Annual support includes a subscription to software updates. Subscribers can download upgrades any time. We keep the updates compatible to past versions as stated below. Updates include core libraries and 3^rd party updates.

The most recent version is May 17 2012.

This update is compatible with versions of Davison Maintenance after July 5, 2000. Every update contains improvements or fixes not documented here.

Many updates in the past few months made the program easier to setup and support.


• Updates completed May 2012:
  Changed the appearance at startup with larger buttons and other cosmetics.
  No initial splash screen.
  
  Simplified handheld configuration so that configuration file, HandHeld.INI, is located only in data folder.
  Updated documentation for Handheld Transfer, Handheld HotSync.
  Added an export of ID codes for bar code labels. See the Reports menu for Equipment, Parts, PredictMate.



• Updates completed April 2012:
  Email for work orders: More options. Some options corrected.
  A parts list is now included in an email work order that is sent.
  Added an option to remove lines with phrases from incoming mail.
  When browsing email headers the viewed text is improved with email source removed.
  Updated email 3rd party MarshallSoft to version 7.1
  Improved window for viewing multiple-line text from Mail and other browsers.



• Updates completed March 2012:
  Updated email for work orders.
  Microsoft online Outlook.com is now supported.
  Improved handling. Email configuration separated to menu.
  Updated 3rd party email from MarshallSoft, Stunnel proxy server.
  Several other improvements to email for work orders.



• Updates completed February 2012:
  Easier reference to (and selection for) PDF files from any note field. PDF Files related to the CMMS are best stored in a new folder ...\Data\PDF\.
  Right-click on file names in the note field.
  This menu now calls internal text and image viewer for .TXT and .JPG.
  
  Improved user login setup and documentation. See File, User Login, Browse User Setup.



• Updates completed January 2012:
  Improved installation program.
  Improvements to utility programs: Check indexes, Shut down network users, other.
  If the PM Interval is incremented the same day, the same work order is reopened with new interval.
  
  The Help system is converted from Windows 32 help (.HLP) to PDF files. The help system in PDF files is compatible backward and forward with XP and Win7. The PDF files are better for many reasons.



• Updates completed December 2011:
  Equipment can be related by Parent/Child. A new tool has a table and additional windows for setting up Parent/Child for Units. A new tree view window displays this relation. Equipment reports can now be sorted by tagging Parent/Child.
  The "Find Eq" button in tree view finds equipment in Tree View from the Browser. Several other commands added in the tree view.
  
  Added to email from Work Orders: CC BCC
  In Vendors, image names are now related by Vendor Code, not Vendor Name.
  A tool in the Actions menu can change image names if needed: Images, Rename old ...
  
  A debug option only tags records with Sh-F3 validation. No stopping for alert messages.
  



• Updates completed November 2011:
  Prompt for minimum Scheduled date in Work Order Plan Chart.
  Updates to several user prompts, equipment import, PM scheduled date.
  Work Order buttons and colors improved.
  If creating a Ready PM work order and a Project Status existed for the task, another Ready work order was created. This did not occur for most users.
  The menu command "Print PM Ready Work Orders" prints all crafts, regardless of previous craft selection in other PM windows.
  Improved debugging window and messages for data upgrade.
  Some PM Setup options were moved to Temporary PM Printing Options in the reports menu. This simplifies the PM Setup window.
  
  Added a tool to change codes in many records including related tables for Equipment and Parts.
  This tool was not previously available to users, but now is more user-friendly.
  
  PM tab removed from Equipment window since the fields are redundant in the PM Window.
  Equipment readings for PM moved to a separate data browser in the PM menu.



• Updates completed October 2011:
  Print PM Ready work orders: Improved prompt for latest Due date.
  Previously the default prompt was not always the latest Due date.
  
  Improved display of Scheduled date in PM Tasks Due window.
  Improved cosmetics in PM Setup, highlighting affect of Calendar PM tasks due only this week.
  Utility to check indexes. See Index, Tools.



• Updates completed September 2011:
  Improvements to email for work orders.
  Now many tagged work orders can send to a recipient.
  Email address automatically from Assigned To in work ordrs.
  
  Improved color settings.
  Improved methods for user-defined columns.
  Previous data browser restores automatically - configurable.
  
  Simplified some settings for PM scheduling. Changes in Scheduled PM windows.
  Now part group code changes will change in related Equipment, Work Orders, PM Tasks.
  Priority column added in Equipment. Improved editing in Text to Insert.



• Updates completed August 2011:
  
  Import from Excel for basic information for equipment, parts, PM tasks, Predictive data.
  Empty Excel files are provided from Davison Systems LLC. Other imports from text files are more detailed, and usually require support. Instead this allows adding many rows where people are not familiar with Davison CMMS. You can import from the Excel file from a standard menu selection.
  
  Import from Excel (.XLS) added to Direct Costs menu in Equipment. Users can add columns to their Excel sheet for specific calculations.
  
  Replacement Costs report in the Equipment Window.
  This report accumulates current or projected cost for annual replacement of equipment.
  The data browser allows data entry with interactive calculation of remaining years, replacement year, and projected price.
  This can provide data for an additional report, the Replacement Fund Schedule, which is specific to a facility. It compares replacement cost with available funds.
  Click here for PDF document
  



• Updates completed July 2011:
  
  More updates to email for work orders after testing with customer.
  More efficient screen display at startup.



• Updates completed June 2011:
  A new menu item is added to the Work Order "Find" button.
  Active Work Orders - FILTER TO
  Craft, Assigned To, Requested By, Approved By, Cause
  
  Work Order printed date now prints every page on right at bottom.
  
  More updates to email for work orders.
  Improved cosmetics and handling in all email windows.



• Updates completed May 2011:
  
  Updated all programs for work order requests and updates via email, from the "Email" button in:
  - Work Orders for work requests from email (workrequests AT myserver.com).
  - Equipment, Work Orders for work order updates (workorders AT myserver.com).
  
  New 3rd-party email client from MarshallSoft.
  
  See new documentation for the May 21 2011 version or later:
  Work requests via email (PDF)
  
  Work order updates via email (PDF)



• Updates completed April 2011:
  
  Several updates for a simplified weekly PM routine.
  Emphasized use of PM Ready Work Orders for simple PM scheduling.
  Updated user login and work order view by user.
  Simplified Work Order hour entry.
  
  See April 2011 updates in Tutorial Videos



• Updates completed March 2011:
  New program for uploading support and backup data to web site with one click from desktop shortcut.
  Improved Updating from a Remote Data Folder.
  Shortcuts for DS Copy _TO_ USB Drive and DS Update _FROM_ USB Drive.
  
  Rearranged report menus in Equipment, Work Orders, Component PM.
  An image in the clipboard now can be pasted to the image for a record.
  Parts list added to Corrective Brief Work Order list.
  
  PM Task filters are displayed better from a window, now from the Find menu.
  A menu selection is added to Due PM for only Daily Weekly tasks.



• Updates completed February 2011:
  Updates to PM Group selection from PM Task Setup.
  Fixes to moving column and other right-click commands in data browser.
  New utility to compare between current data and previous backups. This is used by Davison support, but is available to clients.
  
  In the Component PM, PM Tasks window, the Scheduled date now refreshes as expected. Previously it only refreshed with record movement. Other Component PM fixes.
  Now when the Edit button is pressed from a View-only window the new window opens with the same tab page as shown in the View-only window.
  
  Automatic PM Scheduling. Preventive Maintenance (PM) work orders are created automatically from the Windows Scheduler or equivalent scheduler. See Help, Preventive Maintenance Groups, Automatic PM Scheduling. This was previously installed only as a custom option, but now this is available.
  
  Corrected report for Personnel Weekly Hours.
  Added an optional output of reports called: Text output of last report table. This is a simple output of temporary report data for text or Excel.
  Re-arranged the Environment menu.
  
  In PredictMate the graph, Trend Analysis, now has a Reload button. The new Reload button is next to the Close button at the upper left. This allows a quick reload of any data that has been added by network users or SCADA.
  However, for practical updates, a graph is not required. Just run the Alarm Report or tag equipment with alarms.



• Updates completed January 2011:
  Select equipment for a PM Group from PM Task Setup.
  Improved email to and from work orders.
  
  Improved commands for right-click on data browser - Go To and Move columns.
  
  Added to Work Orders, Actions menu: Fix PM Work Orders
  This offers fixes from data entry or PM task changes:
  - Fix Scheduled Date Too Early
  - Tag WOs not related to a current PM task
  - Remove duplicate PM Task from WO Description
  Click here for PDF document
  
  See January updates in Tutorial Videos



• Updates completed December 2010:
  Component PM Window
  Check the "No" column for no PM scheduling for a component. If the "Out" (Unit Out of Service) column is not checked, then only the components checked in the "No" column are omitted from scheduling. This is intended for spare components that do not need preventive maintenance.
  
  Improved work order formats. Added "Brief" work order format, plain with less information in three work order forms.
  Equipment reports also improved format.
  Corrected graphs for sum of PM hours and count where no data exists.
  Added report to Print All PM as if all was scheduled.
  Improved the "Simple" PM window. Added a column to indicate Due PM.
  
  Improved data upload via email.
  See December updates in Tutorial Videos



• Updates completed November 2010:
  Troubled Equipment (Breakdown) report, based on work order Cause.
  Select: Equipment, Reports, Troubled Equipment.
  
  Weekly Hours report
  Select: Personnel Information, Reports, Weekly Hours
  
  Simple edit window from Component PM:
  Displays only Unit and Component code, PM Group
  Prompt for PM Start Date: List of weeks ending Saturday for user to select.
  
  PM Task Setup window is now divided into three tabs with common items on the first tab.
  
  Work order add: Current time as option, not default.
  "Hours" button for WO: Default date same as WO completion if completed.
  Sum of PM hours: New temporary sort order by PM Start Date to find equipment scheduling that is centered to a week of the year. Click on the "PM Start Date" header in the Scheduled PM window.



• Updates completed October 2010:
  Fixed: Changing PM frequency in tasks from the Scheduled PM window, now changes the latest PM work order for that task for every equipment in the PM group. Previous to this fix this worked in the PM Task Setup, but not in Scheduled PM window.
  
  This keeps a previous completed work order for the changed frequency. The same as before, all PM work orders before the latest work order are not changed, keeping a history of the PM completed at the original frequency.



• Updates completed September 2010:
  Custom addition as requested:
  Automate PM Ready Work orders for selected PM Groups, run from the Windows scheduler or equivalent scheduler. Select PM Groups for automated PM by checking the "Auto" column the PM Groups window.



• Updates completed August 2010:
  Easier search on Unit Description. Click on column header.
  Now USB drive remote program is updated automatically when copying from host to remote.
  More PM lists - brief versions
  Log file is created after scheduled indexing - IndexJob.log



• Updates completed July 2010:
  Added a selection of Simple or Detailed preventive maintenance (PM):
  Now it is easier to print and close PM.
  
  Handheld (PDA) work orders now show preventive maintenance tasks on Ready PM work orders.
  A "Close WO" button is added to work order windows for easier closeout during work order editing.
  Improved report selection and Installation check.
  Easier connect to support from help menu.
  User login is now retrieved from the Windows desktop user by default.
  Background login of all users. This builds a table of users before user rights are assigned.
  Latest time of login and logout for each user shown.
  A different user can now login within the application.
  Documentation updated for user login.
  Other improvements to application login.



• Updates completed June 2010:
  More updates for importing data from Excel .XLS worksheets, specifically for custom data entry.
  The Change equipment button in work orders now only affects Corrective work orders.
  Application close or shutdown times out if user is not available to press Yes or No.
  Installation check:
  Checks for .$$ files remaining. Files with .$$ extension are created when older files cannot be overwritten.
  Checks if program EXE is opened by another user and provides a simple shutting down of all users.


• Updates completed May 2010:
  Improved data import from Excel. Work around for "Numeric Field Overflow" from Excel. See the tutorial "Links from Excel spreadsheet".
  Improvements to Remote Update from USB drive.
  Added a tree view to PredictMate units window.


• Updates completed April 2010:
  
  Indexing can be scheduled during off times when users are not in the program.Copy ...\DmSystem\jobs\IndexData.job to the windows scheduler and modify.
  User logins are recorded in the background to file "Users_.dbf". Review this table in "File, User Login, Browse User Logins".
  The Remote Update from USB drive (or other remote drive) is updated with more options, especially for handling work orders remotely. An "Import" button is added to work orders. Also see "File, Import" if you have the remote update option.


• Updates completed March 2010:
  
  PredictMate: Added utility data browsers in the Tools menu for Equipment Limits and Readings, all records.
  Fixed a bug when selecting the date range for a trend graph. Previously a selection for alarger date range returned no data.
  Easier entry of default limits in the Reading Types window. Now default limits can be assigned more easilywithout entering limits for every equipment.
  View alarms by record when browsing.
  An alarm must be greater than maximum limit. It was previously equal or greater than. This allows readings equal to the limit to pass as not an alarm. Users were entering limits equal to the past reading, and therefore causing false alarms.
  Option for no alarm with forecasted limit. Some forecasts were from past data with a forecasted date far in the past. This was causing a false alarm.
  Prompt the userfor latest date, so that old alarms do not cause a false alarm.
  
  PM work orders are now allowed Project status, intended for Ready PM work orders thatpostpone a PM task.


• Updates completed February 2010:
  Parts list cost total by extended quantity X price.
  Equipment PM Note prints with Ready PM work order.
  Installation and web account improvements.
  Fixed lockup when sending mail.
  Improved response to empty data folder when installing to network or other empty folder.
   


• Updates completed January 2010:
  File upload compatibile with new web site.
  Added note field for each personnel hour record.
  Added window to close Work Orders by Assigned user.
  Removed States table - not needed.
  Equipment browser improved.
  Updated WO Requests by Equipment.
  Additional search options.
  Improved tree view of equipment.
  Change equipment button added to Work Orders.
  Select fields in text file export.
  Remote Update warns of changed key codes.


• Updates completed December 2009:
  Improved compatibility with Windows 7
  Added search and GoTo options in PM Groups.
  Simplified equipment entry and changing unit code.
  Equipment in Tree-view improved and by location.
  Simplified Remote and Copy To - Update.
  Additional simple Work Request module.
  Work review by username.
  Select Locations filtered to request window.
  WO hour comments fixed according to date
  Simplified installation on a network.
  Select fields in text file export.


• Updates completed November 2009:
  Improved work order sending and update from email.
  Simplified commands for creating Ready PM work orders.
  Updated emailing of parts needed.
  Direct or Energy costs to the Equipment Costs report.
  Improved Excel imports. Script for energy data import.
  New Direct Costs data entry in Equipment window.
  
  Improved email server messages during connection.
  Less time for email timeout, configurable.
  New command to view user fields in data browser.


• Updates completed October 2009:
  Added Gantt chart for corrective work order planning.
  This chart uses a new Due Date field in work orders.
  Fixed error in Remote Update for PM Work orders.
  Sending email: Added User and Password
  prompts for Authentication.
  Now available: Send many email from special command.
  Improved custom import / export with Excel XLS files.
  Fixed seasonal PM scheduling for international dates.
  Special PM scheduling options now available.
  Utility to compress all JPG image files.
  Romanian translation table - first version.


• Updates completed September 2009:
  Now possible to make comment for each day of
  personnel hours for work orders.
  Option to run Parts Inventory module only.
  Fixed in Selection window: Exit was not possible
  after special search to bottom.
  
  Note field for comments each day of personnel hours.
  Work request by location only.


• Updates completed August 2009:
  Update CMMS and PredictMate from a remote folder.
  This could be a USB Drive or other network folder.
  Find button in more windows.
  Color to column headers for sorting.
  Extended costs displayed with PO Items.


• Updates completed July 2009:
  Equipment component code length increased to 25.
  Unit code maximum length is 70.
  Improved adding corrective work orders from PM checks.
  Tree view of equipment and related components.
  Improved redisplay of browser buttons when resizing.
  Search and Find menus combined to one menu.


• Updates completed June 2009:
  Part selection by groups, related in a tree view.
  Tree view from Work Orders or Part Information.
  Tree view requires setup from the parts vendor.
  Part group field length to 15 with related changes.
  User fields can now be sorted.


• Updates completed Mar 2009:
  Direct import from predictive data simple, improved.
  Import simplified for Equipment, Parts, Work Orders.
  PredictMate Position field increased to length of 10
  with related windows, reports and handheld input.
  
  Movie files (.WMV) with same name as image called
  from image window. A movie button displays.


• Updates completed Nov-Dec 2008:
  Parts export (.CSV .TXT) includes related vendor price.


• Updates completed July-Sept 2008:
  Add with next code in PO.
  PM List showing Completed and Scheduled dates.
  Minor updates for Arabic support.


• Updates completed in June 2008:
  Date range in Equipment Costs report.
  Bar chart with Equipment Costs report.
  Vendor selection with Parts email.
  Parts email text file with header like report.


• Updates completed in Mar-May 2008:
  Language support for Arabic.
  
  Improved calls to reports.
  Copy protection by serial number allowed.
  Fixed equipment reading update from work order.


• Updates completed in January 2008:
  Now runs copy-protected on a USB drive, able to take
  single-user program on USB drive to different computers.
  Improved search of equipment by location.
  Updated parts inventory reports. Inventory checklist.


• Updates completed from March 2000 to December 2007
  were removed from this page.