====== Simple Invoices 2009.1 beta 2 released ======

Hi Guys,

after a long wait the beta 2 version of Simple Invoices 2009.1 is now available for download and testing

grab it from here: http://simpleinvoices.googlecode.com/files/simpleinvoices.2009.1.beta2.zip

===== Whats new =====

  * You can now dynamically add/remove as many line items as you want in an invoice
  * New UI designed to make things simpler - note - this is still a work in progress
  * tax rates are now specified per line item
  * consulting and itemised invoice styles have been merged
  * tax rates can now be either $ or % based - ie. postage of $20 ot VAT of 10% etc..
  * PDF system rewritten - no longer needs to use any url info - this should make PDF 'just work' for alot more people

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Note:
  * If using a new database for beta2 please restore using ./database/MySQL/Strucutre.sql and then Essentials.sql) - if you want the sample data also restore SampleData.sql
  * chmod -Rv 777 ./tmp;  as cache, log, and dbbackups directories have been moved into this folder

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Please refer to the Known issues at the bottom of this post - some important things are still a work in progress


===== Everything new =====

    * SimpleInvoices.sql is now split in 3 (Strucutre.sql, Essentials.sql, and SampleData,sql)
    * sample data now removed from main .sql - this is now in SampleDate.sql
    * Zend Framework upgraded to version 1.7.2
    * monthly sales/payments per year report fixed not to repeat first year
    * quick view cleanup
    * cache move to tmp/cache
    * database_backup move to tmp/database_backup
    * Simple Invoices log file added - tmp/log/si.log
    * customer total calcs updated
    * Upgrade issue fixed - if auth on upgrade now works ok
    * Simplify invoice layout - remove item tax and item total - now shows: qty, item, unit_cost, price
    * Tax rates can be % or $ figure based - ie can be used for Sales Tax (10%) or Postage ($10)
    * New UI
    * Qty now trims zeros from decimal places - so no longer have 2 decimal places for Qty
    * Make buttons look pretty
    * Make fields look pretty
    * Fix problem with selecting language
    * set domain_id in session
    * change Unit Price to Unit Cost - change gross to Price
    * si_account_payments table changed to si_payment
    * si_user table changed to si_user
    * Consulting style - if desciptoin null then don;t show Description heading thing on the invoice
    * language select now works again
    * javascript logging added - set debug.level = All in config.ini and press F2 in invoice creation - add some new line items to see it in action
    * merge itemised and consulting invoice styles
    * add new line items on the fly in invoice creation
    * updates Taxes - add % or $ option
    * Default tax per product
    * PDF - change system from requiring the url of the invoice - this should fix lots of peoples PDF problems
      * note: PDF in email is still a work-in-progress


===== Known issues =====

    * customer view info tabs - not happy - need to be redone in jquery UI
    * can't close yellow text
    * text in yellow section not correct
    * backup db - once db backed up - menu goes weird
    * IE - buttons not all nice
    * no data validation on form input
    * only 1 tax per line item
    * postgres version not complete
    * no manage users
    * total style invoice not selectable
    * Help link - top right - not working
    * Email as PDF not working
    * Reports - not localised - ie. in 6 decimal places
    * PHP.ini max memory needs to be min 64M to handle new PDF


If you find any issues with please reply to this post or in the forum

Cheers

Justin



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