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Release 5.2.81 October 9, 2023 barney

Includes database changes, you need to log all terminals out to install this version

Payment gateway / Paypal integration changes

This version of c9 includes mechanisms to expand number of electronic payment gateways c9 can integrate into beyond just Paypal. Initial offering adds experimental integration into Till Payments online payment processor. This change introduces a number of changes to c9

  • GL code 1-1041 redefined to represent all payment gateway payment collection, not just paypal
  • Existing paypal postings rewritten to 1-1041-0001 : which is now dedicated paypal code
  • New code added 1-1041-0002 for Till Payments.
  • Integrated Till Payments processing for online orders.
  • Daily cash till no longer lets you count Paypal. Instead you need to reconcile via business -> Cash Rec
  • Bank Rec screens updated to include transfers from/to Paypal and Till payments.

PDF forms showing wacky colours

Have had some reports of opening some PDF registration forms and colours being out of whack.  The problem has been traced to a bug in Chrome / Edge itself with how it displays some PDF forms. If you open the PDF in adobe acrobat it is fine but if you open it in Chrome the colours can be incorrect for some users. We expect problem is how colour information is encoded in PDFs themselves and possibly there are implementation issues with Chrome as it is the only PDF viewer we know of that behaves this way with these documents, having tested a number of other different viewers.

Fortunately there is something we can do at our end to fix, by changing how PDF colour information is stored in these forms. But requires re-encoding PDF forms in c9. For this version the following forms have been re-encoded. As we learn of other forms which are problematic we will re-encode in future versions of c9:

  • Victoria (Shows purple instead of green)
    • Dealer online authority
  • Western Australia (shows red instead of blue)
    • MR9B - Transfer
    • VL17 - License
    • VL1A - Bulk License

Other tweaks and fixes

  • Added missing GL cost code for depreciation
  • (another) Bugfix with recent dealer unit screen changes : the open floorplan tab was not filtering results down to floorplans only. Now working again
  • P/L tab on workshop screens : suppress LabCost and Margin tally if there is any labcost and login user does not have payroll access
  • Browse journal : export journals.  Include both post and item reference in export.
  • AR/AP payments screen. Include some convenience buttons in aging groups to auto select amount to pay to pay off that aging figure. For pay and bill pay.
  • New workshop status screen : Todays Clocking.  Displays onscreen output similar to clocking report, refreshes automatically. Serves as a 'scheduler-lite' type screen. Less capable than scheduler but easier to drive since it drives 100% from clocking activity only.
  • Add Contact : Default salutation to empty. A future version of c9 will try to remove it entirely once all functional entanglements are removed
  • Unit invoice print : option to forcefully suppress duplicate; to make finance companies a little happier