Adding new task types just became a much easier

No more difficult searching in a grid !

Now you can edit the existing task type in a window with clear and easy display


Now you can add the new task type in a window with clear and easy display

We saved the best for last

Now you can duplicate the existing task type to new types with no effort at all
While duplicating the original type you can manipulate the new task type to better suit your needs.
Don't forget to insert a new name it is the only mandatory field !

Please note! 
Task type names are not case sensitive and the system will not allow two tasks with the same name (Example "QC","qc","Qc" are regarded as the same)

New ! Non flexible date indicator has arrived !

The new indicator is available in 4 different places throughout the system.

• Series
• Template
• Order
• Task

Series

The series Date not flexible check-box was added to the Series information page.
The new indicator enables the manager to determine that all new orders created for the series will have order level non flexible dates meaning all of its tasks will have non flexible dates!

Template

The template Date not flexible check-box was added to the Template tasks page.
The new indicator enables the manager to determine that all new orders created for the series will have specific task level non flexible dates meaning only tasks based on the marked template task will have a non flexible date!

Order

The order button/indicator was added to the the following pages:

• Orders
• Tabular orders update

The new button/indicator enables the manager to determine that All order tasks will have non flexible dates!

		All task dates are non flexible at order level.
		No order level flexibility set. (does not indicate task level flexibility!)

Task

The task button/indicator was added to the the following pages:

• My tasks
• Tasks
• Employee allocation to task
• Order task - info
• Schedule - in the task grid
• Rapid task allocation to employee
• Quick employee tasks assigning
• Employee set task priority

The new button/indicator enables the manager to determine that a specific task will have non flexible dates!

		Task date is non flexible. This can be from order level or from task level.
		Task level flexibility not set. (this will appear only in button mode for managers)

Please note !
Order level flexibility cannot be changed at task level and vice versa!

Task date binding just got better !

Rebind a task back to it's bonded dates :

Adjacent to the "Internal delivery date" we added new button.

Date is bound		Pressing the button will result in a message.
Date is not bound		Pressing the button rebind the date to the original date.

reconnect button added in the following pages :

Page		Location
Schedule tasks		In the task grid
Rapid task allocation to employee		In Tasks grid
Quick employee tasks assigning		In the Grid view
Employee set task priority		In the task grid
Employee allocation to task		In the grid
Order task info		In the grid
Order level rebind button
Consolidated order date update		In a new column called Rebind dates
Orders		After the order number
Tabular orders update		After the order number

Please note !
Order level bind button has different button behavior.

All Dates are bound		Pressing the button will result in a message.
Some date are not bound		Pressing the button open Order task info enabling the user to change the date binding.

Rebind all the tasks dates at once !

In the Order task info page the user can rebind all the tasks dates at once
By pressing the Rebind all dates button located at the bottom of the task grid.

The system does not check or change completed tasks !

Employee filtering by order type is here

Translation Manager now enables each employee to be attached to order pricing types thus limiting the types of orders the employee can view. increasing security and information distribution within the organization.

This new feature is optional to activate go to :
Administrator » Web administrator » Application configuration page and mark the Filter by order type check-box.







To assign an employee the appropriate Order type/Price list type go to :
Administrator » Tables » Price list tables » Price list types page.






Select the Employees button and update the appropriate employees.





You now can select specific a employee to assign the Order type/Price list type or add/remove all employees by using the Select/Unselect all button at the bottom of the page.

Please note!
Inactive users cannot be changed by Select/Unselect all operations and can only be changed in specific selection.

And a lot more !

For your convenience we also enable the allocation of Order types/Price list types by employee go to :
Manager » Rolodex tables » Users page.
Select the employee you want to update to open the contact information page. Press the Order types button.






Select the Order types button and update the appropriate order type.






You now can select specific a Order type to assign the to the employee selected or add/remove all order types by using the Select/Unselect all button at the bottom of the page.

Welcome Videofilm International !

Videofilm International
selected Translation Manager as their workflow platform of choice. Incorporating the new system will take place in the coming few weeks.

Going live This week !  Note it in you'r calendar !

Consolidated order date update Just became more flexible

Consolidated order date update is now more customizable

The user can now set up the way dates are copied between step dates by checking the.


The check box changes the way the system updates the dates of the steps in the order:

1. If checked each date can now be changed manually without effecting the next.  This is intended for the use of companies that translate to a single language and the following languages have specific dates.
2. If left unchecked the second step (that is a language) copies its date to the rest of the following steps. This is intended for the use of companies that translate to a single language and the from that language translate to all additional languages. 

Please note ! 

This setting is global and effects all users using this page. 

Employee availability is here

Employee availability has arrived

Employees can now report there availability to perform tasks.



Manager assigning an employee can now see the availability of the employee in the date selector enabling the manager to take into consideration the employees requests.

New Task date binding

Now you can bind the task to 3 optional dates :

1. Select Task required date to set each task date separately.
2. Select Step delivery date to bind the task to the step date.
3. Select Order internal supply to bind the task to the order internal date.

Any change to the date the task is bound to will is reflected in the task.
If the task date is manually changed and doesn't match the original date the the binding is revoked.

Default task type date binding

Use the task type date binding to set general default binding for templates and new tasks.
This binding can be changed in every template and order separately to override the default.

Default template task date binding

Use the template date binding to set order default binding for new orders.
This binding can be changed in every order separately to override the default.

Task date binding

Use the task date binding to set the specific task binding to an order date.

Please note,
A task canot be Assign NOT required and Set date by as Task required date at the same time ! The value will be set by the system to Step delivery date by default with the following message!

New Rapid task allocation to employee

Set task date in 3 ways :

1. Set Task date and select the Task required date in the Set date by combo-box.
2. Select Step delivery date in the Set date by combo-box to set the target language date to the task.
3. Select Order internal supply date in the Set date by combo-box to set the internal order date to the task.

Quick filtering of both Employee and Tasks in one go :

Languages and Task combo-boxes filter both grids, removing unqualified employees from the Employee grid list while filtering the Tasks grid at the same time.

Easy Drag & Drop task allocation to employee :

Fast navigation options to expand both panels :

New header context menu !

New header context menu added to grids throughout Translation Manager

Context menu features :

1. Dynamic display and hiding of columns (a column picker), 
2. Complex filtering 
3. Sorting and clearing of sorting.
4. Auto-size of column to it's content. 

Complex filtering

Column picker

Large file download

New large file download using Silverlight plugin

The new large file can be configured in the User information page,
On the User settings tab.


In the Silverlight setup




The user can install the Silverlight plugin and set up the following options:

1. Enable/Disable the large file download module.
2. The minimum file size to download.
3. The data chunk size to download.

New Schedule

New Scheduler is now available for supervisors !

A complete day/month/week/timeline view is now available!

Day	Week
Month	Time line