8th March 2007
New feature! ~ Filter settings stored on logout. When a filter and/or sort setting is used in a table view (such as your list of projects in Project screen) these settings are stored so that when you next login the same view is displayed. This is useful for example if you prefer to list projects in descending project code order rather than alphabetical project name order. Once set to this view, as long as you always 'logout' when exiting ProjectMinder this Project view will be maintained when you next log in.
New feature! ~ Users can change their own login password. A new feature allows users to change their own login password. This feature is available via the My Work > My Workspace screen.
The password strength is displayed as the new password is entered. The stronger the password is then the lower the chance of someone being able to guess it. Click the information icon for details of how to create a stronger password.
If you do not wish staff to be able to use this feature, switch off the 'Can Save' permissions for the My Workspace screen in the security group settings for this user.
Updated feature ~ Optional removal of references to extra time (overtime). A new admin setting allows you to switch off all references to overtime within timesheet notes and the extra time total row and column. See the Admin screen update below for details on how to do this.
Updated feature ~ Auto population of bank and personal holidays. Any bank holidays entered into ProjectMinder by an administrator will automatically appear as entries in all user timesheets. Any user approved holiday requests will automatically appear in the user timesheet. Maintenance of the non-project activities linked to these holidays is via a new Admin facility (see below for details).
Updated feature ~ Daily Logged Hours total on timesheet screen. A new row on the timesheet screen adds up the total hours logged for each day (Core + Extra time).
New feature! ~ Daily Remaining Hours. This feature is only used if the new user admin setting 'must submit core hours' is selected (see further below for details). A new timesheet row 'Daily Remaining Hours' counts down how many more hours must be entered to match the user core working hours.
The total core hours entered for the week must match the total core hours set in the user admin screen before the timesheet can be submitted.
In the following screenshot, the user core working hours are 8 hours per day.
Monday ~ User has logged 8:00 core hours and 0:30 extra hours, remaining hours is 0:00.
Tuesday ~ User has logged 8:30 core hours, remaining hours is -0:30. (User has logged 30 minutes extra than required).
Wednesday ~ User has logged 7:00 core hours, remaining hours is 1:00.
Thursday ~ User has logged 8:00 core hours, remaining hours is 0:00.
Friday ~ No time has been logged. The daily remaining hours is defaulted at 8:00.
The weekly remaining hours is 8:30 as there is the 0:30 difference between Tuesday and Wednesday, and the remaining 8:00 hours from Friday.
New feature! ~ Calculator. A basic calculator has been added to the expenses screen.
New feature! ~ Report quick link. All project related reports you have access to can now be automatically run directly from within the project pages for the project you are viewing.
Updated feature ~ Easy replacement of task resource assignment. You can now easily replace one task assignee with another, without having to re-enter resource requirements.
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New feature! ~ Choice of five customisable invoice templates for sales invoice generation. Customisable invoice templates are now provided for your sales invoice generation. Each invoice template can be configured with your company logo and billing details. See the printable invoice page for more details.
Updated feature ~ Additional information in user table. In the Admin > Users list you can now see the user type (Employee, Generic, Associate) and Status (Active User).
New feature! ~ Change user draft timesheet date. You can now change a user's current draft timesheet date to any date where a submitted timesheet does not exist. Using this feature will delete any entries in the user's existing draft timesheet. This can be useful if a user has had a long period of absence (i.e. sickness, students, staff taking long periods of leave, etc) and you want to move the timesheet date to the date they return to work.
New feature! ~ Active User. A new option in the user admin screen sets all users by default to 'active'. Clearing this tick box will prevent the user from being able to login without having to delete the user. This is useful for staff who may be on long term absence (i.e. sickness, students, staff taking long periods of leave, etc).
New feature! ~ Must submit core hours. This tick box will force the user to enter their weekly core hours in the timesheet screen before they are able to submit their timesheet.
New feature! ~ Set user specific working hours. You can set specific core hours for each member of staff, to be used in conjunction with the above 'must submit core hours' feature.
Note: The above
four features require the user to log out and back in again before taking
effect.
New feature! ~ Set non-project activities for auto-populating timesheets. You can now link all bank holidays and personal holidays to a non-project activity (and if appropriate task) of your choice. These are set within the 'Non Project Activities' admin screen and then auto-populated in user timesheets for all bank holidays and user approved personal holidays.
New feature! ~ Set default core working hours for users. You can set the standard core working hours to be applied to new users via a new 'Working Time' screen. This can be used in conjunction with the above 'must submit core hours'.
New feature! ~ You can now import historical timesheet, expense, purchase invoice and sales invoice data yourself directly into ProjectMinder. You can also export to an Excel spreadsheet nearly all ProjectMinder data such as projects, contacts, timesheets and expenses. See the import/export page for more details.
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