Software Updates

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 update is May 13, 2008.

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


• Updates completed in Mar-Apr 2008:
  Copy protection by serial number allowed.
  Fixed equipment reading update from work order.
  Language support for Arabic.
  
• 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. Added checklist report.
  
• Updates completed in December 2007:
  Minor update for installation and some validations.
  Standard PM to Handheld fixed.
  Equipment reports, Inventory, Purchase Order updates.
• Updates completed in November 2007:
  Equipment reports, Inventory, Purchase Order updates.
  PredictMate - fixed problem with graph data scope.
  Data export via ODBC improvements.
  PM frequency 45-day added.
  Automatic max value in PredictMate graph.
  
• Updates completed in October 2007:
  Handheld transfer from remote PC updated.
  
• Updates completed in September 2007:
  Work orders by email. Documentation in Help.
  Email review for deleting old emails.
  Select email address from Personnel.
  Sending email without default Windows mail handler.
  Image selection. Search record with image.
  Subtract selected parts closing a work order.
  Menu command to shut down all users.
  Other report updates.
  
• Updates completed in August 2007:
  Receive work order updates directly from email.
  Previously just requests received from email.
  Insert common text from keyword into PM Tasks.
  Copy PM Task to Work Order with related compatibility
  for special changes in a PM work order like forms.
  
• Updates completed in June-July 2007:
  More picture selection for work order and PM tasks.
  Save image from clipboard to file.
  Free-form data entry fields within note fields.
  Search of note field values.
  Data entry in notes compatible to handheld work orders.
  Compatibility with handheld for fields within note.
  More convenient unlock of application.
  Improved special reporting.
  More support information uploads.
  Easier selection of approved completed work orders.
  Color selection for sort order and WO status.
  Fixed running reports from Win98.
  Improved sending email. App is not suspended.
  Email to vendor.
  Fixed excessive redisplay after window was saved.
  Improved PM Task handling from Work Order window.
  PredictMate Handheld notes transferred.
  
• Updates completed in May 2007:
  Improved ODBC Replication. Previously both remote
  and host needed the same ordinal postion of columns.
  Now the remote can have more columns than the host.
  Improved custom equipment imports from CSV file.
  Improved addition of user-defined fields.
  Increase Predictmate reading to format 999999.9999
  PredictMate graph:
  Prompt for positions only where data exists.
  Min and max limits shown with many positions
  but only if no equipment limit exists.
  
  Updates to receiving email for work requests.
  
• Updates completed in Feb-April 2007:
  Receive email for requested work orders. More....
  
  Part location printed with parts in work orders.
  Work Order parts filtered to component part group.
  Better printing of long or short equipment codes.
  Fixed problem in Work Order export to handheld.
  Many work orders to new equipment with tagging.
  Change many latest readings in equipment window.
  Add personnel hours from simple work order window.
  
• Updates completed in November 2006 - Jan 2007:
  Shaft Alignment for Windows completed.
  
• Updates completed in September-October 2006:
  Sept 22 update of core program Alaska to ver 1.9.
  Previous DLL utilities must be updated.
  If you update to Sept 22 you need updates for
  special features, or CMMS labeled for your company.
  
  Enter vendor price in column in Part Information.
  Daily PM tasks now print with future weeks.
  Out of service button on work order windows.
  Total OOS time added to report.
  
• Updates completed in July-Aug 2006:
  Sum Estimated PM Hours - Blank craft allowed.
  Equipment Down time report. Down time tracking.
  User-defined fields available.
  Transfer between data folders.
  PM Closing for Assigned ID and Priority
  
• Updates completed in June 2006:
  PredictMate:
  More Change All... commands.
  More Run Command options from scheduler.
  More documentation.
  Added Priority column and sort to Equipment Units.
  
• Updates completed in May 2006:
  Improved upgrade indicator.
  Excel-only CSV file option.
  Run commands for Condition-Directed PM and other.
  PredictMate:
  Reading type increased to 20 length.
  Faster archive of readings.
  More options for data management and archiving.
  Simplified ODBC Import for PredictMate.
  
• Updates completed in April 2006:
  Work Request window improved and simplified.
  Equipment priority field sets Work Order priority.
  PM Due by priority is easier.
  Fixed rare problem setting filters.
  Blank work order form.
  Updated Manual and PredictMate Tutorial.
  Completed PM past work orders from PM window.
  Popup Calendar fixes.
  Automatic work orders from PredictMate.
  Scheduled printouts from commmand-line argument.
  
• Updates completed in Feb-March 2006:
  Handheld program now installed from CMMS.
  Easier remote installation of handheld software.
  Faster performance on handheld.
  PredictMate: Individual images for readings.
  Improved transfer of PdM alarms to work orders.
  Possible to ignore schedule and output all readings.
  Fixed hangup entering first new equipment.
  Purchase Order items updated if PO number changed.
  ODBC Import: Now equipment reading without PdM.
  New Size field in equipment for misc use.
  Language: Translated popup message with buttons.
  Handheld forms translated to Spanish.
  Command-line backup to FTP site from scheduler.
  
• Updates completed in Jan 2006:
  Add many equipment with next code.
  Change many PM Groups in Scheduled PM window.
  Changes to adding equipment from handheld.
  Handheld work orders do not require equipment code.
  Batch command for creating ZIP file of handheld
  files for transfer between remote and host.
  
• Updates completed in Nov-Dec 2005:
  External text editor for note fields.
  Improvements to Excell and CSV handling.
  Location description with Unit lookup.
  Size and condition fields added to Parts.
  Purchase Order partial received and backorder.
  Many images for one equipment is possible.
  Equipment description to 80 character length.
  
• Updates completed in September 2005:
  Adding new equipment is easier.
  Improved report output to email.
  Direct email of reports in Adobe Acrobat PDF.
  Easier support request and upload of data backup.
  Play sound (WAV files) with images for comments.
  Color-coded work order status in browser.
  Requested work orders searched by location.
  Better correlation of WO location code to equipment.
  Sort by scheduled date if any open status.
  Command to change many records for Status and other.
  Create small image files for reports.
  
• Updates completed in August 2005:
  Email notification from work orders.
  Select email name from personnel list.
  Update reports to RR ver 11.
  Built-in report changes.
  Add corrective WO from Preventive window.
  
• Updates completed in July 2005:
  Utility to create part stock codes.
  Import from MS-Excel with support by scripts.
  Fixed formatting in Units report.
  Improved formating for long equipment codes.
  Longer stock and vendor part number - 50 length.
  Find vendor part number from Parts window.
  
• Updates completed in June 2005:
  WO report of Parts and Additional Costs.
  Fixed WO Report with no PM Tasks.
  Fixed email from purchase order.
  Easier priority of PM work orders.
  Added Personnel notes field.
  
• Updates completed in May 2005:
  Equipment browser: Simple review of PM Work.
  Work order: Easier change of equipment.
  Search for Requested By.
  Updates to ODBC Import.
  Repeat of report options.
  
• Updates completed in April 2005:
  ODBC Replication and Import updates.
  Prompts for login ID and password.
  SQL Blank date changed to Jan 1 1900 from 1800.
  ODBC Import: Rows deleted after retrieved.
  Requested work order: Added print checkbox.
  Report changes by user. Not yet Lite version.
  Equipment work orders list max date fix.
  PM Work order prefix to "Z" compatible with SQL.
  Equipment code to 70 character maximum length.
  
• Updates completed in March 2005:
  Environment log added to Backup. Setup improved.
  Row (not cell) cursor in some browsers.
  ODBC Replication and Import:
  Site number column SITENUMB added to each table in
  replicated database for easier reporting.
  Date types supported in replicated tables.
  Crystal Report (tm) examples included.
  Import: DateTime format CCYYMMDDhhmmss supported.
  
• Updates completed in February 2005:
  ODBC Import: Simple import to these modules:
  Equipment, Work Orders, Parts, PredictMate Readings.
  Any external application like SCADA can add to
  tables in MS Access, MS-SQL, SyBase, MySQL, Oracle
  for import to our CMMS or Predictmate, executed
  on-demand from menu or scheduled from command line.
  ODBC Replicate: improved local sites to host table.
  
  Data browsers and memos: Larger font, changeable.
  Image file editing from system program for JPG.
  Images for Work Orders - can edit to explain work.
  PredictMate: Archive of old readings.
  
• Updates completed in January 2005:
  Condition-Directed task scheduling in CMMS from
  PredictMate. Improved forecast of date of alarm.
  User Manual is available in Adobe PDF format.
  PO Review: Fixed vendor lookup for email.
  Improved host ODBC Replication when saving edit.
  WO Request module: Now simple by location or equip.
  Active WOs now for latest scheduled or requested.
  Improved text formatting for printing tutorials.
  Note fields: Insert text from right-click menu.
  
  
  
• Updates completed from March 2000 to December 2004
  were removed from this page.