USAS-R v8.15.0 Release Notes

Summary

We have made some additional improvements to USAS-R with the release of version 8.15.0.  This release contains patch fixes and exciting new features as detailed in the release notes below.

1. Implemented Classic's VENLOAD option via a new Import button on the vendor grid.  This new feature requires a CSV file to import the new or modified vendor data.  The only required field when adding vendors is the primary name.  The vendor number or UUID can be used to update a vendor.  A sample file can be downloaded here and will also be available in the documentation when it's complete.  This option works similarly to importing Receipts and AP Invoices.  The upload will create or update all valid records and will produce a results file with any records that fail to load along with an error describing why.  Users can correct the problem in the results file and use the results file to load the remaining vendors.  Note, to add multiple vendor locations, a row for each vendor location is required in the upload file.

2. Corrected a problem that preventing editing a newly created Payment Location.  Previously if a user wanted to edit a newly created payment location they would have to close the location and reopen it.

3. Federal Assistance Detail enhancements

   1. The create new and save options have been added to the Federal Assistance Detail.

   2. The expended and received amounts will now be populated once the cash account is selected.  For any non 500 level cash account chosen an account filter selection will be enabled.  If a previously defined account filter is created to designate the revenue and expenditure accounts tied to the grant, the filter can be selected and the expended and received amounts will populate based on the account filter.  If no filter is chosen, the user can enter the expended and received amounts they wish to report. 

      1. Please note: if the federal assistance detail is created and then additional revenues or expenditures are posted to the grant accounts, the amounts stored on the federal assistance detail will no longer be accurate. In order to refresh those values the user will need to edit the federal assistance detail and unselect and then reselect the associated cash account.  This will cause the amounts to be retrieved and will update the expended and received values.  Once this is complete the user will then save the federal assistance detail.

Important Highlights

Please keep in mind these release notes only reflect the changes included in this release.  There are many other features of the software that were previously released that will not be reflected in these release notes.  General information about all of the features available in USAS-R can be found in our USAS-R Documentation.  There is a section in the documentation that also details the significant changes between USAS-R and classic USAS. 

Issues included on this release