Releasenotes Xpert-Timer Pro


Version 9.0.4.1418 [16.08.2023]

Work time
  • Bugfix: Employee overview: error in displaying the presence status when the user takes a break
  • Bugfix: Improvements to using workgroups
  • Bugfix: New "Supervisor" visibility filter. Filters the display according to the employees who have the currently logged-in user as their manager
  • Bugfix: Allgemeine Verbesserungen
  • Bugfix: Work Time center: The position of the window was not saved

Version 9.0.2.1413 [02.05.2023] [New DB-Patchlevel 92]

Allgemein
  • New: License management: The program can now be operated in working time mode only without project time recording. (depending on the content of the license)
  • For this purpose, there is a new "Access mode" setting for employees in the "Edit employee" dialog. With this, the user can be assigned "Only project time recording", "Only working time recording" or both. The setting for the additional modules of the employee "working time module" is therefore no longer necessary.
Arbeitszeiterfassung
  • Extension: If the project is automatically stopped when the working time is stopped and a comment is required, then the working time is only stopped after the comment has been entered.
  • New: Import working hours from CSV file
  • New: New options in the configuration to start the time tracking at program start and to stop it at program end
  • New: New option in the configuration to stop the work timekeeping when the computer is in energy-saving mode and start it again when you return
Zeiten
  • Extension: Import of times from CSV: New option "Allow duplicate timestamps"
  • Bugfix: Import of times from CSV: No import if only start and duration are given
  • Bugfix: Timestamp splitting: Inconsistent results were obtained with percentage splitting and reserving the pause at the first or second timestamp

Version 9.0.0.1411 [20.03.2023]

Anwendungsprotokol
  • Bugfix: Application list: New applications were not entered.
Arbeitszeiterfassung
  • New: Import working times (start, end) from the project times
  • Bugfix: Public holiday calendar in Switzerland could not be changed.
  • Bugfix: No break minutes longer than 59 minutes could be saved in the break configuration.
  • Bugfix: Worktime: The time stamp order was disturbed when adding a break.
Auswertung
  • New: Calendar view (times of day) in the "Timestamps" tab.
  • - Activate via menu "Options->Calendar"
Projekt
  • Extension: Project properties: The texts of the automatic text insertion could not be viewed if the project was not editable.
  • Bugfix: Project properties. If there was a long text in the project description, it could not be scrolled if the project was not editable.
Synchronisation
  • Bugfix: Error message when synchronizing working times.
  • Bugfix: Error message when synchronizing the changelog via the XTSyncServer.
Zeitleiste
  • Extension: New button area for controlling the recording of working hours.
  • New: New option in the configuration: The timebar is displayed in red when the employee is not present.

Version 9.0.0.1410 [23.03.2023]

Aufgaben
  • Extension: Related project of a task can now be opened directly via the pop-up menu of the task list
  • Bugfix: Calendar view of tasks was not displayed
Erinnerungen
  • Bugfix: Reminder window at startup: The lower part with the tasks was hidden under certain circumstances.

Version 9.0.0.1401 [13.02.2023] [New DB-Patchlevel 91]

Erstes Release mit der neuen Arbeitszeitverwaltung
Arbeitszeiterfassung
  • New: New add-on module "Work Time Tracking"
  • - Punch in / punch out
    - Absence management (e.g. sick days, vacation, ...)
    - Working time models - Overtime
Aufgaben
  • New: Calendar view for tasks
  • - New tab for switching from list to calendar.
    - Must be activated in the configuration
Projektmanager
  • Bugfix: Filter on project type did not work correctly in certain constellations
Rechnung
  • Extension: New field "Reference number" e.g. for QR-bill, XRechnung
  • Extension: If a project is billed and a contact as the billing address is saved in the client settings, then this address is the bill recipient.
  • New: Direct sending of an invoice to DATEV-Upload by e-mail
  • New: Billing filter for billing times now also at task level
  • New: The print template of an attached time stamp list can now be changed directly in the invoice template
System
  • Extension: For display problems of the floating window on Apple in the Windows emulator. E.g. the favorites list. These windows can now be switched off via the ini file.
  • In the xperttimer.ini:
    [General]
    HideAllToolwindows=1

Version 8.0.5.1211 [21.06.2022]

Faktura
  • Extension: Printing multiple invoices at once no longer opens a preview
XTAPI
  • Bugfix: The remote control function to pause called the stop function

Version 8.0.5.1210 [25.04.2022]

Aufgaben
  • Bugfix: In the pop-up menu of the text field, the menu items "Insert user name" and much more were hidden.
Auswertung
  • Extension: New summation option by "Location"
Projekt
  • Bugfix: Print options: The option to print the customer name in the report header was not available in the project view
Projektmanager
  • Bugfix: If the project manager window is maximized and the program is restarted, then at small resolutions (e.g. 1600x900) the window will be positioned incorrectly and parts of it may not be visible.
Rechnung
  • Bugfix: QR-bill: When printing the customer address, a customer name that may have changed in the contact was not adopted in the QR code
  • Bugfix: Invoice printing with timestamp list. The page totals were not added up to the grand total

Version 8.0.4.1209 [02.03.2022]

Allgemein
  • Extension: Some other windows can now also be minimized to the taskbar
  • Task Management
    Reinbursables Management
    Invoices
    Document Management
    Project launch center
Buchungsarchiv
  • Bugfix: When using project-specific price lists, the base price table was incorrectly used to calculate the booking archive price
Konfiguration
  • Bugfix: Activities: DB error under SQLite if the activity abbreviation exceeds 4 characters
Rechnung
  • Bugfix: Optimization of the Swiss QR invoice

Version 8.0.3.1208 [17.01.2022]

Allgemein
  • Bugfix: English language file was not functional
  • Bugfix: MS-SQL: DB error when searching for text phrase in the search dialog
Arbeitsgruppen
  • Bugfix: Menu item for project assignment were not displayed for workgroups
Auswertung
  • Bugfix: Profit/Loss: If a project was searched for using the project number, the services were not included in the calculation.
Leistungen
  • Extension: Excel export: Field "VAT" can now also be exported
Projekt
  • Extension: New project: When creating a sub-project, the person responsible for the main project is now taken over

Version 8.0.3.1207 [15.10.2021]

Configuration
  • Extension: Additional modules: External reporting is now always visible. However, it is grayed out if reporting has not been activated in the license.
Invoice
  • Bugfix: QR-Invoice: Incorrect error message "QR-Invoice can only be created for EUR and CHF."
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Task list: Views - The filter settings of the configurable views were not loaded
  • Bugfix: Edit task: Urllinks e.g. http://xperttimer.de were not underlined as a link after opening if the text format of the task was set to "Text"
  • Bugfix: When printing the task list, images were displayed as a hex dump

Version 8.0.3.1206 [05.08.2021]

General
  • Bugfix: When entering multi-line text, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V does not always work properly if the spell checker is activated
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Invoice items: If an invoice item was created using a reimb. template and the template was deleted and completely removed from the database, then the corresponding item was no longer displayed in the dialog, but was still printed.
Project
  • Bugfix: Configuration mode "Without project assignment". No projects were displayed in the timeline when the start button was clicked.
  • Bugfix: Configuration mode "Without project assignment". No employees were displayed in the employee selection in the addendum dialog
  • Bugfix: Configuration mode "Without project assignment". It must not be possible to group by "employee" in the project list.
Quotes
  • Bugfix: Quote items: If an invoice item was created using a reimb. template and the template was deleted and completely removed from the database, then the corresponding item was no longer displayed in the dialog, but was still printed.
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Areimbursable that was manually set to "Invoiced" could still be selected for the creation of the invoice
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Totalization - error when printing when grouping by week
System
  • Extension: Pre-assignment of the login name. The name can be preset in the login dialog via the command line parameter "/ user". E.g. "xperttimer.exe / user = meier"
Tasks
  • Extension: Configuration mode "Without project assignment": Tasks from the task pool can be started by any employee
Times
  • New: Administrators can stop other employees' current timestamp
  • Via the pop-up menu in the timestamp list. "Finish" menu item
  • Bugfix: If an activity is set to Inactive, it is still correctly displayed in the time stamp list.

Version 8.0.2.1205 [17.05.2021]

Clients
  • Bugfix: Sporadic "Access Violation" error when opening a client
Configuration
  • Extension: New setting "Split timestamp at midnight"
General
  • Extension: Start project retrospectively. Both minutes and a fixed time can now be entered
Invoice
  • Extension: When printing an invoice, the list of the time stamps invoiced in it can now also be printed as a time sheet.
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Print - If a client is selected as a filter and the client numbers are shown, the clientname name is not hidden in the project name
Timebar
  • Bugfix: Error when double-clicking the username in the timepanel
User manager
  • Bugfix: Sporadic hang of the user dialog after opening

Version 8.0.1.1204 [13.04.2021]

Configuration
  • New: New setting to be able to start projects without assignment
  • This simplifies the administrative effort for small teams and few projects, since all employees can then see all projects. Not available if workgroup mode is activated (comprehensive / strict)
Contacts
  • Extension: New contact type "Beneficiary"
General
  • Extension: First start wizard completely revised
  • Extension: Revised welcome dialog
  • New: Start projects and tasks via the space bar in the list views Projects, Tasks and Timestamps
  • New: Descriptive help texts in the window dialog headings are hidden after 7 days to save space
  • Bugfix: When switching tabs, the structure of the button bars was partially visible, which could lead to a jumping form structure.
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Invoice list. When printing invoices as e-mail, the "Printed on" date was not set
Print
  • Extension: When printing, the elements contained in the report header (client, project, user, period) can now be switched on / off
Project manager
  • Extension: Starting the project retrospectively by holding down the Ctrl key now also allows minutes to be entered
  • New: Users with admin rights can now temporarily switch to another rights group in the menu item "Program-> Change rights group" in order to check which functions are thereby visible to members of this group. [mehr]
  • New: Additional "Start / Stop" column in the project list: Start and stop using a button within the project list
  • This means that a project can be started / stopped directly from the list with just one click of the mouse.
  • New: Additional "Start / Stop" column in the task list: Start and stop using a button within the task list
  • New: Additional column "Start / Stop" in the time stamp list: Start and stop via a button within the list
  • Bugfix: Sometimes the filter field "client" is jerky when update is pressed
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Task templates: If the industry-specific texts are used, the search term in the "Select task template" dialog was pre-assigned a wrong search term
XTAdmin
  • Extension: Import dialogs (clients, projects, tasks, times): After the import has been completed, the dialogs are no longer automatically closed.
  • Bugfix: Timestamp import: The last line of the import file is not imported

Version 8.0.0.1203 [05.03.2021]

Allgemein
  • Bugfix: English translation. In some of the yes / no dialogs, the buttons were not translated
Aufgaben
  • Bugfix: Task Template: Dialog boxes moved, so that an estimated time couldn not be entered. [Ticket: 3236]
  • Bugfix: Task templates: Double-clicking a task template opened the window in the background. [Ticket: 3235]
  • Bugfix: Edit task: The tab "User-defined fields" was not displayed
Auswertung
  • Bugfix: Profit / Loss: P / L percentage was not calculated correctly
  • Bugfix: Profit / Loss: If an employee is selected in the filter, only the services of projects to which the employee is assigned or to which no employee is assigned to are now displayed.
Druck
  • Bugfix: Timestamp list: Error when grouped by timestamp status
  • Bugfix: Project list: Error when grouped by project status
Faktura
  • Bugfix: Invoice: Subheadings in Invoice weren't left aligned
  • Bugfix: Swiss QR invoice: the total on the payment slip was not rounded to 0.05 (Swiss centimes rounded)
Nachtrag
  • Bugfix: Ctrl + Arrow should always jump one word forward in text fields. [Ticket: 3224]
Notizen
  • Bugfix: URL links in the text have been marked as clickable. The following text has been partially cut off.
Projektmanager
  • Bugfix: Users who had already been deactivated or deleted were still displayed in the project list, if the project was still assigned to them
  • Bugfix: The option "Start project when double-clicking on project" was not correctly recognized
Setup
  • Extension: For Sophos users: New additional option to remove the runtime packer from program during the installation
Zeiten
  • Bugfix: Edit time stamp: If the time stamp had already been marked as billed, it was no longer possible to scroll in the comment field

Version 8.0.0.1202 [16.02.2021]

Applog
  • Bugfix: Recognition did not start automatically
Documents
  • Bugfix: Dragging and dropping files or Outlook entries onto the task list and document list was not possible
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Cannot delete multiple templates
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Profit / loss: When the data was exported, the "Time needed%" column was not recalculated reliably

Version 8.0.0.1201 [10.02.2021]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: I/O error fixed when opening the client manager if the program is installed under C:\Programs
Documents
  • Bugfix: Problem deleting documents
General
  • Bugfix: Other minor bug fixes
Times
  • Bugfix: With multiple selection of time stamps, only a maximum of 2 could be deleted at once

Version 8.0.0.1200 [04.02.2021] [New DB-Patchlevel 90]

Configuration
  • Extension: New tab to edit the client categories centrally
  • Extension: Project statuses and task statuses can now also be hidden if they are not used
Database
  • Extension: Improved support for MS-SQL 2017 and 2019
Export
  • New: Excel export: Save several configuration settings
General
  • Extension: Search dialog for text fields
  • New: Automatic spell check (F7) in most multiline text entry fields
  • New: Location list: New button for sorting the list
  • New: New "Start page" dialog: Clear quick access to all existing modules
Invoice
  • Extension: New field for discount in the invoice form
  • Extension: Invoice items, quote items: New unit "Percentage" to be able to display proportional invoice items. E.g.partial payments
  • Extension: Invoice list. Columns for user-defined fields can be shown
  • Extension: Invoice list. Group by custom fields
  • New: Invoice list. New column "Remaining amount" if partial payments have been made.
  • New: Support for GiroCode (numbers via QRCode) on the invoice printout
  • New: Support for Swiss QR bills (pay via QR code)
  • New: Invoice list: print multiple invoices at once
  • New: Support for XRechnung (digital invoice via XML)
Project
  • New: New dialog "Project start center" to start projects, enter additions and see daily and weekly time stamps
  • In this dialog, projects and tasks can be processed quickly and clearly.
  • New: Support of bar, QR and NFC codes via external keyboard input scanner (e.g. via Bluetooth)
Project manager
  • Extension: Reading in the project list has been accelerated
  • Extension: Project list: Search now also supports the keywords "AND" and "OR" to perform a more complex search query
  • Extension: Project list: New dropdown menu for the start button of the toolbar with "start retrospectively" and "start with comment"
  • Extension: Project list: Direct editing of the columns for user-defined fields via the pop-up menu and input dialog
Quotes
  • Extension: Qutoes list: Columns for user-defined fields can be shown
  • Extension: Quotes list. Group by custom fields
Reimbursables
  • Extension: Reimbursable items: New unit "Percentage" in order to be able to create proportional service items. E.g. partialpayments
Reminders
  • New: The "Reminders" module is now also included in the BASIC version
System
  • New: Configurable password policy: The number and type of characters required can now be specified in the system configuration
  • New: New right "Activate new program license"
  • Only employees with this right or administrators may update the program license
Tasks
  • Extension: The reading of the task list has been accelerated drastically (up to 5x as fast)
  • Extension: Task list: New dropdown menu for the start button of the toolbar with "start retrospectively" and "start with comment"
Timebar
  • New: New button "Interrupt stamp with comment"
Times
  • Extension: Timestamp list: Search in the comment now also supports the keywords "AND" and "OR" to perform a more complex search query
  • Extension: Timestamp list: filter on project type
  • Extension: Timestamp list: grouping by project type
  • New: Copy time stamp to another employee via drag & drop
  • If employees in the team are working on the same activities, selected time stamps from the time stamp list can be copied to an employee in the project list.
User manager
  • New: New right "Show time totals (duration)"
  • This can be used to hide the fields and columns for time totals for projects and tasks
Users
  • Extension: Specification of a standard activity which is entered for the employee when starting a time stamp.

Version 7.0.9.1113 [01.12.2020]

Database
  • Bugfix: Under MS-SQL 2017: Error 'Update command updated [0] instead of [1] record'
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Error printing the invoice list
Project
  • Bugfix: Under SQLite database: Error when automatically incrementing the project number

Version 7.0.9.1112 [12.11.2020]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: Only with MySQL: Error when displaying the chart in the project list "... only_full_groupby ..."
  • Only occurs if the MySQL variable "sql_mode" contains the value "only_full_group_by"
Database
  • New: MS-SQL: The ODBC driver can now be specified in the DB configuration for database access via MS-SQL
  • New: MS-SQL: Compatibility with MSSQL-ODBC driver 17 added
Import
  • Extension: Improvements in the import of projects and timestamps
Notes
  • Extension: Note list: Set the category directly via the pop-up menu
  • Extension: Note list: printing with colors of category and / or customer / project
Outlook module
  • Extension: Import of Outlook emails as a task: The date "Created on" of the task is now taken from the email
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Time stamp printing: If several employees are explicitly selected as a filter, the "Employee" column was not printed
User manager
  • Bugfix: Reports: The "Employee" filter was not saved correctly and was therefore not restored when the report was opened again.
Workgroups
  • Bugfix: Project assignment: If the project hierarchy was interrupted under certain filter settings, the program could freeze when assigning a project to a work group

Version 7.0.8.1111 [10.09.2020]

Import
  • Bugfix: Timestamp import: Customers / projects that have a "&" in their name were created multiple times
Print
  • Important
    Important Bugfix:
    Printing with a template was not possible
Statistic
  • Extension: Show inactive employees via pop-up menu (right mouse button) in statistics.
  • Bugfix: In the "Summations" tab, the internal / external costs were no longer added up
System
  • New: License management: download and activation of online licenses
Timebar
  • Bugfix: If dialogs were opened via the timebar, it could happen that they overlap with the timebar. Now these dialogues always open in the middle of the screen.
Times
  • Extension: Intermediate time stamps: In the comment input dialog it can now be determined whether the current or the new time stamp receives the comment
Workgroups
  • Extension: User administration. Working groups: When assigning projects to working groups, the entire tree can now be opened / closed using the pop-up menu
  • Extension: Working groups: In the "cross-working group" mode, there is now a check that the main working group of a project cannot be deselected

Version 7.0.7.1110 [08.08.2020]

Configuration
  • Bugfix: Activities: Abbreviation could not be changed
Import
  • New: Timestamp import: Activities can now be assigned when importing
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Fixed sporadic error at startup "Tab could not be registered"
System
  • New: Licensing: Support of the rental license model
XTAdmin
  • Extension: Database move improved

Version 7.0.6.1109 [30.06.2020]

Client manager
  • Extension: The user "XTADMIN" can now delete several customers at once
Configuration
  • Extension: All configuration lists (e.g. activities, text modules, project types, etc.) have been revised.
General
  • Extension: Support of time-limited use of the additional modules (telephony, Outlook, etc.)
  • Bugfix: Employees without rights to change employee data can now reset certain user settings (e.g. window positions).
  • Bugfix: Button bars of the list views. If no separate toolbar was displayed for the views, then the "View" button was grayed out
  • Bugfix: An interruption project is no longer listed in the list of recent projects
Import
  • Extension: Timestamp import: Check of the input values in the preview for plausibility e.g. Date format, time format
Notes
  • Extension: New button "Create new contact" for conversation partner
Price lists
  • Bugfix: When the DB patch level is updated, the price list is no longer set by default in order to prevent automatic splitting of the time stamp at 6 p.m.
Print
  • Extension: Improvement in the report designer to create invoice templates
Project
  • Bugfix: MySQL
Project manager
  • Bugfix: If the button "Interrupt stamping with comment" was used, the new comment was used for the old time stamp and not for the new one.
Reimbursables
  • Extension: New option "Show personnel numbers" in the toolbar options menu
  • Extension: New option: Display customer number, project numbers
Statistic
  • Extension: Excel export: New column "Personnel number"
  • Extension: Weekly evaluation: In the Excel export, the full date is now also exported in the column header in addition to the weekday. The column names can no longer be changed individually.
System
  • Extension: Improved background update checking
Tasks
  • Bugfix: No notification was sent for a new task for another employee
Timebar
  • Bugfix: Documents: Document field was not always displayed, although documents (from main project or customer) were available
User manager
  • Extension: Printing of the employee reports (e.g. "Come / Go"). The reports can now also be printed to PDF.
Users
  • Bugfix: Create new employee. New option to prevent the query of the user name in the domain, as this can take a long time.
  • The option is now switched off by default.
    The option can be reactivated by right-clicking the pop-up menu on the user name
  • Bugfix: If a single user has a cloud server, the fields for changing the password in the employee data were not displayed

Version 7.0.5.1108 [11.03.2020]

Database
  • Extension: Support of MySQL 8
Documents
  • Extension: Copying of documents to the central storage directory. Extended checking of the error code.
General
  • Extension: Quick start projects. New Option "Transfer timestamp to other project when stopping".
  • Bugfix: Favorites list. With multi-monitor the position of the list was not saved if it was on a different monitor than the main monitor.
Import
  • Extension: Optimized the time stamp import
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Invoice: If an invoice item that was created as a working time total was duplicated, the hourly rate changed with each saving process
Notes
  • Extension: Notes: New grouping option "By task"
Project manager
  • Extension: Duplicate assignment of a project to an employee: If a duplicate assignment is detected, an automatic cleanup can now be carried out
  • Extension: New Button "Documents" in toolbar
  • Bugfix: Crash detection during the loading screen
  • If the program gets stuck in the loading screen of Xpert-Timer during startup and has to be terminated via the task manager, this can now be recognized and appropriate measures can be taken.
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: When exporting to Excel the Cost and Revenue column was swapped.
Statistic
  • Bugfix: In the summation tab, the customer name was not displayed if the view was summarized by project
  • Bugfix: In the summation tab, if the employee's billing rate was drawn, it was not displayed in the view.
System
  • Bugfix: Update check. No new version was detected during the manual update check.
Tasks
  • Extension: Task list: In the "Attachments" column, new menu item for the right-mouse menu "Attach document"
  • Bugfix: In the "Task selection" dialog, the tasks of the general task pool are now also displayed (if the appropriate right is available)
  • Bugfix: Edit task. If the project is changed, the time stamps attached to the task were not moved to the new project
  • Bugfix: Edit task: If several task windows are open, formatting that was made via the toolbar was also carried out in the other windows.
  • Bugfix: To-do list: If a task had a due date reminder and the due date is changed using the to-do list pop-up menu, then the reminder was not corrected.
  • Bugfix: If a new attachment was created using "New Text File" or "From Clipboard", the attachment was not visible in the task
Times
  • Extension: Export of the time stamp: An additional internal key field (USER_NR) can now also be output
  • Extension: Import of the time stamp from CSV: An additional internal key field (USER_NR) can now be taken into account
  • Extension: Import of the time stamp from CSV: The name of the user can now also be found if the first name is abbreviated in the CSV file (e.g. "M. Meier")

Version 7.0.4.1107 [06.12.2019]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: Reloading Custom Fields for Clients and Contacts When Opening Client Manager
Invoice
  • Important
    Important Bugfix:
    Transfer of unpaid times of a client (without project reference) as an invoice item. Incorrect marking of processed timestamps.
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Error message when searching in user-defined field
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Edit task. When the task status has been set to "Done" and then set to any other status, the task was still treated as "Done"
  • Bugfix: When the project has been completed, starting an attached task should not be possible
  • Bugfix: When duplicating tasks, attached documents were moved from the original task to the copy and not duplicated

Version 7.0.4.1106 [21.11.2019]

Contacts
  • Bugfix: Contact List - In the display of the list, the columns "State" and "Country" were swapped
Documents
  • Bugfix: Added Folder in Document Manager displays "31.12.1899" as file date
  • Bugfix: When exporting a document to PDF, "Xpert-Timer" was entered in the metadata of the PDF as creator and as theme
Project
  • Bugfix: MySQL: Automatically incrementing the project number does not work on older versions of MySQL (for example, 5.5.15).
  • Bugfix: Project Properties: On the tab "Billing" a database error could occur if no times, but reimbursables were recorded
Statistic
  • Extension: user filter by workgroup. Automatic re-reading of the times after the change of the working group
  • Extension: Client filter after client selection. Automatic re-reading of the times after the change of client selection
Times
  • Extension: Timestamp import: New column "Date" (optional)
User manager
  • Bugfix: Error ("Node must not be nil") when double-clicking on the checkbox of the user list if the Monthly Report page is visible
XTAdmin
  • Extension: Dialog for Import Timestamps from CSV is now also available in XTAdmin

Version 7.0.3.1105 [25.09.2019]

General
  • Extension: Bulk archiving. It is now possible to print the projects to be archived or exported to Excel.
Invoice
  • Extension: Invoice list. Mark the invoice red if the previously paid amount does not match the amount owed
Project
  • Bugfix: Bug fixed when printing the project list
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Error under SyncClient when stopping a task
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Access violation in task list when opening the list in its own window and then click on the "View" button

Version 7.0.2.1104 [19.09.2019]

Invoice
  • Bugfix: If an invoice was created with a discount and paid for using the "mark as paid" pop-up menu, the discount was deducted from the amount.
Project manager
  • Extension: "Back" button: The drop-down menu of the back button now also displays projects with a user-defined status
System
  • Extension: Database move: New notification message after completion of the move because of adapting the connection data of the connected clients
  • Bugfix: Bug fixed when checking license (if Universal user without desktop user and without software assurance)
Timebar
  • Extension: "Back" button: The drop-down menu of the back button now also displays projects with a user-defined status
Times
  • Extension: Manual entry. Automatic rounding after the rule stored in the project (eg full 30 minutes)

Version 7.0.1.1103 [19.08.2019]

Contacts
  • Bugfix: Birthday could only be entered until 01.01.2000.
Project
  • Bugfix: Under MySQL (Maria-DB), the project number is not counted up correctly automatically if no leading zeros have been used.
System
  • Extension: License management revised (for XT.Web)

Version 7.0.0.1102 [28.06.2019]

Project
  • Extension: New mechanism to keep precalculated project totals up to date
Rechtesystem
  • Extension: XTWeb: New filter "Show only XTWeb rights"
Tasks
  • Extension: New mechanism to keep precalculated task totals up to date
  • Bugfix: Project / Task Recalculation: When recalculating the project sums, the task totals were set to 0
  • Bugfix: Task Pool: The Task Pool Off setting still displays the task pool entries
User manager
  • Extension: XTWeb rights extended to rights to contacts
  • Bugfix: Error resetting employee settings via the menu item "Reset"
XTAdmin
  • Bugfix: Database move: Invoice reminder table was not included in the move

Version 7.0.0.1101 [07.05.2019]

General
  • Extension: When the license manager opens, it automatically searches for a new license with the extension ".lic" in the "My Documents" and "Desktop" directories
  • Bugfix: Problems when logging in the multi-user version
Project manager
  • Extension: Charts can now be hidden using a close button (for example, times or tasks)

Version 7.0.0.1100 [03.05.2019] [New DB-Patchlevel 89]

First Release of V7
Configuration
  • Extension: Add a global letter salutation with variable substitution
  • Use in the text with the variable %%SALUTATION%%
Contacts
  • Extension: Add a personal letter salutation in the contacts
  • Use it by using the variable %%SALUTATION%%
    e.g.

    %%SALUTATION%%

    Attached is the monthly report.

    Best wishes,
    %%USERNAME%%
  • Extension: New field "VAT ID"
  • If a client has departments in different countries, the respective VAT ID can be withdrawn from the responsible contact.
Database
  • New: MS-Access, SQLite: Check at startup if database tables are possibly corrupt. e.g. by a system crash.
Documents
  • Extension: New menu item "Add folder" in the document list to add a folder as a link to the DMS
General
  • New: 64-bit version available
  • The Xpert Timer is now also available in a 64-bit version.
  • New: The background color of all windows can now be set to any color.
  • Found at configuration->user->view->window background
  • New: New program variant "Xpert-Timer.Web" to be able to access the time recording data via a browser.
Import
  • New: CSV import assistant for timestamps
  • Timestamps in CSV format from other programs can now be easily imported.
Invoice
  • Extension: Open Times: Added filter on date range to toolbar
  • With this, it is also possible to settle partial areas, e.g. "last week", "last month"
Print
  • Extension: Send report by e-mail. By clicking in the field "Email text" opens a separate editor dialog to better edit the text.
  • Extension: Send report by email. Own input field for the file name of the email attachment.
Project
  • New: New option in the configuration dialog to set the project number for new subprojects to the project number of the main project
Project manager
  • Extension: New column "time remaining"
  • Displays the difference between Estimate and Required Time.
  • New: If colors are used for clients / projects, they can now also be printed in the project list.
  • The option can be turned on / off in the print settings.
  • New: Short for "Search for customer"
  • Ctrl + Alt + F to filter in the project manager for a client
  • New: By right-clicking on a subproject in the "Project number" column, the project number can be set to the project number of the main project via a context menu
Tasks
  • Extension: Text format can now be set between "Text with formatting & images", "Text with formatting" and "Text only"
  • This is important for using the Xpert Timer.Web because there can not be displayed any tasks that contain images.
Times
  • Extension: New entry type "retrospective". With it, times can be added retrospectively from a time in hours.
  • New: Change timestamp: Complete capture of contiguous timestamps
  • Query if a timestamp changes that has a directly adjacent predecessor and / or successor. These timestamps are then automatically adjusted to the changed start / end time.
Users
  • New: Add employee photo

Version 6.1.9.1063 [25.04.2019]

Database
  • Extension: Check at startup so that Version 6 can not access a Version 7 database.
Documents
  • New: New menu item in the document management (right-click on document) to repair images and PDFs that were synchronized by the Android version, if they were not transferred correctly.
General
  • New: When recalculating the project sums, you can now choose whether all or only the active projects should be recalculated.
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Error "Table userphotos not found" when performing the synchronization
  • Bugfix: XTSyncServer and Android photo module: Transferred photos were no longer viewable with the standard Windows Photo Viewer.
  • To do this, the XTSyncServer must be upgraded to V6.1.9.1063.
Times
  • Bugfix: When entering or changing timestamps, the contents of the list of places will not be supplemented with the new location until the save button is pressed and not when leaving the field.

Version 6.1.9.1062 [12.04.2019]

Activity report
  • Bugfix: Button "New" in the toolbar is inactive if the history is opened from the customer dialog and there are no entries.
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: If the client database is a MySQL DB, then activating the XTA file on the client machine will fail to set the password in the USERS table.
System
  • Extension: Automatic update check in the info dialog
  • Only active if the corresponding authorization is available.
Times
  • Bugfix: Problem fixed with automated rounding

Version 6.1.9.1061 [27.03.2019]

Project
  • Extension: Project view in html has been extended by the fields "Client name", "Description", "Start", "End" and "Project type"
Project manager
  • Bugfix: In single-user mode, the checkboxes for the project favorites were not imported
System
  • Extension: Improved repair function with defective index under Access database
Times
  • Bugfix: Timestamp list: Sort by column "Comment" does not work correctly

Version 6.1.9.1060 [07.12.2018]

Client manager
  • Extension: Added "Activity report" tab
  • Bugfix: When creating email distribution list, all customers were always exported to the list if no selection was loaded.
Clients
  • Extension: Added "Activity report" tab
Configuration
  • Extension: When sending e-mail messages via Outlook, the Outlook message can now be displayed on the screen in the Editor via a new option before sending.
  • Extension: New global keyboard shortcut added to add a new history entry (... + F2)
General
  • Extension: After a program update, a dialog is now displayed to guide the user through possibly new essential user settings.
Import
  • Bugfix: When importing customers from Outlook, the workgroup was not set correctly and therefore the customer entry remained invisible.
Invoice
  • Bugfix: When adding the open times, only the first entry was added if the option "Single sums" was selected in the dialog
Project
  • Extension: In the project properties under the "Billing" tab, the profit is displayed, if a flat rate has been deposited
Project manager
  • Extension: New option "Show user level" in the menu "View" to hide the user level in the project list.
  • This can greatly speed up the reading of the project list for many assigned users.
  • Bugfix: Quick search via input dialog. Searching and reading the results accelerated.
  • Bugfix: Cost estimation (dialogue). When entering a decimal number, the decimal point is not accepted as long as text is already in the input field.
  • Bugfix: If a client is selected, no documents without project assignment are displayed in the document list (for example, invoices)
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: When activating the synchronization during the first start on the client, an error occurs when a proxy has been entered in the activation file.

Version 6.1.8.1059 [17.09.2018]

Activity report
  • Bugfix: The filter "Show entries of all employees" was not active if workgroups were used
General
  • Bugfix: Gray background with modern surface
  • Bugfix: Merge Timestamp: On some systems an error occurs under MS-Access if the comment is empty
  • Bugfix: Check date fields for valid entry
Project
  • Extension: Additional rounding mode: Full 6 minutes
  • This type of rounds is especially suitable for lawyers
  • Bugfix: Project export to Excel. DB error under MySQL when exporting the project list.
Project manager
  • Bugfix: If the right "Edit project" does not exist, but the right "Edit project status" is not available then it was not possible to change the status via the context menu
  • Bugfix: Duplicate project now only takes the project name without the main project name for the duplicate
  • Bugfix: Duplicate Project: Workgroup assignments (if any) were not copied
  • Bugfix: Filter on project status of FreiDef5 - FreiDef10 was not saved
  • Bugfix: Selected main project was not selected after clicking on "Refresh"
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Statictic: Summation by project and grouping to MP -> returns duplicate groupings per SP [Ticket: 2790]
  • Bugfix: Statistic: Filter by project displays only assigned projects of the employee [Ticket: 2791]
Tasks
  • Extension: The view of the shared task pool can now be toggled in the toolbar between the states "Off", "Exclusive" and "Additional"
  • The new state "Additional" now displays the task pool in addition to the employee-related tasks.
  • Bugfix: When a task is completed, the contents of the tab notes, attachments and times were no longer usable because they were grayed out
Times
  • Extension: Manual entry: New checkbox "Show all projects" for timestamp list.
  • Here you can select if only the timestamps of the currently selected project are displayed or those of all projects. This can speed up the opening of the dialog when a smaller number of times must be read.
  • Extension: Manual entry: New option to show / hide the timestamp. This saves reading the timestamps and can speed up entering timestamps.
  • Bugfix: Column header sorting does not work when grouping by client, project or task
  • Bugfix: Export to Excel. Price group, price table, and billing rate fields were not exported
  • Bugfix: Split timestamp: If a timestamp is split, the price list and price group should also be set for the split timestamp [Ticket: 2795]

Version 6.1.7.1058 [19.06.2018]

Configuration
  • Bugfix: Config: The option "Display current timestamp comment" can not be deactivated. [Ticket: 2787]
General
  • Bugfix: Manual entry: The list of locations should have a scroll bar for smaller monitors [Ticket: 2785]
Project
  • Bugfix: Project Properties: The Edit Price List button does not respond. [Ticket: 2782]
Project manager
  • Extension: In the document list, all documents of a project are now always visible if the visibility rights are available
  • Bugfix: Project search: Full-text search in the "Description" field does not produce a result under MS-SQL
  • Bugfix: Project Manager: All documents of a project are always visible in the document list, if proper access level available [Ticket: 2780]
Statistic
  • Extension: Individual times: New button "Options" in the button bar for display options
  • - Display client numbers
    - Display project numbers
    - Show times in decimal
Times
  • Extension: Export to Excel: The field "Project Type" can now also be exported
  • Extension: Supplement: Pre-assign field "Activity" with "None"
  • Extension: Timestamp list: New menu item "Times as text in clipboard" to make the selected timestamps available for further processing with a text program
  • At least 2 timestamps must be selected.
XTAdmin
  • Extension: Database migration: New option "Anonymize database" to make person-related data unrecognizable in the target database
  • Helpful when the troubleshooting database needs to be sent to support, but confidential data is included.
  • Bugfix: Database migration: When copying the database, the table "syncclients" was not copied

Version 6.1.6.1057 [04.05.2018]

Invoice
  • Bugfix: Excelexport: The column "Paid on" is missing from the export fields [Ticket: 2755]
Price lists
  • Bugfix: The tick "Use time-based tariffs" does not work. If tariffs are set, they are also used without being checked. [Ticket: 2747]
Project
  • Bugfix: Automatic notification of change of progress / status: If a recipient is deposited in the project, it will be taken. Otherwise, the client's email will be used.
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Dragging and dropping a record (eg timestamp from timestamp list) to the main project filter now ensures that only one main project is included in the filter
  • Bugfix: With shortcuts to a main project via shortcuts, the shortcuts for the numbers no longer work in the submenu to activate a subproject via keyboard [Ticket: 2746]
  • Bugfix: After changing the price list of the client via the dialog "Edit client" the project manager will continue to display the old price list. [Ticket: 2756]
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Evaluation week / month / year. Display of totaling in filter line is missing [Ticket: 2764]
Times
  • Extension: Split timestamp: The distribution of the pause now offers the following options [Ticket: 2705]
  • 1. Fully on timestamp 1
    2. Proportional
    3. Fully on timestamp 2
  • Extension: Timestamp list: New keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S for "Timestamp split"
  • Extension: Timestamp list: If the filter "timestamp status" is set to "do not account", then times are also displayed whose projects are set to "not billable"
  • New: Timestamp list: New menu item "Duplicate timestamp". All selected times can be copied to a target date to be entered.
  • Shortcut: Ctrl+D
  • Bugfix: Timestamp list: The gray icon for addendum "(N)" was partially drawn too far to the left above the normal text

Version 6.1.5.1056 [26.03.2018]

Documents
  • Extension: Document Management: Save multiple selected documents to a directory to be selected.
Project
  • Extension: Hint text when creating a subproject in the "New Project" dialog
Project manager
  • Extension: The button "New" in the toolbar of the project list now contains a drop-down menu to specifically create a main or a subproject
  • Bugfix: Project list: Context menu e.g. When changing the progress does not always put the focus on the project of the line [Ticket: 2741]
  • Bugfix: In the project manager the button Load / save view settings has no function
  • Bugfix: When using quick entry for a sub-project, if the main project has just been created without updating the project list, the sub-project will temporarily not be mounted in the correct level.
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Bill timestamps as a reimbursable. Limited visibility of timestamps for multiuser without workgroups. Only the own timestamps were displayed.
  • The timestamp list in the dialog "New reimbursable" in the characteristic "Calculate Times" has been supplemented with a button bar to change the visibility level
Reminders
  • Bugfix: The lead time reminder date was not considered for triggering the reminder event
Tasks
  • Extension: Task list: In the button "New" there is a new menu item "Create new template" in the drop-down menu
  • Extension: Task template list: New grouping option by creator and editor
  • Bugfix: Task templates. Restricted visibility of templates for multiuser without workgroups. Only the own templates were displayed.
  • The "Task Template Manager" and "Task Template Selection" dialogs have been enhanced with a button bar to change the visibility level
Times
  • Extension: Timestamp list: New grouping after "timestamp status"
  • Bugfix: Export to Excel: The field "Activity" was not available for export
  • Bugfix: Adding a timestamp for project / task via Ctrl + T in the task management or the evaluation via opens erroneously the add timestamp function of the project manager

Version 6.1.4.1055 [09.03.2018]

Activity report
  • Bugfix: In the Project Manager, in the Assigned Projects view, in combination with the History window, the All Employees filter did not display any other employee records [Ticket: 2719]
Client manager
  • Bugfix: A client without a contact shows again "unknown" in the last name. [Ticket: 2722]
Contacts
  • Bugfix: Showing an address via Google Maps does not display umlauts and "ß" from the address.
Documents
  • Important
    Important Bugfix:
    Documents in the data safe were no longer readable under MySQL as of V6.1.3.1053 (Data error)
General
  • Bugfix: Sporadically resetting column settings of the list views e.g. of the EK / VK prices for services in the project properties
  • Bugfix: List Views: If no workgroups were enabled, the visibility filter was not saved
Notes
  • Bugfix: In the selection field "Contact", no entries were displayed when the note for a project was recorded
Project
  • Extension: Extension of the free project states from 5 to 10
  • Bugfix: Project Properties: An inactive project that is set to active in the project properties does not allow time entry [Ticket: 2723]
Tasks
  • Extension: New task: Optional show a customer filter to simplify the project selection [Ticket: 2717]
  • Show via context menu of field "Project"
  • Bugfix: Print task: Square brackets in the text of a task leads to an error message [Ticket: 2728]
Timebar
  • New: New menu item "Split active timestamp" in the pop-up menu of the current timestamp in the timeline
  • Bugfix: Display of the current timestamp comment in the second line (optional)
  • These settings can be changed in the Configuration-> User-> General
Times
  • Extension: Timestamp list: Menu item for moving wrongly assigned timestamps of the user "SYSTEM" to another user to be selected
  • - Only in the group "By user" in the pop-up menu on the user "SYSTEM"
    - Menu item "Move time to other user"
  • Extension: Print: Extension of the comment field in the printout of the time stamp list to 5000 characters
  • Extension: Manual entry: Optional show a customer filter to simplify the project selection
  • Show via context menu of field "Project"

Version 6.1.3.1054 [06.02.2018]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: High CPU utilization (up to 25%) in idle state
Configuration
  • Bugfix: Document management: The creation of new, central filing folders on the "Plus" does not work.
General
  • Bugfix: Decoupling day evaluation from the right "Evaluation - Show timestamp" [Ticket: 2694]
  • Bugfix: In multimonitor operation with more than 2 monitors, some dialogs were not centered correctly on the active monitor.
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Single user version: shortcut context menu does not appear. [Ticket: 2696]
  • Bugfix: Project Manager: Add timestamp via Toolbar of the timestamp list. If the checkbox "All Projects" is set, the field "Project" in the add timestamp dialog remains empty
  • Bugfix: SQL error under MS SQL Server if the sorting of the project list was set to "Main workgroup"
Reminders
  • Bugfix: Reminders at program start. Splitter sometimes not visible or shows strange behavior [Ticket: 2699]
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: When using the sync server. Error sending timestamp.
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Edit task: After saving, the cursor position has been set to the beginning of the text
  • Bugfix: Task list: Arrow for opening / closing does not drop down the window anymore [Ticket: 2698]
  • Bugfix: Windows desktop and possibly other programs flicker when opening a task
  • Bugfix: To Do List: The width of the Project Name column could not be wider than 400 pixels
Timebar
  • Bugfix: For 3 monitors, the hints for the mouse over do not appear on monitor 3 but on the edge of monitor 2
  • Bugfix: Main pop-up menu does not open until the second click on Timeline [Ticket: 2701]

Version 6.1.3.1053 [22.01.2018]

Clients
  • Extension: Create new customer: Save note text before additional data can be recorded
  • Bugfix: SQL error when exporting the customer list to CSV under MySQL
Configuration
  • Extension: New option "Open task management at startup"
  • New: Progress indicator while the configuration settings are being loaded
Database
  • Extension: New extended dialog for importing a database update
  • Extension: Support for the automatic installation of MariaDB as a replacement for MySQL
  • Extension: MS-SQL: Check for error 8060-Row-Size in system table before the DB update.
  • New: Automatic daily recalculation of project totals in the background
  • Only for MySQL and MS-SQL Server
    Activatable under Configuration-> System
  • Bugfix: Importing a database update to MS-SQL Server. Query whether the logged in user has the necessary access rights to import the update correctly (db_owner)
  • Bugfix: PostgreSQL: Fixed bug when creating new projects "... timestamp without time zone ..."
General
  • New: Changing the menu system to standard Windows menus
  • Bugfix: List selection fields (combo boxes) may have been displayed with scrollbar, although not necessary
  • Bugfix: The enter key does not trigger a new reading of the data volume during date filtering
  • Bugfix: The BASIC version could not use a different currency except US $ and the Windows system currency
  • Bugfix: Automatic pause: Incorrect calculation when transferring the automatic pause to another project when the automatic comment input is activated
  • Bugfix: List views: Keyboard shortcuts of pop-up menus did not become active until the pop-up menu was first opened
  • Bugfix: Slow screen setup (flickering buttons) after Windows Update fixed
  • Bugfix: Reminder when no project is running is centered over the timeline when the project manager is closed
  • Will now be centered on the monitor
Invoice
  • Extension: New button "PDF export" for invoice, quote and reminder
  • Extension: When sending a bill / offer / reminder as an e-mail, the following changes were made:
  • - The email text can now be selected from the text templates
    - The email text can now be saved as text templates
    - The placeholder%CONTACTNAME% can be used to directly insert the contact person in the e-mail text
    - The last used text is preallocated. Offer, invoice and reminder are differentiated.
  • Extension: Quote / Invoice: Deleted entries now disappear from the list of items immediately after deletion
  • Extension: Quote / Invoice: Move multiple selected items at once
  • Extension: New shortcut for "Add items from reimb. ledger" Ctrl + Insert
  • Bugfix: For PDF export, the file name was not adopted as the title for the PDF.
  • Bugfix: Quote / Invoice: Removing the comment on an item left the empty line
Invoice reminders
  • Extension: Change of the text "reminder" in "payment reminder"
Notes
  • Bugfix: When you move a note to another category / project, the note temporarily disappears
Price lists
  • Bugfix: Price groups: Time-based tariffs may have been entered twice when logging on to a Sync client
Print
  • Extension: Removed redundant frame borders from XTBASE.fr3
Project
  • Extension: Add a subproject. Savety dialog before adding all employees of the main project.
Project manager
  • Extension: Keyboard shortcuts for the project quick start that could not be registered are shown in red
  • Extension: Task list: Selection of search fields via popup menu on search text. (Subject, number, text, note)
  • Bugfix: Access violation when printing times when time is hidden
  • Bugfix: Times may be temporarily displayed twice at program startup with certain rights configuration
  • Bugfix: Color change for logo headers revised via pop-up menu
Reminders
  • Bugfix: Reminders that were saved without employees were not visible
  • Bugfix: It was not possible to delete several selected reminders at once
Statistic
  • New: Progress display while the list views are loading for the first time
System
  • Bugfix: License Check: Error in correct software maintenance check during version update
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Tasks templates not visible when using workgroups on "New task from template"
Timebar
  • New: In the Tasks pane pop-up menu, there is a Task Status menu item to change the status of the task in progress
  • Bugfix: Project switching accelerated.
  • Bugfix: Accelerated opening of the pop-up menu (right mouse button). Project list will now only be displayed if neither Project Manager nor Timeline is visible
Times
  • Bugfix: If an manual time entry goes beyond midnight, then the end date has not been set to the next day. The required hours however were correct.
  • Bugfix: Edit timestamp: No saving possible if retroactive editing is restricted but comments may be edited

Version 6.0.2.1052 [17.10.2017]

Activity report
  • Extension: Field "Service location" increased to 160 characters
Documents
  • Extension: Thunderbird emails are now supported for Drag & Drop
  • Bugfix: Control of TWAIN scanner drivers. Some drivers are stuck in time after scanning.
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Error creating an invoice from open project reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Error when transferring open times to an invoice
Project
  • Bugfix: Removal of an user from a project/subproject in the "Project properties" dialog in the "Employees" tab fails
Project manager
  • Bugfix: The project checkboxes in the project manager could not be displayed in the single user version
Tasks
  • Extension: Thunderbird emails are now supported for Drag & Drop
Times
  • Bugfix: Times that are in the booking archive may not be deleted
  • Bugfix: The restriction "Time stamp can not be edited after x days" is now also valid when moving timestamps

Version 6.0.1.1051 [04.10.2017]

General
  • Extension: Multimonitor: Window positions and sizes are now saved separately for each monitor.
  • When switching between single and multi-monitor configurations, no window positions need to be corrected any more
  • New: New option for multi monitor configuration: "Open window in visible area"
  • When switching between multi- and single-monitor systems, all windows are only opened in the currently visible area of the monitor.
Project
  • Bugfix: New project: Endless loop with message "Project xyz already exists for customer / main project zyx"
Reminders
  • Bugfix: Position and size of the reminder window at startup was not saved
Tasks
  • New: Print task number as QR code on report
  • Using the smartphone app "Xpert-Timer Mobile" a task can then be started by scanning the code.
Times
  • Bugfix: Splitting of time stamps now also possible for the currently running time stamp.
  • Bugfix: Restriction for retroactive processing or re-dating time stamps did not work

Version 6.0.0.1050 [18.09.2017] [New DB-Patchlevel 88]

First Release of V6.0
Activity report
  • New: Price lists
  • - Price lists allow to map date-related validity for billing rates into price tables - Weekday and time-dependent surcharges
    - Qualification-dependent special billing rates for employees
    - Different currencies and special customer discounts
Booking archive
  • New: Booking archive
  • - The booking archive summarizes accounting-relevant timestamps and saves them into a read-only archive - As a result, the accounting-relevant timestamp rates can be saved write protected and the reporting remains correct for years, even if the billing rates of the projects / employees changes. - Timestamps / services contained in a booking archive are marked in blue - Using a separate filter, exactly all booking records of a booking archive can be filtered and, if necessary, printed.
Client manager
  • Extension: Show a search box on the contacts page if there are more than 3 contacts for a customer
  • New: Duplicate check
  • New: New "Contact person" column in the customer list
  • - Quick selection of the contact using the right mouse button
Contacts
  • Extension: In the selection boxes for the contact person in clients and project, the contact information is now displayed in a message when you move the mouse over the selection box
Documents
  • New: Quick entry of additional texts and texts from the clipboard via "Create new text document"
General
  • Extension: Adjustable size of the character set for the buttons of the listviews
  • New: New filter modes "Project manager" and "Work group leader" in the project manager.
  • - Project manager: Shows only times / tasks / achievements / histories / users of projects that you are the project manager of. - Work group leader: Shows projects of users of other workgroups, working on the workgroup projects, as well as projects of other workgroups on which users of the own workgroup work on.
  • New: New modern user interface
  • However, the original, colorful interface can still be used through the "User interface: Classic" option in the configuration.
Invoice
  • Extension: Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + Up / Ctrl + Down to move entries
  • Extension: If you enter a negative number in the field "discount", you can now add a surcharge
Outlook module
  • Extension: New filter in the import dialog shows only emails with a sender email address in the contact list of Xpert-Timer
  • New: Automatic assignment of the emails via the email address of the project contact person
  • New: Automatic assignment of the e-mails via the project number in the subject of the e-mail
  • e.g. subject = "[0815] Meeting"
Project
  • New: Assignment of a second project manager
Project manager
  • Extension: Check whether an employee has been assigned to a project twice. For example, when the synchronization is used.
  • New: Project tree: Displays the number of project statuses of projects under a customer
  • e.g. Active(5), Billed(2)
  • New: New filter in main menu "Show only active clients"
  • New: New column "Contact person" in the project overview 53/5000 New column "Contact person" in the project manager
  • - Quick selection of the contact person via the right mouse button
  • New: Set the filters for employees, customers and projects by dragging and dropping the grouping header from the timestamp list
  • New: New "Main Workgroup" column in the project list
  • New: Display and add notes on clients and projects in the project manager
  • New: Easily set filters for customers, project, employees via Drag & Drop from any list view.
Quotes
  • Extension: Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + Up / Ctrl + Down to reorganize entries
  • Extension: If you enter a negative number in the field "discount", you can now add a surcharge
Reimbursables
  • Extension: Change column values directly from the table view by pressing F2.
  • e.g. pieces, price, and so on
  • New: New "Options" button in the toolbar with the menu item "Display reimbursables without an assigned user"
  • New: 5 custom fields, incl. sorting and grouping.
Statistic
  • Extension: New option "Get Estimation from Tasks" for profit / loss report
Synchronization
  • New: Remote configuration of Android sync clients
  • In "Configuration-> System-> XTSyncServer"
  • New: Support of the right system on Android sync clients
  • New: Encrypted connection over SSL when using the XTSyncserver
Tasks
  • Extension: The last used character set and size is now set for each new task
  • New: Directly display an e-mail imported from Outlook in its own tab in the tasks area
  • New: Add any document as a task by dragging and dropping from Windows Explorer
  • New: Attachments can now be opened directly by right-clicking on the column "Attachments"
  • New: 5 custom fields, incl. sorting and grouping.
Telephony
  • New: Include your own country and area code when recognizing the incoming numbers
  • New: New option "Remove your own country and area code when dialing" in the configuration dialog
  • -Improved compatibility with various telephone systems when dialing
  • New: Numbers are now dialed directly when using the dial-up dialog directly by clicking on a number
  • New: New option in the dial-up dialog "Close dialog if connected"
Times
  • Extension: Note in the project manager, if no time recording is possible for a selected project
  • New: New options for splitting time stamps
    - splitting by duration, time, percentage

    - setting the billing status for each resulting time stamp
  • New: New column "Activity" including grouping by "Activity"
  • Every employee can now link their times to an activity (for example, travel, project management, troubleshooting, etc.). The grouping for "activity" can then be summed explicitly.
User manager
  • Extension: Summary page with a summary of the assigned access rights

Version 5.0.9.1027 [04.09.2017]

Statistic
  • Bugfix: No timestamps visible in BASIC version when using SQLite database

Version 5.0.9.1026 [25.08.2017]

Documents
  • Extension: You can now change the project / customer assignment directly in the "Edit document" dialog
Statistic
  • Extension: Sum up and grouping by calendar week
Timebar
  • Extension: Start tasks of the current project directly via the pop-up menu of the task counter
  • New: New button (down arrow) to start subprojects directly
Times
  • Bugfix: Start project retroactive does not set time correctly
Workgroups
  • Extension: Improvements to the handling of work groups and work group visibility

Version 5.0.8.1024 [13.04.2017]

Angebote
  • Bugfix: Sporadic bug fixed in the editor of quotation and billing
Projektmanager
  • Extension: Recalculate the project times by rightclicking on the project sum in the project manager now also possible if the employee has no rights to edit projects.
  • Bugfix: Button "Project manager" was visible by accident.
  • Bugfix: When starting a project the checkbox in the project list was unchecked until the next refresh of the project list.
XTAdmin
  • Extension: In case you move from one to another database, the database_nr is now transferred as well in order to keep the connection to the sync clients.

Version 5.0.8.1023 [31.03.2017]

Assign Projects
  • New: New buttons in the user assignment for workgroups, to check the existing configuration for invalid project assignments.
Client manager
  • New: New filter in the client and contact manager toolbar.
  • A) Display of clients assigned to projects only B) Only display clients whose projects are assigned to the current user
  • Bugfix: The comment column was not printed in the contact list
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Edit invoice: No scrolling in invoice details possible when invoice is locked
Print
  • Bugfix: Print: When the "Date / From / To" column was not in first place, the column headings were not aligned correctly
  • Bugfix: Time stamp list: If the column from / to is not in first place and the grouping is set to "Project", "Sum" was overlapped. [Ticket: 2515]
Quotes
  • Bugfix: Edit quote: No scrolling option in quote when quote was blocked
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Reimbursables template dialog re-opened after saving changed details.
Reminders
  • Bugfix: If a reminder is attached to a document then "Open" or double-click did not open the document.
Statistic
  • Extension: Multiple selection via checkboxes from users and customers can now be combined
Synchronization
  • Extension: Only on SyncClients: No change of LastChange date for projects when times are recorded or changed.
  • This prevents the client from sending projects to the server if the project properties have not changed.
  • Extension: Consideration of the right system when selecting the records to be sent from the client to the server.
  • If a client has no rights to edit projects, then no search will be executed for projects on the client side
System
  • Important
    Important Bugfix:
    Sporadic error "External exception C0000006" fixed when the exe is installed in the network and the system returns from the idle state.
  • Bugfix: The compressed user settings could not be saved under a Czech operating system when an MS-SQL server is used
  • You can now deactivate the comprssion in the .ini file.
    [General]
    CompressSettings=0
  • Bugfix: Fixed a problem where the Windows desktop flickered when the Windows taskbar was switched to "Auto-hide" and the project manager was open.
Times
  • Bugfix: Option "Duplicate day" duplicated the following day instead of the selected day under SQLite
User manager
  • Extension: New filter option "Show only active users"
Workgroups
  • Extension: Improvements to the handling of working groups and work group visibility

Version 5.0.7.1022 [25.01.2017]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: SQL error when reading the customer list and sorting by "comment" under MS-SQL
Clients
  • Bugfix: Error message if customers with client number <= 0 are created
Quotes
  • Bugfix: When a quote is converted into an invoice, the quotation text before the quotation block is not transferred to the invoice.
System
  • Bugfix: Improved behavior on scaled Windows desktop (larger font, 125%)
Tasks
  • Bugfix: SQL Error when grouping by customer and simultaneous sorting by recipient when using a MS-SQL database
  • Bugfix: Task list: "Last change" date/time was not converted into correct timezone.
  • Bugfix: If the project list is filtered in the project manager by project status, e.g. "Active", all tasks appeared in the task list instead of the filtered. [Ticket: 2465]

Version 5.0.7.1021 [02.12.2016]

Invoice
  • Extension: New menu item "Mark as not paid" when right clickin on an invoice entry.
  • Bugfix: Bugfix in the function "Mark as paid" in the invoice dialog
Project
  • New: Project quick entry: New check box "Create as main projekt" like in the project manager.
System
  • Extension: Quick entry now also supports the grouping by task status and automatically offers the option when entering a new task
  • New: New search option by contact name in the dialog "Edit client"
  • New: New search option by project name in the dialog "Edit client". New search option by project name in dialog " Edit client" New search option by project name in dialog "Edit customer"
  • Bugfix: Notification of progress change did not work.
  • Bugfix: Notifications: When the task status changes, the creator and the recipient are notified
Tasks
  • Extension: New notification option when the recipient is changed
  • Extension: Changes of the record are now recorded in the notes for a task
  • Bugfix: Removed button "Billing mode" in the tab "Times" of the tasks as it did not offer a plausible filter option. [Ticket: 2445]

Version 5.0.6.1020 [18.11.2016]

Documents
  • Bugfix: When dragging and dropping document from windows explorer to the document dialog, now the document gets saved in the correct folder.
General
  • Bugfix: The duration of the time needed for entering a comment was not calculated to the total end time of the timestamp.
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Exception when users with limited user rights tried to sort projects by project number
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Error in the summarizing report when no columns for the print were selected.
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Error when printing the task list with the column "Text". [Ticket: 2444]
  • Bugfix: Graphical error. Cardreaders (Text, Notes, Attachements, Times) optimized in the "Edit task" dialog.
Times
  • Bugfix: When printing the timestamp list from the dialog "Edit task", the client name and project name was not printed.

Version 5.0.6.1019 [20.09.2016]

Quotes
  • Bugfix: Automatic refresh when changing details in a quote. The change is now immediately displayed in the client manager. [Ticket: 2409]
Reimbursables
  • Extension: The creator of a reimbursable is now set per default when creating a new reimbursable. [Ticket: 2425]
  • Bugfix: A copied reimbursable in the state "Billed" is now copied as "not invoiced" [Ticket: 2424]
  • Bugfix: A reimbursable, set as "billed" can now be changed back to "not invoiced" [Ticket: 2423]
  • Bugfix: Print: When printing the reimbursables, the sum was displayed with 0 in the drilldown group
Statistic
  • Bugfix: The filter for archived projects did not work in the reporting module. [Ticket: 2417]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: If the receiver of a task is changed and a reminder was created for that task, the owner of the reminder is now changed, too. [Ticket: 2413]
Times
  • Extension: The free date range option is now available on multiple dialogs [Ticket: 2430]
User manager
  • Extension: Report Check-In/Check-Out: The totals sum is now displayed for the presence. [Ticket: 2302]
  • Bugfix: User settings: Wrong grouping of work time in the user details, when using a MS-SQL database [Ticket: 2433]

Version 5.0.6.1018 [05.09.2016]

Contacts
  • Extension: Dialog "Edit Contact" can now be opened "non modal", to edit several contacts side by side
General
  • Bugfix: Traybar hints were cut off partialy when starting or stopping projects
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Error in profit calculation when using flatrates and times of multiple users are used for the calculation
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Captions of user defined fields were not transfered when syncing by Syncserver

Version 5.0.6.1016 [18.08.2016]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: Sorting within a grouping was not correct
Database
  • Extension: Xpert-Timer now supports MS-LocalDB
  • Extension: We now check if the password runs out on your MySQL Server
General
  • Bugfix: All list views: If you've opened and closed the group settings too quickly the "Edit project" dialog was opened.
  • Bugfix: Exception when closing Xpert-Timer [Ticket: 2402]
Project
  • Bugfix: Error when counting up the project number automatically. [Ticket: 2404]
Quotes
  • Bugfix: Access violation when adding a project structure from the quote to the project manager [Ticket: 2400]
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: The description of the user defined fields were not synchronized [Ticket: 2401]
XTAdmin
  • Extension: Automatic download and istallation of MySQL Server

Version 5.0.5.1015 [08.07.2016]

Project
  • Bugfix: Sporadic error when creating a new project. Project was created anyways
XTAdmin
  • New: Database moving assistant
  • Using the assistant you can move an existing database, e.g. a MS-Access database to a MS-SQL database or a MySQL database. This might be necessary if your company grows and more users need to connect to Xpert-Timer.

Version 5.0.4.1014 [04.07.2016]

Documents
  • New: New columen in project list "Description" [Ticket: 2379]
General
  • New: The dialogs for clients, projects, tasks, invoices and quotes can now be used as a non modular window. You can continue working in the project manager. [Ticket: 2364]
Invoice
  • Bugfix: The due date for invoices is now correctly calculated according to the payment terms. [Ticket: 2384]
Project manager
  • Extension: If you filter the project list and there's no result, the filter will be now displayed in the empty list. [Ticket: 2373]
Statistic
  • Bugfix: The filter "Only not yet to be billed" filter was not saved in the views. [Ticket: 2375]
Timebar
  • New: If a client is displayed in the timebar, when running a project, then the focus will jump to that client when you open the project manager [Ticket: 2374]
Times
  • Bugfix: Colums: If you've changed the settings in the .ini file, the columen from/til was not changed. [Ticket: 2377]
XTAdmin
  • Bugfix: The filter on project states did not work in the dialog "Assign projects" [Ticket: 2371]

Version 5.0.3.1013 [06.06.2016]

Clients
  • Extension: Client management: Client categories are now only displayed if the client was assigned to that category. [Ticket: 2348]
Invoice
  • Bugfix: The filter "Payed on" in the billing module did not work correctly [Ticket: 2360]
Project
  • Bugfix: Automatic increase of project number did not work using a MySQL database [Ticket: 2358]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: The work group was not duplicated when copying a project in the work group mode [Ticket: 2367]
Statistic
  • Extension: There are now arrows available in the statistic module to change the date in the "Free range" filter [Ticket: 2355]
  • Bugfix: In the single user version the filter for clients is now hidden as it's unnecessary [Ticket: 2351]
User manager
  • Bugfix: User settings: If logged in as XTAdmin no user projects were visible [Ticket: 2370]
XTAdmin
  • Bugfix: The list of userprojects was not displayed correctly in XTAdmin.exe [Ticket: 2368]

Version 5.0.3.1012 [12.05.2016]

Clients
  • Bugfix: Clients: The set hourly rate in the client settings was ignored when creating a new project [Ticket: 2344]
Project
  • Bugfix: Graphical error: When displaying the history module, the contact person was displayed wrong in the project settings. [Ticket: 2345]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Printing: Column "Created" was not printed [Ticket: 2342]
  • Bugfix: Copy of projects: When copying a main project within a client, the project was not marked as "Copy of..." [Ticket: 2347]
  • Bugfix: When changing a client name using F2, the project number was doubled [Ticket: 2346]
  • Bugfix: Using the excel export and exporting the column "Person in charge", the name was exported with an extra space
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Synchronization from Windows - Windows caused error RttiSetValue(JSON>RTTI): Field not found: "userfield_projects" [Ticket: 2343]

Version 5.0.3.1011 [12.04.2016]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: Client manager: Client name is now hidden in the project list, when a specific client is selected
General
  • Bugfix: No result was delivered when searching for a project name in the dialog "Manual entry" and "New task"
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Time stamps: When right clicking on a timestamp and choosing "Manual entry", the project name must be set automatically. [Ticket: 2335]
Statistic
  • Bugfix: When printing, the sorted column was ignored, when no grouping was chosen [Ticket: 2334]

Version 5.0.3.1010 [02.04.2016]

Allgemein
  • Bugfix: Text phrases are now sorted alphabetically
  • Bugfix: Email: Radio button "User" did not work in the print settings [Ticket: 2322]
Aufgaben
  • New: When checking off a task you can now change the status of the task as well. E.g. a developer checks the task off and sends it to the testes with the status "Test".
  • New: New filter in toolbar in order to filter for multiple task states at one time
  • Bugfix: Documents and tasks where not transferred if a task was moved from one project to another
  • Bugfix: Task packages: Task packages could not be deleted in combination with a MS-Access database [Ticket: 2323]
  • Bugfix: When copying tasks, the total sum of the tasks was copied, too. [Ticket: 2324]
Auswertung
  • Bugfix: Clientfilter was added to the single user version [Ticket: 2321]
Dokumente
  • Bugfix: Error when checking documents in and out
Konfiguration
  • Extension: You can now sort all lists like text phrases, project types, etc by column
Notizen
  • Extension: Note subject can now be edited using F2 in the notes list
Outlookmodul
  • Bugfix: Problems on some systems using drag&drop with outlook are solved
Synchronisation
  • Bugfix: Project and taskstates were doubled when data was synchronized [Ticket: 2314]
  • You can correct the entries by using the button "Configuration" -> System -> General -> Check and correct database
  • Bugfix: Total sum of tasks was doubled when synchronizing with Android [Ticket: 2315]
  • Version 4.1.2.119 of Xpert-Timer Mobile is necessary to avoid the bug
Telefonie
  • Bugfix: Telephone projects were added as team projects automatically. [Ticket: 2313]

Version 5.0.2.1008 [07.03.2016]

Client manager
  • New: Client manager: Filter for clients by "Date created"
Clients
  • New: User defined fields can now be filled when importing client data using a CSV-file
Documents
  • Bugfix: If a large document wass added to the datasafe, entering the name took a second per letter. [Ticket: 2303]
Invoice
  • New: Billing manager: Filter for date (created, due on, paid on)
Project
  • New: User defined fields can now be filled when importing project data using a CSV file
Project manager
  • New: Display user diefined fields in the project manager now. New grouping and filter options are also available. [Ticket: 2291]
Quotes
  • New: Quotes: Filter for date (created, accepted, printed)
Statistic
  • Extension: Display of times in the monthly report with with two decimals
System
  • New: Low bandwidth mode for a minimum of data transfer e.g. over WAN, VPN
  • Configurable in XTAdmin -> Settings
  • New: New access right "Open project manager"
  • Necessary if the user should only use the taskbar to track time.
Tasks
  • Extension: Outlook import: A new progress dialog with the option of cancelling the import was added
  • Extension: Outlook import: Optimized the import of outlook objects by adding a date filter
  • New: Task manager: Filter for date (Created, Due on, Starts on, Done, Last change)
  • Bugfix: Edit taks: Save button was not active when reminder was set von "None" to "0 min before". [Ticket: 2276]
User manager
  • New: Copy user settings from one user to another or multiple other users at once.
  • This function makes it easiert to roll out the program with preconfigured settings.
  • New: Reset the users settings only for window positions and sizing
  • New: Reset the users settings only for the dialogs which are checked with "Don't show this dialog again".

Version 5.0.1.1007 [24.02.2016]

Database
  • Bugfix: Error when connecting to database "no valid integer value" when upgrading to a new patchlevel
Export
  • Extension: New forma type "hours (h:mm)", in order to export hours not only in decimal but also in hours and minutes.
Import
  • Bugfix: Error when importing from Outlook: " 'To' is not supported as an automated object"
Print
  • New: Option to print with a smaller font to get as much information on a page as possible
  • New: Page width is now checked before printing
  • Bugfix: Rebuild all list reports
Reimbursables
  • Extension: Reimbursables can now be added even if the user doesn't own the access right "See prices"
Statistic
  • New: Printing of the reports is now optionally available in hours, minutes or decimal.
  • Bugfix: Weekly report: The columns of the days are now smaller, the column for the project name is now larger. [Ticket: 2272]
System
  • New: New SHA256 signature for setup and .exe
Telephony
  • New: New chart for the telephony module
Users
  • Extension: The dialog "Add user from network domain" has now a search option for name and first name.

Version 5.0.0.1006 [22.01.2016]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: "Delete Client" in Popupmenu did not work [Ticket: 2269]
Configuration
  • Bugfix: Error under MySQL/PostgreSQL when previewing print template for Invoice
Database
  • Bugfix: PostgreSQL: Saving user settings results in error "... Byte Code not supported ..."
Documents
  • Bugfix: DMS: Drag&Drop of a Link to a folder did not work properly. [Ticket: 2264]
Export
  • Bugfix: Excel Export: The destination path is always "MyDocuments" [Ticket: 2263]
System
  • Bugfix: Output Versionnumber of installed Outlook when error occurs.
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Edit taks: If an attachment is added using drag&drop the task name should be filled automatically in the dialog "Add document". [Ticket: 2244]
  • Bugfix: Tasklist: Filter text "Ready to start" is not displayed. [Ticket: 2266]

Version 5.0.0.1005 [07.01.2016]

Documents
  • Bugfix: Error when editing documents in DMS [Ticket: 2253]
  • Bugfix: Add folders to DMS did not work [Ticket: 2259]
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Invoice data was not shown correctly when opened by using "preview" [Ticket: 2247]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Usernames were not displayed in some cases
  • Bugfix: Could not change project state without changing sub projects also [Ticket: 2248]
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Excel Export: Percentage was always 0 when exporting to excel. [Ticket: 2258]
Times
  • Bugfix: Possible to see more users than actually assigned to project

Version 5.0.0.1004 [31.12.2015] [New DB-Patchlevel 87]

First release of V5.0
Client manager
  • New: Seperate contact manager in client manager dialog
Clients
  • New: Individual currency for each client
  • New: New overview page available for each client, including all recently entered data
  • New: Contacts: Create an individual client name for each of your contacts
  • New: User defined fields for clients. Incl. grouping an filtering options.
Contacts
  • New: User defined fields for contacts. Incl. grouping an filtering options.
Documents
  • New: Add emails from Outlook to document manager by using drag&drop
  • New: Import Outlook emails to document manager
Export
  • New: New excel export
  • - New export dialog
    - Export fields can now be chosen
    - Header names can be changed
    - Export formats can be changed, e.g. date, time, hours, percent an many more
    - Width of columns can be set
    - Summarizing is possible
    - Colors and styles can be set
General
  • Extension: Headers of list views are now saved in the .ini file
  • - The option to name the headers is only available when logged in as XTADMIN
    - You can find the option in the dropdown menu of the list configuration (Button "Views" on the toolbar)
  • New: Note categories are now available
  • New: List views: You can now display quick access buttons for your saved views.
  • New: Display or hide the quick entry line for lists by right clicking on the toolbar
  • New: When printing a list you have now the option to "Start new page per group". This allows to start a new page for e.g. each client or each user.
Invoice
  • New: User defined fields in the invoice dialog. [Ticket: 2099]
  • New: New print option for invoices or tasks in order to get a new line
  • This function converts '<br>' or /n, /r into line breaks. e.g.[XTParseLinefeeds()]
  • New: New fiels "Order number" (60 characters). You can enter the order number of your client here. [Ticket: 2040]
  • New: Invoice management: New filter for "Reminder sent" and "Due - no reminder".
  • New: In the invoice tab of your Invoice management you can now display the column "Reminder".
  • New: Decide in the configuration how you want to round your values in your invoices, in order to avoid rounding problems.
Project
  • New: Notes for projects
  • New: 5 additional project states, e.g. "Waiting for release", "Quoted", "To be billed"
  • New: User definied fields for projects
  • New: New tab "Invoices" in the project settings dialog to view project related invoices [Ticket: 2142]
  • New: New project state "Released"
  • New: New overview tab in the project settings for all recent action in relation to the project
  • New: New tab "Quotes" in the project settings dialog to view project related quotes
Project manager
  • New: New chart for timestamp list
  • New: New chart for project list
  • New: Timestamp list, To-Do-List and reimbursables can now be viewed in a seperate window if you choose the option in the menu "View".
  • New: You can now start projects or tasks from the timestamp list
Quotes
  • New: User defined fields for quotes
  • New: New quote states "In process", "Open" was changed to "quoted"
Reimbursables
  • New: Different currencies for reimbursables
  • New: Different tax rates for reimbursables
Statistic
  • New: Completely new reporting module
  • - Reporting of clients/users/user groups
    - Summarizing of clients, projects, users, dates and much more
    - Grouping of clients, projects, users, dates and much more
    - Support of different currencies
    - Excel-Export of results
    - Graphics of results
System
  • Extension: Optimized email function when printing a list.
  • New: XT now supports the SSL encryption for sending emails through SMTP
  • New: New access rights for creating/editing/deleting contacts
  • New: Optimized options to automatically send emails from the system
  • New: Access rights: Now only access rights of actived modules are visible [Ticket: 2174]
Tasks
  • New: Import Outlook emails into tasklist
  • New: Convert Outlook emails to tasks by dragging&dropping them into the task area
  • New: Notes can now be added to tasks
  • New: Add attachments to tasks
  • New: New task states: 1) Test 2) Test successful 3) Test failed 4) Problem occured 5) Ready
  • - plus 5 additional states, free to be named
  • New: Send task to Outlooke when saving
Times
  • New: Timestamp list: You can now enter multiple line comments. Use the context menu (right click) to activate.
  • New: Timestamp list: If grouped by day, the date is now automatically entered into the manual entry if the focus is on one of those dates.
Users
  • New: New fields for "Shortname" or "Title" in the user settings
  • New: New tab "Projects" in the user settings, in order to easily assign projects.

Version 4.5.9.987 [01.10.2015]

General
  • Extension: All dialogues for text queries can now be saved and closed using CTRL+Enter [Ticket: 2182]
Project
  • Bugfix: Assigning projects: Sporadic error when closing the dialog is fixed.
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Task Packages dialog was blocked.

Version 4.5.9.986 [24.09.2015]

Tasks
  • Bugfix: Edit task: Text of task was hidden
Times
  • Bugfix: Time stamps list: If timestamp list ist grouped by day, and the day is marked, this date will be used in the manual entry.
XTAdmin
  • Bugfix: Fixed error when deleting all deleted data.

Version 4.5.9.985 [21.09.2015]

Allgemein
  • Bugfix: Verbesserte Kompatibilität zu Windows 10 (insb. Uhrzeitformat)
Aufgaben
  • Bugfix: Ein "No Login User" sollte auch in der Liste der "Bearbeiter" stehen, wenn er dem Projekt zugeordnet ist. [Ticket: 2160]
Zeiten
  • Bugfix: Kommentar wurde in der Zeitstempelliste mehrzeilig dargestellt.

Version 4.5.8.984 [07.08.2015]

Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: The tax percentage from a reimbursable was not copied to the invoice. [Ticket: 2149]
  • Bugfix: Billing reimbursables: Reimbursables were not displayed as billed. (MS-Access) [Ticket: 2154]
  • Bugfix: Reimbursables did not show in the dialog to create an invoice (MS-Access)
System
  • Bugfix: Internal messaging did not show all messages
Tasks
  • Bugfix: To-Do list: The column "Time left" could not be printed. [Ticket: 2117]
  • Bugfix: To-Do List: "Time left" should display the time estimated if there has not been any time entry yet. [Ticket: 2119]
  • Bugfix: To-Do list: The column "Time left" was not eported to Excel. [Ticket: 2118]
  • Bugfix: To-Do: The context menu in the To-Do list to assign new users should only show the users that are assigned to the project. [Ticket: 2121]
Times
  • Bugfix: Timestamps: When merging timestamps, the pause was not added to the end time when "Discard gaps" was chosen.

Version 4.5.8.983 [23.06.2015]

Zeitleiste
  • Bugfix: Error "OnShow, OnHide ..." when using windows sipping tool

Version 4.5.8.982 [19.05.2015]

Export
  • Bugfix: Excel export: Text of description is now fully exported to Excel. (was cut to 255 characters before) [Ticket: 2104]
Print
  • Extension: Project list printing: The column "Description" ist now wider to better display the text. [Ticket: 2111]
  • New: PDF-Print Settings: Settings for compression and optimized printing are now being saved.
  • New: PDF-Print: New options for "PDF Compression" and "Optimized printing" are now available in the print dialog.
  • Bugfix: Report: The height of the project description in the report header is now set automatically, so that no text is cut. [Ticket: 2091]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Sometimes, without refreshing the projectmanager, the total sum of the project was doubled when a project was edited and saved. [Ticket: 1946]
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Statistic module: Access violation when 2nd record was marked and the arrows where used to flip through the pages. [Ticket: 2094]
Synchronization
  • Important
    Important Bugfix:
    Bug fixed, when more than 1000 records were synchronized.
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Print tasks: Access violation when including the column "Time needed" in the report. [Ticket: 2106]

Version 4.5.8.981 [01.04.2015]

General
  • Bugfix: Edit timestamp: Database error on MS-Access when saving textphrase [Ticket: 2078]
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Error reading sync records when syncing with XTSyncServer [Ticket: 2079]

Version 4.5.8.979 [23.03.2015]

General
  • New: Print lists. Texts of column headers can be changed now by using xperttimer.ini [mehr]
  • see manual for details
  • Bugfix: User settings are now compressed, to keep the footprint of a user record small (problems with MS-Access)
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Freier Zeitraum: Bei Gruppierung nach Kunde oder Hauptprojekt wurden unter gewissen Umständen die letzte Zeile nicht angezeigt.

Version 4.5.7.978 [12.02.2015]

General
  • Extension: Check in / Check out report is now displayed in hh:mm or optional in decimal hours, according to the configuration [Ticket: 2059]
Invoice
  • Extension: Optimized look and print of invoice templates
Project
  • Extension: Running projects are stopped now when the program is terminated.
Times
  • Bugfix: Timestamps / Pause time: Bugfix when entering a pause time on project stop. [Ticket: 2061]

Version 4.5.7.977 [03.02.2015]

Arbeitsgruppen
  • Bugfix: Error message after renaming a workgroup fixed
  • Bugfix: The user acces right "Assign projects to workgroup" now works. [Ticket: 2038]
Dokumente
  • Bugfix: Error when searching for documents in MS-SQL is now fixed
Kunden
  • Extension: Client management: New dropdown list for Postion/department [Ticket: 2034]
Nachtrag
  • Bugfix: The entered pause on a timestamp must never be longer than the timestamp itself.
Notizen
  • Bugfix: Error when searching for notes in the client details is now fixed.
Projekt
  • Bugfix: Automatic project numbers can now be used, even with a deleted project having a textual project number. [Ticket: 2044]
Synchronisation
  • Extension: Optimized the speed of synchronization
  • Extension: There are more details now in the progress dialog of the synchronization.
  • Extension: New options to limit the synchronization data to certain objects.

Version 4.5.6.976 [05.01.2015]

Invoice
  • Bugfix: Beim Duplizieren von Rechnungen darf das Feld "Bisher bezahlt" nicht mit dupliziert werden. [Ticket: 2032]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Zeitstempelliste: Nachträge bei nicht verrechenbaren Projekten auch in Grau darstellen. [Ticket: 2031]
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Error synchronizing from SQLite-DB to XTSyncserver

Version 4.5.5.974 [27.11.2014]

Clients
  • New: Neuen Kunden anlegen: Programm sollte sich die Einstellung "MwSt. pflichtig" merken. [Ticket: 2006]
Synchronization
  • New: Nur für Einzelbenutzer. Anzeige der Synchronisationsläufe in Tabreiter im Dialog "Mitarbeiter bearbeiten".
Times
  • Extension: Arbeitszeit aufteilen: Neue Auswahlmöglichkeit "Nicht aufteilen" in Abfragedialog [Ticket: 2003]

Version 4.5.4.973 [03.11.2014]

XTAdmin
  • Bugfix: Error when recovering a deleted project.

Version 4.5.4.971 [17.10.2014]

Invoice
  • Bugfix: Rundungsfehler beim Rechnungsdruck bei Verwendung eines Rabatts auf die Gesamtrechnung.
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Auswertung nach Arbeitsgruppe, auch wenn keine Arbeitsgruppen aktiviert sind.
Times
  • Extension: Wenn Stundenblöcke nachgetragen werden, können diese nun über mehrere Tage verteilt werden.
  • Es kann nun unterschieden werden ob die Stunden nur für Mo-Fr, Mo-Sa oder Mo-So verteilt werden.

Version 4.5.4.970 [12.10.2014]

Database
  • Bugfix: MS-SQL: Error when backing up databases with special characters in the database name.
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Error when synching table "ctilog".

Version 4.5.4.969 [09.10.2014]

Database
  • Extension: Lost database connection: Offer an option, that the message does not take the focus of the current application when loosing the database connection [Ticket: 1925]
  • Bugfix: Creating new reminders caused an error with PostgreSQL databases
Documents
  • Bugfix: You can now widen den column "Titel". [Ticket: 1950]
Export
  • Bugfix: Excel export cause error when using the english time / date format [Ticket: 1927]
General
  • Extension: Improved process to restore deleted project
Invoice
  • New: Order confirmation can now be printed
  • - New tab "Order confirmation" in configuration -> system - PDF can be saved in the DMS
Project manager
  • Extension: Search/Filter fields now have a yellow background if filled, e.g. search for project name, client.
  • New: All toolbars: You can now hide the button "Views". [Ticket: 1926]
  • Right click and use the context menu
  • New: Timestamps: Group by main workgroup [Ticket: 1921]
  • Bugfix: Timestamps: The width of the timestamp list is now saved. [Ticket: 1928]
  • Bugfix: If filtered by client, client name will now also display in the project list, in order to be able to use the conext menu. [Ticket: 1959]
Reminders
  • Extension: New reminders: Added option "in 3 months" and "in 1 year" [Ticket: 1951]
Statistic
  • Bugfix: The view "Main projects" also displayed sub projects in the results. [Ticket: 1948]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: ToDo list: Name of "Creator" was not displayed when grouping by creator. [Ticket: 1945]
User manager
  • Bugfix: User names were not visible in the right groups dialolg, with the selection of "User assignment".
Users
  • Bugfix: User access right "Display users" now allows to open the user dialog and view the recorded times [Ticket: 1947]
Workgroups
  • Bugfix: Workgroup settings with MS-Access and SQLite databases caused an error [Ticket: 1953]

Version 4.5.3.968 [10.09.2014]

General
  • Bugfix: Currency: XT takes $ in english version when EUR is configured in windows settings [Ticket: 1914]
  • Bugfix: Some text changes in the english translation
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Problem when printing invoices

Version 4.5.3.967 [25.08.2014]

General
  • Bugfix: Error when printing reports - Field not found "currency_lcid".
Timebar
  • New: New menu item "Display elements" in popup menu. [Ticket: 1889]

Version 4.5.2.966 [21.08.2014]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: Edit client: First name and Last name are swopped in the form [Ticket: 1879]
  • Bugfix: Client management: Column "Main workgroup" now displays the entries. [Ticket: 1881]
  • Applies only when using workgroups
General
  • Bugfix: The setting, whether you are displaying the description of the menu buttons is now saved and does not change anymore when changing a saved view. [Ticket: 1391]
Project
  • Bugfix: If a user is deleted from a main project, who still exists in sub projects, the user will be deleted there, too. [Ticket: 1883]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Timestamp list: The first created timestamp of the day is now listed in the correct position, ordered by date. [Ticket: 1885]
  • Bugfix: Main Menu: Window -> Menu option Task templates are now listed below tasks [Ticket: 1877]
Quotes
  • Bugfix: Quotes: If the project structure is created from a quote the total price is not added to the main project anymore, as the subproject sum up to the main project. [Ticket: 1681]
Tasks
  • New: Edit task: New button "Insert symbol" [Ticket: 1886]
  • Bugfix: Edit task: When the font size was changed, it was automatically set to 0. [Ticket: 1875]
  • Bugfix: Task templates: Created task templates are now visible when using the filter "Own" in the workgroup [Ticket: 1878]
  • Applies only when using workgroups
Telephony
  • Bugfix: Leading 00s in the phone number are now supplemented by a +

Version 4.5.2.965 [09.08.2014]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: Client management: Copying an address from the client management displays the client name now "Firstname Lastname". [Ticket: 1835]
Configuration
  • New: Changing timestamps can now be disallowed. Point to Config -> System -> General [Ticket: 1827]
Export
  • Bugfix: Excel export sometimes filled the text columns with number 64 instead of the correct number. [Ticket: 1824]
General
  • Extension: Display usernames shortened. E.g. M.Smith instead of Michael Smith
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Billing time range: You can now save the billing periode for your invoice, even if the invoicing amount is at 0.00 [Ticket: 1829]
Project
  • Extension: New projects: New option to set when creating a new project. Always use price of Main Project or User setting. [Ticket: 1828]
  • Point to config -> System -> General -> Price for projects
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Back to last project: Projects dissapeared from the list, when a manual entry was created. [Ticket: 1833]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: To-Do list: Due entries were displayed with red font on red background. Changed to white on red.
Telephony
  • New: Choose between different dial and ringing sounds with the CTI Module
  • Perfect when using the DECT-Headset only
  • New: Display a number pad for dialing.
  • Perfect when using the DECT-Headset only
Timebar
  • Extension: Project names with more than 80 digits are now automatically shortened in the display
Times
  • Bugfix: Merge timestamps: A running timestamp can no loger be merged with an existing one. [Ticket: 1832]
  • Bugfix: Printing timestamps: Not billable timestamps were not printed correctly when rounded to the full billing unit. [Ticket: 1837]

Version 4.5.1.963 [09.07.2014]

Clients
  • Bugfix: Client management: When checking the box for a client categorie, the setting was not saved [Ticket: 1811]
General
  • New: Printing: Hide/Show client number, project numbers and task numbers via report options dialog
  • For the following lists: Times, Tasks, Activity reports, Reimbursables
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Invoice manager: Filter "Open" also listed cancelled invoices [Ticket: 1815]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Quick entry for projects: In the single user version team projects were created. [Ticket: 1823]
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Reimbursables: If there are multiple units displayed, now no total unit sum is created. [Ticket: 1821]
  • Bugfix: Reimbursables: The location is now printed on the reports, too. [Ticket: 1817]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: To-Do list: After reopening a task, details could not be changed. [Ticket: 1820]
Times
  • Bugfix: Edit timestamps: If a timestamp is created for a no-login user, the price per unit in the dialog "Edit timestamp" was wrong. [Ticket: 1822]

Version 4.5.0.960 [05.06.2014] [New DB-Patchlevel 86]

First release of v4.5
Database
  • Extension: Contacts: Field "Email" extended to 80 characters
  • Extension: Invoice: Field "Payment Terms" extended to 100 characters
  • New: Database update: New dialog to login to database with elevated access rights
Invoice
  • Extension: Enter a text to be printed before the invoice item block
Quotes
  • Extension: Enter a text to be printed before the quote item block
System
  • New: New access rights
    1. Projektschätzungen sehen
    2. Alle Dokumente der Arbeitsgruppe sehen
    3. Alle Dokumente sehen
    4. Alle Kunden der Arbeitsgruppe sehen
    5. Alle Historieneinträge der Arbeitsgruppe sehen
    6. Alle Historieneinträge sehen
    7. Alle Leistungen derArbeitsgruppe sehen
    8. Alle Leistungen sehen
    9. Alle Zeiten der Arbeitsgruppe sehen
    10. Erinnerungen aller Mitarbeiter sehen
    11. Erinnerungen anderer Mitarbeiter der Arbeitsgruppe sehen
    12. Synchronisationen aller Arbeitsgruppen sehen
    13. Synchronisationen: Alle sehen
    14. Anrufe anlegen
    15. Anrufe löschen
    16. Anrufe bearbeiten
    17. Anrufe ansehen
    18. Anrufliste öffnen
    19. Anrufe aller Mitarbeiter der Arbeitsgruppe sehen
    20. Anrufe aller Mitarbeiter sehen
Tasks
  • New: Task list: Group by client
Telephony
  • New: New extension module "Telephony(CTI)"
  • - Needs a Telephone System with TAPI-drivers
    - Display inbound/outbound calls and assign them to client projects
    - Computer aided dialing from client manager
    - Phone log with comments
User manager
  • New: New column "Installed Version" in user list to show what version of Xpert-Timer each user is using.

Version 4.0.7.955 [12.05.2014]

Configuration
  • New: New button "Show Error Log" in tab "System" to show the internal error log file.
Users
  • Bugfix: User selection dialog: Under special circumstances there only users of a certain workgroup are displayed

Version 4.0.7.954 [05.05.2014]

Client manager
  • Bugfix: Spalte Info in Kommentar umbenennen und Kommentar auch auf dem Reiter "Zusatz" -> Kommentar anzeigen [Ticket: 1777]
Documents
  • Extension: New filter field "Creator" in Document Manager [Ticket: 1782]
  • Extension: New column "Creator" for Document Manager [Ticket: 1780]
  • Extension: New group mode by Creator [Ticket: 1783]
Reimbursables
  • Extension: New filter field "User" in Reimbursables Manager [Ticket: 1781]
Statistic
  • Bugfix: Die Anzeige "Bitte wählen Sie einen Mitarbeiter aus um die Von/Bis Spalten zu sehen" erscheint in der Einzelbenutzerversion [Ticket: 1775]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: New column "Time Remaining" in all task list views

Version 4.0.6.953 [16.04.2014]

General
  • Bugfix: The buttons in the message dialog for software updates where still in German [Ticket: 1768]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Timestamp list: Database error under MS-Access-Database when grouping by task subject
Quotes
  • Extension: New state "Finished" added to toolbar filter [Ticket: 1772]
  • Bugfix: State filter "Open" also shows "Finished" [Ticket: 1771]
Users
  • New: The user reports from v3 are back in dialog "User"

Version 4.0.5.951 [10.04.2014]

Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: When Single User Version, Reimbursables dont show in project manager

Version 4.0.4.946 [20.03.2014]

Assign Projects
  • Bugfix: Assigned user not displayed [Ticket: 1690]
General
  • Extension: Input dialogs for multiline text are now resizable and support textphrases [Ticket: 1689]
  • New: New dialog "Batch archive" in main menu of project manager
  • You can archive multiple projects that don't have timestamps for a certain amount of months/years.
  • Bugfix: Textphrases: Deleted phrases still apear when using popupmenu of timestamp list [Ticket: 1691]
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Invoice manager: Setting "hide toolbar captions" is not saved [Ticket: 1703]
  • Bugfix: Invoice item: Error "OnShow, OnHide ..." when invoice item is selected within the grid column [Ticket: 1696]
Project
  • Bugfix: Assigned user disapear from project assignments when switching project from team to single user [Ticket: 1690]
Project manager
  • New: New filter in toolbar "Entered Timestamps since"
  • Show all projects that have timestamps since a specified date.
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Colors for categories did not match [Ticket: 1723]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Todolist: Database error when exporting to Excel [Ticket: 1688]
Timebar
  • Bugfix: Error when right clicking on documents [Ticket: 1701]
Workgroups
  • Extension: Visibility levels: New button in the toolbars to switch visibility level when using workgroups
  • The visibility levels are: 1) All records of the database 2) Only records from assigned workgroups 3) Only own records

Version 4.0.2.943 [13.02.2014]

Mahnungen
  • Bugfix: Error when creating an invoice reminder
Rechnung
  • New: Invoice manager: New filter "Canceled invoices" [Ticket: 1680]
  • Bugfix: Invoice manager: Do a refresh after cancelling an invoice [Ticket: 1679]
Synchronisation
  • Bugfix: Error when synchronizing assigned Workgroup projects

Version 4.0.2.942 [06.02.2014]

Synchronization
  • Bugfix: Error "Missing Paramter" when synchronising on some systems

Version 4.0.1.941 [05.02.2014]

Client manager
  • New: Filter for clients that will get a birthday/christmas card
  • Bugfix: Sporadic access violation when resizing client manager when client has been assigned a color
General
  • Minor bugfixes
Invoice
  • Extension: Textphrases are now also available for invoice text
  • Bugfix: Billing: Change state of a quote to "accepted" when an invoice is generated from it [Ticket: 1664]
Project
  • Bugfix: Copy security level also when cloning a project [Ticket: 1667]

Version 4.0.0.940 [20.01.2014]

General
  • Bugfix: Minor Bugfixes

Version 4.0.0.938 [11.01.2014] [New DB-Patchlevel 85]

First Release of V4.0
Activity report
  • New: New date filter in order to choose a free date range.
Clients
  • New: Print your clients notes directly from the "Edit notes" dialog.
Database
  • New: MySQL: The path to the libmysql.dll can now be configurated in the xperttimer.ini
  • This way you can use MySQL4 and MySQL5 at the same time.
    [DBConfigSettings]
    VendorLib=c:\libmysql.dll
  • New: Now supporting PostgreSQL-Databases
General
  • New: Security levels for projects, clients
  • This way you can limit the visibility of clients and project for the users
  • New: "Date of last change" and the "Name of user" who changed the data object is now displayed in the upper right corner of the dialogs.
  • New: Assign a color to your projects/clients
  • This way you can group and mark your clients/projects in the project manager.
Invoice
  • New: Invoices can now be cancelled.
  • This way the invoice number stays in the system.
Invoice reminders
  • New: Invoice reminders
Project
  • New: New field "Escalation status"
  • A user can assign this status, in order to inform the team manager/project manager about problems with the project.
Project manager
  • New: Quick access for modules of Xpert-Timer
  • New toolbar at the bottom of the project manager in order to display/hide modules easier.
  • New: New area "Users" in your project manager
  • - Filter projects by users
    - Assign projects to users easily
  • New: New filter: Display project of workgroup only.
  • This way the visibility of the projects is limited to managers or teamleaders if necessary.
  • New: Project list: New columns
  • - Sub project number
    - Security level
    - Billing mode
  • New: Group by
  • - billing mode
    - security level
    - workgroup
  • New: Assign filter per Drag&Drop
  • Client, project and user data can now be dragged&dropped onto the filter fields in order to use them as the filter.
Quotes
  • New: Quote management
  • - Create a quote from the project structure
    - Create an invoice from based on a quote.
    - Create a project structure from the quote.
Reminders
  • New: Duplicate reminders
  • You can now duplicate reminders easily.
Tasks
  • New: Updated the task templates
  • - You can now sum up the estimates of the task package
    - Display the column "Receipient"
    - Menu button, in order to build a task package from selected tasks in task list.
Times
  • New: Timestamp list: Hide the timestamps, but keep the date by setting the view in the context dialog of the timestamps.
  • New: Timestamp list: If you select multiple timestamps, the total of time of the selected timestamps is displayed.
  • New: Timestamp list: Use Ctrl+C to save the selected timestamps to the clipboard.
User manager
  • New: New access rights
  • - View all projects
    - View all clients
    - View all workgroups
Workgroups
  • New: Completely new workgroup manager
  • - Control the visibility on clients, projects and users
    - Two different workgroup modes available: a) Every user is only assigned to one workgroup b) A user can be assigned to multiple workgroups
    - Assign users to workgroups
    - Assign projects to workgroups
    - Assign clients to workgroups
    - Users can only see the clients/projects that are assigned to their workgroup
XTAdmin
  • New: Settings: Additional login mode without password
  • This way you can only enter the name or personnel no. only

Version 3.0.4.866 [03.07.2013]

Configuration
  • Bugfix: Exception when editing a report template [Ticket: 1607]

Version 3.0.4.865 [11.06.2013]

Projektmanager
  • Bugfix: Error on "Back to last project" in time bar under MS-Access [Ticket: 1604]

Version 3.0.4.864 [30.05.2013]

Project manager
  • Bugfix: Duplicate project - When a main project with no sub projects is duplicated, there is a wrong query dialog asking to switch of the time account of the main project [Ticket: 1595]
  • Bugfix: Button "Back" on the timebar - Using MySQL, the projects were not sorted correctly

Version 3.0.4.863 [20.05.2013]

General
  • Bugfix: Error: Format 'The project estimate was exceed' is invalid or not compatible with this argument

Version 3.0.4.862 [08.05.2013]

System
  • Extension: Update check: Now checks the license online to figure out if the update is free of costs [Ticket: 1566]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Task template: Recepient could not be changed [Ticket: 1574]

Version 3.0.4.861 [02.05.2013]

Timebar
  • Bugfix: Display problem with light text on light background
Times
  • Bugfix: Manual entry: Pause is substracted from the time range in mode "Hours" [Ticket: 1062]

Version 3.0.4.860 [22.04.2013]

Reminders
  • Extension: Reminder when project runs. It can now also be set to minutes> 59 (max 240 minutes) [Ticket: 1549]
  • Extension: Reminder when the project runs. The selection "Dont show again today" is now stored individually for each project [Ticket: 1550]
  • Bugfix: Reminder when project is running: If reminder shows up and is displayed, the autopause function does not kick in [Ticket: 1489]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Task templates: If a task is created for a particular employee, the assignment will be lost when task template is copied via drag and drop to a project [Ticket: 1546]

Version 3.0.4.858 [08.04.2013]

Project manager
  • Bugfix: Error "Eigenschaft Visible kann in OnShow oder OnHide nicht verändert.." when copying a project to another client [Ticket: 1539]
Reimbursables
  • Bugfix: Reimbursables Dialog - The quantites of new items from the ledger are rounded to integer [Ticket: 1535]

Version 3.0.4.857 [03.04.2013]

General
  • Bugfix: If an "additional Android" user is assigned in the license, a license too less is shown in the synchronization. [Ticket: 1482]
Invoice
  • Bugfix: Billing: If a reimbursable is added to an invoice , the "date paid" is not the date of the invoice [Ticket: 1513]
  • Bugfix: Invoicing: If timestamps are added by "edit billing period" while having a filter project, all timestamps of the client might get marked incorrect [Ticket: 1516]
Project manager
  • Bugfix: If a project is copied to another project by drag&drop, the target project must be converted into a master project and lose the time account status. [Ticket: 1519]
  • Bugfix: Project list can not be printed in single-user license with SQLite database [Ticket: 1512]
Reimbursables
  • Extension: Report Print: Project number is now also included in the report header [Ticket: 1520]
  • Bugfix: Reimbursables: An entry of e.g. 2.25 hours is rounded to the bill to 2.00 hours [Ticket: 1528]
System
  • Extension: Progress check: If the user does not change the progress value, the button "Save" is grayed out. [Ticket: 1490]
  • Bugfix: Licensing: If the dialog "your license file is invalid" is displayed and a new license file is activated, the dialog opens behind the current window [Ticket: 1526]
Times
  • Bugfix: Timestamp edit: The input focus is now not longer moved when a time is entered where the from time is larger then the till time. [Ticket: 1468]

Version 3.0.3.856 [21.02.2013]

Project
  • Extension: New project: Warning of a duplicate project number does not appear [Ticket: 1477]
Project manager
  • Extension: In column "Time consumption %" only the times of projects that have a estimate are included
Statistic
  • Bugfix: The total amount in tab-free evaluation period during the year is calculated incorrectly. [Ticket: 1469]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: Notification New Task: See also the customer and the project in the notification window. [Ticket: 1455]
XTAdmin
  • New: New wizard for moving from SQLite database to Access

Version 3.0.2.850 [17.10.2012]

Configuration
  • Bugfix: New button - check for irregularities in database and resolve
Project manager
  • Bugfix: Search fields allow characters for SQLInjection

Version 3.0.1.848 [12.09.2012]

General
  • Bugfix: Edit project: Activity report only shows entries of current user

Version 3.0.1.847 [27.08.2012]

Database
  • Bugfix: Table "projectprogress" was not filled when project state changes

Version 3.0.1.846 [16.08.2012]

General
  • Info:
    Bundles all previous bugfixes and feature changes since the first release of version 3
  • This version is identical to version 3.0.0.845 and its purpose is only to reach users that do not have set the automatic update check to "Bugfixes and feature changes"

Version 3.0.0.845 [14.08.2012]

Project manager
  • Bugfix: Shortkey Ctrl+Enter does not start the selected project [Ticket: 1310]

Version 3.0.0.844 [31.07.2012]

Project manager
  • Print project list: Additional option to print only the main projects without the subproject level
  • Print project list: Additional option to hide the user level when printing

Version 3.0.0.843 [23.07.2012]

Database
  • DB-Update now also possible from V1.x to V3.x

Version 3.0.0.842 [09.07.2012]

General
  • Bugfix: Sub Project Creation: If the main project created a sub-project in the tab "sub-projects" of the main project, the subproject is not linked to the client.

Version 3.0.0.841 [02.07.2012]

General
  • Bugfix: Several Bugfixes

Version 3.0.0.840 [26.06.2012]

Project manager
  • Bugfix: Print: Error "Duplicate name" in mode "Projects of all users" when column "In charge" is visible.
Synchronization
  • Bugfix: When a synchronization client v2.x is updated to v3.0, then the new license key of the server is not automatically loaded by the server-synchronization, because the dialog box for the invalid license will terminate the program for lack of a valid key.

Version 3.0.0.838 [22.06.2012]

Clients
  • Important
    Important Bugfix:
    Importing clients from outlook fails when clients already exist [Ticket: 1223]

Version 3.0.0.837 [21.06.2012]

Database
  • Bugfix: Automatic Backup: Backup of single-user databases is not performed automatically when you exit
  • MSSQL: Tests for proper database driver now allows drivers to continue in spite of outdated (eg Sqlsrv32.dll)
  • Requires the SQL Server Native Driver (v9, v10, v11, or) by Microsoft
General
  • Bugfix: The automatic e-mail notifications do not work, although the test email is sent correctly. [Ticket: 1191]
Project manager
  • New: In a main project without a customer, is now in the context menu, select "assign to a customer," available [Ticket: 1200]
  • Adding user to project is now possible again with popup menu [Ticket: 1185]
  • Show project checkmarks by default again [Ticket: 1195]
Tasks
  • Bugfix: You accidentally created a task for an employee who is not assigned to the project then a query is user associate Yes / No" If "No" is clicked, the task is no longer visible. [Ticket: 1194]
XTAdmin
  • Subsequent application of the user "XTADMIN" if not yet available

Version 3.0.0.827 [07.06.2012] [New DB-Patchlevel 83]

First release of V3.0
Activity report
  • You can now enter a location for your activity report
Configuration
  • New option in the configuration and in the drop down menu of the start button in the project manager: Project to start retroactively with Ctrl + project selection in case you forgot to switch the project.
  • New option in the configuration: When you press "Stop" in your time recording, a so called "Stop project" can be started automatically to prevent idle times and assure a complete time and attendance recording
  • New option in the configuration: When you press "Pause" in your time recording, a so called "Pause project" can be started automatically to prevent idle times and assure a complete time and attendance recording
  • New option in the configuration: Automatically hide the timeline after x seconds
  • New option in the configuration: Avoid overlapping timestamps
  • New option in the configuration: Optional warning option, if the project estimate was exceeded
Database
  • MySQL does no longer need any ODBC drivers
  • SQLite is now supported
General
  • New feature: Starting a project once with the option to enter a comment, rather than editing this setting in the project properties
Invoice
  • Headlines, free text, lines and sub sums can now be entered in the invoice.
  • The hourly rate can now be edited in case your timestamps base on different hourly rates.
Project manager
  • Quick Start Projects: By pressing the quickstart button, Xpert-Timer will create a new project and start it immediately. On stop you can decide what to do with the recorded time and the project
  • Fast entry projects: Direct input of the project name in the project manager for adding new projects easily
  • By right clicking on a column entry in the Project Manager you get the option to change this entry
  • Saveable views of the project list, task list, time stamp list
  • Sort project list by columns
  • Multiple selection of projects to assign status, progress etc. easily
  • Direct input of text using F2 in the project manager
  • Grouping, filtering and prioritizing of projects is now possible in the project manager
  • Intelligent Fast Entry (smart entry function) for tasks, projects and time stamp. e.g. Timestamp fast entry: 0800-1000 Phone conversations
Reimbursables
  • New Dialog: "Reimbursable Ledger" where you can group, filter and duplicate your reimbursables.
  • Reimbursables and Costs can now be displayed in a seperate window in the project manager
Reminders
  • Reminder: Create reminders for projects, tasks, documents, clients, invoices, notes or reimbursables.
  • You can activate a reminders, if no project is running for a certain amount of time
Tasks
  • New hierarchy level: Create timestamps on tasks
  • You can now entere an estimated time for tasks
  • Calculate the total project estimation based on the single estimates of the tasks by right-clicking on the total sum of the main project in the project manager.
  • Task packages can now be created and assigned to projects (used as a template). Assign the tasks to the package by draging and dropping it into the task template dialog
  • You can now enter en estimate for every task once you hit "Start" on the task. (Setting in configuration)
  • Running time stamp of the task is displayed on the timebar
  • You can now enter a comment to every task status, for example the reason of rejection
  • The subject of the task can automatically be written into the comment field of the timestamp
  • Run reports on your completet task timestamps
Times
  • In order to manually enter long timestamps. For example for a whole week, those 40 hours are now automatically distributed to timestamps on several days
  • Grouping option of the timestamps by comment
  • Fast Entry timestamp: Easier way to add manual timestamps. Just enter for example: 1000-1100 Testing -> Creates a timestamp vom 10 til 11 with the comment "Testing"
  • Each timestamp can now also be assigned a location.
Users
  • New structure of access right groups
  • New structure of workgroups