NorfelloCMMS OS Release Notes

These Release Notes cover the version 1.0.0-beta4 of NorfelloCMMS OS.

What's New in NorfelloCMMS OS version 1.0.0-beta4

  • Asset types
  • Branch selection options
  • Support for SQLite
  • Default session storage backend changed.

Downloading

NorfelloCMMS OS 1.0.0-beta4 is available in two formats:

http://cmms.norfello.com/download/exports/norfellocmms_os-1.0.0-beta4.zip http://cmms.norfello.com/download/exports/norfellocmms_os-1.0.0-beta4.tar.gz

For other NorfelloCMMS OS releases, see http://cmms.norfello.com/cmms

Requirements

The following software is required in order to run NorfelloCMMS OS:

  • Ruby 1.8.2 or later
  • Ruby on Rails 1.1.6 or later
  • RedCloth 3.0.0 or later
  • RMagick 1.10.0 or later
  • Gettext (ruby) 1.6.0 or later
  • Database

NorfelloCMMS OS supports the following databases:

  • MySQL version 4.1 or later
  • Postgres version 8.0 or later
  • SQLite version 3.0.0 or later

Compatibility

Databases from older releases are not compatible with version 1.0.0-beta4 and as this is a beta release, migration of old data is not supported.

Known Bugs and Issues

General

  • The 'Browse' button of file input fields doesn't use the currently selected localization.

New features

Asset types

Assets can now have an optional asset type, which is used to group similar assets together for easy browsing and selection. Each asset type also includes an icon that is displayed next to assets of that type.

Asset types, like many other information in NorfelloCMMS OS, is fully customizable by the user.

Branch selection options

When selecting branches of assets, user can now specify the number of sub-asset levels that are included in the selection. The selecting can be furher narrowed by specifying an asset type, which will limit the selection to the assets of that type.

Support for SQLite

SQLite can now be used as a database backend for NorfelloCMMS OS. This makes testing and deploying NorfelloCMMS OS much easier as the database only requires very minimal configuration.

ActiveRecord Store session stroage backend

NorfelloCMMS OS now uses the ActiveRecord Store session storage backend. This means that the sessions are no longer saved to temporary files in the filesystem. Instead they are stored in the same database as all other data in NorfelloCMMS OS.

Enhancements

  • Nodes in the asset tree are now spaced evenly, which makes the view more clear.
  • Options for 'Reassing responsibility to' field of work orders, now only include users who are authorized to view the current asset, excluding the current responsible user.
  • Past years are not available for "Starting time" and "Deadline" fields in work orders, since work orders are future oriented.
  • Better support for the Javascript calendar. Calendar is available for all date and date & time fields in reports and work orders and also time can be chosen from the calendar. Only years available in year selection field can be browsed in the calendar. Using users locale in the calendar is supported.

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug, which caused report listings show all reports, including ones user is unauthorized to read.

The following resources contain useful information about Norfello CMMS OS:

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