09/23/2014 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release
A new Maintenance Release dated 09/23/2014 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.
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, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.
This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:
Family Mailing List
- Contact History button should be disabled when adding new families
Personal Profiles
- Missing confirmation prompt when moving profiles
- Combine duplicate profiles missing from Quick Menu
- Marital Status selection on Birthday & Anniversary report should only apply to Anniversaries
- Long parent names are cut off on the Detail Layout church directory
- Attendance grid does not refresh after adding attendance
Activities & Skills
- Current Officers report includes future officers (mailing labels, report, e-mail)
Attendance
- Attendance Register Form cuts off long phone numbers
Contributions
- Cannot reverse a contribution a second time in Personal Profiles
- System Status and List of Designations reports ignore date format (mm/dd vs. dd/mm)
- Monthly Contribution Totals report should include envelope # 99999
Fund Accounting
- Add New Donor Restriction does not warn about Contribution Funds with no accounts assigned
- When using the "Transaction date determines posting month" option, Accounting Audit Log records incorrect posting month
- Sub-Account report account selection logic is strange with budgets and zero activity
- Journal Report should show selected date range as subtitle
- Can't make an account inactive if its close to equity account is inactive
Accounts Payable
- 1099 Vendor List ignores date range selection
Accounts Receivable
- Customer state not available in AR custom reports
- Customer name and address should be read only if linked with Membership
- 9 digit amounts are rounded off and 10 digit numbers are cut off on Open Items, Open Payments, Print Invoices, and Account Statement reports
- Account Statement report date selections not working properly
- Account Statement report does not format church name, address, and phone properly
Payroll
- Year to date time off totals are calculated differently on checks vs. check stubs
- Other Time Rate should accept from 0.10 to 9.99
- Employees with Background Checks and Employees Needing Background Checks report descriptions are backward
Events
- Users that do not have Membership access can see Personal Profiles from the Task List
- Users that do not have Add/Change/Delete rights should not be able to add/delete people on a task
- Printing the Daily Plan View errors with A4 paper size instead of Letter
- Google Calendar Sync has been completely redesigned due to an upcoming change in their API
General
- User background images are not backed up
- Ignore invalid birth date (year 9999) in background checks
- Two digit year/century rollover settings removed. Now use this year+10 as the rollover point
- Check In menu options are not available in Quick Tasks
- New user profiles should have "change password" and "backup files" set by default
- Maintenance Release installer should not warn that the directory already exists
- Gmail users in PowerChurch Online will now have an "Authenticate" link on the e-mail setup screens
- Setup button added to the Constant Contact sync screen
08/27/2014 - Quarterly Newsletter
The Summer 2014 issue of the PowerChurch Software quarterly newsletter was published today. If you aren't on the list, visit www.powerchurch.com/email to sign up now!
https://www.powerchurch.com/support/435/5/powerchurch-software-newsletter-summer-2014
View the archive here: www.powerchurch.com/newsletter
08/13/2014 - Finished Updating Videos
The last of the old "Videos with no audio" have been replaced in the Knowledge Base on the site. Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/PowerChurchSoftware or the Knowledge Base on our web site. The latest videos are linked below:
Repeating Transactions in Fund Accounting
08/06/2014 - Updated KB Videos
We have updated a few more of the videos in the Knowledge Base on the site. Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/PowerChurchSoftware or visit the Knowledge Base on our web site. The new videos are linked below:
E-mail Contribution Statements
Mass Add or Update Activities & Skills
Passwords and User Permissions
07/29/2014 - More New Videos
We have updated several more videos in the Knowledge Base, replacing the old videos with no audio for fresh, new YouTube videos. Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/PowerChurchSoftware or visit the Knowledge Base on our web site. The new videos are linked below:
Post Transactions in Fund Accounting
Maintain Tax Tables in Payroll
07/22/2014 - Updated KB Videos
We have begun replacing some of the old videos on the site with newly recorded YouTube videos with updated information and features. Visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/PowerChurchSoftware or visit the Knowledge Base on our web site. The new videos are linked below:
Activities & Skills Custom Codes
06/24/2014 - New Knowledge Base Article
We have published an article explaining how to find the necessary settings for your e-mail account and how to set it up in PowerChurch.
http://www.powerchurch.com/support/434/1/e-mail-setup-in-powerchurch
06/17/2014 - PowerChurch Online Mobile Web
We have released a new update to the Mobile Web Application for PowerChurch Online users. This update brings higher level functionality to both desktop and mobile users. More information is visible and editable in various areas of the site. The biggest feature change is you can now Add/Edit Attendance from the Mobile Web App. This will allow more group leaders and teachers to help with data entry tasks without needing to add more concurrent user licenses to your PowerChurch Online account!
More information and demonstration videos will be available soon.
05/28/2014 - Version 11 Maintenance Release
A new Maintenance Release dated 05/28/2014 has been released for Version 11.
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.
This Maintenance Release resolves the following issue:
- Constant Contact sync updated to exclude quotes and encode ampersands
05/27/2014 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release
A new Maintenance Release dated 05/27/2014 has been released for Version 11.5.
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.
This Maintenance Release resolves the following issue:
- Constant Contact sync updated to exclude quotes and encode ampersands