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Asite 19.2
Updated over a month ago

Dear User,

At Asite we recognise the importance of your feedback and work continually to improve the tool and bring you new features.

We are pleased to bring you our new release Adoddle 19.2 which has exciting new features as well as bug fixes.

Adoddle 19.2 Release New Features and Key Enhancements:

Linking of Drawings which have External References: Collaborating with drawings which have XRefs is enhanced. Adoddle users now have the ability to link (Static) Drawings that have XRefs.

Support for Electronic Signatures: Adoddle platform now supports Electronic signatures in forms, users can also electronically sign a form using their finger or a stylus on touch screen devices.

Additional Project Information: Capturing additional project related information and settings is enhanced. Administrators can now add additional project related information.

Improvements in Adoddle Field+ Application:

Favourite Projects Filter: Adoddle Field+ app now supports a filter for favourite projects.

Support for multiple file upload:Adoddle Field+ app now supports uploading of multiple files.

Current user actions in defects listing: Users can now view actions assigned to them along with action due time in the defects listing.

Performance Improved: Latest update of Adoddle Field+ includes performance improvements.

Support for Configuring Validation (Pre) Action: Users will have more flexibility to ensure documents are uploaded as per the project requirements while uploading. Administrators can now configure system actions to validate document details before upload.

Support for Configuring Standalone (independent) Actions: Configuring standalone actions to accomplish small tasks without relying on complex workflows is introduced.

Discontinue Classic Navigator: Classic Navigator will be discontinued from this release onwards i.e. from 19th November 2016.

Users having access to classic edition can also install and use Adoddle Navigator.

Other Platform Enhancements:

Password Policy Enhanced: Adoddle platform has HMG IS1 security accreditation for storing and processing protectively marked assets up to Official-Sensitive level. The default password policy has been changed to ensure that users select a more secure password, which should be a combination of upper and lower case alphabets, special characters and numbers.

1. Adoddle Web Application

Adoddle provides a unique and comprehensive set of capabilities in a single, unified environment in order to manage your Drawings, Project Schedules, BIM Models, Reports and Apps and share information across teams spread across different geographies.

Adoddle allows teams to access, capture, track and re-use data throughout the lifecycle of an asset from Feasibility to Facilities Management.

The following Section provides further details of the Improvements and New Features added to the Platform.

1.1 Adoddle Files

Column heading change from Type to “T”:

User interface in file listing for devices with smaller resolution is improved. The heading for the “Type” column has been changed to “T”. A mouse over the “T” will display the tool tip.

Linking of Drawings which have External References: Collaborating with drawings which have XRefs is enhanced. Adoddle users now have the ability to link (Static) Drawings with XRefs.

Share Link Enhancement: Share link recipients will be able to access the latest revision. The default setting when using the Share Link functionality has changed to "Always open latest version”. Whenever a recipient clicks on the link they will see the latest revision only.

1.2 Adoddle Visual Workflow

Workflow Cancelation on Deactivated Files: Administrators will no longer be notified when a Document/Document Revisions within a Visual Workflow is deactivated. Adoddle will automatically cancel the workflow. The workflow status will be updated to show Cancelled.

Support for Configuring Validation (Pre) Action: Users will have more flexibility to ensure documents are uploaded as per the project requirements while uploading. Administrators can now configure system actions to validate document details before upload.

Support for Configuring Standalone (independent) Actions: Configuring standalone actions to accomplish small tasks without relying on complex workflows is introduced.

1.3 Adoddle Projects

Additional Project Information: Admin users will now be able to add additional project related information within the Project Settings area.

1.4 Adoddle Forms

Support for Electronic Signatures in Adoddle Forms: Adoddle platform now supports Electronic signatures in forms, users can also electronically sign a form using their finger or a stylus on touch screen devices.

2. Adoddle Field+

Adoddle Field+ is a simple, easy-to-use tool that enables project collaboration with contacts and project teams on the move. Sign in with your Adoddle account to publish and share and Mark-up drawings, photos, other files, and issue actions to team members, allowing you to stay on top of time-critical review processes. View and mark-up Building Information Models (BIM) in 3D, including the ability to drill down into the components of the model and review discipline-specific elements.

Adoddle Field+ enables you to view and review multiple model files from disparate BIM Authoring toolsets merged into one unified model in Adoddle cBIM in the cloud. Raise RFIs, Defects / Punch lists, or any of the hundreds of other project workflow forms available in the Adoddle App Library and issue them to team members directly from your tablet with direct and automatic links to the relevant parts of any file or model. The Adoddle platform maintains a full and complete audit trail of all communications as a project progresses.

2.1 Adoddle Field+

Performance Improved: Adoddle Field+ app’s latest update includes under the hood improvements for better performance for improved usability.

Favourite Projects Filter: Projects marked as a favourite within the Adoddle web application are now easily identified within the Adoddle Field+ app using the new favourite projects filter.

Support for multiple file upload: Adoddle Field+ app now supports uploading multiple files in one go.

Note: Upload is not allowed on folders which have mandatory custom attributes applied.

Current user actions in defects listing: Users can now view actions assigned to them along with action due time in the defects listing.

Search Projects while using “Open with” feature: Users can now search for specific project while uploading the files from devices.

3. Adoddle Navigator

Adoddle Navigator is a user-friendly desktop application that allows you to upload 2D and 3D files and collaborate with Project teams. Adoddle users have the option to synchronize information locally while working offline on the native applications before signing-in to Adoddle and publish them as revisions.

Adoddle Navigator integrates directly with Autodesk Revit and facilities exchanging data from 3D BIM Collaborative environment such as COBie (Construction Operation Building Information Exchange). Users are able to connect all project data to models regardless of their BIM Authoring tool. With a centralized storage of all versions of your models in a collaborative online environment, users can harness the power of Big Data and extensible toolkit for Collaborative BIM.

Bug Fixes in User Interface: In this release Adoddle Navigator has bug fixes related to user interface for higher resolution machines.

Discontinue Classic Navigator: Classic Navigator will be discontinued from this release onwards i.e. from 19th November 2016. Users having access to classic edition can also install and use Adoddle Navigator.

4. System Changes

Adoddle 19.2 - Release Notes lists the following changes to configuration requirements and plug-ins:

4.1 Changes to PC Configuration Requirements (Footprint)

None

4.2 Changes to Applets / Plug-ins

IT Configuration Applet - No

Upload - Applet (Classic version) – Yes

Java Viewer (Classic version) - No

Active-X Viewer (File Comparison) - No

Adoddle Navigator – Yes

Java Viewer (Adoddle cBIM) – No

Notes:

1. Updating the Applets does NOT require Administrator permissions on the local machine.

2. Clicking on “Always” option when prompted with a certificate will ensure that similar prompts do not appear for current as well as any other applet signed by Asite. If this option has already been activated, these updates will be automatically installed.

3. Adoddle Navigator installation / update requires administrator rights.


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