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AGRIS 20.1.0 ReadMe









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General Information

This document provides general product availability information and briefly summarizes the AGRIS Product Suite 19.3.0 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 20.1.0

Version:

Version 20.1.0 Distribution Build 157, Application Build 207

Date:

10-JUN-2020

1.2 Documentation

Support and technical installation documentation for the AGRIS 20.1.0 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.

AGRIS 20.1.0 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.  Any "Key" items in blue-bold have hyperlinks to more information.  

Component/s

Issue key

Summary

Release Notes and benefits

Component/s

Issue key

Summary

Release Notes and benefits

ACP

AGS-11205

ACP Disbursement Reports - New standard "Vendor Disbursement Report - By Voucher Type" to assist with verifying 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC form information

Reduce time and effort to identify and verify payments when using Voucher Type for purposes like nonemployee compensation on form 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC.


ACR

AGS-10986

Ability to over-ride the Invoice Date for finance charge invoices

+ Eliminates static finance charge invoice date set to aging period end date.

+ Reduces the time and need to run multiple aging processes in order to correctly set finance charge invoice date.

ACR

AGS-11176

Forms Manager - Cash Receipt (for Prepayments) and Sales Booking forms:  New standard forms that include signature from AGRIS Sales App for storage and viewing in AttachToo

Reduce time and effort to see signatures on Bookings and Prepayment forms that flow from the AGRIS Sales App into the AGRIS AttachToo document storage system.

AT2, ONE

AGS-10303

AttachOne - Ability to send attachments from remote scale to the server if using AT2

Reduce the effort to move supporting documents (e.g., bill of ladings, wash tickets, etc.) from the scale to the main AGRIS system.

BLK

AGS-11502

BULK 780 - Add Unit ID and Sequence Number to file name in Automatically Generate Order PDF option

Simplify process of finding an Order Recall.

BNK

AGS-11765

New standard BNK Report to create ACH cash receipts (payments from customers) in AGRIS

Reduce time and effort to receive and apply cash from customers via ACH.  

CFT, GRN

AGS-8899

Near real-time integration with the Hrvyst Hedge Management System from R.J. O’Brien & Associates

AGRIS 20.1.0 include a near real-time integration with R.J. O'Brien & Associates (RJO) Hrvyst automated offer and hedge management platform.  This integration helps:

+ Maximize ability for grain merchandisers and originators to use a single, broker-agnostic trading platform.
+ Reduce time and effort to capture in AGRIS new Contracts and Contract changes resulting from the Hryvst Hedge management system.
+ Minimize hedge slippage.
+ Improve accuracy and timeliness of contract / hedge position information in AGRIS.
+ Reduce effort to communicate AGRIS hedge position changes from spot contracts and over-/under-fills contracts with Hryvst.

For more information, please click HERE https://greenstonesystems.com/hrvyst-mygrower/

MyGrower will soon have an integration to the Hrvyst offer management platform so that your farmers will be able to enter and modify offers.  Once offers fill, contracts from Hrvyst will automatically flow to AGRIS with the integration in AGRIS 20.1.0.


DRS

AGS-10340

DRS - Ability to sync Inventory Item Pricing

Maximize flexibility to use accurate, up-to-date Inventory Item Prices (Levels 1 and 2 and Minimum Maximum) at remote oneWeigh sites.



Note:  Inventory Item Price Levels 1 and 2 do not impact prices on Sales Orders.




DRS

AGS-10549

Data Replication Service - Report Unsupported Message Numbers

Reduce effort to understand message errors.

GRN

AGS-11052

Ability to import costings for settled contracts

Reduce time and effort to accurately add contract costings to settled contract schedules. 

GRN

AGS-11292

Apply From Hold and then Settle ticket-by-ticket

+ Minimize time and effort to correctly select, process, and settle tickets following entry of final weights/grades.

+ Reduce mouse movements and keystrokes to process tickets through to delivery sheet application.

GRN

AGS-11551

Apply to Spot contract - Add Market Region (Tran Codes), freight price, broker price, other price, and Name IDs (Broker, Misc, Other, Shipper)

+ Maximize reporting capabilities for Spot Contracts.

+ Reduce time and effort by eliminating the need to edit the Spot Contract after the loads have been applied.

GRN

AGS-11737

Cross Country Trading - When In/Out type is set to B (for both) & Cross Country Freight option on Screen 1 of Setup/Ticket Information set to 1 or 2 (Freight on In- or Out-bound Ticket), limit the Shipper Id to the applicable In or Outbound Ticket

+ Maximize flexibilty of how to capture freight information.

+ Increase accuracy of freight accruals.


GRN

AGS-11835

Ability to reassign GL codes while people are in the system

Reduce time and effort to reassign ledger accounts when people are working in the Commodity module.

GRN

AGS-11968

Freight vouchers - setup option to control Their Invoice Number field

Maximize the flexibility to manage freight voucher information in Accounts Payable.

GRN

AGS-12124

Report Manager > Inventory Audit Reports:  New standard Inventory Audit Report that shows a Beginning Balance as of a desired date in order to help growers calculate "unpriced inventory" per the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act

+ Reduce time and effort to help growers figure out unpriced inventory balances as of a given date in the past.



NOTE:  These reports will only show customers that have a change to their storage balance within the parameter. 


Install

AGS-1385

Improve the consistency and reliability of the installation process

+ Maximize the consistency of components registered during the installation of the release.

+ Minimize time and effort to install a major release.

+ Reduce the likelihood of needing to perform a reinstall from Programs and Features.

INV, SYS

AGS-8902

Durable Goods Tracking - ability to import Container information (i.e., Id, History, Status, Sub-balances) during the Delivery Ticket and Stock Transfer imports processes

This enhancement maximizes flexibility in the future to capture Durable Goods Tracking information with mobile applications like the AGRIS Warehouse App.

INV

AGS-11418

Ability to see Primary UPC code from INVMastr on Inventory maintenance as the Store Manager ES CFT uses this field

Reduce time and effort to understand the primary UPC / barcode established for both AGRIS and Store Manager.

ONE

AGS-5053

Alert Router - Ability to send email alerts when certain events occur

Maximize the chance that those who need to know that certain actions have occured at the scale get alerts when they happen.

ONE

AGS-7510

Auto-ID Import - Implement Add / Update Option and Update Field Selection

Ensure that only necessary fields are updated during an import preserving all other data fields.

ONE

AGS-9384

Ticket Entry - Ability to display and input Freight Rate on main screen 

Minimize the effort to assign Freight Rate on a ticket.

ONE

AGS-10219

Self Check-In Setup - Insert Field - Add remark field inputs to setup

Ensure all necessary ticket data is available to be sent out to the driver to view.

ONE

AGS-10220

Self Check-In Server/Client - Insert Field - Replace Insert Field tags with ticket data in Finish Message

Reduce effort to provide driver with specific, necessary information about his transaction

ONE

AGS-10229

Self Check-In Setup/Server - Clear Finish message using Vehicle Off Scale Threshold

Display message until the Vehicle Off Scale Threshold is met and then immediately return to the Start Message.  Ensures that the proper message is displayed at the correct time.

ONE

AGS-10230

Self Check-In Server - Ability to display Live Scale Weight on Client

Enables driver to see current live scale weight on self check-in screen.

ONE

AGS-10358

oneWeigh Communicator - Redesigned service for sending AGRIS Ticket Post, Alert Email, Advanced Exports, and more

Increase the flexibility to communicate information with others like the AGRIS Ticket Post, Alert Email, Advanced Exports, and more.

ONE

AGS-10482

Ticket Entry Bin Select - Improve calculation of occupied quantity to no longer include reservations, matching value on Bin Assignment screen and in binSight

Ensure the accuracy of occupied quantity that is presented to the operator.

ONE

AGS-10558

Auto ID - Option to include or exclude inactive commodities

Ensure the correct commodity is available at the appropriate time

ONE

AGS-10561

Auto-ID - Ability to import default extended remarks (31-99)

Ensure all information necessary for a ticket is able to be transmitted to and from oneWeigh.

ONE

AGS-10650

Interface Setup - Separate IP address and port number fields into their own text boxes and database columns

Quickly and easily input and recall port numbers being used

ONE

AGS-10815

Self Check-In Server - Read and send Live Scale Weight to Client

Give the ability for the driver to see his current scale weight on self check-in screen

ONE

AGS-10816

Self Check-In Client - Ability to display Live Scale Weight

Give the ability for the driver to see his current scale weight on self check-in screen

ONE

AGS-10818

Self Check-In Setup - Show communication port for input devices in Connection Summary

Reduce the effort to determine communication channel being used for self check-in hardware devices.

ONE

AGS-10874

Audit Log - Ability to filter for a specific ticket number in program view and in Advanced Report

Reduce the effort to find all audit events associated with a specific ticket.

ONE

AGS-11098

RFID - Ability to take a weight in the background (only works on ticket start, not ticket find)

Eliminate operator interuption when capturing a weight via RFID invoked by the driver while operator is working on a different ticket

ONE

AGS-11241

Self Check-In Server - Ability to send Split Group percentages and names to client

Reduce effort for driver to make correct account selection

ONE

AGS-11242

Self Check-In Client - Ticket Split Groups - Show Split Group Percentages and Name Detail

Reduce effort for driver to make correct account selection

ONE

AGS-11247

Self Check-In - Apply splits from Farm/Field

Ensure the correct split information is applied to the ticket

ONE

AGS-11508

Audit Log - Ability to export daily summary that is automatically generated at EOD

Reduce the effort to get a daily audit summary from a oneWeigh system

ONE

AGS-11537

Advanced Ticket Exports - AGRIS Web XML exports to implement "Use PC Date for Shipment Date" flag

Ensure the correct shipment date is present in XML exports

ONE

AGS-11586

Ticket Entry - Ability to clearly display ticket split groups when using multiple ID's per card option

Ensure that ticket split groups are clearly displayed to the operator and driver to reduce the risk of selecting wrong split group.

ONE

AGS-11587

Auto ID - Ability to present a list of origin locations for driver selection

Reduce the effort to assign Origin location to a ticket when using RFID

ONE

AGS-11612

Remark Maintenance - Ability to view/edit Ticket Remark labels in oneWeigh

Reduce the effort to edit Remark labels.


ONE

AGS-11633

Active Ticket Import - Update Remarks on a Ticket In Process

Easily preserve existing ticket data while updating user specified remark fields with updated information.

ONE

AGS-11646

Self Check-In Client - Add AWID Reader as a Vehicle ID Field Entry Method

Ability for card number to be read and populate Vehicle ID information

ONE

AGS-11647

Self Check-In Setup/Server - Ability to prompt for only Commodity when using C/V/C

Eliminate un-necessary driver inputs to select a commodity at check in.

ONE

AGS-11649

Message Board - Add Load Number ID to Insert Field selection list in Message Maintenance

Reduce effort to relay Load Number ID selected to driver on the scale

ONE

AGS-11660

PLC Interface - Add event trigger for Ticket Add

Enable output to PLC upon adding a ticket.

PAT

AGS-10817

New "Qualified Payments Export/Import" standard spreadsheet report to help prepare 1099 PATR - Box 7 Qualified Payments amount

+ Reduce time and effort to calculate the Qualified Payments amount in Box 7 of the 1099-PATR based on your situation.

+ Maximize flexibility to calculate the Qualified Payments amount in Box 7 of the 1099-PATR based on your situation.  

PAT

AGS-11082

Advanced Report > Standard Stock/Equity Balance Report and Spreadsheet - ability to include Qualified Payment with other Pass-Thru Credit amounts

Improve flexibility to report and share Qualified Payment with other Pass-Thru Credit amounts.

PAT

AGS-11122

Ability to specify which Pass Through Credit totals to clear, as well as a separate option to clear Qualified Payments

Maximize reporting flexibility with Pass Through Credits and Qualified Payments.

PAY

AGS-9609

Forms - Ability to use an Active graphical check form within the Payroll program

+ Maximize ability to communicate relevant information to employees on payroll checks.

+ Maximize ability to email check stub form automatically to the employee.

PAY

AGS-10983

Payroll Check Form - Ability to email check remittance forms to employees who receive pay by direct deposit

+ Reduce time, effort and expense to distribute payroll check statement forms information to employees. 



Navigation:  Maintenance > Email Forms Maintenance

Set the form Status "P" when check recipient has an email address defined.

PAY

AGS-11019

Payroll Check Form - Create Standard Remittance Form

Automatically email and reduce time and expense to distribute payroll check remittance forms to employees who receive their pay via direct deposit.

SYS

AGS-8808

Ability to mask / scramble personal information from datasets before sending to others for improvement testing and trouble shooting

You can now easily scramble sensitive data like Social Security numbers, banking data, and other personally identifiable information when copying a dataset.



Benefits of this new feature include: 

+ Alleviate privacy concerns when sending datasets to Greenstone Support.

+ Reduce time and effort to remove personal information before sending datasets to Greenstone Support.

+ Maximimize ability to comply with privacy laws and policies.

Navigation:  Utilities > Copy Dataset:  Scramble Sensitive Data? = Y


SYS

AGS-10196

Support the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition database engine 

Increase flexibility to run AGRIS and AgroGuide on the latest Microsoft database engine.



For information about the features and benefits of the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 database engine, please visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2019




2.2 Corrected Issues

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

2.3 Open Issues Under Investigation

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

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