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Version 2.3.1.1

New Features

• Daily Time Models:
  • Daily time models can now be deactivated without being deleted.

Enhancements

• Absence Overview:

  • Added the ability to display deactivated employees within the absence overview.

• Time Account Recalculation:

  • Extended the functionality for recalculating time accounts.

• Reports:

  • Added the column "Planned Vacation" to reporting.

• Weekly Time Model:

  • Added a function to display all linked employees directly from a weekly time model.

Bug Fixes

• Absence Overview: Non-working days are now correctly displayed within the yearly report.

• Holiday Import:

  • Added preview/information display for already imported holidays.
  • Improved handling of the "No Entries" message.
  • Enhanced editing capabilities for imported holidays.

• Notifications:

  • Absence requests are now visually marked according to their approval status.

• Project Stages:

  • Improved the display of activity types.
  • Fixed an issue causing an empty project stage entry to be displayed.

Version 2.3.0.0

New Features

• Audit Log:

  • Introduced a new module for tracking and auditing system activities.
  • All relevant actions are logged and can be reviewed centrally.
  • Supported event categories include:
    • USER (Create, Edit, Delete, Role Changes, Password Changes, RFID Assignment, etc.)
    • TIME BOOKINGS (Create, Edit, Delete)
    • TIME CORRECTIONS (Request, Approval, Rejection, Manual Adjustments)
    • ABSENCES (Request, Change, Approval, Rejection, Delete)
    • MASTER DATA (Absence Types, Holidays, Time Accounts, Models)
    • SYSTEM Events
    • AUTH (Successful / Failed Login)

• Half-Day Public Holidays:

  • Added support for creating and managing half-day public holidays.

• Time Account Functionality Extended:

  • Enhanced the "Clear Time Account" function for more flexible handling of employee time accounts.

• Incident Report:

  • Added a new "Balance" criterion to incident reports.
  • Allows targeted analysis of employees with unusual time account balances.

Bug Fixes

• Improved monthly display within the Absence Overview.
• Fixed inconsistent search results in the absence list after using the "Show All" function.

Version 2.43 PL1 (May 2026)

New Features

• Password Protection for Settings: A new database table allows protecting app options with a password. When changing protected settings, a password prompt is now required. More information:
• [[Password protection for settings]]
• Cost Center Configuration: Extended configuration options for cost centers: Support for the first three dimensions. Activation / deactivation per module

Bug Fixes

• UpdateReleaseAllocation:Fixed a critical issue in the .updateReleaseAllocation logic which caused multiple Service Layer errors. In certain scenarios this resulted in: Clearing of document lines Removal of bin location allocations. These issues could significantly disrupt picking and delivery processes.
• Production Receipt: Fixed an issue where barcode scanning in "Receipt from Production" (remaining quantities) did not automatically select the item.
• Delivery Creation:Fixed an issue where opening a sales order in delivery failed when the option "Generate packing lists for deliveries SSCC" was enabled (especially on HANA systems).

Version 2.43 (February 2026)

• Team Counting (Inventory): A new, significantly more robust system for inventory counting has been integrated. It optimizes the processing of very large counting lists and improves synchronization when multiple warehouse workers are working on the same list simultaneously. Data is now collected locally and then sent in batches to the SAP B1 Service Layer via a configurable background service, noticeably increasing the app's responsiveness.
• Important Note: Processing inventory lists with the counting type "Multiple Counters" (Team Counters) is now exclusively supported via the new background service. Without the installed service, these lists can no longer be processed in the app.

Improvements & Fixes

• Delivery / Packing Units: Fixed critical bugs where deleting packing units (manually or via scan) caused the app to crash (NullPointerException).
• Error Messages: To speed up the support process, "Extended Details" (Stacktrace) in error messages are now expanded by default.
• Connection: The default timeout for the Service Layer connection has been increased to 30 seconds and is now configurable in the settings to prevent timeouts on slower networks.
• Stock Transfer: A new option has been added to disable the "Older batch available" warning.
• Inventory Lines: Deletion of inventory lines is now disabled to ensure data consistency within the new process.

Version 2.42 PL7 (November 2025)

• Barcode Scanning / UoM: Fixed an issue where scanning a barcode from the stock list (after selecting “Add Line”) did not correctly recognize the alternative unit of measure (UoM). The app now correctly applies the corresponding UoM and quantity conversion, matching the standard scanning behavior.
• Localization: Fixed a bug where language settings were not properly applied or persisted throughout the application. The selected language is now correctly adopted in all areas.
• UI / Layout: Resolved a display issue on newer Android versions where the top navigation bar overlapped with the content area.

Version 2.42 PL6 (October 2025)

• Fixed an issue where stock transfers with negative quantities caused an error even though the corresponding options were enabled. This process now works as expected.
• Fixed a bug in the Service Layer handling of inactive bin locations. Inactive bins were still being displayed despite the option being disabled.
• Fixed an issue in the Pick List module where the START PICKING button appeared after sending an empty list. The button is now correctly hidden in this case.
• Fixed an issue during picking where batch splitting was blocked when batches were already pre-assigned.The logic has been adjusted so that entering the same batch manually no longer triggers an “exceeds stock quantity” error.

Version 2.42 PL5 (October 2025)

• Minor bug fixes related to the Inventory list. \ The logic has been hardened to handle NULL values sent by the Service Layer in cases where SAP does not provide data for certain fields. This ensures that the Inventory list is now fully NULL-safe.

Version 2.42 PL4 (24.09 2025)

• Minor bug fixes related to the 2.42 release
• Fixed an issue where the system attempted to access the inactive option U_WMS_Start on PickList, which caused an error message during startup

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Hello Cobisoft !

Hello trantor nice to meet you

*The post has been updated to the newest Android studio version

In SAP Business One: Inventory → Item Master Data*

• Scan barcode to retrieve item details
• Select item from list
• Live search in item list
• View item master data (item code, name, description)
• See on-hand, committed, and available quantities
• View batch/serial management status
• View preferred warehouse and bin locations
• Display item pricing and unit of measurement
• See open purchase and sales documents related to item
• Add photo attachments
• View attachments from SAP (linked documents or images)
• Information about related inventory transactions
  To learn more about this module please see here
  *This module provides selected information from the Item Master Data and may also include additional item-related data from other sources.

Version 2.2.1.1

• Highlights & Enhancements:

  • Team Management & Hierarchies:

    • COBI.time now supports full team hierarchy management.
    • Teams can be managed directly within COBI.time.
    • A new frontend module allows users to create and maintain hierarchies (parent/child teams, members, structure).
    • The functionality can be enabled via settings.

  • Audit Log:

    • A new module for activity tracking and traceability has been introduced.
    • All relevant system actions are logged and can be reviewed centrally.
    • Supported event categories include:
      • USER (create, update, delete, role/manager changes, password changes, RFID assignment, etc.)
      • TIME (create, update, delete)
      • TIME CORRECTIONS (request, approve, reject, manual changes)
      • ABSENCES (request, update, approve, reject, delete)
      • MASTER DATA (absence types, holidays, time accounts, models)
      • SYSTEM events
      • AUTH (login success, login failure)

  • Time Models & Tracking:

    • Day models (daily work time models) can now be deactivated instead of deleted.
    • Time capping is now visibly displayed in the daily history.
    • Users can clearly see when working time limits have been applied.

  • Reports & Statistics:

    • New project time reports have been added:

      • Project Reports
      • Financial Project Reports
      • Service Call Reports

    • Reports can now be exported as:

      • CSV
      • PDF

    • The Sickness KPI has been extended:

      • Multiple absence types can now be included in the calculation
      • Configurable via system settings
      • Statistic tiles reflect the selected configuration

  • Exception & Compliance Reporting:

    • A new module "Exceptions" (Auffälligkeiten) has been introduced.

    • Includes:

      • Exception Reports
      • Exception Criteria configuration

    • Supported evaluations include:

      • Working time violations (e.g. too long, too short, no work)
      • Manual time corrections tracking (how often and by whom)
      • BEM evaluation (employees with more than 42 sick days within 12 months)

• Bug Fixes:

  • User & Integration:

    • Fixed an issue where user import did not correctly trigger SAP cron jobs

  • Absences & Calculations:

    • Corrected incorrect calculation of absence periods

  • General Stability & Improvements:

    • Multiple additional bug fixes and stability improvements based on testing feedback
    • UI inconsistencies in team hierarchy management resolved
    • Performance and input validation improvements in team management module

Version 2.1.0.7

• Highlights & Enhancements:

  • Reports & Statistics:

    • A new submenu called "Statistics" is now available in the Reports module.
    • It is now possible to display the company's sickness rate as well as the sickness rate of individual employees or departments as tiles.
    • The evaluation can be configured flexibly using different analysis modes.
    • Working time reports have been extended with the new columns Start Time and End Time.
    • In addition, the working time reports now include the columns Remaining Vacation and Vacation Entitlement.
    • The values are calculated historically correct depending on the selected To Date (e.g. current remaining vacation for today or the remaining vacation at a previous point in time).

  • Absences & Requests:

    • Employees can now continue to view their own submitted absence requests after submission.
    • Submitted requests therefore remain visible to the requester and no longer disappear until they are approved.
    • Absences are now easier to identify in the attendance list.
    • A tooltip displays the full absence period, for example: "Absent (Sick Leave): xx.xx.xxxx to xx.xx.xxxx".
    • The respective absence reason is now also displayed directly on the employee card.
    • A new option has been added to absence reasons: "Half-day absence allowed: Yes/No".
    • This allows control over whether an absence reason can be requested as a half day.

  • Time Tracking & Bookings:

    • Four new booking functions have been added:
      • Start Doctor Visit
      • End Doctor Visit
      • Start Business Errand
      • End Business Errand
    • Time correction requests can no longer be submitted for the current day if there are still open bookings (e.g. only "Clock In" booked).

  • Approvals & Permissions:

    • A new overview page for time correction requests has been introduced.
    • All time correction requests can now be viewed centrally and filtered by date, user, and other criteria.
    • Notifications now only serve as a jump-off point to the new overview and no longer contain a direct approval function.
    • The permission logic for the Team Absence Overview has been adjusted:
      • Users with this permission now only see employees in teams where they are the team leader.
      • Users who are only team members no longer see any employees in this overview.
      • The current user is not shown in the list.
    • As part of this change, the user permissions have been extended.

• UI & Design:

  • The navigation menu can now be expanded.
  • A pin function allows the menu to remain permanently expanded.
  • The display of absences in the attendance list has been improved so that relevant information can be recognized more quickly.

• Bug Fixes:

  • Reports & Export:

    • Fixed an issue in time report export so that reports are now correctly printed across multiple pages.
    • Fixed an issue where no values were displayed in the Working Time Report Clock In + Clock Out.
    • Fixed an endless loading spinner in time reports for financial projects without a name.

  • Time Tracking & Calculations:

    • Fixed issues in manual time tracking.
    • Corrected incorrect project time calculations.
    • Fixed an issue where sickness hours were counted as overtime.
    • Corrected the calculation of absence periods.
    • Fixed time capping on non-working days.
    • Added missing validation for the status "Work Started" to prevent corrupted history displays.
    • Ensured that vacation days can no longer become negative.

  • Stability & Navigation:

    • Fixed an issue where pressing F5 always redirected users back to the main menu.
    • Fixed a caching issue on the COBI.time website that caused outdated pages to be shown after updates.
    • Fixed an issue in user management where the pagination state was reset after editing.
    • Fixed a NullPointerException in user management.
    • Resolved errors in the Working Time Models view.
    • Fixed scrollbar issues in the daily history table.

  • Absences, Translations & Miscellaneous:

    • Fixed an issue when saving e-mail notifications for absence requests.
    • Corrected an error when selecting the vacation account based on the year.
    • Fixed an issue when saving absences.
    • The KPI "Sick Days" now correctly includes employees without a working time model.
    • Cleaned up incomplete and inconsistent German and English translations in buttons, messages, dialogs, and notifications.
    • Fixed stability issues in absence management related to invalid name lengths.
    • Corrected user import behavior related to SAP cron job processing.

Version 2.0.1.2

• Highlights & Enhancements:

  • COBI.time PWA & Tablet:
    • Introduction of COBI.time [[cobi.time:progressive_web_app|Progressive Web App]] for improved usage on mobile devices.
    • Completely reworked Tablet View for optimized display on larger touch screens.
    • Updated Favicon.
  • Manager & Team Functions:
    • Managers can now submit absence requests on behalf of employees and add comments to reports.
    • Permission adjustment: "View Times" is now restricted to the user's own team instead of the entire company.
  • Time Tracking & Logic:
    • Flextime Model: Decoupled the dynamic booking range from target working hours.
    • RFID Login: Location is now automatically set to "In House" when logging in via RFID.
    • Overhaul of the Settings menus.

• UI & Design:

  • Increased spacing between main action buttons (Arrival, Departure, Break, Location) to prevent accidental clicks.
  • Layout optimization in the Absence Overview (handling of long employee names and missing profile pictures).
  • Dark Mode Fix: Date field in "Edit Automatic Model" is now readable.

• Bugfixes:

  • Stability & Installation:
    • Fixed issues with "Clean Install".
    • Fixed startup crash when the Logo setting was missing.
    • Resolved various errors in COBI.time Log and adjusted Prisma configuration requirements.
  • Time Tracking & Calculation:
    • Fixed "Arrival" window issue: Closing the window previously prevented subsequent clock-ins.
    • Fixed persistent warning toast "Date is in the future" during manual time recording.
    • Resolved issue with "Next-Day Clock-out" (consecutive bookings within the same minute).
    • Fixed infinite loading loop when using the "Recalculate Time Accounts" button.
    • Absence Report: Fixed incorrect calculation of remaining vacation per day.
    • Saving multiple absence reasons simultaneously is possible again.
  • Display & Export:
    • Excel Export: German special characters (Umlaute Ä, Ö, Ü) are now displayed correctly.
    • Fixed an issue where the time recording window appeared empty.
    • Corrected various translation errors (e.g., "RFIDReset", "Close" button, column title "icon").

Version 2.0.0.4 (November 2025)

• New Database Architecture: COBI.time now stores time data in its own PostgreSQL database instead of directly in SAP. This significantly improves performance, stability, and independence from the SAP database server.

• New Time Report Layout:

  • Redesigned time report view with a clear structure and new color logic (green = completed weeks / yellow = current weeks / blue = absences).
  • Fully revised column headers for better readability.
  • Integrated summary section at the end of the table, showing total vacation, used vacation (previous and current month), and remaining vacation.
  • New export options: separate EXPORT (single report) and EXPORT ALL (complete report) buttons.
  • Improved calculation logic for target times and time differences.

• UI & Design:

  • Modernized interface for time reports with improved visual separation between calendar weeks.
  • Unified color and font styling.
  • New logic for color-based highlighting of absences and holidays.
  • Adjusted to the overall COBI.design guideline.

• Performance Improvements:

  • Faster loading times for monthly reports through asynchronous data processing via PostgreSQL.
  • More stable handling of large datasets in time and absence modules.

• Enhancements & New Features:

  • Extended calculation and storage of break times and target time corrections.
  • Improved table filtering and sorting options (preparation for dynamic column filters).
  • Extended permissions for reporting and management functionalities.

• Technical Changes:

  • Adjusted API interfaces for the new database structure.
  • Revised Service Layer calls for synchronizing employees, time models, and absence types.
  • New logging mechanisms for database actions (PostgreSQL logging).

• Bugfixes & Stability:

  • Fixed rounding errors in time difference calculations.
  • Improved display of absence times in reports.
  • Minor UI fixes (tooltips, column widths, translations).

Version 1.9.6.1h (October 2025)

• New wiki entry for service layer configuration: instructions for a performant and stable installation

• New option for PIN unlock: the start screen can be secured by a PIN (defined in the .env file on the server)

• Terminal mode: configurable seconds until automatic logout in the startup screen

• New language added: French

• Day models: possibility to define overall or fixed break times

• Week models:

  • Option "Automatically deduct statutory break times"
  • Flexible capping of start and end times (e.g. automatic login and logout based on defined limits)
  • Deactivated week models can be displayed

• Absence management: new option for managers – unpaid absence

• Improvements in the UI / naming of various buttons and fields

• User management: new rights available

  • Management
  • Absence overview
  • Reporting

• Time model closing: new checkbox "Carry over time account balance from previous time model"

• User rights: new search and filter functionality

• New standalone module: Cost centers

• Selection of financial projects and cost centers from SAP now possible

• Attendance overview: display of online status (green/red dot)

• Time reports: extended storage and display of break times

• New module: Time report

• New modules: Management and Reporting

• Bug fixes, performance and stability improvements

Version 1.9.4.1 (May 2024)

• Possibility to post to cost centres
• Selection of employees in the manual time recording module
• Comment field for approval or rejection of absence requests, which is also displayed in the applicant's notifications
• Absence management: differentiation between paid and unpaid absences

Version 2.42 PL3 (September 2025)

New Modules

• A fully flexible and customizable module that allows you to define exactly which item details are shown.

• Configure the view to match your warehouse needs.

• This module provides the functionality to create customer orders directly within COBI.wms.

• (Only visible if configured correctly in the database)

New Options

Warehouse

• Hide inactive warehouses
• Show inactive bin locations

Receipt

• Show subnumber of purchase order

Picking

• Show if pick list is already started
• Picking with pick unit
• Show text lines from sales orders
• Show transport type
• Group similar articles

Purchase Return

• Don't show documents for Dropship-Warehouses

Sales Return

• Don't show documents for Dropship-Warehouses

Issue for Production

• Show when an output has been made

Receipt from Production

• Automatically close production orders on reaching or exceeding open quantity:

Item Info (new)

• Show item picture
• Show item barcode
• Show item price
• Show item weight
• Show item dimensions
• Show default bin
• Show serials/batches
• Show item description
• Show item stocks
• Show linked items
• Show linked documents

Miscellaneous

• Warning when min./max. inventory is exceeded or undershot per warehouse
• Blocking of exceed or undershoot of min./max. inventory per warehouse
• Hide inactive business partners
  For more infomation please check [[cobi.wms:app_options|here]]

Fixed Bugs

• Fixed several app crashes, including:

  • Renaming sample labels in the label printing module
  • Fixed an app crash in Picking related to the “Pick Unit” dialog.
  • Scanning QR codes in print settings
  • Fixed an app crash when deleting empty packing lists.

• Fixed multiple Service Layer errors, such as:

  • Error during transfer (property 'U_PickUnitCode') despite the option being disabled
  • Error -43 when adding items to a stock transfer request

• Fixed incorrect or confusing UI behavior:

  • Wrong color markings (green/red) during stock transfers
  • If the inventory count list is assigned approval levels, the list will not be displayed even in the approved status.
  • Fixed inconsistent behavior in Goods Receipt when using different date formats (MM/DD/YYYY vs. DD/MM/YYYY) for batch items with a future production date.
  • “Pick and Pack” production orders always highlighted in blue
  • Reference fields allowing too many characters (conflict with SAP)
  • Incorrect display of search lists and icons
  • Missing warning when leaving modules (attachment lost)

• Fixed logic issues with expiration dates:

  • Contradicting options between “Expiration date mandatory” and “Validate expiration date”
  • Incorrect handling for non-batch managed items
  • Checkbox logic now consistent

• Fixed issues in customer orders:

  • Missing delivery address blocked document creation without explanation
  • Comment lines were overwritten in SAP
  • Incorrect wording (“Production” shown incorrectly)

• Fixed general usability issues:

  • Overlapping error messages in Picking
  • “Barcode not found” message could not be stacked
  • DEMO database connection error

• Fixed various spelling mistakes, typos and incorrect translations across the UI.

• Fixed SSCC logic bug:

  • Improved SSCC generation logic (based on GTIN and additional parameters). \ This caused issues for some companies with more than 12 GTIN numbers, which is now resolved with a more robust and reliable implementation.

Pre-Allocation of Batch and Serial Numbers for Pick Lists

If you want to decide for your warehouse employees which batch numbers or serial numbers they should pick, instead of letting them choose the batch or serial numbers themselves while picking, then you should be aware of the following issue.

Note: This issue only applies to Pick Lists without bin locations. If you're picking from a warehouse with bin locations, then this issue doesn't apply.

For an example, let's consider a Pick List based on a Sales Order, containing an item with batch numbers. The issue applies to other types of Pick Lists as well, and also to serial numbers, but we will use this scenario to explain the issue.

In SAP Business One, there are two ways you can pre-allocate batch numbers for the Pick List:

• 1. Allocate the batch number only in the underlying Sales Order
• 2. Allocate the batch number both in the Sales Order and in the Pick List

The second way is actually ideal, because the same Sales Order could have multiple Pick Lists that are based on it, so if you only allocated the batch in the Sales Order, it wouldn't be clear for which Pick List it is.

However, there is unfortunately a problem in the programming interface of SAP Business One, which prevents COBI.wms from updating a Pick List if it contains batch pre-allocations.

For this reason, you must only allocate the batch number in the underlying Sales Order, and not directly in the Pick List. If you have several Pick Lists based on the same Sales Order, your warehouse employees will see all batch numbers allocated in the underlying Sales Order.

Missing support for Assembly BOM

Unfortunately, it's not possible to support Bill of Material Items of type Assembly in COBI.wms due to a limitation in SAP Business One:
SAP-972396