Snap Schedule Version History

Current Version: 1.5.3247

Previous Versions: 1.5.3233 | 1.5.3157 | 1.5.3135 | 1.0.2988 | 1.0.2980

Version 1.5.3247 published on 11/21/2008

Summary of new features and enhancements
  • None.
Bug fixes
  • Fixed the problem in the Employee Estimated Cost Report where values in the total column were not correctly computed based on assigned and paid time off values.
  • Fixed the bug in the Employee Property Page where data are not saved when the user clicked “Select All” or “Clear All” on authorized locations and skills.

 

Previous Versions

Version 1.5.3233 published on 11/07/2008

Summary of new features and enhancements
  • Display a progress bar while saving the schedule file for visual feedback and prevent the program from exiting while the file save operation is in progress.
Bug fixes
  • Fixed the intermittent previewing and printing problem that caused some text in the Employee Weekly Calendar and Employee Monthly Calendar reports to become corrupted and unreadable.
  • No longer set the default to the last used printer to prevent Snap Schedule from crashing when the printer or its driver is removed.

Version 1.5.3157 published on 8/25/2008

Summary of new features and enhancements
  • Added logic to detect overlapped shift assignments and display alerts on the daily schedule view and the Daily Assignment Validation report.
  • Added three new place holders (SHORT_SCHEDULE, MINI_SCHEDULE, MICRO_SCHEDULE) in e-mail schedule template to allow users more options when e-mailing work schedule to hand-held and mobile devices like the BlackBerry.
  • Added support for Ctrl-Arrow keys on Daily and Shift schedule views to shift the entire schedule window left or right.
  • Time values on schedule views and reports are now shown using the same time format as the Windows OS.  To display time values in military time format, simply use the Windows Control Panel to set the Regional and Language Options to display time in 24-hour format.
  • Updated the Online Help file.
Bug fixes
  • Work hours fields in Employee Work Schedule form and Business Information Settings form now accept fractional numbers.
  • The correct shift patterns are now saved in the schedule file when the number of rows in the shift pattern table is reduced.
  • The correct legs are now saved in the schedule file when the number of legs in the schedule plan is reduced.
  • Generate Schedule wizard now generates correct shift assignments when the number of legs in the schedule plan is reduced or the number of rows in the shift pattern table is changed.

Version 1.5.3135 published on 8/01/2008

Summary of new features and enhancements
  • New Getting Started screen with capability to create a new schedule from a pre-designed schedule plan. Our web site has also been updated to include details about the pre-defined schedule plans.
  • The Weekly Assignment Calendar and Monthly Assignment Calendar reports now allow data filtering. The calendar schedules can now be filtered based on shift location, team, shift assignment reason, time off reason, employee home location, position, etc.
  • Concurrent users support: Added logic to allow multiple computers running Snap Schedule to access the same schedule file located on a network. The first computer to open the schedule file will have read/write access while other computers will only have read access and cannot save changes back to the original file.
  • When creating a new employee, Snap Schedule also populates the Position, Schedule Team, and Home location fields with default values using the first entry found on each list. Also, the new employee will be authorized to work at all locations by default.
  • The Generate Schedule Wizard is now modeled after the Create New Schedule from a Pre-designed Plan Wizard in Getting Started screen. Changes include:
    • The Wizard now shows the graphical layout of the selected schedule plan.
    • To specify the schedule period, the user will now enter the start date and the number of repeat cycles to generate.
    • The Review panel showing actual shift assignments is now replaced by a summary panel showing the number of teams, employees, schedule period, and work hours.
  • Enhanced the licensing scheme to accommodate multiple computer licenses.
  • Added logic to disable report printing, exporting and the printing of schedule views while in evaluation mode (30-day free trial).
  • Renamed Rotation Table to Schedule Plan throughout the program.
  • Added logic to check and prevent duplicate employee names.
  • Snap Schedule now runs under Vista 64-bit operating systems.
  • Updated the Online Help file.
Bug fixes
  • Fixed invalid cast exception in V1.0.2988 and earlier when business name is not defined.
  • Fixed SQL file sharing violation error when trying to E-mail schedules or to generate schedules using a schedule file located on a network.

Version 1.0.2988 published on 3/07/2008

Summary of new features and enhancements
  • Added weeklly and monthly assignment reports.
Bug fixes
  • Fixed bugs in the overtime computations and cost estimate reports.

Version 1.0.2980 published on 2/29/2008

Summary of new features and enhancements
  • Added the ability to dislay multiple shift assignments on the Daily view in cascade or stacked format.
Bug fixes
  • Corrected grouping options on employee assignment pane.