-------------------------------------------------------- Release Notes for DP Billing v 5.2.30829 29 August, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction -------------------------------------------------------- This text is stored in a file called UPDATE.TXT. It will be installed into the program directory, so you can read or print it at your convenience. These release notes are provided to help you learn about changes to the software that have occurred too late to include in the on-line manual and help systems. Review the Contents section (next) to see if any of the Release Notes may be of interest to you. -------------------------------------------------------- 2. Contents -------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction (prior section) 2. Contents (this section) 3. Enhancements 4. Fixes 5. Known Issues 6. Post-CD Fixes & Enhancements -------------------------------------------------------- 3. Enhancements -------------------------------------------------------- HELP FILES The Billing help file and User's Manual have been updated. SPEED IMPROVEMENTS The calculation routine should be faster in v5.1 than in v5.0. CUSTOM INVOICE FORMS FOLDER Added support for having custom reports in the ...\dp50\invforms\custom folder. This is good because it eliminates the risk of custom reports being overwritten by program updates. LINE ITEM DETAIL TAGS Added support for putting the custom participant sort fields (P_SORT1, P_SORT2) in the Line Item Detail Text of the invoice. The corresponding replacement tags are $P_SORT1 and $P_SORT2, respectively. CUSTOM SCRIPTING Added support for custom billing line-item scripts. From the Calculate Invoices dialog, press Ctrl-Alt-S to load the script in a text editor (NOTEPAD). The billing line-item script is stored in ...\dp50\common\bill_script.txt. This allows you to create line item charges based on conditions not normally supported by the standard billing option structure. Do not modify your script without assistance from a Scanlon Associates support technician: custom-programming fees will apply for all necessary changes to your custom billing script. REMOVED "RESTART PROCESS" BUTTON FOR SAFETY REASONS The "Restart Process" button has been removed from the Invoice Process Wizard, because new users have been prone to restarting the process without finishing the process. -------------------------------------------------------- 4. Fixes -------------------------------------------------------- The following fixes resolved some issues introduced in DP Billing v5.0. LOOKUP WINDOWS Lookup windows would not remember field positions and sizes after shutting down the application. EXCLUDED COMPANIES (CALCULATE BILLS) Re-instituted the "Excluded Companies" button on the Calculate Bills window. This button "disappeared" in v.50, but now it is back. You can use this button to exclude specific companies from a multi-company billing run. TOTALS REPORT INVOICE NUMBER FORMAT Modified Totals report so that invoice numbers no longer appear as a dollar amount. They are now listed as simple numbers. BILLING OPTIONS REPORT: COMPANY SCOPE The Billing Options and Rates reports were not obeying the Company Scope. All records were always being printed. Now the selected company scope will be obeyed. However, due to limitations imposed by the database structure, it is not possible to print the DEFAULT rates at the same time as printing for one or more company-specific rates. CALCULATION BUG: TEST-TYPE SPECIFIC FEES Fixed a bug in the calculation routine that could cause Test Rates to be calculated as ZERO, if a test-type specific fee is assigned for DOT, but a test-type specific fee is not also set for Non-DOT (or vice-versa). Normally in this situation the Basic fee for DOT or Non-DOT should be used, but this was not happening. CALCULATION BUG: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES Fixed a bug in the calculation routine that could cause a shortfall in participant-fee administrative charges. -------------------------------------------------------- 5. Known Issues -------------------------------------------------------- You can keep up-to-date with the latest version of DrugPak by visiting our Update page on the web: http://drugpak.com/dp52 PRINTING INVOICES: INVALID FLOATING-POINT OPERATION Crystal Reports has trouble sending dynamic section height information to many new printer drivers, particularly the latest multi-function printers with Hewlett-Packard Drivers. Workarounds are available; contact technical support. -------------------------------------------------------- 6. Post-CD Fixes & Enhancements -------------------------------------------------------- v 5.2.30123 Some display issues were resolved on the Site Charges page. The fees were not displaying in the grid properly, and some of the labels were cut-off. v 5.2.30129 The Company Name was not showing up on the Return Address section of invoices. v 5.2.30129 Modified the Billing Export routine to use a new copy file routine, to handle occasional problems copying the exported data file to the location specified by the user. Modified the error messages to be more verbose if the copy file routine fails.