2 September 2016
This file contains important information about PROCESS DIRECTOR 7.4 Service Pack 2.
Selecting documents from specific GUIDs in Worklist
Improved Worklist regeneration by recomputing nested sets
Improved "/eby/pdvi_cmen" customizing table
"GRID_NO" set as mandatory field in View Model configuration
Email search help for messages
Display attachments of bank statement items
API to create payment advice with external data
Display of inbound delivery information for Delivery Notes
Activate presets for items generated by "Add PO item" function
Activate presets for items generated by "Add PO item" function
Unit of measurement verification for Order Confirmations
Sending external message for order confirmations
Sending external message for order confirmations
Dynamically increase width of search help form
Reduced number of active actions on documents in workflow
Selecting documents from specific GUIDs in Worklist
On jumping from PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS to the PROCESS DIRECTOR Worklist, you can now access specific document types, instead of having to select documents from the entire database.
Improved Worklist regeneration by recomputing nested sets
Worklist regeneration has now been improved by recomputing nested sets.
Improved "/eby/pdvi_cmen" customizing table
The "/eby/pdvi_cmen" customizing table has now been improved to include sorting.
"GRID_NO" set as mandatory field in View Model configuration
The "GRID_NO" field is now set as mandatory in the View Model configuration.
Email search help for messages
A search help is now available for the “E-Mail Address” field in the “Send message” popup.
Display attachments of bank statement items
If files have been attached to bank statement items in FEBAN, these attachments can be opened in PROCESS DIRECTOR by clicking the “Attachments” icon in the corresponding line item in the PROCESS DIRECTOR document. If a payment advice has been created from the item, the attachments are also available in the payment advice.
API to create payment advice with external data
An enhanced API is now available to create a payment advice with external data.
Display of inbound delivery information for Delivery Notes
After posting an inbound delivery, the information about the inbound delivery number and item is now stored on the item level. (RSPDN4476)
Activate presets for items generated by "Add PO item" function
You can now activate presets for the items generated by the "Add PO item" function. (RSPDN4803)
Activate presets for items generated by "Add PO item" function
You can now activate presets for the items generated by the "Add PO item" function. (RSPDN4803)
Unit of measurement verification for Order Confirmations
The unit of measurement for Order Confirmations is now verified so that it corresponds to the unit of measurement used in the related Purchase Orders.
Sending external message for order confirmations
You can now send an external message for an order confirmation document that has the vendor information available.
Sending external message for order confirmations
You can now send an external message for an order confirmation document that has the vendor information available.
Dynamically increase width of search help form
Based on the width of the search result columns, the width of the search help form is now dynamically increased to accommodate all the columns.
Reduced number of active actions on documents in workflow
The number of active actions that can be performed on a document that is still in a workflow, has now been reduced.
Mapping of external data ignores selected DMI level
Too many messages in document history from bulk actions on electronic bank statements
Wrong payment advice assigned to Electronic Bank Statement
Too many messages in document history from bulk actions on electronic bank statements
Exclusive item locking for Electronic Bank Statements
Automatic posting after workflow approval for ES document type
Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application
"Create Payment Advice" button works only on second attempt
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
Support setting flag for internal numbering in BADI for order creation
Performance issue using partner determination in ADRC table
Automatic numbering of new line items in sales order document
Aliases in email notification display incorrect values
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
Not possible to specify XLSX as default upload file format
Link to SAP document not possible
Incorrect ± sign for tax base amount
Incorrect order of items after posting via BAPI
Incorrect handling of cross-company code postings
"Exchange Rate" field value not passed to BAPI or Posting Interface
Accrual report selection criteria not applied to MM documents
Customized PO document list layout not saved
Value of "Max. number of hits" field ignored if upper limit is 0
Unstable behavior of the ALV grid layout
SARA archiving not working correctly
Not possible to add external data to saved document
No error message on action called for more than one line item
Mapping of external data ignores selected DMI level
Leading spaces displayed in front of amounts or quantities
Incorrect superaction context returned when one superaction is fired from another
Inactive configuration upload function for "Test" and "Education" clients
Follow-up action inconsistent in EXTDATA_PR, FILEUPLIST, FILEUP_MUL action chains
Duplicate error messages on assigning document to invalid Internet user
Bulk approval with automatic posting does not work if check returns warning message
Accrual report takes multiple account assigments from currently unprocessed line
"Document type" key not used in message filtering
"Perform"ť function not possible with movement type “102”
Incorrect authorization check on double-clicking "Delivery" field
While creating document with the "Update"ť activity, old vendor data gathered from system
PO item data handling improvements
Incorrect counter for order confirmations
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
Performance issue for AR open items
Incorrect linking between PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable document number and SAP invoice number
Importing of documents runs even while refreshing Worklist
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
User check in Web Application is independent of user type
Old document locked on using Quick Start menu to create new document
Not possible to set a WORK CYCLE user as substitute for another WORK CYCLE user
No error message on action called for more than one line item
Incorrect text handling in delta mechanism
Different labeling and formatting for text areas
Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application
"Create Payment Advice" button works only on second attempt
Multiple sorting in document overview screen after log in
Custom checks on "POST_CHK_CHANGE" not triggered
Authority check for Internet users handles empty authorization profile values incorrectly
Document locked when two users try to process the same workflow
Wrong short label for /EBY/PDWC_DWEBCYCLE_DESCR data element
Step recipient restriction check ignored on performing "Continue" action
Performance issue when starting workflows having restricted recipients
Missing workflow action identifier tool
Invalid users listed as workflow step recipients
Adding notes does not work for approvals and rejections by email
API for starting workflows ignores context attributes parameter
Mapping of external data ignores selected DMI level
Resolved an error whereby if there was more than one internal DMI level for an external data level, the mapping performed ignored the selected internal DMI level. (RSPDN4976)
Too many messages in document history from bulk actions on electronic bank statements
Resolved an error whereby bulk actions on electronic bank statements created too many messages in the document history. (RSPDN5071)
Wrong payment advice assigned to Electronic Bank Statement
Resolved an error whereby determinations led to the wrong payment advice being assigned to an Electronic Bank Statement.
Too many messages in document history from bulk actions on electronic bank statements
Resolved an error whereby bulk actions on electronic bank statements created too many messages in the document history. (RSPDN5071)
Exclusive item locking for Electronic Bank Statements
Resolved an error whereby in an Electronic Bank Statement, it was not possible to lock items exclusively, without locking the header.
Automatic posting after workflow approval for ES document type
Resolved an error whereby for Accounts Receivable documents of type ES, the automatic posting after workflow approval led to an error message about the posting context being missing. (RSPDN5060)
Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application
Resolved an error whereby in an accounts receivable document, when you used the algorithm current due in the Web Application, a short dump was generated in the background. (RSPDN5324)
"Create Payment Advice" button works only on second attempt
Resolved an error whereby a new Payment Advice document was created only on clicking the "Create Payment Advice" button twice.
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
Resolved an issue whereby a warning message about currency change was displayed even when the amount was not changed. (RSPDN5244)
Support setting flag for internal numbering in BADI for order creation
Resolved an issue whereby the setting of a flag for internal numbering in the BADI for order creation was not supported. (RSPDN4839)
Performance issue using partner determination in ADRC table
Resolved an error whereby using partner determination caused performance issues when the selection was done in the ADRC table that did not have an active index. (RSPDN4824)
Automatic numbering of new line items in sales order document
Resolved an error whereby when the sales order document type was initial, the default value of an increment of 10 was always used for numbering the new lines, even if there were numbers already assigned to them. (RSPDN5236)
Aliases in email notification display incorrect values
Resolved an issue whereby in email notifications, leading spaces were displayed in front of alias amounts and quantities, which then resulted in incorrect values being displayed. (RSPDN5217)
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
Resolved an issue whereby a warning message about currency change was displayed even when the amount was not changed. (RSPDN5244)
Not possible to specify XLSX as default upload file format
Resolved an issue whereby it was not possible to specify XLSX as the default upload file format. (RSPDN4861)
Link to SAP document not possible
Fixed an error whereby the menu function "Link to SAP document"ť was deactivated in the detail screen. (RSPDN1677)
Incorrect ± sign for tax base amount
Fixed an error whereby the plus/minus sign was not set correctly for the "Tax Base Amount"ť field. (RSPDN3586)
Incorrect order of items after posting via BAPI
Resolved an error whereby after posting via the BAPI, the order of items was incorrect. (RSPDN4752)
Incorrect handling of cross-company code postings
Resolved an issue whereby the company code values on the line item level were ignored during cross-company code postings that used the posting interface method. (RSPDN5155)
"Exchange Rate" field value not passed to BAPI or Posting Interface
Resolved an error whereby the value in the "Exchange Rate" field for FI and FIC documents was not passed to the BAPI and Posting Interface correctly. (RSPDN4991)
Accrual report selection criteria not applied to MM documents
Resolved an error whereby the criteria for the accounting selection screen were not applied to the MM items. (RSPDN005209)
Customized PO document list layout not saved
Resolved an issue whereby in a purchase order overview list, a customized layout of the fields was not saved if the user jumped to a related goods receipt after restarting PROCESS DIRECTOR, and then navigated back to the purchase order overview list.
Value of "Max. number of hits" field ignored if upper limit is 0
Resolved an error whereby if in the "Basic data"ť of a Worklist node, the "Upper limit of hits" field had a value of 0, the value of the "Max. number of hits" field was ignored. (RSPDN5159)
Unstable behavior of the ALV grid layout
Resolved an issue whereby if the ALV grid had some user layout applied, unstable behavior could occur when a field state was turned on and off at the same time (for example, the columns could have an incorrect order). (RSPDN5056)
Fixed a number of security issues in the PROCESS DIRECTOR coding that were revealed by a security assessment.
SARA archiving not working correctly
Fixed an issue whereby SARA archiving did not work correctly for all PROCESS DIRECTOR versions.
Not possible to add external data to saved document
Resolved an error whereby it was not possible to store any external data that was added after the document had already been created. (RSPDN4975)
No error message on action called for more than one line item
Resolved an issue whereby when an action was aborted because more than one line item was selected for it, no error message was displayed.
Mapping of external data ignores selected DMI level
Resolved an error whereby if there was more than one internal DMI level for an external data level, the mapping performed ignored the selected internal DMI level. (RSPDN4976)
Leading spaces displayed in front of amounts or quantities
Resolved an error whereby leading spaces were displayed in front of amounts or quantities. (RSPDN5199)
Incorrect superaction context returned when one superaction is fired from another
Resolved an error whereby in cases where one superaction was fired from another one, an incorrect superaction context was returned, or it was missing altogether. (RSPDN4857)
Inactive configuration upload function for "Test" and "Education" clients
Resolved an error whereby if a client role was set to T (Test) or E (Education), the configuration upload function was inactive. (RSPDN5444)
Follow-up action inconsistent in EXTDATA_PR, FILEUPLIST, FILEUP_MUL action chains
Resolved an error whereby the follow-up actions in the EXTDATA_PR, FILEUPLIST, and FILEUP_MUL action chains were inconsistent. (RSPDN4960)
Duplicate error messages on assigning document to invalid Internet user
Resolved an issue whereby when a user forwarded a document to an invalid Internet user, the error messages were duplicated. (RSPDN4994)
Bulk approval with automatic posting does not work if check returns warning message
Resolved an error whereby bulk WORK CYCLE approval with automatic posting was not working when warning messages were returned from checks. (RSPDN5347)
Accrual report takes multiple account assigments from currently unprocessed line
Resolved an error whereby when an MM document had at least one item with multi-account assignment lines, the material lines that did not have multi-account assignments were not displayed in the accrual report. (RSPDN4823)
"Document type" key not used in message filtering
Resolved an error whereby the "Document type" key was not being used when filtering messages.
"Perform"ť function not possible with movement type “102”
Resolved an error whereby the "Perform"ť function could not hand over the "102"ť movement type to the "MIGO"ť transaction, on either the header or item level. (RSPDN5191)
Incorrect authorization check on double-clicking "Delivery" field
Resolved an issue whereby on double-clicking the "Delivery" field, an incorrect authorization check was being performed. (RSPDN4750)
While creating document with the "Update"ť activity, old vendor data gathered from system
Resolved an issue whereby while creating a document with the "Update"ť activity, old vendor data was gathered from the system. (RSPDN4743)
PO item data handling improvements
Improvements have been made to the handling of PO item data.
Fixed an issue whereby the wrong status was displayed for line items after editing a line item.
Incorrect counter for order confirmations
Resolved an error whereby the counter for order confirmations was incorrect when the posting was performed right after a simulation. (RSPDN4799)
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
Resolved an issue whereby a warning message about currency change was displayed even when the amount was not changed. (RSPDN5244)
Performance issue for AR open items
Resolved an issue whereby in the AR (PA) document type, when a document object was created, open item objects were also always created, even if in the background or when the grid was not visible in the SAP GUI. (RSPDN5251)
Incorrect linking between PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable document number and SAP invoice number
Fixed an error whereby the invoice document number was incorrectly assigned to the PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable document number in the Payment Approval line item. (RSPDN3860)
Importing of documents runs even while refreshing Worklist
The importing of payment approvals runs even while refreshing the Worklist.
Warning about currency change displayed even if amount was not changed
Resolved an issue whereby a warning message about currency change was displayed even when the amount was not changed. (RSPDN5244)
User check in Web Application is independent of user type
Resolved an issue whereby if for the same user ID, both an internet and SAP user existed, the workflow assignment check in the Web Application could be performed on the incorrect one. (EMEIC2738)
Old document locked on using Quick Start menu to create new document
Resolved an issue whereby if a user was in the document detail view of a document and used the Quick Start menu to create another document, the previously opened document got locked. (RSPDN4979)
Not possible to set a WORK CYCLE user as substitute for another WORK CYCLE user
Resolved an issue whereby it was not possible to set a WORK CYCLE user (I user) as the substitute for another WORK CYCLE user (I user).
No error message on action called for more than one line item
Resolved an issue whereby when an action was aborted because more than one line item was selected for it, no error message was displayed.
Incorrect text handling in delta mechanism
Resolved an error whereby sometimes for Purchase Order item conditions in Order Confirmations, the Web Application delta mechanism tried to access non-existent text sublevels and failed.
Different labeling and formatting for text areas
Resolved an issue whereby the formatting and labeling of text areas was different from that of other fields.
Algorithm current due generates short dump in Web Application
Resolved an error whereby in an accounts receivable document, when you used the algorithm current due in the Web Application, a short dump was generated in the background. (RSPDN5324)
"Create Payment Advice" button works only on second attempt
Resolved an error whereby a new Payment Advice document was created only on clicking the "Create Payment Advice" button twice.
Multiple sorting in document overview screen after log in
Resolved an issue whereby when the user logged in, the automatic pre-determined sorting on the document overview screen sorted by only one field. Multiple sorting is now again possible. (RSPDN5016)
Custom checks on "POST_CHK_CHANGE" not triggered
Resolved an error whereby the custom checks assigned to the "POST_CHK_CHANGE" action were not being triggered. (RSPDN4683)
Authority check for Internet users handles empty authorization profile values incorrectly
Resolved an issue whereby the authority check for Internet users handled empty values in the authorization profile incorrectly, which resulted in the users having no authorization, instead of being authorized for all possible values. (RSPDN5213)
Document locked when two users try to process the same workflow
Resolved an issue whereby if two users were assigned to a workflow and tried to process the document at the same time, the document was locked. (RSPDN1872)
Wrong short label for /EBY/PDWC_DWEBCYCLE_DESCR data element
Fixed an error whereby the /EBY/PDWC_DWEBCYCLE_DESCR data element had an incorrect short label. (RSPDN4935)
Fixed an error whereby the workflow log was misleading in that it appeared as though both the initiator and approver had approved the workflow. (RSPDN4797)
Step recipient restriction check ignored on performing "Continue" action
Resolved an error whereby the step recipient restriction check was ignored on performing the "Continue" action. (RSPDN5069)
Performance issue when starting workflows having restricted recipients
Resolved an issue whereby if a workflow step was set up with the recipient restriction check, it resulted in a large number of recipients being returned for that step. In turn, this resulted in low performance during the start of a workflow. (RSPDN4875)
Missing workflow action identifier tool
Resolved an error whereby workflow action chains had no tool to identify which action (recall, approve, start, continue, forward, query, answer) had been called. (RSPDN4809)
Invalid users listed as workflow step recipients
Resolved an error whereby invalid users were listed as workflow step recipients. (RSPDN4733)
Adding notes does not work for approvals and rejections by email
Resolved an error whereby if adding a note was not mandatory for a workflow step, you could not add a note to the corresponding document while approving or rejecting that workflow step from the email link for it. (RSPDN005006)
API for starting workflows ignores context attributes parameter
Resolved an error whereby the API for starting a workflow ignored the context attributes parameter. (RSPDN4833)
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