The following new features and bug fixes were released in At Your Service version 2024. See also new features added in At Your Service version 2025.
Version 24.12.000 (2024 December Release)
- Resolved problems with Google OAuth 2.0 authentication not working in the AYS Process Manager
- Resolved problems with Microsoft OAuth 2.0 authentication not working in the AYS Process Manager
- Resolved Reference 3 and Reference 4 columns always reverting to hidden in the inventory browse
- Added determining if multiple different QuickBooks desktop editions or versions are installed
- Updated the About box to display all QuickBooks desktop editions and versions installed
Version 24.11.000 (2024 November Release)
- Searching names now ignores formatting (e.g. searching for ‘John Smith’ will find ‘Smith, John’)
- After the first 7 days, the support expired toast now only appears every 30 days
- Added certification for Microsoft OAuth 2.0 authentication and ‘Sign in with Microsoft’
- Addressed some AYS components being falsely flagged by antivirus programs
Version 24.10.001 (2024 October Release)
- Resolved problem sending email using ‘Sign in with Microsoft’
Version 24.10.000 (2024 October Release)
- Added support for .png format logos and images
- Searching phone numbers now ignores formatting (e.g. searching for ‘123-456-7890’ will find ‘(123) 456-7890’)
- Redesigned Setup Communication form
- Added support for Microsoft OAuth 2.0 authentication and ‘Sign in with Microsoft’
- Ended support for Outlook.com password authentication (no longer supported by Microsoft; replaced by ‘Sign in with Microsoft’)
- Added ability to reset Microsoft sign-in
- Added ability to reset Google sign-in
- Added option to redirect all email messages to the AYS Process Manager for sending
- Added option to redirect all fax messages to the AYS Process Manager for sending
- Added option to redirect all SMS messages to the AYS Process Manager for sending
- Added default reply-to email address
- Added option to configure a custom Internet fax service
- Added option to automatically add a 1 prefix to 10-digit fax numbers
- Added option to configure a printer paper source and printing on both sides for AYS Process Manager automated processes
- Improved email, SMS, and fax testing
- Added ability to include all repair order attachments when sending automated email and fax messages
- Split attachment configuration settings to a separate Setup Attachments form
- Resolved error archiving a database with configured warranty plans
- Resolved Windows user temp folder not being recognized
- Resolved high AYS CPU usage while running third-party processes
- Resolved spurious green text tags in plain text messages
- Resolved various progress bar anomalies
- Improved handling of database disconnection errors on Spanish versions of Windows
- Increased encryption from 128-bit to 256-bit
- Updated for Windows 11 (24H2)
- Added processor benchmark to about box
- Added Balance due column to Credit Notes (Simplified) export
- Added Balance due column to Repair Invoices (Simplified) export
- Added Balance due column to Sales Invoices (Simplified) export
- Added option to disable fields that are not included with the installed license
Version 24.9.000 (2024 September Release)
- Resolved error creating a new SQL database when logging into a SQL server with saved credentials
- Added support for STARTTLS when connecting to email servers
- Added wizard to automatically detect most secure SMTP email settings available
- Improved support for non-TLS connections to legacy email servers
- Improved error handling when no 32-bit MySQL ODBC connector is installed
- Added stylized dialogue windows to process manager
- Removed ability to install legacy License.wcs license files
Version 24.8.000 (2024 August Release)
- Updated end user license agreement
- Added live upgrade pricing button when displaying new program version messages
- Resolved error calculating inventory markup with large number values
- Resolved error during automated backups when there has been a long time between backups
- Resolved timeout errors sending very large emails via Microsoft Outlook
- Improved error handling when exporting data to a file that is open in another program
- Export Repair Invoices (Simplified) date range is now based on the invoice date rather than the repair order date
- Added port number field when configuring FTP uploads and downloads
- Deprecated Internet proxy settings
Version 24.5.000 (2024 May Release)
- Digitally code-signed program components and installer
- Resolved error when a user chooses to cancel the update to a newer database structure
- Resolved error slowly enter the Date estimate approved or Date repair completed on a repair order
- Resolved deleting a sales invoice from a Microsoft Access or MySQL database not clearing links to serialized inventory
- Resolved the repair Microsoft SQL database process purging the user edit history instead of the Process Manager logs
- Overhauled archiving old data from Microsoft Access databases
- Redesigned archive database form
- Added ability to choose whether to archive inactive models
- Added ability to separately choose whether to archive inactive customers or inactive vendors
- Added ability to choose whether to archive old abandoned repair orders
- Added ability to choose whether to archive old repair invoices, including repair invoices that are not fully paid
- Added ability to choose whether to archive old sales invoices, including sales invoices that are not fully paid
- Added ability to choose whether to archive old credit notes, including credit notes that are not fully applied
- Added ability to choose whether to archive old purchase orders, including purchase orders that are not fully received
- Added ability to choose whether to archive old expired warranty cards
- Added option to purge user edit history during archive database process
- Added option to purge Process Manager logs during archive database process
- Added ability to send automated email messages to an email address stored in a customer reference field
- Added ability to send automated SMS text messages to a mobile phone number stored in a customer reference field
- Added ability to send automated fax messages to a fax number stored in a customer reference field
- Added green text button to rich text editor
- View database information now displays the size of each table in bytes
- View database information now highlights tables with more than 10,0000 records or larger than 10 MB
Version 24.4.000 (2024 April Release)
- An AYS license installed on one workstation now propagates to other workstations as the shared database is opened
- Added Close All Except Active Window option to the Windows menu
- Added Inactive field to Makes and Models
- Model dropdowns now exclude inactive models when adding new records, and shade inactive models red when editing records
- Added Inactive field to Makes and Models import
- Added Inactive field and option to exclude inactive models to Makes and Models export
- Added option to exclude inactive models to 8 make and model listing reports
- Added Email, Category, Reference 5 to Reference 8 fields to the Repair Order Updates import
- Added Reference5 to Reference 8 fields to Fields to Copy when Adding Multiple Repair Orders module option
- Updated encryption to Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) when password-protecting zip files
- Improved security when recovering the administrator password
- Added toast notification when other users have already installed a newer version of the AYS program
Version 24.3.000 (2024 March Release)
- Resolved error opening the repair order fault codes dropdown when one of the fault codes has an assigned make
- Resolved error sending an email via Microsoft Outlook when an invalid business location reply-to email address is entered
- Resolved problem assigning a license name to a business location when a new license file format includes multiple license names
- Added support for Clickatell One API
- Added printing the business location logo on form headers when batch printing from a database with a single business location
- Added the customer tax number to the header of customer statement reports
- Deselecting printing company name and address on customer statements now still prints the logo if one is configured
- The repair order Notes tab now also displays the data indicator when there is change history data or a history of sent messages
- Added a note to the About box if Windows reports that the selected Regional format (locale) is unsupported
- Improved handling of the Euro currency symbol for unsupported regional locales
- Improved error handling when connecting to SFTP servers
Version 24.1.000 (2024 January Release)
- Improved speed of exporting to Microsoft Excel
- Improved handling of complex mailto: hyperlinks in HTML emails
- Deselecting printing company name and address in form headers now still prints the logo if one is configured for the form
- Added support for Microsoft Office 2021 and 2024
- Updated for Windows 11 (23H2)