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4.81.00

 

 June 4 2012

Enhancements

Enhancement Videos - Please have a look at the following videos that describe the two new 4.81 features:

New in version 4.81:

  • Novo Mail HTML Adapter - We've added the ability to create a request from any html page.  This enhancement benefits Help Desk Customers that are licensed for the Novo Mail Service. The Mail Adapter enhancement also benefits Help Desk instances where the Knowledge Base is licensed with the Novo Mail Service.

    Click Here to view the Setup Documentation

  • Auto Complete - We've expanded the Auto Complete Functionality in 4.8 to the following functions:
    • Relating Contacts to Requests
    • Relating Contacts to Assets
    • Relating Accounts to Assets

Version 4.81 also contains these other enhancements:

  • Help Desk
    • Send Ticket "To" field will now generate white space after ',' and ';' in the Request Notes to allow for text wrapping
    • Email Notifications now include a preface of "New Request" when a new Request has been submitted and "Enable Automatic Public Support Request Notifications" is activated
    • Added a Product filter to the Request Search Page
    • Ticket Templates now have Copy functionality
    • Role permissions have been added for View and Edit "Due Date"

  • Knowledge Base
    • Auto Complete Functionality
      • Advanced Search via Search Log phrases
      • Associated Contacts in Requests
      • Homepage Search via Search Log phrases
      • Related Accounts and Contacts for Assets
    • Homepage Tab colors have been updated
    • Article attributes "Review Date" and "Expire" may now be updated via Custom Rules
    • Added the ability to report on "Feedback Text" and "Article Settings"

  • Miscellaneous
    • "Article Counts by Group and User" Predefined Report has been added
    • Database Script has been added to prevent the *_EXT tables from being overwritten during the update
    • Novo Mail Html Adapter that submits data via the Novo Mail Services
    • "NetBios Name" has been changed to "Domain Name" in the Core/General Settings
    • SMTP Port definition for outgoing messages

Fixes
 
Below are bugs and incidents that are resolved with version 4.81
 
Ticket #DescriptionFeature
11398Fixed an issue that prevented Account Types from being deleted when they were in useAccount Management
11930Fixes for duplicate Active Directory Users being createdActive Directory
11636Fixed an issue that caused a "Permission Denied" error when viewing and adding a Request via APIsAPI
11796Fixed an issue causing an error when viewing an Article via the APIAPI
11894Fixed an issue causing a new Request to be created when a user responds to a Request ConfirmationEmail
12171Fixed an issue causing multi-selects to list incorrectly when displayed as a filter on an Entity's gridEntity Management Grid
11278Fixed an issue where the ability to provide feedback was not being displayed even after logging off and onFeedback - Surveys
11681Fixed an issue that was preventing certain labels from being editedForms/Templates
11390Fixed an issue where opening editcase.asp caused a browser errorGUI - Interface
11518Fixed an issue that prevented users from deleting an Asset Location when it was in useGUI - Interface
11325Fixed an issue where updating a ticket via APIs was causing an errorHelp Desk - API
11489Fixed an issue that caused the Administrator's email to display instead of the From Address in a Custom RuleHelp Desk - Rules
11466Fixed an issue that prevented the automatic timer from starting when creating a Request from an AssetHelp Desk/Asset Management Integration
12026Fixed an issue causing Edit Task to load incorrectlyHelp Desk/Workflow Integration
11740Fixed an issue preventing the Novo Config Tool from upgrading correctly when coming from a version that did not have the Scheduler folderInstallation/Upgrade
12139Fixed an issue that was causing an error when updating from version 4.34 to 4.80Installation/Upgrade
12143Fixed a foreign key error when running 4.70to4.80.sqlInstallation/Upgrade
11531Fixed an issue that was preventing the Included Article content to change positions based on Field Ordering Knowledge Base - Article Management
11262Fixed an issue where autocomplete was not working in a Firefox BrowserKnowledge Base - Search
11275Fixed an issue where all indexed files where being returned while searching for attachmentsKnowledge Base - Search
11308Fixed an issue where Numeric UDFs were not appearing in Knowledge Base search formsKnowledge Base - Search
11897Fixed an issue with Image Mapping on the Home PageManagement Interface
11729Fixed an issue causing "Enable Automatic Public Support Request Notifications" to send notifications when not enabledNovo Mail Service
12214Fixed an issue causing the Mail Pickup Interval to not save its valueNovo Mail Service
12177Fixed an issue causing the customer search not to populate when an AD user is created via URLNovo Mail Service - Email
11295Fixed an issue that caused the reports "Articles Per Category" and "Articles in Category" to failReports
11914Fixed an issue with the "During" and "Current Day" query codeReports
11530Fixed an issue that was reverting Admin links to Public links when creating Custom RulesRules
12067Fixed an issue that prevented Statuses from being deleted when they were in useStatuses
12199Fixed an arithmetic overflow error that resulted from large numbers placed in UDFsUser Defined Fields
11772Fixed an issue causing the Start Page setting to not work correctlyUser Interface

 

Known Issues 

 
The fixes for the following issues are expected in our next release:
 
DescriptionFeature
Close button does not work in Firefox on tasknote.aspWorkflow
Included Articles cannot be ordered in Includes for ArticlesIncludes
Email Popups (i.e. Save & Notify, Send Ticket, etc...) cannot open on IpadsEmail

In certain scenarios, when Active Directory is off Outlook Exchange accounts are not being created as contacts when Add Anonymous Contact is activated.

Novo Mail Service
Novo Mail Process does not remove emails from UnprocessedNovo Mail Service