finPOWER Connect - v. 3.04.00 - released 30 June 2021

Intersoft Systems Limited have introduced a major release of finPOWER Connect.   Version 3.04.00 includes an updated database along with significant new features for finPOWER Connect, finPOWER Connect Cloud and finPOWER Connect Web Services.

Review a comprehensive list of the release notes 

Note:  We recommend that you contact MBSL in the first instance if you are considering upgrading to this latest version. 

finPOWER Connect

Clients

  • Contact Methods

 - Email and phone contacts now only support a single Home, Work or Mobile flag.

  • Personnel/Employment

 - Added ability to capture both individual and organisations (previously you could only capture individual for an Organisation and Organisations for an Individual).

  • Statistic Sets

 - Added option to audit changes.

  • Client Warnings

 - Now includes expired identification items.

Accounts

  • Account Type Promotions

 - Added ability for a Promotion to override Default Interest and Default Fees.

  • Standard Transactions

 - New "Per Annum" option for Percentage basis rates.

  • Deposit Accounts

 - New option to roll Interest Payout dates forward if they fall on a non-business day.

- Schedule now adjust Withdrawal Standard Transaction so not to take Balance into Negative.

- Australian Annual Investment Income Report (AIIR) updated to version 13.0.01 (for 2021 Tax Year)

  • Credit Enquiry Quotation Confirmations

- Updated matching logic

  • Direct Debits

- Now processes "reduced to zero" value transactions

  • Refunds

- Option to set Element to be not Due immediately

  • Added new fields

- Added UserDecimal0 to 9 fields; allows easier SQL Query for Sum() etc.

- Search 0 to 4 fields; set via script, used in quick Search (for SQL Server databases)

- Account Archives; added Archive Note field

Entities

- Added second Logo and Resource fields

Branches

- Added second Logo and Resource fields

Workflows

- Added new "Send Web Mail" Item Type

Credit Bureaus

  • RealAML

- Identity Verification service added

- Supports Identity Verification, Biometric Face Match and PEP

  • Centrix (New Zealand)

 - Commercial Report - updated to include Positive Data and Score information

- Added Positive Commercial Bureau Data Upload and Response File import

  • ABN Lookup (Australia)

- Configuration moved to Cost Centres

  • Credit Sense (Version 2)

- Added option to extend Quicklink expiry

- Added "Refresh" facility

  • Creditworks (New Zealand)

- Removed service, as no longer supported

  • GreenId (Australia)

- Configuration moved to Cost Centres

- Updated to Version 3 of the API

  • illion/Dun and Bradstreet Consumer (Australia and New Zealand)

- Removed service

- Use "illion Australia" and "illion New Zealand" services instead

  • Motorweb (New Zealand)

- New option to use Trade-Me valuations

  • NZ Companies Office

- Removed service

- Use "NZ Government" service instead

  • NZ Government

- Financial Service Providers API removed, as no longer supported by MBIE

- NZBN Entity Details - Updated to include Business Ethnicity Identity information

Messaging Interface

- Removed Beta warning

- Added support for multi-line text messages 

Reports

  • Deposit Trial Balance Report

- Added optional "Withholding Tax rate" Column

  • Security Statement Reports

- Added filter and exception for Insurance Renewal date

  • Transaction List Report

- Added "LogPK" , i.e. Statement Log, column

  • PCI DSS Compliance Report

- New report introduced

Word Documents

  • Added new Branch and Entity Logo and Resource bookmarks
  • Added ability to set a Bookmark to an image from byte array

HTML Widgets

  • New HTML /Widgets

- GreenId (Australia) Individual Credit Enquiry

- RealAML Identification Enquiry

- PPSR New Zealand

  • Amend, Discharge and Renew
  • Search
  • Update
  • Also available as a background process

- PPSR B2G Australia

  • Search
  • Update
  • Also available as a background process
  • Client Personnel/ Employment HTML Widget

- Support added for Individual and Organisation

  • New Account HTML Widget

- Added Financial page, Options

  • Bank Entry HTML Widget

- Non-Administrator Users unable to save Batch

  • Security Statement Edit HTML Widget

- Now includes PPSR Page (for both Australia and New Zealand)

  • Default jQuery version updated from 2.1.4 to 3.6.0

Portals

- Added support for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Maps

- Added support for Google Embedded Maps

Service Logs

- Removed link between Service Log and Audit Log

- Audit Search Updated

  • New options to filter Service Log searches by Chargeable, Windows User, Machine Name and IP Address

User Security

- New option to automatically lock finPOWER Connect if left inactive for a period of time

finPOWER Connect Cloud

General

  • File downloads

- Better handling in IOS when running as a PWA

- Ability to email to yourself instead of downloading to a device

- The Downloads tab on the Reporting and Processes views now allows files to be shared with other Users

  • Administration View

- Is now available to any User who has permission to view Admin forms

  • Visual Cue

- Indicates when a custom HTML Widget is being used

  • "Go" URL

- New - supported to allow URL-based Quick Searches

  • Login Form

- Now detects when Web Services are not available and displays a friendly "Unavailable" message

Security

- SMS Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) method added

- Multi-Factor Authentication simplified and bought in line with Portal changes

- Uploading of files can be disabled (more for demonstration installations than a production feature)

- Subresource Integrity (SRI) can now be applied to external resources where possible

- Content Security Policy (CSP) can be enabled

- All main record forms (Accounts, Account Applications, Clients, Security Statements and Workflows) now have a permission key allowing access to be restricted

- Permission keys added to restrict access to Email Message and SMS Message forms

Processes

- The Processes view now shows HTML Widget Scripts that are configured to show in the Process menu

- The Processes view icon now spins when a background process is running

- Running a background or long-running process such as Account Processes will now email the User once the process is complete or has failed

- New "Downloads" tab to show files generated by background processes or HTML Widgets

Clients

- Web Password can now be updated from the Web Access page

- Portal Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) can be reset and and emergency code generated from the Web Access page

Workflows

- "Skip" and "Unskip" item functionality added

- "Send Web Mail" now supported

- BankStatements "Bank Account Enquiry" items and other services are now supported correctly


Source:   Intersoft Systems Limited - "Release History"  -  https://finPOWER Connect - Release History

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