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Next Plus MES Release Notes Summary

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[1.12.29] (2025-05-25)

✨ Features

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Added work order custom fields to session reports and printouts.


[1.12.27] (2025-05-25)

✨ Features

  • Signature Templates: Added dynamic fields and responsive editing tools to the signature template editor. Integrated buttons into the TinyMCE editor and improved UI based on review rounds.


[1.12.24] (2025-05-24)

✨ Features

  • Workflow: Introduced step filtering, required field indicators, a locking mechanism for the editor, and drag prevention during filtering.

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Displayed "Part Description" in session headers.

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Improved revision sourcing from work orders.

  • WorkflowSession: Removed redundant calls to enhance performance.


[1.12.23] (2025-05-21)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Workflow: Enhanced sorting controls and virtual scrolling for large data sets.

  • PartAssembly: Ensured the Unit of Measurement is marked as required and set up default document arrays.

  • Custom Forms: Added option to clear selections in dropdown fields.


[1.12.22] (2025-05-20)

✨ Features

  • SAML & Security: Cleaned up old SAML certificates and switched to hostname-based generation.


[1.12.21] (2025-05-18)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Forms: Added a validation to ensure stock data exists before submitting session results.

  • SAML: Enabled Azure compatibility by supporting .cer certificate formats.


[1.12.20] (2025-05-15)

✨ Features

  • Authentication: Added SAML request signing for improved ADFS compatibility.

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • LDAP: Reduced server load by increasing health check interval from 15 to 60 seconds.


[1.12.19] (2025-05-15)

✨ Features

  • AIChat: Added smart filenames when exporting chat conversations.


[1.12.18] (2025-05-13)

✨ Features

  • Priority: Enabled local reporting for automated inventory actions that are not manual issues.

  • Schema & Trino: Added schema documentation for MongoDB and expanded Trino support with new fields.

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Workflow: Optimized preloading of options based on current SKU and part limits.


[1.12.16] (2025-05-11)

✨ Features

  • Priority: Added new priority categories — DOCUMENTS_Q and SERNUMBERS — to enhance traceability.

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Menu: Fixed visibility of group and category items based on user access control settings.


[1.12.15] (2025-05-11)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Formly: Improved model select and time picker field behaviors.

  • Login: Resolved timing issues on login and logout events.

  • Stock: Fixed session updates when converting stock records.

  • Time Logging: Updated session reporting and paused unnecessary socket events.

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Improved serial validation and part descriptions.

  • Workflow: Fixed field sorting logic on combined nodes.


[1.12.14] (2025-05-08)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • OPC-UA: Added health checks to monitor the status of the OPC UA server.


[1.12.13] (2025-05-08)

✨ Features

  • AIChat: Enabled saving and loading of conversation history for the AI chat interface.

[1.12.12] (2025-05-05)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • SAML: Improved attribute parsing by making comparisons case-insensitive — especially for ADFS users.


[1.12.11] (2025-05-04)

✨ Features

  • Views: Introduced pageSize configuration for table views and allowed users to select it directly in dialogs.

  • Workflow: Added written approval confirmation before deleting workflows.

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Moved ERP meta updates server-side and ensured unsigning on failed ERP reports.

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Actions: Improved error formatting for locked actions.

  • Forms: Added serial number headers to form review popups.

  • ProductionEntity: Fixed Boolean filters in views.

  • Roles: Enabled importing while creating new roles.

  • Tables: Fixed Hebrew encoding and improved filtering in exported tables.

  • Wizard Conditions: Displayed editor name fallback for user titles.

  • Workflow Types: Prevented deletion of last remaining workflow type in a group.


[1.12.6] (2025-04-30)

✨ Features

  • Email Triggers: Passed the current user ID to improve tracking and accountability in email-based actions.


[1.12.5] (2025-04-30)

✨ Features

  • XML Parsing: Introduced a full XML parser service and integrated it with the SAML authentication controller.

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Field UI: Reduced max image width for better visibility in tables.

  • Layout: Fixed icon alignment for invite buttons in RTL interfaces.


[1.12.4] (2025-04-24)

✨ Features

  • AIChat: Improved file handling and enhanced AI button behavior.

  • Export: Enabled Excel export with enhanced formatting and separate sub-form sheets.

  • Priority: Added new entry types for document and serial tracking.

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Export: Fixed encoding and filename issues in various export tools.

  • Workflow: Standardized export file names and optimized ERP-related session behaviors.


[1.12.1] (2025-04-15)

✨ Features

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Automatically loads the first session and adds a button to load others lazily.


[1.11.105] (2025-04-07)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • ProductionEntity: Allowed operators to trigger transitions directly.


[1.11.104] (2025-04-06)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Forms: Fixed issues where the status field was cut off during printing.

  • Stock: Prevented recursive overloads by handling circular references and duplicate kit items.

  • Time Logging: Validated IDs to prevent broken records.

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Enabled infinite scrolling for long serial tables.


[1.11.102] (2025-03-30)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Workorder: Added flag to bypass revision validation and improved revision dropdown defaults.


[1.11.100] (2025-03-26)

🐞 Bug Fixes

  • Priority: Improved time formatting and limit handling for priority report durations.


[1.11.95] (2025-03-18)

  • Workflow: Added copy and paste functionality for triggers.

[1.11.87] (2025-03-16)

  • AssemblyDisassembly: Enhanced display name handling and optimized option processing.

[1.11.86] (2025-03-16)

  • Database: Added deletedAt and performance indexes for ProductionEntity collections.

  • Database: Added OPC-UA server and production entity enhancements.

  • Enhanced linked forms section with new linking functionality and improved styles.

  • ProductionEntity: Added real-time parameter table.

  • ProductionEntity: Enhanced OPC UA server integration and added Playwright tests.

  • ProductionEntityView: Improved layout, styling, and implemented status selection with color indicators.

[1.11.85] (2025-03-13)

  • Added single process mode support for server and clustering.

  • ThreadingAdapter: Implemented event-driven inter-process communication.

[1.11.84] (2025-03-13)

  • FileManager: Added drag-and-drop reordering for multiple file uploads.

[1.11.83] (2025-03-10)

  • Migration: Added performance-optimizing database indexes.

[1.11.82] (2025-03-10)

  • Migration: Created regular collection schemas for custom fields.

  • Migration: Updated Trino schema for node field types and created regular schemas.

[1.11.80] (2025-03-09)

  • Views: Added date formatting support for custom field columns.

[1.11.78] (2025-03-08)

  • Database: Migrated string-based date columns to Date type in NPT collections.

[1.11.77] (2025-03-06)

  • Database: Removed workflowTypeIds index from Workflow collection.

[1.11.76] (2025-03-06)

  • Database: Added performance indexes to FormData, Workflow, and WorkflowSessionItemRecord collections.

  • Database: Generated comprehensive schema documentation script.

[1.11.75] (2025-03-05)

  • Database: Added performance indexes for FormData collection.

[1.11.74] (2025-03-05)

  • Database: Added performance indexes for key collections.

[1.11.70] (2025-03-03)

  • WorkflowVariables: Added pushToEnd option for repeating templates to resolve a tracking bug.

[1.11.68] (2025-02-25)

  • ProductionEntity: Replaced dots with lodash for safer property handling.

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Added option to export session item data to Excel.

[1.11.63] (2025-02-18)

  • OPC-UA: Added multiple instances of dynamic variables to server simulation.

[1.11.62] (2025-02-17)


  • Workorder: Added Default Type on new templates or scratch workorders.

  • WorkorderTemplate: Changed field order on workorder creation. Now you can select the PN before selecting the workorder type.

[1.11.61] (2025-02-17)

  • AIPrompt: Updated default askAI prompt with enhanced configuration.

  • AskAiDialog: Added logging for assistant response completion.

[1.11.58] (2025-02-16)

  • Form: Added unused fields section to forms - Fields are not deleted from forms.

  • Permission: Handled admin and editor permissions and menus - Updated the Menus view according to default user permission

  • Workorder: Introduced workorder active users view.

[1.11.49] (2025-02-12)

  • Workflow: Added Mermaid flow chart preview for workflow visualization.

[1.11.33] (2025-02-03)

  • Chat: Improved AI chat dialog.

[1.11.32] (2025-02-03)

  • Form: Added an option to make status read-only.

  • Form: Introduced read-only form status with "toast" notification.

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Retrieved only relevant NPT variables needed for the current task.

[1.11.23] (2025-01-26)

  • VisionDialog: Enhanced logging and error handling for barcode detection.

[1.11.15] (2025-01-23)

  • AuthProviderLDAPService: Implemented retry logic for Active Directory operations.

[1.11.13] (2025-01-22)

  • Priority: Upsert item on pull instead of holding an array.

[1.11.11] (2025-01-21)

  • Priority: Implemented retry logic for API requests with exponential backoff for fetching parts.

[1.11.9] (2025-01-19)

  • AI: Stored prompts in the database and allowed custom prompts per table.

  • ApiMethod: Created a tracking option for API requests.

  • ApiMethod: Moved log to model and added response waiting mechanism.

  • DatePicker: Enhanced date synchronization and triggered element changes on ngModel updates.

  • Form: Moved form trigger handling to the server.

  • Form: Enabled background execution of triggers on status changes.

  • Model: Removed createChangeStream function from models.

  • Stock: Removed revision check on priority read-only.

  • Workflow: Removed form validation requiring showInWorkflow=true.

[1.11.4] (2025-01-12)

  • Moulde: Current code old personal PC.

  • Priority: Added integration transactions for updating serials using otherId.

[1.11.0] (2025-01-08)

  • ProductionEntity: Added all node parameters to production entity node.

  • ProductionEntity: Enabled default "select all" for checked-in and checked-out tables.

  • ProductionEntityEvent: Added different value types to events.

  • ProductionEntity: Introduced workflow editing for production entity nodes.

  • ProductionEntity: Added check-in/check-out capabilities from entities.

  • ProductionEntity: Added nextSessionNodeId and logic for loading during reporting.

  • ProductionEntity: Introduced ability to split status events.

  • ProductionEntity: Added various columns, including types and checked-in sessions.

  • ProductionEntity: Enhanced error handling, precision, and maxLogPeriod parameters.

  • ProductionEntity: Integrated OPC UA server and added relevant parameters.

  • ProductionEntity: Introduced transaction tables with fields for work order numbers, SKUs, and serials.

  • ProductionEntity: Implemented validation for reporting and improved server-parameter relations.

  • Shift: Added CRUD functionality for shifts, including editing and deletion.

  • Sms: Unified SMS/WhatsApp triggers for production entities, forms, and sessions.

  • Trigger: Unified email triggers for production entities, forms, and sessions.

[1.10.171] (2025-01-05)

  • Enhanced form-utils-service with number type, filterable, and sortable properties.

  • PartAssembly: Added option to generate serials based on a pattern.

  • Stock: Removed unused fields, including parentStockId and workflowId.

  • Workflow: Added ERP code support for node imports.

  • WorkflowSessionItem: Introduced buttons for copying field values and session ID recording on creation.

  • Workorder: Improved serial generator functionality and uniqueness error display.

[1.10.167] (2025-01-02)

  • Priority: Pulled active part statuses and applied them to part retrieval.

[1.10.159] (2024-12-24)

  • FormApproval: Integrated custom fields into the approval workflow.

[1.10.156] (2024-12-20)

  • Chat: Enhanced compose component with a loading state.

  • Login: Added console logs for Sentry and Intercom integration.

[1.10.153] (2024-12-10)

  • Workflow: Added help text and placeholders for imported node fields.

  • Workorder: Enabled setting work order numbers.

[1.10.150] (2024-12-08)

  • Priority: Removed part cache for priority work order updates.

[1.10.149] (2024-12-06)

  • Tool: Enabled adding attachments for tool serials.

[1.10.138] (2024-11-18)

  • Priority: add flag to ignore issue sufficient quantity

[1.10.130] (2024-11-04)

  • Table: allow duplicate NPT data and structure

[1.10.124] (2024-10-10)

  • FunctionLock: add functionLock model and insert to setStockSerials

[1.10.121] (2024-10-07)

  • allow users upload screenshot

[1.10.103] (2024-09-17)

  • Setting: apply minimum and maximum and change to minutes

  • UserModel: create authentication timeout mechanism

  • UserModel: more timeout improvements

  • UserModel: on session timeout continue update other tabs

[1.10.97] (2024-09-10)

  • Priority: add the invalid report param setting

  • Priority: use invalidReportParam to report invalid to priority

  • Priority: add warning to changing this setting

[1.10.78] (2024-08-20)

  • Stock: add metadata to changeLog

  • Stock: reduce data from getStockForSerialAttachment

  • UserModel: add pin code as password for the sign on SAML

  • Workflow: add electronic signature diff to bulk nodes

  • Workflow: add electronic signature support

  • WorkflowSessionItem: add ELECTRONIC_SIGN reason

  • WorkflowSessionItem: more electronic signature improvements

  • Workflow: some more electronic signature implementation

  • Workorder: add workorder number to updateSerialNumber function

[1.10.70] (2024-08-18)

  • Workflow: import workflow version if it is higher than the current

[1.10.60] (2024-08-08)

  • Field: allow empty values in select fields

[1.10.59] (2024-08-04)

  • Workflow: add workorder custom fields to workflow variables

[1.10.58] (2024-07-31)

  • Form: add stockSku, stockSerial, and stockLot variables

  • Form: add test of show/hide for stock variables

[1.10.57] (2024-07-31)

  • Workorder: enable inserting custom field values on open

[1.10.56] (2024-07-30)

  • ConditionWizard: remove equal from TinyMCE on condition wizard

  • Pages: add ability to delete page

[1.10.54] (2024-07-23)

  • Field: add ability to convert numbers to input fields

[1.10.53] (2024-07-23)

  • Field: add AI image upload vision

  • Table: add condition deletedAt IS NULL

  • Table: allow purging table data

[1.10.49] (2024-07-15)

  • Workorder: add support for priority table name NEXTPLUS_SERIALNUM

[1.10.43] (2024-07-02)

  • Form: update descriptions, suppliers, and vendor buyers by part

[1.10.41] (2024-06-30)

  • PartAssembly: add a flag to include the product tree on import

[1.10.37] (2024-06-25)

  • Table: add session ID column to table

[1.10.34] (2024-06-23)

  • Workflow: add option to compare session ID columns on NPT variables

[1.10.31] (2024-06-19)

  • Barcode Scanner: change barcode scanner to use Zbar and BarcodeDetector API

[1.10.28] (2024-06-16)

  • FileParser: change getResultType function

  • Form: add apply show/hide logic on form instances

  • Form: add conditional fields to forms

  • Form: add edit for field show/hide options

  • Form: add tests for form show/hide logic

  • FormData: apply show/hide logic on form data

[1.10.23] (2024-06-11)

  • Priority: allow pre-filled serials from priority to workorders

  • Workorder: validate priority document IDs and priority actions

[1.10.11] (2024-05-28)

  • Form: add timestamps to form data histories

  • Role: add admin role with permissions

  • UserModel: require password change on new user login

[1.10.9] (2024-05-26)

  • Workflow: add chapters show/hide tests

[1.9.6] (2024-05-19)

  • PartAssembly: remove old part assembly collections

  • WorkflowSessionItem: remove old records parameter from sessions

[1.9.0] (2024-05-15)

  • Form: add device link logic to sessions

  • Form: add requireDeviceLink flag for forms and barcodes

  • Form: add SKU and serial fields with logic updates

  • PartAssembly: add part import on server startup

  • Priority: add traceability for API requests

  • Stock: create inventory transactions

[1.8.722] (2024-05-05)

  • Field: add TinyMCE rich text field

  • Field: add multi-upload capability to upload fields

[1.8.714] (2024-04-30)

  • PartAssembly: add sub-items to part views

  • Workorder: add link to parts on workorder screens

[1.8.709] (2024-04-25)

  • AI: add ID mapping to workorders, forms, and sessions

  • AI: add graph creation capabilities

[1.8.706] (2024-04-21)

  • Table: add "Ask AI" feature to tables

[1.8.701] (2024-04-17)

  • Priority: add filter for active documents in part imports

[1.8.686] (2024-03-27)

Workflow Session Item:

  • Enhanced user efficiency by adding autofocus to the first field on session entry.

[1.8.684] (2024-03-24)

Workflow:

  • Implemented session quantities variables to provide dynamic data referencing within workflow sessions.

[1.8.676] (2024-03-11)

Field:

  • Instituted a setting flag to disable the edit functionality for fields that are already utilized, maintaining data integrity.

[1.8.669] (2024-02-22)

Part Assembly:

  • Removed the edit checkbox and introduced an is assembly flag on the server, clarifying part assembly statuses.

[1.8.668] (2024-02-22)

Part Assembly:

  • Enabled the functionality to import parts by SKU from priority, facilitating inventory accuracy.

Workflow:

  • Added a new date type variable to support workflows requiring date-based operations.

  • Updated date conversion methods to the new date standard for uniformity in date processing.

[1.8.663] (2024-02-18)

Digest Email:

  • Established settings and a user scheduler for digest emails, allowing personalized scheduling.

  • Implemented further enhancements to digest email functionalities to ensure user preferences are met.

Priority:

  • Set up error prompts for cases with no actions on serial attachment dialogs to enhance user alerts.

Setting:

  • Created a new setting flag for ocrAutoSearch to automate OCR search capabilities where relevant.

[1.8.644] (2024-01-18)

Bulk:

  • Localized the system by adding translations for all bulk production-related processes.

FormData:

  • Enhanced draft data integrity with an inline edit handling mechanism.

Workflow Session Item:

  • Progressed the open form trigger feature for workflows, improving the form's interactivity.

Workorder:

  • Imposed validation to prevent the assignment of serials concurrently in use on another workorder, ensuring unique serial allocation.

[1.8.641] (2024-01-10)

Workflow Session Item:

  • Integrated translations for errors to aid user comprehension.

[1.8.639] (2024-01-01)

Workorder:

  • Augmented the session report and printout with a revision column, facilitating better tracking and accountability.

[1.8.636] (2023-12-26)

Workflow Session Item:

  • Improved the visibility of resource information from NPT variables on reports, enhancing resource tracking documentation.

[1.8.621] (2023-12-20)

Priority:

  • Implemented custom field mapping for parts and revisions, bolstering the system's customization capabilities.

  • Introduced a warehouse selection feature in service calls for refined resource tracking.

  • Transitioned SKU fields to model select for improved part identification.

  • Updated service call procedures to align with the new system version, maintaining operational consistency.

  • Adopted warehouse descriptions for display purposes, enriching warehouse data presentation.

Workflow Session Item:

  • Added a serial click button on the device page for quicker processing of serial-related tasks.

[1.8.604] (2023-12-13)

Form Data:

  • Extended form access to part revision views, offering broader data oversight.

Part Assembly:

  • Added functionalities for attaching documents to part revisions, enriching part data management.

  • Upgraded part revisions with priority document integration for comprehensive documentation.

  • Transitioned from a singular current Revision to an array of revisions, reflecting an ongoing enhancement process.

Workorder:

  • Facilitated handling for non-production workorders involving serial numbers that do not exist, preventing data conflicts.

  • Provided a manual option for attaching stock to workorders, offering hands-on stock management.

  • Centralized the resolution of serial uniqueness errors using the setStockSerials function, improving system reliability.

1.8.601:

Workflow Session Item:

  • Integrated a quantity column into the serial table within session reports for enhanced tracking capabilities.

1.8.600:

Workflow Session Item:

  • Provided the ability to view resources from NPT variables, offering users a more integrated resource management experience.

1.8.597:

Workflow Session Item:

  • Introduced parent and child item hierarchy in printing, along with the ability to handle nested serials in session reports.

  • Added a stock change log to the session report, enhancing traceability of stock movements.

  • Incorporated translation features to broaden user accessibility.

1.8.583:

Form:

  • Deployed TinyMCE in form triggers and notifications, enriching the user interface with advanced text editing tools.

1.8.574:

Workflow:

  • Added functionalities for expanding and collapsing all chapters in a mobile and tablet view to improve navigation within documents.

1.8.573:

AI:

  • Demonstrated readiness of TinyMCE AI for a demo, showcasing AI-enhanced text editing.

Field:

  • Updated the save feature in workflow fields popup with a 'save as and replace' function.

Form:

  • Redesigned form headers to include useful links and resolved permission issues, referencing specific bug tracking numbers.

Import:

  • Enforced minimum version validation for imports to ensure compatibility and reliability.

Part Assembly:

  • Undertook a series of enhancements in part assembly management including version control, change logs, and handling of phantom parts.

  • Streamlined the part creation process and improved the management of attachments and part view access.

  • Optimized the part version handling across various functions like import/export and work order creation.

Workflow & Work order:

  • Advanced the handling of nested serials, sub-forms, and stock hierarchies to improve the work order processes.

  • Enhanced the nested serials management and introduced a sub-form dialog with tables for each sub-form.

  • Streamlined work order sub-forms tables and improved the logic for handling duplicates and deletes.

1.8.572:

Certificate:

  • Enhanced the certificates by adding a description column, allowing for more detailed documentation.

1.8.563:

Work order Template:

  • Unified the controllers for work order templates, improving consistency and control over template management.

1.8.559:

Work order:

  • Implemented quantity validation only for serial sub-parts, ensuring accuracy in inventory tracking.

1.8.555:

Workflow:

  • Updated the workflow release process to ignore non-default flag types during validation, simplifying the release procedure.

1.8.547:

Form:

  • Added a close function for workflow release statuses, providing a cleaner interface.

Work order:

  • Introduced a new variable for work order names, enabling more personalized tracking.

1.8.542-546:

File Parser & Upload:

  • Improved file parsing for ATL formats and enabled the upload of files larger than 100MB by segmenting them into chunks.

1.8.541:

Workflow Edit:

  • Allowed users to collapse the reference workflow block in the workflow edit screen for better organization.

1.8.540:

Field:

  • Added a dedicated column to identify field IDs, enhancing data organization.

1.8.539:

Data Table & Workflow:

  • Highlighted the search terms in Data Table cells to improve visibility.

  • Added an indicator for open forms on steps, enhancing the user's navigation through workflows.

1.8.538:

Data Modeling & Email:

  • Created backup mechanisms for smaller resources and improved the sanitization of file paths.

Form & Setting:

  • Fixed bugs related to home and stock view forms, unified the appearance of reports, and implemented date-time format settings.

Workflow & Work order:

  • Introduced new controls for workflow publishing and product revision validation, and refined the process of finding work orders based on current releases.

Past Releases:

General Workflow Updates:

  • Improved sign dialog headers and step name presentation.

  • Adjusted field functionality to avoid cutting off special characters and unified the appearance of form buttons.

  • Enhanced condition wizard with better highlight and scroll features, and updated user role functionalities to include state and URL validation.

File Parsing and Data Management:

  • Expanded file parser capabilities to include additional data fields and handle larger files more efficiently.

Web hook and Integration:

  • Implemented a robust webhook model to handle validation errors and event triggers.

  • Started the creation of a webhook integration tracker to streamline the management of external system integrations.

User Interface and Experience:

  • Implemented a multi-upload feature for workflows, with improved UI for handling media files and file icons.

  • Added functionalities for swiping through documents and media for a better user experience.

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