FactoryWiz Monitoring
Version History
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.4.0.0
11/13/2024 2:28 PM
Feature Addition: AdminPage allows admins logged into web UI to ping test network devices from FW web server
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.3.2
10/23/2024 1:27 PM
Feature Addition: single Machine Timeline allow selecting up to 4 days in single view with dataZoom slider zooming Timeline and each Override chart.
Feature Addition: implement Batch Counter functionality to add setting for when to reset part counter to allow for Part Count on a Batch Job to be set again if Job was stopped and then started again (enter new partial Job batch quantity for partially completed Job)
Feature Addition: add support OnlyDuringShifts setting in Email Templates for email notifications so that email notifications will not be sent if the Machine is not in an active Shift Scope (does not apply to email reports)
Feature Addition: add fullscreen functionality to CardView (eliminates navigation in UI so that CardView can be used as a large screen display). Can also use site,dept,group fields in querystring to limit which Machines are shown.
Modify Functionality: change nLog Monitoring application logging to archive older logs and delete after a set amount of days to avoid consuming excessive disc space for system logs
Bug Fix: Custom Date in Productivity Browser Filter Options now allows selecing single date, and fix the Chart By rules around Custom Date selection
Bug Fix: fix URL redirect after adding a new machine that includes reserve characters such as hashtag
Bug Fix: Edit PM Template OvereueAction selected value was not being set in UI load even though the value was saved properly when updating the template
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.3.1
9/9/2024 11:59 AM
Feature Addition: add option so Monitoring User can change their own password when using Legacy authentication (the default is option disabled)
Bug Fix: when editing existing PM Next Due value, that value was not being consistently saved. Additionally, now you can enter the Next Due value as either the actual value or the calculated value. For example: for Cycles Due, you can use the current cycles value (perm part counter) and add the desired Next Due and enter the sum of those values, or you can just input the next number of cycles until due, and the system will use the current cycles value and add the number of additional cycles due for you.
API Bug Fix: when attempting to modify and save any existing Email Template, an error occurs and then the Email Template list starts with "List # 0" rather than the expected "List # 1". PLEASE NOTE: if you see Email Template List # 0 in your Email Template list, please contact Support to have this data issue fixed.
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.3.0.6
8/16/2024 2:51 PM
Feature Addition: New set of curated data visualization charts and navigation functionality added to the Productivity Browser pages
Bug Fix: update security on certain configuration options from systembasicadmin to machinebasicadmin to better align with configuration functionality
Bug Fix: DataEntry>History CDLI add display of time to all slices and display the selected Idle Reason
Bug Fix: fix Machine Configuration OPC UA username and password save
Advanced Feature Addition: For software developers/integrators, added /Scalar/v1 URL for new REST API Documentation look/feel/function
Maintenance: Upgrade application from DotNet Core 6 to DotNet Core 8
Maintenance: Upgrade main client-side libraries
OperatorConnect Feature Addition: allow Operator to add a message when using the Email Widgets
OperatorConnect Bug Fix: fix Idle and Mode Widges to avoid name collisions (if a Mode and an Idle Reason had the same name, the UI would not work correctly)
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.2.2
8/8/2024 2:15 PM
Feature Addition: a tooltip for each of the Productivity Browswer Gauges which shows the formula used to calculate the given OEE value (availability, performance, quality, and overall)
Feature Addition: clicking on the Logged-in User dropdown and then on the Monitoring Version number will open a new browser tab displaying the latest Monitoring Release Notes.
Bug Fix: Show Template Instructions for Variables on Add New Email template view (previously only shown when editing existing Email List)
Bug Fix: add url rewriting middleware to compensate for double slashes in URL which would invalid page, now double slashes are converted to single slashes
Bug Fix: Timeline Edit was not saving a Mode only change (was primarily focused on Idle Reason changes, but not supports Mode only changes)
Bug Fix: adjustments to timeline display if cycle data line item records are not present (if the IdleBreak is not occuring on a Paused machine to create the hourly slices) and/or if the function that returns Timeline Period data only returns a single record (also due to missing CDLI IdleBreaks, where there may actually be no available records for the day if it has been Paused since prior day)
Bug Fix: Propagate the NoMovementPausedThreshold setting
Bug Fix: Make Propagate checkbox option label Names match the Settings Section Names
Bug Fix: no longer Propogating License Type settings in the Machine Settings Propogate feature, as that can inadvertently overwrite existing properly configured working machine configurations
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.2.1
8/8/2024 2:15 PM
Feature Addition: Persist last visited page in left side Main Navigation section to avoid additional clicking into the last Page visited in a give Main Navigation section
Bug Fix: timeline Idle Edit setting Idle Reason per entire Part serial number, even if LineItem Type was status Running. no longer setting Idle Reason on the Status Running time slices.
Bug Fix: Config>Operator Input all pages, Cancel Edit if an error was returned
Bug Fix: Main Filter Options (Site,Dept,Group) always keep the ALL option as first option in dropdowns regardless of alpha sort order
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.2.0
5/16/2024 11:15 AM
Feature Addition: Configuration>Licensing>Flex Allocation - configured machines hover on each green box to see names of currently configured machines for any given Machine Type
Bug Fix: CRProcess apply missing day of week filtering to schedule AutoReport generation
Bug Fix: Crystal Reports - crash of app level CRSPreview object would stop parameters from showing on the Report page, so instantiating new CRSPreview if missing.
Bug Fix: MySQL Console remove condition which could cause exceeded request header capacity 400 error
Bug Fix: timeline Idle Reason Edit, make Idle Reason list specific to currently selected Machine and Mode
Bug Fix: prevent files other than image files from being uploaded in MapView Settings and also guard against unhandled exception if existing image in database is invalid (not an image)
Bug Fix: disallow certain non-alpha-numeric values in Idle Reason as those characters would causes Tablet Profile Layout screen issues (incomplete Tablet Layout render, unable to edit)
Bug Fix: disallow Deletion of Email Template if it is being used by any AutoReports
Bug Fix: in AutoReport list, if previously assigned Email Template is now missing, show error and require user to correct the issue and Save Changes
Bug Fix: fix formatting around Machine Name and current Status on individual Machine real time view
Bug Fix: fix timeline Idle Reason Edit when server is in different timezone than the web client
Bug Fix: handle hash tag in Machine Specific Idle Reason Delete
Bug Fix: Add missing Tool and Sequence values to CardView
Bug Fix: Configuration>Operator Input - when deleting Mode or Idle Reason, also remove any references to any OperatorConnect widgets from existing OperatorConnect profiles (avoid orphan widgets)
Bug Fix: fix Real-Time ListView OEE gauge foreground color
Bug Fix: Reports page was missing Legacy Authorization for Reporting access filter, so those with Reporting only (non-admin) access were unable to visit the Reporting page
Bug Fix: close gap in Configuration>AccessControl where light admin could add elevated privilages
FactoryWiz Monitoring 24.1.9.2
4/2/2024 10:11 AM
Feature Addition: Add context aware Help Topics to all pages and Configuration Sections. Now when you click on the Green Help Icon it will take you directly to the article associated with the page you are on. If it is a large Configuration Section such as Machine Configuration then smaller green icons will appear next to each section, and clicking on one of those smaller icons will show the associated Knowledgebase Help article.
Bug Fix: ListView Tool number characters visibility was cutting off at 6
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.8.0
3/21/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Add Global Settings for Productivity Browser Gauge Color and Threshold settings
Feature Addition: TABLET Module 24.1.4.0 ALPHA Tooling
Bug Fix: Configuration>Machine>Rename encode machine name after save on redirect for consistency
Bug Fix: TABLET Module 24.1.4.0 fix SetPin reponse message if not successful on save
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.7.0
3/13/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add StrokesPerPart field for specific ADAM configuration for brake press machine type
Feature Addition: TABLET Module 24.1.2.0 - New Job Widget Job dropdown searchable via keyboard input. Dropdown list sorted by JobOp. You can add a JobID of 'N/A' with blank fields and it will be sorted to the top to blank out any prior data entry in the widget.
Feature Addition: TABLET Module 24.1.3.0 - Idle Redirect option specific to Paused state added so you can treat Paused state differently than other States in regards to Idle Redirect timing option.
Bug Fix: TABLET Module 24.1.0.1 - Operator Reject Parts uses realtime state current status to only reject currently running part count. Part Count subsequently updated in realtime view.
Bug Fix: TABLET Module 24.1.1.0- querystring language setting no longer overriden by Profile Language setting
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.6.0
3/7/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: NetDPRNT machine type in Configuration>Machines>ConnectionType options
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.5.4
3/5/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add clock a display to the bottom of the left Navigation for live display of the actual time set on the Server (visual indication if the server is set to UTC rather than local time of the end user browser)
Feature Addition: make unlicensed machines stand out in Dashboard RealTime Machine View widget. Color is grey and the word Unlicensed is displayed.
Bug Fix: Configuration >Operator Input, fix all views to fit long names which were running over the buttons in the display
Bug Fix: add URL encoding NavTab linkid value to URL encode things like machine names that contain reserve characters such as hashtag
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.4.0
2/21/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add querystring login with values set for UN and PW to support autologin to Monitoring, useful when setting a full URL querystring for MapView of Dashboard in kiosk view (no navigation in UI)
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.3.7
2/20/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add Max Cycle Factor option to Global Settings, if it is set to more than 1 it is a limitation on how much the cycle time can be off from the reference cycle time before the reference cycle time is ignored (default set to zero to disables the feature)
Bug Fix: fix javascript keypress input checks (disallows invalid character input based on field type)
Bug Fix: Machine Detail single timeline edit was not saving the updated Idle Reason. also add the Fill Adjacent cycle data items if functionality is enabled
Bug Fix: Main Configuration Options page (landing page if breadcrumb navigation is used to view all Configuration Option buttons) update button named Users to be named Access Control to match the actual page link
Bug Fix: fix formatting of all dates in RealTime Machine Detail page details tabs to be yyyy-MM-dd (was yyyy-dd-MM)
Bug Fix: fix Maintenance and Support (MSP) expiration date math calculation, affecting the display of when MSP is due to expire (display only) and also fix type word Expire
Bug Fix: Data Entry > History Cycle Data add support for CustomText4 through CustomText9
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.2.2
1/22/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add full screen option to front page Dashboard so that it can be used as a kiosk display. To enable, add the word fullscreen to the querystring in the URL
Bug Fix: Configuration>Machines>Operators fix max columns to 3 columns to fit long list of Machine Operators
Bug Fix: Widget Settings verbiage, change word period to Group By, change word result to Limit By
Bug Fix: auto resync of Summary Data if Data Entry>Scrap is performed on older Cycle Data records
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 24.1.1.1
1/18/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add option for additional filters per Dashboard widget which will ignore the top Filter Dropdown values (Site, Department, Machine Group filters ignored if these new individual widget filters are set on a widget
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.8.3
1/12/2024 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add full screen option to RealTime Map View so that it can be used as a kiosk display of shop floor. To enable, add the word fullscreen to the querystring in the URL)
Feature Addition: add the Other Filters option to RealTime Views which allows filtering on other values such as Mode, Operator, etc (partial names allowed)
Bug Fix: Map View backgrounds, fix reading background images from disc not being read as the feature required the FileAccess.Read attribute set
Bug Fix: do not show Cycle Data Line Item Edit Modal if the associated ID is zero (meaning no data)
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.7.0
12/27/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add Machine Connection Type Configured counts to License Allocation area (the green boxes that show existing machine configuration type counts, beyond just license allocation)
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.6.8
12/26/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Add Customizable email subject to Configuration>Reports autoreports
Bug Fix: update nuget package dependencies to latest versions
Bug Fix: disallow saving new username of admin which caused duplicates
Bug Fix: update favicon
Bug Fix: Configuration>Reports fix the email To display field for autoreports to support newer recipient list type
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.5.6
12/16/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Add a Default Delivered Dashboard for each user to show example of what personalized dashboard can look like
Bug Fix: fix AutoReport scheduler to display the correct dates and respond to Schedule Type Selector Settings changes (daily, weekly, etc) by updating the start and end date values and max values to align with the updated NextRun value
Bug Fix: Productivity Browser fix table column sorting feature when switching between OEE, Availability, Productivity, and Quality view options (previously, sorting would not work after changing views)
Bug Fix: move Reference Cycle Time is reset after each part setting from OEE to Parts Counting and make the value forced to False if Lookup_Table is used as Reference Cycle Time source
Bug Fix: RealTime Machine Details Timeline, add null reference checking around timeline fields (individual timeline have have not shown)
Bug Fix: RealTime Machine Details page add sorting first Date then by time of day
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.4.0
11/16/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add Global Option and supporting functionality for Timeline Edit. You can now apply single Idle Reason Update to the entire Cycle, not just a single time slice within the Cycle
Bug Fix: Data Entry> History Edit, when Idle Reason saved, reload the entire Cycle Ddata Line Item list to refresh view
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.3.3
11/14/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Add new Configuration>Reports recipients option. No longer required to use Email Lists to configure Report email recipients. Now you can add email recipients directly to the auto-report schedule.
Feature Addition: Improvements to Configuration>Database>Backup page
Bug Fix: MTConnect checkbox options for Scrap and Operator descriptions, the name labels were flipped
Bug Fix: Configuration>Machine reword the FOCAS Operator Message option to Non-Fatal Alarms and add tooltip description
Bug Fix: guard against nulls in Report Parameters views (for instance if no Operator names exist in the database, the parameters would not show at all)
Bug Fix: supress license expiration date if license is valid and permanent
Bug Fix: fix Configuration>Reports ShiftCheck (multiselect)
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.2.4
10/30/2023 12:00 AM
Bug Fix: Configuration>License expand License Details on page load so that the page is instantly scrollable
Bug Fix: remove EncodeName applied to CurrentPath which causes invalid paths due to encoding of slash
Bug Fix: fix Breadcrumb encode Path.Value path parts without encoding the slashes
Bug Fix: fix TopIdleReasons in OEE Availability Detail table
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.1.7
10/19/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Add links to Data Entry on the RealTime Machine Details view
Feature Addition: Make Productivity Browser views auto reload ever 5 minutes
Bug Fix: CardView add second line for display of longer PartIDs
Bug Fix: Fix Haas MDC license allocation was not saving changes
Bug Fix: Add Overlay scrollbars for views that may overflow the page
Bug Fix: Remove Default as option from MachineGroup filter dropdown
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.4.0.5
10/10/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: add CurrentShift option to Time Window filter
Bug Fix: Machine Groups checkbox list limit max columns to 3 to fit on screen
Bug Fix: Disallow adding Machine to MapView if machine has Unknown status
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.14.0
9/29/2023 12:00 AM
Bug Fix: Avoid null reference exception in Productivity Browser Machine Detail view if Mode is null (example: when machine is brand new with Unknown_State, cannot retrieve Status)
Bug Fix: Allow additional non-alphanumeric characters to some naming (Departments, Idle Reasons, etc.)
Bug Fix: Expire the filterMatrix client side cache if a Site or Department or Group is added or removed
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.13.0
9/28/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: In Productivity Browser>Machines data table, added custom adjustable column widths with persistence so that when you hover over column separators, the cursor will change to a resize cursor and allow resizing each column
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.12.2
9/25/2023 12:00 AM
Bug Fix: CardView adjust font size based on length of Machine Name
Bug Fix: “Override” visibility on CardView and ListView
Bug Fix: Add new settings is support of new settings in OPC UA and Brother Windows Services
Bug Fix: Rename OPC UA to remove the word Siemens as OPC UA now supports additional Machine Types
Bug Fix: Allow empty string for IP Address validation in to support blanking out IP address in Configuration UI
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.11.16
9/25/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Add ODBC health check to the health json feed
Feature Addition: Add Help Center documentation and knowledgebase widget (green question mark) to UI
Feature Addition: Add ability to Hide or Show the Help Center through Configuration>Global Settings per user
Bug Fix: Additional fix for wording “Uptime” vs “OEE”Bug Fix: Additional ”known” Windows Services added to Configuration>Windows Services UI
Bug Fix: Adjust FOCAS name in Configuration>Windows Services so that Stop and Start works consistently
Bug Fix: Update to the Configuration>Database>Recompile Summary Table functionality
Bug Fix: Update Data Entry>Current State to support automatically changing the dropdown list selections
Bug Fix: Update to OPC UA license allocation issue caused by name mismatch
Bug Fix: Update Configuration>Operator Input>Operators modal Edit and Cancel buttons
Bug Fix: Update legacy security visibility for the Reports shortcut in the left navigation menu
Bug Fix: Update links that rely on names such as Machine so that special reserve characters such as hashtag are properly URL encoded in hyperlinks
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.10.2
9/6/2023 12:00 AM
Bug Fix: In Configuration>Services move services that do not have server side Start and Stop options to the bottom of the list
Bug Fix: In Data Entry>Current State, to allow blanking out a field to remove its value
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.9.9
8/31/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: In Configuration>Access Control>Settings>LDAP add Alternate LDAP/AD Server to support redundancy
Bug Fix: In Configuration>Email>Server Settings Only validate blank password if username is not blank
Bug Fix: Masked database backup password marked so that browser will not attempt to cache the value
Bug Fix: In Configuration>Licensing, enable Check Cloud button after License Request
Bug Fix: Remove regression which caused Configuration>Services Stop,Start, and Restart to not function properly
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.8.2
8/16/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Add Sorting option to Real-Time View Filter Options
FactoryWiz Monitoring Web 23.3.7.6
8/15/2023 12:00 AM
Feature Addition: Added Web version number and API version number to Web UI in User Dropdown
Feature Addition: Added automated “perceived brightness” to calculate the font foreground color (black or white) when custom background colors are configured
Bug Fix: Remove Date error that could be thrown in Calculating SummaryStats table
Bug Fix: Remove serialization error in saving dashboard widgets.