Release date: est Sept 2015
(Includes changes since 6.44.00)
Digital Surfacing
Miscellaneous Changes
The LDTYPE label defines the type of surface point file used for a particular design. This could be set manually using the VCA over-ride for a lens style, for example, but now will be automatically set based on the type of file returned by the digital vendor (version 6.45.00).
A new, easier method of setting up multiple lens designs for a digital vendor has been added. For complete details, please see 1.4 Setting Up Lens Designs using Import File (version 6.45.00).
A new report, Digital Surfacing Report, has been added, showing number of lenses per digital design, for a designated period of time, and all or specific vendor (version 6.45.00).
It is now possible to interface with a digital calculator(s) directly from Order Entry. For complete details, please see 1.5 Doing Digital Calculations From Order Entry (version 6.45.00).
New options are available to allow generating prism for digital jobs on equipment that supports that - for details, see 1.2 Prism on Digital Designs (version 6.45.00).
Zeiss Digital with Schneider Equipment and Alternate Interface (version 6.44.05)
When using Zeiss Digital with Schneider equipment, for which the alternate interface is to be used, a new option has been added which causes the order number of the job to be appended to the _ALTINTR=1 record sent to the device. This allows either the tray number or the order number to be scanned on the device, and allows the equipment to find the correct file. Because this option is not supported by all versions of software on Schneider equipment, it must be activated by checking the appropriate box when use is desired.
Essilor Eyezen
A checkbox has been added to the lens style Digital tab to require OC height (fitting height) to be entered for a design. This should be set for Essilor Eyezen design(s) (version 6.45.00).
Devices
Fixed issue where NPD was no longer being sent to devices which requested it for IOT digital jobs (version 6.44.01).
The re-use database wasn't being correctly updated, and correct block records were not being read. This has been corrected (version 6.44.04).
The device interface has been changed to send GAX as a decimal value, not an integer. If LAPAX is received, it will be saved and returned to devices when required (version 6.44.06).
Modified device interface to check if one-eye switch is set on interface, then the job number will be job+0 for the right eye, and job+1 for the left eye. We will parse the job number for the eye, and then send only the information for the eye that was requested (version 6.44.08).
A new option has been added to the "Tracer" tab of the device setup; when the "Combine L/R traces" option is checked, the lab can trace the left and right sides of a frame separately, and have them merged together when the second eye is received. 
Note that when using this option, care must be taken not to trace the right eye of one frame, and the left eye of a different frame, for the same tray at slightly different times (for doing so will cause the eyes to be combined into a single trace!) (version 6.45.00).
Support has been added for the Satisloh Micro-Blocker - for complete details, please see Satisloh Micro-Blocker (version 6.45.00).
A new checkbox has been added to the Device Interface Parameters on the Other tab; “Send one eye based on barcode” (version 6.44.08).
Work Tickets
A new option has been added to the Surf2 tab of System Settings, to specify that barcodes should be printed for the right and left eyes on the PCL work ticket:
This is needed for devices which must request the data for one eye at a time. When checked, the PCL work ticket will print 3 barcodes in the Conveyor section instead of just 1:
When using this option, the appropriate device interface should be set up to expect the one-eye barcode:
User-Defined Work Tickets
Support has been added for user-defined work tickets created using Satisloh's LOHReport program. For complete details, please see the section "User Defined Work Tickets".
Reports
The Stock Costing Report was modified to use the standard cost (vendor cost 1) instead of the average cost when determining the value of excess stock (version 6.44.02).
Order Entry
The PCL and PCI work tickets have been changed, for uncuts without frame, to print the User ELLH (version 6.44.04).
Order entry has Increased the allowable limit of the sphere to +/- 49.99 D (version 6.44.04).
When auto-attaching a trace to an order, if a CCIRCUM value exists, it will be removed since it resizes the new trace (version 6.44.07).
A new option for resizing frame shapes has been added. On the order entry screen, a new button allows a selected trace to be re-sized:
When selected, the subsequent window allows the user to specify different sizes for the frame and PD measurements. The original shape/size is displayed, and the new, re-sized shape/size is displayed in red:
For more information, see the section Re-Sizing Frame Shape (version 6.45.00).
System Settings
Two new checkboxes have been added to the Surf2 tab; “Use A4 paper for WT” and “Separate barcodes for left and right eyes” (version 6.44.08).
Pricing
Invoice Export to XML has been modified to add an option to allow export to CSV (version 6.44.09).