Adaptation to

This version extends databases capabilities and brings some new features to the report generator. I supports Windows 7 better than the previous version by using a new installer.

Support for Windows 7 and Office 2010

This version provides, among several enhancements, the ability to install properly under Windows 7 and supports Excel 2010.

Bug fixed in nomenclatures

The latest version displayed nomenclatures with one article on each row. It didn't collapse rows when articles are strictly identical. That was a specific function of the Enterprise Edition brought by mistake to the Free Edition. The bug has been fixed and nomenclatures are always displayed with identical articles in one row only.

Adaptations to Windows 7

This new version brings adaptations to Windows 7 and several enhancement in the minutes and report generator, particularly regarding translation and multi-languages issues. It brings also a new language in the interface: Dutch.

Find / Replace functions in the detailed view

The 'Find' function of the detailed view has been extended to provide same features as the Enterprise Edition. You can now search text or values in any field and replace selectively.

Support for Databases Certificates

For training purposes in the framework of education, we can deliver certificates that, once installed on the computer, allow free access to public manufacturer databases proposed by iaes-software.com and quick-devis.com web sites. These databases are accessible from the 'Web Databases' and 'URLs' functions of the 'Data' menu. Just contact us if you need this additional feature mailto:support@quick-devis.net. Please note that existing databases are in French and their amounts are given in Euros at this time.

Without certificate you can access databases anyway but the demo mode will be activated meaning that only one article out of ten is available.

Automatic translation of the variables

The management variable names are now automatically translated when you open an estimate on a foreign version of Quick Devis. Meaning you can build reports in any language and use them with any version.

Sum of the quantities in the 'Summary' function

The sum of the quantities was appended to the sum of amounts and times in the 'Summary' function.

Selection of the level of the sub-totals in the reports generator

A list box lets you set the depth level of the branches you want to display in the report generator. So that you do not have to set them manually.

Can run English version with any locale

The English version of Quick Devis was modified so that it can run on Unicode systems (Asian languages, Arabic, Hebrew…). It should be noted that a Chinese version is also available.

Storage of the “folding” levels in the reports generator

Clicking the button ‘configuration of tree structure’ in the reports generator, you can now define a “folding” level of the branches. These levels are stored in the reports.

Can select databases with the “Update rows” function

Invoking the “Update rows” function from the detailed view, you can now select the database from which the rows have to be updated.

Multiple pages in reports’ headers

You can now insert page-breaks in the header of the reports, just clicking the appropriate button when you edit the header from the report generator.

New Chinese version Quick Devis free edition is now available in Chinese.

However, the coding of this language implies different modes of storage within some files (Unicode). So, in order to install Quick Devis in Chinese, you must select a Chinese locale in your system’s control panel. To change Quick Devis language, a full version must be installed, not a simple update.

More flexibility in the nomenclatures

The ability of selecting various rows in the nomenclature has been widely extended. You can now select many different views of your articles using the appropriate list box in the menu-bar

The 'Update rows' function which updates the selected lines of the detailed view with data form the databases has been extended. You can now select the databases from which you want to update the selection.

In the tree view of the article databases, a new filter based on the material kind is available. You can sort your databases using this criteria.

The status of branches (collapsed / expanded ) in the report generator is now stored in the report itself so that you can choose a branch level and keep it available for any estimate.

A problem using drag and drop operations has been solved: When you dragged articles from a database to an estimate, if the mouse cursor was just on the inserting line, the operation failed. It works now whatever the position of the mouse cursor.

Quick Devis Free Edition is now available in Chinese. To install it you must set the locale to Chinese and install a full version of Quick Devis Free Edition, not a patch. See http://www.quick-devis.net/cn/cn.htm. English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese versions are also available.

Correction in the printing functions of the report generator: When you printed through Excel using the appropriate button, the destination printer was not always the one you selected. This problem has been solved.

This version brings better compatibility with Windows Vista. It adapts to the thick borders displayed by Vista's default themes and dot not require full admin rights anymore.

Within the 'Organize' tab, you can now delete tasks or entire branches.

You can open a sample estimate without running the wizard. Just click the appropriate function in the '?' menu.

The registration of the software components in the registry database has been modified because the program could slow down when connected to some networks running antivirus programs. This version fixes this problem.

The ability of the report generator in handling settings of the printers has been extended. You can now configure the printers through their own drivers and store these settings in your reports. Some features were added to the report generator.

The Italian version has been modified. The translation is different and some keywords have been adjusted to match the usual technical language. The documentation has changed also ; you can upgrade your documentation by pressing the F1 key under Quick Devis while connected. You can also download the paper documentation using the appropriate function of the '?' menu.

Now, you don't have to worry about the location of you .DOT files when building mails and invoices linked with Quick Devis. The program manages the merging process by itself and does not let Word do this task as it did in the pervious version. Now, the QDWORDFS.XLS file which links the word document to you estimate is created in the temporary file and no longer in the same directory as the document. You can move the document in any location without having to change its merging link because the .DOT document contains no macro. In order to benefit from these new features, you must install Word 2000 or greater.

The usage of the configuration tools (Schneider Electric) becomes simpler ; now you don't have to install the references database when installing a new configuration tool. Quick Devis will automatically detect the new data and convert them when launching the configuration tool. In order to keep these tools compatible with old and new versions, Quick Devis keep the old references in its database, even if these references don't exist anymore in the configuration tools. The program checks also if the languages match between the databases and Quick Devis.

A problem has occurred in the previous version #55, due to the changes made in the program to support the Chinese version; While calling some reports from the report generator, it was sometimes impossible to load them. The current release will solve this problem.

You can now import Microsoft Excel files or delimited text files (CSV) directly in the detailed view. This new function enables the mapping of the columns so that you can import any kind of file, whatever the arrangement of its columns.

This new function will be particularly useful to transfer and quote data coming from other sources like CAD software. You can import references and quantities and transform these data into full articles using the 'Update rows' function.

The upgrade process of the configuration tools' databases has been extended. Now, the rebates and the prices are updated at the same time using a common Microsoft Excel file.

A new button appears now at the right of the menu bar when you edit a database. If this button is pressed, the articles of the database are identified using their references only. You need to provide a reference for each article of such a database. Use this mode to build easy to maintain databases (you can change the description for example, since you keep the reference identical, Quick Devis will always be able to retrieve its articles).

If the button is released (default), 5 fields are used to identify the articles (Description, Reference, Family, User Field and Manufacturer) if one of these field is modified in the database, Quick Devis wont be able to update the corresponding article in the detailed view. Use this mode to quickly build databases without having to provide a reference for each article.

You can delete the last remaining task in a branch of the customer's view. It causes the move of it's contents to the parent task.

You can copy partially rows coming from a configuration tool even if you don't select the whole configuration first. In such case, the rows wont be locked when you'll paste them. Il you copy the whole configuration, you'll get it locked when pasting. This new function will be useful to add spare parts picked in the configuration.

In the reports generator, a new function allow adding a page (or several pages) at the bottom of the document. These new pages can be edited by clicking the appropriate button and support any kind of formulation exactly as page headers do. The are stored in the report file so they are not linked to the estimate but to the report only.

You can now lock your reports within the report generator. While doing it, it'll automatically hide the second toolbar so the user can only export or print the report. You'll have to provide a password which is stored in the report file itself to unlock it.

Some important changes were made in the database management in order to enhance speed and reliability.

You can now drag articles from a database and drop them directly to the customer's view without having to open the detailed view first. The articles will then be added to the detailed task, after the last row exactly as if they were dropped within detailed rows.

When you install Quick Devis Free Edition for the first time or you run the 'Configure an estimate' function, a sample article database is automatically added to the databases directory provided.

When using Quick Devis with Schneider Electric configuration tools (ASI Design, Premium Design and Quantum Design), you can now call these tools by clicking directly the 'Eye' button exactly as you do for an article database. You can locate the cursor on any row in the configuration.

The installation program has been modified in order to conform better to the Microsoft recommendations. Now you'll be prompted to select a language only if the locale of your system cannot be detected. If the program detects it, the system's language will be automatically selected for the installation.

The patches (on line upgrades) detect now automatically the installation directory and the language used so you'll not have to provide them anymore. Note that, for the current patch (6.7.050), you may have to provide these data because the new features are not yet installed on your computer.

If a patch prompts you to select a language (because it cannot detect your system's language), your selection will return the installation messages language. This does not mean that the program language will be changed: Now, you cannot change the program language by simply installing a patch. You must reinstall a full version of the software to do this.

You can now manage your customers list directly from Quick Devis Free Edition. Go to the management tools and click 'Insert a customer'. Then, you'll get some new buttons to delete, and modify your customers, you can also add a customer manually without having to use it within an estimate. Two new buttons let you import and export customers list from/to Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel 97 or greater is required for this purpose.

The installation files were increased by a large amount when Quick Devis was translated in 4 more languages (German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese). In order to allow on line upgrading by reducing file size, the PATCH files do not contain the localized manuals anymore. If your manual is not up to date, Quick Devis will inform you when you'll try to access the on-line help ("?' menu). So you'll be automatically redirected to a web page to download the last version of the manuals. This page lets you select the language of the desired manual.

The on line documentation is now recorded using HTML format instead of Microsoft Word format. I now opens within your default browser and Quick Devis Free Edition does not install the Microsoft Word Viewer anymore. If you wish a printable documentation, please use the appropriate menu in the '?' menu.

The tab order in the management tools has been changed to match a more comprehensive way. The previous order was not as it could be expected to be.

A new message is posted now if you attempt to record a new customer within the management tools without providing its number.

As we always did for the Enterprise Edition, this page will always report the changes or enhancements made in Quick Devis Free Edition. You may consult it to check if the upgrade worth the download time before upgrading.