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title: "CostGuard Version 18.8 Details"
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updated: 2026-05-09T17:33:17Z
published: 2026-05-19T17:01:48Z
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# CostGuard Version 18.8 Details

#### [CostGuard Version 18.8 Core Release Bulletin](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3f7f8ade-bcb1-4ec8-af25-0c0ad8601afb/Images/Documentation/18.8-Core-Release-Bulletin.asd_(1).pdf?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-14T10%3A50%3A03Z&se=2026-11-14T11%3A50%3A03Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BtZIR%2BUMk18EDBgcDvE7eD55Vad4OKsRVKUA8PtuUAo%3D)

#### Change Orders:

| **Functional Area** | **AR/FR** | **Description** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customer Care | FR 2893 | **Invoice viewing enhancements**: - Enable/disable view PDFs – A new setting lets you control whether or not the View PDF option is available on invoices. - Re-styled Invoice Detail page improves usability. - Invoice Compare – Lets users quickly see comparative information for two invoices side-by-side. - Invoice Summary view on the Customer page – In addition to the Account and Service Summary views, the View menu on the Customer Summary page now has an Invoice Summary option. |
| FR 2920 | **Service Summary Enhancements**: - Includes Services that have been disconnected within the active bill period. Previously only active services were displayed. - A *more info* icon next to the handset description displays a pop-up with device information. - If there is no service name, no name is displayed with the service number. Previously if there was no service name, the service contact name was displayed. - The service name has been moved from above the service number to next to the service number, in parenthesis. - An Active Port badge is displayed if there are any open or pending port requests for the service. - The Contract Duration has been removed from the contract information. |
| FR 2923 | **New Workflow Actions installed by Customer Care**: - Create Adjustment - Create Follow-Up - Create Journal - Modify Follow-Up - Modify Journal - Create E-Pay Transaction |
| Enhanced Installment Plans | FR 2854 | **Improved installment plan exchange**– New POS Make Sale wizard facilitates performing exchanges of equipment and their active installment plans. |
| Vantiv Payment Gateway | FR 2932 | **Upgrades Vantiv Payment Gateway API** from XML version 9.3.1 to 9.14. Also, the PCI Processor Job for recurring E-Pay account payments was updated. This is to provide a framework for future development and should have no impact on users’ operations. |
| Workflow | N/A | **Resolved Known Issues:** - Updated *Add Wait Time* action so the correct cursor displays on parameters when they are editable. - Updated Edit/View Definition dialog header to properly display when user is in read-only mode. - On Start Workflow page, a loading indicator will now display to the left of the search button whenever a search is performed, which includes when the page is first loaded. - Updated system to check the *Send Email* permission before displaying the Send Email icon. - Updated user interface validation to add yellow highlight and hover text when trigger condition contains operators other than ‘=’ or ‘<>’. - Added a loading indicator to the My Task and My Workflow pages. - Fixed bug on Workflow Notes page that prevented users from adding a note to a workflow. [PR 82660] - Consistently display the Smart Data icon for parameters on the Recurring Trigger. |

#### Platform System Deployment Updates:

| Module | Target Deployment Updates |
| --- | --- |
| Communications | 08/08/2018 |
| Workflow | 08/09/2018 |