OSPInSight Edit 7.0 Release History
 

DESIGN CHANGES FROM 6.0 TO 7.0

  1. "Frames" are now called Termination Points
  2. "Enclosures" are now called Splice Points
  3. Pole Lines are new objects that simply represent distance between poles
  4. Route Details can be opened separately from the Termination panel, from the dataview right-click menu

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.30 Release Notes
19/Aug/2008

NEW FEATURES

  1. Changes made in the Termination Point Panel to User, Status and Priority will not be pushed to all related ports until the apply button is hit. There is still an option to not push the changes
  2. A Cancel button has been added to the Reserved Status editor found in the Termination Point Panel
  3. Saved Routes can be created from the Route Detail, this allows the creation of a Saved Route on fibers that have not been terminated

FIXES

  1. Splice labeling options are now being saved correctly
  2. Span '0' is now the default span associated with a new Inner Duct
  3. Splice Key integrity checks have been limited to recently changed lines, this has greatly increased the speed of the Splice Key
  4. Route Detail Port drop down list is now showing labels for equipment ports
  5. Saved Route refresh button is now correctly refreshing the route view in the editor
  6. Splice Schematic now shows the correct cable span types
  7. Splice Spreadsheet is now longer show duplicating 'dead' fibers
  8. Termination Point Splice Key data is now correctly populating
  9. Splice Schematics with a pole place obejct, is now displaying correct information without errors
  10. Records in the Cable Segment List are now being deleted correctly when the delete button is hit
  11. Auto-label options are now working correctly for Custom Defined Objects
  12. Saved Route column in the Termination Point Panel is now correctly refreshing when creating new Saved Routes

TIPS

  1. When editing in the Termination Point Panel, make all the changes to User, Status and Priority that you want to push to all related ports first, hit apply, then continue with the editing you do not want pushed. The option to push has been moved to when apply is hit

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. There is a slight shift in the position of a custom map object when it is created
  2. The Route schematic is still disabled, pending further updates for stability and compatibility with the new data structure
  3. OSPInSight will periodically crash for unknown reasons. It seems to happen more frequently on some computers than others. Make sure you save your updates often, and back up your data. We are working on a fix for this issue.
  4. The Splice Key Editor populates and updates very slowly if the "only show strands that are not part of a saved route" option is selected.
       Workaround: uncheck that option, and save the layout
  5. On some computers, editors, lists, reports and mapinfo windows (info tool, layer control) open behind the main OSPInSight window.
       Workaround: Click the application near it's toolbars, or click the taskbar button for OSPInSight to pull those windows back up. We are working on a fix.
  6. The Taper report runs somewhat slower than it did in 6.0, since it runs routes one at a time, rather than based on groups. We are working on ways to improve it's performance.
  7. Deleting objects through the dataview right-click menu or the lists doesn't automatically save the map layer...meaning you should manually save it. This will be addressed in the next release.
       Workaround: manually save the mapinfo layers after deleting from the right-click menu in the dataview or the lists.
  8. Sometimes when a user leaves a PC (while OSPInSight is running) long enough for it to lock, or for the screensaver to engage, OSPInSight will hang. When the user returns, he find he has to reboot to restore normal functionality to his computer. We are working on a fix for this
  9. Splitters are not being correctly shown in the Splice Schematic. We are working on a fix

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.29 Release Notes
3/Jun/2008

FIXES

  1. Midsheathing an existing slack loop by replacing it with an enclosure is now working correctly
  2. New Equipment types can be created

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. There is a slight shift in the position of a custom map object when it is created
  2. The Route schematic is still disabled, pending further updates for stability and compatibility with the new data structure
  3. OSPInSight will periodically crash for unknown reasons. It seems to happen more frequently on some computers than others. Make sure you save your updates often, and back up your data. We are working on a fix for this issue.
  4. The Splice Key Editor populates and updates very slowly if the "only show strands that are not part of a saved route" option is selected.
       Workaround: uncheck that option, and save the layout
  5. On some computers, editors, lists, reports and mapinfo windows (info tool, layer control) open behind the main OSPInSight window.
       Workaround: Click the application near it's toolbars, or click the taskbar button for OSPInSight to pull those windows back up. We are working on a fix.
  6. The Taper report runs somewhat slower than it did in 6.0, since it runs routes one at a time, rather than based on groups. We are working on ways to improve it's performance.
  7. Deleting objects through the dataview right-click menu or the lists doesn't automatically save the map layer...meaning you should manually save it. This will be addressed in the next release.
       Workaround: manually save the mapinfo layers after deleting from the right-click menu in the dataview or the lists.
  8. Sometimes when a user leaves a PC (while OSPInSight is running) long enough for it to lock, or for the screensaver to engage, OSPInSight will hang. When the user returns, he find he has to reboot to restore normal functionality to his computer. We are working on a fix for this

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.28 Release Notes
21/May/2008

NEW FILES

  1. The dbstruct_ntk.osp (dated 1/May/2008) is included with the patch and is needed with the latest executable (the database version has not changed and will still work with older versions of the executable)

NEW FEATURES

  1. Cable span fiber count reduction has been re-enabled
  2. The Taper Report summary can now be reordered
  3. Route Detail results can now be to a CSV/Text format for use in spreadsheets

FIXES

  1. Changes made to the 'user' and 'status' fields in the Terminations Assignment Report will now be saved correctly
  2. Switching subfolders and categories is now working properly in the Data View
  3. Custom drop down lists will now be shown in the Lists
  4. Documents related to Cable Spans are now being shown in the Relations tab of the Data View
  5. Reordering a list by a column header after it has been filtered with a query, is now working correctly
  6. Column reordering in lists will now be saved with the layout
  7. The 'Custom Style' in the Custom Objects editor is now working correctly for Oracle and Access based networks
  8. Mass Saved Route creation speed has been increased
  9. Mass Saved Route 'name' field size has been increased
  10. Access Point list field 'type' has now been made a drop down list
  11. Building list field 'type' has now been made a drop down list
  12. Splice Points are now being properly shown in the Relations tab for Saved Routes
  13. Cable Spans can no longer be created without a 'spantype'
  14. Drop down lists in the Saved Route form are now working correctly
  15. Visio options in the right-click menu for the buildings listed in the Data View are now being displayed
  16. Exporting to Google Earth has been fixed
  17. Rows marked for deletion in the Patch Editor are now being marked in red
  18. List navigation with the tab key has been improved
  19. Updating all records in the list (using ctrl+left-click to paste from clipboard) is now updating all the records in the list
  20. Saved Routes have now been limited to one per port
  21. Taper Report is now saving and displaying the 'ignore patch cord' option correctly
  22. Route Details opened from the Taper Report will now have the strand automatically selected
  23. Termination Point Panels opened from the Taper Report will now have the port automatically selected
  24. Running a 'Find Fault' from the Termination Point Panel no longer asks to run the route again
  25. Locations listed in the 'x_id' field of the Equipment editor are now listed in alphabetical order and include the objectid
  26. The 'reelid' field is not populating correctly in the Cable Span editor

TIPS

  1. Use the 'Refresh' button in the Taper Report to reorder the columns after sorting

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. There is a slight shift in the position of a custom map object when it is created
  2. The Route schematic is still disabled, pending further updates for stability and compatibility with the new data structure
  3. OSPInSight will periodically crash for unknown reasons. It seems to happen more frequently on some computers than others. Make sure you save your updates often, and back up your data. We are working on a fix for this issue.
  4. The Splice Key Editor populates and updates very slowly if the "only show strands that are not part of a saved route" option is selected.
       Workaround: uncheck that option, and save the layout
  5. On some computers, editors, lists, reports and mapinfo windows (info tool, layer control) open behind the main OSPInSight window.
       Workaround: Click the application near it's toolbars, or click the taskbar button for OSPInSight to pull those windows back up. We are working on a fix.
  6. The Taper report runs somewhat slower than it did in 6.0, since it runs routes one at a time, rather than based on groups. We are working on ways to improve it's performance.
  7. Deleting objects through the dataview right-click menu or the lists doesn't automatically save the map layer...meaning you should manually save it. This will be addressed in the next release.
       Workaround: manually save the mapinfo layers after deleting from the right-click menu in the dataview or the lists.
  8. Sometimes when a user leaves a PC (while OSPInSight is running) long enough for it to lock, or for the screensaver to engage, OSPInSight will hang. When the user returns, he find he has to reboot to restore normal functionality to his computer. We are working on a fix for this

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.27 Release Notes
02/Apr/2008

NEW FEATURES

  1. In the Splice Key you can double click a splice row to highlight the involved cable spans on the map. You can also select a splice row and then click the map button (it says N)

FIXES

  1. Dataview and dropdown list ordering in Oracle was out of order when all caps names were mixed with names that were not all caps.
  2. Opening a network after performing an Oracle Backup would fail
  3. Saved route wasn't showing the entire route
  4. Cable spans can now be added with QuickAdd enabled (other categories still need work to function with QuickAdd)
  5. Splice schematics didn't show the Splice Point name, only the objectid
  6. Midsheath operations would sometimes report duplicate SLA objects when there weren't any
  7. Clicking 'Open List' on a grouped treeview category would give an error about the saved query failing.
  8. Re-adding documents in a directory in the Document Editor (after updating the directory with new files, for example) would cause duplicate records
  9. Printing to Crystal Reports from lists was getting a Type Mismatch error
  10. The "Show Route" button in the Termination Assignments report didn't show the route details correctly
  11. Mass Saved Route editor would stop creating saved routes when it encountered a jack that was unchecked, even if jacks were checked further down
  12. If a field in the Display Options->Field Display was set to be bold, then OSPInSight would display the database field name, rather than the caption
  13. The Span.medium field wasn't populating when creating a new cable span if the medium field was not showing in the cable span editor
  14. Changing the type for an existing Access Point would not appropriately update the custom style, though it worked for new Access Points
  15. Clicking a building object with the GetInfo tool while the building list was open would get an error
  16. Midsheath operations are no longer halted and rolled back if they find objects in the related spans that are not touching, as that can be corrected later, and doesn't need to hold up input. A warning is displayed in the Edit Log, however
  17. The End Point Schematic has been upgraded to Beta state. It doesn't handle splitters at this point
  18. The Patch editor is now showing the equipment.suffix after the equipment.name value
  19. The span.length field wasn't locked from directed editing in the cable span editor or the cable span list, (the value is derived)

TIPS

  1. Add a file called 'showdebugger' to your \Edit\ directory to get detailed query duration and operation information during a midsheath or splice key update

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. The Route schematic is still disabled, pending further updates for stability and compatibility with the new data structure
  2. OSPInSight will periodically crash for unknown reasons. It seems to happen more frequently on some computers than others. Make sure you save your updates often, and back up your data. We are working on a fix for this issue.
  3. The Splice Key Editor populates and updates very slowly if the "only show strands that are not part of a saved route" option is selected.
       Workaround: uncheck that option, and save the layout
  4. On some computers, editors, lists, reports and mapinfo windows (info tool, layer control) open behind the main OSPInSight window.
       Workaround: Click the application near it's toolbars, or click the taskbar button for OSPInSight to pull those windows back up. We are working on a fix.
  5. The Taper report runs somewhat slower than it did in 6.0, since it runs routes one at a time, rather than based on groups. We are working on ways to improve it's performance.
  6. Deleting objects through the dataview right-click menu or the lists doesn't automatically save the map layer...meaning you should manually save it. This will be addressed in the next release.
       Workaround: manually save the mapinfo layers after deleting from the right-click menu in the dataview or the lists.
  7. Sometimes when a user leaves a PC (while OSPInSight is running) long enough for it to lock, or for the screensaver to engage, OSPInSight will hang. When the user returns, he find he has to reboot to restore normal functionality to his computer. We are working on a fix for this
  8. Editing in the new lists still has a few issues, such as fields look like they have lost data, navigating with arrows or tab seems odd, and dropdowns sometimes don't match the value placed in the field. We are working on fixes for these issues

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.26 Release Notes
10/Mar/2008

FIXES

  1. Multiuser editing in Oracle has been upgraded to lock tables when inserting, modifying or deleting data, preventing unique constraint errors. This still needs to be done in a couple spots, like super and inner ducts, but it has been added for midsheaths, equipment, splitters, the standard editor, room/rack editor, etc.
  2. Ctrl+D wasn't refreshing the map
  3. The application crash has been worked on, which should prevent it from occuring
  4. Custom object styles->Custom category wasn't working
  5. Mass Saved Route editor has been added as a menu item to the Tools menu
  6. The fault locations weren't displaying in Google Earth
  7. Moving items in the 'dropdown list' editor up or down would give an error
  8. The "Orphan object found, it will now be mapped" should no longer show up. OSPInSight Edit will ignore orphans during input, and the orphan objects can be fixed later during integrity checks
  9. Added the "suffix" value to the equipment display name in the patch editor

TIPS

  1. If a splice key is opening or populating the strands slowly, uncheck the option to "only show strands that are not part of a saved route" and save the layout like that.

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. The Route and End Point schematics are still disabled because, while we worked on them, we didn't finish the fixes. They should be addressed in 7.0.27
  2. The Splice schematic needs some aesthetics updates
  3. OSPInSight will periodically crash for unknown reasons. It seems to happen more frequently on some computers than others. Make sure you save your updates often, and back up your data. We are working on a fix for this issue.
  4. The Splice Key Editor populates and updates very slowly if the "only show strands that are not part of a saved route" option is selected.
       Workaround: uncheck that option, and save the layout
  5. The Taper report runs somewhat slower than it did in 6.0, since it runs routes one at a time, rather than based on groups. We are working on ways to improve it's performance.
  6. On some computers, editors, lists, reports and mapinfo windows (info tool, layer control) open behind the main OSPInSight window.
       Workaround: Click the application near it's toolbars, or click the taskbar button for OSPInSight to pull those windows back up. We are working on a fix.
  7. Sometimes when a user leaves a PC (while OSPInSight is running) long enough for it to lock, or for the screensaver to engage, OSPInSight will hang. When the user returns, he find he has to reboot to restore normal functionality to his computer. We are working on a fix for this
  8. Editing in the new lists still has a few issues, such as fields look like they have lost data, navigating with arrows or tab seems odd, and dropdowns sometimes don't match the value placed in the field. We are working on fixes for these issues
  9. Deleting items from the lists also sometimes removes rows from the dataview...whatever category is selected. It doesn't delete anything from the database. When you hit update in any list to finalize deletions, rows start disappearing from the dataview.
  10. Deleting objects through the dataview right-click menu or the lists doesn't automatically save the map layer...meaning you should manually save it. This will be addressed in the next release.
       Workaround: manually save the mapinfo layers after deleting from the right-click menu in the dataview or the lists.

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.25 Release Notes
15/Feb/2008

FIXES

  1. The midsheath operation had some integrity checks that slowed the process down, and were wrong sometimes. These have been removed, fixed, or sped up
  2. Terminations could not be deleted in the Termination Assignments report
  3. The 'Ports' list had a 'delete' button that would actually delete the port records. This caused problems, and the delete button has been removed
  4. Performing a Find Route or a Route Detail from equipment ports wasn't working
  5. In the Saved Route editor, some of the route detail dropdowns weren't working
  6. The Route Detail options were sometimes not saving
  7. The Save Layout function was not working sometimes for the taper or route details
  8. The Search feature in the Dataview wasn't working
  9. Custom Style editor, and the function itself when inputting objects was failing
  10. The Find Route had various inconsistencies that have been corrected.
  11. Saved Route units have been updated
  12. Mass Enumerator has some new options, and the product description is working
  13. The Mass Enumerator was getting an Invalid Use of Null error in certain circumstances
  14. The Mass Saved Route feature was getting a 'missing right parenthesis' when used in Oracle
  15. In Edit Options->Defaults, if you selected Duct Bank->Start Place, it gave an error
  16. The default List row height has been decreased, similar to pre 7.0.24 lists

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. When multiple users attempt to commit midsheath operations on the same Oracle network, sometimes one user will receive an Ora-00001 Unique Constraint error. Or sometimes the lock preventing one user from finishing until the previous is done, allows the second user to continue too soon. Either way, the integrity checks catch this problem, and gracefully roll back the operation. Simply retry the midsheath if this is the case, and it should succeed if it was caused by a multi-user conflict. If it still fails based on an integrity error, then the integrity error should be corrected.
  2. The Route and End Point schematics are still disabled because they weren't addressed in this release. They should be addressed in 7.0.26
  3. The Splice schematic needs some aesthetics updates
  4. The Splice Key Editor populates and updates very slowly. There is currently no workaround, but this should be addressed in 7.0.26
  5. The Taper report runs somewhat slower than it did in 6.0, since it runs routes one at a time, rather than based on groups. We are working on ways to improve it's performance.
  6. On some computers, editors, lists, reports and mapinfo windows (info tool, layer control) open behind the main OSPInSight window.
       Workaround: Click the application near it's toolbars, or click the taskbar button for OSPInSight to pull those windows back up. We are working on a fix.
  7. OSPInSight typically crashes on Exit. This doesn't cause any data loss or prevent backups or any other functions from running. We are working on a fix.
  8. Sometimes when a user leaves a PC (while OSPInSight is running) long enough for it to lock, or for the screensaver to engage, OSPInSight will hang. When the user returns, he find he has to reboot to restore normal functionality to his computer. We are working on a fix for this
  9. Editing in the new lists still has a few issues, such as fields look like they have lost data, navigating with arrows or tab seems odd, and dropdowns sometimes don't match the value placed in the field. We are working on fixes for these issues
  10. OSPInSight will periodically crash for unknown reasons. It seems to happen more frequently on some computers than others. Make sure you save your updates often, and back up your data. We are working on a fix for this issue.
  11. Deleting items from the lists also removes rows from the dataview...whatever category is selected. It doesn't delete anything from the database. When you hit update in any list to finalize deletions, rows start disappearing from the dataview.

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.24 Release Notes
29/Jan/2008

NEW FEATURES

  1. The Visio Application window can now be opened as a separate standalone window. You can set whether you would like it to open as a tab or as a free window in the Options->Display Options->Miscellaneous tab.
  2. Saved Routes can now be created and updated en masse. Right-click the Saved Routes category in the dataview, and select Update Saved Route. This feature is pretty new, and will be expanded in future releases, but it has the following tabs:
    • Changed Routes - This will currently show all routes that have been affected by midsheaths. In future releases it will show all routes that have been effected in any way, including splicing, patching, cable or termination point deletions, etc. You can select them and click 'Update' to update those routes.
    • All Routes - This is a list of all saved routes in your network, and allows you to re-run all of them from the specified start point (port or cable strand)
    • Mass Creation - This tab allows you to create new saved routes for every port in a piece of equipment or termination point; for every port in a building; or for every port in the network.
    The purpose of the Saved Routes is to allow reporting on fiber usage and status, ownership, etc, similar to the CSA in version 6.0. The reports that use this information will be included in future versions.

FIXES

There have been many fixes included in this release, more than are listed here, but these are some of the main ones.
  1. The main focus of this release has been consolidation of the database structure. We previously ran into problems when the database structure wasn't 100% consistent, however in this version the database structure will be updated to our new baseline.
  2. The lists were inconsistent when they opened, in that sometimes they wouldn't populate with data. We completely overhauled the lists to use a new data control. There are still some issues with navigating with arrow keys, but all the functions work, such as editing and deleting data, re-ordering, queries by data and by map regions.
  3. Changing a Cable Span Typeid is allowed in this version, but only if the number of strands is not reduced. This will be addressed in the next release
  4. The Custom Style Editor wasn't working, as the Value field was missing, which is now fixed
  5. Once again we have made many changes to the Midsheath operation, such that the integrity is more robust and it won't get errors in certain scenarios.
  6. The Find Route will now properly show both directions
  7. A disturbing message indicating that you would be deleting strands or ports would appear sometimes when saving a new cable or termination point.
  8. Opening a MapInfo table browser would disable the map toolbars, and make it difficult to get them re-enabled.
  9. InstallDate wasn't showing up in the editors.
  10. Termination Assignments report would sometimes open up blank
  11. Deleting Documents from the Dataview and the lists now works

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Route and End Point Schematics were not addressed in this release, and hence their menu items have been removed from the Reports dropdown menu. They didn't give correct results and sometimes crashed the application. They will be addressed in our next release.
  2. The lists have some problems when navigating with the arrow keys.
  3. Changing the cable span typeid such that the number of strands is reduced is not allowed in this version. It should be available in the next release.
  4. In the Labeling Defaults, if you have the "Auto label layer." option selected for documents, you will get an error upon network load: Variable or Field filename not defined
  5. Opening the splice editor or the patch editor can take a while to load, if there is a lot of data. This will be addressed in the next release.
  6. The Tab and Dock Form buttons were causing errors. They have been removed for this release. They should be restored in a future release.
  7. Edits performed in the Termination Assignments report are not saved correctly. This should be corrected in the next release.
       Workaround: Perform edits in the termination panel
  8. Show Route button in the Terminations Assignments report shows the route, but opens the route details form with no data

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.23 Release Notes
29/Nov/07

NEW FEATURES

  1. In the Display Options->Misc, you now have the option to display or hide 5 buttons in the dataview: label, more, edit, map and relations
  2. A route detail report can be run but right clicking a cable span, selecting More, then selecting route detail
  3. In Options->Display Option->Data View, there is now an option to display the category object counts, which is enabled by default
  4. When running a route detail from a cable span, the span is marked with a green triangle, and the route end points are marked with either red or orange triangles, depending on which direction they are in relation to the original cable span
  5. In Display Options->Dataview you can now order your Dataview categories, and put the most frequently used ones at the top

FIXES

  1. The span list will pull up all spans now, rather than only ones that have a valid reelid, workordierid and spantypeid value
  2. Update and Cancel buttons have been added to the patch editor
  3. Midsheathing in certain circumstances (where the new cable had a slack) didn't update related splices or terminations
  4. Find route mapping has been corrected
  5. Find fault distances and markers are working
  6. Taper report display, distances, routing and ordering has been corrected
  7. The End Points tab in the Termination Panel is now showing distances and the end objects correctly
  8. The patch editor layout will now save correctly

NOTES

  1. Changing the spantype for existing cable spans has been temporarily disabled in this version. In our testing we ran into some integrity problems that it was causing, but they should be fixed and the ability to change spantype should be available again in the next version
  2. Changing the 'position' value for a termination in the Termination Assignments report has been disabled in this version due to integrity problems that it was causing
  3. Some forms may open mostly transparent. Increase the opacity with Ctrl+p, then press Ctrl+s to save it

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Schematics are still not completed
  2. Splitter information is not converted from 6.0 to 7.0. If you have splitters in your network, you might want to hold off on converting.
  3. Some defaults still need to be finalized, such as 'use last input', or form size and location
  4. OSPInSight usually crashes upon exit. We are working on this issue
  5. Conversions for now will be handled by Advance Fiber. Integrity issues must be corrected by the company responsible for maintaining the database
  6. Simultaneous midsheath and clicking "update and edit splice key" gives a unique constraint violated error sometimes
  7. Performing a find fault where the fault ends up on a patch cord will not show the map marker
  8. Some times editors or other forms disappear behind the main OSPInSight window
  9. Creating and Patching equipment still needs to be more thoroughly tested.
  10. The Visio Rackview 'mass enumerator' has been included
  11. Re-ordering a list by a foreign key column causes an error
    Workaround: Re-open the list to get rid of the error

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.21 Release Notes
02/Oct/07

Everything has the same status as version 7.0.20 (seen below) except for the following fixes.

FIXES

  1. The Custom Style editor wasn't replacing items correctly
  2. Using the GetInfo tool didn't correctly select items in the Dataview if the Dataview was hidden (unpinned)
  3. The Data Linker was not correctly refreshing the data in the map layers
  4. The Access Backup/Restore form was allowed to stay open during a network load
  5. Changing the password in the Setup for Oracle networks was failing with a TNS error
  6. The Custom Style feature wasn't replacing objects correctly when placed with the Multiple Objects editor
  7. The Custom Style feature was placing custom poles at the coordinates 0,0
  8. Selecting the fibermngrtypeid with a keystroke rather than a mouse-click wasn't actually selecting it

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.20 Release Notes
20/Sept/20007

NEW FEATURES

  1. You can copy the contents of the Details window on the startup screen by selecting it and hitting Ctrl+c

TIPS

  1. In the relations window, related videos show up under the 'Documents' category, rather than their own Video category.
  2. The following has recently been added to the Terms of Service Agreement for the free version of Google Earth:
    "For a business entity user, the Software may be used by you and your employees for internal use..."

FIXES

  1. The Custom (Object) Style editor is showing values now
  2. The Data Linker was showing obsolete layers, and wasn't referencing cable or termination points
  3. The Data Linker and Export to Google Earth features now run correctly on regions
  4. In the 7.0.18 limited release, when switching from an Oracle to an Access network there were some potential problems opening the map layers, and sometimes even the network itself.
  5. Enclosure layer wasn't automatically saved after a midsheath. It had to be done manually
  6. Taper report has finally been finished
  7. The Route Detail has been fixed to behave more like 6.0 when it reaches a Termination Point where it's not terminted. It now includes the panel, but says . It also includes related splice points, even if it's not spliced

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Some forms may open mostly transparent. Increase the opacity with Ctrl+p, then press Ctrl+s to save it
  2. Splitter information is not converted from 6.0 to 7.0. If you have splitters in your network, you might want to hold off on converting.
  3. Some defaults still need to be finalized, such as 'use last input', or form size and location
  4. OSPInSight often crashes upon exit
  5. Conversions for now will be handled by Advance Fiber. Integrity issues must be corrected by the company responsible for maintaining the database
  6. Simultaneous midsheath and clicking "update and edit splice key" gives a unique constraint violated error sometimes

FEATURE STATUS

Stable Features

  1. Setup: Network creation, MapPoint/Workspace background
  2. Dataview/Lists
  3. Editors: Drawing editors, PON, Hardware Materials, Customers, Equipment, Termination, Splice, Patch
  4. Termination Panel: Find route, fault, panel layout, route details
  5. Visio relation tool
  6. Labeling options
  7. Taper report
  8. Hardware Materials report, with saved filters
  9. Termination Assignments report
  10. Video Relations editor
  11. Saved filters/queries
  12. Splitters
  13. MapPoint Find Address feature
  14. Google Map View/Find Address feature
  15. Multiple Object Editor
  16. Custom Toolbars
  17. Rooms/Racks

  18. 'Open OSP Workspace' with a network loaded
  19. Document Relationship Editor
  20. Visio Enumerator
  21. Oracle compatibility (multi user editing still needs testing)
  22. Custom Object Editor
  23. Oracle compatibility and multi-user editing
  24. Taper->Route Detail tab
  25. Taper->Summary tab

Forthcoming/In Progress Features
The following features do not have complete functionality or stability in the current release, and will be completed in future updates.

  1. Route/Endpoint schematics
  2. Some thematic maps
  3. On-the-fly editing
  4. 'Tab It' and 'Dock It' tools
  5. QuickAdd
  6. Saved Routes
  7. Duct Bank Taper
  8. Leased Path Editor
  9. Lit Fiber report
  10. Cable Cross Section report

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.18 Release Notes
Limited Release
21/Aug/2007

NEW FEATURES

  1. Multiuser conflict messages and safeguards have been added for oracle networks
  2. Oracle backup form has been improved

FIXES

  1. Constraints are now added to Oracle networks when they are created
  2. Equipment relations display correct when duplicate names
  3. Installed Material Hardware report runs correctly on regions

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Some forms may open mostly transparent. Increase the opacity with Ctrl+p, then press Ctrl+s to save it
  2. Splitter information is not converted from 6.0 to 7.0. If you have splitters in your network, you might want to hold off on converting.
  3. On some computers we've seen that opening the 'Visio Application' more than once will cause OSPInSight to crash. We are working on this one still.
  4. Some defaults still need to be finalized, such as 'use last input', or form size and location
  5. Lists sometimes open empty. Reopening will usually populate them.
  6. OSPInSight often crashes upon exit
  7. The Insight7.0 process sometimes doesn't quit when you exit OSPInSight
  8. Conversions for now will be handled by Advance Fiber. Integrity issues must be corrected by the company responsible for maintaining the database
  9. Enclosure layer isn't automatically saved after a midsheath. It should be done manually
  10. Simultaneous midsheath and clicking "update and edit splice key" gives a unique constraint violated error

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.17 Release Notes
25/July/2007

NEW FEATURES

  1. Oracle networks can now be automatically backed up to an access format upon exit. It will create a zipped archive history as well.
  2. Help and User Manual documents have been added, both available from the Help dropdown menu

IMPROVEMENTS

  1. Changing cable types and termination point types has been improved.
  2. Changing Termination Users (Changes can now be pushed to all related ports that are terminated)
  3. Support for MapInfo Spanish (Espaņol) has been added
  4. Visio crashing is resolved

FEATURE STATUS

Stable Features

  • Setup: Network creation, MapPoint/Workspace background
  • Dataview/Lists
  • Editors: Drawing editors, PON, Hardware Materials, Customers, Equipment, Termination, Splice, Patch
  • Termination Panel: Find route, fault, panel layout, route details
  • Visio relation tool
  • Labeling options
  • Taper report
  • Hardware Materials report, with saved filters
  • Termination Assignments report
  • Video Relations editor
  • Saved filters/queries
  • Splitters
  • MapPoint Find Address feature
  • Google Map View/Find Address feature
  • Multiple Object Editor
  • Custom Toolbars
  • Rooms/Racks

  • 'Open OSP Workspace' with a network loaded
  • Document Relationship Editor
  • Visio Enumerator
  • Oracle compatibility (multi user editing still needs testing)
  • Custom Object Editor

Forthcoming/In Progress Features
The following features do not have complete functionality or stability in the current release, and will be completed in future updates.

  • Route/Endpoint schematics
  • Oracle compatibility
  • Some thematic maps
  • On-the-fly editing
  • 'Tab It' and 'Dock It' tools
  • QuickAdd
  • Saved Routes
  • Taper->Route Detail tab
  • Taper->Summary tab
  • Duct Bank Taper
  • Leased Path Editor
  • Lit Fiber report
  • Cable Cross Section report

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Some forms may open mostly transparent. Increase the opacity with Ctrl+p, then press Ctrl+s to save it
  2. Splitter information is not converted from 6.0 to 7.0. If you have splitters in your network, you might want to hold off on converting.
  3. Some defaults still need to be finalized, such as 'use last input', or form size and location
  4. Lists sometimes open empty. Reopening will usually populate them.
  5. Editing a database across a network might cause some errors.
  6. OSPInSight sometimes crashes upon exit
  7. The Insight7.0 process sometimes doesn't quit when you exit OSPInSight
  8. Conversions for now will be handled by Advance Fiber. Integrity issues must be corrected by the company responsible for maintaining the database
  9. Auto labeling the slack loop layer with the field 'slackid' causes an error when the network is loaded

OSPInSight Edit 7.0.15 Release Notes
06/June/07

NEW FEATURES

  1. The 'Find Address' button opens the MapPoint address search tool by default, but can be set to open the Google Map View (which has an address search also) through Display Options ->Miscellaneous. If MapPoint is not enabled as a background, but the option is not selected to use the Google Maps View, it will automatically open the Google Map View when the button is clicked.
  2. Visio 'Rack Treeview' tool will index equipment devices on Racks related to OSPInSight racks and create equipment records automatically. Conflicts can be resolved and data edited from the Rack Treeview tool.

IMPROVEMENTS

  1. The Patch Editor has been redesigned
  2. Stability enhancements

FEATURE STATUS

Stable Features

  • Setup: Network creation, MapPoint/Workspace background
  • Dataview/Lists
  • Editors: Drawing editors, PON, Hardware Materials, Customers, Equipment, Termination, Splice, Patch
  • Termination Panel: Find route, fault, panel layout, route details
  • Visio relation tool
  • Labeling options
  • Taper report
  • Hardware Materials report, with saved filters
  • Termination Assignments report
  • Video Relations editor
  • Saved filters/queries
  • Splitters
  • MapPoint Find Address feature
  • Google Map View/Find Address feature
  • Multiple Object Editor
  • Custom Toolbars
  • Rooms/Racks

  • Document Relationship Editor
  • Visio Enumerator

Forthcoming/In Progress Features
The following features do not have complete functionality or stability in the current release, and will be completed in future updates.

  • Route/Endpoint schematics
  • Oracle compatibility
  • Some thematic maps
  • On-the-fly editing
  • 'Tab It' and 'Dock It' tools
  • QuickAdd
  • Saved Routes
  • Taper->Route Detail tab
  • Taper->Summary tab
  • Duct Bank Taper
  • 'Open OSP Workspace' with a network loaded
  • Leased Path Editor
  • Lit Fiber report
  • Cable Cross Section report
  • Power Supplies

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Some forms may open mostly transparent. Increase the opacity with Ctrl+p, then press Ctrl+s to save it
  2. Splitter information is not converted from 6.0 to 7.0. If you have splitters in your network, you might want to hold off on converting.
  3. On some computers we've seen that opening the 'Visio Application' more than once will cause OSPInSight to crash. We are working on this one still.
  4. Some defaults still need to be finalized, such as 'use last input', or form size and location
  5. Lists sometimes open empty. Reopening will usually populate them.
  6. Editing a database across a network might cause some errors.
  7. OSPInSight sometimes crashes upon exit
  8. The Insight7.0 process sometimes doesn't quit when you exit OSPInSight
  9. Conversions for now will be handled by Advance Fiber. Integrity issues must be corrected by the company responsible for maintaining the database


OSPInSight Edit 7.0.10 Limited Release
Release Notes

01/May/07

NEW FEATURES
(Not all of these features are fully implemented or stable. See Feature Status section)

Editing tools

  1. Visio Editor/Viewer for relating OSPInSight objects to Visio document objects
  2. Integrated Google Maps viewer with a Find Address function
  3. Microsoft MapPoint option is now included with all Edit licenses
  4. Find Address button on the toolbar that uses the MapPoint maps
  5. On-the-Fly editing allows users to end a cable, add a slack/splice point/termination point and a place object (pole, building or access point) much quicker

  6. Saved Routes feature to which you can relate wavelengths, documents, customers, etc
  7. Create PON splitter profiles, and attach PON splitters to splice points
  8. Saved Filters/Queries for lists and reports
  9. Pole Line layer
  10. Power Supply layer

  11. Route detail now uses a Tree grid for collapsible sub-routs (splitters)
  12. The network-MapInfo layers now have attribute data synchronized with the .ntk, allowing more labeling
  13. Labeling Options- expanded to allow auto labeling on network layers without saving them to a workspace
  14. Multiple workspaces or background files can be specified in the setup, and in the setup you can select which to load
  15. Users can change workspaces without closing and reloading the network

  16. Re-sort columns in the Data View and lists by clicking the column header
  17. Relate documents to objects or categories in the Data View in the right-click menu
  18. Click Help->"Reopen MapInfo and Maps" to reload the maps, without closing the network
  19. Video Relation setup and Player, for documenting hubs or other locations
  20. Tabbed windows and forms

  21. Variable opacity/transparency of forms. Change with Ctrl+O or Ctrl+P
  22. Compact/Repair the Access-format databases from the startup screen
  23. Saved XML report for saving a snapshot of a list
  24. Multiple Objects Editor for adding Poles and Access Points (includes a rollback feature)
  25. Customizable toolbars

  26. Fields can be converted to dropdowns now
  27. The Get Info tool will highlight the selected item in the appropriate list (if it's open) as well as the Data View
  28. In the Data View you can highlight and copy values from the item list and the more info section
  29. In the Data View you can right-click in the relations section and the tree view category section and select Print to get an html file of the contents of the window
  30. Option to display Relations, Map and Edit buttons in the lower section of the Data View (Options -> Display Options ->Misc)
  31. Double-click options in Display options, allowing you to specify an action when you double click an item in the treeview

Inside Plant documentation features

  1. Visio documents can be opened and edited in the 'Visio Application' feature of OSPInSight (Tools -> Visio Application )
  2. OSPInSight network objects can be related directly to objects within Visio drawings or to the drawing itself.
  3. Forthcoming object 'enumerator' that will index objects in a Visio drawing

IMPROVEMENTS

  1. Document/Relationship editor has been split up, and the relationship editor has been made more intuitive
  2. Right-click on form titlebars, or left-click the top left icon in order to: save the form layout, change opacity, make the form dockable or add it to a tab group
  3. Work Order editor has been updated and made more intuitive
  4. Click the Unselect button to hide the red cross used for mapping, as well as the route indicator triangles and route highlight
  5. In editors, rather than showing the objectid of a related placeobject, it shows the name.
  6. Data View now shows an ID column as well as the fields specified in the display options
  7. The Data View and lists can now be re-ordered by clicking a column header without the confirmation appearing
  8. OSPInSight will now let you know if a MapInfo table is locked when you select the tool that edits said table.
  9. The database backup can be configured to run automatically when closing a network, without user confirmation.
  10. Multiple Objects selected window now provides more information
  11. The Work Order (Summary) Report has been redesigned
  12. The InstallDay, InstallMonth and InstallYear fields have been consolidated to one InstallDate field in editors
  13. OSPInSight now enforces no more than 2 termination point or splice point objects per cable span

TIPS

  1. The attribute data stored in the MapInfo layers about your network objects is based on a snapshot of the data. When you modify the attribute data for single objects, the map layer's snapshot of that data will also be updated. However when you modify data in the lists or for hardware type that will ripple through the layer, you have the option to not update immediately. If that's the case you can manually synchronize the data in the database with the snapshot of the data on the maps through the Data Linker
  2. The Terminations list has been replaced by the Terminations Assignment report and the Ports list. The Terminations Assignment report take a while to generate, much longer than the 6.x Terminations list. Changing Groups can be done in the Ports list.

FEATURE STATUS

Stable Features

  • Setup: Network creation, MapPoint/Workspace background
  • Dataview/Lists
  • Editors: Drawing editors, PON, Hardware Materials, Customers, Equipment, Termination, Splice, Patch
  • Termination Panel: Find route, fault, panel layout, route details
  • Visio relation tool
  • Labeling options
  • Taper report
  • Hardware Materials report, with saved filters
  • Termination Assignments report
  • Video Relations editor
  • Saved filters/queries
  • Splitters
  • MapPoint Find Address feature
  • Google Map View/Find Address feature
  • Multiple Object Editor
  • Custom Toolbars
  • Rooms/Racks

Forthcoming/In Progress Features
The following features do not have complete functionality or stability in the current release, and will be completed in future updates.

  • Route/Endpoint schematics
  • Oracle compatibility
  • Some thematic maps
  • On-the-fly editing
  • 'Tab It' and 'Dock It' tools
  • QuickAdd
  • Saved Routes
  • Taper->Route Detail tab
  • Taper->Summary tab
  • Duct Bank Taper
  • 'Open OSP Workspace' with a network loaded
  • Leased Path Editor
  • Lit Fiber report
  • Cable Cross Section report
  • Power Supplies
  • Visio Enumerator
  • Document Relationship Editor

KNOWN ISSUES

  1. Some forms may open mostly transparent. Increase the opacity with Ctrl+p, then press Ctrl+s to save it
  2. Splitter information is not converted from 6.0 to 7.0. If you have splitters in your network, you might want to hold off on converting.
  3. Relating and mapping Visio objects still has a few bugs
  4. Some defaults still need to be finalized, such as 'use last input', or form size and location
  5. Lists sometimes open empty. Reopening will usually populate them.
  6. Editing a database across a network might cause some errors.
  7. OSPInSight sometimes crashes upon exit
  8. The Insight7.0 process sometimes doesn't quit when you exit OSPInSight
  9. The midsheath will sometimes change the spanid for both cable objects
  10. Conversions for now will be handled by Advance Fiber. Integrity issues must be corrected by the company responsible for maintaining the database

 

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