New Features
System Area | New Feature | Description | Contact Support to Use |
Client Access | Create From Contact | Client Access accounts can be linked to or created from Address Book contacts | |
Charge Approval | Dashboard | Added a new overview dashboard for the Charge Approval system | Yes |
Timesheet | Hide Non-case Time | The option to add time to the timesheet, which isn't related to a case, can now be hidden | Yes |
Timesheet | Quick Add | Charges can be quickly added to the timesheet, utilising chargesheet charges | Yes |
Custom Fields | Default Values | Custom Fields can now be assigned default values | |
Custom Fields | Multi-Select Boxes | A new Custom Field type that allows for multiple choice | |
Custom Fields | Inherit From Parent | Case Custom Fields have the ability to inherit their value from the parent case | |
Custom Fields | Family Adjust | Custom Field values can now be adjusted in bulk from the Family Adjust menu | |
Custom Fields | Bulk Update Functionality | Custom Field values can now be adjusted via the bulk update tool in the report generator | |
Case Documents | New Layout Options | New options have been added to the case documents table, including a small download link & a download and checkout link | |
Workflows | Linked Document | A new linked document component is available in workflows | |
Address Book | Applicants | New option for applicants to change the formal name input box to a single field for organisation names, and a three text fields with a title dropdown for person names | |
Incoming Correspondence | Navigation | New preference to return to list view, rather than the main menu in IC | Yes |
Scheduled Invoicing | Overnight Run | New preference to allow scheduled invoicing to run overnight | Yes |
Permissions Updates
System Area | Permissions Update |
Timesheet | Read only users can now see descriptions in the timesheet |
Workflows | Fixed the permissions level needed to edit preset tasks on workflows |
Matter Details | Improved the display of notes for readonly users |
System Admin | Resolved issue with system management displaying incorrectly for some roles |
Improvements
System Area | Improvement | Contact Support to Use |
Incoming Correspondence | Incoming Correspondence preview window now scrolls with the page | |
Scheduled Invoicing | Tweaked the display of invoice frequency for Scheduled Invoicing | |
Renewals | Improved calculation of currency fees for Renewal Period costs | |
Charges | Copy charge handles multi-currency better | |
Invoices | Improved discount handling for invoice crediting | |
System Reports | Added optimisations to allow the unbilled charge report to render more charges | |
Charges | Improved handling of discounts when copying charges | |
Chargesheet | Improved handling of money with 6 decimal places in the chargesheet | |
Address Book | Added a searchable dropdown for adding licensee and inventor contacts to a case | |
Documents | The title of the next/previous document can now be previewed by hovering over the links when viewing a document | |
Documents | Repositioned buttons on bulk edit documents for usability | |
Timesheet | Added the ability to go back to the timesheet from the chargesheet | |
Renewals | Improved handling of working in currency in renewals | |
Custom Fields | Custom Fields are now available in bulk updates | |
Outgoing Correspondence | Added "Equinox Generated" flag to outgoing correspondence in Exchange/Office365 | |
Matter Details | Updated counts on matter tab links to improve performance Updated counts on matter tab links to improve performance | |
Matter Details | Added Espacenet links to NL patent cases | |
Transaction Log | Multiple task deletes now recorded in transaction logs | |
Goods & Classes | Improved display of designs in the goods and classes tool | |
Documents | All fields on a document highlight yellow after their value is updated | |
Matter Details | Added additional priorities for plant breeders rights | |
User Interface | Improved the appearance of copy/move tools for tasks, charges and documents | |
User Interface | Made the Smart Letter popup adapt to the users screen size | |
Outgoing Correspondence | Added delivery method to the Smart Letter popup table | |
Tasks | Added Setup & Modified by as optional columns to master task list | |
Performance | Made optimisations for future infrastructure upgrades | |
Navigation | Visiting charges/documents/tasks now updates the recently access matters list | |
Recordals | General improvements to recordals | |
Matter Contacts | Added expanded address details to associated applicant/inventor/licensee section tabs |
Fixes
System Area | Fix |
Scheduled Invoicing | Scheduled invoicing correctly interperets renewals debtors on cases |
Matter Contacts | Fix for displaying renewals and billing case contacts that differ to the "Who pays the bill" |
Scheduled Invoicing | Fixed behaviour of 'show text' in invoices, for templates where no text should appear |
Matter Commentary | Fixed display of commentary tab link on a case |
Client Access | Fixed the layout of linked matters |
Outgoing Correspondence | Changed typo Fax to Form in standard templates |
Internationalisation | Corrected publication date to grant date in manage international registrations |
Reports | Renewal Client column in reports selects the correct name |
Timers | Resolved an issue where case related timers could overwrite non-case related timers |
Charges | Fixed an issue when trying to filter by a number on the charges tab |
Renewals | Show text in invoice value is preserved from the chargesheet item when adding renewals charges |
Dashboards | Corrected URL for document links in dashboard widgets |
Reports | Resolved issue with special characters in Excel report exports |
Outgoing Correspondence | Made sure the chosen recipient is saved after editing an email |
Client Access | Resolved an issue with the task importance filter in Client Access |
Matter Contacts | Fixed the redirection after adding an authority |