APAS IRELAND B82.1 TECHNICAL RELEASE NOTES

Server OS Versions

Client OS Versions

• Windows Server 2008 ( 32b/64b )
• Windows Server 2008 R2 ( 32b / 64b )
• Windows Small Business Server ( 32b / 64b )
• Windows Server 2012 ( 32b / 64b )
• Windows Server 2012 R2 ( 32b / 64b )
• Windows Server 2016 ( 32b / 64b )

• Windows 7 ( 32b / 64b )
• Windows 8 ( 32b / 64b )
• Windows 8.1 ( 32b / 64b )
• Windows 10 ( 32b / 64b )

MS Office Versions

Uniface Versions

• MS Office 2000 – 2010
• 9.7.04

MS SQL Server version

TOMCAT Version

• 2005
• 2008
• 2008 (R2)
• 7.0

102556

APAS B81.1 Workflows Sometimes Produces Multiple Duplicate Emails

Sometimes when creating or working on applications which have application types which have been configured for use within Workflow, users can receive multiple duplicate workflow notification emails

105251

APAS B81.1 Link being lost between APAS and Word when amending Letters or Drafts

Occasionally, when amending letters and then selecting the 'Continue Print/Email' macro button in Word, a message is displayed informing the user that there has been an error because the link between APAS and Word has been lost as seen below:

107182

Users must save the Letter Request screen before selecting Digital Signature Icon

When users generate a letter that requires a Digital Signature, an error was displayed if the user did not save the letter request before selecting the Digital Signature Icon. This has now been resolved.

(SharePoint customers only)

108860

APAS - B82.1 - Agile DMS - Create version with hardcoded module Planning
Additional modules included in Identity

109479

APAS - Citizen Portal Comments - Only Third-Party Role available in APAS Review screen.

An issue has been fixed where all submissions and objections made through the Citizen Portal were being automatically assigned the role of Third Party. The system now displays Consultee roles where applicable.

109557

APAS - Table Wfjob is not clearing when users untick Escalations emails - PA BR EN and PR

Users were continuing to receive workflow escalation/notification emails despite the email notification field being unchecked within the workflow configuration screen. This has now been resolved.

109713

APAS - B82.1 - Check Identity token to calculate if needed

Issue with access to Diary screen resolved

111229

APAS – Conditions, Reasons etc not Updating in Officer Reports

Changes made to Conditions, Reasons etc were not being reflected in subsequently created Officer Reports. This has now been resolved.

105672

Planning fee calculator not updating Fees screen.

When users calculate a planning fee and then select ‘Save & Close’ the calculated fee was not being written back to the Fees screen. This has now been resolved.

111524

APAS - ENF - replies from address list tab missing addresses - upgrade issues

When recording reply details for a person/organisation from the Enforcements Address List screen, the contact details of the person/organisation were not being displayed in the Reply Screen. This has now been resolved.

111737

APAS - Pre-Apps Attribute Screen - key not complete error

An error was displayed when users tried to create a user-defined screen within the Pre Planning module. This has now been resolved.

104890

APAS Numeric fields - recording values of 0.00 is not being recognized by the Workflow.

Should a Super User include a numeric field from the Development Details or Floorspace screens as a required data item in the workflow, then the Workflow was ignoring the field if a value of ‘0.00’ was entered. This is now resolved.

106066

APAS sub locations screen needed in other modules DS IN TPO LB and UN

The Sub Locations screen is also now available in the Dangerous Structures, Initial Notices, Tree Preservation Order, Historic Assets and Unauthorised Works modules

107255

Enhanced Media Screen - Letter Generation 'Publish' method not working correctly – Uniface

When generating a letter associated with a document type, if the user selected to upload the letter to the media screen, the publication rules were not being adhered to. This has now been resolved.
(SharePoint customers only)

107585

APAS - amended letters don’t publish to the portal

An issue had been identified where a letter that has been amended, was not being uploaded to the media screen should one of the media upload options be selected. This has now been selected.

(SharePoint customers only)

107657

APAS - PR - Change the way the GIS map is creating the URL to show the map

This is related to the development whereby an applicant can digitise the development outline within the map as part of the Citizen Portal Pre-Application submission process. This is currently undergoing testing prior to release.

107751

APAS - B82.1 - Copy Amended letters in APAS to Media

A change has been made the letter generation process, to enable letters that have been amended to be uploaded to the media screen, rather than just printed or emailed. A new feature had to be developed to enable the user to select the required method etc. after the amendments had been made as seen in the screenshot below:

(SharePoint customers only)

110549

APAS - Neighbour/Sublocation - Add new query string parameter to open GIS app

Related to ongoing work regarding the automatic population of the Sub Location Screen as part of Spatial Analysis

111528

APAS - 82.1 - Improve behaviour for Amendment Letters (Publish and Request Signature) -part 4

This concerns extensive changes to the letter request process where Digital Signatures are required. Users can now email letters with Digital Signatures, amend letters requiring Digital Signatures plus all the various scenarios involved in the process such as emailing, amending, uploading to media screen, adding attachments etc.

(SharePoint customers only)

111793

APAS - Compliances - BE - Refactor workflow - Planning apps Search condition changes

Compliance applications submitted via the Citizen Portal were visible whilst in ‘Draft’ status within APAS. This has since been resolved.

*107255

The Method option Publish in the Letter Request screens has been replaced with the word Media. The following options are:

This change helps prevent confusion when uploading letters or correspondence to the Media screen. When a letter is generated using one of the Media options, the publication rules linked to its assigned Document Type determine whether the letter should be made public.

(SharePoint customers only)