Change History for 8.1.4

Improvements and bug fixes
Aug 2018

8.1.4r1

  • Fixed a crash that affected reports with certain kinds of charts
  • Fixed a potential crash in scripts that iterate over text files when an invalid file path is supplied (Windows)

8.1.4

  • New Transdate today/remember preference is now separately settable for transactions and orders
  • New Scripting: SetTaggedValue() function
  • New Datacentre Console Broadcast All function to send a message to all logged-in users of all active databases
  • Performance Age Debtors now runs on server when latency is high for significant performance increase
  • Mac: Fixed an issue with inappropriately-enabled menu items during startup
  • Fixed budget importing to not be confused by thousands separators
  • Report/Form autosave is now invoked before testing out the report
  • Fixed APS Accountant Export format (broken by changes to transaction export in 8.0.4)
  • Fixed calculation of gross for import of orders with separate freight amount
  • Windows: Fixed positioning of autocomplete dropdowns and sticky notes on HiDPI screens
  • Windows: Fixed rendering of autocomplete on std resolution monitor when main monitor is High DPI
  • Windows: Fixed initial transaction list coming up as non-MDI (modal-style) window in some circumstances
  • Datacentre: First REST request of the month (before any user has loged in) can now auto-open period
  • Windows: Fixed sticky note rendering with HiDPI monitors
  • Fixed unexpected security level filtering in non-password-protected documents
  • Bank Rec: Fix enabling of Cancel toolbar icon in Select mode
  • Importing Sales Orders against cash customers now supported
  • Name.country fields may now be up to 63 characters
  • Windows: Fixed Cashbook/Express Outlook integration
  • Fixed Highlighted-Only control enabling in Aged receivables report
  • TableAccumulate function optimised for large tables that happen to be built in sorted order
  • Print to clipboard on Windows now putting unicode text on the clipboard
  • Job Form now allows full length of Category fields to be entered
  • Fixed filter syntax checking for Product/Name record methods such as SOHforLocation
  • Sped up startup on Windows when updating plugins (now delete old plugins instead of asking the shell to move them to the trash, which is very slow on Windows 10)
  • Pad(): now returns an error for unsupported pad lengths
  • Windows: Transfer Funds window is now correct size on HiDPI screen
  • Fixed a potential crash on Windows when resixing edit lists
  • Timesheet by Resource no longer spurious department code if the resource cost account is departmentalised
  • Uninstall option now showing in Add/Remove Programs on Windows 10
  • Auto-formatted custom columns no longer reformat numeric codes as numbers when left aligned
  • Saving invoice to PDF file now sets printed flag
  • Fixed buffer overflow in script editor with very long lines
  • QIF import no longer tries to record overpayments for foreign debtors uing the auto-pay invoice rule
  • Auto-repair missing registry keys for COM on Windows after a major WIndows 10 update
  • Emailing server-generated statements from Preview window no longer uses previous email message
  • Addressed potential for crash when exiting script handlers whose window has been closed while the handler executed
  • Fixed pasting of unicode text into Budget spreadsheet on Windows
  • Scripting: persistent property of date type now retains time granularity
  • Scripting: persistent property of text type is no longer limited in length
  • Analysis with ‘Ask for search code’ can now run on the server
  • Custom reporting: PeriodNum report variable is now available in SetupReport handler on the server
  • Selecting a department from choices list in Account Enquiry after using a wildcard to invoke the choices now inserts the selected department as expected
  • MYOB AO export now strips returns embedded in descriptions — embedded returns were preventing the file from importing to AO
  • Cashbook fixed exception in auto allocation rule setup when editing complex rules
  • Fixed potential crash in auto allocation rule setup when editing complex rules
  • 5-character tax codes now look up rate properly when changed manually in detail line
  • Full-text search: The sort order is now reapplied if the full-text search completely reasonably quickly
  • Orders now always default to today’s date
  • Increased size of index cache
  • Optimisation to Diagnostic for documents with many ledgers
  • Report writer: Fixed a crash thatcould happen when changing a for-loop with multilevel sort to a different table
  • Build Command: 8.1.3 was not calculating the new the cost price for built items
  • Stock units longer than 3 chars no longer being truncated
  • Tax Codes longer than 3 characters no longer being truncated (or failing to look up rate when manaually changed) in some entry screens
  • Auto fill for departmental accounts now shows department options after pressing hyphen key
  • Auto allocation rules with amount terms now remember the relational operator correctly
  • Datacentre ASP mode should not longer impose incorrect folder metering when there are stale pid files after a server crash/reboot
  • Payments History: performance improved for high latency network connections
  • MYOB AO exporter now filters inch symbols (since the format is quoted CSV)
  • Cash Flow Statement: Now includes explicitly tagged journals
  • Singapore Customer Accounting: updated reports and default tax codes
  • Custom bank statement importer scriptss may now be located in Custom Plugins as well as standard
  • AddStatementTransaction() function now applies autoallocation rules to the transaction
  • Windows Datacentre now collects service crash dumps on 64 bit platform
  • New Plain invoice—Now includes remittance advice text from Company Details
  • Datacentre Console Show Active Documents now excludes folders with no active documents to make the active ones easier to see
  • New Custom form list objects can now display data from any table in the database
  • Remote single-pass import no longer strips tabs from the rejected records file
  • Scripting: Custom window static text controls now apply formatting to numeric data
  • Sales enquiry by name was excluding cash sales in the monthly totals for enquiries executed on the server—fixed
  • Datacentre: fixed product image deletion
  • DoReport function with output to preview now works when report is generated on the server
  • Fixed flickering cursor over form list items (Mac)
  • Fixed user role window size on MoneyWorks Now
  • Demo purchase links in MoneyWorks now load secure site
  • Balances window column names now display properly on HiDPI screen on Win10
  • Fixed memory leak in APFS folder traversal
  • Job.custom5 to 8 now available on import map
  • Ask() popup title width corrected for on HiDPI displays on Windows
  • Job Detailed report settings had an underscore in Highlighted Only control for no good reason
  • Default login list window size is wider to accommodate all columns better
  • Login.Usertext may now be set from a script with WriteCurrentRecordForWindow()
  • Scripting: Disabled lists no longer get clicks and key events
  • Fixed receipting of full amount of invoices with non-expired PPD
  • Datacentre/REST: Additional fix to interpretation of headers with non-canonical case
  • Report charts now respect cell font/size
  • Fixed typo in subscription expiry alert
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