DrawMGT - V11.5

Features

Description of end-user features, that we can explain to customers or put in our public web site.

Important New Features

1. Generic object (Document/Revision/Comment) references, links
2. Creating document and first revision in one step

3. WorkFlow wizard (it was disabled in 11.4 through performance and some functional problems)

4. Dynamic work flow names, step names, status names (see DynamicWorkFlowNames)

5. Excel integration (see ExcelIntegration)

6. Document serial code

Other Changes

1. Planned title, planned scale removed from Document
2. User defined fields in Drawings/Revisions
3. New workflow status: 'in process', 'rejected without comment'
4. Update counter to avoid parallel update
5. Timestamp of last system update as hover on the left bottom time item
6. Generic revision date added
7. Workflow step's planned start date and effort added

8. New role: FileUpload

9. '\?' and '\*' can be used in search text fields to match '?' and '*'.

Database Model Changes

Database Model Changes Associated With New Features

1. Generic object (Document/Revision/Comment) references, links
   • New tables:

     • ReferenceTypeRef

     • ObjectReferences

   • Removed tables:

     • DrawingReferences

     • CommentReferences

     • CommentRevisions

2. Creating document and first revision in one step
   • Fields externalKey renamed to externalKeyDoc and externalKeyRev

3. Dynamic work flow names, step names, status names (see DynamicWorkFlowNames)

   • New tables:

     • WorkFlowStepRef

     • DisplayWorkFlowStepListRef

     • ApprovalStatusListRef

     • DisplayWorkFlowStepRef

     • DisplayWorkFlowTypeRef

     • DisplayApprovalStatusRef

4. Document serial code

   • New tables: SerialCodeTypeRef

5. Planned title, planned scale removed from Document
   • Fields removed from table Drawings
     • plannedTitle0Id
     • plannedTitle0
     • plannedTitle1
     • plannedTitle2
     • plannedTitle3
     • plannedScale
   • Fields moved from table Drawings to table Revisions
     • author
     • abstract
6. User defined fields in Drawings/Revisions
   • Field userDefinedFields added to Drawings and Revisions
7. Workflow step's planned start date and effort added
   • Fields added to table Revisions

     • ...PlanStartDate

     • ...Effort

Other Database Model Changes

1. All ...Flag fields got default value 0

Migration Notes

1. Revision must be created in site specific migration for all Drawings without Revisions in 11.4.

2. Site setting $_CFG[ 'MailFrom' ] is obsolete use

   • $_CFG[ 'MailFromName' ] - e.g. 'Projekt PSW Limmern DrawMGT'

   • $_CFG[ 'MailFromAddress' ] - e.g. 'drawmgt-pswlimmern@axpo.ch'

3. Use $_CFG[ 'MailFromInitiator' ] = true if you want name of initiator user in "From:" field

4. Use $_CFG[ 'MailReplyToInitiator' ] = true, if you want the email address of initiator user in "Replay to:" field

Development Notes

1. Database default values are used at initializing business objects
2. Do not copy DC fields to classification fields and v.v. if setClassifications is not set