Release Notes

 

v3.5 UR2 Release Notes:

• New interface for printing sales invoices - When a large number of invoices are generated. If number of invoices is greater than 50, user will be presented with page of split results allowing blocks of invoices to be printed
• Send Listing Questions to Consignor – A new option for questions to be sent to the consignor instead of the seller
• New Admin setting: Alternative layout option for listing/lot detail pages
• New options for custom lot/listing fields to be included in the consignment sales report CSV export
• Listing price fields are now visible on edit page when there are existing bids/purchases
• [Event Edition]: Added color-coded Lot Auto Extend Group numbers to "Manage Auction" page
• [Event Edition]: Added new button option (Admin only) to extend a lot and all lots in same auto extend group by the event's predefined increment
• ShipStation Custom Store integration

Developers:

• Added canonical URL to listing and lot detail pages for improved SEO
• An admin user can now edit taxable status of auctions with bids
• Added web.config option for "Create All Invoices" requests to be asynchronous
• Added web.config setting "BaseAdminUrl" to support admin access to be via a separate subdomain
• Changed Web.config "AllowNonEventOwnerLots" setting now also allows a seller to remain the owner of a lot posted to another user’s event, if enabled
• Added web.config setting "RequireAuthenticationForFulltextSearches" (off by default) –Option for high traffic sites, require a user to be logged in to do searches for allocating resources to bids and closings

3.5 Update Rollup Highlights

v3.5 UR1 Release Notes:

New email notification for declined credit cards – Sent to the buyer when a payment has been declined for a sales invoice

Admin users can now edit closed lots/listings, and can always change the assigned category

New admin options to exempt specified users from some or all seller fees or buyer site fees

New Custom Tax Rates option - An alternative to the region-based Sales Tax rates or VAT tax, Up to 3 different tax rates can be created and optionally overridden per seller account

Sales tax rates now support precision up to 1/10,000 of 1 percent

Improvements to the filter and view options under all My Account areas

New option to “Replace” a credit card is provided when using Stripe, for users updating their credit card when the site requires a credit card on file.

New option to include an associated listing ID when creating a manual charge to a site fee invoice (Admin only)

New Admin settings:

Time Picker Default Time - Choose the default time that comes up when creating an auction and entering start or end times

Option to Require a Credit Card for Buyers (for charging site fees)

Show Logo on Printable Invoice - Include the main website logo image at top of all invoices (print view only)

Disable PayPal as an option for Site Fee Payments

Listing/Lot Detail Page Layout – Alternative design layout for the listing/lot item pages

Consignment Feature Improvements:

• New Admin setting to hide Commissions or Fees on Consignor Statements when the value is Zero
• Added a “Sale Status” label on Consignor Statement line items to show sellers the associated sales as Paid, Unpaid, or Voided
• Added Recalculate Statement button to seller consignor statement views to update values when sales or voided or fee settings are changed
• Consignor statement line items are now ordered by associated Lot Numbers when possible
• Added new Admin option to make a consignor profile from an existing user account
• Toggling "Global Consignor List" will now automatically transfer ownership of consignors between the internal Global list and the default Admin user account
• Added new "Remove & Void" option for sellers for each line item on an unpaid consignor statement
• New Admin setting to automatically void consignments when a sales transaction is voided, On by default
• New feature to “Change Consignor” on closed listings or lots

Events Edition:

• Added new settings “Default Event Closing Group Increment” and “Default Event Auto Extend Increment” for default values when creating a new event
• New buyer fee option, “Per Lot Fee” - Allows sellers to charge a buyer flat fee for each sold lot that gets added to sales invoices
• View the closing groups (lot order) and auto-extend group settings on closed events
• Validated Lots can now be Copied or Moved to Published Events
• New Admin setting to display the auction event title on sales invoices
• New Admin-only critical event controls:
• Pause/Resume Events – During the closing process an event can now be paused, suspending all bidding and countdowns. Individual closed lots can be reactivated and then the auction can be resumed with first lot closing times extended
• Reactivate Event feature for Closed Events - If an auction closes with any issues the event can be reactivated to a paused state, selected lots reactivated, and then the auction resumed to a state of accepting final bids
• Events Edition now supports extending all active lots with a single Admin function

Developers:

• AuctionWorx now targets .NET Framework 4.8
• Added icon links to the Admin Event Log to show a Summary view and a filtered view to only show entries related to site setting changes
• Data maintenance is now split into 6 phases, each phase is guaranteed some time to execute from the configured maintenance window time set.
• Added new web.config setting "ListEventsOnSiteMap", On by default
• Added new web.config setting "SaveOriginalListingImages", Off by default
• Added new CMS > Content for robots.txt ** Requires removal of any existing /robots.txt file
• Added new web.config setting “UserCommentMaxLength”, 500 length by default
• Stripe integration changes:
• Stripe 3DS auth required results during batch payment processing are now treated as payment failures (instead of pending)
• Stripe Webhook Endpoints are now created automatically in the Stripe account when viewing the Stripe settings area in the AuctionWorx Admin Control Panel
• Added new web.config setting "AutoUpdateStripeWebhookEndpoints", On by default
• Added new web.config setting "IgnoreStripeVersionMismatchExceptions", On be default (Set to False to strictly reject webhooks with an unexpected API version)
• Stripe API Version Mismatch Exceptions are now ignored by default

v3.5 Release Notes:

• New function to manually add a site fee transaction for one-off payments (Admin function)
• Set Allowed Bid Amounts – Require bids to be whole dollar amounts without cents
• Min and Max options for Seller Final Fees
• Added HTML editor to Invoice and Statement seller comments areas
• Added new status showing invoices and statements emailed with timestamp
• Added new messages count with icon to header menu
• Added Listing Format filter to My Account > Listings > Active
• Updated the User Export to generate and immediately download the CSV
• Integration with reCAPTCHA V3 with options to cover Sign In, Contact Form, New User Registration
• Updates to My Account summary page with context links
• Removed Custom User Field Option Deferred – replaced by Input Locations
• Added new Input Locations to Custom User Fields: Registration, My Account Details, Edit Consignor Details, Consignor Preferences
• Added a buyer’s last name and username to sales invoice sort options
• New optional data maintenance function to delete extra images for old listings/lots but keeping the primary image
• Added "Remove Ended" button to Bidder’s Watching list
• New Admin option to hide the seller’s address on all sales invoices
• Admin options to toggle the My Account > Site Fees areas for Sellers and Buyers independently
• User feedback can now be submitted for each sale transaction line item, rather than per listing
• Added new "Admin Scripts" CMS Content area
• Changed order to debit/credit dropdown list on invoices (Seller View)
• Support for admin to mark users as exempt when credit cards are required
• Clicking on the “Add” button is no longer required if a single shipping option is entered when creating listing/lots
• Cleaner default CMS content for Empty Homepage and No Search Results
• New Stripe Integration now uses the Payment Intents API

Consignment Feature Set:

• Allow Consignors to login and view consignments, consignors can register as a new user which merges with their consignor profile automatically
• Admin setting to Auto Generate Statements immediately after an auction event or listing ends
• Consignors can view all Active Consignments with number of bids, current price, and starting price
• Consignor tools to view all Sold and Unsold Completed Consignments along with their Consignor Statements
• Options to include any Custom Fields on Consignor Statements and Consignor Statement Report (Admin settings)
• Added "Create All Statements" button for Sellers on My Account Consignor Statements page
• Admin Reports for Consignor Statements and Consignment Sales
• Tier Based Consignor Listing Fees based on the final price value, allowing for fees for consignments that are not sold
• Tier based Consignor Commission Fees based on final sale price
• Default Consignor Fees configured sitewide can be changed for each Seller or individual Consignor
• Additional fees or credits can be manually applied to Consignor Statements
• Seller option to Aggregate Commission Fee Tiers
• Email, Print, and track Consignor Statement payment status
• Sellers can upload logo image to be applied to all Consignor Statements
• Seller option to set a default comment to be applied to all Consignor Statements
• Admin tools to Manage Consignors and edit Consignor profiles
• Seller tools to Manage Consignors, either as a global consignor list or their own separate list of consignors
• Sellers can view all Active Consignments by Event or Consignor
• Seller report for Consignment Sales includes all finalized consignment sales
• Consignors are prevented from bidding on or buying their own listings/lots
• Global Consignor List – Choose to allow sellers to share consignor data or maintain their own consignor lists

Events Edition:

• Primary Auction Event – Showcase an auction event and its associated lots as the site homepage
• Create Similar Event - Quickly create a new auction event based on an existing one
• Assign a Consignor for entire Event or per Lot
• Change Event Owner (Admin-only option) – Move an auction event and associated lots to a different seller account
• New Event option “Hidden When Closed” will automatically set an event and associated lots to be hidden, and not searchable, after closing
• Events and associated Lots can now be set to Archived status separately from being Visible or Hidden
• Event Activity Report now includes status dropdown options for Active Lots, Active Lots without bids, and Active Lots where the reserve price has not been met
• Added "Lot Ended" CMS content area to be shown when a user doesn’t have permission to view a closed lot marked as hidden
• Added new function to Reset Lot Numbers – Generate new lots numbers for all lots based on the current lot order
• New site option to always Add all new lots to the same auto-extend group - Force all lots to close one at a time in the proper order. All lots are triggered to auto-extend when final bids are submitted, extending the entire auction closing.
• Updated the manage Lot order and auto extend groups areas to a light-weight UI for events with a large number of lots (configurable, default is 1000 lots or more)
• Added warning confirmation when starting an event early
• Added "back to catalog" link and removed breadcrumbs on lot detail page

Developers:

• Removed Admin > Site Preferences > Site URL and Secure URL (now managed from web.config setting BaseUrl)
• Improved API request/response sample help text for all methods
• Added ConsignmentLogic provider
• Updated bootstrap source files v3.4.1 with custom asset / color profile ~ minor component modifications (color, font-size, margins)
• Added some additional user caching logic
• Set GetCatCountsForAllSearches to on by default
• Merged Azure and Standard web.config variants
• Support for specifying multiple BCC or CC recipient via web.config settings
• Images uploaded from iOS automatically checked for correct rotation
• New Stripe Integration now uses the Payment Intents, Setup Intents and Payment Methods Stripe APIs for saving credit cards and processing payments

 

Require Credit Card for Buyers

Buyers will be redirected to enter a credit card before placing a bid or buy now if they don't already have a non-expired card on file.

Require Credit Card for Sellers

A seller can be required to enter a credit card if they don't have one on file, when they first go to create a listing.

Auto Generate Sales Invoices

When an auction closes, all sales invoices can be automatically generated for all winning bidders.

Auto Charge Credit Cards

Buyers with a credit card on file can be automatically charged after the sale.

New Seller Option to Copy Selected Listings as Drafts

Bulk Delete Selected Draft Listings

Support for Active Directory authentication (LDAP)

Notification Provider for Developers

Options to include CC: or BCC: for email templates in web.config

Added web.config setting to disable all background threads

New setting in web.config to highlight checkout button for Buy Now purchases

New Admin option to set Newsletter Opt-In By Default

New In-Process Queue System

Automatically redirect buyers to checkout for Buy Now purchases (Added web.config setting)

Quick Bid

A great new way for bidders to quickly place bids, alongside the usual submit max bid option. A red button will be available on the main bid form, and will attempt to submit a bid for the current minimum bid amount when clicked.

Large Bid Confirmation

If a user attempts to place a bid for 100 times higher (or more) than the minimum acceptable bid amount then a popup modal will be displayed to confirm if they meant, e.g. "$100.00" or "$10,000.00", in case the bidder mistakenly forgot a decimal point.

New Event Log Filters and Search

Search by Listing ID or User to quickly audit transactions by bidder, listing, and more. Internal system logs can now be filtered by type (Information, Warning, etc) or platform area (Notifier, User, Listing, etc).

New Email Notifications for Paid Sales Invoices

When a sales invoice is paid, email notifications can be sent out to the buyer and/or seller. This allows for proper e-delivery of items such as gift certificate codes.

Realtime Updates and Improvements

Many performance and realtime data update improvements went into this release. Covering overall performance and bidding updates as well as updating pages with data updates such as My Account, Watch List and Active Bidding areas.

Next Bid Meets Reserve - Admin Option

Taxable option set per listing

Buyers Premium tax option

Added support for custom fields in Sales Invoice Report export to CSV

Change categories for draft listings

Make Offer

An option for both Auctions and Fixed Price: Accept offers from buyers to complete a sale, or counteroffer to continue the negotiation.

Facebook Login

Allow users to login with their Facebook account for authentication.

New Admin Control Panel Design

Fully Responsive and mobile-friendly design of the entire backend Administration area.

Stripe Integration

New Payment Service option for accepting credit cards with Stripe Connect API integration.

Azure SQL and Service Bus Support

Support for Azure Service Bus and Azure SQL and allows for a fully supported deployment to the Azure Cloud.

New design and header color selector

A fresh new starter design, and added a color picker to easily change the primary site color from the default.

Option to include selected User Custom Fields on Sales Invoices

Admin function to reset email templates to default content

Developers: Updated user authentication from Membership Provider to the newer Identity Framework

Developers: Project code updated to .NET 4.6.2 and VS2017

 

Public Q&A Messages

Category Specific Fees

Fixed Height Gallery

Browse Default Display Options

Homepage Content Options

Tax Exempt User

VAT Support

Payment Option for 3rd party sellers to accept credit cards

Print or Email multiple Sales Invoices in bulk

Display number of users watching a listing

Bulk delete unsuccessful listings

Live countdown remaining options

Always-On SSL Configuration Option

Support for custom currencies

 

Real-Time Listing Data Updates

Watch auctions countdown to the last second, new bids and prices increase in real time without needing to refresh your browser.

Upload PDF Attachments to Listings

Attach important documents for all prospective bidders.

Create New Content Pages

Add new pages to your website, right from within the web-based Admin Control Panel.

New Skin Designs

More available designs to choose from, all of which can be used as-is or as a starting point for completely new look and feel.

Website Maintenance Mode

Restrict all website access and display a message to your site visitors.

New Sales Report for Sellers

View all sales transactions in one place with options to filter and export to CSV.

New Gallery View

Now displays larger responsive gallery images.

Listing Drafts

Create preliminary listing drafts with partial information to be completed at a later time.

Improved Asynchronous Bidding System

Support for Time Zones

Categories and regions moved from homepage to menu option

Improved Performance

New Admin Invoice Report

Added Search and Filter Options to My Account Sections

Added New Sort, Filter, and Display Options for Browsing Listings

Buyers can now archive purchased items

Added options for sellers to void transactions or incomplete sales