IA Release Notes

1. Improved formatting of version differences in questions

1. Eliminated spurious error reporting
2. Improved behavior of installer and updater
3. Updated component libraries for security and reliability

1. Apple provisioning profiles and developer signing certificates were updated prior to expiration deadline.

1. Correct errors in code reference browser

1. Reduce severity reporting of server errors

1. Fixed intermittent post-install error

1. Disabled CORE and FIELD_OBS directives in planning menus for inspections beginning in 2025 or later
2. Annotated PAM data display with instructions for correcting outdated values

3. Included attachments’ geographic coordinates in "Export Attachments" report

4. Improved editing of Requested Items: RQIs are edited in a window similar to other observations, but with the RQI-specific fields included

5. Removed "Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities" planning alert
6. Removed "Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities" form

1. Fixed duplicated year in report dropdown menu
2. Fixed display of user initials in "Recent Questions"
3. Fixed error when cancelling download of PRS databases.
4. Updated software libraries

1. Corrected 401 and 403 IA server response code handling
2. Improved version notice handling
3. Fixed session management and version checks

1. HL - For the Breakout Tank Team - Created a "New API 2510 Tank Design & Construction" Question Set, which included new subgroups: TDC.2510REGS, TDC.2510DESIGN, and TDC.2510SITING.
2. GT - For the Gas Gathering Team, edited the EP.ERG subgroup questions, with concurrence from the GT O&M/Emergency Preparedness Team.
3. GD, GT, HL, LNG - Edited considerations or references for 2024 IBR rule.
4. GD - For the State Partners Team, created a new GD GENERIC.NTSB.NTSBREVIEW.P/.R question at the States' request, and with concurrence from the Distribution Team.
5. GT, HL - Provided question edits based on IA user / inspector feedback.
6. LNG - For the LNG Team, added, edited, and deleted LNG questions.

1. e-CFR references have been updated for 2025

1. Improvements to user authentication and session management
2. Improved version management and update checks

1. e-CFR references have been updated for 2025
2. Planning alerts from 2024 have been extended into 2025

1. Improvements to user authentication and session management
2. A rendering error in the "Relevant Topics" menu has been fixed
3. Numerous updates and improvements to software libraries

1. Users can now authenticate with their Login.gov accounts.

1. The device version announcement on the home screen has been updated for specificity and clarity
2. Application code has been updated to stay current with software libraries
3. Includes UI bugfix for long document names

1. A data entry validation issue has been fixed.

1. When configuring an inspection's target assets, units can be associated with Special Permits if the permits and their relevant questions have been added to the PRS.

2. New Special Permit questions are included in the planning grid when a unit is linked to a special permit with questions.

1. Certain underlying user interface components have been modernized.
2. Software dependencies have been updated.
3. The sign-in screen was restyled.
4. The zoom scale of the updater interface has been standardized.
5. Session management has been updated to match recent improvements to IA Server.

1. Corrected a Login.gov authentication error.
2. Corrected the in-app link to the Release Notes.

1. Created a new installation package after the v4.48.0 installer was missing a component.

1. Fixed an error in the Requested Items editor.

1. Fixed issue in which the menu would appear blank after switching activities.
2. Improvements to extended login sessions.
3. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Images that contain geolocation data will now display that image location data on the attachment view (for all attachment types except for requested item).
1. The location data from an image may be used to update that attachment's location (for all attachment types except for requested item):

2. A filter for "starred/favorited" questions has been added to the "Question Export" report:

3. If an inspection contains questions that are planned but not included in an implementation activity, a progress bar for this category of questions will appear on the "Overview" tab:

1. On the Target Assets tab, switching the "Source System" between PHMSA/PAM and Other/Custom assets will now clear the external ID, long, and short name for that asset row.
2. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Created new STATE.2024.02 PRS for all States' Question Sets based on the current Federal PRSs. No state specific changes submitted for this release.
2. See summary doc for more details.

1. Login.gov added to IA Desktop as a new sign in method.

1. Rich text handling improved for attachment notes that only include numbers/digits.
2. Fixed: error when visiting the "Reports" tab with no inspection open.
3. Small improvements made to status bar text when reflecting file download progress.

1. Improvements to login session persistence, which was introduced in v4.28.1.

1. IA Mobile now securely preserves login sessions so users will no longer need to re-login after every application launch (this is analogous to how the Outlook application works on a PHMSA iPad, for example).
2. "Gas Gathering" FAQs have been added to IA.

1. FAQ pages now have the ability to display images.

1. IA Desktop now securely preserves login sessions so users will no longer need to re-login after every application launch (this is analogous to how the Outlook application works on a PHMSA laptop, for example).
2. The "Question Export Report" has a new option for highlighting changes in the question set (for questions that were added or updated during the calendar year of the PRS/question set selected for the current inspection). For example, in an inspection using GT.2024.02, selecting this option would highlight questions which were added or updated in any GT.2024 PRS/question set.
1. Added questions will have a green "+" next to them. Updated questions will use green to denote added text and red/struckthrough styling for removed text:

3. A new preset has been added to the "Question Export Report": "Recently created and updated questions". Selecting this preset will include considerations, filter the report to only new/updated questions, and highlight question changes:

4. Links to IA Desktop and Mobile training workbooks have been added to the "Help/Tools" tab.
5. "Gas Gathering" FAQs have been added to IA.

1. FAQ pages now have the ability to display images.
2. Improvements to formatting for numbered/bulleted lists in IA Desktop text fields.
3. Fixed: error generated when creating new Plan Items.

1. This includes GD.2024.02, GT.2024.03, and HL.2024.02.
2. GT - Construction Inspection Team. Created new sub-groups DC.CCPROT for "Corrosion Control and Cathodic Protection" and DC.VAULT for "Vaults," and moved existing applicable questions from DC.DPC to these two new sub-groups.
3. GT, HL - Made minor edits and corrected typos for various questions in GT and HL. Addressed several IA Feedback items.
4. GD, GT - Plastics Team. Deleted DC.PLASTIC.REPAIRPLASTIC.R question.
5. See summary doc for more details.

1. Fixed: Activity Start/End dates on the Planning tab were not displaying properly.

1. Updated offline eCFR content (to remedy a missing regulation).

1. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. The "Export Questions Report" now offers the option to filter to questions which were added or updated during the calendar year of the PRS/question set selected for the current inspection. For example, in an inspection using GT.2024.02, use of this filter would limit the report to questions added or updated in any GT.2024 PRS/question set:

2. As part of the update process, IA Desktop will now display a progress bar before restarting on the new, updated version:

3. Updated offline eCFR content (to remedy a missing regulation).
4. Planning tab performance/loading time improved for inspections with 100+ plan items.

1. Improvements to "question change tracking feature":
1. IA Desktop will display new/updated icons next to questions that have been added or modified during the calendar year of the PRS/question set selected for the current inspection.
2. When hovering over an "updated" icon for a question, all editor's notes for that question from the inspection's PRS calendar year will be displayed (not simply the single most recent editor's note). For example, in an inspection using GT.2022.04, editor's notes from any GT.2022 PRS/question set will appear:

2. Improvements to Heatmap Report:
1. The size of column/row labels have been reduced to allow for more grid space.
2. Grid cells will now only display result information when clicked (rather than on hover), emphasizing that once a grid cell is clicked, the popover can be further clicked to drill down into individual results.
3. The minimap to the left of the Heatmap is now collapsible to allow for more grid space:

3. When splitting a Multi-Unit Asset into several Single-Unit Assets, any exclusions that had been applied to the Multi-Unit will also be applied to the Single-Units.
4. Improvements to the behavior when adding assets with "Source System: Other" (as opposed to "Source System: PAM").
5. When adjusting the "External ID" of an existing asset, its long and short name will now auto-update to reflect the External ID change.
6. Improvements to IAD update process.
7. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Small improvement to smooth IA Desktop update process.

1. "RIN2 batch 1" FAQs added to IA Mobile.

1. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.
2. Enhanced IA Mobile update handler.

1. The "Target Assets" tab now has a tool to allow for more efficent creation of single unit assets when using PHMSA/PAM as the source system. Multiple units in the list may be checked, and if the "Split into single unit assets" button is clicked, a single asset row for each of the selected units will be created. A multi-unit asset may still be created as usual, by selecting multiple units and ignoring the new button.

2. "RIN2 batch 1" FAQs added to IA Desktop.
3. All asset selectors now scroll, allowing for viewing/choosing any asset when many are present:

4. Updated contact information for new IAT members on the "Help/Tools" tab.
5. To improve performance and response time on inspections with large numbers of attachments, when a result panel is expanded it will no longer display all attachments by default. Instead, there is a button to "View Attachments" if desired:

1. January 2024 IA Demo session recording added to the Topical Screencast library (accessed via the "Help/Tools" tab).
2. Background improvements to IA Desktop update process.

1. Washington UTC - GD, GT, and HL. Edited several questions. Created a number of new questions. Added several questions to the existing "WUTC Standard Inspection" Directive and the existing "WUTC O&M Inspection"
2. (New) Minnesota OPS - Created GD and GT. In GT only, created three GT Directives: "410 - Headquarters O&M Plan Review - GT" Directive, "411 - Integrity Management Plan (No HCAs)" Directive, "420 - Field & Records (F&R) Inspection - GT" Directive.
3. Created new STATE.2024.01 PRS for all States.

See summary document for more details.

1. Improved formatting for Word/Excel exports of the "Export Questions" report.

1. GT - 2019 Gas Rule (GRIT) Team. Added certain questions related to RIN-2 to the "2019 Gas Rule" Directive.
2. GT - Inspection Development & Support (IDS) Team. Replaced question TD.ATM.ATMCORRODE.P's considerations 1-3 per IA feedback.

1. If a Requested Item attachment has location information associated with it, IA Desktop will now display that information:

2. "Remove Location Data" button added to all types of attachments. Clicking this will ask you to confirm that you'd like to remove the location data from that attachment:

3. Start year filter added to Relevant Inspection tab:

1. Improved formatting when pasting lists from Word into IA Desktop.
2. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. GT - Implementation Development & Support (IDS) Team. Added and edited questions to accommodate RIN-2.
2. GD and GT - Gas Distribution Team. Added and deleted questions. Added and removed re-presentations of questions between PA.DP and MO.RW. Created new DC.DPCOPP subgroup and added new questions.
3. GT - UNGS Team. Edited considerations related to RP1171 (Sect. 6 and 9) and RP1170 (Sect. 9).
4. HL - Breakout Tank Team. Edited O&M breakout tank related questions and added new questions.
5. GT and HL - Construction Team. Edited and deleted a few GT DC construction questions. Added / edited Part 195 HL pipeline construction related questions. Added Valve Rule questions and other questions to the "New Construction" Directive.
6. GD, GT, HL - CRM Team. In the CR group, edited many questions, added new questions, deleted questions.
7. GD and GT - PLASTIC Team. Added two new plastics questions.
8. GT, HL, LNG - Various Teams. Provided responses to IA Feedback submissions.

1. Enabled rich-text editing for non-form observation notes.

1. Added new FAQ documentation: "RIN1 Batch2" and "Valve Rule Batch2".
2. Updated offline eCFR content.

1. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. New "SAT/SAT+ result values only" filter added to IRR report:

2. Monthly Open Inspection Report (MOIR) will note the percentage of plan completion for each open inspection older than 12 months:

3. Added new FAQ documentation: "RIN1 Batch2" and "Valve Rule Batch2".
4. Updated offline eCFR content.

1. Improvements to the styling of "extendable considerations".
2. If questions are planned via a planning alert that offers multiple plannable options, the plan note will describe which option was planned.
3. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Updated application certificate.
2. Improved logging to assist with IA support.

1. Updates to "Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities" form.
2. Added link to the "IA Quick Start Guide" informative PDF on the "Help/Tools" tab:

3. Question IDs in forms will now appear as links to the questions:

4. Minor layout improvements.

1. Fixed an error that was triggered when switching insepctions after editing a requested item.
2. Future start-year inspections will utilize cites/code references of the current year.
3. IA will no longer incorrectly warn about a "result issue summary" for non-concerning results:

1. Washington UTC - GD, GT, and HL. Edited several questions. Added and removed several questions in the "WUTC Standard Inspection" Directive and the "WUTC O&M Inspection" Directive. Created a number of new questions.
2. California PUC - GD and GT. Added questions to a new "CAPUC Required" Directive.
3. Updated all existing State content sets using the newest Federal PRSs as the base and re-applying the State Org specific content.

See summary doc for more details.

1. GD & GT - Plastics Team. Accommodated several edits related to plastic lines.
2. GT & HL - Valve Rule Team. Provided edits related to Valve Rule litigation and Gas Gathering.

1. Improvements to question change tracking feature for state organization question sets.

1. Improvements to navigation and orientation when viewing eCFR references.
2. Clicking a link to a question will properly auto-scroll to that question on the inspection tab.

1. Fixed issue in exporting reports to Word/Excel.

1. Minor layout improvements
2. Enabled user adjustable editor height settings
3. ADB links now available in code references tooltip
4. Enabled ADB links in editable text
5. Enhancements to support consistent parsing of mutable text.

1. Rich text editor upgrades complete
2. Adding additional help text in content feedback to accommodate orgs that have blocked mailto links
3. Improved communication on IAD updates screen
4. Corrected positioning of heatmap buttons
5. Resolved saving glitch with Requested Items panel
6. Extended requested items function to handle special characters and markup.

1. GT - Created a new "Gas Gathering Type B & C (RIN-3)" Directive and applied 150 questions presented 156 times. Includes 3 new questions (AR.RCOM.GGREMEDIATION.P/.R/.O)
2. GD - Added and edited GD questions to accommodate the 2022 Valve Rule
3. GT - Added 19 questions to the "Conversion to Service" Directive, for the Construction Team
4. GT - Added questions to the "Baseline Procedures (Form 1)" and "Baseline Records (Form 1) Directive
5. HL - Added questions to the "Baseline Procedures (Form 3)" and "Baseline Records (Form 3) Directive
6. GD and GT - Created a new DC.PLASTIC subgroup and moved numerous plastic-only questions from various other subgroups into DC.PLASTIC so that plastic pipe construction would be stand-alone. Added several new plastics questions
7. GT - Applied new feature expandable/collapsible considerations to:
• New header "Additional Considerations for Gathering Lines (Type B & C)" for 150 GT questions
• Existing header "For Pipeline Commissioning" considerations for 51 GT questions
8. GD, GT, & HL - Standardized PHMSA ADB naming convention for consistency ("ADB-YYY-SS")
9. GD and GT - Added two documents to the IA Library in the Guidance folder
10. GT and HL - Corrected various typos.

1. Support for expandable regions in consideration content. This feature will require a new inspection based on the latest content (to be released June 30th, 2023) as that is the first content that includes expandable sections.

2. Auto open/close and persistence for user's expansion of collapsible regions.
3. Modified PRS Content change indicators are now based on previous year's final PRS version, not simply the previous PRS version.

4. Forward/Back history and buttons for eCFR window.

5. Legend added to Planning tab for PRS Change indicator glyphs.

1. (ongoing) Rich text editor upgrades.
2. eCFR and ADB links now always created in Inspection Search results.
3. Posted IAM Quarterly demo meeting mp4 posted to trainign videos.
4. Corrected Supervisor Report column ordering for cases when columns contain multiple data types.
5. Allow .kmz and .kml file uploads.
6. Activity selector enhanced to accommodate large number of activities relative to window height.
7. Workflow task UI elements better reflect the user's role and current access level.
8. Fixed issue with report Refresh button floating out of place.
9. Task Observation text now included in the global inspection search.
10. Date control layout improved on Construction Daily form.

1. Workflow Reminders for Profile Upload and Preliminary Findings report.

2. ADB Reference Linking - ADB References will now link to the respective (remote) ADB document.

3. Most reports now offer the option to roll-up results on re-presented questions and prevent repeated listing of the same result.

1. Monthly Open Inspection Report and Workflow Alert emails now include deep links to the IA Desktop Application. Click the link to open the corresponding inspection in IAD.
2. Questions modified for the first time since the 7 year historical rolloff will now show “question changed” glyphs and have accurate difference reports.
3. Copy operations from text areas on locked inspections will not trigger 'Inspection Locked' warnings.
4. Report result link navigation will now target group/subgroup context and open the target result (vs only the question).
5. "<" characters in attachment notes will no longer truncate the display in the export report.
6. "Go To Planning" links in the heatmap will now target down to the question level.
7. Fractions in off-line CFR content will now display properly.
8. New form link actions will now navigate directly to the just-created new form.

1. Created new GD, GT, and LNG content sets for California CPUC.
2. Updated all existing State content sets using the newest Federal PRSs as the base and re-applying the State Org specific content.

See summary doc for more details.

1. Record Retention Policy Compliance.
2. Update video link.
3. Security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. New Planning Alert in support of Executive Order 13985 (will appear for GT and HL inspections only).
2. New Data Form in support of Executive Order 13985.
3. Enable in-app push notifications.
4. Improvements to Forms tab layout.

1. Corrected navigation issue on update alert button.

1. (GT) GRIT - Gas Rule Implementation Team - Made several edits to the Gas Rule Question Set, including question content edits, adders, deletions, and sequencing.
2. (GT) GT IM Team - Revised certain questions in GT.AR and GT.IM to incorporate the Gas Rule requirements.
3. (GT) Construction Team - Created a new DC.CONV group and 30 new questions to address "Conversion To Service" pipelines. Also created a "Conversion To Service" Directive.
4. (GT) Construction Team - Edited several GT.DC questions to accommodate Gas Rule requirements that affected new construction.
5. (GT & HL) Valve Rule Team - Implemented new questions and edited existing questions to address the 2022 Valve Rule.
6. (GT & HL) CRM Team - General edits to Control Room Management questions.
7. (HL) Breakout Tank Team - Created a new TDC Questions Set for new construction of API 620 tanks, which consists of seven new subgroups and 56 questions. Also created a new "New API 620 Tank Design & Construction" Directive with 34 questons.
8. (GT & HL) Responded to various IA User Feedback requests.
9. See summary doc for more details.

1. The list of supported iOS versions on the login screen can now accommodate multiple iOS versions per COE changes.
2. Updated offline eCFR content.
3. Updated link to IA Mobile Intro video on login screen.

1. A link on the "Help/Tools" tab will now link to all IAD and IAM training/demo session videos:

2. Improved tools for troubleshooting and fixing interrupted IA Desktop updates.

1. Updated offline eCFR content.
2. Improved user interface on attachment map pop-overs that include file attachments.
3. Fixed: when asset names contain a hyphen, they were truncated in the requested item asset-link dropdown menu.
4. Various security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. IA Mobile now has the functionality to implement required updates, should they be needed in the future.
2. Various security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Improvements to the question change tracking feature for state-specific PRS/question sets. IA Desktop will now more accurately display icons next to recently added or updated questions in state PRS sets:

2. On the attachments view, file icons will now give more helpful feedback when they are in the process of downloading:

1. Added legacy application links to IA Desktop Help/Tools tab.
2. Additional backend work to accommodate the record retention policy and handling of removed inspections.

1. Created new STATES PRSs and applied updated Federal content from the most recent federal PRSs to the STATES.2022.02 new PRSs.
2. CASFM HL - Edited the list of questions contained in the existing "CASFM Standard Annual Pipeline" Directive, which now contains 21 questions presented 24 times.
3. WA GD - To the "WUTC Standard Directive", added TQ.OQ.RECORDS.R and TQ.OQ.TRAINING.R; Removed MO.GOCLASS.CLASSLOCATESTUDY.R and MO.GM.RECORDS.R.
4. See summary doc for more details.

1. Fixed: Issue where not all report options were displaying on the "More Reports" window.

1. Improved attachment tab handling of inspections with large numbers of attached files.
2. Fixed: issue with result dropdown filter in the attachments section for a result.

1. (GT) GRIT - 2019 Gas Rule Implementation Team - Made major changes to the Gas Rule Question Set:
1. Made numerous question edits, adders, and deletions.
2. Revised the list of questions in the "2019 Gas Rule Directive".
3. Made several subgroup adders and deletions.
2. (GT) UNGS - Moved three questions and deleted one.
3. See summary doc for more details.

1. The Validation Report will now display a notice/warning if any planned question is missing a result for any asset:

1. IA Desktop will now restore the state of the attachments tab when quick switching between inspections.
2. Demo label is now left aligned in top-left inspection-dropdown.
3. Improved handling of assets with missing "long name" and/or "short name".
4. Backend work to accommodate the record retention policy and handling of removed inspections.
5. Improvements to system administrative interfaces to improve support response times.
6. Backend enhancements to support delivery of data from retired inspection systems in IA.
7. Expansion of Monthly Open Inspection Report delivery to include all participating state organizations.

1. Fixed an issue where exiting an inspection via the top-right button caused a white screen.
2. Fixed an issue where attempting to remove an inspection caused a white screen.

1. Fixed an issue where the top-left inspection dropdown displayed the "demo" label next to all inspections.

1. (GD) Added new Planning Alert titled "Required Inspection Plan Content - Cyber Considerations." Included:
1. CR.SCADA.COMMPLAN.P
2. CR.SCADA.COMMPLAN.R
3. EP.ERG.RESPONSE.P
4. GDIM.RA.INFORMATION.P
5. GDIM.RA.THREATCATEGORIES.P
6. GDIM.CA.PERIODICEVAL.P
2. (GD)(GT) The Corrosion Team revised several TD questions, added several new TD questions, and deleted a few TD questions for general updating and consistency between GD and GT.
3. (GT) The Corrosion Team moved ICCG subgroup (Integrated Presentation) to appear just before the TD.ICP subgroup.
4. (GT) The Gas Rule Implementation Team (GRIT) edited Gas Rule questions with considerations providing guidance in the IA Library by adding the IA Library document filename "PHMSA 2019 Gas Rule Question Set - APPENDICES - Rev.[DATE]" so that the guidance document can be readily located in the Library.
5. Provided numerous edits and updates requested by PHMSA Teams.
6. Responded to several IA User Feedback requests.
7. See summary document for more details.

1. Added construction daily considerations for "bending" type observations in GT and HL inspections:

2. Updated Gas Batch FAQ documentation so that additional relevant FAQ links are displayed on questions.

1. Updated link on login screen to recently created "Introduction to IA Mobile" video.
2. Legacy form information removed from IA Mobile.

1. Added construction daily considerations for "bending" type observations in GT and HL inspections:

2. Added new planning alert to GD inspections: "Required Inspection Plan Content - Cyber Considerations":

3. Updated Gas Batch FAQ documentation so that additional relevant FAQ links are displayed on questions.
4. Question IDs included in the question considerations tab will now display as links:

5. Cites/regulations included in the question considerations tab will now display as links:

1. Retired the SMART tab on the inspection configuration screen.
2. Added link on help tab for recently created "Introduction to IA Mobile" video.
3. Legacy form information removed from IA Desktop.
4. Improved user interface handling for activities with no given name.
5. Improved display of unknown unit types (on Operator IDs tab).
6. Various small improvements to user interface styling.
7. Various security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Fixed: issue where images on the "staged attachments" view weren't always displaying under the proper inspection name/title.

1. Improved offline eCFR use:
1. The cite that was navigated to will be highlighted for more efficient orientation.
2. Improved granularity for eCFR links, for example, tapping "195.452(f)(3)" will navigate directly to that specific cite:

2. Added date/time information to each image in the "staged attachments view" to increase context:

1. Added a confirmation box when attempting to close out of IA Desktop while an update is in progress. Interrupting an IA update may cause the app to no longer function properly, and thus quitting the app during an update is not advised.

2. Release notes information is now displayed on the "Updates" screen:

3. Added "Start Year" filter to Supervisors' Report:

4. The IOR report now offers an asset filter:

5. Post-Visit Verbal Briefing and Post-Inspection Written Preliminary Findings reports now offer the option to include Standard Issue Information:

6. Added an activity link filter to the Construction Daily report (to filter to forms that are linked to a particular activity):

7. Added an activity plan filter to the Post-Inspection Written Preliminary Findings report and IRR (to filter to results that fulfill part of a particular plan activity):

8. Added information on average age of closed inspections to Monthly Open Inspection Report.
9. Improved offline eCFR use:
1. The cite that was navigated to will be highlighted for more efficient orientation.
2. Improved granularity for eCFR links, for example, clicking "195.452(f)(3)" will navigate directly to that specific cite:

10. The "PRS downloading" progress bar can now be dismissed to assist in cases where it may have gotten stuck. This will result in PRS sets not all downloading. However when an inspection is opened from the home list, any PRS sets relevant to it will download at that time if not already present.

11. Added a tooltip noting which activity a requested item is linked to when hovering over its question and result links:

12. When quick switching between two inspections, IA will now drop the inspector back at their last visited point on the inspection tab.

1. Improved messaging on UAT and training servers to remind that those servers are for testing and training only and not for real inspection work.
2. Server reports will now make it more clear when an asset has no long/short name.
3. Improved IA Desktop and server communication in order to learn of removed inspections more quickly.
4. Improved warning messages for Standard Issue Cites.
5. Removed validation report references to SMART.
6. Fixed an issue where using the page up/down keys hid some user interface tools
7. Fixed an issue that caused the app to navigate back to the overview tab when an inspection was first opened.

1. Federal 2022.01 and 2022.02 updates applied to all State content sets. This includes the "Section 114" content.
2. From FED GD - Removed STATE GD references to Master Meters (MM) from the MMLPGIM Group, as Master Meters were exempted from IM regulations in 2021. Renamed the MMLPGIM Group and related Directive to LPGIM. Per the GD Team.
3. CASFM HL:
• Created a new "CASFM_HLIM" Directive containing 126 questions presented 138 times. Excludes ECDA.
• Created a new "CASFM_HLIM Implementation" Directive containing 31 questions presented 36 times. Excludes ECDA.
4. MAINE GD - Created a new MAINE GD Question Set. Created a "MAINE LPG" Directive containing 189 questions presented 204 times.
5. Responded to several IA User Feedback requests.
6. For further details, see content change summary.

1. Added note that legacy form information will soon be retired.

1. Improvements to text/table edit controls for inspection summary, result notes/summary, inspector notes, and requested item notes.
2. The PRS dropdown selector on the "Create inspection" screen will always list federal PRS/question sets at the top, followed by state organization sets in alphabetical order.
3. In addition to the pre-existing help-glyph information which explains the retention policy for demos, there is now an additional banner displayed on the "Create Inspection" screen when a demo inspection is created:

4. In-app eCFR link navigation improvement: Previously, eCFR links for question references would navigate to the parent reference. They now navigate directly to the selected reference.
5. Added note that legacy form information will soon be retired.

1. Increased the Planning tab's resiliency to conflicts/multiple editors.
2. Improved styling consistency for disabled text fields/controls.
3. Reporting: improved the way in which asset names are displayed alongside results:

4. Reporting: the names of removed assets will no longer be displayed on reports.
5. Reporting: improved Asset filtering: items linked to no assets will be displayed by default (as before), and a new filter that will hide unlinked items is now available.
6. Reporting: improved Validation Report warnings for results without an asset.
7. Reporting: the Supervisor Report can now be sorted by any of the date columns.
8. Reporting: added question title and ID to the Post-Inspection Written Preliminary Findings report.
9. Reporting: on the Export Questions report, added a note to questions that are re-presented in order to more easily identify them.
10. Reporting: updated result filter on the Post-Visit Verbal Briefing Report to make it more user friendly:

11. Improved auto-complete functionality for standard issue cites.
12. Improvements to password change process.
13. Adjusting sliders for Heatmap screening view will no longer generate an error notification.
14. Fixed issue on planning tab where long asset names were not displaying properly.
15. Fixed issue on Relevant Inspections tab where selecting a checkbox for an inspection caused the list to re-sort.
16. When final review workflow tasks are pending, audit/inspector value of results cannot be modified.
17. File attachment creation is no longer possible after supervisory approval has been requested.
18. Improved user interface for editing description of workflow tasks and custom tasks on the Overview tab.

1. Implemented new questions and groups for Congressionally mandated "Section 114." In the "Integrated" Presentation:
   1. GD: 2 new subgroups, 40 total questions
   2. GT: 3 new subgroups, 58 total questions
   3. HL: 2 new subgroups, 24 total questions
   4. LNG: 1 new subgroup, 25 total questions
2. (GD) Removed references to Master Meters (MM) from the MMLPGIM Group, as Master Meters were exempted from IM regulations in 2021. Renamed the MMLPGIM Group and related Directive to LPGIM. Per the GD Team.
3. Responded to several IA User Feedback requests.
4. Provided numerous edits and updates requested by PHMSA Teams.
5. See summary document for more details.

1. Observers (inspection team members in the OBSERVER role) can now add/edit inspector notes.
2. Updated offline eCFR content.
3. Updated offline FAQ content.

1. Improved linking between eCFR code cites and their relevant FAQ and Enforcement Guidance.
2. Improved layout styling of offline eCFR (for inspections with a start year of 2022).

1. Observers (inspection team members in the OBSERVER role) can now add/edit inspector notes.
2. Updated offline eCFR content.
3. Updated offline FAQ content.
4. Improved autocomplete functionality and warnings when adding code cites to Standard Issue Items.

1. Improved linking between eCFR code cites and their relevant FAQ and Enforcement Guidance.
2. Improved layout styling of offline eCFR (for inspections with a start year of 2022):

3. Improved button arrangement for "delete", "done", and "cancel" on attachments:

4. When the attachment export is complete, IA will automatically open the resulting attachment export folder.
5. Quick-switching between inspections will now return inspectors to the navigational tab they last visited in each inspection.
6. IA will better handle cases when an incorrect PIV certificate was selected during login with PIV card.
7. Added new 6-9 month row and column to "Open inspections by age and dormancy" matrix on MOIR report.
8. Improved role permissions so that only a team member in the DIRECTOR role may modify regulatory action and regulatory action notes.
9. Fixed: special characters in reports will now display correctly.
10. Fixed: assignees were unable to delete custom tasks they had created.
11. Fixed: error generated when attempting to update a task description.
12. Fixed: "always expand results on create" option did not expand the result panel for Sat results.
13. Fixed: issue with some attachment titles not updating in IA Desktop.
14. Various security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Updated GD, GT, and HL content for 2022 (numerous changes, see summary document)

1. Updated offline eCFR content.

1. Updated offline eCFR content.
2. Added new "Cyber Considerations" planning alert for GT and HL.
3. Updated library files for 2022.

1. Text-based search bars on home tab and attachment tab now filter results as text is typed.
2. Fixed: clicking "cancel" when creating a new attachment will no longer create an attachment.
3. Fixed: quick switching to a different inspection will no longer display any recent question activity from prior inspection.
4. Various security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.

1. Attachments created via the attachment tab on a question, result, or form, will automatically be linked to that item (with a known exception for the requested item attachment type when it's added to results and forms).
2. Removed an unnecessary "are you sure?" pop up from appearing when requested items are saved.

1. When syncing with the server, IA Mobile will now prioritize uploading image files before downloading them so that data is saved to the server more efficiently.
2. Electrical observation readings may now contain non-numeric characters:

1. Fixed intermittent issue with inspection summary text editor.
2. Improvements and bug fixes to reduce the excessive logging of admin errors.
3. Offline CFR update process adapted to accommodate eCFR API changes.

1. Redesign of the pop up for creating and editing attachments, with significant performance improvements:

2. Attachment files that have been removed individually or that are part of a removed inspection will be permanently purged after 60 or 90 days respectively per record retention policy.
3. IA Desktop will now more effectively detect and handle interrupted updates.

1. Offline CFR update process adapted to accommodate eCFR API changes.
2. Updated screencast links on the "Help" tab.
3. Improved UI of home screen to prevent "create inspection" button being omitted from small screens.
4. Fixed issue preventing inspector role from deleting attachments in batches.
5. Enhanced performance of Attachment Export feature.
6. Improved naming convention for files in the Attachment Export MS Word document.
7. Improved in-app messaging when a patch update is available.
8. Improved inspection database integrity.
9. Fixed issue regarding retired data forms: Retired forms can no longer be copied from a past inspection.
10. The requested items in the Requested Items report are now listed by requested date, most recent at the end of the list.
11. Construction Daily Report can now handle CD Forms with no planned observations.

1. Improved logging related to PRS downloading to assist in IA Support.
2. Updated distribution certificate.

1. In the bottom left status bar, IA Desktop now specifies the number of files remaining to be uploaded to or downloaded from the server:

2. Inspectors can use the new "batch select" button (which has replaced the "batch delete" button) on the attachment tab to select particular attachments to either be deleted or exported. When clicked, inspectors will be prompted to select "delete" or "export". For example, if export is selected, desired attachments can be chosen to be exported, and the MS Word document that results from this export will notify that the export was generated from a custom selection of attachments:

3. The "redundant result" warning has been updated to note that such a warning may not be unexpected during new construction inspections:

4. Changes to improve PRS database integrity.

1. The "Help/Tools" tab has updated instructions for installing IA Desktop and IA Mobile.
2. Attachment panels for questions and results take up only the required amount of vertical space.
3. GDIM and MMLPGIM forms have been retired as planned.

1. Federal 2021.02 updates applied to all State content sets.
2. State content sets updated per state changes.
3. For further details, see content change summary.

1. The "forgot password" link on the login screen has been updated per password management changes.

1. Enhanced visibility of button to reset attachment filters:

2. Attachment Export download files step is now driven by filtered list of attachments.
3. Included in-app instructions for how to share attachment exports:

4. Included README in attachment export with information about how to share the export:

1. The "reset password" link on the login screen has been updated per password management changes.
2. Deleting the last plan implementation on an activity will prompt inspector to delete that activity.
3. Requested Items report no longer omits part of report - a horizontal scrollbar has been added to ensure access to entire report.
4. Improved attachment list performance for attachments with many images.
5. Improved scroll behavior on inspection tab.
6. Improved toggling behavior between multiple results on a single question.
7. Removed ability to copy retired forms.
8. Included note about upcoming form retirements (GDIM, MMLPGIM).
9. Updated all IA password, account, organization management to now be handled by the IA Server.

1. Added information to the login screen noting which iOS version is currently required by the DOT COE (and thus supported for IA Mobile use):

1. Improved breadth of external URLs that IA Mobile will recognize within most note fields.
2. Resolved an issue with re-loading an observation's map after the location has been updated.
3. Fixed a rare bug that affected bulleted or numbered lists that were copied from Outlook and pasted into IA Mobile note fields.

1. Inspectors now have the ability to select which "question change tracking" icons they see on the planning tab and inspection tab. This can be done by visiting the "Help/Tools" tab and clicking on "options":

2. Improved the visual distinction between new/updated questions and those that are new/updated and have been annotated with a note by the question editor. Any new/updated question has an unfilled blue icon. If an editor's note about the change is present, it will be filled in:

3. Implementation of the demo inspection retention plan: demo inspections that have been inactive for 90 days will be removed. Note that the info glyph next to the "Demo" checkbox on the Create Inspection screen will communicate this information:

4. Improvements to attachment date range filters. Use the "set to earliest" and "set to latest" links to auto fill the start/end dates to the dates the first and last attachment were added to the inspection:

5. Attachment export button/functionality added to question, result, and form attachment tab.
6. Retirement of the following reports: Inspection Briefing (legacy), Inspection Completion Status, Plan Selections.

1. Improvements to make the Attachment Export process quicker and smoother.
2. In the MS Word document produced by the Attachment Export, fixed an issue where links to attached images and documents would break if the exported folder was moved or renamed.
3. Fixed result panel dimensions so that it properly adjusts as the inspection tab's right side panel expands and collapses.
4. Improved performance of the attachment tab, including the attachment map view.
5. Improved behavior of attachment filters when displayed on a question, result, or form's attachment tab.
6. Fixed bug where heatmap screen affected scrolling behavior of the general reports tab.
7. Removed "questions in planned groups" option from local Question Export.
8. Improvements to MOIR report generation.

1. Fixed a bug that caused all attachments to show zero files and links for the second inspection opened during an IA Desktop session.

1. Improved application performance/speed related to adding results and result notes.

1. Updated DA, GD, GT, HL, and LNG content for mid-year 2021 (numerous changes, see summary document)
2. GT: Added questions and directive for "2019 Gas Rule"

1. Updated the "Safeguarding Guide" file for the "Pipeline Safeguarding Pilot Program" planning alert

1. Fixed: error handling was affecting the display of an observation's "media map view" while offline

1. External URLs added to most note fields will now render as tap-able hyperlinks below the note field:

1. Small layout and styling improvements to the "media map view" on observations.
2. Log improvements for IA Support.

1. Beta version of "Attachment Export" - inspectors can now export a list of attachments from IA Desktop to an MS Word document (see detailed instructions here). Note: The attachment export feature is in "beta" and changes are expected. Your feedback is welcomed.

2. A table containing information about team roles and what tasks each role can perform has been added to the Team tab.
3. Information about which team members can request and approve each Workflow task has been added to the help glyph for each task:

4. In future PRS/question set releases, question editors will be able to include a note to point out significant changes to a question. This is to help inspectors most efficiently utilize the "question change tracking" feature. If a question editor has added a "change note" for a question that has been updated in a significant way, in IA Desktop that question will be marked by a new/updated icon that is darker in color. Hovering over the icon will display the editor's change note for quick reference. Clicking the icon will open the "question comparison window", which will list all historical editor's change notes.

5. The attachment map view size can be adjusted by dragging the bottom border:

6. The email based MOIR report will now include average age of unlocked inspections for the past twelve months:

1. Improvements to icons and file thumbnail layout on the attachment map view.
2. Small improvements to attachment filters, including the date filters.
3. Small improvements to PRS/question change tracking feature
4. On smaller laptop screens (minimum 1100 pixels wide) attachment tab tools will no longer get cut off.
5. IAT contact information updated for TQ representative.
6. Various security and performance updates to underlying software libraries.
7. Improvements to IA Desktop's ability to recognize external URL hyperlinks in note fields

1. Reduced traffic to IA Server for improved attachment file download performance

1. Federal 2021.01 updates applied to all State content sets
2. State content sets updated per state changes
3. For further details, see content change summary

1. Added links to DOT Privacy Policy and FOIA information
2. Improved depth of app logs sent when an inspector hits "Send logs" button
3. Updated Node and other application build tools

1. If the Post-Visit Verbal Briefing Report is filtered by an asset or activity, inspectors may opt to include Unsat/Concern results from other assets/activities at the bottom of the report to ensure that nothing is overlooked:

2. Improved attachments filters - including new ability to sort by creator, platform (IA Desktop vs IA Mobile), and a range of dates. Inspectors can now also filter attachments based on links to questions, results, and forms:

3. Added ability to reset all attachment filters with a single click:

4. PIV card users will now be alerted when their password is about to expire. Note that periodic password updates are required even for PIV use per PHMSA policy.
5. External URLs added to most input fields in IA Desktop will now render as clickable links:

6. If an inspector attempts to upload a file larger than 20MB, IAD will offer tips on how to reduce file size:

1. If a "question comparison window" is opened via the Planning or Inspection tab, the question will be highlighted so that question lists are easier to navigate when returning to the main IA Desktop window:

2. Messaging added to notify inspectors about soon-to-be-retired reports (Inspection Briefing (legacy), Inspection Completion Status, Plan Selections)
3. Improved search ability on attachment filters
4. Attachment filters for assets and activities list items in the same order in which the inspector ordered them when creating assets and activities
5. Removed "beta" designation from Heatmap report
6. Removed references to retired IS Form from workflow process
7. Updated "Help/Tools" tab with current installation instructions and links to DOT Privacy Policy and FOIA information
8. IAT contact information updated for SW Region representative
9. Empty attachment location fields from IA Mobile are now better handled in IA Desktop
10. Resolved an issue where IA Desktop's inspection tab could get into a state where question headers overlapped results and consideration tabs
11. On the attachments map view, inspectors now have the ability to open synced images and other files via the popover seen while hovering an attachment's icon on the map
12. In the attachments list, file icons will reflect the file type for commonly used files
13. Fixed several small issues that could result in inspectors seeing a red "error notification" at the bottom of IA Desktop

1. App logging process updated in order to improve visibility for auto-generated IA Support requests
2. New Gas and HL Rule FAQs added
3. Link target highlighting added for both FAQ and Enforcement Guidance

1. Updated library files for 2021
2. New Gas and HL Rule FAQs added
3. Link target highlighting added for both FAQ and Enforcement Guidance
4. A link to full release notes is displayed on the update screen when an IA Desktop update is offered:

5. Ability to link/unlink an attachment to a question, result, or form with a single click:

6. On the attachment map view, different types of attachments are now marked by different icons to allow for faster identification and orientation:

7. When viewing all attachments via the attachments tab for a question/result/form, items linked to the question/result/form will be highlighted in gold while attachments that the mouse is interacting with will be blue:

8. On the Home tab, tasks for demo inspections will now be marked as "DEMO" and moved to the bottom of the task list so as to not be confused with pending tasks from live inspections:

9. On locked Construction Daily forms, "tooltips" that were missing have been added:

10. In the case that a PRS/question set is not downloaded properly, an alert will display. Clicking "remove" on this alert will clear the broken PRS/question set. It can be prompted to freshly download by opening an inspection that uses that question set:

11. The first time a new install of IAD is opened, only recent PRS/question sets will automatically download (thus speeding the time to get started up with a new IAD install)

1. Improvements to the PRS/Question change tracking feature
2. Improvements to the Attachments tab

1. The Post-Visit Verbal Briefing report now has an "Activity Plan" filter as well as the option to suppress result notes:
• If used, this filter will cause the report to list only results that are planned for that activity. This will allow verbal reports to be generated based on the current activity and thus be more focused.
• The "Asset" filter can still be applied at the same time as the "Activity Plan" filter and will reduce the listing only to results specifically tagged to that asset (as before).
• The "Activity Plan" filter can be set to "NO PLAN FILTER" to have no effect.
• Re-presented questions can still appear, although they may be reduced in frequency if activities include specific groups/subgroups and the "Activity Plan" filter is applied.

2. The Results and Notes Review also has an "Activity Plan" filter, as well as the option to suppress result notes:

3. Similarly, the Requested Items Report has an "Activity Link" filter:

4. A summary of the results with various counts has been added to the Post-Visit Verbal Briefing report:

5. For Results and Notes Review, Post-Visit Verbal Briefing, and Post-Inspection Written Preliminary Findings reports, the question's number (as it appears in the planning presentation) is now displayed next to the question's text:

6. The assets listed in the headers of the PIPES Act reports (Verbal Briefing, Preliminary Findings) now reflect only the assets affected in the results presented in the current report. Previously, the entire list of assets in the inspection was presented here which was potentially misleading for these reports:

7. Question link display has been standardized across reports:

8. Written Preliminary Findings report now has question links (they will not show in Word export):

9. Question links will now navigate to the correct context for re-presented questions:

1. eCFR content updated for 2021

1. "Required Inspection Plan Content - IM" and "Pipeline Safeguarding Pilot Program" planning alerts extended through 2021
2. eCFR content updated for 2021
3. When hovering over a marker on the map in the the Attachments map view, files associated with that attachment will automatically download if they have not already been downloaded

1. Improvements to icons and informational tooltips on Attachments view
2. Electrical Rectifier attachments now display the "Current (amps)" field
3. Small improvements to the PRS/Question change tracking feature
4. Updated instructions for selecting a PRS/question set on the inspection creation screen

1. Updated GD, GT, HL and LNG content for 2021 (numerous changes, see summary document)
2. Notable change in GT: Edited the entire UNGS Question Set to accommodate the changes from the UNGS Interim Final Rule (IFR) to the UNGS Final Rule (FR)
3. Notable change in HL: Completed implementation of the API 650 New Breakout Tank Construction HL TDC Module/Group

1. On iOS 14.1 and later, inspectors can open their default email client app via IA Mobile
2. A link to full release notes is displayed on the login screen when an IA Mobile update is offered
3. On app start up, IA Mobile will display an alert if "precise location" is turned off. "Precise location" can be enabled via IA Mobile's location settings:

1. Improved: sync behavior between Construction Daily forms and Construction Daily observations

1. Question change tracking feature: blue glyphs will appear to the left of questions on the Planning and Inspection tabs to denote that a question has been recently added or updated (a "plus" glyph for recently added questions and an "arrow" glyph for recently updated questions). Clicking on one of these glyphs will open a window that will show historical changes for that question (see detailed instructions here):

2. Ability to view historical versions for all questions by clicking the small "clock" glyph to the left of questions on the Inspection tab:

3. The Protocol Revision Set selector on the Create Inspection screen now includes information about a PRS/question set's organization to help ensure that the appropriate question set is selected upon inspection creation

4. Attachment filters now show the number of attachments being displayed against the total number of attachments:

5. Supervisor's Report now offers "All Federal Regions" option for regulator and also has improved date handling (sorting etc) in IA Desktop and in Excel export

1. Numerous small layout and performance improvements to the Attachments tab
2. When the attachment map view is opened, clicking an attachment in the list will zoom to its location on the map
3. Zoom-out on attachment map view limited to appropriate constraints

1. Support added for new workflow role
2. IA support email addresses updated to ia-support@dot.gov
3. Handled iOS 14 location precision options for device's current location. Note for IAM location permissions, it is highly recommended to select "Allow while using app" and "precise: on" for the best experience.

1. Improved developer tools

1. Enhancements for smoother workflow resolution for small teams
2. IA support email addresses updated to ia-support@dot.gov
3. Updated Central Region IAT contact information

1. Fixed: issue with removing an asset that has results
2. Fixed: issue related to pending file upload indicator displaying after files have uploaded
3. Improved experience for working via a proxied connection
4. Fixed: bug related to planning alerts

1. Ability to toggle highlighted taps for screencast purposes via utilities menu

2. Minimum iOS version updated from 9 to 11
3. Performance improvements for iOS 14

1. Misc share sheet bug fixes
2. IAM will now install most recent PRS first
3. Fixed bug related to opening links for state cites
4. Enhancements to file upload/download process
5. Updated IA metadata
6. Updated Cordova platforms & Node
7. Removed Apple deprecated API calls (UIWebView)

1. Updates to HL State Programs Baseline Directives to reflect the Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline rule (see summary document)
2. Small change to D&A content (P/R question type swap)
3. State content for CASFM based on current Fed content
4. State content for Iowa
5. State content for WA UTC
6. Updated MAOP plan alert (adding class questions)
7. Both MOP and MAOP plan alerts extended to 12/2021

1. 'Beta' of GIS-based attachment navigation

2. Click-to-plan feature for Plan Alerts enabling easy/accurate planning for PA targets

3. Numerous small tweaks and fixes made possible by framework updates, including:
• General performance improvements
• Planning grid layout fixes
• Improved first-use attachment filter state
• Reduced PRS content update noise
• Custom spell-check dictionary (per device, not synced)

1. Fixed: issue related to updating the location coordinates of a form.

1. Support for D&A inspection process.
2. Added feature to view/utilize image attachment locations.
3. Added feature to remove GIS data from attachment.
4. Fixed: Image captions editing issue.
5. Fixed: issue related to location permission settings.
6. Improved: Question content update process.

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. New D&A Content to support Drug and Alcohol inspections.
2. 2020.02 Updates to all other content sets (HL,LNG,GT,GD).
3. See content change summary document here.

1. Support for D&A inspection process (allowing multi systype assets etc).
2. Process change: For inspections using DA-content, users may now select multiple system type opids/units.
3. Display of unit system type in asset builder.
4. Improved: Usability and layout of Create Inspection screen.
5. Improved: Usability and layout of custom units in asset builder.
6. Improved: Question content update process.

1. Requested Items text-based dates will be sortable in the RI report if they comply with basic date formatting.

1. Enhancement to Inspection Overview to show WMS Activity ID, lead and regulating orgs.
2. Enhancement to smooth special builds for screen-casting.
3. Enhancement to allow content file transfers to complete with higher probability.
4. Fixed: when selecting multiple images, UI does not show what is selected.

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Validation Rule changes to accomodate transition to WMS Activity linking away from SMART activity linking.
2. WMS Activity ID help-glyph added to Inspection Properties tab.
3. WMS Activity added to Home tab inspection list.
4. WMS Activity is now searchable from Home tab inspection list.
5. Status bar now has pending file upload indicator.
6. Home tab inspection list now has pending file upload indicator.

1. "<1 month" instead of "0 months" when summarizing an inspection's age in the Config/Inspection Properties tab
2. Lock icon layout changes to improve visibility.
3. Performance and resource use improvements when saving requested items.
4. New navigation routes to support WMS validation report changes.
5. Fixed: Requested Items search filter bug where the filter would remain in effect, but not be displayed as such to the user.
6. Fixed: IAD displays errors when connection is poor.
7. Fixed: Progress is not displayed even though inspection has a plan.

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Minor PRS HL.2020.01 patch to correct response option issue with TDC-TK650.TK650.S.

1. Turning on "auto save to photo roll" option will prompt user to check their settings to ensure that photo library permissions are "read & write".
2. If user does not have permission to access photo library, they will be blocked from uploading images from photo library.

1. Improved: notes-undo function.
2. Improved: form retirement standardization.

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Minor PRS HL.2020.01 patch to correct response option issue with TDC-TK650.TK650.S.

1. Pipeline Safeguarding Alert added, with instructions and form in library.

1. Update to IAT contact info for TQ.
2. Performance improvements for inspections with high plan-item counts.
3. Performance and resource use improvements when saving requested items.
4. Enhancements to the Supervisor's report to allow generation of the MOIR report's 12+ month inspection list at any time.
5. Fixed: issue that made application appear unresponsive when switching inspections with a dirty requested item.
6. Fixed: Activity selector menu does not respect activity order.

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Updated GD, GT, HL and LNG content for 2020 (numerous changes, see summary document)
2. Substantial new content enhancements for LNG (INTEGRATED presentation, new construction, see summary document for details)
3. Refreshed Federal Regulation content for off-line reference
4. Updated resources in IA off-line Library for 2020.

1. Inspection Scoping Form (ISF) is now retired.

1. Improved: completed-form UI behavior
2. Improved: Resource management syncing.

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Updated GD, GT, HL and LNG content for 2020 (numerous changes, see summary document)
2. Substantial content new enhancements for LNG (INTEGRATED presentation, new construction, see summary document for details)
3. Refreshed Federal Regulation content for off-line reference
4. Updated resources in IA off-line Library for 2020.

1. Inspection Scoping Form (ISF) is now retired.

1. Fixed: Construction Daily form list fails to sort by Creator initials
2. Fixed: Double-clicking to load an inspection causes a spurious error report.

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Custom content for CASFM - CASFM.HL.2019.01
2. Custom content and code reference links for IOWA - IA.GD.2019.01

1. Improvements in CD Observation form
2. Summary 'context' splash screen to reduce incorrect default activity issues

1. Improved: consistent date handling
2. Improved: Keyboard will now automatically appear in zen-mode on empty field
3. Added: Undo button for observation notes
4. Fixed: PRS downloading may give false OK with poor connection
5. Fixed: missing OQ Guidance text
6. Fixed: bugs in rich text formatting
7. Fixed: Restored missing text and poor formatting in Enforcement Guidance

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Custom content for CASFM - CASFM.HL.2019.01
2. Custom content and code reference links for IOWA - IA.GD.2019.01

None.

1. Forms lists on Forms tab now include pertinent data from forms themselves (eg: New Construction Daily dates)
2. Improved New Construction Support
See New Construction Support memo for details on improvements and changes.

• Improved Construction Daily report instructions
• New observation type: Other
• New Construction Daily form report
3. Export question report now supports "All Activities" filter

1. Create-date and Create-user added to Inspection Properties tab
2. Improved and consistent date-entry handling
3. Fixed: Unwarranted error alerts when operating disconnected
4. Fixed: Clicking Result tab when open does not close tab
5. Fixed: Restored missing text and poor formatting in Enforcement Guidance

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. None

None.

1. Exclusions no longer count as "unplanned" in the planning grid shading scheme. They are counted and if exclusions exist that would otherwise be planned, this is noted via an 'x' at the top of the column.

2. Topic and Regulation export report now includes additional columns: Subgroup, Question ID, Question Type

3. Automatic abbreviation option for column headers on Coverage Heatmap report to accomodate long/similar unit names.

1. Fixed: Photo captions not properly decoding HTML entities
2. Fixed: Results on re-presented questions opened twice
3. Fixed: Scroll-state and focus not maintained during tab-switch
4. Fixed: Result tab reopens which clicked while in text area
5. Fixed: False report of results for all available assets

This update includes no user-facing changes. It updates the application certificate and includes some preliminary changes needed for future architecture updates.

1. None

1. None

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. 2019 Updates to question sets for all system types. See summary for details
2. FAQ updates including UNGS FAQ are now integrated with IA.

None. However, note changes to permissible use footer on Export Questions report. Also language to header and footer of Verbal Briefing and Preliminary Findings reports has been modified to include State regulators.

1. DOT/PHMSA PIV card + PIN may now be used to login to IA Desktop. There is an easy one-step PIV registration process. Details here.

2. Coverage heatmap Report now has question type filter

3. Supervisor's Report improved with new columns and organizational filters.

1. Performance improvements (first load, hometab filter, relevant inspections, more-reports window)
2. Dynamic chunking of PAM data API calls to accommodate very large inspections (100+ units)
3. Fixes to clarify how older inspections should be closed
4. Collapse/Expand All links for subgroups on Inspection tab

5. Fixes for white-space in inspectors notes preview
6. Screening question topical links now more graceful when content does not support links
7. Results Issue Summary added to navigation history tool tips.

This update includes both content changes and application feature improvements.

1. 2019 Updates to question sets for all system types. See summary for details
2. FAQ updates including UNGS FAQ are now integrated with IA.

1. Improvements to file attachment caption editing
2. OPA Exercise Form
3. iOS 12 Keyboard improvements

This update includes the following application content and feature improvements.

1. Directives aligned with legacy Intrastate HL and GT standard inspections have been updated and reinstated for intrastate regulators.

None.

1. Improved progress reporting. Bar colors now differ from the colors use for sat/unsat/concern, to avoid confusion.
2. Side-bar navigation grid provides consistent colors and more detail on progress.

3. Group/Subgroup abbreviations have been added to filter options.

4. Minimal Export Questions report settings added for operator pre-brief use.

5. IA will detect and warn users when questions are planned for more than one activity, suggesting 'pending' result value.

6. Heatmap enchantments including: drill-downs offer "Open this inspection/Result" buttons, column collapse, better screen-heuristic filtering.

1. Export-to-PDF for data forms.
2. NA/NA reference text for Screening questions is now suppressed.
3. Fixed bug which caused IA to only print once per session.
4. Fixed Asset re-ordering issue with missing/too-small drop target.
5. Fixes for Ctrl-F find function.
6. Add Standard Issues option to Export report.

This update includes both content changes and application feature improvements.

There are numerous regulatory question content updates over each of the system types. See the content change summary document for details. Highlights include:

1. Phase 2 of new UNGS including salt cavern facilities (API 1170) and 191.15(c) UNGS reporting requirements.
2. New Screening question added to identify pipelines crossing Tribal lands.
3. Updates to several IM.PM questions as related to PHMSA strengthening its inspection process within the current regulations in the areas of EFRDs and Leak Detection.

1. Inspection Scoping form contains two new questions

1. 2018 CFR code reference is updated as of Sept 4, 2018
2. FAQ documents are now available off-line and linked to questions via primary and secondary code reference

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1. User now has the option, via Inspection Utilities to keep the device awake when the application is active.

1. Handle Smart Punctuation from the iOS 11 keyboard
2. Updated regulation content from eCFR (IAD will include it in the production release)
3. Improved file transfer handling
4. Bug fix: In the observation detail view, below the map, hide "View full screen" and "Share" buttons when the map hasn't been downloaded

This update includes both content changes and application feature improvements.

There are numerous regulatory question content updates over each of the system types. See the content change summary document for details. These updates represent a 'major' content revision. As such, they will be available only in new inspections created after this update is released. This content will not be pushed into previous PRS revisions. Highlights include:

1. Phase 2 of new UNGS including salt cavern facilities (API 1170) and 191.15(c) UNGS reporting requirements.
2. New Screening question added to identify pipelines crossing Tribal lands.
3. Updates to several IM.PM questions as related to PHMSA strengthening its inspection process within the current regulations in the areas of EFRDs and Leak Detection.

1. Inspection Scoping form contains two new questions

2. New OPA Exercise form (v2)

1. 2018 CFR code reference is updated as of Sept 4, 2018
2. FAQ documents are now available off-line and linked to questions via primary and secondary code reference

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1. Two new Coverage Heatmap screening heuristics have been added

1. Plan notes usability improvements
2. Recent questions links usability improvements
3. Home-Tab inspection list search will now also target secondary OPIDs
4. Inspection Summary test template now available on the Overview Tab

5. Planning directive selector now opens in direction that offers most visible options

This update includes both process changes and application feature improvements

Process Changes

1. Users can now remove non-impacting plan items (plans that result in no actual planned questions) without triggering the need for re-approval
2. Phases out legacy Construction Daily form, CD2 form is now the default. The legacy form is available on any inspection already using that form

1. Visited notes and results now stay open instead of auto-closing when another is opened
2. Sidebar is now collapsible
3. Recent History links in sidebar expanded to include Inspector's notes and results
4. When past results are included, the age of the results is displayed prominently
5. Questions not planned in the current activity are no longer displayed as faded, instead they are annotated as such and streamlined to take less space.
6. Question feedback link is now closer to the related question.


7. Requested Items (RI) notes are hidden in list display to conserve space (click edit to view)
8. Requsted Items creator's initials added to list display
9. Question's pending-RI glyph now opens the RI list filtered to only RIs linked to that question
10. Editing RIs from Attachment list is now one-click
11. Heatmap adds filter for units in current inspection

1. Now suppressing More... links on questions where there is no more
2. Show attachment-count glyph when there is 1 attachment
3. Phases out legacy Construction Daily form, CD2 form is now the default
4. Add warning and guidance about multi-unit assets when they are created
5. Cursor is now positioned at the end of pasted content
6. Attachment captions are now part of attachment text search
7. Fixed attachment list alignment issues when descriptions are long
8. Requested items are now included in the attachment count for results and questions
9. Requested items title and notes added to attachment search
10. Heatmap adds filter for units in current inspection
11. Heatmap number formatting improved for readability

This update involves minor application changes and major content changes. The IA content changes are summarized here.

Content Revisions

1. See summary of changes for a detailed list of changes.
2. Screening group completely revised and provided at the topical subgroup level.
3. Asset topical exclusions added for Regulated Rural Gathering, Rural Low Stress (HL) and CDA (GT).
4. Minor content modifications based on user feedback.

1. Requested items now allow file attachment.
2. Attachment links can be removed without opening the attachment.
3. File attachments now accept captions for each file.
4. Coverage Heatmap now has a real-time results filter, color legend and other layout improvements.

1. Distribution instructions for the Inspection Scoping form revised per PHC.

1. Planning grid now supports expand/collapse at the sub-group level.
2. Modification to SI Code-cite autocomplete/validation to accommodate complex code references.
3. IS Form instructions and % validator has been softened to allow for round-off error.
4. Full-screen note edit opacity issue fixed.
5. One-click log file upload for support assistance.

1. PIV card functions present, but not activated - no user impact.

See IAD 4.9.0 for more details on this update, which includes substantial content revisions.

User-facing changes

1. Text caption entry allowed on images.
2. Revised Inspection Scoping form instructions and validator.
3. Attach images to requested items.

User-facing changes

1. CFR Reference data is updated for 2018.
2. Non-functioning image "+" button repaired.

IA-Desktop: User Interface/Usability

1. Coverage Heatmap now offers a Screening Targets mode to aid in locating conditions that may indicate the need for inspection.
2. Coverage Heatmap drill-down function more usable and informative.
3. Support for sub-group level screen-indication targets (will be enabled with the pending 2018 content, expected in March 2018).
4. Improved Inspection tab fonts and layout to improve readability, particularly of the question text.
5. Minor modifications to the Library tab interface including a) hiding inspection-specific folder when it was not relevant, b) Allowing access to other local General folders.
6. Text-Search inputs were standardized across the application. Each has a 'clear' button and with the exception of the asset-build unit-search, each engages the search/filter when user presses [enter] or clicks the search button. The asset build search is applied automatically as the user types.
7. Support for adding electrical readings observations/attachments added to IA Desktop.

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1. Coverage Heatmap report lables and colors consistency improvements.
2. Removed extraneous "clear" markers from printed form content.
3. Added distribution warning to verbal briefing report header and footer.
4. Clarified requested items report filter options.
5. Modified CRM form content for question #24 to better indicate which sub-sections were optional.
6. CFR Reference data is updated for 2018.

1. PIV card functions present, but not activated - no user impact.

User-facing changes

1. Improved usability and visibility of dialogs
   
2. Misc bug fixes

1. Updated Apple Distribution certificate

IA-Desktop: User Interface/Usability

1. Indicate globally excluded groups/subgroups/questions in the g/s/q planning control
2. Style user-entered text such that paragraphs are slightly more separated
3. Planning alerts should display a zero count indicator rather than not be shown at all when there are no relevant planning alerts
4. Add a small help text legend to the SMART linker menu
5. Smart activity linker replaced with explanitory text when empty

1. Plan Alert for IM Implementation and MAOP activated for 2018

1. Resolved discrepancies in text search between home tab and report window
2. Unsats with SI's still flagged (incorrectly) in UI as needing SIs
3. Improved spellchecking for abbreviations

User-facing changes

1. IS FORM rev 2 minor wording changes (see desktop release notes for details)
2. Enforcement Guidance routine content updates

1. Workflow access support improvements
2. Improvements for syncing entities over slow/intermittent connections
3. Improvements device resource managment

IA-Mobile: User-facing changes

1. State-specific content features: including external links to WAUTC regs.
2. Consolidated and updated guidance, reorganized by primary and secondary references
3. Removed full-screen editing prompt: that could impede user workflow, especially in high-glare situations

IA-Desktop: User-facing changes

1. Enforcement Guidance resource update: Both the content and the delivery system have been updated. Users will now see the latest guidance regardless of inspection start date.
2. Improved reference windows: There is now one window for each type of resource (reference, guidance). If you want multiple windows of the same type, just use the "pin" button which will keep that window in place and cause a new one to be opened for the next click on the same type of resource.

3. Support for State-specific content: The WA-UTC content pilot is being finalzed. This version provides features for state-specific content to be selected when inspections are created as well as displayed during the inspection.

1. Fixed: Date control displayes incorrect text when date originally set in different timezone
2. Improved warnings for asset removal
3. Improved Construction Daily Form layout
4. Fixed: Issue with spellcheck of mixed-case words
5. Fixed: Issue with heatmap group-subgroup mismatch

1. Briefing Reports: Verbal and Preliminary Findings reports for PIPES ACT compliance have been added.
2. Workflow Email now inspection-specific: Workflow emails will now be generated on an inspection-specific basis instead of multiple-inspections rolled up into aggregate emails.

There are no application changes in this update, it contains 2017 content revisions only. See update notes for details