What's New with MyRequests
May 9,
2012 - MyRequests (1.2.8)
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New SendEmail features limited to SQL Server 2008 or higher |
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Enabled Print button for Old eTimecards |
April 30,
2012 - MyRequests (1.2.5, 1.2.6 & 1.2.7)
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Renamed Alerts page to Summary page
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Modified startup to launch SendEmail app if workstation is “registered” to send emails
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Modified User window to add email address
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Modified creation/submission of PurchaseRequests to insert email addresses
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Added Emails to Search (disabled for now)
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Added View Emails & Print Emails buttons to PurchaseRequests (disabled for now)
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Added lock to Daily Roster & eTimecards
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Added data entry to Daily Roster
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Moved the Daily Roster button to the main window (no longer on eTimecard window)
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Changes to Configure MyRequests (1.2.0 & 1.2.1)
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Added columns to requests & request rules for email addresses, datetime, status & contents (scripts #054 & #056)
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Added column to users for email addresses (script #055) |
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Added script for eTimecard lock (script #057) |
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Changes to SendEmail (1.0.2, 1.0.3 & 1.0.4)
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Added Email page to automatically send/display emails for approvers & submitters
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Added automatic disabling & shutdown options from Configure MyRequests |
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Added Activate tab to update users with email addresses |
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Fixed downloading of users for new Activate tab |
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Fixes for BudgetRequests
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Increased display to double digit millions for View BARS Numbers
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Removed double-click from View BARS Numbers |
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March 11,
2012 - MyRequests (1.2.4)
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Fixed eTimecards for modifying entry dates |
February 27,
2012 - MyRequests (1.2.3)
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Activated Daily Roster button in eTimecards but view only for now |
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Activated Print Entries button in eTimecards |
January 3,
2012 - MyRequests (1.2.2)
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Fixed Sent To Me page to show requests to transfer |
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Updated SendEmail (1.0.1) with config parameter and 64 bit checkbox |
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Updated Configure MyRequests (1.1.9) to include SendEmail in Version Control window |
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Updated all copyrights to 2012 |
December 18,
2011 - MyRequests (1.2.1)
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Fixed display issue for Add Entry button in eTimecards |
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Added "docx" and "pdf" options for Policies & Procedures |
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Added SendEmail utility to setup & test the sending of emails |
November 28,
2011 - MyRequests (1.2.0)
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Updated eTimecards to add, modify & delete entries |
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Updated Configure MyRequests (1.1.8) with script #53 for eTimecards |
November 9,
2011 - Configure MyRequests (1.1.7)
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Added option to set location of Check Budget to ".\BARS\" by selecting cancel option |
November 6,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.9)
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Modified selections in Request Filter with "My..." |
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Added eTimecards but with no entries |
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Configure MyRequests (1.1.6)
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Added script #48 to alter Requests for eTimecards
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Added scripts #49 & #52 to create PayCodes & eTimeColumns |
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Added scripts #50 & #51 to create eTimeEntries & eTimeEntryDetails |
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September 28,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.8)
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Fixed View button for Searches |
September 6,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.7)
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Changes to "Requests Initiated By Me" page
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Renamed caption to "Requests Created By Me or For Me"
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Fixed Request Filter to select user default at startup |
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Fixed Create button to use request filter as default when applicable |
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Added PayRequests to view pay stubs |
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Changed Create, Open, View, Modify, Void, Archive, Clean Up & Print buttons to recognize new request types
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Updated PurchaseRequests
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Added additional approvers if request is "over budget"
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Removed automatic approval if request is "over budget" |
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Added warning to Quick Submit if request date is within 30 days of the end of the fund year |
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Updated BudgetRequests
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Added View BARS Numbers |
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Automatically strip out single quotes from Add'l Info |
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Configure MyRequests (1.1.5)
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Added script #44 & #45 for PayRequests |
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Added script #46 for "over budget" approvers |
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Added script #47 to remove size limitation for comments |
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August 8,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.6)
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Removed "My Timecards" & "My Payroll" pages (eTimecards & PayRequests to be integrated with existing pages) |
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Added "or For Me" to caption of "Requests Initiated By Me" page |
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Added "eTimecards" & "PayRequests" to Request Filter dropdown box |
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Removed "TimeRequests" |
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Fixed Transfer of POs to close BARS database after use |
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Fixed cancellation of adding Items & BARS Numbers |
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Fixed Filter on Initiated By Me page to respect activations |
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Configure MyRequests (1.1.4)
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Script #43 to add BARS Numbers to BudgetRequests
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Removed Locate FirePayroll from eTimecard activation |
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July 27,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.5)
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Changes to Add/View Comments for better workflow
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Moved buttons to Purchase & Budget pages of Request window
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Moved buttons to step 7 of Quick Submit window |
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Added View button to Approve page of Request window |
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Added approval area to lower right corner of BudgetRequests
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Grayed out unless status is "Approved"
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Moved Budget Amount |
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Added View BARS Numbers button (disabled for now) |
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Fixed Check Budget to close BARS database after use
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Fixed Over Budget Alert to close BARS database after use
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Fixed creating/modifying user to refresh alerts
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Fixed clicking of alert titles to refresh related page
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Activation of PurchaseRequests & BudgetRequests now controls the enabling of Requests Initiated By Me, Requests Sent To Me & FYIs Sent to Me pages
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Activation of eTimecards now controls the enabling of new My Timecards page (disabled for now)
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Activation of PayRequests now controls the enabling of new My Payroll page (disabled for now)
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Configure MyRequests (1.1.3)
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Updated Requests page for changes noted above |
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July 10,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.4)
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Added underlines to alert titles to open related pages |
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Added Toggle Icon button |
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Added database script #42 & eTimecard activation to Configure MyRequests (1.1.2) |
June 7,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.3)
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Increased request description to 30 chars |
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Added resizing for Select Purchase Code, Select Fund, Select Expense Account, Select Special Account, Select Vendor & Insert Item |
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Added database script #41 to Configure MyRequests (1.1.1) |
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Changed "TimeRequests" to "PayRequests" and added eTimecard pages (disabled for now) |
May 31,
2011 - MyRequests (1.1.2)
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Decreased font size for agency addresses, phone & fax on POs to accommodate increase in address fields to 35 chars |
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Added database script #40 to Configure MyRequests (1.1.0) |
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Updated copyrights to 2011 |
May 1,
2010 - MyRequests (1.1.1)
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“Over Budget” Alerts for PurchaseRequests
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Added “over budget” message if submitting or approving request
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Added “over budget” info to Review Entries & Check Budget and enabled button regardless of status |
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Revised Check Budget for approved requests, new request & over budget info |
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Added Search option for “over budget” requests and revised layout of search criteria for all searches |
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Added Additional FYIs for “over budget” approvals |
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Other Changes to PurchaseRequests
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Added Review Entries & Check Budget, Change BARS Number, Change Items and Save buttons to final step of Quick Submit
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Added Additional FYIs for all approved requests |
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Option to use Request Description for Item Description |
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Modified transfer to PurchaseOrderBook to include Request Description |
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Added Sort options and View Rules button to Select Purchase Code |
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Added Sort options to Purchase Orders
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Added Vendor Search to Find Vendors |
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Added Clean Up button to Requests Initiated By Me |
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Relabeled “Quick Ack” button to “Clean Up” for consistency |
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Modified printing of item description on POs to wrap to second line |
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Fixed captions of cancel messages for Check Budget
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Fixed budget details to always allow selection of “0000” or when “Allow Distributions” is checked |
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Revised layout of View Request Rules for simplicity and clarity |
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Changed cutoff to Dec 1st for BudgetRequests
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Renamed PayRequests to TimeRequests
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Replaced shortcut with new logo
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Various color changes
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Updated copyrights
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Updated pdf printer driver
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User & Admin Manuals updated/renamed
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User Manual (1.0.1) |
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Administrator Manual for Purchase & Budget Requests (1.0.1) |
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Administrator Manual for Configure MyRequests (1.0.1) |
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Configure MyRequests (1.0.9)
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Added database scripts 38 & 39 |
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Added Database Maintenance window with backup, shrink, reset & repair options |
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Renamed PayRequests to TimeRequests |
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Updated copyrights |
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Various color changes & replaced shortcut with new logo |
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Convert MyRequests (1.0.3)
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Updated copyrights |
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Various color changes & replaced shortcut with new logo |
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June 30,
2009 - MyRequests (1.1.0)
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Added agency name to main window caption
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Revised Alerts page for additional request types
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Added request filter on Requests Initiated By Me page
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Protected activation of request types with lock icon
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Updated PurchaseRequests
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Fixed distribution of budget details to require budget
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Changed entering of items to allow items with zero dollars |
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Comments added to existing requests are saved immediately (comments added to new requests saved when requested is created, same as before) |
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Renamed "Review All Entries" button/window to "Review Entries & Check Budget" |
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Fixed Add Entry button to not add another entry if "New Entry" already exists |
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Added "Are you sure" prompt for canceling Quick Submits
POs |
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Fixed "Variable not found" error if unable to add rules to a request
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Added BudgetRequests
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March 15,
2009 - MyRequests (1.0.9)
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Added option to accept startup parameter
with "Start in" path |
January 2,
2009 - MyRequests (1.0.8)
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Fixed Check Budget button for budget details |
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Increased width of Special Account column in
Purchase Entry window for budget details |
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Updated copyrights |
December 14,
2008 - MyRequests (1.0.7)
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Added option to print POs to PDF file |
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Modified entering/selecting special accounts
for budget details |
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Modified printing of POs for budget details |
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Alerts page activated when clicking the
“update now” link or the Minimize button |
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Fixed printing of selected request |
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Added display of version number & updated
copyrights |
December 14,
2008 - Configure MyRequests (1.0.6)
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Added Database Script #30 for BudgetRequests
& EmailAlerts (to be activated in future release) |
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Added Database Scripts #31 & #32 for Budget
Details |
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Drop Users not allowed if user is approver
or transferor |
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Blank passwords allowed in connection string
for SQL Server Authentication |
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Option to use SQL Folders to create database
from workstations |
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Added pages for BudgetRequests & EmailAlerts
(to be activated in future release) |
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Added BudgetRequests to Default Request
Types |
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Removed InfoRequests page (to be included
with ActionRequests) |
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Updated copyright |
October 22,
2007 - MyRequests (1.0.6)
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View Policies & Procedures button added (to
activate put a read-only file named “Policies&Procedures.doc” into your
MyRequests program folder) |
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Find Vendor button added |
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Quick Ack button fixed and enhanced (option
to acknowledge selected FYI or all FYIs) |
October 8,
2007 - MyRequests (1.0.5)
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Requests
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Purchase Code included in request
entries on Initiated By Me, Sent To Me, FYI & Search tabs
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“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 |
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Quick Acknowledgment button added to
FYI tab |
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Initiator added to PurchaseRequest
search criteria on Search tab |
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Search criteria for Switching added to
Search tab |
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Printing of request, history & rules
added to Print button on Initiated By Me, Sent To Me, FYI & Search tabs
POs |
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POs
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Added approvers to printed PO and
relabeled signature lines as Initiator & Approver(s) |
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Custom PO message can be printed on
bottom of all POs (eventually will be defined & transferred from POB,
until then use Query Analyzer) |
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Users
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Switching
to another user written to new user history table |
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Switching History button added to User
window for viewing & printing |
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Print button enabled to print user
info, switching history & user list on Users tab |
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Database
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Script #028
to create UserHistory table |
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Script #029
to alter VersionControl table for custom PO message |
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Configure Email Alerts button disabled
for now (email alerts to be added in 2008 and will require SQL Server
2005 Workgroup Edition or higher) |
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Maintenance button disabled for now
(use Enterprise Manager with SQL Server 2000 or Management Studio with
SQL Server 2005) |
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Added “mdf & ldf” file extensions to
create database script |
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User
& Administrator Manuals available |
June 16,
2007 - MyRequests (1.0.4)
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New Purchase Code rule to
limit requests to approvers only (automatically rejected if submitted by
user who is not an approver) |
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Changes to Item Entry
window
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New Insert Item button
to insert description, product ID & latest price from previous entries
for selected purchase code & vendor |
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Quantity defaults to 1 |
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Search criteria for
PurchaseRequests & POs added to Search tab |
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Main window is stretchable
(to see more entries in Request Lists & more results in Search Results)
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PO number automatically
incremented to new year if PO format is year plus number
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Printing POs from the Print
Preview window will display the printer dialogue box |
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Fixes to Purchase Entry
window
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Enabling/disabling of
Item & Number buttons (add, edit, delete) revised |
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Vendor name & account
names updated for “Review All Entries” button |
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Fixes related to
inactive/closed info from BARS Accounting
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Inactive
Purchase Codes – automatically rejected |
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Closed Blanket POs –
don’t assign PO number |
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Automatic
Rejection checkbox added to View Rules window |
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Configure MyRequests
(1.0.4)
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Database script #027
to alter PurchaseCodeRules table & Requests table for new rule to limit
requests to approvers only |
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