SiteManager Update This Weekend
SiteManager 3.8a tx2.014 scheduled for distribution the weekend of Friday, August 14th.
Greeting,
On Friday, August 14, 2015 IT will begin the process of updating your SiteManager application to the latest release. The new version (3.8a tx 2.014) 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). The SiteManager application via the Citrix and MTS servers and the client Non-Inspector versions will be unavailable for the duration. SiteManager reporting will be offline until Monday, August 17th at 6 AM when SiteManager is scheduled to be back online.
No SiteManager access from 6 PM Friday the 14th until 6:00 AM Monday the 17th.
· Please make every attempt to keep all SiteManager PC's powered on during this period. Log out of any SiteManager workstations or keep the SiteManager application closed while not in use this weekend.
· Laptops with a local installation of SiteManager (a.k.a. Non- Inspector) must be on the network this weekend to receive the update.
· Workstations and laptops that use Citrix and Terminal Servers connections exclusively do not have to be on the network to receive the update.
· It is mandatory that standalone users check in all work prior to 6:00 PM Friday, August 14th.
· SiteManager access to reports and reporting tools will not be available.
· Citrix and Terminal server SiteManager access will not be available.
· Remember – When users open SiteManager Non-Inspector for the first time on Monday, August 17th, after the upgrade, the user ID field on the logon screen will be blank. SiteManager user ID’s are case sensitive and 99.99% of these ID’s are all upper case characters.
How to do determine if your computer received the update?
On Monday, August 17th open SiteManager and from the menu choose Help and then About ( HELP>>ABOUT) . Read the number beneath 3.8a TXDOT 2.014 version. This number will read (20150810) if your device is up to date.
Figure 1
Missed the update?
You will know immediately Monday upon trying to login to SiteManager if your device was not updated. SiteManager will notify you that the version of the software has changed. See figure 2.
Figure 2
If your workstation or laptop is not on the network this weekend (see bulleted list above for recommendations) or for whatever reason the update is not installed come Monday, August 17th , you must request the update through TXDOTNOW. Your request should include your computer’s name and instructions to deploy the LANDesk package “AASHTOWare SiteManager 3.8a 2.014 - Install (7x64, 7x32)” to your device.
What to expect from the tx2.014 update?
DWR all windows
· Equipment lists now sorts by equipment name.
Figure 3
DWR Calendar window
· EQUIPMENT & PERSONNEL
o Copy & Paste options now include remarks.
o Copy & Paste options now include personnel and equipment counts.
Figure 4
· PCBU60178 DISTRIBUTION
o DWR distributions without a function will not tally at estimate generation. Missing functions will have to be corrected at the DWR. We recommend using the Item History Report-MMS report before generating an estimate.
Contract Materials window
· The contract materials list now includes an option to view Construction and Maintenance contracts separately. Figure 5.
Figure 5
· An option is now available to remove contracts with no material testing from the list.
· A contract’s key date for material generation is now automatically populated with the material generation.
User Security window
· New user accounts now require a Novell user ID, Employee ID, and email address. External non-TxDOT employees must include a TxDOT authorizer. Figure 6.
Figure 6
· User account names can no longer be edited after the account is established. Figure 7.
Figure 7
Material Testing
· Excel test files will download to your local device when using the Non-Inspector version (not valid for Citrix/ MTS). At startup SiteManager will query a file server to compare file versions saved locally on your device to those on the server. When a version discrepancy is discover an automatic update will download the latest file. See figure 8 below for an illustration. This pop-up will appear, in the upper left part of the screen, as it cycles through the available Excel files to indicate the status of the update.
Figure 8
· The Excel test file directory x:\SMGR\sm3x\msexceltemplates will eventually be withdrawn.
Attachments Viewer
Figure 9
New with this release is an attachments viewer that allows for the quick searching of system attachments of all types. See figure 9 for navigation and figure 10 for a screen shot view of the tool. This “in-the-application” tool is a replacement for the Attachment View program available from the Additional Apps button of the SiteManager Citrix and Terminal Servers launch pad. You may visit our website’s front page to view a short video demonstration of the new viewer in action.
Figure 10
STEWART DEWITT | SENIOR SITEMANAGER SUCCOR™ | TxDOT | 512.416.2462 |stewart.dewitt@txdot.gov
