Release Notes (Version 44)

Incorrect Start Date for Brasilia Time Zone DST

The start date for Brasilia daylight saving time (DST) has changed to the first Sunday of November. The database time zone table (tblTimeZone) has been updated with the new DST start date for the Brasilia time zone (ID=53). All future bookings in buildings in the Brasilia time zone are being updated to reflect the new Brasilia DST start date.

Fix: Modified functionality so that the Brasilia time zone DST is appropriately updated in EMS applications and in all future bookings with buildings in the Brasilia time zone.

Internal Reference # 41665
(For EMS Internal Use Only)

Unable to Select Dates for Sunday or Monday on Mobile Browser

Users received an invalid date message when selecting dates for Sunday or Monday.

Fix: Modified functionality so that users can book on any future dates, including Sunday and Monday.

EMS Internal Reference # 35737
(For Internal Use Only)

2017.12.13.1

No Show Notification Service Was Triggering Notification for Past Bookings

The NoShowRule was being triggered and notifications sent to Everyday Users for bookings that had been canceled or already ended.

Fix: Modified functionality so that no email is sent for bookings that have already ended.

Internal Reference # 31599

44.0.19000.2017.11.17.0

Calendar Issues with VEMS on IE 9

Users trying to create a reservation in VEMS using Internet Explorer 9 were experiencing issues with the Calendar picker. The times list remained even after choosing a time, prohibiting users from completing the rest of the fields to create their reservation. 

Fix: Modified functionality so that users can complete their reservation.

Internal Reference # 33273

2017.09.25.0

Attendee-Type Category Applied Incorrectly

After configuring and adding an attendee-type category to a building in EMS Desktop Client, the attendee-type category (such as Visitors) was being added in EMS Web App to buildings that were not associated with the attendee-type category.

Fix: Modified functionality so that when users add an attendee-type category (such as Visitors) to a reservation, the attendee-type category is only added to buildings that are associated/configured/set up with the attendee-type category in EMS Desktop Client.

Internal Reference # 32294

Time Zone Was Missing for La Paz, Baja California Sur Mexico

The Daylight Savings Time did not exist in the system and not applying correctly to the GMT time zone.

Fix: Modified functionality so that the Daylight Savings Time is applied correctly. 

Internal Reference # 32937

2017.08.01.0

Updated Child Cross-Listed Courses (SIS) Were Not Synchronizing Changes to EMS 

Cross-listed course locations in the SIS are being bounced back to the parent location on auto sync.

Fix: Modified functionality so that cross-listed course locations do not pull from parent when Requires different room is selected.

Internal Reference # 29261

Cannot Add Override Description Room to Video Conference WPT

Users received the error message, "The location you selected is not available for all of your dates," when choosing to override room description in a Web Process Template.

Fix: Modified functionality so that users can add a room without an error.

Internal Reference # 28012

2.0.0.7

Check In Was Not Disappearing from My Booking Page

Once the booking ended in the Mobile Virtual EMS page, the check in icon should have disappeared. 

Fix: Modified functionality so that the check in icon disappears after the booking ends. 

Internal Reference # 30220

Booking Cancel Issue

The error, "Invalid URI: The URI is empty," was being generated when the API call, EMSAPI UpdateBooking, was used on a booking made in the EMS for Outlook plug-in.

Fix: Modified functionality so that no error is received.

Internal Reference # 25389

44 - 44.0.085.86

When a Required Field Was Left Blank, Error Read As "Undefined"

While creating a reservation, users who left a required field blank (e.g., Event Type) were receiving an "Undefined" error message instead of alerting the user that the field needed to be completed. 

Fix: Modified functionality so that an error message includes the correct verbiage to alert the user that the field needs to be completed. 

Internal Reference # 27583

44.0.009.56

GetGroups API Call Not Returning Groups That Have Email Address Set To NULL

The GetGroups API was not returning groups that had blank email addresses, so for example importing a list of users might have been missing those with no email addresses. 

Fix: Modified functionality so that groups with blank email addresses are returned by the API call.

Users With Matching Booking Templates Showed as Duplicates In Active Users Log

When user name matched the name of an assigned booking template, this caused duplicate listing in the active user log (under System Administration > Tools > Active Users).

Fix: Modified functionality so only the user name is listed in the Active Users log.

Slow Performance for Events With Extensive History

Clicking the Booking History tab for events with extensive records resulted in extremely slow performance.

Fix: Modified functionality to resolve the loading performance so the delay no longer occurs. 

27716: split to V43 and V44

Adding a Room May Cause "You have reached your maximum room count of 0" Error

Some customers experienced this error and had to re-enter their EMS Room Wizard license. 

Fix: Modified functionality so that the error no longer occurs and customers can add new rooms as expected. 

Bug 24529; Split for V43 and V44 

44.0.084.85

Submit Button Missing For Service-Only Requests

When users requested a service-only meeting with an override description room and at least one associated service, once they had completed the "When and Where" section and clicked the Get Services button, the Submit button ceased to display.

Fix: Modified functionality so that the Submit button displays as expected during the booking process regardless of service requests. 

27105

Selected Floor Not Saved When Placing Multiple Floor Map Indicators

When users selected a floor and placed a floor map indicator, then saved, and started to place another indicator, the floor selection was not saved. 

Fix: Modified validations to ensure that the last floor the user chose is saved such that when dragging or clicking to map another location, the user does not have to re-select the floor. 

26323 not clear if this belongs here

Locate a Person From Check-In Window Incorrectly Triggers Check-In

When users searched for a person from the check-in window, the person was incorrectly checked into the meeting. 

Fix: Modified validations to ensure that searching for a person from this window does not automatically check them in. 

27256 V44 fix only Requires new build; split to 9 V44.1, see here 

Notifications Sent Incorrectly

When users booked an event and left the Event Type field blank, or booked an event that required User Defined Fields, and the user clicked Save/Send after attempting to resolve multiple required field issues, notifications were incorrectly sent to attendees before all required information was complete.

Fix: Modified validations to prevent notification triggers until all required fields are successfully completed and the event has been booked.

25702 V43 and V44 (split from V44.1 Update 8: 13143, 20811)

44.0.082.83

Features Filter Absent For Video Conferences

When users booked an event using a process template that enabled the features filter to display, and changed the booking to a video conference, the filter no longer displayed.

Fix: Modified functionality to ensure that the filter displays as expected for video conferences.

25322 V44 and V43

Time Zone and Daylight Savings Time Updates

Updated time zones to reflect new decisions by those cities to use their own time zones, or to not observe DST: Baku,Casablanca, Haiti and Easter Island.

25514

Categories on Setup Worksheet Duplicated

When users used a setup worksheet to generate a report that sorted "by date by reserved time", categories were duplicated when they had separate services.

Fix: Modified import sequence for setup worksheet so that resources now show in chronological and category groupings that do no duplicate for each service.

25512 V44 and V43

Slow Performance for Course Updates

Publishing courses on specific terms resulted in extremely slow performance.

Fix: Added an index to the term table to resolve the loading performance so the delay no longer occurs. 

25513

Enable Meeting Duration To Be Set By Number of Hours or Specific Time

Created two new parameters, "Booking Duration Set by Specific End Time or Number of Hours" and "Number of Hours for Booking," to enable administrators to set Kiosk parameters so that users can specify meeting duration by number of hours rather than by a specific end time. 

26262

Backspace Reverted User Logout

After a user logs out of Kiosk, the next user can still operate under his or her account by clicking the Back button.

Fix: Modified functionality to ensure that once a user logs out, clicking back takes the user to the default Kiosk log in page.

Bug # 26260 V43 and V44

2.0.0.5

Update to Remove Daylight Savings Time from Turkish Time Zones

Modified time zone definitions throughout EMS to account for the Turkish government's decision to no longer observe Daylight Savings Time.

24003

Modified the service to start as expected.

23401

Modified the service to search and find distribution lists by name.

24642

Modified the display so the error does not present when deletion is successful. 

24016

Modified functionality to ensure that bookings succeed using Slovakian translation.

23907

Added the see GetBookingHistory API call, which provides the combo room information including Room ID to support  additional room-sign integration. 

44.0.41.60

Added extra logging for Auto discover.

44.0.072.73

Modified functionality to carry over the Setup Count in this situation when adding services. 

Bug 22871

Resolved issue so that upgrade does not produce slow performance.

Bug 23062

Users can now see the EMS logo.

Bug 15517

Modified functionality so the update runs successfully. 

Bug 22721

44.0.064.65 (Fixes for Virtual EMS are applied through the patch.)

Modified the table containing timezones so that differences in time zones for these locations are correctly calculated and display properly in VEMS.

Bug 20855

Modified functionality to ensure that users must authenticate when logging in via LDAP SSL.

Additionally, enabled functionality as described in see this topic so that users (even with EMS Web Deploy) can change the server and database they connect to by right-clicking on the About EMS Enterprise or Version # option on the sign-in window.

20303, 20339

43.0.385

Modified functionality to properly compare the event date against the booking rule and the error no longer occurs.

19347 (V44)

17100 (V43)

Updated timetables in EMS to ensure that the new timezone settings appear in all areas of EMS.

20694 (V44) and 20048 (V43)

Changed how data is synchronized so that values that have different database domains and academic terms do not overwrite each other.

15750 (V44)

Enhancement. ​It is now possible to designate a private booking with 'Event Type' as well as status. This enhancement provides more flexibility in configuring EMS Glance.

18861

Fixes for Virtual EMS are applied through the patch.

Modified validations so that searching for rooms properly filters out unavailable rooms.

Modified the API to correctly compare the number of active users in the database to the set limit so that the error message only appears when appropriate.

18193

Fixes for Virtual EMS are applied through the patch.

Changed when email addresses are validated so that this occurs regardless of whether services are added during the booking process.

Added the following APIs to the EMS API library.

• AddServiceOrder: Allows new service orders to be added to bookings.

• AddServiceOrderDetail: Allows new service order details (resources) to be added to existing service orders

• UpdateServiceOrder: Allows for edits to service orders.

• UpdateServiceOrderDetail: Allows for edits to service order details (resources).

• DeleteServiceOrderDetail: Allows deletion of service order details (resources).

• DeleteServiceOrder: Allows deletion of service orders.

• AddReservation5: Allows reservations and bookings tied to a Web User, including Billing Reference/PO Numbers and setup count. 

• GetCategories: Retrieves category information.

• GetCategoryStates: Retrieves categories for the building ID entered.

• GetResources: Retrieves active resource information for the category entered.

• GetPricingMethods: Retrieves active pricing methods to use with Service Order.

• ValidateBilling: Checks that Billing Reference, PO Number, or both are valid.

15148

Modified validation to take into account the "TBD" room type and allow scheduling conflicts so that the error no longer presents.

17708

Modified validation so that bookings in conflict properly alert both users and do not allow the booking nor check-in.

16453 and 16527

Modified how the system handles service order cancellations so that notifications are only sent once.  

20433

Modified the view so that service items align with their descriptions.

14621

Fixes for Virtual EMS are applied through the patch.

Resolved the validation so that the incorrect error message no longer appears.

Included a recent fix to this issue in the March build to resolve the issue and ensure that the Booking Check-In field is available when appropriate.

EMS runs the Instructor Back to Back Report without any crashes or slowness pulling the data.

Added CSS files to enable the following resolution options:

• 1920x1080

• 1660x900

• 800x600

Modified the table to properly interpret custom scripts so that duplicate records are not created and the error no longer occurs. 

20310 (V44)
20307 (V43)

Fixes for Virtual EMS are applied through the patch.

Logging into Virtual EMS no longer produces an error.

The EMS Professional Server Installer now upgrades the databases.