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Release date: 26-September-2023
Sales Order API (FFU-2369)
Filtering by various external identifiers has been added.
Note: The "externalShopId" parameter will soon be renamed to "externalOrderId".
Advanced Order Proposal (FFU-2352)
It is now possible to create multiple separate productions for multiple production items in one shot from the advanced order proposal. Previously production items were added as positions in one production, which caused issues in the processing of productions.
DPD AT (FFU-1776)
Options for package type and product selections have been added.
NextGen Navbar (TAN-3784)
The arrow icon in front of each page title has been removed, as it redirects the user unintentionally back to the launchpad.
Printer (FFU-2409)
When using the printer spooler for macOS, UPS shipping labels were printed with incorrect formatting/ sizing. This issue has been fixed.
Please note: We are still working to resolve issues with printing UPS labels using the printer spooler for Windows.
Sales order (FFU-1925)
Tables were not summing financial values correctly when values exceeded 1 Mio. This has been fixed.
Order status indicator (FFU-1822)
The filters from the order status indicator module did not take effect after a sales order was opened. This has been fixed.
Service order (FFU-1792)
Serial numbers did not disappear from the "in stock" tab after they have been retrieved from stock for delivery notes that were created via a service order. This has been fixed.
Receipt of payment (FAC-2460)
Import errors are now correctly ignored in subsequent payment imports.
Financial accounting export (FAC-2450)
Special characters are now correctly displayed in the CSV export.
Financial accounting export (FAC-2437)
Currency exchange rates in the CSV export are now accurate.
Contacts (FAC-2328)
The Contacts module will now display the correct balance for customers/suppliers.
Amazon (FAC-760)
Amazon imports now handle multiple invoices per order correctly.
Amazon Seller App (ECOM-3579)
Making a database migration that could potentially run longer for customers that have used the Amazon Seller App asynchronous. This will avoid potential downtimes during the update process.
Release date: 19-September-2023
HubSpot (TAN-3770)
HubSpot deal sync now maps both, company and contact if a match to both is found via company name and email address. In addition exporting companies and contacts does not overwrite HubSpot's lifecycle stage or deal phase.
Sales order API (FFU-2350)
Delivery terms default to the customer's terms if omitted or set to empty if specified as null.
Sales order API (FFU-2348)
If not specified in the payload, tax information for sales order positions now default to information provided by the product.
Post.AT (FFU-2340)
Users can specify a sender address different from the company address for shipping labels created via Post.AT. This address is utilized in API calls for label creation.
POS (FAC-2441)
The POS Journal entries list is now accessible, with filters available for Project, Date, and Journal ID.
Credit note API (FAC-2440)
Users can now create a credit note directly from a return via API.
POS (FAC-2439)
Cashier creation/update for POS now has the capability to set an additional authentication PIN and permission level, for use with the upcoming new POS module.
NextGen Settings (TAN-3728)
The chart of accounts was missing some tabs in the NextGen settings. These tabs are now available again.
Sales order API (FFU-2328)
There was an issue where customers that were created via API without phone number, email or fax could not be used in the sales order import endpoint. This issue has been fixed.
Project (FFU-2316)
Project warehouse access restriction handling has been fixed in the sales order mini-details.
Project (FFU-2077)
Fixed an issue where warehouse stock was accessible to unrelated projects despite project-specific warehouse limitations.
Financial accounting export (FAC-2438)
The Datev export columns "Zusatzinformation - Art 1", "Zusatzinformation- Inhalt 1" and "Zusatzinformation- Art 2" are correctly exported.
Liabilities (FAC-2433)
Fixed an issue with regular commitments which was causing "0" values to be placed in the database instead of empty fields.
Receipt of payment (FAC-2426)
Cash book transactions are no longer imported multiple times in Receipt of payment.
Financial accounting export (FAC-2423)
XML Consolidated amount will now sum up properly in case of sub-cent differences in the new DATEV export.
FinApi (FAC-2419)
The FinApi import now automatically imports newly created bank accounts in case of a relogin.
Credit note (FAC-2278)
Credit notes linked to invoices are now marked as done when the residual invoice amount is paid.
Receipt of payment (FAC-1861)
Fixed an issue where some Amazon V2 Report Fees were not properly assigned to the specified accounts.
Invoice (FAC-1679)
Early payment discount (skonto) will no longer be displayed as an open amount in the invoice balance.
Shopify (ECOM-3651)
When a deviating delivery address with a company name was used, the delivery address could not be imported to Xentral. This issue has been fixed.
Release date: 12-September-2023
Email (TAN-3680)
A new beta feature enables the use of the Gmail API over SMTP for sending emails from Google mail accounts.
Auth0 (PF-1823)
Users can now login with the same credentials on multiple Auth0 enabled instances, whenever they are added to separate instances with the same email.
NextGen NavBar (TAN-3750)
The navigation configurator now automatically updates with new modules.
NextGen NavBar (TAN-3749)
The new navbar is now hover-activated, offering consistent, easy-to-understand functionality.
Financial Accounting Export (FAC-2418)
The limitation of 1001 entries per DATEV CSV customer/supplier export file has been removed.
DATEV (FAC-2410)
An option to exclude previously exported documents is now available in DATEV Connect Online.
POS API (FAC-2372)
API endpoints for Point Of Sales have been reordered alphabetically.
Amazon (ECOM-3572)
Improvements have been made to Amazon-related account health status messages.
Sales Order API (FFU-2220)
Delivery and Billing addresses have been made optional. If not provided, data will default to entries from the customer master data.
Printer (PF-1831)
Resolved an issue where saving settings overwrote the device API key, affecting the printer spooler.
Picking Run (FFU-2344)
Fixed an issue where bill of material items were not displayed correctly in the picking run.
Delivery Notes (FFU-2254)
Additional checks during the processing of delivery notes now enforce all project warehouse restrictions.
PayPal (FAC-2431)
Automatic credit note matching now accurately considers the original transaction ID for PayPal accounts.
Amazon (FAC-2413)
During an Amazon VCS import, while creating an invoice, all tax rates from the order will be copied into the new document.
Receipt of payment (FAC-2409)
Importing transactions in a business account of type CSV now only searches with strings of length larger than three to match credit notes.
Financial Accounting Export (FAC-2387)
The cost center is now correctly included in the accounts exports in the Financial Accounting export
Amazon (FAC-2357)
During amazon VCS imports, delivery threshold based revenue accounts are added to invoices.
Release date: 29-August-2023
Bulk editor (PIM-1390)
A "Clear Cell" feature has been added to the bulk editor for convenient removal of cell content.
Service account (PF-1437)
Instances where our new identity provider Auth0 is enabled will get a changed service account functionality. Instead of enabling a unique email access, users are asked to invite the specific Xentraleer they want to help them on their instance. This makes tracking more secure and doesn't require automated disabling of the service account.
Product (PIM-1626)
Boolean columns can now be displayed in the bulk editor as checkbox fields.
Shopify Payments (FAC-2272)
When a credit note is created from an invoice paid via Shopify Payments, the Shopify refund can now be triggered automatically directly from the credit note. Only full refunds are possible.
PayPal (FAC-2271)
Fees are now imported and automatically matched to specified accounts.
Emails (TAN-3719)
Configuration options for the visibility of connected mail addresses among all Xentral users have been added to the email detail view.
FTP Backup (SRE-1662)
A new option for forcing active mode has been added.
Delivery Notes (FFU-2254)
Additional checks have been implemented during the processing of delivery notes to enforce all project warehouse restrictions.
Financial accounting export (FAC-2389)
The export process has been updated to function properly when manual account bookings are created without an assigned account.
Release date: 22-August-2023
Bulk editor (PIM-1389)
Introduced undo and redo functionality to the bulk editor, enabling users to reverse or reapply recent actions for enhanced editing control.
Products API (PIM-1540)
Users can link similar products or accessory products with a source product using API.
Products API (PIM-1455)
The product manufacturer structure has been changed to an object in the GET product API endpoint for more consistency.
Printer (PF-1761)
The printer settings have been simplified by adding the setup of the Device API to the same place as the printer settings and splitting the settings into basic and expert settings.
Returns API (FFU-2275)
Returns can now be filtered by customer and salesOrder.
API (FAC-2406)
Updated list endpoints for invoices, credit notes, liabilities, and payment methods to allow attribute filtering and ordering directly on the page.
Follow-Ups (TAN-3685)
Resolved an issue preventing the successful import of follow-ups.
DHL and Sendcloud (FFU-1088)
Resolved an issue where the weight factor was not applied for Sendcloud and DHL shipments.
Mollie (FAC-2258)
The amounts for partial or multiple refunds are now correct.
Business letter templates (FAC-2126)
The variables "Anschreiben" and "Name" were not working in the template for payment advice. This has been fixed.
Subscription (FAC-2076)
The subscription group and group total are now working correctly for the subscription invoice.
Time account (FAC-2027)
Resolved an issue causing an unintended UI switch between Classic and NextGen when booking time.
Import/Export (PIM-1623)
The import of selling prices wasn't possible using the Import/ Export Center. The import function is now working again.
Delivery note (FFU-2318)
An additional entry for a best before date (BBD)/ batch was wrongfully created for a product when cancelling a delivery note containing a BBD or batch. This has been fixed.
Returns (FFU-2321)
The creation of returns resulted in an error 500. This has been fixed.
Release date: 16-August-2023
Release date: 16-August-2023
Sales Order API (FFU-2220)
Delivery and Billing addresses are now optional. If the address is not provided, the API will default to data from the customer master data.
Sales Order API (FFU-2145)
Payment terms are now optional. If the payment term is not provided, the API will default to data from the customer master data.
PayPal (FAC-2334)
Credit notes are now automatically matched to payments for PayPal.
Performance (FAC-2218)
Improved performance for liabilities, travel costs, addresses, order and cashier selection over the task module.
DATEV Connect Online (PF-1795)
The menu item for DATEV Connect Online now links to the correct module.
Printer (PF-1754)
The printer setup in NextGen now correctly displays all the relevant tabs.
Sales Order API (FFU-2255)
Status filtering is now functional for the media type "application/vnd.xentral.minimal.v1+json".
Release date: 09-August-2023
Amazon (ECOM-3616)
Sales orders from Amazon which were imported with a broken address can now be reimported from Amazon if the date to fetch is set back to the past.
Amazon (ECOM-3613)
New Amazon orders will get imported again (albeit with a delay) and no longer get stuck in the intermediate table.
Release date: 08-August-2023
Stechuhr (TAN-3708)
A date column has been added to the legacy Stechuhr API.
NextGen (PIM-1263)
A self-recovery mechanism in case of issues has been implemented in the data table.
Return Reasons API (FFU-2227)
Implemented API endpoint to retrieve list of active shipping methods.
Transfers (FFU-2212)
Implemented proper logout in SFTP transfer module. SFTP connections will close and free resources on the server.
Returns API (FFU-2203)
Create from Sales Order endpoint has been implemented for Returns.
Returns API (FFU-2201)
The first iteration of a VIEW endpoint has been implemented.
Product API (PIM-1538)
The following fields have become available in the Products API: isVariant, variantOf, and mainVariant.
Sales Order API (FFU-2262)
Language is now set based on customer preferences or system default during import.
Product (PIM-1515)
The notification message displayed after executing bulk deletion has been translated to German.
Receipt of payment (FAC-2359)
When a user attempts to connect a bank account from a bank which is not supported by FinApi, an appropriate error message appears.
DATEV BETA (FAC-2356)
PDF exports now include all graphics.
DATEV BETA (FAC-2354)
In the BETA version of the DATEV Connect Online export, credit notes and liabilities can now be exported successfully.
Shopify Payments (FAC-2308)
New option added to assign either import or transaction date to payments.
Release date: 01-August-2023
Settings (TAN-3675)
The configuration views for print labels and protocols have been relocated to the expert mode.
Gmail App (TAN-3674)
The design of the sign-in button has been updated.
Navigation bar (TAN-3664)
The Navigation bar now remains at full width in the demo version.
Ticket module (TAN-3574)
The new Ticket Importer now supports decoding of Cp1252 files.
NextGen user interface (TAN-3533)
The new sidebar is configurable in settings.
Products API (PIM-1556)
The region of origin has been added to the customs information.
Returns API (FFU-2264)
A LIST endpoint has been added to the Returns API.
Sales Order API (FFU-2263)
The shop field is now renamed to salesChannel.
Minimum stock quantities (FFU-2243)
The availability of the "lagermindestmengen" module has been corrected (available & maintained) .
Delivery Terms API (FFU-2229)
A new list endpoint has been implemented.
Return Reasons API (FFU-2227)
Implemented API endpoint to retrieve list of active shipping methods.
Returns API (FFU-2201)
The first iteration of a VIEW endpoint has been implemented.
Sales Order API (FFU-2186)
The DISPATCH endpoint has been introduced in a BETA version. It triggers the underlying logic as if the dispatching was executed through the UI.
Payment Methods API (FAC-2358)
An endpoint to retrieve all available methods has been introduced in a BETA version.
Amazon (ECOM-3491)
Amazon sales channels are disabled when the RefreshToken expires. This is shown to the customer with an entry in SystemHealth.
Products (PIM-1514)
Fixed an issue where the loading overlay persisted when editing a product.
Sales order (FFU-1548)
The "partial delivery possible" filter was not working. This has been fixed.
DATEV BETA (FAC-2335)
The "Buchungstext" for a liability is now populated with the liability number and supplier.
Business accounts (FAC-1708)
eBay payment fees are now consistently assigned to the correct account and cost center.
Amazon (ECOM-3457)
The correct carrier and product information for tracking is now sent to Amazon.
Shopify (ECOM-3431)
The transmission of freefield values for variants has been restored.
Release date: 25-July-2023
Returns Portal (PF-1139)
The Xentral Returns Portal automates the return process for you and for your customers, by allowing them to easily file returns based on their sales orders via a web portal. The returns portal offers features such as return conditions, a customizable web portal, and access to multiple shipping providers.
Shipping method API (FFU-2207)
An endpoint was implemented to retrieve a list of active shipping methods.
Returns API (FFU-2202)
An ALPHA-version endpoint for creating a return for a salesOrder was implemented.
Sales order API (FFU-2181)
An ALPHA-version endpoint for DISPATCH of sales orders was implemented.
Sales order API (FFU-1769)
Sales order positions can be added to a sales order and the prices are calculated based on the provided data.
Financial accounting export (FAC-2327)
In the refactored DATEV code we added new validation checks for the CSV exports and a checkbox where this feature can be turned off. To make this more visible to the customer, we added a message which explains that this validation feature can be turned off.
Receipt of payment (FAC-1644)
Outgoing payments are now automatically matched to credit notes when appropriate.
Production (FFU-2172)
The process starter 'produktion_berechnen' had a bug which prevented it from running successfully, causing the production traffic lights to remain without update. This has been fixed.
Financial accounting export (FAC-2345)
Forbidden characters, such as the hashtag, are now removed from the consolidated order id in the XML documents for DATEV company online.
Amazon (ECOM-3457)
The correct carrier and product information for tracking is now sent to Amazon.
Release date: 18-July-2023
HubSpot (TAN-3479)
The user can now select which project their imported contacts / companies should be associated with.
Emails (TAN-3521)
The connection details section is now exclusively visible for emails that do not utilize the OAuth connector.
Ticket module (TAN-3447)
The ticket import functionality has been updated for compatibility with PHP 8.1.
Sales order API (FFU-1769)
Sales order positions can be added to a sales order via API and the prices are calculated based on the provided data.
NextGen design (TAN-3571)
Fixed how the new sidebar is being displayed in demo instances.
Emails (TAN-3575)
Some users could not send emails via an O365 mail account. This issue has been fixed.
Transfers (FFU-1915)
Resolved existing issues related to SFTP and folder interactions.
Amazon (ECOM-3507)
There was an issue where stock updates and orders were not synced to Amazon anymore. This issue has been fixed.
Amazon VCS (ECOM-3405)
The postage and discount values are now correctly imported by Amazon VCS.
Release date: 12-July-2023
Shopify (ECOM-3445)
An additional filter has been introduced to the Shopify Sales Order import, enabling the import of orders with payment status "Authorized".
Basic Settings (TAN-3510)
Email configuration in basic settings is now deprecated. All configurations take place in the new Email module. You can migrate your account with one click.
Product API (PIM-1474)
Consistent data types for amounts have been implemented in Purchase price and Sales prices endpoints.
Product API (PIM-1462)
Introduced a new /api/products//purchasePrices endpoint that allows setting supplier and price.
Import templates (TAN-3517)
An issue where the column numbers were overwritten in the English version of the Import Templates module has been addressed.
Product (PIM-1491)
An incorrect preview image was shown in the drop-down product preview in the product data table of the classic design. This has been fixed, so that the latest version of the image file is displayed.
Product (PIM-1450)
Resolved an issue where all products were displayed despite an active product filter.
DPD (FFU-1806)
The "versendet_am" (sent on) field in the "versand" (shipping) table was not filled when printing DPD shipping labels from a delivery note. This has been fixed so that the field is now being filled correctly.
Transfers (FFU-1915) (changes made by this ticket were reverted with version 23.7.2)
Resolved issues related to SFTP and folder interactions.
Shopware 6 (ECOM-3381)
Matrix products (variants) are now imported correctly from Shopware 6.
Release date: 05-July-2023
Analytics Dashboard (XIN-33)
The new Overview Dashboard will be enabled for Beta customers throughout this week. Once activated, you can find it in the NextGen UI under Analytics > Overview dashboard.
Company Data (TAN-3499)
A new field for the EORI number (Economic Operators´ Registration and Identification number) has been added to the company data.
Reports (TAN-3263)
The date filter has been updated to support MySQL 8.
Taxdoo (FAC-2290)
A server error that occurred when using a custom start date in the Taxdoo module has been addressed.
Business accounts (FAC-2274)
In some cases entries were not imported correctly as they were suspected to be duplicates. In business accounts of type CSV, users can now manually import entries that are suspected duplicates, which will be marked as import errors for your attention.
Product (PIM-1272)
An incorrect preview image was shown in the product data table of the classic design. This has been fixed, so that the latest version of the image file is displayed.
Release date: 27-June-2023
Ticket system (TAN-3451)
The ticket importer has been updated to a new IMAP implementation.
Product API (PIM-1459)
The same property values that are available for the PATCH endpoint, are now also available for the GET endpoint.
WooCommerce (ECOM-1193)
Transfer of product descriptions from Xentral to WooCommerce has been improved for cases where the user utilizes HTML tags.
Ticket system (TAN-3412)
Embedded images are now correctly displayed in the ticket history.
Import templates (TAN-3194)
An issue with import templates not functioning when using the English user interface has been resolved.
Product (PIM-1466)
When copying a product, attached files, features and price details were not transferred to the copy correctly. This has been fixed.
Project (FFU-2095)
An issue with the quick-selection buttons in the logistics/shipping settings, which allow for quick configuration application for pre-defined picking procedures, has been fixed.
Dispatch center (FFU-2094)
A sound notification is now played again when an incorrect product is scanned.
DATEV (FAC-2263)
The sales order number is now included when there is no available invoice. This also applies to refunds. If an incoming payment does not match any document, the transaction code is displayed.
Release date: 21-June-2023
Financial accounting export (FAC-2216)
Export history has been enabled for all export methods and users can now exclude already sent entries.
Sales order API (FAC-2223)
Full invoice creation directly from a sales order is now supported.
Invoice API (FAC-2239)
The View Invoice endpoint now includes the customer's email address in the billingAddress object.
Standard API (FFU-1916)
The sales tax for sales order items will be set via the API if provided; otherwise, the product's standard value will be used.
Amazon Seller App (PIM-1404)
Redundant radio buttons have been removed on the Amazon Seller App product mapping page.
Product overview table in NextGen (PIM-1324)
Users are now able to delete multiple products on the NextGen product overview table.
Product API (PIM-1321)
An error message now appears when an endpoint expects a collection of objects but receives a single object.
Product API (PIM-1240)
The product category has been added to update and create endpoints.
Delivery note (FFU-2083)
Some delivery notes were mapped to the wrong ID. This issue has been fixed.
Shopware 5 (ECOM-3322)
The issue preventing the import of more than one order at a time has been resolved.
Shopify (ECOM-1548)
Business customers/ companies were wrongly imported from Shopify as a contact of type Other instead of type Company. This issue has been fixed.
Release date: 13-June-2023
Products API (PIM-1417)
A new remaining quantity field has been added to the View product endpoint of the products API. This field is used to synchronize stock information between Xentral and different shops and marketplaces.
Products API (PIM-1407)
The free field name key was removed from PATCH/POST of the products endpoint.
Xentral Boss app (TAN-1929)
The revenue chart in the Xentral Boss app displayed incorrect data in the month and week tabs. This issue has been fixed.
Sales Prices API (PIM-1411)
When patching sales prices using the SalesPrice API some unrelated fields were updated. The API now only updates values that were explicitly set in the request.
Email verification (PF-1551)
Some customers were affected by an issue with the email verification, when confirming the email through a different device/browser than that of their instance. This issue should now be resolved.
Sales order (FFU-1942)
Some sales orders were incorrectly displayed twice in the sales order overview, when the same shipping method type was used by multiple shipping methods.
Dropshipping warehouse (FFU-1464)
In some cases, dropshipping orders were not split into the correct number of partial orders, but extra empty orders were created. This has been fixed.
Mollie (FAC-2194)
The automatic Mollie refund now also works for partial refunds.
Shopify Payments (FAC-2189)
When importing Shopify payments, the date shown is now correctly the transaction date instead of the import date.
Release date: 06-June-2023
Emails (TAN-3379)
The old email module is now deprecated and a banner has been added to the module for notice. Transitioning to the NextGen Email Module is recommended.
HubSpot (TAN-2992)
HubSpot data, including contacts and companies, can now be imported based on the lifecycle status.
Translations (FFU-1901)
All Fulfillment module titles have been translated to the available languages.
DATEV (FAC-2196)
The export history for DATEV has been improved.
Kaufland (ECOM-1883)
A new method to manage new products (EANs) has been added, based on the regulations of Kaufland.
Ticket system (TAN-3375)
There was an issue with the ticket forwarding feature where the entire ticket history was being forwarded to the designated mail address.
Product overview table in NextGen (PIM-1273)
The preview image in the dropdown product preview, as well as on the product edit page, now correctly reflects the latest version of the file, with the sort field being taken into account.
Mobile warehouse management (FFU-1875)
Under certain circumstances, multiple positions of the same item were not correctly recorded from intermediate storage when using the Mobile warehouse management app.
Order proposal (FFU-1810)
Filter settings will be retained and the results displayed after reloading the order proposal page.
Payment transactions (FAC-2133)
Deleting a collective payment advice no longer incorrectly removes credit note relations in other unrelated payment advice documents.
Receipt of payment (FAC-1678)
Certain unnecessary Paypal transactions are no longer imported to avoid duplicates.
Article Module (PIM-1374)
The issue of displaying incorrect thumbnails in the product table's preview has been fixed.
Online Shops (ECOM-3356)
In certain cases, sales orders were not completely synced across various shop connections. This has been fixed.