The Excelisys Business Tracker 4
(eX-BizTracker4)

The eX-BizTracker4 is the next giant step forward in the jump-start solution's long history. Taking advantage of the latest innovations in the new FileMaker Pro 12, this new version of the eX-BizTracker is much leaner and easier to use and extend. Along with a slick new interface, the eX-BizTracker4 is better than ever.

Based on two of the original Excelisys FileMaker Business Tracker versions; BizTracker Pro and eX-BizTracker v3.0 with over 100K in downloads by users from our website. Nearly 95,000 users have downloaded the FileMaker Business Tracker, becoming one of the most popular free templates available for download from FileMaker, Inc. Developers and end-users found the GUI and feature-set very attractive, as it offered their clients and employers a "jump-start" advantage in building intuitive custom solutions.

As a stand-alone solution, the eX-BizTracker4 works very well managing all the essential common business software features, including:

• Complete CRM to manage both companies/organizations and individuals/people along with multiple addresses and methods of contact for each as well as activity log and email.
• Document storage makes it easy to keep your scanned hardcopies or other electronic files linked with your customers, orders, invoices, PO's or products, with optional encryption.
• Track products (goods, services and fees) along with inventory management.
• Track orders which can be linked to multiple invoices, which in turn can be linked to multiple payments; a single payment may be applied across multiple invoices.

The eX-BizTracker4 makes it easy to manage a small- or medium-sized business in a cost-effective solution that can be easily modified and extended. Instead of being locked in to a software "product" with proprietary code, the eX-BizTracker4 is open and flexible so it can keep up with your needs over time.

Even those without much FileMaker knowledge can easily put the eX-BizTracker4 to work for them. Intermediary developers will learn by example about best practices in design and development, and pick-up new techniques they can use in their own solutions. And seasoned developers will love it's clean and trim foundation that's a pleasure to work within, and closely follows the industry-accepted development and naming conventions established by filemakerstandards.org.

The Meat and Potatoes:

Under The Hood (The Geek Stuff):

• Development standards modeled after recommendations at filemakerstandards.org.
• Primary keys using the Get(UUID) function for simplified synchronization with offline devices.
• Redesigned user interface, fewer layout elements by using enhanced layout options in FileMaker 12.
• Streamlined relationships graph by using ExecuteSQL command to access data without extra table occurrences.
• Significantly fewer fields throughout, moving most standard routines to custom functions.
• Making use of merge variables on layouts.
• Fewer scripts through script parameters, allowing similar scripts to be reused throughout the solution.

Modules:

• Customers (companies or people), Vendors, Products, Orders, POs/Bills, Receiving, Reports, Preferences (settings and users)

Mobile Components:

Mobile Modules are specific stand-alone solutions for FMgo that integrate perfectly with the eXBT4 and further extend its capabilities. These are distributed solutions that are deployed on an iOS device and incorporate a sophisticated synchronization routine allowing the user to safely and reliably exchange data with a hosted eXBT4 solution.

Currently, the series of Mobile Modules being developed consists of several FMgo companion pieces for the eXBT4:

• Deliveries
• Inventory
• Tasks/Activities/To-Dos
• Order Entry and Processing