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Version 7.1.2 Released

We’ve just released PRS Client version 7.1.2 which includes a number of useful enhancements, here are some highlights:

Simplified HTML signature template configuration

Our HTML signatures have been a huge success but setting the correct mail options for the signature has not been easy, until now. You’ll be please to hear that the PRS will now optionally analyse your HTML signature template and set the correct options for you. Better still, setting the Site wide HTML mail signature option on the Mail options page of the Tools→Options dialog causes all PRS Clients to automatically set mail options to match the HTML signature at startup — this automates the process of upgrading the site wide HTML mail signature.

Rejecting from the InBox tool

We’ve added a much requested feature to the PRS InBox Tool, the ability to reject incoming job applications.

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More wildcard search options

Find commands now support searching for Ref fields; the Personnel Find command also supports searching for the EMail field and you can also do a Skills wildcard search. If you don’t know what wildcards are see the What’s a wildcard character below.

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What’s a wildcard character?

A wildcard character is a single character that can match zero, one or many characters. Many PRS search fields support the use of wildcard characters (the same ones used by Windows to match file names). Here are the wildcards supported by PRS wildcard search fields:

Wildcard Matches

*

zero or more characters (any characters)

?

any character (only one)
Table 1. Wildcard examples
Wildcard search Matches

acc*

All values starting with the string acc

*xyz*

All values containing the string xyz
Tip
 All PRS searches are case insensitive i.e. upper and lower case letters are considered equal.
Contractor tagging

A Tag Contractors button has been added to the Personnel Tags dialog so that contractors can be tagged based on contract finish dates.

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See the 7.1.2 Changelog at the end of this newsletter for the full list of the changes and bug fixes since the previous release.

To download and upgrade to PRS 7.1.2 go to the Installing the Latest PRS Client section on our Updates web page and follow the instructions.

PRS 7.1.2 Upgrade notes

  • The new Edit notes security option is set by default so the PRS Administrator password is required to edit existing notes — you can turn this feature of by unticking the Edit notes option on the Security page in the Tools→Options… dialog.

  • The PRS PIM Export Tool Exported file format defaults to Microsoft Outlook — if you use the Palm PC you’ll need to reset it to Palm PC.

  • If you’re still on PRS version 6 take a look at our PRS6 to PRS7 Migration guide before upgrading.

Version 7.1.2 Changelog

Additions and changes

  • Candidates can now be rejected directly from the InBox Tool.

  • Holding down the Ctrl key then clicking the EMail Goto button on the Site form brings up all emails to and from people at the site.

  • The Find commands (on Personnel, Sites, Vacancies and Invoices forms) now support Wildcard search of Ref fields.

  • The Personnel Find command now supports wildcard search of the EMail field.

  • A Skills wildcard search option has been added to the Personnel Find command.

  • When you set the HTML Template on the Mail options page of the Tools→Options dialog the PRS will analyse the template and optionally select the options that work best.

  • The Site wide HTML mail signature option on the Mail options page of the Tools→Options dialog causes all PRS Clients to automatically set mail options to match the HTML signature at startup — this automates the process of upgrading the site wide HTML mail signature.

  • A Tag Contractors button has been added to the Personnel Tags dialog so that contractors can be tagged based on contract finish dates.

  • Added Edit notes security option to the Security page of the Tools→Options… dialog — when this option is enabled the administrator password is required to edit notes.

  • The Timesheet ID is now exported from Invoices reports.

Bug fixes

  • FIXED: An error sometimes occurred when creating a new invoice immediately after merging two sites.

  • HTML web page vacancy publication: The New image next to new vacancies now displays the image correctly (resolves problem introduced in version 7.1.0).

  • FIXED: Published HTML vacancy Short Description was escaped in index and vacancy pages when the Markdown mail option was disabled.

  • FIXED: All currency values are now displayed using the Windows Regional Settings format.

  • FIXED: Error that sometimes occurred when linking Personnel document from InBox Tool.

  • FIXED: Error that occurred when viewing a Notes report without any selection criteria and using the List by related record option.

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