| When
| Version
| What
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| 12/6/22 |
1.22.1206 |
A minor change was made to the "About" screen; no functional changes.
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| 7/27/22 |
1.22.0727 |
New report: Depreciation schedules
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| 11/23/21 |
1.21.1123 |
When exiting from the NHTSA screen back to editing a truck, you can optionally have the program update
the price and value based on your choice of type in the NHTSA screen.
You can now access the NHTSA screen from the batch pricing screen.
An update installation should not overwrite the user's Word documents for form letters.
The determination of the vehicle year has been adjusted : If the VIN is the correct length, the program will try to use the
most recent year compatible with the 10th digit. If it differs from the DMV year by 1, 29, 30, or 31, it will use the DMV year.
If the VIN is an incorrect length, the program will use the DMV year.
A performance issue : Some users have reported that it takes a long time to exit the depreciation and pricing tables. This was
because the program would update the price or depreciation codes for all trucks, even if they weren't changed. Now, the program
only does that if the user wants to save actual changes.
|
| 10/5/21 |
1.21.1005 |
Minor change in Network Setup screen : better prompt about ensuring that you don't install in the trailer directory.
|
| 9/27/21 |
1.21.0927 |
Bug fix, affecting both programs : If you clicked OK in the Network Setup screen, the program crashed; it has been fixed.
|
| 9/21/21 |
1.21.0921 |
(Minor fix) If you make a make a mistake in an import, you stay in the screen to try again.
(Minor fix) There was a minor error in code for updating the program.
|
| 6/16/21 |
1.21.0616 |
Added screen to see information downloaded from the NHTSA page of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Corrected behavior of changes in "Depreciate As" : changes now propagate to trucks in the current
assessment year.
Export to QDS will default to XLS file type, previously defaulted to XLSX.
Show taxpayer in screen to "Specify type for unclassified..."
Added safeguards to deter users from installing both the trailer and truck programs in the same network folder.
Some assessors had security problems accessing their data on their (default) C drive. This update attempts to address that
in newer installations.
|
| 8/19/20 |
1.20.0819 |
Prices for the 8 weight classes of Van Conversions are updated.
You can edit an invalid VIN and correct it to a valid one. A valid VIN cannot be changed and an invalid correction will not be accepted.
On the next import, you can (and should) take advantage of this and use your corrections to automatically fix the imported VINs.
Some issues with the handling of the "xlsx" format of Excel files have been fixed.
You can now include some of your permanent notes in the non-vendor-specific export to Excel.
The "OLD_VALUE1" field in the export to Quality Data Services was left empty. It is now set to 70% of the "Last Value" field.
This is for your reference only, and should be ignored by the import into the QDS database.
|
| 2/10/20 |
1.20.0210 |
Bug fixes : Improves handling of problematic network setups.
|
| 1/20/20 |
1.20.0120 |
Correct the weight classes for previously imported incomplete trucks.
|
| 12/11/19 |
1.19.1210 |
Fix for possible index error introduced by invalid pricing table
|
| 12/9/19 |
1.19.1209 |
The pricing tables for incomplete trucks are now based on 8 weight classes, replacing the old "Light","Medium","Heavy".
There are two new depreciation schedules for school buses, one with a bottom depreciation of 13%, the other ending at 2%.
The program will automatically ignore DMV values for school buses, but will set values according to weight classes and depreciation.
However, other types of trucks require base prices for values to be calculated.
Depreciation schedule editing has been improved.
There is better support for network installation and updates.
The program can support more than 10,000 trucks, in case you have that many.
|
| 12/26/18 |
1.18.1226 |
New feature : There are checkboxes in the main screen to allow you to limit the view to trucks that don't have
base prices, or addition prices, or both.
|
| 10/30/18 |
1.18.1030 |
Bug fix : Export to R. Walsh format generated an error message and failed to apply the 70% assessment ratio. This bug
and the fix do not affect exports for other administrative vendors.
|
| 11/21/17 |
1.17.1121 |
Import will default to applying the 70% assessment ratio on input. If the user changes this, that setting will be saved and used the next time.
The export operation can now create an XLSX format Excel file, although the Save As defaults to XLS.
|
| 12/19/16 |
1.16.1219 |
Bug fix : The new field review feature did not work with import files having a ".txt" extension.
|
| 12/9/16 |
1.16.1209 |
New feature : Before importing, you can review the file's field mappings.
New feature : After importing, you can review the records that failed to import.
Some "Close" buttons have more informative captions.
|
| 7/15/16 |
1.16.0715 |
New feature : Batch setting of BASE prices for similar trucks, useful for fleets.
Bug fix : Changes in pricing and depreciation schedules were not automatically reflected when you edited a trailer or truck.
Better error messages about read-only files and tables.
|
| 1/26/16 |
1.16.0126 |
Clicking the "Redecode" button if some trucks were not priced by weight would crash the program. This update fixes that.
Under rare conditions, a user or IT person mixes up data from different versions, triggering an error when the program is
started. This update attempts to recover and repair the data.
|
| 11/16/15 |
1.15.1116 |
There are some enhancements and fixes for the batch typing and pricing feature.
|
| 11/4/15 |
1.15.1104 |
There is a screen for batch typing and pricing.
There are more options and a simplified screen for sending mail merge letters.
Added "Multiplier" and "Priced As" columns to main and other lists.
|
| 12/2/14 |
1.14.1202 |
The vehicle type database from NHTSA has been updated.
The program offers to use network if it can't run locally.
The program politely informs the user if the import file header is invalid, instead of crashing.
|
| 10/22/14 |
1.14.1022 |
This update addresses problems some users might have, running in Windows 7 without administrator access.
|
| 10/15/14 |
1.14.1015 |
The installation process has undergone a major redesign to address networking and various causes
of confusion. (See How to install)
The Export/Report selection screen has more flexibility in its filter and display options.
The main screen allows sorting and searching on more fields.
The table rebuild process is more robust (to address data and indexing problems).
Several minor bugs have been fixed.
|
|
11/15/13
|
1.13.1115
|
The program will only automatically determine a vehicle year the first time it is imported.
This way, the program won't be confused by a vehicle that passes 30 years old prior to a later
import.
Formerly, if you clicked the Redecode button, the program would not recalculate values for
"locked" vehicles. Now it will.
Bug fix: Under rare circumstances, you will get an error about "invalid file name or path".
This update should fix that bug.
|
|
11/6/13
|
1.13.1106
|
The vehicle year determination from the VIN is improved, allowing a year 2 years newer than
the assessment year. The program will use the DMV value if it is different from the calculated year
by 30 years. (The VIN uses one digit to specify the vehicle year, and repeats after 30 years.)
|
|
10/25/13
|
1.13.1025
|
The export/merge selection screen has more fields.
You can sort the columns of that screen.
The program is better at flagging an improper installation.
Bug fix : Values imported at 70% were not correct. (This was not a problem for the trailer program.) - This error was accidentally
introduced in version 1.13.0828 .
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|
10/4/13
|
1.13.1004
|
Bug fix : Sometimes changing a checkbox in the report/export selection screen crashed the program.
The gross weight is included in the report/export selection screen.
|
|
9/16/13
|
1.13.0916
|
Mail Merge help topic added to help file.
The program improves mail merge user-friendliness a little.
|
|
9/13/13
|
1.13.0913
|
The program resolves some issues in updating standalone installations.
Sample mail merge documents are included as an option in the update install.
|
|
8/28/13
|
1.13.0828
|
The program now has a mail merge feature. There are sample merge documents included with the full install. They can also be
downloaded separately.
To support the mail merge feature, the program now allows the import of mailing address information.
There is a new field to flag whether the taxpayer should be asked for more information.
Lists for printing, exporting, and merging, can now be filtered by vehicle class and other flags.
The Year Code wrap-around is now automatic, and based on the assessment year.
|
|
4/2/13
|
1.13.0402
|
The addition is flagged red in the list of trucks if there are adjustments or the base value hasn't been entered.
Columns have been added to the list : Body, Gross Weight, Brand.
You can click on headers to sort either by VIN or by Type+brand+year(descending by year).
The Redecode can optionally include a recalculation of prices and values.
There is a new M-65 depreciation schedule.
The program highlights the last record you edited, even if you have exited the program.
The program will not try to decode the vehicle year if the VIN has the wrong number of digits, and will instead use the year
provided by the DMV.
The program will not try to decode the VIN if there are fewer than 12 digits.
In the list of vehicles, invalid VINs are flagged in red.
|
|
1/22/13
|
1.13.0122
|
The program better supports importing and exporting data for Vision Government Solutions.
|
|
12/26/12
|
1.00.1226
|
Bug Fix : The program can now run locally on a 64-bit Windows 7 or 10 computer, as well as on older systems
and networks.
Bug Fix : Last year's data may still not have been properly brought forward for some trucks.
|
|
12/21/12
|
1.00.1221
|
Bug Fix : Some Excel files did not import correctly.
Bug Fix : Last year's data may not have been properly brought forward for some trucks.
|
|
12/12/12
|
1.00.1212
|
The program now supports importing data from Vision Government Solutions.
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