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NewViews 2.20 - Service Pack 2

Released - February 28, 2011

What's New

New command line option

Some users reported printing problems with the new, faster template print code. Many users create custom templates, and even though all QW Page release templates were tested, it was impossible to test all user created templates.

With 2.20 service pack 2 the default behavior is to run with the older, slower print code, for now. The faster print from 2.20 service pack 1 can be selected by using the command line argument
-template_print_speedup
See NV2 Program Group for more on running NewViews with command line control switches. Please try your templates with the faster printing turned on and report any problems to Q.W. Page.
Note: If you are using a version of Microsoft Excel® prior to 2007 (version 12) you may not notice a change in performance no matter what you do.

Problem / Bug Fixes

Payroll will process payruns for Nova Scotia for 2009.

NewViews 2.20 - Service Pack 1

Released - February 22, 2011

What's New

Important Performance Fix

There was a significant performance problem when working with transactions.

Recording (i.e. committing) transactions that contained a large number of distribution items was unreasonably slow. This occurred because in-house diagnostics were turned on and inadvertently left on. This problem started with version 2.18.0 released in early September 2010 and should explain performance problems that began after that date.
Performance improvement when printing templated documents

If you upgraded to Microsoft Excel® 2007 (version 12) or 2010 (version 14) from a prior version you may have experienced a substantial performance slow down.
Excel 2007 increased the maximum number of rows per worksheet from 65,536 to over 1 million, and the number of columns from 256 (IV) to 16,384 (XFD).
Apparently, certain aspects of Excel's programmer interface slowed down significantly. This release works around the problem and templated printing should run between 1.5 and 6 times faster, depending on the complexity of the template.
Specify the debit/credit flow to report on T5 slips

You can now select the flow (i.e. debits or credits) when printing and/or e-filing T5 slips and/or summaries. Selecting amounts to report needed to be more general, and now using the account's normal balance, the debit/credit posting type and the tag it should be possible to manage all cases.

Problem / Bug Fixes

Importing books from DOS NewViews with employees would cause an error;

Could not change field ".paycodes"
Invalid T4A box "22", T4A box must be one of "018" "020" "022" "024", etc.

Some existing NewViews application databases may still have old style 2 character T4A box numbers.
This release will, when opening an application database, find and prepend a 0 (zero) to all existing T4A box numbers.
The Print Account Ledgers command caused an error if no printing template was selected.
The Print T4 Summary command caused an error if no printing template was selected when destination was set to file_xml.
Missing edit assist (i.e. [F3]) to select the For the Year Ended date for T4 and T4A slip printing.
T5 slip box numbers 25 and 26 were not calculated based on the amount in box 24.
T4A slips were printing the filer's business number on the recipient's copy.
T4 slips were summing several boxes to Box 14 that should have been excluded. The list of boxes included in Box 14 are: 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 84.
T4 slips filed via XML were not including Box 55 and Box 56.

NewViews 2.20

Released - January 24, 2011

This is a version change, not just a service pack. The service pack number is reset to zero. After installing this version, each workstation, server, or application database will be automatically processed the first time you open it. You will be asked for confirmation before any processing is performed, and as a precaution, a backup is made automatically before each conversion.

What's New

January 2011 Payroll

Payroll update is the primary reason for this release.

Includes Canadian January 01, 2011 tax calculation update.

All Canadian payroll users will require this version to process payroll after January 1st, 2011.
Includes United States January 01, 2011 tax calculation update.

Includes three newly updated states; Illinois, Missouri and Vermont.

All United States payroll users will require this version to process payroll after January 1st, 2011.
Print/e-file T4A forms from Canadian Payroll and Accounts Payable has been added.
Print/e-file T5 (Statement of Investment Income) slips from Accounts Payable has been added.
Print/e-file T5018 (Statement of Contract Payments) slips from Accounts Payable has been added.
The new Tools, CRA Setup command provides a table to enter your Canadian Payroll CRA settings.
The Accounts Payable Trade Tax Settings have been expanded with new fields for T4A, T5 and T5018 slips.
The T4 Summary list can be expanded to display all columns.
The Tips and Techniques section has been updated with several new items.

Behavior Changes

Paid timecard expense allocation can now be changed.

Problem / Bug Fixes

The Interest Calculator was not respecting the normal balance of an account.

This release fixes the problem.
Consolidation analysis was not respecting the normal representation of an account.

This release fixes the problem.
USA Payroll, W2 Box 13 was missing from the W2 List.

This release fixes the problem.
USA Payroll, W2 state earning amount not adjusted correctly by the 401k amount.

This release fixes the problem.

NewViews 2.19 - Service Pack 3

Released - December 29, 2010

What's New

January 2011 USA Payroll

Political turmoil relating to taxes and a "just-in-time" delivery attitude on the part of legislators and bureaucrats makes providing timely payroll releases a challenge.

Therefore, we expect a version 2.20 release.

As of December 29, 2010 Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide is not available. This provisional 2011 USA payroll is based on Notice 1036.

For 2011, the employee tax rate for social security is 4.2%.

The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%.

Service Pack 2.19.3
This release includes US payroll processing for federal taxes and 11 of the states that have released final specifications. These include; California, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island and New York City. 24 states confirmed no changes for 2011.

Shown below is the USA Payroll, Advanced, Payroll Settings, Employer Social Security Contribution Rate setting. The value 1.476190476 converts the .042 employee rate to .062 for the employer.
Version 2.20
This release, expected the first or second week of January 2011, will hopefully incorporate finalized specifications for Canada and USA.
Canadian users will also be able to print and/or e-file T4's, T4A's, T5's and T5018's.

New Views 2.19 - Service Pack 2

Released - December 21, 2010

What's New

January 2011 Canadian Payroll

Political turmoil relating to taxes and a "just-in-time" delivery attitude on the part of legislators and bureaucrats makes providing timely payroll releases a challenge.

Therefore, we expect an additional version 2.19 service pack, followed by a version 2.20 release.

Service Pack 2.19.2
This release includes Canadian payroll processing respecting the Draft release of T2147.
Service Pack 2.19.3
This release, expected the last week of December 2010, will include USA payroll processing for federal taxes and approximately two thirds of the states that have released final specifications.
Service Pack 2.20
This release, expected the first or second week of January 2011, will hopefully incorporate finalized specifications for Canada and USA.
Canadian users will also be able to print and/or e-file T4's, T4A's, T5's and T5018's.

Problem / Bug Fixes

Interest calculations (Tools/Charge Interest) did not respect the normal balance of an account.

This release fixes the problem.
An empty begin date for interest calculations was not allowed, which prohibited perpetual balance calculations.

This release fixes the problem.
Account statements can be printed for any type of account, including total accounts. However, branch folders in your account hierarchy, which can be viewed as automatic "total" accounts, were accidentally prohibited (i.e. it was an error to attempt to print a statement for a branch folder).

This release fixes the problem.
The confirm prompt for server conversion could not handle enough databases. When a server offered too many application databases the confirm dialog for their conversion could not display all of them and its buttons were not visible.

This version lists the databases in the help.
So you have the list of server application databases that are about to be converted, and afterward, the log of which conversions succeeded or failed, in the help. Not only is the help scrollable, but it can also be printed.

New Views 2.19 - Service Pack 1

Released - November 24, 2010

Behavior Changes

Print>Account Ledgers>Advanced can now do closed debits, open debits, closed credits or open credits.

Changes to purchase transactions made in version 2.19.0 were reported as bugs. This release has the same "bugs".

The problem, in a nutshell, is reconciling what two (or more) computer programs think the tax should be. Also stir into this mix rebate rates that aren't 100%, and the various one-off exceptions, and chaos reigns.

Version 2.18 (and prior) let you edit the tax calculated, and the item total updated. This resulted in invoices with a total that differed from the vendor's original invoice.

In version 2.19 it was decided that source document compatibility should be the rule. When you edit the tax calculated, the item amount is updated and the item total is unchanged. This guarantees that you aren't wasting time reconciling with your vendors.

Minor variances (typically pennies) to your asset/expense debits and tax payable credits are better than the alternative.

Tip: When you add a purchase invoice item, just enter the items total. The original item amount and taxes are broken out for you. Normally, it should not be necessary to edit the taxes.

To speed up data entry, you can move the item total column to the left. Position on it, hold down the [Ctrl] key and press [Left Arrow] as many times as you like.

Many users created tables of accounts with dozens of accidental columns. For example, a command to View>Analysis>New Column>Actual Minus Budget creates three columns at the right side of the table. Or a View>Analysis>Multiple Column Setup command configured for one year with daily resolution creates 365 or 366 columns. If your screen was too narrow to see these columns you might not have noticed them, and you may have executed the command a few times in frustration.

If you have tables with accidental columns performance may suffer, especially if you are logged into a remote server.

In this version, after columns are appended to the right side of a table, the window is shifted right to the end, and the cursor is placed in the last new column. This should help prevent the creation of new accidents. As for any existing accidents, you will be prompted to clean them up as you bump into them.

(i.e. when you navigate to a view of a table that has more than 25 numeric columns, you will be notified). If the columns are intentional you can disable the notice. If the columns are accidental you should delete them.

Problem / Bug Fixes

In many cases the running balance column of Print>Account>Ledgers was incorrect.

This release fixes the problem.
Editing tax amounts on a purchase invoice detail item auto edits the invoice item amount (i.e. once the item total has a value, the item is "pinned" on that total). Auto changes to the item amount did not update the rate.

This release fixes the problem.
Inventory removal with average costing had a bug when the positive/negative signs of the inventory account quantity and dollar balance were opposite.

This release fixes the problem. If have inventory accounts with "wonky" rates for the credits to remove inventory, you can use Tools>Fill Column to correct the problem.

NewViews 2.19

Released - October 29, 2010

What's New

Enhanced Open View Begin Balance Options

Enhanced options to set the open balance on the Open View of ledgers.
Print Statements from Vendor Accounts

Account Statements can now be printed from all account types.
Updated Purchase Journal Processing

Updated tax processing behavior for purchase transactions with non 100% tax rebate settings.
Added new payroll printing templates

Added several new plain paper payroll printing templates.
- Releve1_English.xls
- Releve1_Frech.xls
- T4_2009_pdf.xls
- T4_2010_pdf.xls
- W2_Info_slip_2009.xls
- W2_Info_slip_2010_Employees.xls
- W2_Info_slip_2010_Employers.xls
These templates are cloned versions of the current government pdf forms. These printing templates are intended to be printed to plain 8½" by 11" white paper.
Added sum columns to account tables

The View>Analysis>New Column command for account tables was missing the "Sum" option to sum two columns. This release adds this capability.
Email html file in a message body

Email can be slow to generate and send, with a Microsoft Word mail merge operation, followed by pdf file creation and attachment. This version allows you to send an html file in the message body, bypassing most of the time consuming steps. It's great for "flyers" and broadcast style emails that don't require recipient specific information or attachments.
Added a new check operation to database utilities

On several occasions incorrect object paths were detected, so this check was added to the database utilities. In addition, a Repair>Object Paths menu command was added to database utilities to fix the detected problems.

Behavior Changes

The "Take Next Reference" prompt that appears when you press [F3] in the transaction reference column has been updated to display the reference number that will be taken. (It's a quick and easy way to lookup a journals next reference number without navigating to the correct view of the journal)
Title bars of (green) account ledger tables now display more information about the items presented. Prior versions displayed the index (which identified the sort order and items selected). This version also displays the Tag and, if necessary the Begin and End dates. Also displayed is the opening balance control option (when open items are selected).
Purchase Journal Transactions will now allow tax overrides when rebates are non 100%.

Problem / Bug Fixes

Version 2.18 included a change to how opening balances are determined, when open items are displayed. It was insufficient, and caused some unintended consequences. For example, bank reconcile views were displaying the wrong running balance for open (unreconciled) items.

This release fixes the problem, and provides greater control over the opening balance of a list of open items.
Conversion from 2.09 directly to 2.18 could fail.

Version 2.18 introduced a minor incompatibility with version 2.09 that was corrected in this release. It was only the explicit conversion directly from 2.09 to 2.18 that had the problem corrected in this release.
View>Analysis>New Column>Foreign Exchange Accounts menu item was dropped when new 2.18 workstations where created.

This release fixes the problem.
Printing Additional Info string and date fields on Checks, AP Checks and Statements caused a bug.

This release fixes the problem.
In some circumstances, [F2] (go to any account) caused a bug when folders are hidden.

This release fixes the problem.

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