What's new in Cognite InField
Version 10.13 - May 18, 2022
We always encourage our users to select a discipline from the list in the Profile dialog to better tailor InField to the various job roles. Users who haven't selected a discipline will now see a blue banner on top of the desktop screen with a reminder for this:
We've also tidied the menu options on the Templates page, and you can see who created and last updated the template.
Version 10.12.1 - May 11, 2022
This release brings some minor improvements and fixes to bugs reported by our end-users. These include:
Improvements:
- Task names are aligned on the same line in the checklist reports.
- The InField documentation explains the routine-round checklist naming standard.
Fixes:
- InField only copied the base link for a checklist when using InField from an Android app. Now, the full link to the checklist is copied.
- Some users experienced a black bar that blocked parts of a mobile unit display when scrolling and completing checklists. This is fixed.
Version 10.12 - April 28, 2022
This release of InField introduces the Sections feature for checklists based on templates. Sections make it possible to create neatly structured templates, routine round checklists, and checklist reports, with custom sections and subsections for logically grouped tasks.
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You can add sections and subsections to new and existing checklist templates if you're granted extended access rights to create templates. To create a section, click Create sections in the template creation view. Give the section a title, and move and indent checklist items that belong together below the section element. To create a subsection, drag and indent a new section directly below an existing section.
Checklist items that don't belong to a group, you keep as is by placing them outside a section. You can format the section titles according to these guidelines. Select the Example button in the toolbar for inspiration for an example template with sections.
This is the first version of creating checklist sections, and we'll continue delivering updates on this functionality based on your feedback.
OPC UA time series data
Stream OPC UA time series data directly from the control system to InField. On the Trends page and the Trends card on the Overview page, you'll see these time series labeled with OPC UA:
View P&IDs on mobile units
We've learned that some users on some assets struggle to open P&IDs on mobile units. You may need to install a 3rd party file viewer for a particular P&ID document format on the mobile unit. Contact your organization's IT support for help with this.
Version 10.11.1 - April 21, 2022
We keep working on speeding up performance in InField, and this minor release provides a smoother and faster experience when you navigate and select actions in checklists.
Version 10.11 - April 6, 2022
When you enter a measurement reading value within the preset minimum and maximum value range on a checklist, the task status is now automatically set to OK. If you enter a measurement reading outside the minimum and maximum value range, the task is automatically set to Not OK. You can override this by manually selecting another status. If a measurement reading is not preset with any minimum and maximum values, the task is set to OK when you enter any measurement reading.
We've also made the list of disciplines in the Profile dialog configurable. This means the InField admin can add and remove disciplines specific to your organization to display on this list. If you haven't already set your discipline, we encourage you to do this to better tailor InField to your job role.
Version 10.10.4 - March 29, 2022
To make your weekly task more visible and easily accessible, we've moved this section to the top of the checklist overview:
In addition, we've made these updates:
- InField will notify you if your measurement readings are not saved due to a disrupted network connection.
- Clicking the Profile button when the Profile dialog is open closes the dialog.
Version 10.10.3 - March 23, 2022
This week's release corrects an issue for users with a Norwegian setup of InField. When you created a checklist template with an identical discipline as the discipline set on your profile, InField added these templates to the Other discipline list on the Templates page. This is fixed, and these templates are now correctly sorted on the My discipline list.
In addition, we've improved the font on work order descriptions, and worked on some backend improvements.
Version 10.10.2 - March 10, 2022
InField gives access to all documents in the field, so you can check reference data during routine inspections, function testing, or when something unexpected occurs. In this release, you'll experience better performance when you open documents in .svg format, sharing document links with co-workers works flawlessly, and navigating out of a document and then clicking Back in your browser brings you back to the original document.
Version 10.10.1 - March 2, 2022
How you sign in to InField depends on the access setup in your organization. Inn this version of InField, we've changed how you select the setup used by your organization.
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Select Sign in with Microsoft if access is governed by your organization's identity provider.
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Select Sign in with project name if access is governed by the setup in Cognite Data Fusion.
Read more about signing in to InField here.
If you're using measurement readings on a checklist, you'll now find the set max. and min. values on the standard and detailed checklist reports:
Version 10.10 - February 25, 2022
This is a release with minor improvements. Most of these are behind-the-scene fixes, but you'll notice:
- When you shift between work orders, the Details tab is now always the first in focus. Previously, InField opened the last tab you had viewed on a work order.
- The InField project name is correctly displayed when the keyboard is open on a mobile unit.
Version 10.9 - February 10, 2022
This version of InField contains the following improvements:
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Faster performance when you open the Weekly summary page.
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Smoother display of search results as you type in the global Search field.
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All contributors to a shared checklist are added to the checklist report when the report is recreated after initial changes.
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Correct highlighting of the document you navigated from when you toggle between interactive P&ID diagrams. Previously, the document was not highlighted for some of the InField users.
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The list with areas of expertise automatically proposes results as you type in the Create template window. Previously, the list was not always displayed if you used InField in a language setting different from English.
Version 10.8 - January 26, 2022
This version of InField brushes up the user interface with a new intuitive button for joining your coworkers' checklists, better sorting of the checklist sidebar with the last created checklists at the top of the list, and we've made sure long tag descriptions display correctly.
Join checklist from a desktop | Join checklist from a mobile device |
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Version 10.7.1 - January 19, 2022
While we're awaiting new and improved user experiences in InField, we're releasing minor versions that fix bugs. For a short while, archived checklists have not been removed from the Archived checklists section after the defined 4-week keep period. This is fixed along with some behind-the-scenes improvements, but keep your eyes peeled for more exciting news throughout the spring!
Version 10.7 - January 12, 2022
We are eager to show the new weekly status summary page for routine round checklists. Open the Templates section in the sidebar and click Weekly summary to see the different statuses for the current or a selected week. The overview shows the number of checklists items marked as To do, OK, and Not OK. Click the Discipline button to view checklists for all disciplines or only the disciplines relevant to you.
We've also refurbished how you keep track of completed checklist tasks with a new progress bar above the checklist.
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The layout of operation descriptions for work orders could be hard to read with long texts. The new formatting layout with line breaks keeps it clear!
We've also fixed these bugs:
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When you zoom in on P&ID files and then searched on a value, the file would zoom out, making it difficult to see the search results. InField now keeps the zoom level when you search.
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A bug removed comments on the first checklist item if you scrolled up and down the list immediately after adding the comment.
Version 10.6 - December 16, 2021
This final release in 2021 contains only minor improvements, such as consistent terminology for images, better performance for viewing P&ID files, and some general improvements to checklists.
With this, the InField team wishes you all the best for a festive season and looks forward to continuing our excellent cooperation in 2022!
Version 10.5 - December 7, 2021
The InField developers are currently working on new functionality for routine rounds that will soon come your way. Meanwhile, we also make sure to fix and deliver some minor but useful improvements. This week's shortlist includes:
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Checklists reports display very long comments correctly.
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You can open interactive P&IDs as PDF files also from mobile units. You'll find the button here:
Version 10.4 - December 1, 2021
This week's release is all about minor improvements:
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Smooth scrolling in checklist items on the Checklist page.
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The Templates page automatically scrolls to the top of the page when you open a template with many items.
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Checklist reports now display all users that have updated an item on the checklist. See the Contributed by field located at the bottom of the report.
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Overall better checklist performance.
Version 10.3 - November 23, 2021
We keep working on speeding up performance in InField. This release presents a smoother experience when working with and navigating around interactive P&IDs in the Documents section.
We've also renamed the Create checklist button to Open checklist on the Templates page to avoid confusion if checklists already exist for a template. You will of course also continiue to click this button when you create the first checklist from the template.
Version 10.2.1 - November 15, 2021
Some of our users who run InField on an Microsoft Edge browser from a mobile unit experienced a grey screen when giving access to the camera for scanning. This issue is now fixed.
Version 10.2 - November 10, 2021
We know that some of you would like more details included in the routine round checklists reports. Therefore, we've added an extended checklist report which is available when you run InField from a desktop. Click the Open detailed report button to open a PDF file that lists the daily status of checklist tasks, any measurement readings, name and date for the last status change, and any comments added to a checklist item. The detailed report is available from the Checklists page and when you view historical reports for a template on the Templates page.
Notice also that you can now hover over a template name to see the name of the person that created the template and the last edited date.
Version 10.1 - November 2, 2021
We are eager to show you the new functionality for archiving checklist templates. If you are granted extended rights and run InField from a desktop, you can use the menu option Archive templates on the Templates page to move templates into the new Archived templates section. In this section, you'll see all archived templates sorted according to the area of expertise. Here, you can open, restore or delete a template, and view any reports based on checklists from the template. Note that if you delete the template, the checklists reports will no longer be available. Make sure to download the reports you want to keep.
Version 10.0 - October 21, 2021
In this version of InField, we've added the option to sign in to InField using single sign-in with Microsoft Azure. To use this option, your organization needs to configure new InField projects using OpenID Connect and Azure AD, Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service.
When you sign in to InField, you'll notice the new Login with Microsoft Azure option:
Only select this option if your organization started using InField after this release and configured InField for this option. If you're already using InField, you sign in as you always have done using your company ID and credentials.
Version 9.10 - October 5, 2021
We've learned that performance on checklists in InField has not been optimal when working out in the fields. We've put all hands to the pumps, and you should now experience much faster response time for opening and scrolling the checklists on desktops and mobile devices. We're still working on performance for selecting items in checklists and will have some good news on this for you shortly!
We've also tidied the revisions list in the sidebar. If you have several revision types, these are neatly sorted to give you a better overview.
Version 9.9 - September 21, 2021
You can now add measurement reading to templates and checklists without intervals. When you create the template, you'll notice that you are allowed to select the Add measurement readings to template checkbox. When a checklist is created from this template, you can add measurement readings.
Version 9.8.2 - September 15, 2021
In this version of InField, we've increased the security of the tool you use when sending us a message using the Contact us option in InField. You will not notice any difference in the user experience; just letting you know we make sure this data is kept safe.
Version 9.8.1 - September 13, 2021
This week we've worked on some minor bugs on the interactive P&ID documents displayed under Documents in InField. A selected tag on a P&ID would not highlight in blue or be clickable if the asset name included a space character. In addition, checklist items on a P&ID would not highlight in purple if the text added for the checklist item included a colon. Both these issues are now fixed.
Note also that when you enter comments on a checklist when InField runs on a desktop, you can select the Shift+Enter keys to enter a new line to better format the comment.
Version 9.8.0 - September 7, 2021
You can now view active work orders listed by their start date. On the InField Home page, you'll find the new Work plan pane that shows all work orders listed for this week. Click Next week or insert a date range to search for and see upcoming work orders. Note that this display of work orders is only available if selected in the InField setup.
Note also that we've aligned the term used for completed checklists. These are now all marked with the term OK. Previously, both Complete and OK were used.
Version 9.7.1 - August 25, 2021
This is a minor release where we've added the discipline code assigned to a work order on the Operations tab on the Work order page.
We've also fixed a bug that made it possible to add new items to already created checklists based on templates.
Version 9.7.0 - August 17, 2021
We've made it easy to mark a checklist item as complete by reducing the numbers of clicks.
- If you use InField on a desktop, press and hold the checklist state button to mark a checklist item as OK. Repeat the action to clear the state. Hover the mouse pointer above the checklist state button to bring up the status list.
- If you use InField on a mobile unit, press and hold the checklist state button to mark a checklist item as OK. Repeat the action to clear the state. Click the checklist state button once to bring up the status list.
Version 9.6.0 - August 11, 2021
This version of InField brings you a fresh and uniformed look and feel with a user interface that is aligned with other Cognite applications. For instance, you'll notice new text fonts and new shapes on the buttons. We hope you like it!
We have also made some internal improvements and fixed some bugs. Sharing and archiving checklists from a mobile unit works flawlessly, and the minimum and maximum values on the Trend page are correctly updated.
Version 9.5.2 - June 29, 2021
This release of InField is all about improvements made in our code base with no direct impact on the user experience. With this, the InField team wishes you a great summer, and we look forward to the fall with many more exciting InField releases!
Version 9.5 - June 22, 2021
View measurement readings as trends
In this release, we introduce visualizing checklist measurement readings as trends. If you have added measurement readings for a tag on a checklist, simply click the tag. You are directed to the InField overview, where you can select the Trends card. Under the Other time series on this tag section on this page, browse down the time series to find the tag where you entered measurement values.
Since the measurement readings are stored in your Cognite Data Fusion project, you can view measurement readings not connected to a tag using standard visualization tools, such as Power BI and Grafana.
Rename time series data set
The time series used on the Trends page can now be marked with the original data set name, for instance Manual reading for measurement readings. The InField administrator can rename these data sets during the setup of InField to a more commonly used name. Use the section Data set display name mapping under Manage&Configure > Configure InField in CDF for this purpose.
Operation ID and discipline in 3D mobile view
When viewing a 3D model on a mobile unit, notice that the checklist labels now show the operation ID and discipline. This is especially useful if you have more than one checklist item for the same tag.
Version 9.4 - June 14, 2021
With this release, we introduce the option to rename checklists based on templates without intervals. Previously, it was only possible to rename manually created checklists.
You find the Rename option under More options (...) on the checklist. Note that you cannot change the date that is added to the checklist name.
Checklists based on work orders or routine rounds cannot be renamed.
Version 9.3 - June 8, 2021
We've improved the back-end handling of .svg files, and next time data is updated in your organization's tenant, you'll experience better and faster tag and document links in P&ID files.
There are also some bug fixes in this version, such as making sure the item order is correct for checklists based on templates. Notice also that the Comment icon is moved closer to the text to make sure it's easy for you to spot any comments.
Version 9.2 - June 2, 2021
This release of InField introduces a variety of useful improvements.
You'll find a revamped Trends page, which gives you the complete overview of all the time series connected to a tag. The text on the Trend card on the Overview page shows the time series name when only one time series is connected to a tag and lets you know if multiple time series are connected to a tag.
Then, when you click to open the Trends page, you'll see a new sidebar with separate sections for Recently selected time series and any Other time series on this tag. To move a time series into the Selected section, click a checkbox in the Other time series list. To visualize a time series in a graph, select a time series in the Recently selected time series list. Notice also that the timespan settings are moved to the top of these sections and that the Compare trends and Y-axis buttons are located above the graph canvas.
The Checklist overview is also refurbished with new colorful icons for day and night shift, and you can easily see if any comments and images are uploaded to a checklist in a shift.
You can now also swiftly change asset in the asset drop-down list, located just below the Cognite InField logo in the top menu bar. Notice also that your Profile info, and the Help and Contact buttons, are placed on the right side of the top menu bar.
Version 9.1 - May 26, 2021
You can already get historical reports from checklists based on templates when you use InField on a desktop. In this release, you can also view historical checklist reports from a mobile unit. Simply open a template, select Historical reports for this template, then click the Report icon available for all the checklists created from the template.
Notice also that we've made the clickable area around a checkbox wider to make it is easier for you to check off items.
Version 9.0 - April 20, 2021
We are very proud to present this major release of InField that offers you the option to add measurement readings to checklists based on templates.
To include measurement readings in a checklist, you must first allow for this in the checklist template. You'll notice a new checkbox in the Create new template window. As you fill in the template items, you get the option to add fields for measurement readings. These fields are Name (required), Unit (required), and Min. and Max. values (optional).
For checklists based on this template, the measurement reading fields are available on each checklist item. You can add and edit integers and decimal numbers, and if min/max values were added in the template, any deviations are marked with a red line.
The PDF report you can create from either the checklist or the template also shows the measurement readings in a separate section.
And there's more!
Find operation IDs (if you're using SAP) or activity IDs (if you're using WorkMate) with the new filter field you'll see on the Checklist page when a work order has operations/activities attached. Note that on a mobile device, you'll find this menu option under the More options (...) icon.
Version 8.5.2 - April 13, 2021
You'll find some adjustments to the user experience in this minor release of InField. Storing of archived checklists is now better adjusted to shift work and are only kept for 4 weeks (previously 12 weeks). This is to give a clearer view of the checklists you are currently working with.
You'll also notice that the Trend card on the Overview page no longer displays the time series value when several time series is connected to a tag.
Version 8.5 - March 24, 2021
This version of InField lets you create templates without intervals with a new check box in the Create new template window. You'll notice that the field for interval selection is hidden when you add items to the template. Checklists based on this template consist of the template name and the current date. These checklists are unique to the user, so to share with co-workers, you must click Share checklist, which you find under the More options (...) icon. Be aware that you cannot change this check box once the template is created.
Version 8.4.4 - March 16, 2021
Easily add or remove multiple areas of expertise when creating or editing a template for routine round checklists. All you need to do in the Create new template window is to click several areas in the list to add and click cross to remove:
We've also refurbished the Overview page, making it clearer and better utilized. You'll notice that the Notification card is now on this page.
Version 8.4.3 - March 8, 2021
InField is looking good! The layout on the checkboxes used across the application is now aligned with the Cognite product suite. This release also includes backend improvements and preparations for new functionalities soon to be made available to the users.
Version 8.4.2 - March 2, 2021
You'll experience a variety of smaller improvements made across several areas in this version of InField. The performance on the Overview page is faster, you'll get more accurate results when you search for tags and a better preview of images uploaded to tags. We've also fixed a bug that occurred if you searched multiple times for a specific time series on the Trend page.