Release Notes | 6.4.40
It is critical for the FASTER Admin to review these configuration and/or permission updates.
Permission
Configuration
Module |
Description |
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Configuration/Permission Updates |
FASTER Web |
Use the new password settings to configure password strength of the FASTER Webuser accounts. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Settings > Global Settings
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FASTER Web |
Use the new Web Application Hosting Scenario setting to set the FASTER Webhosting type. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Settings > Global Settings
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Maintenance |
With required permissions, you are allowed to modify work order shop of other work orders assigned to you. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Maintenance
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Assets |
Set the Begin FY Reading for all the active assets from the Setup module. This updates the beginning of the fiscal year meter reading for each asset in FASTER Web.
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· To set the Begin FY Reading: Setup > Application Setup > Accounting > Settings > Begin Fiscal Month · To update the Begin FY Reading: Setup > Application Setup > Assets > Settings > Reset Begin FY Reading |
Assets |
Use the Add Meter Reading functionality in Customer Portal to add new meter reading to the assets. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <PortalUser > > Assets
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Reports |
Deploy custom reports and execute scripts related to these custom reports on the FASTER Webdatabase. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Reports
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Reports |
The new left-navigation link MS Report Builder in the Reports module lets you download and access the MS SQL Report Builder from FASTER Web. You can use MS SQL Report Builder to create custom reports from scratch or modify the existing FASTER WebStandard Reports based on your needs. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin> > Reports
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Setup
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The Vendor Settings added in the Setup > Application Setup > Vendors section lets you define default payment type for vendors. The payment types are New Purchase Order, Existing Purchase Order, or Credit Card. If a default payment type is set for the vendor, the Payment Type and its related fields pre-populate when creating an item order, reordering item, receiving an item order, creating a sublet repair, issuing a non-stock item to a work order or direct charge, and adding new vendor credit for that vendor. |
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Setup > Application Setup > Vendors > Vendor Settings |
Setup |
The System Default Account Code option added in the Setup > Application Setup > Accounting > Settings section lets you use the System Default Account while adding budget line item to purchase orders and credit cards in FASTER Web. |
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Setup > Application Setup > Accounting > Accounting Settings
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Integrations |
The Inventory Import Utility lets you import inventory records from a comma-delimited flat Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) file to the FASTER Webdatabase. |
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Assets |
A new tab Alerts is displayed for the assets in the Assets module that identifies the problems in the asset. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Maintenance
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Maintenance |
The Alerts functionality in the Service Requests & Alerts section of the Maintenance module lets you search and view the alerts imported for FASTER assets. You can also remove the alerts from the Alerts list until it is imported the next time into FASTER Web. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Maintenance
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Maintenance |
The permissions Electronic Requests Add/Edit, Electronic Requests View, and Electronic Requests Delete are relabeled to Service Requests Add/Edit, Service Requests View, and Service Requests Delete. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Maintenance
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Maintenance |
An approval process is available for work order/direct charge when the total costs of work order/direct charge exceeds the approval threshold amount. |
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· To define work order/direct charge approval process, Setup > Application Setup > Maintenance > Settings > Edit Maintenance/TWS Settings > Spending Authorization
By default, the value is set to No. · To define approval threshold amount, Setup > Application Setup > Maintenance > Fields > Maintenance Shop picklist field > Add/Edit New Item > Approval Threshold Amount |
Setup |
A FASTER Webuser role having Can Authorize Spending permission can approve the work order/direct charge when the work order/direct charge total cost is above the specified threshold. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Maintenance
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Assets |
A FASTER Webuser role having Create Asset from VIN Decoder permission can either verify the VIN details existing in FASTER Webor extract the VIN details from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) service before creating an asset in FASTER Web. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Assets
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Setup |
A FASTER Web user or an active directory user can be assigned as a Web API User, if the Web API User Only check box is selected while adding or editing the user. A Web API User can access the Web Service APIs but cannot log on to the FASTER Web application. The Web API User can also access the FASTER Web API documentation using the FASTER Web API documentation URL. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Managing Users · Adding User |
Fuel |
Inventory of the asset items - fuel, parts, and fluids are now maintained in the Inventory module of FASTER Web. You can also associate a fuel inventory item with a Fuel Vendor Mapping. With this association, FASTER Webautomatically maintains the fuel inventory levels in the Inventory module when you add a fuel transaction in the Fuel module. To add this fuel transaction, the storeroom of associated fuel inventory item must be assigned to your user account. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Users > View
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Setup
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A new option to notify the asset contacts about instances such as alerts and service completion via text messages is introduced in FASTER Web.
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Setup > Administration Setup > Manage Security > Persons
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Maintenance |
A new functionality to schedule appointments for customer asset repairs/ service is introduced in FASTER Weband Customer Portal. |
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Setup > Application Setup > Maintenance > Settings
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Maintenance |
The new Alert Code Mapping functionality is added in the Maintenance module. With required permissions you can view, add, edit or delete the mapping of alert codes with the repair code. |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Maintenance · Alert View · Alert Add/ Edit · Alert Mapping View · Alert Mapping Add/ Edit · Alert Mapping Delete |
Maintenance |
A new permission is added to view the Calendar page in the Actions section of the Maintenance module |
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Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Maintenance
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Maintenance/ Customer Portal |
New permission are added for FASTER Weband Customer Portalusers to view, create, edit and cancel appointments for customer asset repairs/ service. |
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· Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Roles > <admin > > Setup
· Setup > Administrative Setup > Manage Security > Users > View > User Account > User Domains and Roles
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Setup |
A new functionality to configure the appointment settings for a maintenance shop such as the days and time when the maintenance shop is available for appointments is added. |
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Setup > Application Setup > Maintenance > Fields > Maintenance Shop picklist |
Setup |
A new functionality to set prorate asset charges is added in the Accounting Settings section of the Setup module. When the Prorate Asset Charges list is set to Yes, the asset charges are prorated based on the number of days an asset is assigned to each department during the billing date range. And when set to No, the full amount of asset charges are charged to the department where the asset is assigned at the time the billing is processed. |
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Setup > Application Setup > Accounting > Settings > Edit Accounting Settings |
3349 - Comment and Service Request Information in Customer Portal
5165 - W520 - Billing Information / W521 - Billing Information History
5166 - W526 - Charges by Department / W527 - Charges by Department History
5167 - W528 - Billing Omissions / W529 - Billing Omissions History
9319 - Email notification and approval process defined for work order/direct charge
10996 - Notes icon and attachments icon that indicates the availability of notes/attachments
14940 - The Asset Number column and the Fuel Type column of the Process Errors tab displays errors
16443 - The item quantities in the W206 - Inventory Order Recommendation report are calculated based on the unit multiplier
16624 - The Work Order Note field in Technician Workstation (TWS) is now an optional field
17021 - Map Location in the Assets module to pin and view the location of the assets on the map.
17323 - Default tax rate while creating item order or sublet repair
17474 - W113 - Asset Utilization Report now contains additional parameters to filter results
17991 - W109 - The Asset Replacement report now contains additional parameters to filter results
18583 - Set default payment type for vendors from Vendor Settings in the Setup module
19226 - Schedule appointments to perform repairs/ service on customer assets
21887 - The options displayed on the Customer Portal screen are renamed
22254 - A new global setting allows to set the hosting scenario of FASTER Web
24531 - The label Electronic Requests is renamed to Service Requests in the Maintenance module
24584 - An optional field Service Urgency is added in the Request Service page of Customer Portal
24848 - The label History Quantity Reference is renamed to Use in Asset History and Reporting
28075 - The Accounting landing page chart now supports drill-down functionality
29818 - A landing page chart added in the Accounting module for system default account code
30244 - The Dashboard module now displays a Module Dashboard link
32098 - Select a fuel site to be considered for all fuel transaction records
This release does not have any API updates.