Supported users can download a new update to Herschel here. This version fixes some bugs, adds some new features and tidies things up a little. Here’s the list: Bug fixed where Make module sometimes crashed if user access level less than 4. Bug fixed in Sell module's sales pricelist tool where comment 7 was overwritten [...]
An upgrade is now available for Herschel users who subscribe to our Standard or Premier support. This upgrade is recommended for all users. The 12.0039 upgrade is available here.
We've been busy and a new update to Herschel is now available for all users. This version removes the 499 partnumber limit for 2023, along with a few other things. You can find the upgrade here: https://herschel.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000071128-upgrading-your-herschel-software-to-the-latest-version
A user recently asked the best way to keep a log of what's happened on their Herschel system. You can do this easily like this: create a log file on your server - this could be a Word document, an Excel spreadsheet or a simple text file. In Herschel, create a partnumber LOG Make this [...]
We've been testing Herschel with Windows 11 and it all works fine. So you can now run Herschel on any Windows version up to and including 11 - and you can mix Windows versions on your network without causing any problems. Note that you don't need any additional software (for example SQL server) to run [...]
The development of Herschel has always been driven by the needs of our customers, and one of the first to say "it would be great if you could get Herschel to do this..." was Clive Osborne. Clive's latest venture, Nexgen, manufactures graphene heating panels. NexGen’s Infrared Heating is one of a number of innovate trials [...]
A new update to Herschel for supported users only is now available here. We're gradually working our way through the wishlist of items requested by you, our users. If your suggestion isn't included, please be patient - we're working on 12.0038 at this very moment. Version 12.0037 gives greater visibility of purchase order promise dates [...]
A new update to Herschel is now available here. This version fixes several bugs and adds more functionality. It is recommended for all Herschel users. Here’s the list of changes: Report formatting tweaked to show more decimal places. Sell module's despatch summary and transfer report undo message made more obvious. Buy module's receipts summary and [...]
If your company pays for support from Herschel Systems, you've probably received an email saying we're not charging for support for the months of March and April 2020. We're now extending this free support period to include May and June 2020. If you have any problems with your Herschel software (whether you normally pay for [...]
We've had a few enquiries about which is the most appropriate issuing method to use in particular scenarios. Here's a quick guide comparing the most used - back flushing and issue as part of kit. Back flushing happens when a works order is partially or fully completed using the Make module's "receive a works order" [...]
23 Apr 20 Update - Just hit 5000+ downloads..... ---------------------------------------- 26 Feb 18 Update - Just hit 3000+ downloads..... ---------------------------------------- 01 Dec 17 Update - Just checked Freshdesk and discovered we have now had 2000+ downloads. Once again, thanks for trying Herschel. ---------------------------------------- 22 Aug 17 - A big "thank you" to everyone who's downloaded [...]
As many more customers are accessing Herschel remotely, we are having to deal with more instances of file corruption. This is usually because the user has been running Herschel via a VPN (virtual private network). Using a VPN is great when you use it to (for example) open a Word document from your office server, [...]
We've started work on a version of Herschel in the cloud. This will be hosted on Microsoft Azure, using their "Remote App" technology. Azure is the cloud behind (above?) companies such as eBay, Boeing, Samsung, GE and BMW. The Herschel software will look and operate as if you're running it on your PC - but [...]
One of our oldest customers upgraded some of their PCs. They seem fine running Herschel, apart from the £ symbol appearing as a box. If this happens to you, go into your Windows 10 settings, time & language, language, administrative language settings, change system locale and UN-TICK the "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language [...]
This upgrade fixes a few bugs and adds some useful new functionality. One of the trickiest bits to get working was a facility in the Buy Module's Purchase Order Tool to import order lines from a CSV file. The Store and Plan modules' re-ordering reports can now export to Excel. This means you can export [...]
Herschel has made it into Capterra's inventory management software top 20 for 2018. Here's the list: https://www.capterra.com/inventory-management-software/#infographic Pretty good for a freeware system!
One of the best kept secrets of Windows is the triple-click when editing data. One left click = move the editing cursor Two clicks = select the current word Three clicks = select all the current field / line The triple-click is really useful in Herschel when you want to (for example) copy a line [...]
02 May 2018 Update - One of our oldest customers was hit by the "GandCrab Version 2" malware yesterday. The scary thing about this attack was it managed to not only encrypt the files on their server (including their Herschel data), it also corrupted their overnight online backup. So now they may have to restore [...]
Many years ago, in the days before email, when Herschel users had problems I'd get in the car and pay them a visit. I had a call from one site where "Herschel wasn't working properly anymore", so off I went. After a quick chat and a tour of their factory, it became pretty obvious they [...]
Forget those sickly Christmas videos on TV. Instead vote for the cutest video of the year - "Hedgehog Close" by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. You can view it and vote at www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/vote-hedgehog-close-2018-charity-film-awards/ And, yes, those funky "hedgehog highway" signs would make great Christmas presents for anyone with a garden. You can order them (at a [...]
