What's New with MyRequests    

May 9, 2012 - MyRequests (1.2.8)
bullet New SendEmail features limited to SQL Server 2008 or higher
bullet Enabled Print button for Old eTimecards

April 30, 2012 - MyRequests (1.2.5, 1.2.6 & 1.2.7)
bullet Renamed Alerts page to Summary page
bullet Modified startup to launch SendEmail app if workstation is “registered” to send emails
bullet Modified User window to add email address
bullet Modified creation/submission of PurchaseRequests to insert email addresses
bullet Added Emails to Search (disabled for now)
bullet Added View Emails & Print Emails buttons to PurchaseRequests (disabled for now)
bullet Added lock to Daily Roster & eTimecards
bullet Added data entry to Daily Roster
bullet Moved the Daily Roster button to the main window (no longer on eTimecard window)
bullet Changes to Configure MyRequests (1.2.0 & 1.2.1)
bullet Added columns to requests & request rules for email addresses, datetime, status & contents (scripts #054 & #056)
bullet Added column to users for email addresses (script #055)
bullet Added script for eTimecard lock (script #057)
bullet Changes to SendEmail (1.0.2, 1.0.3 & 1.0.4)
bullet Added Email page to automatically send/display emails for approvers & submitters
bullet Added automatic disabling & shutdown options from Configure MyRequests
bullet Added Activate tab to update users with email addresses
bullet Fixed downloading of users for new Activate tab
bullet Fixes for BudgetRequests
bullet Increased display to double digit millions for View BARS Numbers
bullet Removed double-click from View BARS Numbers

March 11, 2012 - MyRequests (1.2.4)
bullet Fixed eTimecards for modifying entry dates

February 27, 2012 - MyRequests (1.2.3)
bullet Activated Daily Roster button in eTimecards but view only for now
bullet Activated Print Entries button in eTimecards

January 3, 2012 - MyRequests (1.2.2)
bullet Fixed Sent To Me page to show requests to transfer
bullet Updated SendEmail (1.0.1) with config parameter and 64 bit checkbox
bullet Updated Configure MyRequests (1.1.9) to include SendEmail in Version Control window
bullet Updated all copyrights to 2012

December 18, 2011 - MyRequests (1.2.1)
bullet Fixed display issue for Add Entry button in eTimecards
bullet Added "docx" and "pdf" options for Policies & Procedures
bullet Added SendEmail utility to setup & test the sending of emails

November 28, 2011 - MyRequests (1.2.0)
bullet Updated eTimecards to add, modify & delete entries
bullet Updated Configure MyRequests (1.1.8) with script #53 for eTimecards

November 9, 2011 - Configure MyRequests (1.1.7)
bullet Added option to set location of Check Budget to ".\BARS\" by selecting cancel option

November 6, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.9)
bullet Modified selections in Request Filter with "My..."
bullet Added eTimecards but with no entries
bullet Configure MyRequests (1.1.6)
bullet Added script #48 to alter Requests for eTimecards
bullet Added scripts #49 & #52 to create PayCodes & eTimeColumns
bullet Added scripts #50 & #51 to create eTimeEntries & eTimeEntryDetails

September 28, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.8)
bullet Fixed View button for Searches

September 6, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.7)
bullet Changes to "Requests Initiated By Me" page
bullet Renamed caption to "Requests Created By Me or For Me"
bullet Fixed Request Filter to select user default at startup
bullet Fixed Create button to use request filter as default when applicable
bullet Added PayRequests to view pay stubs
bullet Changed Create, Open, View, Modify, Void, Archive, Clean Up & Print buttons to recognize new request types
bullet Updated PurchaseRequests
bullet Added additional approvers if request is "over budget"
bullet Removed automatic approval if request is "over budget"
bullet Added warning to Quick Submit if request date is within 30 days of the end of the fund year
bullet Updated BudgetRequests
bullet Added View BARS Numbers
bullet Automatically strip out single quotes from Add'l Info
bullet Configure MyRequests (1.1.5)
bullet Added script #44 & #45 for PayRequests
bullet Added script #46 for "over budget" approvers
bullet Added script #47 to remove size limitation for comments

August 8, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.6)
bullet Removed "My Timecards" & "My Payroll" pages (eTimecards & PayRequests to be integrated with existing pages)
bullet Added "or For Me" to caption of "Requests Initiated By Me" page
bullet Added "eTimecards" & "PayRequests" to Request Filter dropdown box
bullet Removed "TimeRequests"
bullet Fixed Transfer of POs to close BARS database after use
bullet Fixed cancellation of adding Items & BARS Numbers
bullet Fixed Filter on Initiated By Me page to respect activations
bullet Configure MyRequests (1.1.4)
bullet Script #43 to add BARS Numbers to BudgetRequests
bullet Removed Locate FirePayroll from eTimecard activation

July 27, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.5)
bullet Changes to Add/View Comments for better workflow
bullet Moved buttons to Purchase & Budget pages of Request window
bullet Moved buttons to step 7 of Quick Submit window
bullet Added View button to Approve page of Request window
bullet Added approval area to lower right corner of BudgetRequests
bullet Grayed out unless status is "Approved"
bullet Moved Budget Amount
bullet Added View BARS Numbers button (disabled for now)
bullet Fixed Check Budget to close BARS database after use
bullet Fixed Over Budget Alert to close BARS database after use
bullet Fixed creating/modifying user to refresh alerts
bullet Fixed clicking of alert titles to refresh related page
bullet Activation of PurchaseRequests & BudgetRequests now controls the enabling of Requests Initiated By Me, Requests Sent To Me & FYIs Sent to Me pages
bullet Activation of eTimecards now controls the enabling of new My Timecards page (disabled for now)
bullet Activation of PayRequests now controls the enabling of new My Payroll page (disabled for now)
bullet Configure MyRequests (1.1.3)
bullet Updated Requests page for changes noted above

July 10, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.4)
bullet Added underlines to alert titles to open related pages
bullet Added Toggle Icon button
bullet Added database script #42 & eTimecard activation to Configure MyRequests (1.1.2)

June 7, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.3)
bullet Increased request description to 30 chars
bullet Added resizing for Select Purchase Code, Select Fund, Select Expense Account, Select Special Account, Select Vendor & Insert Item
bullet Added database script #41 to Configure MyRequests (1.1.1)
bullet Changed "TimeRequests" to "PayRequests" and added eTimecard pages (disabled for now)

May 31, 2011 - MyRequests (1.1.2)
bullet Decreased font size for agency addresses, phone & fax on POs to accommodate increase in address fields to 35 chars
bullet Added database script #40 to Configure MyRequests (1.1.0)
bullet Updated copyrights to 2011

May 1, 2010 - MyRequests (1.1.1)
bullet “Over Budget” Alerts for PurchaseRequests
bullet Added “over budget” message if submitting or approving request
bullet Added “over budget” info to Review Entries & Check Budget and enabled button regardless of status
bullet Revised Check Budget for approved requests, new request & over budget info
bullet Added Search option for “over budget” requests and revised layout of search criteria for all searches
bullet Added Additional FYIs for “over budget” approvals
bullet Other Changes to PurchaseRequests
bullet Added Review Entries & Check Budget, Change BARS Number, Change Items and Save buttons to final step of Quick Submit
bullet Added Additional FYIs for all approved requests
bullet Option to use Request Description for Item Description
bullet Modified transfer to PurchaseOrderBook to include Request Description
bullet Added Sort options and View Rules button to Select Purchase Code
bullet Added Sort options to Purchase Orders
bullet Added Vendor Search to Find Vendors
bullet Added Clean Up button to Requests Initiated By Me
bullet Relabeled “Quick Ack” button to “Clean Up” for consistency
bullet Modified printing of item description on POs to wrap to second line
bullet Fixed captions of cancel messages for Check Budget
bullet Fixed budget details to always allow selection of “0000” or when “Allow Distributions” is checked
bullet Revised layout of View Request Rules for simplicity and clarity
bullet Changed cutoff to Dec 1st for BudgetRequests
bullet Renamed PayRequests to TimeRequests
bullet Replaced shortcut with new logo
bullet Various color changes
bullet Updated copyrights
bullet Updated pdf printer driver
bullet User & Admin Manuals updated/renamed
bullet User Manual (1.0.1)
bullet Administrator Manual for Purchase & Budget Requests (1.0.1)
bullet Administrator Manual for Configure MyRequests (1.0.1)
bullet Configure MyRequests (1.0.9)
bullet Added database scripts 38 & 39
bullet Added Database Maintenance window with backup, shrink, reset & repair options
bullet Renamed PayRequests to TimeRequests
bullet Updated copyrights
bullet Various color changes & replaced shortcut with new logo
bullet Convert MyRequests (1.0.3)
bullet Updated copyrights
bullet Various color changes & replaced shortcut with new logo

June 30, 2009 - MyRequests (1.1.0)
bullet Added agency name to main window caption
bullet Revised Alerts page for additional request types
bullet Added request filter on Requests Initiated By Me page
bullet Protected activation of request types with lock icon
bullet Updated PurchaseRequests
bullet Fixed distribution of budget details to require budget
bullet Changed entering of items to allow items with zero dollars
bullet Comments added to existing requests are saved immediately (comments added to new requests saved when requested is created, same as before)
bullet Renamed "Review All Entries" button/window to "Review Entries & Check Budget"
bullet Fixed Add Entry button to not add another entry if "New Entry" already exists
bullet Added "Are you sure" prompt for canceling Quick Submits POs
bullet Fixed "Variable not found" error if unable to add rules to a request
bullet Added BudgetRequests

March 15, 2009 - MyRequests (1.0.9)
bullet Added option to accept startup parameter with "Start in" path

January 2, 2009 - MyRequests (1.0.8)
bullet Fixed Check Budget button for budget details
bullet Increased width of Special Account column in Purchase Entry window for budget details
bullet Updated copyrights

December 14, 2008 - MyRequests (1.0.7)
bullet Added option to print POs to PDF file
bullet Modified entering/selecting special accounts for budget details
bullet Modified printing of POs for budget details
bullet Alerts page activated when clicking the “update now” link or the Minimize button
bullet Fixed printing of selected request
bullet Added display of version number & updated copyrights

December 14, 2008 - Configure MyRequests (1.0.6)
bullet Added Database Script #30 for BudgetRequests & EmailAlerts (to be activated in future release)
bullet Added Database Scripts #31 & #32 for Budget Details
bullet Drop Users not allowed if user is approver or transferor
bullet Blank passwords allowed in connection string for SQL Server Authentication
bullet Option to use SQL Folders to create database from workstations
bullet Added pages for BudgetRequests & EmailAlerts (to be activated in future release)
bullet Added BudgetRequests to Default Request Types
bullet Removed InfoRequests page (to be included with ActionRequests)
bullet Updated copyright

October 22, 2007 - MyRequests (1.0.6)
bullet View Policies & Procedures button added (to activate put a read-only file named “Policies&Procedures.doc” into your MyRequests program folder)
bullet Find Vendor button added
bullet Quick Ack button fixed and enhanced (option to acknowledge selected FYI or all FYIs)

October 8, 2007 - MyRequests (1.0.5)
bullet Requests
bullet Purchase Code included in request entries on Initiated By Me, Sent To Me, FYI & Search tabs
bullet “Do you wish to submit now” prompt added when clicking Done button from Request window if request is “ready to submit” but Ready checkbox not checked
bullet Quick Acknowledgment button added to FYI tab
bullet Initiator added to PurchaseRequest search criteria on Search tab
bullet Search criteria for Switching added to Search tab
bullet Printing of request, history & rules added to Print button on Initiated By Me, Sent To Me, FYI & Search tabs POs
bullet POs
bullet Added approvers to printed PO and relabeled signature lines as Initiator & Approver(s)
bullet Custom PO message can be printed on bottom of all POs (eventually will be defined & transferred from POB, until then use Query Analyzer)
bullet Users
bullet  Switching to another user written to new user history table
bullet Switching History button added to User window for viewing & printing
bullet Print button enabled to print user info, switching history & user list on Users tab
bullet Database
bullet Script #028 to create UserHistory table
bullet Script #029 to alter VersionControl table for custom PO message
bullet Configure Email Alerts button disabled for now (email alerts to be added in 2008 and will require SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition or higher)
bullet Maintenance button disabled for now (use Enterprise Manager with SQL Server 2000 or Management Studio with SQL Server 2005)
bullet Added “mdf & ldf” file extensions to create database script
bullet  User & Administrator Manuals available

June 16, 2007 - MyRequests (1.0.4)
bullet New Purchase Code rule to limit requests to approvers only (automatically rejected if submitted by user who is not an approver)
bullet Changes to Item Entry window
bullet New Insert Item button to insert description, product ID & latest price from previous entries for selected purchase code & vendor
bullet Quantity defaults to 1
bullet Search criteria for PurchaseRequests & POs added to Search tab
bullet Main window is stretchable (to see more entries in Request Lists & more results in Search Results)
bullet PO number automatically incremented to new year if PO format is year plus number
bullet Printing POs from the Print Preview window will display the printer dialogue box
bullet Fixes to Purchase Entry window
bullet Enabling/disabling of Item & Number buttons (add, edit, delete) revised
bullet Vendor name & account names updated for “Review All Entries” button
bullet Fixes related to inactive/closed info from BARS Accounting
bullet  Inactive Purchase Codes – automatically rejected
bullet Closed Blanket POs – don’t assign PO number
bullet  Automatic Rejection checkbox added to View Rules window
bullet Configure MyRequests (1.0.4)
bullet  Database script #027 to alter PurchaseCodeRules table & Requests table for new rule to limit requests to approvers only