Date | Module Affected | Enhancements |
Dec 7, 2018 |
All | Adding "Overdue CPAs" indicator at the top of the screen (near Message Board bell). Will show number of CPAs overdue for both end users (doing the CPAs) and Managers (responsible for Issues with CPAs). Clicking the indicator will take you to the new Safety Workspace (see details below) |
Dec 7, 2018 |
Safety Workspace | New and improved safety workspace module added. Noteworthy features"
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Nov 23, 2018 |
Issue Manager > Classify Tab > Associated Entities | Allowing adding "Linked Reports" by ReportID (only available to SMSAdmins). Now you can link reports from different divisions. |
Nov 9, 2018 |
Issue Manager | Added ability to extend issue deadline from email when Department Heads request deadline extension from Manage tab. |
Nov 2, 2018 |
Message Board | Added ability to disable message acknowledgement links in emails, requiring the recipients of the message notification to log into SMS Pro to acknowledge the message. |
Nov 2, 2018 |
Duty Log | Added area in Settings pop-up to modify a Duty log entry template. |
Oct 26, 2018 |
Offline Issue Reporting | Removing old version of offline reporting. If you still have old shortcut, you'd have to reinstall it. re: Aug 10, 2018 security enhancement. |
Oct 19, 2018 |
Email Attachments | Added ability to attach emails to CPAs (currently, functionality only works for Issues). CPA attachments will only works for CPAs created after Jan 1, 2018 (these CPAs will have a dash "-" in their id, e.g. 5000123-1). |
Oct 19, 2018 |
Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool (PHAT) | Added Active Monitoring to control measures. Also able to add review comments to each control measure. Active monitoring will be a core Safety Assurance enhancement for 2019. |
Oct 19, 2018 |
Issue Manager CPA grid |
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Oct 12, 2018 |
Auditing |
Adding option to "View All Audit Findings" when managing audit findings. This allows managers to manage findings without first knowing which audit they belong to. Adding Setting offering an option to Require 100% completion of audit before it can be accepted as complete. With the Setting turned on the option appears when scheduling an audit. With the option selected for an audit the "Accept Audit" button is disabled until a percentage of completion of 100% is achieved. |
Oct 12, 2018 |
All Pages/Modules in SMS Pro | Feedback
Adding Feedback functionality allowing ALL users of SMS Pro to submit ideas or pain points to the SMS Pro team directly from within the SMS Pro application. |
Oct 5, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Allowing "Actual Perceived Consequences" to be optional. Can be changed in Issue Manager Settings pop-up under "Most Inner Tabs" |
Sept 24, 2018 |
[Add-On] CPA Assignment Statistical Comparison |
New Add-On, allows you to mine CPA data, to analyze Manager performance, User performance, CPA composition, and other highlights. |
Sept 21, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Associated Issues added to Issue Details report PDF |
Aug 31, 2018 |
Auditing |
Increasing number of attachments for audit supporting documentation. Added multiple file select for audit supporting documentation upload. |
Aug 31, 2018 |
CPA Manager |
Improved load time. CPA Manager 65% faster |
Aug 31, 2018 |
Message Board |
Added filter to view/edit Message Drafts only. |
Aug 24, 2018 |
Auditing / Auditing Dashboard Legend |
Allowing Portal to define the level of "lateness" for their Audits Past Start Date Can be configured in Auditing Settings pop-up |
Aug 24, 2018 |
Issue Manager / Externally Assigned CPA User Interface |
Updated User Interface for externally assigned CPAs to match that of internally assigned |
Aug 24, 2018 |
Issue Manager / CPA Emails |
Redesigning CPA Assignment emails for Vendors and External Users to make them more self-explanaotry. Adding more CPA details (e.g. Responsible Manager, Due Date, Instruction to user) unless "Exclude Issue Details from Emails" setting is enabled. |
Aug 24, 2018 |
Issue Manager / ECCAIRS |
Upgraded to ECCAIRS v.4.1.0.3 |
Aug 17, 2018 |
Auditing |
Added additional security option for Audit Form Management New option added allowing only SMSAdmin, or a Managment User with the additional role of SMSQaAuditor to manage the Audit Forms for the portal. |
Aug 17, 2018 |
Message Board |
Added Hyperlink type Documents to Document selection Added "Select All" option to assign messages feature |
Aug 10, 2018 |
Offline Issue Reporting |
Updated app's security, it needs to be reinstalled on all client devices. Old version will be supported until October 5, 2018, and will be disabled thereafter. |
Aug 10, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Included "Next Review Date" in Issue PDF |
Aug 10, 2018 |
Most Modules |
Changed drop down lists containing user names to be consistent. Common format is "Last Name, First Name" |
Aug 3, 2018 |
CPA Thermometer |
"24 hour grace period" for Responsible Managers to accept CPA performance. CPAs meeting the following criteria will NOT be considered overdue:
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Aug 3, 2018 |
Data Analysis & Export |
Issue Short Description narrative has been removed from the Data Analysis grid. Is still available in the export. |
Aug 3, 2018 |
Issue Manager - Control Measures |
Added text decoration to easily identify currently implemented control measures associated with an identified hazard. |
Aug 3, 2018 |
Issue Manager / Investigation |
Issue Update comment added when an investigation is opened and closed for the issue. Captures who opened and closed the investigation and when it was opened or closed. |
Aug 3, 2018 |
Issue Manager / Manage Tab |
"Request Deadline Extension" button will be visible to assigned Department Head user 14 days before the deadline (used to be 7 days). |
Aug 3, 2018 |
Issue Manager - Issue Validation |
Department Heads are now able to perform review risk assessments when validating issues. |
Aug 3, 2018 |
Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool - ORP PDF |
Detailed Control Measures information has been returned to the ORP export PDF. |
Aug 3, 2018 |
Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool - Associated Risks |
Department Heads are now able to risk assess identified Risk Scenarios associated with a given hazard. |
July 27, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Added ability to control which Safety Managers can change issues status (e.g. Close issues). Has to be enabled in Issue Manager settings (Assess Tab in settings view > Use "Who Can Close Issues" checkbox). If enabled, SMSAdmins would have to configure SM permissions on Assess Tab > Issue Status. |
July 27, 2018 |
Customize Settings (Company Info) |
Added default "instructions to user" for Automated Dept Head CPAs logic. |
July 20, 2018 |
Message Board |
Made Document integration "folders" easily identifiable. Restricted the ability to select a folder for message creation (was resulting in faulty links as links to folders cannot be created) |
July 13, 2018 |
Customize Settings (Email Reports) |
Added attachment support for "Report Issues by email" functionality. |
July 6, 2018 |
Goals and Objectives (NEW) |
New Goals and Objectives module (request if interested). Highlights: Division specific goals Objectives can be assigned to multiple goals "Management view only" goals, only visible by Managerial roles Objective comments Objective attachments PDF export |
July 6, 2018 |
Data Analysis and Export |
Added "Location" filter to Classification Filters tab. |
June 29, 2018 |
Offline Auditing |
Support for "Auditor Actions" added to offline auditing application. |
June 29, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Added option for Assigned Department Head and Safety Manager to be emailed when comments are added by users on the Issue Details tab. |
June 15, 2018 |
Issue Reporting |
Added "Issue Short Description Templates". Ability to create a template for the short description box of an issue, prompting reporters for specific information. There can be one template per division. They are configured in Setup >> Customize Settings when a divison is selected and "Initial Settings" tab is selected. |
June 15, 2018 |
Meeting Manager |
Added option to add meeting minute text as a comment to the accompanying issue agenda item. |
June 15, 2018 |
Classification Report |
Added "CPA" view, to review CPAs by Classifications. |
June 15, 2018 |
CPA Manager |
Allowing to filter by Issue Status with "All Divisions" filter is selected. |
June 8, 2018 |
Data Analysis and Export |
Improved performance of "Export to Excel" functionality. |
June 8, 2018 |
Continuous Improvement |
Added "Issue Classification Monitor" report to show managers whether reported issues are being classified in order to generate quality risk management reports. |
June 1, 2018 |
Risk Analysis Chart |
Added "Locations" drill down chart. |
May 25, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Performance improvements for Classify and Manage tabs. |
May 4, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Issue Validation from within the issue. When an issue is selected and has a next review date set, an "Exclamation" icon will appear at the top of the page (near "Add a comment" and "Generate PDF" icons) allowing you to open the Issue Validation Pop-Up for that issue to review. Issues Past their Review date can also be validated from the "Select an Issue" grid by clicking on the ReportId to open the Issue Validation Pop-Up for that issue. |
Apr 27, 2018 |
Training and Qualifications |
Ability to overwrite the "Recertification Date" for user's training when added as "Confirm Only, do not schedule". This is to accurately record the Recertify-By date for training items that do not fall in the usual recurrence periods. |
Apr 20, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
"Sticky filters" in Issue Manager to save Division, Department, and Status filter selections. These filters will remember their last selections and will always use that as default (until selection is changed by the user) |
Apr 20, 2018 |
Training Qualifications |
Added ability to override the re certification date when entering training for a user. |
Apr 20, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Added ability to contact the Assigned Manager for an issue from CPA grid (on all tabs that it appears) applies only to Safety Managers, Department Heads, Admins, and Executive users. |
Apr 20, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
When re-opening an issue, all Validation risk assessments will be deleted and documented in the comments. That allows you do risk-assess the issue at closing. |
Apr 20, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Ability to filter issues by status when viewing issues for "All Divisions" |
Mar 23, 2018 |
Continuous Improvement |
Added "Risk Assessment Management Chart", which allows you to view issues by risk assessment. Pick a cell from the matrix, view all issues that were assessed with that probability / severity. |
Mar 9, 2018 |
Issue Manager / CPAs |
Added "Update and Return" and "Update and Load Next CPA" to CPA Performance tab (when CPA is loaded to edit). Hiding all other CPA tabs on suggested CPAs (until is is Assigned and Accepted) |
Mar 2, 2018 |
CPA Thermometer |
Adding detailed explanation of the logic behind CPA thermomerter, with all CPAs that drive the statistics shown in the grid. This module can be accessed by SMSAdmins from Setup > Customize Settings > Company Info. "Thermometer Stats" link will be next to "Show CPA Thermometer" checkbox, and will only be visible if CPA Thermometer is enabled in your portal |
Mar 2, 2018 |
Issue Manager / Reports |
SMSExecutives can now access all reported issues (except for Confidential), no additional roles required |
Mar 2, 2018 |
CPA Manager |
Added additional filters for Corrective Actions: CPA Type, CPA Term, CPA Classification
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Feb 23, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Added ability to customize Actual Perceived Consequences in Issue Manager Settings pop-up |
Feb 23, 2018 |
Meeting Manager |
Added ability to add other issues in Meeting Agenda step when creating a meeting |
Feb 16, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Added a more Clear description of what to expect when merging an issue on the Asess tabl Added list of Safety Promotion messages associated with an issue in both Manage tab (in communicate risk section), and Issue Details. Added ability to include "Safety Promotion" messages in PDF report (optional) Added ability to reload and edit the message from Manage Tab. Added ability to upload .zip and .rar file extensions to issue attachments. |
Feb 16, 2018 |
Message Board |
Allowing Adminsitrators to create a custom Subject line for Must Acknoweldge Emails |
Feb 9, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Adding "Perceived Consequences" to Risk Statement area allowing Safety Managers and Department heads the ability to track negative impact on people, environment, assets, security, and reputation based upon initial assessment of "actual consequence severity". The consequences are not intended to be 'mitigated' during the lifespan of an issue, only to record the initial actual consequence. These measurements can offer management insight into current and historical risk exposure.
Added Confidentiality change comment for issue, indicating who marked an issue as confidential. Also added ablitily for user who flagged an issue as confidential to "Unflag" the issue.
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Feb 9, 2018 |
Data Analysis and Export |
Adding Audit number and Title to Excel export results. |
Jan 26, 2018 |
Data Analysis and Export |
Performance enhancements, report results will be emailed to the user once the processing is done. |
Jan 26, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Adding "Attachment count" column to the grid, so you know what issues have attachments. |
Jan 19, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Fixing permissions for "Commitee review" functionality; you can only set review flags for the committees you belong to. |
Jan 12, 2018 |
Checklist Manager |
Ability to save checklist as PDF. Allowing SMSAdmin to view all assigned checklists. |
Jan 12, 2018 |
Issue Manager |
Civial Aviation Authority Corrective Action (CAA CPA) format PDF is now available as an option for the Issue Details PDF, allowing your report to match a format more recognizable by most CAA |
Jan 12, 2018 |
Anything CPA-related |
Better CPA identification, replacing arbitrary numeric prefix in CPA titlles with more useful identifier. The prefix will consist of Issue# and CPA number, e.g. for Issue # 5023456, first CPA will have 5023456-1 title prefix, second 5023456-2, etc. For portal using Custom Report IDs, the logic is the same, for Issue # 17-234, first CPA will have 17-234-1 title prefix, second 17-234-2, etc. |
Jan 12, 2018 |
Meeting Manager |
Safety Committee agenda logic update, only people in the given Safety Committee can create meeting with agenda for that committee. I.e. if you're not in the "Committee R", you won't see the agenda option for "Committee R". |
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