We are glad to announce the release of vtiger CRM 5.3.0 RC today. Thanks for your patience and support in ensuring one more feature full release. This version includes some powerful new features and many usability improvements and around 100+ bug fixes.
vtiger CRM 5.3.0 GA release is expected to be around 2-3 weeks from now and we will be supporting migration path from 5.3.0 RC to 5.3.0 GA.
Following are some notable features in 5.3.0 RC release:
- User Configurable Time zone
- Configurable Currency Delimiters
- Mail Manager – A better faster replacement for the Webmails module
- Scheduled Reports that can be emailed automatically
- Config Editor to change settings
- New Outlook plugin – Developed from scratch to work with newer Windows and Outlook versions.
- Import enhancements – Auto merge feature during import
- Update Fields task in Workflows
- Ability to set default values for fields during record creation
- Workflow enhancements
- Dynamic Picklists – Choices in picklists can be configured based on another picklist
- Reports enhancement
- Ability to configure Read-Only permission on fields per profile
- Custom view advanced filter and List view advanced search enhancement
vtiger CRM 5.3.0 RC downloads:
vtiger CRM Source – vtiger CRM 5.3.0 – RC.tar.gz
Customer portal – vtiger CRM Customerportal.zip
Outlook plugin – vtiger CRM Outlook Plugin.exe (32-bit) , vtiger CRM Outlook Plugin.exe (64-bit)
Documentation : http://wiki.vtiger.com
Demo link:
Customer portal login credentials:
User name – test@vtiger.com
Password – portal
To Report Issues:
- Login to trac.vtiger.com (To get access to trac.vtiger.com, send an email to info@vtiger.com)
- Set Milestone as Unassigned. Version to 5.3.0-RC
- Set appropriate Priority
- Provide clear description on the issue. make sure to cover the key aspects like how to reproduce the issue, your php version, browser and screen shots of the issue if possible.
