MainBoss Newswire

Spring 2009

Topics:

1. Introducing MainBoss Advanced 3.2
2. Upcoming Tradeshows

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1. Introducing MainBoss Advanced 3.2

Thinkage is pleased to announce the latest version of MainBoss Advanced, available now for download by clicking here. You must have the MainBoss support password (available to all support subscribers); you must also have appropriate MainBoss Advanced license keys (distributed to all MainBoss Advanced licensees).

Here are the highlights of the new release:

1. MainBoss now offers security roles which let you control what each user can and can't do in MainBoss. One purpose of these roles is to make it possible for more people to use MainBoss directly.
   
   For example, suppose your database contains information you don't want most employees to see (e.g. the wages of other employees). With previous versions of MainBoss, you couldn't hide this information; therefore, you may have decided that such employees wouldn't be allowed to use MainBoss at all.
   
   With the new security set-up, you have much more control over what information specific people can see and/or modify. Therefore, you have the freedom to let many more people use MainBoss directly, because they'll only be able to see and do things appropriate to their actual jobs.
2. People can be assigned to requests, work orders and purchase orders. Being assigned to such a record can indicate that you have an interest in that record. For example, workers might be assigned to the work order for any job they're expected to do. Help-desk personnel might assign themselves to any request they create.
   
   To help you keep track of assignments, the MainBoss control panel now has an Assigned to entry which lists requests, work orders and purchase orders to which you have been assigned. This is a quick way to find the records you're most likely to be interested in.
   
   A variety of changes have been added in connection with assignments. For example, requests, work orders and purchase orders all have new Assignees sections to deal with assignments.
   
   Using security roles, you can ensure that specified employees can only see requests, work orders and purchase orders to which they've been assigned. In other words, they can see their own responsibilities without seeing other work.

There are many other smaller changes and enhancements too. For a complete list of what’s new in MainBoss Advanced 3.2, click here!

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2. Upcoming Tradeshows

Facility Decisions

Las Vegas Convention Center, Hall N2, Las Vegas, NV

September 22-23, 2009

We will be in Booth 630

AZFA Conference 2009

Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Oct 4-7, 2009

IFMA World Workplace

Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

October 7-9, 2009

We will be in Booth 1964

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