2025 Release Notes

August 29, 2025

Bug Fixes

• Fixed error message when displaying the "Barcode scan msg" column in grid views.

August 22, 2025

Improvements

• Cloud: Select multiple report objects using SHIFT or CTRL keys.
• Cloud: Drag handles to resize report objects.
• Truncate 12AM time in report grids when no time portion is included in dates.

Bug Fixes

• Cloud: Fixed report lines not being drawn on reports.
• Cloud: Fixed report grids that never displayed on reports.
• Cloud: Fixed error when choosing Yes/No dropdowns.
• Cloud: Fixed dragging images in reports when first clicking on the image.
• Cloud: Fixed dragging charts in reports.
• Fixed subreports redraw when pathname was changed.

August 15, 2025

Improvements

• Import project task "Calc start date" from CSV file.
• Import project task "Successors" and "Predecessors" from CSV file.

Bug Fixes

• Properly update successors when setting a project task finish date.

August 8, 2025

New Features

• Added "CalcStartDate" database column for version 25.05.
• Added "StopType" database column for version 25.05.

Improvements

• Made project task "Calendar duration" a summation column to show totals at top.
• Don't expand large trees in the Folder property editor to avoid laborious scrolling.
• Use properties from existing tasks when creating Project Assistant tasks.
• Use link relationships from existing tasks when creating Project Assistant tasks.
• Update project task link relationships when users are assigned to tasks.
• Improved barcode rule choices matching using "Compare" instead of "Contains".

August 1, 2025

Improvements

• Cloud: Added timesheet start and end dates to the Submitted popup message.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Timesheet Approvals "Submitted" property that was always disabled.
• Use local time zone when adding expenses from an inventory scan.

July 25, 2025

Improvements

• Project Assistant: Match category names to task names.

Bug Fixes

• Windows: Fixed error when attempting to type a date into a DateTime grid cell.

July 18, 2025

New Features

• Added new custom column property: "Column type".
• Project Assistant: Added dropdown for project task suggestions.

Improvements

• Allow custom columns to use data types other than nvarchar(255).

July 11, 2025

Improvements

• Moved "User Experience" up in the list of User properties.

Bug Fixes

• Cloud: Fully disable HTML select dropdowns using the "disabled" tag.

July 4, 2025

New Features

• Allow images to be uploaded to report image objects.

Improvements

• Added "Does not start with" condition to barcode rules.
• Added "Value not in choices" condition to barcode rules.
• Cloud: Refresh pages when associated database records have been updated.
• Windows: Change image aspect ratio for drawing on reports.

June 27, 2025

Improvements

• Allow a time portion in filter tags — e.g. [LASTWEEK(22:00)] or [TODAY(8PM)].

June 20, 2025

New Features

• Added "AfterScriptID" database column to scheduled imports, exports, and reports.
• Added "AfterActionMap" column to scheduled imports, exports, scripts, and reports.

Improvements

• Cloud: Ctrl+S accelerator now saves reports.
• Display custom report GUID as the path for database reports.
• Added "Stored in database" custom report property.
• Added "Title" custom report property; made it a default column on the custom report page.
• Expanded the maximum characters in Barcode Rules "RuleChoices" beyond 32,768.

Bug Fixes

• Cloud: Fixed cases where multiple prompt dialogs could appear simultaneously.

June 13, 2025

New Features

• New barcode rule condition "Scan sequence" to match the order of scans.
• Added "Total licenses" property for top-level workgroups.

Improvements

• Allow script names in "Column layout" for Scheduled Exports, such as "Employee ID".

Bug Fixes

• Fixed rare condition where the Insert column menu didn't insert the selected choice.

June 6, 2025

Improvements

• Allow users to approve time logs without first submitting timesheets for approval.
• Show "Can view salary rates and costs" user right in list for non-admins.
• Show "Can view client rates and costs" user right in list for non-admins.
• Freeze Totals row at top of Time Logs, Project Tasks, and other grid pages.
• Added scripts to WIP grid columns.

Bug Fixes

• Prevent users from inserting cost and rate columns if they lack the required rights.
• Fixed invoice amounts that did not include the last day of the date range.
• Show timesheet hours for unassigned projects that have time log hours.

May 23, 2025

Improvements

• Added two-letter hints to record updates, such as "PR", "ST", and "SP".
• Added "Notes", "Tax rate", and "Terms" back to invoices (restored from ST2020).
• Search more locations for embedded RTF reports in invoice templates.
• Open newly created invoice files when "Save and Close" is clicked.
• Added "EN" history hint when manually entering a new time log.

Bug Fixes

• Query for the next invoice number when creating a new invoice.

May 9, 2025

Improvements

• Improved Active Directory login error message.
• Allow notes to be edited on a larger number of record types.

Bug Fixes

• Get LDAP server from parent when attempting Active Directory login.
• Convert History time to the user's local time zone.

April 25, 2025

Improvements

• Excel export: Prefix text with leading zeros using a single apostrophe.
• Use the logged-in user when entering timesheets filtered by a group.
• Allow scheduled reports to run custom reports saved in the database.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed "Actual work by user" properties in both Projects and Project Tasks.

April 11, 2025

Improvements

• Added REGEX() and REGEXALLRULES as possible Barcode Rule tags.

Bug Fixes

• Cloud: Fixed "Revert to default columns" on grid pages.
• Fixed WIP "Timer running" filter that was not filtering results correctly.

April 4, 2025

Bug Fixes

• Fixed scanning bug where a new user scan did not clear previous scan values.

March 28, 2025

New Features

• Added "Can log time with no subproject" user right.
• Added "Require Subproject scan" to barcode rules.
• Added "Require Project Task scan" to barcode rules.
• Added "Regex expression" condition to barcode rules.
• Added "Required scan before start" barcode rule action to collect required scans.

Improvements

• Added subproject name to scanned time log notes.
• Prevent barcode rules from recognizing reserved keywords like STOP, CLEAR, etc.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Barcode Required Scan "Allow 0 value" to accept decimals like "1.00".

March 21, 2025

New Features

• Added "ActionDuplicateID" database column to BarcodeRuleSet.
• Added "Duplicate project" as a barcode rule action.
• Allow barcode rules to substitute scans using Regex patterns.

Improvements

• Reordered Barcode Rule action choices to be more logically grouped.
• Improved BillingRatesSet error message for troubleshooting.
• Prevent workgroups from being selected for users in Barcode Defaults.

March 14, 2025

New Features

• New "Create Project" barcode rule action.
• New "Create Subproject" barcode rule action.
• New "Create Project Task" barcode rule action.

Improvements

• Try harder to use the Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 database provider.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Gantt column error when running an MS Access database.
• Fixed timesheet error when running an MS Access database.

March 7, 2025

Improvements

• Allow subprojects to be searched by extended name with barcode scans.
• Substitute the "Downloads" folder for scheduled exports and reports when needed.
• Improved Scheduled Exports error reporting.
• Allow partial "tagged" pathnames in Scheduled Reports to export the correct report.
• Query for a different "From" email address when "To" and "From" are the same.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Tasks.Username not updating after "Start timer like this one".
• Re-enabled "Password and Authentication" section in Users record for workgroups.

February 28, 2025

New Features

• New "Employees active" column in WIP to show only users with running timers.

Improvements

• Make JSON name searches case-insensitive for Barcode Rules.
• Show "Recently submitted timesheets" for the last 21 days instead of 10.
• Fixed date formatting for Submitted, Approved, and Rejected in the Approvals page.
• Cloud: Filter project tasks page after Project Assistant finishes.
• Add "User" as a default Time Log column when the logged-in user is an admin.
• Cloud: Reduce cookie size by using localStorage for some personal settings.

Bug Fixes

• Cloud: Project Assistant values are now cleared each time the assistant is opened.

February 21, 2025

New Features

• Parse JSON structures in barcode rules when JSON QR codes are scanned.

Improvements

• Cloud: Display link lines correctly for SS, SF, and FF link relationship types.
• Cloud: QuickBooks Online will use minor version 75 going forward.

Bug Fixes

• Cloud: Fixed QuickBooks Online exception when adding vendors with the same name as an existing employee.

February 7, 2025

Improvements

• Auto-schedule projects at 2am every day.

January 31, 2025

New Features

• Added "ASC" special feature to show Auto-schedule menus and properties.
• Added a new "Time off" property to the "Approve Timesheets" page.

Improvements

• Windows: Allow admins to submit timesheets on behalf of another user.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed time zone bug where Created and Modified dates could be off by an hour.
• Fixed Home page bug where icons reverted to defaults when the page was not visited.
• Cloud: Fixed right-click context menu appearing above the top of the window.
• Fixed report query issue with CURRENTUSERID not obtaining the correct logged-in user ID.
• Fixed "Hours" value by adding total time off to it.

January 24, 2025

New Features

• Updated version number to 25.01.
• Added Projects.AutoSchedule database column and property.
• Added Clients.Status database column and property.
• Added Clients.Priority database column and property for use in auto-scheduling.
• Windows: Draw project tasks in User Gantt column.

Improvements

• Cloud: Added colors to the "% Status" column on the WIP page.

January 17, 2025

Improvements

• Added "Fit columns 100%" setting to WIP pages.
• Added "Alternating colors" setting to WIP pages.
• Cloud: Display properties for the selected WIP row.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed error "Sum of columns FillWeight cannot exceed 65535".

January 10, 2025

New Features

• Added "Split time log" menu item to divide a single time log into two records.
• Added Project "Move To Back" menu item to push a project to the end of the schedule.

Improvements

• Preparing for more advanced time log splitting capabilities.
• Changed the default project task grid sorting to Order, Name.
• Added project task hours and calendar duration to the Gantt tooltip.
• Allow project tasks to import successor dependency links.
• Show inactive users on the Users page grid when filtering by a group.
• Cloud: Right-click on Gantt bars to open a context menu.

Bug Fixes

• Cloud: Fixed right-click menu appearing below the bottom of the window.

December 20, 2024 — Initial ST2025 Release

New Features

• First release of ST2025.
• Added "Move to next available time slot" menu items.
• Added "Move to front" menu items.

Improvements

• Added Gantt chart to the Users page.
• Added Gantt chart to the Projects page.
• Cloud: Added link lines to Gantt charts.
• Prevent projects from being saved with an empty name.