog by any custom product field
  • include links to web hosted info in PDF presentations
  • define price level specific promotional pricing
  • display catalog/promo/contract prices under related item photos
  • toggle logo display in barcode label formats
  • new audio & visual double scan warnings for showroom order entry
  • enable sorting/filtering by product classification names
  • bug fixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 11:10am Jun 07, 2023

2023.2.2

  • Fix an issue with adding items to an order

Last Updated: 3:13pm May 30, 2023

2023.2.1

  • Fix an issue creating My Lists and Customer Lists
  • Fix a rare crashes with sales data

Last Updated: 10:48am May 11, 2023

2023.2

  • Two new "portrait" layouts for customizable barcode price stickers/hang tags
  • Secure PCI compliant credit card information capture for eCat and eCat Online
  • Select standard & custom order header fields to require for order submission
  • Improved sorting by price for some companies
  • Bug fixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 3:18pm Apr 11, 2023

2023.1.3

  • Fix a rare crash viewing the Territory "All Orders" list

Last Updated: 10:30am Mar 13, 2023

2023.1.2

  • Fix a crash during order submission

Last Updated: 4:52pm Mar 01, 2023

2023.1.1

  • Fix crash editing addresses during order finalization

Last Updated: 4:30pm Feb 21, 2023

2023.1

  • Add page thumbnail view for Library flipbooks
  • Highlight missing required order header field values for easy correction
  • Make new list names title case by default
  • Provide a friendlier error message for eCat sync timeout errors
  • Add option to suppress buyer cc in order emails
  • Omit currency formatting when exporting product data in CSV and XLSX format
  • Address verification API improvements
  • Improve reliability of eCat product and option image updates
  • Fix a bug related to deleting customers
  • Fix a bug causing some orders to be stuck in the submission queue
  • Fix dark mode issues in order header edit forms
  • Various other bug fixes
  • Note: This release drops iPadOS13 support

Last Updated: 1:54pm Feb 17, 2023

2022.5.1

  • Fix issue preventing new users from logging in

Last Updated: 3:35pm Dec 07, 2022

2022.5

  • Add products to lists by scanning barcodes
  • Include QR code link to eCat Online product details in PDF catalogs
  • Display catalog & discount pricing in the scan group view
  • Enable applying order-level discounts to already discounted items (double discount)
  • Multiple enhancements and bug fixes

Last Updated: 4:47pm Dec 05, 2022

2022.4.3

  • Fix a rare crash related to the territory order list

Last Updated: 11:06am Nov 15, 2022

2022.4.2

  • Fix a rarer crash editing locally created customers
  • Fix a crash activating/downloading orders
  • Fix a crash overriding prices in Preview Order

Last Updated: 1:48pm Oct 27, 2022

2022.4.1

  • Fix a crash editing locally created customers

Last Updated: 8:03am Oct 11, 2022

2022.4

  • Adds 3 new PDF presentation formats
  • Supports Code128, QR, UPC-A codes in PDFs
  • Adds new ScanValue field for barcode values
  • Adds ability to select PDF barcode value source
  • Adds support Smarty-based address validation
  • Enables customizing Library button name
  • Enables customizing SmartLists button name
  • Fix a crash activating older orders
  • Improve storage space usage
  • Various other bug fixes & improvements

Last Updated: 7:44am Oct 07, 2022

2022.3.2

  • Improve handling and usability of automatically-added order surcharges

Last Updated: 9:17am Aug 26, 2022

2022.3.1

  • Some performance fixes for slow networks
  • Fix displaying alerts when using territory portal view

Last Updated: 7:46am Aug 17, 2022

2022.3

  • Support displaying product fields, such as custom fields, in order PDF lines
  • Support including a description of selected options in CSV and PDF presentations

Last Updated: 11:25am Aug 05, 2022

2022.2.2

  • Fix a rare issue with order submission

Last Updated: 11:13am Jul 22, 2022

2022.2.1

  • Various bugfixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 9:16am Jul 07, 2022

2022.2

  • Users can now copy orders between customers or to the current customer/ship to
  • Users can also duplicate order items on an order
  • Companies with many library documents can now configure an extra layer of navigation to make it easier to find your way around
  • Numerous bugfixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 11:18am Jun 08, 2022

2022.1.1

  • Fix issue with hideable products not showing on orders

Last Updated: 10:43am May 04, 2022

2022.1

  • Build item numbers based on option selection and custom number syntax
  • Easier access to view/edit historical orders & quotes
  • Display inventory usability improvements
  • Include marketing text in product search
  • Company configurable iPad update frequency
  • Misc. bugfixes and security improvements
  • This release drops support for iOS12. Please see our blog for more information.

Last Updated: 3:29pm Apr 22, 2022

2021.7.3

  • Fix several issues with display audits/placements

Last Updated: 2:32pm Mar 18, 2022

Dropping Support for iPadOS12

Admins, please be aware: Upcoming eCat release, 2022.1, will remove support for iPadOS12. This means the following devices will no longer receive updates to eCat:

  • iPad Air (released 2013)
  • iPad Mini 2 (released 2013)
  • iPad Mini 3 (released 2014)

We will continue to support newer iPad models, but they will need to be updated to at least iPadOS13 to receive updates.

Your users' iPadOS version is shown in the admin portal user list. You may want to alert any users using version 12 or earlier that they need to update iPadOS or upgrade to a new iPad in order to continue getting the latest eCat features.



Last Updated: 3:56pm Feb 17, 2022

2021.7.2

  • Fix an issue that made it difficult to modify prices and quantities on an order in iOS15

Last Updated: 4:08pm Feb 15, 2022

2021.7.1

  • Adds support for new 8.3" iPad Mini
  • Improves formatting of Product emails with many product images.
  • Miscellaneous bugfixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 10:49am Feb 09, 2022

2021.7

  • Display audits now support tracking and reporting on gallery display programs
  • Various bug fixes and usability improvements.

Last Updated: 3:15pm Dec 29, 2021

2021.6.1

  • Fix a crash adding kit items to order when there are discontinued products

Last Updated: 9:02am Nov 29, 2021

2021.6

  • Admins can now specify a "starts-at" price which will display in place of the catalog price where appropriate.

Last Updated: 10:34am Nov 04, 2021

2021.5.2

(released 10/19/2021)

  • fix a crash related to searching collections

Last Updated: 5:56am Oct 21, 2021

2021.5.1

(released 10/9/21)

  • Simplify group scanning single items
  • Safeguard against submitting discontinued options
  • Fix rare Collection search crash

Last Updated: 2:34pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.5

(released 9/15/21)

  • New sales data variables for presentations
  • Improved price matrix file sync speed
  • Numerous bug fixes & usability improvements

Last Updated: 2:26pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.4.3

(released 8/21/21)

  • Fixed a scan group UI issue

Last Updated: 2:24pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.4.2

(released 7/22/21)

  • Improve territory sales rank sort performance
  • Misc bug fixes

Last Updated: 2:21pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.4.1

(released 6/18/21)

  • Show scan group UI even if only one product in group
  • Fix an option picker keyboard overlap issue
  • Fix On Order amount truncation in customer favorites "On Order"
  • Fix light mode issues with the scan view item number (X) button
  • Always show the scan view item number (X) button
  • Clearing the item number now resets the scan session

Last Updated: 3:13pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.4

(released 6/9/21)

  • New 'group order scanning' feature
  • Support territory rank sort without amount field
  • Multiple user interface improvements

Last Updated: 3:14pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.3.1

(released 5/14/21)

  • fix PDF creator crash introduced in v2021.3
  • misc. bug fixes and improvements


Last Updated: 3:20pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.3

(released 5/13/21)

  • Enable catalog territory rank sort if data provided
  • Misc. bug fixes & improvements

Last Updated: 3:19pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.2.1

(released 4/20/21)

  • Renamed 'Stacks' to 'Lists' for clarity
  • Renamed 'Catalogs' to 'Presentations'
  • Dark theme eCat product search easier to see
  • Fixed occasional option search crash
  • Misc. user interface improvements

Last Updated: 3:18pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.2

(released 4/3/21)

  • New 'Territory' button for future enhancements
  • Added searchable global order list
  • Enhanced order PDF and email footer
  • Moved search and filters for future enhancements
  • Moved PDF report quality button into advanced menu
  • Fix Review Order light mode issues
  • Fix option type sorting issue
  • Fix product filter popover resize annoyance
  • Don't display draft orders with no items
  • Support standard kit selection layout on all iPad sizes
  • Fix handling of category codes containing commas

Last Updated: 3:21pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.1.2

(released 3/10/21)

  • Fixed PDF presentation footer text wrapping issue
  • Various bug fixes

Last Updated: 3:17pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.1.3

(released 3/10/21)

  • Fixed customer search by ship-to address issue

Last Updated: 3:17pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.1.1

(released 1/30/21)

  • Fixed startup crash on iPads running iOS 12 or earlier

Last Updated: 2:46pm Oct 10, 2021

2021.1

(released 1/28/21)

  • Add grade jump pricing for configured upholstery
  • Increase # of configurable product attributes to 20
  • Improve popover sizing behavior
  • Misc. bug fixes and improvements

Last Updated: 2:53pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.6

(released 12/23/20)

  • Enable customizing the SmartStacks button label
  • Support increased number of product images
  • Numerous usability improvements and bug fixes

Last Updated: 2:52pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.5.4

(released 12/5/20)

  • Stability improvements

Last Updated: 2:56pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.5.3

(released 11/20/20)

  • Fix crash when working with orders
  • Fix slowness for some users

Last Updated: 3:03pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.5.2

(released 11/13/20)

  • Stability improvements

Last Updated: 2:58pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.5.1

(released 11/8/2020)

  • Fix dark mode readability issue on number pad popovers
  • Fix an issue with the company name showing the wrong value in order emails
  • Fix an "Existing Order" alert issue when picking a shipping location
  • Fix an issue with ship to codes on orders
  • Fixed an order PDF preview memory leak

Last Updated: 3:04pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.5

(released 11/3/20)

  • Product customization enhancements
  • Added order sharing capabilities
  • Improved order line kit notes
  • Faster order line up-charge application
  • Order PDF images now link to tear sheets
  • Various bug fixes and usability improvements

Last Updated: 3:06pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.4.6

(Released 10/22/20)

  • Address instability introduced by iPadOS 14 and related tools
  • Fix a crash related to customer mapping for some orgs

Last Updated: 3:08pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.4.5

(released 10/16/20)

  • Fix occasional crash editing and submitting orders

Last Updated: 3:09pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.4.4

(released 10/14/20)

  • Fix configuration issue hindering field debugging

Last Updated: 3:15pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.4.3

(released 10/9/20)

  • Fix PDF footer text dark mode issue
  • Fix OrderHeaderCustom1Value order email variable

Last Updated: 3:12pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.4.2

(released 9/22/20)

  • - Fix order submission hang introduced by iPadOS14 layout quirk

Last Updated: 3:13pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.4

(released 8/29/2020)

  • Product tearsheet now customizable
  • Order PDF items/photos linked to tearsheet
  • Optionally hide custom field labels in Details view
  • Optional Tname/Coll. & Group/Category drill down
  • Faster customer search
  • Improved web links viewer
  • Library entries up to 30MB on iPad for offline viewing
  • Improved export of Excel sheets with product photos
  • Restore ‘market special’ discount price label in orders
  • Fix rare crash when reloading order header details
  • Fix switch control display on the wrong Settings button

Last Updated: 3:23pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.3

(released 6/14/20)

**Drops support for iOS10 & 4th gen iPad**

  • Search PDF Library documents
  • Add Library document speed bar navigation
  • Add Library PDF thumbnail page view
  • Enhanced camera barcode order scanning
  • Bug fixes and usability improvements

Click to learn more!

Last Updated: 3:24pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.2

(released 2/27/20)

  • Fully utilize new/larger iPad displays
  • Pre-populate order shipment preference
  • Display comparison price in orders
  • Remove extra ‘Refresh Data’ confirmation
  • Support enhanced local/imported customer mapping
  • Require showing prices before order submission
  • Fix ‘long file name’ issue when mailing Library documents
  • Fix slow loading Settings menu
  • Fix Review Order cancel button (iOS 13 issue)

Last Updated: 3:25pm Oct 10, 2021

2020.1

(released 1/18/20

  • Quick alternate image switching in full screen view
  • Optionally restrict customer price level selection
  • Fix dark mode issues in light theme eCat

Last Updated: 3:26pm Oct 10, 2021

2019.6

(released 11/27/19)

  • Sync display placements to all iPads
  • Show comparison price in order lines
  • SmartPicks sales display now configurable
  • Gray out Placements feature for local customers
  • Only display ‘Show/Hide customer sales’ setting when sales data available
  • Flipbook improvements
  • Fix SmartStack product sorting
  • Fix problem caused by Library docs with same name
  • Fix New Stack name field overlap issue
  • Msc. bug fixes and performance improvements

Last Updated: 3:28pm Oct 10, 2021

2019.5

(released 10/5/19)

  • Support pinch/zoom in library documents
  • Export Excel files with product photos
  • Enable repeat items in SmartStacks
  • Improve showroom network error handling
  • Enable searching shipping locations
  • Support comparison price levels
  • iOS 13: Dark mode fixes
  • iOS 13: Fix grid view glitches
  • Fix Details custom field display artifact
  • Fix duplicate promo price display

Last Updated: 3:30pm Oct 10, 2021

2019.4

(released 7/10/19)

  • Customize Collections and Categories labels
  • Optionally hide Details view field labels
  • Display TCGC names in emails & reports
  • New order email variable: %OrderTypeAndNumber%
  • Enabled adding more custom order header fields\
  • Misc. UI improvements and bug fixes
  • Sync speed improvements

Last Updated: 3:31pm Oct 10, 2021

2019.3

(released 6/5/2019)
- Improved order header editing UI
- Support more custom order header fields
- Customizable order shipment preferences
- Selectively restrict order re-submission

Last Updated: 9:37pm Jun 14, 2020

2019.2

(released 4/3/2019)
- Sync customers’ commitments to all iPads
- Bugfixes and UI improvements

Last Updated: 9:39pm Jun 14, 2020

2019.1

(Released 3/5/19)

  • Enable capturing market commitments
  • Fix bug adding configurable items to an order
  • Fix PDF catalog creator 'bad UPC value' crash
  • Enable spaces in custom product field URLs
  • Usability improvements and minor bug fixes

Last Updated: 3:33pm Oct 10, 2021

2018.3.3.2

(Released 8/14/18)
- Misc. bug fixes & performance enhancements

Last Updated: 4:26pm Mar 05, 2019

2018.3

(Released 6/6/18)
New Features
- Show customer sales in quick (grid) view

Improvements & Bug fixes
- Enable order deletion
- Improve deleted item handling in order PDFs
- Don't show UUID in customer ship-to selection
- Fix Quick Order duplicate item bug
- Fix crash when overriding non-existent price

Last Updated: 9:48am Jun 25, 2018

2018.2

(Released 4/25/18)
- Show option images in order-based PDF catalogs
- Display company address in order PDF header
- Publish URL custom fields in HTML product emails
- Misc UI improvements

Last Updated: 9:31pm Apr 25, 2018

2018.1

(Released 4/6/18)

- Tap to change unit price in Preview Order
- Create order PDF reports with larger numbers of items
- Hide special price in order PDFs if equals normal price
- Update kit price when component quantity changed
- Show some custom field URL's less than full-screen

Bug fixes

- Fix non-displaying check boxes in Library selection list
- Fix 'reload customer' feature in 'Review Order'

Last Updated: 4:13pm Apr 07, 2018

2017.4.1.2

(released 1/17/18)

* Fix crash when expanding Library entries to full screen
* Performance improvements

Last Updated: 12:55pm Jan 17, 2018

2017.4

(released 1/6/17)

- Create PDF catalogs from orders
- Place PDF labels before or after data
- Always show hidden products in Smart Stacks
- Customize inventory view display fields
- View sales data with placements
- Added shipto customer names
- Enable editing kit item notes
- Support javascript window.close in portal view

Bug Fixes
- Don't crash when sales data includes non-existant products
- Some PDF catalog fixes
- Edit kit parents in orders as single items
- Fix some layout weirdness in iOS11
- Fix problem with scrolling after changing price levels


Last Updated: 7:30pm Jan 03, 2018

2017.3.5

(released 11/21/17)

  • Improved performance with very large option sets

Bug fixes:

  • Images sometimes cleared after price level change
  • iOS11 related placements UI wonkiness

Last Updated: 12:23pm Nov 21, 2017

2017.3.4

(released 10/5/17)
- Image download improvements (new server)
- Various bug fixes

Last Updated: 4:32pm Oct 24, 2017

2017.3.3

(released 9/28/17)
- Fixed Library entry download bug

Last Updated: 4:30pm Oct 24, 2017

2017.3.2

(released 9/22/17)
- iOS11 support
- Faster image download
- Various bug fixes

Last Updated: 9:28am Sep 22, 2017

2017.3.1

(Released 8/25/17)
- User interface enhancements
- Misc. bug fixes

Last Updated: 10:16am Sep 22, 2017

2017.3

(released 8/21/17)

- view Library entries full screen
- optionally hide selected products in grid view
- highlight un-submitted confirmed orders in orders list
- fix several scroll position memory issues
- fix rare crash when building filters
- misc. bug fixes & UI improvements

Last Updated: 5:20pm Sep 04, 2017

2017.2

(released 6/8/17)

- simplified order submission flow
- improved order detail entry view
- show product images in order PDF
- various UI improvements and fixes

Last Updated: 5:01pm Jun 11, 2017

2017.1

(released 3/27/17)

- easily change MyStack names
- drag & drop to rearrange MyStack items
- improved OrderXpert integration for show order submission.

Last Updated: 5:02pm Jun 11, 2017

2016.6.1

(released 1/7/17)

- fixed a couple rare crashes

Last Updated: 9:36am Feb 28, 2017

2016.6

(released 1/4/17)

New Features - Users
- retain most recent PDF catalog definition
- optionally hide company info in PDF catalog
- use product email template to send catalogs
- enable explicit SmartStack item sequencing
- flag pending orders on ship-to address
- bug fixes & performance improvements

New Features - Admins
- allow 5 rows of data in PDF formats
- added CSV data export catalog format option

Last Updated: 4:08pm Feb 28, 2017

2016.5.1

(released 12/4/16)

* Product email banner image support
* Improved order PDF pagination
* Product images export with original file names
* Made FurnishWeb portal login persistent
* UI improvements and bug fixes


Last Updated: 8:10am Dec 05, 2016

2016.5

(released 10/8/16)

New Features - Users
- New catalog creator interface
- Change PDF format on the fly
- Manually select PDF photo quality
- View photos in item reordering list
- Enhanced PDF page break insertion
- Specify PDF file name
- More ways to publish PDFs
- Override kit component quantities
- cc user's email address in order email

New Features - Admins
- Tailor PDF formats to company needs
- Distribute PDF formats by user type
- New report layout options (total 7)
- Alternate image option in PDFs
- UPC-A barcode option in PDFs
- Publish catalog formats by user group
- Pre-select kit items for orders
- Alias price levels as custom fields
- Added template variable for order footer

Tweaks & Fixes
- Don't display 'existing order' if order submitted
- Change 'Order #' to 'Ref. #' on PDF copy
- Min./mult. quantity support for +/- order buttons
- Fixed sync issues: Logo button, library docs
- Misc. bug fixes and interface enhancements

Last Updated: 8:32pm Nov 08, 2016

2016.4.2

(Released 10/11/16)

* Performance & stability improvements
* Bug fixes

Last Updated: 7:37am Oct 12, 2016

2016.4.1

(Released 9/17/16)

* Improved sync stability & speed
* User interface improvements

Last Updated: 7:37am Oct 12, 2016

2016.4

(released 08/25/16)

New Features
- 9pp & 15pp PDF catalog formats
- 'Smart Picks' for customers
- Configurable order footer
- Customize kit component labels
- Improved order item quantity editing
- Show Preview contract prices in blue

Enhancements & Fixes
- Quicker access to HTML email
- Empty orders in order list not shown
- Show matrix item code in order PDF
- Improved CDN caching stickiness
- Usability improvements
- Misc. bug fixes

Last Updated: 4:04pm Aug 26, 2016

2016.3.2

(released 6/9/16)

- Add option in Company Settings to turn off order email PDF attachment

Last Updated: 5:55pm Jun 09, 2016

2016.3.1

(released 6/4/16)

- Optionally require po # to submit order
- Enable users to delete orders & quotes
- Bug fixes

Last Updated: 3:41pm Jun 09, 2016

2016.2.1

(released 4/28/16)

- Fix iOS8 'More' button crash
- Fix Library document email crash
- Misc. bug fixes

Last Updated: 7:21am Jun 01, 2016

2016.2

(released 4/11/16)

- Enable kit component multi-select
- Support non-orderable kit parents
- Enhanced kit component display on orders
- Improved photo download on bad networks

Last Updated: 12:09pm Apr 27, 2016

2016.1

(released 3/30/16, 17:30EDT)

- Enhanced product kitting capability
- Customize data shown with kit items
- Customize Order Preview item data

- Customize data shown under Collection/Related items thumbnails
- Improved filter customization flexibility (see blog post!)
- UI improvements
- Bug fixes

Last Updated: 5:45pm Mar 30, 2016

2.13.3

(released 2/9/16)

  • Add sales portal single sign on support
  • Hide all promo prices if price level promo price factor is less than 0
  • Improve user experience by downloading images in the background after first sync
  • Fix problem that restricted passwords from having "#" characters
  • Fix problem preventing order line note deletion in Order Details
  • Add PDF email size warnings

Last Updated: 12:15pm Feb 09, 2016

2.13.2

(released 1/13/16)

  • Include UPC number in product search terms
  • Fix a bug pertaining to automatic notification of customer address changes on orders
  • Fix some sync crashes

Last Updated: 12:13pm Feb 09, 2016

2.13

12/17/15

  • Use multiplier to adjust promo price by price level
  • Show customer address change alert in order notes
  • Automatically generate higher resolution thumbnails for iPad pro and retina iPads
  • Enable customization of order email item line detail fields (see Admin details)
  • Select default order type by user group
  • User enrollment process enhancements
  • File import processing and validation improvements
  • Improved data sync speed
  • Misc. optimizations & bug fixes

Last Updated: 5:53pm Jan 11, 2016

2.12.1

(released 10/9/2015)

  • Improved camera bar code scanning
  • Misc. bug fixes

Last Updated: 5:25pm Dec 16, 2015

2.12

(Released 09/22/15)

  • iOS9 support
  • Order by scanning bar codes with iPad camera
  • Add/edit order line notes in Order Preview
  • Add/edit product options in Order Preview
  • Show product availability in Order Preview
  • Added 'Tag For' to Order Details and order record
  • 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
  • Enable bar code order scanning with iPad camera
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes & performance improvements




Last Updated: 5:15pm Dec 16, 2015

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

Last Updated: 5:23pm Dec 16, 2015

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

Last Updated: 5:29pm Dec 16, 2015

2.11

06/04/15

  • Publish 'Resource Library' for distributing documents & links - This exciting new feature enables you to upload documents and links to your eCat server, organize them in groups, and distribute them selectively based on user type. Users can view the documents/links, multi-select and forward them to customers, and open them in other applications on their iPads Admin Guide - User Tutorial
  • Show order backlog details to customer profile - It's now possible to publish 'on order' (backorder) quantities in the sales data file. These are displayed in a special Stack for each customer when the customer is selected. Admin Guide
  • Custom fields on customer file - Publish custom fields on the customer file in the same way custom fields are published in the product file. Use these to display buyer names and contact information, A/R aging or balances, YTD purchases versus quota, or any other information your eCat users will find useful when managing their customers. 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 & SmartStacks
  • Enable users to export high res product images for slide shows, sharing

Last Updated: 5:38pm Dec 16, 2015

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

Last Updated: 5:39pm Dec 16, 2015

2.10

03/16/15

  • Support customer contract pricing by BillTo, ShipTo, DC -Contract prices can now be related to specific distribution centers. For example, a customer's contract price can be different depending on whether shipment is from China, west coast USA, or the east coast USA.
  • Enable configuration of items with options while scanning orders - After bar codes for configurable items are scanned, the options picker now displays so fabrics, finishes, trim, and other options can be applied to the items.
  • Product option configurator revised for speed & usabiity - The option picker window now offers a grid view of all options in an option set. This enables faster review of large numbers of option choices than the linear view. We've also added a search feature to find options quickly by keyword or option number. The linear view can still be used to line up fabrics, finishes, and other option choices to see how they look together.
  • International currency support for price levels - Associate a currency with a price level. When the price level is selected the appropriate symbol is displayed independently of the iPad's location settings.
  • 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)

Last Updated: 5:40pm Dec 16, 2015

2.9

12/13/14

  • Enable companies to upload customer sales history file
  • Display item sales by customer in special 'customer favorites' stack
  • Enable users to email MyStacks 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

Last Updated: 5:43pm Dec 16, 2015

2.8.1

10/13/14

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

Last Updated: 5:44pm Dec 16, 2015

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