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08/15/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 08/14/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr

in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Membership

  • Family Update Form disregards selected sort option
  • Active/Non-Active Profiles report does not refresh properly
  • Active/Non-Active Profiles report treats reversed contributions as active
  • Added age to Selected Dates report if selecting on birthdate
  • Move profile to new family hangs if already 99 family members
  • Adding Attendance data from Maintain Personal Profiles will error if date is outside of filtered date range
  • Lifetouch Church Directory export doesn't include family e-mail address
  • Error message when click Find button on the Attendance tab of Maintain Personal Profiles
  • Background Checks controls available for Adult = blank
  • Intelligent Mail Barcode mailing label - barcode too close to name for USPS specs
  • Resize picture in HTML e-mail does not work properly

Activities / Attendance

  • Added Date Joined selections to Activities reports
  • Incremental search does not work on Fast Data Entry existing attendance data display
  • Date range selections not working properly on reports (this year, year to date, all dates)

Contributions

  • Suffix not included on Contribution Statements
  • E-mail Statement List report does not include family e-mail
  • Can't select by Fund Type on Contribution Mailing Labels or Graphs
  • Contribution Range report allows you to delete all ranges, then errors

Fund Accounting

  • Detail Changes In Equity does not work properly with “Include zero activity accounts” selected in certain circumstances
  • Added option to include inactive accounts on Check Register By Fund report

Accounts Receivable

  • Changed functionality on the Maintain Credit Memos screen (see Help file for information)

Payroll

  • After latest update of Adobe Reader, PowerChurch no longer recognizes a program is registered to open PDF files
  • SSI wages report above the yearly cap on W2 & 941
  • Void a check in Payroll uses current account setup instead of original transaction
  • Added Today button to Time Off Calendar to return to today’s date
  • Having two state tax types for the same state will combine the amounts on the W2
  • Added Department & Position to employee Lookup lists
  • Should not allow duplicate Tax Types
  • Item Summary and Quarterly report truncate the item name, should show all 25 characters
  • Payroll Setup Assistant now skips tax table setup steps if user is in Canada
  • Menu Item renamed from Unposted Payroll to Modify Unposted Payroll
  • Unposted transactions should not be included in all Payroll reports

Events

  • Added room number to room list in Add New Event

Custom Reports

  • Pay Group field added to Payroll custom reports
  • Directory Sequence field added to custom reports in several places


07/25/2012 - Check In Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release for the PowerChurch Check In system has been published, dated 07/24/2012.

There are no longer separate installers for kiosk and server components. The kiosks will update automatically after connecting to the server the first time.

http://www.powerchurch.com/mr

This release contains following fixes:

  • Built-in web cams don't consistently work
  • Added a message to inform user when kiosk update fails
  • Added a message warning that a bar code was already assigned to someone else in the family
  • Service failed to start for any reason is now tracked in the Application Event Log
  • PDF manual and CHM help files are now updated on the kiosk after Maintenance Release updates
  • Express Check Out expects multiple bar codes for a person in multiple activities
  • Filter characters are not automatically cleared on the Check Out screen
  • When filtering on the Check Out screen, it is possible for the wrong notes and/or picture to show for the selected person
  • When adding a new family, the "Mr & Mrs" and "and Family" preferences are not being followed
  • When adding/updating a family, there is no "Preferred Name" field
  • On screen keyboard does not appear in the Express Check Out / Reason for missing bar code = Other field
  • On screen keyboard redesigned for Add New and Update Existing Family screens
  • On screen keyboard TAB key now skips past buttons and dropdown lists


07/02/2012 - New Data Conversion Policy


As of July 1, 2012, our Data Conversion policies and pricing have changed. Please refer to the Data Conversion products page at www.powerchurch.com/products/conversion/ for more information.



06/06/2012 - Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2012


We have published the Summer 2012 e-mail newsletter. If you are not on the mailing list, you can subscribe at Update Subscriptions or view the full document in the Knowledge Base.



04/16/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 04/16/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Accounting

  • Underlines don't print on the Income & Expense By Month report, but show on the screen preview
  • Modify Unposted Transactions screen errors if no unposted transactions exist

Activities & Skills

  • In certain circumstance, a person can be added to an activity twice

Events

  • Google Sync does not update changes to event description

Background Checks

  • Protect My Ministry https link does not work in PowerChurch Online


04/05/2012 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 04/04/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

The following changes were made in this Maintenance Release:

Accounting

  • Level 3 should not be an option when adding new accounts through Maintain Donor Restrictions
  • Field names changed on 2012 941 form (Trade Name, Box 16, Sched B)


04/05/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 04/03/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Accounting

  • Modify Unposted Transactions shows blank posting year if outside the range of open months
  • Level 3 should not be an option when adding new accounts through Maintain Donor Restrictions
  • Field names changed on 2012 941 form (Trade Name, Box 16, Sched B)

Membership

  • Error on the Maintain Attendance Data screen (click Add, then Cancel)

Other

  • PowerChurch Online - Mac IDS Client error when copying links to clipboard


03/29/2012 - Quarterly Newsletter - Spring 2012


We have published the Spring 2012 e-mail newsletter. If you are not on the mailing list, you can subscribe at Update Subscriptions or view the full document in the Knowledge Base.



03/28/2012 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/28/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

The following changes were made in this Maintenance Release:

Payroll

  • CT tax calculations updated for 2012
  • When creating AP entry for PR vendor, transaction may use invalid accounts if not set up properly

Accounts Payable

  • Added posting issues report


03/27/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/27/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Payroll

  • CT tax calculations updated for 2012
  • When creating AP entry for PR vendor, transaction may use invalid accounts if not set up properly
  • Replace missing 941 document for 2012

Accounts Payable

  • Added posting issues report


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