Release Notes Marlin Service
April 29th, 2024 (Mathieu van der Poel)
Blockades:
-Blockades involving different performers often remained in the agenda, this has now been resolved.
-Coordinates of blockades are now displayed correctly.
April 11th, 2024 (Michael Schumacher)
This release contains only changes in the background technology and customer-specific changes.
March 28th, 2024 (Roger Federer)
This release only contains customer-specific changes.
February 29th, 2024 (Jari Litmanen)
Improved functionality:
Messaging:
We have created a new communication tool that allows us to make messaging more efficient, while also making it easier customize. We have already implemented this with several clients.
February 15th, 2024 (Coen Dillen)
This release only contains customer-specific changes.
February 1st, 2024 (Simone Biles)
This release only contains customer-specific changes.
January 19th, 2024 (Shaun White)
Improved functionality:
Settings:
Various settings were unnecessary, these have been removed, cleaning up the settings.
Adjust team planning:
Previously, a search had to be done by last name if an executive had to be found, now a search can be done by full name.
December 21th, 2023 (Coen Moulijn)
Improved functionality:
Priority:
When a task was presented again, the priority of the task was no longer processed. This functionality has been restored.
Realization mode:
An error message could occur when opening the realization tab. This error has been fixed.
December 7th, 2023 (Wayne Gretzky)
Improved functionality:
Save blokkade button:
The save button does not always work when adding or changing a blokkade. This functionality has been fixed.
Blokkades in 5 day display:
On a 5 day view of Marlin the blokkades were not displayed correctly. This has been repaired.
New action button:
There is a new action button for setting appointments. This can be done on the planboard for one planning or for all tasks for one resource or one day at a time.
Reference field:
The number of characters for the field, Reference number, has been increased to 50 characters.
November 15th, 2023 (Magnus Carlsen)
This release only contains background technology changes.
July 21th, 2023 (Sifan Hassan)
Duplicated bundle tasks:
Duplicate bundle tasks could not be committed. This functionality has been restored.
Search by task data:
When the work order and project option was selected, the task data search stopped working. This functionality has been restored.
July 6th, 2023 (Yusheng Du)
Teams:
It is now possible to create a view in a desired order. Grouping of teams is also possible on the plan board.
Splitting tasks:
There was a bug that showed a wrong start and end time after splitting a task. This has been resolved. The start and end time now remain correct after splitting.
June 22th, 2023 (Ronnie O'Sullivan)
Search in the task list:
Searching the task list did not always give the desired results. This functionality has been restored.
June 8th, 2023 (Dan Carter)
Search function:
The search function has been expanded. It is now possible to search by work order and planning.
Long term view:
It is now possible to make changes in the long-term view.
May 30th (Marco van Basten)
Error message:
A situation could arise where a message to the Marlin interface failed. We made a improvement for Marlin to fix this issue.
Speed improvement:
A speed improvement has been made for Marlin.
Mei 1st (Femke Bol)
Image files:
Files with .Heic format can now also be opened in Marlin -> Registration -> Images
Photos:
All images under the tab registrations can now be downloaded.
April 13th (Elain Thompson)
Bundled tasks:
It is now possible to bundle and unbundle tasks that have the same address. To do this, the tasks must be scheduled consecutively. The bundled tasks can also be disconnected.
Double schedules:
If schedules are changed by the Optimized Best Fit, an optimization is run a few milliseconds later. If the optimization fails this could result in double planning. This bug has been fixed. There is no optimization running immediately after an Optimized Best Fit
Realization tab:
The realization tab within Marlin is disabled by default. If it needs to be activated, please contact support@pca.nl
March 30th, 2023 (Usain Bolt and Erben Wennemars)
Dependencies:
When you move a task with dependencies, a message will now appear if there are conflicts with the dependencies.
Bug:
When the travel time is calculated from an address that is not accessible by vehicle, the travel timeline went throughout the week. This has now been corrected.
Read only blocks:
Read only blockades cannot be changed, but they can be removed. This has been changed and these blockades can no longer be removed.
Error message:
If a schedule needs to be split but it is not possible, a general error message “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” will appear. This has been modified to a specific message, “Cannot be split”.
March 9th, 2023 (Ayrton Senna)
Teams:
It is now possible to see teams and individual resources at the same time.
Comments:
A new field has been added to the registrations. It is now possible to add a comment under the materials tab.
Coordinates:
When determining travel time, coordinates are retrieved from the specific address. If the retrieval of these coordinates fails, a new attempt will be made so that the travel times can still be calculated.
February 2nd, 2023(Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin)
Remove blockades:
The automatic process for removing blockades in the past did not always remove all blockades. This functionality has been restored.
January 19th, 2023 (Gregor Mendel)
Comments:
There is now a field in Marlin to view comments added via Nemo5Android. This is visible under registrations.
Blockades:
It is now possible to delete one instance of a series of blockades in Outlook.
January 5th, 2023(Michael Faraday)
Travel time calculation:
Software (OSRM) is used for the travel time calculation. We have changed this software to (Here). Here offers more options and is maintenance-friendly.
Photo's:
It is possible to add a description to a photo in Nemo5Android. This is now also visible in Marlin Service under the tab Registrations and Images.
External code:
There was a bug where the external code would sometimes disappear when you went to change a task. This has been resolved. The External Code field is now fixed and cannot be changed.
Map:
The map in Marlin has been updated to the latest version.
December 21th, 2022 (James Clerk Maxwell)
Columns:
2 columns have been made available for the 3 tabs: Unplanned, Tasks and Allocations in the task list. These are "Mandatory Resource" and "Resource to be Avoided". These can be selected from the list of columns.
December 8th, 2022 (Christophorus Buys Ballot)
Page size:
The page size can be set for the unplanned, tasks and schedules tabs. The default is 25.
November 24th, 2022 (Emmy Noether)
Different plan duration:
The icons for different plan durations were not displayed correctly. This has been fixed.
Occupancy view:
There was a bug where the occupancy view of the planboard could not be seen. This has been resolved.
Teams:
If a task has been scheduled for a team, it is now possible to register the hours individually.
November 10th, 2022 (Peter Higgs)
Language:
The Danish language has been added to the PCA platform.
Team:
Teams now show the correct value for the duration/percentage.
Travel time calculation:
The travel time calculation has been optimized and now also takes the location of the mobile user into account.
October 27th, 2022 (Alessandro Volta)
Splitting:
The split task option has been modified. An icon has been added to the action menu:
The icons for splitting incl. or excl. breaks has been removed. An icon (scissors) has been added to the action menu.
This can be selected in the settings of the action menu.
It is now possible to split per shift or per break, here the shifts in Coral are used. It is also possible to split the planning per week, then the plan bar will not run through the weekend. A split can also be done per time and period, here a time or period can be chosen for a split.
Optimization:
Optimized scheduling of multi-day tasks was no longer possible. This bug has been fixed.
October 13th, 2022 (Hildegard von Bingen)
New functionality:
Block height added:
Based on the line height, the plan and blockade block in the Marlin Planboard are shown in full. If you set the line height too maximum, you will see a stretched block.
However, it is difficult to create another block or task at the same time. There is no white space above the block. This is experienced as a nuisance and has been adjusted.
A new setting has now been added called "Block Height". This setting can be found in the settings menu -> View Planboard -> Block height.
The block height can be set per user.
-0% means a very small box within the line height with a lot of white space.
-100% means a large block within the line height with no white space.
Adjust schedule:
A schedule could previously be adjusted by making a scheduled assigned schedule larger or smaller. This is still possible, but now also faster.
In the action menu a button 'Adjust planning' can be added. This can be activated in the settings menu -> view planning board -> action menu -> Adjust planning
When this icon is selected, a pop-up will appear to adjust the schedule time. The time at which the plan block is therefore planned.
Team:
The teams view now shows the block assigned to an individual team member.
September 29th, 2022 (Ernest Rutherford)
Documents:
Deleted documents are no longer visible in Service and Nemo5.
Blokkades:
There was een bug which prevented blokkades from being made on 30 oktober. This has been fixed.
Hours:
Planned hours and task length are more clear.
Planning multiple tasks:
Verification of planning period, while planning multiple tasks can now be turned off.
September 15th, 2022 (Isaac Newton)
Blockade sync:
Newly added blockades were not immediately visible in Marlin. A synchronization button has been added to the settings menu to immediately reload the master data. After this, the blockade will immediately be visible.
Deadlock notifications:
Deadlock messages could arise while working in Marlin. These reports have been investigated and resolved.
Jammed Marlin:
Marlin could crash when a new plan rule was added. This has been fixed.
Delay Marlin:
Various actions could cause a delay in Marlin. This delay has been resolved.
Team:
It is possible in the team module to schedule a team member who is not a member of the team. Previously it was not visible which tasks are planned for this team member. This is now clear.
September 1st, 2022 (Release Nikola Tesla)
Changing Schedules:
When two users change a schedule simultaneously, a duplicate was created. This is incorrect and also fixed.
Files:
Dragging files to a task in Marlin did not function properly. This functionality has been restored.
Import Tasks:
Tasks can be retrieved by the means of an import button. When multiple users activated this button, Marlin performance went down. This is no longer possible.
Multiselect:
The multiselect of the task list has been expanded.
Planned Material:
Deleted planned material send from Marlin to the Nemo5Android application was still visible there. This has been restored.
August 18th, 2022 (Release Ada Lovelace)
Filter:
The filter in the task list did not fully work. This has been fixed.
August 4th, 2022 (Release Marie Curie)
Creating Follow-up Tasks:
When a follow-up task was created in Nemo5Android for two or more resources, an error message occurred. This functionality has been restored.
Long-Term View:
While going through the months using the long-term view, some months were skipped. This has been restored.
July 21st, 2022 (Release Lisa Meitner)
Blockades:
Various blockade issues have been resolved.
July 7th, 2022 (Release Johanna Westerdijk)
Securing an Appointment:
A new button has been developed in order to secure the date and time of an appointment. This functionality can be activated in the Marlin planboard under the setting 'Display plan board'.
Maximum Number of Characters:
The maximum number of characters that can be used in the information field of a task has been scaled up to 10.000 characters.
June 23th, 2022 (Release Hendrik Lorentz)
Blockades:
Several bugs have been solved.
Multiselect:
It is now possible to empty fields of a task while using multiselect.
June 6th, 2022 (Release André-Marie Ampère)
Coordinates:
When there are no coordinates found on a task, a red icon appears in the front of the task list.
Date Picker:
The date fields will open at the time the start date is set.
Movable Blockade:
After moving the blockade by dragging it across the screen, duplicates occurred. This functionality has been restored.
Recurring Blockades:
When creating a recurring blockade, an error message appeared. This has been fixed.
May 30th, 2022 (Release Plato)
Whole Week Blockades:
When creating a blockade for a week, wrong days were added. This is restored.
Adjusting Whole Day Blockades:
When changing the duration of a blockade from whole day to a different time, it resulted in errors. These errors are recovered.
May 12th, 2022 (Release Alan Turing)
Opening Blockades:
When opening a blockade for the second time, an error message could occur. This functionality has been restored.
Marlin Mongo:
Several bugs are fixed on Marlin MongoDB
April 11th, 2022 (Release Albert Einstein)
Adding New Tasks Automatically:
The button for automatically adding new tasks has been moved from the unscheduled task list to Marlin's settings menu.
Adjusting One Blockade From a Sequence:
When changing one blockade from a sequence, it sometimes became invisible. This functionality has been restored.
Evenly Moving Tasks:
Tasks are now moved evenly within the Marlin Planboard when dragged manually.
No Availability Notification:
When sending bundled tasks, a message could arise that there was no availability. This functionality has been restored.
Total Amounts:
The total amount of tasks is now shown at the bottom of the task list.
March 17th, 2022 (Version 2022.10)
Blockade Dialogue:
It is now possible to drag the blockade dialogue across the screen.
Blockades:
Blockades were re-arranged in the realization view once a task was started at the same time as the blockade. A new setting has been made ‘IgnoreRealizationMode’ so this can be disabled.
Duplicates:
Allocations can now be duplicated from the tab ‘Allocations’.
Follow-up Tasks:
The duration of a follow-up task planned on multiple resources was copied incorrectly. This functionality has been restored.
Plan Proposal:
The plan proposals could not process addresses including a ‘-‘ symbol. This is now restored.
March 10th, 2022 (Version 2022.9)
Holidays:
In the third party tab, holidays were not recognized. This is now restored.
Resource Window:
It is now possible to enlarge the detailed resource window.
March 3rd, 2022 (Version 2022.8)
Blockade:
It is now possible to modify the length of a blockade by dragging it across the planboard.
February 24th, 2022 (Version 2022.7)
Optimizable Blockades:
Optimizing blockades that were containing documents did not work. This functionality has been restored.
February 17th, 2022 (Version 2022.6)
Multi Select:
It is now possible to select multiple unscheduled tasks at the same time to change their attributes all at once.
Optimization:
A document can be generated with detailed results of the optimization process.
Performance Improvements:
Overall performance improvements have been made to the Marlin Planboard.
February 10th, 2022 (Version 2022.5)
Automatic Scheduling:
An error occurred when using the automatic scheduling functionality. This has been resolved.
Bundled Tasks:
When creating a bundled task, the appointment was placed on the last schedule instead of the first. This functionality has been restored.
Filter on Schedule:
Using the filter on schedule level showed incomplete results. This functionality has been restored.
February 3rd, 2022 (Version 2022.4)
Availability:
A plan proposal for multiple resources was not processed correctly by the system. This functionality has been restored.
Blockades:
Issued blockades could be moved. This is not desired and therefore no longer an option.
Performance Improvements:
Improvements are made in the Marlin Planboard in order to speed up the process of scrolling through the weeks.
Series of Blockades:
A blockade series was not always processed properly. This functionality has been restored.
January 20th, 2022 (Version 2022.2)
Changing Blockade Type:
When changing the blockade type, an error occurred. This functionality has been fixed.
Maximum Travel Time:
The maximum travel time did not work correctly. This has been restored.
Scheduling Tasks With a New Address:
The new address of a task was not always processed correctly. This functionality has been restored.
Scheduling Tasks Without an Address:
Whenever tasks did not contain an address and the setting ‘Apply Travel Time’ was enabled, an error message was generated. this has been fixed.