8.1.39 Release Notes

Released to clients on 2/28/2019

• This release contains the following New Features:

• Appraisal Export
  • Arbitration File
  • New fields for DV# deferral dates
  • New fields for an abatement exemption to apply only to M&O Amount
• ARB Protests
  • Mass add protest reason codes
  • Mass update ARB Panel Code
  • Mass update evidence requested flag and date
  • Print ARB letters – add sort by Protest Complete Date
• GIS
  • GIS Compass – follow map rotation
• Land DCF Analysis
  • Add copy to Excel/Copy to Clipboard option
• Marshall & Swift
  • Add M&S RCN/Cost New at Improvement Detail Level
  • Modify Appraisal Card and Field Review Card to use M&S Data Elements
  • Allow client office to display the un-depreciated M&S unit price by configuration.
    • Please enter a support ticket to apply this change.
    • NOTE: We are working on the display of M&S in PACS. Additional changes are expected in subsequent releases this year which may affect those listed above.
• Mineral Import
  • Import real property from mineral appraisal companies:  TY Picket and P&A
  • Import new value for personal and real property from TY Picket and P&A
• Online Appeals
  • Add clearer instructions to Efile Website
• Payment Import
  • Add option in Payment Import to allow the client to turn off the function allowing partial payment
  • Add ‘Set Payment Import Options’ under the Tools Menu
  • Add ‘Accept Partial Payments’ check box to the Payment Import Prepare Run dialog
• Totals
  • Add Taxable values to Totals State Code breakdown

  Please click R39_New Features to access the new features documentation.

TFS ID	TS ID	Symptom
34604	164446	User is receiving unwanted and closed Arbitration records in PACS Export Appraisal Information files.  The vbs file was corrected and issue is corrected.
36209	168683	When user is setting up installment agreement, the agreement is showing paid, but taxes due reflects on tax summary screen.  This is corrected.
37921	173744	The taxes without exemptions is not calculating correctly.  The site is running calculations on the Assessed Value after the HS Cap Loss instead of the Market or Appraised value that is showing under ‘Total Value’ on Property Access.
38557	177262	The taxes without exemptions is not calculating correctly in properties with a Homestead Cap. The homestead cap is being considered in the taxes w/o exemptions calculation when the HSCAP would not exist if the homestead exemption was removed.
39561	179055	GIS Compass does not follow the Map Rotation.  This is corrected
40963	187986	PACS is using the effective size from the previous land segment is being used on the second land segment (which does not have an effective size override on it). Expected Outcome: The per acre land price should be based on either the eff size or the legal acreage on the legal description panel or the size acres or the effective size acres on the land screen but not the effective size acres from a previous land segment.
41143	189570	It is taking over 3 minutes for a statement to print out.  Expected Outcome: Should only take a second to print a corrected tax statement.
41220	190024	When trying to save a recording through the ARB protest screen, and the share folder path does not exist, the system does not save the recording or error out when saving the recording, making the person think the recording was completed successfully.  Expected Outcome: PACS displays an error when trying to save a recording through the ARB module to a path that does not exist.
41280	190068	Interest is not calculating on omitted improvement tax after the omitted improvement due date.  This is happening in PACS when the effective posting date is moved out.  It’s also happening on the tax statements.  The amounts due in the months after the omitted improvement due date do not include the applicable interest.  Expected Outcome: Interest on omitted improvement tax amounts should calculate correctly in PACS and on tax statements.
41447	191414	When mass updating on certain occasions the Improvement Detail Field drop down options will be missing.  This is corrected
41480	191837	User receives arithmetic overflow error when creating bills for sup group.  This is corrected
41481	191840	When the upgrade was done the ability to view previous imports from within the screen is no longer available.  This is corrected
41536	192357	User receives sync errors in Mobile due to imprv.num_imprv being non null.  This is corrected
41565	192055	The comparable Land sale search does not return only land only sales when the land only sales checkbox is checked.  Expected Outcome:  land sale comparable sale search should return only sales that have the land only sales checkbox checked when the land only sale criteria is checked.
41583	192483	User receives error when doing an import into CIC.  A  cic_tender_view  is is returning a null instead of 0.00 format.   This is corrected.
41602	193030	Form pp_rendition_w_group_code_duplex.rpt   has extra data being printed on Page .  See attached document for extra data. Expected Outcome:  Should not print the year 2010 in the column on the 3rd page.
41622	192515	Mass post refund wizard is not pulling in the payer who paid the tax that caused the refund.  This is corrected
41682	193550	When a property is being Added to the supplement roll, and it is creating a S type bill, the effective due date on the bill is not being shifted.   The effective due date should be moved to the 1st of the next month after 21 days from when the bills are created.
41686	193679	On the SIT Account, when user checks Heavy Equipment box on the appraisal side, it is not updating on the collections side.  This affects penalty and interest.
41692	193652	Certain Income properties were recalculated in the nightly recalc and the income value went to 0 and the income data disappeared.  This is corrected.
41702	193828	Windows 10 does not allow TestSaveShowMarks.tif file to be written to C root directory.  This is corrected
41713	193956	Checking Totals Breakdown is yielding mismatches.  It appears the report is including deleted accounts in the totals.  This is corrected
41717	193962	Preliminary totals state category are not updating upon recalculation.  This is corrected
41724	193998	User receives Foreign Key Constraint error when accepting supplement group.  This is corrected
41758		When Recalculating properties from within PACS using the Recalculate Values menu item and dialog, all deleted properties are also being recalculated.  This may significantly increase the number of properties being recalculated, resulted in a significant increase is recalculation time.
41765	194037	Owners with Mobile Homes did not have an option to file online through portal.
41802	194635	From time to time, User will receive a Deadlock Alert while using the Online Appeals Staging Job.  This consistently slows down the PACS system.  This is corrected.

TFS ID	TS ID	Symptom
41134	Enhancement	Marshall & Swift Enhancements: Included Nightly recalc of M&S estimates.
41136	Enhancement	Marshall & Swift Enhancements: Recalc option for details not set to M&S if estimate exists.  Configuration required
41137	Enhancement	Marshall & Swift Enhancements:  Add estimate to ARB Evidence Configuration.  Configuration required.
41822	Enhancement	Marshall & Swift Enhancements: M&S Fields should display on Improvement Detail.  Configuration required.
41828	194875	When changing the Percent Complete in the Improvement Adjustment Factors from 50 to 100 and recalculating twice at the Improvement panel, the New Value doubles.  This is corrected.
41892	195140	M&S Calculation Worksheet shows the incorrect Depreciation Amount.  This is corrected.
41893	195133	In some instances, in the Improvement Details, the M&S is active, but the M&S worksheet does not appear.  This is corrected.
41921	195325	A ‘-1’ will appear on appraisal card when there are properties with no effective year populated.
41798	194057	In some instances, user will receive the error ‘The following file either no longer exists or is no longer accessible’ when trying to review an arbitration evidence file
42040	196289	Income Recalculation will not update the reimbursed expenses from income schedules.  This is corrected.
42056	196310	Refunds were not calculating correctly regarding attorney’s fees.

Scheduled for release tentatively April 2019

TFS ID	HS ID	Description
41134		Enhancement: Marshall & Swift Enhancements: #5-Nightly recalc of M&S estimates
41136		Enhancement: Marshall & Swift Enhancements: #6-Recalc option for details not set to M&S if estimate exists
41137		Enhancement:  Marshall & Swift Enhancements: #7-Add estimate to ARB Evidence Configuration
41798	194057	Corrected error in Arbitration Sales and equity grid where evidence would not be accessible.
41828	194875	When changing the Percent Complete in the Improvement Adjustment Factors from 50 to 100 and recalculating twice at the Improvement panel, the New Value doubles.
41892	195140	Depreciation reported on Calculation Estimate Report is incorrect.
41921	195325	Some improvement do not have an effective year built at the improvement level and at the improvement detail level and when the appraisal card is printed, we are entering a negative 1 (-1) in the EFF YR column.
42040	196289	Income recalculations will not work unless the property is recalculated in the income screen and The “Get # Units” checkbox override is checked.  After the recalculation the Checkbox can be unchecked and the correct recalculation amounts will remain in place.
42051	196386	Certain properties are not included in Stratification Report
42056	196310	Refunds not calculating correctly in certain circumstances.
42079	196381	Remove and Replace button does not work corrected in some instances in the Images panel.
42086	196566	When rendition for multiple property is scanned, the process is not removing the active flag on the previous year’s rendition like it does when a rendition for a single property is scanned.
42088	196246	Cannot submit offers to online appeals protest if the taxpayer has scheduled a protest.
42093	196720	Client is attempting to update the From and To Date Range on the Comp. Sales/Land Load Setting – System Defaults panel and is unable to.
42119	196262	The online scheduling after the taxpayer is scheduling, they get a box that says it is not available when in actually did schedule the hearing so it causing confusion to the taxpayer.
42132	196957	When ‘Recalculate’ button is clicked from Property View, PropertyPS class method ‘Display()’ is invoked, then the Alert Control is re -created. The 2nd time the Alert control is recreated, PACS stops responding since the previous window of the Alert Control is not cleared.
42080	196427	When you supplement a property and add it to back to the Roll and then run the collection export with paid bills and bills with refund due the base tax is not showing up on the roll.

Released to clients on 4/20/2019

TFS	TeamSupport	Description
42121	197001	There was a scenario in which a new sql connection was used and assigned in the middle of the recalculation process. This caused the middle tier connection it replaced to become orphaned and remain. This only happens when recalculating an income property with a schedule set up to use base cap rate instead of the overall rate.
42211	197746	When clients prints appraisal notice from event for a HB3630 property, the second page reflect February 1, 2020 rather than February 1, 2022.
42221	197770	Lease header was not maintaining the entity percentage on a lease entity record.
42220	197789	Lease Header Select Lease Entities window does not display all entities
42134		Refunds not calculating correctly for Multiple Payments include partial payment
42119	196262	The online appeals scheduling renders an error that says the date/time the taxpayer selected is  not available when in reality, it scheduled the hearing.
42040	196289	Income recalculations will not work unless the property is recalculated in the income screen and The “Get # Units” checkbox override is checked.  After the recalculation the Checkbox can be unchecked and the correct recalculation amounts will remain in place.

This release contains the changes made in reference to the Electronic Appraisal Roll Submission.  This is what we reference as our “PTD Release”.

Changes to the layouts and reports are referenced in the manual provided by the State.  Please click the link below to review:

Electronic Appraisal Roll Submission; Record Layout and Instructions Manual

or use this link provided by the State:

EPTS Manual

This release is scheduled to be available on 7/24/2019.