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CCH Central 2025.3 Service Pack: Release Notes

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    CCH Central 2025.3 Service Pack: Release Notes

    Prerequisites

    Installing CCH Central 2025.3 Service Pack

    This release is installed using the Central Suite Installer. This ensures that all prerequisites are in place and that all the products for which you are licenced are installed in the correct sequence.

    Click here to find out more about the Central Suite Installer.

    Software Enhancements

    CCH iFirm Integration

    Linking CCH Centrals' Apply Team Security

    Implemented backend changes to prepare CCH iFirm for inheriting CCH Central’s ‘Apply Team Security’ functionality. These changes do not affect current functionality for firms using Team Security within CCH Central.

    Extra Logging for CCH Central Trace file

    Extra logging is included in this Service Pack, but it must be enabled with guidance, as it will generate a large amount of logs into the trace file.  To enable, open the ClientFramework.exe.config file and change the value from false to true for the following:
    <add key="EnableiFirmExtraLogging" value="true" />.  

    Once the issue is resolved, it is recommended that you disable the extra logging by changing the value to false.  

    Note: It is recommended to enable/disable this key under the guidance of CCH Support.

    Company Secretarial link to Central

    When a record is created via Company Secretarial, the draft contact in CCH Central now defaults to the first available Company, Office, and Department. This change resolves the previous issue where draft contacts lacked these details, preventing conversion to a client or AML processing.

    Quality Improvements 

    IDV Status and Documents not syncing to CCH Central

    It was reported that after an IDV check had been performed, in some instances, the information was not fed back into CCH Central, resulting in the status and document within the AML Tab not being updated.

    Multilayer Associations and Pushing records to CCH iFirm

    Previously, when pushing data to CCH iFirm, all levels of associated entities were included—starting from the parent, then its associations (A), followed by A’s associations (B), and so on.  Now, only the parent and its direct associations (A) are pushed, preventing unintended cascading associations.

    Previously, this was what was being pushed

    • Tony Stark (P) 
      • Stark Industries (A)
      • Stark Internationals (A)
      • Stain Networks (A)

    And 

    • Stark Industries (A)
      • Pepper Potts (B)

    And

    • Pepper Potts (B)
      • Morgan Stark (C)

    etc

    Now, only Tony Stark and his direct associations (A) are pushed. 

    AML - IDV History showing incorrect employee name

    Previously, when an IDV check was performed, the employee displayed in the AML Tab was the name of the employee who was logged into the CCH iFirm Console, rather than the employee who had performed the check.

    AML - Errors in the Event Viewer 

    Previously, some firms reported errors in their event viewer (iFirmxxxSync Logs), indicating that the configuration for the iFirm_LastxxSyncDate key was not present, where xx represented AccountsProduction, Document, IDV, KYB, OM, or PersonalTax.

    Legal Notice

    Disclaimer : Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of these Release Notes. However, Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited, its staff and agents will not be liable for any errors or omissions and use of the software is subject to the customer’s licence with Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited. These Release Notes should not be relied upon as a detailed specification of the system or the software. Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited may make changes to these Release Notes from time to time. This is provided for informational purposes only. The information reflected in this document may be changed or updated without notice. Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited may also make improvements and/or changes in its products, practices, and/or programs described in this document at any time without notice. This document should not be seen as a contractual agreement, a modification or amendment of any existing contractual agreement with Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited, or an indication of terms of service. All technical data, specification and other information contained in this document is confidential and the proprietary intellectual property of Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited and/or its licensors. No reproduction, copy, alteration, or distribution thereof may be made without the express written consent of Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited.

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