startCCH Workflow 2025.3: Release Notes
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CCH Workflow 2025.3: Release Notes

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    CCH Workflow 2025.3: Release Notes

    Prerequisites

    Installing CCH Workflow 2025.3

    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 

    A new configuration key called Wf_DocumentExtraFields has been added, with a default Key value of 1 (enabling the merge of document extra fields).  In 2024.3, we fixed an issue where extra fields used within a Document Management template were not being merged. 

    Firms not wanting to merge extra fields can set this configuration key to 0.

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