Author: Ethan Wilke

Features

• Improved the performance of the Asset Tree.
• Added the ability to disable the dashboard.
• Added support for the Set Background Image feature when the dashboard is disabled.
• Added scrollbars to the dashboard for low resolution displays.

Solutions

• Improved the accuracy of dashboard metrics.
• Corrected an issue that could cause a work order activation error message at login.

Features

• Added the ability to look up equipment records and equipment service histories
• Added the ability to create Demand Maintenance work orders

Solutions

• Resolved a login error that could occur when attempting to log in with valid credentials
• Resolved an error that could occur when a user login times out
• Improved the Lookup Parts page
• Improved the Work Order Details page

Features

• Added a self-refreshing dashboard to FTMaintenance containing critical maintenance alerts, notifications, and key performance indicators
• Deprecated the Set Background Image feature in FTMaintenance

Solutions

• Corrected an issue where transactions for parts with high dollar value unit costs were causing an error message
• Improved the ability to send emails through a SMTP secure connection
• Improved the performance of the Work Order Cost History Report
• Improved the performance of the Estimated vs. Actual Labor Hours Report
• Improved the performance of the View Schedule feature within the PM Master module

Features

• Added the ability to access maintenance data from any internet-connected smart phone, tablet, or laptop
• Added French language support
• Added 3 new reports:
  • PM Forecast
  • Cost by Equipment Pareto Chart
  • Actual vs. Estimated Labor Hours

Solutions

• Corrected an issue where active work order records could not be closed
• Improved login security within FTMaintenance
• Improved the refresh function in the Timecard module

Features

• Enhanced data importation utility support for importation of multiple stockroom inventory records
• Improved the templating of several reports

Solutions

• Improved Chinese language support
• Improved error handling
• Improved new record entry within the Employee module
• Improved the PM Master Work Order Form to display a large number of equipment records
• Improved copy record functionality within Equipment, Inventory, and Vendor modules
• Enhanced Attachments functionality
• Improved query functionality of the PM Master Listing report
• Improved support for Pull/Restock functionality within DM Active work order records

Features

• Upgraded cost calculations when performing inventory transfers between stockrooms

Solutions

• Improved installation on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
• Improved performance of the transaction module
• Improved performance of pulled parts feature on PM work orders
• Improved performance of PM work order module’s labor tab
• Improved record selection and retention of PM work order module’s parts tab
• Added multiple record selection capability to the Inventory module
• Improved Receiving module queries
• Expanded access to attachments to users with read only module access

Features

• Improved multi-language support, including updated Chinese translations
• Optimized installation process on Windows 7 and Windows 8
• Increased the number of re-nameable fields

Solutions

• Improved performance of 8 reports
• PM History Labor Costs Report
• PM Master Work Order Listing Report
• PM Overdue Work Orders Report
• DM Active Work Order Template
• PM Active Work Order Template
• Work Order Cost History Report
• PM Work Order Cost History Report
• DM Downtime by Customer Report
• Improved queries in PM Active, PM History, and Equipment modules
• Improved performance of the “Pulled Parts” feature
• Improved “Assign To” selection on DM Active work orders
• Improved Group Rights new user additions

Features

• Improved the Asset Tree to handle large numbers of assets
• Improved the Attachment function to display large PDF files
• Improved the PM Work Order Cost History Report
• Improved the PM and DM Active Work Order Form to support long “Assign” field entries

Solutions

• Improved the performance of inventory transactions
• Optimized FTMaintenance to eliminate access violation errors
• Simplified error messages to make them easier to understand

Solutions

• A modification was made to correct an issue that may occur on FTMaintenance installations that use Windows Authentication.

Features

• PM Active Work Order Barcode Report enhanced to display cycle type of job number.
• The following new reports are now available:
  • DM Downtime by Customer Report
  • PM Status by Month Report

Solutions

• Many minor modifications and enhancements were made to the user interface.
• Improved inventory cost management system.
• Many reports were enhanced with minor modifications.
• Several minor improvements were made to the Mobile Module.

Features

• FTMaintenance Mobile and Mobile Barcode Application: Added the ability to easily check out and/or return parts in real-time using WIFI-enabled barcode scanners.

Features

• Expanded the query options associated with numerous FTMaintenance reports.
• Added the ability to add or subtract quantities from inventory in the Transaction Module.
• Improved Group Rights so that Service Request Direct Rights and Service Request Admin Rights are mutually exclusive options.
• Added the ability to generate automatic email notification of new service requests generated through the Service Request Module.
• Added the ability for new service requests to be automatically printed on a defined printer.
• Added support for Microsoft Windows 8 (PC and tablet), Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, and Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
• Enhancements were made to the following reports:
  • DM Equipment History Report
  • Work Order Cost History Report
  • DM Active Work Order Report
• Added Vendor Part Number to the quicklist in the Inventory Module.
• Added the ability to synchronize the Service Request Contact List with Active Directory users.
• Added the ability for zero minute Start/Stop intervals in the automatic labor tracking feature.
• Added additional keyboard shortcut keys.

Solutions

• The Send To field on the Pending Requests tab is now displayed when a service request is submitted to a user with a long name.
• Improved how work order numbers are generated.
• Pulled parts are now returned to inventory when an associated work order is deleted.
• Removed a script error that could be displayed with service requests that had multi-line descriptions

Features

• Automatic email notification when inventory reaches its reorder point.
• An entire Bill of Materials can now be selected when adding parts to a work order in the DM (Demand Maintenance) and the PM (Preventive Maintenance) Work Order modules.
• Additional descriptive information can now be associated to cost centers in the Cost Center Manager.
• Added a new Request for Quotation form that is accessible from the Reports menu and the Purchasing Module context menu.
• Added query options to the Inventory Purchases Report by Part Name and the Inventory Purchases Report by Part Number.
• Added a query option to the Purchasing module so that records that are not yet approved can be easily identified.

Solutions

• Improvements made to the Import utility.
• Improved accessibility to the online help file when accessing FTMaintenance using the Multi-Site client.
• Changed DM Overdue Work Orders Report to be more consistent with other reports.
• Corrected the calculation of total taxes on the Purchase Order form.
• Improved display of unit costs on the Inventory Purchases Report by Part No.
• Added Runtime Cycle as a valid query option to several reports.
• Standardized the Service Request Column to be more consistent across all work order modules.
• Improved operation of the following buttons: PM History Refresh and Start Labor.
• Improvements made to the following reports:
  • Purchase Order Form (USERPO.rpt)
  • Inventory Activity Report (INVENTACT.rpt)
  • Parts Used on Equipment – DM (INVWUDM.rpt)
  • Parts Used on Equipment – PM (INVWUPM.rpt)
  • DM Alarm History (ALARMDM.rpt)
  • PM Alarm History (ALARMPM.rpt)
  • DM Active Work Order Form (USERDMA.rpt)
  • DM History Work Order Form (USERDMH.rpt)
  • PM History Work Order Form (USERPMH.rpt)
  • Equipment Cost and Deployment History (DEPLOYMENT-HISTORY.rpt)
• Improvements made to the Alarm Module and the Service Request Module.
• Corrected an issue involving the printing of multiple attachment records.
• Corrected an issue regarding resizing of the Quick Screen.
• Improvements made to the Purchasing Module and the Employee Module.
• Corrected an issue regarding the display of some PDF attachments.

Features

• All previous editions (FTMaintenance Expert, FTMaintenance Professional, and FTMaintenance Enterprise) are now consolidated into a single version named FTMaintenance.
• A new Work Order Wizard simplifies the process of preparing work orders for closure.
• The interface and performance of the asset tree is improved.
• A new option to automatically calculate downtime of equipment is available.
• Additional user options regarding required fields are added: Actual downtime can now be required for work order closure; Causes and Status can now be required for creation and/or closure of work orders.
• Six (6) new, combined Work Order reports are now available.
• The ability to specify the location of the SMTP port is now provided.
• The Interface of the quick close procedure (as well as the Inventory, Receiving, Equipment, and Scheduling modules) has been enhanced.
• Group Rights are now automatically reset upon initial login.

Solutions

• DM (Demand Maintenance) and PM (Preventive Maintenance) Work Order Modules involving the creation, selection, scheduling, activation, and printing of work order records have been improved.
• Specific queries associated with PM reports, Transaction Log history, and Transaction Archive modules have been improved.
• Ten (10) reports have been improved.
• The Alarm module, Service Request module, Purchasing module, and Employee module have been improved.
• An issue involving the printing of multiple attachment records has been corrected.
• An issue regarding resizing of the Quick Screen has been corrected.
• An issue regarding the display of some PDF attachments has been corrected.

Features

• A new Asset Tree is available within the Equipment module.
  • Provides a comprehensive asset tree view of all assets, including facilities, equipment, and parts.
  • Is easy to build and populate using drag-and-drop functionality or specialized windows.
• A new Associations tab is available within the Equipment module providing a way to easily identify and swap comparable equipment.
• Improved reports are available for inventory management and purchasing incuding Purchase Order Form and Transaction History.
• Improved Deployment History report is available allowing users to easily track costs and deployment history or re-deployable assets.
• Equipment Status Options have been expanded to include: deployed, idle, on hand, out for repair, and retired.
• The Service Request module now supports Internet Explorer 9.

Solutions

• Reports have been improved and enhanced.
• Operations involving users who do not possess all privileges have been improved.
• Performance of Demand Maintenance (DM) and Preventive Maintenance (PM) work order modules has been improved.
• Cost Center management has been improved.
• Automatic queries refresh on empty data sets.
• Purchasing module performance has been improved.
• Query fields and quick list columns automatically match within the Inventory module.
• Change Start Dates automatically enable within the Employee module.
• Work order security features have been improved.

Features

• Response time when using Terminal Services has been improved.
• Password management has been enhanced.
  • Users are able to change their own passwords.
  • Support has been added for password changes required by security policies.
  • A separate password required by the Employee module has been eliminated.
• New reports have been added for inventory activities and part usage history.
• Support has been added for fully qualified domain names.
• Automatic time calculation and recording of work order labor has been added.
  • Users can click Start and Stop Labor buttons instead of manually entering time.
  • History of recorded labor is kept in labor logs.
  • User security option has been added to add, modify, and delete labor logs.
• Multi-cycle scheduling has been enhanced.
• Automatic assignment of cost center to work orders (using default cost center of first equipment assigned) has been added.

Solutions

• Operation of the task column within the DM Active module has been improved.
• Operation of the Equipment Name field has been improved.
• Operation of the Import Utility menu option has been improved.
• Validation of Inventory records has been improved.
• Additional user settings and data are maintained after an upgrade to a new version of FTMaintenance.
• Initial sorting of data in columns in the Quick List is restored after launch of FTMaintenance.
• Validation of Equipment records has been improved.
• Validation of Labor records has been improved.
• Unnecessary warnings when using the Scheduling module have been eliminated.
• Ability to use non-stock items on a requisition has been restored.
• Display of the Equipment field in DM Active records has been improved.
• Time required to generate reports has been reduced.
• Unnecessary error messages in various modules have been eliminated.
• Operation of the Description field on the Causes tab of DM Active records has been improved.

Features

• FTMaintenance demo is easier to install.
• Added new reporting menu and querying options for barcode reports.
• Expanded ability to flexibly define required fields. This release includes the ability to require fields for the work processes of:
  • Creating a requisition
  • Creating a purchase order
  • Performing an inventory transaction
  • Adding employee records
  • Adding customer records
• Added ability to enforce required fields from the import utility.
• Added tab indicators for tabs with required fields.
• Added ability to restrict description tab changes.

Solutions

• Improved layout of barcode reports to eliminate barcode length issues.
• Corrected operation of “Date Installed” queries.
• Improved operation of required fields feature.
• Improved work order auto print options.
• Improved design of several work order reports.
• Improved functionality of drop-down lists.
• Improved the Transaction History report.
• Restored work order quick close functionality.
• Restored work order equipment selection functionality.
• Improved operation of labor assignments to multiple task work orders.
• Improved Mobile Module tab operation within FTMaintenance.
• Improved ability of the field name utility to retain required field settings.
• Improved flexibility in entering quantity on hand for new inventory records.
• Improved demand maintenance work order deletion functionality.

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 requisition 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.