What's new in the October 2021 release?

This solution details the enhancements made to the September and October 2021 versions of Chintaro. The changes to SQL are at the top, and Access at the bottom.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Chintaro SQL Enhancements
• System Wide Enhancements
• Client Enhancements
• Finance Enhancements
• Property Enhancements
• Property Maintenance Enhancements
• Report and Export Enhancements
• System Maintenance Enhancements
• Tenancy Enhancements 
• PIM Enhancements 
• SQL Bug Fixes
• Chintaro Access Enhancements
• Patch Update 2021.09.01 SQLx
• Patch Update 2021.09.03 SQLx
• Patch Update 2021.09.28 SQLx
• Patch Update 2021.10.04 SQLx
• Patch Update 2021.10.11 SQLx

Chintaro SQL Enhancements

System Wide Enhancements

• Workflow Processes included to Chintaro: Ability to record and track your organisation's defined processes through a series of steps - available for client process (EG applications), tenancy processes (EG Vacant Processing) and maintenance processes (EG upon completion of a maintenance task). Learn more about Processes by clicking this link.
  
• Ability to add Traditional Place Names to all word merges and Tenancy Statements: Traditional Place Names can now be added to the table in System Maintenance > Reference Tables > City > Traditional Place Name. For more information, click this link: How to add Traditional Place Names to Word Merges
  
• Related Link Name field increased to 255 Characters: To enable users to increase the link names given to related links (on Client, Tenancy, Property screens etc).

Client Enhancements

• Consent to send and/or receive electronic communication: In line with new RTA changes, confirmation added to Client screen to indicate consent: Client Screen> Confirmations/Reporting

• Preferred Contact field added to Client screen: Preferred method of contact drop down added in line with RTA requirements. Also visible on Tenancy screen, and all communication screens (Bulk SMS, Email, Word Merge for Clients, Tenancies, Waiting List, Arrears Management). Client Screen
  
• National Health Index number column added to Manage Clients: For New Zealand users, column added for NHI. Clients > Manage Clients.
  
• 5 Strikes functionality added in line with VIC RTA Law Changes: Can tick 'Strike' box for any action in Arrears Action reference table, and a count of strikes will be included for the past 12 months in the Arrears Actions box from the Client/Tenancy screen:          

Finance Enhancements

• Further Enhancements to PeoplePoint (Baptcare) GL Format:  Added logic for Division, Location & Cost Centre fields to export columns: Finance> General Ledger Exports> Export Transactions GL
• Add Vacated Date to Tenancy Balances Screen: Field is called EndDate.
  
  
• Further Enhancements to UnitingSA Tech One Rent Export: Added two new natural account numbers for 2 new levies.

Property Enhancements

• Healthy Homes NZ: A new tab called Healthy Homes has been introduced to allow entry of Healthy Homes data for NZ organisations.  Within the tab are 3 separate tabs. Click here for more information on recording Healthy Homes Statements. 

• Creation of Mortgage/Insurance Tab:  We have combined the Insurance and Mortgage Tabs on individual properties to make streamline data entry

Property Maintenance Enhancements

• Updated Inventory Items: When changes are made to fields of an inventory item, those changes are reflected in future forecast maintenance tasks.
  
  
• Property Manager Changes: When changing a property manager, a pop-up will display giving the option to update the manager on all future forecast tasks.

Report and Export Enhancements

• DCJ Changes: Change of name from CAPHM to DCJ throughout system.
  Dwellings File: Market Rent column hard coded to 2 decimal places.
  Residents File: CRA for related tenants who do not receive CRA now shows 0
  
  
• Household Demographics Export added: To assist with reporting on household compositions, incomes and age groups. Requested by Uniting Vic/Tas: Reports and Exports > Exports > Client > Household Demographics
  
• Region field added to NRS 6.1.7 and 6.1.8:  To assist with board reporting for users who group properties by regions: Reports and Exports > Statutory Reporting Analyser > NRS > 6 Management > 6.1.7 Calendar Days VT & 6.1.8 Calendar Days VUT
• Region table added to Chintaro Export files: To enable users who use the Region field to group properties together to filter by region in Chintaro Insights.
• Cost Centre field added to Tenancy Balances (As At Date) EOM Export: Available in Reports and Exports > Exports > Finance > Tenancy Balances (As At Date (EOM) Export:
  

System Maintenance Enhancements

• Automatically set GL format for Property Transactions: Copy preference for Transactions GL and remove setting from preferences screen: System maintenance> Preferences> Finance> General Ledger Format Property
• Consent to send and/or receive electronic communication: In line with new RTA changes, confirmation added to Organisation Details screen to indicate consent: System Maintenance> Organisation Details

Tenancy Enhancements 

• NewMarketRent Word Merge field added to tenancy word merges: When new Market Rent applied from Properties > Market Rent Review Screen, field can be added to tenancy letters in your Chintaro\Data\Templates folder.
  
  
• Preferred Contact field added to Tenancy screen: Preferred method of contact drop down added in line with RTA requirements. Also visible on Client screen, and all communication screens (Bulk SMS, Email, Word Merge for Clients, Tenancies, Waiting List, Arrears Management). Tenancy Screen

• 'Occupants' field added to WordMergeTenancy.txt: Field for total number of occupants added to tenancy word merge text file, ability to add to tenancy agreements:
  
• Rent Calculator for NSW adjusted to follow DCJ's latest guidelines: DCJ determines a tenant’s eligibility for a rent subsidy by considering their household’s gross assessable income, household size, the age of household members and household income limits (or thresholds).  

PIM Enhancements 

• PIM Report Type field added to Schedule Inspections screen: When Chintaro Cloud users select a Report Type from the schedule inspections screen (Routine, Ingoing, Outgoing), PIM will automatically populate with that report type when the inspection report is sent back saving the user time in selecting the appropriate report. 

SQL Bug Fixes

• Unable to search Manage Contacts by surname - fixed.
• Bond Balances export > Total paid column not factoring in refunds - fixed. 
• Room Details > Occupancy History > End Date of returned room showing day after returned date - visual bug only and did not impact reporting. Removed and will now show same as Returned Date on room - fixed. 
• Create Tenancy - opening balance not appearing until screen exited resulting in Error #3021 No Current Record - fixed. 
• NAHA Data Complete export changed to have SAH in front - removed andfixed.
  When swapping primary tenant, note text was incorrect - Fixed
• Property Transaction GL - no transactions appears when opening screen - fixed. New message to appear if GL format not yet in Chintaro also included (taken from System Maintenance > Preferences > Finance > GL Format).
• Forecast Maintenance Search - Enter Parameter Value message - fixed. 
• Statutory Reporting Analyser - Start and End Date hard coded to 2019/2020 - fixed (now enter any dates and they are remembered for next time the screen is opened). 
• Statutory Reporting Analyser - VRS 3.2 didn't included vacant waived - fixed. 
• Include all fields from tpropertyinventory for local Insights users - Fixed
• Bug that prevented the NAHA report from being fully run - Fixed
• Market Rent Review Error when applying rent review - fixed.
• Tenant statements will now draw from the Client's Postal Address, where it was not previously - Fixed
• Bond Reports were not showing correct balances - Fixed
• Error exporting from Statutory Reporting Analyser KPM 10.1 - Fixed.
• Error exporting from Manage Complaints screen (3061 Too few parameters) - Fixed. 
• Manage Waiting List - Currently Housed column showing currently housed tenants blank, not housed clients as housed - Fixed. 
• Export>Waiting List>Waiting List (by Date Entered) and Waiting List (by Date Last Contact) error - Fixed.
• Insights Data Export - All boolean fields must be TRUE,FALSE, not 0,1 - Fixed.
• Property note created when inspection is scheduled has no NoteType - Fixed.
• Insights .csv Data Files not ignoring commas from other fields for local users - Fixed.
• Generate Rent screen gave error when filtering on 'Today' or 'Tomorrow' - Fixed.
• Arrears Management screen showed current balances for non-rent charges rather than "As At Date" balance - Fixed.
• Maintenance Type's Default Transaction Type did not function correctly - Fixed.
• Tenancy Balances export was only exporting active tenancies - Fixed.
• Tenancy Vacant Rooms showing last date occupied instead of first date tenantable - fixed. 
• Local Insights users having issues with syncing data - fixed.
• SSO Users - Errors #424 and #2467 when logging in - fixed.