Contract Analyst Release History

This page contains a history of releases for the Contract Analyst product line. This will include enhancements as well as maintenance releases.

New Major Version Upgrade 3.0 Coming Soon!

Version 2.4.4 (Current Version)

• Added New window titled "Contract Sites" to the Contract Contractors Sub-Module.
• Added First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name, Salutation, and Suffix fields to the Client Contacts, Contract Contacts, Vendor Contacts, and Sites Windows.

Version 2.4.3

• Corrected an issue when using a MySQL Database Server.

Version 2.4.1

• Added command line parameter to allow for db.con file path to be changed using the /dbcon=path syntax.
• Corrected issues in lookup and paths window when using a PostgreSQL database engine.
• Corrected issue in the Deliverable Quantity window when saving a record.

Version 2.4.0

• New checkbox added to the Tickler Window to include expired records.
• Added a new window called "Sites" in the management menu. This will be used to populate a new drop down list on the deliverables window allowing users to select a site for a deliverable.
• Added a grid to the bottom of the deliverables window to allow for different deliverable types and quantities.
• Added the following fields to the deliverables window: Deliverable Type, Subcontractor, Contracted Quantity, Start Date, End Date, Contact Name, Contact Title, Contact Phone, Contact Extension, and Contact E-Mail Address.
• Added Contact Title to the Vendor Contacts Window.
• Added Expiration Date to the Vendor Qualifications Window.
• Added Provider Number to the Vendors Window.
• Added Note Type to the Contract Notes Window.
• Added Issue Type to the Protests and Issues Window.
• Added Action Type to the Contract Actions Window.
• Added Contact Type and Contact Title to the Contract Contacts Window.
• Added Flag Type to the Contract Flags Window.
• Added Coordination Item to the Contract Coordination and Approvals Window.
• Added Original Contract Amount and Current Contract Amount to the Contract Information Window.
• Added Target Payment Amount to the Subcontractors Window.
• Corrected issues in the tickler window and standard and custom reporting areas.
• Corrected a few other minor issues within the program.
• Added data validation edits to numerica value fields.

Version 2.3.4

• Added capability where System Administrators can now be assigned a "default" group allowing new records created by them to default to that group.
• Corrected minor issues in Notes and tickler windows.
• Corrected minor issue where security group was not auto populating on new records.
• Corrected minor issues in the report builder.

Version 2.3.3

• Enhanced System Notes Interface. Moved list to the slide-out bar.
• Added custom connection string to database connection window allowing Contract Analyst to connect to any database using ODBC and OLEDB.
• Modified group security for read-only users for records where no security group was assigned.
• Corrected issue with read-only users.
• Corrected issue in tickler date for Contract Financial Information records.

Version 2.3.2

• Added 24 New Data Elements:
  • Added new fields to Contracts window (Cost Center, Annual Amount, Winning Bid Number, Product/Service Flag, Expiration Date).
  • Added new fields to Contract Financial Info (Department, Division, Section, Payment Terms, Approved Maximum Amount).
  • Added new field to Equipment/Materials Purchased (Serial Number).
  • Added new fields to Contract Payments (Invoice Payment Status, Invoice Description, Payment Percentage, Payee).
  • Added new fields to Proposals Window (Renewal Terms, Number of Renewals).
  • Added new fields to Standard Proposal Clauses and Standard Contract Clauses Windows (Clause Date, Review Status, Approval Status).
  • Added new field to Subcontractors Window (Target Payment Percentage); Increased Work Description size.
  • Added new field to Vendors Window (Small Business Flag).
• Corrected minor issue in Offices Window where it was not always saving the office manager information.

Version 2.3.1

• Added Enhancement: Modified Master Contract Listing, Contract Status, Master Proposal Listing report windows adding "Include Active Items Only".
• Added Enhancement: Added "View By Client" and "View By Status" in main treeview for Contracts Module.
• Added Enhancement: Added "View By Proposal Status" in main treeview for Proposals Module.
• Corrected minor issue where New and Save buttons were enabled for Vendor Proposals screen.
• Corrected minor issue where report windows generating a message box asking the user to perform an action did not return back to report window.
• Corrected minor issue in Master Contract Listing where it was not displaying contracts where the contract did not have a corresponding record in the contract dates table.

Version 2.3.0

• Release of NEW eBids Program, version 2.0!
• Enhanced module screens to display full frame and resize multiline textboxes where appropriate.
• Added confirmation dialog for deleting main module records. App now can force a reason for deletion which is added to audit_trails.
• Converted all delete messageboxes to use new confirmation box.
• Corrected minor issue when no records were present in treeview, tickler, and other screens.
• Changed icons to new style on remaining screens.
• Corrected minor issue in CB/RA on desktop edition for viewing/saving record.
• Added method to clear assocation to a module in the assign control.
• In new eBids program, added option to encrypt eBid file.

Version 2.2.8

• Updated Graphics in Contract Analyst and main icon in Report Builder.
• Created new version of eBids in .NET and updated Import/Export process in CA to accomodate it.
• Minor tweaks and enhancements in CA with icons display, consistency of buttons, etc.
• Changed Wizard to Getting Started... with updated text.
• Added a messagebox to Export button in eBids window.
• Completed the graphic updates and other minor text updates to help.

Version 2.2.7

• Tickler window improved to display the module and screen that a tickler belongs to (uses module number or title depending on settings).
• Added View button to tickler window.
• Added project number to CB/RA screen, modified reports, treeview to use it.
• About screen for enterprise edition displays database server application is pointing to.
• Added security to about window to hide registration number to users who are not admin.
• Modified scrolling in windows to make it smooth and not jump.
• Modified attachment window for URL addresses (no longer requires to start with http).
• Corrected proposal coordination window issue for adding/viewing records.
• Corrected Proposal Line Items issue when selecting an item from the standard item list.
• Other minor program internal enhancements and tweaks.

Version 2.2.6

• Enhanced Ad Hoc Report Builder to include easy filtering in Wizard and Report Builder.
• Added check in Relations Window in Report Builder to ensure the same key isn't selected.
• Export filenames are now filled in with Report Title in Report Builder.
• Modified Contracts Module to confirm changes before loading another contract.
• Added export functionality to Custom Reports.
• Corrected print issue in menu for custom reports.

Version 2.2.5

• Corrected problem in some drop down lists that couldn't be chosen.
• Removed extra blank pages from being printed on some reports and other minor tweaks to reports.
• Fixed font display on the splash screen progress bar.

Version 2.2.4

• Corrected field mapping in Contract module Subcontract Of and Objectives storage.
• Added locale awareness on currency fields. Program now uses Windows Currency Settings in the Control Panel for displaying the currency symbol.

Version 2.2.3

• Modified method in Import/Export where not allowing individual fields to be selected on export.
• Modified display of contract_category to desktop users on import/export and in report builder.
• Added sorting on all category groupings in main treeview.
• Lookup items in report builder now display the lookup value versus the key.

Version 2.2.2

• Added better error handling when writing to error log.
• Modified procedure in Search Window showing records where foreign key matched search item.
• Corrected File Attachments window where not displaying search results from contracts, projects, or proposals.

Version 2.2.1

• All messages show the appropriate window when asking if you wish to save the changes.
• Corrected other minor bugs.

Version 2.2.0

• Added field "Contract Categories" to Contracts Window.
• Added internal optimization tweaks.
• Corrected Correspondence Tracking Window where New button defaulting to disabled.
• Modified GoTo Window for more efficient loading and going to records.
• Updated Vendors, CB/RA, Clients to show read-only the record number for reference (can be used now in GoTo).
• Modified Main Treeview to not build the sub nodes for each contract unless clicked on (increase speed and reduce memory usage).
• Modified module treeviews to not build sub nodes until node is clicked on.
• Fixed problem in changing project number.
• Fixed problem where some grids were not showing all data correctly.
• Added control for showing module values and a quick lookup button.
• Added quick lookup list for modules.

Version 2.1.0

• Added optional automatic numbering of contracts.
• Added capability to create a new contract from a copy of an existing contract.
• Added prevent system users from modifying contract number option.
• Application now retrieves next key from system_parameters table when inserting records into the audit, contract, and lookup tables.

Version 2.0.6

• Added asterick next to all date fields which change the status of the module record.
• Modified contract completion date rule to close same day.
• Fixed problem in modules where treeview item does not collapse.
• Modified group security to use updated specs.
• Fixed issue in new items added to projects, proposals, and contracts properly show title or key based on settings.

Version 2.0.5

• Fixed problem in treeview not displaying key instead of title when checkbox was marked.
• Fixed issue in application ending when clicking on some frames of the modules.
• For new contracts, automatically set the owner to the person currently logged on.
• Fixed group security, placing Data Manager at same level as System User on viewing rights.
• Fixed problem in Report Builder where linked tables with fields having the same name were not displaying.
• Fixed advanced tickler settings bug.
• Fixed problem in search as admin when selecting owner records.

Version 2.0.4

• Fixed issue in registration logic.

Version 2.0.3

• Added final tweaks prior to final release

Version 2.0.2

• Added web link capability to attachments

Version 2.0.1

• Hide Report column in the grid view for the non plus versions
• Removed sort on security levels in Security screen
• Automatically clear/set group security level when group changes to none
• Updated tickler window to skip modules where the user doesn't have access to that module
• Fixed minor problem found during beta testing
• Removed Clear button from all windows, changed "Add" to "New"
• Rebuilt the New Contract form to use custom window instead of Windows message box for entering in a contract number
• Modified Menu captions in Report Builder
• Added remaining tables to Import/Export window

Version 2.0.0 (Major Upgrade)

• Added Ad-Hoc Report Writer for use in "Plus" versions
• Added extensive group level security
• Changed labels "Pager" to "Mobile"
• Standard Items screen changed commodity/services to combobox
• Added expiration date as part of the security upgrade
• Added mobile_phone to security screen
• Changed search window caption to "Search Engine"
• Added "Document" to the lookup type name "Reference Type"
• Added Security Groups window
• Modified Security window to accept security groups
• Modified label in options window for mask phone number
• Rewrote main treeview to allow for breaking out records by groups
• Added file attachments to Vendor module
• Changed Options menu item to System Settings
• Redesigned Proposal Scoresheet Report to allow multiple scores for each vendor per requirement
• Increased size of date fields/others to account for font size increases on screen
• Added Report Group Module Flag
• Added Custom reports tab to Create Report window and ability to view custom reports
• Added security checks to all forms to prevent unauthorized viewing
• Added OLE Drag drop support to vendor frame

Version 1.7.3

• Internal Import/Export function enhancements
• Fixed minor problem in Import/Export Window and the Proposal Scoresheet

Version 1.7.2

• Internal enhancements.

Version 1.7.1

• Added Trusted Connections
• Added enhancement to email notifications to allow authentication through POP server

Version 1.7.0

• Added Countries to various modules for enterprise edition
• Incorporated email notifications into enterprise edition
• Added contract_mgr_email to enterprise edition
• Fixed shortcuts not working for some menu items
• Added Search By Location and include/exclude "Inactive" items
• Fixed splash to display proper application type if registered
• Redesigned options window to make it easier to add additional items
• Added SMTP and Email settings to options window
• Added switch for notifying administrators when audit table contains records older than a specified period.
• Fixed extra spaces issue in report header for city, state, and zip
• Added check to only display Sybase backup utility for desktop versions (previously only checked if database was Sybase)
• Added Option to display in treeview Contracts, Proposals, and Projects by number versus title
• Added additional fields to audit_trails for enterprise version (Machine Name, App Source, Message)
• Completed Email Notifications standalone application
• Added additional fields to display in Audit screen for enterprise edition (Machine Name, App Source, Message)
• Updated search engine to allow the user to view only their records and have the choice to view either open or all records from the database
• Fixed problem in search tabs not correctly updating when switching between them
• Updated Master Contract Record, added contract type, other dates to lookup from besides Award Date, and column sort
• Added Correspondence Tracking to search engine
• Added file attachments table to search engine
• Fixed issue when adding users to security table, it was possible to have the application close without having an admin exist

Version 1.6.4

• Update audit table replacing timestamp with datetime for SQL Server
• Updated ErrorLogFile routine to stop writing to log if greater than 300K. Application will also delete log file if exists on startup.
• Moved Project treeview node to top of order.
• Fixed print problem when attempting to print active report.

Version 1.6.3

• Internal enhancements.

Version 1.6.2

• Added check for file attachment tables to prevent older databases from causing errors to users (notifies user to contact Traksoft for upgraded database).
• Added Browse button to file attachment window.
• Fixed issue with attachments not showing in combobox for desktop version.

Version 1.6.1

• Fixed where multiple contracts appearing in contract management window issue.
• Add New Contract window turned to modal to prevent it from falling behind application when focus was in a treeview on a form.
• Fixed paste problem in controls (allows pasting of text into dropdown lists).
• Fixed issue where a contract number gets changed, if other sub forms are loaded they were not being refreshed.
• Fixed issue where the Rated by field on the Contract Management form was not being filled in with items from the database.

Version 1.6.0

• Changed file attachment feature to be included in all versions of application.
• Added switch to turn on/off phone mask with all phone fields enlarged to 25 characters.

Version 1.5.1 and 1.5.2

• Minor issue fixes.

Version 1.5

• Added new window for displaying multiline text fields.
• Updated code to use disconnect recordsets.
• Fixed security issue.
• Fixed minor problem in displays fields in treeviews and listviews.
• Added Audit clean up code. Inserted tab in Options window, if logging in as admin equiv. and udit records larger than 10,000 it will ask if you wish to clear out.
• Modified labels, fields, columns to ensure they are consistent between forms.
• Modified background color on textboxes where system colors are not default.

Version 1.4.0

• Oracle Database Server connectivity added (enterprise version only).
• Capability to attach files to projects (enterprise version only).
  • Add files by entering them in or drag/drop onto form.
  • View them with the associated application.
• Minor problem fixes.

Version 1.3.7

• Added the Correspondence Tracking Report.

Version 1.3.6

• Internal upgrades.
• Corrected a locale date problem.

Version 1.3.5

• Internal upgrades.

Version 1.3.4

• Locale Date support added for Contract Analyst and E-Bids. (includes registration, display, and reports).
• Minor display issue fixed for some places where Time is displayed (Months were being displayed instead of Minutes).
• Reduced duplicate code in SetFont and SetColor routines for all user controls by creating single routine that all controls call.
• Fixed problem where Tickler and Message Reports were not closing when clicking on the X.
• Improved the display of the City, State and Zip in the Company Header of all reports (Reduced the amount of whitespace between the fields).

Version 1.3.2

• Reports were not closing and releasing from memory when clicking on the close button.
• After opening any report, when attempting to open up a new report that included Proposal, Contract, or Project dropdown comboboxes resulted in memory error.
• Enterprise Edition now compatible to work with MySQL version 4.1 or Later.
• Enterprise Edition allows technical support to configure database and choose what type of database server they are connecting to (ie. Sybase, Microsoft, MySQL, etc).
• BOF or EOF error can occur on certain reports, this is now handled properly by the application.
• Some modules that allow the user to enter in Line Number as the primary key would give an incorrect error when the user tried to update the record after saving it (ie Contract Clauses, etc).
• Contract Clauses and Proposal Clauses did not properly reset the scroll view to top of frame when the user tabbed to "Add Standard ... Clause" button.
• Vendor Services and Vendor Products when entering in a value on the Service or Product cost fields did not enable the "Save" button.

Version 1.3.0

• Replaced the main menu and tool bar with more stable and reliable components.
• Fixed the issue where clicking on a date or drop down control might automatically cause the frame to scroll.
• Added code to handle unloading the application if the connection to a database server becomes lost.
• Corrected a few minor bugs throughout the program.

Version 1.2.7

• Corrected a few minor problems throughout the program.