PA5G/AAA 2020.5 Release Notes

Introduction

We are happy to share the release notes for the Acorn PA5G/AAA 2020.5

Summary

This release focuses on improvements in quality and stability while resolving various identified issues through testing processes. We strongly recommend upgrading to this version to benefit from these enhancements.

New Features

Key new functionalities added in this release include:

• Enhanced functionality for moving multiple resource pools to statements.
• Improved equation intellisense for global drivers.
• JavaScript float addition problem fixed, ensuring accurate total allocation percentages in the UI.

Resolved Issues

Several bugs have been addressed in this version:

• Fixed the issue where total allocation percentages did not add to 100% in the UI, despite calculations being correct (ACID-37156).
• Enabled the feature to move multiple resource pools to statements (ACID-37321).
• Corrected the intellisense functionality for equations in global drivers to prevent entry of illogical values (ACID-34574).
• Fixed data loss warnings when changing data types from Integer to Float (ACID-35333).
• Resolves issues with incorrect mandatory field validations in drivers templates and weight equations.
• Addressed problems in resource pools, including the saving functionality and column mapping issues (ACID-36504).
• Ensured the search functionality by equations is now working accurately (ACID-36952).

Upgrade and Installation Notes

Please note the following significant guidelines for upgrade and installation:

• The PA5G database Compatibility Level must be set to “SQL Server 2016 (130).”
• Ensure the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server is used, preferably on Windows Server 2016.
• Users must unzip the installer package before running setup.exe and ensure it is executed with elevated permissions.
• Be aware of the new AG-Grid license requirement for production deployments.

Known Issues

The release includes acknowledgment of known issues users should be aware of:

• Processes mixing corporate and facility costs can produce odd allocation results.
• AAA Load&Process may fail with deadlock errors under specific configurations.
• Load&Process would benefit from a retry mechanism for SQL Server connectivity issues.
• Some AAA tables may contain irrelevant time period data leading to performance degradation.

Release Notes

PA5G_AAA_2020.5 Release Notes