2020 Assetas Release Notes
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Version 3.5 (11/21/2020)
- Improved speed for loading large data sets.
- Added Azure Active Directory contact synchronization.
- Upgraded the Excel builder tool.
- Added Make and Model as data sources.
- Added asset specification to telemetry variables.
- Added precedence to control the order of form rules.
- Added ability to include line breaks and bullets to the informational message data type.
- Added logic to support new "Form Open" trigger.
- Added debug mode for Form Type Rules.
- Added a new contact menu for "Users".
- Updated emailed task list formatting.
- Updated software help pages to new WordPress link.
- Updated fixed list report links to transfer when promoted from QA to Prod.
- Added "Calendar Year" variable.
- Added "Calendar Year Start Date" variable.
- Added "Calendar Year End Date Date" variable.
- Added ability to ignore rows if blank when processing scheduled jobs.
- Various minor improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
Version 3.1 (10/1/2020)
- Added ability to set asset and contact attributes from forms and workflows.
- Added ability to submit anonymous forms by form type.
- Added ability to set telemetry from forms and workflows.
- Added ability to bundle multiple JSON files.
- Added native encoder tool for assets, contacts, and form types.
- Added ability to display null values in time series graphs.
- Added export of individual asset JSON files.
- Defined handling of data imports when duplicate items exist in recycle bin.
- Added ability to define new form categories.
- Added functionality to import bundled/packaged JSON files.
- Added ability to test for presence of photos or attachments in forms.
- Added associated tasks and forms to the contact details page.
- Added many new functions to form rules.
- Added option to allow anonymous/unauthenticated form submittal
- Added tags to form types.
- Added tags to reports.
- Form drop-down lists are automatically searchable above 250 items.
- Update all packages to the latest version.
- Updated calendar report type to allow configuration of display style
- Various minor improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
Version 3.0 (9/1/2020)
- Added ability to link Google and Microsoft accounts for logon.
- Menu reorganization with new "Design" items.
- New document designer that generates spreadsheets from a template.
- Added ability to load file attachments to forms, which create document records.
- Updated large dropdown lists to display the first 100 records (previously the first 25 records).
- Added new "Scanner" data type.
- Added variable for contact phone number.
- Added variable for contact address.
- Made external identifier field visible upon asset record creation.
- Added ability to lock/unlock telemetry from form type rule.
- Defaulted new telemetry active date to today.
- Added ability to define new address, email, and phone types.
- Added help pages for Address Type, Email Type, and Phone Type.
- Upgraded application email service.
- Updated time display in email notifications.
- Added security role carry-over in JSON files for reports, form types, and dashboard templates.
- Added help pages for Address Type, Email Type, and Phone Type.
- Upgraded application email service.
- Updated time display in email notifications.
- Added security role carry-over in JSON files for reports, form types, and dashboard templates.
- Added new functions for start/end of day and start/end of month.
- Added ability to use complex telemetry variables in reports.
- Telemetry updates now match on AssetID/TelemetryTypeID/ActiveDate/UnitOfMeasureID
- Dashboard controls display filters when hovering over control name.
- Various minor improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
Version 2.9 (5/1/2020)
- New "Fixed List" report type with the ability to create dashboard buttons and links.
- Significant upgrades to the dashboards, including advanced layout options.
- Added ability to bulk-delete assets, contacts, documents, forms, and tasks.
- Added ability to export and import dashboard templates.
- Added associated contacts variable to asset datatype reporting.
- Added country, state, county, and time zone search under Configuration > Lists & Types > Locations menu.
- Added units of measure search under Configuration > Lists menu.
- Reorganization of the menu designer items.
- Upgraded the framework to ASP.NET Core 3.1.
- Upgrades to many system-defined reports.
- Upgrades to system-defined default dashboards.
- Various minor improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
Version 2.8 (3/14/2020)
- Added dashboard templates to easily switch between common dashboards.
- New "Single Value" report type that shows a value with styling based on criteria.
- Added "prevent save" action to form rules.
- Added "prevent save" action to task rules.
- Added ability to aggregate chart data by date groups (hourly, daily, monthly, etc.).
- Added ability to search file names in data imports.
- Added export and import ability for Scheduled Jobs.
- Added new report parameters for CountryID, StateID, and CountyID.
- Added recently created tasks to workflow detail page.
- Added tags to workflows.
- Added workflow action variables to aggregate telemetry.
- Improved scheduled job processing.
- Reorganized underlying data infrastructure to allow for faster data access.
- Updated back-end storage of application change log.
- Updated logic to more accurately calculate account data usage.
- Various minor improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
Version 2.7 (2/10/2020)
- Added new controls to search and select assets or contacts in forms.
- Added new telemetry module.
- Added "Photo" data type to forms.
- Added ability to set or remove form tags through the form rules.
- Added automatic ordering to form sections, questions, and rules.
- Added calendar settings and preferences to reports and dashboards.
- Added company and manager fields to reporting datasources.
- Added If/Then/Else logic to rules.
- Added rule processing to tasks.
- Added stacked area and bar charts to the report designer.
- Added the asset's physical location hierarchy to the asset detail page.
- Added workflow trigger verification to test if the triggers are working as expected.
- Better support for exporting/importing form types across accounts.
- Better support for exporting/importing reports across accounts.
- Default thumbnail images for most common document file types.
- More detailed logging of data usage.
- Various minor improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
Version 2.6 (1/1/2020)
- Added manual record locking for administrators to assets, contacts, documents, forms, reports, and tasks.
- Added "Managed By" and visibility icons to notifications for easier management.
- Added ability for administrators to set a user's password and reset their preferences back to the defaults.
- Added document data source to Report Designer.
- Added locked/unlocked status to form search parameters.
- Added new attribute and form answer variables to the Report Designer.
- Asset detail page lists 5 most recent changes with a link to a report to show all changes.
- Many dashboard changes, including faster loading and individual control refreshing.
- New settings to control usage of serial number, tracking code, and service dates by asset type.
- Optimization of report queries.
- Refinements to information shown in the asset change log.
- Reorganized support menu items and moved health and change log to user menu.
- Updated "Link" option in the Report Designer to handle assets, contacts, documents, forms, and tasks.
- Updated calendar control to support month, week, day, and agenda views.
- Updates to data retention setting controls (now uses sliders) and added optional auto-purge to the recycle bin.
- Various minor improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
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