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- New Shift Change Log automatically tracks shift deletes and changes to shift employee, location and time. For details on the Change Log and how to view, click Help>Index and enter Change Log.
- The Shift tool tip now shows the full external note (rather than just the first 20 characters).
- Web 3.5.9 provides a more robust automatic recovery from being disconnected from the server hosting the Schedule3W data files.
- Tools>Maintenance>Test tab>[Db Structure] button now automatically reports if the database is missing any indexes that are important for performance.
- Version 4.3.15, from August 2011, is now the oldest version of Schedule3W allowed to open the database. To check if your site is using earlier versions: click Tools>Maintenance>Show Tab>Installs Button.
- New extra cost option available to delete a week and shift back the schedule. This allows organizations with a 2 or 4 week rotation to vary who works holiday weekends. Contact support for more information.
- Web View’s Help screen now automatically includes expanded technical information when invoked by users with Scheduling rights.
- Testing/Training databases now check just users accessing that copy to determine if operations that require exclusive database access (e.g. Tools>Activate) can proceed.
- New Web View 3.5.7 features:
- New reset icons beside the Employee and Location select menus so either may be restored to your default with one click.
- Newly added to the Tools area at bottom of screen is a [Show defaults] button that displays your current defaults and provides a clear option.
- Part day Away Requests now work for databases that schedule later than 11pm.
- Important: If upgrading Schedule3W on the Web Server from before version 4.7.11, do the extra one-time step detailed on the download page.
- Report Database View: Shifts now includes two additional columns for recurring shifts (i.e. Sets): frequency and until date.
- New Web View 3.5.3 features:
- New inexpensive LDAP/HTTPS option allows staff to log into Schedule3W Web using their domain/network username and password. Contact Support for details.
- New Tools area at bottom of screen. First tool added is a Location Information table that shows the min/max date range and any notes for each location.
- Help has been tweaked.
- Spacing and wrapping in drop down menus has been improved.
- Bookings may now be changed to a different resource (e.g. change the room) by either right-click>Change Resource or by dragging. Likewise now shifts for any type of location may be changed from one Assign Directly employee to another.
- Time Period reports now support Advanced Shift Selects (i.e. [AdvSelect] button).
- Help now includes the tip that Time Period reports will automatically exclude shifts completely outside the defined time periods. This simplifies printing/e-mailing Evening Schedules.
