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Product Announcement: AGRIS™ Product Suite 19.3.0 is Available!

December XX, 2019

What products are involved?

AGRIS™, AgroGuide™ and oneWeigh™ systems.

What are the highlights?

  • Improved Accounts Payable voucher usability simplifies understanding and updating of information.
  • Integration improvements with the CoBank ACH, Energy Force, Pennent Mill Manager, and SUTA Reporting Illinois systems for more efficient operations.
  • Enhanced price change security in Delivery Ticket and Invoice entry.
  • Report that show permissions by a user profile with the ability to export security settings for all users to a CSV for analysis and filtering with spreadsheet.
  • New Name Quick Launch button Image Removed to quickly view / edit name information such as (Lienholders, ACH on File, Power of Attorney, etc.) and then resume your work.
  • New Spreadsheet button Image Removed to export grid information displayed on a screen to a CSV spreadsheet. 

What are some of the new features and benefits?

Below are a few of the highlights found in AGRIS 19.3.0. A ReadMe document is available for a full list of the changes.

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New Feature / Enhancement

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Accounts Payable (ACP)

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  • Printing Checks Straight from Manual Voucher (AGS-1419)
  • Require TIN/FEIN before Disbursement can be created (AGS-4581)
  • Regulatory: Support printing and e-filing of information tax forms from 2019 (for processing in 2020) - 1099 INT/MISC (AGS-10241)
  • Improve productivity with the ability to manually edit vouchers.
  • Reduce time and effort to understand voucher status. 
  • Minimize effort generating reports to understand the status of a voucher.
  • Reduces time and effort by having the ability to horizontally scroll through the grid view.

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Accounts Receivable (ACR)

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  • A/R Statements - Allow statement details to be sorted by Shipment Date instead of Invoice Date (AGS-9665)
  • Automatically Attach Invoices (from AttachToo) to A/R Statements (AGS-6300)

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Reduce time and effort to process cash disbursement to and payments received from customers.

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  • New Blend Audit Spreadsheet (AGS-9519)
  • Agrian Integration - Implement TLS 1.2 (Transport Layer Security) (AGS-9325)

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Communications (CFT)

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  • Reduce time and effort to transfer and invoice consumption billing transactions.
  • Improve accuracy of the transfer and invoice.
  • Reduce time and effort to share card numbers for Cardtrol transactions.

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Commodity (GRN)

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  • Ticket Application Report (AGS-9529)
  • New Hedge Position Report Extended by Futures Month (AGS-5243)
  • Standard Settlement Check Form in Check-Stub-Stub layout (AGS-9167)
  • Additional Option When Applying Tickets From Hold & Averaging the Grades (ask question "Do You Want To Update The Default Values ?" when the defaults are changed) (AGS-9777)
  • Settlements - select all &/or ability to select multiple delivery sheets to re-open (AGS-6768)

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Improve flexibility and efficiency during the process of cross-applying tickets to another name id.

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Product Announcement: AGRIS™ Product Suite 19.3.0 is Available!



December 11, 2019

What products are involved?

AGRIS™, AgroGuide™ and oneWeigh™ systems.

What are the highlights?

  • Regulatory changes to comply with 2019 tax year reporting requirements and reduce the time for grain examinations.  You MUST LOAD AGRIS 19.3.0 if you plan to use AGRIS to process 1099 and W-2 forms for the 2019 tax year.
  • Enforce tax identification numbers before processing checks
  • Output enhancements with a few new reports and forms, as well as support of the latest ActiveReports 13 reporting engine, for more flexibility and better performance.
  • Security administration improvements, including the ability to update settings via spreadsheet import.  
  • Usability improvements to reduce time to process checks from manual vouchers and stock additions, as well as replicate Item changes to multiple locations. 

What are some of the new features and benefits?

Below are a few of the highlights found in AGRIS 19.3.0. A ReadMe document is available for a full list of the changes.

Module

New Feature / Enhancement

Benefits

Accounts Payable (ACP)



Printing Checks Straight from Manual Voucher (AGS-1419)

  • Streamline the process for entering and paying manual vouchers.
  • Reduce the time and effort it takes to generate a check for a counter-party who is at the facility waiting for it.

Learn More

Require TIN/FEIN before Disbursement can be created (AGS-4581)

  • Maximize the ability to control disbursements to only those that have completed a W-9 form.
  • Reduce IRS fines for 1099's that are missing Tax Identification Numbers for new customers.
  • Reduce effort to accurately process 1099-PATR forms with per unit retain amounts.
  • Reduce time and effort to collect W-9 forms by preventing the disbursement of the check.

Learn More

Regulatory: Support printing and e-filing of information tax forms from 2019 (for processing in 2020) - 1099 INT/MISC (AGS-10241)

Maximize your ability to comply with 2019 tax year regulatory reporting.

Learn More

Accounts Receivable (ACR)

A/R Statements - Allow statement details to be sorted by Shipment Date instead of Invoice Date (AGS-9665)

  • Maximize flexibility to sort invoice lines in way that helps the customer to better understand the statement. 

Learn More

Automatically Attach Invoices (from AttachToo) to A/R Statements (AGS-6300)

Minimize time and effort to distribute invoices with Accounts Receivable Statements. This improvement allows you to create a PDF file that includes the statement with all of the related invoices appended to the statement.

Learn More

AgroGuide (AGY)

New Blend Audit Spreadsheet (AGS-9519)


  • Reduce time and effort to research blends and batches containing certain and custom applied products.
  • Reduce time and effort to see the totals for batches that were done during a certain period of time OR done for a certain customer for a certain period of time.
  • Maximize the ability to use and analyze acreage (i.e., "Crop Area" and "Crop Area UOM") associated with blends.

Learn More


Agrian Integration* - Implement TLS 1.2 (Transport Layer Security) (AGS-9325)
  • Maximize your ability to comply with regulatory requirements related to shipping of hazardous materials. 
  • Maximize security by utilizing recent transport standards.

Learn More

AttachToo (AT2)Archive or hide an attachment (AGS-1350)
  • Simplify the process of cleaning up an attachment accidentally associated with a transaction.
  • Improve clarity of the correct attachments relating to a transaction.
  • Assure complete audit trail of all attachments.
  • Maximize the ability to comply with record retention policies.

Learn More

Communications (CFT)

AGRO EDI - provide Commodity Code and Net Units for Deferred Payment Contract that feeds into ExamHand (AGS-9602)
  • Minimize time and effort during grain examinations.
  • Improve the ExamHand integration by providing additional information for A/P Vouchers in the EDI.DAT file.

Learn More

Commodity (GRN)





New standard Advanced report to show tickets applied to contracts by day (AGS-9151)

Minimize time and effort to understand which tickets are applied to a contract.

Learn More

New Hedge Position Report Extended by Futures Month (AGS-5243)

  • Save time and effort by only showing the futures month
  • Improve clarity and conciseness of information when analyzing positions by futures months
  • Maximize flexibility to easily see position 3 years out

Learn More

  • Filter by the customer, regardless if they are the primary customer or a split ticket relationship
  • Improve clarity and conciseness of information when analyzing positions by futures months
  • Elimination of errors and prevent rework during the Apply From Hold process.  
  • Reduce time and effort to reopen and correct something on every ticket.

New Standard Settlement Check Form in Check-Stub-Stub layout (AGS-9167)

  • Maximize the ability to communicate relevant grain check information to the farmer/grower from the Grain package.
  • Increase consistency of check form information between the Accounts Payable and Grain modules.

Learn More

Additional Option When Applying Tickets From Hold & Averaging the Grades (AGS-9777)

Reduce errors and minimize rework during the Apply From Hold process.  

Learn More

Settlements - select all &/or ability to select multiple delivery sheets to re-open (AGS-6768)

  • Reduce time and effort to reopen and correct something on every ticket.

  • Simplify and improve understanding of which applications have already been reopened when doing this process from Settlement Maintenance.

Learn More

Inventory (INV)




Credit Limits - add additional options to allow Delivery Tickets Over Credit Limits but not invoices (AGS-9264)

Increase flexibility to control credit limits and related secured overrides on Delivery Tickets differently from Invoices.

Learn More

Item Maintenance - Ability to update all locations when a change is made to the item in one location (AGS-7767)

  • Reduce time and effort to update inventory items across all locations
  • Maximize the accuracy of inventory item information across all locations.

Learn More

  • Be able to create Delivery Tickets without having a Security Override. Security-only required when generating an Inventory Item Invoice and only Managers able to override.
  • Reduce time and effort to update inventory items across all locations.
  • Reduce the time and effort it takes to pay a vendor upon receipt of items.
  • Reduce the time and effort it takes to select a sub-item.

Learn More

Printing Checks Straight from Stock Addition (AGS-9539)

  • Streamline the process for entering and paying stock additions.
  • Reduce the time and effort it takes to pay a vendor upon receipt of items.

Learn More

Subitem Search - Display Subitems in a Grid (AGS-4580)

Increase accuracy of information of bin information.

Reduce time and effort to

analyze bin information. 
  • Maximize the ability to capture and analyze information from the transfer process.
  • Improve flexibility to store AGRIS Warehouse mobile app remarks in AGRIS.
  • see information and select the applicable subitem.

    Learn More

    General Ledger (LDG)

    G/L Journal Entry Import - Automatically reverse manual journal in next period (AGS-7528)

    Reduce time and effort to

    understand how revenues and expenses are trending month-to-month using the format from your financial form

    reverse month-end journal entries for accruals.

    Learn More

    oneWeigh

    Various

    improvements

    enhancements in the following areas: 

    • Site Automation:  Auto-Id, Self Check-In**, RFID Processing
    • Ticket: entry, export, import, post
    • Audit Log
    • PLC Interface
    • Improve ability to audit tickets.
    • Maximize ability to capture accurate ticket information more efficiently.

    Learn More

    Patronage (PAT)

    Ability to prevent accidental "Y" to correct stock credit balances (AGS-8240)

    • Audit Log
    • Auto-ID* and RFID*
    • Drivers*
    • Ticket and Delivery Ticket Entry


    Reduce time and effort to capture and audit information.

    • Ability to enter decimals in unit fields
    • Ability to retain splits when clearing a split group

    New Features:

    • Checks for a negative credit limit on the bill to name and requires user override based on AGRIS security to continue.
    • Enhances the ability for presenting customer-specific information or direction to the scale operator by displaying it on the ticket entry screen when the name id is selected.

    Learn More in section 2.1 of the ReadMe

    Patronage (PAT)




    Ability to prevent accidental "Y" to correct stock credit balances (AGS-8240)

    Maximize the accuracy of equity (stock credit) balances by minimizing the potential for error when "correcting" stock credit balances.

    Learn More

    Patronage > Report Manager > Advanced Reports > Print Standard Reports > Stock/Equity Balance Export Spreadsheet:

    Ability to see balance in a separate column for each equity type (AGS-5588)Regulatory:

    Ability to see the balance in a separate column for each equity type (AGS-5588)

    Having each equity-type reported in a separate column reduces the time and effort to use and see the balances by equity type.

    Learn More

    Regulatory: Support printing and e-filing of information tax forms from 2019 (for processing in 2020) - 1099 DIV/PATR (AGS-10241)

    Minimize time and effort to comply with 2019 tax year regulatory reporting requirements via:

    • Support printing and e-filing
    of information tax forms from 2019 (for processing in 2020) - 1099 DIV/PATR (AGS-10241)Reduce time and effort to comply with regulatory reporting requirements
    • 1099 DIV/PATR forms for tax year 2019
    • Ability to populate and print printing qualified payments in box 7 of the 2019 form 1099-PATR

    Learn More

    New standard Patronage Transaction Audit Detail Spreadsheet (AGS-9797)

    Minimize time and effort to analyze patronage transactions.

    Learn More

    Payroll (PAY)Regulatory: Support printing and e-filing of information tax forms from 2019 (for processing in 2020) - W-
    W2 Forms and Payroll Calculations (AGS-10241)Reduce effort to share security settings by user with internal and external auditors
    2 Forms and Payroll Calculations (AGS-10241)
    • Minimize time and effort to comply with 2019 tax year regulatory reporting requirements. 
    • Minimize time and effort to comply with 2020 tax year regulatory reporting requirements with updated withholding methods..

    Learn More

    System (SYS)

    Ability to import System Security spreadsheet into AGRIS with changes (AGS-8142)

  • Enhances the ability to analyze document information by providing an alternative option such as Excel.
  • Reduce time and effort to update security settings for existing users.

    Learn More

    ActiveReports 13 Upgrade (AGS-9530)

    Maximize the ability to improve output using the latest reporting and form design technology.

    Learn More

    Contact
    * Contact your Greenstone or Relationship Manager for more information.

    How can you get it?

    Click here to see the prerequisites, highlights, technical information, and supporting software pertaining to this release, as well as the link to download it. 

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    1. Click http://www.greenstonesystems.com/customer-login to register.  *Note: It may take up to 8 business hours for your request to process. 
    2. Once you are registered, click here or in the Search field type "19.3.0" and select "AGRIS 19.3.0 is Available!"
    3. With the Greenstone Community you can:
      • Create and manage support cases with the ability to indicate severity.
      • Search knowledge base articles quickly.
      • Interact with other Greenstone customers on topics important to you and your business.
      • Find the latest news on the products you use (including the latest software releases and updates.)

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