X-Git-Url: https://delta.frontaccounting.com/gitweb/?p=fa-stable.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=update.html;h=4b7f7f78ee07b42580651e1de701bf2a9ebb6c8b;hp=6cdf420bb6dcc273b64be4f1c4eeb2a1290077ca;hb=da7df35c61205d0b1af47d286be591b8a3194b0c;hpb=46c5f7a65a7659a44ae8254c63152074363d3987 diff --git a/update.html b/update.html index 6cdf420b..4b7f7f78 100644 --- a/update.html +++ b/update.html @@ -1,38 +1,191 @@ - - - FrontAccounting Update - - - -

FrontAccounting -Update

+ + +FrontAccounting Update + + + +

FrontAccounting +Update

+

Important Notes for release 2.4.1.

+

This is a preliminary FrontAccounting ERP 2.4.1 release.

+This version provides a couple of new important features (in addition to all the
+features merged from latest 2.3.26 release), but main development effort was
+focused on internal architecture changes and cleanups to make future FA development
+easier.
+
+At the time of release most of optional extension modules available from central
+extensions repo has been also ported to 2.4 and should be mostly usable. Most Themes are
+updated and many new Themes are available.
+
+Due to deep changes made under the hood, we highly encourage all current FA 2.3 users
+to make test upgrades on a copy of your working installation connected to separate database
+filled with your real company data. This will allow us find and fix any possible
+upgrade issues before final 2.4 release. Please report any bugs/problems found via our
+Mantis Bugtracker at http://mantis.frontaccounting.com.
+

Download instructions

+In Sourceforge FrontAccounting (http://sourceforge.net/projects/frontaccounting), select
+Files -> FrontAccounting 2.4 ->2.4.1.
+
+For Windows users select the zip file. For all other users select the tar.gz file.
+

Notice for certain Windows wamp servers.

+Due to experienced long upgrade time for release 2.3 databases to release 2.4 on certain wamp
+servers, we just ask you to be patience. It might take a while, but should  end successfully.
+

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

+/* Optional popup search enabled if this is true. $max_rows_in_search = 10
+ +    is used for maximum rows in search */
+ +$use_popup_search = true;
+ +$max_rows_in_search = 10;
+ +

Important Notes for release 2.3.22.

+ + + + +

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

+/* Show average costed values instead of fixed standard cost */ In Enventory Valuation Report.
+$use_costed_values = 0;
+
+/* Print Item Images on Sales Quotations. Set to 1 if so. */
+$print_item_images_on_quote = 0;
+

Important Notes for release 2.3.21.

+ +

Crucial security patches:

+ +This version consists of crucial security patches and this applies especially to all publicly available servers,
+ f.i. installations which are run in not fully trusted environment like public demos, shared accounts or SAAS.
+

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

+/* Whether to allow sending new password by e-mail */
+$allow_password_reset = false

Important Notes for release 2.3.20.

+ +

Crucial security patches:

+This version consists of crucial security patches and all guest FA +installations (I mean whenever FA is run in not fully trusted +environment) should be updtaed.
+

Important Notes for release 2.3.17.

+ +

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

+/*
+    Choose Exchange Rate Provider
+    Default is ECB for backwards compatibility
+*/
+$xr_providers = array("ECB", "YAHOO", "GOOGLE", "BLOOMBERG");
+$dflt_xr_provider = 0;
+
+/*
+    Set to true when remote service is authoritative +source of exchange rates, and can be stored automatically without
+    manual edition. Otherwise exrate is stored on first new currency transaction of the day.
+*/
+$xr_provider_authoritative = false;
+

Important Notes for release 2.3.16.

+

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

/*
    Optional sorting new sales documents lines according to item code
*/
$sort_sales_items = false;

/*
    Trial Balance opening balance presentation option.
    When set to true past years part of opening balance is cleared.
*/
$clear_trial_balance_opening = false;

Important Notes for release 2.3.14.

+

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

+/* default print orientation. 0 = Portrait, 1 = Landscape */
+    $def_print_orientation += 0;
+

Important Notes for release 2.3.13.

+

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

+/* No check on edit conflicts. Maybe needed to be set to 1 in certains +Windows Servers */
+    $no_check_edit_conflicts += 0;
+

Important Notes for release 2.3.12.

+

New global flags in config.php (config-default.php):

+/*
+    Display a dropdown select box for +choosing Company to login if false.
+    Show a blank editbox only if true where +the Company NickName
+    will have to be manually entered. This +is when privacy is needed.
+*/
+    $text_company_selection  += false;
+
+/*  Should FA hide menu items (Applications, Modules, and +Actions) from the user if they don't have access to them?
+    0 for +no       1 for yes
+*/
+
+    $hide_inaccessible_menu_items += 0;
+
+/*
+    Brute force prevention.
+    $login_delay seconds delay is required +between login attempts after $login_max_attemps failed logins.
+    Set $login_delay to 0 to disable the +feature (not recommended)
+*/
+    $login_delay += 30;
+    $login_max_attempts += 10; +

Important Notes for release +2.3.5.

+Change in the behaviour of Recurrent +Invoices.
+

Important Notes

Upgrade process can be done only by administrator of the first company created during FrontAccounting installation. This person is considered as a site admin who have granted access to potentially dangerous setup options, like Setup/Software Upgrade.

-

In the following description sections related to older FA versions are -prefixed with [color tags] +

In the following description sections related to older FA +versions are +prefixed with [color +tags] . You can skip tagged fragment safely if currently FA application is newer than the version in tag.

-

Upgrade process consists of up to four stages, some of them are +

Upgrade process consists of up to four stages, some of them +are optional:

    -

  1. Application source files update -

    -

  2. Database upgrade – this step is needed only during - upgrade which involves change in major application version number - (e.g. from 2.2.x to 2.3.x), and sometimes during upgrade from beta - release to stable version. Otherwise this step can be skipped.

    -

  3. Final cleanup – is needed when some old source files, - obsoleted by new release should be removed.

    -

  4. New features configuration – this is optional step - needed for most major releases and some minor ones. -

    -
-

Before starting upgrade ensure nobody +

  • +

    Application source files update

    +
    • +
  • +

    Database upgrade – this step is needed only during upgrade +which involves change in major application version number (e.g. from +2.2.x to 2.3.x), and sometimes during upgrade from beta release to +stable version. Otherwise this step can be skipped.

    +
    • +
  • +

    Final cleanup – is needed when some old source files, +obsoleted by new release should be removed.

    +
    • +
  • +

    New features configuration – this is optional step needed +for most major releases and some minor ones.

    +
    • + +

    Before starting upgrade +ensure nobody is using the application and make database backup for all companies. To be on safe side backup also old source files, especially those locally customized (if any).

    @@ -50,25 +203,28 @@ release upgrade you can skip next step and go directly to cleanup.

    Compare new config.default.php -file with the old +file with the +old config.php and add all new settings (if any).

    -

    [<FA +

    [<FA 2.2beta]

    -

    $show_users_online = 0;

    +

    $show_users_online += 0;

    $def_print_destination = 0;

    $dflt_date_fmt=0;

    $dflt_date_sep=0;

    $table_style,table_style2 changed

    -

    [<FA +

    [<FA 2.3beta]

    $alternative_tax_include_on_doc=0;

    -

    $suppress_tax_rates = 0;

    -

    [<FA +

    $suppress_tax_rates += 0;

    +

    [<FA 2.3RC1]

    Application version @@ -79,12 +235,27 @@ application version displayed in footer is defined in $version variable unless this is set in config.php file. If you want current release version to be displayed on every FA update just remove or comment out $version variable in config.php.

    -

    [<FA +

    [<FA 2.3RC2]

    -

    $save_report_selections  = 0;  // A value > 0 means days to save the report selections

    - -

    2. Database upgrade

    -

    This step can be skipped +

    $save_report_selections + = 0;  // A value > 0 means days to save the +report selections.

    +

    [<FA +2.3]

    +

    $save_po_item_codes + = 0;  //  show item codes on purchase +order 

    +

    $def_print_destination += 0; //  default print destination. 0 = PDF/Printer, 1 = Excel

    +

    $alternative_tax_include_on_docs += 0; //  1 = print Subtotal tax excluded, tax and Total tax +included

    +

    $suppress_tax_rates += 0; //  suppress tax rates on documents. 0 = no, 1 = yes.

    + +

    2. Database upgrade

    +

    This step can be +skipped for small version updates i.e. when you have already installed FrontAccounting version 2.3.1 or later. Before database upgrade is done on all company databases backup file is created automatically to @@ -105,19 +276,21 @@ restore databases from backup and retry normal installation. To run upgrade in forced mode check box 'Force Upgrade', and press 'Upgrade System' again.

    3. Final cleanup

    -

    Remove or rename install folder in main FrontAccounting directory. +

    Remove or rename install folder in main FrontAccounting +directory.

    -

    After upgrade is installed you can remove files obsoleted by new +

    After upgrade is installed you can remove files obsoleted by +new FrontAccounting version. Also old, unused settings can -be removed from config.php +be removed from config.php file.

    a. Source files cleanup

    -

    [<FA +

    [<FA 2.2beta]

    -

    /includes/reserved.inc +

    /includes/reserved.inc – removed.

    -

    [<FA +

    [<FA 2.1]

    /admin/db/v_banktrans.inc @@ -125,12 +298,11 @@ Source files cleanup

    b. Config.php cleanup

    -

    [<FA +

    [<FA 2.2RC1]

    $security_headings, -$security_groups arrays – moved to database (see Access Setup) - +$security_groups arrays – moved to database (see Access Setup)

    $def_app – moved to user configuration in database.

    @@ -145,8 +317,10 @@ neutral for end users as possible, however sometimes site or company admin intervention can be necessary to set thing after changes to their best state. Below you will find description of new settings available after upgrade.

    -



    +


    +

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