What's new in the July 2023 release?

Modified on Thu, 20 Jun at 3:42 PM

This solution details the enhancements made to the SQL June/July 2023 version of Chintaro. Patch updates are added to the bottom of this solution as they are released.

Major Release (2023.07.01)

Property & Maintenance Enhancements

The new version has seen the release of the major integration between Chintaro and Bricks & Agent - it's taken a lot of development time to get this right. Bricks & Agent replaces Maintenance Manager, who have ceased operating. Previous Maintenance Manager users have begun using Bricks & Agent. If you're curious, you can read more about Bricks & Agent on their website: Bricks & Agent
We have converted several fields in maintenance & inventory to rich text, which is needed for Bricks & Agent, as well as the upcoming Chintaro Web. There are a few formatting changes which includes improved customisation in these areas.

Tenancy Enhancements

Changed the way that Risk Ratings rounded to better reflect organisational processes.

Finance Enhancements

Amended the popup that appears when closing the Bank Processing screens to reduce confusion:

Reporting Enhancements

The 2023 NAHA has been released, which includes changes to the Property & Tenancy tab from previous years. The governing body only considers currently owned & operated properties in the report, and we've adjusted the template accordingly.
Queensland users will now find that their bond statements include bond lodgements.
AHO Ngamuru Reporting: The report now correctly considers mature age children as children, rather than partners.
The General Ledger Export screen now loads & runs faster, after we made some adjustments.

Bug Fixes

Searching in "Manage" screens will no longer double-key in the first letter you type.
Fixed an issue where the "Occupancy Data" report would not run under certain rooms status conditions.
Users Can no longer use "Page Down" to create duplicate entries in the property insulation tab, under property details.
Removed Rich Text tags from several areas in the system.
Fixed an issue where Maintenance instructions occasionally did not carry over from Property Inventory defaults.
Fixed an issue where major reports would time out in one minute, when they need to run for longer.
Fixed a bug where turnaround time for Maintenance tasks were only considering dates, instead of time as well.

Patch Release 2023.07.03

Fixed a bug where the Retain/Delete popup appeared regardless of whether there were records in the import table or not.
Performance tweaks applied to various intensive screens.

Patch Release 2023.07.11

Fixed a bug where Maintenance instructions were limited to 255 characters.

Patch Release 2023.07.20

Fixed a bug where printing receipts and invoices sometimes printed detail for the wrong transaction (based on the date)
Fixed a bug where processes were duplicated several thousand times each.
Fixed a bug in the NAHA report where aboriginality/disability flags were pulling incorrectly.
Added additional fields to leases.

Patch Release 2023.08.01

Fixed a bug where inactive owners and programs were included in the "Owner Trust Ledger Report".
Fixed a bug where exporting the LeaseDays column gave an error.
Fixed a bug where key details were editable from within property details. They're now restricted to only the reference tables.
Added Exit Outcome field to "FHL Vacate Reasons" export.

Patch Release 2023.08.11

Added BSB and Account Number fields to transaction word merges (receipts and invoices). These are specific to tenancies and are accessible via the "Direct Debit Details" tab:

Patch Release 2023.08.14

Fixed a bug in the Bricks & Agent sync.

Patch Release 2023.08.16

Restored “Future Planning Intent” and “Future Planning Date” to the additional details of properties.
Fixed a bug where future due dates displayed as negative dates in the Property Maintenance Contractor report.
Removed rich text tags from various locations.
Fixed a bug where timestamps from the last date in a date range were not displaying correctly via the Statutory Reporting Analyser.
Restricted PIM users to only using 24 hour inspection formats.

Patch Release 2023.08.31

New word merge field in Tenancy merges - DaysRentArrearsToday. Displays Rent Arrears as at today, rather than as per what's been charged.
Fixed "Property Maintenance Breach" report showing the wrong number of Days Breached.
Added new fields to the "Additional Details" tab of Property Details:
Fixed an error that appeared when attempting to change export paths when the existing path is not accessible.
Added a new GL export format called MYOB V19 Mangrove.
Fixed the inactive flag on the "Initiator Type" reference table not behaving as it should.
Fixed the "Weekly Market Rent" displayed on rent calculator entries showing the Market rent exclusively as at today for SA users.
Added Tenancy Start Date to information included in PIM exports.

Patch Release 2023.09.11

Added a new GL export format for Tech One.
Bond balance on tenancy balances screen now factors in direct lodgements.
Added a "Tenancy?" flag to complaints, which is now considered for VRS Complaints.

Patch Release 2023.09.22

Added a new Parameter called "TenancyCancelReusePaymentBookID" which automatically answers NO to popup asking if you'd like to reuse payment book ID on vacate.
Added a new export called "Rental Audit (CLALC)".
Added "LeaseFromDate" to Manage Tenancies.
Removed timestamps from being generated when online dates are entered.
Sped up a process for exporting from the Complaints/Incidents screen.
Added "HouseholdID" to Manage Clients. This field is identical to the Client ID of the primary tenant of the household.
Added the PropertyManager field to "Vacant Room Snapshot" export.
Fixed a bug where certain users were being kicked out after 2 minutes of inactivity.

Patch Release 2023.09.27

Added a hyperlink function to the Tradesperson Compliance detail.
Added the "Property Manager" field to VRS KPMs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 in the Statutory Reporting Analyser.
The Statutory Reporting Analyser has been updated! It now has a new tree mechanism which is more user friendly. Also fixed several bugs.
Removed the ability to tab between pages of detail in maintenance tasks.
Fixed a bug with the MYOB v19 Mangrove GL Export template.

Patch Release 2023.10.10

Fixed a bug where running a word merge returned a divide by zero error.
Fixed a bug where the reported date couldn't be edited in maintenance tasks.
Expanded the functionality of the "Cancel" flag in the Maintenance Status reference table. Currently existing order statuses with "Cancel" in them will have this flagged automatically:
Added security functionality to the Inventory module.
Fixed a bug where bulk uploading of rent from file couldn't match on Payment Book ID.
Fixed typos and export errors in the Statutory Reporting Analyser.
Removed functionality where inspection details remain open after navigating away, which caused Work Orders to occasionally show the wrong property details.
Closed Periods now restrict the Invoice Paid date in Maintenance Tasks:
Fixed a bug where Bulk Statement PDFs were relying on a note title that couldn't be entered

Patch Release 2023.11.01

Added new Word Merge Field for Arrears; DaysToday. This field will print the number of days the Tenant has been in Arrears As At Today.
Added a new Bank Format ID: ANZ CSV ALT.
Reporting Analyser: Changed several KPMs to use Actual Start Date rather than Tenancy Start Date if there is a date entered.
Reporting Analyser: Fixed typos.
Reporting Analyser: Fixed a bug where double-clicking in certain KPMs would open the wrong screen.
Fixed a bug where running a word merge returned a divide by zero error.
Fixed a bug where the hourglass cursor would persist when clicking "Select All" on the Bulk PDF Statements Screen.
Maintenance Tasks: Fixed a bug where the elapsed time would add an extra day when the reported time was later in the day than the completed time.
Fixed a bug where Actual Completed Dates on Maintenance Tasks would disappear if no time was entered.
Incomes that were inactive but had no end date will no longer be included in the DCJ > Residents > Gross Income LWeek report.

Patch Release 2023.11.23

Bug fix: Accrued amounts no longer accumulate incorrectly for Vacated Tenant Balances.
Bug fix: Multiple forms no longer appear when exiting the Vacant Processing section.
Maintenance: Added "Invoice Date" field to Maintenance Details section.
Tenancy: End Dates are now automatically added to the end of the previous Rent Record entry when a new Rent Record is added.
Chintaro will now internally keep track of how many times each Report and Export have been run.

Patch Release 2023.12.07

Bug fix: Write conflict will no longer appear when editing rent records.
Bug fix: Error messages will no longer appear when filtering on the Rent Review screen.
Bug fix: The "Replicate Task" button is no longer greyed out on Maintenance detail.
Bug fix: Entries no longer duplicates on the QDR report.
Adjusted bank format "Xero Monte Cecilia" to account for changing GL codes.
Added "Item Type" to the Manage Maintenance Tasks screen.
Amended Manage Inventory Items to show "Item Type" and "Item Group".
Added an Invoice Date field to Maintenance invoice details. This field is used for recording a specific date for tradesperson invoices. If you'd like to make use of it, please contact Chintaro Support.
Where it's filled in, actual start date is now used to calculate tenancy length for various KPMs in the Reporting Analyser.

Patch Release 2024.02.02

Happy new year!
Bug fix: The Manage Tenancies screen no longer opens scrolled over a few columns for certain organisations.
Added the #UPI to the tenancy balances screen.
Added a breakdown of all transaction type balances to the tenancy balances screen:
Added new fields to the Additional SA details in properties, including "SHR Primary Contact Organisation".
Added a new export called "NAHA Detail Westside"

Patch Release 2024.02.05

Fixed a bug where Tradespeople who didn't have an entry for "Trade Type" wouldn't appear on maintenance tasks.