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fixed an invoice total bug. fixed invoice search bug and streamlined invoice process.

SandSurfer 1.8.3 is now available to fix several minor bugs and annoyances with the 1.8.2 release.

The next major release, 1.9.0 will incorporate a rewritten payroll system and have better integration with the Business::Payroll perl modules we created.

SandSurfer 1.8.2 is now available for download.

It is highly recommended you upgrade to it as it fixes HTMLObject and DBIWrapper compatibility issues with the latest releases.

Reporting is now fixed (groups work again).

The Payroll system is much improved and so is the Billing (invoice) system.

MAJOR CHANGES
*Improved speed for xml reports
*Clarified Invoice Search
*Added ability for Clients to login and view data
*Ability to search by comments
*Added mileage input on time entries

1) There are major fixes and enhancements to authentication security problem. We made a change in 1.7 which did not allow for ending a login. Conceivable someone could use the back button in a browser to access your session. 2) switched to DBI for database connections. 3) xml reporting and export. 4) Invoices are real now and can be recalled in exactly the same state they were created. 5) There is a debian dependency package in our repositories (www.pcxperience.org). Sorrry no deb for SandSurfer itself yet.

SandSurfer 1.7.1 has now fixed all known Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities that we are aware of.

Some minor bug fixes were also done to the time display code on the main menu and to the ss-entity-activity script.

See the Changelog file for more details.

SandSurfer 1.7.0 is available for immediate download.

This release fixes a major security issue whereby an attacker could assume the identity of a currently logged in user and do anything the system allowed them todo.

Other major improvements are entities (clients, departments, etc.) are now identified by a name and code value, not fname, lname, have a Contact Person field and can have user activity for the previous week e-mailed to them, if desired. Also, the entity identifier is now admin definable as a string, not a boolean value limited to Client/Department. You will need to edit all your entities after the database upgrade.... read more

SandSurfer 1.6.5 brings a whole bunch of user interface improvements:

simpler admin menus (less submenus to click through)
your timesheet comment is now available on the main menu so you can be editing it as you work instead of having to wait till you clock out, etc.

The client/department info for whom you are currently working is available via the ? link on the main menu next to their name. This facilitates looking up phone numbers, etc. without having to be an admin and edit their info.... read more

This is mainly a fixed install release but there are some minor bugs and features added.

SandSurfer 1.6.3 fixes the bug where the View Yesterday's Activity link was hardcoded to look in /time, which will break things if you installed somewhere else.

SandSurfer 1.6.2 brings a couple of minor bug fixes and feature enhancements that make using SandSurfer more enjoyable.

There is more Client Info on Billing Invoices.

The time you started your current time sheet is now displayed in the summary block at the top of the main menu.

There is now a link at the bottom of the main menu which will allow you to view Yesterday's activity. This is designed to help users start policing their time sheet entries to help eliminate wrong entries from being made.