Avalara Connector for Salesforce CPQ Release Notes
This article applies to:Connector for Salesforce CPQ
Read the release notes to learn about the latest additions, changes, and fixes to Connector for Salesforce CPQ.
Connector for Salesforce CPQ (2022 releases)
March 11, 2022
Release 6.0
It is mandatory to Enable New Order Save Behavior feature into the respective Salesforce Org, before installing the Salesforce CPQ v6.0 (and above). To know more about the feature, click here.
Changed
Fixed
- Fixed an issue which causes Calculate Tax to fail, when Billing Connector is installed along with Salesforce CPQ.
- Fixed an error which is blocking the pick list values (Salesforce Country and State codes) for AvaTax Customer Exemption Management feature.
Connector for Salesforce CPQ (2021 releases)
December 16, 2021
Release 5.0
Salesforce Mapper v1.73 is compatible with Salesforce CPQ 5.0
Changed
August 13, 2021
Release 4.2
Fixed
- Fixed issues for CSS Outside Component and sharing violations.
- Fixed issues for Insecure Software Version Vulnerability.
- Fixed issues for Aura: Async Code and check for With Sharing keyword.
- Fix issues for Insecure Storage of Sensitive Data Vulnerability.
March 12, 2021
Release 4.0
Changed
- Connector for Salesforce CPQ now uses the most up-to-date version of AvaTax Mapper. Make sure you're using AvaTax Mapper 1.67 to get all the benefits.
- We've updated the label to Environment on the configuration field for choosing whether you're using a sandbox or production account.
- You can now use the New Integration Point feature to edit line item queries.
- The ISO code field no longer gets removed after customizing with AvaTax Mapper.
- System integration document
- Avalara AvaTax Mapper Guide for Extending Avalara AvaTax for Salesforce v1.67
Connector for Salesforce CPQ (2020 releases)
March 5, 2020
Release 3.2
Changed
- You no longer need to set up a special class in Salesforce CPQ to let users other than the initial one have permissions to use AvaTax. All users are now granted permissions.
- AvaTax Mapper now only processes one query at a time.
Fixed
- Fixed an issue that caused errors to occur when running queue-able jobs.
- Fixed an issue that prevented objects with more than 50,000 transactions from being displayed in AvaTax Mapper.
Connector for Salesforce CPQ (2019 releases)
October 14, 2019
Release 3.1
Changed
- You can now install Connector for Salesforce CPQ whether or not you have the DandB Enterprise package (an optional subscription package).
September 13, 2019
Release 3.0
New
- You can now validate individual addresses within a multi-entity company.
- You can now enable automatic tax calculation on orders
- Connector for Salesforce CPQ now directly integrates with Exemptions or CertCapture, which allows users to do the following from within Connector for Salesforce CPQ:
- Edit certificate metadata
- Add exemption certificate metadata to a certificate
- Upload a certificate image
- Add customer records to Exemptions or CertCapture in bulk
- Add a customer record to Exemptions or CertCapture
Change
- The CPQConfig.xml file has been updated to support the addition of exemptions to Salesforce CPQ.
If you’re upgrading from Connector for Salesforce CPQ 2.0 to Connector forSalesforce CPQ 3.0 or a later release, you used Avalara AvaTax Salesforce Mapper to make customizations, and you want to keep those customizations, use Avalara AvaTax Salesforce Mapper to merge the CPQConfig.xml file in the Connector for Salesforce CPQ 3.0 package with your local CPQConfig.xml file. - System integration document
March 29, 2019
Release 2.0
New
- Apex Developers can now enable batch tax calculation
Changed
- Installation and configuration have changed. Learn how to install and configure Salesforce CPQ now.
- You can now test your connection to AvaTax and turn on address validation during configuration
- Some fields in AvaTax configuration now have clearer names
- AvaTax license keys and passwords are now hidden once they're entered in configuration
- Optional lines on quotes are no longer sent to AvaTax
- The address populated in the AvaTax tab for multi-entity configuration now pulls from the legal entity information within Salesforce CPQ
- Address validation calls are no longer made for addresses outside the U.S. and Canada
- Contracts now pass as sales orders and don't commit to AvaTax
- You can now calculate tax on quotes
- You can now use the AvaTax Mapper to configure tax calculation on orders and on quotes
- The field for Avalara tax codes is now called Avalara Tax Code
- System integration document
- User guide for AvaTax Mapper Studio
Connector for Salesforce CPQ (2018 releases)
September 14, 2018
Release 1.6
New
- Business Identification Number is now passed on transactions for intra-EU B2B VAT compliance
Changed
July 6, 2018
Release 1.4.1
Fixed
- Fixed a bug where Quotes transactions were posted to AvaTax as Uncommitted SalesInvoice documents
June 22, 2018
Release 1.4
New
- You can now use 'Location Code' custom field as 'Ship from' address on Quote, Order & Contract objects
- Asset record will now display Sales Tax amount
Fixed
- Fixed a bug where 'Calculate Tax' button on Order module was not calculating tax
- Fixed a bug where 'Address line 2' was displaying 'null' on AvaTax configuration page
April 27, 2018
Release 1.3
New
- You can now calculate tax on Contract module