Enterprise Budgeting V14 R3 Software Release Notes

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1 Enterprise Budgeting V14 R3 Software Release Notes This document describes all the enhancements and changes to Global Software, Inc. s Enterprise Budgeting in version 14 release 3. Contents Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M2B Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M3B Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M4B Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M5B Enterprise Budgeting Release V14 R3 Software Release Notes 1

2 Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M1 Installation/Upgrade Licensing The following enhancements have been made to the licensing process: Implemented a single licensing method for all Global Software analytical products via the Application Configurator. Database Manager, Enterprise Budgeting and Spreadsheet Analyst license keys will be entered in the Application Configurator product, thus the Application Configurator product should be installed prior to installing Enterprise Budgeting or Spreadsheet Analyst. Modified the Enterprise Budgeting component to use the Spreadsheet Server temporary license from the Application Configurator if it exists and is valid, and if there is no valid Enterprise Budgeting license assigned. Connections The Connection Builder panel and other processes throughout Enterprise Budgeting have been enhanced to retrieve and utilize Named Connections from the Application Configurator component. Settings The following enhancements have been made to the Settings function: General - added the field, Label Language, for defining the language to be used to display labels throughout the product. Current options are English and Serbian. General - added the Security section on the panel, allowing the user to browse and select the location of the network security and connections files associated with the Application Configurator. The system defaults to use C:\Users\Public\Documents\Global Software Inc\Spreadsheet Server. Installed Applications - added new panel for listing all Global Software applications installed. Installation Modified the Enterprise Budgeting install program to utilize the revised Database Manager install program. Once installed, start menu short cuts for Database Manager are available via the Database Manager and Enterprise Budgeting program groups. Navigation Settings Removed the Enterprise Budgeting add-in menu and toolbar in Excel. The following miscellaneous changes have been made to the Settings function: Changed the panel name to Options. General - modified node label to General. The application user guide is currently in the process of being updated, and will be posted online when it is completed. Enterprise Budgeting Release V14 R3 Software Release Notes 2

3 Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M2B0 Budget Express A new option, Budget Express, has been added to the EB Ribbon for accessing a wizard for quickly creating a simple budget model. The Budget Express function creates a new budget model containing a single definition, creates named ranges in the workbook based upon criteria entered, and assigns the new budget model to the workbook. Manage Budget Model Definition Cache The following enhancements have been made to the Manage function: Added a drop down button to the Manage option on the EB Ribbon. Added sub option, Add Budget Model Definition, to the Manage drop down menu on the EB Ribbon to allow for creating a new budget model definition and assigning it to the open workbook. The workbook must first be saved prior to adding a new budget model definition. Added sub option, Assign Budget Model to Workbook, to the Manage drop down menu on the EB Ribbon to allow for assigning an existing budget model to the current workbook. Added sub option, Edit Budget Model Definition, to the Manage drop down menu on the EB Ribbon to allow for editing the budget model definition currently assigned to the open workbook. Added sub option, Delete Budget Model Definition, to the Manage drop down menu on the EB Ribbon to allow for un-assigning the Budget Model definition from the current workbook and deleting the Budget Model definition from the file. The options, Express Only and Password to Override Express, have been added to the Budget Model Definition panel. When the Express Only option is selected, writebacks flagged as Include in Express are automatically selected for processing on the Enterprise Budgeting panel in Excel. To override the selection of writebacks for processing, the user must enter the password defined in the budget model. The following enhancements have been made to the function: General tab - modified panel layout (i.e. added sub header Disable if: and grouped appropriate fields together). General tab - added new option, Range returns value of False, to allow for specifying to disable the writeback if the defined range results in a value of False. General tab - added new value, Row Group, as an option for Sign Control. Currently this feature only functions when writing back data from a Spreadsheet Analyst report. General tab - added new option, Include in Express, to allow for specifying which writebacks are considered express writebacks. Segment Mapping tab - added columns, WB Part and Part Lookup, Columns, to allow segment rollup field values to be used as a reference. The following enhancements have been made to the function: Added ability to writeback budget data from Spreadsheet Analyst Reports. Rows to be written back are identified by the Row Group number in column G of the Analyst report. Only detail rows, including hidden rows, in Row Groups will be written back. Enhanced to exclude applicable writebacks from the list of available writebacks when the writeback setup option, Range returns value of False, is selected. Enhanced to automatically select express writebacks, to disable the grid, and to require password to override writeback selections when the budget model option, Express s Only is selected. Enhanced to utilize the new Segment Mapping fields, WB Part and Part Lookup. If the WB Part is different than the segment being mapped, then the Part Lookup value is utilized to determine the segment value to be used in processing. The Clear PC Cache and Recalculate function has been enhanced to always clear and recalculate Enterprise Budgeting formulas when the budget model for the workbook is added, assigned or deleted. Enterprise Budgeting Release V14 R3 Software Release Notes 3

4 V4R3M2B0 - Continued Ribbon Miscellaneous To avoid confusion, the EB Ribbon has been enhanced always display the Submit button instead of just displaying the button when it is valid. In addition, validation has been added to issue the appropriate message when the Submit button is selected but not valid. The following miscellaneous enhancements have been made in the Enterprise Budgeting component: Modified the Settings - About panel to use a shared.dll and revised product logo. Added the display of the build number to the end of the version number to reflect the new versioning, Version.Release.Mod.Build, and modified the format of the value by replacing the existing literals, V, R and M, with dots. This value is displayed on the Settings - System Information and Settings - About panels, and in the various error logs. EB Maintenance Made various label changes for consistency purposes: Budget Definition - changed Control Code to Valid WB Code Custom Definition - changed Control Code to Valid WB Code Spread Definitions - changed Valid Rows to Control Column Insert Rows Definitions - changed Valid Row to Control Column Spread Definition Cache Drilldown Prevented custom segment types from appearing in the grid on the Segment Mapping tab in the function. Corrected spelling error in the error message, Spread description information is required. Corrected program to writeback a value of zero (0) instead of an error when the budget amount is a formula that results in an error. Corrected the Clear PC Cache Recalculate function to recalculate all sheets in the workbook. Modified drill down on GXLEB formula to display the literal, NO DESCRIPTION, in the description column for rows where values have been written back to a non-existing prime account. The application user guide is currently in the process of being updated, and will be posted online when it is completed. Enterprise Budgeting Release V14 R3 Software Release Notes 4

5 Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M3B0 Signon When starting Enterprise Budgeting, the program has been enhanced to use the domain\user name string when identified in the Application Configurator Windows User Name field. Budget Model Definition A new tab, User Modes, has been added to the Budget Model Definition in Excel only, allowing the Budget Administrator to maintain Author and User design mode settings (i.e. sheet protection, display of sheets, headers, columns and/or rows) for the current budget model workbook. Author design mode indicates how the workbook appears while designing the budget model. User design mode indicates how the workbook appears when it is distributed to the user. Note: As worksheet protection options have been moved from the Distribution Setup function to the new User Modes tab in the Budget Model Definition, when the User Modes tab is selected for budget model workbooks created prior to Version , the Upgrade Sheet Protection Settings panel appears, asking whether or not to import protection settings from Distribution Setup. Click Yes to import settings; otherwise click No to continue to use protection settings defined in the Distribution Setup. Budget Custom Distribution Setup Distribution Ribbon A new option, WB Table Type, has been added in the Budget function on the General tab, allowing the user to select whether the writeback definition is slated for writing budget or actuals back to the budget database. A new option, Range returns value of False, has been added in the Custom function on the General tab, to allow for specifying to disable the writeback if the defined range results in a value of false. In addition, miscellaneous layout changes were made on the panel (i.e. added sub header Disable If and grouped appropriate fields together). Worksheet protection options from the Protection tab in the Distribution Setup function have been moved to the User Modes tab in the Budget Model Definition in Excel function. This change applies to new distribution setups created after installing Version For distribution setups created prior to installing Version which have not been imported to the Budget Model Definition, protection options are still maintained via the Protection tab in the Distribution Setup function. The following enhancements have been made to the Distribution process: Added a new option, Distribution, on the Enterprise Budgeting ribbon in Excel, allowing the Budget Administrator to distribute budget workbooks for the current, active budget model workbook. Added logic to the Distribution function to utilize the new protection settings from the Budget Model Definition - User Modes tab. The following enhancements have been made to the function: Added logic to support writing back data amounts and quantities to the actual table, based upon criteria defined in the Budget setup. Enabled Custom Table functionality for EBM licensed user. Enhanced Custom to exclude applicable custom writebacks from the list of available custom writebacks when the Custom option, Range returns value of False, is selected. The following enhancements have been made to the Enterprise Budgeting ribbon in Excel: Added the new option, Distribution, for distributing budget workbooks for the current budget model workbook. Added the new option, Design Mode Toggle, allowing the Budget Administrator to toggle the appearance of the budget model workbook (i.e. sheet protection, display of sheets, headers, columns and/or rows) between Author and User design modes. Enterprise Budgeting Release V14 R3 Software Release Notes 5

6 V4R3M3B0 - Continued Installation Made the following miscellaneous changes to the installation program: Modified the pre-install message text to "No related Global Software applications to uninstall". Modified to load the latest version of DevExpress. Signon EB Maintenance Custom Budget Express Insert Row ACCTDESC Modified the licensing validation routine to look at the status of license key in the Application Configurator if it fails the network check when starting Enterprise Budgeting. Modified the EB Maintenance panel accessed via the Manage ribbon button to be hardcoded to the current workbook model, thus allowing for multiple workbooks to have EB Maintenance open at the same time. Corrected to save the proper number of period mapping records based upon the defined number of periods to writeback. Made minor verbiage changes on the Budget Express panels. Updated the program to allow a user to utilize advanced insert row functionality when their User Settings option, Enable GXLEB, is not selected. Corrected the process to retrieve the proper year values when the option, Year Reference Type, is set to range. Modified ACCTDESC formula to properly handle segment values with leading zeros in a text type field. The application user manual has been updated to reflect all changes. Enterprise Budgeting Release V14 R3 Software Release Notes 6

7 Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M4B0 Installation/Upgrade Install The Enterprise Budgeting installation routines have been enhanced to support MS Office 2016 operating systems. Distribution Made the following miscellaneous changes to the distribution process from within Excel: Corrected the program to properly set the user mode to Design/Author mode prior to distributing the workbook. Corrected the program to not hang during the distribution process. Drill Down Corrected drill down on GXLEB formula to function properly when another segment name contains the Prime segment s name (i.e. Prime segment = Account, another segment = SubAccount). No changes were required to the application user manual. Summary of Enhancements/Changes in Release V14R3M5B0 Custom In the Custom function, the new option, Include in Express, has been added on the General tab, to allow for specifying which writebacks are considered express writebacks. Ribbon The Preview process has been enhanced to improve performance time. The option, Manage Budget Model Details, has been added to the Manage submenu on the EB ribbon to allow for opening the EB Maintenance panel in order to access Budget Definitions, Custom Definitions, etc.. The EB Maintenance panel continues to be accessible by selecting the Manage button on the EB ribbon. Made the following miscellaneous changes to the function: Corrected to properly delete records from the SumX temp tables at the end of the process. Corrected to properly utilize the replacement control part when writing back to custom tables. The application user manual has been updated to reflect all changes. Copyright 2016, Global Software, Inc Beechleaf Court Raleigh, NC USA Support: Fax: helpdesk@glbsoft.com Trademark Acknowledgments: Microsoft, Excel, Windows, Outlook, Office, Word, Access, and SQL Server are all registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, DB2, iseries and AS/400 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Oracle and JD Edwards are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. SAP is a registered trademark of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. Trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective manufactures in the United States and/or other countries. Global Software, Inc. is not associated or affiliated in any manner with the respective owners of the foregoing trademarks, trade names or service marks unless expressly stated otherwise. The respective owners of the foregoing trademarks, trade names or service marks have not endorsed, certified or approved any of Global Software, Inc. s products for use in connection with their respective products. Enterprise Budgeting Release V14 R3 Software Release Notes 7

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