Author: Ethan Wilke

FTMaintenance Select v.3.1.0.0 Release Notes

Posted: 3/1/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v3.1.0.0, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Asset Management
    • Improved Asset record performance.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Parts from being deleted.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Location functionality.
  • Reporting
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Reporting functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Improved the Work Order Form report to include all Work Order Labor Resources.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.3.0.0.0 Release Notes

Posted: 2/27/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v3.0.0.0, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • General
    • Grids now retain a user’s sort, column, filter, and search preferences.
    • Added support for Canadian currency and addresses.
    • Improved the ease of use of menus and grids.
  • Asset Management
    • Ability to visually identify Asset records using thumbnail images.
    • Added support for custom Asset fields by Asset Category.
    • Improved Asset Tree to automatically name Asset Tree Nodes.
    • Redesigned Asset pages to improve ease of use.
    • Redesigned Location pages to improve ease of use.
  • Inventory Management
    • Expanded Unit of Measure list.
    • Automatically receive Inventory Items into Inventory when receiving against a Purchase Order.
    • Redesigned Inventory Management module to improve ease of use.
    • Redesigned Inventory Transactions to improve ease of use.
  • Notifications
    • Expanded support for role-based notifications on Service Request Notification Events.
  • Work Order Management
    • Ability to automatically assign Work Order Cost Centers based on Asset Cost Center assignment.
    • Ability to add Notes to Customer records.
    • Improved the creation and management of Master Work Orders.
    • Improved Work Order Labor Log creation.
    • Ability to print the Work Order list from the Work Order grid.
    • Work Order Type now defaults to Corrective Maintenance (CM).
    • Ability to create an active copy of historical Work Orders.
    • Improved the Work Order Summary tab to include Custom Field and Task completion data.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Parts from being deleted.
  • Inventory Management
    • Improved support for Transfer Transactions.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Inventory functionality.
  • Purchasing
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Purchasing functionality.
  • User Management
    • Improved handling of user permissions.
  • Work Order Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.12.10.0 Release Notes

Posted: 2/24/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.12.10.0, which incorporates the following:

Solutions

  • Work Order Management
    • Corrected an issue that caused Work Order Attachments to duplicate.
    • Improved the Work Order Tracked Parts list.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.12.7.0 Release Notes

Posted: 2/10/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.12.7.0, which incorporates the following:

Solutions

  • Work Order Management
    • Improved Work Order activations from Master Work Orders with floating recurrence schedules.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.
  • Work Order Scheduling
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order Scheduling functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.12.5.0 Release Notes

Posted: 2/2/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.12.5.0, which incorporates the following:

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented certain custom fields from using special characters.
  • Service Request Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Service Request functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.12.4.0 Release Notes

Posted: 1/30/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.12.4.0, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Reporting
    • Generate a report that displays all open Work Orders.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Asset records from saving Meter Reading Definitions.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.12.3.0 Release Notes

Posted: 1/27/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.12.3.0, which incorporates the following:

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Corrected an issue that incorrectly disassociated Assets and Meter Reading Definitions.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.12.1.0 Release Notes

Posted: 1/24/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.12.1.0, which incorporates the following:

Solutions

  • Notifications
    • Improved email notifications for low inventory notification events.
  • Work Order Management
    • Improved support for Work Order Attachments.
  • Work Order Scheduling
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order Scheduling functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.12.0.0 Release Notes

Posted: 1/20/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.12.0.0, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Work Order Management
    • Expanded the ability to configure Work Order field visibility.
    • Expanded the ability to configure required fields for Work Order closure.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
  • Dashboard
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Dashboard functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Parts from being de-allocated from Work Orders.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.11.0.0 Release Notes

Posted: 1/18/2023

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.11.0.0, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Asset Management
    • Ability to track cumulative meter readings.
  • Inventory Management
    • Improved the usability of Transactions.
    • Ability to filter Inventory Items by Asset Type when performing transactions.
  • Work Order Management
    • Ability to automatically filter the Work Order Asset list based on the Work Order’s Location.
    • Ability to print Work Orders from the Work Order list.
    • Ability to sort and filter Work Orders by Customer.
    • Improved the ability to track Work Order Part costs.
    • Ability to automatically save changes to the Work Order when the Work Order Status is changed.
    • Ability to automatically filter the Work Order Parts list based on the Work Order’s Asset(s).

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Improved responsiveness of Building functionality.
    • Improved retention of Asset Category field changes.
    • Improved retention of custom Building fields.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Location functionality.
  • Inventory Management
    • Improved page load times.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Inventory functionality.
  • Purchasing
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Purchasing functionality.
  • Reporting
    • Improved the Work Order Form report.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Reporting functionality.
  • User Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to User Management functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Work Orders now display the correct Issue Date.
    • Improved Work Order Part allocation operations.
    • Improved activation of daily Master Work Order schedules.
    • Improved performance of required Work Order fields.
    • Improved visibility of Notes within Work Order History.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.
  • Work Order Scheduling
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order Scheduling functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.9.1.0 Release Notes

Posted: 10/18/2022

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.9.1.0, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Reporting
    • Improved Purchase Order Form report.
  • Work Order Management
    • Ability to filter the Work Order list by Labor Resource.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
  • Purchasing
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Purchasing functionality.
  • Reporting
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Reporting functionality.
  • Service Request Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Service Request functionality.
  • User Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to User Management functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.8.1.0 Release Notes

Posted: 10/6/2022

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.8.1.0, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • General
    • Improved data import utility.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.7.3.1 Release Notes

Posted: 9/27/2022

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v2.7.3.1, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Service Request Management
    • Restrict the assignment of service requests to service request administrators at the time of request submission.
    • Assign a Work Order Labor Resource at the time of service request approval.
    • Automatically set a Location based on a requester’s associated Location at the time of service request submission.
    • Require requesters to enter Asset and Location data at the time of service request submission.

Solutions

  • General
    • Improved system performance and page load times.
  • Asset Management
    • Corrected an issue that caused the Customer field on an Asset record to be unresponsive.
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Asset records from loading on a Customer record.
    • Improved the usefulness of the State field in Location records.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Location functionality.
  • Inventory Management
    • Corrected an issue that created duplicate Transaction records when performing an Internal Transfer or External Transfer transaction.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Inventory functionality.
  • Invoicing
    • Corrected an issue that prevented a Customer record from saving changes to the Customer Number or Customer Name fields.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Invoicing functionality.
  • Labor
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Labor Resource functionality.
  • Notifications
    • Corrected an issue that caused Email Notification Template content and recipients to be cleared when updating the Text (SMS) Notification Template for the same Notification Event.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Notification functionality.
  • Purchasing
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Purchasing functionality.
  • Reporting
    • Corrected an issue that prevented queries from properly filtering reports.
    • Improved report query field labels and descriptions.
  • Service Request Management
    • Corrected an issue that caused Service Request Status changes to be abandoned when using keyboard commands to submit data in the Reason For window.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Service Request functionality.
  • User Management
    • Corrected an issue that caused login errors with passwords containing certain special characters.
    • Corrected an issue that caused the Create and Update buttons to be unresponsive when required data was missing.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to User functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented all Work Order Types from displaying when editing Work Order Field Configuration settings.
    • Corrected an issue that prevented a Work Order Labor Resource’s Hourly Rate from being displayed on Labor Log Time Entry records.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.6.3.4 Release Notes

Posted: 9/7/2022

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v.2.6.3.4, which incorporates the following:

Solutions

  • General
    • Improved navigation menu to support newly released versions of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers.
  • Work Order Management
    • Improved labor log tracking.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.6.3.2 Release Notes

Posted: 6/30/2022

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v.2.6.3.2, which incorporates the following:

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Customer records from being added to Asset records.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
  • Service Request Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Service Request functionality.

FTVersionTrak for APT v2.2.0 Release Notes

Posted: 5/31/2022

Features

  • Activity Log records can be filtered by their original dates, even after their original Repository is migrated later into another Repository
  • Comparing identical PLC WorkShop for Siemens 505 and Modicon files reports a single no difference found message
  • Permissions to update Version Comments is divided into only files checked in by the user, or any file in the Repository

Solutions

  • Activity Log
    • Granting and revoking Repository security privileges are recorded correctly in the Activity Log
  • Compare Files
    • Comparing two version of files that are identical reports that no differences were found
  • Email Notification
    • The @ character is supported in the Email Server Authentication name
  • Integration with FTSolution
    • Properties of files checked in by other users are available to view
  • Repository Search
    • Wildcard file name character * is supported in the Search In feature
    • Wildcard file searches include only files in the selected folder
  • Repository Security
    • New message appears when default group permissions cannot be changed
    • Access to email settings is prohibited to users without this permission
    • Users are granted all permissions of the Groups to which they belong
    • Users can edit Version Comments when granted permission
    • The Sign dialog box remains visible after signature entry errors are reported
  • Scheduled Tasks
    • Scheduled Tasks are supported in Windows 10
    • Reports generated through Scheduled Tasks report when no differences are found in identical files
    • Scheduled Tasks are available in the Properties dialog boxes
    • Scheduled Tasks with the 505 Simulator send emails only when this feature is set up

FTVersionTrak v2.2.0 Release Notes

Posted: 5/31/2022

Features

  • Activity Log records can be filtered by their original dates, even after their original Repository is migrated later into another Repository
  • Comparing identical PLC WorkShop for Siemens 505 and Modicon files reports a single no difference found message
  • Permissions to update Version Comments is divided into only files checked in by the user, or any file in the Repository

Solutions

  • Activity Log
    • Granting and revoking Repository security privileges are recorded correctly in the Activity Log
  • Compare Files
    • Comparing two version of files that are identical reports that no differences were found
  • Email Notification
    • The @ character is supported in the Email Server Authentication name
  • Integration with FTSolution
    • Properties of files checked in by other users are available to view
  • Repository Search
    • Wildcard file name character * is supported in the Search In feature
    • Wildcard file searches include only files in the selected folder
  • Repository Security
    • New message appears when default group permissions cannot be changed
    • Access to email settings is prohibited to users without this permission
    • Users are granted all permissions of the Groups to which they belong
    • Users can edit Version Comments when granted permission
    • The Sign dialog box remains visible after signature entry errors are reported
  • Scheduled Tasks
    • Scheduled Tasks are supported in Windows 10
    • Reports generated through Scheduled Tasks report when no differences are found in identical files
    • Scheduled Tasks are available in the Properties dialog boxes
    • Scheduled Tasks with the 505 Simulator send emails only when this feature is set up

FTSolution for APT v3.0.0 Release Notes

Posted: 5/31/2022

Features

  • The FTSolution for APT version that compiled the Project can be displayed.
  • The Compile and Download reports list the FTSolution for APT version that created them.
  • The Object and Hardware Debugger files, and the Compile and Download reports are saved upon successful compilation and upon successful download.
  • The Project Path, which is the actual disc location of the opened file, appears at the top of each editor window.
  • Cut, Copy and Paste operations can be performed in the Solution Explorer.
  • Mixed case Names, Descriptions, Labels and Symbol attributes are supported.

Solutions

  • Cross Reference
    • Cross Reference includes Unit symbols regardless of their compilation status.
  • Debug
    • The Mark PCS Tags dialog box is available everywhere tags can be marked.
  • SFC Editor
    • Confirmation is required when deleting SFC elements.
  • Solutions Management
    • Units can be renamed and saved in their original Solution.
  • Subroutine Editor
    • Characters of a Subroutine name can be deleted without deleting the subroutine.
  • Watch
    • Confirmation is required when deleting a Watch window setting.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.6.0.2 Release Notes

Posted: 5/5/2022

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v.2.6.0.2, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Asset Management
    • Look up assets by serial number on work orders.
    • Update an asset’s status using a web browser on a smart phone or tablet.
  • Notifications
    • Notify users of purchasing events via email.
  • Permissions
    • Assign permissions to users and user groups.
  • Reporting
    • Generate a report that displays inventory items whose quantity on hand is at or below the inventory item’s set reorder point.
  • Service Request Management
    • Assign service requests to an administrator for review.
    • Configure visible and required service request record fields.
  • Work Order Management
    • Configure visible and required work order record fields.
  • Work Order Scheduling
    • Automatically set the work order due date on calendar-based preventive maintenance work orders.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset and Location functionality.
  • Inventory Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Inventory functionality.
  • Purchasing
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Purchasing functionality.
  • Reporting
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Reports functionality.
  • Service Request Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Service Request functionality.
  • User Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Users functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.

FTMaintenance Select v.2.5.0.2 Release Notes

Posted: 4/26/2022

FasTrak SoftWorks, Inc. is pleased to announce the release FTMaintenance Select v.2.5.0.2, which incorporates the following:

Features

  • Asset Management
    • Access asset management functionality from a mobile web browser, including the ability to view asset details, log meter readings, and create service requests.
    • Identify the owner of an asset.
  • Inventory Management
    • Browse inventory items by storage location within a specific inventory.
    • Track an inventory item’s reorder point to easily identify when stock of an inventory item needs to be replenished.
  • Reporting
    • Generate a report that displays the response time to service requests and work orders.
    • Generate a report that displays the turnaround time of service requests and work orders.
  • Work Order Management
    • Improved usability of preventive maintenance work order scheduling functionality.

Solutions

  • Asset Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Asset functionality.
  • Inventory Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Inventory functionality.
  • Notifications
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Notification functionality.
  • Purchasing
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Purchasing functionality.
  • Service Request Management
    • Corrected an issue that prevented requesters from selecting an Asset on the Service Request.
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Service Request functionality.
  • Work Order Management
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order functionality.
  • Work Order Scheduling
    • Minor defect fixes and improvements to Work Order Scheduling functionality.

FTSolution for APT v2.5.0 Release Notes

Posted: 3/25/2022

Solutions

  • 505 I/O
    • Field Interface Module (FIM) cards are supported
  • Application Interface
    • Long error window messages are scrollable
  • CFC Editor
    • CFB Math blocks enable and disable user interface is corrected
    • Only one CFB can be activated at a time
    • Only eligible CFBs can be activated when online in Debug mode
    • CFBs cannot overlap in the CFC Editor
    • CFB code-behind cannot be edited when online in Debug mode
    • The Tags for .INPUT and .OUTPUT extensions of Output Limiter and Rate Limiter CFBs can be Marked
    • Only CFC cells containing CFBs can be annotated
    • Delete button is added to CFC editors
    • The Mark PCS Tags option is available for items in CFC, Devices, Declarations, Recipes and I/O Symbols editors
    • Error message text when CFB names include invalid characters is improved
    • The Delete icon is updated
    • Error message text when CFBs cannot be enabled or disabled is improved
    • PCS Tags button is visible in empty CFC editors
    • Annotate Block option is available when empty CFC editor cells are selected
  • Debug
    • Update rates when monitoring I/O and Declarations in Debug mode are improved
    • Add New, Add Existing, Compile and Download options are available in Debug mode only
  • Device Editor
    • The Description column width is consistent in all editors
  • Compile
    • Unnamed Subroutine parameters cause compiler warnings instead of errors
    • The compiler supports the Correlated Lookup Table .ENABLE extension
  • Import
    • Import of APT programs supports multi-line comments in Profibus.CFG files
    • Import of APT supports blank PID Loop settings
  • Licensing
    • Site and keyed licensing support is revised
  • PCS
    • Edited CFB extensions appear in the Mark PCS Tags dialog when marked
  • Recipe Template Editor
    • Warning messages when deleting Recipe Templates is improved
  • Recipe Editor
    • Mark PCS Tags is available in new Recipe rows
  • SFC Editor
    • SFT code-behind text can be edited when not online in debug mode
    • “Active” item is added to the SFC floating context menu
    • Graphics are added to the SFC floating context menu
    • CFC editor button to access code-behind text is relabeled “Edit Code”
  • Solutions Management
    • Deleting Subroutines is supported
    • Only one SFC can be promoted
    • The Project menu is available when multiple nodes of the same Project are selected
    • Projects can load if Units, folders or files are missing
    • More editing items are added to the Project and floating context menus
    • Warning message appears only once when deleting multiple Solution Explorer nodes
    • Warning message appears new invalid characters are used in new CFC, SFC, Recipe Template, Subroutine and Unit names
    • Units excluded from a Project can be added again
  • Subroutine Editor
    • Complete error messages are displayed
  • Watch
    • Watch Window values are refreshed when they are toggled