July 29th, 2010
Please note that BillSoft updates for August and going forward will require a new EZTax.Net.dll file to be placed in your EngageIP directories as specified in KB Article #20. This new file will not need to be updated going forward so your update process will change slightly as outlined in this KB article. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact LogiSense Customer Care at support@logisense.com
Tags: BillSoft, EngageIP
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July 6th, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
Question Of The Month – I need to print only a specific list of invoices at a time and I need them sorted, how can this be accomplished?
Feature Of The Month – Role Based Password Security
Tip Of The Month – Have you checked your maintenance plan lately?
Enhancement Of The Month – BillSoft Tax Exemption – New Option For ALL
I need to print only a specific list of invoices at a time and I need them sorted, how can this be accomplished?

With the new print tool, you can fully filter and sort the invoices that sit in your print queue in EngageIP. To do this, start the print tool, then click the ‘Filter’ button, once your invoices are filtered, you can click ‘Start Printing’. For more information, see KB Article #56
Role Based Password Security
Securing EngageIP should be your first priority since all customer data is potentially accessible via the adminportal interface – with the exception of credit card numbers which are not viewable through the interface in accordance with PCI compliance. Adminportal passwords however is a major piece of the security puzzle so hardening them is one way to increase your overall security. To ensure your system passwords are secure for the adminportal, configure the roles in your system to enforce strong password rules including alpha-numeric passwords, password history restrictions and minimum password lengths. For more information, see KB Article #276
Have you checked your maintenance plan lately?

The first step to performance, security and disaster recovery is to have a good maintenance plan in place in MSSQL. You should be regularly checking that the maintenance plan is processing its jobs successfully and for example the backup location is not out of space, that the plan is purging old data as configured and that no errors are showing up in the log reports. For more information on using MSSQL maintenance plans, see KB Article #40
BillSoft Exemption – New Option For All

A new option in the BillSoft exemption component allows you to select ‘All’ so that all transactions are exempt from all taxes. For detail, please see KB Article #20
Tags: Disaster Recovery, Invoicing, Newsletter, PCI Compliance, Performance, Security
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June 17th, 2010
Infosat Communications LP has implemented LogiSenses’ EngageIP billing and OSS software to efficiently manage billing and usage rating for critical service offerings, including voice and data. Additionally Infosat has integrated LogiSenses’ Resource Management module to manage physical and virtual resources such as subscriber identity cards, toll free numbers and satellite network addresses. Read more…
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May 27th, 2010
Having a backup plan and a full disaster recovery / response is critical to the welfare of any business. To assist in that plan in conjunction with the use of EngageIP Billing, we have the following KB articles which provide a brief overview of what to do to prevent loss of data and what to do when a server crashes for example and you need to rebuild.
Maintenance Plans that should be in place:
http://www.logisense.com/kb/index.php?View=entry&EntryID=40
Disaster Recovery Plan:
http://www.logisense.com/kb/index.php?View=entry&EntryID=205
Should you need any further detail on items like installation files, or directory locations, please contact LogiSense Customer Care: support@logisense.com or by calling (519) 249 0508
Tags: Disaster Recovery, Maintenance
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May 27th, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
Question Of The Month – How often is the API updated or methods added? What is the process for getting new methods added?
Feature Of The Month – Invoice voiding now resets credits and usage so that they can be billed again
Tip Of The Month – Bill Run Text Box Labels Updated
Enhancement Of The Month – Accounts can be upgraded to unbranded owners when there are transactions / invoices on them
How often is the API updated or methods added? What is the process for getting new methods added?

We have a large assortment of API functions for your use when integrating with EngageIP or when using the customerportal. Sometimes you may find a need to pull more information from EngageIP than is accessible via the existing methods. If you’d like to suggest API functionality, please feel free to send an email to support@logisense.com or create a ticket and we can add that to our development queue. If you would like it sooner, please call us to schedule professional services time.
Invoice voiding now resets credits and usage

The void invoice process now will reset usage and credits so that they can be re-billed and displayed on the next invoice that is created. See KB Article #282 for more information
Bill Run text box labels updated

Bill run date labels have been updated to clarify their use and increase confidence in what they represent. For an example here and further detail, please review KB Article #266
Accounts can now be upgraded to unbranded owners when transactions or sub accounts exist

You now have the ability to upgrade regular EngageIP accounts to unbranded owners even though the account has existing transactions or sub accounts. Previously this was not possible. For more detail, please see KB Article #314
Tags: API, Enhancements, Invoicing
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April 30th, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
Question Of The Month – Where does the billing contact come from when the Genband importer adds a user to EngageIP?
Feature Of The Month – Batch Payments – Added Confirmation and Ability
Tip Of The Month – BillSoft TaxVendor Integration Update – DLL and HST (Canada) Information
Enhancement Of The Month – Ticket Email Templates
Where does the billing contact come from when the Genband importer adds a user to EngageIP?

The billing contact is derived from the firstname and lastname on the User object in the M6. For detail on the importer, please see KB Article #25
Batch Payments – Added Confirmation and Ability
The batch payments screen has been updated to provide multiple confirmation items when adding batch payments. When you search for a user, you now have a list of invoices to confirm payment on and the first name and last name will be displayed for extra confirmation. In addition, you can now provide a list of invoices that you wish the payment to be disbursed to all on one screen. For more detail on how to use this, see KB Article #432
BillSoft TaxVendor Integration Update – DLL and HST (Canada) Information

As of EngageIP version 8.2.7, the TaxVendor dll has been integrated into EngageIP so that it does not need propagation when upgrading Billsoft files. The existing Billsoft files (dlls) however still need to be propagated to EngageIP directories. For details on the new process, please see KB Article #20
GST and PST will be replaced with HST in British Columbia and Ontario. To make sure your system is up to date when they come into effect, please review KB Article #450
If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact LogiSense Customer Care: support@logisense.com
Ticket Email Templates

The ability to add HTML templates to outgoing ticket emails has been added. To setup your template, please see KB Article #448
Tags: BillSoft, Industry News, Newsletter, Taxing, Templates
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April 27th, 2010
GST and PST will be replaced with HST in British Columbia and Ontario. To make sure your system is up to date when they come into effect, please review KB Article #450
If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact LogiSense Customer Care: support@logisense.com
Tags: BillSoft, Taxing
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