Sicon Approvals v25

Sicon Approvals is aimed at businesses wanting to devolve the responsibility of data entry to their end users, whilst using the approvals process to regulate the outcome.  Includes Requisitions, Invoices, Expenses, Timesheets, Holidays, Sales Orders and HR.

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250.0.5

Issues Resolved
Issues Resolved
  • [#12990] Resolved an issue with user being advised they have not submitted a timesheet for weeks that contain Bank Holiday and Approved Holiday Requests.
  • [#14353] Resolved an issue with the Update script not running correctly if the connected Sage Companies have no reverse tax terms configured.
  • [#15882] Resolved an issue with the Approvals start-up page not appearing when Dark Mode is enabled for the Administrator user.
  • [#16556] Resovled an issue with a blank “Waiting for” column in the Timesheet Projects Report.
  • [#17136] Resolved an issue with ´Value cannot be null´ error appearing when the Copy Invoice button is clicked.
  • [#17195] Resolved an issue with users receiving a .ics file instead of an Outlook meeting request for Approved Holiday and Absence requests.
  • [#17264] Resolved an issue with errors appearing in the Windows Event Viewer when using Google mail.
  • [#17364] Resolved an issue with ´Could not load file or assembly ‘Google.Apis.Auth’´ error appearing in the Sicon Log of the Windows Event Viewer when Google authentication is enabled in the Approvals Email settings.
  • [#17698] Resolved an issue with Business Unit filtering in the Expense Reports.
  • [#17791] Resolved an issue with the final Approver not appearing in the Expenses and Mileage Report.
  • [#17991] Resolved an issue that caused an error when updating User Supplier Filter allocation for a user.
  • [#18016] Resolved an issue that was preventing approval users from approving Project Requisitions.

Date applied: March 5, 2026

250.0.4

Issues Resolved New Features
New Features

  • [#14491] Improved security in the HR documents screen by removing the ability for users to attach documents by a URL link.
  • [#16491] Added a tool to update the default Approvals reports of previous versions to resolve XML errors.
    • The tool will appear when the Approvals webpage starts up and can be dismissed if the user wishes to update the reports manually.
  • [#16750] Added a Domestic Tax Rate to reflect HMRC’s changes to fuel tax rates, specifically for claiming expenses on electric vehicles charged at home.
    • Upon application of this version, Approvals will prompt the user to set a Domestic Tax Rate for all Sage Connections before proceeding to the dashboard.
  • [#16960] Added a popup to advise users that once this hotfix is applied that a Default Domestic Fuel Tax Rate needs to be selected for each Sage Database Connection.

Issues Resolved
  • [#6300] Resolved an issue with Audit Log causing slow down within Sicon Approvals.
  • [#14655] Resolved an issue with MRP Purchase Order approved in Approvals incorrectly updating Pre-Allocations.
  • [#16369] Resolved an issue with Timesheet Journals that are amended during Approval posting an incorrect negative value back to the Project.
  • [#16491] Resolved an issue with older versions of the with the Approvals report files throwing an XML error when printed.
  • [#16569] Resolved an issue where Supplier pricing was still visible when hovering over the information icon in Requisitions, even though visibility had been disabled in the Requisition settings.
  • [#16733] Resolved an issue where a message appeared on Holiday Requests advising users to take TOIL by the end of the month, even when the TOIL setting was configured as yearly.
  • [#16759] Resolved an issue where enabling Auditing in Sicon Approvals caused a type mismatch warning for properties stored as enumerations.
  • [#16938] Resolved an issue where Requisitions selected the incorrect Approval Route when a fully approved Requisition was amended to reduce the submitted value.
  • [#16959] Resolved an issue with Caching related to fuel rates and their corresponding VAT rates.
  • [#17106] Resolved an issue with Microsoft Exchange emails from Approvals reporting errors in the Windows Event View log.
  • [#17285] Resolved an issue that caused a ¨Sequence contains more that one matching element¨ error when saving a Free Text Line on a Requisition.
  • [#17399] Resolved an issue with amendments to existing Sales Orders reverting back when submitted.

Date applied: December 11, 2025

250.0.3

Issues Resolved New Features
New Features
  • [#13878] Reworked Budget Checking functionality to be faster than legacy Budget Checking.
    • Added the settings ‘Budget Nominal Detail Sync Interval’ and ‘Budget Project Detail Sync Interval’ for different server setups. Settings can be found in: System Settings > System Settings header > Miscellaneous > Service banner
  • [#13878] Added in a Budgets migration screen tool that can migrate Legacy Budgets for use with the new Budgets settings.
    • This tool can be found in: System Settings > System Settings header > Budgets > Functionality > Run Migration
  • [#16046] Added support for Google mail and Microsoft 365 Authentication Methods in the Email/Notifications settings.
Issues Resolved
  • [#15663] Resolved an issue with users being able to see other users HR documents.
  • [#15889] Resolved an issue with Holiday users without the “View All Holiday Requests” user type permission being able to view other users’ holidays request and also see them on the calendar.
  • [#15916] Resolved an issue with users with the HR User Type permission “Notify when employee details change” not receiving the notification on their dashboard.
  • [#15933] Resolved an issue with Sage database fields not being truncated in upgrades from v22 and below.
  • [#15975] Resolved an issue with the Nominal codes not populating correctly on Planned Purchases.
  • [#16109] Resolved an issue with SMTP emails no longer sending.
  • [#16115] Resolved an issue with approval users receiving a ‘Error Serializing Value’ when putting an Invoice On Hold.
  • [#16195] Resolved an issue on Timesheets using Hours and Minutes where half an hour would be round down to H:49.
  • [#16208] Resolved an issue with users receiving a ‘Error Serializing Value’ when selecting a user vehicle while on a Mileage Expense.
  • [#16211] Resolved an issue with Approval Mileage Expenses not calculating Mileage correctly from the selected vehicles assigned Fuel Rate.
  • [#16244] Fixed a spelling mistake in the Invoice/Credit screen.
  • [#16376] Resolved an issue where Approvals would lock up if a test email was sent from the system settings.

Date applied: October 10, 2025

250.0.2

Issues Resolved New Features
New Features
  • [#15172] Added the settings for Mandatory ‘Request For’ and ‘Notes’ fields to be added to Requisitions.
    • Settings can be found in: System Settings > System Settings header > Requisitions > Functionality banner
Issues Resolved
  • [#15036] Resolved an issue with Purchase Order and Sales Order layouts being unable to print the Sparetext and Sparedate fields.
  • [#15082] Resolved an issue with Job Levels showing as N/A on both the Timesheet Approve and Current Timesheet screens.
  • [#15086] Resolved an issue with the Timesheet Project Summary Report throwing an error when the report criteria selection would return a NULL value.
  • [#15092] Resolved an issue with Notes disappearing on Invoice when the Reject All button is pressed on the Invoice Approval screen.
  • [#15342] Resolved an issue with the Expense Report not return results for the user’s assigned Business Unit users.
  • [#15434] (Sicon Approvals Addons v250.0.0.2) – Resolved an issue with the Overbudget Project Budget popup warning being displayed with the incorrect information and when Project Budget is not overbudget.
  • [#15560] Resolved an issue with the Sicon Approvals Service constantly unloading and reloading company processes for a deleted company with the same description as a live one.

Date applied: August 6, 2025

250.0.1

Issues Resolved New Features Important
Important Info

From Sicon version 260.0.0, the legacy Approvals mobile app will no longer be supported.  Mobile access will remain available for Expenses and Invoices via the Sicon Hub only.

Customers using the mobile app for Requisitions, Timesheets, Holidays, or Absence should be advised not to upgrade at this time if continued mobile access is required.

(This change reflects technical limitations with the legacy app platform and is not a removal of functionality from the desktop product)

New Features
  • [#14762] Added a static “Warm Up” page that is shown during Sicon Approvals first start up after fresh install or Hotfix.
  • [#14547] Added “Basic” and “Detailed” options to Audit History.
    • When “Basic” is selected, all fields will be displayed in a raw value format e.g. project and nominal changes should be a numeric value.
    • When “Detailed” is selected, all fields will be displayed in a user-friendly format e.g. project changes should show the project number text description and nominal changes should display the nominal account description.
Issues Resolved
  • [#11641] Resolved an issue with the Stock Entry page hanging with HTTPS2 protocol error when accessing it over HTTPS.
  • [#14739] Resolved a further issue with the amended Description on Additional Charge Item lines not posting to Sage.
  • [#14872] Resolved an issue with the Copy Function on Timesheets not copying the line hours over when specified to do so.
  • [#14918] Resolved a rounding issue that caused Incorrect Project Postings on POP Invoices raised within Sage against Sicon Approvals Requisitions.
  • [#15007] Resolved an issue with Sicon Approvals requesting the users Password twice when the Two Factor Authentication setting “Number of days before Two Factor Authentication is required again” is set to zero.

Date applied: June 12, 2025