Ask The Dirk: Setting up Notifications

Ask the Dirk Blog featuring setting up notifications within IDEA YACHT

Did you know that IDEA allows you to setup notifications being sent by several modules based on certain groups and on different occasions? For example you can add a notification group to a certain task where you want to be notified when the task was reported. Or you can setup a warning expression for an hour […]

Explore our new website

Graphic showing IDEA YACHT website refresh with screenshots of new product pages and a banner reading "Explore our new website."

Our website got an upgrade! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website! The new site offers a fresh experience for visitors and clients alike, making it easier than ever to explore our products, services, and resources. Spotlight on our three core products  We’ve created dedicated pages for each of our flagship solutions, […]

Ask The Dirk: Spirit Lists

Ask the Dirk Blog featuring Spirit Lists within IDEA YACHT

Did you know that IDEA allows you to keep an overview of your spirits using a dedicated report?  By adding an alcohol percentage to a spare its then internally flagged as spirit.  You can find the Spirits list in the Inventory section of the reports page:  The report gives you a general overview of all spirits […]

Ask The Dirk: Managing Visitors

Ask the Dirk Blog showcasing the Managing Visitors feature within IDEA YACHT software

Did you know that IDEA offers a dedicated page to manage your visitors? This feature allows you to schedule, add and overview all visitors to your vessel.  You can assign visitors to a department, grant them different and customisable access permissions via a printable crew and guest badge. Important information can be stored in the […]

Ask The Dirk: Options to Display Item Name in the Vessel Database Treeview Menu

Ask the Dirk Blog display item name in the Vessel Database treeview menu within IDEA YACHT software

Did you know that you can adjust what information is displayed in the vessel database left treeview menu when it comes to Items? By default, the menu displays only the item name. However, you can select from two different fields and specify which information you want to display instead. This setting can be adjusted in the system […]

Ask The Dirk: Default Currency and exchange rates

Did you know that your IDEA YACHT has a default currency that can be set in the system settings?  With the default currency set, IDEA YACHT can generate exchange rates based on your chosen currency.  IDEA YACHT is able to automatically convert order values with different currencies, or generally a different currency than the default currency, and […]

Ask The Dirk: Setting up the Logs and Rounds

Ask the Dirk blog on setting up logs and rounds within IDEA YACHT software

Setting up the Log and a Round in our Logs & Rounds module. First kindly note that we have transitioned the old ER Log module into Logs and Rounds and with that into a module that can be used by any department or for any purpose with the necessity of having a rounds feature. To accomplish this we […]

IDEA On The Horizon – November 2024

Welcome to ‘IDEA On The Horizon’, where we take a look at what is on the development roadmap for the IDEA Universe over the coming month, and what to look forward to in the latest release. Here’s what is on the horizon at IDEA Data Solutions for November 2024 . See some of these features at […]

Ask The Dirk: Lost sessions with the IDEA page

Ask the Dirk blog on lost sessions with the IDEA page within IDEA YACHT software

  Did you know that the IDEA website is designed to keep the session alive until you log off? or at least one minute of no connection from the client is detected. In fact you can encounter log-offs from IDEA but there is no such thing like an automatic log off. Usually your session will live for days, if not weeks, […]

IDEA On The Horizon – October 2024

Welcome to ‘IDEA On The Horizon’, where we take a look at what is on the development roadmap for the IDEA Universe over the coming month, and what to look forward to in the latest release. Here’s what is on the horizon at IDEA Data Solutions for October 2024 as we build towards our 2024.4 […]