Latest Updates

Big Red Book can notify you each time an update is available. Updates should be run without delay as they are required to ensure the best user experience we can offer and will allow fixes and improvements to be installed.

Should you not get this ‘Update Available’ notification when opening Big Red Book you should check the Help Menu in Big Red Book under Help > Check for Updates and click the option to ‘Switch On Auto Check’.

The latest update can also be downloaded from here and installed manually.

16th October 2023 – v8.04.92

Automatic Updates
Added online checks for available updates.
Book Enquiry
Updated the Postponed Accounting field in Book Enquiry Purchase Book and Book Enquiry Audit Trail to only populate if a Purchase Invoice has used Postponed Accounting and otherwise it will be blank.
Purchase Book Details and Summary Reports
Updated the Purchase Book Details and Summary Reports for both Analysis and VAT to show a breakdown for Postponed Accounting.
Emailing Word Statements and Invoices
Word Invoices and Statements will now be created now using Word itself rather than the BRB PDF Writer.
User Number
The User Number will now be displayed at the bottom of the main screen.
Book Enquiry Audit Trail
Fixed an intermittent issue where an Access Violation error would display after closing a Book Enquiry Audit Trail.
Aged Debtors Report
Fixed an issue with Aged Debtors where balances could miscalculate when discounts were applied.
General Integrity Check
Updated the General Integrity Check to better handle Postponed Accounting transactions.
Book Enquiry Bank Accounts
Fixed an issue where Book Enquiry Bank Accounts could not be exported to Excel.