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CAPPS System Changes - June 2024

The system change information below provides a summary of the new and/or updated functionality that was implemented into the CAPPS Production environment during the indicated month, including the Service Request (SR) number for the change. This information is reviewed monthly during the CAPPS user group meetings.

The current Release Notes format began in April 2023. For additional details about the SRs listed in months prior to April 2023, CAPPS agency support staff can view the SR details via the SR ticketing system.

Contact the CAPPS Product Team at CAPPS.Product.Team@cpa.texas.gov with questions or for additional information.

CAPPS Financials Changes

  • Upgrade CAPPS Financials from Image 42 to Image 48. (SR 38024)
  • Upgrade Financials PeopleTools to 8.60.10 (SR 38032)
  • New features added to the Accounts Payable (AP) module including enhanced approval workflow so approvers can view comments and attachments, upload multiple attachments concurrently, duplicate vendor check, ability to select and upload multiple attachments, and associate user-selected attributes to the document header. (SR 38057)
  • Hide the delivered Voucher Print link leaving the custom Draft Voucher Print link; implement the Oracle-delivered Edit Voucher link on the Voucher Mass Approval page. (SR 38125)
  • New features added to the General Ledger (GL) module including an enhanced spreadsheet Journal Import feature that automates validation on each sheet page, a new Multiple Journal Attachments page, enhanced approval so users can approve and post in one action, and multiple new features in the Journal upload and approval processes. (SR 38190)
  • Project Costing module update to fluid interface and new features including a Project Update Wizard on the Projects WorkCenter and new My Work pagelets that provide actionable exceptions to update key information, added attachment capabilities to the Define Asset page allowing users to add supporting documents while creating an asset, and added four project analytics dashboards for the Project Management Homepage. (SR 38201)
  • Enhanced features added to the Travel and Expense (T&E) module including the ability to prevent expense reports from being submitted without required receipts, allow users to attach multiple documents at the same time, and enhancements to the fluid travel authorization functionality. (SR 38214)
  • Purchasing module upgraded to include a new delivery icon to the requisition lifeline to access delivery information for a receipt, enhanced approval workflow to allow future approver comments, enhanced fluid eProcurement Cart functionality, and added keyword search capabilities. (SR 38227)
  • Enhancements added to the Asset Management module include the ability to create new business units by copying existing units, enabled split-screen format for viewing book or cost history related to assets, new fields and displays for Non-Cap History List and Create Asset Copies page, and enhanced the Import Asset Data by Spreadsheet process and Transaction Loader process. (SR 38289)
  • Add the program cost account, the current unit cost, and the extended cost to the INX6503 Shipping Document. (SR 40233)
  • A bug fix to remove text wrapping in the search fields on various pages. (SR 42307)
  • Added the Packing Slip and Bill of Lading reports to the inventory permission list. (SR 42907)

CAPPS HR/Payroll Changes

  • Upgraded CAPPS to HCM PeopleTools 8.60.10. (SR 49545)
  • Upgraded CAPPS to HCM Image 47. (SR 49546)
  • Implement ePM Fluid functionality for managers, employees, and participants to conduct performance reviews. (SR 49547)
  • Provide the capability to lock down data entry by selected components. (SR 49548)
  • Provide the ability to configure and track remote worker information. (SR 49550)
  • Add the ability to search job data and person data on the main dashboard and navigate directly to the Job Action Summary and the Personal Information page, respectively. (SR 49553)
  • Ability for employees to view and print W-2 PDF forms and instructions without enabling the screen reader for both single and multiple-page forms. (SR 49555)
  • Improve the CAPPS timesheet by moving the plus and minus buttons used to add and delete rows to the left-hand side of the page and provide freeze functionality that allows the time reporting codes (TRCs) and the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to remain visible when scrolling to the right. (SR 49557)
  • Provide consistent header information for Time and Labor Fluid pages. (SR 49558)
  • Added HR insights visualizations for agency service date. (SR 50922)
  • Added time and labor insights visualizations for time in needs approval status and for time certification. (SR 51097)
  • Added Doc Status by Manager report to Manager Self-Service. (SR 51742)