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If you are an existing customer, you can contact Keystone Sofware in the usual manner using the details below.
 
If you are a new customer then you will find links to our products in the footer of the website, namely, Khaos Control and Complete Commerce.
 
If you are looking for help with using KhaosControl please visit the KhaosControl Wiki.
 
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Latest Announcements

Grid Notes

02/04/2012

This month's Hidden Gem is about using Grid Notes to mark a cell in a grid with a temporary note to indicate that the information needs reviewing or bringing to the attention of another user.

 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCX - April Hidden Gem
KC08 - April Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Updating a Customers Primary Address

01/02/2012
This month's Hidden Gem is about updating a customer’s primary address after they have moved. This has many  benefits including preventing information, goods or marketing material being sent to  the incorrect address and keeping your contact information up to date. 

 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCX - February Hidden Gem
KC08 - February Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

New Offices - Pictures Published

08/12/2011
We've uploaded some pictures of our new offices to the Support website, to view these please click here.

Default Notes

01/12/2011

This month's Hidden Gem is about Default Notes which allow the user to define notes that the system will apply to  specified document types, for example on all sales and purchase orders "We are closed for Christmas..." or a marketing message stating that there is a "Special Offer - All of Stock Item X must go" added to sales orders. Default notes can also be setup to appear in a Telesales Prompt popup when a sales order is saved, for example to prompt the user to remind the customer about the upcoming sale or to look at your new website.

 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCX - December Hidden Gem
KC08 - December Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

KPAF Update available

25/11/2011
The latest KPAF postcode address lookup database is now available for KhaosControl.
 
Thoroughfare License holders can download the latest version by clicking here.
 
If you require any assistance please contact the support team.
 
If you have a Full KPAF license and have not yet received your update please contact the support team for further assistance.

Ben Nolan.

Universal Lookup

01/11/2011

This month's Hidden Gem is about the Universal Lookup which allows users to find references with a given ID, for example entering a consignment number will return the sales invoice number associated with it, entering a cheque reference will display the customer or supplier associated with that cheque reference.

 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCX - November Hidden Gem
KC08 - November Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

KSDL Moving Offices

21/10/2011

Dear Customer,

 

Keen to ensure that we have enough room for our continued expansion, we are moving offices this weekend. We’re staying in Grantham, moving to a fantastic industrial unit conversion closer to the centre of town. We’re really excited about the move, as we’ve been able to work hand-in-hand with the developers to deliver an environment that provides us with a high quality, professional working environment whilst also giving us further room for expansion in the future. We will be publishing details and some pictures once the move is completed.

We’ve planned the move so that its impact will be as minor as possible on the Support and technical teams here in Grantham, the new offices are wired up and ready to go and the removal men will be shifting everything across over the weekend. As you might expect, it is likely that there will be a slight hiatus on Monday morning as we get everyone up and running and we ask that you bear with us if we’re unable to respond instantly first thing next week.

 

Things to note:

 

      1.      Our phone number (0845 25 75 111) and email addresses will not be changing.

      2.      We’re planning for there to be issues with the telephone system and our emails on Monday morning. We’re hoping that these will be minimal, and potentially non-existent, but please bear with us if we don’t pick up the phone or answer your email immediately.

      3.      We will have a new IP Address range from Monday and once we have confirmation on all of these we will contact you so that your technical teams can update any connection protocols, as necessary.

      4.      Our new address will be:
Units 1 - 3 Priest Court, Springfield Business Park, Springfield Road, Grantham, NG31 7BG

 

Regards
 
Keystone Software Development Ltd.

 

Sending Customers Emails about their Back Orders

03/10/2011

This month's Hidden Gem is about keeping the customer informed about the status of their sales orders containing  items on back order by sending out emails. There are many benefits of keeping the customer up to date about the status of their back orders including reducing cancellation rates and displaying  good customer service.

 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCX - October Hidden Gem
KC08 - October Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Where can emails be sent from in Khaos Control?

26/08/2011
This month's Hidden Gem is about the different types of emails and where and how they can be created and sent from in Khaos Control.
 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
 KCX:  September Hidden Gem
 KC08:  September Hidden Gem
 
Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki, the online reference manual for Khaos Control.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Short-Cut Keys in Sales Orders

01/08/2011
This month's Hidden Gem is about using short-cut keys in sales orders, for example editing the order, adding Comm Log entries and tasks or setting the payment method.
 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
 
Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki, the online reference manual for Khaos Control. 
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Linking Related Stock Items on a Sales Order

04/07/2011
This month's Hidden Gem is about linking related stock items which groups them together on a sales order. This grouping is how the stock items will be displayed in the Picking/Despatch Note and the Sales Invoice; useful when you wish items to be picked and packed as a group.
 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
 KCX:  July Hidden Gem
 KC08:  July Hidden Gem
 
Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki, the online reference manual for Khaos Control. 
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Planned Server Maintenance

20/06/2011 08:30:00

As a result of the issues we had on Friday we will be performing some further maintenance on one of our file servers today. This will mean our regular Update schedules will be delayed this week but we hope to resume updates as soon as possible.
 
Ben Nolan

Report on Slow Selling Items

01/06/2011
This month's Hidden Gem is about using the Monthly Sales screen in Sales Summary to see how well your stock lines are performing. There maybe stock items that should be discontinued because they are slow sellers or selling better than anticipated so it maybe worth expanding the range.

Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company, please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Analysing Lost Demand

03/05/2011
This month's Hidden Gem is about using Sales Summary to report on stock items that have been marked as Lost Demand on Sales Orders. Lost demanding a line on a sales order allows you to record when a sale is lost due to lack of stock or high lead times on an item, allowing you to analyse the frequency and recency of such events and adjust your reordering as appropriate.

Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company, please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Merge Company Records

04/04/2011
This month's Hidden Gem is about how to merge two customer records using the Company Merge Dialog. This is very useful when duplicate records have been created with slight variations.  Merging company records allows you to combine two records for the same customer resulting in all Orders, Addresses, Contacts and related records being brought into one account. 
 
WARNING icon Please note that this Hidden Gem is aimed at Advanced Users.
 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company, please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Quick Stock Entry

01/03/2011
This month's Hidden Gem is about how to use Quick Stock Entry in sales orders and how it can help when entering a series of stock codes into a sales order. 
 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company, please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Create Future Price Lists

01/02/2011

This month's Hidden Gem is about how to set up Price Lists containing prices that you do not want to be published until a specific date, for example a 2012 Retail Price List and how the prices can be easily and efficiently made available to customers on 1st January 2012.

 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCX - February Hidden Gem
KC08February Hidden Gem
 
If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

VAT Guides for 2011 updated

05/01/2011 14:00:00

Based on customer feedback received so far, we have updated both the VAT guides we released to contain a new section "Using the old vat rate".
 

SKU Price Update Hidden Gem

01/12/2010
This month's Hidden Gem is about updating Stock Item Sell and Buy Prices by stock type. This saves time and means that the user doesn't have to open each individual Stock Item in order to update its prices.

 

Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCXDecember Hidden Gem
KC08December Hidden Gem

 

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

VAT Guides for 2011 Released

22/11/2010
We have released documentation and tools for the impending VAT Rate increase on 4th January, 2011. Please either click on the VAT Rate link at the top of the page, or click on the following link:

VAT Rate Increase Information 2011

Price Lists Hidden Gem

01/11/2010
This month's Hidden Gem is about updating Customer Price Lists en-masse, therefore saving time. The prices can be updated either as an amount or as a percentage.

 

Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCXNovember Hidden Gem
KC08November Hidden Gem

 

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

SO Customer Data Hidden Gem

01/10/2010
This month's Hidden Gem is about updating customer records from Sales Orders easily and efficiently whilst the customer is on the telephone, thus enabling you to keep your customer records up to date.
 

 

Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCXOctober Hidden Gem
KC08October Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

SO Statistics Hidden Gem

06/09/2010
This month's Hidden Gem is about the Sales Orders Statistics popup and how it can be used to view sales order statistics based on sales order count or value over a user defined date range. The popup contains a graph to display the results.
 

 

Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCXSeptember Hidden Gem
KC08September Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

FedEx Gazetteer File Update

06/08/2010
The Gazetteer file for FedEx's Direct Integration that allows their customers to produce courier labels directly from Khaos Control has to be updated today (Friday, 6th August 2010) before any labels are produced. Please contact support@keystonesoftware.co.uk if you have any queries on this.

Short-Cut Keys Hidden Gem

01/08/2010
This month's Hidden Gem is all about the short-cut keys that can make your use of Khaos Control easier and more efficient.
 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCX - August Hidden Gem
KC08 - August Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Grid Menu Tools Hidden Gem

01/07/2010
This month's Hidden Gem is about the the Tools menu available from the Grid Menu.
 
Click on the links below for the Hidden Gem relevant to your version:
KCXJuly Hidden Gem
KC08July Hidden Gem

Hidden Gems are displayed on the KhaosWiki the online reference manual for Khaos Control, see Hidden Gems.
 
Besides the Hidden Gems the KhaosWiki contains a range of "How To..." instructions to help you and your staff get the best from Khaos Control.

If you don't have access to the Khaos Wiki and require login details for your company please email training@keystonesoftware.co.uk.

Development Process Revamp

30/06/2010
We have updated the way in which we handle change requests for customers and have provided a page on this Support website to outline the process and provide you with some basic resources to aid you when you're gathering your requirements and documenting them to send over to us. Please click on Development.

VAT Rate Increase Announced

22/06/2010
The new Chancellor has announced a VAT Increase to 20% as of January 4th 2011.
We will be releasing an update VAT rate change guide nearer the time, but in the meantime if you have any questions please phone our support line.

New Support Site Launched

21/06/2010
We are pleased to announce that our new "revamped" website has been launched. This has been done with you in mind, to help you find the information as easy as possible and allow us to support you as your business grows.

Latest KPAF File Available

01/06/2010
The latest Royal Mail KPAF File is available to be downloaded. Please click on the KPAF button above, download the file from the link and update the copy on your Khaos Control server.
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