Release notes

AGORA RELEASE NOTES

We want to thank all our aGora users that contribute the launch of new versions and program compilations with their inestimable suggestions.

Through the release notes you will view some novelties added to the updates and new versions of the program. These novelties expand aGora constantly, providing it of improved stability, new functionalities, solved errors, etc.

aGora Release Notes

Release notes 4.68.840

  • NEW FEATURE New functionality added: now invoices can be exported in XSIG format, an e-invoice format file that can be uploaded to FACe. In order to make this export possible, new DIR3 data fields have been added to customers’ data, mandatory for sending e-invoices to the public administration.
  • NEW FEATURE New functionality added: now substitution invoices can be generated. This invoices can be used instead of a rectifying invoice when you wish to convert a simplified invoice into a full invoice. The process will generate a substitutive invoice in the corresponding full invoice series, dated on the day the process is run and with all the data the original simplified invoice had plus the full customer data.
  • NEW FEATURE New field added: Downloaded field added to digital signature requests, indicating whether the signed document has been downloaded and stored or not in its corresponding document repository.
  • NEW FEATURE New field added: Inactive field added to invoice series, indicating whether the series is currently in use or not. Creating a new series sharing its prefix with another existing series will only be possible if all other series sharing the prefix are set as inactive.
  • NEW FEATURE Process for eliminating students’ personal data changed: the process now offers the option of filtering the students to be affected by the date of their last active contract, not just by the data the student was registered.
  • NEW FEATURE New field added: Contract type field added to the Contracts subwindow in the Advanced Management window for course groups, courses and teachers.
  • NEW FEATURE New option added in aGora’s Control Panel , in the Invoices section. This new option allows the user to specify the type of invoice (full or simplified) to use for the customers. There are four different values:
  • NEW FEATURE New field added: Full invoicing field added to the Customers data file. Used in tandem with the new Control Panel invoicing option will allow the user to be flexible when deciding who uses what kind of invoice.
  • NEW FEATURE New batch process added: Batch change parameters in items now allows the users to (as long as their aGora edition is Gold or higher) select a table (students, customers, teachers, staff members or requests) and one of their parameters they wish to set to a new value. The users will then be prompted to choose the new value for the parameter. Next, the user will be prompted if the wish to filter the table items to be shown as a preselection (if they choose not to, all items currently shown as per the Visibility options will be shown). Lastly, the users will be offered a list of items, where they can select the items they wish to be affected by the parameter change. This new batch process, Batch change parameters in items can be run via the following menus: 'Academic > Batch processes > Other automations’, ‘Sales > Batch processes > Other automations' and 'Commercial > Batch processes'
  • NEW FEATURE New field added: Customer’s bank account number field added to Contracts and Sales list windows.
  • NEW FEATURE New field added: Direct debit payment field added to Student, customer, course group and contract details query window.
  • NEW FEATURE New calculated fields added: VAT amount, Deductions amount and Total amount fields added to Products/services data file and list window.