Deltek Costpoint 8.0.17 Release Notes (Build 8.0.17.5000)


Welcome to the Deltek Costpoint 8.0.17 Release Notes, which describe the new features and enhancements introduced in this release.


Important Notes


These release notes address all of the modules associated with Deltek Costpoint 8.0.17, 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 all Costpoint systems selected. If a Time & Expense segment exists, the installer searches for the presence of a Time & Expense license in that Costpoint system, and lists any systems for which there is no Time & Expense license.

 

If a prompt displays, review the list and select the appropriate action:

Any stand-alone, external Time & Expense segments for which a Time & Expense license is not present, or for which the Time & Expense segment is for a Time & Expense 901 system, will not have the MR Time & Expense patches, SPs, or Data Dictionary files applied to them. These Time & Expense segments are marked as External TESS segments.

 

If you are unsure, please contact Deltek Costpoint Technical Support.


Regulatory Enhancements


Federal


2022 401(k) Amounts

The IRS provided the following 401(k) updates for 2022:

To support the 2022 limits, Costpoint sets the 401(k) Deferral Limit to 20,500 and the 401(k) Wage Limit to 305,000 for payroll year 2022 on the Manage Federal Taxes screen.

Attention: For more information, refer to:

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10780.


U.S. Virgin Islands FUTA Credit Reduction

For 2021, the U.S. Virgin Islands is the only credit reduction state. The credit reduction rate is 3.3%.

This Costpoint release adds a record on the FUTA Credit Reduction States table of the Manage Federal Taxes screen for the Virgin Islands.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10780.


State


2022 SUTA Wage Base

This Costpoint release adds tax table records effective January 1, 2022 for states where the unemployment-taxable wage base has been updated for tax year 2022.

Alaska

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $43,600 to $45,200.

Colorado

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $13,600 to $17,000.

Hawaii

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $47,400 to $51,600.

Idaho

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $43,000 to $46,500.

New Mexico

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $27,000 to $28,700.

Utah

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $38,900 to $41,600.

Note: This enhancement requires the following patches:


Arkansas Electronic W-2 Updates

The Create State W-2 File screen adds the ability to generate a file that complies with the requirements for the submission of the 2021 State of Arkansas W-2 information. The following are the state’s requirements:

 

Required Records

Arkansas follows the data formats as outlined in the EFW2 formats for submitting W-2 information to the Social Security Administration. All federal required fields should be submitted along with the state portion of the record designated as the Code RS Record.

Required records are:

Not Required/Optional records are:

Not Allowed Record:

 

Data Format

 

CODE RS Record - General

 

CODE RS Record Layout

This is a fixed-length record. Even if the State of Arkansas does not require a field, placeholders, (blanks or zeros - depending on the field) must be used in order to fill the 512-length record. Carriage returns and line feeds must be used (see previous section). If data is available and it is easier to go ahead and populate the non-required fields, do so according to the federal specifications. The State of Arkansas will not reject the file unless required records are not in the proper format.

 

High-Level Requirements

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Nov. 8 published revised 2021 specifications for filing Forms W-2 and 1099 electronically for individual income and corporate income tax purposes. The publication includes: 1) taxpayers must submit the 2021 Arkansas W-2 information on or before Jan. 31, 2022; 2) employers with 250 or more W-2s must file Form W-2 electronically; 3) the due date for filing Form 1099 electronically is Jan. 31, 2022; 4) taxpayers must file with Arkansas all record types that are required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service; and 5) the threshold for filing Form 1099, provided no Arkansas income tax is withheld, is $2,500. If Arkansas taxes are withheld, filing is required regardless of the threshold amount or current residence.

Attention: For more information, refer to: Mag_Media2021.pdf (arkansas.gov).


California 2022 Tax Table Updates

California updated their withholding schedules for Method B - Exact Calculation Method effective January 1, 2022. The following are the updates:

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

Attention: For more information, refer to:

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10784.


Iowa 2022 Tax Table Updates

Iowa updated their withholding formula effective January 1, 2022. The following are the updates:

Attention: For more information refer to: Iowa Withholding Formula For Wages Paid Beginning January 1, 2022 (aboutbtax.com).

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10784.


Maine 2022 Tax Table Updates

The following are the tax updates for Maine effective January 1, 2022:

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10780.


New Mexico 2022 Tax Table Updates

The tax brackets in New Mexico’s withholding methods have been adjusted. The state’s tax rates did not change.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://klvg4oyd4j.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/prod/PublicFiles/34821a9573ca43e7b06dfad20f5183fd/fdf3c548-8aba-4b9c-9eb4-bb564c716015/FYI-104.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10782.


New York 2022 Tax Table Updates

The withholding methods for New York State were updated to take into account changes in New York’s fiscal 2022 budget. The following changes are effective for payrolls made on or after January 1, 2021:

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

Attention: For more information refer to: https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/withholding/nys50_t_nys_122.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10784.


Enhancements


Framework

Framework

The new Web Services tab in Manage Users provides an alternative authentication model to use for web services in the Govcon Cloud Moderate (GCCM). On the Web Services tab, set up JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication for users as an additional layer of security. Select the Authenticate with JWT check box and add the JWT certificate for authentication.

 

Also, the Allow Application Access via Integration Services check box from the Authentication tab was moved to the Web Services tab and renamed to the Allow Application Access via Web Services check box.


Installation

MR Installer

The 8.0.17 MR installer includes a new jar file (%CP_LIB%\jose4j-0.4.1.jar) to the classpath in CPWebSetEnv.cmd to support the new JSON Web Token authentication model for web services.

The 8.0.17 MR installer has been updated to include the latest quarterly patch release for WebLogic 12.2.1.4.

Also, the Java Development Kit (JDK) has been upgraded to version 1.8.0_311 and is installed with the Costpoint 8.0.17 MR installer.


People

Create 1094-C and 1095-C Data Electronic File

Warning: As of MR 8.0.17, test transmissions of the electronic 1094-C/1095-C files on the California FTB MEC FX Portal have not yet been completed. MR 8.0.17 applies the updates listed in this section. However, the feature will be ready for use in MR 8.0.18.

For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, California requires residents and their dependents to obtain and maintain minimum essential coverage (MEC), also referred to as qualifying health care coverage.

Employers with 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) in the previous year use federal Forms 1094-C and 1095-C to report the information required under Internal Revenue Code Sections 6055 and 6056 about offers of health coverage and enrollment in health coverage for their employees.

Federal Form 1094-C must be used to transmit federal Forms 1095-C to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB). Federal Form 1095-C is used to report information about each employee to the IRS, the FTB, and the employee. The same federal Forms 1094-C and 1095-C the employer transmits to the IRS can be provided to the FTB under Revenue and Tax Code (R&TC) Section 61005. Employers that offer employer-sponsored, self-insured coverage also use federal Form 1095-C to report information to the IRS, the FTB, and to employees about individuals who have MEC under the employer plan.

Who Must File

An employer that offers health coverage through a self-insured health plan must report information about each individual enrolled in such coverage. This information must be reported on federal Form 1095-C, Part III, for any employee who is enrolled in coverage (and any spouse or dependent of that employee). Employers that offer health coverage through an employer-sponsored, self-insured health plan must complete federal Form 1095-C, Parts I, II, and III, for any employee who enrolls in the health coverage, whether or not the employee is a full-time employee for any month of the calendar year.

Authoritative Transmittal for ALE Members Filing Multiple Federal Forms 1094-C

Federal instructions regarding Authoritative Transmittal are not applicable for California purposes. Information on federal Form 1094-C, line 19, is not required by the FTB.

When to File

For California purposes, federal Forms 1094-C and 1095-C must be filed by March 31 of the year following the calendar year to which the return relates. Federal Form 1095-C must be provided to the employee and any individual receiving MEC through an employer by January 31 of the year following the calendar year to which the return relates.

Electronic Filing

If you are required to file 250 or more information returns, you must file electronically. The FTB encourages you to file electronically even if you are filing fewer than 250 returns.

Statements to Individuals

Federal Form 1095-C must be furnished to employees by January 31, 2021, for California purposes. If you have already furnished federal Form 1095-C to an individual receiving MEC, it is not necessary to provide an additional copy to that individual for California purposes.

Specific Instructions for Federal Form 1094-C

For California purposes:

Specific Instructions for Federal Form 1095-C

Get the instructions for federal Forms 1094-C and 1095-C to complete federal Form 1095-C, Parts I, II, and III.

Attention: For more information, refer to:

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10732.

 

Create 1094-C and 1095-C Electronic File (HBP1094C)

The following are the updates to the Create 1094-C and 1095-C Electronic File screen:

Field

Description

Government Agency

Select whether the 1094-C/1095-C electronic filing will be submitted to the IRS (federal) or to a particular state that requires health coverage mandate information reporting from employers. Valid options are:

  • Federal: Select this option if you will generate the 1094-C/1095-C electronic file for submission to the IRS. This is the default option.

  • State: Select this option if you will generate the 1094-C/1095-C electronic file for submission to a particular state. If you select State as the recipient government agency, you need to enter or select the state name from the adjacent drop-down list.

Transmission ID

Enter, or click [image] to select, the unique transmission identifier (UTID) of XML files that have been generated for the calendar year and taxable entity.

This field is only available if the selected State is California and Transmission Type is either Corrections or Replacement.

Field

Description

Test Scenario ID

Enter the test scenario IDs for your annual transmission testing.

Employee ID

Enter the test employee ID to be reported in 1095-C.

Employee Name

This field displays the name of the selected test employee.

 

Print Data Dictionary Report (SYRDD)

Costpoint adds a new HB_XML_DATA_CA table to store the employees’ Record ID and Transmission ID from the generated California XML file. The new table is now included in the Print Data Dictionary Report.

Federal Payroll Tax Report (Federal 941 Reporting) Updates

The Print Quarterly Federal Payroll Tax Report screen now allows you to select the quarter being reported and the Line 1 Employee Count Method for Federal 941 Reporting. To support the new features, this release applies the following updates:

Field

Description

Quarter

Select the quarter being reported, if applicable. You can select the quarter only if you select Federal Payroll Tax Report as the Report Type. All other reports do not print by quarter.

Valid options are:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • Not Applicable

Field

Description

Form 941 Line 1 Employee Count Method

Select how the report will calculate the employee count in Line 1 of the 941 report. This applies only if you select Federal Payroll Tax Report as the Report Type.

Valid options are:

  • Pay Period that includes the 12th day of the last month of the quarter

  • Number of employees earning wages within the quarter

  • Not applicable


Software Issues Resolved


Accounting


Accounts Payable >> Create PO Vouchers from POs/Receipts


Defect 1549627: When you created multiple purchase order (PO) vouchers, Costpoint incorrectly updated the AP_ACCTS_KEY and CASH_ACCTS_KEY columns of the vouchers. This caused the AP_ACCTS_KEY of a vendor on a PO to be incorrectly assigned to a different PO voucher during the creation process.


Accounts Payable >> Import Vendor Employees


Defect 1545995: The message "Required if the Country selected is USA" displayed on the Import Vendor Employees Error Report when you imported vendor employee records that did not have a Mail State and Country Code.


Multicurrency >> Update Open Accounts Payable Exchange Rates


Defect 1552104: You encountered an error when you updated Open Accounts Payable exchange rates. This occurred when:


Multicurrency >> Update Open Accounts Receivable Exchange Rates


Defect 1553470: You encountered an error when you updated Open Accounts Receivable exchange rates. This occurred when:


Admin


System Administration >> Compute Cobra Burden Costs


Defect 1544212: After you upgraded to Cobra 8.4, the integration between Costpoint and Cobra no longer worked. This issue was due to the changes in Cobra’s WS API. Code fields have been extended (to 20) and qualifiers are now required to refer to Control Accounts (CA) and Work Packages (WP).

As a workaround, you can complete the following steps:

  1. Update the column headers to match the values in Cobra. For example, change “C8” to “CA.C8”.

  2. Manually load the file in Cobra.

Warning: If have not upgraded to Cobra 8.4 and you apply Costpoint MR 8.0.17, you must upgrade to Cobra 8.4 in order to run the integration between Costpoint and Cobra using web services. If you do not upgrade to Cobra 8.4, you will need to manually transfer data from Costpoint using CSV files.


System Administration >> Set Up Company


Defect 1551191: A new check box, Exclude Recast Overtime TS lines from Neg Cost validation, has been added to the Configure Production Control Settings screen. This check box allows you to exclude overtime timesheet lines from the validation for the setting Allowable Negative MO Cost Amount, which applies to any/all cost elements. This also allows you to re-class labor to different accounts, but costs will remain with the manufacturing order (MO). When you copy a company in Set Up Company, the value for this setting will copy from the original company to the new company.


Workflow >> Approval Workflow Models


Defect 1551408: Role filters did not work when you used approval roles for user groups. When a role filter was applied, the approval was still assigned to every user.


Framework


Change in Behavior


Defect 1562488: When you received an error message to use the lookup to select a charge for a timesheet and then tapped the Lookup icon to select the charge, the charge values did not display. This issue occurred when you used Costpoint in a web browser on a mobile device, but not in PWA mode.


Framework


Defect 1527918: The My Workflow Approvals dashpart on the Home Dashboard was empty when it should have populated with approvals.


Defect 1545108: An unexpected script error occurred when you scrolled down records on the screen using a display resolution of 2560 x 1440.


Defect 1566114: The Start Approval button did not work for the approval workflow.


Materials


Product Definition >> Import Items


Defect 1544457: When you imported a new part using Item (ITM) and you included the Item Product (PRD) in the import file, the Selling Description did not populate as expected.


Production Control >> Configure Production Control Settings


Defect 1551194: A new check box, Exclude Recast Overtime TS lines from Neg Cost validation, has been added to the screen. This check box allows you to exclude overtime timesheet lines from the validation for the setting Allowable Negative MO Cost Amount, which applies to any/all cost elements. This also allows you to re-class labor to different accounts, but costs will remain with the manufacturing order (MO).


Production Control >> Manage Manufacturing Orders


Defect 1545821: You encountered a general framework error when you created a work order revision that contained reference parts.


Defect 1552073: When you added a Use Part Data collection in MES to a manufacturing order (MO) with the Include Use Part Data, the MO requirement added a backflush location for non-backflushed parts when there was a Default Location in the Part master for the Use Part. This was added even for Serial/Lot tracked parts.


Purchasing >> Import Purchase Orders


Defect 1549774: When you used the preprocessor to load a multiple-line purchase order (PO) with a line charge in one of the lines, Costpoint calculated the Extended Cost and the Total Line Amount. The Extended Cost was correct, but the Total Line Amount added a value to every line of the PO.


Receiving >> Manage Quality Control Inspections


Defect 1546550: Costpoint did not validate for the warehouse/receipt combination, which resulted in an error.


People


Affirmative Action >> Print Training Report


Defect 1493500: The Job Category/EEO Code column always contained no value (NULL) on the report.


Employee >> Manage Employee Information


Defect 1550698: When you updated the employee's Contractor flag from Y to N, the application displayed the following error: “The following field is required: Social Security Number.”


Employee >> Transfer Talent Management Data


Defect 1550591: A general framework failure occurred in the integration when a Deltek Talent Management employee record had an invalid birthdate (before 1901). As a workaround, before your run the integration, fix the birthdate of the affected employee record in Deltek Talent Management.


Employee Self Service >> Activate Pending Benefit Elections


Defect 1119995: If an employee had coverage option offers for two different life events that had the same coverage start date, the application generated a duplicate key system error when it attempted to insert records into the HB_EMPL_BEN_OFFER_LN table.


Employee Self Service >> Approve Life Events


Defect 1515411: When you approved a life event, Costpoint did not insert a record into the ESS_TASKS table. In addition, the life event did not display on the Self Service Status screen.


Employee Self Service >> Benefits Enrollment


Defect 1543816: The following error displayed even when the allocation percentage total for the primary/contingent beneficiaries was 100%: “When there are one or more Primary/Contingent Types for a plan the Allocation % must equal 100.”


Employee Self Service >> Designate Beneficiaries


Defect 1536071: An allocation percentage error displayed even when allocation was equal to 100%. As a workaround, try a different allocation percentage combination that allows you to save without error.


Employee Self Service >> Life Events/New Hires


Defect 1543805: The following error displayed even when the allocation percentage total for the primary/contingent beneficiaries was 100%: “When there are one or more Primary/Contingent Types for a plan the Allocation % must equal 100.”


Labor >> Apply Timesheet Adjustments in Batch Mode


Defect 1544644: The application generated a union cash fringe timesheet line, but it did not populate the following columns on the TS_LN table:


Labor >> Create Auto-Pay Timesheets


Defect 1560670: A system error occurred when you attempted to print, preview, or process a timesheet cycle that included an employee with zero (0.00) labor hours.


Labor >> Create Reversing Timesheets


Defect 1542847: The Create Reversing Timesheets report displayed incomplete column names.


Labor >> Import Timesheets


Defect 1535971: When the application generated a union cash fringe timesheet line, it did not perform the P/O/A validations on the timesheet lines from the import file. As a result, when an invalid Account/Org combination existed in the timesheet file, a system error occurred.


Defect 1551170: A unique constraint system error displayed when importing C/D/N type timesheets. This issue occurred when you selected the Generate Union Fringe check box and the application generated union cash fringes.


Labor >> Manage Timesheets


Defect 1464319: When you generated union fringe lines, the application did not use the project's owning organization on union fringe timesheet lines if the Fringe Org source was Proj Owning Org on the Manage Union Profiles screen. Instead, the application used the original timesheet line's organization.


Labor >> Manage Union Profiles


Defect 1568520: When you added a project to a union profile, the project displayed twice. If you deleted one of the duplicate projects, the application deleted both rows.


Payroll >> Activate Pending Employee Bank Information


Defect 1160624: When you clicked Print/Process, the following error message displayed: "The report must be printed in order to process.


Payroll >> Compute Payroll


Defect 1567293: The application did not produce a warning report when the Nebraska minimum tax withholding amount was greater than the actual tax withholding amount.


Defect 1571737: When you upgraded to MR 8.0.16, the application did not generate a pay type record for ADDGRS (Add to Gross) deductions.


Payroll >> Manage Payroll Records


Defect 1542693: Costpoint should not allow you to delete records on the Manage Payroll Records screen if payroll posting is in progress for the pay cycle.


Payroll >> Print Bank ACH File Report


Defect 1571697: When you attempted to print, the application stopped responding. This issue affected Costpoint systems with MSS databases and only occurred if there were no 627 or 628 records in the specified ACH file.


Planning


New Business Budgeting >> New Business Budgets


Defect 1547428: Indirect cost amounts in the back-end table did not reflect actual amounts.


Defect 1549758: The EREPORT_PROJ_DETAILS.CURRENT_FLs column was indexed to accelerate response time for queries related to this column in Business Intelligence (BI).


Defect 1565052: The total of the Burdened Cost column in Revenue Analysis did not match the total on the Burdened Cost subtask.


Project Budgeting >> Project Budgets/EACs


Defect 1550982: When you created a new budget from an existing one, the closed period column copied the period date from the previous budget.


Projects


Billing >> Calculate Standard Bills


Defect 1550504: The application was taking too long to complete calculating bills. MSSQL performance tuning has been conducted to improve processing time.


Billing >> Manage Closed Billing Detail


Defect 1533103: Instead of displaying an error message saying that a required field is missing, Costpoint threw a system error when the Period or Subperiod column does not contain a value. As a workaround, make sure that the Period/Subperiod column in your Excel file has values before pasting data into Costpoint.


Billing >> Manage Open Billing Detail


Defect 1546378: You received an error saying that the account/organization is not active when:

As a workaround, you can use Manage Accounts, Manage Organization Elements, and/or Link Accounts/Organizations to temporarily activate the record.


Billing >> View Standard Billing History


Defect 1536360: The lookup of the Fiscal Year and Period fields did not display any records when there was no record in the ORG_SEC_LOOKUP table or when the organization security feature was disabled. You can, however, still manually enter values in these fields and execute the screen.

 

If you have organization security enabled, you can perform the following workaround:

  1. Create a record on the Manage Organization Security Profiles screen.

  2. Create a record on the Manage Organization Security Groups screen.

  3. Run the Update Organization Security Profiles screen.

  4. Run the Rebuild Global Settings screen.

  5. Log out of Costpoint, and then log back in to check if you can now view fiscal years and periods in View Standard Billing History.


Cost and Revenue Processing >> Post Revenue


Defect 1546375: Costpoint did not allow you to post revenue to inactive account/organization combinations. As a workaround, you can run the Redistribute Revenue screen after the revenue is posted to change the process flow.


Defect 1561734: An error occurred while posting revenue if the award fee allocation formula is set to Percent of Costs and the prior period cost resides in an inactive account/organization.


Subcontractor Management >> Create Subcontractor Invoices


Defect 1541745: When the vendor employee start/end date has expired, you still received the following error message even if the Allow Charges Outside Work Assignment Period of Performance option was selected on the Business Rules tab of the Manage Work Assignments screen: "Out of Work Assignment Period of Performance."


Reports & Analytics


Business Intelligence >> Business Intelligence


Defect 1571731: The default comma-separated values (CSV) file from Costpoint Business Intelligence was tab-delimited (UTF-16 format), when it should have been tab-delimited (UTF-8 format), a format commonly required for export files. The change in Administration Settings from UTF16 to UTF8 has been applied for Cloud users.


Time & Expense


Configuration >> Resource Information


Defect 1567264: When you modified security for more than 20 employees before saving, you received a system error.


Expense >> Expense Authorization


Defect 1565145: When you worked with the Per Diem Lodging allowance with the Per Diem Adjust Percentage set to 55%, subsequent calculations operated at 100% instead of 55%.


Defect 1570339: With some versions of Oracle, if you cleared one expense report, attachment and task records for other expense reports were also deleted.


Expense >> Expense Report


Defect 1541556: When a supervisor entered an expense report for an employee who had two approved expense authorizations at the time the expense report was created, and the supervisor used the expense authorization that did not include the requested advance, the Save process allowed the advance to be claimed on the wrong expense authorization.


Defect 1544183: When you worked with the Per Diem Lodging allowance with the Per Diem Adjust Percentage set to 55%, subsequent calculations operated at 100% instead of 55%.


Defect 1562537: Updates made to the Adjustment field for Per Day expense types were not reflected in the Over Ceiling field.


Defect 1568915: With some versions of Oracle, if you cleared one expense report, attachment and task records for other expense reports were also deleted.


Expense >> My Outstanding Expenses


Defect 1531756: The web version of Time & Expense did not draw upon the correct exchange rate when importing outstanding expenses, causing the exchange rate for non-US currencies to display as 1.0.


Time >> Manage/Approve Timesheets


Defect 1544784: When you attempted to print 160 or more records, you received an error message.


Time >> Timesheet


Defect 1546579: When you changed the charge of a specific existing start/stop line, those hours were added to the new charge but not reduced commensurately from the previous charge.


Defect 1550564: On the Start/Stop Times subtask, the Charge lookup performed slowly.


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