Kaizen Software Solutions Blog

Date: 3/5/2010
Version: 1.0.1083

• [New]: Added Refresh button to list views.
• [New]: Updated the Audit Record form to allow Asset Numbers to be added in bulk.
• [New]: Updated to “remember” barcode report label settings.

Date: 3/4/2010
Version: 1.0.1082

• [Fixed]: Custodian field did not display on reports when the first or last name was left blank.
• [New]: Added new report, “Asset Details” which includes the asset picture (if available).

Date: 2/25/2010
Version: 1.0.1081

• [Fixed]:  The database update script could fail under certain circumstances.

Date: 2/23/2010
Version: 1.0.1080

• [New]: Added options to check in/out assets while in read-only mode.
• [New]: Added help icon to toolbars.

Date: 2/12/2010
Version: 1.0.1079

• [Fixed]: The database update script could fail under certain circumstances.

Date: 2/8/2010
Version: 1.0.1078

• [New]: Updated the Firebird Database components for client and server from Firebird 1.5.5 to 2.1.3. Please see further information about this update here.

Date: 11/19/2009
Version: 1.0.1077

• [New]: Reduced time for initial start up and asset list loading.
• [New]: Added new menu item Tools –> Export.

Date: 10/15/2009
Version: 1.0.1076

• [Fixed]: When checking out an asset using the check out button on the asset form, the value set for the Location field wasn’t updated in the Asset form.
• [Fixed]: When checking out an asset using the check out button on the asset form, the value set for the Due Date wasn’t updated in the Asset form when the Due Date was unchecked.
• [Fixed]: Changes to the date fields weren’t always saved when checking or unchecking the date fields on the Finance tab.

Date: 10/13/2009
Version: 1.0.1075

• [New]: Updated to allow the check in/out form to be opened without any assets selected in the list view.

Date: 10/06/2009
Version: 1.0.1074

• [Fixed]: An error could occur when cancelling the creation of a new Group, Location, or Asset Type.

Date: 10/2/2009
Version: 1.0.1073

• [New]: Updated to remember the list view sort order between sessions.
• [New]: Updated to open the User Guide to the related session when pressing the F1 key.
• [New]: Added the barcode button to the Personnel list view toolbar.

Date: 09/29/2009
Version: 1.0.1072

• [New]: Added the Location field to the Check In/Out forms.
• [New]: Added the updated User Guide under menu option Help –> Contents.
• [Fixed]: Fixed bug which prevented the due date from being saved properly under some circumstances.

Date: 9/25/2009
Version: 1.0.1071

• [New]: Update to Asset Manager 2010
• [New]: Added database name and item count to the status bar.
• [New]: Improved performance when opening the check in/out form.
• [New]: Improved performance when opening the asset list view.
• [New]: New “View” menu with different window color options available.
• [New]: New personnel status field added to the Personnel form (Active/Inactive).
• [New]: “Search as you type” feature added to the search box.
• [New]: User and Computer Name fields are now saved in the Asset History.

Date: 08/03/2009
Version: 1.0.1070

• [Fixed]: The service log list view did not display service entries unless they had been completed.
• [Fixed]: The date filter for the Overdue Service report did not correctly filter for Overdue service items.

Date: 07/10/2009
Version: 1.0.1069

• [Fixed x]: Updated the “Condition” selection values in the report filter options.

Date: 05/19/2009
Version: 1.0.1068

• [New]: Updated to allow scanning of multiple items to check-in at the same time.
• [New]: Updated the vendor form to allow the vendor’s related assets to be opened by double-clicking on the row in the list view.

Date: 05/14/2009
Version: 1.0.1067

• [New]: Added a report to display the list of Vendors.
• [New]: Added a “Barcode Reader Setup” form to allow the termination character to be set. Also includes a test scan area to detect common settings.
• [New]: Added button on the Asset form to open the personnel form associated with the “checked out to” person.

Date: 05/06/2009
Version: 1.0.1066

• [New]: Added the service personnel selection field to the Service Entry form.
• [New]: Added the service personnel information to the Service Completed and Service Scheduled reports.
• [Update]: Streamlined the check out process to place the cursor in the scan field when the form is opened. When opened from the personnel form, the cursor is placed in the field to scan assets. When opened from the asset record, the cursor is placed in the personnel scan field. After scanning a personnel badge on the check out form, the cursor is moved to the asset scan field for adding additional items if needed.

Date: 04/27/2009
Version: 1.0.1065

• [New]: Updated the check-out form to inform the user when attempting to add an existing item to the list of items to checkout.

Date: 04/26/2009
Version: 1.0.1064

• [New]: Added a message to inform the user if the barcode they are scanning on the check out form belongs to an item that has already been checked out.
• [Fixed]: Updated the check out form to prevent the selected user from being reset after performing a search that results in multiple results.

Date: 03/23/2009
Version: 1.0.1063

• [New]: Improved the ’sort by column’ performance.
• [Fixed]: Fixed a bug which caused the list view to be reloaded with assets of the matching “Type” instead of assets of the matching “Location” when updating or adding an Asset while viewing from the “Location” tab.

Date: 03/06/2009
Version: 1.0.1062

• [New]: Added a ‘Save As’ menu to the file attachments control.
• [New]: Updated to warn the user if their system is low on disk space.

Date: 02/27/2009
Version: 1.0.1061

• [Fixed]: Updated to improve form layout on computers with extra large fonts turned on.
• [New]: Updated to prompt the user to select an application to open attachments with for cases when there is no existing file association.

Date: 01/28/2009
Version: 1.0.1060

• [New]: Updated to prompt the user to select a remote database connection when another instance is running in a different session.
• [Fixed]: The selection field values would not sort correctly in certain cirumstances.

Date: 01/18/2009
Version: 1.0.1059

• [Fixed]: Updated the file attachments control to handle case when the file is locked.
• [Fixed]: Updated to handle all form closures when application is shut down.
• [Fixed]: Updated to handle the case when a user deletes the fbembed.dll file.

1/16/2009
Version: 1.0.1058

• [Fixed]: Updated to prevent null asset barcodes when adding new records.
• [Fixed]: Updated to prevent exception when duplicating records.

12/18/2008
Version: 1.0.1057

• [Fixed]: Updated to create App Mutex to prevent install/uninstall while the application is open.
• [Fixed]: Updated password recovery form to prompt to save changes.

12/06/2008
Version: 1.0.1056

• [Update]: Updated the Krypton Toolkit to version 3.0.8

11/06/2008
Version: 1.0.1055

• [Fixed]: Updated the label template form to fix an error which occurred when adding a new label template.

10/23/2008
Version: 1.0.1054

• [Fixed]: Updated the service reports to display records with missing completion dates or scheduled dates correctly.

10/15/2008
Version: 1.0.1053

• [New]: Added Asset List (Finance) Report.
• [New]: Added Asset Summary (Finance) Report.

10/07/2008
Version: 1.0.1052

• [New]: Added “Last Audit Date” field for selection on the asset list view.
• [New]: Added new report, “Overdue Audit Report”.

10/03/2008
Version: 1.0.1051

• [Fixed]: Updated to handle quote characters in the data when exporting to .csv.

09/25/2008
Version: 1.0.1050

• [Fixed]: Fixed bug in Service Completed report (error when previewing report with 0 items).
• [Fixed]: Fixed bug in Service Scheduled report (error when previewing report with 0 items).

09/23/2008
Version: 1.0.1049

• [New]: Added Service Completed report.
• [New]: Added Scheduled Service report.
• [New]: Updated service entry form to keep the Next Due Date in sync for asset/service.

08/30/2008
Version: 1.0.1048

• [New]: Added “ItemScanned” detection.
• [New]: Added hot key for search (ctrl+F).
• [New]: Added hot key for check in/out (F3 on asset form).

08/29/2008
Version: 1.0.1047

• [Fixed]: Updated to handle cases when a user attempts to edit a record that has just been deleted by another user.
• [Fixed]: Updated the label template form to correctly convert units on the form between inches and millimeters.

08/27/2008
Version: 1.0.1046

• [Fixed]: Updated to include C/C++ runtime dependencies for minimal OS installation.
• [New]: Added label templates for barcode reports.

07/25/2008
Version: 1.0.1045

• [Fixed]: Updated import process to handle field names with special characters.
• [New]: Added database password option.
• [New]: Added database password recovery option.

07/16/2008
Version: 1.0.1044

• [Fixed]: Updated to set the due date to null upon check-in.
• [New]: Updated to allow the user to set a status upon check-in/out.

07/02/2008
Version: 1.0.1043

• [Fixed]: Updated to support Windows 98 and a special case with Windows 2003 server.
• [Fixed]: Updated to prevent an exception when attempting to rename a root node.

06/24/2008
Version: 1.0.1042

• [Fixed]: Updated to prevent exceptions when a user attempts to edit or delete a record that has been deleted by another user.
• [Change]: Changed the default due date when checking out an asset from one year to same day.
• [Fixed]: Updated the attachment control and the picture navigator to handle invalid images.

06/11/2008
Version: 1.0.1041

• [Fixed]: Updated to prevent an exception when deleting an Asset Type, Location, or Personnel Group.

06/10/2008
Version: 1.0.1040

• [Fixed]: Updated the database metadata.

06/09/2008
Version: 1.0.1039

• [Fixed]: Updated to prevent a user from setting an item’s parent to a child of itself (Asset Type, Location, Personnel Group).

05/25/2008
Version: 1.0.1038

• [Fixed]: Updated to shut down database before schema changes.

Date: 05/07/2008
Version: 1.0.1037

• [Fixed]: Updated app schema version to correctly match database schema version.

Date: 04/27/2008
Version: 1.0.1036

• [Fixed]: Start up sequence was updated to prevent multiple instances from interfering with each other.
• [Fixed]: Start up sequence was updated to notify when an unsupported language is used.
• [Fixed]: Start up sequence was updated to notify when the database version is newer than the client software version.
• [Fixed]: Exception handling updated to catch dropped network connections and notify user.
• [New]: Database restore form updated to notify user that no one should be logged in while performing a restore operation.
• [New]: Database restore form updated to require shut down after restoration.
• [New]: Database connection form updated to provide troubleshooting assistance.

04/21/2008
Version: 1.0.1035

• [Fixed]: Exception when running a report with a filter value that contains special characters.
• [Fixed]: Unable to find strings containing special characters when searching.

04/21/2008
Version: 1.0.1034

• [Fixed]: Update to prevent checking out a checked out asset, or checking in a checked in asset.

04/18/2008
Version: 1.0.1033

• [New]: A personnel history window was added to display an individual entry or a complete history for a person.

04/18/2008
Version: 1.0.1032

• [New]: An asset history window was added to display an individual entry or a complete history for an asset.

04/03/2008
Version: 1.0.1031

• [Fixed]: Updated the file attachments control to handle duplicate file names before saving.
• [Fixed]: Set auto size property of buttons on report view.

03/13/2008
Version: 1.0.1030

• [Fixed]: When duplicating an asset that is checked out, the Assignee, Check Out Status, and Due Date was copied over to the new record. This has been updated to no longer copy those field values over.

03/10/2008
Version: 1.0.1029

• [Fixed]: The personnel combo box wasn’t populated when checking an item out from the search results form.

03/04/2008
Version: 1.0.1028

• [New]: Updated to allow Citrix/Terminal Server use.

02/29/2008
Version: 1.0.1027

• [New]: Added the option to sort by a specified field on the asset reports.

02/20/2008
Version: 1.0.1026

• [Fixed]: Updated the kzcontrols.dll due to a problem sorting dates for some formats in the kzlistview.

Date: 02/16/2008
Version: 1.0.1022.0

• [Update]: Updated DevExpress Reporting components from v7.2.2 to v7.2.7

Date: 02/12/2008
Version: 1.0.1021.0

• [Fixed]: Updated compiler settings to use x86 instead of Any CPU.

Date: 01/22/2008
Version: 1.0.1020.0

• [New]: Updated to new version of KZSoftware.Common
• [New]: Added personnel barcode report
• [Fixed]: Exception when backing up a remote database
• [Fixed]: Exception in import routine could leave database connection broken and unable to continue until restart.

Date: 01/20/2008
Version: 1.0.1019.0

• [Fixed]: Exception filling column widths
• [Fixed]: Exception during check out or check in
• [Fixed]: Exception when attempting to select columns in the Asset or Personnel grid

Date: 12/2/2007
Version: 1.0.1018.0

• [Fixed]: Exception when loading an invalid image format.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurs when attempting to export to a locked file.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurs when attempting to export to a file or directory which is read-only.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurs when attempting to attach a locked file.

Date: 11/20/2007
Version: 1.0.1017.0

• [Fixed]: The asset type was missing from the asset list report.
• [Fixed]: Unhandled exception when loading the import form with a .csv file containing a missing field.
• [Fixed]: Exception when attempting to open a picture file.
• [Fixed]: Exception after opening two asset forms and then attempting to delete attachments from the second form when the second form doesn’t contain any attachments.
• [New]: Updated the Krypton UI components to version 2.6.1.

Date: 11/5/2007
Version: 1.0.1016.0

• [New]: Updated asset reporting and exporting and personnel exporting to use a Business View (performance improvement).
• [New]: Added the ability to display Lookup and Picklist fields in the list view.
• [New]: Added the ability to import Lookup and Picklist field values.

Date: 10/31/2007
Version: 1.0.1015.0

• [Fixed]: Exception when pressing the enter key when there aren’t any items in the checked out items list view.
• [Fixed]: The Check Out button was disabled on the person form.

Date: 10/30/2007
Version: 1.0.1014.0

• [Fixed]: Exception when attempting to import a file which is already open in Excel.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurs when attempting to open an asset on the Person form without any assets selected.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurs when attempting to save a person record with a null personnel number.

Date: 10/29/2007
Version: 1.0.1013.0

• [Fixed]: Exception when entering license key with string characters.
• [Fixed]: Button text missing when font DPI set to 120.
• [New]: Implemented import functionality for assets, personnel, and vendors.

Date: 10/19/2007
Version: 1.0.1012.0

• [New]: Added a help file.

Date: 10/17/2007
Version: 1.0.1011.0

• [New]: Added the ability to select the columns to display in the list view.

Date: 10/14/2007
Version: 1.0.1010.0

• [New]: Added the ability to export all fields for Assets, Personnel, and Vendors.

Date: 10/14/2007
Version: 1.0.1009.0

• [Fixed]: Exception attempting to delete a vendor.
• [Fixed]: Exception adding a new personnel group
• [Fixed]: Exception opening a person form
• [Fixed]: Exception when saving a Person record.

Date: 10/13/2007
Version: 1.0.1008.0

• [Fixed]: Exception when printing a report before previewing any report.
• [Fixed]: Exception when attempting to write to a license file with a non-administrator account.
• [Fixed]: Exception when changing the barcode of an existing asset to an existing barcode and then saving.

Date: 09/29/2007
Version: 1.0.1006.0

• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when entering long label values in the treeview.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when entering long selection field values.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurred if the person form wasn’t validated before save and close.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurred if all selection field values were deleted and then an item was added.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurred if an item is opened and then deleted from the listview and then an attempt is made to save and close the form.

Date: 09/22/2007
Version: 1.0.1005.0

• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when deleting a location with sub-locations.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when deleting a personnel group with sub-personnel groups.

Date: 09/21/2007
Version: 1.0.1004.0

• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when opening multiple person forms and then saving.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when setting the asset due date to null (uncheck the checkbox) and then checking the asset out and then opening the person form.

Date: 09/15/2007
Version: 1.0.1003.0

• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when adding a selection list value.
• [Fixed]: Exception occurred when attempting to sort a selection list value with a null sort order.

Date: 09/07/2007
Version: 1.0.1002.0

• Update installer to require .net 2.0 (up from .net 1.1).

Date: 09/02/2007
Version: 1.0.1001.0

• New Release – Standard and Enterprise