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VIP Task Manager Professional Changelog

What's new in VIP Task Manager Professional 4.2.5 Build 641

Jul 14, 2014
  • Added: Possibility to choose one of the following product interface languages - English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Czech, Croatian and Russian
  • Improved: Reminders and attachments of duplicated tasks
  • Improved: Column headers and footers behavior on program start
  • Fixed: Display of notes in RTF format after task duplication
  • Fixed: Display of custom field window for 120 dpi screen resolution
  • Fixed: Display of task that recur every first weekday on month view of calendar
  • Fixed: Error while import from MS Outlook

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 4.2.1 Build 638 (Oct 13, 2010)

  • Added: Possibility to choose Spanish as product interface language
  • Improved: Reminders and attachments of duplicated tasks
  • Improved: Column headers and footers behavior on program start
  • Fixed: Display of notes in RTF format after task duplication
  • Fixed: Display of custom field window for 120 dpi screen resolution
  • Fixed: Display of task that recur every first weekday on month view of calendar
  • Fixed: Error while import from MS Outlook

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 4.1.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added: Possibility to choose one of the following product interface languages:
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Dutch
  • Norwegian
  • Croatian
  • Russian

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 4.0.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added: Possibility for localization
  • Added: Possibility to save columns layouts
  • Added: Possibility to send Reminders by e-mail
  • Added: Possibility to set color for Task Groups on Task Tree view
  • Added: Possibility to color the Tasks depending on the time left before the due date
  • Added: Possibility to choose a preset Workflow type for Task Groups
  • Added: Possibility to show column "Path" (parent task groups) in Task List view, Reminder window and Notifications panel
  • Added: Possibility to add a text message to Reminder
  • Added: Possibility to filter and sort records in Task History panel and tab
  • Added: Possibility to sort preset Filters
  • Added: Possibility to customize the email subject for sending tasks by email option
  • Added: Possibility to show and hide columns in Notifications panel
  • Added: Possibility to sort and filter notifications by Creator in Notifications panel
  • Added: Possibility to find a task from Reminder window
  • Added: Possibility to sort Custom Field values of List type
  • Improved: Report Options dialog remembers the task attributes selected previously
  • Improved: When multiple users open the same task simultaneously, they are informed that the task is being edited.
  • Improved: Resources (recipients) in the Custom List of the "Setting parameters for sending tasks via E-Mail" window were not sorted by name
  • Improved: Statuses in Filters panel are separated by Workflow
  • Improved: Sent emails records will be added to Task History panel and tab
  • Improved: Email notification will include the link to the task
  • Improved: Installation Guide will open automatically at product installation
  • Improved: Inactive statuses can be hidden from the list of statuses in Filters panel
  • Fixed: Application didn't wrap correctly the long text strings in "Message footer" and 'Message header" blocks of sent emails
  • Fixed: Application ignored time zone difference when sending tasks by email
  • Fixed: Application substituted values in "Estimated Time" and "Actual Time" fields while entering
  • Fixed: Application didn't updated or displayed correctly certain data in certain conditions on certain panels, views and custom fields of certain types
  • Fixed: There was no title in the Print Preview of certain panels
  • Fixed: Error which appeared after saving a new task while Reminder window is on the screen and a filter is applied.

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 3.5.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added: Possibility to send tasks by e-mail
  • Added: Possibility to send notifications by e-mail
  • Added: Import from MS Outlook
  • Added: Possibility to create RTF reports
  • Added: Possibility to create HTML reports and report templates from XML data by using XSLT
  • Added: Field 'Date Started' that records date and time when task is started
  • Improved: Possibility to save permissions while duplicating Task Groups (Except for 'View' permission)
  • Improved: Possibility to assign the task to its owner by default
  • Improved: Possibility to insert current date&time in "Notes" and "Comments" panels by using F5 key
  • Improved: Possibility to activate "Notes" and "Comments" panels by using Hot Keys
  • Improved: Possibility to print task's history from the Task History panel
  • Fixed: It was impossible to see Custom Field value for a Task Group if option 'View in preview' was not checked
  • Fixed: It was impossible to duplicate a Task Group to its parent Task Group if filter was applied to parent Task Group
  • Fixed: It was possible to create a database without name
  • Fixed: It was impossible to use fields 'Actual Time' and 'Estimated Time' in Custom Fields formulas because of their wrong type
  • Fixed: It was impossible to use field 'Date Completed' in Custom Fields formulas
  • Fixed: It was impossible to hide statuses of inactive workflow in Filters panel
  • Fixed: After a new Custom Field was created, old Custom Fields were hidden from display

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 3.0.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added: Charts panel that allows creating real-time graph reports
  • Added: Archive mode that allows archiving Tasks and Task Groups
  • Added: Possibility to set Custom Fields for Task Groups
  • Added: Possibility to set mathematical, logical and statistical Formulas for Custom Fields
  • Added: Possibility to aggregate Custom Fields values
  • Added: Possibility to display Custom Fields under tasks as notes
  • Added: Possibility to set filters by Task Groups on Task Tree view
  • Added: Possibility to print out selected task with all its parameters
  • Added: Duration (for time periods) and Float (for real numbers) Custom fields types
  • Added: Possibility to set filters by Duration, Integer and Float Custom Field types
  • Added: Date Completed column which is automatically filled in when a Task is 100% completed
  • Added: Possibility to set filter by Date Completed, Estimated Time and Actual Time fields
  • Added: Possibility to set a default Resource assigned to Tasks within a Task Group
  • Added: Duplicating Task Groups by inserting a "template" Task Group into selected Task Group
  • Added: Possibility to link to Tasks from other applications by using Hyperlinks
  • Improved: Calendar view supports coloring of Tasks font and overdue Tasks background
  • Improved: 'Month View' button on Calendar view shows appropriate time period
  • Improved: Possibility to set "Start date" while duplicating Task Groups
  • Improved: Custom Fields TAB in task dialog window
  • Fixed: When trying to duplicate Task Group to itself, error message "Invalid task group" appears
  • Fixed: When changing status to "Verified", 'Complete' column shows 100% (not 0%).
  • Fixed: When applying a certain preset filter, error "Control has no parent window" appeared
  • Fixed: When trying to enter more than 11 digits in some Custom Field, error appeared.
  • Fixed: It was impossible to enter negative numbers in Custom Fields in task dialogue window
  • Fixed: When grouping tasks by Task Groups column, groups with similar names were combined.
  • Fixed: It was impossible to assign resource to a created role on Roles tab of resource dialogue
  • Fixed: When setting filter to show "Administrator" tasks, "Unassignment" tasks were shown.
  • Fixed: Footer showed total time for the "Time left" column in days instead of hours
  • Fixed: After a new recurrence dates were set, Due Date option wasn't changed.

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 2.8.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added : Possibility to work via low speed (narrow-band) networks like the Internet
  • Added : Database Wizard
  • Added : Task History panel
  • Added : Possibility to duplicate Task Groups (including CTRL + Drag&Drop)
  • Added : Possibility to copy and print out task Comments
  • Added : Task Group Notes section
  • Added : Current filter settings line
  • Added : Permissions column that shows user's rights to create, edit, delete tasks and task groups
  • Added : Grouping tasks by "Assigned" field
  • Added : Possibility to change Priority of several highlighted tasks at once
  • Added : Task Groups columns: complete, start date, finish date, due date, estimated time, actual time
  • Added : Possibility to sort Task Groups in alphabetical order
  • Added : Hot keys to open main menu items and filter by task group (ALT) or task groups (SHIFT + ALT)
  • Added : SSL support
  • Added : Auto connect after disconnection
  • Added : Possibility to set connection parameters in command line
  • Improved : Warning message that ask whether user really wants to "Mark all Notifications as Read" or not
  • Improved : Warning message that created or edited tasks are not visible because of applied filter
  • Improved : When a t ask is created it is assigned to current user by default
  • Improved : When filter by ID is applied, all other filters are cleared
  • Improved : Note in the dialog box 'Login' which says that default administrator"s password is 'admin'
  • Improved : Buttons "OK" and "Cancel" are added in "Task Group" drop-down box of Task Edit Dialog
  • Fixed : It was impossible to clear "ID" field using " Del " and then "Enter"
  • Fixed : Focus and selection shift after deleting selected task on Task Tree view
  • Fixed : Saving changes in Print Preview Style Sheets
  • Fixed : Duplication of reoccurrence tasks

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 2.5.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added: Recurring tasks
  • Added: Comments panel
  • Added: Filter for displaying Resources on Calendar view
  • Added: Setting background color for overdue Tasks
  • Added: Plain text option for Notes
  • Added: Sample Database
  • Improved: Productivity
  • Improved: Possibility to sort Tasks by priority, due date, etc. in the Reminder popup window
  • Improved: Possibility to set sound alarm for Notifications and Reminders
  • Improved: Possibility to double click on the task in the Reminder window to open it
  • Improved: Minimizing to and restoring from the Tray
  • Improved: Possibility to create a new task from the context menu of the tray icon
  • Fixed: There was no scroll in Comments tab
  • Fixed: Time Grid in the Calendar View didn't save user settings
  • Fixed: Button 'Change status' was absent on the Task Tree View and Calendar View
  • Fixed: After rebooting system the application didn't load but folder with the application appeared
  • Fixed: Application displayed wrong users in Comments tab
  • Fixed: Message "Note has been modified..." appeared twice after making changes in "Notes" panel
  • Fixed: 'Open Task' and 'Find Task' options in Notifications panel should be disabled when several Notifications are selected.
  • Fixed: 'Change Status' option in the context menu should be disabled when a folder in the Task Tree View is right-clicked

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 2.0.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added: Custom Fields
  • Added: Multiple Workflow Setting
  • Added: Watch List
  • Added: Comments
  • Added: History
  • Added: Icons and Font Color Setting for Task Statuses
  • Added: Setting the time interval of Estimated and Actual Time fields in Hours, Days, or Automatically
  • Added: 'Find Task' button in Notifications panel
  • Added: 'Description' field in Attachments panel and tab
  • Added: 'Task Group' field in Notifications panel
  • Added: Possibility to automatically create a personal Task Group while adding a new Resource
  • Added: Possibility to choose workflow when creating a task
  • Added: Possibility to minimize the program to Tray Bar only
  • Added: Possibility to set Grid Row Height
  • Added: Possibility to edit root Task Group
  • Added: Possibility to create tasks by highlighting or right clicking on a Task Group in Task Groups panel
  • Improved: In Notes tab, shifting to the next line by pressing "Enter"
  • Improved: Estimated Time and Actual Time fields are 0 by default
  • Improved: User Settings are stored in C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data
  • Fixed: In Task Tree view, drag&drop of tasks from one Task Group to another caused change of focus.
  • Fixed: In Filters panel, there were some issues with Date Range option
  • Fixed: Reminder didn't pop up above other windows on the screen when the application was minimized to Task Bar.
  • Fixed: In Print Preview, Page setup didn't save parameters after re-login.

New in VIP Task Manager Professional 1.2.1 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Added support for the 'Custom Fields' feature that will be added to the next update
  • Added 'OK' and 'Cancel' buttons to the filter popup dialog boxes
  • Added filter by Department field
  • Added possibility to choose Date Range for tasks with Due Date or Start/Finish Date
  • Added filters by 'Date Created' and 'Date Last Modified' fields
  • Added 'Automatic Applying Filter' mode for immediate applying filters after any change
  • Added Quick Filters that allow to set filters directly from column header drop down menu