AGRIS^™ Product Suite | ReadMe | Version 17.4.0

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1 General Information

This document provides general product availability information and briefly summarizes the AGRIS Product Suite 17.4.0 software update. Use the information contained in this document to learn about the latest changes available for the AGRIS agribusiness management system (AGRIS).

The current update of AGRIS is available to existing AGRIS customers on versions 9.5.0.x and higher. You can obtain the upgrade files from one of the following locations:

AGRIS Installation CD
My Account Knowledge Base

1.1 Product Information

Product Name:	AGRIS Agribusiness Management System – AGRIS 17.4.0
Version:	Version 17.4.0 Distribution Build 70, Application Build 82
Date:	September 29, 2017

1.2 Documentation

Support and technical installation documentation for the AGRIS 17.4.0 release is located at the Technical Info page.

1.3 Upgrading From Earlier Versions of AGRIS

Note: If you are migrating from AGRIS Versions 9.4.6 or earlier, please contact Greenstone Technical Support. Conversions from V9.4.6 or earlier are not supported in this upgrade.

1.3.1 Pervasive® PSQL™

If you have not updated your Pervasive® PSQL™ Engine to a supported version, a message appears during the AGRIS upgrade process, advising you to update your Pervasive software.
Click HERE to download supported versions of Pervasive® PSQL™.

1.4 Special Considerations for this Release

The information contained in this section is provided as supplemental detail about Microsoft^® Windows^® and Pervasive® PSQL™ to help guide you in installing or upgrading to the latest version of AGRIS.

1.4.1 Pervasive® PSQL™

Pervasive® PSQL™ v11 and later database engine releases do not allow license "stacking," but rather require user count increases on both the Server and Workgroup database engines.

1.4.2 Payroll – Tax Tables

Attention Payroll users:
Please download the latest tax tables after installing this version for the latest changes. Please contact the Technical Assistance Center if you need assistance with this automated download process.

2 AGRIS 17.4.0 Update Information

The information contained in this section provides insight into the new features and improvements available, as well as issues that Greenstone corrected in this version of AGRIS. The modules (i.e., "Component/s") that contain changes are listed next to the Key and Summary of what was added, enhanced, or fixed.

2.1 Enhancements

The list of enhancements below is sorted by Component (i.e., module) then by Key. The "Key" in blue-bold are hyperlinked to more information.

Component/s	Key	Summary	Release Notes and benefits
ACP	AGS-7	ACP disbursement processing - display the lien holder name like it does in the grain check settlement screen	Before this enhancement, the operator saw the name on the screen without the lien holder and then manually typed in the information. Then the manual edit and the lien holder as defined in Name / Address printed on the check. + This clarifies the information that will print before the printing process. This reduces time spent typing information that may not be necessary.
ACP, ONE	AGS-1974	Ability to enter origin and destination weights (Gross Tare Net) in oneWeigh - and pass that info to the stock addition voucher	Improve flexibility to capture and communicate more information about Stock Addition Vouchers for later use.
ACR	AGS-2373	Enhance Payment Application	Do you want to streamline the process for selecting invoices to apply for each payment? + Reduce time to apply payments to invoices without leaving the payment application grid. + Lessen payment application effort with an invoice selection grid that is consistent with other multi-select grids in AGRIS.
ACR	AGS-3096	Reports - Standard Advanced Report - Open Prepayments by product category (bar chart): Various improvements to quickly understand prepays by Product Category	+ Reduce time and effort to get accurate prepay information. Summary of Changes: 1. The chart now includes prepayments by Product Category AND by Item Number. 2. The chart now shows the $ amounts in thousands, with the dollar sign removed. 3. The product category code is shown under each bar instead of showing overlapping descriptions 4. The chart is now ignoring categories where the percent of the total is less than 0.01% 5. The recap at the bottom now shows the category code AND the description. 6. The recap at the bottom is now printing in two columns instead of one to get the whole report on one sheet of paper. 7. The page number in the heading was removed (expecting it to be just one page). 8. There is now a total recap at the very bottom to summarize the prepaid dollars that are NOT included in the chart (prepay by item description, by sales order, by invoice type, generic). 9. The Product Category filtering was removed (no need to print a chart with just one category in it). 10. Other miscellaneous performance tuning and visual alignment. 11. The security option was changed to "A/R Payment Reports" (This report is now limited only to the users who are allowed to print payment reports). 12. Grand Total line added at the very bottom. 13. The product category descriptions are set to "Shrink To Fit", in case they have long category descriptions to prevent word wrapping. 14. The product category must have at least $1K of open prepaid and .1% or more to show as a bar in the chart (otherwise it falls into "Other" column). 15. Sales Order prepayments are now optionally included in the chart 16. Item Description prepayments are now optionally included in the chart 17. a new menu option is now available to launch the report under Payments/Prepayments, Payments/Prepayments, Print Prepayment Recap
ACR	AGS-3219	Payment Application - new "Auto Apply" button for payment of oldest invoices (by due date)	This new button automatically applies the payment amount to the invoices with the oldest due dates first. This reduces time and effort to select invoices in due date order.
AGY	AGS-1946	New AgroGuide "EasyBlend" tab option	Are you and your Agronomy team looking for a way to spend less time in the office creating blends and more time in the field working with the growers? Then AgroGuide the EasyBlend is the option for you! The new consolidated "EasyBlend" screen: + Minimizes effort to see the the most important items together on one formulation screen. + Reduces time to create and adjust formulations. + Results in more time for decision making. + Decreases movements (keyboard strokes/mouse clicks) to see and review a blend in process. + Improves operational efficiencies with a reduction in the number of screens and steps to process a formulation and blend. + Reduces time to recalculate blends.
AGY, CFT	AGS-3025	AgSync - Advanced Synchronization (AIS closed pilot in progress)	Key information synchronized to save time and increase efficiency to communicate and execute on critical business tasks.
BLK	AGS-2858	Bulk 780 - Surge Bin & Lower Garner Automatic Gate Control
BLK, ONE	AGS-3070	Rail Car Database Extended Option - Semi-Annual Update (September 2017)	.
ENV	AGS-2810	Help - User Guide shortcut icon at bottom of windows	Lessen time and effort to access on-line AGRIS Customer Documentation.
ENV	AGS-3228	Greenstone social media icons now appear at the bottom the AGRIS screens	Easily see what else is happening regarding Greenstone on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
ENV	AGS-3259	Provide your level of satisfaction by launching the survey from within AGRIS with the new "Thumb" icon	Easily provide your level of satisfaction with Greenstone and related input using the "thumb" icon.
ENV	AGS-3281	Place Greenstone icon at the bottom of the AGRIS screens that links to the Community	Simplify access to the Greenstone Community login page.
GRN	AGS-8	Shipments - Apply Tickets from Hold - Auto applying tickets from hold now provides an option to apply any bushels left after contract is filled back to the hold position	+ Minimize time to reverse partial tickets applied to contracts in error during the auto application process. + Reduce effort and increase flexibility to accurately auto apply tickets according to your business practice.
GRN	AGS-2661	Import contract - Ability to record and store Contract Cancel Date added on Contract.	Provides access to update contract records to match external systems cancel dates.
GRN	AGS-2727	Contract Import - File Layouts for import - Note Added - When importing a new contract schedule do not provide a schedule # to auto assign schedule number.	Improve clarity of rules when importing a new contract schedule.
INV	AGS-452	VFD (Veterinarian Feed Directive from the FDA): Maintain prescriptions and history for 2 years on certain animal medicines sold across counter or mixed into feed.	Reduce time and effort to capture and retrieve information pertaining to restricted use products including animal medication license and prescription.
INV	AGS-2665	Item Maintenance - Change product category (pc): Warn user that this will create an out of balance AND record in the inventory audit record or Activity Log when this is done so the user can run a report on such changes	Improve data integrity and time to reconcile general ledger with the subsidiary.
NAM	AGS-2746	Name Address Labels - Ability to create labels based on CSV file	Reduce time and effort to create a list of names and addresses in order to promote offerings and better communicate with customers.
ONE	AGS-338	Scale Interface - Ability to interface to Scales that Stream Data via Ethernet	Increase flexibility of scale interface by having a general Ethernet connectivity option for newer scales that stream weigh data via Ethernet.
ONE	AGS-1775	Standard Remark Maintenance - Ability to quickly view, edit, and delete standard ticket remarks	Minimize the effort to maintain Remark data at the scale.
ONE	AGS-2097	Inventory Interface - Ability to enter origin weights & certificate numbers at the scale	Enables checking current destination with original origin weight and gives visibility to any discrepancies at time of delivery.
ONE	AGS-2547	Inventory Interface - Add Vehicle ID Quick List with Custom Level Recall	Simplify accounting for and weighing of Tanks in the Inventory Interface. Use a Stored Tare Weight for both the outbound Delivery Ticket and the Return Delivery Ticket to ensure customer account is always up to date.
ONE	AGS-2562	Auto ID-Add fields for Freight Status, Grade Base, Weight Base	Ensure that Freight Status is available to oneFreight and Transfer Plus programs.
ONE	AGS-2583	Ticket Post - Ability to automatically post completed oneWeigh tickets directly into the main AGRIS database	Minimize the effort to post tickets from remote sites to the main Agris dataset.
ONE	AGS-2610	Enable the update of the Other Reference field on Transfer tickets with the value from oneFreight orders	Eliminate the need for user input by automatically populating this field from oneFreight.
ONE	AGS-2680	Pit Monitor - Improve client update rate when one or more clients are unreachable	Ensure Pit Monitor data updates as quickly as possible when some clients are off line.
ONE	AGS-2682	PLC Interface - Ability to log all data transmitted	Minimize the effort to determine if data was sent from oneWeigh to the receiving system
ONE	AGS-2701	Auto ID - Modify the import routine to only record rejection code once
ONE	AGS-3098	CINCH XML - Modify for bulkWeigh tickets and add Weighmaster
PAT	AGS-2393	Patronage > Reports Manager > Advanced Reports > 1) Print Standard Reports: New "Patronage Stock and Equity Balance Export" that gives the ability to include more Name and Address information	+ Minimize effort and time to include information about the customer on the report. + Reduce time now spent exporting information to tools like Excel in order to join and display Name information on the report.
PAT	AGS-2738	Update the Patronage Purge to read- to display a warning message will cause a discrepancy between data and stock credits.	The Balancing Reports Discrepancies warning message is now more clear to reduce time understanding the impact of the purge routine. User must click Yes or press Alt-Y in order to start purge process. The "No" button continues to be the default cancel key. This improves integrity of the patronage information.
PAT	AGS-3047	Advanced Reports - Excel version of the Patronage Stock/Equity Balance Report added to aid in verifying balances.	+ Minimize effort and time to include information about the customer on the report. + Reduce time spent exporting information to tools like Excel in order to join and display Name information on the report.
PAT	AGS-3261	Patronage Purch/Sales Activity Spreadsheet updated with Birthdate and Active / InActive status.	+ Minimize effort and time to include information about the customer on the report. + Reduce time spent exporting information to tools like Excel in order to join and display Name information on the report.
PAY	AGS-903	W-2 Form - ability to sum multiple Box-12 Codes together for reporting	Simplify the regulatory reporting process.
SYS	AGS-1924	System - Expand Date Acronym to enable selection of up to +/- 99 days	+ Improve flexibility to run report streams for documents with certain date ranges. + Reduce time and effort managing date parameters on output.
SYS	AGS-2938	MSSQL - Relational Model: additional System Support tables for Audit Tracking	Increase visibility to changes to your AGRIS configuration information (including who made the changes, when they were made and what changed).
SYS	AGS-2939	MSSQL - Relational Model: additional SJI setup tables for Audit Tracking	Increase visibility to changes to your AGRIS financial setup information (including who made the changes, when they were made and what changed).
SYS	AGS-3290	Advanced Reports - Ability to Set File Name on active Reports to allow for the Location Range to append to the output file name	In prior versions, the text-based reports have had the ability to append location range used on the report to the output file name. This feature is now also available for the Advanced Reports in each package. This increases flexibility to target specific information by location(s).

2.2 Corrected Issues

Please CLICK HERE to see the related Greentsone Community Article showing a spreadsheet of the Enhancements and Corrected Issues.

2.3 Open Issues Under Investigation

Please CLICK HERE to see the related Greentsone Community Article showing the list of Open Issues Under Investigation.

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AGRIS 17.4.0 ReadMe

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