DAZzle Version 5.0

A new version of DAZzle, v5.0, was released on July 1, 2005 and is now available to all current Endicia customers. The list below details the top new features and changes. Please follow this link to upgrade to the new DAZzle.

• The "Postage Log" menu item under the Postage menu has been completely removed and a new Postage Log "tab" has been added to the main window. All of the buttons previously located on the Postage Log dialog are now menu items. New toolbar buttons have also been added for commonly performed actions such as Print Reports, Check Status, E-Refund, Reprint, Print Record, or Send Email. The Details button has been removed becuase the Details information is displayed automatically at the right hand side of the Postage Log window when highlighting any item in the Postage Log window.
• There is new, built-in international "rate engine" which replaces the old method of retrieving international rates from USPS web-site. Thus, international rates are immediately calculated and displayed on the dialog next to Postage Amount exactly as it is done for domestic addresses. Also, on the Print window, the "International Rates" button has been renamed to "International Info" which displays read-only information such as rates and regulations for each country.
• There are 2 major changes for Endicia Insurance. It now supports coverage up to a declared value of $5,000 (up from $2,500) and Endicia Insurance can now be used for items that do not use tracking - in other words, all items are eligible. Please click here for the new insurance rate information.
• The International Mail Shipping Label has been revised so it now supports all international mail classes except Global Express Mail. When using a mail class that doesn't allow the use of the CN22 form, the lower section of the label is automatically dropped.
• There is a new, built-in pass-phrase reset feature. If the account is locked because of bad pass-phrase attempts, DAZzle automatically triggers the selected account to have the pass-phrase reset to the credit card number on that account. Enter the credit card number correctly and your account is reactivated and you can select a new pass-phrase.

• Added support for printing multiple international addresses from the address book in one printing operation.
• Increased the number of rubber stamps that can be linked to a database field from 10 to 100.
• Added logic to enforce address standardization on all addresses when using Delivery Confirmation (per USPS requirements).
• Premium features now take immediate effect when user changes account type - previously required restarting DAZzle.
• Added additional error checks to watch for Registered Mail used with USPS Insurance.
• The choice of using the Concatenated Delivery Confirmation barcode is now layout specific, rather than a global setting.
• Added option to print the Postage and Fees paid on the Customs Forms - there is a user option to use this on the Customs tab of the printing window.
• A new menu item, Endicia System Status, has been added to the Help menu to provide a direct link to www.endicia.com to show system status should there be any communications problems.
• Modified address verification logic to fix USPS capitalization of suffixes such as "1St", "2Nd", "3Rd" and so on.
• Added new information message that the USPS does not support United Kingdom as a country name on customs forms and the user should change to a different country name.
• Added Information message about GXG forms that are required for using GXG with Endicia.
• Added information message about use of Return Receipt and GEM - for some countries this is free.
• The Mail Class was added to the list of data items that can be printed as a Rubber Stamp (Premium Version Only).
• The Customs ID can now be included in e-mail's sent from DAZzle (Premium Version Only).
• Modified menu short-cut keys to be more consistent and not conflict with other fields.
• Changed directory monitoring to use a minimum of 6 seconds to avoid timing conflicts upon start up.
• Added new XML option to enable automatic printing of customs forms during printing of an XML file - see new XML documentation for details.
• Changed directory monitoring to immediately turn on or off in response to user settings - previously it required starting and stopping DAZzle.
• Added logic to prevent running Dial-A-ZIP on international addresses.
• Added logic to prevent printing undeliverable addresses when one is in a list of addresses in the address book.
• Revised USB interface logic to isolate the support into the EMWEIGH.DLL file so that it can be altered to support Windows NT (which does not support USB).
• The file empstg4.dll has been dropped from the application.

• Corrected problems with postage class selection when switching from international to domestic addresses and using save address with layout option.
• Dropped "Category" menu option in Address book (none were functional).
• Corrected error check that required declared value when insurance was off if USPS Insurance was the default value.
• Corrected error in Date Advance logic when using Remember This option when the date changes from one day to the next (e.g. at midnight).
• Corrected error in class weight limit checks when using the Make Default button.
• Revised printing logic to NOT e-mail recipient when postage printing fails for that recipient (when printing a list).
• Added logic to prevent editing or changing current address in address book when printing a list of addresses.
• Added logic to suspend directory monitoring when user is interacting with DAZzle to prevent unexpected behavior.