Release History
finPOWER Connect (All) 3.04.01
FIX: Lodgements; cannot allocate "Cash" to a Bank Account Export Service
A "Cash" Payment Method cannot be allocated to a Bank Account Lodgement Export. It is not listed in the Payment Methods that can be handled by the Service and therefore cannot be selected.
NEW: Global Settings; Clients; Addressing; Google Embedded Map form layout updated
The layout of the Google Embedded API options in Global Settings has been enhanced to make it more obvious which settings are being applied. Now, the method of display is determined with Radio Buttons, and the settings which are not being used become read...
FIX: Audit Search; Billing Reference lookup not working
The Audit Search, Credit Bureau requests "Billing Reference" lookup was not working - it fails with "Failed to open Range Lookup Form from Parameter. Failed to open DataTable. No value given for one or more required parameters.".
NEW: External Parties, General page has been added to Global Settings in finPOWER Connect Cloud
For Users with access to Global Settings the External Parties, General page of Global Settings can now be viewed and edited.
NEW: Multi-Factor Authentication; Security Audit Logs now generated
A Security Audit Log (viewable from the Users form, Login page) is now added for the following:
FIX: Scripting; Sample Script "ADDRESSCUP" update to handle addresses with a country of "New Zealand"
The Sample Script "ADDRESSCUP" has been updated to correctly handle addresses with the country set as "New Zealand".
NEW: Direct Debit Payments; "Combine Promises with Regular Payments" setting not working
There is an option under Bank Accounts, Payment Methods to "Combine Promises with Regular Payments" for Direct Debits.
FIX: Postcodes and Addressing; Interpretation of Australian Suburbs improved in the import process
The Australian Postcode import previously misinterpreted names which have multiple capitals, such as names beginning with "Mc" or "Mac". For example:
NEW: HTML Widgets; Security Statements; Motor Vehicle Security Types requiring a VIN will now warn the User when entering a Security Item
A Security Type can be configured to make the VIN mandatory when registering a Motor Vehicle to the PPSR.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Bank Entry wizard; Saving Batch but opting to not continue editing does not reset form as expected
Clicking the "Save" button on the Bank Entry HTML Widget saves the Batch being edited and gives the User the option of whether they wish to continuing to edit the Batch. If the User selects "No", the form was meant to reset itself to the first page. Inste...
NEW: Security Statements; Motor Vehicle Security Types requiring a VIN will now warn the User when entering a Security Item
A Security Type can be configured to make the VIN mandatory when registering a Motor Vehicle to the PPSR.
NEW: Tasks view; Grids now retain their Sort order after clicking the "Refresh" button
Grids in the Tasks view (Smart Lists) now retain their Sort order after clicking the "Refresh" button.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Centrix (New Zealand) Organisation Credit Enquiry; Now supports "Commercial Report" Product
The "Commercial Report" Product is now supported in the Centrix (NZ) Organisation Credit Enquiry HTML Widget.
FIX: Tasks view; Unable to complete or defer "Account Closed Pending Review Date" and "Pending Withdrawal Review" type Tasks and other issues
Issues with the Tasks view meant that Users were unable to complete or defer "Account Closed Pending Review Date" and "Pending Withdrawal Review" type Tasks.
NEW: Functionality added to assist in cleaning up of temp files when exiting finPOWER Connect
Many actions within finPOWER Connect create files in the Windows Temp folder.
NEW: CreditWorks; removed "Data Export" sample script
Removed "Script_CreditWorks_DataExport.xml" sample script for CreditWorks Data Export.
NEW: Global Settings, General, Summary Pages options enhanced in finPOWER Connect Cloud
The option to define a Summary Page Block Overrider Script has been added to Global Settings in finPOWER Connect Cloud.
NEW: HTML Widgets; New widget.UI.ShowNotification() method to display a popup notification
A new widget.UI.ShowNotification() method has been added. This will display a popup notification in both finPOWER Connect desktop and finPOWER Connect cloud. Note that the format of these notification will vary depending on whether the HTML Widget is bein...
NEW: PPSR B2G Update (Australia); Desktop form updated to capitalise captions and headings
Various captions which include the PPSR actions (i.e., Registrations, Amendments, Discharges, Renewals) have been updated in the PPSR B2G Update wizard to capitalise the first letter, as it is a noun describing the action.
NEW: Clients, Contacts page has been added to Global Settings in finPOWER Connect Cloud
For Users with access to Global Settings, the Clients, Contacts page of Global Settings can now be viewed and edited.
NEW: Clients, Web Access page has been added to Global Settings in finPOWER Connect Cloud
For Users with access to Global Settings, the Clients, Web Access page of Global Settings can now be viewed and edited.
FIX: Credit Bureau; Service Logs Purge Action updated
Each Service Log includes a "Purge Action" property which indicates what data should be purged and how long to keep the Service Log. For example, failed requests are typically set to purge after 30 days.
FIX: Tasks view; If grid is sorted, action buttons may not enable/ disable correctly and the wrong item may be actioned
If no row selectors are checked in a grid in the Tasks view, the current row is assumed.
NEW: Global Settings; Clients; Contacts; Contact Methods now validated for correct "Type" when saving
Previously, Global Settings would allow the User to save an invalid Contact Method. For example, a Contact Method of Type "Phone" could be saved as the default Email.
FIX: Administration view; Import tab showing for Read-Only database
A database can be made Read-Only under the Global Settings form, Database page in finPOWER Connect desktop.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Document Create; Validation updated to prevent unsightly errors in test mode
If the Document Create HTML Widget was run without specifying a Record Id, e.g., a Type of "Account" was selected but the Record Id was left blank, an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." error was shown.
NEW: Documents; Options page; New option to not default "Email Document if possible" when running standalone
For "Word Document" and "Excel Workbook" type Documents, the Options page of the Documents form has an Email Preference that can be set to Yes, No or Prompt.
NEW: Portals; Pages grid now displays a Icon as per the Treeview on the IDE page
The Pages grid on the Portals form now displays the same Icon used on the IDE page's Treeview.
FIX: HTML Widgets; When running under finPOWER Connect Cloud, widget.DateAddDays was not available and caused an error
When an HTML Widget was running under finPOWER Connect Cloud, the widget.DateAddDays method was not available and caused an error.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Mandatory TextBoxes and ComboBoxes pass validation when they contain only spaces
In finPOWER Connect desktop, if a control is mandatory, it cannot contain just spaces.
FIX: Portals; Portal Id is now validated to ensure it contains only numbers and letters
Non-alpha-numeric characters in a Portal's Portal Id could cause issues.
NEW: HTML Widgets; widget.UI.AddressDetails control; Allow "Unspecified" delivery types to be removed
The widget.UI.AddressDetails control now has an "excludeUnspecifiedDeliveryTypes" Boolean option (false by default) that can be used to remove any "Unspecified" entries from the Delivery Type dropdown.
NEW: Title now displays "(Read-Only)" if the current User has Read-Only access or the database is set to be Read-Only
The Title shown at the top of the screen now displays the text "(Read-Only)" if the current User has Read-Only access or the database is set to be Read-Only.
NEW: Background Processes; Additional "Complete" Statuses have been added
Two new Background Process statuses have been added, "Complete (With Errors)" and "Complete (With Warnings)". These allow Users at a glance to see that the Process completed successfully, but items within the Process have either failed or have warnings.
NEW: Background Processes updated to support additional Statuses
Background Processes now support the following additional Statuses:
NEW: Users form; Web Access page; Create Emergency Code; Now available to "User Administrator" Users
Previously, the "Create Emergency Code" (relating to finPOWER Connect Cloud Multi-Factor Authentication) button on the Users form, Web Access page was displayed but gave the following error if signed in as a "User Administrator" User:
NEW: Portals; Password Reset links followed from an email may display Login form rather than Password Reset form
If a Portal is configured (via the Portals form, Security page) to "Force re-sign-in when opening a new browser tab", Password Reset links clicked in emails will redirect the User to the Login form rather than the Password Reset form. The only way to reac...
FIX: Credit Enquiry Logs; Enquiry Summary Page not refreshing when actions performed in finPOWER Connect Cloud
Actions on the Credit Enquiry Summary Page within the Logs were not causing the Summary to refresh. Although the action was performed, it would take closing and re-opening the Log for the change to be visible to the User.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Security Statement Edit External Id visibility now respects User Preferences
The Security Statement External Id was always showing, regardless of whether User Preferences was configured to show it. The Widget has been updated to now respect this setting.
NEW: Security Statements; Security Item Summary updated to include PPSR B2G Information (Australia)
The Security Item Summary has been updated to include PPSR B2G information for Australian databases. Previously, this was only available on the Security Statement Key Details, PPSR Page, or by drilling down to the Security Item itself.
NEW: Ajax errors are no longer displayed if the User is in the process of signing out
If the User is in the process of signing out (via the User menu), no Ajax errors are displayed.
FIX: Record forms not showing "User Defined" page if no Parameter Set is defined
The following forms did not display a "User Defined" page if no Parameter Set was defined, even if Global Settings defined User Defined fields:
FIX: HTML Widgets; Security Statement Item Edit; PPSR B2G (Australia) Registered Collateral fields not becoming read-only
When a Collateral is registered in the PPSR B2G (Australia), certain fields cannot then be updated as they are identifiers in the PPSR system. For example, a VIN Number for Motor Vehicles. This was not enforced by the Security Statement Item Edit HTML Wid...
NEW: Equifax (VedaConnect) AU; VedaScore Apply product; Updated to v1.26 of the specification
The Equifax (VedaConnect) AU VedaScore Apply product has been updated to v1.26 (25 June 2021) of the specification.
FIX: Account Financial Summary Page; may not show Default Interest "charging" text
Account Financial Summary Page may not show Default Interest "charging" text if the Default Interest Rate equals the Percentage charging.
FIX: Account Applications; Credit Sense button not disabling when no Applicant is selected in finPOWER Connect Cloud
The button for the Version 2 Credit Sense Bank Account Enquiry (beneath the Account Applicant Grid in finPOWER Connect Cloud) was always enabled (provided the Service was configured) even if no Applicant was selected. This was incorrect and has been updat...
FIX: HTML Widgets; Code has been optimised for a number of system-supplied HTML Widgets
The system-supplied HTML Widgets listed below have been tidied up to remove unused variables etc. The functionality remains unchanged.
FIX: HTML Widgets; Bank Entry; User cannot commit Batch
If the Bank Entry HTML Widget was configured with a "Batch Unlock Policy" that was NOT "Any User", an attempt to commit the Batch by a non-administrator User would fail with the message:
FIX: Centrix NZ Credit Bureau service; Consumer Product Enquiry product; Updated list of valid Applicant Types
The Centrix NZ Credit Bureau service, Consumer Product Enquiry product "Applicant Type" list has been updated as per the Centrix Code Tables v1.50 (2 October 2019).
NEW: HTML Widgets; Approve Disbursements; Updated to use finBankingDetails
The Approve Disbursements HTML Widget has been updated to use finAccountDisbursementsApproveItem.finBankingDetails to retrieve Account Number information.