ReportAway! for FreshBooks

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Current Release 

Release: R3.2.0

 

Date: October 3, 2011

 

Release R3.2 has little value for existing users of R3.1 with exception of users with devices with higher resolution screens (i.e. 9900 users).

Updates (Since R3.1.0.0)

  1. Larger ICONs for higher resolution screens
  2. Add ability to create a FreshBooks account from the Setup Wizard.

 

Upgrade Notes:

Release R3.2 is fully backwards compatible with release R3.1

 

  1. Backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  2. Run the “Reconcile Now” menu item from the main screen of ReportAway
  3. Download R3.2.0 FROM THE SITE WHERE YOU ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM. Failure to do this may cause your license entitlements to be denied.
  4. Restart your device.

Past Releases

 

Release: R3.1.0

 

Date: July 18, 2011

 

Updates (Since R3.0.0.0)

  1. Add support for entering Payments against invoices.
  2. Add support for Time Entry billed status through FreshBooks API
  3. Add confirmation dialog on delete of a timer request.
  4. New launch icon. Look for the paper airplane.
  5. Repair rounding issue affecting Tax calculations less than 1% of the time.
  6. Repair blank screen issue on Mileage Claculator when clearing calculation.
  7. Repair issue when opening Invoices referencing a missing tax code.
  8. Change default Invoice Filter option to be “all”.
  9. Repair false error dialog when changing Customer field in Expense Editor.

 

 

 

Upgrade Notes:

 

IMPORTANT: This upgrade will cause loss of any Invoice data that has not been synchronized with FreshBooks. Please ensure the procedure below is executed to avoid data loss.

 

  1. Backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  2. Run the “Reconcile Now” menu item from the main screen of ReportAway
  3. Download R3.1.0 FROM THE SITE WHERE YOU ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM. Failure to do this may cause your license entitlements to be denied.
  4. Restart your device.
  5. Using BlackBerry Desktop Manager restore all data backed up in 1, or alternatively use the Advanced restore feature to selectively restore only the “ReportAway Options Settings”.

 


Release: R3.0.0

 

Date: Jan 4, 2010

 

Updates (Since R2.3.1.0)

  1. Add support for Estimates.
  2. Add Mileage expense calculator feature.
  3. Memory, radio, and battery optimization. Invoice, Estimate, Client, and Expense lists will now only contain “Active” items. Archived and deleted items are no longer reconciled to device.
  4. Duplicating an expense now sets the date of expense to date when duplicating.
  5. Free version maximum client count is reduced to 1 from 3.
  6. Duplicating a Project now also includes associated tasks from originating Project.
  7. New launch icon. Look for the round green icon with “RA” label.
  8. Fix issue where by Project billing method of task hourly rate was being incorrectly mapped to project hourly rate when Project is sent from ReportAway to FreshBooks.
  9. Fix time entry accuracy issue for durations with a minutes value less than 6.

 

 

Upgrade Notes:

 

NOTE: If you are using the free version of ReportAway, upgrading will reduce your maximum client count from 3 to 1. If you are using a free license and if you do not want to reduce your client count DO NOT UPGRADE.

 

IMPORTANT: This upgrade procedure must be executed to ensure no loss of option settings from earlier versions.

  1. Backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  2. Download R3.0.0 from the site where you originally downloaded.
  3. Restart your device.
  4. Using BlackBerry Desktop Manager restore all data backed up in 1, or alternatively use the Advanced restore feature to selectively restore only the “ReportAway Options Settings” and the “ReportAwayFB Activity Timer List”.
  5. Launch ReportAway! and run the Setup Wizard menu item from the main screen to access and reconcile your FreshBooks data. You will be prompted to re-authenticate with the FreshBooks service.
  6. Click the “Project List” button from the ribbon of the “Administration” screen. This will ensure that all projects are fully reconciled from the FreshBooks service.

 

Release: R2.3.1.0

 

Date: August 10, 2010

 

Updates (Since R2.3.0.0)

  1. Support for Torch 9800 and OS 6.
  2. Simplified setup wizard.
  3. Removed exit prompt.
  4. Added date filter to expense list query in anticipation of FreshBooks support.
  5. Invoice list date filter is now based upon creation date rather than update date.
  6. Repaired "Error loading remote data : class java.lang.Exception : Can't process FreshBooks Syncable Entity." error message when reconciling lists > 512 entries

 

 

Upgrade Notes:

  1. Release R2.3.1.0 is backward compatible with R2.3.0.0.
  2. Always backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  3. Download R2.3.1.0 from the site where you originally downloaded.
  4. Restart your device.
  5. Launch ReportAway! and click the “Project List” button from the ribbon of the “Administration” screen. This will ensure that all projects are reconciled from the FreshBooks service.

 

Release: R2.3.0.0

 

Date: June 17, 2010

Updates (Since R2.2.2.1)

  1. New feature to import phone call log messages as time records.
  2. New feature to import BlackBerry contacts as FreshBooks clients.
  3. Added ability to associate Tasks to Projects in Project Editor
  4. Improved task choice look up performance in time editor.
  5. Project list refresh action now reconciles all project to task associations.
  6. Improved activity timer usability.
    1. Time editor is now launched when timer is stopped prior to pushing to FreshBooks.
    2. Added timer delete button to timer even when timer is running or paused.
  7. Addressed issue where time browser items that had not been edited locally may not correctly reflect the “billable” flag.
  8. Three client limit for expired trial licenses is now strictly enforced.

 

Upgrade Notes:

  1. Release R2.3.0.0 is backward compatible with R2.2.2.1 and any interim releases between them. However, the local cache of projects is removed and will require reconcile following upgrade.
  2. Always backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  3. Download R2.3.0.0 from the site where you originally downloaded.
  4. Restart your device.
  5. Launch ReportAway! and click the “Project List” button from the ribbon of the “Administration” screen. This will ensure that all projects are reconciled from the FreshBooks service.

 


Release: R2.2.4.0.

NOTE: THIS RELEASE HAD LIMITED DISTRIBUTION FROM THE ACIRE SYSTEMS WEB SITE ONLY.

 

Date: May 30, 2010

 

Updates

  1. Improved task choice look up performance in time editor.
  2. Project list refresh action now reconciles all project to task associations.
  3. Improved activity timer usability.
    1. Time editor is now launched when timer is stopped prior to pushing to FreshBooks.
    2. Added timer delete button to timer even when timer is running or paused.
  4. Addressed issue where time browser items that had not been edited locally may not correctly reflect the “billable” flag.

 

Upgrade Notes:

  1. Release R2.2.4.0 is backward compatible with R2.2.2.1. However, the local cache of projects is removed and will require reconcile following upgrade.
  2. Always backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  3. Download R2.2.4.0 from the site where you originally downloaded from.
  4. Restart your device.
  5. Launch ReportAway! and click the “Project List” button from the ribbon of the “Administration” screen. This will ensure that all projects are reconciled from the FreshBooks service.
 

 

Release: R2.2.2.1

 

Date: April 25, 2010

 

Updates

  1. Add a ribbon with convenient “Add Item” and “Refresh” icons to all applicable list screens.
  2. Add user configurable filters and summary information to ribbon of Time, Expense, Invoice, and Project list screens.
  3. Setup wizard now supports users without provisioned BlackBerry email service book (i.e. gmail app users)
  4. Invoice browser now sorts by date rather than invoice Id.
  5. Repair issue where “billable” flag setting was not re-evaluated if task choice change in time editor was done using key based choice selection without expanding choice field.
  6. Repair issue where client based project filtering was not working in expense editor if client choice change was done using key based choice selection without expanding choice field.
  7. Repair issue where project based task filter was not being applied when editing or duplicating an existing time entry.
  8. Remove requirement to re-launch following acceptance of EULA.
  9. Improvements to Setup Wizard.

 

Upgrade Notes:

  1. Release R2.2.2.1 is backward compatible with R2.2.0.1.
  2. Always backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  3. Download R2.2.2.1 from the site where you originally downloaded from.
  4. Restart your device.
  5. NOTE: your license key will be invalidated by the upgrade. To restore your key after upgrade, please run the “Check Subscription” menu item from the “Administration->License Administration” screen.

 

Release: R2.2.0.1

 

Date: April 1, 2010

 

Upgrade Notes:

  1. Release R2.2.0.1 is backward compatible with R2.1.2.2.
  2. Always backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager prior to upgrade.
  3. Download R2.2.0.1 from the site where you originally downloaded from.
  4. Restart your device.
  5. NOTE: Manually entered authentication tokens are deprecated in R2.2.0.1. This means that if you are an existing user with an existing authentication token it will continue to work after upgrade. However, it is recommended that on the next change of your token or password that you run the setup wizard to get a new token via the Oauth protocol.

 

Updates

 

1. Subscription and trial policy relaxed to allow free use for 3 or fewer clients.

2. Simplified setup wizard. Authentication token setup is now performed using the Oauth protocol.

3. Task choice field is now filtered based upon selected project when editing time entries.

4. New time entries no longer preserve details of the last modified time entry.

5. Minor changes to choice field default prompts.

6. Remove legacy currency field from Options and Expense Editors.

7. When duplicating a time entry, the date is now set to the time of duplication.


Release: R2.1.2.2

Date: March 10, 2010

Upgrade Notes:

IMPORTANT: Upgrading from prior releases will cause a loss of setup options unless the upgrade procedure below is followed.

  1. Prior to installing the new release, run the "Reconcile Now"  menu item from the main screen to ensure that all pending changes on device are sent to the FreshBooks service.
  2. Backup your device using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. IMPORTANT: Failure to backup your device will cause a loss of all Options settings and will thus require you to run the Setup Wizard to configure your FreshBooks access settings.
  3. Download the new version of ReportAway! for FreshBooks from that site from which you originally downloaded. If you upgrade from a different site, you may have to delete the currently installed application prior to download.
  4. If prompted to grant trusted access to ReportAway! for FreshBooks grant the access.
  5. Restart your device.
  6. Launch ReportAway! for FreshBooks. You will get a dialog message indicating that your "license key has failed validation...". This is normal. Go to the "Administration->License Administration" screen and select "Check Subscription" from the menu. Your license key will be re-installed from the Acire Systems subscription service. 
  7. From the main screen run the "Reconcile Now" menu item to ensure synchronize with the FreshBooks service.

Updates

1. Add activity timers feature. Start a timer with 3 clicks from main screen. Time entries are created from closed activity timers.

2. Add  ribbon menus to main and administration to screens improve usability.

3. Add new Network Diagnostics feature to menu of the "Administration" screen as well as a "Troubleshoot" button to setup wizard to launch Network Diagnostics screen on setup problem.

4. Remove "Close" button from bottom of all edit screens. Allows quick roll down to "Save" button. Use escape key to exit edit screens.

5. Add "save on exit" prompt to edit screens with unsaved changes.

6. Add privacy policy to license screen.

7. Minimum supported OS version has been raised from OS4.2.1 to OS4.5.0

8. Repair issue where it was possible to get "Unknown xxx id" dialog messages when creating Expenses or Time Entries when referenced projects, clients, tasks, or categories that had previously been deleted.

 

Release Label: R2.1.1.0

Date of Release: Feb 1, 2010

Updates:

1. Update Expense Editor so that Project pull down list is filtered according to Client field selection.
2. Align Expense Amount field with FreshBooks with respect to inclusion of taxes.
3. Repair issue where duration field value entered via "click and spin" on BlackBerry OS5.0 could result in negative durations. Duration field is no longer clickable on devices with hard keyboard. Duration values are now direct numeric entries.
4. All new expense entries have amount field initialized to 0.
5. Add use of "unassigned" status to expenses when there is no assigned client.
6. Improved exception handling.

Notes:

This release is fully compatible prior release R2.1.0.x and can be installed over top of it without data loss. 

Release: R2.1.0.1

Date of Release: January13th, 2010

Updates:

1. Fix XML format issue when reserved characters were used in invoice line items.
2. Move Task field in Time Entry editor.

This release is fully compatible prior release R2.1.0.0 and can be installed over top of it without data loss. 

 

  
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