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September 2023 Release Notes
- releasenotes@veson.com
9-29-2023
Operations VIP Only
In Voyage Manager, fixed an issue where invalid date/time information could be set on passing points, leading to voyage save errors.
Bug EN-51287
vessel-data-svc-1.0.86665, tradehub-api-1.0.86665
Chartering
Previously, Market Insights would not return any vessel positions when using an LNG or LPG vessel type in the Vessel Type filter. Now, vessel types with LNG ("L") and LPG ("G") unit type codes return positions with the correct vessel type type when used in the Vessel Type filter within Market Insights. In addition, vessel positions with no value for vessel type no longer appear in search results when the Vessel Type filter contains a value.
Bug EN-51140
9-28-2023
Tasks & Alerts VIP & IMOS
An issue related to 'is empty' Task & Alert Rules not triggering correctly has been resolved. Note that this fix requires any affected Rules to be re-saved to apply correctly.
Bug EN-51362
9-28-2023
Security & User Mgmt N/A
N/a
Bug EN-51195
9-28-2023
Operations VIP Only
Previously, errors could occur when new Estimate IDs were generated for usernames with hyphens. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-50869
9-28-2023
Operations
The ETS emissions and cost available on the Carbon Calculator can now be attributed to individual cargoes via the Carbon Emission Table on Report Designer. Utilizing a filter based on a specific Booking No, VslCode+VoyNo, or Cargo ID, emission and cost for each itinerary line will be prorated based the specific cargo's quantity vs the total amount of cargo on board. Calculations require conversion to MT. The Carbon Emission Table is a standalone table and is not joinable.
Story EN-50189
9-28-2023
Scheduling
Resolved a few issues where filtering the Open Positions and Cargo Book lists did not work correctly
Bug EN-50003
9-28-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Hire Statement does not respond to ‘Use Projected Redelivery Bunkers’ properly when Est Redelivery Bunker Breakdown is entered. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-49904
9-27-2023
Tasks & Alerts VIP Only
Fixed issue where notification panel stayed open and on the page when switching from worksheet estimate column view to worksheet estimate details view.
Bug EN-51213
9-27-2023
Operations VIP Only
Previously, an erroneous error message related to Interservice Voyages was appearing when adding ports to an internal sale contract in a Model B Cargo Mirroring scenario. This was remedied by this case along with additional enhancements related to this mirroring workflow.
Bug EN-48901
focus-messaging-svc-1.0.86512, 9-27-2023
Chartering
Bunker consumption fields (consumptionBallast, consumptionLaden, consumptionLoad, consumptionDischarge, consumptionIdle, consumptionHeat, and consumptionHotel) are now available for voyageEstimateBunkers in applyUpdateEstimate requests when commit: true is specified within the request.
Story EN-51159
9-26-2023
Chartering
The Estimator's column view will now displayed Ballast Port when in the Carbon View.
Story EN-51216
9-26-2023
Berth Scheduling
The hover popup in Scheduling and Berth Scheduling now displays "Counterparty" rather than "Charterer" to be accurate for both VC In and Cargo contracts
Bug EN-48513
9-25-2023
Chartering VIP Only
Previously, users could encounter errors when row-clicking entries in the Fixture List with other columns ordered before the Fixture No. column. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-50989
9-25-2023
Analytics VIP Only
New fields have been added to the Voyage Itinerary Carbons and Estimate Itinerary Carbons tables: Total Port Emissions, Total Sea Emissions, Total Emissions, Regulated Port Emissions, Regulated Sea Emissions, and Regulated Emissions.
This feature requires IMOS DB schema version 432 or higher, and Voyages and Estimates must be re-saved in order for those fields to be populated.
Story EN-50857
9-25-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Previously, when trying to reverse posted TC payment invoice with linked, and auto-generated, commission invoices - VIP prevented users from doing so, even though those commission invoices are designed to be automatically reversed/deleted when parent TC payment is reversed. This has been fixed.
In addition, validation has been added for reversing auto-generated commission invoices on their own - and error added to prevent such reversals.
Bug EN-50790
9-25-2023
Journals
New boolean configuration flag has been introduced (enabled by default)
CFGItemizeOwnVesselPeriodJournalHire
When enabled, hire for Own Vessel with Head Fixture will be itemized by periods in voyage period journal.
Bug EN-48835
9-25-2023
Voyage P&L
There was a bug in IMOS when commission would be applied to index linked hire even if corresponding operations ledger was not marked as commissionable.
This issue has been fixed.
Bug EN-48587
9-25-2023
Journals
Incorrect calculation for the lease service cost when off-hire is present has been fixed.
Bug EN-48464
9-25-2023
Invoicing & Payments
New configuration flag has been added:
Flag: CFGDisableAttachmentDeletionOnPostedInvoices
Description: When enabled, invoice attachments in both financials and operations invoices (including journals) that are in Posted/Released status will not be editable.
Data Type: Boolean
Default Value: N
Possible Values: Y, N
Story EN-47701
veson-connect-app-1.0.1644
Connect
Tasks and Alerts are available in cargo.
Notification panel will open up in the top right tab, and will display grouped alert and task.
Webhook is not available in cargo alert.
Story EN-50668
9-22-2023
Operations VIP Only
Updating a Cargo contracts Revenue/Expense type now synchronizes the corresponding Revenue/Expense on the Voyage Manager.
Bug EN-51176
9-22-2023
Journals
Added a new configuration flag, CFGDefaultApplyCarbonExpenseToPeriod. When enabled the "Apply Carbon Expense to Period“ P&L Calculation Option on the Monthly Accruals form will be checked off by default when running monthly accruals. The Voyage P&L will make use this calculation option as well.
Story EN-50974
9-22-2023
Trading
The logic behind the "Preserve Exposure at Commencement for Ballast Voyages” has been updated to support Time Charter contracts that are of a type "Trip TC“.
Story EN-49033
9-22-2023
Chartering VIP Only
Fixes an issue with opening an address book record from the Cargo screen when certain special characters are used.
Bug EN-47269
9-22-2023
Trading
Added a new settlement option on the Commodity Trade form when the Carbon checkbox is selected called "As Allowance". When this settlement type is used on the trade, the trade will then settle by converting into a Carbon Allowance trade on expiration. This provides the option to settle the trade with cash or as allowances. Requires the CFGEnableCO2Exposure flag to be enabled.
Story EN-46967
9-22-2023
Trading VIP & IMOS
Invoicing support has been added to the Carbon Allowance trade. The Create Invoice button on the trade will generate a new invoice form with details populated from the underlying contract. This workflow will be completed after the trade has been booked in the system and the invoice has been received. Requires the CFGEnableCO2Exposure flag to be enabled.
Story EN-46471
distances-svc-1.0.86337, 9-22-2023
Distances
Improved routing between ports Asnaes and Sound
Bug EN-51324
distances-svc-1.0.86337, 9-22-2023
Distances
Corrected the coordinates for port Krueng Raya to accurately reflect port location
Bug EN-51240
9-21-2023
Demurrage & Claims
Previously, users were unable to create a Laytime Calculation for some voyages because of a timeout issue. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-51143
9-21-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Previously, Time Charter invoices sometimes included previously invoiced rows from previous hire periods when index linked hire was involved. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-50892
9-21-2023
Invoicing & Payments
When CFGShowOffhireAsAdjInTCReports set, hire statement shown off hire info with total amount (include the bunker and cve costs) under Other Adjustment while it should be only off hire amount. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-49850
9-21-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Added more information to mirror invoice approval error message when config flags do not allow for independent approval.
Bug EN-48889
9-21-2023
Trading VIP & IMOS
Previously, TC Option and TC Min/Max could have used a incorrect hire rate in the trade details list when the TC contract was using monthly type rate.
Bug EN-48544
9-20-2023
Operations
The Sustainability Panel's Cargo Carried amount now includes interservice cargo loaded on the voyage.
Bug EN-51292
9-20-2023
Demurrage & Claims
Previously, auto-created estimated demurrage would subtract turn time from both Days Used and Deduction From Days Used, making it so that the final calculation would not take turn time into account. This is now fixed.
Story EN-51060
9-20-2023
Trading
Previously, Exposure Days for a Short Contract was not consistent with the Correlation factor. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-48866
9-20-2023
Chartering
Bunker pricing in the Hire Statement and Statement of Account in Time Charter In and Time Charter Out contracts will now prioritize using Bunker purchased for owner prices when present, this is consistent with the behavior in Time Charter payments/bills.
Bug EN-48836
9-20-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Added a new algorithm in the commingled cargo validation method, which allows for individual commingle codes to have their own invoice, when "CFGInvoiceCommingleCodesSeparately" is enabled.
New configuration flag has been added:
Flag Name: CFGInvoiceCommingleCodesSeparately
Description: "When enabled, an individual invoice can be produced for different cargoes with the same commingle code."
Possible Values: Y,N
Default Value: N
Hidden: False
Story EN-48814
9-20-2023
Veslink Voyage Reporting VIP & IMOS
Added support for deactivated bunkers in Veslink Forms. Any forms sent to a Vessel with inactive fuels will no loner contain input fields for the inactive fuels.
Story EN-47555
9-20-2023
Operations VIP Only
Est Miles is now available as a field in the Report Designer Voyage Itineraries table. This field reflects the Miles value in the Cargo tab of the Voyage form.
Story EN-36733
9-19-2023
Data Center Settings VIP Only
The Port Alias Grid previously allowed alias ports that had been used in operations to be deleted. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-50771
9-18-2023
Bunker Management VIP Only
When working with a voyage-less Bunker Requirement, Bunker Purchase, or Bunker Invoice, fixed an issue that would cause the save to fail and the form to unexpectedly close.
Bug EN-51291
9-18-2023
Invoicing & Payments
New XML tags billContactPerson and billContactPhone have been added to the invoice XML, these display data for the person specified in the Contact Name field in the different invoice forms.
Story EN-49956
distances-svc-1.0.86062, 9-15-2023
Distances
Corrected coordinates for port Younghung to be in the ECA zone for the area
Bug EN-51080
distances-svc-1.0.86062, 9-15-2023
Distances
New port added: Rostock Roads (Germany)
Story EN-50821
distances-svc-1.0.86062, 9-15-2023
Distances
New port added: Bayridge Anchorage (USA)
Story EN-50782
9-14-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Previously Invoice XML was not showing VC In details when creating Voyage Other Rev/Exp with P-type (Purchase) cargo. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-48993
9-14-2023
Chartering VIP Only
Previously, the Revision Panel in the Cargo COA and VC In COA forms failed to load revision data. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-48535
tradehub-app-1.0.86022, tradehub-api-1.0.86022
Trade Hub
Tasks and alerts are fixed in Market Insight.
Correctly showing tasks and alerts in vessel detail panel when toggle is on, and does not run tasks and alerts when toggle is off.
Bug EN-50861
9-13-2023
Chartering
When CFGDefaultIncludeCarbonExpInPnl is enabled, copied estimates will have Carbon Expenses Included in the PnL by default. In addition, CO2 Price and Currency fields will be defaulted on the copied estimate if they are not set on the original estimate.
Story EN-50986
9-13-2023
Bunker Management VIP Only
When updating bunker requirements or bunker invoices via their respective APIs, fixed an issue in the voyage bunker inventory update which could cause sporadic failures of these interfaces.
Bug EN-50248
9-13-2023
Invoicing & Payments
The "Reference" field in the operational side invoices is now captured in a new tag "invoiceReference" in the "invoiceApproval" notification XML (when this notification type is enabled in the "notificationsIncludeList" configuration flag).
Story EN-48887
9-12-2023
Chartering VIP Only
Previously, under CFGLinkCargoRevExpToVoyRevExp, an error was introduced that resulted in some voyages displaying spurious errors on save. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-51169
9-12-2023
Disbursement Interface VIP & IMOS
When DA Desk sends Veson a notification that they would like to submit an ADR, it will now be picked up and handled as a separate APR for the same port. This was implemented in partnership with DA Desk to handle scenarios where an additional payment is requested for the existing estimated expenses.
Story EN-50819
9-11-2023
Operations
Updating a Cargo contracts Revenue/Expense type now synchronizes the corresponding Revenue/Expense on the Voyage Manager.
Bug EN-50568
9-11-2023
Chartering VIP Only
The Voyage Estimate Column View now displays only active fuel types when a vessel contains fuel types that are set to inactive.
Story EN-50252
9-11-2023
Invoicing & Payments
After the fix, voyage PnL displays proper information for VC-In Demurrage and VC-In Demurrage commission when the incremental laytime is posted separately or under the Freight invoice.
Bug EN-50200
9-11-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Previously, Transaction Data Entry could have utilized a incorrect business rule when the source/billcode had a intercompany rule set up. This has been fixed
Bug EN-50117
9-11-2023
Journals VIP & IMOS
Previously, a Journal's invoicing details could have an incorrect description generated in 'Operation View'. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-48393
9-11-2023
Invoicing & Payments
A validation has been added such that it is no longer possible to delete Voyage Other Expense invoices that have linked mirror Rebill invoices in the intercompany mirrored voyage.
Bug EN-48337
9-11-2023
Invoicing & Payments
New configuration flag has been added:
Flag: CFGDefaultDeptFromTCtoInv
Description: When enabled, the Dept value from the TC Contract flows through to the Dept field on the TC invoice detail lines displayed in the TDE.
Data Type: Boolean.
Default Value: N.
Possible Values: Y, N.
Story EN-48192
9-11-2023
Operations VIP Only
Previously, freight sale contracts linked via relet to a mirrored freight purchase could fall out of sync with the linked freight purchase and its mirrored freight sale after all of the contracts were scheduled onto voyages. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-47195
9-7-2023
Chartering VIP Only
Previously, the Estimate Column View would incorrectly grey out certain rows when there were multiple Estimates that possessed either World Scale or Lumpsum Freight Types. This has been fixed by this case.
Bug EN-49136
9-7-2023
Trading
Previously, the "Move Bunker Exposure Ahead One Month" feature in the trading profile could have impacted the TC exposure in the trading exposure. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-48952
9-7-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Previously, off hire lumpsum amounts with zero-length periods were erroneously excluded from Hire Statements and Statements of Account. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-48246
9-6-2023
Operations
After the fix, lumpsum commission will only appear once in the commission payment list.
Bug EN-48834
9-6-2023
Invoicing & Payments
Previously, due date calculation in Time Charter invoices was not respecting payment terms in some instances. This has been fixed.
Bug EN-48089
focus-messaging-svc-1.0.85700, vvr-focus-translator-svc-1.0.85700
Connect
N/A
Story EN-50859
9-5-2023
Operations VIP Only
An error will no longer be displayed when closing the Bunker Requirement form from the Bunker Purchase list.
Bug EN-50845
9-5-2023
Messaging Service VIP & IMOS
Additional macro variables $(ENV_TYPE), $(COMPANYCODE) and $(datetime#<format>) are available for use in the Messaging Service
Story EN-49822
k8snextrelease, focus-messaging-svc-1.0.85700, vvr-form-preview-app-1.0.85700, vvr-focus-translator-svc-1.0.85700
Veslink Voyage Reporting
N/A
Story EN-50258
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