Collections MAX Release Notes - Decca Software Company

**Collections MAX Update Utility
Release 2.0
Release Date: 1/24/2012
Installed Hyper CSV Data Engine for super fast Update Mapping Utility file creation.
Software no longer needs Microsoft Office or Excel installed.
Excel file creation is 1000 X faster than before.
Full screen support for hi-resolution monitors.
Auto Update that is checked manually was added to the program.
Enhanced documents were finished online.
Fixed C++ runtime bug in Installer.  Installer now correctly installs the C++ runtime (x86)



**Collections MAX Client Access
Release 1.0.1
Release Date: 8/30/2011
Updated data grids to new cloud type version which allows easier sorting.
Turned off error reporting so the module is easier to install.
Merged report configuration file with main configuration file.
Added ability for clients to see letter history that was sent to debtors.
Installed client access demo on website.
Changed software from one time fee to lower priced yearly fee.




**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.3.7
Release Date: 5/9/2011

Fixed Internet Payments Received bug.
Cleaned up Collector Add, Modify screens.  Replaced assigned-to name to user name.  Made things more simple for new users.
Added check to make sure that users cannot add a collector or manager named "root".
Updated splash screen and software version on help screen.
Added Import button to credit card section of Add Payments in Payment Admin screen.
Restricted commas in Add Payment screen.



**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.3.6
Release Date: 5/2/2011

Fixed payment totals to process on Main Payments screen.  Software was not counting processed payments.
Added better debugger for Import Mapping Utility.  Instead of giving a generic error (invalid characters in header) like before we merged the debugger that was incorporated in the Update Utility to give more verbose error reporting including line and column detail.
Added Payment Savvy Banner in settings / payment processing and to the menu items for Billing Tree.
Updated Splash Screen banner.
Added ability to view row numbers in Assign Work Screen.
Added new Collector Log report that shows log entries between dates.
Replaced Collector Call report in Reports with Collector Log Totals Report.  This report shows the number of log entries per collector.
Added Collector Log Detail Report which shows the details of the log entries.
In Utilities / Batch Processes created sort order for id, account number, firstname, fullname, lastname, and status.
Also added Exclude multiple account button to Utilities / Batch Processes.
Created ability to process an approved return file from Billing Tree / Payment Savvy.  You can process approved, declined, or payments
that have errors using a simple popup menu when the Approved option is checked.
Added liquidation rate by portfolio in charts section.



**Collections MAX Professional
Release 2.2.5
Release Date: 4/3/2011

Supervisor Password is now required for Generate Reports button in Payment screen for both Credit Cards and Checks.
Fixed IDAHO spelling in Work By State.  It was spelled IDIAHO.
Fixed Time Zone alert for both Idaho and Oregon.
Added Idaho and Oregon in Time Zone list in Work By Screen.  Idaho and Oregon states would not pull up when wotking by Time Zone.
Fixed Reverse Phone and Address Searches.  Software now uses Search Bug website instead of 411.com.
Updated Splash Screen Banner.

This is the only release of Collections MAX Professional that can be currently activated on our servers.  We updated our activation server software
accross the entire Collections MAX platform base.  No other previous versions of Collections MAX Pro can be activated.



**Collections MAX Professional
Release 2.2.4
Release Date: 2/8/2011

All icons and buttons are either disabled or hidden to avoid errors when no account data is present.
When cancelling the notate log function a message box will pop up telling the user that the notes will not be saved.
Fixed bug in Administrator Authorization dialog.  Dialog would pop up when a user clicks the cancel button.
Fixed bug in log viewer so now it doesn't allow you to erase all log entries.  There needs to be at least one log entry on each account to prevent errors.
Added log notation for processed payments.
Added reverse phone and address search in skip tools section.
Added button to remove accounts on the work date schedule right on the form.
Added email button for Attorney on Account.
Added button on hotlist to work all accounts in hotlist (just like promises)
Modified Fast Select on log so a configuration file can be created on screen to populate the Fast Select listbox and overide the default settings.
Fast Select configuration file modification is protected by Supervisor Password.
Collectors can create multiple promises just like creating multiple payments.
Created Inventory Data list that is launched from an icon.  This list shows the collectors and managers the full list of accounts.  Collectors are only allowed to view the accounts in their list but managers can optionally view accounts from all or any particular collector.
Created configurable Time Zone alerts that work off of the state field.  The software will show a generic alert in the data grid which alerts the collector not to make calls on the account.  This alert does not need confirmation if you scroll through the accounts.
Extended Work By with Alaskan and Hawiian Time Zones.  Also created Work By State.




**Collections MAX Update Utility
Release 1.1
Release Date: 12/26/2010

Initial Release.



**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.3.5
Release Date: 12/2/2010

Fixed Invalid integer bug in Import CSV Data File Screen.  Software now reformats invalid Codebtor and Joint Social Security Numbers in the Import Mapping Utility.  Less than nine digit SS#'s was causing this bug.
Added Custom 1-60 fields in Import screen and Import Mapping Utility Format screen.
Added raw method of importing Billing Tree return file.


**All Releases
Release Date: 8/22/2010

Upgraded all software installers with a custom scripted one.  Software installer will check system for .net framework 2.0 and automatically download the files from Microsoft (for both 32 bit and 64 bit systems) and install if it is not found.  Also fixed error code 740 when launching programs into Windows Vista at completion of installation when UAC is turned on.


**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.3.4
Release Date: 8/15/2010

Software will restrict users for specific functions if Microsoft Office is not installed or if the wrong version is  installed.
Fixed Status Reports.
Export Screen now requires root access.
Created Export and Import return file for the T-MAX Predictive Dialer in Export screen.
Created ability to select accounts by collector in Export screen and order by multiple choices.
Ability to select accounts in Export screen by status and order by multiple choices.
Made enhancement to Import Mapping Utility.  Utility will remove invalid data automatically from file and report what was removed.
Fixed errors in Import Mapping Utility with phone numbers and social security numbers that would cause errors on import.
Import Mapping Utility will flag any account numbers > 19 digits and raise a fatal exception flag.
Dialer Export now has custom and alert fields.
Fixed Custom fields format in Export screen / Accounts tab.  Large numbers like account numbers would show as scientific notation.
Created the following fields when exporting and mail merging letters....birthdate, makepayabletoname, makepayabletoaddress, makepayabletocity,makepayabletostate, makepayabletozip, attorneyfax, and attorneyphone.


**Collections MAX Professional
Release 2.2.3
Release Date: 7/1/2010

Fixed bug that caused the software to not change status or write to log on dupes with more than 2 accounts.


**Collections MAX Professional
Release 2.2.2
Release Date: 6/30/2010

•    When you search using the All field the software will now search all custom fields, Co Debtor 2 fields, and Joint Account fields.
•    Updated some buttons to the new style.
•    Installed Deep Web Search.  Software can search internet skip tracing sites with a single click (in the Browser tab on the main screen).
•    Software will give the option to auto notate all duplicate accounts and set the last worked field to the same date.
•    Software will give option to change status on all linked accounts with a supervisor password.
•    Tie and un-tie duplicate accounts options on the Dupes screen.
•    Added payment plan report in payments screen.
•    Added programmable alert that will pop up when a collector brings up the account.
•    Auto notates the log if a collector that is not assigned to the account accesses the account.
•    Auto notates log if payments are created, modified, or deleted.
•    Software can auto generate payment plans of any size by using the Add Multiple payments button in the checks and credit card payment screen.
•    Embedded Windows Vista and Windows 7 aware manifests to prompt for Administrator rights if the User Access Control (UAC) is active.
•    Embedded new XP styles.
•    Added 64 bit support.



**All Releases except Collections MAX Professional
Release Date: 6/12/2010

Embedded Windows Vista and Windows 7 aware manifests to prompt for Administrator rights if the User Access Control (UAC) is active.
Embedded new XP styles.
Added 64 bit support to Collector.
Fixed Database Installation Utility bug.


**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.3.0
Release Date: 5/27/2010

You can now easily add processing fees in the Versa Check, Billing Tree, and Net Deposit batch files.
When adding portfolios the client name is sorted in alphabetical order.
Letters now display a wait message when changing letter status.
Fixed printing error in collectionsmax.zip folder. 



**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.9
Release Date: 5/9/2010

Added 64 bit support.
Fixed Liquidation rate in Status Report
Added 2 Status Reports in Misc tab... One for open and one for closed accounts.
Added release information on help menu.


**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.8
Release Date: 4/14/2010

Added Date Due option in Scheduled Letters Screen.
Updated Statute of Limitations Dates system wide.
Updated Splash screen.


**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.7
Release Date: 3/26/2010

Fixed status report by using full name and fixed bug in batch processes that wouldn't print headers on reports if first report wasn't checked.

**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.6
Release Date: 3/23/2010

Fixed 2 critical bugs that was inadvertently introduced during the last update.

1.  When using the Import Mapping Utility to format a CSV DataFile, if the software found a Fatal error with the file it would show a fatal error again if the CSV file was loaded again after being corrected even if no fatal error existed.

2.  When deleting accounts in the portfolios if the accounts had an invalid date an error would occur.

**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.5
Release Date: 3/22/2010

In the Payments screen, the software can now process a return file from Billing Tree.  To do the Select Process / Return File from top menu.
Return file must not have any blank columns and columns cannot be renamed.

Letters can now be sorted by Id, Last Name, State, and Zip Code.  To do this click on Sort / Setup Sorting on the top menu in the Letters Screen.

Auto File Number ID button in both Manual Account Entry and Import Mapping Utility Screens.  This will create a filenumber in the number column that is the same as the next id number in the database.

When scheduling letters for debtors you can now view an exception report for all the accounts that had incomplete addresses on them.

Collectors and Managers, Deleting Clients and Portfolios, and Deleting accounts in the Export screen will show a popup asking for the root user to log in and is no longer accessable to users other than root due to numerous system issues when left open.

You can now delete all the accounts in a portfolio by logging in as root and deleting the portfolio.  The software will prompt you if you want to delete all the accounts in the system under the portfolio selected.

Import CSV Data File Screen on Page 5 added a Fast and Regular Test mode.  The Fast mode is the default mode when testing accounts.  The Regular mode is slower than the fast mode but refreshes the screen at the end of each test to eliminate screen freezes.  Also integrated a better error box when loading CSV files that shows the error encountered by default.

Fixed Date and Client problem in Client Notes Report.


**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.4
Release Date: 2/17/2010

Installed integrated CSV Data File debugger in Import Mapping Utility.  Software can now mark fields with invalid dates and non numeric fields.  It will show a fatal data error if these are found and the debugger will show the row #, the destination of the mapped column, and the CSV column name.  You can also export the errors to a text file to help with error correction.

Manual Import Screen has commercial account capability for data entry.



**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.3
Release Date: 2/8/2010

Improved stability and eliminated "white screens" in data file importing,  assigning work,  and batch processes.
Replaced all old style (check mark and x) buttons with new style ones.



**Collections MAX Client Access
Release 1.0.0
Release Date: 2/1/2010


Initial release of the web based Client Access Module.


**Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.2
Release Date: 1/2/2010

Created Process Credit Card Payments for Billing Tree inside Payments Screen.
Removed sequential file number check inside Import CSV Datafile screen.


** Collections MAX Professional
Release 2.1.8
Release Date: 1/1/2010

Fixed Url for Billing Tree Credit Card Processing



** Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.1
Release Date: 12/28/2009

Optimized queries in Assign Work Screen
Added "Please Wait....Assigning Accounts" banner
Fixed bug when no accounts are in accounts que and user tries to assign accounts.

Added Release notes as option in Online Resources.

Fixed file number scan in Import Mapping Utility.
Software will only scan 20 or 30 random file numbers instead of entire file.

Import Mapping Utility also now automatically deletes any dates with < 6 characters in length.
This susbstitues for the IsDate() function that is flawed in .NET 1.1

Created Auto Match and Tie Menu Option in Import CSV File screen
Fixed Match and Tie memory leak. 
Optimized Match and Tie for 20% speed improvement.



** Collections MAX Administrator
Release 2.2.0
Release Date: 12/13/2009

Created modify button in Utilities / Status Types


**  Collections MAX Administrator **
Release 2.1.9
Release Date: 12/6/2009

Created new dialer tab in export screen.
Created new report.....Account Summary Report in Accounts Tab in Reports
Created new report.....Collector Promises Report in Employees Tab in Reports
Import Mapping Utility.....Created warning for SOL date to be in correct format
Letters / Mail Merge....Added error handling to kill Word or Excel processes on screen
Utilities / Batch Processes....Added effective date for payments

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