Web ordering - Remote Edge restricted lenses

A lab may not wish to offer remote edging on certain lenses because of expense or material or form.

A new column has been added to the lenses.csv which indicates that the lens is not permitted for remote edging. An entry of 0 in the column disallows this lens.

You can pick up latest copy of slzlang here: Web data updater

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Abbe / Density and getting the order number.

There are new columns in the lens selection for Abbe / Density.  This is useful for PMS software to obtain.

Third party can also obtain the order number by passing over CLIPBOARD=1 in the URL. This will place the order number on the clipboard.  Note, some browsers may prevent this from happening.

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Tints

The web ordering software allows the optician tint request to be passed through. The expectation is that the nearest tint is selected from the available options and then the user types in the requested tint. This has caused some problems.

If the lab does not allow "non-standard" tints then there is an option in the site configuration / page2 - Overwrite Tint.  If this is not ticked then the description passed through to the lab will be the lab tint description.  A non-standard tint can still be set by setting a tint with a ? in the description.  It may be useful to create several such tints eg
Brown Non-Standard Solid tint ?LTF
Grey Non-Standard Solid tint ?LTF
Blue Non-Standard Solid tint ?LTF
Brown Non-Standard Graduatint ?LTF

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V097 - Product finding according to Rx

The lens selection now has a new option, Consider Rx. If this is ticked then the lenses are filtered so as to only match the Rx that has been entered. This is useful for unusual addtions or powers.

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Raptor remote edging

Raptor now allows Remote Edge orders to be sent provided the supplying lab is configured to receive this. Remote Edge is indicated by setting a tick box when the order is placed.

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Terms and conditions link

For the legally concerned, it is possible to add a link to Terms and Conditions. This is set in Configuration / More Options.

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vcatracer and Nidek mode

It is now possible to connect a Nidek tracer configured in Nidek mode to V1.23 of the vcatracer program.

The VCA protocol is recommended as it includes both eyes and 3D data. The output from the program when a Nidek format tracer is connected will still be in the VCA format.

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Catch up

It has been a busy 2010, starting with the snow and then a ski holiday. Feb has been down to work and there are more exciting developments in the pipe line.  We have been doing some work on improving the performance and we achieved over 1000 orders in a day during February, so onwards and upwards.

Oh and I am also running the London Marathon so busy training for that.

Layout manager - right justification

Eventually, the layout manager used to design the print outs now allows fields to be specified as right justified.  Where the layout manager is built into our applications (eg Annapurna) then this will be included in the next release of the application. If you want the latest version then it is here:

www2.hawkstonedesign.co.uk/downloads/layoutman.exe

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Solenzara V090 / V091

A happy new year to everybody.


Recent updates

089

Bug in that safety allowance was being added to diameter orders.
Added Place and Logout button - amended in V090

090
OCHts on single bifocal orders.  There is now a pop-up to capture this information which will then be put in the special instructions.

Knife edge on drafts - this was not being restored.

Allow zero axis - there is now a configuration setting to allow the entry of 0 axis.

Validation of different sph signs - this now needs a confirmation click also.

Left eye only bifocal - this did not check for near pd being entered.

Print order.  There is a new configuration setting to state if the lab will allow printing of the order to PDF. 

Order Entry - alongside the Place Order button there is a ?. This shows popup with the default action for the user.  Place Order, Place and Print, Place and Logout.

Print Order. There is a default print layout, the lab can use the standard Hawkstone Design Layout manager to design a new layout. Contact info@hawkstonedesign.net for instructions on how to design your own layout.

091
This allows library frames without a frame to be selected. A standard shape along with A/B/DBL measurements must be provided. The program will remember the settings for the next time so the user community can be involved in providing this information to be shared.