Windward System Five now includes a powerful new filter in the List Open Workorders report that allows users to isolate B-Type invoices with unshipped items. Previously, while the report could list B-Type invoices, it lacked the ability to distinguish between fully shipped and partially shipped orders—making it difficult for businesses to track pending deliveries.
B-Type invoices are used to manage orders where not all items have been shipped or delivered at the time of invoicing. This is common in industries like furniture, appliances, or wholesale distribution, where partial shipments are routine. For example, you may have invoiced a customer for a partial order due to stock availability. Without a way to filter for unshipped items, fulfillment teams risk overlooking pending deliveries, leading to delays and customer dissatisfaction.
With this new reporting option, businesses can proactively identify which B-Type invoices still require action, prioritize shipments, and improve operational efficiency. It’s a simple but impactful change that helps your team stay on top of their order pipeline and deliver better service.
We’ve introduced a new feature in System Five to address a common issue some users have experienced: “black ghost windows” appearing in the taskbar during heavy operations. These ghost windows were caused by System Five being too busy to respond to Windows events.
A new setting called Application Response Level has been added to the Setup Wizard (Miscellaneous section). This feature helps System Five stay responsive during intensive database operations by checking for Windows events at regular intervals.
You can now choose from the following response levels:
| Setting | Event Check Frequency | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No Extra Response | None | Same as before |
| Low | Every 5000 operations | Minimal responsiveness |
| Medium | Every 2500 operations | Balanced |
| High | Every 1000 operations | Most responsive |
⚠️ Note: This feature does not improve SQL operation speed and may not affect reports that already handle Windows events efficiently.
This enhancement is especially helpful for users who:
Consistent Posting Behavior
When editing a bill that was originally posted to Foreign A/P, it will continue to post to Foreign A/P—even if the supplier’s Foreign A/P setting has changed. This ensures consistency and prevents accidental misclassification.
Supervisor Control for Supplier Settings
Changing a supplier’s Foreign A/P setting now requires a Supervisor Override, and the system will display a warning when this change is made. This adds a layer of protection against unintended changes.
Faster Bill Editing for Busy Suppliers
Editing a bill for suppliers with many transactions used to be slow because the system recalculated the supplier’s balance in real time. This process now runs in a background thread, making the interface more responsive.
Enhanced A/P Integrity Checks
Two new options have been added:
Improved Error Detection
The A/P integrity check tool now detects more types of errors and provides clearer details to help users resolve them.
Department Error Fix
A bug that caused errors when editing a cheque using “Edit Single Transaction” has been resolved.
These updates are especially helpful for businesses that:
We’ve added new flexibility to how System Five handles PIN Pad resets during invoice processing. This update improves performance and ensures compliance with EMV standards, especially for devices like the Verifone P400, which can take 2–3 seconds to respond.
You now have three options for how the system sends the PIN Pad reset command:
After a payment is made, a mandatory reset command is sent to ensure the customer’s card is removed from the PIN Pad. This check always waits for a response, as required by EMV standards. If the card is still inserted:
In version 7.0.0.1572, System Five introduces an important optimization to improve performance and reduce unnecessary data storage.
The system settings that control when data is written to the GUIDTOIDENTITY table have been reviewed and updated. Previously, this table could grow excessively large—even when the data wasn’t needed—leading to slower operations.
Now, System Five will:
This change is especially beneficial for users working with large datasets or performing frequent transactions. By streamlining how GUID data is handled, the system becomes more efficient without sacrificing functionality.
Take a look at all of the fixes and enhancements visit our Release Notes Page at
windwardsoftware.com/release-notes
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Customers are required to be on an active Windward Maintenance Contract or a Windward System Five on Cloud subscriber to install or receive product updates. The Windward Maintenance Contract is a standard annual business expense for all Windward System Five users. Windward Software is in business to support your business, and this plan allows us to bring value to you when you need us most.
Find out more on the Windward Maintenance Contract site.