NewViews 2.13
Released - January 22, 2009
This is a version change, not just a service pack. The service pack number is reset to zero. After installing this version, each workstation, server, or application database will be automatically processed the first time you open it. You will be asked for comfirmation before any processing is performed, and as a precaution, a backup is made automatically before each conversion.
What's New
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Print/Export 1099-MISC
The ability to print/export 1099-MISC Forms from Accounts Payable has been added.
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Export W2s
The ability to export W2s has been added.
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2009 US Payroll table updates
Includes Connecticut and Missouri January 01, 2009 tax calculation update.
Problem / Bug Fixes
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Enabling/disabling of semiloops had a problem.
Each database maintains a flag indicating whether or not semiloops are allowed. However, the flag may have been compromised in some circumstances. The conversion to this version checks for semiloops and sets the flag accordingly to ensure that it is correct.
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Setup default windows for ADMINISTRATOR login created an error.
Adding a new login for the ADMINSTRATOR and accepting the window default setup prompt would setup all windows and die at the end with the error "::qw::control(window_default_setup) sandwich error.".
This release fixes the problem.
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In some circumstances issuing a Window>Define Columns (
) created an error.
This release fixes the problem.
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USA payroll W2 Box1 amounts were too large for employees with an S125.
S125 and S125S amounts now reduce W2 Box1.
NewViews 2.13 - Service Pack 1
Released - February 18, 2009
What's New
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More responsive navigation
When you use the arrow keys to move around in any top pane, the bottom pane displays details about the object you just moved to. This feels sluggish when the bottom pane takes a while to update. Version 2.13.1 corrects this problem because it waits an instant before refreshing the bottom pane. Movement feels more responsive in the top pane.
When you hold an arrow key down to move a long way quickly, the keyboard generates repeating arrow key signals, usually at the rate of about 30 per second. Also, there is a time delay before the repeating signals begin. You can set both the initial time delay, and the time between repeated signals. The initial time delay should be as short as possible, and the signals should repeat as fast as possible. This may make NewViews (and other programs?) feel more responsive.
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Blocks are easier to see
Prior to this version, active row highlighting made it difficult to see the ends of a marked block of items, especially if the block only inlcuded one or a small number of rows. Version 2.13.1 removes the active row highlighting when the cursor is in a block. This makes it much easier to see the items marked.
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Block Copy/Paste has new Save/Load File commands
Block copy/paste of accounts and transactions is most often used to replicate data, with changes to names and dates, in the same database (i.e. the source and destination database are the same).
Block copy/paste can also be used for NewViews to NewViews inter-database transfer (i.e. the source and destination databases are different, but they must both be NewViews databases). Prior to this version, the clipboard was used as a transfer medium, and it was assumed both the source and destination databases were open. However, there are times when having both databases open and using the clipboard is awkward.
Version 2.13.1 adds the ability to save copy/paste data to a file, which can be transported and read into the destination database at another place and time.
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Print Account Ledgers can show full account and report paths
Prior to this version, it was only possible to show the account name and description on a Print>Account Ledgers output. In application databases that are sub-foldered, this limitation could cause confusion or error interpreting the output. Version 2.13.1 adds the ability to display the full account path, and the full path of the report the account is on (if any).
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Improved Tools>Import Records
Tools>Import Records has been upgraded to be sub-folder capable. Instead of just accepting account names and report names, full account paths and report paths are also allowed. This means you can create accounts of any type (e.g AP, AR, BANK, etc.), in a way that repects existing account sub-foldering. You can also create sub-foldered reports, and place new accounts on reports that are sub-foldered. Transactions can post to any account, uniquely, by specifying a full path for the account.
Note that a full journal path can now be specified, but the journal still must be of type GENERAL. A future release, currently under development, will enable the creation of all types of transactions. (Before any programming changes are made by third-party exporters, Q.W. Page should be contacted for advise regarding use of the current Tools>Import Records versus waiting for the new approach under development.)
Problem / Bug Fixes
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A change made in version 2.12.2 caused Print>Account Ledgers to stop printing distribution details.
This release fixes the problem.
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A change made in version 2.12.2 caused
(goto journal and goto posting) to fail in some circumstances.
This release fixes the problem.
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Prior to this version, timecard payroll could occasionally have rounding errors, and the books went out
of balance by a penny. This release corrects the problem by using more significant digits in the weighted
average rate determination. For example, a weighted average rate that displayed 21.25 per hour might now display 21.24895.
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Version 2.12.0 introduced better control of Excel from within NewViews (e.g. creation of new workbooks and new worksheets).
This requires a complete sychronization with an already running Excel. However, some cases were missed in the testing
and user attempts to sychronize with sheets containing complex ranges failed (e.g. links to other sheets).
This release should fix the problems.