REPORTER 5-4 Service Pack 1 Hotfix 9
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This document contains vital information about installing and using a hotfix for the ReadSoft REPORTER.
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About this hotfix
Problems resolved
Installation
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This is hotfix 9, build 5.41.16120.9. It is an upgrade that solves specific issues in the ReadSoft REPORTER 5-4 Service Pack 1.
This hotfix contains all defect fixes from previous hotfixes (if any) for ReadSoft REPORTER that are included in the Shipment release of REPORTER 5.4 SP1 (build 5.41.11249.0). See the next section for details.
This hotfix is a complete version of the release CD and can be installed as either a new installation or to upgrade existing installations.
Case IDs, when available, are included.
These Microsoft products have been tested for use since the last hotfix:
Note that REPORTER does not support Internet Explorer 11. If you have IE11, you will need to emulate IE10 by pressing F12 while in the browser and selecting "Internet Explorer 10" as the User agent string in the bottom of the browser window.
These Microsoft products have been tested for use since the last hotfix:
· Starting from this hot fix REPORTER 5-4 is fully supported on the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems
· 121122-000105 (TFS6195) - Number of deleted invoices in the systems connected to Oracle is now correctly calculated during the partial data reload.
· 130315-000052 (TFS6773) - The user names that contain dot ‘.’ symbol were truncated and incorrectly presented in the reports
· 130204-000023 - Interpretation rates are correctly calculated now in certain scenarios
· 130207-000116 - Feature request: It is possible now to configure whether the invoices, that are transferred, but not received by PDAP or PROCESSIT shall be counted as invoices currently in progress, completed, or deleted.
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The
QlikView software has been upgraded to version 10.0 SR6.
This hotfix provides latest enhancements and corrections for the QlikView
software:
Important! If you are upgrading from QlikView version 9, you need to follow these steps:
1. Prior to uninstalling the existing QlikView software, stop all QlikView services using - Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative tools > Services
2. Un-install the existing QlikView software:
a. Un-install the existing installation of the QlikView 9 software from the REPORTER Server.
b. Remove the remaining contents of these folders: C:\Users\All Users\QlikTech or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\QlikTech (depending on the operating system)
c. Manually remove remaining virtual folders starting with Qv (that is, QvClients, QvPlugin, etc.) using the IIS Administration console.
d. Un-install existing installations of QlikView 9 Plug-in for Internet Explorer from all workstations.
3. Upgrade the REPORTER Server software.
4. Install QlikView Server 10 and configure it using the REPORTER Installation Guide.
5. Login to REPORTER and perform the new installation of the QlikView Plugin for Internet Explorer. Alternatively, install the plugin from the REPORTER Release CD on all workstations involved.
How to change the calculation rules for the invoices that are transferred from INVOICES but not received in PDAP or PROCESSIT:
This is activated by setting the TreatTransferredNotReceivedAsCompleted parameter in the EnvironmentSettings.txt file to an appropriate value:
1. Go to the folder <path-to-the-reporter-files> (typically C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\REPORTER\Reports\Invoices Reports)
2. Open the file, EnvironmentSettings.txt, in Notepad, for example.
3. Find out the line, where the TreatTransferredNotReceivedAsCompleted is set (‘0’ by default):
SET TreatTranferredNotReceievedAsCompleted = '0';
4. Change the parameter to ‘1’ if you want such invoices to be accounted as completed and to ‘2’ if you want them to be accounted as deleted from the process.
5. Remove the *.QVD files by using an agent Delete old QlikView data files.
6. Reload QlikView data files to update your reports according to the new logic defined by this parameter
· 120626-000105 (TFS4644) - The Manager and Interpret modules no longer crash when closed on Windows 7.
· 120827-000039 (TFS5132) -The INVOICEIT/PROCESSIT import agent no longer gets stuck in an infinite loop when unexpected or corrupt data is encountered in the import (views in the Oracle database must also be updated).
· 120827-000039 (TFS 5134) -The possibility to activate debug logging in the INVOICEIT/PROCESSIT import agent has been added.
· 120918-000072 (TFS5135) - Support has been added in the INVOICES data collection plugin to make it possible to control which system fields to not capture.
· Support has been added for these PROCESSIT actions: Recovery, Approval Delegated, and Invoice Rejected .
How to turn on logging for the Import agent:
This is activated by setting the EnableDebugLogging key in the service configuration file to "1":
1. Go to the folder <app-path>/REadSoft/REPORTER/WFE/Bin.
2. Open the file, ReadSoft.WorkflowEngine.HostServer.exe.config , in Notepad, for example.
3. Add the key, EnableDebugLogging, to the <appsettings> node:
<appSettings>
<!-- This log path is used by the maintenance agents and the import erp data agent -->
<add key="LogPath" value="C:\Program Files (x86)\ReadSoft\REPORTER\WFE\Log\" />
<add key="EnableDebugLogging" value="1" />
</appSettings>
The log is saved to the LogPath in a subfolder named
REPORTER Import INVOICEIT_PROCESSIT Data agent – yyyy-mm-dd
How to control which INVOICES system fields to ignore:
A setting in REPORTER.ini, DataCollectionEventFilder , controls which system fields should not be collected (using a list separated by commas).
For example, if you want to skip #StampNumber and #Credit , you type the following (separated by commas):
DataCollectionEventFilter = SN,CRED
This is a list of all system fields that are currently collected and that can now be ignored:
CRED - #Credit
CUR - #Currency
DESC - #Description
ID - #Id
NOA - #NoOfAppx
NOIP - #NoOfInvPages
NOIPF - #NoOfInvPagesFB
NOP - #NoOfPages
NOPF - #NoOfPagesFB
ORIG - #Originator
PROF - #Profile
SN - #StampNumber
STAT - #Status
SUP - #Supplier
USER - #UserName
TITLE - #Title
BUYN - #BuyerNumber
BUY - #Buyer
SUPN - #SupplNumber
TYPE - #InvoiceType
Note that many of the fields are important in the reports (Currency , for example)!
·
120502-000054: The way the FieldComplete
event was collected in Verify has been corrected.
The FieldComplete
event is used in Verify to collect field statistics for the Performance
reports.
This event was not collected correctly resulting in incorrect field statistics.
This has been resolved.
· 120514-000095: Defects in the Dutch WEB GUI have been resolved. Buttons were missing on the REPORTER user configuration page, for example.
·
120718-000030: The INVOICES user name can now be collected and
displayed in the reports instead of the Windows login name.
This is activated by setting the CollectUserName
flag to 1 in ReporterPlugin.ini.
·
The QlikView software has been upgraded to version 10.0 SR5.
This hotfix provides latest enhancements and corrections for the QlikView
software:
Important! If you are upgrading from QlikView version 9, you need to follow these steps:
3. Prior to uninstalling the existing QlikView software, stop all QlikView services using - Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative tools > Services
4. Un-install the existing QlikView software:
a. Un-install the existing installation of the QlikView 9 software from the REPORTER Server.
b. Remove the remaining contents of these folders: C:\Users\All Users\QlikTech or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\QlikTech (depending on the operating system)
c. Manually remove remaining virtual folders starting with Qv (that is, QvClients, QvPlugin, etc.) using the IIS Administration console.
d. Un-install existing installations of QlikView 9 Plug-in for Internet Explorer from all workstations.
6. Upgrade the REPORTER Server software.
7. Install QlikView Server 10 and configure it using the REPORTER Installation Guide.
8. Login to REPORTER and perform the new installation of the QlikView Plugin for Internet Explorer. Alternatively, install the plugin from the REPORTER Release CD on all workstations involved.
· The Plant field is selectable in the AP Selections tab again.
· The Verify processing time per user calculations included times from the Interpret and Identified events in Verify module.
· Support has been added for the PROCESSIT action 'Captured bank account check'.
· Excel buttons have been added to pie charts in the reports where they were missing.
· The About page in the WEB GUI now works with all languages.
· 120103-000026: Support for UNC paths when copying images in REPORTER Plug-in for INVOICES.
· Added support for new PROCESSIT statuses, for all actions.
· Added support for the new PROCESSIT actions and statuses related to the Late Scan and Prepayments.
PROCESSIT is now supported in addition to INVOICEIT.
Important! The earliest supported version is PROCESSIT release 7.1 R4.
· QlikView software upgraded to version 10.0 SR4.
Install
This hotfix is a full installation of the REPORTER. To install it on a new workstation, follow the instructions in REPORTER Installation Guide, available on the REPORTER 5-4 SP1 Release CD. The file name is REPORTER Installation Guide Eng.pdf.
To install the hotfix as an upgrade:
1. Run the setup.exe file and follow the onscreen instructions.
2. In the case of an upgrade, the installation program replaces affected binary files and leaves all configuration settings unchanged.
Note that the REPORTER Plug-in for INVOICES hotfix 5 must be installed / upgraded on every workstation where one or more INVOICES modules are installed.
Uninstall
To uninstall the hotfix, do one of the following:
1. Open the Control Panel and Add/Remove Programs. In the list of programs installed on your PC, choose ReadSoft REPORTER Service Pack 1 Hotfix 7 and click Remove.
2. Run the setup.exe again and select the Remove option in the Maintenance Type dialog box.
If you have questions or problems, please contact your local ReadSoft representative. Information on how to reach the local support channels is available at http://www.readsoft.com/services/support.htm.
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Portions of the reporting technology used by REPORTER are powered by QlikView. QlikView and QlikTech are registered trademarks of QlikTech International AB.
Other product and company names herein may be the registered trademarks of their respective owners.