2019 Assetas Release Notes

Last Updated OnJanuary 26, 2021

Added new System Health page to show the current infrastructure status.
New support for barcode reading, searching, and generation.
Speed improvements through extensive caching of images and frequently used data.
Added "reset" button to all index search form criteria pages.
Added color, coordinate, range, and signature data types to forms and attributes.
API improvements for assets, contacts, forms, tasks, and telemetry.
Improvements to data imports (added telemetry tag, manufacturer, and model imports).
Replaced stock error and page-not-found messages with custom pages.
Updated calendar control for better sizing and information display in reports and dashboards.
Various minor improvements.
Various bug fixes.

Added new Workflow module to trigger automatic creation of forms, tasks, and emails.
Significant improvements to data imports, including scheduling, email on completion, and speed improvements.
Added ability to create Asset Association Types, Contact Roles, Report Categories, and Telemetry Types.
Added ability to hide unused sections based on asset type, contact type, document type, and task type.
Added asset telemetry tag data import type.
Added category and series formatting for report charts.
Added data retention options under the account settings.
Added manufacturer and model data import types.
Improved image cache to increase page speeds and reduce network needs.
Various minor improvements.
Various bug fixes.

Added ability to receive an email with your outstanding tasks from the user preferences.
Added serial number search on assets.
Refresh of all application colors and styling.
Added "Previous 7 Days" and "Previous 14 Days" as options to report date range parameters.
Added ability to control date and time format through the user preferences.
Added ability to quickly validate reports in the Report Designer.
Added Alt-C, Alt-S, and Alt-R key shortcuts to cancel, save, and refresh buttons, respectively.
Added check for duplicate external identifiers on form questions.
Added information messages when a duplicate asset serial number is detected.
Added informational messages when asset status and retired dates conflict.
Updated form data import to handle updates on external identifier match.
Updated form data import to run appropriate rules on import.
Various minor improvements.
Various bug fixes.

Added a new data explorer to the main menu that allows you to view the relationships between your data.
Added a new recycle bin that allows you to restore or permanently delete assets, contacts, documents, forms, reports, and tasks that were recently deleted.
Added reCAPTCHA verification to registration and password reset pages.
Added support for locking assets.
Added support for locking contacts.
Added support for locking documents.
Added support for locking forms.
Added support for locking reports.
Added support for locking tasks.
Added the ability to set the name of a form using a form answer or calculated field (through form rules).
Added the ability to use logical expressions in form rule triggers.
Added the ability to use variables for attribute defaults.
Added the ability to use variables for form defaults and in form rule actions.
Various minor improvements.
Various bug fixes.

Added the ability to create "Selection List" reports that can be used as values in attributes, forms, or report arguments.
Added the ability to create calculated fields for use on reports.
Added the ability to flag asset, contact, and task attributes as "Searchable" so the items can easily be located through the global search or item search functionality.
Added the ability to flag form questions as "Searchable" so the forms can easily be located through the global search or form search functionality.
Added the ability to mark assets, contacts, documents, and reports as "Favorites" to make them easily searchable in lists.
Various minor improvements.
Various bug fixes.

Added the ability to schedule reports for delivery to a user.
Added the ability to schedule system jobs to be executed on a recurring basis.
Added a full API (Application Programming Interface) to allow for integration with remote systems.
Made all identifiers globally-unique.
Updated account details page so you can easily see your asset, user, and data storage usage.
Updated chart and contact avatar color scheme.
Various minor improvements.
Various bug fixes.

Added ability to create reports based on asset telemetry.
Added ability to store telemetry for each asset.
Added ability to import/export asset types.
Added ability to use series date with charts.
Added connection location logging to store the resolved lat/long for each user's connection.
Added default zoom level to map reports with a "Fit Markers" that automatically sets the zoom based on the map markers.
Added logic to auto-generate contact avatar photos based on the name initials when no contact photo is provided.
Added phone number formatting.
Added the ability to associate assets with tasks.
Various minor improvements.
Various bug fixes.