iDraft Costs Drafting Software : iDraft Pro Version History

1.2.468

Amended Precedent H form.

1.2.458

Amended Precedent H form.

1.2.457

Minor bug fix to Precedent H and HB where excess Fee Earner Groups cause an error.

1.2.456

Added Precedent H and HB support.

1.2.414

Fixed blank disbursements being hidden in empty sections with Include Blank Disbursements turned on.
Chronology Success Fees now add to the Solicitor's Success Fee Total, rather than the Profit Costs Total.
Fixed glitch in Estimate Success Fee calculation where Success Fee Totals were being included in the calculations of later Parts.

1.2.407

Counsel's fees now included on List of Disbursements.
Front Sheet divider lines are now generated through Word rather than a string of dashes.
Fixed CLS Schedule and Estimate column ordering bug on 4 Column Bills.
Option added to highlight all Disbursements in bold.
Added Bill Fee option to Other Work Attendances and Disbursements, along with Bill Fee Part and Bill Summary sections.

1.2.396

Updated to handle Import and Export of October 2011 Claim1 and Claim1A templates.

1.2.395

Chronological items automatically select latest entry on new addition.
Counsel's Success Fee VAT now only applies if VAT is checked on the selected Counsel.
Success Fee VAT rate can now be overridden on individual Disbursements.
Replacements list can now be exported to Word.
N252 Dispute Date replaced by blank spaces if left empty to allow for completion by hand.
Tweak to Replacements editing tab order.
Automatic focus on Add buttons on Preferences.
Jump-To links now contain correct Part labels.
Current Part can now be changed using Ctrl+F Keys.
Export to Word document selection now saved into PR1 file.
Replacements can now be captialised by capitalising the first letter of the input text on typing.
Changed order of Rates Applied Calls, Letter In and Letters out to reflect their order within the Bill.
Main Item Header changed to multiline textbox.
Fixed bug where Travel and Waiting assigned to Parties not showing on Estimate.
Fixed bug where VAT figure changes on closing and reopening a Counsel Disbursement.
Fixed Part-numbering bug in Fee Earner Group Rates grid.

1.2.388

Minor fix to Individual Counsel's Success Fee Part Summary totals.
Updated to handle Import and Export of May 2011 Claim1 and Claim1A templates.

1.2.385

Minor bug fix in Profit Costs total due to extended Part and Bill Summaries.
Front sheet header now also shows on back sheet.
Separate By Fee Earner Group now also applies to Chronology.
Bill Setup screen re-ordered to allow more space for options.
Added Show Chronology Header option.
Added Extended Chronology Date Format option.
Added Omit Name From Bill option to Fee Earner Groups.
Moved estimated markers on Schedules from description column to time column.
Added Bulk Profit Costs to Other Work section.
Added Part Claimed option to Attendances and Document Items.
Document Item format now also applies to Attendances.
Added Estimated Marker option.
Added Show Individual Counsel Summaries option.
Added Windows 7 Compatibility script to installer.
Last part automatically selected when adding multiple parts.

1.2.368

Added Narrative Font Size preference. The font size used on the narrative input screen can now be customised.
N252 and N258a Reference inputs converted to Type-Ahead boxes containing Part Solicitor References.
Front Sheet Header option added. Custom text can now be added to the top of the Front Sheet.
Date fields now remember the entire last date entered for future entries.
Notes section added to Disbursements.
Option to export List of Disbursements added.
Include Hourly Rate Only option added to Rates Applied.
Additional Rates Applied Detail input added.
Added Use Rates From Part selector on Fee Earners and Rates screen. Rates can now be quickly loaded from existing Parts.
Added Load All Parties From Part selection on Parties Quick-Add menu.
Added Page Per Fee Earner Group on Schedules option.
Added Include Blank Disbursements option.
Added Limits section to Part Setup screen.
Added option to limit CLS Total and Profit Costs by Amount and Percentage.
Extended Part and Bill Summaries option added.
Fixed minor bug on Part Split menu option.
Fixed minor bug in time box. Error when entering 0: now fixed.
Online ordering added.

1.2.358

Updated to handle Import and Export of November 2009 Claim1 and Claim1A templates.

1.2.355

Removed double-space on Attendances with no Description.
Fixed minor bug on Splash Screen.
Party Names are now Multi-line.
Added option to sub-total by Fee Earner Group.
Added Jump-To links for Part Header, Additional Liabilities, Travel and Waiting and VAT.
Re-arranged Bill Setup screen to allow space for further options.
Added Rates Applied in Part Header option. Rates Applied can now be shown Part-by-Part.
Pressing Enter on grids now mimics double-click function.
Improved Grid Focus Highlight.
Document Item Format options added to Bill Setup.
Costs of Assessment text can now be overtyped.
Added command button to Fee Earner Groups box to allow keyboard shortcut to 'Create Fee Earners for Empty Fee Earner Groups'.
Amendment to Button Hover image.
Notes section added to all Attendances and Document Items. Notes can be included in the Bill as footnotes by checking 'Show Notes in Bill' in 'Bill Setup'
Added 'Preview Search' function.
Added 'Default to TTA' option to preferences. Party Attendances can now be automatically marked as TTA's by default.
Delete key can now be used to delete items from Grids.
Colour scheme and branding updated.
Added 'Auto-delete Backups' option. Files generated with the Auto-backup, unmodified within 60 days, can now be delete automatically.
Installer now sets the required permissions for the Users group automatically.
Licence Agreement updated.
Time Saving Guide added to Help menu.

1.2.336

Changed order of Routine Communications to Letters Out, Letters In, Telephone Calls.
Added Column Ordering option. Bills can now be shown in 'VAT - Disbursements - Profit Costs' or 'Profit Costs - Disbursements - VAT' formats.
Minor fix to Inline Enhancements.
Main Item work can now be shown by individual Fee Earner Group.
Added 'Except Counsel's Success Fee' option to the 'Separate Additional Liabilities' function, allowing Additional Liabilities to be separated as normal, but with Counsel's Success Fees still showing inline.
Added 'Default to CLS' Part option. When checked, any newly created Disbursements and Bulk Profit Costs will automatically be marked as CLS.
Added 'Estimated' option to Chronology, Party and Other Work Attendances.
Added 'Timed Letters Out' option. Party Attendances can now be marked as Timed Letters Out. A schedule of Timed Letters may also be produced. This replaces the necessity to use the 'Other' Attendances function of Timed Letters Out.
Bug fixed when clicking the Parties button from Narrative with no Fee Earner or Fee Earner Groups.
Added 'Organise by Communication Type' option.
Added Type Marker in Party Attendances List.
Party Attendances marked as 'Other' no longer show a Party Attendance Type Marker.
Part Amount and Percentage Limits are now shown in more detail. I.E. Figures before limits are applied are now shown in the description.
Part Amount Limits now only apply if the limit has been reached.
Added 'Make a Suggestion' link to Help Menu.
Program now opens into Full Screen.
Default text on Front / Back Sheet Text Items now disappears on editing.
Minor bug fix to Export Screen when MS Word is not installed.

1.2.307

Added Show Letters / Emails option to Bill Setup. Letters can now be shown as 'Letters' or 'Letters / Emails'
Added Limit Profit Costs By Amount and Limit Profit Costs By Percent options to Part Setup.
Added Default Fee Earner option for each Part.
Last year entered is now remembered within the Bill, meaning that the last year entered is remembered after closing and re-opening the Bill.
Shortcut to Narrative has been added the Chronology, Parties and Documents screens and vice-versa.
Running totals for Bill, CLS Schedule and Estimate are now shown in footer bar when previewed.
Total of estimated time is now shown at bottom of Documents window.
Minor bug fix to ordering of items on copying / moving between Parts.
Inter Partes and CLS work is now shown in separate Part and Bill Summaries.
Minor changes to how items are shown in the CLS Schedule.
Undated items now show a "-" instead of "01/01/1700" in grids.
Fixed Recoverable Costs section added.
Bulk Profit Costs section added to Chronology.
Exported documents are now prefixed with a number to assist document ordering.
Added Bill Notes Export function.
Check for Blank Time now checks for empty Fee Earner Group Hourly Rates.
Party Attendances and Disbursements windows now show name of selected Party.
Added Show Unknown Date Markers on Chronology option.
Fixed date-ordering of items when splitting and merging parts.
Added Inline Enhancements option on Main Item.
Added Activity Log with Export function to aid tracking of changes.
Added Preview Status Readout.
Added initial stages of iDraft VUE integration.
Added Fixed Fee transfer to CL1 Import.
Security Updates.

1.2.274

Security Updates

1.2.273

Bug fixed in "Collection Sorter" object to avoid runtime error 0 after prolonged use of the program. iDraftColSort.dll custom component now used.
Bug fixed on opening untitled autobackup files. Version tag was unpopulated if file was not saved before autobackup.
Update to File Read / Write system. On overwriting files, they are duplicated to a temporary file and deleted on completion of the saving process.
Changed Registry Key Root to reduce number of registry keys that require permission changes.
Security Updates.

1.2.261

Added Log Mode function, allowing us to narrow down the cause of future errors.

1.2.259

Update to File Read / Write system to clear files rather than deleting them, therefore saving any permissions that may have been changed.

1.2.257

Security Updates.

1.2.250

Chronology, Parties, Documents and Other Work now show warning if no Fee Earners are present, rather than just being disabled.
Font Selector in Preferences is now a Drop-down Box.
Quick-Add button on Parties now populates with Parties from other Parts as well as those defined in Preferences.

1.2.241

Enhancements By Party option added, allowing Enhancement summaries to be totalled by Party.
Minor bug fix to Time control.
N252 bill total mis-calculation fixed.
iDraft CL1 Import / Export functions added, allowing Bills to be converted to Claim1 and vice-versa.
Adjustment made to Grid component to aid viewing new items on creation.
VAT rate on order forms updated to 15%.

1.2.230

Security Updates.

1.2.227

Initial Public Release.

1.2.149

Initial Beta Test Version.