EMDECS System Update: Q1 2022

EMDECS System Update: Q1 2022

Please be advised that new system updates will be released on February 13th and 20th, 2022.  No system downtime is required.

The release date and time varies based on which EMDECS database / URL you use to access the system:

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Release Notes


Program Area Release Note Type
1 Tech RO Disable/hide estimated hours text when hovering over Actual hours in an RO as tech or a different user.   Bug Fix
2 Services -> Complete RO -> Invoiced Fixed an issue where, in rare circumstances, the labor lines of a printed work order invoice using the basic invoice format would be listed twice. Bug Fix
3 Financials > AR Manager > View Receipt Credits Bug Fix: The amount in the Adjustments column in the View Receipt Credits screen should not be rounding to the nearest dollar. The amount should match the Adjustment amount recorded in the Receipt #.   Bug Fix
4 Fleet -> PM Inspection Manager -> Fixed PM tab Records displayed in a different order between Gen 1 (Forms) and Gen 2 (Kona) on the Fixed PM screen. Bug Fix
5 Parts -> Counter Sale Manager -> Return Kona "Can be returned within" functionality is overridden by the CS_RETURN_PERIOD system parameter. Bug Fix
6 Inventory -> PO -> Issue Inventory PO Fixed an issue where linking to a unit when creating a parts PO would cause an error. Bug Fix
7 Service -> CompleteRO Bug fix- to show scroll bar for Labor when user clicks on Actual Hours to see time sheet.   Bug Fix
8 Reports -> Charge Out Repairs -> Repair Profit/Loss Export Fixed an issue in the Repair Order Profit/Loss Export report where shop supply and surcharges subtotals would have the wrong decimal places. Bug Fix
9 Services -> Complete RO -> "Repair Order" Print   Kona Location-Level "RO Notes" are cutoff and do not display in full on the Work Order report   Bug Fix
10 Reports -> Shop Management -> Cost per Mile Export -> Schedule Report Fixed an issue where, if the user scheduled the Cost per Mile export instead of running it manually, the report received would always include 365 days of data instead of honoring the number of days back specified by the user. Bug Fix
11 Report -> Financial -> Balance Sheet Fixed an issue with the Balance Sheet and Income Statement reports where occasionally the end-date of a month with 31 days would be shown as 30 days instead. Bug Fix
12 Reports -> AR -> Customer Statement Fixed an issue where, if the Customer Statement for a customer had many lines, the company logo on the second and subsequent pages would not print properly. Bug Fix
13 Parts -> Counter Sale Manager After a counter sale return, deletion of the return invoice the user should be able to delete the original sales invoice. Also the status Void needs to show up for the deleted credit invoice.   Bug Fix
14 Reports -> AR -> Customer Statement Fixed an issue with the customer statement report where values in the 1-30 column were calculating incorrectly if one printed the statements for all customers at the same time. Bug Fix
15 Reports -> Report History   Misc. Customer Invoice gets added to report queue as a "Tax Invoice" Bug Fix
16 Parts -> Order Parts Bug fix, when a PO has been re-opened from a closed state, the PO should be moved back to the WIP PO Screen to allow it to be resubmitted.   Bug Fix
17 Reports -> Shop Management -> Cost per Mile Report Fixed an issue where the Cost Per Mile report was not calculating per interval totals correctly. Bug Fix
18 Reports -> Charge Out Repairs -> Customer Unit Cost Analysis Fixed an issue with the Customer Unit Cost Analysis report where, if the user wanted to print the report for one unit only, the report would be blank. Bug Fix
19 Fleets -> Unit Master -> Import Fuel Readings Fixed an issue where secondary readings in a fuel reading import file were causing the import to fail under some circumstances. Bug Fix
20 Parts -> Order Parts Bug fix: Linked parts from the Parts PO to the Counter Sale need to show on the Counter Sale screen.   Bug Fix
21 Parts -> Counter Sale Manager To fix default warehouse logic for Counter Sales. (either at user level, corporate level or location level). Also display Warehouse linkage and information on the counter sale when issuing parts.   Bug Fix
22 Reports -> Shop Management -> Cost Per Mile Export Fixed an issue where the Cost Per Mile report would sometimes show units it should not, or not include a unit it should. Bug Fix
23 Parts -> Physical Count Added ability to do serialized tire physical counts   New Feature
24 Parts -> Part Master Added a pop-up warning if a user   inactivates a part that has on hand quantities. New Feature
25 Administration -> Customer You can now set credit limits for customers, and if a customer goes over that limit on a transaction a message will be shown indicating that that is the case. New Feature
26 Parts -> Order Parts Added a Tax Exempt checkbox in Vendor Manager, vendor record details so vendors can be tax exempt.   New Feature
27 Financial -> GL Account History Added a link to the GL Account History tab called View Account Balances which will show the Opening and Ending Balance of any accounting period in the system. New Feature
28 Parts -> Receive Parts Allow updating unit cost fields by using the arrow keys to move down to the next record without refreshing/fetching data. New Feature
29 Reports -> Inventory A new tire inventory report has been added to the Inventory report category New Feature
30 Reports -> Employees Enhanced the Employee Time Card report so that you can print more than one day's worth of time cards at a time. New Feature
31 Administration -> Vendor Vendor fax number field added to the Vendor details screen   New Feature
32 Administration -> User Accounts -> User Manager -> Customers tab Allow users to add customers to the Customer Access Portal from the User Manager screen. New Feature
33 Parts -> Inventory Transfer Added ability to do transfer of serialized part and tire parts New Feature
34 Administration -> User Accounts -> User Manager Added feature to allow users to reset passwords from the   User Manager screen.   New Feature
35 Financial -> Financial Manager Added GL Mappings for Dispatch accounts in Kona.   New Feature
36 Financials -> AP Invoices Changed layout of the AP Invoices screen (Parts and Non Repair Bill tabs) to improve performance.   New Feature
37 Fleet -> Rental Manager For customers who use the Rental Manager module, the Reservation screen's export file now includes estimate pickup times and estimated return date times as well as the relevant dates. New Feature
38 Admin -> Standard Codes -> Parts Added a new "Account Groups" tab New Feature
39 Fleet -> Unit Master Layout changes to the Import Permits screen off of Unit Master. New Feature
40 Fleet -> Unit Master UI improvements to the layout of Import Readings   New Feature
41 Fleet -> Unit Master Layout UI changes for Import Equipment Units screen.   New Feature
42 Parts -> Part Master Changed layout of the Import Parts Onhands screen   New Feature
43 Financials -> AR Manager & AP Manager Changed the default end date on the AR and AP Managers' outstanding invoice screens so that it is the last day of the month. This is intended to make it easier to work with end-of-month invoices that the system generates, e.g., rental invoices. New Feature
44 Parts -> Inventory Adjustment -> Add New Adjustment Added part On Hand feature on the Inventory Adjustment screen, so users know what their on hand of that part is before they do the actual adjustment.   New Feature
45 Parts -> Order Parts -> When in the PO screen Added support for using the arrow up and down keys to add multiple quantity of parts to these three screens: Purchase Order, Quick Receiving/Inventory Receiving, and Adding Sublet Parts New Feature
46 AP Invoices -> AP Inquiry Added new functionality to the AP Inquiry screen so that one can see part details from Parts PO invoices over a date range, by vendor/part #/invoice #. New Feature
47 Admin -> Corporate Setup Manager -> Repair Facility -> Logo Added support for custom logos for each of your locations on printed counter sale estimates, instead of having one logo for all locations. New Feature
48 Parts > Counter sale Manager > Order Request and then   popup for adding new Order request To allow multiple parts to be assigned to a Vendor in Order Request screen off of the Counter Sale Manager menu.   New Feature
49 Reports -> Charge Out Repairs -> RO Profit & Loss The Repair Order Profit & Loss report can be printed in PDF format now, supplementing the previously existing Excel format export. New Feature
50 Service -> Complete RO -> Customer Proof Removed a redundant "Line Code" field from the Customer Proof printout. New Feature

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