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Oscar Orion Release 21

April 2026

Release 21 for Oscar is now live— This release introduces a redesigned Sign-In experience with modern authentication options, along with performance improvements across key areas of the platform, including faster Schedule Board loading and more efficient financial register processing. It also includes enhancements to sourcing, reporting, and sales workflows to improve usability and scalability, as well as expanded security controls. In addition, a wide range of known issue fixes have been delivered across operational and accounting workflows to strengthen overall system stability and reliability.

Enhancements

Oscar – AI Support Assistant

Introducing Oscar, our new AI-powered support assistant. Oscar can help answer questions using our knowledge articles and assist with submitting support tickets directly within the chat experience.

Sign In Page

Introducing a brand new Sign In page with a modern design, supporting both username/password and Microsoft SSO login options for a smoother, more flexible authentication experience.

Schedule Board - Background Loading Performance

Improved background loading for the Schedule Board, resulting in a much snappier experience.

AP Batch Posting - Property Filter Search

Improved the AP Batch Posting screen by replacing the property filter with a faster, more efficient search box. The screen now loads quickly even with large numbers of properties, and filtering is easier than ever.

Sourcing - Pagination for Large Requests

Added pagination to the Sourcing Dashboard for large requests. Requests with large amounts of properties now load faster and more reliably, with up to 500 options per page and easy navigation controls.

Sales Module Improvements

Made several improvements to the Sales Module, including better filter naming and display, enhanced notes and contact management, and clearer messaging.

Report - Trial Balance Periods

Users can now select a single period or a range of periods in the Trial Balance Report, making it easier to generate reports across multiple periods.

User Experience - Required Field Validation Clearing Input

When saving a lead or reservation with missing required fields, users now get a clear prompt and their entered data is preserved, preventing accidental data loss.

Performance Improvement - AR, AP, Bank, and GL Registers

Improved performance for AR, AP, Bank, and GL Registers so that queries and large data are handled more efficiently. 

Known Issue Fixes

Security - Unit ID Edit Permissions - Fixed a security issue where users without the “Edit Unit ID” permission could still edit the Unit ID field.

Unit - Update Unit ID - Fixed an issue where the Unit ID was not updating correctly after an edit.

Invoice - Generating PDFs Not Downloading File - Resolved an issue where some clients couldn’t download invoice PDFs.

Journal Entry - Account Dropdown Intermarket  - Removed the intermarket account from the account dropdown lists on the Journal Entry and AP Posting pages, making it easier to select only valid accounts for your entries.

Document Template - Copy & Default Formatting Issue - Improved document template handling so that copy, cut, and paste actions now work more reliably, and default formatting has been updated so documents look consistent.

Report - Daily Statistics All Currencies - Fixed an issue in the Daily Statistics report where selecting “All Currencies” only showed the base currency. All selected currencies are now correctly included in the report.

Account Research Report - Invalid Period Error - Fixed an error in the Account Research report where period ranges were causing invalid period errors.

Financial Deferred Detail Report - Export Issue - Fixed an export issue with the Financial Deferred Detail report. Excel exports now work as expected.

Report Security - Improved security checks for management reports. Users now see clear access messages based on the correct Reports/Operations permissions.

Report - GL Transactions Regional Invoices - Fixed an issue where the wrong invoice number was shown for Regional Invoices in the GL Transactions report.

Accounts Payable - Batch Posting Help Menu - Fixed an issue where the help menu would pop up and offset the AP Batch Posting screen when typing in the service filter.

Period Aliases - Posting to Incorrect Period - Fixed an issue where period aliases could cause transactions to post to the wrong period.

Deferred Detail Report - Export to Excel - Fixed export issues in the Deferred Detail report. Excel and CSV exports now include correct headers, and Excel exports support filtering and column ordering.

GL Transaction Report - Account Filters - Fixed account filters on the GL Transaction report, users can now reliably filter as expected.

Reservation - Adding Tenant Ledger - Fixed an issue when adding a new tenant ledger to a reservation where the corporate client did not have an associated rate type.

Dashboard - ADR Calculation Header Market - Fixed dashboard calculations for Average Daily Rate when selecting header markets. ADR and related stats now correctly include all child markets for accurate reporting.

Lead/Reservation - Missing Required Field Clearing Form - Fixed an issue where entering a lead or reservation with missing required fields would clear all entered data. Error messages now display without wiping your progress.

Company Budget Import - Revenue and Expense accounts now import correctly using the built-in template when important Company Budgets.

Unit - Inventory Widget Scroll Bar Missing - Fixed the missing scroll bar in the Unit Inventory Card. Users can now scroll and view all inventory data, even when the card is maximized.

Task Template - Date Adjustment Issue - Fixed an issue where task dates could disappear when adjusting the frequency in task templates. Task dates now update and display correctly after changes.

Schedule Board - Missing Units / Created By Filter - Fixed an issue where the Created By filter would become blank when using favorited filters on the Schedule Board.

Rules Engine - Arrival Date Execute Once Override - Fixed an issue where follow-up emails were not sent when arrival dates changed. Rules Engine now correctly triggers emails after date adjustments.

Batch Settlement - Batch Number Mismatch - Fixed a batch number mismatch between Orion and Enterprise during settlement downloads. Batch numbers now stay in sync and users are notified if another download is in progress.

Dashboard - Average Daily Rate - Fixed an issue on the Dashboard where the average daily rate was incorrectly showing the total of all properties instead of the true average.