NorfelloCMMS OS Release Notes

These Release Notes cover the version 1.0.0-rc11 of NorfelloCMMS OS.

Downloading

NorfelloCMMS OS 1.0.0-rc11 is available in three formats:

Manual for the NorfelloCMMS OS 1.0.0-rc11 is available as pdf:

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 1.2.3 or later
  • RedCloth 3.0.0 or later
  • RMagick 1.15.0 or later
  • Gettext (ruby) 1.9.0 or later
  • libxml-ruby 0.3.8.4
  • Database

NorfelloCMMS OS supports the following databases:

  • MySQL version 4.1 or later
  • PostgreSQL version 8.1 or later
  • SQLite version 3.0.0 or later

Compatibility

Database from the 1.0.0-rc10 release can be used with the 1.0.0-rc11 by running the 'rake db:migrate' command. This updates the database to the most recent version. You should make a backup of the database before migrating. See the documentation of the database of your choice for reference on backing up the database.

We highly recommend that you don't put NorfelloCMMS to production use before the first stable version is released.

Known Bugs and Issues

  • There are links to actions that the current user is unauthorized to access in many places (#188).
  • Uploading type specific attachments doesn't generate timeline events (#179).
  • Automatic fields can not be added to form templates when changing the template. (#320)
  • Timeline doesn't show changes made to the assets (#153)
  • Modifications to the work order are not visible in the change history (#271)
  • Form type wizard is too hard to use.
  • The manual is not complete.

Changes

  • Timed-out session handling was improved to minimize the changes of stale data.
  • The 'Move asset' and 'Clone asset' actions are no longer shown in the branch selection mode.
  • Menu items are now hidden when setting a default value for asset field (#407).
  • Error is shown if user tries to create a enumerated asset field with no values (#409).
  • The 'Description' header is hidden when asset doesn't have a description.
  • User can no longer remove the user account she is logged in with (#401).
  • Locking information of an asset is no longer copied when cloning assets.
  • Form type wizard now works with templates that only have automatic fields.
  • Order of the asset fields can now be changed.
  • 'Create associated task' link was added to the form viewing page.
  • Number of keys was reduced as multiple actions can now share the same key.
  • Email address can now be specified for a task type where notifications are sent when new tasks are created etc.
  • Notifications are now sent to willing users who have specified an email address when task is assigned to them.
  • Keys can now be copied from an existing keyring when creating a new one.
  • Users can now be copied from an existing user group when creating a new one.

All tickets closed in this iteration

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