diff --git a/erpnext/__init__.py b/erpnext/__init__.py
index debf4bf..84660b6 100644
--- a/erpnext/__init__.py
+++ b/erpnext/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
 
-__version__ = '7.1.26'
+__version__ = '7.1.27'
 
 def get_default_company(user=None):
 	'''Get default company for user'''
diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/item_variant.py b/erpnext/controllers/item_variant.py
index ba1d242..66b3dd0 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/item_variant.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/item_variant.py
@@ -41,30 +41,37 @@
 
 		if attribute.lower() in numeric_values:
 			numeric_attribute = numeric_values[attribute.lower()]
+			validate_is_incremental(numeric_attribute, attribute, value, item.name)
 
-			from_range = numeric_attribute.from_range
-			to_range = numeric_attribute.to_range
-			increment = numeric_attribute.increment
+		else:
+			attributes_list = attribute_values.get(attribute.lower(), [])
+			validate_item_attribute_value(attributes_list, attribute, value, item.name)
 
-			if increment == 0:
-				# defensive validation to prevent ZeroDivisionError
-				frappe.throw(_("Increment for Attribute {0} cannot be 0").format(attribute))
+def validate_is_incremental(numeric_attribute, attribute, value, item):
+	from_range = numeric_attribute.from_range
+	to_range = numeric_attribute.to_range
+	increment = numeric_attribute.increment
 
-			is_in_range = from_range <= flt(value) <= to_range
-			precision = max(len(cstr(v).split(".")[-1].rstrip("0")) for v in (value, increment))
-			#avoid precision error by rounding the remainder
-			remainder = flt((flt(value) - from_range) % increment, precision)
+	if increment == 0:
+		# defensive validation to prevent ZeroDivisionError
+		frappe.throw(_("Increment for Attribute {0} cannot be 0").format(attribute))
 
-			is_incremental = remainder==0 or remainder==increment
+	is_in_range = from_range <= flt(value) <= to_range
+	precision = max(len(cstr(v).split(".")[-1].rstrip("0")) for v in (value, increment))
+	#avoid precision error by rounding the remainder
+	remainder = flt((flt(value) - from_range) % increment, precision)
 
-			if not (is_in_range and is_incremental):
-				frappe.throw(_("Value for Attribute {0} must be within the range of {1} to {2} in the increments of {3} for Item {4}")\
-					.format(attribute, from_range, to_range, increment, item.name),
-					InvalidItemAttributeValueError, title=_('Invalid Attribute'))
+	is_incremental = remainder==0 or remainder==increment
 
-		elif value not in attribute_values.get(attribute.lower(), []):
-			frappe.throw(_("Value {0} for Attribute {1} does not exist in the list of valid Item Attribute Values for Item {2}").format(
-				value, attribute, item.name), InvalidItemAttributeValueError, title=_('Invalid Attribute'))
+	if not (is_in_range and is_incremental):
+		frappe.throw(_("Value for Attribute {0} must be within the range of {1} to {2} in the increments of {3} for Item {4}")\
+			.format(attribute, from_range, to_range, increment, item),
+			InvalidItemAttributeValueError, title=_('Invalid Attribute'))
+
+def validate_item_attribute_value(attributes_list, attribute, attribute_value, item):
+	if attribute_value not in attributes_list:
+		frappe.throw(_("Value {0} for Attribute {1} does not exist in the list of valid Item Attribute Values for Item {2}").format(
+			attribute_value, attribute, item), InvalidItemAttributeValueError, title=_('Invalid Attribute'))
 
 def get_attribute_values():
 	if not frappe.flags.attribute_values:
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
index fafc227..c3fa4ed 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 		# set joinng date in the same month
 		self.make_employee("test_employee@salary.com")
-		if getdate(nowdate()).day > 15:
+		if getdate(nowdate()).day >= 15:
 			date_of_joining = getdate(add_days(nowdate(),-10))
 			relieving_date = getdate(add_days(nowdate(),-10))
 		elif getdate(nowdate()).day < 15 and getdate(nowdate()).day > 5:
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/sms_settings/sms_settings.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/sms_settings/sms_settings.py
index d0f4065..681237f 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/sms_settings/sms_settings.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/sms_settings/sms_settings.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 def send_via_gateway(arg):
 	ss = frappe.get_doc('SMS Settings', 'SMS Settings')
-	args = {ss.message_parameter : arg.get('message')}
+	args = {ss.message_parameter: arg.get('message')}
 	for d in ss.get("parameters"):
 		args[d.parameter] = d.value
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 	for d in arg.get('receiver_list'):
 		args[ss.receiver_parameter] = d
 		status = send_request(ss.sms_gateway_url, args)
-		if status == 200:
+		if status > 200 and status < 300:
 			success_list.append(d)
 
 	if len(success_list) > 0:
@@ -85,27 +85,12 @@
 		create_sms_log(args, success_list)
 		frappe.msgprint(_("SMS sent to following numbers: {0}").format("\n" + "\n".join(success_list)))
 
-# Send Request
-# =========================================================
-def send_request(gateway_url, args):
-	import httplib, urllib
-	server, api_url = scrub_gateway_url(gateway_url)
-	conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(server)  # open connection
-	headers = {}
-	headers['Accept'] = "text/plain, text/html, */*"
-	conn.request('GET', api_url + urllib.urlencode(args), headers = headers)    # send request
-	resp = conn.getresponse()     # get response
-	return resp.status
 
-# Split gateway url to server and api url
-# =========================================================
-def scrub_gateway_url(url):
-	url = url.replace('http://', '').strip().split('/')
-	server = url.pop(0)
-	api_url = '/' + '/'.join(url)
-	if not api_url.endswith('?'):
-		api_url += '?'
-	return server, api_url
+def send_request(gateway_url, params):
+	import requests
+	response = requests.get(gateway_url, params = params, headers={'Accept': "text/plain, text/html, */*"})
+	response.raise_for_status()
+	return response.status_code
 
 
 # Create SMS Log
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item_attribute/item_attribute.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item_attribute/item_attribute.py
index 3220bc5..71b998f 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item_attribute/item_attribute.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item_attribute/item_attribute.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe import _
 
-from erpnext.controllers.item_variant import validate_item_variant_attributes, InvalidItemAttributeValueError
+from erpnext.controllers.item_variant import (validate_is_incremental,
+	validate_item_attribute_value, InvalidItemAttributeValueError)
 
 
 class ItemAttributeIncrementError(frappe.ValidationError): pass
@@ -25,9 +26,15 @@
 
 	def validate_exising_items(self):
 		'''Validate that if there are existing items with attributes, they are valid'''
-		for item in frappe.db.sql('''select distinct i.name from `tabItem Variant Attribute` iva, `tabItem` i
-			where iva.attribute = %s and iva.parent = i.name and i.has_variants = 0''', self.name):
-			validate_item_variant_attributes(item[0])
+		attributes_list = [d.attribute_value for d in self.item_attribute_values]
+
+		for item in frappe.db.sql('''select i.name, iva.attribute_value as value
+			from `tabItem Variant Attribute` iva, `tabItem` i where iva.attribute = %s
+			and iva.parent = i.name and i.has_variants = 0''', self.name, as_dict=1):
+			if self.numeric_values:
+				validate_is_incremental(self, self.name, item.value, item.name)
+			else:
+				validate_item_attribute_value(attributes_list, self.name, item.value, item.name)
 
 	def validate_numeric(self):
 		if self.numeric_values: