Release History
finPOWER Connect 4.00.00
NEW: Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) Client Class added for Australia
A new Client Class has been added for Australia.
NEW: Document Manager; Files page now uses WebView to display file contents
The "Files" page shown on Account, Client etc forms now uses the WebView control to preview file contents.
NEW: Browser control; removed original Internet Explorer-based Web Browser control
The original Internet Explorer-based Web Browser control has been removed and replaced with the new Edge (Chromium) based "WebView2" control.
NEW: Lodgements; Lodgement Document updated to better handle Zepto
Lodgements can use the built-in report to print details of the Lodgement or a separate Document defined on the Export Service.
NEW: Page Sets; HTML Panel now uses WebView2 control
The Page Set "HTML Panel" Page Object now uses the WebView2 control.
NEW: Global Settings; Auditing always shows changes to encrypted data
When saving Global Settings non-blank encrypted properties are always audited. This occurs because encrypted data is randomly changed, and therefore generates a different value so is always changing.
FIX: Bank Accounts; Outwards Payment Method "Combine Interest Payouts" has incorrect caption
An outwards Payment Method on a Bank Account has an option to indicate whether Interest Payouts are combined where the 'Main' Client is the same.
NEW: Account auditing; now audits changes to Dealer and Broker Employee
Changing the Dealer Employee or Broker Employee on an Account is now audited.
FIX: Account Key Details Summary page; Source information may not show correctly
On the Account Key Details Summary page the "Source" information may not show correctly if the created from Account has been archived or deleted.
NEW: Portals; New business layer method to allow Script to determine whether a page is Active
A new finPortalHandlerBL.IsPageActive method has been added.
NEW: Portals; Portal Viewer updated to use WebView2 control
The Portal Viewer form (used to run or test a Portal within finPOWER Connect desktop) has been updated to use the new WebView2 control rather than the old WebBrowser control.
NEW: Application Shortcuts; Updates since moving to WebView2 control
The following Application Shortcuts have been removed for version 4.00.00:
NEW: External Party; updating related Client now amends the External Party
When updating an External Party's Code, Name and Active flag the related Client is updated. However, changing the related Client’s details does not update the External Party.
FIX: Account Payment Arrangement wizard; Reset now resets the "Hold Overdue value?" checkbox
The Reset button in the Account Payment Arrangement wizard now resets the "Hold Overdue value?" checkbox to the default for the User.
FIX: Electronic Signatures; "Enable Electronic Signature?" setting is ignored
The "Enable Electronic Signature?" Electronic Signatures setting is ignored in the following scenario.
NEW: Australian Postcodes; Australian Suburb Supplemental File Updated to June 2022
The Australian Suburb Supplemental File provided with the finPOWER Connect installation has been updated to June 2022.
NEW: Account and Client Log List Reports; add Outcome column and other enhancements
The Log List Reports have been updated as follows.
NEW: Credit Bureau; Equifax (VedaConnect) AU; IdMatrix; added more request detail to the report
The Equifax (VedaConnect) AU IdMatrix Credit Bureau product now displays more supplied information e.g. Driver Licence and Passport, in the Individual Details block.
FIX: Account/ Client forms; Alert Message now respects the Information List's Mandatory setting
On the Account and Client forms there is an Alert Message that can be entered. This is backed by an Information List, "AccountAlertMessages" and "ClientAlertMessages" respectively.
NEW: User Settings; removed unused code and properties
The following properties have been obsoleted in finSettingsUser:
NEW: Service Log form; several enhancements
Several enhancements have been made to the Service Log form.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Summary page hyperlinks not working with WebView2
When an HTML Widget is displaying a Summary Page, e.g., the MotorWeb Security Enquiry widget shows the MotorWeb report, any application shortcuts on that page (e.g. "View PDF Report") were not doing anything when using the WebView2 (which is the only opti...
FIX: RealAML; Product Version not updated
The RealAML ProductVersion as displayed 1.3.2 instead of 1.4.0.
NEW: HTML Widgets; Security Enquiries; Enquiry history enabled for Collateral Items
The Security Enquiry HTML Widgets now display the history of enquiries for Account Application Collateral Items.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Security Statement Item; Improvements to how UserData is written and retrieved
Version 3.4.4 of finPOWER Connect saw improved handling of User Defined pages, as previously they did not handle User Defined Indexes (i.e., User(x)) values at all.
FIX: HTML Widget; MotorWeb Security Enquiry; Allow previous enquiries to be used for Security and Collateral Items
The MotorWeb Security Enquiry HTML Widget has been updated to allow you to specify the reference of an existing enquiry when the enquiry is based on a Security or Collateral Item.
NEW: Licence Information form; Expiry date now allows dates up to one year plus one end of month in advance
The Help, Licence Information form now allows an expiry date up to one year plus one end of month in advance.
NEW: Workflows; Reporting; "Closed Type" now available in Workflow Reports
"Closed Type" can now be accessed from:
FIX: Scheduled Processes; Date-Relative Number Boxes minimum and maximum values reduced
Some Date-Relative Number Boxes previously allowed extremely large ranges (i.e., -999999999999999 to 999999999999999) which may have caused issues if run in databases. These have been updated to allow a range of -100 to 100.
NEW: finPOWER Connect Application Icon updated
The finPOWER Connect Application Icon has been updated for version 4 - it is now all green.
FIX: External Party Employee dropdowns; may not show value in Name column
When selecting an External Party Employee, the dropdown list may not show a value in the Name column if the Employee is linked to a Client.
FIX: Built-In SummaryPage2_FinancingStatement_PPSRB2GAU showing incorrect Source Code Target Object Type
The built-in SummaryPage2_FinancingStatement_PPSRB2GAU script was showing the incorrect Source Code Target Object type.
NEW: PPSR B2G (Australia); Individual Grantor Information not showing
The PPSR B2G (Australia) Grantor Information for Individuals may simply show "An individual Grantor exists". This information is available, and therefore the Last Name, First Name(s) and Date of Birth are now shown.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Account Close; Credits (Rebates) grid may cause errors if entering blank values
The Credits (Rebates) grid in the Account Close HTML Widget may return an error if a blank (not zero) value is entered into the "Credit" column and the User attempts to move forward a page. This has been fixed, and now attempting to enter a blank value wi...
NEW: Business Layer; Compression Utilities; Functions added to assist with Zip file handling
The following Functions have been added to ISCompressionUtilities to assist with Zip file handling:
NEW: HTML Widgets; Obsoleted function "GetServiceLogCaptionSummary" removed from Service Log and PPSR B2G AU Search HTML Widgets
The obsoleted Function "GetServiceLogCaptionSummary" in finUtilities has been updated to use its replacement functions in the Service Log and PPSR B2G AU Search HTML Widgets.
FIX: General Ledger Export; updated tooltips
Tooltips in the General Ledger Export wizard have been updated as follows:
NEW: Security Statements; "Land Size" and "Mortgage Registration No" fields now available for Land Security Types
"Land Size" and "Mortgage Registration No" fields have been added to Land Security Types.
FIX: Import Bank Transactions; may match to an Account belonging to a different Entity
When importing Bank Transactions an item may be incorrectly matched to an Account belonging to a different Entity.
NEW: General Ledger Export; List of existing General Ledger Export Batches limited to 1000
The list of existing GL Export Batches displayed in the User Interface has been limited to 1000 records. This is to prevent the grid growing to an unmanageable length for databases where many GL Exports are required.
NEW: finBankExportCreateItem; removed "IMMINENT" flag from obsoleted properties
The following properties in finBankExportCreateItem are obsoleted and were flagged as "IMMINENT". This flag has been removed and the obsolete comment updated to note the alternate property to use.
FIX: Report; Audit Search; No results returned when a User is specified
The Audit Search returns no data when a User is specified in the search criteria.
FIX: Service Log form; special Page to show Credit Enquiry and other Reports has been updated
The special Page used in the Service Log form to display Credit Enquiry and other Reports has been updated. This is shown as the second page in the Service Log form and is also used in places like the Pending Service Request wizard.
NEW: HTML Widgets; Audit Search; "Response Status" filter and column added for Service Logs
The Audit Search HTML Widget has been enhanced for Service Logs with an additional filter and column for Response Status.
NEW: File, Log Off and Close Database menu items have been combined
The File, Log Off and File, Close Database menu items have been combined into one "Log Off and Close Database" menu item.
NEW: New databases will still be able to be opened in version 3.04
Any database created via File, New Database... will still be able to be opened in version 3.04.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Account Disbursement; Incorrectly ignoring "Account.Commissions.Add" Permission Key
If the User had the following Permissions set:
NEW: HTML Widgets; widget.UI.ParametersHost enhanced to improve passing Parameters back server-side
The Parameter Host control now can pass a Parameter "Type" back server-side for more accurate ISKeyValueList creation. Previously, Parameters may have been set as type "String" when they were not. This fixes this problem.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Widget Parameters not converting to ISKeyValueList correctly
Any Parameters entered in the HTML Widget UI via a Parameters Host control which are then passed back to VB.NET and converted to an ISKeyValueList were being set as String values, regardless of their actual type. This was incorrect and has now the correct...
FIX: Reset Database Permissions; updated error message
If a database is open when running Tools, Database, Reset Database Permissions, finPOWER Connect will stop with the message "Please close the current Database before performing a Database Upgrade." - which is obviously incorrect.