Kofax ReadSoft PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts PayableTM 7.6 Service Pack 2

Release Notes

19 November 2018

This file contains important information about ReadSoft PROCESS DIRECTOR Accounts Payable 7.6 Service Pack 2.


Contents

New features and improvements

Accounts Payable

Web Application

Fixes with this release

Accounts Payable

Ariba

Web Application

WORK CYCLE

Support


New features and improvements

  • Accounts Payable

  • Tax table fields populated based on legacy, or binary- or purchase order-based logic

    Code compliance with SAP S/4HANA 1809

  • Web Application

  • Import data to update Accounts Payable document

    Attachment description adjusted to table width

    Logo images with PNG as default format

    Specification of content security policy header

    Accounts Payable

    Tax table fields populated based on legacy, or binary- or purchase order-based logic

    Depending on the application version and the priorities defined for the different tax determination types, the corresponding logic for populating the tax table fields is now applied. (1138425)

    Code compliance with SAP S/4HANA 1809

    The code is now compliant with SAP S/4HANA 1809.

    Web Application

    Import data to update Accounts Payable document

    The new "Import Data" button is now available that allows you to import data to update an Accounts Payable document. An RFC is also available to provide the configured data providers. (1167928)

    Attachment description adjusted to table width

    The description of an attachment is now adjusted to the table width in the "Attachments" pane such that:

    - If there is enough space, the entire description is displayed.

    - If there is not enough space to display the whole description, ellipses (...) are added at the end.

    - The tooltip is displayed if the entire description is not.

    Logo images with PNG as default format

    To comply with the HTTP response headers for best practices in security, logo images now have the default format of PNG, instead of GIF.

    Specification of content security policy header

    A new default security parameter (xss_security_header.4) is now available that allows you to specify a content security policy header for HTTP responses.


    Fixes with this release

  • Accounts Payable

  • User cannot clear "ISR" field

    Tax code not populated in multi-account assignment lines

    Blocking automatic postings when using FI Posting-Interface

    Short dump due to division by zero

    Empty numeric values in "Others" tab displayed as zeros

    Profit center not passed to FI posting for tax accounts in new G/L postings

    Item proposal does not function properly after upgrading

    Short dump in "/COCKPIT/3" transaction when no custom fields are defined for "Others" tab

    Incorrect date/time stamp in detail view of message log

    User name of user who locked document not displayed

    Interruption in posting task from SAP

    Performance issue on frequent reading of CPD data for workflow text processing

    Missing field descriptions in "/COCKPIT/ARCHIV_REPAIR_DATA" program

    "/COCKPIT/MM_DOC_IMPORT" Function Module inserts account assignment line with incorrect item number

    Performance problems when balance compute is triggered for multiple purchase orders

    After upgrading to 7.6, short dump on post, perform, or workflow start actions

    Display error on using "Tab" key to navigate in "/COCKPIT/3" transaction

    Accounting template conversion exits implemented incorrectly

    Only medium field labels displayed in "Others" tab and "Fast Entry" fields

    Tax and rates for jurisdiction code field missing in header data

    In "Others" tab, search help updates document fields even in display mode

    "/COCKPIT/REPETITOR" program does not support automatic workflow start

    If vendor has alternative payee in both general and company code view, the payee is not managed correctly

    Follow-up flag in document detail view not updated immediately

    Issue with conversion of unit of measurement

    Error on trying to display reversed document from cross-company code transaction

    Balance error during service-based invoice verification

    Translations missing in "Select Vendor" screen

    Calculation error on posting invoice with withholding tax amount as zero

    Unknown table type in "/COCKPIT/CL_TOOLS"

    Missing accounting lines on implementing EMEIC2925

    Invoice plan has incorrect multi-account assignment split

    Error in update of field status

  • Ariba

  • Additional corrections for Ariba 2.0

    Changes in standard code to enable Ariba 2.0

  • Web Application

  • Purchase order history displayed as column, instead of button

    Logging in as user group permitted, leading to security issue

  • WORK CYCLE

  • User name not displayed correctly on starting workflow

    Incorrect and missing messages when substitute approves workflow step

    Message in log displayed twice on automatic workflow start

    Performance issues because of sub-optimal handling of "select" statements

    Cannot transport “Recipient Determination Functions” configuration from “/COCKPIT/WUM2” transaction

    Email alias replacement causes performance issues even for workflow steps configured not to require emails

    In document overview list, default layout has higher priority than user-specific layout

    "/COCKPIT/WC_USER_TYPE_GET" Function Module returns incorrect result for user name

    "Missing GR" workflow starts even when purchase order line already has associated goods receipt

    Missing translations in substitute maintenance screen

    Automatic workflow start without checking document status

    Empty approver list on searching for all possible users

    Workflow name and workflow step name not translated in background notification emails

    Accounts Payable

    User cannot clear "ISR" field

    Resolved an error in which if the value of the "ISR" field had been entered in the vendor master data, the user could not then clear the field. (RSPDN1131776)

    Tax code not populated in multi-account assignment lines

    Resolved an issue in which the tax code on the item level was not populated in the multi-account assignment lines. (RSPDN1125881)

    Blocking automatic postings when using FI Posting-Interface

    Resolved an error in which on using the FB01/FI Posting-Interface instead of the FI BAPI, in scenarios where the "State Central Bank Indicator" and "Supplying Country" fields were not supported, the system disregarded this standard SAP behavior and displayed an error message. (RSPDN1134597)

    Short dump due to division by zero

    Resolved an error whereby during line item determination, when the invoiced quantity was just a fraction of the purchase order quantity, a division by zero took place, which then resulted in a short dump. (RSPDN1136560)

    Empty numeric values in "Others" tab displayed as zeros

    Resolved an issue in which in the "Others" tab, empty numeric values were incorrectly displayed as zeros. (RSPDN1140419)

    Profit center not passed to FI posting for tax accounts in new G/L postings

    Resolved an error whereby for the tax accounts in new G/L postings, the profit center was not passed to FI posting . (RSPDN1131814)

    Item proposal does not function properly after upgrading

    Resolved the errors that occurred in the item proposal function on upgrading. (RSPDN1136512)

    Short dump in "/COCKPIT/3" transaction when no custom fields are defined for "Others" tab

    Resolved an error whereby if custom fields had not been defined for the "Others" tab, on trying to create a new document using "Fast Entry" in the "/COCKPIT/3" transaction, a short dump occurred. (RSPDN1157991)

    Incorrect date/time stamp in detail view of message log

    Resolved an issue whereby the detail view of the message log incorrectly displayed the current date and time, instead of the date and time corresponding to when the action occurred. (RSPDN1152599)

    User name of user who locked document not displayed

    Resolved an error whereby the user name of the user who locked a document was incorrectly displayed, or not displayed at all. (RSPDN1154725)

    Interruption in posting task from SAP

    Resolved an error whereby on recalling a workflow and starting a new one, there was an interruption in the posting task from SAP. (RSPDN1150539)

    Performance issue on frequent reading of CPD data for workflow text processing

    Resolved an error whereby starting a workflow that had several recipients led to poor performance because of the frequent need to read the CPD vendor data. (RSPDN1156463)

    Missing field descriptions in "/COCKPIT/ARCHIV_REPAIR_DATA" program

    Resolved an issue whereby in the selection screen of the "/COCKPIT/ARCHIV_REPAIR_DATA" program, field descriptions were missing. (RSPDN1152199)

    "/COCKPIT/MM_DOC_IMPORT" Function Module inserts account assignment line with incorrect item number

    Resolved an error whereby during the transfer of a posted document that had an invoice reduction line, a short dump was generated because the "/COCKPIT/MM_DOC_IMPORT" Function Module inserted an account assignment line with an incorrect, already existing item number. (RSPDN1154710)

    Performance problems when balance compute is triggered for multiple purchase orders

    Resolved an error whereby when an MM invoice had a lot of line items from different purchase orders, any change in the document detail view took a long time to be executed because the balance compute was triggered, which slowed down the performance. (RSPDN1136162)

    After upgrading to 7.6, short dump on post, perform, or workflow start actions

    Resolved an error whereby after upgrading to the 7.6 version, on using the post, perform, or workflow start functions when the corresponding purchase order item in the document had the price control set to category "5" (and a posted goods receipt was associated with that line item), a short dump occurred. (RSPDN1151908)

    Display error on using "Tab" key to navigate in "/COCKPIT/3" transaction

    Resolved an error whereby in the "Fast Entry (/COCKPIT/3)" transaction, when the user navigated the drop-down fields using the "Tab" key, the fields shifted in position and their labels disappeared because the dynamic drop-down fields were too long for the screen. (RSPDN1122326)

    Accounting template conversion exits implemented incorrectly

    Resolved an error whereby the conversion of the field values did not work properly because the accounting template conversion exits were not correctly implemented. (RSPDN1158146)

    Only medium field labels displayed in "Others" tab and "Fast Entry" fields

    Resolved an issue whereby in the "Others" tab and in the "Fast Entry" fields in the SAP GUI, only medium field labels were always used because the conversion of the field values did not work correctly. (RSPDN1169684)

    Tax and rates for jurisdiction code field missing in header data

    Resolved an error whereby the tax jurisdiction code was not populated in the tax table in the document header. (RSPDN1132673)

    In "Others" tab, search help updates document fields even in display mode

    Resolved an issue in which in the "Others" tab, even if the document was in the display mode, it was still possible to change the value of a field by using the search help for it. (RSPDN1161256)

    "/COCKPIT/REPETITOR" program does not support automatic workflow start

    Resolved an error whereby the "/COCKPIT/REPETITOR" program did not support automatic workflow start. (RSPDN1147785)

    If vendor has alternative payee in both general and company code view, the payee is not managed correctly

    Resolved an issue in which if the vendor had an alternative payee in both the general and company code view, the bank details and partner bank type were incorrectly displayed. (RSPDN1166972)

    Follow-up flag in document detail view not updated immediately

    Resolved an error whereby in the document detail view, the follow-up flag in the header data was not immediately updated after a change. The change was visible only after the user entered the document again. This has now been fixed. (RSPDN1150160)

    Issue with conversion of unit of measurement

    Resolved an error whereby the unit of measurement was not correctly converted. (RSPDN1158975)

    Error on trying to display reversed document from cross-company code transaction

    Resolved an issue whereby on trying to display a reversed document from the cross-company code transaction, an error message was encountered. (RSPDN1171772)

    Balance error during service-based invoice verification

    Resolved an error whereby when there was no full amount in the invoice, a missing account assignment for service-based invoice verification caused a balance error. (RSPDN1162569)

    Translations missing in "Select Vendor" screen

    Resolved an issue whereby in the "Select Vendor" screen, the screen text was not displayed in the login language because of missing translations. (RSPDN1137509)

    Calculation error on posting invoice with withholding tax amount as zero

    Resolved an issue whereby there was a calculation error on posting an invoice with the withholding tax amount as zero. (RSPDN1108596)

    Unknown table type in "/COCKPIT/CL_TOOLS"

    Resolved an issue whereby during the import of the service pack transport, an error occurred because of an unknown table type in "/COCKPIT/CL_TOOLS". (RSPDN1200701)

    Missing accounting lines on implementing EMEIC2925

    Resolved an error whereby after implementing EMEIC2925, on displaying the document in the release history, the accounting lines were missing. (RSPDN1075458)

    Invoice plan has incorrect multi-account assignment split

    Resolved an error whereby after item proposal, the invoice plan had an incorrect multi-account assignment split and displayed the wrong net value. (RSPDN1059551)

    Error in update of field status

    Resolved an issue whereby a missing value in a mandatory field led to an error in the update of the field status. (RSPDN1106453)

    Ariba

    Additional corrections for Ariba 2.0

    To enable Ariba 2.0, additional corrections have been implemented in the Ariba package. (RSPDN1150298)

    Changes in standard code to enable Ariba 2.0

    The corrections that are required as prerequisites for Ariba 2.0 have been implemented in the standard code. (RSPDN1151923)

    Web Application

    Purchase order history displayed as column, instead of button

    Resolved an issue in which the "Purchase Order history" button was displayed as a column, instead of a button. This was because the "PO_NUMBER" and "PO_ITEM" fields were not configured in the "ITEM" table structure. (1153174)

    Logging in as user group permitted, leading to security issue

    Resolved an error whereby the existence of a user group without any user assigned resulted in security issues in the login function. (RSPDN1167920)

    WORK CYCLE

    User name not displayed correctly on starting workflow

    Resolved an error whereby on starting a workflow and entering a user name in the popup screen, the name of that receiver was not displayed correctly. (RSPDN1149033)

    Incorrect and missing messages when substitute approves workflow step

    Resolved an issue whereby when there were two approvers for a workflow step and the second approver was also the active substitute for the first approver, message handling did not function properly. (RSPDN1136351)

    Message in log displayed twice on automatic workflow start

    Resolved an error whereby if a workflow had been configured to automatically start when some condition had been met, the message in the log was duplicated. (RSPDN1135589)

    Performance issues because of sub-optimal handling of "select" statements

    Resolved the performance issues that were encountered in the execution of the "/COCKPIT/WC" transaction because of some select statements being called in a loop. (RSPDN1148761)

    Cannot transport “Recipient Determination Functions” configuration from “/COCKPIT/WUM2” transaction

    Resolved an error whereby the “Recipient Determination Functions” configuration from the "/COCKPIT/WUM2" transaction could not be included in the transports. (RSPDN1157501)

    Email alias replacement causes performance issues even for workflow steps configured not to require emails

    Resolved an error whereby the replacement of the email alias resulted in performance issues for even the workflow steps that were configured to have no emails required. (RSPDN1156512)

    In document overview list, default layout has higher priority than user-specific layout

    Resolved an error whereby in the document overview list, the default "/COCKPIT/WI12" layout was given higher priority than a user-specific layout. (RSPDN1147459)

    "/COCKPIT/WC_USER_TYPE_GET" Function Module returns incorrect result for user name

    Resolved an error whereby the "/COCKPIT/WC_USER_TYPE_GET" Function Module incorrectly returned the email address as the user name. (RSPDN1150488)

    "Missing GR" workflow starts even when purchase order line already has associated goods receipt

    Resolved an error whereby the "missing GR" workflow was automatically started even when there was no error message triggered that a goods receipt was missing. (RSPDN1156495)

    Missing translations in substitute maintenance screen

    Resolved the issue of missing translations in the substitute maintenance screen.

    Automatic workflow start without checking document status

    Resolved an error whereby the automatic workflow start function was triggered without taking the current document status (posted or not posted) into account. (RSPDN1164057)

    Empty approver list on searching for all possible users

    Resolved an error whereby if there were no pre-assigned users, the search help for assigning workflow approvers returned an empty user list. (RSPDN1163472)

    Workflow name and workflow step name not translated in background notification emails

    Resolved an issue whereby in the background notification emails generated by the system, the workflow name and workflow step name were not translated into the language of the email template, but remained in the default language, English. (RSPDN1117055)


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