Release History
finPOWER Connect (All) 3.04.01
FIX: HTML Widgets; Security Item "Year" field allows years too far in the future
Any Security Item which supports a year (e.g., Motor Vehicles) now enforces the Year to be between 1900 and current year + 1.
NEW: finLodgement Business Layer object; now supports BankingDetails property
The finAccountDisbursementsApproveItem Business Layer object now supports a BankingDetails (finBankingDetails object) property. This stores the Payment Method and various Bank Account and Credit Card details.
NEW: Centrix NZ service; Consumer Product Enquiry product; Updated to version 16.10
The Centrix NZ service Consumer Product Enquiry product has been updated to version 16.10 (21 June 2021) of the specification.
FIX: Service Logs; Email action button removed
The Email action button located below the service log view has been removed. This is because the email created suffers from various formatting issues as the HTML is converted to an email.
NEW: finLodgement Business Layer object; now supports BankingDetails property
The finLodgement Business Layer object now supports a BankingDetails (finBankingDetails object) property. This stores the Payment Method and various Bank Account and Credit Card details.
NEW: Web Services Administration; Configuration tab; Updated to indicate if File Uploads are disabled
File Uploads can be disabled under the finPOWER Connect Cloud Configuration form, Security page.
FIX: Read-Only Users (or Databases) still allowed Uploading, Deleting and Renaming of files
If a Database or a User was Read-Only, the buttons on the Files page of forms such as Client still allowed that User to Upload, Delete or Rename a file.
FIX: Archived Accounts; may fail to load with an unhandled exception error
Archived Accounts may fail to load with "An unhandled exception has occurred. Object reference not set to an instance of an object." error.
FIX: Documents; Incorrect message shown when sending a document to a Quote Account
An Incorrect message was shown when sending a document to a Quote Account, i.e., where it is not open.
FIX: File, Open Demonstration database, showing incorrect password hint
The wording on the login form for a Demonstration Database was displaying the old "user" password - it is now "finConnect$1".
NEW: Calendars; add Matariki holidays for NZ for years 2023 through 2052
The first Matariki holiday in NZ, for 2022, was announced by the Government in February 2021. This list has now been extended for the years 2023 through 2052.
NEW: Browser control; updated to support the new Edge (Chromium) based "WebView2" control
Wherever finPOWER Connect displays HTML, a web browser control is used. This control is based upon "Internet Explorer". A new option has been added to support the new Edge (Chromium) based "WebView2" control. This is the current Microsoft web browser used...
NEW: Business Layer; finSecurityRegisterB2GAUUpdateItems updated to use Properties
Previously, to refresh the collection in finSecurityRegisterB2GAUUpdateItems a single Refresh function was called, and all the required parameters were passed into it.
FIX: Portals; Security page; "Web User Id is Email for Password Reset and MFA" not working as expected
On the Security page of the Portals form, if the Authentication method is "Client" then you are given the option, towards the bottom of the page, to select the Sign-In Method.
FIX: Account Applications; PPSR B2G Search (Australia) for Applicants and Collateral was not implemented
Beneath the Applicant and Collateral grid within Account Applications is a button to perform a PPSR B2G Search in Australia. Whilst the button has been there for a long time, the functionality was not implemented and therefore did not do anything.
NEW: Updated so specify 'SameSite' as 'Strict' for Cookies
finPOWER Connect Cloud has been updated to use the 'SameSite', 'Strict' for Cookies.
NEW: finPOWER Connect updated to use the .NET Framework 4.8
finPOWER Connect has been updated to use the .NET Framework version 4.8.
NEW: Upgraded to .NET framework 4.8 (from 4.7.1)
finPOWER Connect Cloud and Web Services have been updated to use version 4.8 of the .NET framework.
NEW: Perform B2G Updates added as a Security Statement action for Australian databases using the B2G PPSR
B2G Updates can now be performed on a Security Statement for the Australian B2G PPSR. Selecting the Security Statement action will open the existing PPSR B2G Update HTML Widget in a special mode, which limits the results to the selected Security Statement...
NEW: Icons; Now request caching for 1 year instead of 2 days
Calls to the Icon controller, GetIcon method now return an HTTP Header that requests that the icon is cached for 365 days instead of 48 hours.
FIX: Security Item Log form; Summary tab; "No HTTP resource was found that matches the request URI" error displayed
The Summary tab on the Security Item Log form was not working.
FIX: Search view; Security; PPSR; Registration number search returned no results for Australian databases
The PPSR Search on the Security, PPSR tab of the Search view was not returning any results for Australian databases.
FIX: Export Information wizard; Allows progress through wizard with not options selected
When using File, Export Information, the wizard will allow you to progress to the next page if "Embed Files and Documents" is checked, but is not enabled.
FIX: Tasks view; Overdue days sometimes appear as a day behind the value displayed in the finPOWER Connect Desktop Task Manager
When viewing the Tasks view, the date that "O/D Days" is calculated at defaults to "Today" but can be changed from the button at the bottom of the screen.
FIX: Administration view; Import tab; "Drag a file here" shows a "Browse..." button in Firefox
When viewed in Firefox, the "Drag a file here" block under the Administration view, Import tab showed a "Browse..." button.
NEW: Notifications menu; Now displays a search box above the grid
The Notifications menu now displays a search box above the grid as per similar menus such as the Records view, Bookmarked and Recent menus.
FIX: Business Layer help; Better handling of .NET Generic Lists and Nullable values
Business Layer help now handles the following more gracefully: