OfficeStatus Changelog

What's new in OfficeStatus 6.5.612.0

Mar 14, 2023

Improvement: OfficeStatus Server now supports Windows Server 2022.
Improvement: OfficeStatus Server now supports SQL Server 2022.
Improvement: OfficeStatus Windows Client now supports Windows 11.
Improvement: Minor OfficeStatus Server performance improvements.
Improvement: Updated product reporting systems (bug fixes, performance improvements).
Improvement: Updated web interface to fix minor bugs and improve browser compatiblity.
Improvement: Improved server-side user inactivity monitor logic.
Bug fix: Fixed incorrect column header names when exporting data from certain reports.
Changed: Updated crash reporting facilities.

New in OfficeStatus 6.5.596.0 (Mar 24, 2022)

New in OfficeStatus 6.5.590.0 (Aug 23, 2021)

New in OfficeStatus 6.5.575.0 (Apr 26, 2021)

New in OfficeStatus 6.2.575.0 (Nov 25, 2020)

New in OfficeStatus 6.2.574.0 (Nov 20, 2020)

New in OfficeStatus 6.5.572.0 (Nov 13, 2020)

New in OfficeStatus 6.2.547.0 (Sep 30, 2019)

New in OfficeStatus 6.2.545.0 (Jul 10, 2019)

New in OfficeStatus 6.2.537.0 (May 21, 2019)

New in OfficeStatus 6.1.514.0 (Aug 16, 2018)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.509.0 (Aug 16, 2018)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.505.0 (Jun 5, 2018)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.499.0 (Apr 4, 2018)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.492.0 (Dec 7, 2017)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.491.0 (Dec 4, 2017)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.483..0 (Aug 17, 2017)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.476.0 (Jun 26, 2017)

New in OfficeStatus 6.0.455.0 (Mar 17, 2017)

Feature: Added support for recurrence when scheduling user and resource status changes.
Feature: Resource ownership is now editable. Resource owners have full control over the associated resource, as do system admins.
Feature: Resources can now be assigned a "status manager", at which point only that user (and owners and system admins) can update their status.
Feature: Management of resource notes and status schedules is now limited to their creators, resource owners, and status managers (if one is assigned).
Feature: OfficeStatus admins can now selectively configure (user and resource) statuses to require entry of "due back" information during status changes.
Feature: OfficeStatus admins can now disable quick status change features across all user interfaces.
Feature: Public web interface view has been greatly improved with new table layout option, automatic scrolling, full screen mode, and more.
Feature: Public view options menu now highlights options which are actively engaged.
Feature: OfficeStatus web public view now supports sorting of user tiles by first name.
Feature: OfficeStatus web public view offers improved layout and styling, and can better accommodate long company names.
Feature: OfficeStatus web interface now has an "Out & Returning" toolbar button for quickly checking out with a calculated return date.
Feature: New server-side user inactivity monitoring features have been added to OfficeStatus.
Feature: Windows, web, and mobile web status boards can now show (and search) primary phone numbers for any defined phone type (office, mobile, etc.).
Feature: Mobile web interface status board can now show (admin-defined) custom status fields.
Feature: Users can now specify multiple primary phone numbers - one for each defined phone type (office, mobile, etc.).
Feature: OfficeStatus admins can now control which user interfaces (Windows, web, or mobile web) employees can use to log into the system.
Feature: OfficeStatus admins can now selectively enable/disable scheduling at the status level.
Feature: Web interface has improved interface for searching user status board entries and resources.
Feature: Added user account lockout support (see administrative password policy page of web interface).
Feature: Web interface theme has been updated for improved page size, performance, and appearance.
Feature: Improved reporting of validation errors in web interface pop-up dialogs.
Feature: A number of product report queries are now executed without locks for improved performance and reduction of deadlock potential.
Feature: Web interface user home page has been redesigned to eliminate use of tabs and improve readability.
Feature: Users are now provided with more granular error messaging upon entering incorrect authentication credentials during login.
Feature: Added the ability to print resource and user status status grids from the web interface (requires browser pop-ups to be enabled).
Feature: Web interface status board now supports sorting by custom status field data.
Feature: Mobile web interface status board now shows user status images by default (with option to toggle off).
Feature: Added new "User Time in Status" report, which provides a breakdown of user time in each status for a given range of time.
Feature: Reports can now be exported to MS Excel file format.
Feature: Reports have greatly improved overall rendering performance.
Feature: Active Directory user import tool now supports importing of user photos directly into OfficeStatus.
Feature: The maximum length of user and resource status comments has been increased from 255 to 2048 characters.
Feature: Web interface user and resource status boards have improved handling of status comment columns (which can contain long strings of text).
Feature: OfficeStatus admins can now disable status watch features entirely, or enable them only for role members.
Feature: OfficeStatus admins can now disable text messaging features entirely, or enable them only for role members.
Feature: OfficeStatus web and Windows desktop interfaces better adapt their user interfaces to disabled system features.
Feature: New "Time in Status" field has been added to web and desktop status board interfaces.
Feature: Admin client layout can now manage the default visibility of alternate phone type status board columns.
Feature: A stand-alone company announcements page has been added to the OfficeStatus web interface.
Feature: OfficeStatus web interface now shows new message and company announcement links (with counts) in the header.
Feature: OfficeStatus web interface now shows system alert notification in the header (admins only) when alerts are available.
Feature: OfficeStatus Windows Client department tabs now shows department member counts (in addition to department name).
Feature: A "statuses" chart has been added to OfficeStatus Windows Client that shows distribution of users across all statuses.
Feature: Web interface user message search function improved to avoid page refresh and respond to enter button clicks.
Feature: Sent messages now behave more intuitively and can now be deleted by the originating user.
Feature: User and resource status grid views now support multi-line cells with improved navigation.
Feature: User status grid views (web and Windows interfaces) now offer a right-click menu option for toggling status locks on or off.
Feature: Resource status change views (web and Windows interfaces) now provide one-click return and form reset capabilities.
Feature: Resource status change views now defaults the assigned user (when not already set) based upon resource availability.
Feature: Rounding of assisted date/time values during status changes is now managed by the Client Settings system.
Feature: The mobile web interface now honors current assisted date/time rounding Client Settings.
Feature: Status watches in web interface home page have been enhanced to show status images and can now be used to initiate status changes.
Feature: Status watches in Windows Client have been enhanced to show status images and can now be used to initiate status changes (via double-click).
Feature: Maintenance service now offers stronger resilience to transient failures in individual service workers.
Feature: During installation of OfficeStatus Server, maintenance system service is now configured to auto-recover upon failure.
Feature: When a user's account is disabled, they will now be logged out of web or desktop interfaces sooner (during navigation).
Feature: Scheduled status changes can now be deleted via the user/resource status change interface.
Feature: A system notification is now generated when the OfficeStatus Maintenance system service is being shut down.
Feature: Officestatus admins can now overwrite existing user work schedules with the company site schedule.
Feature: Improved date/time selection controls in OfficeStatus Windows Client status change dialogs.
Feature: User time card report now allows for selection of specific statuses (by default, in/unavailable status types are selected).
Feature: OfficeStatus admins can now push client settings to one or more specific users.
Feature: The admin user listing batch editing mechanism has been expanded to support new OfficeStatus 6 user attributes.
Feature: OfficeStatus Windows Client offers improved main window show/hide behavior.
Feature: The admin and client guides built into the OfficeStatus web interface have been redesigned, modernized, and enhanced.
Feature: The mobile web interface status board now updates itself automatically (on a periodic basis), without needing a manual page refresh.
Feature: Improved appearance and usability of OfficeStatus Windows Client (and supplemental tools) in high DPI environments.
Feature: The mobile web interface now honors the "highlight me in the user status board" user preference.
Feature: Many more web and Windows Client detail views have a default sort associated with them.
Feature: OfficeStatus Windows Client themes have been simplified and improved across all supported operating systems.
Feature: OfficeStatus Windows Client user status board column chooser now sorted the same as the status board grid.
Feature: OfficeStatus Windows Client idle detection will no longer change a user's status from a custom "unavailable" status type to the more general (built-in) "unavailble" status.
Bug fix: OfficeStatus Server installer now functions correctly when using "sa" account for initial database initialization.
Bug fix: OfficeStatus Server web interface would (incorrectly) allow empty values in client settings numeric input fields.
Bug fix: Some reports were not properly constraining output based upon selected date range.
Bug fix: OfficeStatus Windows Client updater has improved error handling and reporting.
Bug fix: Fixed problem in site status scheduler that caused existing schedules to fail at the start of a new year.
Bug fix: "Status Types by Department" chart in Windows Client was showing incorrect tooltips on mouse hover.
Bug fix: "Statuses" chart in web interface (user home page) could show incorrect colors.
Bug fix: OfficeStatus Windows Client full screen mode would compute incorrect screen boundaries when already maximized.
Bug fix: Web interface user message view search function failed to reliably find messages by date string.
Bug fix: OfficeStatus Windows Client wasn't exposing the (optional, hidden by default) "Department(s)" field as expected.
Bug fix: Web mobile interface resource status change page didn't allow resource assignment to be set to "none".
Bug fix: Disabled admin role member accounts couldn't be deleted without first being re-enabled.
Bug fix: Resource status management page (of web interface) had incorrect default sorting direction.
Bug fix: Fixed bug in user time card report time span aggregation logic.
Bug fix: Fixed potential "invalid TAPI LineForward" error message that could occur with non-standard phone systems.
Bug fix: Fixed problem with OfficeStatus Windows Client failing to create new resources when no locations are defined.
Bug fix: OfficeStatus Server installer database configuration step now only lists existing non-system databases.
Bug fix: OfficeStatus Windows Client resource listing wasn't refreshing itself at the expected frequency (wrong cache duration).
Bug fix: Fixed issue where creating a custom status field with a predefined list wouldn't save correctly without being re-edited.
Bug fix:: Fixed issue with incoming calls being reported as outgoing on some phone systems with non-standard TAPI drivers.
Bug fix:: Resolved issue server config portion of OfficeStatus Server installer not supporting high DPI environments.
Change:: OfficeStatus Windows Client now requires .NET Framework v4.0 or later.
Change:: The ReportViewer security role has been retired.

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.403.0 (Oct 4, 2016)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.398.0 (Sep 12, 2016)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.370.0 (Jun 15, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.365.0 (Apr 7, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.362.0 (Mar 4, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.355.0 (Mar 4, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.347.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.344.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.343.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 5.0.332.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

Feature: Support added for SQL Server 2014 (all editions).
Feature: Added scheduler/calendar views for both user and resource statuses, allowing them to be viewed company-wide.
Feature: Considerable reduction in the average amount of status update data sent between Windows Client and OfficeStatus Server.
Feature: User statuses now support computed default due back date/time values.
Feature: Added new "At Lunch" status with a default due back of one hour.
Feature: Added support for automatic Windows Client updates (must be enabled within admin interface).
Feature: Added user account password reset support. This feature can be disabled in Administration | System | Enable or Disable Features.
Feature: Users can now update their status by sending a message to an email account monitored by OfficeStatus.
Feature: Scheduled resource status changes can longer have an "available" status type.
Feature: User status change dialogs now keep due back date/time in sync with scheduled start date/time.
Feature: Added "quick status change" support to the top-level menu of the web interface.
Feature: Windows client default toolbar layout has been simplified (all features are still available from menu).
Feature: Web interface status change popup window has been streamlined with a new toolbar.
Feature: Web interface status change popup window now supports "one-click return".
Feature: Mobile interface navigation has been consolidation into a touch-friendly pop-up menu within the page header.
Feature: Mobile interface now has support for viewing resources, resource details, and updating resource status.
Feature: All date/time assist functions now support "end of day" calculations (e.g. "Next Monday (End of Day)", etc.).
Feature: Windows Client mini view mode now hides docking panels when engaged (and restores docking state when disengaged).
Feature: Added multiple user status change capability to the primary web interface.
Feature: User and resource scheduled statuses can now specify a "previous status" return status.
Feature: Active Directory user import tool now exposes the date/time the user account was created.
Feature: Active Directory user import checkboxes now default to unchecked if a matching user (with the same username) already exists.
Feature: Public view now has a primary telephone extension display option.
Feature: Public view now remembers option and filter state between user visits.
Feature: Currently applied public view options are now displayed in bold to make the toggle state clearer.
Feature: Added the ability to control (and optionally lock down) web and desktop status board column configuration from the server.
Feature: Added the ability to control the default visibility of Windows Client docking panels from the server.
Feature: Added a stand-alone Company Announcements viewer to Windows Client, making it accessible via the menu (or customized toolbar).
Feature: Primary web interface has a new theme that features larger fonts, improved browser compatibility, and more.
Feature: Added the administrative ability to limit new resource creation to members of the receptionist, dept/location manager, and admin roles.
Feature: Added server-side telephony integration and call monitoring support (via third-party TAPI).
Feature: Added location change capability to the mobile device interface.
Feature: Added new "Arrival Times" report that shows when users first sign in to OfficeStatus each day.
Feature: User time card reports now include a day-of-week indicator, improving their readability.
Feature: Active Directory user import tool now supports path filtering (e.g. for limiting results to specific groups, etc.)
Feature: Added an administrative resource status history editor (very similar in function to the user status history editor).
Feature: Significant performance enhancements through improved use of caching, database queries, etc.
Feature: User status change views now sorts custom data fields by name (ascending) by default.
Feature: Multiple user status change mechanism now supports the application of a status lock.
Feature: The web and desktop client applications now offer filters that show only users with an overdue "due back" date/time.
Feature: User status images now support PNG file format (in addition to existing GIF format support).
Feature: The selection of available stock status images has been expanded and the default status icons have been improved.
Feature: Primary application executables are now authenticode signed for improved security and verifiability.
Feature: Quick status change menus (web and desktop client) are now sorted according to display order (and name) rules.
Bug fix: Resolved potential client deadlock condition related to status event changes.
Bug fix: Resolved problem with persisted desktop client UI component state causing problems during upgrades.
Bug fix: In the mobile web interface, canceling status board column display options didn't work as expected.
Bug fix: Mobile interface how page showed incorrect company announcement count in certain scenarios.
Bug fix: Date/time assist button in multiple user status change dialog (Windows Client) was not setting due back time.
Bug fix: Web interface password change allowed blank passwords even if the user's profile prohibited it.
Bug fix: Fixed status change date/time rounding logic so values are always rounded up (and never down).
Bug fix: Mobile web interface announcement page wasn't showing "no items" text when needed.
Bug fix: Now preventing errors from displaying when web interface root menu items (with children) are clicked.
Bug fix: Web admin exchange sync and email integration config pages failed to retain correct password input state.
Bug fix: Server installer would fail to revoke SQL Server login during re-installation, causing problems if the underlying Windows account was re-created.
Bug fix: Server installer would fail to install optional SQL Server Express instance if Windows Installer 4.5 was not present (it is now downloaded as needed).
Bug fix: Fixed server installer bug that could allow double-clicking of next button during configuration to bypass required input.
Bug fix: Administrative status editor wasn't ensuring that status names are unique. This is now enforced.
Change: Web interface client settings page has been moved to Administration | Settings | Client Management.
Change: Minimum supported version of Internet Explorer (for primary web interface) is now 7.0.

New in OfficeStatus 4.6.271.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 4.6.262.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 4.6.261.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 4.6.257.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 4.5.254.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 4.5.252.0 (Jan 30, 2015)

New in OfficeStatus 4.0.179.0 (May 23, 2013)

New in OfficeStatus 3.0.136.0 (Sep 8, 2012)

New in OfficeStatus 3.0.118.0 (Mar 1, 2012)