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Administration

  • SSO Integration - New SSO functionality supported for OKTA identity provider
  • Reports - Setting introduced Certifications - Added the ability to filter certification records by the certification's expiration date 
  • Density Test Administration - Added the ability to remove retest associations
  • Work Items - Added a "Require Form Tracking" setting to indicate if a given report is an "Internal" report or an "External" report (i.e. a safety report may be intended for internal consumption only)linked form is required as a result of completing the work item

Project Administration

  • Project Setup - Project numbers can be edited after the project record is established (permissions can be used to control / limit who can make these changes)
  • Project Specifications - Distribution List - Report list grouped by internal and external reports for easier report selection and permissioning
  • Project Specifications - LIMS - Material specifications used by a project can be defined to limit the list of material specifications presented to a user when completing a test form

Scheduling

  • Project can be changed on a work order if the work order is in a Draft status

Field

  • Save as Draft functionality updated to allow for a "Save and Continue" option - system will save the form in its current state and allow the user to continue editing the form without having to navigate and find the form again
  • Sample Forms - Material Specifications list will be limited to only the material specifications defined in Project Administration (if defined there, otherwise the full list will display)
  • DIY Form Data Grids - An "Add New Record" button has been added at the bottom of the data grids to allow for easier adding of data grid records, especially on data grids containing many records (eliminates the need to scroll back to the top of the data grid to add a new record)

LIMS

  • Test Forms - Material Specifications list will be limited to only the material specifications defined in Project Administration (if defined there, otherwise the full list will display)
  • Forney Integration - Automated transmittal of specimen data to Forney Vault
  • Forney Integration - Transmittal of labs between MetaField and Forney Vault supported

Form Designer

  • Multiple charts of the same type can now be added to a form design (previously limited to one chart of a given type)
  • Scatter Plot Charts - Logarithmic trendline option added
  • Scatter Plot Charts - Multiple data sources / trendlines can be included on one chart
  • Scatter Plot Charts - Trendline and plot point color can be defined and selected from a list of preset colors
  • Scatter Plot Charts - Trendline pattern (dashed or solid) can be defined
  • Scatter Plot Charts - Reverse X Axis setting moved to a dedicated Chart - Scatter Plot Reverse X Axis setting to allow for multiple data series on one chart
  • Scatter Plot Charts - Low / High Specification Field settings moved to a dedicated Chart - Scatter Plot Specification Fields setting to allow for multiple data series on one chart
  • Scatter Plot Charts - New Chart - Scatter Plot Legend Position setting added to control the position of the chart legend (below chart or to the right of the chart)
  • Scatter Plot Charts - Secondary Label setting removed

Report Designer

Setting introduced to indicate if a given report is an "Internal" report or an "External" report (i.e. a safety report may be intended for internal consumption only)

Specifications

  • Soil Density Specifications - Added the ability to select multiple soil classifications when adding a new specification (i.e. eliminates the need to repeat the data entry process for each individual soil classification)
  • Soil Density Specifications - Added batch delete capabilities
  • Soil Density Specifications - Added a Location filter control for the grid
  • Soil Density Specifications - Added a Soil Classification filter control for the grid
  • C/G/M Specimen Specifications - Identical specification records can be added using a Number of Specimens setting (i.e. add three 28 day specifications at one time if they all share the same properties)
  • C/G/M Specimen Specifications - Added the ability to copy from the global specifications in Administration to use as a starting point - user selects the Sample Type and Specimen Size before copying the data
  • Material Specifications - Added the ability to filter / search the list by a portion of the material specification name
  • Locations - Added the ability to store project-specific locations, including "enabling" global locations at the project level
  • Field Instructions - Consolidated all Field Instructions fields into a single section withing Project Specifications
  • Project Search Screen - Added a Specifications Audit data extract on the Project Search screen to export and audit the presence on specifications entered in the system for projects
  • Project Search Screen - Status added as a filter
  • Project Search Screen - Status added as a grid column
  • Project Search Screen - Create Date Start / End added as filters
  • Project Search Screen - Create Date added as a grid column
  • Project Search Screen - Owning Office added as a filter
  • Project Search Screen - Owning Office added as a grid column

ProjectData API

  • API error handling has been enhanced to process validated records included in request are processed and updated in MetaField, even in the event of an error that is caused by an invalid record.

Scheduling

  • Added a filter see which work orders contain work items that are missing required linked forms (i.e. what work items were scheduled that don't have the resulting MetaField form complete yet)
  • Added the ability to indicate if a linked form is required for a given work item - this setting will default based on the configuration of the Work Item in the Administration module, but can be overridden on the Work Order record in Scheduling

Field

  • C/G/M - Specimen size and specimen records copied when Copy Last Sample is used
  • C/G/M - Specimen Size will default based on the specifications defined for the project
  • DIY Forms - Added the ability to control the scaling of the X and Y axis on a chart
  • Sample Forms - Added permission setting (in Administration) to control if a user can see / edit the Lab Instructions section of a form
  • My Assignments - Work items requiring a linked form relationship will record that relationship when the Open Form button is used to open the form associated with a given work item

Quality Control

  • All Areas - Added the ability to see the originating / linked work order in Scheduling
  • All Areas - Added the ability to link a form to the originating work order in Scheduling
  • Density - Added the ability to manually mark a test as NOT requiring a retest (if the default business rules called for a retest)
  • DIY Forms - Added the ability to control the scaling of the X and Y axis on a chart
  • Sample Forms - Added permission setting (in Administration) to control if a user can see / edit the Lab Instructions section of a form

Utilities

  •  C/G/M - Grid filters removed from the Extracts tab since they do not apply

Release Webinar

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2019

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1 Release Webinar.mp4

Download Link: 2020.1 Release Webinar

MetaField Patch Log

20192020.51.1

  • Reverted changes that allowed for intermixing sample, specimen and test data elements on a Test report design due to unexpected issues

2019.5.2

  • Issue resolved that allowed OKTA SSO users from authenticating with their normal MetaField credentials.
2019.5
  • Issue resolved that prevented Internet Explorer from displaying a list of Activity records in QC

2020.1.2

  • Issue resolved that prevented all applicable locations from displaying on discrete forms (Density and C/G/M)
  • Issue resolved that prevented suppliers from being displayed in certain pick lists
  • Issue resolved that caused Work Items to clear from the Work Order when using the Change Technician functionality on the list view of Scheduling

2020.1.3

  • Issue resolved that prevented report list from loading on the Report Types screen in Administration in certain casesDIY forms from loading in certain cases where there were duplicated project-specific locations present in Project Specifications
  • Issue resolved that prevented multiple instances (on different projects) of project-specific locations with the same name
  • Issue resolved that prevented users from selecting the intended project when working the the Proctors module in the LIMS system - resulted from a recent change / upgrade in the Chrome browser
  • Issue resolved that prevented AgilePort users from logging in when MetaField is configured for single sign on (SSO) integration with OKTA

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  • seeing the Lab Instructions section on a DIY Sample form by default - firms are still at liberty to remove this permission if they want to hide this Sample form section

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