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Features

• Added ability to flexibly define required fields. Over 200 fields can now be required as part of a standard FTMaintenance work process. This release includes the ability to require fields for the work processes of:
  • Adding inventory records
  • Adding equipment records
  • Adding a vendor
  • Creating a work order
  • Closing a work order

• Upgraded import utility with new time saving features.
  • Import data into 7 FTMaintenance modules & over 140 fields
  • Import data into free-form description fields
  • Import option for automatic data truncation
  • Automatic association of inventory with vendors
  • Automatic association of equipment with vendors and/or customers
  • Automatic association of labor codes with employees
  • Automatic association of labor codes with tasks

• Upgraded FTMaintenance module queries.
  • Expanded FTMaintenance queries to include over 50 additional fields.
  • Added support for cross-module querying.
  • Added intelligent date range querying to all FTMaintenance modules.

• Added support for new technology standards.
  • Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
  • Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
  • Support for Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.

• Work order labor entry for assigned labor resources can now be completed from the work order Quick List.
• Barcode reports now available for sheet and roll style label printers.
• Added the ability to selectively upgrade the Backup and Restore utilities.
• Improved evaluation CD installation process.
• Improved drop-down field operations.

Solutions

• Added ability to edit receiving module queries.
• Improved installation procedures.
• Reformatted reports for consistency and utility.
• Improved dashboard report capabilities.
• Corrected display of work order hours in the work order Quick List.
• Improved check box operations in the report rights module.
• Resolved conflicts between the FTMaintenance Alarm and FTMaintenance Service Request modules.
• Improved backup and restore utilities.
• Improved support for Windows users in the FTMaintenance Service Request module.

Features

• User security has been improved in Enterprise, Professional, and Expert editions.
• Functionality of the Field Name Utility has been extended for Professional and Expert editions.
• The FTMaintenance Service Request Module has been released for all FTMaintenance editions.
• Work orders attached to e-mails are now sent as PDFs.
• The Default Vendor tab is now available in all FTMaintenance editions.
• Grid item selection has been improved throughout FTMaintenance.

Solutions

• Vendor and customer information displayed in the Equipment tab is now properly retained when attempting to add, modify, or delete a category.
• The Supervisor can now be set in the Employee module correctly.
• MSite Site Config now displays the appropriate list of database types.
• Copy functionality for the Inventory module has been improved.
• An access violation error no longer appears when attempting to add a record after viewing the Employee, Equipment, or Inventory modules.
• PM work order Quick Close no longer results in an error.
• Cost Center Material totals are now reported correctly in the Cost Center Manager.
• Attempting to print a DM Active report using a read-only login no longer results in an error.
• Customer information is now updated properly within the Equipment tab while in the Equipment module.
• Inventory record copied from within a stockroom other than ‘MAIN’ now correctly copies all fields.
• The PM Active Work Order report has been improved to display all information correctly.
• The PM Master Auto-Activate, Auto-Print, and Print Attachments check boxes now function correctly.
• Groups with limited access rights are no longer given an error message upon login.
• DM Work Order printouts that were generated from an auto-print in the Service Request Module no longer display hidden fields.
• Work Order settings in Group Rights are no longer displayed inaccurately.
• Msite now uses the correct authentication mode specified in Site Config.
• The Assign To field in DM Active, DM History, and DM Archive are now properly enabled in the Expert edition.
• PM History and DM History Archive reports are now available in the Expert edition.
• An error message no longer appears when attempting to add a user or change a password in Group Rights when the password contains special characters.

Features

• FTMaintenance Enterprise customers may now select from which printer a work order will Auto Print.
• Database installation has become more simplified.
• The FTMaintenance Mobile and Barcode Optional Modules have been redesigned for compatibility with Windows Mobile® equipped devices.
• Microsoft SQL Management Studio Express is now included with the Optional Modules installation.
• PM and DM security now have the option to restrict work orders to only allow edits by the originator of the work order and the originator’s supervisor.
• FTMaintenance Expert functionality has been enhanced to include the following features:
• Additional concurrent users
• Email capabilities
• Work order auto-activation
• Data import capabilities
• ProLink Web Browser Service Request
• Additional security groups
• Attachments
• Place equipment out of service
• Archive and purge records
• Skip PM work order

Solutions

• Demo time restriction is now properly removed upon full version installation.
• M-Site no longer produces an ODBC error upon installation.
• PM work orders that are scheduled to be active on a non-working day now properly reschedule to the next available working day without error.
• Attempting to enter information in the State field in the Company Address option in Expert installations no longer produces an error.
• Attempting to create a requisition in the Reorder List no longer produces a VENDORID error.
• Setting the Drive for Attachments to C from a drive other than C now executes properly.
• Installation for all versions of FTMaintenance no longer requires a reboot.
• When adding an attachment, the File Open dialog now defaults to the proper drive.
• Servers that may be missing certain shared components in the .NET assembly may now install ProLink III without error.
• ProLink III error messages now contain the proper text.
• Attempting to delete a pulled part from a work order or delete a work order that contains a pulled part now requires the user to restock the part before allowing the record to be deleted.

Features in FTMaintenance

• Russian language is now supported.
• Arabic language is now supported.
• Database has been updated to DB06.
• A new Receiving List Barcode report, RecvListBC.rpt, has been added.
• The Barcode report BIN5262BC.rpt has been updated to improve formatting.

Features in ProLink

• ProLink III requires database version DB05 or higher.
• Drop downs were added so that you can select Equipment and the Requester from a drop down list.
• You can now view DM Active work orders from the Requester page.
• Improvements have been made to the screen layout.
• The word Reject has been replaced with Decline.
• Enhanced security features were added.

Solutions in Inventory

• The Quantity Allocated field has been updated.

Solutions in PM Master

• Activated work orders are no longer queued for delivery to mobile with no employee if an employee is selected in the Mobile tab and then deleted.

Solutions in Receiving

• Receiving History has been improved to properly handle incomplete shipments of multiple POs.

Solutions in Reorder List

• Creating a requistion no longer causes an error when selecting the same vendor name sequentially from the list.

Features

• A progress bar has been added to the PM Active and DM Active Quick and Regular Close.
• Windows Vista (Business or Enterprise) is now supported.
• BDE is no longer required to run the Import Utility.
• Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express has been added.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express has replaced MSDE 2000 Database for Expert and Professional Installations.
• Login case sensitivity has been removed from work order and purchase order approvals.
• The FTMaintenance client now allows parts to be received through the Barcode module.
• The FTMaintenance Evaluation disc is now packaged with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express.
• Current version reports have been added to the installations.
• Port numbers other than the default of 25 may now be used in Email Setup.
• German translation has been updated.
• Arabic language is now supported.

Solutions in Database

• FTMaintenance will no longer automatically uppercase usernames and passwords in the login dialogs.
• The passwords and logins can no longer be identical to one another in Expert and Professional installations.
• For Expert and Professional Installations, all passwords are now case-sensitive; the FTMaintenance Group Rights Program will automatically uppercase all passwords when a login is created or a password is changed.

Solutions in Scheduler

• A color-coded key has been added to the ‘Yearly’ view to assist users in determining what type of work order is being displayed in the grid.
• The Cycle Type designation from the Resource Assignment has been removed.

Solutions in PM Active and DM Active

• The “Assign to” function in PM Active and DM Active has been improved.

Solutions in Equipment

• The Model Number field length has been increased to 32 characters to allow for longer model numbers.

Solutions in Quick Lists

• Right clicking and multiple printing functions now work properly in quick lists.

Solutions in ProLink II

• Administrators can now disable attachments in mail sent from ProLink.
• The Customer / Equipment dialogs now have search functionality.
• Improvements have been made to the E-Mail Settings user interface.
• When Field Name changes are made in ProLink, they will now be shown in the reports sent via e-mail to requesters and through E-Link.
• The Status Field now displays in the Search Request and Search WO functions.
• Quotation marks used within the Equipment Number field are now compatible in ProLink II.

Solutions in Purchasing

• Performance improvements have been made in the Purchasing Master File.
• The field ‘Amendment No.’ was removed from the Quick List, Quick Screen, and Purchasing tab. Amendments are still tracked in the PO Amendments tab.

Solutions in Field Name Change Utility

• The field name Account/GL in Purchasing can now be changed from within the Purchasing section.

Features

• ProLink II allows users to submit Service Requests via a web browser.
• An Export PO option was added to the context menu in Purchasing for ERP integration.
• Portuguese translation was updated.

Solutions in DM Active

• Fixed problem with send e-mail function after selecting a record queued for delivery to Mobile.
• Fixed problem that occurred when batch closing multiple work orders that caused the email confirmation to the requestor to apply to the same work order instead of each individual closed work order.
• Removed errors that occurred when tabbing or clicking through the Quick Screen fields.
• Record focus in the Quick List will now automatically clear all but the current record when the applicable work order is closed.
• Fixed problem with closing or quick closing from the DM Active tab or other tabs.
• Fixed problem with printing from DM Active tab or other tabs.
• Labor costs are calculated when labor is entered via the Quick Screen.

Solutions in DM Template

• Work orders activate correctly from Quick Screen and tabs regardless of user rights.
• Work orders auto print correctly from Quick Screen and tabs regardless of user rights.
• Fixed problem of multiple DMs activating even though they were not selected while using arrow buttons to navigate between DM Template work orders.

Solution in Drawing Files

• When using Windows XP with non-classic interface, the attachment drive can now be set.

Solutions in PM Active

• Selection of other work orders in the Quick List is now cleared when printing from other tabs.
• When a query is loaded, the Quick Screen will display the associated equipment.

Solution in Scheduler

• Labels were changed in the Week view for a particular employee, as well as in the Day view for a particular employee. The labels were changed from Hours at Rate 1 to Actual Hours. The value displayed is the total of all hours for the employee.