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Thursday, December 08, 2016

Version 4.3 (Tethys) Release Notes

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Full Release Notes for the Nerds at Heart

Activities

  • Improved behavior when clearing a date/time filter on the Activities list
  • Word documents forwarded from the Activity list no longer display the PDF icon
  • More consistency around tagging activities; batch tagging now follows permissions of tagging a single activity
  • Improved behavior when viewing an activity that is tied to a quick-saved document

Activity Tags

  • Deleting multiple tags no longer requires a refresh between each delete action

Books

  • Better behavior of amount applied field when saving a payment/receivable
  • Operating Account ledger types are no longer shown when recording payments in the Client/Trust Account
  • Improved audit histories for invoices and receivables
  • Payment Method is now shown in Payments: History and Payments: Unreconciled

Calendar

  • Creating an all-day event by clicking the All-Day section of the calendar no longer sets the start day of the event back one day
  • All-day events are no longer shown with start and end times when viewed
  • All-day events are properly reported as all-day when synced to CalDAV devices
  • Improved behavior when dragging events to or from the All-Day section of the calendar

Case Files

  • Case file preview displays correct counts for EmployersCarriers, and Defense Attorneys
  • Added a citation number to the Charges Against Defendant of a Criminal case
  • Charges and Priors are now shown in the case file preview for Criminal cases
  • Mark Case Reviewed link has been changed to a button to make it more apparent

Case Ledgers

  • Improvements when using Allocation Mode and applying all suggestions
  • Better behavior when using Save & Add More Time, Save & Close, and Save & Send

Contacts 

  • Improved updating of contact list when an address is deleted
  • Reduced confusion around a contact's billing party status

Documents

  • Improved updating of linked documents
  • Search results are no longer retained after clearing the search term
  • New merge fields for Addressblock with Fax and Email

Events

  • Improved display of dates for multi-day events
  • Firm Office selector for assignees is now additive; current assignees will not be removed if a subsequent firm office is selected

Invoices

  • Cases that don't meet their Minimum Invoice amount are now disabled by default

Messages

  • Using Send & Delete now properly saves the original message and any attachments if the reply is linked to a case
  • Cursor/Insertion point no longer jumps to the main search field when forwarding a message
  • Improved behavior of recipient (ToCCBcc) widgets

Parties

  • Selected party group is no longer ignored when adding a new contact using the Party tab

Preferences

  • Messages default filter options are now more appropriate for the various folders, e.g., InboxSent, etc.

Reports

  • List of reports is now sorted by name by default
  • Cases List with Injury Detail no longer generates an error when the report has a large number of cases
  • Updated column headings for AR Aging - Point in Time Snapshot for clarity
  • Improved Cash Flow per User to better handle applied discounts
  • A/R Receivables per User now properly includes ledger entries other than Invoice: Billable Time
  • Cases in Need of Review no longer requires cases to have an Applicant set
  • A/R Ledger now includes a Bill To

Settlements

  • Changing the Gross Amount of a settlement after a bill for the Legal Fee has been generated no longer changes the Legal Fee

Tasks

  • Improved behavior when using the control column to print a task
  • Applied filters are now retained after editing a linked task

Third Party Integrations

  • Open, full access to third party vendors of value-added services, e.g., discovery, copy services, vocational rehab, etc. Nominate your vendor for inclusion today
  • Firm-wide administration interface for subpoenaed records (copy and discovery) services

Miscellaneous

  • Audit Histories no longer appear blank if a default filter has been applied to the audited item's type, e.g., an invoice, or receivable
  • More clarity around the suggested email address when setting up email synchronization
  • Improved text display in many themes
Posted by David Glass on Thursday December 08, 2016 4 Comments

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