| January 2007 |
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WinQS®-SQL – GOING STRONG!
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WinQS®-SQL has now been in use for more than a year – our expectations of reliability, speed and full multi-user capability in a true Client/Server environment have been fully realized and even exceeded. |
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You could never share a dimension pad and pen – WinQS has made this possible! However a large number of WinQS user’s have not even loaded the SQL version of WinQS and therefore cannot benefit from any of the NEW features that WinQS-SQL offers. |
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There is also generally a bit of a nervous reaction from users when an upgrade is issued – however, users are assured that we have not, and will not change the basic “ui” (user interface) – or the “look and feel” of the WinQS screens/menus/buttons. Buttons/menus which are not often used could be moved and others introduced. These changes are made based on feedback from YOU, the user. For example, a recent request has been for a “BackUp” button (icon) on the screen - this will be introduced shortly. |
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| On the horizon is yet a further change to WinQS in which we will be changing the programming language that WinQS has used for the past 10 years. This will again NOT affect the user – BUT will create new opportunities for further expanding functions in WinQS and allow you to benefit from the latest in computing advances in technology. |
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Some exciting things done in the past year & which will get into WinQS in the future are: |
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A Language Editor has been developed that will allow any WinQS user to change the whole WinQS system into the language of their choice. That is the WinQS menus/screens/error messages etc. can all be changed into any language at all, or modified from WinQS English into your own wording. |
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| Customise all the WinQS reports to have your own wording anywhere on a report. |
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| Automated measurement from 2d CAD drawings – allowing measurement from a CAD drawing directly into WinQS dims. |
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Automatic measurement from CAD 3d Models directly into WinQS – here the data from a 3d CAD model is used to create the complete WinQS Bill and measure it.
Presently WinQS is measuring 50,000 lines of dimensions within 3 minutes from a 3d CAD model. Any changes to the model are then reflected in a revised WinQS document in a very short time.
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| NO MORE manual measuring AT ALL. |
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| Access control by WinQS user, which will allow editing/adding and access to any WinQS data to be controlled. Even a WinQS project can be locked so that only certain user’s can access it. |
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A DUAL currency Bill print function is to be added. A project could therefore have two different currencies’ in one tender document. |
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New Features and enhancements in WinQS-SQL Version 1.6.0.0
(The WinQS-SQL Help File contains the complete list)
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| Dimensions: |
| You may now select where to INSERT dimensions. Also, you may
re-sequence/re-order any existing dimensions
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| Excluded Locations |
| On the Location Structure form you may now temporarily “exclude” selected Locations |
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| Global Project Constants (GPC) |
| This allows the use of a constant to be applied anywhere within a project |
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| Bill Print Packages (BPP) |
| In a multiple procurement project, the entire project may be produced in one WinQS project from which multiple sub-contract documents (packages) may be printed. |
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| Global Projects RESTORE |
| When moving ALL your WinQS projects to another computer, this option will RESTORE ALL the projects within a Global project BackUp folder. |
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| BACKUP button on Browse View |
| BackUp the current project with one key, just press “F11” (function key) or click on the BackUp button. |
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| Print Whole Sections |
| Individual sections of a project may be printed. |
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| The Cost per/m2 PER ITEM may be displayed on the browse view by selecting the relevant option in PREFERENCES. |
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Final Summary Structure – Items order was incorrect/mixed up. |
| A problem in displaying the order of items on the Final Summary has been resolved. |
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Valued Location Report |
| Where the Location had more than one sub-level the values per location were being incorrectly totaled. |
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Hidden Items/Structures |
| On the STRUCTURE form, hidden structures will, by default, be shown in red. This can be turned off. |
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Display ONLY Hidden Items |
| A new option to display ONLY hidden items & then DELETE hidden items has been added. |
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Server Connect Test |
| This has been added to the HELP menu |
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Valuations module |
| The ability to always value ALL locations has been added |
