New Keystone Releases

Build 5.0 - 5/1/2025

New Features

Keystone Relay

New service which provides secure "https" support for KServer endpoints when called by Keystone Online/third parties.

Keystone REST Server (KServer)

Improved cache handling which eliminates extra database queries and is more performant.

Require authorization header for most API calls.

Security Improvements

Changed default passwords for all Interbase users.

Removed several Interbase users that are no longer needed.

Implemented a new algorithm for the Keystone security code.

Store login passwords as salted hashes instead of encrypted passwords within the database.

Dispatch Module

End of Day
Load Schedule Report
Order List

Fix the "Material Usage Report" to convert the quantity/quantities from the component U/M from the product structure to the component product U/M.

Order Maintenance

When using the "Quoted Line 1" product lookup option, do not include products restricted to the customer in the drop-down list on the first detail line.

When adding a bringdown automatic product, set its Qty Ord to the Line 1 product Qty Ord MINUS Qty Delv.

When switching from an order with GPS coordinates to one without, or vice versa, or to an order with different GPS coordinates, the Plant Id dropdown would not select the correct plant when typing in the Plant Id.

Reprint Tickets

Allow reprinting of all dispatch tickets whether from the plant, office or ticket history tables.

Schedule

Display correct "Qty Ord" on the schedule after a shipped load is edited (where the quantity shipped is changed) using the right-click->Edit Ticket option.

Fix exception "cdsDIActiveOrders: Cannot perform this operation on a closed dataset" when using the order right-click "New Ticket" option to ship a block plant order (introduced in 4.1.4.1.)

When a truck is swapped for a pre-ticketed load, move the load to Begin Load status.

Do not allow a truck in Returning status that has been pre-ticketed to be swapped.

Do not allow a truck to be swapped to itself.

System Map

Fix END point of directions to show actual address of the end point of the route.

When the form is resized, scale the width of the directions portion of the Route tab so it remains at 25% of the total width.

Fix several issues with Route map display failing to appear.

Ticketing Module

End of Day
Order List

Fix the "Material Usage Report" to convert the quantity/quantities from the component U/M from the product structure to the component product U/M.

On-Hand Inquiry

Orders, In-Stock and Available fields now reflect today's orders and future orders.

Reprint Tickets

Allow reprinting of all ticketing tickets whether from the plant, office or ticket history tables.

Accounts Receivable Module

Credit Card Pre-Approvals

Log field change event for "Comment" field.

Customer Maintenance

Record field change events for "Print Dispatch Ticket" and "Print Ticketing Ticket" fields.

Customer Sales Report

Add new sequence options "Profit % This Year (Descending)" and "Profit % This Month (Descending)."

Import Tickets
Invoice Register
Invoiced Tickets List
MTD Invoice Register
Pre-Billing Audit List
Ticket Activity Report
Zero Price Tickets Report

Fix the "Material Usage Report" to convert the quantity/quantities from the component U/M from the product structure to the component product U/M.

Job Price Maintenance

Fixed exception when deleting a job.

When switching from a job with GPS coordinates to one without, or vice versa, or to a job with different GPS coordinates, the Plant Id dropdown would not select the correct plant when typing in the Plant Id.

Print Invoices
Reprint Invoices

Use the first active invoice form (instead of the default ARINV.FRM) when the ARINV form in the database is marked inactive.

Print Statements

Use the first active statement form (instead of the default ARSTM.FRM) when the ARSTM form in the database is marked inactive.

Fix report sequence options (except for Customer Id) not sequencing properly (introduced in 4.5.6.10.)

Product Maintenance

Fix to update the "Profit" value on the Mix Design tab when moving between products.

Required and Orders fields on the Inventory tab now reflect today's orders and future orders.

Reprint Invoices

When checking the "Use alternate form" checkbox or changing the selected form, update the Printer Name on screen to reflect the new selected printer.

Ticket Inquiry

Fix exception "EOleException: -1 is not a valid value for field Slump: The allowed range is 0 to 25" at startup or when viewing a ticket with a negative batched slump value (introduced in 4.6.1.1.)

Fix exception "EDatabaseError: Field VOID_SESSION_NO not found" when moving off a void ticket using OK or PgUp/PgDn (introduced in 4.7.3.5.)

Inventory Module

Inventory Transfers

Fix to no longer adjust the "Qty On Order" of either product when posting the batch.

Quote Module

Quote List

Add sequence options "Quote Date, Prospect Name, File #" and "Quote Date, Prospect Id, File #".

Add selection by File #.

Add File # column to summary/detail reports.

Quote Maintenance

When creating an order while booking a job, copy the Tax Code 2 and Tax Code 3 fields from quote detail to order detail.

When creating an order while booking/rebooking a job, properly assign the current SessionNo and create a new TransNo for the new order.

When switching from a quote with GPS coordinates to one without, or vice versa, or to a quote with different GPS coordinates, the Plant Id dropdown would not select the correct plant when typing in the Plant Id.

The Email BCC and Receipt fields were truncating the saved system option values to 80 characters.

Accounts Payable Module

Import Invoices

Add ability to import due date.

Cash Management Module

Import C/M Transactions

The option will now close itself after successfully importing a batch of transactions. (This will generate a new Session #/Batch Id when the user re-opens the option to do the next batch.)

General Ledger Module

Import Payroll Transactions

Add the "payrollRunType" field to the payroll run drop-down list.

Add system option to optionally consolidate C/M check/direct deposit transactions by Check Sequence.

Payroll Module

Tax Library

Updated to version 2025-R2.

General

DataScope
Query Export

Fix exception "EDBClient" when deleting a query.

Sales Tax

Modified sales tax calculation to properly handle a negative taxable amount.

Setup

Delete obsolete files when updating an existing Keystone installation.

System Menu

Reduce delay when closing the menu.

Set a default password for the "ADMIN" user when installing a new system.

Windows Client

Fix issue where window handles with a value greater than a 32-bit unsigned integer would cause errors (including "P3 Invalid" message when starting an option from the menu.)

Ensure that the Application Server "ping" is executed once per client application.

Services

Application Server

Fixed to properly set the system Serial # when the server crashes/is killed and restarts automatically.

Notify KServer when a company is added/deleted/changed.

Ensure that the Plant Id is always specified when changing a load status to Begin Load.

When a new ticket is added, use the Last Change datetime value as the StatusDateTime value for the load.

When changing the load status to End Load, fix data when a pre-ticketed load never gets an At Plant status from its previous load.

Device Aggregator

Move KServer "notifyordercomplete" endpoint from Driver API to Windows Client Dispatch methods API.

Device Server

Add order location notify device for Keystone Online.

Change default product code length to 20 characters for ALL ULINK batch controls.

Keystone REST Server (KServer)

Add "KCompanyReset" action.

Add "validate" parameter to "KDBRestore" action.

Fix "ClearCaches" action.

Fix "NextEndPoint" action to support cross-authorization endpoints.

Limit maximum number of request threads to 16 (reduces resource usage.)

Raise exception when resource is not found when executing an AutoRun endpoint or when executing an endpoint within a query.

Rollback all database changes for the request if an "exception" action was executed.

Improve reliability of startup/shutdown.

Driver API: Add "notifyorderlocation" endpoint.

Driver API: Removed endpoints "notifyordercomplete", "notifyorderlocation", "notifyorderroute" and "updateordcmpnotify."

External AICrete API v2: New API for AICrete which requires authorization header.

External AICrete Datatables: Common datatables unit for AICrete APIs.

External Salesforce API v2: New API for Salesforce which requires authorization header.

External Stonemont API v2: New API for Stonemont which requires authorization header.

External Stonemont Datatables: Common datatables unit for Stonemont APIs.

Keystone Online APIs: Now require authorization header.

Windows Client Device Autorun API v2: Fix "trxsync" endpoint.

Windows Client Device Autorun API v2: Change "loadautoreturn" endpoint to "processautoreturn".

Windows Client Device API v2: Add "loadautoreturn" endpoint to auto-return a single load.

Windows Client Dispatch Methods API: Add endpoints "notifyordercomplete", "notifyorderlocation", "notifyorderroute" and "updateordcmpnotify."

Windows Client Driver Autorun API: Fix "ordcmpautonotify" endpoint to properly execute the "notifyordercomplete" endpoint which is in a different root URL.

Windows Client Quote Method API: Modify "Create Order" endpoint to copy TAX_CODE_2 and TAX_CODE_3 fields from quote detail to order detail.

Windows Client Quote Methods API: Fix "createorder" endpoint to properly assign SESSION_NO and TRANS_NO for the new order, and to assign JOB_SESSION_NO and JOB_TRANS_NO.

Windows Client Quote Reporting API: Add FILE_NO parameter to QTSummaryQuoteList endpoint.

Windows Client System Database API: Add "companyreset" endpoint.

Windows Client System Database API v2: Add "validate" parameter to "dbrestore" endpoint.

Windows Client Ticketing Lookup API: Fix "rdmTIPlant/cdsKey" endpoint to be sequenced by Plant Id.

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