App4Legal v9.7.0.0 Release Notes

The lump sum feature has been upgraded with some exciting additional capabilities, such as the customization of the Credit Note Prefix, making it easier to manage and organize your financial records, in addition to a filtering option for Invoice prefixes in the Money dashboard. This means you can now efficiently sort and view invoices based on their specific prefixes.

A new digital signature service, EmSigner is now integrated with App4Legal. 

Contra users can now conveniently access the signature center and choose the EmSigner workflow for a smooth signing experience.

Once the signee clicks on the sign button, they will be automatically redirected to the App4Legal-Sayen app.

The integration of the UAE Pass digital signature service is now available with App4Legal. 

Contra users can now easily access the signature center and select the *UAE Pass* workflow for smooth and secure document signing.

Users can now customize invoice email templates:

1. You now have access to a user-friendly form where you can create and edit invoice email templates. This form includes fields for template name, subject, CC, BCC, and the message body.

2. Variable Insertion: you can insert variables directly within the editor and subject fields.

3. Dropdown Selection of Existing Templates: When you compose an email related to a specific module, such as "invoice," you will notice a convenient dropdown menu that lists all existing invoice email templates. 

A new customization options for your client portal home page:

1. Improved User Interface: When there are no requests displayed on the client portal home page or if the requests are hidden for any reason, the search box for requesting new items will be removed.

2. Customizable Welcome Message: a new field in the Client Portal setup and configuration is added, allowing you to customize the message displayed on the home page, just below the welcome message. 

When deleting a reminder,  you will receive two messages: a confirmation message asking for your confirmation to proceed with the deletion, followed by a success message after the deletion is completed. 

A new column has been added to the Task Roll Session Report, that displays the last comment on each task. The comment is shown in a limited number of characters, however, when users hover their mouse over the text, the full comment will be displayed.

The full content of the comments will be also shown when the report is exported.

Now, CP users will have the ability to edit milestones from their end, providing greater control over their project progress.

Administrators can decide from the Client Portal Configuration settings, whether to allow CP users with Collaborator licenses only or both Collaborator and Client licenses to edit milestones.

Add a new SLA directly from the  matter page

A restriction for Client Portal users is implemented after the contract is approved, preventing them from editing, adding, or deleting any attachments. However, they will still have the ability to view the existing attachments in read-only mode.

You can customize this behavior from the settings, and choose whether to allow CP users to continue editing attachments after contract approval or restrict them to view-only access.

The delegation feature is now enhanced by including approvers and signees for contracts. When an approver or signee is out of the office, another user will be able to step in and handle the approval or signing process on their behalf.

This delegation functionality will be applicable not only to core users but also to Collaborators (Client Portal users).

Note that CP users should have a collaborator access type to be able to use the out-of-office feature, and the alternative CP user must belong to the same company to maintain smooth workflow and collaboration.

You can now generate a comprehensive report and filter on client portal requests, allowing you to view the departments from which the requests originate. Users can easily identify the specific departments of CP users, rather than just the requester's name.

A foreign currency gain (or loss) is experienced when a payment is made for an invoice using an exchange rate different from the one at the time of bill creation. While creating the payment, an automatic calculation of the realized gains will be made.

Upon the creation of a request in the client portal, whether it's a ticket or a contract, an automatic email notification will be sent to the requester. The email will contain all the pertinent details of their request, including the matter/contract name, assigned person, relevant dates, and other essential information.