Version 6.74 Build 363, May 7, 2010

This page documents all new features, enhancements and bug fixes included in this release of Pacific Timesheet. For information on changes made in previous versions of Pacific Timesheet, please see the release notes archive.

1. New Leave Reports

Two new leave reports have been added to make it easier to report on employee leave or time off. The "Employee Leave" report shows total leave hours for each employee, broken down by pay code. The "Employee Leave Details" report lists the individual leave entries from employee timesheets.

2. FTP Support For Timesheet Scheduled Export

In addition to scheduling timesheet data to be exported to a directory on the computer, you can now export to a directory on an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server. Please go to the System > General > Data Integration page and refer to the online help for details on how to configure the FTP server settings.

3. Match Field Value On Import Page Now Memorized

When importing employees, groups, tasks, etc., you can specify the match field for the import file (for example the employee login name, ID or email). Rather than defaulting to the first item in the list of match fields, this version will recall the last value selected, reducing the chance of error when importing data by choosing the wrong match field.

4. Auto-Import Directory - More Clear Errors Messages

When configuring the auto-import directory on the System > Data Integration > Auto-Import Directory page, a more clear error message will be shown if the directory doesn't have write permissions. In addition, a log message will be generated if the import file cannot be deleted or renamed after being processed (currently this fails silently).

5. Request New Password - More Clear Errors Message If Email Server Not Configured

In order to request a new password, the outgoing email server settings must be configured on the System > General page. This version will output a clear error message if a user requests a new password and the email server settings are not configured, instead of failing silently as it did in previous releases.

6. Timesheet Import Fixes

Fields ending in ".ID", e.g. "Employee.ID", were ignored in timesheet import files. This release correctly supports these fields.

The "Group" or "Group.ID" fields were ignored in timesheet import files. This release correctly supports these fields.

7. Automatic Meal Deduction Issue

If a user inadvertently entered a large number of hours for a time entry, the automatic meal deduction rule (on the System > Policies page) would process it regardless of the maximum hours per day timesheet rule setting. This would result in many future time entries being created, especially if the user entered a large value, such as 800 hours. This release checks the maximum hours per day rule, and will also stop processing once the next timesheet period is reached.