NorthScope 2026.06.17
Software Version: 2026.06.17 Database Version: 2026.06.17
Release Date: Jun 17, 2026
Improvements
Inventory
NS-13757 - As Of Inquiry: Fewer Excel Gymnastics for Inventory Reconciliation
The As Of Inquiry is often used by accountants to compare inventory costs as of a specific date back to the General Ledger. Previously, that meant running the inquiry, exporting to Excel, adding account information, grouping the data, subtotaling the cost, and generally performing the sacred spreadsheet ritual because NorthScope had politely stepped away right before the finish line.
We’ve made that process easier. The Cost Amount column now includes a total, so users can see the full cost directly in the inquiry instead of exporting just to make Excel do the math.
We’ve also added two new columns:
Inventory Balance Sheet Account
Inventory Balance Sheet Account Description
These additions make it easier to review inventory balances by GL account and compare them to the General Ledger for the same as-of date.
In short: less exporting, less manual subtotaling, and fewer opportunities for Excel to become the unofficial accounting module.
NS-13769 - Warehouse Lots: “All Items” Is Now the Sensible Default
Warehouse Lots can get a little complicated when a single lot is allowed to contain multiple unique items. Previously, users had to be more specific than necessary in places where the real answer was often, “Yes, all of them.” Very precise. Very tedious. A classic software two-step.
We’ve improved the Inventory → Lot Management → Warehouse Lots grid so the Item: Description field now responds to the selected Site’s warehouse lot setup.
For Sites configured to Allow Multiple Items in Single Lots, the item selection now defaults to *ALL*. Users can still choose specific items when needed, but NorthScope starts with the flexible option instead of making everyone click their way to the obvious answer.
For Sites configured to Limit Warehouse Lots to single items, the *ALL* option will not be available, and users must select at least one specific item.
We’ve also tightened up the Site dropdown so it only shows Sites configured for Warehouse Lot tracking. No more picking a Site that was never invited to the warehouse lot party, which is probably better for morale.
NS-13858 - Inventory Views: Item Class Joins the Party
We’ve added Item Class to a few key inventory views, because sometimes the thing you need is not a grand new feature. Sometimes it’s one useful column that keeps you from wandering off to another screen like a lost accountant with a clipboard.
The Item Class column is now available on:
Inventory As Of Inquiry
Lot Balances
Item Balances
The value displays in the familiar [Class ID] : [Description] format, matching the way item-related columns are named in these views.
This makes it easier to sort, group, review, and export inventory by Item Class without extra clicking or cross-screen detective work. Small improvement, big convenience—exactly the kind of suspiciously sensible change we enjoy taking credit for.
Sales
NS-13401 - Customer Balances: Credit Info Without the Treasure Hunt
The Customer Balances list view now has more credit information available, because apparently making credit managers open each customer record one at a time was not, in fact, peak efficiency. We checked.
We’ve added three optional columns to the grid:
Credit Limit Option
Credit Limit Amount
Available Credit Amount
These columns are not visible by default, because apparently we do occasionally believe in choice. They’re available right after the existing Balances column for users who want them. The Credit Limit Option shows whether the customer is set to No Credit, Unlimited, or Specific Amount. The Credit Limit Amount shows the related limit, and Available Credit Amount shows the customer’s available credit based on the limit and balance.
The new columns behave like the rest of the list view, so users can sort by credit option or amount when reviewing customer balances instead of squinting at records one customer at a time like it builds character.
In short: less clicking into customer records, more useful information at a glance, and one fewer excuse to perform accounting archaeology.
NS-13854 - Customer List: Default Checkbook, Now in Plain Sight
Sometimes the best improvements are not dramatic. No fireworks, no parade, no dramatic framework surgery. Just a useful column exactly where people need it. Revolutionary, in the quiet accounting way.
We’ve added a Default Checkbook column to the Customer List View so users can see each customer’s default checkbook without opening customer records one at a time, because repetitive clicking is not a personality trait, no matter what software has tried to teach us.
The column is visible by default and appears between Customer Class and Payment Terms. The value shown matches the customer’s Default Checkbook from the Customer Record View.
In short: easier reviewing, easier exporting, fewer clicks, and one more useful bit of customer setup information right where it should have been all along.
Bugs
Financial
NS-13883 - Journal Inquiries: Source Transaction Links That Actually Know Where They’re Going
From the Journal Entry History and Journal Line History inquiries, the RV: Source Transaction action is supposed to open the transaction behind the journal. A bold concept: click the source transaction, see the source transaction. Unfortunately, for some Fisherman Accounting transactions, NorthScope was occasionally responding with an unauthorized message instead, because apparently the link had appointed itself bouncer.
We’ve fixed the source transaction links for:
Fisherman Sales
Tender Resales
Fish Tickets
Now, when users select RV: Source Transaction from More Actions, the correct transaction record view opens as expected from both journal inquiries. Radical stuff: the door now leads to the room on the sign.
We also restored the single-row validation for this action. If multiple rows are selected, NorthScope will now remind the user to select only one row instead of trying to open several source transactions at once like some kind of accounting hydra.
In short: journal inquiry links now go where they should, permission weirdness has been evicted, and multi-row selections get a proper message instead of mysterious behavior.
Fisherman Accounting
NS-13557 - Fisherman Settlements: Following the Right Fisherman
When a previously posted Fish Ticket was corrected and the Fisherman was changed, NorthScope could get a little confused when building a Fisherman Settlement batch. Instead of recognizing the corrected ticket under the new fisherman, the ticket could be ignored entirely. Very helpful, assuming your goal was to make settlement mysteriously incomplete.
We’ve fixed that. Fisherman Settlements now correctly include tickets that were previously posted, corrected, and assigned to a different fisherman.
NS-13862 - Fish Tickets: Mass Update Can Now Fill in the Missing Stat Area
Previously, trying to use Mass Update from the Fish Ticket List View to fill in missing Stat Areas could fail, which was not especially helpful unless your preferred workflow is opening everything one at a time and sighing loudly.
We’ve fixed this so Fish Tickets with no Stat Area or a single Stat Area can now be mass updated as expected.
Tickets with multiple Stat Areas are still a different beast. Since NorthScope cannot safely guess which Stat Area should be updated from the list view (and guessing with accounting data is how paperwork gremlins get invited in), those tickets must be handled from the Fish Ticket Record View. If a user tries to mass update one, NorthScope will show a clear validation message:
“Cannot mass update Stat Area because this ticket has multiple Stat Areas. Please use the ticket record view.”
If the selected records include both valid tickets and tickets with multiple Stat Areas, the valid tickets will still update. The multi-Stat-Area tickets will be skipped and display the validation message, which is much better than pretending everything is fine and quietly making everyone nervous.
In short: simple Stat Area fixes can now happen in bulk, complicated tickets still get the careful treatment, and NorthScope has been reminded that “open every ticket manually” is not a workflow anyone should have to pretend to enjoy.
Technical Changes
No schema changes.
No config file changes.