AE/AO 5.4.35 hotfix 52700164 (Australia & New Zealand)

Release date—29 September 2020

Release notes

Client Accounting

Client Configuration

We've added more options in the Client Accounting Client Configuration window's Chart type drop-down. When you choose one of these charts configured to an MYOB Essentials (new) ledger, the reports are automatically mapped:

All - Essentials Accounting
All - Essentials Cashbook / Practice Ledger
All - Accountants Charts (AE MAS)
All - Accountants Charts (AO GL)
All - Accountants Charts (AE Accounts).

Workpapers

We've removed the ability to click the Add Account, Edit Account and Delete Account options from the Trial Balance (Workpapers) Taskbar when using an MYOB Essentials (new) file in Client Accounting. You can add, edit and delete accounts from the Essentials (new) ledger. Adding, editing and deleting accounts.

Assets (Australia only)

We've made changes to reflect the ATO changes to instant asset write-off thresholds.

Calculating pool balance and write-off threshold

If the pool balance for the year (calculated prior to depreciation) falls below the pool write off threshold, the entire small business pool is written off:

Date range	Threshold for each asset
12 March 2020 to 31 December 2020 For eligible businesses with an aggregated turnover from $10 million to less than $500 million, the $150,000 threshold applies for assets purchased from 7.30pm (AEDT) on 2 April 2019 but not first used or installed ready for use until 12 March 2020 to 31 December 2020.	$150,000
2 April 2019 (7.30pm AEDT) to 11 March 2020	$30,000
29 January 2019 to 2 April 2019 (prior to 7.30pm AEDT)	$25,000
12 May 2015 (7.30 pm AEDT) to 28 January 2019	$20,000
1 January 2014 to 12 May 2015 (prior to 7.30pm AEDT)	$1,000
1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013	$6,500
1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012	$1,000

See instant asset write-off thresholds on the ATO website for more information.

Family Groups

We've fixed the following issues:

If you created a client and you selected None in the Family Group, you couldn't assign a family group later.
If you had an existing client with no Family Group assigned, you couldn't assign a family group.
If you selected a date in Year End or Date of death, it wasn't retained.

We've also created a report for you to identify which clients are missing a family group since installing version 5.4.35. See Identify clients with no family group.

Install guide

Read through this installation guide before you begin installing this update. It will help you plan the tasks required.

Prerequisites

You must have MYOB AE/AO version 5.4.35.161 installed.
To check your current version, click Help on the main menu and select About.
Ensure you have administrator access to the server where MYOB AE/AO is installed.
Ensure all users are logged out of all MYOB programs.

Step 1: Installing the hotfix

Go to my.MYOB and download the MYOB Hotfix 52700164 – Installer file to your server location where you installed MYOB AE/AO.
Double-click the executable to start the installation.
In the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window, click Next.
Select I accept the terms in the licence agreement.
Click Next to install the utility.
On the InstallShield Wizard Completed window, click Finish.
To update workstations, run a workstation install on all workstations.

Step 2: Updating workstations

Workstations are updated automatically as part of this hotfix if auto-updates are enabled. If auto-updates are disabled in your environment, run a workstation install on all workstations

Do you use a terminal server?

If no, go toworkstationsetup.

If yes, go to terminalserversetup.

Workstation setup

Log into the workstation as an administrator.
Navigate to the setup.exe file on your server or computer where the server installation was performed:
- AE: \MYOBAE\AESQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe
- AO: \MYOBAO\AOSQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe
Double-click setup.exe.
In the Software licence agreement window:
- Select I have read and accept the licence agreement
- Click Next.
In the Ready to Install window click Install Now.
The Installation Progress window opens.

If you receive the message, If you receive an “Open file security” warning message when opening MYOB Accountants Enterprise Workstation, it is recommended that you restart your computer, click OK.

On completion, the Installation Complete window opens.
Click Finish.
The workstation installation is complete.

Terminal server setup

Log on to the terminal server console.
Open Control Panel > Classic View.
Click Install Application on Terminal Server.
Click Add New Programs.
Navigate to the setup.exe file on your server or computer where the server installation was performed:
- AE: \MYOBAE\AESQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe
- AO: \MYOBAO\AOSQL\WorkstationInstall\setup.exe.
Double-click setup.exe.
In the Software licence agreement window, select I have read and accept the licence agreement and click Next.
In the Ready to Install window, click Install Now.
The Installation Progress window opens.

If you receive the message, If you receive an “Open file security” warning message when opening MYOB Accountants Enterprise Workstation, it is recommended that you restart your computer, click OK.

On completion, the Installation Complete window opens.
Click Finish. The workstation installation is complete.
Reboot the terminal server.

Reboot your terminal server BEFORE you access the software.

Post-installation

To confirm a successful installation, go to your deploy folder.
Default server deploy folders
- (AE) C:\MYOBAE\AESQL\Central\Deploy
- (AO) C:\MYOBAO\AOSQL\Central\Deploy
- (AE Framework) C:\Program Files (x86)\MYOB\CENTRAL\Deploy
Check that the following .dll files match the Date modified below.

Release date—29 September 2020

Calculating pool balance and write-off threshold

Do you use a terminal server?

Workstation setup

Terminal server setup

Default server deploy folders