We started updating some of the video tutorials on our YouTube Channel to show the 2016 release of SpendMap (v14).
Note the version number in the title of each video.
We plan to update more videos in the coming weeks. In the meantime, feel free to refer to the older videos, even if you’re using the latest release of SpendMap. We never take features away, so anything that you see in the older videos will still apply to newer releases of SpendMap, albeit with some differences in the screens.
We’re starting to roll-out the 2016 Release of SpendMap, version 14, including more than 30 new features and capabilities. 
We’re looking for a few “early adopters” to try out the new release before we make it available to the rest of the Free-Procurement community.
So what do you say? Would you like to give v14 a try? The upgrade utility will bring forward all your data, history, settings, etc., so you will not lose any of your work in SpendMap.
Please send an e-mail to free-procurement@spendmap.com and we will reply with instructions for upgrading your system.
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We’re getting ready to roll out the 2016 release of SpendMap, version 14.
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There’s lots of cool new stuff coming your way soon, including new Excel-based reports that you can add additional fields/columns to, new and improved budget tracking features, attachment capability to complement the internal notes in the Item and Supplier Master Files, and much more.
We can’t wait either!
We made two fairly significant improvements to the e-mail features in the Free Version of SpendMap (including v12.65)…
SpendMap now supports encrypted (SSL/TLS) connections to the mail server. Better security aside, we have been finding that more and more e-mail providers (like Google’s Gmail) no longer support unencrypted connections. If you previously had trouble getting SpendMap to work with your e-mail system, please try again after upgrading.
Note the new “Secure Connection” setting under the Server Name or IP Address field, in…
– PURCHASING > Setup system > e-mail settings
Please note that to send e-mail, SpendMap now requires the Microsoft .NET Framework v4.0 or above to be installed on the PC (available since 2010).
We normally don’t make changes to published versions of SpendMap but we made an exception in this case due to recent changes at Google and the increasing number of requests for this feature.
The free version of SpendMap now includes a free, built-in e-mail service, which you can use instead of configuring the system to use your own e-mail server or ISP.
Just enter “SpendMap” in the Server Name or IP Address field in E-mail Settings to use this free service (don’t worry about the other SMTP settings as they will be ignored when using the built-in e-mail service). The Online Help for the Server Name or IP Address field has additional details.
For new downloads of the free version of SpendMap, the Evaluation Copy is preconfigured to use this new e-mail service. If you already have SpendMap installed, your settings will not change automatically but you can manually change the Server Name or IP Address field per above if you want to use this free service.
Going forward, we’re going to be giving away the Purchasing, Receiving and Email Integration modules.
If you’re already using the free version of SpendMap with different modules, your system won’t change. New downloads, however, will have these modules.
If you have any questions, please use our Support Ticket System.
We corrected a problem in the free version of SpendMap. If you are running version 12.65.6 or earlier, please update your system at your earliest convenience.
The issue only affects systems with the database installed on your local C: drive. Network installations (i.e. with the database on a server) are not affected by this issue. If you’re not sure where your database is installed, please see #8 in…
– Help > System Information
The problem relates to the C:\_$PALMAS folder, which SpendMap creates automatically to store its temporary/working files. Specifically, SpendMap was incorrectly creating a new subdirectory under C:\_$PALMAS each time the system was run, and duplicating all the temporary files, thereby unnecessarily consuming hard disk space on the PC.
Here’s what you need to do to correct the problem…
If you have any questions at all, please use our free online support ticket system.
Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience folks.
It has been two months since we announced the upgrade for last year’s release of the free version of SpendMap, so now the time has come to officially stop supporting version 11.98.
Please upgrade to the latest release (v12.65).
If you’re not sure which version you are using, just select the menu HELP > ABOUT.
For instructions on how to update your system, from within SpendMap please select the menu HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES. This will not actually install the update. Rather, if you are using the old version, this will expose a red hyperlink at the bottom of the Main Menu in SpendMap…just click the hyperlink to see full upgrade instructions.
The upgrade utility will bring forward all your data, history, settings, etc., so you will not lose any of your work in SpendMap.
Thanks,
The Free-Procurement Project Team
Totally FREE software that automates Purchase Orders and a whole lot more
Powered by SpendMap
A patch has been posted to correct various minor issues in the free version of SpendMap. Please select the menu HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES from within SpendMap to update your system.
This is a “patch” only (i.e. not a full version upgrade), so it will not change your version number or change any features.
If you have any questions, please use our free support ticket system.
Regards,
– The Free-Procurement Project Team
PS. Have you told anyone about us lately? Please help spread the word. Thanks!
When installing the free Windows/desktop version of SpendMap or when applying full-version upgrades like the recent v11.98-12.65 upgrade, the instructions will refer to an “Administrator account”. For example, the instructions might say something like “You will need Administrator privileges in Windows to complete the upgrade” or “You will need Administrator privileges on your computer to perform the installation“.
If you are using last year’s release (v11.98), you can now upgrade your free version of SpendMap to the 2014 release (v12.65). You can check your current version number using the menu Help > About.
The new release includes more than 30 new features and capabilities, in addition to various performance improvements.
The upgrade utility will bring forward all your data, history, settings, etc., so you will not lose any of your work in SpendMap.
Unlike last year when you had to run an external EXE to perform the v11.64-11.98 upgrade, you can now perform full-version upgrades from within SpendMap, using the menu HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES. However, it is a two-step process – first you need to select HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES to download a patch to your v11.98 system that has the full-version upgrade capabilities built-in, then you need to select HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES a second time to upgrade to v12.65.
To review complete details and instructions before actually upgrading your free Purchase Order Software, just select the menu HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES from within SpendMap to download the patch, log back into the system, then follow the red hyperlink that you will see at the bottom of the Main Menu…
Best regards,
The Free-Procurement Project team
Totally FREE software that automates Purchase Orders and a whole lot more
Powered by SpendMap
The Free-Procurement Project 