Suite

 

Enhancement: BOE 4.3 SP3 has been certified for Suite 8.11 SP17.1, OpenJDK 17, and JDK 1.8 371.

Tracking code: STE-28094, STE-30022 

 

Enhancement: New toggle to enable Multi Filters in modules.

Description: We have added a new toggle to enable Multi Filters for different modules within eCounsel and Secretariat. The Enable Multi Filters on grid toggle in Tools > Preferences lets you configure which modules should display Multi Filters.

Tracking code: STE-30210

 

Enhancement: New UI to reset user preferences.

Description: Now Suite has a UI to reset the user preferences. All users can access the UI to review and reset their user preferences. The Reset Preferences UI is located in the Tools section.

Tracking code: STE-30285

 

eCounsel

 

Enhancement: The new Matter Status Change Wizard for eCounsel.

Description: We introduce the new Matter Status Change Wizard, which has the following functionality:

• Multiple matters selection and filtering.

• Ability to change the matter status for multiple matters at once.

• Ability to change Close Date for multiple matters at once.

Tracking code: STE-29202, STE-29286

 

Enhancement: New feature to avoid duplicate records in eCounsel when uploading people using a timekeeper CSV file.

Description: We fixed an issue where a timekeeper number with leading zeros was processed as a new timekeeper ID instead of comparing it to existing records. Excel can enter leading zeros to timekeeper IDs when editing the CSV file. Now, when importing a CSV file using Timekeeper Import, eCounsel notifies if it encounters a potential duplicate. This capability needs to be enabled in Suite Manager.

Tracking code: STE-28670, STE-30251

 

Suite

 

Issue: The Hidden security setting didn’t work as expected in User Fields for the Options menu.

Description: If Suite detected any User Field with the security attribute Hidden, eCounsel or Secretariat didn’t display the User Field in the Options menu in the grid, regardless of whether the security attribute is by Type Profile or View profile. However, the security attribute Hidden worked as expected in the form. Now, If user A has access to see a User Field by View Profile or Type Profile, he/she can see it in the Options menu, if the user has no access to User Fields in any mode, the User Field does not display in the Options menu.

Tracking code: STE-29704

 

Issue: Opening Matter > Custom tab caused all User Fields to display twice.

Description: When multiple users accessed the same matter and the same Custom tab simultaneously, the Custom tab couldn’t be edited and all User Fields appeared twice. 

Tracking code: STE-30167

 

Issue: Now Suite is compatible with Amazon Corretto OpenJDK.

Tracking code: STE-29878

 

Issue: Problems syncing invoices when applying the LineItemCalculationwithTax rule.

Description: When an invoice was created, Corridor rounded the values ​​to two decimal places causing the LineItemCalculationwithTax rule to fail in eCounsel.

Tracking code: STE-30090

 

eCounsel

 

Issue: Invoices failed to be imported into Corridor integrations with eCounsel.

Description: In Corridor integrations with eCounsel, when a user created a manual invoice without taxes in Corridor, the invoice failed to import to Suite. The issue was caused by option Matter > Invoice Detail > Invoice Detail taxable set as hidden in Suite Manager > Modules/Tabs > Invoices.

Tracking code: STE-30263

 

Issue: Rule Administration wasn’t working in some environments.

Description: We fixed an issue where Rule Administration didn’t work in some environments. Rule Administration is a feature only available for admins that belong to the Full Access group. To access Rule Administration, on eCounsel click Tools > Rule Administration and upload a TXT or a JAR file.

Tracking code: STE-29531

 

Issue: Matter Type couldn’t be changed when editing matters.

Description: When trying to edit the Matter Type, the Continue button disappeared on the Change Matter Type pop-up window and the change couldn’t be saved. The issue was due to special characters, such as apostrophes, being unrecognized by the platform.

Tracking code: STE-30047

 

Secretariat

 

Issue: Committees in Secretariat couldn’t be set to inactive status.

Description: Secretariat > Entities didn’t show the end date for committees and couldn’t transition to inactive status.

Tracking code: STE-29524

 

Issue: Updating Suite Server OS to Microsoft Windows 2019 and updating Suite from v.8.11.0.10 to  v.8.11.16.1.1 caused errors on the Transaction Ledger.

Description: The Transaction Ledger rendered incorrectly when updating the Suite OS and version. Transaction Ledger presented the following behavior: 

• The toolbar was missing.

• Data in the upper section, for example, words Issued, Outstanding, didn’t display properly.

Transaction Ledger is configured in Suite Manager > Secretariat > Ownership, in option Disable automatically calculate share balances based on transaction ledger. To access Transaction Ledger in Secretariat, go to Entities, select an Entity, and go to the Base Info tab.                   

Tracking code: STE-29392

 

Issue: Sorting by Entity caused an error.

Description: Sorting the Entities grid caused an error when the query used the Internal Number. 

Tracking code: STE-30168

 

 

Suite Installation Instructions

See Using Suite Autoinstaller. You can also install Suite manually using the following instructions:

1. Stop the  Bridgeway Suite application on the Java application server. 

2. Back up the Suite Web application in the WebApps folder on the Java application server. Delete the contents of the Suite folder in WebApps after doing the backup.

3. Rename the suite.8.11.17.1.war file to the deployed filename in the WebApps folder.

4. Copy the newly named war file to the WebApps folder and overwrite the current file contents.

5. Unzip the new war file into the Bridgeway Suite folder in WebApps.

6. Copy the following files from the backed up WAR file:

• WEB-INF\classes\com\bsi\attributes\darwin.properties

• WEB-INF\classes\com\bsi\attributes\dbs.enc

• client.htm

7. Delete all files in the following folders on the server:

• \work 

• \conf\catalina

• \temp

• \bin\WEB-INF

8. Restart the Bridgeway Suite application on the Java application server.

 

 

Boxir4 Installation Instructions

See Using Suite Autoinstaller. You can also install Boxir4 manually using the following instructions:

1. Stop the  Bridgeway Suite application on the Java application server. 

2. Back up the Suite Web application in the WebApps folder on the Java application server. Delete the contents of the Suite folder in WebApps after making the backup.

3. Copy the boxir4-Suite.8.11.17.1.war file to the webapps Suite deployment folder.

4. Restart the Bridgeway Suite application on the Java application server.

 

Database Script Instructions

 

1. Use your preferred database tool (SQL Server Management Studio, Oracle RMAN utility, Oracle export data pump utility, etc.) to make a backup of your Suite database.

2. Log in to your query tool as an administrative user.

3. Open the appropriate scripts .ZIP file for your database:

   • Suite8.11.0.sp17.1-Scripts-Oracle.zip for Oracle databases

   • Suite8.11.0.sp17.1-Scripts-SQL.zip for SQL databases

4. Open and run the SQL script.

 

Suite Manager Installation Instructions

1. Uninstall the current instance of Suite Manager.

2. Extract the files from the Suite Manager.zip file.

3. Start the installation program for Suite Manager located in the directory in which the Suite Manager.EXE file was extracted.

4. Click Next on the Welcome screen.

5. On the License Key screen, type the license key in the text box and click Next.

6. On the Choose Destination Location screen, confirm that the Destination Folder is the desired directory location for the program files.

7. On the Start Installation screen, click Next to begin the installation process.

8. A progress screen will display. You can abort the installation at any time by clicking Cancel.

9. On the Installation Complete screen, click Finish.