Release Notes

2023.4.0

November 2023

Release notes describe the enhancements and bug fixes contained in new releases and maintenance releases for Prophix Cloud deployment only.

 Tip: To find the release note that contains a specific issue, search on the Prophix Support Desk ticket number.

What’s new

Home icon added to side navigation

We added a Home icon to the side navigation. Clicking this icon redirects users to their home page (the content panel).

Confirmation required to delete a consolidation period

When deleting a consolidation period on the Define Periods page, users now have the option to make a backup of the period before deleting it.

On the pop-up window displayed, users can select Make backup of the period to create a backup before the selected period is deleted. Backup files are stored in a temporary folder.

Users are able to retrieve backup files from the temporary folder and save them on them on their local drives using the Download File link page on the Backup/Restore Periods page. Refer to the Restore a period section of the Back up and restore periods article for more information.
For more information on deleting a consolidation period, refer to the Delete a consolidation period section of the Define a new consolidation period article.

Additional safeguard added to updating consolidation method

To avoid recalculating indirect percentages of the group by error, we added a warning to the Update consolidation method option on the Group Structure page. When a user selects the Update consolidation method option and clicks , the following warning is displayed to alert the user of the impact on data:

Duplicate validation rules, edit the code field, and identify rule type on the Define Rules page

We made the following enhancements to validation rules on the Define Rules page:

Provided the ability to edit the Code field.
Introduced a read-only “type” field that indicates the type of rule, either System or Custom.
Duplication of validation rules. Users can now use the new button to copy a rule, change some details, and save under a new name. For more information on duplicating a validation rule, refer to the Duplicate a validation rule section of the Define validation rules article.

Apply validation rules to specific company types

We added a new field, Selection Method (a filter for companies), on the Define Rules page to give users the ability to apply specific rules to particular company types. When combined with the ability to duplicate rules , this new feature enables user to quickly create and configure rules for specific company categories.

Set a default Point of View (POV) for new companies

A new option has been added to the Point of View Tree page, allowing users to set a specific Point of View as the default. This means that all newly added companies will automatically be added under the default POV.

Default settings on the Consolidation Statusboard

We have introduced default settings on the Consolidation Statusboard page to reduce the risk of omission errors when selecting companies and enhance overall efficiency. Beginning with this release, the following are selected by default on this page:

Include dimensions.
All companies in the table.

Default values for a new company added to the group

New companies added to the group on the Companies page now get the following default settings:

Currency code: Group currency
Number of decimals: Number of decimals used in the period
Consolidated: Selected for the Current period
Consolidation method: Global
Group %: 100%
Minority %: 0%
Group control %:100%
Number of financial rights = 100.000
Number of voting rights = 100.000

In addition to these default settings, the Reference and Current period columns are now clearly labeled for easy identification.

Resolved issues

The following are the issues we resolved in this release:

Released	Ticket Number	Area	Description
Jan	164523, 164606, 164596, 164593, 164809, 63858, 63070	Content Panel > Dashboard	Choosing a company and clicking to execute bundle validation resulted in errors. In addition, bundle validation appeared to have been performed (marked ) for a newly added company even though it had not been performed for the company.
Nov	155943	Data Entry > Manual Data Entry > Analytical Dimensions	Deactivated dimension groups remained accessible for selection in the Dimension Group drop-down list. The button was available (not grayed out).
Nov	156534	Transfers > Data > Define Mapping Tables	When attempting to duplicate mapping tables, users encountered an issue preventing successful duplication.
Nov	156694	Adjustments > View > Manual Input	Transaction currencies were being rounded in consolidation adjustment.
Nov	156922	Transfers > Data > Import Data	The absence of sorting functionality on the Interface Table made it challenging for users to search through a large number of records.
Nov	157042	Data Entry > Manual Data Entry > Local Amounts	The option was not functioning as expected on the Bundle Data Entry > Standard page. Selecting the option did not set amounts to zero.
Nov	157113	Group > Companies	Group percentage values were not rounded to six decimals places.
Nov	157182	Group > Companies	Shareholding percentage was not displaying the correct number of decimal places.
Nov	157193	User Management	Users with ‘Auditor’ role were not able to process reports.
Nov	157680	Adjustments > View > Manual Input	After restoring the backup file from version 3.1 to version 2023.1.2, it was discovered that the adjustment sums for both credit and debit were found to be incorrect. The error was traced back to amounts being posted twice for each account in version 2023.1.2.
Nov	157966	Data Entry > Manual Data Entry > Local adjustments	Report option was missing on the Manual Input > View page.
Nov	158090	Data Entry > Local Amounts	Modifying an amount on the Bundle Data Entry - Multi Period page triggered an error.
Nov	158885	Configuration > System Structures > Bundles	Form BC04 could not be deleted from the Online Bundles Setup page.
Nov	160957	Reports > User Reports	Column titles in user reports were not aligned with their respective columns.
Nov	160988	Consolidation > Consolidation > Intercompany Matching	Pairs of companies were not displayed as expected on intercompany matching report.
Nov	161124	Groups > Periods > Define Periods	After the defined Period Locking date too effect, end users could still modify data.
Nov	161130	Consolidation > Events > Generate Events	Accounts duplication and missing flow amounts were noted in the event reports.
Nov	161246	Reports > Pivot Reports > Define Reports	The filters did not perform as intended, and the reports had a slow execution.
Nov	161250	Data Entry > Manual Data Entry > Intercompanies	Users were unable to add a new intercompany balance on the Intercompanies page.
Nov	161272	Reports > Standard Reports > Consolidation Flows	During the consolidation process, company employing the “Not Consolidated” method experienced an issue where the correct flow in the liaison account (at the holding company) was not displayed. Rather than F06 (exit flow), the process generated the interrogation mark flow.
Nov	161354	Groups > Periods > Define Periods	Attempting to lock a particular period resulted in an error.
Nov	161492	Configuration > System Structures > Bundles > Offline Templates	Consolidator was unable to download existing offline templates The Download button was not responsive.
Nov	161611	Reports >Standard Reports > Consolidated Figures	Two issues were identified: The Difference amount was blank even when the reference period was provided. In instances where the Difference amount was displayed, it was not accurately calculated.
Nov	162247	Consolidation > Consolidation > Intercompany Matching	Rules on Intercompany Matching report were not sorted in the correct order.
Nov	162667, 162247	Consolidation > Consolidation > Intercompany Matching	When using the Merge Debit/Credit option to generate a report, the report failed to display the Difference amount for the pair of companies.
Nov	163693, 163721	Consolidation >Events> Generate Events	Multiple occurrences of a single event were observed after processing, with the same event being repeated four times.

Known issues

Area	Description	Workaround
Consolidation > Adjustments	Users can still save journal entries when the company and the partner are the same.	An upcoming release will address the issue.
Online Bundles > Advanced Input Form	In the Content Panel’s dashboards, when a row is set to “Confirmed” the Advanced Input does not switch to read only mode.	An upcoming release will address the issue.
Transfers > Data > Export Data	When exporting the dimension data via OLAP to Excel, users may encounter a situation where certain data blocks appear multiple times on the sheet.	An upcoming release will address the issue.
Configuration > Group Management > Companies	The tree structure is missing on the Point of View report.	An upcoming release will address the issue.
Reports > Standard Reports	Standard Excel-format reports for companies no longer support column filtering.	An upcoming release will address the issue.
Configuration > System Structures > Copy Structure	An error occurs when attempting to transfer parameters from one period to another.	An upcoming release will address the issue.