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Please review the following list carefully as it may contain some alterations to existing functionality and features which can affect the way the program is used and the results obtained.
performance improvements
- Expand/Collapse – 75%
- Changing Item State – 75%
- Insert Lines – 20%
- Updating a Schedule Property – 25%
- Opening a Cost Estimate – 15%
- Saving a Cost Estimate – 75%
- Using a Resource from a linked Project – 50%
new features
- Added the ability to create Take Off Sets from within a range of windows including the Direct Cost Schedule, Overhead Cost Schedule and Cost Estimates.
- Added a function to the Resource Explorer to allow multiple Resource names to have their Name property changed to uppercase.
- Introduced a Project Property that, when enabled, only allows Resource Names to use uppercase characters.
- Added a user option for Cost Schedule windows to always show a parent’s combined value regardless of being collapsed or expanded.
- Adjusted the process for creating a new Take Off Set, allowing for the rapid creation of Take Off Attributes from pre-existing attributes found in other projects on the same server.
- Enforced the uppercase of resource names from external sources when the project option is turned on.
- Added a user option to define the State of Cost Schedule Items and Resource when they are introduced from an external source (such as pasting from another project).
- Added Advanced/Deferred Costs and Income as Cash Flow Scenario specific options.
- Added ability to fix columns to the left or right of grids so that they are always visible.
- Added search functionality to the contents of a project.
- Added zoom capability to grids throughout the application.
application enhancements
- Removed the character limit on the Name property for Global Defines, Matrices, Take Off Sets and Question Defines.
- Updated the displayed formatting of the Spread Nominations to similarly reflect the style used in the Direct Cost Schedule.
- Updated the displayed formatting of the Spread Allocations to similarly reflect the style used in the Direct Cost Schedule.
- Updated the displayed formatting of the Spread Results to similarly reflect the style used in the Direct Cost Schedule.
- Fixed inconsistencies found in Cost Schedule Item display formats.
- Extended the values available in the Cash Flow Results Graph.
- Improved performance of Expand and Collapse of Items in heavily nested Direct and Overhead Cost Schedules.
- Extended Cash Flow Payment Lag to be able to be configured on Resource Categories and Resources with inheritance.
- Extended Cash Flow Payment Processing to be able to be configured on Resource Categories and Resources with inheritance.
- Added an estimate of the remaining time for the import and export of projects during an upgrade.
- Created a formula function and operator for calculating the remainder of a division operation. This is also known as a modulus operation.
- Improved performance of accessing resources from linked projects.
- Added Clipboard Caching, improving the processing of data coming from external sources via the Windows Clipboard.
bug fix
- Fixed a display issue causing incorrect allocation percentages to be applied on Spread Allocations. (1.1.9000.0)
- Resolved a scenario where Cost Estimate data was not updated immediately on the client. (1.1.9000.0)
- Resolved styling inconsistencies between a number of Cost Estimate columns. (1.1.9000.0)
- Resolved a display issue where the Resource Type/Category drop-down contents would be visually cut off.
- Resolved an issue when exporting a Cost Estimate report to CSV where a Time Mode Cost Estimate line would not show a value in the Number field.
- Resolved a Server deadlock caused by the changing of a project’s metadata field.
- Improved the memory resource management of calculated formula resolved on an Expert Estimation Server.
- Resolved an issue where removing a Project Folder would not remove the folder from the Create Project windows.
- Fixed a scenario that prevented Matrix Attributes from being displayed in the Properties pane after creation.
- Removed a restriction that, when deleting an Expert Estimation user account, would permanently restrict a domain user from being associated with any further user account.
- Resolved an issue where Code Set calculations would fail due to very small values within a Cost Estimate.
- Fixed displayed errors and excessive delays triggered by updating security information on the Server Configuration portal.
- Improved the opening of a Cost Schedule Item’s Cost Estimates when calculations were running on the Server.
- Resolved an issue where the Expert Estimation Server would stop calculating based on a Safe Handle exception.
- Resolved a scenario where pasting a Cost Estimate Line with a formula would trigger the Quantity property to incorrectly be read-only.
- Resolved a problem with closing the Global Defines window immediately after saving, causing an error to be displayed.
- Resolved an issue where a formula error was not raised when referenced Cost Estimate Lines were removed.
- Resolved issue with a Cost Estimate calculation referencing incorrect Resource Usage information from Direct Cost Schedule Items.
- Resolved an issue where values for the Plant and Material properties of items in the Direct and Overhead Cost Schedules were swapped.
- Fixed the calculation of a value generated for a Cost Estimate Report that would cause a divide by zero error.
- Fixed a scenario where an exception was thrown when adding Direct/Overhead Cost Schedule Items too quickly.
- Prevented an unnecessary toast from being displayed when saving Global Define changes whilst having a lock on a Cost Schedule Item that references an unedited Global Define.
- Prevented the cancelling of a cell edit within a Cost Estimate when a Resource was updated.
- Enabled the Project Folder actions on the Projects view when opening the application for the first time.
- Fixed an update issue where a Base Resource Rate would not update on the grid after being changed in the properties pane.
- Resolved an issue that caused temporary user settings to be applied after updating to Expert Estimation 1.1.7383.0.
- Resolved an issue where pasting large amounts of user defined column data into the Direct Cost Schedule would result in an error.
- Resolved an issue where successively using the Undo Operation in the Resource Template Calculation Sheet created duplicate line numbers.
- Fixed a problem where copying a project did not copy the Project Description.
- Resolved an issue where child items would be shown on the Spread Results Report.
- Resolved an issue where Cost Flow information would be inconsistent depending on the type of Cash Flow used.
- Prevented the selection on the Direct Costs Schedule window from changing if you add lines in a second instance of the Schedule.
- Fixed the highlight colouring of contributing items that become child items in a certain scenario.
- Fixed the description of a Project Message labelled in the Project Properties.
- Fixed the incorrect display of Code Allocation Project Messages when more than one item was allocated to a code.
- Resolved a scenario where spread allocations were not imported correctly when using Hidden Items in a project.
- Fixed the positioning of Unit Rate and Unit Total columns when reopening the Direct and Overhead Cost Schedule windows.
- Prevented the calculation of hidden child items in the Direct Cost Schedule.
- Resolved an issue where values in the Subcontractor Details window would occasionally not be displayed.
- Resolved an issue where Resource Usage for Matrix Items used on the Direct Cost Schedule were being calculated incorrectly when an Estimated Quantity was present.
- Fixed a number of reported and unreported bugs.