Deltek Costpoint 7.1.7.8 Release Notes (Build 7.1.7.1031)
Welcome to the Deltek Costpoint 7.1.7.8 Release Notes, which describe the new features and enhancements introduced in this release.
Note: This release contains new items added to Costpoint MR 7.1.7.
These release notes address all of the modules associated with Deltek Costpoint 7.1.7, some of which your firm may not use. Skip the sections that do not apply to your implementation of Deltek Costpoint.
Release notes are available from the landing page and the Costpoint Information Center. We will make a PDF available for a while, as we transition to the new format.
We want the release notes to be as easy to use as possible. To this end, we will continue to analyze and improve upon the format. If you have feedback, please email DeltekDocumentationFeedback@deltek.com.
Installation Notes
The MR installer reads through all Costpoint systems selected. If a Time & Expense segment is found, it searches for the presence of a Time & Expense license for that Costpoint system. It provides a listing of all such systems found, prompting you to review the list and remove (using DBWizard, Remove License) any TE license from the Costpoint system where the connected TE segment is for a stand-alone, external connection that should not have had a Time & Expense license applied to it.
Any external Time & Expense segments found where a Time & Expense license is not present, or where the Time & Expense segment is for a Time & Expense 901 system, the MR Time & Expense patches, SPs, or Data Dictionary files will not be applied.
If all systems listed are properly licensed for Time & Expense and you do want the MR applied to them, please proceed. If you are unsure, please contact Deltek Technical Support.
2021 Federal Poverty Level and Medicare Wage Limit
Costpoint added the following updates to the Manage Federal Taxes screen for the 2021 payroll year:
The Federal Poverty Level is $12,880.00.
The Medicare Wage Limit is now 999,999,999.99 to accommodate higher wage amounts.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3831.
Alaska 2021 Geographic Codes
The Alaska map with two-digit geographic codes was updated to subdivide Valdez-Cordova Census Area (code 75) into Chugach (code 74) and Copper River (code 76). The Valdez-Cordova Census Area (code 75) is no longer included in the list of geographic codes. Geographic codes are reported in the SUTA file of Alaska.
This Costpoint release updates the S_AK_GEO_CD table to reflect changes in Alaska’s geographic codes.
Attention: For more information, refer to: http://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/erg/areacodemap.pdf.
Manage Employee Information (LDMEINFO)
You can now select the updated geographic codes of Alaska in the Geographic Code field in the Taxes subtask.
Manage Employee Taxes (PRMETAX)
You can now select the updated geographic codes of Alaska in the Geographic Code field on the Tax Reporting Information tab.
Create Quarterly SUTA Tax File (PRPSMM)
The updated geographic codes will be reflected in the generated SUTA file for Alaska.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3836.
Michigan 2021 SUTA Wage Base
The SUTA limit for 2021 is $9,500. This Costpoint release adds tax table records effective 01/01/2021 for the updated unemployment-taxable wage base of Michigan for tax year 2021.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3831.
Administration >> Refresh Process
Defect 1431944: The CER table was taking longer to refresh than expected.
Configuration >> Import Master Data
Defect 1432680: Changes were made to the charge import process to improve performance.
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