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Updates typically affect multiple system components. Notes which relate specifically to the [[Desktop App]] are marked separately.
Updates typically affect multiple system components. Notes which relate specifically to the [[Desktop App]] are marked separately.


== Latest Version (Build 250926) ==
== Latest Version (Build 251211) ==


* '''Accounting'''
* '''Accounting'''
** [Fix] Filtering accounts in the transaction editor (Desktop App).
** [Change] Sub-ledgers of ''Accounts Payable'' are now required to be creditor contacts.
** [Change] Copy command on transaction context menu (Desktop App).
** [New] Reports for ledger balances grouped by matter or contact for any account (previously only available for ''Monies Held on Trust'').
** [New] Transaction importer (Desktop App).
* '''Calendar'''
* '''Calendar'''
** [Fix] Microsoft 365 2-way sync could fail if items were deleted from Outlook.
** [Change] To-do items can now be marked as complete from the properties window (Desktop App).
* '''Contacts'''
* '''Contacts'''
** [Fix] Saving changes to correspondence when some addresses are inherited (Desktop App).
** [New] Age for individual contacts.
** [Fix] Cataloguing information did not always update after changing the template during document creation (Desktop App).
* '''Documents'''
* '''Documents'''
** [Fix] Listing templates with a particular file format produced incorrect results.
** [Fix] Images no longer appearing in Word documents (e.g. due to conditional blocks) are now removed.
** [Fix] Exporting templates that depend on other templates (fragments).
** [Fix] Service accounts could not be used to send emails using Microsoft 365.
** [Fix] Templates with mismatched BEGIN and END markers could cause document generation to fail (errors are supposed to appear as comments in the final document).
** [Fix] Document type was not applied when generating documents non-interactively.
** [Fix] Opening documents via the DMS App when the filename contains non-ASCII characters.
** [Change] Improved compatibility when inserting SVG images into Word documents.
** [Fix] Word templates where content markers are placed inside Content Controls.
** [Change] Filter documents by term (Desktop App).
** [Change] Inserting tables and other block-level elements into Word documents no longer leaves behind a blank line.
** [New] Markdown templates can be used to generate HTML files.
** [Change] Parties on documents can now be initially populated with parties on a matter.
** [New] Format-specific options for templates.
** [Change] Document assets can now be mapped to fields containing document hyperlinks.
* '''Matters'''
** [New] Previews for SVG files.
** [Change] Fields no longer shown on matter summary if not defined on the workgroup (Desktop App).
** [Change] API improvements for working with lists of matters, as well as custom fields.
* '''Workflow'''
* '''Workflow'''
** [Fix] Deleting forms.
** [Fix] The output of a process was not returned by the API unless it was paused.
** [Change] Entry points on processes can no longer trigger other entry points for the same process.
** [Change] Rules which update fields can now store their result.
** [Change] Forms can now be associated with checklist items on matters.
** [Change] Rules to add existing item(s) can now update multiple assets.
** [New] Condition type for checklist items.
** [Change] Rule log entries now include the duration of each rule or action.
** [New] Automatic clean-up of rule logs.
** [New] Transaction particulars can now be set using rules.
* '''Other'''
* '''Other'''
** [Fix] Encrypted data could become unreadable due to mismatch between servers.
** [Fix] Configuration files could become corrupted due to a race condition (Desktop App).
** [Fix] Validation prompts intended to abort the current operation still displayed subsequent prompts (Desktop App).
** [Fix] Changed encoding for arbitrary data stored in MySQL from UTF-16 to UTF-8.
** [Fix] Windows could be shifted off-screen when applying user preferences (Desktop App).
** [Fix] Improved caching of frequently-accessed data.
** [Fix] Dropdowns in grid cells not updating (Desktop App).
** [Change] Upgraded to .NET 10.
** [Fix] International Direct Dialling (IDD) prefix now removed from caller ID (Desktop App).
** [Change] User-defined assets are assumed empty unless overridden when generating documents or starting processes (Desktop App).
** [Fix] Access codes and IDD prefix now added to outgoing calls (Desktop App).
** [Change] Improvements to the Dark theme (Desktop App).
** [Fix] Telephone number formatting for US, CA, UK, NZ and ZA.
** [Fix] Hyperlink fields now display as links on summary views (Desktop App).
** [Change] Ribbon groups now automatically collapse if the window is too narrow (Desktop App).
** [New] Option to disable spell-checking in Markdown editors (Desktop App).
** [New] Check size of cache and manually clear data (Desktop App).


== Previous Version (Build 250912) ==
== Previous Version (Build 251107) ==
This version does not affect the Desktop App.
 
* '''Accounting'''
*'''Documents'''
** [Change] General payments subject to GST now warn on validation if the payee is not registered for GST.
** [Fix] Email templates containing tables could not override the width using styles/classes.
* '''Contacts'''
** [Fix] Auto-mapping feature for template configurations (Desktop App).
** [Fix] Incorrect character casing for countries and suburbs imported from the web service.
** [Fix] Saving changes to template configurations after asset hierarchy has changed.
** [New] GST registration status as a separate financial entry type.
** [Change] Improved consistency of mapping options for assets.
** [New] ABR search can now pre-fill GST registration status for contacts.
** [Change] Default content specifications for emails now include the sender's name.
* '''Documents'''
** [New] Ability to nominate a successor when deleting a document type.
** [Change] Renaming a template now also renames its configurations (unless they were already overridden).
* '''Matters'''
** [Change] Duplicating a template now also duplicates its configurations.
** [New] Granular permissions for custom fields on matters.
** [Change] As an alternative to WebDAV, documents can now be checked out to OneDrive instead.
** [Change] Improved performance when checking document size.
** [Change] Folder listings in the DMS App now support pagination.
** [Change] Significant performance improvement when authenticating via MS-OFBA.
* '''Workflow'''
* '''Workflow'''
** [Change] The values of field assets can now be set directly in rules.
** [Fix] Exporting processes containing forms.
** [Fix] Updating dependencies in processes during merge/replace.
** [Change] Rules that show interactive forms can now specify that cancelling the form should also cancel the process.
* '''Other'''
* '''Other'''
** [Fix] Invalid Markdown caused issues with parsing.
** [Fix] Suggestions no longer appear when typing numbers into expressions (Desktop App).
** [Fix] Field assets could not be fulfilled in some situations.
** [Fix] Literal text inside expressions could be modified during evaluation.
** [Fix] Removing deleted items from the search index.
** [Fix] Processing escape characters inside Markdown.
** [Change] Field assets now include separate properties for the value of the field and its corresponding text.
** [Fix] Copying some text content to the clipboard (Desktop App).
** [Change] Tables can now be loaded directly from field assets.
** [Fix] Encryption routines would sometimes fail due to incorrect implementation.
** [Change] Improved performance when editing expressions (outside of content specifications) (Desktop App).


== Earlier Versions ==
== Earlier Versions ==


* [[Release Notes Build 251027|Build 251027]]
* [[Release Notes Build 251013|Build 251013]]
* [[Release Notes Build 250926|Build 250926]]
* [[Release Notes Build 250912|Build 250912]]
* [[Release Notes Build 250905|Build 250905]]
* [[Release Notes Build 250905|Build 250905]]
* [[Release Notes Build 250814|Build 250814]]
* [[Release Notes Build 250814|Build 250814]]

Latest revision as of 16:55, 11 December 2025

This page lists the changes in each software update for ContactsLaw.

Updates typically affect multiple system components. Notes which relate specifically to the Desktop App are marked separately.

Latest Version (Build 251211)

  • Accounting
    • [Change] Sub-ledgers of Accounts Payable are now required to be creditor contacts.
    • [New] Reports for ledger balances grouped by matter or contact for any account (previously only available for Monies Held on Trust).
  • Calendar
    • [Change] To-do items can now be marked as complete from the properties window (Desktop App).
  • Contacts
    • [New] Age for individual contacts.
  • Documents
    • [Fix] Images no longer appearing in Word documents (e.g. due to conditional blocks) are now removed.
    • [Fix] Service accounts could not be used to send emails using Microsoft 365.
    • [Fix] Document type was not applied when generating documents non-interactively.
    • [Change] Improved compatibility when inserting SVG images into Word documents.
    • [Change] Filter documents by term (Desktop App).
    • [New] Markdown templates can be used to generate HTML files.
    • [New] Format-specific options for templates.
  • Matters
    • [Change] Fields no longer shown on matter summary if not defined on the workgroup (Desktop App).
    • [Change] API improvements for working with lists of matters, as well as custom fields.
  • Workflow
    • [Fix] The output of a process was not returned by the API unless it was paused.
    • [Change] Rules which update fields can now store their result.
    • [Change] Rules to add existing item(s) can now update multiple assets.
    • [Change] Rule log entries now include the duration of each rule or action.
    • [New] Transaction particulars can now be set using rules.
  • Other
    • [Fix] Configuration files could become corrupted due to a race condition (Desktop App).
    • [Fix] Changed encoding for arbitrary data stored in MySQL from UTF-16 to UTF-8.
    • [Fix] Improved caching of frequently-accessed data.
    • [Change] Upgraded to .NET 10.
    • [Change] User-defined assets are assumed empty unless overridden when generating documents or starting processes (Desktop App).
    • [Change] Improvements to the Dark theme (Desktop App).

Previous Version (Build 251107)

  • Documents
    • [Fix] Email templates containing tables could not override the width using styles/classes.
    • [Fix] Auto-mapping feature for template configurations (Desktop App).
    • [Fix] Saving changes to template configurations after asset hierarchy has changed.
    • [Change] Improved consistency of mapping options for assets.
    • [Change] Default content specifications for emails now include the sender's name.
    • [New] Ability to nominate a successor when deleting a document type.
  • Matters
    • [New] Granular permissions for custom fields on matters.
  • Workflow
    • [Fix] Exporting processes containing forms.
    • [Fix] Updating dependencies in processes during merge/replace.
    • [Change] Rules that show interactive forms can now specify that cancelling the form should also cancel the process.
  • Other
    • [Fix] Suggestions no longer appear when typing numbers into expressions (Desktop App).
    • [Fix] Literal text inside expressions could be modified during evaluation.
    • [Fix] Processing escape characters inside Markdown.
    • [Fix] Copying some text content to the clipboard (Desktop App).
    • [Fix] Encryption routines would sometimes fail due to incorrect implementation.
    • [Change] Improved performance when editing expressions (outside of content specifications) (Desktop App).

Earlier Versions

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