projectfacts 5.0

New Features

• Action overview for quick access to all actions of an element
• Display of greyed-out actions including explanatory text (e.g.: “Booking not possible – project closed”)
• Display of the relationship network of an element for quick navigation
• Draft mode for projects
• Specifying project roles and time frames can be made mandatory for project start
• The link box becomes a pin board: entries with priority, date and short description
• Interactive overview page for projects summarises all relevant information
• Interactive overview page for organisations summarises all relevant information
• Interactive overview page for contacts summarises all relevant information
• Menu notifications can also be created manually
• Administrators can switch detail managers to admin mode
• Sending Outlook-compatible meeting invitations
• Any tickets can be attached to projects
• Time can be booked on tickets
• Optional break times when recording start/end times

Improvements

• Clear user interface with support for HiDPI devices (e.g.: “Retina display”)
• Project creation greatly simplified
• CSS handling in emails
• Handling of email attachments
• Marking of ticket transactions with attachments
• Deleting tickets now has its own permission
• The “Recently used” list shows more information
• Forms can no longer be submitted while a recalculation is in progress
• Various improvements to external access
• End customers in a third-party ticket may receive an automatic reply
• CRM fields can be deactivated or marked as mandatory in the configuration
• Changes to permissions or user groups take effect immediately
• The check for time overlaps during project time recording with start/end times can be disabled
• The calendar shows participants in the appointment preview
• Your own appointments are specially highlighted in the calendar
• In calendar views with time of day, appointments outside the displayed time range are indicated

Bug Fixes

• Incompatibility with Internet Explorer 11 worked around
• Project progress is now displayed correctly in the Excel report
• Copied appointments were sometimes not synchronised correctly
• SMS sending is possible without a configured sender ID
• Booked times: time “24:00” is possible again
• IM pop-ups no longer trigger the sender’s tooltip
• DRP error for excessively large planning times resolved
• Drafts of internal messages can be sent again