2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Capitalized Software Development Costs (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Policies
Capitalized Software Development Costs	Capitalized Software Development Costs The Company capitalizes costs related to the development of internal use software in accordance with authoritative guidance issued by the FASB on internal-use software, ASC 350-40, “Internal-Use Software.” The Company expenses all costs incurred during the preliminary project stage of its development, and capitalizes the costs incurred during the application development stage. For periods through July 31, 2021, costs incurred relating to upgrades and enhancements to the software were capitalized if it had been determined that these upgrades or enhancements add additional functionality to the software. Costs incurred to maintain and support products after they became available were charged to expense as incurred. The Company did not capitalize any software development costs subsequent to January 31, 2020. Due to the financial and economic hardships being experienced by airlines, airports and air transportation support vendors in the current COVID-19 environment, there was a sufficient amount of uncertainty surrounding the ability of our customers to continue to perform their contracts with the Company. In order to determine whether or not an impairment had occurred, the Company looked at existing contracted revenue, adjusted for future uncertainties, and compared those amounts with the net carrying value of the related capitalized development cost asset. Where the contribution margin was less than the net carrying value of the asset, we determined that an impairment had occurred. As a result of this exercise, the Company wrote-off assets totaling $6,134,000 during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, based on the assumption that the carrying value of the software capitalization was representative of 100% of the committed contract values then remaining, given the impact of the current COVID-19 environment on the aviation industry and its customers. The Company did not capitalize any software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2021. The Company capitalized $0 and $489,000 of software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively. The Company amortized $121,000 and $364,000 of capitalized software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2021, respectively. The Company amortized $121,000 and $1,329,000 of capitalized software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively. The Company previously recorded amortization of the software on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software, typically over five years within “Cost of Revenues”. In connection with the impairment analysis described above, the Company revised its estimate of the remaining useful life of the capitalized software development costs to three years. As a result of the industry changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (described in “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic” below), the corresponding review conducted by the Company described above and the resultant write-offs taken during the three months ended April 30, 2020, the Company anticipates that its level of capitalized software development costs, including related amortization of such costs, will decrease in the future.

2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Capitalized Software Development Costs (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2021

Capitalized Software Development Costs

The Company capitalizes costs related to the development of internal use software in accordance with authoritative guidance issued by the FASB on internal-use software, ASC 350-40, “Internal-Use Software.” The Company expenses all costs incurred during the preliminary project stage of its development, and capitalizes the costs incurred during the application development stage. For periods through July 31, 2021, costs incurred relating to upgrades and enhancements to the software were capitalized if it had been determined that these upgrades or enhancements add additional functionality to the software. Costs incurred to maintain and support products after they became available were charged to expense as incurred. The Company did not capitalize any software development costs subsequent to January 31, 2020.

Due to the financial and economic hardships being experienced by airlines, airports and air transportation support vendors in the current COVID-19 environment, there was a sufficient amount of uncertainty surrounding the ability of our customers to continue to perform their contracts with the Company. In order to determine whether or not an impairment had occurred, the Company looked at existing contracted revenue, adjusted for future uncertainties, and compared those amounts with the net carrying value of the related capitalized development cost asset. Where the contribution margin was less than the net carrying value of the asset, we determined that an impairment had occurred. As a result of this exercise, the Company wrote-off assets totaling $6,134,000 during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, based on the assumption that the carrying value of the software capitalization was representative of 100% of the committed contract values then remaining, given the impact of the current COVID-19 environment on the aviation industry and its customers.

The Company did not capitalize any software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2021. The Company capitalized $0 and $489,000 of software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively. The Company amortized $121,000 and $364,000 of capitalized software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2021, respectively. The Company amortized $121,000 and $1,329,000 of capitalized software development costs during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively. The Company previously recorded amortization of the software on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software, typically over five years within “Cost of Revenues”. In connection with the impairment analysis described above, the Company revised its estimate of the remaining useful life of the capitalized software development costs to three years.

As a result of the industry changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (described in “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic” below), the corresponding review conducted by the Company described above and the resultant write-offs taken during the three months ended April 30, 2020, the Company anticipates that its level of capitalized software development costs, including related amortization of such costs, will decrease in the future.