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What’s new 2023 R2: A glimpse into our major release

What’s new 2023 R2: A glimpse into our major release

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

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What's in store? Let’s dive in.

In an ongoing effort to stay ahead of the curve, we're pleased to present the key highlights from Continia's second release of 2023. Below, we’ll dive into the newest exciting features within each solution that will elevate your experience and maximize your productivity.

For a comprehensive rundown of the latest and upcoming features for each of our solutions, head over to Continia Docs:

Continia Hub: Your ultimate assistance resource

Eliminate the frustrations of looking for answers in multiple places. Get all the information you need, precisely when you need it, in one central assistance hub - Continia Hub.

Continia Hub is an in-app feature designed to provide unparalleled support, ensuring you're never alone in navigating Continia's solutions. When performing functions on key pages, such as registering invoices, you'll get access to context-specific resources. Everything is at your fingertips, from how-to videos to documentation and training.

Continia Hub also goes beyond providing information. As Continia values your input, you can give a compliment, report a problem, or send a suggestion on how we can better your in-app experience.

Document Capture

Purchase Contract Intelligence: Boost your contract management efficiency. The Purchase Contract module detects patterns in incoming and previously posted invoices, suggesting contract creation for recurring invoices and streamlining the process.
Secure Archive: This feature ensures that your original digital bookkeeping documents are stored securely, preserving their integrity, traceability, and compliance with secure periods defined by local legislation. It includes a built-in logging feature to track each document's journey from receipt to final bookkeeping entry. Recognized and certified in Germany as a trusted, audit-proof archiving solution.
Try out Purchase Contracts: Experience the power of Purchase Contracts in your production environment - without commitment. Just activate the module in trial mode and receive expert guidance through the setup process, ensuring you can fully explore its benefits and see the impact on your operations at no additional cost for the first 30 days.
Dynamic columns in the document journal: Enhance your document journal list with the ability to configure dynamic columns. Enjoy personalized views, the flexibility to include specific data, and sorting and filtering options for enhanced organization.
Notifications for admins about open documents: Stay ahead of delays and enhance workflow efficiency. Ensure unprocessed documents receive immediate attention by automatically notifying designated admins via email.

To find out more, watch "Document Capture 2023 R2 - What's new?" here.

Expense Management

Autozoom in Business Central add-in: Attached receipt images are automatically scaled to the add-in size, providing a full view and saving you time on manual adjustments when navigating multiple expense documents. You can still control the zoom for closer inspection when needed.
Autofill in the Expense App and Expense Portal: Speed up your expense submissions for the same merchant using autofill in the Expense App and Expense Portal. Benefit from expense type suggestions and, in the app, conveniently highlighted potential options.
VAT/sales tax input from Expense users: Easily enter VAT/sales tax details for expenses in the Expense App. If AI Receipt Scanner finds multiple VAT/Sales tax entries on the receipt, it'll automatically create allocations in the expense.
Configurable messages: Tailor your workflow to your preferences. Customize your workflow warnings, allowing specific expense documents with warnings to proceed for approval instead of halting 'open' status expense documents.
Secure Archive: This feature ensures that your original digital bookkeeping documents are stored securely, preserving their integrity, traceability, and compliance with secure periods defined by local legislation. It includes a built-in logging feature to track each document's journey from receipt to final bookkeeping entry. Recognized and certified in Germany as a trusted, audit-proof archiving solution.

To find out more, watch "Expense Management 2023 R2 - What's new?" here.

Document Output

Added flexibility when assigning email recipients: Easily streamline recipient selection in email templates by defining a priority order for multiple email address fields. Quickly find the correct email addresses for a specific document type by specifying a set of fields for email address retrieval.
Enhanced email signature functionality: Maximize the impact of your communication with customized email signatures. Create versatile signatures for any campaign, permanent or temporary, such as sales promotions. Maintain relevance by setting specific start and end dates to ensure timely deactivation.
Output profiles optimization: Seamlessly handle email distribution and electronic transmission in compatible formats through pre-built and customizable Output profiles on customer cards. A standard Document Output setup toggle simplifies email configuration by limiting the system to only handle select recipients, removing the need for SKIP profiles.
Improved FactBox with attachment names on template lines: Get a better overview of all your attached documents for a given email template line by using the attachment list in the template card's FactBox. You can also view the log entries for a given template line and view the recipient setup priorities for the general template.

To find out more, watch "Document Output 2023 R2 - What's new?" here.

Payment Management

Bank account verification (Payment Approval module): Safeguard your financial transactions effortlessly with bank account verification and prevent payment fraud and errors by verifying vendor, customer, or employee bank account information.
Required number of approvers (Payment Approval module): Get enhanced control over your payment approval process. Define the exact number of approvers required from a list for your payments to proceed through the payment process.
Automatic creation of payment suggestions: Never miss a payment deadline again! Streamline your payment flow with automatic payment suggestions in the payment journal and ensure your vendor payments are processed and paid on time.
Pre-validation of payment information before document approval with Document Capture: Ensure a smoother approval process by validating payment information against bank requirements before document approval. Say goodbye to the hassle of redoing approvals and enjoy a seamless workflow.
Support for Direct Communication with ABN Amro in the Netherlands: With the Direct Communication module, you can now automatically exchange bank files between ABN Amro and Business Central, streamlining your financial processes for greater efficiency.

To find out more, watch "Payment Management 2023 R2 - What's new?” here.