Detailed Changelog for Continia OPplus 2023 R2

This article lists all new updates, features, service packs, and hotfixes for Continia OPplus 2023 R2.

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OPplus 2023 R2

Release date: October 2, 2023

SaaS (Online) version: 23.0.0

On-premises version: 23.0.0

New or changed functionality

Functional areaDescriptionID
CB: General ApplicationTo gain more insights into the usage of OPplus modules and UX, additional custom telemetry has been introduced with this release.48178
CB: General ApplicationA new error message will display during blob storage connection test if an incorrect "Shared Access Key" is entered.48442
OP: Country and RegionalReport OPP CH Print QR (5157944) now includes document and account number in QR reference of payment part.46423
OP: Demo ToolThe OPplus Demo Tool report now includes license activation-check integration for SaaS-environments.46863
OP: Ext. Fixed AssetsCustomers can now easily add write-up information to the Fixed Asset Book Value report dataset and layout.48100
OP: General ApplicationThe Customer- and Vendor Open Item Lists now export ledger comments to Excel.49338
OP: General ApplicationCanada has been added to the countries supported by OPplus.49405
OP: General ApplicationCleanup of publisher events deprecated by Microsoft.46934
OP: General ApplicationThe field "Account Name" is now available in the Extended General Journal Templates ZE-ERW and ZA-ERW.46159
OP: General ApplicationA performance improvement was made in the G/L Open Entries Application by changing a key.47061
OP: General ApplicationThe activation wizard for OPplus will now start without pre-selected modules. The partner or customer must manually select the modules they want to activate.48889
OP: General ApplicationThe G/L Entry application has been improved for better performance.46277
OP: General ApplicationAdditional telemetry was added to gain insights on user discount handling during payment export.47264
OP: General ApplicationA new event OnBeforeAccountIsAllowed has been added for report OPP Pmt. Imp. to Gen.Jnl.46433
OP: General ApplicationA new event OnAfterValidateShortcutDimCode has been added for page OPP Ext. Payment Journal.46665
OP: General ApplicationA new event OnBeforeProcessNAD has been added for report OPP Pmt. Imp. v. REMADV and PI.46714
OP: General ApplicationThe performance of the OPplus Role Center was improved by shifting to temporary tables and using background tasks for calculating values.46731
OP: OtherOPplus now includes a separate app for transferring Dynamo archive data.48237
OP: OtherThe description field for Installments has been expanded to allow for up to 100 characters of text.49014
OP: OtherA new parameter MakeDoc has been added to the existing subscriber event OnMakeReminderOnAfterCalcShouldMakeDoc in Codeunit OPP Ext. Reminder Tools.47182
OP: OtherA year ago, shortcut dimensions 3-8 were incorporated into the OPP Open G/L Entry pages in order to align with the Business Central standard. However, performance issues were detected when calculating these flowfields while opening the pages. To address this, the shortcut dimension fields have been relocated to a separate FactBox. This FactBox can be made visible by customizing the pages.46198
OP: Payment ExportThe AT-specific import function for Bank Sort Codes has been discontinued in OPplus. You can now use the Import European BIC' report, which offers identical results. Please note that the 'Import Bank Branch Codes AT' report has been marked as obsolete and is no longer accessible. 47261
OP: Payment ExportTwo new events have been added for the report OPP Vendor Create Pmt. Prop. These events are called 'OnAfterPreCollectVendors_InVendorPmt' and 'OnAfterGetEntriesOnAfterGetRecordCollectEntries.' These events have been added specifically for the creation process of payment proposals.47125
OP: Payment ExportAn ISO payment file can now include the LclInstrm section, which means that the Payment Transaction Scheme now includes a "ISO Local Instrument" field. The "PmtTpInf" procedure in codeunit "OPP Clearing ISO" has been updated to reflect this change.

Additionally, it is now possible to omit the ChrgBr section from an ISO payment file. Previously, it was only possible to either display it in the header or line information. To address this, a new option called "Leave out" has been added to the "Position of Charge Bearer" field in the OPP payment transaction schema.
49236
OP: Payment ExportWe have added a new option called "SEPA" to the SvcLvl section for ISO payment files. Additionally, we have introduced a new field called "ISO Purpose Code" in the "OPP Payment Transaction Scheme." This "ISO Purpose Code" will be displayed in the <Purp><Prtry>"ISO Purpose Code"</Prtry></Purp> section after <CdtrAcct>.These changes have been made to allign with requirements for the Polish (PL) ISO standard.48952
OP: Payment ExportA new Payment Type has been added to create domestic payment files for the NATWEST Bank, based on the ISO Format.49686
OP: Payment ExportThe sorting for Payment Proposal Card has been adjusted to match the same sorting as in Payment Proposal List page.45939
OP: Payment ExportIn the Codeunit OPP Clearing SEPA DD, a new event called OnAfterCalcTotals has been introduced for SepaFileDD. Additionally, an existing event named OnBeforeWriteAmt in the same Codeunit has been modified, and a parameter called PmtHead has been added.

Similarly, in the Codeunit OPP Clearing SEPA, a new event OnAfterCalcTotals, has been added for SepaFile. In this Codeunit, the existing event OnBeforeWriteAmt has also been updated, incorporating the new parameter PmtHead.

Furthermore, in the Codeunit OPP Clearing ISO, a new event, OnAfterCalcTotals, has been incorporated for ISOFile. A new event, OnAfterCalcTotals, has been introduced for CreateISOFileDD in the Codeunit OPP Clearing ISO CH DD.
46754
OP: Payment ExportThe Payment Transaction Schema table has been redesigned and moved to a new Object ID 5157909. As part of this change, a new field named "Bank Account No." has been added to the primary key. This update will allow customers to manage payment schemas per bank account.
If you are planning to upgrade to OPplus 23.0.0.0, please note that the content of table 5157917 will be automatically transferred to the new table during the upgrade process.
45477
OP: Payment ImportThe import of CODA Bank Statements has been introduced to OPplus.48204
OP: Payment ImportThere was a performance update when deleting payment import lines.46090
OP: Platform and TechnologySeveral changes were made to the Custom Telemetry Sending.47048

Bug fixes

Functional areaDescriptionID
OP: Chain LiabilitySettings for the module "Chain Liability" were possible without prior module activation. The bug was fixed.46952
OP: Chain LiabilityA missing interception of a call on the setup of the module "Chain Liability" (cu 5514800) caused an error, when "Multiple Payment" was activated in the Payment Setup.46993
OP: Demo ToolSpanish version of Demo Data tool could not be executed due to wrong character-encoding. This has been fixed.46740
OP: ElsterIn 23 BC, Microsoft removed the "XSL-Filename" field from T 11011 "Sales VAT Advance Notification." As a result, the field is no longer in use and had to be removed from the OPP Elster app as well.49603
OP: Ext. Fixed AssetsThere was an issue when using the Fixed Asset G/L Journal with the FA Posting Type 'Disposal' and the 'Scrapping' flag set to 'true.' The problem was that only one of the integrated Depreciation Books would be marked as 'Scrapped', even though multiple Depreciation Books were in use. This issue has been resolved.49315
OP: Ext. Fixed AssetsFixed Assets credit memos couldn't be posted with multiple Depreciation Books and "Part of Duplication List" activated. This bug has been fixed.46927
OP: Ext. Fixed AssetsThe total in Report FA Capital Additions was incorrect. The calculation included the positive Reclassification Entry, but not the negative one.49584
OP: Ext. Fixed AssetsAn error occurred when posting a purchase invoice for a fixed asset with a quantity. This issue has been resolved.48784
OP: Ext. Fixed AssetsThe fields "VAT Key Code" and "Bal. VAT Key Code" were added to the Page "Fixed Asset G/L Journal."47865
OP: General ApplicationWhen rebuilding the email-sending functionality of OPplus, some fields were mistakenly allocated to the wrong ApplicationArea called "Jobs." As a result, these fields were not visible or accessible when the ApplicationArea "Jobs" was hidden. To fix this issue, the ApplicationArea has been changed to "All".47884
OP: General ApplicationThe validation of the Dimension Set ID was faulty, resulting in an incorrect display of Global Dimension 1 and 2 on customer ledger entries related to installments. The issue has been resolved.47661
OP: General ApplicationThe CreateAndOpenInExcel function for exporting entries to Excel did not work in OnPrem because it was part of the OPplus OnPrem extension. This has now been fixed.47750
OP: General ApplicationFor a few pages, the usage category was set to be searchable in Tell Me.49011
OP: General ApplicationAn optimization was performed on the OPP Role Center to calculate page Cue-Values in the background, allowing users to work with the role center actions while the values are being calculated.46236
OP: General ApplicationThere was a problem importing files with the new file service integration. This was corrected.46446
OP: General ApplicationThere is an error in OPP Finance Role Center (5514564) if you have set up more than one General Journal Template of type "Asset" regarding the Part Asset Account. This has been fixed.49538
OP: OtherReminder Handling changed to the new event for 3rd party customization.42185
OP: OtherA license check has been implemented on the association setup page. If the page is accessed without a valid license, it will now trigger an error message. Additionally, an issue where an incorrect message was displayed to users when attempting to modify the external document number on the customer entry card has been fixed.46269
OP: OtherAfter an asset under construction is scrapped using the OPP partial retirement function, it is reported as retired in the OPP FA Retirements report (5483224, Report Request) during the retirement period.46052
OP: OtherA currency code is no longer displayed in the OPplus information OPP Orig. Currency Code 5157803 field for exchange rate difference entries and additional currency is set up.46059
OP: OtherAn error in calculating the invoice entrance date in recurring gen. journals has been corrected.46442
OP: OtherA missing key in the "OPP Bundesbank Report" table caused an incorrect sorting order in the Z4 XML file, resulting in its rejection by the Bundesbank. The missing key was reintroduced with this fix.48261
OP: Payment ExportIn Payment Export, entries already marked as applied in other journals can no longer be suggested for payment again, unless the mark for application is reversed.48034
OP: Payment ExportThe calculation for SHA256 is disabled in OPplus SaaS due to incompatibility.48055
OP: Payment ExportThere was a mistake in the caption for the "Posting Month" field in the Bundesbank Report table, which has now been corrected.46774
OP: Payment ExportConsideration of the payment reference of the customer ledger entry when creating the ISR reference number. 46409
OP: Payment ImportIn Payment Import, the search for bank accounts resulted in a string length error in the CH localization due to bank codes being limited to 5 characters. This issue has been resolved by accounting for the varying lengths of bank codes.48422
OP: Payment ImportAn error occurred when using the report to import MT 940 files. This has been fixed.46607
OP: Payment ImportAn overflow error occurred when reading purpose in CAMT files. This has been fixed.46664
OP: Payment ImportWhen importing via CSV port, an issue occurred when entering an empty date, even if a date formula had been entered. This has been fixed.45574
OP: Payment ImportAn error occurred when creating the OPP log file in version BC22. A field was obsoleted in a Microsoft table, which was used by the system. This was corrected.46752
OP: Payment ImportThe issue causing an error while opening the Payment Provider List has been resolved. Previously, two blob fields triggered errors when checked for content to display the texts as stars. This problem has been resolved.47132
OP: Payment ImportSome misleading errors in the tooltip description of the field "Keep Dimensions Validating Balance Account" in "Extended Features Setup" were corrected.47583
OP: Payment ImportPosting bank statements via "Post and Print" resulted in an error on checking the statement balance against the journal balance when the "Treat as Bank Statement" and "Check Bank Balance = Error" are set in the  Pmt. Import Interface. The issue has been resolved.47849
OP: Payment ImportThe renumbering function on the CSV Ports "Column No, 1,2,3 ..." pointed to a wrong procedure. The issue has been fixed.47977
OP: Payment ImportIn OPplus version 22.0 and higher, the CSV port definition file from an older version could not be imported anymore. The "File Service Code" field had been inserted as field 8. This has been fixed to make an import of files possible.48014
OP: Payment ImportWhen importing REMADV files cross-company, the business transaction codes (GV Codes) related to the specific REMADV setup were not all completely created in the target companies, resulting in not importing all lines for a company. The issue has been solved.48033
OP: Payment ImportWhen using the Continia File Service, files were not moved to the specified folders due to an encoding issue. This has been fixed.48401
OP: Payment ImportIf you set the Payment Interface with activated Flag 'Use Orig. Curr. Code in Bank Import' there was an error in the import.49028
OP: Payment ImportThe line "Copy to posted Jnl." did not work with "Application splitting (OPplus Standard)" and "multiple Entry Application." The issue was solved.49303
OP: TreasuryChanged field visibility for field "Transitaccount" in Page "Pmt. Import Interface Card" to align with activation of Treasury module.48900
OP: VATIf a number with 11 or more digits was in bold, it wouldn't appear in the external account schedule report. This has been fixed.48932
OP: VATA calculation error in the Ext. Account Schedule Reports was corrected by using "Show System Accounts".48255