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11/21/2019 - Version 12 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 11/21/2019 has been released for Version 12.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight. For PowerChurch Online users, no further action needs to be taken.

This Maintenance Release fixes the following issues:

Membership

  • Family Grouped Report - Only the first family phone type is printed
  • LifeTouch Church Directories export should exclude families that aren't included in Membership Module reports
  • Personal Profiles - Navigation List doesn't update after moving to a new family
  • Selected Names Addresses and Phones report ignores include phones option if Alternate Phone exists.
  • Selected Names Addresses and Phones report doesn't list date field labels 10-112

Activities/Attendance

  • Fast Data Entry stores an entry for Additional Present Count: 0, which isn't necessary
  • Merge Activities can possibly lose Attendance data

Contributions

  • Pledge Statement doesn't save the message text like Contribution Statement does.
  • Monthly Contribution Totals report rounding should be handled by PowerChurch and not Crystal, so the line totals match report totals.
  • Modify Unposted Contributions validates empty date field before saying date field is required.
  • If no contributions are posted (excluded them all by contribution type, for example) a posting audit log is still created.
  • Fund Totals by Envelope report can show a blank report page rather than "No records selected" message.

Accounting

  • W2/W3 forms and e-file updated for 2019
  • 1099-MISC/1096 forms and e-file updated for 2019
  • AP Maintain Open Invoices screen doesn't refresh after deleting a computer check
  • Void and Reissue a check in AP/PR shouldn't try to print the reissue check if voiding a void
  • Sub-Account Report missing "Includes unposted transactions" text when budgets are included

Events

  • Events Calendar - "Fatal error: Exception code=C000005" when there are a lot of events in view
  • Year isn't displayed on the calendar

Email

  • Email reports as attachments, like AR invoices and statements, ignore the "Send a copy to this address" setting. Now asks if you want to receive them.
  • Request read receipt option is ignored

Spell Check

  • Dictionary is missing some common words.
  • Dictionary contains inappropriate words.
  • Some words can't be added to the custom dictionary.

General

  • Various controls in different areas of the software aren't scaling up properly or are cut off when display scaling is high
  • Capture picture via webcam can error