Release History
finPOWER Connect 3.04.00
NEW: Account Type Promotions; add overrides for Default Interest and Fees
Account Type Promotions now support overriding Default Interest (Basis and Rate) and Default Fees (Basis and Rate).
FIX: APLYiD; fails to handle webhook callback messages

finPOWER Connect may fail to handle webhook callback messages from APLYiD if the message contents contain a Null value where a Boolean value is expected.
NEW: HTML Widgets and Portals; Default jQuery version updated from 2.1.4 to 3.6.0


The default version of jQuery used for HTML Widgets and Portals has been updated from 2.1.4 to 3.6.0.
NEW: HTML Widgets; Send SMS Message; Fee Account dropdown has been enhanced
The Send SMS Message HTML Widget has been updated so that the Fee Account dropdown is not only an Account search. It has been enhanced so that:
NEW: Workflows; New "Send Web Mail" Item Type added
A new Workflow Item Type of "Send Web Mail" has been added.
NEW: Custom Bank Imports; do not show "No transactions were found to import" message
A custom Bank Import may complete all processing within the script and not leave a batch of Bank Transactions to commit.
NEW: Dictionary and Spelling; Users can now add to the Global Dictionary when spellchecking
Users can now add to the Global Dictionary when spellchecking.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Account Maturity Instruction Change; Commit Warning ignored
The Account Maturity Instruction Change process can successfully commit, but with warnings. The form would show the warnings to the User after the process had completed, but the HTML Widget was ignoring this and closing without showing the warnings to the...
NEW: Parameters; When displayed automatically on a Summary Page, Boolean values now appear as checkboxes
Parameters, such as those defined on a Workflow Item, can be automatically formatted to be displayed in a Summary Page, e.g., for a Workflow Item's "User Defined" block.
NEW: User Policies; new setting to automatically lock finPOWER Connect if left inactive for a period of time
A new option to automatically lock finPOWER Connect has been added.
NEW: Account form; Standard Transactions can now be filtered to show only current items
The Account Standard Transactions grid can now be filtered to show only current items, i.e. Standard Transactions that are not yet complete, by clicking on the "Current" button beneath the grid.
FIX: HTML Widgets; "Arrangement" spelt incorrectly in the Account Payment Arrangement HTML Widget
"Arrangement" was spelt incorrectly in a number of places in the Account Payment Arrangement HTML Widget. These have been corrected.
NEW: Bank Imports; if no transactions are left in the imported batch it is deleted
If a Bank Import leaves no transactions in the imported batch it is deleted - rather than left open with no lines,
NEW: Users; Last login date for a User now stored on the database
Previously, to determine the last login date for a User, the most recent "User Login" Audit Log had to be retrieved manually. In addition, it was possible via the User Policy to switch auditing for successful logins off, which would have made it impossibl...
FIX: Scripts; HTML Widgets; Export does not set the "RunAsAdministrator" flag
The "RunAsAdministrator" flag was not being included when exporting a HTML Widget script from either the Script, Export action, or the File, Export Information menu item.
NEW: Deposit Trial Balance Report; added optional "Withholding Tax Rate" column
The Deposit Trial Balance Report now includes an optional "Withholding Tax Rate" column.
NEW: ISSelectQueryBuilder; GetScalarUtcDate Function added
GetScalarUtcDate() is now available when using ISSelectQueryBuilder.
NEW: Account Maturity Date Changes; added Script events to handle additional processing requirements
The Account Maturity Date Change object has new script events to handle additional processing requirements.
NEW: HTML Widgets; Standard Transaction HTML Widget; New "Per Annum?" option for percentage basis rates
A new "Per Annum" option for percentage basis Standard Transactions has been added to the Account Standard Transaction HTML Widget.
FIX: Decision Card form; Rename "Script" page "Script Code"

On the Decision Card form, the "Script" page has been renamed "Script Code".
FIX: Support Information; shows error in Debug window for SQL Server databases
Support Information, including Help About and Error information, no longer includes "OS Physical Memory" for SQL Server database.
NEW: Accounts; Search0-4 fields added for Scripts to update and Quick Search to use on non-MS Access databases
The Account database table (and the corresponding finAccount object) now has Search0-Search4 fields which, like the Client table (and finClient object) can be updated via Scripts.
NEW: Purge; updated now that Service Logs aren't linked to Audit Logs
The Database Purge has been updated now that Service Logs aren't linked to Audit Logs.
NEW: Auditing for Chargeable and Non-Chargeable activities removed

Auditing for Chargeable and Non-Chargeable activities has been removed.
NEW: HTML Widgets; Audit Search; Updated to include Chargeable column for Service Logs
Because Service Logs now include a "Chargeable" flag the various Service Logs audit searches now include an option to include Chargeable, Non-Chargeable or both Logs.
NEW: Audit Search; added "Chargeable" and other options to Service Log searches
Because Service Logs now include a "Chargeable" flag the various Service Logs audit searches now include an option to include Chargeable, Non-Chargeable or both Logs.
NEW: Audit and Service Logs; remove link between these two tables


Previously Service Logs would store charge/ billing information in the Audit Log table. Service Log records included a link back to the Audit Log record where this information was saved.
NEW: Documents; Word Documents; Ability to set Bookmark to an image from Byte Array
A new ISWordDocumentBookmark.SetContentImageByteArray method has been added to allow an Image to be inserted at a Word Document Bookmark from a Byte Array.
NEW: Second Logo field and Resource support added to Branches and Entities
A second logo image can now be assigned to Branches and Entities. Functionality is identical to that of the existing logo field, but with the added flexibility of an extra image.
NEW: Contact Methods; Email and Phone now only support a single Home, Work, Mobile flag


Previously, Phone Type Contact methods could be flagged as being any of the following:
NEW: IP Address; now saves/ audits IPv4 format if available
The IP Address saved in Audit and Service Logs is now in IPv4 format if available - rather than IPv6.
NEW: HTML Widgets; widget.UI.Grid; Filter Box styling brought in line with finPOWER Connect Cloud and looks better for "Public1" and "SemUI" styles
The filter box that can be displayed above a grid (generally by right-clicking the grid and selecting "Show Filter Box") has been updated as follows:
NEW: HTML Widgets; New mechanism to create File Export Packages from processes
A new mechanism to allow HTML Widgets (or background processes, including finPOWER Connect Cloud Schedule Processes) to create export package that appear in the new "Downloads" tab in the Processes view in finPOWER Connect Cloud has been added.
NEW: Account; added UserDecimal fields
Ten new User decimal (currency/ money) fields have been added to the Account table/ object.
NEW: Credit Enquiry Quotation Confirmation; update matching logic
Credit Enquiry Quotation Confirmation matching logic has been updated so that Client Logs dated more than 7 days after the Loan was opened are ignored.
NEW: Cost Centres; now support ABN Lookup (Australia) service
Cost Centres now support ABN Lookup (Australia) services.
NEW: Standard Transactions; new "per annum" option for percentage basis rates
A new "Per Annum" option for percentage basis Standard Transactions has been added.
NEW: Account Archive; add Archive Note field
Archived Accounts now retain the Close Note entered when closing an Account, or Declining/ Unwanting an Account.
NEW: Quick Search; Branches and External Parties are now searched independently of Clients
Branches and External Parties always have a linked Client.
FIX: Task Manager; crashes with "Parameter is not valid" error
The Task Manager may crash with the error "An unhandled exception has occurred. Parameter is not valid.", or potentially out of memory errors.
FIX: HTML Widget; Outgoing Communication may show External Party with "TODO:" text in the Contacted dropdown
The sample Outgoing Communication HTML Widget may show External Parties with "TODO:" text in the Contacted dropdown.
NEW: Refunds; Element now includes an option to be not Due Immediately

Currently a Refund transaction for a Loan Account will always affect the Overdue value immediately. However, there are cases where this is not desirable.
FIX: Resources; Duplicate Descriptions are allowed for 3.03 databases upgraded before 3.03.04
In October 2020, it was identified that Descriptions on Resources had to be unique. This is against all other Administration libraries and therefore this restriction was removed; see:
FIX: Export Information; Non-range parameters not refreshed when selecting an existing export file
When using File, Export Infomation, and choosing an existing file by clicking on the file browse button, you are prompted to use the parameters that are stored in the existing file.
NEW: Resources; ResourceId field increased from 10 to 20 characters
Resource Id (the code field for the "Resource" Admin Library) has been increased from 10 to 20 characters.
FIX: Permission Keys; removed "SmsAndEmail.LogOptional" key
The "SmsAndEmail.LogOptional" Permission Key has been removed as it is not used.
NEW: Permission Keys; renamed key


The following Permission Keys have been renamed:
NEW: SQL Select Query Builder; added NOLOCK hint for SQL Server databases
The Select Query Builder object now includes a NOLOCK hint for SQL Server and SQL Azure databases.
FIX: BatchHeader table, ScriptId column increased from 10 characters to 20
The BatchHeader table, ScriptId column, has been increased from 10 characters to 20.
NEW: Transaction List Report/ Query; add "LogPk" column
A new column "LogPk" has been added to the Transaction List Report data export and Query.