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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
| • | CORRECTION – The Email Merge routine for MAR Sub Payment Sheets had a bug where the user dashboard screen was being reopened before the form was closed which caused the User Dashboard refresh routine to display an error message. This problem has been resolved. |
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
| • | CORRECTION – The Email Merge routine for MAR A/R Invoices had a bug where the user dashboard screen was being reopened before the form was closed which caused the User Dashboard refresh routine to display an error message. This problem has been resolved. |
•CORRECTION - When editing the deposit date in the Direct Payment Screen, the system wasn't changing the proper record when there were multiple entries in the batch. This has been fixed.
ACCUBUILD COMMAND CENTER
•The Command Center has been removed from the system with this release. Version 9.0.0.0 introduced the new AccuBuild Desktop which replaces the dashboards and quick links found in the command center.
ACCUBUILD DESKTOP
| • | ENHANCEMENT - User Interface - Screen Size Change - The AccuBuild Desktop will now always return to the main screen size using the current size of the main screen. In Version 9.0.0.0, the main screen was always set to the full screen size after closing a modal screen and returning to the main menu. The screen will now only be maximized when a company is opened. |
| • | ENHANCEMENT - User Interface - A new windows procedure was added to the startup code for the AccuBuild program to help prevent "Ghost Windows" which were first introduced with Windows XP. These are windows that appear behind another window that the end user cannot see and which make it appear as if the application is frozen. The previous solution to this issue was to use the Alt Tab key to cycle back to the AccuBuild Program Icon in order to refresh the windows screen and bring the hidden window to the front of the screen. A new setting in the ABCITRIX.INI file (located in the AccuBuild Program menu) has been added to allow this new setting to be toggled on and off. The new setting is enabled by default but can be disabled by setting the entry to TRUE as shown: |
DISABLEGHOSTWINDOWFIX=TRUE (Turns OFF this new feature)
DISABLEGHOSTWINDOWFIX=FALSE (Default setting - Turns ON this new feature)
| • | CORRECTION - The new Reports and Views sections on the AccuBuild Desktop were not creating a new copy of the UserGlobals table with each report that was launched. The UserGlobals table contains the company property settings which are available for any MAR Report. This problem has been corrected and the table will be refreshed for each report or view. |
ACCUBUILD IMPORT UTILITY PROGRAM
| • | CORRECTION – The AccuBuild Import Utility (AccuImport.exe) was not working for spreadsheet imports where character based fields, such as job and equipment numbers, that were blank were being imported as zero or just not importing at all. This problem has been corrected in the new version of the program. |
ACCUBUILD MOBILE
The AccuBuild Mobile Product Version 2.0 is now available with many new improvements over the 1.0 product. Development for the 1.0 Product was discontinued in the 1st quarter of this year (2012) in order to build a more robust mobile product as outlined below:
| • | Complete rewrite of the mobile product in a more robust programming language with following improvements: |
| • | Elimination of OLE DB and ODBC database drivers associated with the 1.0 product. |
| • | AccuBuild Mobile 2.0 runs as a true Windows Service instead of an application window on the server. |
| • | New web based installer for an easier initial deployment and update processes. |
| • | Improved browser access – AccuBuild Mobile 1.0 was limited to the iPhone, iPad and the Safari Browser while AccuBuild Mobile 2.0 can run under several browsers. |
| • | Database connection improvements were added to close ALL connections for mobile when not in use in order to eliminate exclusive access problems in AccuBuild for administrators needing to index tables, run backups or close the month. |
| • | User Security Improvements: |
| • | New controls in AccuBuild to disable mobile menu options (Customers, Vendors, Employees, Field Reporting, Reports) on an individual user basis in order to prevent selected users from accessing all features. |
| • | New user control to limit Mobile Timecard entry to the current user only or allow supervisors to enter time for all employees. |
| • | AccuBuild Mobile Settings - Separate controls now exist for Mobile App vs. the AccuBuild Program time card worksheet screen on time card entries so that fields (union codes, department codes etc.) can be disabled for the mobile user while still being accessible on the administration side of the AccuBuild Program. Previously these controls had to be the same for both the mobile product and the time card worksheet screen which hindered time card processing on the administration side. |
| • | CORRECTIONS / ENHANCEMENTS |
| • | CORRECTION – A Reporting Error for AccuBuild Mobile 2.0 Beta Version was corrected which was causing and Error 5202 when mobile reports were being generated. This connection issue has been resolved. |
| • | CORRECTION – Custom versions of MAR Reports were not showing report dialog selections for partial run and date cutoff options causing a full report to be run on any custom report. This problem has been resolved. |
| • | ENHANCEMENT – The Partial Run dialog for Mobile MAR Reports now allows for multiple items to be selected from the partial run list. With Mobile 1.0, you could only choose one item from the partial run list. |
| • | ENHANCEMENT – The Reports option will now allow reports to be delivered in 4 different formats – PDF, Word (RTF - Rich Text), Excel (XLS), and HTML (HTM). Previously the reports were only working in PDF Format. |
| • | ENHANCEMENT – A new Quick Time Card Entry Screen has been introduced in Mobile 2.0 which allows for payroll time card to be entered without creating a daily report: |
| • | CORRECTION – Previously, only the reports that were secured for the individual user were being included in the Mobile Reports Menu. This has now been corrected to show reports controlled by a user group as well. |
| • | CORRECTION – If an employee's time was entered on the PM Log - Daily Report Screen from within the AccuBuild Program and then that record was edited within AccuBuild Mobile, a conversion error was generated and the AccuBuild Mobile Service had to be restarted. This problem has been resolved and you may now edit time card entries made from the PM Log – Daily Report Screen on the mobile device if you have proper access. |
| • | ENHANCEMENT - The mobile time card entries that are modified through the Payroll > Time Card Worksheet option will no longer be available for editing on the mobile (ABM) screen if the time card transaction code has been modified with a 21-24 or 121-124 transaction code, as this locks in the business rules on how the union rates are processed for payroll. Once the record has been modified to one of these transaction codes, the ABM application will no longer be able to access those records for editing or displaying but they will still show up in the mobile time card report. |
In order to begin using the new features of AccuBuild Mobile 2.0, you will need to do the following:
| 1. | If you purchased ABM but do not have 2.0 installed yet, contact the AccuBuild Support Team to assist you in getting the Mobile Application installed for the first time. |
| 2. | If you are already using ABM 2.0, then run the installer again (http://rtdtx.net/Software/AccuBuildMobileSetup.exe) which will update your system with the latest update for ABM 2.0. |
| 4. | In the AccuBuild Program, load the AccuBuild Mobile Settings Screen (File > System Administrator > AccuBuild Mobile) and click on the Setup / Refresh Mobile Database Procedures button to update the stored procedures on the Advantage Database Server with all the latest changes and enhancements for the mobile product. |
| 5. | Stop and start the AccuBuild Mobile Service in computer management on your file server in order to activate the latest changes as outlined above. |
CLIENTS
•ENHANCEMENT - A complete overhaul of the ADMS forms has been included in this update in order to make the ADMS Forms available in the MAR Reports menu like all other forms in the AccuBuild System. The ADMS Forms on the Clients Menu were designed prior to the MAR Reports feature and therefore the method in which these forms were handled was not as robust as all the other forms in AccuBuild. Due to recent changes for preliminary lien and release form requirements in California, it was decided to move these forms to MAR so that users can adapt to any and all future changes directly through modifications using MAR instead of relying on a new software update to change these forms. All of the forms and associated screens are now compatible with MAR as outlined in the following summary points:
| • | The Preview Button on each screen will now work exclusively with the MAR Form version of the required form which can now be modified via the Reports Menu option for MAR. |
| • | The legacy forms (original ADMS Forms) have been maintained for backwards compatibity as a tool to help you migrate any custom changes to the new MAR version using the new MAR Library of ADMS Forms. The Edit Menu on each screen has changed in order to access the legacy custom formats and the library version of the original ADMS Forms. |
| • | All of the ADMS Forms are now available in the MAR Reports Screen and include the following set of ADMS Forms: |
| • | CLRELCP1.245 – Conditional Progress Release Form |
| • | CLRELUP1.246 – Unconditional Progress Release Form |
| • | CLRELCF1.247 – Conditional Final Release Form |
| • | CLRELUF1.248 – Unconditional Final Release Form |
| • | CLPRELM1.244 – Preliminary Information Form |
| • | CLLETTR1.243 – Company Letter. |
| • | CLLABEL1.250 – Company Letter Label. |
| • | CLENVLP1.249 – Company Letter Envelope. |
| • | CLTRMTL.241 – Transmittal Letter |
| • | CLFXCOV1.242 – Fax Cover Sheet |
| • | Advanced MAR Form features can now be used with these forms for building a custom library of forms and letters using the MAR Form Assignments feature in AccuBuild to pick from a list of form type when printing. For example, if you have several different company letters that you issue to suppliers or subcontractors, you can create a library of letters in MAR and then access them from the ADMS Forms screen. |
| • | The screens for ADMS Forms have been updated to handle additional new fields required for Preliminary Notice and Lien Releases. |
JOB COST
| • | CORRECTION – The Sub Payment Sheets / Estimate Buyouts option was not working correctly when estimate changes were entered without an associated G/L expense account – If the GL expense account was blank, no records were created. This problem has been corrected and now entries will be saved if there is no GL Account. |
•ENHANCEMENT – The Subcontractor Payment Sheet / Estimate Buyout screen will now link sub payment sheet buyout items to the billing phase if it exists on the original estimate detail item. This will then cause the subcontractor payment sheet item to be visible on the contract billing screen so that a percentage can be applied to the subcontractor during the billing process. The contract billing amount on this buyout item be zero and therefore it will not affect the overall contract amount or billing to the customer, however, the item can still be 'billed' through the contract billing so that the automation of the subcontractor payment sheets can use the same percentage of completion.
•CORRECTION – The buyout records produced from this screen were not updating the Bill_PhaseI and PhaseI fields correctly which are auto corrected during the Job Cost Integrity Tests > All Tests option. These fields are now updated correctly.
MY ACCUBUILD REPORTS (MAR)
| • | ENHANCEMENT - The MAR Reports Screen has been updated with a new Form Section titled "ADMS Forms" where all of the new MAR Versions of the ADMS Forms will be maintained. |
| • | CORRECTION – The Email Merge routine for MAR A/R Invoices and MAR Sub Payment Sheets had a bug where the user dashboard screen was being reopened before the form was closed which caused the User Dashboard refresh routine to display an error message. This problem has been resolved. |
ORDERS
•CORRECTION - The Stock Fulfillments Screen allowed the date to be modified before the original entry was saved which was causing two sets of records to be created whenever the date was changed. This problem has been corrected.
PAYROLL
•ENHANCEMENT - The timecard worksheet screen has been updated to support two new sets of timecard transactions in order to handle multiple business rules for processing union and prevailing wage payroll rates which include automatic pays and deductions. The new transaction codes now include 21-24 and 121-124 for union time card entries and will be handled just like the manual time card entry screen. Previously, the import option for the worksheet entries was handling all entries with union codes as the "120" series making a pass to the union table and the employee table for auto deducts and pays. With this update you will need to set the transaction code to for how you want the union code entries to behave and by default, all entries will now be treated as 1-4 instead of 121-124. | Note: Any entries on this screen that originated from the AccuBuild Mobile program and are changed to a 21-24 or a 121-124 transaction code will no longer be accessible from the Mobile program for viewing/editing purposes in order to prevent the mobile users from overwriting transaction code changes made by Payroll Administrators. |
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
•On the PM Logs Screen, the Quick Links Tab and the Dashboards Tab have been removed from the system with this release. Version 9.0.0.0. introduced the AccuBuild Desktop which replaces both of these options.
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
| • | CORRECTION – The Index System Tables routine was causing an error 5096 (Encryption is not enabled) on the new GlobalCloudInstallSettinsg table which is password protected and could not be opened during the index operation. This issue has been fixed. |
| • | CORRECTION – The Index Company Tables and Index User Tables were not properly clearing all temporary database connections which was forcing a program close between index operations in order to gain exclusive access again. This problem has been resolved and index operations can be run multiple times without a need to close the program between index operations. |
•ENHANCEMENT - The User Security and the User Group Security both have new options to restrict the Properties button on the PM Log as well as the Accounting Link option on the COR Breakdown Items Screen. If the PM Properties option is restricted from the user or user group, then the user will not be able to change any of the Property settings in the Project Management Module. Likewise, if the COR Accounting Link button is restricted, the user or group will not be able to access the option to update the accounting system with the COR items.
TRUCKING
| • | A code change was made to the Freight Bill Invoice screen to ignore the sub hauler recalculation amount IF the amount is already picked up from the dispatch log. If the flat amount for the sub-hauler is included in the dispatch record, then the flat amount will be maintained, otherwise if no amount is present in the dispatch log entry, the amount will be computed based on a percentage calculation from the Hang Tag Code. |
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