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Release Recaps

Starting Beginning with the March this newsletter, SSDT will provide has provided a link from our wiki new link under the "Useful Links" section containing a 'release recap' of new features, improvements and enhancements that took place in the prior month's USAS, USPS and Inventory applications.  SSDT releases new software changes every two weeks and includes, with the changes, release notes detailing the changes made and JIRA issues involved with each release.  However, the release notes are listed in separate areas on the wiki per the application they are referencing.   We felt the end-user and ITC staff would appreciate one document containing details of what was released in the prior month for ALL all applications.  So if If you process payroll for your district, you can easily refer to the USPS-R Releases section for a recap of what took place changed in the payroll software last month.  An ITC staff member will appreciate the ability to review the entire document to gain a better understanding of what took place in all applications last month in order to better assist their districts.   There are so many changes taking place in the software every release, we thought a monthly recap would provide an easy way to keep up-to-date on what's going on in the applications.   

Displayed below is an example a snippet of the January release recap link.  A table is included for each application including the release date, version, and type of release (regular or hotfix).  The version number will include a direct link to the existing release notes in the wiki.  Listed below each table is an easy-to-understand summarization of what took place, broken down by the type of change - bug fixesfix, improvements, new features, and patches. 

Added an option in System/Configuration/Email Direct Deposit Notice Configuration to allow email direct deposits to send to all emails defined on Employee record or to primary email only.

Added ability to include new W4 fields in the direct deposit notifications.

There is now a  Payroll Item Summary Report for Payroll Processing.

Leave Accumulations are now available on the Employee Dashboard.-- On the Leaves object there is a new Accumulations tab available.

A warning will be produced if trying to Save a Position with no Retirement Code, or a Retirement Code of None.

Added Employee and Pay Group selections to the Processing/Convert Personal Leave to Sick Leave option.

Payroll Initialization-All pay group/date ranges are now included when payroll is initialized. Additions are now setup before final Initialization is processed..

Added a feature to include csv headers in ODJFS New Hire file.  A new check box- Include Headers for Validation in Submission File is now an option when generating ODJFS New Hire submission file.

STRS Advance FY Report will now include a message if an archived compensation is included in Fiscal Year earnings.

An STRS Merge option is available under STRS Advance.  This process allows a merger between the STRS Advance file and a file provided by a third party entity which contains contracted employee information for STRS reporting.

Save and Recall feature have been added to several reports

• Check STRS Advance Report
• Job Calendar Report
• Leave Balance Report
• New Contract Report
• ODJFS Report
• Payroll Report
• Perfect Attendance Report
• Posted Payroll Report
• Quarter Report
• STRS Advance Reports
• W2 Reports

Mass Load Future Pay Amounts-This is a new mass load option, separate from the Attendance Import. You will not be able to load attendance with this new option, you will only be able to load Future Pay Amounts. You can continue to use the Attendance Import. Please see the Mass Load documentation for more information

Created a new Other data File Archive folder. This is a new general archive option that users can load files they wish to save into.

There is a new USAS Integration option to post Payment Void/Unvoid Submission to USAS.

Include payables with employer amounts only in Outstanding Payables Archive reports

Added Mass Load features for-

• Leaves
• Payroll Items
• Payroll Item Configurations
• Positions
• User Adjustment Payables

When posting to payroll from Attendance (attendance create, modify, mass add), allow the pay record fields to be modified (pay type, description, units, rate, account) prior to posting to payroll.

With so many changes taking place in the software every release, we thought a monthly recap would provide an easy way to help keep you up to date with what's going on in the applications.   

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