What's new in ZUD 01-25-2014
Jan 25, 2014
- Improved the WO closed Detail form by adding a link to view Vendor Activity if a Vendor was assigned to the Work Order. Put some checks in on command buttons if the work order is not equipment related or system generated PM.
- Corrected an issue on WO closed detail when using the Form sizer, the vendor activity would not display
New in ZUD 01-22-2014 (Jan 22, 2014)
- Corrected issue with Default WO sort not working, WO descending was the only valid option, all others would result in an automation error when closing a WO using the status selection field.
New in ZUD 01-16-2014 (Jan 18, 2014)
- WO vendor assigned is now locked IF Vendor Activity was logged, if more then 1 vendor is required to complete a WO, it is suggested to create a project that allows multiple grouping of WO’s and to create another WO to log each vendors activity.
- Added a View Parts Issued when viewing Equipment Detail and then Viewing the History and WO detail
- Added a new report in Vendor Master to either view all Vendor WO activity OR the selected Vendor WO activity only
New in ZUD 11-18-2013 (Dec 5, 2013)
- Added Cycles(Miles) and Hours readings when viewing work order history from equipment detail
- Added Vendor Category to Master List fields for easy sort/filter. Also made it a selection box rather than a direct entry field.
New in ZUD 09-04-2013 (Sep 5, 2013)
- Enhanced the Line Area to include Client Management for Service Organizations. Button name changed from Line / Area to Area / Client.
- Added Delete Record Buttons to Equip/Inv/WO Master lists. User must have permission to Delete
New in ZUD 08-19-2013 (Aug 27, 2013)
- Corrected an issue when closing a repair work order after setting the last cause code then clicking close. Sequence of actions was wrong and it would not update status to closed.
New in ZUD 06-12-2013 (Jun 20, 2013)
- Minor design change to Open WO list, report selection box was removed and replaced with Green Command Buttons for Reports to make them more visible.
- Corrected an issue when attaching a PM to equipment from the equipment master. This process would allow the same PM to be attached more than once. Now the attach PM form will only list PM's not attached and also not allow the user to attach it more than once.
- Added Equipment Location to the list of fields that changes are recorded. In addition, added a form view on the Equipment Detail Form to view data changes made, date made and user who made the change.
New in ZUD 05-15-2013 (May 22, 2013)
- Added Times Used field to Maintain Symptom/Failure/Action/Cause Codes as well as Maintain Equip/Property keywords. This helps the user in keeping these clean and removing those with a zero times used if desired. This helps when transferring the codes to the FMEA tables and improving the troubleshooting feature for equipment/property. New Field in 4 tables
- Added a new field for Work Orders, WO status, this is a user controlled field that users can now assign on open work order list such as Awaiting Approval or Awaiting Parts etc. New WO Status table, new field in WO master table for status
New in ZUD 05-13-2013 (May 11, 2013)
- Added Unit ID and Serial Number/VIN to the PM report PM's due this week in Reports
- Added command button to set trusted locations for the new Access 2013 in the event users are using runtime
New in ZUD 04-22-2013 (Apr 25, 2013)
- Added a selection box when viewing the log hours/cycles to filter by equipment keyword.
- Modified View/Log Equipment Hours/Cycles (Miles) form to load first with only those equipments identified as requiring the logging.
- Added Command Buttons on the log on form to click and set the “Trusted Location” for either Access 2007 or Access 2010, once set, command buttons no longer appear.
New in ZUD 03-25-2013 (Mar 25, 2013)
- Added a requirement if Equipment Hours/Cycles (Miles) Logging is required to enter the values at the completion of the PM Work Order. This then auto updates the Last mileage for any work order in the event PM’s are triggered on frequency of hours/Cycles (miles)
- Added Reports/Exports on the View Hours/Cycles (Miles)
- Added In Reports A new WO completed Summary Report by Date Range, added Current Cycles (Miles) and Hours to some Equipment and Work Order Reports
New in ZUD 02-02-2012 (Feb 5, 2013)
- On the Inventory Master Listing, removed the Add Qty button and Replaced with a Move Inventory button. Add Qty was not useful since one item can be stored in multiple locations and these qty’s can be adjusted on the Inventory Detail. The new Move inventory was to accommodate those clients who have the same item in more than one location. This move action will auto issue/receive the qty of items being moved so we have a history of moved inventory.
New in ZUD 12-31-2012 (Dec 28, 2012)
- Add Reports for Equipment List by Project (all or selected), add Reports for Work Orders by Project (all or selected). Also added ability to select a project and view open work orders only for that project.
- Add an option for Work Order Summary Report (single selected Work Order) to use the system provided report or the clients custom report (provided with support only). Also added to the reports a list of inventory and labor hours used.
- Added a user option to NOT track inventory levels, this done for those users who just want to record the inventory material costs on work orders. If this is now set in admin, the user can request parts from inventory on the work order detail (or add if not listed) and the system will “Auto Issue” the part for that work order and update material costs.
- Added new reports on the Open Work Order list, prior reports listed ALL scheduled work orders only. Now the user can view work orders by Equipment Location or the selected assignee only. For Access 2007 and above, the user can now easily publish these to a pdf file and email them to desired recipients. Earlier versions of Access can publish to Word and email.
New in ZUD 12-04-2012 (Dec 5, 2012)
- Corrected some issues with Adding a PM to equipment. There were some errors when adding inventory or selecting Data Point recordings
- Started the Project enhancement. Maintain Projects has several new fields to record such as category, start/end dates, est hours and est costs. Projects can be assigned to both Equipment and Work Orders
New in ZUD 11-28-2012 (Dec 3, 2012)
- Minor Adjustments to attaching inventory to PM feature added on 11/15/12 and some built in filters when viewing open Work Orders.
- Added Project Assignment to open and closed WO detail.
New in ZUD 11-15-2012 (Nov 16, 2012)
- Added new feature to attach inventory and quantities required for each PM. New Reports/Exports to then show for either Open Work Order PM's or all PM's those PM's that have either insufficient or sufficient quantities to complete the PM
New in ZUD 11-06-2012 (Nov 6, 2012)
- Added year and make for those clients tracking Vehicle Maintenance, current cycle field can double as current mileage.
New in ZUD 10-02-2012 (Oct 3, 2012)
- Added a check for a critical MS Access reference when opening the program. Program execution will halt if the references are missing for any reason or have changed physical location.
- Added an Organization Set Downtime Cost/Hour value that was then added to some reports for Downtime Costs
- Added an Organization Overhead Percentage Value that will now be added to any Labor Costs should Average hourly wages by Skill be utilized.
- Added a Link to Maintain Inventory Locations from the Master Inventory List
- Closed Task List, Primary Assigned employee was missing the field in the record source so it would always appear blank. This has now been corrected.
- Minor improvements to many reports in the Reports Menu for Equipment Cost Reports and Work Order Reports
New in ZUD 08-20-2012 (Aug 27, 2012)
- Modified Sched/Unsched Cost reports such that equipment will appear on the report in the event client does not elect to track labor costs.
- Modified some Downtime reports so that data is provided in the event the location field is not used.
- Added a preview single WO detail report for both current work orders and closed work orders. These single WO reports are available from both the summary list and the work order detail form.
New in ZUD 08-01-2012 (Aug 3, 2012)
- Add Craft / Skill table, ability to calculate costs etc.
- Corrected errors in some locations for Vendor Communication Log
- Modified Closed Work Order Detail to more closely match Open Work Order Detail
- Modified Cost related reports to add new Labor Costs fields, created new Equipment costs for both Scheduled and Unscheduled Downtime
New in ZUD 06-30-2012 (Jul 3, 2012)
- Modified Enter Bill to allow for a negative total that will not be logged to the register. This then allows entry of a bill that may have a total net credit such as a credit card bill where a refund issued exceeded other charges that need to be recorded.
- Corrected change password routine, previous changes did not account for the effect on this process.
- Re-arranged the Data Utilities Menu that put the “RESTORE NOW” button at the bottom and not next to “BACKUP NOW”. This helps to prevent accidentally
- Restoring older data if done before the Backup. Restore Now should only be done when directed by BAAC.
New in ZUD 05-29-2012 (May 30, 2012)
- Added Custom Modules for Barcode Inventory Labels to accommodate client preferences. Must subscribe to support for this option, default is standard code 39, avery 5160 labels.
New in ZUD 05-04-2012 (May 11, 2012)
- Increased field size for equipment location from 20 to 100
- New Fields: Location Table adjustment
New in ZUD 04-09-2012 (Apr 10, 2012)
- Symptom/Failure/Action Codes were not updating if viewing Equipment Detail, changing the keyword and returning to the Open WO detail. This has now been corrected.
New in ZUD 03-12-2012 (Mar 12, 2012)
- Added a new option for the program that the user can set. This new option will automatically assign the primary employee when Auto Creating PM’s. the options are leave Blank, Use Employee who completed the PM last time, or use the Employee who has been designated the Equipment Lead Responsible for the Equipment. It will not assign an employee who has left the organization.
- On the Equipment/PM master list added both a form view and report of completed Work Order history for the select PM.
- On the Equipment/PM master list, added a command button to View duplicates, if found one or more should be deleted.
New in ZUD 03-02-2012 (Mar 6, 2012)
- Added Equipment Assigned Employee to the Master Listing for easier assignments. This employee is designated as the primary person responsible for the maintenance of the list equipment. If permissions are set to view only Work Orders where they are assigned to, those work orders assigned to the item of equipment will appear for the assigned employee logged in. In other words, the Assigned Employee on Equipment is a different field then the Primary Assignee on the Work Order.
New in ZUD 02-29-2012 (Mar 1, 2012)
- Add a new report to show Open Work Orders by Line/Area under Work Order Reports. Can view all area , all type or a combination of area and types
New in ZUD 02-27-2012 (Feb 28, 2012)
- Added a new capability to bump users in a network environment off the system for maintenance such as updating the data file or performing a compact and repair.
- Users are prompted with a message the system will shut down in 5 minutes. They have a choice to finish what they were doing or quitting the application.
- Added a hyperlink field to PM Detail, this allows a link to another electronic file or folder containing information such as PM procedures. Clicking the hyperlink will open the other document such as MS Word, adobe, excel, etc.
- Fixed Assign to Work Order, not showing on Employee Detail
- Fixed assign employee issue on Work Order detail when changing the date.
New in ZUD 02-09-2012 (Feb 14, 2012)
- Fixed Exporting of PM Performance, problem was due to last change in PM Performance Reports
New in ZUD 01-09-2012 (Jan 9, 2012)
- Corrected PM performance Reports for Percentage and Quantities
- There was an issue when going from last year to the new year
New in ZUD 01-05-2012 (Jan 5, 2012)
- Added new function to set a PM as Daily and Record completion each day, new reports added also for open and closed summaries of daily PM's
New in ZUD 12-09-2011 (Dec 12, 2011)
- Modified Completed Work Order Report by Date Range to show total Work Order Count and Hours worked including overtime
New in ZUD 11-24-2011 (Dec 6, 2011)
- Added Preview Auto Create PM's Prior to creating WO's,
- New Reports-View Repeat WO's and History, Volunteer vs. Paid Hours
New in ZUD 11-17-2011 (Nov 18, 2011)
- Corrected Auto Log In Issue resulting from last update that added filtering for open Work Orders
New in ZUD 10-3-2011 (Oct 4, 2011)
- View Open WO's by Line/Area, Assign Employee/Log Hours on WO Detail/Complete form
New in ZUD 9-13-2011 (Oct 1, 2011)
- Added to 2 Work Order Reports in the Report Menu
- View Work Order History by date range for selected equipment OR view Work Orde