This release includes improvements and fixes for Emburse Captio web and API. Updates improve VAT expense entry, travel request validation, document upload validation, expense file downloads, and PDF generation.
Highlights
- VAT expense entry: The amount without tax field now displays when users create expenses with VAT-enabled categories.
- Travel request validation: Same-day travel times and travel description length are validated before users save a request.
- Document uploads and downloads: Upload validation messages are clearer, and expense downloads no longer include email body text files.
- PDF generation: Reports, travel files, advances, and email parser PDFs use more consistent file naming and download behavior.
Improvements
DOCUMENTS
More Reliable PDF Generation
PDF generation now uses consistent file naming across report, travel, advance, and email parser workflows. This improvement helps ensure generated PDFs are returned with identifiable names and remain available for download.
Bug Fixes
EXPENSE
VAT Amount Field Displays During Expense Creation
We corrected an issue that affected customers with VAT-enabled categories. When users created an expense and selected a category with taxes, the amount without tax field did not display until users saved and reopened the expense or changed the tax checkbox.
The amount without tax field now displays during expense creation.
TRAVEL
Travel Times Validate for Same-Day Trips
We corrected an issue that allowed users to save same-day travel requests with an end time earlier than the start time.
Users are now prevented from selecting an invalid time sequence for travel services on the same day.
Travel Description Character Limits Are Enforced
We corrected an issue where users could enter more characters in a travel service description than the system could save.
The description field now enforces the maximum length and displays validation before the request is saved.
DOCUMENTS
Document Upload Validation Messages Are Clearer
We improved validation for PDF and XML uploads.
When an upload cannot be completed, the system now provides more specific validation feedback, including duplicate file identifiers and invalid PDF selections in XML and PDF upload flows.
Expense File Downloads Exclude Email Body Files
We corrected an issue where downloading files from the File tab could include .txt files containing the email body for expenses created from embedded email images.
These .txt files no longer display as downloadable expense files.