Version History Archive

23/11//2005
Version 2005.1.19

• Added a new option to remove the built-in fixed reports from p2msp menus and toolbars, to cater for the scenario where these have been replace by custom reports in the custom Report Library

10/11//2005
Version 2005.1.18

• Added new options which enable you to define a default font for rich text boxes, and also to change the system display font
• Added new task generation options
• Added new report keywords for project-level properties
• Fixed a problem where a naming convention change for Off-Specifications was not applied to Issue Forms
• Fixed a problem where p2msp could abend due to an invalid logo picture format
• Fixed an issue log problem where user-defined issue types were not excluded when filtering on issue type
• removed Ctrl-X to close PBS from to enable cut & paste
• Changed date format in Risk/Issue/Product Logs to system short date
• Fixed a problem that could occur on a closed issue with no issue name entered
• Fixed a problem where calling form could activated while a custom form was displayed
• Fixed a problem where a report library entry could be saved with no report type specified

12/10/2005
Version 2005.1.17

• Fixed a problem where the Risk Form could sometimes appear 'frozen' on opening.
• Fixed a problem where a lowest-level product could be incorrectly identified as a summary product
• Fixed a problem in some exports where a resource specified as a reviewer had been subsequently deleted
• Fixed an error that could occur if attempting to manually delete p2mspdata tasks
• Fixed a problem with a font name
• Fixed a problem that could occur with external dependency tasks
• Fixed a limitation that could occur on a very large project file
• Fixed a problem that could occur if a draft task set contained effort driven fixed duration tasks
• Fixed a problem that could occur if a Draft Task Set contained a summary task with the<Duration> keyword in the task name

14/9/2005
Version 2005.1.16

• Added new options to allow you to extend each of the 3 main p2msp forms (Product Description Form, Risk Form, Issue Form) by adding up to 5 user-designed custom forms to each.
• Added a new button to the main p2msp toolbar which allows you to perform shortcut actions directly on a selected task in an MS-Project view (e.g. Gantt Chart) - for example, you can now go directly to the Product Description Form for a task without having to first open the Product Breakdown Structure window.
• Added new options to allow you to disable any of the main p2msp toolbar buttons, for example to disable the Risk Log button if you have a separate Risk Management tool that you want to continue to use instead of p2msp's Risk Log
• Changed the text expand window to automatically expand to fit the available window space
• Fixed a problem in the PBS window which could occur when editing Product names
• Fixed a problem whereby the PBS window could abend, if auto-filter was switched on in the Gantt Chart - auto-filter is now automatically switched off when loading the main p2msp windows
• Fixed a problem that could occur if you attempt to save a new project for the first time from within a p2msp window
• Fixed a problem where task generation resource names could be incorrect if selecting multiple Risk Actions on a Risk Form
• Fixed an intermittent problem on MS-Project 2003 when applying filters in the Product Log window
• Fixed a problem that could occur when selecting a different project to be the p2msp Product Library

11/7/2005
Version 2005.1.15

• Fixed a minor problem with export to Visio to prevent Product IDs losing trailing zero

30/6/2005
Version 2005.1.14

• Fixed an intermittent problem relating to creating a PBS from sections of an existing plan under MS-Project 2003

24/6/2005
Version 2005.1.13

• Fixed a problem when loading PBS window relating to temporary sorts applied to Gantt Chart view
• Changed conversion routine to better cater for projects containing sub-projects
• Fixed a problem in Product Description Form tasks tab relating to use of non-automatic product numbering

11/6/2005
Version 2005.1.12

• Removed PBS load error messages if a 'lost' product is found (e.g. a Product found outside of the PBS section of a plan)
• Fixed a problem relating to plans with no tasks (e.g. a resource pool plan)
• Fixed a problem relating to saving a plan where no p2msp data changes have been made
• Fixed a problem where an abend could occur if no project was open

24/5/2005
Version 2005.1.11

• Added new options to customise Product numbering
• Added new PBS function to Make a Summary Product
• Added new options to include MS-Project standard & custom fields on user-defined reports
• Fixed a problem with loading/saving projects in formats other than .mpp files - removed p2msp Save As.. dialogue
• Fixed a minor problem with adding a new Product from a PD form
• Fixed a problem relating to invalid characters in resource name when adding a new resource from a form
• Fixed a problem with showing Project Title or Author keywords in the main body section of a user-defined report
• Fixed a problem with check for updates not recognising invalid version data if network error connecting to Internet
• Fixed an unusual problem with abend on PD tasks tab due to no task selected when inserting new task above/below
• fixed a problem with Product ID possibly appearing in Product Name on user-defined reports

5/5/2005
Version 2005.1.10

• Changed to allow blank tasks and resources in plans
• Fixed a problem that could occur with changing naming conventions
• Fixed a problem on PBS Views form - double-click a blank row is now ignored
• Fixed a problem that occurred when clicking p2msp toolbar from Collaboration views in MSP 2003
• Fixed a problem that could occur in data conversion from previous p2msp data format, under rare circumstances

28/4/2005
Version 2005.1.9

• Automatically remove library files from MS-Project's recently used files list
• Fixed a problem with maximising and resizing windows
• Fixed a problem with Tab error highlighting on PD form if No Review selected
• Fixed a problem with saving a new empty project

25/4/2005
Version 2005.1.8

• Added change to highlight tabs with errors in Product Description and Issue Forms
• Changed PD, Risk, Issue & Options Forms to remember the last resize
• Added new option to encapsulate p2msp data inside .mpp file
• Fixed a minor problem whereby data conversion was run on a new project
• Fixed a problem if a blank duration is entered in task edit form

19/4/2005
Version 2005.1.7

• Fixed a problem with the 'Apply' button on PBS Views dialogue

14/4/2005
Version 2005.1.6

• Updated 2005 version Help file
• Updated 2005 sample user-defined reports
• Optional display of Rhomboids
• Improved check for updates function

12/4/2005
Version 2005.1.2 - New 2005 Version

• New Data Storage method
• User-defined Reports
• Integration Products & Collective Groupings
• Save PBS Views
• Show Product Flow Diagram for current PBS view
• Product Flow Diagram format matches PBS format
• New check for updates function
• Integrated Administration functions
• Hide filters and/or details on Log screens

14/3/2005
Version 2004.1.95

• Fixed a minor initialisation problem that could occur in rare circumstances
• Fixed a problem with resizing/minimising the Risk Map window

11/3/2005
Version 2004.1.93

• Added new options for Task Generation Resource Assignment Units
• Added new option to customise background colour of PBS & Risk Map Forms
• Fixed a minor problem relating to initialisation before printing reports
• Fixed a minor problem relating to reporting on multiple projects
• Fixed a problem relating to printing task durations

7/2/2005
Version 2004.1.89

• Added the standard Prince2 Risk Categories and Checklist to the default Risk Library
• Fixed a problem with task re-generation where no project-level role assignments exist, but item-level assignments exist
• Fixed a minor problem when saving a Product Description for the topmost PBS product

2/2/2005
Version 2004.1.86

• Added a new function to the MS Project Interaction Tab of the p2msp Options Form, to enable mass re-generation of draft tasks following customisation of the draft task library
• Added to and improved the keywords for task generation to link Product Description/Issue/Risk Form data to generated tasks
• Changed the method of task generation so that assignments retain usage less than 100%
• Fixed a couple of problems in the Edit Task Details form relating to editing Summary tasks

28/1/2005
Version 2004.1.82

• Fixed a problem relating to assigning multiple reviewers on some systems.

26/1/2005
Version 2004.1.81

• Fixed a minor problem in PBS relating to changing product name on PD form
• Fixed a minor issue for non-English MSP users relating to localised decimal place character

25/1/2005
Version 2004.1.80

• Fixed a problem where creating a new PBS from multiple plan sections caused an error on some systems

24/1/2005
Version 2004.1.79

• Changed Product Description form to substitute "Raised By" Resource same as Issues and Risks
• Changed task deletion and renumbering processes to cater for blank tasks
• Fixed a problem with list separator character for non-English MS Project users

18/1/2005
Version 2004.1.78

• Implemented a change to enable standard MS-Project reporting to display Product/Risk/Issue notes
• fixed a couple of problems relating to Issue Task Generation - populating Raised By resource and <Products> tasks
• Fixed a problem in editing draft task sets where resources picklist on add new task assignment was empty

18/1/2005
Version 2004.1.71

• Fixed a minor problem on Edit Task form when no predecessors or resource assignments exist

16/1/2005
Version 2004.1.65

• Replaced the standard MS Project Task & Resource dialogues with custom versions
• Fixed a problem in the PD form if reviewers but no responsible resource specified
• Fixed a problem whereby PD role assignments were not being saved on an incomplete PD
• Fixed a problem where product numbers could be duplicated in the PFD view
• Fixed a couple of problems whereby the Draft Task set library (default tasks.mpp) was left open instead of being automatically closed
• Added a reset button to the Product Category field
• Fixed the Tab order on the p2msp Options form
• Automated the language localisation process for non-English MS-Project users, removing language localisation fields from Options form
• Fixed a problem on the Risk Map with the default tolerance on Loss Unit 3
• Fixed a problem on the PBS/PD forms whereby a product could disappear from the PBS if the date raised was changed
• Fixed a problem where formatting options (user Interface tab of Options form) did not always work on MSP2003 & non-English versions

11/12/2004
Version 2004.1.52

• Fixed a problem which caused the application to crash on some PCs under Windows XP Service Pack 2

9/11/2004
Version 2004.1.48

• Changed the Product Description, Risk, Issue and Options forms to expand their contents to fit the window size (above a minimum size)
• Increased the width of boxes in the Product Flow diagram to allow more text to be shown
• Added new buttons to the Product Description form to allow hyperlinks to be cleared
• Added a new reset option to the Risk Map Tolerance line popup menu for scale-based impacts

1/11/2004
Version 2004.1.47

• Fixed a few problems relating to editing sub-projects in a master project file (consolidated projects in MS-Project)
• Fixed a problem where setting Risk status to Closed would not operate correctly under some circumstances

11/10/2004
Version 2004.1.41

• Fixed a problem with displaying a product's sub-tasks on the PFD
• Fixed a problem where clicking the PBS button from MSP whilst a cell edit was in progress caused an abend

4/10/2004
Version 2004.1.39

• New Options for not using Product Descriptions, and allowing Incomplete Product Description & Issue Forms to be saved
• Mandatory fields are now highlighted with red labels in all main forms (which change to black as data is entered)
• Fixed a problem with drag'n'drop in PBS where dependencies could be lost under certain unusual circumstances
• Fixed a problem in the PBS window where an ampersand (&) character entered in a Product Name was not displayed correctly

16/9/2004
Version 2004.1.37

• Fixed a problem with scroll position when re-drawing PBS window
• Added shading to external products in PBS window

10/9/2004
Version 2004.1.35

• Fixed a problem with dates on non-English MS-Project versions

9/9/2004
Version 2004.1.33

• Fixed a problem with Product Flow Diagram on non-English MS-Project versions
• Fixed a problem with PBS where clicking new sub-product button in succession caused an error
• Fixed a problem with Enter Key when editing Product Name in PBS

8/9/2004
Version 2004.1.32

• Fixed a problem with Product Summary report on some Windows XP installations
• Fixed a problem where Product Log Parent Product dropdown was not properly cleared

6/9/2004
Version 2004.1.30

• Fixed a problem relating to non-English MS-Project versions

31/8/2004
Version 2004.1.29

• New PBS toolbar buttons for Wide Shapes, and increase/decrease font sizes
• Now allows use of standard MS-Project functionality to insert/amend/copy/delete Products in the PBS section
• New PBS toolbar button to make a Lowest-Level Product
• New approach to handling pre-p2msp projects - now builds PBS from selected Project Section(s)

24/8/2004
Version 2004.1.23

• New Local language customisation options

22/8/2004
Version 2004.1.22

• New Product Log Window & Product reports/export
• Amended Risk Map window to remember last sizing

4/8/2004
Version 2004.1.17

• New 'fit to window' PBS Zoom option
• Improved PBS window drag'n'drop area and scrolling
• FIxed a problem where RIsk & Issue Log report/export buttons were enabled when there were no Risks/Issues

1/7/2004
Version 2004.1.15

• Fixed a problem relating to views on  non-English versions of MS-Project on Windows NT

25/6/2004
Version 2004.1.13

• New vertical PBS option which allows you to fit more of your PBS on-screen
• PBS diagram now remembers your last-used box shapes and zoom-level
• Fixed a problem whereby fields were repeated in the p2msp view in MS-Project

16/6/2004
Version 2004.1.10

• Fixed a problem where under certain circumstances the default resources for Issues were not applied to new Issues

8/6/2004
Version 2004.1.9

• Added the new PBS Drawing mode options, which allow you to fit more in the PBS window by overlapping parts of the Product Breakdown Structure

7/6/2004
Version 2004.1.8

• Fixed a problem where under certain circumstances adding resources could cause an abend in the Product Description Form
• Fixed a problem where under unusual circumstances the drag and drop move operation in the PBS window would not perform the move as expected
• Fixed a problem whereby role names from Draft Task Sets were imported as resources into a project
• Fixed a problem where the status of an existing Risk From could be displayed incorrectly when re-opening the form

4/6/2004
Version 2004.1.7

• Fixed a problem which caused an abend on clicking the Options button on a file with empty/blank tasks
• Added more options to the Product Description Form dropdown for estimated time to produce

3/6/2004
Version 2004.1.6

• Fixed a problem which caused the Risk Log to abend when applying a text filter

1/6/2004
Version 2004.1.5

• Fixed a problem where the Options screen asked you Enter Loss Unit Details on first use
• Fixed a problem where default format settings for the p2msp view where not applied properly on first use
• Amended Options form to apply formatting on load

27/5/2004
Version 2004.1.4

• Network Licence Version

25/5/2004
Version 2004.1.3

• Changes and Enhancements
• New Risk Map screen and reports, to assist with prioritisation of Risks
• New option to make Product Descriptions enforced or optional
• Product Descriptions can now be entered against Summary Products, also if a product with a PD is further decomposed the PD will be retained
• New 'About p2msp' screen which enables ordering and transfer of p2msp licences
• You can now specify up to 3 Risk Loss Units for each Risk Form, each of which can be quantitative (numeric) or qualitative (scale-based)
• New customisable Risk Library - sample Risk Library is supplied with common project Risks (checklist)
• New Edit & Replace text functions on PBS, Risk Log & Issue Log screens
• New buttons for insert tasks on Tasks tabs (insert before or after selected task)
• New user option for number of rows displayed in dropdown lists
• Dropdown list widths now automatically resize to fit the largest element
• Customisation options now stored in windows registry
• New user-defined Risk Category dropdown list
• New user-defined Product Category dropdown list
• You can now amend and delete products from standard MS-Project views
• New option to allow deletion of Risk and Issues from standard MS-Project views
• You can now change the major Naming Conventions in p2msp, e.g. Product can be renamed to Deliverable
• New p2msp view in MS-Project, formatting of different elements (e.g. inactive Risk) is user-defined
• You can now generate an Issue from a Risk, and vice versa
• Risk Log and Issue Log icon and status label colours standardised
• New standard Draft Task Set in supplied Draft Task Set Library named Define your own Tasks, common to Products, Risks and Issues
• New Save project button on main p2msp view toolbars
• New option to specify 'no independent review' if reviewers are not required for a product
• The topmost product name on PBS can now be changed to any text
• When importing from Product or Risk libraries, all nodes are expanded by default
• New toolbars on Risk Log and Issue Log screens
• New sections in Help file - p2msp Overview, FAQ etc.
• New option to enter a user-defined Reason for Closure on Risks and Issues
• Product Flow Diagram no longer creates new tasks if you drag into empty space
• New Hyperlink fields in Product Description Forms, for a template Product and the completed Product
• Import from Product Library will now import and Product sub-tasks if they exist
• Issue Type Naming Conventions can be amended from the standard Request for Change/Off-Specification/Issue
• Allow up to two new user-defined Issue Types in addition to the standard Issue Types
• New option to specify an external product on PD form, which is then highlighted on PFD
• New expand window option on Text Formatting toolbar
• Fixes
• Fixed a problem where some reports abended if there was no data to report
• Fixed a problem where an MS-Project abend message sometimes appeared on shutdown
• Fixed a problem where deleting a Product from standard MS-Project views would delete sub-tasks even when deletion was cancelled
• Fixed a problem where drag&drop or drag&copy in PBS window was losing dependencies
• Fixed a problem where extra blank lines were being added in Form reports
• Fixed a problem with Page Footer on Issue Summary report
• Fixed a problem where certain logo shapes caused a divide by zero abend
• Fixed a problem where drag&drop under a Product which was the last in the plan could cause an abend
• Fixed a problem with tasks toolbar on Risk & Issue forms

3/2/2004
Version 2003.1.32

• Fixed a problem whereby under unusual circumstances the PBS window dimensions were saved as too small to open the window, which caused an abend when next opening the PBS window.

22/1/2004
Version 2003.1.31

• Changed p2msp Options window so that the Draft Tasks Set file pathname can be customised to point to a different file. This enables multi-user sites to implement a single shared draft task set file that can be accessed by all users
• Updated the supplied Product Library File to reflect the latest PRINCE2 Product Outlines
• Improved the supplied Draft Task Set file, and added new Draft Task Sets for using sub-projects
• Updated the Help file to include some notes on editing draft task sets manually
• Fixed a distribution problem with the single-page PBS report
• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances switching application windows while editing a draft task set in the p2msp Options Window could cause an abend
• Fixed some issues relating to use of sub-projects, which now function correctly
• Fixed a problem whereby importing from a Product Library file which was the same file as the project being edited cause an abend
• Fixed a problem whereby clicking the p2msp toolbar whilst editing a cell in MSP caused an abend
• Fixed a problem whereby when generating tasks for an Issue under certain circumstances an <other projects> draft task was not replaced with tasks representing the list of other projects from the Issue Form
• Fixed a problem with imported and copied (Ctrl+Drag) products whereby their linkage to an Issue as Impacted Products could be broken
• Fixed a problem whereby under unusual circumstances adding a new Issue or Risk could cause an abend

18/1/2004
Version 2003.1.27

• New function added to the PBS Export to Word document menu, to export the PBS diagram to a single-page document. This function will export the current view of the PBS, and will reflect any collapsed outline levels or View Subtree filtering. This function can be used to either export a complete PBS diagram (no View Subtree/all outline levels in PBS window), or if the complete diagram is too large to fit onto one page it can be used in conjunction with manual use of View Subtree and outline levels in the PBS Window, to break the PBS diagram into a number of chunks which will each fit on one page. This is in addition to the existing 'export PBS to Word Document (multi-page)' function, which automatically dissects the PBS diagram into multiple pages/pictures.
• New function added to the p2msp options screen, which enables 'legacy' project plans to be imported into the Product Library. The imported structure can then be manually edited to add appropriate Product Descriptions to the imported 'legacy' product structure.
• Fixed a problem where under certain circumstances clicking on the p2msp toolbar with no project open could cause an application abend.

11/1/2004
Version 2003.1.26

• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances the export of a PBS to a .bmp file resulted in the toolbar erroneously appearing in the .bmp file. This only occurred when the PBS diagram's dimensions where such that the maximised PBS window included vertical scrollbars.
• Fixed a problem whereby double-clicking on an empty list (e.g. empty Risk Log or Issue Log) caused an application abend. The application will now ask the user if they wish to add a new Issue/Risk.to the empty log.
• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances the Tasks Tab was not enabled on an Issue Form, even though the Issue was active and tasks existed for it. Similar problem applied to Risk Forms.
• Fixed a problem whereby  when editing tasks on a PD/Issue/Risk Forms via the Tasks Tab, if more than 9 discontiguous selections were made and a toolbar button clicked to amend the selected tasks, the application would abend. (Microsoft Project has a limitation of maximum 9 discontiguous selections). The application will now display a warning error message if the user attempts to update more than 9 discontiguous selections.
• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances performing a toolbar action on an empty task list in the tasks tab would cause an application abend.
• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances imported products were not using the correct  default task set from the p2msp options window.
• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances the default task set for a product was defaulted to the first draft task set in the list, when no default task set had been set in the p2msp options screen. The application now displays a blank default task set under these circumstances, and validation ensures that the user must select one manually to complete a product description.
• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances the draft task set for a new Risk Log Action was erroneously defaulted to that of the previously displayed Risk Log, rather than the default Risk Action draft task set from the p2msp options window.
• Fixed a problem whereby under certain circumstances the resources assigned to an imported product in the Product Library File would also be imported to a recipient project file along with the product description. The application no longer imports any resource names from the product library.

22/12/2003
Version 2003.1.23

• Fixed a problem where if products were imported from the library under a task which happened to be the last task in the .mpp file, the application abended and had to be ended via the Windows Task Manager

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