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ABC Roster Changelog

What's new in ABC Roster 2.4.1 Build 2.4.1.0

Dec 9, 2017
  • Fixed crash when closing the app during processing

New in ABC Roster 2.3.2 Build 2.3.2.0 (Feb 11, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed issues with locations not being assigned anymore after loading document from disk
  • Corrected cost calculation
  • Shift types sorted by alphabetical order when adding new shift
  • Excel export: Case sensitive check for existing spreadsheet name

New in ABC Roster 2.3.0 Build 2.3.0.0 (Jan 16, 2017)

  • XML import: document types (shift types, employee positions, …) and employee availability can be imported via an XML file
  • XML export: Schedule data can be exported to XML
  • Times can be rounded to 5 minutes (instead of 15)
  • New constraint: shift type quota
  • New constraint : employee position quota
  • Shift constraints can be applied to all shifts on same date or day
  • Main screen: filter for displaying shifts
  • Main screen: filter for employees
  • Added notes field on shifts. Displayed on main screen
  • Export preview: added leave report

New in ABC Roster 2.2.2 Build 2.2.0.0 (Oct 24, 2016)

  • Fixed crash due to memory issue
  • Fixed crash when using ABC Roster on a computer with incorrect system date

New in ABC Roster 2.2.1 Build 2.2.0.0 (Oct 10, 2016)

  • Bugs fixed
  • Main screen: Shift's normal colour reset properly when cancelling scheduling with popup
  • Employee availability tab: availability correctly represented for overnight shifts when using the bottom buttons
  • Export: fixed crash in schedule view for day with no shift
  • Export: fixed crash when trying add new sheet to an existing Excel file that is already opened
  • Export: Corrected crash when no spreadsheet specified
  • Export form: Corrected crash when channging format and Day view was selected
  • Export form: cannot start export without schedule selected
  • Export: corrected display of partial leaves in schedule export
  • Corrected application of roster rules for overnight shifts when availability ends at 23h59
  • Options form: Corrected selection of custom provider
  • Fixed crash when modifying constraint defaults in a document with no schedule
  • Fixed crash when modifying shift type display order in a document with no schedule
  • Email form: cannot email schedules without schedule selected
  • Shift type form: Corrected bug with break time duration for overnight shifts

New in ABC Roster 2.2.0 Build 2.2.0.0 (Sep 12, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Export: exporting to OpenOffice supported
  • Export: new view available
  • Options form: Added proxy settings
  • Improvements:
  • Drag and drop: visual feedback if there are availability conflicts
  • Creating schedules: template repeated when cloning schedules that are longer than the template
  • Export: exporting to Excel format is faster
  • Main screen: shifts can be sorted using a new shift type's display order property
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed bug in autosave which was filling up disk space
  • Corrected crash when adding schedule
  • Breaking changes:
  • Schedules exported to Excel format will require Excel 2007 or greater to be opened

New in ABC Roster 2.1.1 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Handling of Unicode characters on exported PDF/HTML documents
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Changing the UI language now works correctly
  • Corrected crash when exporting template schedules in employee view
  • The correct number of pages are exported for PDF/Html schedules
  • Automated planner: no more crashes when running the auto planner with a schedule that already satisfies specified constraints

New in ABC Roster 2.1 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • ABC Roster is now available in Italian
  • Improvements:
  • Automated planner: memory usage was reduced and speed improved
  • Shift types are sorted by alphabetical order
  • Modified error message when no permission to export PDF (#1880)
  • Users can choose not to clear locked employee's schedules when using the Clear schedule for all employees button
  • On the list of employees to roster, users can now sort employees
  • Custom colours are remembered
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Employee list: the total of hours worked is not updated correctly after modifying the schedule
  • Fixed crash when saving document after adding a new employee to an existing group
  • Export to Excel: fixed issue when exporting schedules with too many shift
  • Fixed crash when upgrading to a newer version of ABC Roster
  • Fixed refreshing of shift coverage when the selected schedule changes
  • Fixed crash when trying to undo a delete shift type action)
  • Better handling of personnel messages when starting the application
  • Fixed crash when clicking on header on Public holiday form when there was no data in the grid
  • Fixed crash when clicking the Apply button multiple times when modifying a shift or an employee, or deleting types
  • Automated planner: the best schedule found so far is kept when pressing the Interrupt button
  • Shift properties form: no need to choose the colour twice when modifying a shift's colour
  • Exported schedules: corrected display of holidays

New in ABC Roster 2.0.2 Build 2.0.0.0 (May 8, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • ABC Roster is now available in French
  • Employee schedule tab: Users can choose to view only a specific week
  • Employee schedule tab: employees’ cost for the schedule is shown
  • Cost calculation: Users can now specify different pay rates for public holidays, night shifts, and week ends
  • It is possible to create recurring events
  • Users can define employee groups to quickly schedule multiple employees to a shift
  • Excel exports: a new layout, Schedule view, is available
  • Exports: Shifts can be sorted by alphabetical order
  • Main screen: Users can see global coverage from the preview window (requires IE 9 or greater)
  • Main screen: users can now add shifts quicker by dragging a shift type onto a day
  • Main screen: users can now pin an employee to a specific shift
  • Main screen: the cost for each employee over the schedule is displayed
  • Add shift form: users can specify which days of the week shifts should be added to
  • When adding a schedule, it is now possible to specify the duration of the schedule as a number of days
  • Improvements:
  • The auto planner is now much faster
  • Employee details form: the display name is automatically set when entering the first name
  • Exported report: 'holiday' replaced with 'leave'
  • Exported scheduled: crashes can now be reported from the application
  • Roster form: the name of the employee being scheduled is now clearly displayed
  • Main screen: the export preview data can be updated without closing it
  • Main screen: simplified filters for events
  • The error reporting feature let users know whether the error was reported successfully or not
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Employee leave is now saved correctly after edition
  • Fixed crash when Excel version could not be identified
  • The auto planner does not move around employees that are locked
  • Corrected display bug when availability started at 11.30 pm, which prevented users to change availability
  • Fixed crash when saving document to a path that contains invalid characters, such as ;
  • Fixed crashes when using password containing invalid characters
  • The display of events dates is now updated after switching date format
  • Events are correctly sorted when adding new events
  • On the employee leave tab, selecting a 'From date' no longer sets the focus on the To date automatically
  • Shift names are not interpreted as dates by Excel anymore on exported schedules
  • Excel export: no more double separator when no bookings are exported
  • Fixed error reports not being sent anymore
  • It is not possible to delete shift assignments for a locked employee
  • The progress of the status bar for the auto planner was fixed
  • Documents in Dropbox folders can now be opened
  • Fixed some display issues on diverse screens
  • Fixed data corruption that sometimes caused employees to be scheduled outside of a shift
  • Fixed display of leave days on exported schedules
  • Roster time form: Employees are now sorted alphabetically
  • Breaking changes:
  • Microsoft .Net Framework v 4.0 or higher is required to run the application.
  • Conversion from documents created with ABC Roster v 1.8.x is not supported anymore

New in ABC Roster 1.9.3 (May 8, 2015)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed crashes due to employee availability not being set
  • Fixed crash when adding a new employee on last the day of a schedule, when that employee is not part of the following schedule
  • When an employee is scheduled on an overnight shift, their availability is changed for the right day
  • Fixed bug that allowed users to try to copy a non existant schedule
  • No more missing days when copying schedules
  • Work hours are now correctly copied when creating a new schedule from an existing one
  • Check for conflicting work hours should now work correctly to prevent employees from working multiple shifts at the same time
  • Employee availability is now correctly initialised when adding employee on a schedule whose first shift started on the previous schedule
  • Display a proper error message if the file is in use on the export form
  • Check to ensure a file with the correct extension is selected when exporting data to avoid corrupted documents
  • Corrected alignment of shifts on main display when there are many shifts
  • Fixed display of work hours on Shift properties form when the shift was too long
  • Improvements:
  • Maximum width when displaying days was changed to 900 px on the main screen
  • More explicit error messages for when the document cannot be accessed

New in ABC Roster 1.9.2 (May 8, 2015)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Corrected update of data when moving through shifts on shift property form
  • Corrected display of dates on some screens
  • The web browser does not open anymore when using export preview
  • Fixed crash after deleting employee positions
  • Corrected order of shifts in exported documents (employee view)
  • Fixed bug in automated planner which could schedule an employee on simultaneous shifts
  • Fixed other various crashes

New in ABC Roster 1.9.1 (May 8, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Leave can be assigned to multiple employees in one go
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed bug that prevented users from saving a document after deleting schedules or days

New in ABC Roster 1.9.0 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Display of shfit coverage, new employee constraints
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

New in ABC Roster 1.8.1 (Mar 28, 2013)

  • fixes a crash when exporting or previewing a schedule for export.

New in ABC Roster 1.8.0 (Mar 28, 2013)

  • the ability to have schedules across up to 5 weeks
  • support for break times during shifts
  • a finer control over leave periods

New in ABC Roster 1.7.0 (May 29, 2012)

  • Basic export of worked hours reports.
  • Batch import of employees via CSV files.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

New in ABC Roster 1.6.0 (Sep 28, 2011)

  • Multiple schedules can be exported at once.
  • Shifts can have an associated location.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

New in ABC Roster 1.5.0 (Jun 16, 2011)

  • Shifts can now run past midnight.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes