P2 IDEAS 6.13.0.0 Release Notes

IFS IDEAS Release Notes

Release Overview

Release Date

June 2, 2020

Release Type

Minor

Summary of Changes

New Features

Initial Release of New HTML5 Desktop/Mobile Device iApprove Interface

P2 IDEAS is releasing an updated interface for iApprove. This update has a clean new look and is available from either a desktop web browser or a mobile device such as an Android or Apple phone or tablet. The initial release only allows for Invoice Approvals. Purchase Documents and Requisitions will be available in subsequent releases. Many considerations were given to the presentation on both desktop and mobile devices. Full functionality is available on a mobile device. The new iApprove UI is certified for Chrome and Safari browsers.

Desktop Screen Examples

Mobile Screen Examples

Upgrade of iIDEAS Related Components

In an effort to eliminate old technology, two iIDEAS components have been converted from VB6 to VB.net. This helps to protect P2 IDEAS from ever-evolving technology changes implemented by Windows updates.

iAdminUtilities.dll – This is the replacement for the old IDEASActiveX.exe. In addition to moving to VB.net, this component was moved to a library from an executable. This component is used to allow documents to be routed for approval from Accounts Payable, Purchase Documents, and Purchase Requisitions. It also allows users to add attachments to documents that are being routed. As an executable, this component sometimes crashed causing interruptions in processing. As a library, these crashes will be eliminated.
iAdminBusiness.dll – This is the replacement for the old iAdmin.dll. This component contains many tools used by the iIDEAS Administration module and the iAdminUtilites.dll.

Issues Resolved

See the P2 IDEAS 6.13.0.0 Risk Assessment for a complete list of issues resolved. Below are some highlights:

Accounts Payable

Invoice Entry
- Corrected a condition that caused the Element lists in the Line Entry tab to not be filtered.
- Corrected a condition where the 1099 flag in the Defaults tab impacted whether the line numbers in the Line Entry tab were incremented or not.

Purchase Documents

PD Entry
- Error messages that were occurring when a clause was deleted have been fixed.
- Tabbing errors in the Non-Stock Line Items screen have been resolved.

Purchase Taxes

Tax Account Analysis Report
- Corrected the orientation of the report so the last three columns are visible.

Spreadsheet Link

Journal Entries Import
- If the Batch Control option is enabled in the General Ledger, Link is now prevented from importing to journals that are not defined for Auto Posting.

New Product Certification

P2 IDEAS has been certified on Windows Server 2019.
P2 IDEAS has been certified on SQL Server versions 2017 and 2019.

Compatibility Matrix

Product Certification

COMPONENT	OS VERSION	CERTIFICATION	TESTED
New iApprove Web UI		Certified on Chrome and Safari	Yes
Windows Server	2019

Interoperability Certification

TARGET PRODUCT	TARGET VERSION
SQL Server	2019

Minimum System Requirements

Hardware

COMPONENT	RECOMMENDED (WORKSTATION)	RECOMMENDED
CPU	Intel® Pentium™ 4 CPU ≥ 1.79 GHz	Intel® XEON™ CPU ≥ 3.00 GHz
RAM	≥ 4 GB RAM	≥ 8 GB RAM
Disk	20 GB free storage	20 GB free storage
NIC

Software

Server Machine

- MS .Net Framework
- SQL Server
- Excel
- Crystal Reports (Installed)
- PDF Viewer (Optional)
- Internet Explorer (Optional)

Client Machine

- MS .Net Framework
- Excel
- Crystal Reports (Installed)
- PDF Viewer)
- Internet Explorer

Release Contents

Refer to the following link for the information on the added features and the resolved bug fixes:

P2 IDEAS - Risk Assessments - 6.13.0.0.xlsx

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