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AMOS Business Suite Vrs. 9.1 Release Notes Rev2
AMOS Business Suite Vrs. 9.1 Release Notes Rev2
version 9.1.00
Release Notes
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IMPORTANT
This release of the AMOS Business Suite is a full installation. Please ensure that you follow in-house back-up procedures prior to installation. If you are upgrading from earlier versions of AMOS products than those immediately prior to this release, we recommend that you read all release notes for the versions in between to familiarise yourself with the changes that have been made to the application between your current version and this one.
Problems may be encountered when attempting to open context sensitive help files (CHM format) from a network client machine. This can be rectified by mapping the installation directory on the server to a network drive on each client machine and then setting the default directory parameter on the client to point at the mapped drive. To use the PDF Help, please rename the file amosmp.pdf found in the Help folder in the installation folder, to amosw.pdf.
The context sensitive help files for some products are still under development, so the information on some help pages may be incomplete.
A new parameter was introduced with patch 8.6.19, Prevent Update on Quotation with Selected Vendor. Customers who applied that patch and set the parameter, will need to check/reset the parameter after upgrading to version 9 or above.
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1.1
Introduction
About this Release
As of this release, the individual module versions are aligned with the version number of the AMOS Business Suite. This release comprises the following module versions: AMOS Maintenance and Purchase AMOS Quality and Safety AMOS Voyage Management AMOS Personnel 9.1.00 9.1.00 9.1.00 9.1.00
1.2
Compatibility
The AMOS Business Suite version 9.1.00 has been tested on the following: Windows 2008 Server Enterprise Edition ASA 9.00.02.3642 ASA 10.01.3579 ASA 11.0.1.2308 Oracle 9.2 Oracle 10.02 Oracle 11g MS SQL 2005 9.00.3215.00 MS SQL 2008 10.0.1600.22 X X X X X Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition SP2 X X X X X X X Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista Enterprise Edition SP1
X X X
The AMOS Business Suite version 9.1.00 supports the following: 32- OS: -bit S S S S S S Windows 2003 Server SP2 Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1 Windows 2008 Server MS SQL 2005 MS SQL 2008
DBMS:
S S S S S S
Oracle 9.2 Oracle 10.02 Oracle 11g ASA 9.0 ASA 10.01 ASA 11.0
AMOS Business Suite supports the above platforms within their own boundaries. For example: MS SQL 2005 Although a table can contain an unlimited umber of Foreign Key constraints, the recommended maximum is 253. MS SQL 2005 cannot process statements on records in a table that has more than this amount of Foreign Keys registered against it. This results in being unable to delete a department from within AMOS (as the department table has in excess of 350 Foregin Keys registered against it). AMOS E-Business Direct (AMOS HTML) was tested on the following e-mail clients: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0.2900.2180 Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (11.5608.5606) AMOS Mail versions 5.1 and 7.4 AMOS E-Business Direct (AMOS HTML) is compatible with: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or higher. AMOS Business Suite version 9.1.00 is compiled using: PowerBuilder Version 11.5 Build 3050 Reports made in Crystal Reports use version 10.0.0.533.
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2.1
Common Functionality
Introduction
These release notes describe the changes made to AMOS Business Suite Common Functionality from version 9.0.00 to version 9.1.00.
2.2
Changes
The following changes have been made in this release.
2.2.1
Overview Panels
Using AMOS Overview Panels gives users a quick status overview in different areas of AMOS - for example, an Overview Panel can be designed to display overdue maintenance work in several different ways - gauges, ratios and graphs - all in one place. These elements together comprise one Overview Panel. The presentation of the gauges, graphs and ratios in the panels is fixed but the value and value definitions are configurable. The settings for the two graphs are based on data window syntax, which needs to be created in PowerBuilder data window painter and stored in a PBL file. Users can then import the syntax into AMOS. Once configured, the Overview Panels are displayed in a dedicated window and they present current information regarding the status of the area of the application they apply
to.
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
AMOS Hooks
A hook is a signal sent from AMOS in specified events to allow interaction with user defined code. This functionality, added in version 9.0 allows users to expand the AMOS suite with additional customisation and extensions. In version 9.1 additional functions have been added to the AMOS Hooks custom object.
2.2.6
2.2.7
2.2.8
Last Login
AC#8411 The Last Login date of a user is now displayed on the Users window. Setting the new parameter Disable Account Period indicates the number of days of inactivity on a user account (from the last logon) that can go by before the account is disabled. If a user exceeds the number of days at their logon attempt, their account will be disabled and they will receive a message. Set to 0, this parameter is ignored.
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which AMOS can be idle before it locks. Once this amount of time has passed, the windows will remain open but the logon dialog will appear and the current users password must be supplied before access is allowed again. This parameter is disabled when set to 0. If enabled, the item Lock Application will also appear on the File menu and can be manually selected at any time. Timeout can also be enabled on the Tools > Options window.
2.2.10
Shipdex Expansions
Expansions have been made to the following tables, to support ShipDex protocol: S S S S Component Type Components Stock Types Images
2.2.11
2.2.12
2.2.13
2.2.14
2.2.15
2.3
2.3.1
Known Issues
The following known issues are present in this release.
2.3.2
2.4
2.4.1
Bug Fixes
The following bugs have been corrected in this release.
2.4.2
Translation Omission
AC#8850 Some parts of the system were missing translation support. This has now been corrected.
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.4.6
2.4.7
2.4.8
2.4.9
2.4.10
2.4.11
2.4.12
2.4.13
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3.1
3.2
3.2.1
Changes
The following changes have been made in this release.
It is now possible to set an alternative initial work flow status (including an alternative initial lock status) for project work orders. This initial status would apply to work orders created from the Projects window (AC#6120). When the Projects module is part of the license, it is now possible to filter Purchase Forms by Project Number. Purchase information related to a project can now also be viewed directly from the Projects window, in the Order Forms tab (AC#7272, 8291).
3.2.2
3.2.3
Depends On Counters
Components may have counters which depend on other components counters. Users now need the correct combination of access rights (Counters; Update/Set Start/Replace - Counters with Dependency on the Access Control Functions tab) to Update, Set Start or Replace values on counters which depend on other counters, from inside the Components window Counters tab. If a counter does not depend on anything else, it can be adjusted directly in the Components window Counters tab. Depending counters can be updated as usual from the Counters Update window.
3.2.4
3.2.5
3.2.6
3.2.7
3.2.8
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3.2.9
Selecting Quotations
AC#10095 Formerly, a Quotation was considered selected when the vendor on the quotation matched the vendor on the form. However, this assumption is not always true, and now a quotation is only set to selected when the user chooses Options > Select Quotation in the Quotation window, or the vendor is added to the Forms General tab and Use Quotation Prices is then checked. If more than one quotation from that vendor exists for the form (for example different prices for different delivery destinations), the user will not be allowed to select the quotation on the form header but instead in the Quotations window where they select not only the vendor but the specific quotation as well.
3.2.10
3.2.11
3.2.12
3.2.13
3.2.14
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3.2.15
3.2.16
3.2.17
3.3
Bug Fixes
The following bugs have been fixed in this release.
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
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3.3.4
3.3.5
3.3.6
3.3.7
3.3.8
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3.3.10
3.3.11
3.3.12
3.3.13
3.3.14
3.3.15
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3.3.16
3.3.17
3.3.18
3.3.19
3.3.20
3.3.21
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3.3.22
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3.3.24
3.3.25
3.3.26
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3.3.28
3.3.29
3.3.30
3.3.31
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4.1
Personnel
Introduction
These release notes describe the changes made to AMOS Personnel from version 5.7.00 to version 9.1.00.
4.2
4.2.1
Changes
The following changes were made in this release.
4.2.2
4.3
4.3.1
Bug Fixes
The following bugs have been fixed in this release.
4.3.2
4.3.3
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4.3.4
4.3.5
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5.1
5.2
5.2.1
Changes
The following changes have been made in this release.
5.3
5.3.1
Bug Fixes
The following bugs have been fixed in this release.
5.3.2
Missing Tooltips
AC#11221 Three toolbar icons in the Quality > Manuals window were missing tooltips. These tooltips have now been added.
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6.1 6.2
6.2.1
Database
Introduction
This section outlines the changes to database structure from AMOS Business Suite version 9.0.00 to version 9.1.00.
Changes
New Tables Including Fields
New Table New Fields ConvertedEnhancedText ConvertedEnhancedTextID ExportPrefix RelatedID TextImage ImageType DeptID ExportMarker LastUpdated OverviewPanel PanelID PanelName Description DeptID ExportMarker AccessID PanelID sys_group_id DeptID ExportMarker LastUpdated GaugeID PanelID GaugeName SQLMax SQLPrimary SQLSecondary DWSyntax DeptID ExportMarker LastUpdated
OverviewPanelAccess
OverviewPanelGauge
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PresentationModel ChangedDate UserTableID ChangedDate LayoutID Notes UserTableID UserAddressID UserDefText01 InclReqDiscCompendium InclReqPartCompendium SelectedDate SelectedBy LayoutID Notes UserTableID YesNoAnswer NAOption NotApplicable Description
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