Roadmap and Release 17.0.0

Version: 17.0 (List of other versions on page Category:RoadMap)
Release date: 04/03/2023
Main focus (What developers has mainly worked on, but not only, so for full list of changes see the detailed ChangeLog):
PHP V8 compatibility

https://www.atm-consulting.fr/les-nouveautes-de-la-version-17-de-dolibarr/

Detailed Changelog:

For users:
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NEW: Minimal PHP version is now PHP 7.0 instead of PHP 5.6
NEW: #21780 Add pid field to Cronjob class and store PID on job execution
NEW: #19680 Add option PRODUCT_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_DOWNLOAD to automatically have uploaded files shared publicly by a link
NEW: #20650 can move the checkbox column on left (experimental option MAIN_CHECKBOX_LEFT_COLUMN)
NEW: #21000 Added columns 'alias_name' on project, supplier invoice, supplier order, supplier proposals and task list
NEW: #21395 Added option for dark theme mode in display - color and theme
NEW: #21397 added option to auto define barcode numbers for third-parties in barcode module setup
NEW: #21399
NEW: #21442 Enhancement of module builder init
NEW: #21654 add bank account number used on invoices for debit
NEW: #22048 Added notes to productlot module
NEW: #22298 Bank - Add salaries & vat in the tab of planned entries of a bank account
NEW: #22328
NEW: #22424
NEW: #22500 member module set up made easier
NEW: #22527 projects and thirdparties can be viewed as conversation ("Message" view), like events/agenda.
NEW: #22546 can now set user supervisors using mass action in htdocs/user
NEW: #22594 can chose if VAT ID is unique or not for third parties
NEW: #22622 all partnerships displayed on tab partnership of a thirdparty and member
NEW: #22676 massaction for updating product prices
NEW: #22735 Massaction to affect users on projects
NEW: #25594 can chose if VAT ID is unique or not for third parties
NEW: #4482 adding js to hide/show advanced option on the export data page
NEW: Accountancy - Add a graphic option to enable lettering function - FPC21
NEW: Accountancy - Add a way to clean some words when you generate thirdparty accounting account
NEW: Accountancy - Added an option during export to export or not the lettering FPC21
NEW: Accountancy - Manage supplier deposit with specific account
NEW: Accountancy - Model Digitaria - Add a way to clean some words when you generate thirdparty accounting account FPC22
NEW: Add a button "Test collect" in email collector
NEW: Add a constant to disallow modification of the product reference.
NEW: Add a method doAutoRenewContracts that can be used as a cron task.
NEW: Add " as enclosure by default for CSV export. Keep removing CR/LF.
NEW: add attached file in presend email form of thirdparty card
NEW: Add a way to enter LICENSE file content in property of website
NEW: Add badge in admin extrafields setup
NEW: add constant PROPAL_BYPASS_VALIDATED_STATUS
NEW: Add date event (!= date project) and location on event organization
NEW: Add employment anniversary in birthday box
NEW: Add extrafield type "IP" to store IP addresses
NEW: Add fail2ban rules examples to limit access to /public pages
NEW: Add filter "Product subject to lot/Serial" in stock per lot/serial
NEW: Add hidden option MAIN_EMAIL_SUPPORT_ACK to restore Email ack checkbox (feature abandonned by mailers)
NEW: Add IMAP port setting on email collector module
NEW: Adding JAPAN Chart-of-Account and regions/departments
NEW: Adding NIF verification for Algeria
NEW: Add link to create an element from the category page
NEW: add margin infos to takepos invoice lines
NEW: Add max size send for "backup and link to mail" option
NEW: Add method httponly_accessforbidden()
NEW: Add more advices into the Setup security page
NEW: Add new global variable for keeping the previous signature information on proposale (case of reopen a proposale)
NEW: Add objectLink on expedition
NEW: Add oldcopy to Ticket so triggers intercepting TICKET_MODIFY have access to old values of the updated properties
NEW: Add option FICHINTER_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_DOWNLOAD
NEW: Add option --force on CLI cron_run_jobs.php
NEW: Add option "Show price on the generated documents for receptions"
NEW: Add performance index (name for company and contact) and llx_bank_url(url_id)
NEW: Add picto property on sub-module for password generation
NEW: add redirect on action confirm addconsumedline and addproduceline
NEW: Add a new advanced permission "read price"
NEW: Add substitution key __SENDEREMAIL_SIGNATURE__
NEW: Add the referrer-policy to "same-origin" by default on all public pages.
NEW: Add the SMTP header References on ticket email created by email
NEW: Add the thirdparty column to the time list (projet/tasks/time.php)
NEW: Add trigger to record the event of sending an email from a project #20912
NEW: Allow download link option in module configuration (propal,invoice,supplier proposal, order)
NEW: Bank - Add salaries & vat in tab planned entries
NEW: Bulk action to remove a category in list/search website pages
NEW: Can copy/paste images into emails sent.
NEW: Can edit label of an emailing even once sent
NEW: Can edit property css, cssview, csslist on extrafields
NEW: Can enter the unit price including the vat
NEW: Can invoice task time per different services
NEW: Can join several files by default on email form
NEW: Can send an email on scheduled job error
NEW: Can set a commercial discount by entering amount including VAT
NEW: Can set a monthly frequency (or multiple) in cron tasks.
NEW: Can set start and end dates and comment on button "Activate all services"
NEW: can sort and preselected best supplier price
NEW: Can use products categories to make inventory
NEW: Change filter type on tickets list into a multiselect combo
NEW: conf TIMESPENT_ALWAYS_UPDATE_THM, when it's on we always check current thm of user to update it in task time line
NEW: constant PROPAL_NEW_AS_SIGNED
NEW: show date delivery planned on orders linked to company and product
NEW: Default template of contract is not mandatory
NEW: Default values in extrafields are not more limited to 255 char.
NEW: display currency in takepos menu
NEW: Enable online signature for interventions
NEW: Encrypt all sensitive constants in llx_const
NEW: extrafield price with currency
NEW: filter on reception dates (from / to) in cheque paiement card
NEW: Members: default_lang for members
NEW: Members: Table of membership types
NEW: Members: add free membership amounts at the membership type level
NEW: TakePOS: Header Scroll in TakePOS
NEW: TakePOS: add price to product box in TakePOS
NEW: TakePOS: add setup parameters, can setup terminal name
NEW: TakePOS: support of Stripe Terminal with TakePOS
NEW: TakePOS: Receipt preview in TakePOS setup
NEW: TakePOS: different product list on smartphone
NEW: Website: can delete a whole website if disabled
NEW: Website: can remove a website template
NEW: Website: can set header "Strict-Transport-Security" in web sites.
NEW: Website: can switch status of website and page from the website toolbar
NEW: Website: Templates of websites are now directories and not zip into core repo
NEW: Website: add 4 other templates in website module
NEW: If we select another view list mode, we keep it
NEW: Init module bookcal
NEW: Introduce dolEncrypt and dolDecrypt to be able to encrypt data in db
NEW: Invoice - Add french mention on pdf when vat debit option is on
NEW: invoice export : add accounting affectation
NEW: label on products categories filter
NEW: The link "add to bookmark" is always on top in the bookmark popup
NEW: MAIN_SEARCH_CATEGORY_PRODUCT_ON_LISTS const to show category customer filter
NEW: Make module WebservicesClient deprecated. Use module WebHook instead.
NEW: manage no email with thirdparties (better for GDPR)
NEW: Manage Position (Rank) on Contract Lines
NEW: Manage VAT on all lines on purchases cycle
NEW: manage virtual stock at a future date
NEW: On a bank reconciled line, we can modify the bank receipt
NEW: On a form to send an email, we show all emails of all contacts of object
NEW: Option PRODUCTBATCH_SHOW_WAREHOUSE_ON_SHIPMENT showing wh on PDF
NEW: Option PRODUIT_DESC_IN_FORM accept (desktop only or +smartphone)
NEW: Page for mass stock transfer can be used with no source stock
NEW: parent company column and filter in invoice and order list
NEW: Add show "Sales rep" option for PDF
NEW: Picto for shared link is clickable
NEW: possibility to select scopes with checkbox for Oauth tokens
NEW: private and public note on user, thirdparty and contact list
NEW: product categories filter on inventory list
NEW: Product supplier price: autofill default supplier VAT
NEW: Project - Add author on list
NEW: Public counters feature
NEW: Reception - Add a from/to on search on date field
NEW: Start a simple support of recurrent events on agenda
NEW: Resize parent company column in order list
NEW: Saved token of OAUTH module are now encrypted into llx_oauth_token
NEW: Save one click to select on delivery ack, on emails.
NEW: scheduled job to send unpaid invoice reminder can now use the cc and bcc from email template
NEW: set thirdparty type with company modify trigger
NEW: Show also scheduled task never finished in scheduled task widget
NEW: show badge with number of extrafields in setup
NEW: show category tree in sellist and chkbxlst for common object
NEW: Show picto and color into combo for selection of tags
NEW: show product label on inventory
NEW: show sell-by and eat-by dates only if not empty
NEW: show SellBy/EatBy dates for each batch product in shipment card
NEW: skip accept/refuse process for proposals (option PROPAL_SKIP_ACCEPT_REFUSE)
NEW: experimental SMTP using PhpImap allowing OAuth2 authentication (need to add option MAIN_IMAP_USE_PHPIMAP)
NEW: can substitue project title in mail template
NEW: Supplier order list - Add column private and public note
NEW: Support IP type in extrafields
NEW: The purge of files can purge only if older than a number of seconds
NEW: Update ActionComm type_code on email message ticket
NEW: VAT - Admin - Add information on deadline day for submission of VAT declaration
NEW: expand/collapse permissions on user permission page
NEW: Show delivery mode on PDF for proposals
NEW: Add the target to select attendees of event for emailings
NEW: Can set background style with MAIN_LOGIN_BACKGROUND_STYLE

Modules
NEW: Experimental module Asset

For developers or integrators:
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NEW: ModuleBuilder can generate code for a class from an existing SQL table
NEW: #22370 Modulebuilder supports 'alwayseditable' (like extrafields)
NEW: #20912 Add trigger to record the event of sending an email from a project
NEW: #21750 Added "Get lines and Post lines from BOM" at the REST Service
NEW: Removed completely the need for the library adodbtime
NEW: hook on agenda pages
NEW: hook to complete payment in TakePOS
NEW: hook "changeHelpURL" to modify target of the help button
NEW: hook formConfirm on action comm card
NEW: hook to modify supplier product html select
NEW: Add new hook for show virtual stock details on product stock card
NEW: Add new hooks for actioncomm
NEW: conf->global->SYSLOG_FILE_ONEPERSESSION accept a string
NEW: translation for contact type API, setup/ticket API, shipping method API
NEW: All ajax pages have now a header build with top_httphead()
NEW: support multilang in Civilities API
NEW: Add API for the partnership module
NEW: Add "Get lines and Post lines from BOM" in the API
NEW: Replace property fk_categories_product with categories_product in inventory class
NEW: Rewrite of SQL request. Removed the join on category table (for filter on category), replaced with a EXISTS/NOT


WARNING:

Following changes may create regressions for some external modules, but were necessary to make Dolibarr better:
* Minimal PHP version is now PHP 7.0 instead of PHP 5.6
* The signature of method getNomUrl() of class ProductFournisseur has been modified to match the signature of method Product->getNomUrl()
* Trigger ORDER_SUPPLIER_DISPATCH is removed, use ORDER_SUPPLIER_RECEIVE and/or LINEORDER_SUPPLIER_DISPATCH instead.
* All functions fetch_all() have been set to deprecated for naming consitency, use fetchAll() instead.
* Code standardization: '$user->rights->propale' is now '$user->rights->propal' everywhere.
* Deprecated method set_billed() on shipment and reception class has been removed. Use setBilled() instead.
* Tables llx_prelevement_facture and llx_prelevement_facture_demande have been renamed into llx_prelevement and llx_prelevement_demande.
* Rename MAIN_LIST_ALLOW_NOTES into MAIN_LIST_HIDE_NOTES and rename MAIN_LIST_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NOTES into MAIN_LIST_HIDE_PRIVATE_NOTES
* Rename the substitution for "project label" instead of "project title" in substitution variables
* You must use "$objectoffield" to manipulate the current object inside the formulare of computed custom extrafields instead of $obj/$object.
* Making a global search is sending the parameter using always the name search_all (instead of sometimes sall and search_all)
* The property $url_last_version must be public if defined into module descriptor files;