What's New in 10.0

·Web Platform

We are happy to announce that IndySoft Calibration Management, Commercial Lab Management, and Tooling Management are available in version 10 as proper browser applications, with no plug-ins required. Version 10 delivers one of the richest GUI experiences in a browser-based calibration system. Your reports, events, and layouts are all retained and function 99% the same as the version 9 counterparts.

Note: The web technology is a purchased tier upgrade and a server license purchase. Existing clients performing standard upgrades are not automatically enabled with the new Web Tier technology.

·Advanced Calibration Test Points (Native Spreadsheet Data Collection)

While we have long supported embedding Excel for your calibration data collection efforts, the binding between Excel and PrintBuilder has always been less-than-optimal because there is only so much you can do to share data between the platforms easily. With version 10, Calibration and Commercial Lab users will now find a new option to create whatever data collection rows, columns, and formulas they wish with the built-in spreadsheet control. Results can then be mapped to the IndySoft calibration results grid for the population in the final calibration certificate.

oCreate testing specifications in a familiar spreadsheet interface

oReuse testing spec templates across multiple devices

oCreate intuitive range and cell mapping to IndySoft data tables

oCreate formulas and functions to handle custom calculations

oScripting interface allows queries against the IndySoft database

oCharting and graphing interface embedded in the layout

oImport existing Excel spreadsheets

·Sync Maps (Cloud-Based Data Subscription Services)

Need to exchange data with end customers or other labs? We've greatly enhanced the data sharing in version 10 with cloud-based automated data-sharing options. You can now set up subscribers to receive published data feeds (equipment, schedule, and event/document updates). Data results are then pumped to the cloud through a scheduled service. A matching service on the client end touches the cloud location, imports the data, and then removes the content from the cloud. This subscriber system works both ways, allowing labs to receive updated asset information.

oDeliver certificates and schedule updates to clients using IndySoft

oReceive equipment and other updates from customers

oSupport for Dropbox and Box.com

·Location-Based User Settings

Preferences in IndySoft have always been a mix of user preferences and the workstation setup on which they are logged in. Version 10 takes the workstation aspect of this and moves it under the user preferences with a concept called locations. Locations allow users to move from one place to another while also updating their preferences relative to the working area they have entered. While there are many benefits to this for fixed workstations, this feature greatly enhances the capabilities of a mobile facility user.

oUpdate preferred standards lists based on location

oChange add/edit list sources based on work location

oRemap to point to specific printers in work zones

oShow or hide historical records based on location

oChange Cert numbering and prefixes relative to the location

Note: As a side-effect of this structural change, the older 'Workstation Setup' dialog (iswork2.exe) has been re-named to simply 'Database Settings' (DatabaseSettings.exe) since now ONLY database-related settings need to be modified here to make a connection to the database. All other settings are now stored in the database per user+location.

·Centralized User Settings Management

Management of user settings and control over the settings have been greatly enhanced. Application administrators can now set the defaults for all users with no option for them to override the settings. That allows enforcement of event visibility, default lists, and other items previously located in the Workstation Setup utility.

·New Three Tier Technology Layer

The Application Server (SQL Broker) that served three-tier clients has been replaced with newer technology. The new version now streams data as HTTP, providing a much faster response time. The server layer also shares the same HTTP.SYS layer from Windows that IIS uses opens the door for HTTPS connectivity with stronger data encryption over the Internet.

·No More LOCAL_MACHINE usage in Windows Registry

With this release, we no longer depend on the Windows registry for workstation configuration. System-savvy users may have noticed much information was moved from the registry to the database in Version 9. Version 10 moves workstation setup information to a localized ini file, ending our dependency on any LOCAL_MACHINE read or write in the registry even further. This approach has numerous benefits regarding the portability of user information and ease of deployment in stricter environments. The first time you run the application after the upgrade, it will copy your registry data to the new localized ini file and no longer refer to the keys.

·64 Bit

Previous versions of IndySoft were 32-bit executables that ran on 64-bit machines. Executables are now available as true 64-bit applications. (32-bit executables are still available upon request.)

·Increase Password Security

We have greatly enhanced password encryption in the product. The system now allows mixed-case passwords (upper and lowercase) to support password complexity schemes. All current passwords entered previous to version 10 will be defaulted to lowercase upon upgrade. Users with proper rights or system administrators can change passwords as desired after the upgrade.

·Optional Centralized Bug Reporting

Bug Reports can now be sent to an alternate email address. Simply enter the email address in the General tab of System-Wide Preferences, and all bug reports will then be emailed to the alternate address instead of the default support@indysoft.com

·All Reports can now be exported to XLSX Excel format (in addition to older XLS format)

This option has been supported for a subset of output options in past versions, but in Version 10, all report output options include XLSX.

·Spell-check in Notes fields

A new spell-check feature applies to 'Notes' hyperlinks from Equipment Layouts, Order Layouts, or Event Layouts, including Notes-related event attributes edited within the grid.

·Ctrl+F searching added to scripting, along with script Watches

Scripts can be searched with Ctrl+F, and a new Watches dialog is available from the button above the script

·'Limited Attribute' equipment-level field size expanded to 200 characters

Previously, the max size was only 50 characters

·Procedure and Document names expanded to 50 characters

Previously, the max size was only 23 characters

·New Google Maps component available in IndySoft Report Designer

Select an object and set the Address and Zoom property to use - these options can also be set for the object using Calc tab scripting. |