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Changelog

8.4.36.1 HF1 - April 7th, 2025​

Overview​

This release introduces bug fixes for Dockmaster 8.4.36.x, coming soon.

Bug Fixes​

File Maintenance​

  • Customer Maintenance: Fixed crash in F6 menu on click of More Data or Retrieve All Data.
  • Customer Maintenance: Fixed standard and custom Lists on F6 menu to display properly.

Sales Management​

  • Serial Inventory Monitor: Fixed so invalid data used only alerts of the error and doesn’t crash.

Service Management​

  • Service Printing: Fixed crash using a designer layout if customer is on too many wait lists.
  • Service Monitor: Fixed so invalid data used only alerts of the error and doesn’t crash.

Module Status Summary​

✅ Enhancements & Fixes Applied:​

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • File Maintenance
  • Sales Management
  • Service Management

❌ No Changes in This Release:​

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • File Listings
  • DockMaster Payments
  • General Ledger
  • Inventory Management
  • Marina Management
  • Non-Specific Module

8.4.36.0 - March 18th, 2025​

Overview​

This release introduces new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for Dockmaster 8.4.36.x, effective the week of March 17, 2025.

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DockMaster Desktop will be undergoing maintenance for an update to 8.4.36.0 on:

📅 March 17, 11:00 PM – March 18, 3:00 AM (ET)

During this time, the system may be temporarily unavailable.

New Features​

PCI Compliance for Secure Login & Clerks​

To adhere to the latest PCI compliance guidelines, Dockmaster has implemented new credential management features for Clerks and Secure Logins.

Clerks (Dockmaster & POS Access)​
  • PCI compliance settings are disabled by default. Employers can enable them under: System Administration → Configuration → DockMaster Parameters → Clerks
  • Why Enable PCI? Enabling PCI features ensures compliance with industry security standards, protecting sensitive information and mitigating risks. While optional for now, future regulatory changes may require enforcement.
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Dockmaster is not liable for security risks if PCI compliance is not enabled.

PCI Enable Image

New PCI Security Requirements​
  1. Minimum Password Length: 7 characters (mandatory).
  2. Password Complexity: Must include a mix of letters, numbers, special characters, and capital letters.
  3. Password Expiry: Expires after 90 days, prompting a mandatory update.
  4. Password History: Users cannot reuse their last 4 passwords.
  5. Lockout Threshold: 6 failed login attempts result in a lockout.
  6. Lockout Duration: 30 minutes, or can be reset by the local manager in Clerk Maintenance.

PCI Lockout Image

  1. Session Timeout: Dockmaster and Point of Sale will automatically lock after 15 minutes of inactivity, requiring the Clerk to re-authenticate. If a different Clerk logs into a locked session, all previous work items and tabs from the prior Clerk will be closed.
  2. Password Storage & Encryption: Front-end encryption enforced; passwords are no longer visible.

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  1. Account Inactivity: Clerks become inactive after 90 days of no activity (can be reactivated by the employer by removing the Inactive Date)

Account Inactivity

  1. Authentication Logging and Monitoring: The DM.DM.CLERK.AUDIT report tracks key authentication events, including:
  • Login attempts: Successful logins, logouts, and failed login attempts
  • Account security: Lockouts due to multiple failed attempts, clerk unlock actions
  • System access: Access to system security settings and customer records
  • Password management: Password changes (own and other clerks’ resets)
  • Payment actions: Credit card and token-based payment processing, including failures and void transactions
  • POS register activity: Locking/unlocking of POS registers
  • Customer record actions: Accessing payment options, pulling credit reports from boat sales contracts

Customer Record Actions Customer Record Actions Report

Secure Login (Hosted Access)​
  • PCI functions are enabled by default.
  • Includes the same password security but with a 12 character minimum, lockout, and expiration policies as Clerks.
  • New Secure Login users must change their password on first login.
  • Lockouts are released after 30min, or they can be reset by Dockmaster Support.

Enhancements​

Customer View Update​

  • F6 now pulls only active customers.
  • F7 retrieves all customers.

Retrieve Customers

Sell Online Feature​

Added Sell Online enable/disable option in Parts Load Code Setup. 1 is yes(checked), 0 is no(not checked)

Sell Online

Bug Fixes​

Accounts Payable (A/P)​

  • Fixed inquiry mode pop-up appearing incorrectly for posted transactions.
  • Check Inquiry Status: Corrected issue where "Void" status persisted incorrectly.
  • 1099 Forms: Now correctly print the full 4-digit year (2024 revision).

Accounts Receivable (A/R)​

  • Statement Description Fix: SlipId now prints correctly, regardless of the Extended Detail setting.

File Maintenance​

  • Engine/Trailer Field Restrictions: Engine/Trailer fields now have consistent length restrictions when using copy/paste, ensuring data integrity.

General Ledger​

  • Budget Calculation Fix: Corrected issue where budget calculations based on the actual year included Year-End Closing JT, resulting in incorrect balance pulls.
  • DICT GLA Fix: Updated DICT GLA to properly pull IDs by removing the incorrect usage of Acct*9, ensuring accurate account retrieval.

Inventory Management​

  • Backorder Handling Improvement: Fixed issue where the receiver did not update existing backorders when receiving a Purchase Order or Order Entry item.
  • Module Locking After Parts Receipt: Prevented changes from POS to WO after parts have been received to ensure proper delivery.
  • Inventory Transfer Deletion Restriction: Parts involved in an Inventory Transfer can no longer be deleted to prevent transfer failure.
  • Special Order Deletion Restriction: Once a special order is received, it can no longer be deleted before delivery.
  • Return Quantity Error Fix: Corrected bad QOH error when changing return quantity after an initial save on a Vendor Return (VR).
  • Purchase Order Cleanup: Ensured that deleting a PO removes all associated Special Orders.
  • Volvo Parts ID Format Fix: Resolved issue where three-digit prefixes affected the Volvo parts ID format.
  • IMLOC Reporting Enhancement: Improved JBASE emulation settings to ensure - IMLOC values are exported in a single line for custom reporting.

Service Management​

  • Estimate Allocations: Now properly cleared when closing a WO from the billing tab.
  • Group Consolidation Print Fix: Ensured that Group To Consolidate prints correctly when Print Chargeless Operations is unchecked, regardless of OpCode order or status.
  • Clocked-Out Entries: Fixed issues preventing suspended time entries from posting if another entry was still clocked in.
  • Duplicate UIDs from Upload Time Cards: Now assigns unique UIDs correctly.
  • Work Order Parts UID Fix: Fixed an issue where receiving multiple special orders across multiple OpCodes in a single Work Order caused duplicated UIDs.
  • Service Monitor Status Fix: Corrected Service Monitor Status to properly select OpCodes based on their status.
  • Labor Charge Removal Restriction: Prevented removal of a charge on a clocked-in labor entry, adding a pop-up notification. System Administration
  • Inventory Shrinkage Account Removal: Removed Inventory Shrinkage account from Dept and Sys Params, as it is now managed via Adjustment Codes.
  • Security Pop-Up Fix: Now displays the Session ID for locked processes.
  • User Groups - Mobile Tab UI Fix: Adjusted window scaling for 1080p screens.

Point of Sale (POS)​

  • PCI Clerk password and security features added (see PCI Compliance section).

Module Status Summary​

✅ Enhancements & Fixes Applied:​

  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • File Maintenance
  • General Ledger
  • Inventory Management
  • Service Management
  • System Administration
  • Point of Sale

❌ No Changes in This Release:​

  • File Listings
  • DockMaster Payments
  • Marina Management
  • Sales Management
  • Non-Specific Module