RELEASE NOTES

CPM Core 1.6.2023082122.95328 Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

• CPM transactions that were posted according to a payment platform’s G/L account transaction type setup were recorded as the wrong entry type (debits being recorded as credits, and vice versa). This has been corrected.

CPM for Stripe 1.7.2023081522.94554 Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

• An API mapping that was introduced in the last release of CPM for Stripe was incorrect. This has been corrected.

CPM for Stripe 1.7.2023080922.94101 Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

• The test communication action to Stripe was not properly validating communication. This has been corrected.
• The action to send CSM customer updates to Stripe was not working. This has been corrected.
• Retrieved payment transactions were always being assigned a payment platform mode type of Test, regardless of the related CPM payment platform’s configuration. This has been corrected.
• API requests that included blank values were not being properly generated. This has been corrected.

CPM Core 1.6.2023080922.94082 Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

Features and Functionality 

• A new G/L Account Transaction Type table has been introduced to allow users to post unsupported source types.
• The applies-to link fields on CPM payments are now clickable links that will allow a user to directly access the Business Central document to which a payment was applied.
• The posting conditions on the CPM Transaction Worksheet page have been relaxed so that worksheet lines can always be posted as long as a posting account number is assigned.

Channel Foundations 

The following Channel Payments Manager Core changes will support forthcoming features and functionality for channel-specific integrations:

• To support an upcoming Stripe integration, an integration event was added to facilitate testing communication to an external platform.
• Captions on various actions were updated to support an upcoming Stripe integration.

Corrections 

• Payment transactions were being recorded in the customer ledger even when retrieved fees could not be posted, which could lead to a duplication of entries in the customer ledger. This has been corrected.

CPM Core 1.5.2023073122.92856 Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

• New integration events have been added to various CPM objects.

CPM for Stripe 1.6.2023062822.88661 Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

• The Create Refund Request action was no longer visible from the CPM Payment Request Card page. This has been corrected.

CPM Core 1.5.2023062822.88619 Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

Features and Functionality 

• The following improvements have been made to the CPM Transaction Worksheet page:
  • It is now possible to record comments against a worksheet line prior to posting.
  • A new Set Posting Not Required action has been added to the CPM Transaction Worksheet This will allow a user to manually remove lines from the worksheet without posting.

Corrections 

• In a situation where a payment that was captured for a sales order ultimately fails (such as an ACH payment that is initially captured but then fails later on due to insufficient funds), the failed amount was not being reversed from the order’s captured amount. This has been corrected.

CPM Core Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

Features and Functionality 

• The Mass Create Payment Platform Links action was no longer visible from the customer list page. This has been corrected.

CPM Core Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

Features and Functionality 

• A new Payment Reversal transaction type has been added to CPM transactions. This allows CPM to properly classify transactions that represent a reversal of a previously-recorded payment (for example, an ACH payment that was initially recorded and then later declined due to insufficient funds). 
• The Transaction Type field on the CPM Transaction Worksheet page is now editable. This allows a user to change the transaction type on the worksheet line that is initially retrieved with a status Unknown so that it can be posted. 

Channel Foundations 

The following Channel Payments Manager Core changes will support forthcoming features and functionality for channel-specific integrations: 

• A number of processes were moved from the CPM for Stripe extension to CPM Core. This supports multiple upcoming integrations: 
• Suite Engine’s RPM equipment rental vertical. 
• Usio’s payment collection platform. 
• To support an upcoming Stripe integration, functionality has been added to allow for initiating a payment refund from within Business Central. 

Corrections 

• In a situation where posting a sales order fails, if a payment authorization existed for the order, shipment and invoice records were still being created. This has been corrected. 

Miscellaneous 

• CPM Core has been compiled against Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 (version 22) for compatibility issues. No issues were detected and no changes to the extension were necessary. 

CPM for Stripe Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

Features and Functionality

• It is now possible to initiate a refund for a captured payment from a sales order within Business Central. 
• Retrieved transactions that represent a reversal of a previously-recorded payment (for example, an ACH payment that was initially recorded and then later declined due to insufficient funds) now have a dedicated Payment Reversal transaction type. 

Miscellaneous 

• CPM for Stripe has been compiled against Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 (version 22) for compatibility issues. No issues were detected and no changes to the extension were necessary. 
• A number of processes and routines were moved from the CPM for Stripe extension to CPM Core to support a number of extensions to other, non-Stripe platforms. 

CPM Core Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

Features and Functionality

• If multiple payment platforms exist in Business Central, instructing CPM to send a Business Central customer to an external payment platform will result in a list of these payment platforms being displayed, allowing you to select the one to which you want to create a link.
• A new Mass Create Payment Platform Links action has been added to the customer list. If multiple customers are selected in this list, executing this new action will instruct CPM to export data for these customers to a selected external payment platform. This data will be used to create new customers in the external platform, then link them to the corresponding records in Business Central.

Channel Foundations

The following Channel Payments Manager Core changes will support forthcoming features and functionality for channel-specific integrations:

• The ability to instruct CPM to automatically create payment requests for sales invoices at the time of posting as been added to support an upcoming Stripe integration.

Corrections

• The New ribbon on the customer card has been removed, as it contained actions and related menu items that were already present in other ribbons.
• Attempting to manually navigate through payment request records would yield an error. This has been corrected.

Miscellaneous

• Visibility to the load demo data action was removed in a previous release of CPM Core. This has been restored.

CPM for Stripe Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

Features and Functionality

• It is now possible to instruct CPM to automatically create Stripe payment requests for sales invoices at the time of posting. See the in-depth feature description for more details.

CPM for Stripe Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

A new Channel Payments Manager (“CPM”) application that allows for connectivity between Business Central and external payment platforms has been introduced by Suite Engine. In addition to a core architecture that facilitates the development of platform integrations, CPM features out-of-the-box integrations to commonly-used payment solutions. CPM contains the necessary setup and processing functionality to properly send information back and forth between Business Central and a connected platform:

Features and Functionality

• Support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 1 (version 20) has been added to CPM for Stripe.
• It is now possible to accept customer payments from ACH direct debit accounts. Functionality has been added to retrieve all payment methods that have been defined for a customer in Stripe
  when processing a payment in Business Central. The user can select any of these payment methods to complete the transaction.
• When credit card information is being entered for a customer payment, it is now possible to save that credit card as new customer payment method.
• Stripe-specific accommodations have been made to support the expansion of CPM functionality to accommodate sales orders. See the in-depth feature description for more details.

Corrections

• Attempting to select the Default Payment Method field on the Stripe Credit Card Payment page before the page had finished loading would result in an error. This has been corrected.

Miscellaneous

• CPM for Stripe’s default demo data load has been updated to support new features introduced with this release.

CPM Core Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

A new Channel Payments Manager (“CPM”) application that allows for connectivity between Business Central and external payment platforms has been introduced by Suite Engine. In addition to a core architecture that facilitates the development of platform integrations, CPM features out-of-the-box integrations to commonly-used payment solutions. CPM contains the necessary setup and processing functionality to properly send information back and forth between Business Central and a connected platform:

Features and Functionality

• A new Default Payment Method field has been added to the CPM Payment Platform table. The payment method code that is defined in this field is assigned to payment customer ledger entries that are created from the payment platform’s activities.
• The AssistButton for the Contact No. field on the CPM Customer Link Card page now presents a list that is filtered to only include contacts that have been set up for the assigned value in the Customer No. field. Previously this list would present all contact records, regardless of the assigned customer.
• It is now possible to accept payments in currencies other than the defined local currency in Business Central.

Channel Foundations

The following Channel Payments Manager Core changes will support forthcoming features and functionality for channel specific integrations:

• Functionality has been added to support the expansion of CPM payments to sales orders in an upcoming Stripe integration:
  • It is possible to accept credit card payments for sales orders.
  • Payments can either be captured immediately or recorded as payment authorizations that will be captured at a later time.
  • Re-authorization functionality accommodates scenarios where a partial authorization amount it captured by CPM.
  • Authorization thresholds can be established that prevent the release or shipment of a sales order unless a specified authorization amount is recorded.
  • A new CPM Payments FactBox containing payment authorization and capture details has been added to the sales order card and list.

CPM for Stripe Release Notes (Full Version)

CPM Core Release Notes (Full Version)

Release Overview

A new Channel Payments Manager (“CPM”) application that allows for connectivity between Business Central and external payment platforms has been introduced by Suite Engine. In addition to a core architecture that facilitates the development of platform integrations, CPM features out-of-the-box integrations to commonly-used payment solutions. CPM contains the necessary setup and processing functionality to properly send information back and forth between Business Central and a connected platform:

Setup

• Setup and configuration of payment platforms that specify how retrieved payments and payouts are processed in Business Central, including G/L account setup that controls how payment amounts are posted.
• Linking of Business Central customers to external payment platform records.
• Linking of Business Central items to external payment platform records.

Processing

• Sending of customer and invoice payment activity from Business Central to external payment platforms.
• Initiation of payment requests from Business Central.
• Retrieval of data from external payment platforms, including:
• • Subscription invoices.
  • Payment activities.
  • Bank payouts.
• The sending and retrieval of data can be automated through standard Business Central job queue functionality.