release-notes/4.7.24.md

   1 # CiviCRM 4.7.24
   2
   3 Released September 6, 2017;
   4
   5 - **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
   6 - **[Features](#features)**
   7 - **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
   8 - **[Miscellany](#misc)**
   9 - **[Credits](#credits)**
  10 - **[Feedback](#feedback)**
  11
  12 ## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis
  13
  14 | *Does this version...?*                                     |         |
  15 |:----------------------------------------------------------- |:-------:|
  16 | Fix security vulnerabilities?                               |   No    |
  17 | Change the database schema?                                 |   Yes   |
  18 | Alter the API?                                              |   Yes   |
  19 | Require attention to configuration options?                 |   No    |
  20 | Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version? |   No    |
  21 | Introduce features?                                         |   Yes   |
  22 | Fix bugs?                                                   |   Yes   |
  23
  24 ## <a name="features"></a>Features
  25
  26 ### Core CiviCRM
  27
  28 - **[CRM-20321](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20321) Changing
  29   membership type should change related contribution
  30   ([10699](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10699))**
  31
  32   Provides option to tie the financial type of the contribution to the membership
  33   type of its related membership when that membership type gets changed.
  34
  35 - **[CRM-20965](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20965) Add Pull
  36   Request Template ([10784](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10784)
  37   and [10758](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10758))**
  38
  39   This change sets up a PR template in github to help contributers standardize
  40   their pull request documentation.
  41
  42 - **[CRM-20960](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20960) Upgrade Dompdf
  43   to 0.8 ([10751](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10751))**
  44
  45   Civicrm now uses dompdf to 0.8 which is compatible with php7.1.
  46
  47 - **[CRM-20929](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20929) Allow styling
  48   of page title in Angular
  49   ([10711](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10711))**
  50
  51   This change conveys css classes from angular crm-page-title elements to the
  52   main page title for styling purposes.
  53
  54 - **[CRM-20941](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20941) Determine &
  55   notify date to end support for PHP5.3 and PHP5.4
  56   ([10948](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10948) and
  57   [10872](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10872))**
  58
  59   Updated upgrade message text regarding support for PHP5.3 and PHP5.4
  60
  61 - **[CRM-20563](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20563) Improve
  62   'unable to provide this...' error message
  63   ([10340](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10340))**
  64
  65   More descriptive version of "Sorry but we are not able to provide this at the
  66   moment." error message it now says "Sorry, due to an error, CiviCRM is unable to
  67   fulfill your request at the moment. You may want to contact your administrator
  68   or service provider with more details about when this occurred."
  69
  70 - **[CRM-20945](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20945) Differentiate
  71   using CSS active selected page in AtoZ Pager
  72   ([10723](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10723))**
  73
  74   Now when using the A to Z pager (searching alphabetically) the active selected
  75   page is differentiated from the other pages listed.
  76
  77 ### CiviContribute
  78
  79 - **[CRM-20610](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20610) Replace
  80   payment details block with editable payment list on 'Edit Contribution' form
  81   ([10814](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10814),
  82   [10806](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10806),
  83   [10777](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10777), and
  84   [10774](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10774)) (Initial Work)**
  85
  86   Updates the user experience for partial payments for events, memberships and contributions on entry, editing and display.
  87
  88 - **[CRM-20890](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20890) Move
  89   recieve_date between Contribution status and Revenue Recognition date in
  90   Contribution backoffice form
  91   ([10682](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10682))**
  92
  93   This change moves the placement of fields on the backoffice contribution form
  94   to enhance user experience.
  95
  96 - **[CRM-20984](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20984) Move placement
  97   of payment processor field on live mode
  98   ([10787](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10787))**
  99
 100   This change moves the placement of the choose payment processor field on live
 101   mode contribution form closer to the billing block to improve user experience.
 102
 103 - **[CRM-20860](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20860) Add in
 104   password type field availability and apply to payment processor fields
 105   ([10660](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10660))**
 106
 107   Added in the ability to add in a password type field as an option for
 108   QuickForm. This new field type is also applied to the Payment Processor Password fields for
 109   security purposes.
 110
 111 - **[CRM-20876](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20876) in honor of
 112   does not show up on contribution receipt
 113   ([10668](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10668))**
 114
 115   Now, When making a contribution in honor of someone, the person who is being
 116   honored shows up on the receipt.
 117
 118 ### CiviPledge
 119
 120 - **[CRM-20913](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20913) Separate
 121   pledge statuses from contribution statuses
 122   ([10811](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10811),
 123   [10803](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10803), and
 124   [10737](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10737))**
 125
 126   Creates a new option group for pledge status for pledges to use (pledges were
 127   using contribution statuses).
 128
 129 ### CiviMail
 130
 131 - **[CRM-20521](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20521) Convert list
 132   of groups and mailings in CiviMail to be loaded dynamically
 133   ([10303](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10303))**
 134
 135   This change converts list of groups and mailings in CiviMail to be loaded
 136   dynamically to improve performance.
 137
 138 ### Accounting Integration
 139
 140 - **[CRM-20987](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20987) Add
 141   transaction date field to listings of transactions
 142   ([10789](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10789))**
 143
 144   On the Financial batch listing page lists This PR  renames
 145   the column name from Received to Transaction Date and Adds a column Received
 146   derived from civicrm_contribution.receive_date
 147
 148 ### CiviReport
 149
 150 - **[CRM-20863](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20863) Improve
 151   ordering of report lists
 152   ([10653](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10653))**
 153
 154   Now if reports have the same weight they will be ordered alphabetically by
 155   title ascending
 156
 157 - **[CRM-20994](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20994)
 158   CurrentEmployer Report contains a hardcoded value for RelationshipType
 159   ([10795](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10795))**
 160
 161   Changes CurrentEmployer Report to get Employee Relationship type from api
 162   instead of a hardcoded value of the id 4.
 163
 164 - **[CRM-20931](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20931) Allow contact
 165   custom fields to be added to Contribution Detail report
 166   ([10713](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10713))**
 167
 168   Now one can add contact custom fields to the Contribution Detail report.
 169
 170 ## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved
 171
 172 ### Core CiviCRM
 173
 174 - **[CRM-21135](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21135) Activity
 175   filter preference are not remembered when enabled in display preference
 176   ([10932](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10932))**
 177
 178 - **[CRM-21076](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21076) Fix: Can't
 179   view/edit ACL Role Assignments
 180   ([10869](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10869))**
 181
 182 - **Suppress error if fakeFile cannot be created.
 183   ([10677](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10677))**
 184
 185 - **[CRM-21002](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21002) Credit card
 186   type icons are incorrectly populated on backoffice live mode
 187   ([10799](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10799))**
 188
 189 - **[CRM-20947](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20947) Remove
 190   Deprecation Notice for Option group
 191   ([10788](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10788),
 192   [10782](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10782),
 193   [10768](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10768),
 194   [10750](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10750),
 195   [10743](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10743),
 196   [10732](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10732), and
 197   [10727](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10727))**
 198
 199 - **[CRM-20944](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20944) Remove
 200   Deprecation Notice caused by ActivityLinks
 201   ([10722](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10722))**
 202
 203   Removes use of CRM_Core_OptionGroup::getKey function which is deprecated
 204
 205 - **[CRM-20967](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20967) Event
 206   Participants List shows Total paid and balance incorrect
 207   ([10763](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10763))**
 208
 209   Fixes a bug where the Participants List was showing "Total paid" and "balance"
 210   incorrect when Deferred revenue was enabled.
 211
 212 - **[CRM-20946](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20946) Wrong entries
 213   in financial table when contribution is cancelled
 214   ([10726](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10726))**
 215
 216   Fixes a bug where the Wrong entries were being added to the financial table
 217   when the contribution was canceled, now uses line total of line item to store
 218   in financial item table
 219
 220 - **[CRM-20607](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20607) Can't save a
 221   reserved dedupe rule
 222   ([10383](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10383))**
 223
 224 - **[CRM-20952](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20952) Refresh
 225   membership tab on edits to membership payments
 226   ([10741](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10741))**
 227
 228 - **[CRM-20910](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20910) API call to
 229   Participant.get ignores check_permissons
 230   ([10698](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10698))**
 231
 232 - **[CRM-20577](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20577) When creating
 233   an activity per-contact when sending letters, store the version with rendered
 234   tokens ([10348](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10348))**
 235
 236 - **[CRM-20970](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20970) long postal
 237   code in db prevents searching by zipcode range
 238   ([10769](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10769))**
 239
 240   entering a long postal code into the db was preventing searching by zipcode range on some
 241   configurations.
 242
 243 - **[CRM-20973](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20973) Call to
 244   undefined function Civi\API\civicrm_api3_create_error() in Civi/API/Kernel.php
 245   on line 413 ([10773](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10773))**
 246
 247 - **[CRM-20976](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20976) Improve error
 248   handling when someone tries to make a credit card contribution and no
 249   processor is configured
 250   ([10775](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10775))**
 251
 252   Now throws an error message instead of spinny wheel of death when someone tries
 253   to make a credit card contribution on a civicrm with no processor configured.
 254
 255 - **(NFC) Fix permissions on CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
 256   ([10766](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10766))**
 257
 258 - **Fix placement of call to simplifyURL() function
 259   ([10762](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10762))**
 260
 261 - **[CRM-20954](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20954) Fatal SQL
 262   error when completing a partially paid contribution in localized installation
 263   ([10747](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10747))**
 264
 265 - **CRM_Utils_SQL_Select - Allow fluent query execution
 266   ([10686](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10686))**
 267
 268 - **[CRM-19575](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19575) Cron jobs on
 269   Joomla triggers "Use of undefined constant JDEBUG"
 270   ([10715](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10715))**
 271
 272 - **Remove broken symlink from vendor/pear/net_smtp
 273   ([10676](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10676))**
 274
 275 - **(NFC) gitignore - Remove obsolete entries
 276   ([10714](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10714))**
 277
 278 - **[CRM-20648](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20648) Allow
 279   registration in event with cancelled registration
 280   ([10430](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10430))**
 281
 282   If a user has a canceled registration for an event civi now allows them to
 283   register on the front end for that same event.
 284
 285 - **regen.sh - Fix stale function call in sql/GenerateData.php
 286   ([10706](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10706))**
 287
 288 - **[CRM-20995](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20995) API -
 289   Extension get - Ignores parameter full_name as created by API explorer
 290   ([10796](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10796))**
 291
 292 - **[CRM-20939](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20939) $_recent
 293   variable initialised as a string in CRM_Utils_Recent when should be an array
 294   ([10721](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10721))**
 295
 296 - **[CRM-20923](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20923) Refactor tpl
 297   for admin mail so it respects metadata
 298   ([10704](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10704))**
 299
 300 - **[CRM-20962](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20962) Issue in
 301   api_v3_SettingTest where string being used but needs to be array for php7.1
 302   ([10753](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10753))**
 303
 304   Code Improvement for php7.1 compatibility
 305
 306 - **[CRM-20972](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20972) PHP7.1 New
 307   Exception generated causing failures in API_v3_SyntaxConformanceTests
 308   ([10772](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10772))**
 309
 310   Code Improvement for php7.1 compatibility
 311
 312 ### CiviMail
 313
 314 - **[CRM-21100](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21100) Empty list
 315   shown in "Send test email to group" dropdown
 316   ([10895](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10895))**
 317
 318   In the preview section of a mailing, the "Send test email to groups" dropdown
 319   showed an empty list by default. This list was populated by the current
 320   list of recipients, if any. It now lists existing groups even though these are
 321   not chosen as recipients.
 322
 323 - **[CRM-21070](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21070) Intra-rc
 324   regression:Unable to set Recipients in CiviMail in 4.7.24-rc
 325   ([10880](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10880))**
 326
 327 ### CiviContribute
 328
 329 - **[CRM-21027](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21027) Next recurring
 330   payment not accurately calculated when effective date passed in
 331   ([10818](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10818))**
 332
 333   This pull request fixes a bug causing payment processors that rely on CiviCRM
 334   updating the next_sched_contribution_date for recurring to not get it updated.
 335
 336 - **[CRM-20800](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20800) User Cannot
 337   Cancel Recurring Payment With Paypal
 338   ([10833](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10833)) (Initial Work)**
 339
 340 - **[CRM-20821](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20821) Saving an
 341   existing premium product breaks the image URLs
 342   ([10761](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10761) and
 343   [10720](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10720))**
 344
 345 - **[CRM-19941](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19941) PHP 7.1
 346   Compatability ([10724](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10724))**
 347
 348 ### CiviMember
 349
 350 - **[CRM-20961](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20961) Non numeric
 351   php 7.1 error when running api_v3_MembershipTest
 352   ([10752](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10752))**
 353
 354 ### CiviReport
 355
 356 - **[CRM-20969](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20969) Fix issue in
 357   reports where we try and append a new array key to string
 358   ([10765](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10765))**
 359
 360 - **[CRM-21029](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21029) Activity
 361   report SQL syntax error
 362   ([10820](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10820))**
 363
 364   Fixes network error thrown on the Scheduled Activities dashlet "Network Error :
 365   unable to reach the server".
 366
 367 ### CiviSMS
 368
 369 - **[CRM-20989](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20989) SMS Provider
 370   check in Scheduled Reminders, breaks for multisite
 371   ([10792](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10792))**
 372
 373 ### Import
 374
 375 - **[CRM-20875](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20875) Import of
 376   membership custom data throws notice errors.
 377   ([10664](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10664))**
 378
 379 ### CiviEvent
 380
 381 - **[CRM-17236](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-17236) Custom dates
 382   fields displayed as (01/01/1970) in Events Confirmation Reciept
 383   ([10710](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10710))**
 384
 385 - **[CRM-20915](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20915) Creating
 386   credit card registration for event stores payment method as check
 387   ([10701](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10701))**
 388
 389 - **[CRM-20943](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-20943) PHP 7.1
 390   Compatability issue with Manage Events
 391   ([10748](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10748))**
 392
 393 ## <a name="misc"></a>Miscellany
 394
 395 - **[CRM-21012](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21012) Add link to
 396   release notes in CiviCRM footer
 397   ([10807](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10807))**
 398
 399 - **Bring 4.7.23 Release notes into 4.7.24
 400   ([10875](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/10875))**
 401
 402 ## <a name="credits"></a>Credits
 403
 404 This release was developed by the following code authors:
 405
 406 AGH Strategies - Andrew Hunt; Australian Greens - Seamus Lee; CiviCRM - Coleman
 407 Watts, Tim Otten; CompuCorp - Michael Devery; Coop SymbioTIC - Samuel Vanhove;
 408 dsnopek; Electronic Frontier Foundation - Mark Burdett; Fuzion - Chris Burgess,
 409 Eileen McNaughton, Jitendra Purohit; JMA Consulting - Edsel Lopez, Monish Deb,
 410 Pradeep Nayak; John Kingsnorth; Korlon - Stuart Gaston; Left Join Labs - Sean
 411 Madsen; Megaphone Technology Consulting - Jon Goldberg; MJW Consulting - Matthew
 412 Wire; Oxfam Germany - Thomas Schüttler; Progressive Technology Project - Jamie
 413 McClelland; Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton
 414
 415 Most authors also reviewed code for this release; in addition, the following
 416 reviewers contributed their comments:
 417
 418 AGH Strategies - Andrew Hunt; Alcohol Justice - Bruce Wolfe; ASMC; Australian
 419 Greens - Seamus Lee; British Humanist Association - William Gordon; CiviCoop -
 420 Jaap Jansma; civicrm-builder; CiviCRM - Coleman Watts, Tim Otten; CiviDesk -
 421 Nicolas Ganivet; CompuCorp - Guanhuan Chen, Jamie Novick, Michael Devery; Coop
 422 SymbioTIC - Mathieu Lutfy, Samuel Vanhove, Stéphane Lussier; Dave Greenberg;
 423 DevMate - Adam Kwiatkowski; dsnopek; dvalentine@ndi.org; Electronic Frontier
 424 Foundation - Mark Burdett; Francesc Bassas i Bullich; Fuzion - Chris Burgess,
 425 Eileen McNaughton, Jitendra Purohit, Peter Davis; Greenleaf Advancement - Karen
 426 Stevenson; Hunabku; jern; JMA Consulting - Edsel Lopez, Joe Murray, Monish Deb,
 427 Pradeep Nayak; John Kingsnorth; Korlon - Stuart Gaston; Lighthouse Design and
 428 Consulting - Brian Shaughnessy; lsmithgo; Megaphone Technology Consulting - Jon
 429 Goldberg; MJW Consulting - Matthew Wire; Nathan Brettell; Oxfam Germany - Thomas
 430 Schüttler; Progressive Technology Project - Jamie McClelland; Semper IT - Karin
 431 Gerritsen; Skvare - Mark Hanna; Stephen Palmstrom; Tadpole Collective - Kevin
 432 Cristiano; Team Expansion - Greg Harris; Thomas Bacon; Thomas Nilefalk; thoni56;
 433 Torrance Hodgson; Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton
 434
 435 ## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback
 436
 437 These release notes are edited by Andrew Hunt.  If you'd like to provide
 438 feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and contact
 439 `@agh1`.