AGRIS 19.3.0 Product Announcement

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
Accounts Receivable (ACR)	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 dayt ^(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⁾	Reduce time and effort to 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 reverse month-end journal entries for accruals. Learn More
oneWeigh	Various enhancements in the following areas: 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 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 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-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
S ystem (SYS)	Ability to import System Security spreadsheet into AGRIS with changes ^(AGS-8142⁾	Reduce time and effort to update security settings for existing users. Learn More
* Contact your Greenstone or Relationship Manager for more information.

How can you get it?

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