ACEweb Release Notes

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3.5.071/4.0.071, released October 5, 2022

• ACEweb will add the ID and Course Code to the pyoriginal field in the Pay table when canceling a registration and refunding to Escrow. This is to track the origin of the Escrow payment. Requires an updated cancelreg_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• ACEweb now adds a data-feeName attribute to fees on the Cart page, with the fee descripiton--for example: data-feeName="Senior Citizen Fee". This is to help track fees selected in Analytic scripts (e.g. if you are using Google eCommerce tags to track the Cart entries).
• Added support for the new Email Link to Pay Group Balance feature in Student Manager. Requires an updated accountstatus.awp and accountstatus_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• Added support for the new Admin and Staff Web Access Last Logged on fields on Password Maintenance. ACEweb will now log when a staff member logs into an Admin routine, such as the INI Editor, and the Staff Web Access page.
• Added support for the Deadbeat() function. This function can be used on templates to show if a user has a balance due. E.g. on the My Account (xwelcome.htm) and Profile (person.awp) pages.
• Added support to customize the page title if a course is not published. The defaut title is "Online Registration Not Allowed". Requires an updated awphrases.xml, located in the update zips.
• Express Registration: after a registrant enrolls someone and gets the Transaction Completed page. If they click the Back button to go back and enroll someone else instead of using a 'Log Off and Enroll Someone Else' link, ACEweb will now show a more friendly message when they submit another registration. E.g. "Page Title=Cheryl Scott has been logged off Page Text=You were logged on as Cheryl but since your registration request was submitted under a different name, the original account has been automatically logged off. You can now go back to resubmit the data for Jason Allen."
• Course Packaging users: ACEweb will now show the total of children courses for Package2 type courses. This new feature requires a ShowSchedule.ini file in the Templates folder (e.g. wconnect\ace) with the Package2 setting set to ON. A sample ShowSchedule.ini is located in the update zips.
• ACEweb now supports Authorize.net's Accept Hosted payment service. Contact your ACEware technician for more information.
• Fixed an issue with some upcoming courses functions that were not respecting the course Publish Date (on the ACEweb Info tab).
• Fixed an issue with the Cancel Registration routine that was not selecting the correct registration under certain conditions. Requires an updated cancelreg_page, located in the update zips.
• Fixed an issue with ACEweb displaying hidden Main fees under certain conditions when users added a course to their Cart.
• Fixed an issue with the VALIDATE option in the RequiredFields INI setting that was not forcing existing users to enter their Birthdate before they can complete the registration. Requires an updated person_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• Fized a "Too Many Columns" error when JoinCatalog was set to ON on the XShowSchedule.htm and are including Instructor and Location fields in the ScheduleFields INI setting.
• Fixed an issue with the fullfee being doubled if a course had 2 instructors listed and Instructor Name is included in the ScheduleFields INI setting.
• Fixed an issue with the Pay Invoices page that was doubling amounts when the invoice was added to the Cart. Requires an updated invoicestatus_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• Fixed an issue with the Xperson template, used by the Unscheduled Course and Marketing Campaigns features, that was generating errors under certain conditions. Requires an updated xperson_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• Express Registration: fixed an issue that was not saving Unlimited UDF values when submitting the registration.
• Express Registration: fixed an issue with showing fees if a course had a Member rate.
• Quick Pick Users: fixed an issue that allowed users to select courses set to Publish/No Register (on ACEweb Info tab) under certain conditions. Requires an updated quickpick_page.prg. Contact your ACEware technician for a copy.
• A Server-Side Template Injection vulnerability was fixed with the PrettyList parameter of the Show Upcoming Courses function.
• ACEweb now sets the Secure Attribute on its session cookie (the only cookie ACEweb creates).
• Sanitized various form variables on the Show Calendar page.
• Sanitized various form variables on the Profile page (person.awp). Requires an updated person_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• A Blind SQL injection vulnerability was identified with the javascript code used to show the ACEweb Bulletins. This can be fixed by encrypting the awson request. Contact your ACEware technician for more information.

3.5.070/4.0.070, released July 14, 2022

• Updated the Template Manager to use the lastest CodeMirror version. Requires updated CodeMirror and Template Manager files, located in the update zips.
• Updated the IsMember() function to support the current Membership routines.
• Added ACH payment support to the Touchnet payment service interface.
• Updated the Staff Web Access Name Lookup tool to support looking up active or inactive name records.
• Extended the Name Fee Category support to show available courses fees based on a begins with basis (e.g. if Name Fee Category begins with Senior Citizen, when they add a course to the Cart, it will show all fee otpions beginning with Senior Citizen).
• Updated the optional Document Upload module to support uploading documents for Proxy registrations.
• Added the Double-Tier Membership feature (originally only available with the QuickPick feature) to the regular Cart routine.
• New features for the Cancel Registration feature including refunding to Escrow. Requires updated cancelreg templates, located in the update zips.
• Added support for the AddLabel() function to show the Student Manager UDF labels on ACEweb pages, e.g. person.awp.
• Added the rgproxyid field to RegStatusFields and TranscriptFields INI field lists for use in custom expressions (e.g. hide the grade on proxy registrations).
• New QuickPick Feature: Added a link displayed to logged on users to view who else is a member. Members must opt in to be included in the list. Requires the link functionality to be added to quickpick.awp template and an updated quickpick_page.prg.
• Fixed some XSS vulnerabilities with the User Log On and Calendar routines.
• Fixed an issue with the CyberSource payment service interface that was intermittently sending the wrong Country code.
• Calls to Xperson.awp were generating errors at some customer sites. Requires an updated xperson_page.prg, located in the updated zips.
• Fixed an internal Variable 'PCNOESCROWLIST is not found' error only found in daily .txt logs (not seen by user).
• Fixed an issue that was blanking the course Updated by field and editing other course and name record information (course date updated, name updated, name updated by, and name update time) when online registration records are recorded.
• Fixed an issue with the Memberships() function that was failing to display valid memberships under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue with the Quick Search feature that would cause the search to fail with long serarch terms (e.g. searching for processing credit cards in student manager).
• Fixed a Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword." error with the Calendar optional module that was generated when searching by building then switching months.
• Fixed an issue with the proxyregmulti.awp template that was not enabling the Add Selected Names to Cart under certain conditions. Requires updated proxyregmulti templates located in the update zips.
• Fixed some issues with QuickPick that would allow a user to enroll in a class without the required membership in certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue when partially paying with Escrow and the remaining credit card payment is declined that was assiging a receipt number to the billing record created.
• Fixed an issue with the NMCODE2 field not being properly encrypted if you have that option enabled in Name Preferences.

3.5.068/4.0.068, released March 8, 2022

• Added new options for custom Course Information table listing.
• Added oAuth Authentication support for the office365 SMTP server. This feature requires updated Mailkit files AND registering the app. Contact your ACEware technician for more information.
• Updated the AsyncLink INI setting to limit the courses listed.
• The Limit Member Discounts optional module has been updated to support the RGCLASMAX field (for more information see the Student Manager 8.0.109 forum entry).
• NEW: AdmLogonAttrib INI setting to add attributes to the Administration Log On password field (e.g. autocomplete="off").
• Updated the StateList.dbf table to include new countries and an International option for the State list.
• Added support for the &StdHead query parameter that can be used to suppress the head tag contents from Standard.htm (e.g. XPage.awp?Page=Shoupcls.htm&StdHead=OFF will suppress the Standard.htm head tag contents when rendering the shoupcls.htm page).
• Added oAuth support to the AdminMailServer INI setting for emailing ACEweb error messages.
• Added support to Authorize.net payment service for tracking courses included in transaction.
• Fixed an issue with the ShowSchedule listing that was not including Mandatory fees in the FullFee amount if you were including Instructor information in the ScheduleFields INI setting.
• Fixed an issue with the XPages INI setting that was not allowing files in sub-folders (e.g. custom/filename.htm).
• Fixed an issue when running the AW Abandoned Cart Viewer from Student Manager that was causing the report to fail to load.
• Updated the GetUUDF() function to trim leading spaces from values.
• Fixed a security vulnerability in the Attachments page. Requires updated attachments.awp and attachments_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• Fixed a security vulnerability in the Person page. Requires an updated person_page.prg file, located in the update zips.
• Fixed a security vulnerability in the ShowSchedule routine.
• Fixed a bug with paying invoices when the VoidPendingPmts INI setting was set to 3 that wasn't deleting the payment until it heard back from the payment service.

3.5.067/4.0.067, released January 26, 2022

• AWStorm supports printing certificates, receipts, and transcripts for others you have enrolled (proxy registrations). An updated ShowTranStatus.htm is available for this feature.
• Added support for the Active box on Password Maintenance. Inactive users will not be able to log into Staff Web Access or ACEweb Admin routines.
• Added support for the Fee Active field on Course Fees.
• If the ShowContacts INI setting is set to ON, you can include the Detail value in the 'If you have questions...' text on registration confirmations.
• Added the NOERRDETAIL: option for the AdminEmail setting to suppress error details on screen if a user gets an error during the enrollment process.
• Added support for the ShowTF() function to show logical values as Yes/No, True/False, or On/Off.
• Added a parameter to the GetUUDF() function to support character pading of the returned value.
• Added the corefdoc and coshortnm to the tCourse cursor for use on the XCourseStatus.htm template.
• New Optional Module: Limit Member Discounts allows you to set how many times a student can receive the Member rate on registrations. E.g. set it to 3 and the student can receive the Member rate for 3 registrations only. Afterward, they must pay full price.
• Fixed an issue with the Memberships function on the confirmation email template returning None under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue with the InvoiceStatus page including voided invoices in the list.
• Fixed an issue with the Bulletin Editor showing all catalog records instead of just the ACEweb Bulletin records. Requires an updated BulletinEditor.htm template.
• Fixed an issue that was generating a "Type Mismatch" error when saving changes to a Name record if you have nmcode2 enabled on person.awp and are using encryption (set on Name Preferences).
• Fixed an issue with the PayFlowLink payment interface that generated a 'LCALTURL is not found' error, for those using the CCTYPE: flag in the PCCPATH INI setting.

3.5.066/4.0.066, released November 15, 2021

• ACEweb now supports assigning a Senior Citizen rate when users enter their birthdate on their Profile page (birthdate field must be displayed on person.awp). This requires entering SENIOR in the AutoAssign INI setting, and setting the Fee Category and Age on Name Preferences.
• New INI: AutoAssign. Enter SENIOR to support auto assigning the Senior Citizen rate (above).
• New Bulletin Editor page allows staff to edit ACEweb Bulletins. You will need the new BulletinEditor.htm template and an updated copy of Managerweb.htm.
• ACEweb now supports adding Calendar links to the Transaction Completed page and in Confirmation emails. This feature requires new sections be added to your ECTable.htm and RegConfirm.txt template.
• ACEweb now supports the MailKit email option for sending authenticated emails from ACEweb. Contact your ACEware technician for more information.
• You can now restrict size when users upload attachments. This feature requires updated attachments.awp templates, and if you are running the .NET webserver it requires adding the maxrequestlength and maxallowedcontentlength settings to web.config in the wconnect folder.
• For staff access members: added the Course Type field to the Advanced Search page. Requires updated advancedsearch.awp files.
• Added support for AsyncTypes on custom Show Schedule pages.
• The ScheduleFields INI setting has a new Course Name option called Course_Name3. It will show the course code in the link text. This is for Accessibility support to ensure link text is unique when offering the same course multiple times.
• Updated the USAEpay payment service interface to send the ACEweb Session ID as a parameter to be returned when the payment is processed.
• Fixed an issue with the ACEweb INI Editor. blanking values under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue with sending Admin Emails if you are using an external service like Gmail (as listed in your AdminMailServer INI setting.
• Fixed an issue when staff are creating new Name records via ACEweb's person.awp page. They would not be able to submit the new Name record because it was expecting passwords to be entered. This fix requires updates to the person.awp javascript. Contact your ACEware technician for help with this.
• Fixed an issue with Confirmation emails when partially paying with Escrow, and using custom messages in the ChargeMsg INI setting. ACEweb was failing to retrieve the correct custom message.
• Fixed a security vulnerability with the AccountStatus page. Requires updated accountstatus.awp and accountstatus_page.prg, located in the update zips.
• Fixed a security vulnerability in the ShowUpcomingCourses function used on Home.htm template.

3.5.065/4.0.065, released July 14, 2021

• The new course editor feature allows for staff members to edit basic course information via manager web. More fields and options are planned for future enhancements to this new tool.
• ACEweb can now log more detailed information about when users are adding, paying for, or abandoning courses on their enrollment carts, with the ability to follow up with the students (email link) or export the report results to Excel.
• Instructors now have the option of adding a custom attendance date via instructor access on-the-fly.
• When the email notice is sent out that minimum enrollment has been met, the email/subject can now be logged to the instructor's CRM record
• You now have the option to send out an email notification when an instructor has entered grades via the gradebook in Instructor Access. List the intended recipient(s) in the EmailNotice entry in the new Gradebook.ini config file.
• ACEweb now has support for Hybrid courses! (a course that has both physical/in person courses, as well as virtual or online seats).
• This allows for students to choose which option, and when the physical seat max is reached (set on the course screen > hybrid tab), only virtual seats can be filled. Note that this course type is not compatible with waitlisting.
• Added the option to generate "V" style invoice numbers for Pay records created when using the invoice option to register online. (Only applies to courses with Publish/Register/Allow Billing enabled.) This feature is triggered by adding the string |GENVNUM| to the AltSettings INI entry.
• Courses without begin/end dates can now be viewed by clicking the "Other Courses" button on the Registration History page.
• Requires updated ShowTranStatus.htm to include the new button and new Async.htm template for the course listing. Also Phrasebook item 610 under REGSTATUS allows you to customize the text shown when no such courses are found.
• Extended support for the PayFlowLink service to handle variations in the results returned by PayPal. Recent protocol revisions meant that instead of payment confirmations, users were getting error messages telling them to contact the office.
• The About page now shows the Web Connection operational mode (.NET vs ISAPI).
• Fixed a bug in the MySchoolBucks payment module that was causing all online invoice payments to fail.
• Fixed a bug in the invoice payment routine for all pay services. If a payment attempt failed or was cancelled, the invoice would disappear from the to-be-paid list even though it was still unpaid.

3.5.064/4.0.064, released May 21, 2021

• ACEweb no longer ignores Boolean type unlimited register UDFs when used on a supplemental data capture page.
• Extended support for the PayFlowLink service to handle variations in the results returned by PayPal. Recent protocol revisions meant that instead of payment confirmations, users were getting error messages telling them to contact the office.
• Partner Enrollment Packaging: Courses and Memberships can now be configured to offer a “Couples” fee that a allows registering 2 students for one fee in a single operation. When such a fee is selected, the user will have the option to pick a partner for the primary registrant, with both selections then added to the enrollment cart.
• Updated Web Connection Admin page for customers running ACEweb under the .NET Handler.
• Added some new adminstrative logging abilities to track and followup when people abandon their enrollment carts on ACEweb - Stay tuned for the full details at our upcoming conference!

3.5.063/4.0.063, released March 16, 2021

• The instructor list shown on the course status page is now sorted by last name, first name, with an option to change the order via a template parameter.
• When the email notice is sent out that minimum enrollment has been met, the email/subject can now be logged to the instructor's CRM record.
• Fully implemented the Evaluate String Expression option on the AWViewer page. This allows pre-testing functions before using them, say, in ## template expressions.
• A minor adjustment was made to the ShowSchedule HTML to meet accessibility standards.
• A Firm extension has been added to the ProxyRegMulti page, allowing the user to select proxy candidates from a list of other persons associated with their firm (rather than just their personal contacts). This option will automatically be available when Proxy type is set to Multi (either in the INI or at the course level) and the Allowed to Proxy Register Firm box is checked on the Name record for the logged in user.
• Fixed a failure in the escrow payments feature.
• Fixed an issue with membership courses that could not be added to a cart that already had courses in it (SQL only).
• A minor bug, that on rare occasions caused duplicates when recycling Register records, has been fixed.
• Removed a bogus reference to the jqueryUI script from certain framework pages.
• Minor adjustments were made to the awjq.js javascript library.
• Fixed another bug with the routine that recalculates fees when a membership course is added to the cart (under both SQL and VFP). In certain cases involving proxies it would grant discounts that were not deserved.

3.5.062/4.0.062, released February 4, 2021

• The Cancel Registration feature allows individual students to cancel their own enrollments. It has been extended so staff with Mgr Web access can cancel registrations for any user. Cancellation can be restricted to free and/or waitlisted courses, or allowed for all registrations, depending on your policies, which can be set separately for staff vs students. (Refunds for paid courses cancelled must still be manually processed by office staff.)
• The student sign up page has had more customizable javascript popup dialogue messages that can now be set for the multiple configuration options for allowing duplicate email addresses.
• Proxy registration now has a mode that allows for multiple students to be selected at once to be proxy registered into a class. All selected students will be given the same fee/optional fee selections when adding them to the cart. (This can be set on a course by course basis or for all courses with ProxyType=multi in your aceweb.ini).
• Editable instructor profiles - your faculty (and staff via Manager Web) can now view and edit fields (of your choosing) from the instructor's profile page, or via a new "view profile" button on Manager Web. Can be configured to send a notification of changes made to the OfficeEmail address if desired.
• Added more enhancements to the INI editor, allowing you to specify a default sort, either by ini key, or by category (sort=category in your awini.ini file). Also added alphabetical page shortcuts to quickly bring you to that section of the page and a Return to Top option on each row.
• Fixed an issue when a user has multiple memberships so the MemberStatus function correctly displays the status of all memberships.
• The GroupReg page will now send you to the login page so it can be opened even if you were not already logged in.
• Various compatibility and accessibility tweaks to generated content and templates.
• Fixes made to the ShowEscrow function's calculations
• Corrected an issue that was creating orphaned payments when a proxy registration was being paid for by the logged-in user's escrow funds.
• Excluded refunded escrow payment records from being eligible for online escrow pay.
• Fixed a bug with membership requisites, which prevented courses from being added to the cart, despite the membership course being present.
• Fixed a bug with course packaging so it will now respect the catlinkstatus option to allow courses with membership requisites to be added to the cart along with the membership or pre-requisite course.
• Corrected an error in the cart widget that was creating an exagerated cart display total.
• Changed the order in which the person profile page saves unlimited user defined fields so they will not be accidentally overwritten under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a rare glitch that could allow another course to be accidentally cancelled via the cancel reg routine with a page refresh.