2020.3 - Release Notes

Agile Frameworks is excited to be releasing a new add-on module to our product, Metafield Accreditation. MetaField Accreditation is a new dedicated module, accessible from the MetaField home page that is intended to create, store, and manage all lab accreditation documentation and records.

We will be doing a formal release of this new module following the Independence Day holiday. This will include a live webinar in which the functionality will be demonstrated and real-life customer use cases presented. Please watch your email for further information about this exciting new feature of Metafield. If you have further questions, please reach out to your account manager.

Administration

• Evaluation - Overall Administration section added to group all Evaluation form modules together

• Evaluation - Forms module added to allow for the composition of Evaluation forms supporting the Accreditation module

• Evaluation - Search / Results Display module added to support the configuration of filters, results grids, etc. for Evaluation form modules supporting the Accreditation module

• Certifications - Certifications can now be registered for any user (versus just field technicians)

• Security - Subscriptions - Accreditation subscription package added to count users who have access to any part of the Accreditation system

• Security - Subscriptions - DIY Form / Report Designer subscription package updated to include any users who have access to design Evaluation forms

• Reports - Report Types - Evaluation report type added to manage reports based on Evaluation forms supporting the Accreditation module

• Form Designer - DIY Sample form designer supports the configuration of billing costs that will be displayed in the Field module

Field

• Evaluation module added to allow for the entry / edit of Evaluation forms in a mobile interface supporting the Accreditation module

Quality Control

• Evaluation module added to allow for the entry / edit / report generation of Evaluation forms supporting the Accreditation module

• Draft Reports - Report review pop up updated to reflect the newer look introduced to the batch report creation / review pop up

Dashboard

• Evaluation section and related queues added to provide oversight on Evaluation form status supporting the Accreditation module

• Uncollected specimens are ignored in the C/G/M “Not Reported As Complete” queues

Project Administration

• Specifications - Distribution - Evaluation reports added to the report access list when adding a distribution contact

• Specifications - Field Instructions - Evaluation module field instructions added

• Project Setup - Projects - Is Accreditation Project setting added to denote if a project is used for Accreditation projects / work

• Specifications - Project specific costs for DIY Sample forms are now supported

• Field Costs - Field costs related to DIY Sample forms are now displayed in field cost management screen

Utilities

• Evaluation module added to allow for the extract of Evaluation form data supporting the Accreditation module

• Field Cost extract updated to include DIY Sample form cost records.

DIY Report Designer

• New report designs will default the File Name setting to include the Report Title and Report ID placeholders

API

• GET BillingCosts method in ProjectData API updated to return billing cost data captured on DIY Sample forms.

  • The API now returns field cost records for the following form types.

    • DIY Activity

    • DIY Sample

    • C/G/M Sample

    • Density Test

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