ALERE Accounting v7.0 Issues

ALERE v7.0 KNOWN ISSUES

General Patch - Posted 01/17/12

Instructions for installing ALERE Accounting 7.0 Patch:

Note: This update does not require that you install other patches first.

1. Unzip the update file to a temporary directory.

2. Have everyone exit ALERE Accounting, Manufacturing and any other linked programs.

3. If you have modifications in your WSHOOKS.DBF, APPEND the contents of the WSHOOKS.DBF included with the patch to the copy in your ALERE Accounting root directory. If you do not have modifications to your WSHOOKS.DBF, simply copy WSHOOKS.DBF to the ALERE Accounting root directory. If you have installed a previous patch to ALERE v7.0, this step is already done,

4. Copy the other unzipped files to your ALERE Accounting root directory.

5. Enter ALERE Accounting, Go to Manager> System Tools> TIW File Update.

6. Update all System Tables (Combo box at bottom of screen set to "System Tables Only") Note this only has to be done on one company.

7. When done with the update, completely exit the ALERE program.

8. Program update is complete.

OPTIONAL PATCH FOR WORKSTATIONS:

1. Run the program AC70SETUP_PATCH.EXE on individual workstations.

This should take care of a problem where workstations would not run the ALERE manual from within ALERE. It also solves an occasional problem with computers that give an error message sending emails.

Patch History

General Patch AC70FIX04 Released - 01/17/12

General Patch AC70FIX03 Released - 09/21/11

General Patch AC70FIX02 Released - 07/14/11

General Patch AC70FIX01 Released - 06/17/11

Version Release - 05/29/11

Incident	Posted	Issue
70-391	01/17/12	General orders - some misc "Debit exceed Credit" errors when processing sales and purchase orders
70-385	01/17/12	Purchase reports - 1099 - Client/Server - Summary report prints all suppliers and IRS report prints nothing
70-384	01/17/12	Purchase order - create from Quote or Requisition - then receive and reverse receipt - posts to variance instead of accrued payables
70-383	01/17/12	Commission generation - when multiple commissions are generated the information for them all is stored in the memo field of the last one generated
70-346	01/17/12	Purchase requisition - release with multiple line items but skip releasing one line item - order created missing lines after the line that was skipped
70-338	01/17/12	Client/Server - Inventory master - add new item and save - choose to add to all locations - get error message
70-337	01/17/12	GL - Inquiry by fiscal period - change account number and print - data correct but header incorrectly shows account number that was changed
70-336	01/17/12	Inventory adjustment - Set Item tab - when adjusting on hand quantity or cost only allows entry of 5 places with no decimal or 1 place with 3 decimals
70-318	01/17/12	Purchase return order - reversing the shipping can produce an error message
70-285	09/21/11	Drop Ship Purchase Order - Incorrect postings can occur when multiple items are partially received and then a ship & invoice is done on the sales order
70-277	09/21/11	Purchase Order - The on order status is not being updated when an item number is changed on an accepted order
70-265	09/21/11	Data Acquisition - The FG transaction is not using the rules set up in the Company Defaults for costing
70-249	09/21/11	DRP Planning - Items that have been deleted from orders are being included
70-239	09/21/11	Sales Invoice - The packing list can show the incorrect quantity shipped when the items are issued from two different lots
70-235	09/21/11	Sales Invoice or Credit Memos - The sales tax may be sometimes be calculated incorrectly with previous patches installed
70-227	09/21/11	Sales Analysis Report - When the Group By option is set to Sales Rep the proper group headers are not used in the Summary view
70-224	09/21/11	Sales Invoice - The sales discount account is used instead of an existing custom account when the Done is selected on an invoice
70-217	09/21/11	Purchase Order - The custom GL Group is not being updated when an item on a pending or accepted purchase order is changed
70-216	09/21/11	Sales Orders - The GL posting is incorrect when a partially shipped and invoiced order has the remainder of the items shipped
70-215	09/21/11	Purchases - Releasing a purchase requisition with multiple lines creates new order with only one line with information
70-212	09/21/11	Manager - Checking Accounts - A duplicate record is created when a new checking account is added
70-212	09/21/11	Manager - Checking Accounts - A duplicate record is created when a new checking account is added
70-207	07/14/11	SOC - Unit of measure conversion rate not passed to components of a kit upon shipping
70-206	07/14/11	SOC - Components of kits can not be shipped if the kit has traits
70-205	07/14/11	CS product - item configuration/BOM screens - not linked to Manufacturing - "Error has occurred in SQL" message generated
70-204	07/14/11	Purchase order from a drop shipment sales order with a UOM conversion does not bring the conversion rate over to the PO correctly
70-203	07/14/11	Accepting a manual AR/CM with return items and a unit measure conversion creates incorrect GL postings that multiply by conversion rate twice
70-202	07/14/11	Sales Order - using F8 sometimes generates a "Record out of range" error in the running balances method
70-197	07/14/11	Sales order with taxable shipping (w/GP#1) - shipping tax posted incorrectly
70-192	07/14/11	Accepting a manual AR invoice with lots/SN/traits and a unit of measure generates a "Unit of Measure Conversion Imbalance" error
70-189	06/17/11	Development Kit - WSHOOKS does not work after entering SO or PO screens
70-188	06/17/11	Workstations will sometimes give error when sending email from with ALERE
70-187	06/17/11	Workstations will sometimes not run the HTML manual when called from ALERE
70-186	06/17/11	Under client/server - error message that tables are not accessable
70-182	06/17/11	Feature Added - Inventory report now shows trait items on Lot/Serial Tracking report
70-177	06/17/11	GL - posting sales orders - sequence numbers updated incorrectly
70-167	06/17/11	Sales Invoice - manual invoices occasionally will get a "credits exceeds debits" message
70-161	06/17/11	GL Inquiry by Fiscal Period - drilling down to Transaction screen changes account number
70-148	01/17/12	Multi Currency Receivable Aging Report - can produce error message
70-127	06/17/11	The reordering of lines is not working correctly on sales orders and purchase orders
70-115	06/17/11	A PO with a line item for shipping cost that is taxable is being posted to incorrect accrued payables account
70-113	06/17/11	Current Inventory Balance report - error can occur if report run for a lot item where there is no stock record
70-107	06/17/11	DRP planning - fractional on hand quantities causes error calculating purchase requirements
70-106	06/17/11	Sales Order Status tab - the quantity to ship entered from pop up calculator is placed on line 1 instead of line intended
70-105	06/17/11	Sales Order - unit of measure error when an order is copied, the customer changed and when saved the discounts are updated
70-099	06/17/11	Inventory screen Header tab - clicking import button and OK without entering file name can cause error
70-097	06/17/11	DRP report - recommended PO's not showing quantity
70-095	06/17/11	Sales Blanket Orders - Status tab - cursor returns to line item number 1 when an item is selected
70-092	06/17/11	Feature Added - Running balances added to Sales Blanket Orders
70-091	06/17/11	Inventory import button occasionally does not accept mouse click
70-090	06/17/11	PO number from invoice is sometimes entered when creating finance charge invoice
70-089	06/17/11	A local tax rate that is set to zero and is part of a tax district can cause tax to post to GL incorrectly
70-056	06/17/11	Voiding manual invoice with return item can result in inventory error when there is no on hand quantity