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Hazop+ 2012 now includes the Isograph Enterprise System, allowing organizations to control user permissions and maintain projects and libraries in a security controlled environment. Another major new feature is a re-designed reporting interface. This uses the Report Designer 2.0 which provides many new features. Those of note include PDF export of reports, a new report reading mode to maximize screen space utilization and a ‘window list’ control to provide easier switching between Hazop+ and open reports (and vice-versa).
Enterprise System
One of the major advances is the introduction of the Enterprise System. Organizations may now install a centralized database system containing project and libraries in a controlled environment with user groups and roles. Licensed enterprise users may check projects in and out of the enterprise system and access centralized libraries and parts data for which they have the appropriate permissions. Enterprise administrators may implement project versions where appropriate.
All versions of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 are supported including the Express editions. It is strongly recommended that the optional Management Studio is installed for all the Express editions. Hazop+ 2012 client applications may access an installed Enterprise System if they have an Enterprise license. Users will be able to check out a project for modification so long as they have the necessary permissions and later check the project back in to the system. If they are disconnected from the network for any reason they may check in a project at a later date. Libraries may be opened for copying data into projects or checked-out for modification. Administrators may upload non-enterprise projects into an Enterprise system and set up new projects with or without version control.
License Configuration
The license configuration settings are now stored in the user’s profile rather than a separate file. As roaming profiles are now implemented this means that a user’s license configuration will roam with them. If a user does not have a roaming profile the configuration will be stored in the user’s profile on the local machine. The license configuration can optionally be set on a per-machine basis using the Hazop+ 2012 configuration file (Hazop.exe.config).
Personnel Custom Field
A Personnel custom field type has been added. This can for example allow the user to create an additional contact person on a task or action. If used this custom field type is automatically included in the standard reports.
Project Startup Dialog
The Start-up control has been replaced with the Project Selection dialog. This provides a more intuitive interface for creating new projects, opening existing projects, starting the Project Wizard, opening recent files and creating projects from an existing template.
Roaming Profiles
The user’s settings are now stored in the user’s roaming profile. If a user does not have a roaming profile the configuration will be stored in the user’s profile on the local machine as in Hazop+ 2008.
Cause, Consequence and Safeguard Numbering Mode
The study causes, consequences and safeguards can now be numbered by deviation or by study record. In Hazop+ 2008 they are always numbered by study record.
New Features for the Report Designer
Report wizard
The report wizard allows the user to quickly create text column, text row, graph or diagram reports. The user can preview the report design as they proceed through each page of the wizard.
Adobe PDF export
All report types can be published in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to file. The user can select either a quick publishing mode (using the current settings) or a normal mode allowing them to specify PDF generation settings.
Report folder report type
Report folder reports display one or more text column, text row, graph or diagram reports in a single report. When a report folder report is opened in print preview mode the page numbering is continuous from 1 to the total number of pages in the constituent reports.
Pie charts
A pie chart style has been added to the graph report type. The pie chart properties include:
Panel editor
The panel editor allows rapid editing of report element properties. When a report element is selected the panel editor is displayed with the element’s properties. Changes to the element’s properties are saved when a new report element is selected or the panel editor Apply button is selected.
User queries
Text column, text row and graph reports allow the user to select a standard query or specify their own custom query. The user query extends this facility to allow the user to create their own named pre-defined custom queries for a host application. The user queries are selected by name in the report query selection controls in a similar manner to the standard queries. User queries can be exported for use by co-workers, with an import facility provided for import of exported queries.
Design mode and reading mode
A reading mode has been introduced. Selection of the Reading Mode option hides the outline tree and the panel editor and switches the report to read-only mode. In addition the menu bar and standard toolbars are hidden and a special reading mode toolbar displayed. The purpose of reading mode is to maximize the area of the screen available for the actual report display.
Automatic selection of graph axis type
When graph report data group variables are selected the associated axis type is switched to match the data type of the variable. For example if the variable data type is text the axis type will be switched to label, if the variable type is numeric the axis type will be switched to value.
Filter Not operator added
A Not operator has been added to the column filter in text column reports and the X, Y and X variables filters for data groups in graph reports.
Filter Like automatic wildcard operator added
A Like automatic wildcard operator has been added to the column filter in text column reports, the group and detail heading filter in text row reports and the X, Y and X variables filters for data groups in graph reports. This operator automatically adds % before and after the operand for the Like operator.
Show on First Page and Show on Last Page properties
Show on First Page and Show on Last Page properties have been added to text boxes and pictures. Text boxes and pictures with this property will be shown on the specified page regardless of the Show On property (even, odd or all pages)
Multiple selected diagram categories with category page ordering
One or more diagram categories (up to the number available for the product) can be selected for a diagram report. In addition the category order can be specified for when the report is displayed in print preview mode. Previously only one or all categories could be selected and no page ordering was available.
Go to page control added to the print preview toolbar
A page number control has been added to the print preview toolbar allowing the user to enter a page number to skip to when in print preview mode.
ANSI (Latin) or Unicode encoding for export to text file formats
ANSI (Latin) or Unicode encoding can be specified explicitly when exporting to the various text formats. It can sometimes be necessary to specify the format when exporting to Excel in some locales.
Report elements generated from a report template are now locked for editing
Report elements generated from an applied report template are now locked to prevent editing. They are also displayed with a light blue shading.
Improved status message display
The status bar now alerts the user to new messages by displaying them in a temporary balloon to attract the user’s attention. In addition the user can specify that a message beep is sounded when various message types are displayed.
Improved SQL query parsing
The SQL query parsing has been improved so that tables names in complex queries are now recognized. This resolves a problem whereby data would not be generated for a SQL query by the host application. |
