SITEMANAGER SERVER MAINTENEANCE SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 13th

SERVER MAINTENEANCE SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, April 13th

 

SiteManager, supporting applications, and reporting tools will be offline Sunday, April 13th for scheduled maintenance between the hours of 7:00 – 11:00am.

 

Affected systems:

·         SiteManager

o   Citrix and MTS servers

o   Non-Inspector

·         LIMS – Laboratory Information System

·         EPRS – Electronic Project Records System website:

• Monthly ARRA reporting
• Monthly Injury and Incident reporting
• Monthly Payroll reporting
• Partnering

·         SiteManager & LIMS Reporting

o   CMISD website reports

o   CST SiteManager Report Server

o   DWR Summary report

o   LIMS FlyOver reports

o   Attachment and Template viewers

o   Others

·         DSS – Decision Support System

               

 

These applications will be temporarily unavailable for the duration of the maintenance.

 

 

Thank you,

 

Stewart DeWitt

CST - Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

 

 

Don't mess with Texas® means don't litter.

a New SiteManager/Electronic Project Records INTERNAL System Access Request Form #2526

Good Afternoon,

 

The Internal SiteManager Access Request form (SM-1) and The Electronic Project Records Form (EPRS) have been combined into one form. The new form number is 2526 and it is available in E-FORMS. 

 

If you forget the form number it can also be found by searching E-Forms on the search term “Site”.  Please share this with your users.

 

The Form is available now. Please begin using it immediately for sending in requests to TxDOT NOW.

 

Thank you

 

Stewart DeWitt

Senior SiteManager Succor™

CST - Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

 

Don't mess with Texas® means don't litter.

RE: Poll question on CMISD website

I agree, since it cannot be filtered independently anyway.  I would like to see a field for “PRINCIPAL ITEM OF WORK”.  That is what a lot of our offices have been recording in the “little” General field.  Thanks.

 

Jere A. “Buddy” Williams, P.E.

Director of Construction

Atlanta District

903-799-1240 (Office)

512-965-2495 (Cell)

 

From: Kathy Schlegel
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:28 PM
To: Scott Starkjohann; Stewart DeWitt
Cc: Tier 1 notifications; Cliff Hallford; Paul Norman; Darrell Caldwell; Kelli Navarrette; Laura Alwan; Mike Fowler; Shannon Argo; Susan Simpson; Buddy Williams; Rickie Shields; Thomas Young; Donna Roberts; Mark Petrusek; Miguel Arellano; Sylvia Bockholt; Tad Nichols-C; Tim Wilhelm; Tommy Blackmore; Tracy Cooper; Andrea Murry; Gordon Bland-C; John Choate; Michael Skiles; Andy Berlan; Chris Cowen; Darlene Goehl; Sheryl Petroski-C; Zyna Polansky; Eric Lykins; Peggy Bledsoe; Tonya Shaw; Darwin Lankford; Denise Key; Gene Garcia; James Harris; Ronald Hatcher; Alice Garcia; Bryan Castillo; Cordy Diaz; David Chapa; Deborah Shults; Ernesto De La Garza; Joseph Briones; Karla Moczygemba; Laura Benavides; Lester Lindley; Mary Alice Hernandez; Mitzie Gibson; Sandy Harris-C; Ali Habibi; Frank Mayfield; Glenn Eilert; Jay Tarwater; John Jameson; John Obr; Johnny Johnson; Juan Ortega; Noe Cabazos; Roxana Garcia-Zinsmeyer; Barbara Shepherd-C; Brenda Sanchez; Chris Briggs; Debbie Burgess-C; Rhonda Schmid-C; Robert Delaney; Terry Bruce; Trena Brand; Ken Barnett; Maria Chavez; Susan Freres-C; Tomas Saenz; Bruce Matusek; Fernando Hernandez; Alan Easterling; Allen Shelley-C; Annette Cuevas; Brad Tate; Jackie Broussard; Peggy Cooper; Richard Williammee; Steve Bone-C; Andrus Harris; Emmanuel Isonguyo; Hop-Ming Tang; Loren Rice; Lovey Reynolds; Marian Jamandre; Terri Hybner; Steven Hudson; Doug Y'Barbo; George Wilson; Sam Hankla-C; Tom Hunter; Vivian Harrison; Jose Saldana; Lilia Pena; Rosa Trevino; Sergio Reyna; Claudia Kern; Greg Jones; Jana Buck; Michael Dawidczik; Richard Izzo; Ciro Baeza; Donnie McNatt; KC Evans; Bill Guy-C; Cynthia Smith; David Norris-C; James Hutchison; Leisha Hopkins; Ricky Daniels; Alex Quintanilla; Carlos Peralez; Jesus Limon; John Ramirez; Jorge Rendon; Rosendo Garcia; Crystal King; Cullen Pfeiffer; David Henke; Jackie Benavides; John Heye; Lea Jacobson; Lisa Rainosek; Cathey Galbreath; Jane Hughey; Ricky Moore; Mark Frick-C; Sherri Ralson; Terry Frick; Rendy Drews; Thomas Polansky; Kara Kelley; Mark Smith; Paul Wenzel; Sean Baker; Camille Marek; Gary Gould; George Vogt; Glen Dvorak; James Ivy; Jonathan Rogers-C; Kenneth Anthony; Sherry Hutchinson
Subject: RE: Poll question on CMISD website

 

Remove the little “General”

 

Kathy Schlegel

Construction Auditor

TxDOT / District Construction

Kathy.Schlegel@txdot.gov

(432) 498-4777

 

From: Scott Starkjohann
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
To: Stewart DeWitt
Cc: Tier 1 notifications; Cliff Hallford; Paul Norman; Darrell Caldwell; Kelli Navarrette; Laura Alwan; Mike Fowler; Shannon Argo; Susan Simpson; Buddy Williams; Rickie Shields; Thomas Young; Donna Roberts; Mark Petrusek; Miguel Arellano; Sylvia Bockholt; Tad Nichols-C; Tim Wilhelm; Tommy Blackmore; Tracy Cooper; Andrea Murry; Gordon Bland-C; John Choate; Michael Skiles; Andy Berlan; Chris Cowen; Darlene Goehl; Sheryl Petroski-C; Zyna Polansky; Eric Lykins; Peggy Bledsoe; Tonya Shaw; Darwin Lankford; Denise Key; Gene Garcia; James Harris; Ronald Hatcher; Alice Garcia; Bryan Castillo; Cordy Diaz; David Chapa; Deborah Shults; Ernesto De La Garza; Joseph Briones; Karla Moczygemba; Laura Benavides; Lester Lindley; Mary Alice Hernandez; Mitzie Gibson; Sandy Harris-C; Ali Habibi; Frank Mayfield; Glenn Eilert; Jay Tarwater; John Jameson; John Obr; Johnny Johnson; Juan Ortega; Noe Cabazos; Roxana Garcia-Zinsmeyer; Barbara Shepherd-C; Brenda Sanchez; Chris Briggs; Debbie Burgess-C; Rhonda Schmid-C; Robert Delaney; Terry Bruce; Trena Brand; Ken Barnett; Maria Chavez; Susan Freres-C; Tomas Saenz; Bruce Matusek; Fernando Hernandez; Alan Easterling; Allen Shelley-C; Annette Cuevas; Brad Tate; Jackie Broussard; Peggy Cooper; Richard Williammee; Steve Bone-C; Andrus Harris; Emmanuel Isonguyo; Hop-Ming Tang; Loren Rice; Lovey Reynolds; Marian Jamandre; Terri Hybner; Steven Hudson; Doug Y'Barbo; George Wilson; Sam Hankla-C; Tom Hunter; Vivian Harrison; Jose Saldana; Lilia Pena; Rosa Trevino; Sergio Reyna; Claudia Kern; Greg Jones; Jana Buck; Michael Dawidczik; Richard Izzo; Ciro Baeza; Donnie McNatt; Kathy Schlegel; KC Evans; Bill Guy-C; Cynthia Smith; David Norris-C; James Hutchison; Leisha Hopkins; Ricky Daniels; Alex Quintanilla; Carlos Peralez; Jesus Limon; John Ramirez; Jorge Rendon; Rosendo Garcia; Crystal King; Cullen Pfeiffer; David Henke; Jackie Benavides; John Heye; Lea Jacobson; Lisa Rainosek; Cathey Galbreath; Jane Hughey; Ricky Moore; Mark Frick-C; Sherri Ralson; Terry Frick; Rendy Drews; Thomas Polansky; Kara Kelley; Mark Smith; Paul Wenzel; Sean Baker; Camille Marek; Gary Gould; George Vogt; Glen Dvorak; James Ivy; Jonathan Rogers-C; Kenneth Anthony; Sherry Hutchinson
Subject: Re: Poll question on CMISD website

 

Go for it!

Sent from my iPad

On Feb 10, 2014, at 1:23 PM, "Stewart DeWitt" <Stewart.DeWitt@txdot.gov> wrote:

Greeting,

 

I placed a question on or CMISD website http://crossroads/org/cst/cmisd/sitemgr.asp. The question asks if you would prefer to remove or keep the little DWR remark type ‘General’.

 

Currently as you know there are two General remarks. There is ‘GENERAL’ and there is ‘General’.

 

I proposed converting all ‘General’-s to ‘GENERAL’ –s and removing the little General, but I’d like to be certain that a significant majority agrees.

 

Please go and make your vote count.

 

Thank you,

 

 

Stewart DeWitt

CST - Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

 

 

I believe internet access is required.

 

Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.

RE: Poll question on CMISD website

Remove the little “General”

 

Kathy Schlegel

Construction Auditor

TxDOT / District Construction

Kathy.Schlegel@txdot.gov

(432) 498-4777

 

From: Scott Starkjohann
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:27 PM
To: Stewart DeWitt
Cc: Tier 1 notifications; Cliff Hallford; Paul Norman; Darrell Caldwell; Kelli Navarrette; Laura Alwan; Mike Fowler; Shannon Argo; Susan Simpson; Buddy Williams; Rickie Shields; Thomas Young; Donna Roberts; Mark Petrusek; Miguel Arellano; Sylvia Bockholt; Tad Nichols-C; Tim Wilhelm; Tommy Blackmore; Tracy Cooper; Andrea Murry; Gordon Bland-C; John Choate; Michael Skiles; Andy Berlan; Chris Cowen; Darlene Goehl; Sheryl Petroski-C; Zyna Polansky; Eric Lykins; Peggy Bledsoe; Tonya Shaw; Darwin Lankford; Denise Key; Gene Garcia; James Harris; Ronald Hatcher; Alice Garcia; Bryan Castillo; Cordy Diaz; David Chapa; Deborah Shults; Ernesto De La Garza; Joseph Briones; Karla Moczygemba; Laura Benavides; Lester Lindley; Mary Alice Hernandez; Mitzie Gibson; Sandy Harris-C; Ali Habibi; Frank Mayfield; Glenn Eilert; Jay Tarwater; John Jameson; John Obr; Johnny Johnson; Juan Ortega; Noe Cabazos; Roxana Garcia-Zinsmeyer; Barbara Shepherd-C; Brenda Sanchez; Chris Briggs; Debbie Burgess-C; Rhonda Schmid-C; Robert Delaney; Terry Bruce; Trena Brand; Ken Barnett; Maria Chavez; Susan Freres-C; Tomas Saenz; Bruce Matusek; Fernando Hernandez; Alan Easterling; Allen Shelley-C; Annette Cuevas; Brad Tate; Jackie Broussard; Peggy Cooper; Richard Williammee; Steve Bone-C; Andrus Harris; Emmanuel Isonguyo; Hop-Ming Tang; Loren Rice; Lovey Reynolds; Marian Jamandre; Terri Hybner; Steven Hudson; Doug Y'Barbo; George Wilson; Sam Hankla-C; Tom Hunter; Vivian Harrison; Jose Saldana; Lilia Pena; Rosa Trevino; Sergio Reyna; Claudia Kern; Greg Jones; Jana Buck; Michael Dawidczik; Richard Izzo; Ciro Baeza; Donnie McNatt; Kathy Schlegel; KC Evans; Bill Guy-C; Cynthia Smith; David Norris-C; James Hutchison; Leisha Hopkins; Ricky Daniels; Alex Quintanilla; Carlos Peralez; Jesus Limon; John Ramirez; Jorge Rendon; Rosendo Garcia; Crystal King; Cullen Pfeiffer; David Henke; Jackie Benavides; John Heye; Lea Jacobson; Lisa Rainosek; Cathey Galbreath; Jane Hughey; Ricky Moore; Mark Frick-C; Sherri Ralson; Terry Frick; Rendy Drews; Thomas Polansky; Kara Kelley; Mark Smith; Paul Wenzel; Sean Baker; Camille Marek; Gary Gould; George Vogt; Glen Dvorak; James Ivy; Jonathan Rogers-C; Kenneth Anthony; Sherry Hutchinson
Subject: Re: Poll question on CMISD website

 

Go for it!

Sent from my iPad

On Feb 10, 2014, at 1:23 PM, "Stewart DeWitt" <Stewart.DeWitt@txdot.gov> wrote:

Greeting,

 

I placed a question on or CMISD website http://crossroads/org/cst/cmisd/sitemgr.asp. The question asks if you would prefer to remove or keep the little DWR remark type ‘General’.

 

Currently as you know there are two General remarks. There is ‘GENERAL’ and there is ‘General’.

 

I proposed converting all ‘General’-s to ‘GENERAL’ –s and removing the little General, but I’d like to be certain that a significant majority agrees.

 

Please go and make your vote count.

 

Thank you,

 

 

Stewart DeWitt

CST - Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

 

 

I believe internet access is required.

 

Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.

Re: Poll question on CMISD website

Go for it!

Sent from my iPad

On Feb 10, 2014, at 1:23 PM, "Stewart DeWitt" <Stewart.DeWitt@txdot.gov> wrote:

Greeting,

 

I placed a question on or CMISD website http://crossroads/org/cst/cmisd/sitemgr.asp. The question asks if you would prefer to remove or keep the little DWR remark type ‘General’.

 

Currently as you know there are two General remarks. There is ‘GENERAL’ and there is ‘General’.

 

I proposed converting all ‘General’-s to ‘GENERAL’ –s and removing the little General, but I’d like to be certain that a significant majority agrees.

 

Please go and make your vote count.

 

Thank you,

 

 

Stewart DeWitt

CST - Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

 

 

I believe internet access is required.

 

Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.

Poll question on CMISD website

Greeting,

 

I placed a question on or CMISD website http://crossroads/org/cst/cmisd/sitemgr.asp. The question asks if you would prefer to remove or keep the little DWR remark type ‘General’.

 

Currently as you know there are two General remarks. There is ‘GENERAL’ and there is ‘General’.

 

I proposed converting all ‘General’-s to ‘GENERAL’ –s and removing the little General, but I’d like to be certain that a significant majority agrees.

 

Please go and make your vote count.

 

Thank you,

 

 

Stewart DeWitt

CST - Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

 

 

I believe internet access is required.

 

Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.

SERVER UPDATE SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, JAN 12 - SiteManager unavailable

As noted below SiteManager will be temporarily unavailable on Sunday, January 12^th between the hours of 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM. Please disseminate this information to all affected parties.

 

Thank you

 

From: IT_Alerts
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 4:36 PM
To: IT_Alerts
Subject: SERVER UPDATE SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, JAN 12 - List of affected applications included

 

TxDOT Colleagues:

 

As we recently communicated, the electrical system that supplies power to the data center in Austin will be upgraded the weekend of Jan. 17-20.  Prior to this power upgrade, we must update existing server hardware to provide better redundancy and data safety.

 

The server update will occur this Sunday, Jan. 12, from 6:30 - 10:30 a.m.  The applications listed below will be temporarily unavailable during this time.  If you have any questions regarding the update, please contact the IT Service Desk at http://ITHELP or 512.305.HELP (5147).

 

Your IT Support Team

 

 

Applications temporarily affected on Sunday, Jan. 12 include:

 

Adopt a Highway (AAH)

Advanced Outfall Tracking System (AOTS)

Application Bridge Inspection Tracking System (MBITS)

Aviation Division (AVIATION)

Badge Access System (BADGE)

Bridge Log (BRDGLOG)

Bridge Shop Plan Bridge Division (BRG_SHOP_PLAN)

Central Authorization and Authentication System (CAAS)

City, State, Federal Spatial layouts (Geopolitical)

Clean Air (AIR)

Contractor Tracking System (CTS)

Cots package for Bridge Division (PONTIS)

C-STAR

Design (DES_SUMR)

Electronic Bidding System (EBS)

Electronic Letting System (ELS)

Electronic Payroll Record System (EPRS)

Employee Time Sheet Application (ETA)

Environmental Compliance Oversight System (ECOS)

Federal Bridge Number (PONTEX)

Fleet Tracking System (FLEETTRACKS)

GIS district users (GIS_(abbreviated district name)_USER) - All

Human Resource (HR) Replication Environment

LAN Auditing Security Tool (LAST)

Maintenance Management System (MMS)

Oversize Overweight Permits (OVRSZ_OVRWT)

Payment Card System (PCS)

Project Health Management Information System (PHMIS) 

Rail Division (RAILROAD)

Region Support Center Data System (RSC)

REGULATORY

Right Of Way (ROW)

SEASON

SiteManager (SMGR)

Statewide Traffic Analysis and Reporting System (STARS)

SuperHeavy

SURVEY

Texas Airport Data System (ER_Finances)

TXDOT_PLANNING

TXDOT_ROUTE

Utility Installation Review System (UIR)

 

Texas Transportation Forum: Jan. 6-8, 2014

SiteManager Terminal Servers and Report Server is back online

IT has corrected the issue with the SiteManager terminal and report servers.

 

Thank you,

Texas Transportation Forum: Jan. 6-8, 2014

SiteManager Terminal Servers and Report Server are offline

IT is aware of the issue and is working on a solution.

 

Thank you,

Texas Transportation Forum: Jan. 6-8, 2014

Update to the SiteManager Material Sourcing Letter

 

SiteManager Material Sourcing Letter                                                                                        

Two items have changed recently with the SiteManager sourcing letter.

 

1.    The materials now include CST Structural materials. Previously the Structural branch forwarded their own ‘structural material only’ sourcing letter to the contractor. Now these materials will be included with the SiteManager sourcing letter and no second sourcing letter from the Structural branch will be sent. The Structural branch requests that you send them a copy of the contractor’s returned sourcing letter. Expect a follow-up email from Jana Buck with instructions.

 

2.    The contractor now has an option to choose a material producer from a pick list when available. The material producers listed are those with current* effective periods for the selected material. They are primarily QM material producers. Contractors may still type the name of the producer when either none is listed or the desired producer is not available in the list.

 

*Date when the report is generated

 

 

 

 

Stewart DeWitt

Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

Stewart.DeWitt@txdot.gov

 

 

Drunk drivers wreck cars. And lives.

SiteManager TX2.012 change orders with 3rd party funding

Greetings,

The option to record third party funding with your contract change order is only available with the SiteManager Terminal and Citrix servers.

 

The option is unavailable on the client “Non-Inspector” version of the software and it will remain so until a new update to the software is distributed to the client machines.

 

This is likely to be after the iDriveIT Hardware Refresh initiative is complete.

 

Thank you,

 

Stewart DeWitt

Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

Stewart.DeWitt@txdot.gov

 

 

Drunk drivers wreck cars. And lives.

SiteManager upgrade 3.8a tx2.012 scheduled for September 13th

Greeting,

On Friday, September 13, 2013 IT will begin the process of updating your SiteManager application to the latest release. The new version (3.8a tx 2.012) will be made available for install through LANDesk. The upgrade process will begin at 6 PM on Friday and will proceed through Saturday and Sunday (all times central). SiteManager (Citrix, MTS and client) and SiteManager reporting will be unavailable for the duration. SiteManager is scheduled to be available again Monday, September 16th at 6 AM or sooner.

 

• Please make every attempt to keep all SiteManager PC's powered on during this period.
• Maintenance (MNT) workstations are to be included.
• It is mandatory that standalone users check in all work prior to 6:00 PM Friday, September 13, 2013.
• Remember – When users open SiteManager for the first time after the upgrade the user ID field on the logon screen will be blank. SiteManager user ID’s are case sensitive and 99% of these ID’s are all upper case characters.
• The inclusion of MNT users could result in a high number of support calls.

 

Webinars are scheduled for Tuesday September 10^th at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM to review the updates to the software. You may find the specific meeting details at https://txdot.webex.com by searching the calendar of scheduled meetings. The password for entry is “sitemanager”.

This 3.8a tx2.012 upgrade contains these significant changes.

• Maintenance Contracts Pay in SiteManager

You may exhale. Yes, the long awaited release of MNT in SiteManager is upon us. If everything goes as planned you will soon hear your MNT brothers and sisters proclaiming the virtues of SiteManager. At this time only contracts let after September 1^st will be loaded to SiteManager for payment (no facility contracts).

 

We have relied on the MNT Division to introduce the application to their users, but I expect many of you will be called on to assist them where necessary. For the most part their SiteManager is your SiteManager, with the exception of three main areas.

§  Maintenance Distribution window

After estimate generation this window will allow the MNT user to distribute the cost across the applicable segments. Estimate approval cannot conclude until all costs are distributed.

§  DWR Calendar window Segment 78 Distribution

While working with a MNT contract, users of the DWR Calendar will have the option to distribute costs to the segment 78 functions and assets.

§  MMS (Compass) SiteManager interface

The DWR Calendar option to distribute costs to the segment 78 is dependent on an interface between SiteManager and MMS. A MMS contract is required before segment 78 costs can be distributed through SiteManager.

 

• Material Test Tester Required

To ensure that a tester is identified with a material test, all tests for material samples must now identify a tester. Test data can be saved with a material sample record, but before a stamp code is added a tester must be identified. *

 

• Material Sample Authorization

To ensure adequate segregation of duties for our quality assurance material testing, we have included a check to prevent a single user from testing, reviewing (stamp coding) and authorizing a sample. Of the three groups (tester, reviewer, authorizer) at least two individuals must be documented and no single user can be documented doing all three when marking a sample accepted.

 

• FHWA Change Order Comments

FHWA engineers will have their own dedicated comments section in the change order header window. Users with the FHWA Engineer role have permission to leave up to ten 225 character date stamped comments.

 

 

* Note - Available testers are listed with each test method as recorded within the Labinator or the Approved Lists within SiteManager. For a tester to be available for a material sample test record the test’s start date must fall between a tester’s effective and expiration dates for the test. This is a change. Previously the current date was used when displaying the available testers.

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Stewart DeWitt

Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

Stewart.DeWitt@txdot.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drunk drivers wreck cars. And lives.

Recall: SiteManager upgrade 3.8a tx2.012 scheduled for September 13th

Stewart DeWitt would like to recall the message, "SiteManager upgrade 3.8a tx2.012 scheduled for September 13th".
Drunk drivers wreck cars. And lives.

[Faces of Drunk Driving]<http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/media-room/news/statewide/028-2013.html>

SiteManager upgrade 3.8a tx2.012 scheduled for September 13th

Greeting,

On Friday, September 13, 2013 IT will begin the process of updating your SiteManager application to the latest release. The new version (3.8a tx 2.012) will be made available for install through LANDesk. The upgrade process will begin at 6 PM on Friday and will proceed through Saturday and Sunday (all times central). SiteManager (Citrix, MTS and client) and SiteManager reporting will be unavailable for the duration. SiteManager is scheduled to be available again Monday, September 16th at 6 AM or sooner.

 

• Please make every attempt to keep all SiteManager PC's powered on during this period.
• Maintenance (MNT) workstations are to be included.
• It is mandatory that standalone users check in all work prior to 6:00 PM Friday, September 13, 2013.
• Remember – When users open SiteManager for the first time after the upgrade the user ID field on the logon screen will be blank. SiteManager user ID’s are case sensitive and 99% of these ID’s are all upper case characters.
• The inclusion of MNT users could result in a high number of support calls.

 

Webinars are scheduled for Tuesday September 10^th at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM to review the updates to the software. You may find the specific meeting details at https://txdot.webex.com by searching the calendar of scheduled meetings. The password for entry is “sitemanager”.

This 3.8a tx2.012 upgrade contains these significant changes.

• Maintenance Contracts Pay in SiteManager

You may exhale. Yes, the long awaited release of MNT in SiteManager is upon us. If everything goes as planned you will soon hear your MNT brothers and sisters proclaiming the virtues of SiteManager. At this time only contracts let after September 1^st will be loaded to SiteManager for payment (no facility contracts).

 

We have relied on the MNT Division to introduce the application to their users, but I expect many of you will be called on to assist them where necessary. For the most part their SiteManager is your SiteManager, with the exception of three main areas.

§  Maintenance Distribution window

After estimate generation this window will allow the MNT user to distribute the cost across the applicable segments. Estimate approval cannot conclude until all costs are distributed.

§  DWR Calendar window Segment 78 Distribution

While working with a MNT contract, users of the DWR Calendar will have the option to distribute costs to the segment 78 functions and assets.

§  MMS (Compass) SiteManager interface

The DWR Calendar option to distribute costs to the segment 78 is dependent on an interface between SiteManager and MMS. A MMS contract is required before segment 78 costs can be distributed through SiteManager.

 

• Material Test Tester Required

To ensure that a tester is identified with a material test, all tests for material samples must now identify a tester. Test data can be saved with a material sample record, but before a stamp code is added a tester must be identified. *

 

• Material Sample Authorization

To ensure adequate segregation of duties for our quality assurance material testing, we have included a check to prevent a single user from testing, reviewing (stamp coding) and authorizing a sample. Of the three groups (tester, reviewer, authorizer) at least two individuals must be documented and no single user can be documented doing all three when marking a sample accepted.

 

• FHWA Change Order Comments

FHWA engineers will have their own dedicated comments section in the change order header window. Users with the FHWA Engineer role have permission to leave up to ten 225 character date stamped comments.

 

 

* Note - Available testers are listed with each test method as recorded within the Labinator or the Approved Lists within SiteManager. For a tester to be available for a material sample test record the test’s start date must fall between a tester’s effective and expiration dates for the test. This is a change. Previously the current date was used when displaying the available testers.

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Stewart DeWitt

Construction Division

(512) 416-2462

Stewart.DeWitt@txdot.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drunk drivers wreck cars. And lives.