AGRIS Customer Documentation

AGRIS 20.2.0 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 20.2.0

Version:

Version 20.2.0 Distribution Build 70, Application Build 74

Date:

27-AUG-2020

1.2 Documentation

Support and technical installation documentation for the AGRIS 20.2.0 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 20.2.0 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-10677

1099 Requirement - Report Medical and Health care payments made to corporations in Box 6 of 1099

Reduce time and effort to accurately comply with reporting requirements for medical and health care payments reported (in box 6 of Form 1099-MISC)


ACP, PAY

AGS-11224

Ability to print masked SSN on ACP Disbursements

You can now mask the taxpayer's federal id number on Accounts Payable disbursements.  The last 4 digits of the federal id number will appear and the rest will be masked (XXX-XX-1234).  This is an option at print time.

This improvement provides for better protection of customer identity.


ACP

AGS-10615

Add Progress Bar when printing checks

Increase understanding of the status the system is making by indicating progress for:

  • The number of Vouchers that are printing.

  • Printing checks in ACP Disbursements.

  • Printing checks in ACP Automatic Disbursements.

ACP

AGS-12163

MSQL - improve performance of ACP purging process

Minimize time to process purging of Accounts Payable information with the Microsoft SQL Server database engine.

Test results indicate a 75% to 90% reduction in processing time.

AGY

AGS-11787

Maps - maximum label display is now set to 20 for all labels

Improve the ability to view and understand the field labels on the map at all zoom levels.

AGY

AGS-11797

Update to ThinkGeo Version 10

Increase the reliability of mapping with a newer underlying version of the engine (ThinkGeo 10).

BNK

AGS-12289

ACH CoBank report - support Name/Address ACH Bank Account Type = "32"

Maximize flexibility to satisfy customers who wish to have ACH transactions credit a Savings account type.

CFT

AGS-12914

AGRIS Default Import Names - Split CFT Web Service Order Import Name into 3 names

In order to clarify Agronomy Integration Services setup, the former single entry now shows the following entries:

  • AgSync

  • Agworld

  • SST

CFT

AGS-12250

CFT - Another Energy Interface: Put payment on hold if the invoice is specified but does not exist 

Maximize flexibility and reduce time and effort to take payments from another system even before the related invoice flows in from that system.

DB Engine

AGS-9173

Support AGRIS, AgroGuide and oneWeigh with the new Actian ZEN v14 database engine (formerly Pervasive PSQL)

Increase flexibility to run the system on the new Actian ZEN v14â„¢(formerly Pervasive PSQL) database engine.  "ZEN" represents Zero-dba, Embeddable, Nano footprint.  

DRS, ONE

AGS-12505

Ticket Entry - Ability to show only Name/Address Farm/Field and not AgroGuide Farm/Field

Reduce effort for operator to select correct farm field for grain transactions

GRN

AGS-12669

Freight Voucher - Ability to default "Their Invoice Number" on Freight Voucher

Maximize flexibility to set and capture Their Invoice Number (by Name ID Type) for freight vouchers.


GRN

AGS-12657

Include Delivery Terms as one of the available fields when applying to a Spot Contract

Maximize the accuracy of applying a Ticket to a Spot Contract by being able to enter Delivery Terms.


GRN

AGS-12623

Ticket Import for updating existing tickets no longer reject when the Name Id has been made Inactive after creation of the original ticket

Maximize the ability to control imports for UPDATES to Tickets when the Primary Ship From or Split Name Ids have subsequently been made Inactive after posting of the original ticket. 

Imports for UPDATES to tickets that have Primary Ship From or Split Name Ids that have been made Inactive since the creation of the original ticket will not reject. 

Imports of  NEW tickets with Inactive Primary Ship From or Split Name Ids will continue to reject. 

INV

AGS-11901

Stock Transfers - Ability to bring Stock Transfers into AGRIS from AgSync

Minimize time and effort to process transfers done in AgSync.


ONE

AGS-12994

Alert Router - Add the Work Station's Default Location(s) to the subject line or body of email

Easily and quickly determine the source of an email or daily summary at a glance.

ONE

AGS-12530

Audit Log - Ability to filter events by workstation number

Quickly sort data to find information by workstation

ONE

AGS-12691

Audit Log - Add Commodity to Grading Exception Audit Logs

Ensure all necessary information is sent when grades are changed on a ticket

ONE

AGS-12529

AutoID-Ability to save Farms with no Fields

Ensure Farm data can be stored without field level detail

ONE

AGS-12925

Communicator - Setting up Alert Router as the only Communicator function launches Communicator with Ticket Entry

Ability to send Alerts when not using any other Communicator options.

ONE

AGS-12518

Inventory Interface-Set price change indicator if price is changed from what was on the original sales order

Ensure price changes are captured and transmitted at time of change.

ONE

AGS-12955

Message Board - Support Fusion 24x72 Model

Ensure compatibility with 4 line 3ft board model.

ONE

AGS-11121

Message Board App - Improve connection recovery when network communication is disrupted

Maximize the chance that messages can recover and send when there is a network issue

ONE

AGS-11252

PLC Interface - Add event trigger for Re-Weigh

Maximize the chance that all necessary information is sent

ONE

AGS-12753

Pit Router - Automatically designate pit assignment based on Grain Type and/or Quality

Reduce time to direct traffic off of scale to correct pit


ONE

AGS-12506

Purge option for standalone oneWeigh dataset

Ensure top performance of remote workstations by removing unnecessary historical data

ONE

AGS-12372

RFID-Ability to use Remarks 31-99 for Session Description

Maximize number of remark fields available to store session information

ONE

AGS-11613

Remark Maintenance - Ability to enter Ticket Remark labels for extended remarks (31 to 99)

Reduce effort to maintain Remark Labels from a oneWeigh workstation.

ONE

AGS-12862

Ticket Post - Update Fix Post error descriptions resource to match updates to Name ID error descriptions

Ensure relevant error codes are generated for troubleshooting issues.

ONE

AGS-12645

oneFreight Integration - Clear old load orders that have no Expire Date

Ensure that only valid orders are available at the scale for processing.

PAY

AGS-1936

Reports > Spooled Reports and Spooled Forms - ability to secure and suppress viewing of Spooled output from the Payroll module

Maximize security over payroll reports and check stubs so only those who are authorized can view such information.

If the Payroll module is initialized on your system

Setup Navigation:
Customize > System Security > 4) Edit Security Level > PAY - new security setting for Payroll spooled forms and reports titled "PAY | General Options | View Spooled Forms/Reports".  This should automatically default to "NO" meaning that the user should not have access to view spooled forms/reports generated by the Payroll module (via Reports > Spooled Reports &/or Spooled Forms).


SJI

AGS-11367

Report - New standard report to Execution Work file (Ledger Account Detail Spreadsheet)

Minimize time and effort to analyze ledger account details.

Web Service

AGS-12299

Add Delivery Sheets to list of Web Service Forms to reprint in MyGrower

  • Improves the farmers ability to access more information through MyGrower

  • Saves time on phone call inquiries regarding delivery sheets information



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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