New Features

• You can now set the background/highlight colour of any row on any tab (except for Progress Items).
• Added Sum mode to report view. You can select a range of cells and the sum of the selected values will be displayed at the bottom of the window. You can click the sum to copy the value to the clipboard.
• You can mark favourite projects by clicking the star icon on the Project List window. Favourite projects appear at the top of the list of projects and applicable search results.
• Added a contact group picker for distribution lists. It automatically includes all contacts ever referenced in a project, grouped by category, for quick and easy access.
• Added new possible Status column values to the Submittal Items tab.
• Added Status column to Notices tab.
• Added Previous & Current accounting fields to Orders tab.
• Added colours to Requests tab Status column.
• You can now export projects without all of their attachments. This can result in significantly smaller file sizes.
• Administrators can force users to use the default e-mail client for sending messages. This feature sets the stage for other settings to be enforced by administrators in the future.
• The local options database is now synchronized with the server. This means that users can change computers simply by installing the client software (no settings migration is required).

Speed & Workflow Improvements

• Significant speed improvements when switching tabs.
• Requests, Instructions, Notices, Quotes and Orders tabs are dramatically faster, particularly when showing referenced summary column values on reports with a lot of rows.
• Contracts tab calculations are now faster.
• Clearing the new item row is now much faster.
• Tabs with Reason columns are now calculated faster.
• Faster grid navigation.
• Faster attachment transfers with server, particularly for large attachments.

Report Improvements

• Report column auto-sizing is now significantly improved when printing/exporting reports.
• Reports now handle check box columns better at small font sizes.
• Default file names for reports now include the project reference number.
• When you save a report as a PDF, the file dialog window will now include the default file name.
• Reports now print/export to PDF in colour where applicable.
• Reports no longer losing .05 inches per subsequent page, which would be very noticeable on reports with lots of pages.

Form Improvements

• When editing a form description, you can press Ctrl+S to save your changes.
• Default file names for forms now include the project reference number.
• When you save a form as a PDF file, the Save As window will now include the default file name.
• Form print/export window now resizable.

Import Improvements

• Improvements to Certificates calculations for projects migrated from StatsLog4.
• Importing StatsLog4 projects is more accurate when some items were not holdback applicable.
• Improved import of forms on the Reviews tab.
• You can now import FIVE Archived Project (5AP) files by double-clicking them in Windows Explorer.
• FIVE will now ask if you want to install a sample project if it has not already been installed.

Automatic Update Improvements

• Fixed a bug in the Automatic Update service that could cause it to become unstoppable unless set to Manual or Disabled mode and then restarted the computer.

Installation Improvements

• If a FIVE service is marked as Disabled, re-installing will no longer enable it. This allows you to permanently disable the automatic update service and not have to manually re-disable it after installing an update.

General Bug Fixes

• Mouse button no longer locks on the Project Information window after switching tabs on that window.
• Data entry into cells immediately after re-ordering columns now works in all known cases.
• Fixed bug preventing creation of new Divisions (only a problem in out-of-band update).
• Fixed bug preventing clicking of grid action buttons (only a problem in out-of-band update).

General Improvements

• Improved progress reporting when switching tabs, showing forms, opening projects and generating reports.
• Improved search results when numbers have leading zeros. For example, searching for RFI 1 will now show RFI 001 in the results.
• Better row reservation handling when switching tabs/modes.
• Added Ctrl+Shift+F12 shortcut to force a grid refresh if it has become locked for any reason.
• Improved support for multiple users working on the same report when one user makes modifications to the layout.
• Improved Quick Filter pattern matching for lists of items.
• 5AP file are now encrypted.
• General improvements to description editor performance.
• After deleting an attachment, the count on the main report will now be updated automatically.

Significant Speed Improvements

• Start up and tab switching are now faster
• Downloading attachments from the server is now faster
• Stalls less likely to occur due to competing server requests
• Report view responds faster when navigating with keyboard

Workflow Improvements

• No longer need to go through the wizard to add a new form type
• You can now modify previously used form gallery item details, or remove items from the previously used form gallery
• Updated welcome page with clickable links to perform common actions required to get started
• First-start window now automatically detects server on the network, making initial setup easier
• Improvements to list handling/editing in report view
• You can now switch tabs with the keyboard (Ctrl+Tab to move forward, Ctrl+Shift+Tab to move backward)
• You can force a refresh of report view by pressing Shift+F5
• Ctrl+Shift+V will remove all font formating from text before pasting it
• Re-designed form page numbering & merging options. You can now specify start page as well as total pages
• Quoted days column is no longer a required entry
• Quoted & Order Days & Amounts columns now default to 0 if left blank
• After pressing magic wand button, the first available required cell with no data in it will be automatically selected so you can begin typing right away with having to go the cell manually

Bug Fixes

• Category now saved when editing Project Information
• Report now updated after adding columns
• Allowance/Contingency on Contracts progress % now automatically updated when associated Draw/Expenditure updated
• Tab swtiches back to dashboard and refreshes it when opening new project
• Ctrl+X now cuts text properly in description editor
• Drag & Drop of images in description editor now disabled to prevent them from disappearing. Use Cut & Paste instead

Automatic Update Improvements

• Works better in limited user account environments
• Updater will close frozen clients if required to ensure it can update

Server Service Improvements

• Listener will delay binding to an adapter until it has confirmed that a network connection is present. This will prevent erroneous binding to 127.0.0.1 if the service starts before network initialization is complete

General Improvements

• Added latest versions of all user guides to the Help button
• User feedback improved when communicating with FIVE server (transmit icon flashes in status bar)
• User feedback improved for some longer running applications (hourglass icon appears)
• Printing window now shows what printer the job is being sent to
• Pasting to description editor will now change font name & size to that of the rest of the description text. Formatting such as bold, italic, etc... will be preserved
• Improved error handling and messaging in a number of areas.
• New default forms
• FIVE Server now broadcasts its location on the LAN to make first start easier for users (you don't need to know the IP and Port of the server, the client will find it automatically)
• Added new data columns by user request to a number of tabs
• Added "Maintenance Mode" flag to server - client will abort connection if it determines server is in maintainence mode. This is in preparation for future server maintenance tools
• Bullets are now left-aligned with body text in description editor
• Number to word conversion now only puts the word "and" where the decimal place would be, to adhere to accounting practice
• Resizing columns no longer pushes view back to top-left cell when scrolled to the right or bottom
• Importing a StatsLog4 project is more likely to succeed (added tests for unusual conditions that we've encountered based on user feedback)