Release Notes 18.020.0

These release notes provide brief descriptions of changes included in AgWorks 18.020.0.

System Updates

Forms & Reports

DESCRIPTION ID #

This ticket was to update the main MPCI Application (main) for the 2025+ CY to support the Margin Protection Plan (MP).

Changes that were made:

Updated for all years.

1. Revision date was updated to "08-2025".
2. IF the form was printing for 2025+ CY, AND the form was printing blank or pre-headed, THEN print the MP Disclaimer. OTHERWISE IF the form is printing pre-filled, AND MP is available to be selected for any of the coverages on the policy, THEN print the MP Disclaimer. "By signing below, I certify that I understand and agree to the following."
3. The Margin Protection Plan of insurance does not cover a loss of actual production on your acres. It is an area plan that is based upon the yields of a county or grouping of counties to determine the Expected Area Yield and Final Area Yield used to calculate any losses, based on data from the practices and areas designated in the Actuarial Information Browser for your county for the crop year. It is possible for you to have low crop production on the acreage you insure and still not receive an indemnity.
4. Electing the Margin Protection Plan of Insurance that attaches to the base policy restricts some of the choices I may make:
a. I must transfer my base policy to the same AIP as my Margin Protection Plan policy by the Margin Protection Plan policy sales closing date.
b. I may not transfer my base policy after the Margin Protection Plan sales closing date.
c. I may not elect any additional coverage or endorsement on my base policy that duplicates all or a portion of my coverage range under the Margin Protection Plan policy (e.g., Supplemental Coverage Option, Enhanced Coverage Option, Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index, etc.).
5. By signing this form, I understand any additional coverage or endorsement on my base policy that duplicates all or a portion of my coverage range under the Margin Protection Plan Policy, will be canceled.”

NOTE: This change was released in the 18.010.0.

206788

The new APH Yield Analysis Worksheet format was developed to help the Insured determine to what option(s) should have been elected to apply to a unit's APH to receive the best Approved Yield. The new analysis worksheet had a different format than the first analysis worksheet, additional data items and additional analysis items were implemented in Phase 1.

Changes that were made:

1. Revision date for the worksheet was "08-2025".
2. Removed “YA” from the “YA TA” worksheet column label, the column will now be “TA”.
3. The "YA" was removed from the "YA YE" worksheet column label, the column was "QL YE".
4. The “YE YA TA” column label was removed, the column was “YE TA”.
5. If the values for the columns do include YA, a “ü” indicator printed in the column title to inform the reader that YA was included in the values.
6. A Legend item was added to the page footer that will indicate YA was included in the values. This Legend printed on each page.

NOTE: This change was released in the 18.010.0.

213750

While doing some research MCT stumbled across that the Attachment Types for the WFRP individual forms were still listed. The WFRP Combo Form combined all of the individual WFRP forms, these Attachment Types must have been missed when they were removed as base.

Changes that were made:

The following were removed from the MPCI Policy Attachment Type List:

1. WFRP Animal & Nursery Inventory
2. WFRP AP/AR Report
3. WFRP Application
4. WFRP Expense and Revenue Worksheet
5. WFRP History Report

218489

MPCI

DESCRIPTION ID #

Automated SOI: To allow AIPs and their agencies greater flexibility in printing the Automated SOI functionality, a new flag was added to the agency record so that, at the agency level, the SOI omitted Zero AR Lines - SOI.

Changes that were made:

To control the visibility of and access to this checkbox, a new System Function, Policy > Agency Setting-Auto SOI, was created with "Read" and "Update" rights. Read allowed users to see the checkbox on the View Agency and Maintain Agency screens and the "Update" right allowed a user to change its setting. Additionally, users needed to have the ability to edit an agency record (see the Edit button) which was possible with the System Function, Licensing > Agent and Agency Maintenance > "Read" and "Update" rights.

When this flag was selected, the Automated SOI omitted zero acre lines from printing the SOIs for any policies associated with that agency.

212126

This ticket implemented the changes needed to allow multi-signatures for MPCI policies. Users were able to see the Signatures section on the MPCI Print tab and displayed all signature authorities valid for the selected policy (with the beginning and ending dates that included the RY of the policy). This was being deployed as turned off.

Changes that were made:

If an authority record existed on a grower ID, the authority’s full name and preferred Signature Format (when keyed) were pulled into the Print tab for use when printing a form in the Printed Name field as a guide for those signing the form. If no authority records existed, then the Insured’s Printed Name field showed the Grower Name (FML or Business Name) as was the format before this multi-signature support was added. If an authority record existed but a signature format had not been keyed, then the name on the Authority Record printed.

Users clicked the hyperlink that corresponded with the Signee's name to open the Authority Record for that individual to make changes if needed. Additionally, a new Authority Record was added to the policy from this new section if needed.

For multiple signatures to print on a multi-signature enabled form, a user selected one or more checkboxes in the Signatures section. The maximum number of signatures that could be printed on a form at once was 10 signees plus the agent.

NOTE: For AIPs using eSign, the eSign support for MPCI forms will be implemented in the next release.

218616

Attachments Functionality: Only showed missing documents.

Changes that were made:

The design in this ticket included a field with radio buttons where “Missing” was the default selection, but then a user could then toggle to view "All", which included missing and completed documents.

NOTE: This change was released in the 18.010.0.

219682

When attempting to add/view an AOI from this screen, it was discussed that even if a policy with all coverages canceled should still show up on the screen, but indicate that it was canceled to eliminate confusion or user error.

Changes that were made:

When a policy had all coverages canceled, on the FE AOI screen to the right of the policy number on the banner, "Canceled" appeared on the banner. User could still expand banner and view contents (if any).

222713

The Online Help Site was updated with topics as well as with current release notes.

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