Release Notes 21.XX.00

Situation:

For connections with MySQL databases GTC uses the MySQL JDBC driver 5.1.21. This version suffers from several security issues.

Solution:

Connections with MySQL databases use the latest MySQL JDBC driver 8.0.26. This driver supports MySQL versions 5.6, 5.7 and 8.0.

Situation:

With a large number of users who have been assigned many individual permissions, the user overview opens very slowly. In addition, the table could not be exported correctly.

Solution:

The display is simplified by combining the four columns of the "Role-Company Assignment" into one column. This avoids the display problems and the page can be built up faster by the browser.

In addition, the column for displaying the " blocked" status is removed. Instead, the selection field " Display" can be used to control which data is shown: The entries "active", "archived" and " blocked" users are available for selection.

In the master data of the toolbox, the positions 13.1 "Taxed at a different tax rate" and 13.2 "Of which taxed from withholding tax" are now made available. After activation, these two items are mapped below line 13 and, according to the previous calculation logic, additionally run into and reduce the calculation of line 13 "Taxable income for corporate/local tax". Line 13.1 is determined by the sum of lines 40.1.1, 40.2.1, 40.3.1 and 40.4.1. Line 13.2 is a carryover of line 41.1. This function is activated with patch 1300981.

Situation:

The JDBC driver for Oracle databases which was used up to now is no longer maintained by Oracle.

Solution:

An up-to-date JDBC driver for Oracle databases is used (ojdbc8.jar). It supports Oracle 12.2, 12cR2 and later database versions.

Implementation of the interface type "direct import" for validation in the single company.

Situation:

When calculating in the audit questionnaire, incorrect results are stored in the overview.

Solution:

The calculation in the audit questionnaire is performed separately for each version.

Situation:
Compliance: file downloads via the ToDos overview are not possible.

Solution:
File downloads enabled again.

Situation: 
Currency fields with NIL values, are displayed as empty fields.

Solution: 
Currency fields with NIL values are displayed in gray in the Questionnaire.

Situation:
Calculated values which are displayed in the overview are not updated.

Solution:
Values are updated correctly.

Situation:

In the reports "Report Differences" and "Report Differences (without zero values)" no currency conversion could be executed.

Solution:

The selection in the dropdown "Currency" is now also supported for the reports "Report differences" and "Report differences (without zero values)".

The currency conversion takes place using the FX rate maintained for the respective company or the assigned country.

Situation:

In case of a tax rate change between the current and the true-up period, the corresponding effect on deferred taxes is shown once in the TRR and in the Other dialogue, but with different signs.

Solution:

In case of a tax rate change between current and true-up period, the corresponding effect on deferred taxes is shown in the TRR and in the Other dialogue with the same sign.

Situation:

Detail information in tax forms cannot be imported. They can only be delivered by manual input.

Solution:

The interface direction "Import enhanced" (Mapping Engine) supports an import into detail information of tax forms

Situation:

E-Mail Reminder does not send reminder mails for archived items

Solution:

E-Mail Reminder sends reminder mails for archived items

Situation:

Custom rows created through the Toolbox Master Data dialog were no longer present in the totals calculation of rows 16 and 33.

Solution:

By a job, which is executed at the start of the server, such manual lines are calculated again in the lines 16 and 33.

Please check in the autorun log if the job with ID 48 was processed correctly.

Situation:

The report "Rollforward DT" shows the deferred taxes of current and prior period and the detailled change between both periods. The calculation to group currency is only executed with the average exchange rate.

Solution:

The report is calculating with the correct exchange rate per single value now.

Situation:

The dialogue "Report tax balance based profit" is currently only displayed for companies with german tax law.

Solution:

The dialogue "Report tax balance based profit" shows the calculation of the taxable profit/loss. This is relevant for the tax calculation regardless of Germany. Therefore, this dialogue is now displayed for all companies.

Situation:

Very large numbers (several billions) without decimal places cannot be imported by REST service. An error message concerning an invalid data format is shown.

Solution:

Very large numbers (several billions) without decimal places are correctly imported by REST services.

Situation:

Master data for units have different fields concerning fiscal years in different years. The fields visible in "Bulk edit" mode may deviate from them.

Lösung:

The fields for fiscal years in "Bulk edit" mode are the same as those when editing a single unit.

The status overview in the (sub-)group area was revised.

The contents of the table with the dependent milestones were updated. The columns with the persons responsible have been removed; instead, the country of the company is now also displayed.

In addition, the table can be sorted and filtered. The print and export functions have also been updated.

Situation:

By means of the export of GTC IDs users can access nearly any GTC value and use them in their "Own reports". In some areas users have the need for addtitional IDs. Differences in the B/S comparison for columns with the same properties regarding P/L vs OCI and temporary vs permanent are not aggregated.

Solution:

Difference values in the B/S comparison for columns with the same properties regarding P/L vs OCI and temporary vs permanent are added up.
In the "Summary" values for Subtotal and Offsetting are exported with their own IDs.
In "LCF" values of the different categories are additionally exported with new unifying IDs. Some additional values are exported wiith new IDs.

In the report Companies (REPORT_UNITS), the data "Postal code, city" is no longer taken from the Company data tab but from the Management address tab.

Design / GUI

Situation:

When dialogues in the GTC are larger, such as in the balance sheet comparison, it is not easy for the user to keep a clear overview.

Solution:

The headings and line descriptions in tables can be fixed. The setting is made in the dialogue "My Profile".

You will find additional information in the user guide.

Situation:

There is a fixed list of file extensions within GTC which defines that certain file types must not be uploaded.
The system administrator has no possibility to modify this list due to security aspects.

Solution:

In dialogue "Administration / System settings" the system administrator can configure which file types may and which file types must not be uploaded. For this purpose either a list of "Allowed file extensions" or a list of "Not allowed file extensions" can be defined

If the list of allowed file extensions is configured, only files with a file extension included in the list may be uploaded. If the list of not allowed file extensions is configured, only files with a file extension which is not included in the list may be uploaded. It is not sensible to define both lists. In this case the list of allowed file extensions is the leading one.

In each case the list is specified as a sequence of file extensions without the dot separated by a comma, semicolon or blank. Initially these settings are filled with file extensions not allowed in GTC.

Situation:
Risks triggered via the Questionnaire were not displayed in the overview.

Solution:
Risks are displayed in the overview.

Situation:
Numerical values are wrapped in the risk overviews.

Solution:
Numerical values are no longer wrapped.

Situation:

The password guidelines provided at delivery were no longer in line with current recommendations.

Solution:

The guidelines provided at delivery were updated. Detailed information on the configuration options can be found in the corresponding chapter. Users can still log in. As soon as a user has to assign a new password on a regular basis, the new configuration is applied.
The minimum length of the username has been raised up to 8 characters.

Situation:

When archiving a company, an error message occurs if this company has subordinate companies. The error occurs as of version 20.16.00.

Solution:

Archiving of companies can be performed without error messages.

Situation:

The master data of the toolbox cannot be edited if "---" is selected as the country.

Solution:

The display of certain lines can be activated and deactivated in the toolbox master data.

Situation:

When archiving a company, an error message occurs if this company has subordinate companies. The error occurs as of version 20.16.00.

Solution:

Archiving of companies can be performed without error messages.

Situation:

The password guidelines provided at the time of delivery were no longer in line with current recommendations.

Solution:

The guidelines specified at delivery have been adapted. Detailed information about the configuration options can be found in the corresponding chapter. Users can still log in. As soon as a user has to assign a new password on a regular basis, the new configuration is applied.

Situation:

In the "(Sub-)Group / Status" section, the milestone "Actual taxes" is missing in the "Milestones of dependent companies / (sub-)groups" section for consolidation units.

Solution:

The milestone is now displayed.