Spire 3.6 Release Notes (3.6 to 3.6.10)

Spire 3.6 was released on January 25, 2021; the latest update in this version is 3.6.10 (December 21, 2021). Below are Spire Systems’ release notes for every 3.6 release, organised by area, newest first. Spire 3.x and Spire 4.x are separate lines; these notes are for Spire 3. All Spire 3.x release notes.

In this version: 3.6.10 · 3.6.9 · 3.6.8 · 3.6.7 · 3.6.6 · 3.6.5 · 3.6.4 · 3.6.3 · 3.6.2 · 3.6.1 · 3.6

Highlights

Spire in the cloud. Spire Server can be hosted on spire-cloud.com, and partners can license a server without the owner signing in.
Payroll. Custom pay types, a Bonus pay type with better tax calculation, and a report to help with the CRA Temporary Wage Subsidy.
Inventory. Adjustments and transfers separated and improved, several images per item, and image import into server-managed storage.
Incoterms on sales and purchase orders.
Payfirma pre-authorisation and customer sync, and a new Browser module.
3.6.7 turns on Spire Web Apps for everyone with Software Assurance and adds CIBC and NACHA ACH EFT file formats.

Spire 3.6.10 (December 21, 2021)

New Features

Add January 2022 Payroll changes

Report Changes

T4-14b-CRA – 2021 changes
T4-14b-employee – 2021 changes
T4-14b-employer – 2021 changes
T4-Summary – 2021 changes
T4A – 2021 changes
T4S Summary – 2021 changes
T5018 – 2021 changes
T5018 Summary – 2021 changes

Spire 3.6.9 (August 26, 2021)

New Features

Add ability to print a Payment Remittance rather than a cheque in AP Payment screen

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Correct error importing foreign currency GL Transactions
Show Sales Location for Inventory Sales UOM on a Sales Order line
Correct error editing Sales Order, Service fields
Do not add a surcharge to an Invoice being reversed from Sales history, which did not have a surcharge
Ensure Serial number records retain Closed status during Invoicing
Correct Surcharge calculation when the UOM is changed on the Sales Order line
Do not allow Payment Terms record to be deleted if it has been used in Sales or Purchases
Correctly import overriding Sales Order item descriptions
Correct error when posting Inventory Transfers created in Spire 3.5 or earlier
Correct error in date fields when the year 0001 is typed
Correct Inventory, Receipts, View for Inventory Adjustment records
Respect Company, Inventory, Receiving/Transfers, Update current cost from transfer enabled even if Post adjustments to GL is disabled
Correct Inventory On Order when posting Inventory Transfers
Correct error creating a Quantity Break Price Matrix record for a part number that exists in multiple warehouses
Refresh Vendor Part number when the part number is changed on a Purchase Order line
Allow Purchase Order ShipTo customer to be removed
Correct error when filtering Purchases by Job No
Correct Lot Number quantity required when building a Production Order with UOM conversion
Correctly commit Lot Number quantity when building more than the Required Quantity of the Finished Goods
Limit Timecard, Comment entry to 60 characters
Ensure that Spire transposes https:// in a server url even if the user enters a http://
Correct error deleting a UDF field after a recent Edit

Report Changes

AP Payment Remittance – renamed from AP Cheque Remittance since this report now also respects payments other than cheque
AP EFT Payment Remittance – remove from AP Payments, Cheques report list
Financial Statement by 12 Periods – reset GL Group Total after Liabilities section
Financial Statement by Periods – reset GL Group Total after Liabilities section —

Spire 3.6.8 (August 12, 2021)

New Features

Add ability to add a File link as well as a URL link to a communication

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

pgAdmin 32 bit has been deprecated and has been removed from Spire Server installer
Link to install 64 bit pgAdmin is shown in Spire Server Administration
improve saving a main record with many linked records by not validating all linked UDF records even if UDF structures have recently changed, only added or edited UDF records are validated
retain AP entry populated fields when clicking Dismiss after a data entry error
ensure that EFT File Creation number is not duplicated with AP and Timecard Payments
re-evaluate Sales Order cumulative prices when a quantity is changed
correct memory error running Inventory ReAllocation on data with many UOMs
change the warning when adding a duplicate inventory code, to be the same as customers, vendors, etc.
do not copy the Location field from the source warehouse inventory record to the destination warehouse inventory record during Inventory Transfer. Changing the value of the Location field in the Inventory Transfer now updates the Location in the destination warehouse
correctly import Tools, Import, Inventory, Image File
rename Tools, Import Files to Tools, Migrate Files and show detailed information
show all serial numbers in Sales History Invoice screen
retain created date/time/user in Production History when building a Production Order
correct error printing Customer Product Sales Report when many records are listed
correct error when a Communication Attachment has a very long filename
correct error inserting a web url in Inventory Images, where a file path is expected
improve End key behavior in Chooser field
improve error message shown when communication between the Spire Server and Spire Central is blocked
show company just restored from snapshots when uploading reports

Report Changes

Accounts Payable List – show Expense and Payment Account for each Vendor on Details version, remove occasional blank page
Account Reconciliation Detailed – correct hyperlink
Account Reconciliation – correct hyperlink
AP EFT Remittance – make report available for reprint inside a Posted AP Batch
Employee Summary – add employee email address
Financial Statement by 12 Periods – respect GL Group Total flags
Financial Statement by Periods – respect GL Group Total flags
Financial Summary – correct Liabilities Totaling and Asset page management
General Ledger Account Activity – improve formatting of group headers
Inventory Adjustments – add Product Code, print all serial numbers
Inventory Transfer – add Product Code, print all serial numbers
Invoice Batched – improve Incoterms
Invoice Posted – improve Incoterms
Material Requirements by Inventory – correct Required
Order Confirmation – improve Incoterms
Packing Slip – improve Incoterms
Pick Ticket – improve Incoterms
Process Slip – improve Incoterms
Production Build – correct subcomponent sorting
Production Order – correct subcomponent sorting
Production Template – correct subcomponent sorting
Purchase Order Reprint – improve Incoterms
Purchase Order – improve Incoterms
Quote – improve Incoterms
Receiver General by Payroll Dates – remove printer driver causing double sided printing
RMA Order – improve Incoterms
Sales Order – improve Incoterms
Ship Slip – improve Incoterms
Work Order – improve Incoterms, add Deposits
Transfer Packing Slip – print all serial numbers
Transfer Pick Ticket – print all serial numbers —

Spire 3.6.7 (June 17, 2021)

New Features

Add July 2021 Payroll changes
Enable Web Apps for all users with Software Assurance on Spire 3.6.7 and higher
Create options for CIBC (1464 byte) and NACHA ACH (94 byte) in Company Settings, Company, Banking, File Format
Add ability to Import attachments from local file system method to Spire managed storage, in the Tools, Import menu item

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Correct credit check on Standing Orders after original has had Override Credit Limit performed
Update Customer prices when a Sales Order is Invoiced without a Save, if enabled
Correctly show applicable Calendar entries
Correctly show required Pay Periods on Employee ROE for salaried employees
Correctly populate ?PurchaseHistoryID parameter when running Post Inventory Receipts report
Improve error logged in spired.log if Spire Server is uninstalled and re-installed with a new programdata\spire folder causing the loss of the secret key
Correct Recovery of a Deleted Sales Order with Serial numbers attached
Improve rounding when posting an Inventory Transfer
Correct respect User permission for Add Inventory Transfers
Allow a serial/lot number to be removed from an Inventory Adjustment or Inventory Transfer
Correctly show Allocated quantities for Serial numbers after posting Inventory Adjustments and Inventory Transfers
Correctly set Approved By and Approved Date for Credits when creating a new customer
Remove In Progress and Pending Production Orders from List to be updated from a Template with Update Orders button
Do not allow Production Orders set to In Progress or Pending, to use Pull from Template
Respect User, Production Orders, Automatically Commit permission when changing a Production Order from Open to Pending or In Progress
Correct Data Dictionary for inventory.type
Send ISO-2 Country code to Payfirma
Correct error Voiding a Payfirma payment

Report Changes

Account Reconciliation – Remove details from Historical Unreconciled sub-report, report on foreign currency values < .50
Account Reconciliation Detailed – Show details on Historical Unreconciled sub-report
Disbursements Journal – support null reference numbers
Financial Statement by Period – correct Period 9 totals
Historical Balance Sheet – Respect end period selected
Historical Income Statement – Respect end period selected
History Production Build – ensure sub-components are printed directly below the parent sub- assembly
Inventory Count Sheet – force report to sort hyphens like Spire does
Inventory Count Review – force report to sort hyphens like Spire does
Item Allocations – remove posted Inventory Adjustments and Inventory Transfers
Payroll Cheque-Bottom – support Vacation Pay and un-retained Vacation Pay on the same timecard
Payroll Cheque-Centre – support Vacation Pay and un-retained Vacation Pay on the same timecard
Payroll Cheque-Top – support Vacation Pay and un-retained Vacation Pay on the same timecard
Payroll Direct Deposit – support Vacation Pay and un-retained Vacation Pay on the same timecard
Post Inventory Receipts – correctly show previous receipts on the report
Production Template – ensure sub-components are printed directly below the parent sub- assembly
Production Order – ensure sub-components are printed directly below the parent sub-assembly
Purchase Order – Print Customer Shipto communication for Drop Ship Customer, Show Standing status
Receiver General by Payroll Dates – remove unposted timecards, show totals group —

Spire 3.6.6 (April 20, 2021)

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Correct Inventory, Import Inventory Images for skipped records
Correct Blank Report Preview screen experienced on some Video drivers
Respect Sales Order currency when using a Price Matrix record when the Price Matrix record is populated with a Customer code that is set to a foreign currency
Correctly save Sales Order, Equipment, Notes information
Ignore Company Settings, Sales Orders, Always Ship option in Booking Orders
Correct Part no lookup in Purchase History, Items tab
Correct Manage Company Access for Payfirma when multiple companies are integrated
Allow Inventory Import to update weight field even when On Hand > 0
Remove trailing spaces from Vendor No, Vendor Part No and UOM during Vendor Price Import
Do not Import Price Matrix records for non-existent Part numbers
Correctly update purchase receipts part no when running Inventory Code Change
Improve YearEnd selector in General Ledger, Reports, Historical Financial Report
Automatically refresh the date in the Spire Desktop Status bar automatically, at midnight when left logged on
Add test for infinite loops in sales_order_items when creating Sales Order Lists
Correct support for GL Allocations in Payroll Posting Spire Web Improvements
Remove deleted Sales Orders from Sales Order List query Settings Changes
User – Add Purchase Orders, Create Standing Purchase Orders

Report Changes

AP Cheque Remittance – Ensure report fails email check
Invoice Batched – Group by Order number if no Invoice number exists
Order Confirmation – tweak page footer size to allow for more subtotals
Payroll Cheque-Bottom – show paid un-retained Vacation Pay, improve Pay Type grouping
Payroll Cheque-Centre – show paid un-retained Vacation Pay, improve Pay Type grouping
Payroll Cheque-Top – show paid un-retained Vacation Pay, improve Pay Type grouping
Payroll Direct Deposit – show paid un-retained Vacation Pay, improve Pay Type grouping
Quote – tweak page footer size to allow for more subtotals
RMA Order – tweak page footer size to allow for more subtotals
Sales and Taxes 4 – Remove Tax rebate from Tax 3 for US Companies
Sales and Taxes – Remove Tax rebate from Tax 3 for US Companies
Sales Order – tweak page footer size to allow for more subtotals
Work Order – tweak page footer size to allow for more subtotals —

Spire 3.6.5 (March 31, 2021)

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Replace Reports Preview screen to improve support for Search and Zoom
Allow penny rounding in Sales Orders and POS when a credit payment is applied first and cash used on the balance
Present a warning if new a Serial number is created at Sales Order time and it is a duplicate of previous Serial number
Guard against QCloseEvent and NoneType errors in Sales Orders
Do not automatically focus position on Job Headers when opening a Sales Order
Maintain Sales UOM with migrated Sales Orders that have used an alternate UOM
Allow completed date/time to be cleared on a Communication record
Copy Price Factor during Inventory Copy
Do not allow an Inventory UOM record to be deleted if it has been used
Correct banner display of duplicate PO number in a Sales Order
Store scanned UPC on Sales Order when Scan items feature was used
Correct double allocation of returned Lot numbers on a Sales Order Credit
Correct double popup of Levy list when using Sales Order Levy lookup
Allow user with User Selectable Invoices number enabled, to edit a typo in the Invoice number field before saving the Sales Order
Ensure that Trial Post on a Sales Order Batch creates a unique temp file for the report, when two people create a Trial Post at the same time
Prohibit user without permission to add non-inventory items from importing Sales Orders with non-inventory items
Filter Equipment List to current customer on a Sales Order
Correct Tax Code filter on Address List
Ensure all lines show Lot numbers received on Purchase Order after Receive All is used
Improve Lot Cost calculation with Serialized Costing enabled, when a Lot number is received on a Purchase Order and then returned on a Purchase Order
Correctly open Purchase History record in Inventory, Lot Trace, Open Related
Correctly open Purchase History record in Inventory, Movement, Open Related
Correctly post Inventory Location to receiving warehouse during Inventory Transfer and Adjustment
Avoid loop when trying to create a Payable EFT file when a Vendor does not have banking information set up
Do not allow a blank Vendor Price record to be created while adding a new Inventory item
Correctly import Accessory field during Inventory Import
Correctly import Expense account during AP Import
Improve tax validation when importing AR and AP
Add CIBC required fields to AR EFT file
Change Employee TD1 amount when Province is changed while adding a new Employee
Support Serialized Costing when building Production Orders
Correctly Commit Production Order sub-assembly components when editing the Required quantity of the Manufactured item
Correctly show created and modified information in Production History
Do not create Production Orders from Requisitions if there is no Production Manager license
Do not display YearEnd warning after changing companies to one where it is not relevant
Support not completed Communications in filters
Correct ‘superuser’ error when changing companies or after a YearEnd Close has been done Spire Web Improvements
Remove Salesperson and Territory from Vendor List
Correct error while adding a ShipTo address to a Customer
Add ability to set a ShipTo address as the default
Allow Country to be populated in ShipTo address
Allow Customer On Hold to be removed
Correctly Save a new customer record with one click
Show only address line 1 on Customer List, Address column
Allow a Sales Order to be removed from the Customer’s Sales Order List
Support 3 character province/state codes in address screens
Allow negative discount field in Customer screen Settings Changes
User – Add Inventory, Modify Product Code

Report Changes

All Spire 3.6.5 reports verified and changes done, with Crystal Reports 2020 Patch 1 https://support.spiresystems.com/support/solutions/articles/13000088663-crystal-reports-2020-64-bit-and-odbc
Customer Activity – Improve line alignment and fonts for readability
Inventory Bar Code Label 5160 – force blank labels to the top
Inventory Count Review – change linking and selection criteria to improve speed
Inventory Count Sheet – change linking and selection criteria to improve speed
Inventory Label 2X1 – force blank labels to the top
Invoice Batched – do not underlay Levy Total, support payment method 8
Invoice Posted – print line with part number “SURCHARGE” if it was created with Spire 3+, support payment method 8
Payment on Account B – support payment method 8
Payment on Account P – support payment method 8
POS Receipt – support payment method 8
Production Order – correct reset of > level on page break
Production Template – correct reset of > level on page break
Receiver General by Payroll Dates – add separate totals for CRA and Revenue Quebec if needed
RMA Order – support payment method 8
Sales Order – correct vertical line extending to bottom of page, support payment method 8
Vendor Activity – Improve line alignment and fonts for readability
Work Order – support payment method 8 —

Spire 3.6.4 (March 15, 2021)

New Features

Add Contact 2 and Contact 3 information to Customer, Address List

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Do not add Accessories to Sales Order if Cancel is clicked in Accessory dialog
Do not change price on a Sales Order line when a Serial number is selected if Serialized Sell Price is not enabled
Improve error when trying to establish an Order suffix when the order number will not accommodate the required suffix position “-0”
Improve link to Sales Order, in a Production Order created from a Sales Order Requisition
Correct error in Sales Order, Scan Item dialog
Ensure Serial/Lot numbers are fully Received before allowing them to be Committed
Allow Sales History Invoice inline comment to be edited
Correct error in Production menu, Replace Component
Do not allow a GL Account to be deleted if it has been referenced in any other table
Improve use of rounding code to avoid Unbalanced Transaction in Trial Post Sales Order Batch
Improve text on Timecard Batch, change Periods dialog
Sort benefits and deductions in Timecards
Improve amount distributed to Job Cost in a Timecard with multiple payment lines
Correctly Import Vendor Status field
Correctly support Inventory Adjustments and Transfers in Inventory Movement, Open Related
Correct Inventory Lot Trace process when an Inventory Adjustment is encountered
Correctly respect user cost permissions in Inventory Adjustments and Transfers
Correct ability to Freeze Inventory in Inventory Count with Filters applied
Remove unused option for Customer Specific Prices from Inventory Copy options list
Truncate 20 character Vendor No to 19 characters while creating EFT file
Correct error creating a Note Type when adding a note through the Calendar

Spire Server Administration Improvements and corrections

Clear next snapshot date/time and Interval when # Snapshots to Keep is set to 0 on Snapshot schedule Spire Web Improvements
Correct Status Code 400 error adding Customers or assigning them to Sales Orders

Report Changes

Inventory Movement by Posted Date – Correct # flag, improve sorting and column spacing
Inventory Movement by Source Date – Correct # flag, improve sorting and column spacing
Invoice Batched – Set Use Index options to improve speed
General Ledger Journal Transactions – Support multiple divisions on the report
Payroll Cheque – Bottom – Improve pay type groups when more than 2 exist
Payroll Cheque – Centre – Improve pay type groups when more than 2 exist
Payroll Cheque – Top – Improve pay type groups when more than 2 exist
Payroll Direct Deposit – Improve pay type groups when more than 2 exist —

Spire 3.6.3 (February 24, 2021)

New Features

Add Preferred Vendor to Requisition List if not specified by Source
Add Find Price button in Inventory Requisitions to select another Vendor’s Price record

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Correctly calculate Payroll Taxes when Commission or Advanced used on an Irregular Timecard
Allow import of Timecards without pay rate, use Employee’s default
Remove Salary, Regular Rate, Overtime Rate, Premium Rate columns no longer used, from Employee List
Correctly sort Benefits and Deductions on List
Correct error when two users attempt to open the same Sales Order at the exact same time
Allow Control Accounts to be removed from GL Transaction if GL Integration is disabled
Correctly display Kit costs in Sales History, Details
Prohibit editing Sales Taxes in Sales History Invoice view
Correct error when Overriding a Credit Limit on a Sales Order more than once
Correct error when adding a Sales Order to the Calendar
Correctly round Sales Order taxes when Posting Invoice
Correct error Selling a Lot numbered Item when Serialize on Receipt has been disabled
Allow Account Reconciliations to be deleted
Correctly respect when user click Cancel during Post Account Reconciliation
Do not allow base currency record to be deleted
Update information in Job Details when updated in Job Accounts
Revert File Creation number on a failed EFT creation due to Inactive Customer or Vendor
Allow Customer ShipTo address records to be created with Unique ShipTo setting enabled
Improve Export of Customers to handle invalid characters pasted into a field
Improve speed adding a UOM record to Edit Inventory, Prices and Units tab
Improve display of Price Factor field in Edit Inventory, Prices and Units tab
Correct Sell Price column on Inventory Movement List
Correctly populate Vendor Cost on Requisition
Correctly support Vendor Quantity Break Prices on Purchase Order when they are out of order on the Quantity Break List
Correctly display History number in Edit Inventory, Production History
Correctly show Phone Number Formats available when a blank record exists on the Format list

Report Changes

Invoice Batched – Add Contact email address, eliminate “Outstanding 0.00” on payment sub- report
Invoice Posted – Add Contact email address, eliminate “Outstanding 0.00” on payment sub- report
Order Confirmation – Bold Order Quantity to show it is being used to calculated the Extended Amount, add Contact email address
Packing Slip – Bold Ship Quantity to show it is being used to calculated the Extended Amount, add Contact email address
Pick Ticket – Bold Ship Quantity to show it is being used to calculated the Extended Amount, add Contact email address
Process Slip – Bold Ship Quantity to show it is being used to calculated the Extended Amount, add Contact email address
Quote – Add Contact email address
RMA Order – Add Contact email address
Sales Order – Add Contact email address
Ship Slip – Bold Ship Quantity to show it is being used to calculated the Extended Amount, add Contact email address
Work Order – Add Contact email address —

Spire 3.6.2 (February 16, 2021)

New Features

Add ability to move a ShipTo address from one customer to another customer
Add columns Employee, Job No, Job Account to Sales Order Items and Sales History Items Lists
Add “contains” support to Invoice No and Order No Filters on Sales Order List
Include current Customers’ email address in Sales History when emailing
Include current Vendors’ email address in Purchase History when emailing

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Improve speed creating Invoice batches
Improve speed posting an AR Payment batch
Respect local time when setting filters on Date columns
Refresh Costs when Toggling Production Order sub-assemblies
Save changes when clicking Print in Edit Inventory, Bill of Materials tab
Correct error clicking Open Inventory button on non-inventory line in Bill of Materials tab
Correctly set Cash in Bank GL Account as a Bank Account when creating a new company
Correct error copying Sales Orders with linked attachments
Correct error creating a Sales Order for a Customer that has an invalid Default warehouse
Respect Toggled state for Kits during Copy Sales Orders
Do not suppress all Accessory lines on a Sales Order when suppressing one Accessory line
Correctly remove Discount from a Sales Order when Customer is changed to one without a Price Matrix record
Correctly import Sales Order Item Required Date
Post an Overpaid Deposit on a Sales Order to Credit on AR Account when the Invoice amount is less than the Deposit and is Posted
Limit Sales History Invoice Edit Job Header to 80 characters
Correct error doing a Search for a Kitted Part number in POS
Allow user to change warehouse in POS F9 lookup
Correctly create 12 Pay periods with a Start Date of January 31, 2021 in Payroll Schedule
Create Inventory Adjustment posting when returning an Item set for FIFO and the FIFO cost is different than the PO Cost
Allow a GL Account with Allocations to be selected in Edit Customer, Vendor and Add AR/AP Invoice
Do not allow a Customer to be saved with a Base Currency code set, Blank = Base
Re-label Customer column to This Year Sales
Correct error clicking on Open Related after adding a Communication to a GL Account
Correct error adding a new GL Subgroup
Correct error scrolling past the Reconciled column GL Transaction History
Correct lock condition when a GL Account Reconciliation has been posted twice and error displayed
Correct error tabbing past Rate column in a Foreign GL Transaction
Improve the migration of Inventory Images and Communications attachment links

New Reports

Customer Product Sales – new report in Sales History, Reports, Customer Sales History

Report Changes

Historical Balance Sheet – improve PeriodDates sub-report
Historical Income Statement – improve PeriodDates sub-report
Historical Trial Balance – improve PeriodDates sub-report
Invoice Posted – change template to remove from Sales History, Reports, Customer Sales History
POS Receipt Reprint – change template to remove from Sales History, Reports, Customer Sales History —

Spire 3.6.1 (February 2, 2021)

General

Allow more than 6 Other Boxes in Edit T4 screen

Report Changes

Employee Ledger Detailed – Sort on employee number
Employee Ledger – Sort on employee number
Inventory Sales in Base Currency – hide cost columns based on user permission
Inventory Status – remove premature page break with a lot of serial number records
Order Confirmation – Include Tacking number in Ship Via
Payroll Ledger by Department – Sort on employee number
Payroll Ledger by Employee – Sort on employee number
Payroll Ledger – Sort on employee number
Pick Ticket – Include Tacking number in Ship Via
Process Slip – Include Tacking number in Ship Via
Receiver General by Payroll Dates – Sort on employee number
RMA Order – Include Tacking number in Ship Via
Payroll Ledger by Department – Sort on employee number
Ship Slip – Include Tacking number in Ship Via
T4-14b-CRA – Support second T4 when more than 6 Other Boxes are used
T4-14b-employee – Support second T4 when more than 6 Other Boxes are used
T4-14b-employer – Support second T4 when more than 6 Other Boxes are used
Workers Compensation Remittance – Sort on employee number —

Spire 3.6 (January 25, 2021)

New Features

Add ability for Spire Partner to license a Spire Server (3.6 or higher) without requiring the license owner to authenticate using email
Add support for Spire Server to be hosted on spire-cloud.com
Add Browser module to Spire
Add ability to add and modify Pay Types in Payroll
Add Bonus Pay Type with improved tax calculation when on same Timecard as Regular pay
Add Days Since Last Pay field in Timecard to assist with Tax on Commission calculation
Post Payroll comments to Job Cost and GL Memo
Add support for Employee Communication Alerts when adding a Timecard
Show red Communication tab in Edit Employee when Notes exist
Add report to assist with calculating Temporary Wage Subsidy for CRA
Show most recent Payroll Tables supported in Help, About
Add ability to use Incoterms for Sales Order and Purchase Orders, enable in Company Settings
Separate Inventory Adjustments and Inventory Transfers and improve both functions
Add support for multiple Inventory Images
Add Menu Item in Inventory to Import all Images to Spire managed data folders on the server
Auto Generate serial/lot numbers will now start at 1 if no initial serial number is set as base, and remember last created serial/lot number
Add ability to see and change the UOM Warehouse Location during Inventory Count
Add Open Inventory button in Requisitions
Add Sync customer details button to Credit Card screen to update address and phone number info at Payfirma
Add ability to Preauthorize credit cards in Payfirma
Add Inventory Quantities to Kit Option Dialog
Show yellow background for user edited costs on a Sales Order
Add Original Quote number to Sales Order List
Add Country column to Sales Order List and Sales History List
Show Levy column on Sales History, Items List
Add Toggle button for Kits in Sales History, Invoice view
Add Open customer and Open Inventory buttons to Sales History Invoice view, respect colours
Add support for Alternate and Vendor Part numbers to Inventory Search
Add Foreign Currency button to Edit General Ledger Account, Historical Periods
Add Approaching Year End warning when logging into the last period of Next Year
Warn when performing YearEnd Close where unreconciled transactions exist in GL Accounts marked as Bank Accounts
Add ability to Import Exchange rate in AR and AP Import
Improve error when a non UTF-8 encoded CSV file with non asci characters is imported
Restrict user access to bank accounts in Customers, Vendors and Employees
Add “Upload to web” column to Customer and Inventory List

Spire Desktop Improvements and corrections

Correct Windows error closing Spire with multiple screens open, on Windows Remote Desktop Server 2012R2
Improve Spire dialogs appearing off screen using Remote Desktop with single monitor
Improve display of Report Preview screen
Correct error selecting Annual on Recurring GL entries
Use Current Exchange rate when posting Recurring GL entries
Do not allow Currency Revaluation with 0% Exchange rate
Improve code that allowed the same Account Reconciliation to be posted twice
Improve speed loading and posting Accounts Reconciliation
Make Column Headers and Column Header Selection List consistent in GL Transaction screen
Improve Available indicators in Edit Inventory, Bill of Materials tab
Delete UPC record when Inventory record is deleted
Improve speed and accuracy of Inventory, Lot numbers, Lot Trace screen and report
Improve button labels in Inventory Labels dialog
Correctly import Price Factor in Inventory Import
Show Location segment in AP Payment, Payment GL Account field
Correct Search feature in Sales Order, Comments, Lookup List
Correct ShipToID column in Sales Order, Items List
Correctly attach Communication to a Sales Order when changing from a Quote to Sales Order at the same time as adding a new Communication record
Improve speed creating many serial numbers on a Sales Order, add progress indicator
Improve message when adding a Kit or Macro with serialized components to a Sales Order
Correctly populate Kit items only once on a Sales Order when Show Options is enabled
Retain Territory in Sales Order when selecting a ShipTo address with no default Territory
Improve Fill Backorders behavior in a Sales Order if new Inventory has been received since Sales Order was opened
Do not allow Requisitions from a Sales Order that is Read Only
Correct Open Target button in Sales Order screen when Purchase Order has been closed
Correctly maintain UDF tab selection while Navigating through Sales Orders
Ensure Warehouse, Division and Location is set correctly on Backorder when Order suffix is enabled
Do not copy Price from Sales History, Invoice View, Copy Sales Order
Improve error posting a Sales Order with an invalid Location set
Correctly retain Equipment link when changing a Quote to a Sales Order (Service Manager)
Correct Sales Order FOB Import
Correct Edit Customer Address, Update Orders to ignore deleted Sales Orders
Correct tab behavior in Customer ShipTo screen when adding a new address
Save New Customer if adding a new Customer and a Sales Order for them at the same time
Support Open Related on a Customer ShipTo Note in the Calendar
Correct error when filtering by “Created By” in Sales Order List
Correct sort on ShipTo ID in Sales, Items List
Show ShipTo ID in Sales History, Invoice view
Remove Territory Description when clearing Territory Code in Edit Customer
Correct Address filter in Sales History List
Disable Pull from Template icon in a Production Order, if it has been edited
Allow a Production Order with an attachment to be copied
Do not duplicate Kits populated on a Production Order from a Template
Correct error in Production Order when clicking Switch to Alternate
Update Production History part numbers with Inventory Code Change
Correct error editing a previously entered Part Number in Inventory Code Change
Show Inventory Description colour on Purchase Order line
Correctly round Inventory Cost to a possible 5 decimals when receiving a different UOM
Commit Inventory that has been Saved in an Inventory Adjustment
Add ability to update Inventory Current Cost during Inventory Adjustment and Inventory Transfer with Company setting
Support 20 character Reference number in Inventory Adjustments
Add ability to remember last used Default UOM for Inventory Transfers
Disable Delete button on Posted Inventory counts
Improve speed using Expand All and Collapse All in Inventory Count screen
Add Tooltips to Company Settings, Company, Numbers
Improve Save and Delete Filter terminology
Import GL Transaction sort on Source column
Improve Vendor Credit Limit settings
Correct Ship Method Description column in Customer, Address List
Allow Female, Male, Not Specified for employee gender
Support Job Name in Job Search field
Correctly set Current Location as Default in F10 Change Location screen
Correctly print only filtered records or selected records on Price Matrix report
Correct column name on Price Matrix Promotion column
Correct User Type Lookup to display all records
Improve Click-ability of ‘Show : Open’ Filter button in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
Respect GL monthly exchange rate for a transaction when posting outside the current period
Allow a GL Transaction from a Locked Period to be reversed in an Unlocked Period
Correct error attempting to clear a Due Date on a Communication record
Improve organization of top Edit menus
Improve autocomplete in Equipment unit number and license number fields (Service Manager)
Improve message when the correct payroll tables for Timecard date are not installed
Increase Timecard Cheque number to 25 characters
Allow Timecard to be Printed or Voided even if Benefit or Deduction no longer exists
Include Void Cheques when calculating T5018 amounts
Correct error sorting timecards on Job Account
Correct Search feature in T4 List
Support “+” and “-“ characters in user passwords
Support Search in Inventory Adjustments and Inventory Transfer Lists
Expand all Bank Transit fields to 9 characters in Company Settings, Customer, Employee, Vendor
Correct navigation in Cash Out screen
Add Tooltip for General Ledger Module
Improve support for Credit Card Payments in POS
Correct Print Selected for user ID with an embedded “/”
Improve speed with YearEnd Close on a company with large amount of UPCs or Vendor Prices
Improve time to restore for companies with large amount of UPCs or Vendor Prices
Check for Locked Purchase Order when Processing a Requisition
Correct text on Recurring Journal Entries, Quarterly
Correct error when Void an Accounts Payable Transaction where the GL Transaction is in history

Spire Server Administration Improvements and corrections

Improve Company snapshot icon
Set default snapshot schedule adding/restoring a company database, Daily @ 23:59 Keep 1
Automatically populate database name when restoring a snapshot
Improve Saving of Snapshot Schedule and Logo settings
Automatically create a snapshot before performing a database upgrade
Correct Spire License expiry date, off by 1 day
Add ability to upload multiple Reports at once
Automatically refresh Browser screen after clicking Connect in Spire Server Administration, Integrations page
Add ability to download Spire Desktop installer
Add ability to reset another User’s Password in Spire Server Administration
Add ability to Export to and Import from an archive file of all Accounting data, User Accounts, Reports, Images and Attachments to easily move all data to another server Settings Changes
Company Settings – Inventory, Receiving / Transfers, Update current cost from adjustment
Company Settings – Inventory, Receiving / Transfers, Update current cost from transfer
User – Remove Purchase Order, Default Order Status
User – Customer, Employees and Vendor-Access Bank Accounts
User – Improve Tooltip for Inventory, View Summary

Database Changes

addresses – increase field prov_state to 3 characters
browser_tabs – new table

Database Changes

employees – add fields ytd_bonus, lst_bonus, remove fields salary, regular_rate, premium_rate, overtime_rate, increase bank_transit to 9 characters

Database Changes

customers – increase bank_transit to 9 characters
gl_reconciliations – remove field start_date
inventory – remove field image_path

Database Changes

inventory_adjustment_items – add field inventory_id, remove fields adjustment_id, freight_by_pct, freight_amt, transfer_pct, whse, part_no, adjustment_no, adjustment_mode, src_whse, dst_whse, src_location, markup_pct, required_date, rename field dst_location to location

Database Changes

inventory_adjustments – add fields notes, posted, trans_no
inventory_transfer_items – new table
inventory_transfers – new table
note_attachments – new table

Database Changes

notes – remove fields attachment_path, attachment_type, attachment_flag
payroll_dept_entry_codes – new table
payroll_employee_entry_codes – new table

Database Changes

payroll_timecard_entries – add fields entry_code_id, description, drop field code
payroll_timecard_entry_codes – new table

Database Changes

payroll_timecards – add field days_since_last_pay, increase field cheque_no to 25 characters
purchase_history – add fields incoterms, incoterms_place

Database Changes

purchase_orders – add fields incoterms, incoterms_place
sales_history – add fields incoterms, incoterms_place
sales_order_credit_authorizations – new table

Database Changes

sales_orders – add fields incoterms, incoterms_place
system_settings – remove deprecated last_version record
vendors – increase bank_transit to 9 characters
zip_codes – remove table

New Reports

1099-NEC 1-UP – add new report
1099-NEC 2-UP – add new report
Inventory Adjustments – new Report
Inventory Packing Slip – new report
Inventory Pick Ticket – new report
Inventory Transfer – new report
PD27E – new report to assist with calculating Temporary Wage Subsidy for CRA
RL-1 Worksheet – new report
Sales Order List by Ordered – new report to report values by Ordered Quantity

Report Changes

NOTE: All reports changed to use static v3 schema to protect reports when database changes happen
AP EFT Remittance – Show selected Vendor credits or previous payments on report
Cash Balance – improve grouping on payment methods when no sequence number is used
Cash Balance Details – add Payment date and reorganize columns for readability, improve grouping on payment methods when no sequence number is used
Comparative Statement – show Last Year negative balances in brackets
Employee Ledger Detailed – support new payroll changes
Employee Ledger – support new payroll changes
Employee ROE – support new payroll changes
Employee Summary – support new payroll changes
Employee Termination – support new payroll changes
GL Account Activity – remove Balance column when not applicable
Historical Inventory Status – remove Kits and non-physical items
Invoice Batched – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name, set order to invoice_no
Invoice Posted – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Item Components – add Location column
Order Confirmation – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Packing Slip – add support for Incoterms, show tracking number, reduce font on long Company Name
Payroll Cheque-Bottom – add support for new Pay type
Payroll Cheque-Centre – add support for new Pay types
Payroll Cheque-Top – add support for new Pay types
Payroll Direct Deposit – add support for new Pay types
Payroll Ledger by Department – support new payroll changes
Payroll Ledger by Employee – support new payroll changes
Payroll Ledger – support new payroll changes
Pending Inventory Adjustments – remove report
Pick Ticket – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Post Inventory Adjustments – remove report
Post Inventory Receipts – show Serial/Lot number discrepancy
Process Slip – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Purchase History – remove filter text from top of report
Purchase Order – correct Ship Via description, add support for Vendor and Customer Communications, add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Purchase Order Reprint– correct Ship Via description, add support for Vendor and Customer Communications, add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Quote – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Receipts Order Fulfillment – add support for non inventory items
Receiver General by Payroll Dates – support new payroll changes
Remittance List Detailed – suppress 0 subsidy numbers
Remittance List – suppress 0 subsidy numbers
RMA Order – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Sales Order – improve payments not overlapping footer text message, add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
Sales Order Details List – improve Foreign currency
Sales Order List – improve Foreign currency
Ship Slip – add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name
T4-14b-CRA – 2021 changes
T4-14b-employee – 2021 changes
T4-14b-employer – 2021 changes
T4- Summary – 2021 changes
T4A-Summary – 2021 changes
T4A – 2021 changes
T5018 – 2021 changes
Vendor Ledger – sort on transaction date
Work Order – improve payments not overlapping footer text message, add support for Incoterms, reduce font on long Company Name —

Upgrading

Spire 3.13 and higher require Windows Server 2022/2025 or Windows 11 (64-bit) or higher. Before upgrading, read Spire’s Upgrading to this Version page in the Spire 3.13 user manual.

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Source: Spire Systems Inc. release notes for Spire 3.6, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.6.7, 3.6.8, 3.6.9, 3.6.10, as published by Spire and retrieved on 2026-10-08, organised by SpireAssists. Highlights are our summary. Spire is a trademark of Spire Systems Inc.; SpireAssists is an independent Certified Spire Integration Partner.