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MYOB EXO Business Release Notes 2016.1
Contents Introduction 1
What’sNewinthisRelease?......................................................................1
Installation 2
Pre-InstallRequirements............................................................................2
DatabaseServer.....................................................................................................2
ClientWorkstation.................................................................................................3
OtherRequirements..............................................................................................3
InstallingMYOBEXOBusiness....................................................................4
Post-Installation.......................................................................................11
LoggingintoEXOBusiness...................................................................................11
InstallingEXOBusinessServices...............................................................12
SettinguptheServices.........................................................................................15
NewFeatures 17
ImportantUpgradeNotice.......................................................................17
UpdatestoNonAccounts.........................................................................17
ActiveFlag............................................................................................................17
RestrictingtheAbilitytoConvertNonAccounts..................................................17
CompositeBusinessAlerts.......................................................................18
DepositsonSalesOrdersinEXOPOS.......................................................19
DocumentsonWorksOrders...................................................................20
LineOrderingonSubscriptions................................................................20
ResolvedIssues 21
EXOBusinessCore....................................................................................21
EXOJobCosting........................................................................................23
EXOIntercompany....................................................................................23
EXOCRM...................................................................................................24
KnownIssues 25
Appendix1:ProfileSettings 27
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Introduction
What’s New in this Release?
The2016.1releaseisfocussedonaddressingitemsmostrequestedbyusersandimplementersoftheEXOBusinesssystem.Someoftheseareentirelynewfeaturestothesystem;othersaresometimessubtlebutvaluablechangesaimedatfurtherimprovingtheefficiencyofexistingfunctionalityorremovingcomplexity.Thechangesarenotlocalised;rather,theyareacrossthescopeoftheentireEXOBusinesssuitewithcircumspectchangesinalmosteveryareaincludingJobCosting,CRM,Subscriptions,ServiceableUnits,EnhancedPOSandtheIntercompanymodule.
Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoprovideessentialinformationontheinstallationanduseofthisrelease:
• TheInstallationsectionprovidesanoverviewoftheinstallationprocess,includingpre-installationrequirementsandpostinstallationsteps.
• TheNewFeaturessectiondescribesallnewfeaturesintroducedinthisrelease.• TheResolvedIssuessectiondescribesallissuesthathavebeenaddressedby
thisrelease.• TheKnownIssuessectiondetailsanyissuesinthisreleasethathavebeen
identifiedasrequiringattention.• TheNewProfileSettingsappendixattheendofthisdocumentsummarisesall
changestoEXOBusinessprofilesettingsincludedinthisrelease.
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Installation
Pre-Install Requirements
MinimumsystemrequirementsforPCsrunningMYOBEXOBusinesscomponentsaredetailedbelow.FulldetailsofrequirementsandsupportedoperatingsystemsforMYOBEXOBusinessareavailableontheMinimumSystemRequirementspageontheMYOBwebsite.
TheperformanceoftheEXOBusinesssystemisnotassurediftheserequirementsarenotmet.Similarly,performancecannotbeassurediftheEXOBusinesssystemisinstalledonaserverthatisalreadyunderloadfromotherprocesses,oraRDBMSthatisnotsuitablefortheorganization’svolumeofdata(see“SQLExpress“onpage3).
Database Server AnyserverwhereanMYOBEXOBusinessdatabaseisinstalledshouldmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
• WindowsServer2008,WindowsServer2012• ThelatestServicePackfortheWindowsoperatingsystem• IntelPentium®42.4Ghzprocessor(orequivalent)• 2GBRAM• 20GBofharddiskspace+10MBperuser• MicrosoftDataAccessComponents(MDAC)2.8orlater• AsupportedversionofMicrosoftSQLServer:
o MicrosoftSQLServer2008R2/SQL2008R2ExpressEdition
o MicrosoftSQLServer2012/SQL2012ExpressEdition(however,seetheKnownIssueonpage26).
o MicrosoftSQLServer2014/SQL2014ExpressEdition
• ThelatestServicePackfortheversionofSQLServeryouareusing
MYOBEXOBusiness2016.1worksbestonMicrosoftSQLServer2014(version12.0.2495.0)StandardorEnterpriseeditions.
SQL Server MicrosoftSQLServermustbepresentontheEXOBusinessDatabaseServer.IfyouwanttouseaspecificeditionofSQLServer,makesureitisinstalledbeforerunningtheInstallationWizard.IfSQLServerisnotinstalled,theEXOBusinessInstallationWizardcaninstallSQLServer2008R2SP1ExpressEdition(SQLExpress)aspartoftheinstallationprocess(seepage7).WhicheverversionofSQLServeryouuse,itmustbesetuptouseMixedModeauthentication.
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TheblankanddemodatabasessuppliedwithEXOBusinesshavetheircompatibilitylevelssetto“SQLServer2008(100)”.WhenupgradingfromapreviousversionofEXOBusiness,databasecompatibilitylevelsareupdatedautomaticallyasfollows:
• SQLServer2008andlaterdatabasesaresettocompatibilitylevel100.• OlderversionsofSQLServerarenotupdated.
Seethefollowingwebpageforinformationoncompatibilitylevels:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510680.aspx
SQL Express SQLExpressmaynotbesuitableforbusinesseswithmanyusers.SQLExpresshaslimitsontheamountofRAMandnumberofprocessorsitcanuse,whichaffectsthenumberofconcurrentusersthattheEXOBusinessdatabasecansupport.SeethefollowingMSDNarticleformoreinformation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx
Client Workstation AnyclientworkstationrunningtheMYOBEXOBusinessapplicationmodulesshouldmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
• Windows7Enterprise,Windows7Professional,Windows7Ultimate,Windows8
• ThelatestServicePackfortheWindowsoperatingsystem• IntelPentium®41.3GHzprocessor(orequivalent)• Harddiskspaceasrequiredfortheoperatingsystem• 16-bitcolour,1024×768screenresolution
Other Requirements CertainfeaturesofMYOBEXOBusinessrequireoneormoreofthefollowing:
• Internetaccess• MicrosoftInternetExplorer7.0orlater• Adobe®AcrobatReader7.0orlater
MicrosoftOfficeconnectionrequiresMicrosoftWord/Excel2010to2013.
ContactsynchronisationrequiresMicrosoftOutlook2010to2013.
MYOBEXOBusiness2016.1requiresExonetLib.dllversion2016.1.0orlater.Version2016.1.0isincludedwiththisrelease.
Wheninstallingmanuallyon64-bitoperatingsystems,thefileRwEasyMAPI64.exemustbecopiedfromtheSupportingFiles\RapWarefolderoftheEXOBusinessDVDtotheinstalldirectory.RegisterthisfilebyrunningRwEasyMAPI64.exe /regserverfromacommandprompt.
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Installing MYOB EXO Business
Note: Beforeyouinstallthisrelease,werecommendyoutaketheprecautionofbackingupyourdata.EnsuretherearenoEXOBusinessmodulesrunning,locallyoronyournetwork.
To perform the installation: 1. InserttheMYOBEXOBusinessCDandselectInstallMYOBEXOBusinessonthe
Installtab.Iftheinstallmenudoesnotrunautomatically,runtheExoBusinessInstaller.exeprogramintheSupportingFilesdirectoryoftheCD.
2. ClickNextontheWelcomescreen.
3. Readthelicenceagreement,thenselectIaccepttheagreementandclickNext.
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4. SelectthecountryyouarebasedinandclickNext.
Note: Yourselectionhereaffectscertaincountry-specificdefaultsettingsthat
aresetupduringtheinstall,e.g.taxratesandbanks.
5. Selectthecomponentstoinstall.Choosefrom:
• MYOBEXOBusinessApplicationModules• Documentationfiles• EXOBusinessutilities• Ablank“live”MYOBEXOBusinessDatabase• Apre-configureddemonstrationdatabase• EXOBusinessCommonFiles
ClickNexttocontinue.
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6. IfyouchosetoinstalltheMYOBEXOBusinessApplicationModules,clickBrowsetochoosethedirectorywhereyouwanttoinstalltheprogramfiles,thenclickNext.
7. IftheMYOBEXOBusinessCommonFilesarenotinstalledonthisPC,click
BrowsetochoosethedirectorywheretheCommonFilesarelocated,thenclickNext.
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8. IfyouchosetoinstalltheMYOBEXOBusinessDatabasecomponents,youmustspecifywheretoinstallthedatabase:
• ToinstallonanexistingSQLServerinstance,selecttheinstanceandenterauserIDandpasswordforthatinstance.
• Tocreateanewinstancefortheinstallation,selectNewSQLServerinstanceonthiscomputer,thenclickBrowsetochoosethelocationofthenewinstance.ThiswillinstallSQLServer2008ExpressEdition.
Note: SeetheKnownIssuessectiononpage23forinformationontheinstallpre-requisitesforSQLServer2008R2SP1.
ClickNext.
Note: TheinstallermayappearunresponsivewhileittriestodetectSQLServer
instancesonthePC(thisprocessmaytakeaminuteormore).Donotcanceltheinstaller;simplywaituntilthedetectionoperationiscomplete.
IfyouselecttoinstallanewinstanceofSQLExpress,thelogondetailsforthenewinstancewillbe:
• Username:sa
• Password:$ExoAdmin7000
Youwillneedtosupplythesedetailswhenmigratingdata,orifyouwanttoconnecttotheSQLExpressinstanceforanyotherreason.
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9. ClickBrowsetochoosewheretheMYOBEXOBusinessshortcutsshouldbelocatedintheWindowsStartmenu,thenclickNext.
10. IfyouwanttocreateadesktopiconorQuickLaunchiconforMYOBEXO
Business,ticktherelevantbox(es),thenclickNext.
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11. Theinstallationisreadytobegin.ReviewthedetailsandclickInstalltoproceed.Ifyouneedtochangeanydetails,clickBacktoreturntothepreviousscreenandchangeyourselections.
12. Theinstallationprogressisdisplayed.
Note: Duringinstallation,otherwindowsmayappearifSQLExpressisbeing
installed.
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13. IfyouchosetoinstalltheapplicationmodulesbutnotthedatabasecomponentsonthisPC,youmustenterthedetailsofthedatabaseoncetheinstallationhascompleted.ClickTestConnectiontocheckthatthedetailsyouhaveenteredwork.Ifthetestpasses,clickNext.
Note: Onceacomputersuccessfullyconnectstothedatabase,aComputer
profileiscreatedforitinEXOBusinessConfig.
14. Theinstallationisnowcomplete.ChoosewhattodonextandclickFinish:
• RunMYOBEXOBusinesstoexplorethedemonstrationdatabase.
• RuntheConfigurationAssistanttosetupyournewMYOBEXOBusinessdatabase.
• ReturntoWindows.
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Post-Installation
OnceMYOBEXOBusinesssoftwareisinstalled,itmustbeconfiguredforuse.Optionally,datacanbemigratedintotheEXOBusinesssystemfromanotherMYOBproduct.TheconfigurationandmigrationprocessesaredetailedintheMYOBEXOBusinessImplementationGuide.
Logging in to EXO Business NewMYOBEXOBusinessdatabasesareinstalledwithoneormoredefaultuseraccounts.WhenloggingintoEXOBusinessforthefirsttime,youmustsupplythefollowinglogindetails.
Foranewblankdatabase(EXO_LIVE):
• Defaultadminuser=ExoAdmin• Defaultadminpassword=ExoAdmin
Forthedemonstrationdatabase(EXO_DEMO):
• Defaultadminuser=ExoAdmin• Defaultadminpassword=ExoAdmin• Defaultdemouser=demo• Defaultdemopassword=DEMO
Note: Passwordsarecase-sensitive.
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Installing EXO Business Services
OncetheEXOBusinesssystemissetup,youcaninstallsupportingservicesfortheEXOAPIandEXOEmailServiceusingtheEXOBusinessServiceSetupWizard,EXOBusinessServicesInstaller.msi.ThisinstallerissuppliedwiththemainEXOBusinessinstaller.ItmustberunonaserverthatalreadyhasEXOBusinessinstalledonit,andmustberunfromanaccountwithadministrativepermissions.
To perform the installation: 1. Double-clickontheinstallertorunit.Thewelcomescreenappears:
2. ClickNext.TheMYOBEXOEndUserLicenceAgreementisdisplayed:
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3. TickIacceptthetermsintheLicenceAgreementandclickNexttocontinue.
4. Selectwhichcomponentstoinstall.Choosefrom:
• TheEXOAPIService
• TheEXOMessagingService
Note: TheAPIconfigurationutilitiesarealwaysinstalled(see“SettinguptheServices”onpage15).
5. Theinstalllocationisdisplayedatthebottomofthewindow.ClickBrowsetochooseadifferentlocationifnecessary.
6. ClickNext.YouarenowreadytoinstalltheEXOBusinessservices.
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7. ClickInstalltobeingtheinstallation.Theprogressoftheinstallationisdisplayed:
8. Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,clickFinishtoclosethewizard.Youcan
choosetoopentheEXOBusinessServiceConfigurationutilitytosetupdetailsoftheEXOAPIservices.
Note: TheEXOBusinessServiceConfigurationutilityisinstalledinthesame
locationastheEXOAPIservices.Youcanruntheutility(MYOB.ED.EXO.Cloud.ServiceConfig.exe)fromthislocationatanytime.
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Setting up the Services TheEXOBusinessservicesmustbesetupforeachEXOBusinessdatabaseconnection,usingtheMYOBEXOBusinessServiceConfigurationutility.Thisutility,MYOB.ED.EXO.Cloud.ServiceConfig.exe,canberunimmediatelyafterinstallation,oryoucanopenitfromtheEXOservicesinstalldirectoryatanytime.
Note: AllsetupmustbeperformedontheserverthattheEXOBusinessservicesareinstalledon,usinganaccountwithadministratorprivileges.
Theutilitydisplaysconfigurationsettingsforthefollowingservices:
• EXOAPIConfigurationo APIServices–thisisthemainEXOAPIservice.o APIProviderServices–thisserviceconnectstheEXOAPItotheonline
relay.ThisserviceisonlyneededthisifyouwanttocommunicatewiththeEXOAPIremotely.
• EXOBusinessAlertsConfigurationo MessageServices–thisistheEXOBusinessmessaging(email)service.
ToconfigureanAPIservice,selectanEXOBusinessdatabaseconnection,thenclicktherelevantAddServicebutton.FortheAPIService,youmustalsoenteraBaseURL,whichisthelocationandporttheAPIisaccessibleon(thedefaultshouldbesuitableinmostcases,unlessyouwanttouseadifferentdirectoryand/orport).
Note: ForlocalAPIaccess,ensurethatyourfirewallisconfiguredtoallowtherelevantports,servicesand/orapplications.
TovalidatethattheEXOAPIhasbeensuccessfullyinstalledandsetup,navigatetotheBaseURLinawebbrowserorRESTclienttoseealistofavailableendpoints.
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Theconfigurationprocessforthemessagingserviceisslightlydifferent;wheretheAPIservicescreateaseparateinstanceforeachEXOBusinessdatabaseconnection,themessagingservicehasasingleinstance,whichcanhavemultipleconnectionstoit.
Toinstallthemessagingserviceinstance,selectadatabaseconnectionandclickAddConnection.Thisaddstheserviceandsetsupaconnectiontotheselecteddatabase.Toaddnewconnections,selectthemfromtheEXOConnectiondropdownandclickAddConnection.
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New Features
Important Upgrade Notice
TheExonetlib.dllDLLhasbeenupdatedinthisreleasetoremoveexternaldependenciesandreducethesizeoftheDLL.Whenupgradingmanually,makesuretoinstallandregistertheupgradedDLL—itsversionnumbershouldbe2016.1.0orlater.
Updates to Non Accounts
Active Flag AnewActiveflagisavailableontheNonAccountDetailswindow:
ThisflagworksinthesamewayastheActiveflagonDebtorandCreditoraccounts;iftheflagisunticked,thentheaccountisinactive,andwillnotappearonsearchwindows.
Restricting the Ability to Convert Non Accounts
AnewUser-levelprofilesettingisavailabletocontrolusers’abilitytoconvertNonAccountstoDebtorsorCreditors.WhentheAllowconversionofnon-accountstoDebtororCreditoraccountssettingisunticked,theConverttoDebtorandConverttoCreditorbuttonsontheNonAccountDetailswindowaredisabled.Also,whenconvertinganOpportunitytoaSalesOrderinEXOCRM,usersarenotaskediftheywanttoconverttheNonAccountontheOpportunitytoaDebtor.
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Composite Business Alerts
ThisreleaseaddstheabilitytocreatecomplexBusinessAlertrulesthatreferenceotherrules.
TheActivecheckboxonallruleshasbeenreplacedwithadropdown,containingthefollowingoptions:
• Active–therulewillbeappliedtotheselectedeventwheneveritoccurs.• Inactive–therulewillnotbeapplied.• SubRule–therulewillbeappliedwhenitisusedaspartofacompositerule.If
itisnotpartofacompositerule,itwillnotbeapplied.
Anew“Composite(list)”typeisavailableintheRuleTypedropdownwhenaddinganewBusinessAlert.Ifthistypeisselected,theeventconditionsarereplacedwithatablewhereyoucanaddexistingBusinessAlertsandspecifyhowtheyshouldbeusedtogether:
ClickAddRuletoselectanexistingruletoaddtothecompositerule.Youcanselectanyruleforthesameeventasthecompositerulethathasitsstatussetto“SubRule”.
TheOperatorcolumnletsyoudeterminewhethertheselectedrulesshouldbeevaluatedwithandANDorandORcondition,e.g.ifrulesA,BandCarealladdedwiththeANDoperator,thecompositerulewillbetriggeredifallthreearetriggered;iftherulesareaddedwithanORoperator,thecompositerulewillbetriggeredifanyoneofthemistriggered.
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Deposits on Sales Orders in EXO POS
EXOPOSnowallowsdepositstobeenteredonSalesOrderswhenusingtheshoppingcartfunctionality.
Note: TheshoppingcartisavailableaspartofEXOPOSAdvantage,whichisaseparatelylicensedadd-ontoEXOPOS.
Whenprocessingthesalethroughtheshoppingcart,ifanyofthelinesaremarkedas“Order”,anewDepositcolumnwillbeavailableonthepaymentscreen:
Thiscolumncanbesetto“Yes”toindicatethatapaymentlineisadepositontheorder.WhentheSalesOrderissaved,thepaymentwillberecordedasadeposit:
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Documents on Works Orders
TheWorksOrderswindownowhasaDocumentstab:
ThistabbehavesinthesamewayastheDocumentstabsthatareavailableonotherrecords.Youcanaddandremovedocumentsusingthestandarddocumenttoolbarbuttons,andyoucanattachadocumentbydragginganddroppingitontotheDocumentstab.
Line Ordering on Subscriptions
Itisnowpossibletocontroltheorderoflineitemsonsubscriptions.NewarrowbuttonsareavailableontheSubscriptionswindowtomovelineitemsupordown:
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Resolved Issues
EXO Business Core
ServiceRequestID Description
127043737215126783397985 OriginallyresolvedinEXOBusiness2015.5.1TheGenerateCreditright-clickmenuoptionontheTransactionstaboftheDebtorAccountDetailswindowdidnotcreateastocktransactiontoputtheitembackintostockonhand,asitwasincorrectlyprocessingitasacreditforajobproformainvoice.Thishasbeenresolved.
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Thisreleaseaddsan“<AllBranches>”optiontotheBranchdropdownontheDirectDebitswindow:
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ThisreleaseaddressesissueswiththeVariableCostfunctionofStockitems:
• TheVariableCostfunctionwasonlyavailableinDebtorsinvoicingandEXOPOS;thisreleaseaddsthefunctiontoSalesOrders.
• TheVariableCostfunctiondidnotworkforfreightlineswherefreightwasaVariableCostitem.Thishasbeenresolved.
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ThemailshotfunctionontheInvoiceBatchPrintingwindowdidnotusetheinvoiceformfilelogic;italwaysusedInvoice.clf,insteadofInvoice1.clf,Invoice2.clf,etc.asappropriate.Thishasbeenresolved.
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Whena.SAMreportwassavedfromtheSalesAnalysisDesigner,ifthereportincludedanInListfilterofstringvalues,extraquotemarkswereaddedaroundthevalues,whichmeantthatthereportreturnednodatawhenrun.Thishasbeenresolved.
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TheInwardsGoodsCostingwindowdidnotupdatetheSupPricecolumnwhenadiscountwasapplied.Thishasbeenresolved.
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OntheTransactionstaboftheStockItemDetailswindow,right-clickingonatransactionandselectingViewSourceTransactiondidnothingifthetransactionwasaWorksOrdertransaction.Thishasbeenresolved.
114995966216114810018764 ThisreleaseaddstheabilitytoshowaSupPriceFOREXamountinthesummarybaratthebottomoftheInwardsGoodsCostingwindow.
1846263003716749762871 Whenperformingabankreconciliation,thepromptforallocationsonlyappearedwhenprocessingarefund.Thishasbeenresolved;thepromptnowappearsforpositiveandnegativetransactions.
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WhenusingtheIntegratedCashbookinacompanythatusesforeigncurrencies,theGSTratecolumnwasmislabelledExRate.Thishasbeenresolved.
- WhencheckingforpendingapplicationsinBankFeeds,theerror“Unabletoloadbankfeeddataduetoinvalidlogininformation.UnauthorizedtoaccessthisBankFeederror404.”alwaysappearediftherewerenoapplicationspending.(Theerrordidnotoccuronceanapplicationhadbeenentered.)Thishasbeenresolved.
- NegativestockchecksonSalesOrdersignoredthelocation(s)onorderlinesandonlyusedtheheaderlocation,whichcouldresultinincorrectnegativestockwarningsifthelocationsdiffered.Thishasbeenresolved.
- SomeoftheerrormessagesthatcanappearontheSalesOrderswindowshavebeenre-wordedtomakethemmoredescriptiveoftheproblemthattriggersthem.
- WhenenteringaCreditorsInvoice,iftheselectedCreditoraccounthasitsDefaultInvoiceModesetto“GL”andadefaultGLcodespecified,thentheGLcodewouldbeautomaticallypopulatedontheCreditorInvoiceEntrywindow.Inpreviousversions,thisauto-populationwouldoccurforthefirstlineontheinvoiceonly;asofthisrelease,thedefaultGLcodeisnowpopulatedautomaticallyforalllinesaddedtoaCreditorInvoice.
- WhencreatingtransactionsintheIntegratedCashbook,iftheEnforcetransactionperioddatesduringinvoiceentryprofilesettingwassetto“DonotEnforce”,transactionswithadateoutsidetherangeoftheselectedperiodwouldhavetheirperiodchangedtoaperiodwithinthespecifieddaterange,i.e.thesystembehavedasthoughtheprofilesettingwassetto“AutoEnforce”.Asthishappenedafteranyvalidationhadtakenplace,itwaspossibletopostatransactiontoalockedperiod.Thishasbeenresolved.
Resolved Issues
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EXO Job Costing
ServiceRequestID Description
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TheServiceableUnitssearchwindownowincludesanoptiontoexcludeinactiveunits:
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WhenthePreventprocessingtonegativestocklevelsprofilesettingwasenabled,negativestockchecksonjobsonlylookedatindividuallines,andnotthejobasawhole,whichresultedinincorrectnegativestockwarningsincaseswherestockitemswereaddedandremovedandtheneteffectwaspositivestock.Thishasbeenresolved.
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ConvertingstockitemstoaserialisedoutputiteminJobCostinggeneratedtheerror“ErrorExistingSNQuery:Duplicateindexname'Filters'”.Thishasbeenresolved.
EXO Intercompany
ServiceRequestID Description
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IfaGLjournaltransactionfromthepreviousfinancialyearisenteredintoanEXOIntercompanysourcedatabase,andthistransactionaffectstheprofitorlossforthatyear,thenthepreviousyear’sprofitfigure(retainedearnings)inthebalancesheetneedstobeadjustedbythatamount.Whenthistransactiongetsreplicatedtotheconsolidationdatabase,itisinsertedintotheperiodcorrespondingtothetransactiondate(thefinancialyearmaybedifferentintheconsolidationdatabase).If,whenthistransactionisinserted,itcorrespondstoaprioryear,ittooneedstocreatearetainedearningsadjustmentinthatdatabase;however,inpreviousversions,thesystemdidnotdothis.Thishasbeenresolved;retainedearningsadjustmentsarenowcreatedastheyshouldbe.
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Insomecases,Creditorsinvoicesuspendedbatchesinasourcedatabasewereenteredintoanincorrectperiodintheconsolidateddatabase.Thishasbeenresolved.
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EXO CRM
ServiceRequestID Description
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Thisreleaseaddstheabilitytorestrictusers’accesstotheConverttoDebtororConverttoCreditorbuttonsontheNonAccountswindow—seepage17.
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Known Issues Thefollowingissueshavebeenidentifiedasrequiringend-userattentioninthisrelease.
Installation/Upgrade Issues • IfyouareusingtheMYOBEXOBusinessInstallationWizardtoinstallan
instanceofSQLExpress,thefollowingmustbemustbepresentonthePC:o .NETFramework3.5SP1–youcandownloadthisfrom:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120550o WindowsInstaller4.5–youcandownloadthisfrom:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123422o WindowsPowerShell1.0–youcandownloadthisfrom:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=120552• DuetosecuritysettingsimposedbyWindows,CHMHelpfilescannotbeviewed
fromaremotelocation—thismeansthatyoucanonlyviewtheEXOBusinessCHMHelpfilesiftheyhavebeeninstalledonthelocalPC.SeeMicrosoftKnowledgeBasearticle892675formoreinformationonthisissueandsuggestedworkarounds.(ThisissuedoesnotapplyifyouareviewingonlineHelpfilesontheEXOBusinessEducationCentre.)
Demo Data Issues ThestoredprocedureSP_DEMO_DATA_DATE_UPDATER,whichupdatesthedataindemodatabasestothecurrentdate,wasupdatedinEXOBusiness8.4.ThisstoredprocedureisonlyavailableintheEXO_DEMOdatabase,whichmeansthatanyexistingdemonstrationdatabasesusedbypartnerswillnotbeablerolltheirdemodataforward;thesedatabaseswillneedtobere-createdbasedontheupdatedEXO_DEMOdatabaseinordertousetheupdatedSP_DEMO_DATA_DATE_UPDATERprocedure.
Job Costing Resource Issues Whenaresourceallocationiscreated,anActivityfortherelevantstaffmemberisautomaticallycreatedintheEXOBusinesssystem;however,iftheresourceisnotassociatedwithastaffmember,theActivitywillnotappearontheActivitySearchwidgetontheTaskSchedulertab.
Asaworkaround,adummystaffaccountcanbecreatedtoassociatenon-staffResourceswith.
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SQL Server 2012 Issues AllversionsofSQLserver2012exhibitedasubtle,butnowwell-knownchangeindefaultbehaviourwithregardtoidentityorautonumbersequences.InMYOBEXOBusiness,thiswouldbeexperiencedasanunexpectedanomalywherenumbersequencescouldapparentlyspontaneouslyjumpbyincrementsof1000iftheSQLserverwasrestarted.
ThisbehaviourwasreversedinSQLserver2014,butnoknownsolutionexistsforcompletelypreventingthisbehaviourinanyversionsofSQLserver2012,otherthantoupgradetoSQLserver2014tocompletelyeliminatethepotentialforthisissuetooccur.
SQL Server 2008 R2 prior to SP3 MYOBEXOBusinessusesaSQLServerfeaturecalledCommonLanguageRuntimeIntegration.ThisfeaturewasdisabledbydefaultinversionsofSQLServer2008R2priortoServicePack3.Ifthisfeatureisnotenabled,usersmayencounterthefollowingerrorduringtheupgradeprocess:
Updatingserverconfiguration:'clrenabled'
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