Argos Release Notes V5.126.131

Argos Release Notes V5.126.131

Argos Vault Release Notes V5.126.131


Release Completion Date: 28 February 2020


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

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.

Features

Accounts

D2008


An issue has been fixed where by manually entering a client code in the lookup field or having a client code saved in a preset was causing the system to crash. This has been resolved. Any current presets will continue working.

F5383

A new menu option has been added being TFN Verification Export.  Running that menu option create an export file that may be uploaded to the ATO to verify TFN and ABN details.

F5826

The export created from the menu option Print Arrears (By Amount) has been enhanced.  A new check box is available on the dialog “Include Client Tags”.  Checking this option will include client tags in the export with a separate column for each Tag.  Also included in the export are the Variable Loan Facility Limit, Client Code and Reporting Date.

APIs

F5777

Client API – you can now search by Group associated with a client. 

F5845

  • Added collateral details to both variable and fixed loans
  • Added the Standard Instalment Amount (including GST) to the Fixed loan API 
  • The Variable loan instalment amount is beeing retreived as "instalmentAmount”
  • Added daysInArrears to both fixed and variable loan APIs
  • Added payOffAmount for fixed and variable loans 


Bailment

F5405

The concept of a Fees Account has been introduced to the Bailment Dealer.  All fees transactions are posted to this ledger including bailment fees, ad hoc fees, PPFC fees and curtailment fees.  Bailment Fees transactions on longer remain in the bailment account which gave rise to the fee transaction.  They are calculated on the bailment account and transferred to the fees account.

F5453

The invoices due report has been updated to include the details of any overdue PPFC or Adhoc Fees, as well as overdue Curtailment Payments’ for each dealer.

The report may now be sent to a dealer either by using the Report Order ‘Bailment Dealer’ (All Dealers) or the Bailment Dealer lookup field (One Dealer).                Create Communication output option is required for the report to be emailed. 

F5624

The Associated Parties Guarantor lookup fields have been replaced by a selection grid. Unlimited numbers of Guarantors may now be applied to a Bailment Dealer

F5625

A new column “Total Fees” on the stock list page has been added.

This field defaults to displaying the total charged fees on each asset, a checkbox is then available ‘Include Accrued fees’ which will update the total fees column to include any accruals

F5643

When a bailment account been manually created with a link to a Payable Account, the related payable account is now displayed on the Asset Details tab.

F5645

Amalgamated Dealers may now perform transfers between each other via the website.

To perform this transfer the dealer must:

  • Have the External User Flag “Allow Transfers” checked on 
  • Have the same Amalgamated Client selected to their Associated Parties as at least one other dealer

The Web Transfer process does not allow selection of new FFP and DIF dates, but otherwise performs the same functions as the Bailment module process.

F5647

An Overdue Letter process for Bailment Dealers has been introduced.

Number of days suspension parameter will generate letters as per below rules:

  • Reminder letters: if ALL overdue invoices are less than the number of days for suspension value, then the reminder communication type will be used and the table will include ALL overdue invoices
  • Suspension Letters: if ANY overdue invoices are greater than or equal to the number of days for suspension, then a suspension communication type will be created, and the table will include ALL overdue invoices (regardless of number of days)

Dealers may be suspended from inclusion in the process, or have an individual letter removed on a case by case basis.

The associated Communication Type needs to have a table setup as below for the outstanding invoices to be reported:


Invoice | Trust Receipt

Payment Amount Due

Arrears Days

x

x

x


Communications will be attached to the dealer account, and may be printed/emailed from the Communications Browse as per existing functionality.

F5665

When an order is referred, the reason will now be displayed on the order details

Referral reasons are:

  • Distributor Facility Limit Exceeded
  • Primary Facility Limit Exceeded
  • Dealer Suspended

F5666

When adding an Adhoc or PPFC Fee, the Direct Debit date field will be displayed. This will be prefilled with the default date, but may be changed

F5675 | F5676

The release calculator report now provides additional information to the user to assist in the decision of whether to decline or approve a referred order

  • The order referral reason is displayed
  • When the Dealer has multiple distributors, the limit information is included for each distributor
  • When the Dealer has an amalgamated client and ‘Allow Group Limits’ flag is checked on, the report will display additional information for the amalgamated groups dealers and distributors

F5844

Bailment Account Status Report.  Date range reporting has been introduced for:

  • Open Date range
  • Termination Date range

F5876

The ability to create Curtailment Fee Invoices has been introduced.

There is a new Bailment process option named Create Curtailment Fee Invoices.  The wizard will prompt for an invoice value, description and termination days.  A Curtailment Fee Invoice will then be created for any accounts conforming to the following rules:

  • The bailment account is Under Arrangement and has a curtailment date
  • The due in full date has passed and is dated in an earlier month
  • The account has not been terminated
  • OR, the account has been terminated and is within the number of termination dates entered.

When a bailment account is manually put Under Arrangement, and the above rules apply, the user will be prompted to enter a manual Curtailment Fee Invoice.

F5710

Three new help documents have been created as follows:

  • Curtailment Schedule Browse
  • Curtailment Schedule Details
  • Curtailment Schedule Period Details

D1995 | Z3577


A new control flag “Post Asset Sale FFP Fee” has been introduced.

If set to Dealer –

  • On termination the interest will be accrued/charged to the dealer from the termination date, irrespective of the free floor plan date.

If set to Distributor -

  • If the account is still within the free floorplan period, on termination, the interest will be accrued/charged to the distributor until the end of the free floorplan period, at which time it will then accrue/charge to the dealer as usual
  • If the account is not within the free floorplan period, on termination the interest will be accrued/charged to the dealer from the termination date

D1996 | Z3601


The following updates have been made to the Bailment Account Status Report Export

  • Curtailment Arrears and days added as final columns to the export
  • Fees and Suspense accounts are displayed as active

D1997 | Z3566 


An issue with the Bailment Account Status report not displaying override Free Floorplan End and Due in Full dates has been resolved.

D1991


Implemented “Allow Transfers” functionality on External Dealers so Dealer Transfers were enabled on the web.

D2001


Bailment Dealer Transfer process has now been updated to allow transfer to a new dealer with no existing accounts.

D2004


Bailment Website security has been enhanced to introduce further password complexity, password history storage and validation against the website “HaveIBeenPwned.com”

These enhancements will only be activated when the below SQL script is run against the database. If these security features are not required, then no further action is required.

------------------------------------------------------------------

insert into ctl (ctlid, ctldat)
values ('ENHANCED_PASSWORD_VALIDATION',1)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Password Complexity

The password must be 

  • Between 10 and 64 characters long AND
  • contain at least one 
  • numerical character
  • special character 
  • alpha character

2. Password History

  • When a password is changed that password is stored in the PasswordHistory table.  When a password is changed it is validated against the table so the same password cannot be used twice by a user.

D2042


Web Performance issues have been addressed

D2075


Corrected an issue where transfer notes were not being populated on the dealer transferee bailment asset account


D2082/2080


Corrected an issue where closed accounts with accrued interest were printing on this report.  Credit Notes are now included on this report.


D2088


Corrected validation of Accounts Payable account where account code entered.

D2090


Corrected an issue with the Release Calculator Report.  Distributors were shown in the wrong order and the release value was against the wrong distributor.

D2081


An issue with Post Asset Sale Fee Accrual where an Early Termination Reversal has taken place in a subsequent month has been fixed.  The amount of the accrual now shows as a negative of the fee charge at the previous month end. 

D1978


An issue was reported where, although the system crashed part way through a dealer transfer, some transactions were posted. This has been resolved, any partially completed transfer will have its transactions rolled back.


D1979

The payable client field will no longer appear on the create bailment account dialog if there is no payable clients selected to the dealer.

D2002


The company lookup field on the Create Insurance Renewal Letters Process has been corrected. If you specify a company in this field, the letters will be created for that company only. 

D2093

Credit Facility Report has been reformatted to make calculations clearer and provide Total Facility details.



Communications

F5705

SMS’s (text messages) sent from the system may now be up to 459 characters in length

F5713

The [HPACC_Payment_Schedule] replacement field now also includes a total column (amount + GST)

An additional replacement field [HPACC_INST_TOTALDUE] has been added.  This is the total of the Amount + GST on all instalments added together.

F5734

A new communication replacement field is available [LOACC_REVIEWDATE] – this will populate the Variable Loan account review date.


Fixed Loan

F5598

Changes have been made to the Fixed Loan Enquiry dialog

Renamed Fields

  • Future Balance is now ‘Receivable Balance’
  • Current Balance is now ‘Arrears Balance’
  • Accrued Interest is now ‘Default Accr Int’

New Fields

  • Accrued Interest – Future Ledger Accrued Interest 

D1986

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

D1987

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

General Ledger


F5710

A new help document has been created as follows:

  • Payable Receivable General Ledger Posting

D1977

An issue with the Post Payables and Receivables postings’ defaulting date has been resolved. The process will now disregard unlicensed modules

Lease

F5678

It is now possible to select to a Lease account and/or Lease quote whether the Lease is running in advance or in arrears using the First Payment selection box

F5601

The lease Cashflow Report has been modified to take into account the First Payment indicator on the lease account.

F5600

A new option has been added to the lease cashflow report dialog – Lease Account Detail Export.  If checked on the export produced will show the cashflow across the number of months specified on the dialog on a lease by lease basis.


PPSR (Security Registration)

F5366

A manual discharge button has been added to the Debtor portion of a financing statement. 


Quotes

F5693

Payouts (Disbursement) functionality is now also available for Variable Loan Quotes.

F5704

Disbursements may now be listed on a Quote Communication. These will appear as a repeating row table


Variable Loans

D1965


An End Date has been added to the Facility Fee dialog. 

  • When a Date is entered to this dialog, the Facility Fee will not accrue past that date.
  • The Date may be backdated, which will re-calculate the accrual, and if fees have posted in the interim, this may be a credit amount
  • When Facility Fees are posted, the end date of the facility fee will be checked and the fee posted to that date.