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AccountRight 2016.1.1 (AU) now available

StevenR's avatar
StevenR
Former Staff
9 years ago

We're excited to announce the Australian release of AccountRight 2016.1.1! It has all the features and fixes we included in the recent New Zealand release, including easier ways to email and online invoicing PLUS there are new ways to get paid faster!

 

This update also resolves the Microsoft security update issue: Microsoft recently released a Windows security update that prevented some clients from accessing their AccountRight company files. Install this 2016.1.1 release to permanently resolve the issue.

 

If you previously installed AccountRight 2016.1 you’ll be prompted to install the 2016.1.1 update very soon. If you turned off Windows updates due to this issue, please turn it back on and install all Windows security updates after you install the 2016.1.1 update.

 


Easy online payments

 

We recently invited businesses to register their interest in a new online payment service we’re calling MYOB PayDirect Online. If you registered, good news! Soon you’ll have early access to this great new service that lets your customers pay you conveniently online.

 

 

In just a few clicks, customers can pay using a Visa or MasterCard credit card (with more payment options coming soon).

 

Select the payment method

 

When viewing their invoices online, your customers won’t miss the big green Pay now button. The payment amount reflects any early payment discounts that apply.

 

Blue Bowl Invoice

 

Once a payment’s been made, the details will automatically appear in your AccountRight company file, and the payment will be applied to the invoice it relates to, saving you from having to record the payment yourself.

 

To offer online invoicing and payments to your customers, your AccountRight company file needs to be online. Learn about setting up MYOB PayDirect Online for your business.

 

Get ready for online payments

 

This online payment service will roll out to all users soon, with priority given to businesses who registered their interest earlier this year. We’ll let you know when it’s ready for you to sign up.

 

In the meantime, here are two things you should do after updating to AccountRight 2016.1, which will get you ready to receive payments online:

 

  1. Work online: Your company file needs to be online, so if you haven’t done so already, learn how to upload your file.

  2. Use AccountRight to send emails, instead of Outlook: Once you switch, any invoices you email can be viewed online. When you set up PayDirect Online, the invoices you send can be paid online. Learn how to switch


How to update

 

This update will be available to all AccountRight subscribers in Australia over the next few days.

 

If you’re using:

  • AccountRight 2015.4 or earlier: You'll be prompted to update when you open your company file. Or, you can download the installer by signing in to my.myob.com.au.

  • AccountRight v19 or earlier: Visit myob.com/upgrade to download this release.
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38 Comments

  • Bec_Archer's avatar
    Bec_Archer
    Experienced Cover User

    Hi Steve

     

    Great work.

     

    I would like to use the Send to - Email feature in the Sales window to email invoices from within AccountRight Plus.  But I am finding that I can't edit the text in the message box of the Email Information window, which appears to be due to a limited number of characters.

     

    I have even been into Preferences - Email Defaults and added in characters (XXXXXXX) which I could then write over the top of, but this does not work either.  The only edit I can do in the Message window is delete, not add or edit characters.

     

    Is there any way around this, or does it need to be a future improvement?

     

    Thanks, Bec

  • MelLBrissie's avatar
    MelLBrissie
    Experienced Cover User

    Hi, another issue that is popping up is the fact that different users that send invoices to customers the replies are only coming back to one email address, then the reply has to be forwarded on to the original sender via outook. Can it not be edited so that each user when they send an invoice can get a reply via there own email address???

  • StevenR's avatar
    StevenR
    Former Staff

    Bec_Archer Hi Bec! I think your issue might be due to the character limit, as you mentioned. Did you know that when emailing from the Sales window, the maximum number of characters you can enter in the message is 255, but if you email the invoice from the Print/Email Invoices window, you can actually enter up to 4,000 characters? (I didn't know until now!) Maybe this could work for you? If not, please add your vote to the related suggestion on the AccountRIght Idea Exchange

     

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    MelLBrissie Yes, you can only specify one reply address for all emails and all users. But if this doesn't suit your business, you should let us know on the AccountRight Idea Exchange site. Have a look around the site as we've had a few other great requests for improvements to the emailing features. If none of the existing ideas suit what you need, add a new idea for the development team to consider. We really do want to hear your feedback. :-)

  • SharonSL's avatar
    SharonSL
    Trusted Cover User

    Hi,

     

    I'm still not clear on if this feature is up and running yet?  When I try to setup PayDirect Online it takes me to the 'Stay tuned we're launching soon' page.  When I go back to MYOB I get the message below but was never taken to a set up page.  I always work online and am sending emails from MYOB directly. Can you please advise?  Thanks

     

    PayDirect Online msg.PNG

     

  • StevenR's avatar
    StevenR
    Former Staff

    Hi SharonSL 

     

    Thanks for the question. The "Next steps" message will make much more sense once PayDirect Online is available, so you can ignore it for the moment.

     

    We're currently putting the finishing touches at our end to make sure you get the best experience from day one. We'll let you know when the service is available to sign up - so keep an eye out for an email, or in-product notification announcing its availability. Thanks again for your interest in the soon-to-be-released PayDirect Online!

     

    Steve

  • SharonSL's avatar
    SharonSL
    Trusted Cover User

    Thank you for clearing that up for me Steve, these messages are very misleading.

     

    Thanks,

    Sharon

  • After updating to AR 2016.1.1 I have set up the online invoicing originally and send few invoices through it. Customers had problems opening the link to view the invoice online and I myself could open it on one computer, but not on others.

    Since then the buttons View Invoice and View Activity in the invoice window reverted back to Get Set Up and trying to do that just ends up in error and a browser window that says: PayDirect Online Stay tuned we're launching soon!

    So my question is: Is the feature functional and the error is on my system or have MYOB launched an upgrade with a feature that doesn't work?

  • Steelcity's avatar
    Steelcity
    Contributing Cover User

    Hi when will Account Right Premier be available to support multiple currencies ?

     

    I am still using V19 Premier and would like to upgrade, however need multiple currencies.

     

    Thanks