Release History

• Fixed an issue where MS Office update caused an error when running Financials from Reportance | REP-147

RELEASE 1.8.1.11

January 2019

RESOLUTIONS

RELEASE 1.8.0.31

October 2018

RESOLUTIONS

• Fix issue preventing mass allocation of assets to a low value pool | REP-79
• Exclude disposed assets from MAS Assets import | REP-93
• Fix issues with file upgrades | REP-111
• Improve line spacing for accounting policies in reports | REP-89

• Ability to import both journals and trial balances from Excel | REP-85
• Updated default Reportance chart (for new files only) to change Trust Capital terminology to use Issued Units or Settlement Sum | REP-87
• Removed signing dates from client declaration | REP-86
• Ability to import assets from Xero Tax Depreciation Schedule | REP-36
• Ability to import HandiLedger assets into Reportance | REP-102
• Bug fix to prevent issues resulting in accounts going missing from the accounts view | REP-113
• Add Grand Total Row to Excel depreciation reports | REP-115
• Ability to work with MYOB AR files on a local network server | REP-92

RELEASE 1.8.0.14

June 2018

RESOLUTIONS

• When saving report templates the current entity id is substituted | REP-82
• Selecting Reportance does not cause the UI to jump to Class | REP-90

IMPROVEMENTS/FEATURES

• Updated to include support for Xero API changes | REP-94
• New calculated column in reports for percentage of sales | REP-97
• Ability to set 'auto match' rules to automatically match accounts to the master chart based on their account number | REP-96

  
  

  
  

RELEASE 1.7.1.4

15 December 2017

NEW FEATURES

• The default auto allocate no longer automatically allocate accounts with a classification of 'Other' | REP-41
• Accounts can now be dragged back into the 'Unallocated' area | REP-47
• Ability to automatically calculate and create journals for depreciation | REP-7
• Ability to automatically calculate and create profit distributions.| REP-55
• The 'Net Profit' total now adjusts to 'Net Profit/(Loss)' when a loss is present | REP-33
• When viewing the general ledger for an account the imported balances can now be scrutinised and all transactions can be viewed from the underlying API - works for MYOB AccountRight and QBO files | REP-38
• In the confirmation window, when importing a trial balance into Reportance, you can now press a button to compare the differences between the data being imported and any data still in Reportance. - both can be exported to Excel | REP-50
• Improved presentation of report headers, especially in the assets, to handle long titles and names more effectively | REP-40, REP-48
• Ability to select and allocate a division directly without opening and editing the account | REP-2
• Firm address now appears on the compilation report (this can be set via workpapers.hownowhq.com) | REP-53
• Account codes are now imported where these are available for QBO accounts | REP-65
• Accounting Policies and other Notes are now separated into worksheets in Excel to improve the appearance of both | REP-24
• The Full Summary report in the Asset Module now shows balancing adjustments for both accounting and taxation | REP-66

RESOLUTIONS

• Assets can now be scrolled through when in the 'Allocate Assets to pool' screen | REP-39
• Trading statements in Reportance reports now inherit firm branding colours | REP-52
• Asset purchase date now sets default to today rather than 1 January 1900 | REP-60

RELEASE 1.7.0.1

10 August 2017

• Optimise performance of assets module, including removing cap of 499 assets.
• Optimise performance of report generation by up to 2000% (particularly for complex consolidations)
• APS Trial Balance Import function and Assets Import automation
• New ‘Save As’ function
• Updated depreciation rates
• Allow Reportance files to be access via UNC paths (for example with folder redirects)
• Upgrade HowNow Smart Workpapers to Version 2.2.0.27, see Release Notes
• Populate your email into Xero login by default
• Ensure default division sets correctly on importing new accounts

RELEASE 1.6.2.1

31 May 2017

• Upgrade HowNow Smart Workpapers to Version 2.2.0.16, see Release Notes
• Fix addin registration button in Help Menu

RELEASE 1.6.1.12

10 March 2017

• Authentication upgrade with performance enhancements
• Automated balancing journal export to MYOB AccountRight Live and Xero
• Automated MAS Trial Balance Importer
• Improvements to the MAS Assets importer
• Add date field to journals

RELEASE 1.6.0.20

11 October 2016

• Firm Wide Accounting Policies – edit policies at a firm level using our online interface, while retaining the ability to customise at a client level.
• Reporting Improvements, including
  • Firm Wide Layout Rules to get consistent report layouts
  • Set your firm brand colour so that it appears in the report
  • Create and deploy custom report templates. see customising report templates for more information.
• General Ledger reports which can be presented from the context of either the client chart of accounts or the Reportance chart of accounts.
• Improvements to the MAS Assets importer

RELEASE 1.5.7.2

15 August 2016

• Introducing the Class API (in Beta)
• Import utility for AST Assets (MAS)
• HowNow Smart Workpapers Update with Query Management Feature

RELEASE 1.5.6.21

1 July 2016

• Create workpapers from your list of online starter files
• ‘Search’ function in the Chart of Accounts screen to make it easy to find accounts
• Ability to view and export consolidated trial balances
• Calculation column in reports to show variances
• Home page no longer shows in reports so you can one click export from Excel into PDF

RELEASE 1.5.5.79

14 January 2016

• Ability to roll opening balances from one dataset to another
• Ability to import movement journals
• Appropriation Statement in Financial Reports
• Add Page Numbering to Financial Reports
• Purge unused accounts function (in Source settings under Advanced)
• Large number of UI Improvements and Bug Fixes

RELEASE 1.5.5.79

• Opening balance roll-overs and movement journal capability
• Partner sign-off field
• Client Declaration sign-off details
• Office 2016 Compatibility
• Appropriation Statement
• Terminal Server Installations

• Improve appearance of reports
• Added page numbering to reports
• Database optimisations
• Purge unused accounts function within sources
• Assets Groups can be stored
• Asset year drop down lists updates when new years are created
• Data Maintenance check will fix missing current year earnings and other common
• Increase size of debit/credit columns in journals and show out of balance amount
• Prevent Level 1 headers being treated as 'include in notes'
• Allow for improved scrolling in depreciation reports
• Function in Reportance to automate registration of Excel addins if required (Help menu, 'Register Addins')

Bugs Fixed

• Quickbooks Online imports will handle large files and gives you longer than one minute before timing out in the authorisation process
• Remember API credentials (for all types) when importing from same source in an existing Excel session
• Contents now updates on first report generation, as well as when pressing the button
• Consistent date formatting on all 'sign' areas in reports
• Classifications are determined from last account no/name combo, not just account no
• Allow empty ABN strings
• A range of other minor fixes