ST2024 Release Notes

New functionality

• Cloud: F9 key opens current page in full-screen mode

Improvements

• New User Right: Can edit time log dates

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Added “Date paid” to invoices page
• Added “Paid in full” to invoices page
• Display nothing for date columns with null dates (no value shown in column)
• Cloud: Open camera barcode scan in a window for more screen real-estate
• Cloud: Request 3000-px camera resolution for barcode detection

Bug fixes

• Fixed possible “continuous flashing” after scanning barcode rules
• Fixed error when displaying “PO” in Expenses page

New functionality

• Added “Folder” to Barcode rules
• Added “Send email” to Barcode rules
• Added “Save value 2” and “Save value 3” to Barcode rules

Improvements

• Improved error reporting for Barcode rules

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• Added “Require User scan” and “Require Project scan” for Barcode rules
• Added “Create inventory” action option for Barcode rules

Improvements

• Barcode scan text area (white block) now accepts TAB characters
• Stop all user timers when “Toggle” Barcode rule is scanned
• Force users to enter “YES” when deleting Barcode rules
• Improve Barcode rules scan performance

Bug fixes

• Fixed some SQL queries with apostrophe characters in them
• Cloud: Fixed “Task name” filter search
• Only run active Barcode rules, not inactive rules
• Fixed project portfolio dropdown choice

New functionality

• Added ability to add scripts to any grid with right-click menu

Improvements

• Popup message telling user that F3 is not enabled for certain pages
• Added “Assign to users” property to scripts for improved management
• Added more grid options to scheduled exports, for timesheet exports

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• Added “Workgroup” column to Time Logs page
• Added “This pay period”, “Last pay period” and “Next pay period” filtering choices

Improvements

• Cloud: Cache images in JavaScript localStorage so they load faster

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• Added “Running longer than” and “Started before today” time log filters
• Added “% complete” column to Projects page
• Added “% status bar” column to Projects page
• Added “Timers running” property to show how many timers a user is running

Improvements

• Filter invoices by “Due date”

Bug fixes

• Cloud: Fixed invoice templates folder location
• Force user records to reload when checking if there are “KillTimer” values

New functionality

• Added a 4^th “Stop timer” property to Users
• Added “Barcode scan msg” to project tasks
• Admins must answer “Yes” twice and enter “YES” when deleting Required Scans
• Added database columns for “Restart timers”
• Added database columns for “SequenceNames” for scheduled imports, exports
• Added “Sequence” property to Scheduled exports, imports, scripts

Improvements

• Added more startup diagnostic messages to troubleshoot startup crashes

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Allow timesheets to be exported in Scheduled Exports

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Overtime reports show breakdown tables only for the filtered user or project

Bug fixes

• Show the correct “Project” name in subproject properties
• Fixed setting subproject “Parent” property, and order for the altered subproject
• Update old project task actual work when a time log is moved to a new project

New functionality

• New “Special feature” "NPR" to auto-fill time log “Notes” with project name only
• New “Special feature” "NPT" to auto-fill “Notes” with project and task name only
• New “Special feature” "NTK" to auto-fill “Notes” with task name only

Improvements

• No Improvements

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• Added new “Can edit time logs” user right

Improvements

• Allow project task columns to be added to timesheet “Remaining” is popular

Bug fixes

• Fixed report bug where changing a section column could orphan fields within it

New functionality

• Added “Grid settings” to Scheduled Exports to customize export file content

Improvements

• Cloud: Lock users out for 30 minutes if there are excessive failed login attempts
• Cloud: Passwords must be strong, 8-chars, alpha, numeric, punctuation
• Cloud: Require old password with changing password
• Cloud: Added “Client” to QuickBooks export filter
• Cloud: Altered Web.config to disallow app to be hosted in an iframe
• Cloud: Implement session timeout after 15 minutes, when enabled
• Cloud: Set “Secure” attribute on cookies
• Fixed error when trying to sort by “Users” column in Barcode Required Scans

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• Added “Task name” under “Item name” in “Search fields” filter

Improvements

• Cloud: Added 30-second countdown between property changes to slow refreshes
• Handle vendors when exporting to QuickBooks Online

Bug fixes

• Cloud: Set starting date for new time logs using time zone setting
• Fixed “deadlocked on lock resources” exception when editing user rates

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Allow timer to start if “Can log time with no project” is checked and no project
• Add more context to time log notes when barcode starting and stopping timers
• Turned off “Prefer 32-bit” so ST runs as a 64-bit app all the time

Bug fixes

• Fixed incorrect “# of rights removed” for groups in User Experience section

New functionality

• Added “Custom fields” filter options to filter by values in custom fields
• Allow data to be imported from SQL databases using a connect string

Improvements

• Cloud: Display barcode error messages with red toaster message
• Cloud: Only set newly imported clients and projects to “QuickBooks” folder

Bug fixes

• Cloud: Fixed case where Properties panel wouldn’t appear after editing a record
• Stop timers for logged-in user when choosing Project Task “Start timer”
• Fixed filtering for assembly lines, portfolios, and project managers
• Cloud: Fixed Time log “Billed” checkbox “checked” status after close and reopen

New functionality

• Added “Custom fields” filter options to filter by values in custom fields
• Allow data to be imported from SQL databases using a connect string

Improvements

• Cloud: Display barcode error messages with red toaster message
• Cloud: Only set newly imported clients and projects to “QuickBooks” folder

Bug fixes

• Cloud: Fixed case where Properties panel wouldn’t appear after editing a record
• Stop timers for logged-in user when choosing Project Task “Start timer”
• Fixed filtering for assembly lines, portfolios, and project managers
• Cloud: Fixed Time log “Billed” checkbox “checked” status after close and reopen

New functionality

• Added new User Right: “Keep pages opened between logins”

Improvements

• Cloud: Use “Automatically log in when program starts” User Right

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Use “Group default” for “First day of week” for newly created users

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• Added “Access to Inventory” User right

Improvements

• Stop all user timers when “Start timer like this one” is selected

Bug fixes

• Fixed exception in project query for names with single apostrophe like Jim's

New functionality

• Added more “History” columns to database tables for later use
• Added “QBExportDate” columns to database tables for later use

Improvements

• Added “History” property to projects, tasks, time logs, expenses

Bug fixes

• Fixed odd case where an unrecognized barcode scan could start a new timer

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Added new Admin context menus for scheduled imports, exports, reports, scripts
• Narrow down scheduled script run time to +/- 10 minutes
• Use scheduled script name to check if it has already been run each day
• Use scheduled script name as email when sending script results
• Added “History” to some database records to record username and timestamp

Bug fixes

• Fixed continuous background flashing in BC
• Fixed “Show in timesheet” Project column displaying “YESNO”
• Hide client and salary rates in User properties when rights are removed

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Add date and time to scheduled script email notifications
• Make user, project, and task available to barcode rule scripts before timer starts

Bug fixes

• Adjust current time to the user’s time zone when checking scheduled scripts

New functionality

• Scheduled scripts, run scripts on a recurring basis, save and email results

Improvements

• Added User properties for QuickBooks employee, customer, payroll type
• Disallow barcode task switching when there are Required scans at the end
• Set default mileage rate to $0.67 for 2024
• Added more default columns to scheduled imports, exports, reports

Bug fixes

• Update project task actual work when time logs are assigned to new task
• Cloud: Fixed custom date range incorrect cookie value
• Fixed error when clicking on Expenses “Tax” header to sort column

New functionality

• Added “QB export” and “QB employee” properties to the User record

Improvements

• No Improvements

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Added ScheduledScripts database table in preparation for running ad hoc scripts
• Added QuickBooks database table in preparation for QuickBooks integration

Bug fixes

• Fixing more issues with exporting scheduled exports on the wrong days

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• No Improvements

Bug fixes

• Fixed scheduled exports from exporting on the wrong selected days

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Format number fields for Excel export

Bug fixes

• Recheck Required Scan conditions when “ENDTIMER” is scanned for a project
• Fixed “Path is not of a legal form” exception for scheduled exports

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Improved Excel and Word report export by arranging left-to-right cell order

Bug fixes

• Fixed error when changing Barcode Rules “All 0 values” property
• Fixed error when changing some other Barcode Rules properties

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Windows: Nudge multiple selected items in reports
• ST and BC: Save machine name in time log “Device” fields during scans

Bug fixes

• ST and BC: Setup script record properly for ENDTIMER scans
• Cloud: Fixed report font and object sizes for non-US locales

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Set Tasks.Qty to 0 when RESTARTLASTJOB is scanned

Bug fixes

• Cloud: Fixed ENDTIMER, which was using the wrong project for rule scripts

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Windows: Added “Assign percent” dropdown
• Web: Flash window green when RESTARTLASTJOB is scanned

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Added “Export directory” property to Scheduled exports for clarity

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Cloud: Disable scan input box while processing a scan to maintain sequence
• Option to add current date to scheduled export filenames so they are unique

Bug fixes

• Fixed project “Can log time script” when called from project tasks during scan
• Fixed missing MS Access KillTimer2 database column

New functionality

• Added Projects “PO” property
• Added Subprojects “PO” property
• Added Subprojects “Text 1”, “Text 2”, and “Text 3” properties
• Added “Toggle timer” for barcode rules, saving scan into “Text 3”
• Filter by “Text 2” and “Text 3”

Improvements

• No Improvements

Bug fixes

• Fixed cloud filter tree “Item name” repeatedly adding names as child items
• Fixed cloud filter tree “Item name” filtering
• Fixed a few time zone conversions to user-selected time zones

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Added “Duplicate” to report objects
• Added some keyboard accelerators to report objects
• Dynamically add subprojects to filter tree when a project is clicked
• Add rocker buttons to all subprojects, even if there are no nested subprojects

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes

New functionality

• Cloud: Revert Gantt to defaults menu item

Improvements

• Barcode scanning now respects “Condition type” and “Equal to” for rule choices
• Display “Actual work” in running time logs as a real-time value
• Improved locating subreports in possible locations such as “Subreports”
• Removed the need to hold down “Ctrl” key when nudging report objects

Bug fixes

• Ask for project task before switching to a new timer with a different project
• Fixed exception when subreports with bad pathname could not be loaded
• Cloud: Fixed subreport positions within main reports

New functionality

• No new functionality

Improvements

• Improved Gantt bar drag and drop
• Improved Gantt bar start and finish date calculations

Bug fixes

• No Bug fixes