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Hardware Inspector Changelog

What's new in Hardware Inspector 4.7

Oct 29, 2013
  • Innovations:
  • Hierarchic view mode of device types' tree in the catalog of models and types.
  • Check for new versions of the program and the “New versions” form.
  • A device can added to a workplace by dragging it from the catalog of models and types with several parameters prefilled.
  • Devices can transferred from several workplaces in the “Transfer devices” form in one operation.
  • A responsible person can be changed for several workplaces in one operation. The feature is available in the context menu of the workplaces' tree.
  • “License status” can be selected automatically in the “License transfer” form.
  • Added response to hot keys (Ins, Del & Enter) for the tree of responsible persons in the “Workplaces” form.
  • Device types can be changed by using Drag&Drop in the catalog of models and types. Improved response to hot keys.
  • Software types and subtypes can be changed by using Drag&Drop in the catalog of software.
  • Devices with matching serial numbers can be viewed in the “Device properties” form.
  • In the “Retire devices” form devices can transferred from several workplaces in one operation.
  • Added the “Date operative” column to the “Search for devices” form.
  • Added the “Domain” (user's domain) field to imported users' properties in the HWITools.dll library.
  • Added the “Request type” column to the “List of requests” form.
  • New items in the context menu of the workplace tree: Print barcodes and Print tree.
  • Added the access right for editing the Knowledge Base.
  • Added “Public chapter” and “Public solution” parameters to the Knowledge Base. The parameters make data available for editing by all users.
  • Containers in the “Transfer devices” and “Retire devices” forms can be changed by using Drag & Drop.
  • Added the “Change container” tab to the “Replace expendables” form. Containers can be changed by using Drag & Drop.
  • Licenses can be added directly from the catalog by using Drag & Drop which links it to a device.
  • Nodes of the Department and Map trees can be moved within the trees by using Drag & Drop. The nodes also can linked likewise.
  • Added the support for $DATABASE$ macros (path to the folder with the database).
  • Devices which need redefining of their properties can be selected with the help of the “Search for devices” filters.
  • Devices which need transferring to a certain workplace can be selected with the help of the “Search for devices” and “Search for expendables” filters.
  • Other new features.
  • Changes:
  • Improved the loading speed of the following forms: “Device properties”, “License properties”, “Models and types” and “Software” catalog.
  • Improved the user interface for the “Workplaces” form.
  • Improved refreshing procedures for comboboxes in the catalog of models and types.
  • Improved mechanisms for working with report forms from the “Workplaces” form.
  • Improved the Knowledge Base catalog.
  • Improved importing of printers in the “Import basket” and “Computer audit” forms from reports generated by AIDA32/EVEREST.
  • Improved importing of keyboards in the “Import basket” and “Computer audit” forms from reports generated by AIDA32/EVEREST.
  • Several changes in the “Import workplaces” form.
  • Improved reseting of parameters in the “Window”- “Reset” menu.
  • Changes in the “Import basket” and “Computer audit” forms due to the addition of hierarchic view mode in the catalog of models and types.
  • Improved displaying of notifications about new requests received.
  • Changes in the resizing method of the “View sysinfo report” child form.
  • Changes in the “Import basket” interface.
  • Improved mechanisms for defining the availability of the OK button in the “Add manufacturer alias” and “Add model alias” child forms.
  • Improved the check for IP addresses range in the “Import workplaces” form.
  • Improved sending a message via default mail client in the “Message to developer” form.
  • Improved the interface of the “Import users” form.
  • Improved the mechanism for finding matches of workplaces and models in the file and database in the “Import devices (from a CSV file)” form.
  • Improved importing of modems in the “Computer audit” form from reports generated by ASTRA32.
  • Improved changing of a device type by using Drag&Drop in the catalog of models and types.
  • Imporved availability of controls and context menu with the regard to access rights.
  • Improved moving of nodes within Departments and Map trees.
  • Improved transferring devices to other nodes in the Workplace tree as well as putting devices to containers by using Drag&Drop.
  • Improved the mechanism checking availability of files in the “Import basket” form.
  • Improved the mechanism checking availability of files in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Improved changing of a responsible person for several workplaces.
  • Changes in the method which deletes repeating records of monitors in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Improved the algorithm for searching by request number in the “List of requests” form. Improvements in opening of “Add request”, “Requests properties” forms from maintenance history forms.
  • Some minor changes.
  • Corrected Errors:
  • Fixed the error of omitted text in the current tree node in the “Device properties” and “License properties” forms which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed the error in the “List of software” report which occurred if the report was opened from the “Workplaces” form.
  • Fixed the error of coping a text line to the name field in linear catalogs from a Microsoft Excel file.
  • Fixed the error of deleting links to workplaces in the “Links to other tables” form.
  • Fixed the error of using /HWID= key in the command line parameters which appeared in a earlier version of the program.
  • Fixed the error in the “List of IP addresses” report which appeared in a earlier version of the program.
  • Fixed the errors in the “Device properties” and “Due to be retired” forms which occurred if the “Individual depreciation period” field contained decimal numbers.
  • Fixed the errors in the “Workplace maintenance schedule” and “Device maintenance schedule” forms which occurred if the “Maintenance period” field contained decimal numbers.
  • Fixed the error of checking devices in the “Transfer devices” form which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed errors in the “Workplaces” and “Import workplaces” forms which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed the error of resizing “Import workplaces” form.
  • Fixed the error which appeared in the recent beta-version and potentially could cause looping if a user without administrator's rights logged in.
  • Fixed the error of importing additional parameters of “BIOS” type in the “Computer audit” form. It occurred with reports generated by AIDA32/EVEREST.
  • Fixed the error of importing additional parameters of “BIOS” type in the “Import basket” form. It occurred with reports generated by AIDA32/EVEREST.
  • Fixed the error in the “Import users” form which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed the error of processing software from sysinfo reports in the “Workplace specification” and “ List of software” reports which occurred if the path to reports was redefined in the program settings.
  • Fixed the error of adding links to a new issue in the “Knowledge Base” catalog. Improved checking of access rights when changing a chapter.
  • Fixed the error in the “Move map tree nodes” nodes which occurred when switching to the “Departments” view mode.
  • Fixed the error of defining motherboard BIOS in the “Import basket” form which appeared in a recent beta version.
  • Improved sending of error logs in the “Message to developer” form.
  • Fixed the error of copying devices which occurred under certain conditions after expendables were replaced.
  • Some minor changes.

New in Hardware Inspector 4.6.5 (Jan 8, 2011)

  • Innovations:
  • “Knowledge base” catalog.
  • A workplace can be identified by either its barcode or barcodes of devices installed there.
  • Data collected by a Portable data terminal can be imported to Hardware Inspector.
  • Several devices can be transferred in the “Inventory status” form.
  • “Message to developer” form for sending messages and error logs.
  • “Deployment guidelines” weblink in the Help file which opens the browser at the Deployment page on www.hwinspector.com.
  • “Deployment” button on the toolbar in a Demo version which opens the browser at the Deployment page on www.hwinspector.com.
  • Ability to change the device container and link to device with regard to the right to transfer devices.
  • Search by the “License status” parameter in the “Search for licenses” form.
  • New columns - “Parameter 3” and “Parameter 4” in the “Search for devices” form.
  • “Drag&Drop” for adding and changing responsible persons.
  • Redefining and deleting links to workplaces and users in the “Links to tables” form.
  • Toolbars in the “Devices” and “Licenses” tabs in the “Workplaces” form.
  • Other innovations.
  • Changes :
  • Improved speed of creating the “Workplace specification” report.
  • Considerably improved speed of creating the “List of IP addresses” reports.
  • Implemented additional check-up in the “Workplace import” form.
  • Improved creating of the tree with results in the “Workplace import” form.
  • Improved procedure of importing users from Active Directory.
  • The document number in the “Fixed asset transfer” and “Retirement of equipment” is filled in with unique transfer number.
  • Changed identification pattern for laptops in the “Computer audit” and “Import basket” forms.
  • Perfected check-up of start and end dates of inventory sessions in the “Inventory schedule” catalog.
  • Improved import of devices from a CSV file with regard to unique s/n of device models.
  • Implemented automated delegation of rights to receive “Notifications about new requests” and “Notifications about changes in requests” when adding a user.
  • Improved Drag&Drop mechanism with regard to putting devices into and out of containers, and linking and unlinking licenses to devices.
  • Improved check-up of user rights in the “Device properties” form.
  • Improved check-up procedure for unique IP addresses in additional parameters of devices and workplace parameters in the “Device properties” form.
  • Increased the “Notes” field in the “Device specification” and Workplace maintenance” reports.
  • Improved accessibilty of the “IP import” button in the “Import basket” form.
  • Improved context menu for visual objects in the network visualisation mechanism.
  • Improved reaction to hotkeys in the “Software” and “Models and types” catalogs.
  • Some minor changes.
  • Corrected Errors:
  • Fixed error in HWI_SA.dll library which is responsible for importing workplaces and users.
  • Fixed error of device status identification in the “Computer audit” form which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed error of refreshing “Network” tab of the “Workplaces” form which occurred when network parameters were imported in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Fixed error of importing “Processor frequency” parameter which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed error of incorrect filling additional parameters of devices in the “Device properties” form which occurred when devices were added in the “Import basket” form.
  • Fixed identification error of monitor s/n which occurred in the “Import basket” form under certain conditions.
  • Fixed error of calculating totals in the “Summary list” report.
  • Fixed the error which occurred when committee members were added after adding new users.
  • Fixed error in the “Workplace specification” report which occurred if the full path contained “ ' ” sign.
  • Fixed error which occurred when a software was added to the catalog if the software name contained “ ' “ sign.
  • Some minor fixes.

New in Hardware Inspector 4.3.14 (Jan 19, 2010)

  • Innovations:
  • Added the Asset Location Map with floor and room maps.
  • Added new search tools - “List of transfer history” and “List of maintenance history”.
  • Added a new report template to the list of reports: “User details”
  • Added a new report template to the “Service desk” form - “List of requests” which allows you to view/print the list filtered by request types.
  • Added new source categories to the “Database Query Editor”: “Licenses”, “Software name”, “Software subtype”, “ Software type”, “License maintenance history”. The editor interface is improved.
  • Added the “Device barcode” field (Barcode) to the set of fields in the “Workplace specification” report.
  • Added the “Auto refresh search forms” parameter to the program settings.
  • Added the sorting by markings in the “List of connections” report.
  • Added the ability to search by synthetic barcode in the “Search for Devices” form.
  • Added new columns to the “Search for Devices” form: “Invoice date”, “Invoice number”, “Account date”, “Account number”, “Contract date”, “Contract number”, “Delivery note date”, “Delivery note number”, “Warranty certificate date”, Warranty certificate number”, “Payment order date”, “Payment order number”.
  • Added the ability to open the “Device maintenance” report with prefilled fields from the “Device maintenance history” form.
  • Added the ability to sort software in the “Software” > “Current status” tab in the “Workplaces” form.
  • Added the “Default type of service” parameter to the “Workplaces” form.
  • Added the ability to open the “User details” report with prefilled fields from the “Users” catalog.
  • Added the restrictions to profile editing in the catalog of users which depend on user rights.
  • Added the “Request urgency” column to the list of requests in the “Service desk” form.
  • Added the auto container feature in the “Transfer device” and “Retire device” forms which takes into account compatibility of device models.
  • Added the “Show unfinished services” checkbox to the “Services performed” report and improved the search range mechanism.
  • Added the ability to select a workplace for the “Set device status for workplace” import rule in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Other innovations.
  • Changes :
  • Improved the data refreshing in the “Search for licenses” and “Search for expendables” forms.
  • Added the multi-thread mechanism for scanning IP address range in the “Import workplaces” form.
  • Increased the number of symbols up to 80 in the alias names for device models and manufacturers.
  • Improved the search mechanism for the “Models” source in the Database query editor.
  • Improved the “Target user group” in the “Service desk” form.
  • Improved on the custom width settings in the following forms: “Search for devices”, “Search for licenses” and “Service desk”.
  • Improved the mechanism for checking the access rights to devices types.
  • Improved the tracing of routes in the “Network connections” form.
  • Improved on the “Responsible persons” report.
  • Improved on the auto-container feature in the “Properties of Device” form which takes into account compatibility of device models.
  • Restricted the access to the database backup settings and request defaults to all users but administrators.
  • Improved on the “Report Manager” form.
  • Improved on the “Prohibited software” catalog.
  • Improved the data refreshing in the “Current status” tab in the “Workplaces” form.
  • Improved on the “Search for prohibited software” form.
  • Improved the mechanism for checking unique names of import rules in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Improved the mechanism for checking correct data input of import rules in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Changed several interface messages in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Improved on saving of the column width settings in the “Search for Devices” form.
  • Some minor changes.
  • Corrected Errors:
  • Fixed the error of data refreshing in tabs in the “Workplaces” form which occurred after a workplace was added.
  • Fixed the error of employing the HWI_SA.dll library on Windows 2000 Professional.
  • Fixed the error of importing several printers from ASTRA32 reports which occurred under certain conditions in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Fixed the error of importing several printers from ASTRA32 reports which occurred under certain conditions in the “Import basket” form.
  • Fixed the error of importing several monitors which occurred under certain conditions in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Fixed the error of filling the “Container” field in the “Search for Devices” form which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed the error of column width settings in the “Search for licenses” and “Service Desk” forms.
  • Fixed the error of starting the “Inventory manager” module which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed the error which occurred under certain conditions when linking department tree nodes to map.
  • Fixed the error of importing memory modules from AIDA32/EVEREST reports which occurred under certain conditions in the “Computer audit” form.
  • Fixed the error of importing memory modules from AIDA32/EVEREST reports which occurred under certain conditions in the “Import basket” form.
  • Fixed the error which occurred if a device model was added to the catalog of models and types after editing rights to device types.
  • Fixed the error of forming new device stickers which occurred after executing “Import new selected devices” operation.
  • Fixed the error of calculating totals in the “Summary list of devices” report.
  • Fixed the error of custom grouping of search results in the “Database query editor”.
  • Fixed the error which occurred if the “IP import” button in the “Import basket” form was pressed after the “Workplaces” form was closed.
  • Fixed the error in the “Computer audit” form which occurred under certain conditions when data was imported from AIDA32/EVEREST reports.
  • Fixed the error of displaying software data in the “Current status” form which occurred if the system information report was deleted.
  • Fixed the error of saving the tree parameters in the “Computer audit” form which occurred under certain conditions.
  • Fixed the error of selecting manufacturer in import rules in the “Computer audit form.
  • Some minor changes.

New in Hardware Inspector 3.2.115 (Dec 20, 2007)

New in Hardware Inspector 2.2.2 (Apr 7, 2007)

  • Added reports: �Workplace Maintenance Schedule� and �Hardware Maintenance Schedule�, printing unlimited number of workplace passports in a single report.
  • Added "DB Requests" search method. The query builder will now allow obtaining selections, display them on the screen, and export them to MS Excel through export templates.
  • Importing users from CSV files completely renewed. The capability of configuring the column matches between CSV files and user list properties is now available. Also available configuration of stop-word operations to exclude system users, selecting unique fields, and previewing users being imported to the system users list.
  • More convenient operation of the hardware import from computer configuration basket.
  • Added importing new hardware: USB WiFi adaptors, scanners, IOMEGA ZIP, USB Bluetooth. Improved import quality for other types of hardware.
  • Improved flexibility in distributing access privileges among database users.
  • Fixed all known bugs.
  • In total, compared to version 2.1, this one has got 34 innovations, 23 changes, and 6 bug fixes.