SDL Desktop Release Notes

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Improvements 

All Modules - Login Optimization

Comprehensive performance improvements to reduce login times across all modules.

Modules updated:

• Clerk
• Code Enforcement
• Construction
• Fire Prevention
• Health Pro
• Land Use
• Utility Modules: Public Works, Engineering, Sewer, Water

Complaints - Priority Tracking in Complaint History

The Priority field is now recorded in Complaint History.

What's new:

• Priority changes are tracked over time in the complaint history
• Users can see when and how priority levels changed throughout the life of a complaint

Clerk - Active Status in Parking Application Portal Search

Added Active status filtering to the Parking Application Portal Request search window.

What's new:

• New checkbox to include inactive records in search results
• Active status column now displays in search results
• Allows staff to find and reactivate previous parking applications for returning applicants

Clerk - Active Inspectors Only

Updated the Inspection form to only display active inspectors in the dropdown.

What's new:

• Inspector dropdown now shows only active inspectors by default
• Older inspections with inactive inspectors will still load correctly and display that inspector
• "Please Select" option added to top of list

Clerk - Outstanding Balance on Parking Permit Screen

Added a Balance column to the Parking Application Permits tab.

What's new:

• New "Balance" column shows outstanding balance for each parking permit
• Users can see at a glance which permits have unpaid fees
• Eliminates need to click into each permit to check payment status

Clerk - Vehicle Year Updated to 2035

Updated the vehicle year dropdown in Parking Permits to extend through 2035.

What's new:

• Year dropdown now includes options through 2035
• Accommodates current and future model year vehicles

Code Enforcement - Lead Exemption Type

Added "Rooming/Boarding House" to the Lead Exemption list in the Property Editor LEAD tab.

What's new:

• New exemption option for properties under the state's Bureau of Rooming & Boarding House Standards
• Option appears at the bottom of the exemption dropdown list

Code Enforcement - Violation Count on NOV Report

Added violation count to Code Inspection violation notice reports.

What's new:

• Violation count label now displays above the violations list
• Added to multiple inspection notice reports (Inspection Summary, Violation Summary, Violation Notice)

Code Enforcement - Active Inspectors Only

Updated the Inspection form to only display active inspectors in the dropdown.

What's new:

• Inspector dropdown now shows only active inspectors by default
• Older inspections with inactive inspectors will still load correctly and display that inspector
• "Please Select" option added to top of list

Code Enforcement - Improved Violation Location Picker

Redesigned the violation location picker for easier selection.

What's new:

• Location list is now displayed in a single alphabetized column
• Full location names are visible without truncation
• Locations span the entire width of the window section

Code Enforcement - All Attachments Button on Violation Form

Added the "All Attachments" button to the Violation Related tab.

What's new:

• Button finds all attachments associated with the violation's inspections and complaints
• Matches existing functionality on other forms
• Also added to Certificate form

Construction - Selected Parcel Auto-Population for Violations

Users can now load selected parcel information when creating a new violation from the Violations data grid.

What's new:

• When clicking 'New' on the Violations data grid, users are prompted to load selected parcel info, which matches existing behavior for Permits data grid
• Property information from the Info tab automatically populates the new violation

Construction - Auto-Uncheck Pickup Box on Permit Issuance

The "Pickup" checkbox now automatically unchecks when a permit is issued.

What's new:

• Issuing a permit will now uncheck the "Ready for Pickup" checkbox automatically
• Streamlines workflows for municipalities tracking permits ready for pickup

Construction - Notification Emails in Contact List

Notification emails now appear in the contact list when sending emails from a permit.

What's new:

• Associated notification emails populate in the "Add User Email Address" window
• Users can quickly add multiple recipients without manual entry

Construction - Non-UCC Permits on Fee Payment Log Detail

Added options to include non-UCC permits on the Fee Payment Log Detail report.

What's new:

• New "Only Non-UCC" checkbox in report options
• New "All Permits" checkbox to include both UCC and non-UCC permits
• Enables reporting on all business permits issued, not just UCC permits

Construction - Online PR Fee Minimum

Added support for a minimum surcharge fee for Online Plan Review fees.

What's new:

• New OPR Minimum setting in Construction Options
• Ensures the state-mandated minimum fee ($2) is applied when using state calculation
• Compliant with N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.22

Construction - Active Inspectors Only

Updated the Inspection form to only display active inspectors in the dropdown.

What's new:

• Inspector dropdown now shows only active inspectors by default
• Older inspections with inactive inspectors will still load and display that inspector
• Reduces clutter for municipalities with many historical inspectors

Construction - Deleted Email Tracking

Deleted emails are now tracked in the system for audit purposes.

What's new:

• When an email is deleted, the action is now recorded in history
• Maintains a complete audit trail of email communications
• Deleted emails can be referenced for compliance and record-keeping

Engineering - Contractor Address on Road Opening Permit

Added complete contractor address information to Road Opening permit printouts.

What's new:

• City, State, and Zip Code now display for contractors on Road Opening permits
• Applies to both print locations for road opening permits
• Useful when contractors are located outside the township

Health Pro - Food Invoice Tracking Number Customization

Added the ability to customize Food Invoice Tracking Numbers from within the application.

What's new:

• New button in Health Options to modify the Food Invoice tracking number format
• Also available for General License types
  
  

Land Use - Active Inspectors Only

Updated the Inspection form to only display active inspectors in the dropdown.

What's new:

• Inspector dropdown now shows only active inspectors by default
• Older inspections with inactive inspectors will still load correctly
• Reduces clutter for municipalities with many historical inspectors

Land Use - Customizable Variance Permit Label

Added the ability to customize the variance text on Zoning Permit printouts.

What's new:

• New setting in Zoning Preferences for "Variance Permit Label"
• Default text "Permitted by Variance" can be changed to "Permitted by Resolution" or other custom text
• Applies to all zoning permit report templates

Fixed Issues

All Modules - Web Request Permission Fix

Fixed an issue where users without the "CanDenyWebRequest" permission could still refuse web requests from the homepage.

What changed:

• The "Refuse" link and functionality now properly respects the CanDenyWebRequest permission

Impact: Administrators can now properly restrict which users have the ability to refuse web requests, ensuring proper workflow control for OPRA and other portal requests.

All Modules - Check Number Display on Fee Item Report

Updated check label positioning on the Payment Total Report.

What changed:

• Fixed spacing of check numbers on the Fee Item Report
• Check numbers now display correctly regardless of length

Impact: Reports now display payment information more cleanly and professionally.

All Modules - Data Grid Export Cancel Fix

Fixed an issue where clicking Cancel during data grid export had no effect.

What changed:

• Cancel button now properly stops the export process at any prompt

Impact: Users can now cancel accidental or unwanted exports without waiting for the process to complete.

Code Enforcement - Data Grid Field Spelling Fix

Fixed a misspelling in the Certificate Applications data grid.

What changed:

• Corrected "Issueing Officer" to "Issuing Officer" in the search field dropdown

Construction - Certificate Fee Log Report Fix

Fixed an issue where the UCC-L720 Certificate Fee Log report displayed incorrect certificate counts in the summary section.

What changed:

• "Number of Certificates Processed" totals now accurately match the certificates listed in the report

Impact: Users can now rely on accurate certificate counts when running the L720 report for state reporting and internal tracking.

Construction -  Account Totals Report CC Payments Filter

Updated the Bill Totals report to use the "Show only CC payments" option.

What changed:

• The "Show Fee Report by Account (Totals)" button now respects the CC payments checkbox
• Uses CC Transaction date for filtering
• Works with Municipay payments

Impact: Users can now correctly filter the Account Totals report to show only credit card payments, matching the functionality of other fee reports.

Construction - Closure Prompt Fix for Imported Permits

Fixed an issue where imported permits would incorrectly prompt for closure without a final inspection.

What changed:

• Permits no longer prompt for closure when only non-final inspection types have passed
• System now correctly checks for an actual "Final" inspection type before prompting

Impact: Users will no longer receive erroneous closure prompts for permits that haven't completed final inspections, preventing premature permit closures.

Construction - Certificates Bulk Print Fix

Fixed an issue where bulk printing certificates would create empty PDF files.

What changed:

• Bulk certificate printing now generates valid PDF files
• Print jobs are properly sent to the printer when bulk printing

Impact: Users can now successfully bulk print multiple certificates, saving time compared to printing each certificate individually.

Construction - Fee Item Report CC Date

Fixed an issue with the CC Totals Bill Report end date calculation.

What changed:

• Date ranges now work consistently with other CC payment reports

Impact: Users running CC payment reports will now see all payments within their selected date range, rather than missing payments on the end date.

Construction -  Property Search Report

Fixed an issue where the Property Search Report returned no records when street number and name fields were blank.

What changed:

• Report correctly finds permits even when individual address components aren't populated

Impact: Property Search Reports now return accurate results for all permits, regardless of how the address was originally entered.

Construction - DCA Transmission Fix

Fixed an issue where DCA Transmissions were not being received.

What changed:

• Backfilled municode values
• Transmission files now generate correctly for state reporting

Impact: Municipalities can successfully submit required DCA transmissions without manual intervention.

Engineering - Inspection Save Button Fix

Fixed an issue where clicking the save button before clicking OK would prevent new inspections from saving.

What changed:

• Inspections save properly regardless of which button is clicked first

Impact: Staff can save inspections using either the toolbar save button or the OK button without losing data.

Fire Prevention - Detector Certificate Date Fix

Fixed an issue where the Detector Inspection Certificate (no border) was missing the date at the bottom.

What changed:

• Date field now displays correctly on the no-border certificate version
• Applies when status is set to Waiver

Impact: Certificates now display complete information regardless of border style selection.

Fire Prevention -  Permit Printout Attachment Fix

Fixed an issue where permit printouts were not saving to the unit's attachments.

What changed:

• Clicking "Add as Attachment" after generating a permit report now properly saves to the unit
• Attachments are accessible from the Related tab and can be emailed/printed/exported

Impact: Staff can now save permit printouts as attachments for record-keeping and future reference.

Health Pro - Vending Machine Checkbox Fix

Fixed an issue where the Vending Machine checkbox could not be selected without first selecting another option.

What changed:

• Vending Machine checkbox on the Food License Detail tab is now enabled by default
• Users can select it without any prerequisites

Impact: Staff can now properly classify vending machine food licenses without workarounds.

Health Pro - Food License Double Print Fix

Fixed an issue where Food Licenses would sometimes print twice on separate pages.

What changed:

• Food License now prints as a single page as intended
• Resolved duplicate page generation issue

Impact: Users no longer waste paper or need to discard duplicate license printouts.

Land Use - Prior Approvals Denial Prompt Fix

Fixed issues with prior approvals when denying land use permits from the Decision tab.

What changed:

• Denying from the Decision tab now properly prompts users to also deny open prior approvals
• Corrected the prompt text when denying from the Closure tab (previously said "Approved" instead of "Denied")

Impact: Users now receive correct prompts when denying permits, ensuring prior approvals are handled consistently regardless of which tab is used for the denial.

Land Use -  Address Number Spacing Fix

Fixed an issue where Owner and Worksite address numbers had extra spaces added when using the Link button.

What changed:

• Address numbers no longer have trailing spaces added
• Linking property information preserves correct address formatting

Impact: Address information now displays correctly without extra whitespace that could affect searching and reporting.

Pet Licensing -  Renewal Form Example Fix

Fixed an issue where the "Show Example" button for Renewal displayed the Alternative Renewal instead.

What changed:

• Clicking "Show Example" with Renewal selected now shows the correct renewal form
• Alternative Renewal example only displays when Alternative is selected

Impact: Staff can now preview the correct renewal form before printing or emailing.