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Change Logs

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DicksonOne v1.2.0

05/30/2018

This release includes a major version update of our underlying framework (Rails v5.2)., as well as a variety of bug fixes and enhancements for our customer support team.

Description Impact Recommendation

Implemented back-end customer service tools to allow Dickson admins to resolve select issues sooner

No impact No testing needed

Updated event log data to display temperature condition when creating and deleting alarms

No impact No testing needed

Prevented blank data exports resulting from selecting time ranges outside of available data

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented select audit logs from saving when a report had no defined user owner

No impact No testing needed

Restricted users from editing alarm templates when a subscription has lapsed

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that logged an extra firmware update event when device settings were updated

No impact No testing needed

Added support article link to the Change Logs page to describe change log methodology

Low impact No testing needed

Updated daily summary table to calculate statistics based off timezone as opposed to UTC time

Low impact No testing needed

Upgraded application framework to Rails v5.2

Minor impact Check new functionality

DicksonOne v1.1.0

05/03/2018
Description Impact Recommendation

Fixed bug that prohibited locations from loading on the mobile app for certain users

No impact No testing needed

Allow users to select a parent location for user role functionality (previously could only choose a specific sub-location)

No impact No testing needed

Implemented improved back-end job processing for sending email notifications and reports

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented from alarms from being sorted chronologically for certain users

No impact No testing needed

Updated CSS styling to allow forms to remain intact at half-width

No impact No testing needed

prevent hard errors when reference lines remain turned on for channels no longer active

No impact No testing needed

Updated popup warning when deleting a contact entry

No impact No testing needed

Updated behavior that prevented new recurring reports from being sent on start date if there was not data collected for relevant period

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that caused some data to export in UTC time as opposed to selected user timezone

No impact No testing needed

Updated the manner in which signature lines are displayed on reports

No impact No testing needed

Updated configuration timing for relay channels

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented user roles from being logged as their underlying notiifcation in the Event log

No impact No testing needed

Updated back-end processes for queueing up alarm jobs to better handle future data loads as the system grows and scales

Minor impact Check new functionality

DicksonOne v1.0.10

03/28/2018
Description Impact Recommendation

Implemented new warning message that identifies impacted alarms when attempting to delete a device

No impact No testing needed

Added more robust warning confirmation when attempting to delete a user

No impact No testing needed

Upgraded service that generates tabular reports to latest version

No impact No testing needed

Added new URL route redirect to new support URL https://www.dicksondata.com/support/dicksonone

No impact No testing needed

Added ability to update device settings before receiving the first reading after registering

No impact No testing needed

Included longer term active alarms on current reports in addition to newly triggered events

No impact No testing needed

Removed MKT calculation from the dew point column of summary data table

No impact No testing needed

Reinstated calibration report highlights for device calibrations due

No impact No testing needed

Added URL route redirect from previous /firmware to /change_logs

No impact No testing needed

Added PDF report support for UTF-8 characters

No impact No testing needed

Updated job processing queue for reports and alarms to improve processing power

No impact No testing needed

Modified form fields on report configuration screens to prevent browser autofill settings from overriding text

No impact No testing needed

Updated behavior for active alarms when subscription expires to disable editing and adding new alarms

No impact No testing needed

Added additional field to alarm emails to show timestamp when reading was received

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that maintained daily summary values in Fahrenheit after switching to Celsius

No impact No testing needed

Revised subscription validation to allow legacy subscription customers to redeem their subscriptions without an override

No impact No testing needed

Implemented new warning message that identifies impacted alarms when attempting to delete an escalation policy

No impact No testing needed

Added option to append reports with a signature line and date for documentation

No impact No testing needed

Reduced spacing in lines on the change logs page for easier readability

No impact No testing needed

Updated summary data table to display differential pressure min / max when the value is 0 (previously didn’t display 0 dp min values)

No impact No testing needed

Route /Widget URL to correct /widget URL to avoid 404 page not found errors

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that reset recurring report start dates after sending initial sample reports

No impact No testing needed

DicksonOne v1.0.9

02/27/2018
Description Impact Recommendation

Added link to PDF on tabular report emails

No impact No testing needed

Added prevention measures on the backend that created errors when users deleted escalation polices tied to active alarms

No impact No testing needed

Enabled users to create on-demand one-time reports for archived devices

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that caused all alarm notifications to be logged in event log on the 1st level of alarm escalation

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented select users from being able to apply templates from the device page

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented user contact and user role edits from being properly documented in event log

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prohibited certain users with Manage permissions to edit account-wide templates

No impact No testing needed

Fixed formatting on large channel reports that caused data to overlap the footer

No impact No testing needed

Fixed permissions bug that prevented select users with Manage permissions from being able to edit contact info on contact entries

No impact No testing needed

Implemented more robust job processing queues to more easily scale the processing power for producing reports, alarm notifications, and datapoint uploads as the system grows

No impact No testing needed

Implemented new daily summary statistics option for weekly and monthly device reports

No impact No testing needed

Made “Locations” on contact book entries a required field when user roles are applied

No impact No testing needed

Updated timestamp display on date selector on graphs and export module

No impact No testing needed

Upgraded to latest security signature on Stripe (credit card payment processing) API

No impact No testing needed

Enhanced calibration reports to include cleaner formatting

Low impact No testing needed

DicksonOne v1.0.8

01/22/2018
Description Impact Recommendation

Enhanced verbiage of audit logs for actions related to contact methods

No impact No testing needed

Enhanced the visibility of the differential pressure variable on the graph

No impact No testing needed

Updated differential pressure reports to display data to the thousandth decimal place

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that automatically reset the duration displayed on “Alarms” page to 1 after pausing an active alarm

No impact No testing needed

Added back device name label to list of available devices when configuring template

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented from alarm conditions from being displayed in the interface for select users

No impact No testing needed

Updated HTML5 and CSS to prevent multiple form submissions

No impact No testing needed

Added restriction on escalation policies to prevent users from adding more than 3 escalation levels on policies

No impact No testing needed

Added filter to contact methods to display only the appropriate methods for the selected notification type

No impact No testing needed

Removed restriction on legacy devices that prevented users with a basic subscription from viewing data > 30 days old

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented password reset emails from being sent in a timely manner

No impact No testing needed

DicksonOne v1.0.7

12/12/2017
Description Impact Recommendation

Fixed bug that prevented notifications from being sent to roles as part of escalations

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented users from adding a new not reporting alarm as a custom alarm to older 1st-generation devices

No impact No testing needed

DicksonOne v1.0.6

11/28/2017
Description Impact Recommendation

Fixed bug that prohibited files of certain sizes to be manually uploaded

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented some users from applying an Escalation Policy to a new alarm template

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented some users from creating a custom alarm escalation when an Escalation Policy was present

No impact No testing needed

Added text message and phone capabilities for customers in Guatemala

No impact No testing needed

Enhanced back-end error monitoring capabilities

No impact No testing needed

Implemented ability to assign alarm notifications to user roles

Minor impact Check new functionality

DicksonOne v1.0.5

09/11/2017
Description Impact Recommendation

Fixed bug that prohibited users of Firefox browsers from inputting alarm delays

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that eliminated deleted devices with duplicate names from account exports

No impact No testing needed

Added alarm acknowledgements and comments to PDF reports

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prohibited certain users from selecting specific channel numbers when editing a template

No impact No testing needed

Fixed alignment of location hierarchy on new user pages

No impact No testing needed

Upgraded export server to ensure quicker generation and delivery of automated reports

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that displayed negative values as positive numbers on PDF reports

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that removed the warning notification for accounts set to logoff due to inactivity

No impact No testing needed

Added archived and legacy devices to one-time reports

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that allowed read-only users to view Reseller menu for those accounts designated as resellers

No impact No testing needed

Added descriptive text to user permissions pages highlighting parent permissions carry over to child locations

No impact No testing needed

Implemented new Contact Book feature to allow users to add, edit, and maintain different phone and email methods of contact in one centralized location for use with alarm notifications

Minor impact Check new functionality

Added new Escalation Policy features enabling users to easily group notifications or contact methods together to apply to alarms and templates

Minor impact Check new functionality

DicksonOne v1.0.4

07/24/2017
Description Impact Recommendation

Further enhanced styling of form fields with new Bootstrap CSS framework upgrade

No impact No testing needed

Upgraded styling and color scheme of system API logs used by Dickson admins for troubleshooting

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prohibited users with Manage permissions from seeing alarm templates they created

Low impact No testing needed

Implemented warning message for users attempting to create a report with an invalid date

Low impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prohibited select users with the appropriate permissions from being able to click on and access device settings

Low impact No testing needed

DicksonOne v1.0.3

07/20/2017
Description Impact Recommendation

Enhanced validation procedures for invalid email address formats that was causing reports to fail

No impact No testing needed

Upgraded to enhanced security protocols when users submit data through form fields

No impact No testing needed

Improved text of error message displayed when attempting to register an invalid device

No impact No testing needed

Enabled Dickson admins to create change log entries

No impact No testing needed

Updated to the latest version of Bootstrap CSS styling to provide richer colors and text in the DicksonOne interface

No impact No testing needed

Removed inactive channels from calibration reports

No impact No testing needed

Changed sort order of change logs to display most recent date first

No impact No testing needed

Implemented fix to speed up graph load times for devices that haven’t reported in a lengthy period of time

No impact No testing needed

Adjusted data load processes of API logs to speed up troubleshooting and data referencing for Dickson admins

No impact No testing needed

Improved sorting method on calibration report emails for easier readability

No impact No testing needed

Added column for location name to “Alarms” tab

No impact No testing needed

Upgraded export server to improve performance of reporting suite

No impact No testing needed

Added fix for archived devices to prevent not reporting alarms

No impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prohibited subscription cancellation for failed/invalid credit cards

Low impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that allowed archived devices to be included on recurring reports

Low impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that allowed read only users to create their own alarm templates

Low impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prohibited archived devices from de-registering

Low impact No testing needed

Enhanced validation procedures for invalid date ranges on custom reports that caused reports to fail

Low impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prohibited select users from accessing the Billing page

Low impact No testing needed

Fixed bug that prevented read-only users from viewing certain events in the Event Log

Low impact No testing needed