Release Notes 5.0.1680.19858

When customers can expect in this update:

Group 1: March 2nd, 2022

Group 2: March 8th, 2022

Group 3: March 10th, 2022

Special update for DST handling

Highlights from Release 5.0.1680.19858

  • DST start and end dates now handled

  • DST end where an extra hour occurs will now be shown on Whiteboard reports

  • Shift Data has been moved into the database

New Features/Status on Long-Term Work

PNE-2189

https://slxdev.atlassian.net/browse/PNE-2189

  • Update Whiteboard Line query output to accept date format and show in utc, url parameters

  • Update Whiteboard view to properly show:

    • Show less hours for shift when hour is non-existent at Daylight Savings start

    • Extra Hour at Daylight Savings end

PNE-1548

https://slxdev.atlassian.net/browse/PNE-1548

Currently shift data resides in a series of monthly xml files. This information needs to be moved in to the database.

Copied from https://slxdev.atlassian.net/browse/PNE-566

  • Create 3 database tables to migrate information from files to DB (Shift Mapping, Shift Pattern and Shift Schedule) - 1-2 days

  • Write a utility to migrate existing data from files to Database, figure out how to handle missing files like ShiftPattern on some machines - 4 days

  • Change the loading of shift information from database instead of files for reporting - 3 days

  • Change the Shift Calendar saving to database (currently files are generated on front end and sent back via fupload) - 8 days

  • Change the API for copying shift calendar from one machine to another - 3 days

  • Change how schedule is autogenerated from pattern file once the existing schedule runs out (2 years apply forward) - 3-4 days

  • The ability to copy shifts from machine to machine available from PEConfig’s clone machine/copy settings