IA Desktop 4.6.0

Sep 28, 2017

IA-Desktop: User-impacting changes

  1. PAM sourcing for unit and system infrastructure data : This change will have minor impact the asset configuration steps for federal and state inspections
  • Users will be able to organize units by inspection system instead of only by OPID when building assets
  • State users with units managed in PAM will see those units in IA for asset building
  • Assets based on custom units are still possible, but with some differences (see screen cast)
  • PAM-sourced unit information will be available in several places in the IA Desktop interface.
  1. File attachments may now be made after the approval process has started : Supports the briefing report documentation policy which involves mid-approval process attachments. Inspection leads and/or supervisors are now able to record written preliminary findings report documentation during the approval process.
  2. Coverage Heatmap improvements :
  • Now supports Data Forms coverage in addition to results
  • Recognizes and displays excluded questions differently than questions with no results
  • Columns may now be organized by Inspection System or Operator ID
  • Links from questions to the planning interface and the inspection tab
  1. Primary and Secondary code reference link layout restored to main inspection tab view for easier code-reference scanning
  2. All data form multi-select fields can be cleared to default / empty values
  3. O&M Enforcement Guidance updated to current version (July 2017)
  4. Inspection Scoping Form wording clarified (applies only to new instances of the form)
  5. Improvements to the relevant inspections list - column filters and sorting
  6. Team builder table improved - now shows email addresses

IA-Desktop: Other changes

  1. Fixed some layout issues in the past-inspection dropdown
  2. Allowed the exclusion-indicator “x” to bubble up in the planning (and heatmap) grids when all the questions represented by a cell were excluded.
  3. Fixed background color of repeated question links
  4. Fixed planning tutorial errors
  5. Allowed expand and copy of text content for locked inspections.
  6. Planning panes now show more details when space allows, making reading the plan-items easier for complex plans.
  7. Improved task list show/hide performance
  8. Fixed issue with Exclusions Copy - pick list not appearing correctly
  9. Improvements in the handling of special typographical characters
  10. Inspection Scoping Form modified for PAM update reminder