Argos Release Notes V5.123.54

Argos Release Notes V5.123.54

Argos Vault Release Notes V 5.123.54


Release Completion Date: 19 February 2020


Please disregard the release notes for the modules you do not use.

Please refer to the Argos Installation Manual in your documents folder for instructions on installing the Vault Software. Instructions for upgrade are attached to the release email.

Unless otherwise indicated, more detail about any change will be included in the relevant dialog [Help] button.  Other documents referred to in the release notes can be found in the ArgosApps\Documents folder once the software is installed. 

These release notes document changes which have been made to the stated software version only. You should review all previous release notes for changes between your current version and this one. Previous release notes can be found on the Argos Knowledge Base.

Accounts


F5630

Account Summary Report Update

The following changes have been made to the Arrears Balance labels on the report summary:

  • ‘Arrears’ changed to Arrears/(Prepaid) Balance
  • ‘Total Due including arrears of $xxx.xx’ changed to Total Due including Arrears/(Prepaid) of $xxxx.xx
  • If the amounts are credits, the value is enclosed in brackets.

D1953 | Z3301

Account Exposure Report

An issue with the Account Exposure report Top clients calculation has been resolved. 

F5840

Account Letter - Communication Replacement Field

A new communication replacement field has been created:

  • [ACC_LASTLETTERDATE] - Last letter date from the overdue letter process

F5842

The changes required for processing 2020 RWT returns / filing have been made. Processing can be undertaken from April 1st 2020 onwards.

F5880/5879

Account Exposure Report

  • The Account Exposure Report export data has been enhanced to include collateral details.
  • The Accounts | Print Exposure Report dialog has been enhanced to allow the input of a Maturity Date Range.

Bailment

F5191

A Floorplan Stocklist report has been implemented. This provides dealers a Stock list of all Bailment Accounts with Future ledger balance and Current ledger balance on floorplan at month end as a snapshot of their account for the dealer to reconcile floorplan balance.

The process to generate the stocklist data must be run after the Bailment | Post Bailment Fees on Accounts, and prior to the Bailment | End of Month reset. This may be added as a batch task.

  • Processes | Bailment | Create Month End Stocklist

The report may then be viewed from the Dealer portal Stock Search Page. There are two options for the Dealer – Print Stocklist Report or Create Stocklist.

  • Print Stocklist – will generate a PDF for the selected Month End Date
  • Create Stocklist – will generate a Excel file for the selected Month End Date which may then be downloaded

The report may also be viewed from:

  • Bailment | Reports | Bailment | Floorplan Stocklist Report

Stocklist reports will be available for one year.

F5193

Bailment Web Part Payments are now available.

The Dealer Portal has been enhanced to allow part payments of assets on floorplan.

Access is via the Stock Search page. Once the asset(s) have been selected, the [Part Payments] button will become available, and the Dealer may process payments against the assets.

The amounts will be displayed on the Floorplan Payment Advice.

When processed through Argos Cashbook, invoices will be raised based on the same rules as Curtailment payments.

F5509

Dealer Transfers have been implemented.

Functionality can be accessed from the Bailment Account Details | Asset Details tab | [Transfer]

Clicking [Transfer] button will display the following field options:

Dealer:  This will be an [F2] selection from the browse of bailment dealers so the dealer the asset is to be transferred to may be selected.  

  • Dealer must have same distributor as originating account dealer.  

Transfer Date:  This will default to today's date. 

  • It may be back dated up to the open date of the account the asset is associated with.  
  • Date may not be later than today's date. 

Override FFP & DIF End Date(s):  Defaults to existing dates, May be changed

Termination Reason: Defaults to the Dealer Transfer Term reason set up on the Bailment Account type. May be changed

[Create Transferor Invoice].  On clicking this button the Ad Hoc Fees dialog will be presented for completion.  

[Create Transferee Invoice].  On clicking this button the Ad Hoc Fees dialog will be presented for completion.  

Transfer price will be the Purchase Price Net from the Asset Details Tab.

D1922

An issue with the end of month invoices creating individual invoices for each transaction has been resolved.

D2065

An issue when running the Bailment Account Status report with the parameters of Credit Balances (Current), Future Zero, Print non zero suspense accounts has been resolved.

D2062/Z3804

Corrected an issue where the asset year was being created incorrectly for used assets.  The actual year of manufacture is now imported.

Batch Processing

F5191

Bailment | Create Month End Stocklist has been added to the available batch tasks

Client

F5840

Communication Replacement Field

Two new communication replacement fields have been created:

  • [SECCLIn_BUSNUM] – This displays the Business Number for second clients associated with an account. The n will be replaced with the second client number i.e. [SECCLI1_BUSNUM]
  • [GUACLIn_BUSNUM] - This displays the Business Number for guarantors associated with an account. The n will be replaced with the guarantor number i.e. [GUACLI1_BUSNUM]

Communications 

D1930

An issue has been fixed where the communication replacement fields that should display blank were displaying the field name. 

D1932 | D1933

Some refactor work has been undertaken on the Communications module to speed up the preview function.

F5837

SMS Length has been extended to allow SMS messages up to 459 characters

Dealer

F5414

Dealer Control Details

A checkbox has been added to the Dealer Control Details with the label Allow Dealer Lease Direct Debits

F5401

Dealer Account - Lease Direct Debit Changes

Four new fields have been added to the Dealer Account if the Allow Dealer Lease Direct Debits has been checked-on on the Dealer Control Details and you are licenced for Leases.

  • Lease DD Path and File Name - [F2] lookup and browse to location of where file is to be created to in the format prescribed by the bank account selected for the process.
  • Lease DD Bank Account - [F2] lookup to select the bank account the DD file is to be processed against.  If a DD Path and file name have been specified, there must be a bank account selected.  Error on [Save] if this is not the case.
  • Lease Invoice DD Path and File Name - [F2] lookup and browse to location of where file is to be created to in the format prescribed by the bank account selected for the process.
  • Lease Invoice DD Bank Account - [F2] lookup to select the bank account the DD file is to be processed against.  If a DD Path and file name have been specified, there must be a bank account selected.  Error on [Save] if this is not the case.

Fixed Loan

F5667

Fixed Loan Payment Schedule – Communication Replacement Field

Two new communication replacement fields have been created:

  • [HPACC_PAYMENT_SCHEDULE] - This allows the schedule report detail to be included within a communication
  • [HP_ACC_INSTGST_TOTAL] - This is the total of the GST on all instalments added together

D1976

An issue has been fixed where the next instalment date not correctly populating when a new fixed loan account was manually added.

D1975

An issue has been fixed where the incorrect final instalment date was being saved on manual fixed loan account creation. 

Quotes

F5840

Communication Replacement Field

A new communication replacement field has been created:

  • [ACCQUO_OTHERCHARGES] - This totals the items in a quote excluding the loan amount, deposit, interest and trade in

PPSR

F5883

MBIE have deprecated the Person Acting On Behalf member of the debtor organisation search type.    

See https://support.api.business.govt.nz/customer/en/portal/articles/2983738-changes-to-the-ppsr-following-amendments-to-the-personal-property-securities-act-1999.  

The ability to undertake a Person Acting on Behalf of search has been deleted from the Search Security Register dialog.  It was previously displayed when a Security was searched by Debtor Organisation.

Variable Loan

F5672

Variable Loan Account Status Export

The Export Report data option now includes the Vendor Program Code and Description

Vault API 

F5842

  • Added collateral details to both variable and fixed loans.  Updated the variable and fixed loan end point sections in the Argos Web API Client Development document (note the collateral item fields listed in Appendix A).
  • Added the Standard Instalment Amount (including GST) to the Fixed loan API and updated the documentation.
  • The Variable loan instalment amount is already been retrieved as "instalment Amount", no changes made.
  • Added days In Arrears to both fixed and variable loan APIs and updated the documentation.
  • Added pay Off Amount for fixed and variable loans and updated the documentation






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