Release Notes for Version 3.3.0

Please read the following notes about this Wise Owl release carefully before installing it.

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This release is not yet public. Any release notes are subject to change.

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• Prevent kicking yourself, as this causes a database error.
• Fix incorrect error message on New Receipt page if type of funds is not required.
• Fix documents login sometimes asked for an authenticator code.
• Fix authenticator app configuration errors on User page, depending on if appliance is in Online or Offline mode.
• Fix a disbursement reverting to unbilled status after confirming and posting to Reckon.
• Fix data errors with dates when a user's web browser and the Wise Owl server are in different time zones.
• Fix documents logins via MS Word can be kicked due to inactivity - now correctly expire at midnight.
• Fix error on Edit Matter page if Client Agreement is signed.
• Fix uploading a new Document Template will now change the filename and file extension.
• Fix incorrectly setting the Create field on New Document from Template page when creating documents from the Matter page.
• Fix large drop downs on dialogs on Document Register were hidden.
• Fix display glitch for list of Authors on the Edit Document and Upload Documents pages.
• Fix User Charge Rates page can have errors if no earlier dates listed.
• Fix problem where emails can have multiple attachments with the same name.
• Fix Document Register extra columns and exta filters dialogs do not have scroll bars.
• Fix automatic date formatting does not work on Custom Fields (on Contacts and Matters).
• Fix Delete Disbursement button was not enabled when all related invoices are also deleted.
• Fix Trust bank Rec can only edit the most recent bank rec, even if earlier recs have been undone. Now only lets you edit the oldest in-progress rec.
• Fix error when renaming a document extension (eg: .doc → .docx).
• Fix errors with duplicate file names for documents due to allowing leading or trailing whitespace (eg: spaces at the end of a file name).
• Fix incorrectly reporting reports are not used in a report pack import, if there is an error against a report.
• Fix unable to edit a document copy when copying a readonly (eg: Final status) document.
• Fix how document names have numbers added to the end of them if there are duplicates. Previously created duplicate documents and errors.
• Fix errors triggered when loading email attachments / zip file contents if a filename had characters which can cause security problems (eg: < > & #).
• Add missing Trust Payment line item Ref Number field.
• Fix clicking the Edit Matter Number or Edit Contact Number button causes the page to be saved, if you click it very quickly when the page is loading.
• Fix date fields are missing on Google Chrome version 56 (released Feb 2017). This fix was included in Wise Owl 3.2.1,
• Fix unable to login using Active Directory based account when no maximum password age is set in AD. This fix was included in Wise Owl 3.2.1.
• Fix Expense Recovery Delete button is enabled when should not be.
• Fix renaming a document template with only differences in case (upper vs lower case letters) causes an error.
• Fix bug where change the order of clients on a Matter can cause an error.
• Fix unable to do a Data Import from a spreadsheet with no data; causes an error and prevents further data to be ignored.
• Fix bug where incorrectly formatted or blank unique ids on Data Import spreadsheets can cause an error.
• Fix obscure issue where Wise Owl on en-US computers causes an error on startup.
• Fix rare error which can cause Reckon Accounts Web Connector to fail at random times.
• Fix all matters are imported as non-billable in PC Law CSV import.
• Fix errors when viewing certain MSG email files.
• Fix no error message shown when importing Timesheet records and specifying a non-timebilling user by initials.
• Fix potential error when importing users from spreadsheet.
• Fix attachments were not detatched and saved when appropriate option set on Upload Document page.
• Fix copying an Account in Finance module also copies the External ID.

Other Changes

• Automatically clear data in Trust Bank Rec Adjustment dialog when creating a new adjustment.
• Add a Create Blank Invoice button to the Create Invoice page.
• Improve layout of Document Edit / View page.
• Add download URL for Document on Edit / View page.
• Reduce number of listed invoices on the Receipt Register, so they do not take up as much room.
• Add hint message in the Related Matters top of the Matter page to search for all matters relating to the primary client.
• Added a Recovery Record view (previously a read-only Expense Recovery could not be saved, but had editable fields).
• Add warning and validation messages to Disbursement page if the selected contact is not a Supplier or a Client.
• Remove unused bulk actions drop down on Time Billing Register.
• No longer show a warning against Document Pack imports if there are no templates contained in it.
• Add a notification and button to remove special characters (eg: < > & #) from fields. These fields can cause security problems.
• Updated to current version of WebDAV component (which allows MS Word to load and save documents in Wise Owl databases).
• Updated to current version of all 3rd party components.
• Disable all fields on the Create Document from Template page after the Create Document button is clicked.
• Rename Trust Receipt Description field to Reason.
• Add system setting to include Draft records on the New Invoice page by default.
• List of documents shown on the Matter Documents tab includes all documents when less than 50 documents on the whole matter.
• Add error message to New Trust Receipt if the matter's primary client has no valid addresses.
• Improve performance of the Documents Select Template Fields page when loading list of fields - list is now pre-computed and cached.
• Allocate Documents page now shows documents without matters by default.
• Added warning message to all register pages when both Matter and Contact are entered, but the Contact is not Primary Client on the Matter.
• Invoices which are linked to Draft Disbursements are now shown on the Edit Disbursements page.
• Improve responsiveness of background task scheduler if there is an error.
• Add system settings to control the number of documents and date range on Allocate Documents page.
• Warning message about docs without a matter on Documents Register and Allocate Documents page now has a link to show all affected documents.
• Add warning message on New / Edit Receipt page for Date field if it is in the future.
• Add validation message to New Document Template if the template file format is not supported.
• Show users a message if one of their favourited reports is deleted.
• Improve layout of Trust Bank Rec print function when bank rec is not yet complete.
• Improve performance when saving Contacts or Matters with large numbers of custom fields.
• Improve performance when creating documents against Matters with large numbers of custom fields.
• Improve performance loading Document Register with large numbers of documents.
• When creating a zip file for documents, add validation to prevent adding documents from different matters.
• Add additional SSL certificate to internal whitelist when communicating with Wise Owl Legal admin server. This fix was included in Wise Owl 3.2.2.
• Improve error messages when doing a mail merge.
• Improve support for Lets Encrypt free SSL certificates.
• Importing Invoices via spreadsheet no longer requires a ContactNumber field; the Matter Primary Client is used by default.
• Change default when importing to be Upload a File.
• Change earliest dates allowed on imported spreadsheets to be 1900 instead of 2010.

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• Added missing Receipt Date field from Trust Receipt report.
• Add deposit details to Trust Receipt reports.
• Show correct addresses on Trust Receipt reports.
• New EFT Advice report.
• Trust Cheque and EFT Advice have details of nominated Signatory users.
• Add firm details to Trust Cheque and EFT Advice reports.
• Add Trust Bank Account details to Invoice reports.

Manual Changes Required for Installation

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