Release Notes

REA 9.17.2

Released January 5, 2011

This is a minor bug fix release.

Bug Fixes

Deleting an event or history record from the project form did not work if the record was attached to a contact, property, or similar.
Opening forms could hang if a web link was "filed under" a node with the same name as the link.
Opening the "select project" dialog failed on SQL Server 2000. We no longer formally support SQL Server 2000 but this was a simple fix.

REA 9.17.1

Released December 12, 2010

Database Version

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.31. Upgrading the database is required. The upgraded database will continue to work with REA versions back to 9.17.0.

New Features

Added modifiers (":s" and ":q") to web links.
Global Settings can now define "safe" URI schemes for "web site" fields and Web Links.
Lookup > Linked is now available for projects.
Tools > Search and the "Search" toolbar button can now search for projects.

Bug Fixes

Error when deleting a link.
History dialog only creates one record when multiple projects/leads are selected.
Projects combo shows "unknown" when only a lead is selected.
Fixed several bugs causing problems with the database upgrade process.
Setting a filter on the Events or History tabs of the Projects form caused an error.
Creating a sale comp from a property did not copy the property's geocode.
Minor bug fixes in the Popup Table dialog.

Other Changes

Event and History tabs on Projects form now have "linked to" columns and "Go To Linked" context menu options.
Synchronized Outlook events can now show more than one linked item in the "location" field.
Web links are now available for projects.

REA 9.17.0

Released November 29, 2010

Database Version

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.10. Upgrading the database is required. There is no backward compatibility. All REA users must upgrade to the new version of this product.

Project Management

Project management is a major new feature in this release. Please see the help file, user's manual, or training materials on the REA web site for details.

More New Features

New Web Links lets you quickly find World Wide Web data related to a record you are viewing.
Added quick access to the Join.Me desktop sharing application.
You can now select the columns to be displayed in many grids, including Time Management and the "Lists" tab on an object record.
Time Management grids can now be exported to Excel.
Attachments now have date and attachment type fields, and can now be edited.
You can drag and drop attachments from the attachment grid into other applications, including Windows Explorer and Microsoft Outlook.

Bug Fixes

Changed the way the date and time for an email received by Outlook are translated for an REA history record. This should help with histories which had incorrect timestamps due to time zone translation problems.
Drag and drop of file attachments from Microsoft Outlook into REA now works.
The calendar and Outlook synchronization missed recurring events where the user was included as part of a team rather than explicitly.
Mail merge to fax failed if there were no fax cover pages available, even if you did not want to use a cover page.

Other Changes

Controls that allow you to select a record (such as the company for a contact, or the owner for a property) now look at all open windows in the program to find suggestions for records to select. This should cut down on the need to find records by repeated searching.
The Popup Table dialog has been cleaned up and simplified.
Backups of shared files now omit hidden and system files, which cause trouble when restoring.
Some objects now include a "publish on REAConnect" flag in preparation for the release of REAConnect, a new online data sharing system currently in development.

REA 9.16.4

Released October 4, 2010

Database Version

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.2. Upgrading the database is optional but recommended. The upgraded database will continue to work with REA versions back to 9.16.0.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a null reference exception that prevented configuring Outlook synchronization on a few computers.
Handle daily recurring events correctly when synchronizing with Outlook. Daily events synched with Outlook were sometimes invisible in REA.

REA 9.16.3

Released August 23, 2010

Bug Fixes

Fixed a problem synchronizing annual events with Outlook 2007 and 2010.

Other Changes

Remember whether the history panel is set to grid or notes view when restoring form settings.
Allow document templates with type "Unknown" on the Write menu.

REA 9.16.2

Released June 17, 2010

Database Version

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.1. Upgrading the database is required. The upgraded database will continue to work with REA versions back to 9.16.0.

New Features

A new "notes" view is available for history attached to a record. This lets you view all of the notes for that record's history at once.
Added new fields to properties: owner occupied, market, submarket, stories.
Added new fields to spaces: sublease, occupancy.

Bug Fixes

Phone number entry boxes formatted the phone number incorrectly in Windows 7 in countries not using the North American numbering scheme.
Merging companies did not merge the data in the phone, fax, or email fields.
Reports could not use space fields for tenants whose spaces were not linked to a property.
Wrong user permission controlled editing popup tables. Should have been "edit popup tables" rather than "edit field definitions".
Errors when using the "tag all" command to tag large numbers of records.
Synchronizing changes in contact records from Outlook back to REA would sometimes lose the contact's address for contacts originally imported from other programs.

Other Changes

Synchronizing with Outlook now has its own permission setting, separate from importing and exporting data.
Corrected formatting of Canadian postal codes in ZIP code lookup.
Renamed menu item Report > Custom Reports to Report > Run Report.
The "Edit Notes" dialog is now available for notes on history and event records.
The font used in "notes" boxes is now configurable.
"Notes" columns can now be viewed in F5 lists. Useful to those who use F5 lists for exporting to Word or Excel.
Rearranged and added buttons to the main tool bar.
Global replace is now available on spaces.
You can now create a space and move a tenant into it at the same time from the contacts or companies form.
Changed the interface for filtering records on the "Events", "History", and "Links" panels.

REA 9.16.1

Released January 4, 2010

Bug Fixes

Alarms did not display on some systems.
Some fields missing from Realhound imported data.

REA 9.16.0

Released December 9, 2009

Database Version

This release includes a database upgrade to schema version 2.0. Upgrading the database is required. There is no backward compatibility. All REA users must upgrade to the new version of this product.

License Key Change

This release requires a new license key. All users with current support agreements can obtain new licenses from REA. When you upgrade the database, your current license key will be replaced with a temporary key that is valid for 30 days. You must obtain a new license key before the temporary one expires. (Use the Database Manager or Tools > Administration > Registration in the REA application.)

Starting with this version, you can not install and use a version of REA that was released after your support agreement expired. To use newer versions, you must renew your support agreement and obtain a new license key.

Note: Your license to use REA never expires. You can always download, install, and use any version of REA that was released while your support agreement was valid.

Another Note: It is no longer possible to back up a database from one server and use it on another with the same license key as the original. Users who wish to use the same database on two different systems should contact REA Technical Support to see if they are eligible for special terms on a second license key.

New Features

REA can now do mail merges with companies, properties, and spaces as well as contacts. The fields for a merge document can now be selected by the user, either system-wide (using Tools > Administration > Global Settings) or for an individual document.
Events can now truly have teams as participants. If you make a team a participant in an event (including a recurring event) and later add or remove team members, the event is automatically updated. Particularly useful for things like holidays, which can now have <everyone> as a participant.
REA can now import a Realhound 7 database. Also, file import (renamed File/Database Import) can now import from a Microsoft Access database--useful for touching up your imported Realhound data.
Since many users prefer to use companies rather than contacts as owners, tenants, and so on, companies now have "type" flags (investor, tenant, agent, vendor, personal, prospect) and "do not" flags (do not call, do not fax, do not mail, do not email).
File attachments to data records and history are now stored in subfolders by date, to improve file system performance and make browsing your attachment folder in Windows Explorer easier. There is a Database Manager command to rearrange your existing attachments in subfolders.

Other Changes

ZIP code lookup has been improved, and can now look up either a city and state if you know (most of) the ZIP code, or a ZIP code if you know the state and (part of) the city..
By popular request, in Time Management when the "view notes in grid" option is turned off, REA reverts to the old behavior of color-coding the entire row in the grid instead of just the "event type" column.
There is a new option in the login settings for REA, Outlook Link, and Office Link to automatically start a VPN or dial-up connection if the database server is not available.
New Combine() and Join() functions in file/database import make combining multiple data values into one field easier.
Added a few more database views for use in reports.

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