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Herschel Version 12.0040 Released For Supported Users

By |June 24th, 2024|News|

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 [...]

Herschel user’s innovative product in green heating trials

By |July 7th, 2022|News|

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 [...]

Herschel Version 12.0037 Released To Supported Users

By |March 18th, 2022|News|

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 [...]

Herschel Version 12.0035 Released

By |September 9th, 2021|News|

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 [...]

Free Herschel support during the Covid-19 crisis

By |July 2nd, 2020|News|

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 [...]

Works orders – Back flushing compared to issuing as part of a kit

By |April 23rd, 2020|Hints & Tips|

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" [...]

Herschel Downloads Pass 5000 Mark!

By |April 23rd, 2020|News|

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 [...]

The strange case of the disappearing £ symbol …

By |August 6th, 2019|Hints & Tips|

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 [...]

Thought For 2018 – Don’t Fire Your Trevor!

By |January 1st, 2018|Hints & Tips|

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 [...]

“Hedgehog Close” video needs your vote! Plus a Christmas present idea.

By |November 24th, 2017|News|

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 [...]

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