New beta build is here. This should be the last beta! New stuff:

1. Permission tweaks - You can set who can see private objects in their roles. This feature is great for setups where departments or contractors are set as companies, but it's a two edge sward. Make sure that you give access to private objects only to people you trust. Also, we made sure that milestones are completely invisible to people who don't have a permission to view them.

2. Blank screens show short explanations of what that particular module is for. Also, fresh installations show a nice big welcome screen with instructions how to set the system up. This will make activeCollab much friendlier to newcomers.

3. This one will make some of you really happy - Global iCalendar feed plus link to project iCalendar feed directly on milestones page.

4. Icon and logo handling is improved. Also, project now can inherit client logo if no icon is specified. This is turned OFF by default, but you can turn it ON in Administration > General.

Many bug fixes and minor tweaks.

In the initial beta announcement post you can find all the necessary instructions - installation, upgrade, how to provide feedback and what's new.

If you are upgrading from beta 3 to beta 4 upload:

/activecollab
/public/assets
/public/captcha.php
/public/index.php
/public/restore.php
/public/thumb.php
/index.php

Clear cch_ files from /cache folder and all the files with weird names from /compile folder. This is STRONGLY recommended because you may end up with weird problems due to old cache or old compiled templates.

and execute following query against your database:

INSERT INTO `acx_config_options` (`name`, `module`, `type`, `value`) VALUES 
('projects_use_client_icons', 'system', 'system', 'b:0;'),
('show_welcome_message', 'system', 'system', 'b:0;');

If you are upgrading from beta 1 or beta 2 don't forget to execute these three queries also:

ALTER TABLE `acx_project_objects` CHANGE `due_on` `due_on` DATE NULL DEFAULT NULL;
ALTER TABLE `acx_assignment_filters` CHANGE `user_filter` `user_filter` ENUM( 'anybody', 'logged_user', 'logged_user_responsible', 'company', 'selected' ) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'logged_user';
ALTER TABLE `acx_projects` ADD `starts_on` DATE NULL DEFAULT NULL AFTER `default_visibility` ;

That should be it. Please let us know if you find any bugs, problems or have any questions.

Glad to hear that.

I just need to point out that everyone who is upgrading from previous beta versions should check their roles page and make sure that roles they wish have can_see_private_objects permission.

not sure if it's an issue i created for myself, or if it's a bug, but i can't upload files. it shows that they were added, but when i go to the files section, it shows no new files? i'm using beta4

ah ha, that was it! thanks a bunch!

If you've created a project with default visibility set to private than private will be selected by default in forms. You can change this by editing project properties.