Program Release Documentation
                     Building Permits Manager Version 4.501
                              10:30AM Oct/5/2013

New in version 4.501:

Permit Completion Date Changes Restricted:
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Supervisor access is now required to manually add or change a permit completion date.  The completion date should be filled in only by clicking on the Check Inspections button that will check for satisfactory completion of all inspections, and if a master permit, also that of all sub-permits.  If all inspections are completed the completion date will be filled in.  Once a permit has been completed, it cannot be reopened by removing the completion date except by one with supervisor access.

Inspection Comments Option Added:
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In previous releases, when an inspection is scheduled, inspected and rejected, any comments originating from the scheduled inspection or previous inspection are carried forward to the next inspection of that type for the permit.  Beginning with this release, this action is now optional, controlled by a checkbox at Setup, General System Data, Configuration, Copy Inspection Comments.  After this version is installed, users that want inspection comments to be copied forward as in previous releases should check the Copy Inspection Comments box.

Additions to Escrow Module:
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When viewing escrow transactions for a contractor, two functions are now available to users with System Update access or higher:

An escrow transaction may be deleted provided the transaction has not been transferred to General Ledger.  If the transaction was a payment of a fee from escrow, the payment(s) will be removed and the amount restored to the contractor's escrow balance.  If the transaction was for replenishment of escrow, the escrow balance will be restored to that prior to the deleted transaction.

An adjustment may be made to increase or decrease the contractor's escrow balance.

Contractor Import Utility Added:
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If AP is configured to allow refund of escrow to contractors, a utility at Utility, Import Constactors will import all contractors from the IMS Building Permits contractor database into the Accounts Payable vendor database.  The vendor code assigned will be the contractor code from BP.

Contractor Status Colors expanded:
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When viewing contractors at File, Contractors that were ineligible for use on a permit or application were indicated by a red background when selected and gray when not selected.  This color scheme was used when any of the following conditions existed: expired license, certification or insurance or status of inactive or defunct.  Beginning with this release a different color scheme is used for expiration, inactive and defunct.  If the Show Inactive box is not checked the only color active aside from the blue/white would be for permits with an expiration.

Installation:
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If updating from a version older than 4.480, because of changes in the database, users employing the import/export feature for inspections must carefully coordinate the installation of this version as follows: Before installing the update, make sure all portable computers have exported all of their data back to the host, and the data has been imported and merged by the host.  Then install the update on the host and all portable computers before doing any more work in BP.  Next, do an export from the host to the transfer directory to update the data before importing to portable computers.

Do not install this version until the IMS applications listed below have been updated to the versions shown or later.  Building Permits data files will be converted automatically when this release is first run.  This release requires the Pervasive SQL database.

Compatibility Requirements:
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Citizen Services:       		2.355 or later.
General Ledger:         		4.514 or later.
Business Tax/Occupational Licenses:  	4.540 or later.