Hotfix Release 4.4.36.43

Release - 16 Nov 2020

• Xero - Addresses an authentication compatibility issue introduced in 4.4.36.41 by enforcing HTTPS cookies for Open Authentication login.

Beta Release 4.4.36.41

Release - 09 Nov 2020

• Δ #1 SendGrid Authentication Upgrade - If using our default MailSettings, note that Twilio SendGrid has updated their authentication method, and this must be upgraded by December 9th, 2020 in order to ensure uninterrupted service. Refer detail below.

• Δ #2 Infrastructure - We have performed our regular library updates required to keep system references up to date, and regression testing passed.

• Δ #3 Licensing - The Data Entry licence now includes access to Daysheets Entry.

Feature Revisions

Timesheets

• Timesheet Administration - Rectified a display issue on the EBA Profile column on timesheet administration where the list of EBA Profile would display the previous user's list of profiles when using the Prev / Next buttons to navigate the list.

Purchasing

• Purchase Requisitions - The notification aspect for the auto creation of the PO on its PR approval based on the Setting for ‘PR Approved Default - PO Creation Type’ is corrected. This scenario:

  • will no longer email the procurer since the PO is created, it was doing this

  • will now email the Requested By of the PR regarding the approval of the PR and the creation of the PO, which it was not doing

• Purchase Order - Update the drill down link for AP Invoices in the Line Detail popup to open the AP Invoice popup directly.

• AP Vouchers -

  • The Job picker on the ‘This Voucher’ tab now excludes finalised job to prevent inadvertently raising costs to these.

  • Occasionally it may happen that the image is not available for an Xtracta sourced voucher i.e. the image panel is not available or a ‘No Picture Found’ message is displayed, even though there is an Xtracta Doc ID. For this case an ‘Image Download’ button will be displayed, and clicking this will download and display the image from Xtracta.

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Transactions

• Job Adjustment - Two columns have been added for FC GST and GST Type, although they may be hidden using the Job Batch Transaction grid management. These are also supported by the import process.

Job

• Job Enquiry, Outputs tab - Rectified an issue where the subgrid close was not working correctly in some instances.

Billing

• Job Outputs Entry & List - A setting 'Output Quantity Decimal Places' has been introduced to configure the precision of the output quantity value; a valid configuration value being from 0 to 4. The setting affects both data entry and display.

• Get Sales, Claim Based - Optimised the screen for large claim schedules.

• Job Credit -

  • A Credit Reason is added to the header with a list of reasons to select from. The list is configured from the System Setup - General - Statuses screen, using the Credit Reason type.

  • An Internal Comment field is added to the Details section of the header.

Subcontracts

• Subcontract Claim - Currently if a subclaim line Claimed Value is not fully certified, then a Not Certified Reason option is required. The setting 'Enforce Subcontract Claim Reason Comments’ is introduced to enforce that the Comment field is mandatory instead. This setting is off (unticked) be default and the backward compatible behaviour continues to be the norm.

Plant

• Plant Enquiry, Transactions - Update the drill down link for AP Invoices to open the popup directly.

Service Desk

• Log Maintenance Mobile - This was tweaked to record the logged-in-user as the CompletedByID if the Complete Date is specified.

Process

• Generate PO Accrual - Get WIP Purchase Accrual Basis from WIPCodes, rather than ChargeTypes which was what the MDE used.

• Production Measures - This has been optimised to cater for the creation of production measures for a job with a large number of work centres.

Administration

• Labour Costing Group - Maintenance screen for Labour Costing Groups have been migrated to the web under the System Setup - Timesheets - Labour Costing Groups screen. This was primarily for clients using this functionality in MDE. The groups support the remap of employee classes within the context of a job, and is referenced from Job Maintenance.

• Utility - wbUtilityDeletePayment - Should a payment be deleted from the financial system, it is not automatically deleted in Workbench, so this utility is provided for this purpose and takes a Supplier, Payment date, and Reference as parameters.

• Δ #3 Licensing - The Data Entry licence now includes access to Daysheets Entry.

System

• Δ #1 SendGrid Authentication Upgrade -

  • (Deadline updated to March 24th, 2021 on 22/01/2021)

  • Issue: Twilio SendGrid has issued a communication to update your authentication method with Twilio SendGrid to API keys exclusively by December 9th, 2020 March 24th, 2021 in order to ensure uninterrupted service and improve the security of your account.
    This is an effort to enhance security for all of our users. Using your account username and password for authentication is less secure than using an API Key. Unlike your username and password, API Keys are uniquely generated and can be set to limit the access and specify permissions for a given request.
    Read more on SendGrid.
    Since this is our native email service all Workbench installations are affected, and SendGrid based emails will fail to send after 9 December should the resolution is not implemented by then.

  • Not Impacted: All AWS Workbench installations will be upgraded as part of our hosting service.

  • Impacted: However, dealer and on-premise based installations will be the responsibility of the respective party.

  • Resolution:
    Option 1. Install Workbench 4.4.36 or higher.
    or
    Option 2. If you do not wish to upgrade and are using our default MailSettings (as depicted)

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    then log a FreshDesk ticket to support to obtain an update for your /Config/MailSettings.config file.
    Note: If you are using your own SMTP server then there is no need to change the MailSettings.config file.

• Δ #2 Infrastructure - We have performed our regular library updates required to keep system references up to date, and regression testing passed.

Integration

API

• PurchaseOrderListApi - The field ApprovedDate has been added to this method.

Reports

Report Revisions

• wbJobTransaction001 - Job Transactions by Work Centre
  wbJobTransaction010 - Job Transactions by Work Centre (portrait)
  Allowance quantities will now display on the report under the Quantity column for allowance lines.