FastWork

Release Notes

Access release notes to stay informed about upcoming releases and explore what’s new, including new features, change requests, and bug fixes. Please be aware that the notes reflect general FastWork updates and are not tailored to individual customer solutions. 



Release Version 3.0

The release is expected to go live on Friday, June 20

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New Features


🚀 New Architectural Setup

We’ve rebuilt our synchronization and mobile data management engine by replacing the previous third-party library with Arkyn’s software. This new architecture removes previous limitations and gives each user full flexibility in data selection, improved performance with large datasets, and significantly better support and troubleshooting capabilities.


🚀 Pilot Release Flow Support

An optional release flow that allows for a pilot release, making it easy for your MDM Team to handle.

🚀 Reassignment of Work on User Level

Option to assign/reassign work on the user level and have details displayed in the app.

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🚀 Role Concept in the App

Assign specific user menus upon login to streamline the user experience based on roles, enhancing security and efficiency by ensuring users have appropriate permissions for their work order.

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🚀 Upload images to Technical Object

Possible to enrich the SAP Master data with images of the Technical structure. Images can be taken and shown in the app,
and are in the background synced to SAP.

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🚀 Outbox button

An " Outbox" button has been added to provide access to queued items that are not fully submitted to SAP.

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🚀 Classification & Charasteristics

Classification data and characteristics are available through the apps.

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🚀 Timeline - New Filter Options

New Filter options include attachments, which enable or disable attachments shown in the timeline view.
Additionally, functionality is currently under implementation.

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🚀 Dynamic Configuration of Screens and Swipe Actions

Possible to configure on-the-fly screen layouts.

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Change Requests

💡 Logon & Token Handling flow

This updated logon flow and token handling are optimized for reasons of efficiency, following SAP best practices. A new logon screen will appear for the user.

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💡 Language Support

The language settings in the app are now based on the language selected from SAP (if translations exist).

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💡 Initial Synchronization & Data Filtering

The multi-site concept has been removed. Instead, users can now define which plants to include during the initial data load.
Enhanced filter options make it possible to limit the data synced to the device - a significant improvement that speeds up initial synchronization and provides a smoother first-time onboarding experience.

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💡 Optimized Progress Feedback

Better user feedback under data synchronization

 

💡 Material handling

Restructure the entire material handling setup to optimize use and flexibility, and open the option for more detailed information about material data.

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💡Improved 3D Model Capture

Capture 3D models of equipment and maintain them directly within the asset structure. This enables quick and intuitive visualization for inspection planning and supports efficient execution of both inspections and repairs.

To use this feature, an iPhone or iPad Pro 15 or newer with a built-in LiDAR sensor is required.

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💡Create Notification Enhancements

Easily select the notification type as part of the creation.

Bug Fixes

  • iOS + Android Alignment Optimized alignment between the iOS and Android devices & ways of working within the app.

Release Version 3.1

The release is expected to go live on Monday, September 1

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New Features

🚀 Default priority on follow-on order

New default option for follow-on order has been added.

 

🚀 Graphs on measurement points (Android)

You can visualize the measurement point data in both a line chart and a point chart, as well as filter the chart from the "last seven days" to "all time".

 

 

 

3.1 Change Requests

💡 Wildcard search in components

Wildcard search by the use of * or ? is possible when searching for components. The * is used when you know only some of the name. The ? is used for each of the missing characters. The wildcard search works on both letters and numbers.

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💡 Automatic breakdown flag - Additional logic

It is now possible to have several priorities that enables the breakdown toggle configured.

3.1 Bug fixes

  • iOS + Android Alignment Optimized alignment between the iOS and Android devices & ways of working within the app.
  • Consignment stock bug Return a consignment component
  • Storage bin is missing Storage bin is missing on the materials list when consuming for a work center
  • Data synchronization Optimize performance and hardening for synch

Release Version 3.2

The release is expected to go live on Monday, September 29

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New Features

🚀 Service orders implementation

It is now possible to create and view service orders directly within FastWork, providing a more efficient and streamlined way to manage service-related tasks

 

🚀 Adoption - Tracking on user level

Tracking of users on email has been implemented. The data on user level will only be data from the new build released 29. September, and will only show for the users using this build.

Change Requests

💡 Maps optimization, performance enhancement and filtering extension 

Improve the overall performance to scroll around and ensure clusters load properly. Added filtering options has been implemented. 

 

💡 Calculate actual work button on time confirmation

On the “add time screen” a button called “calculate” has been added. This button calculates the "actual work", when you change the “Start date” and "End date”. The button is visible if you highlight the "actual work" field.

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Bug Fixes

  • Technical object browser structure Restructure in the technical object tree
  • Details on Technical objects The orders and notification shown on the details screen shows the correct amount of open, in process and closed value
  • Connection banner Connection banner has been made less intrusive  
  • Turning tablet, removes description text before submitting When turning the tablet from landscape mode to vertical mode while writing a description, the text is not deleted                                                                                                  
  • Data synchronization Optimize performance and hardening for synch
  • iOS + Android Alignment Optimized alignment between the iOS and Android devices & ways of working within the app

Release Version 3.4

The release is expected to go live on Monday, November 3

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New Features

🚀 Material count can now update to zero

When editing the inventory count on a material it is now possible to update the count to be zero.

 

🚀 New filtering design in “My Work” and “My selections”

Filter in the different list has been made more user friendly. It is also possible to see the total number of notifications, orders or operations that fulfills your chosen filter before applying your filter.

 

Change Requests

💡 Work center reintroduced under settings screen

Under my settings - there will be a filter where you can set you “work center” like you can set your plant. The work center filter filters: My notification, My orders and My operations.

 

💡 Maps optimizations (Android)

Maps has been optimized with both better clustering as well as a lot of new filtering.

 

💡 UI optimizations on close order screen (Android)

This complete screen has been designed a bit different.

This means that is the complete order screen has “notification items” there should now be space between the different fields.

 

💡 Stamp (in app/in SAP) on time confirmations (Android)

It is now possible to get a prefixed added “app” or a “SAP” text in front of the short text on submitted time confirmations in the time confirmation overview. This way it is possible to see if the time confirmation is made in the FastWork app or in SAP

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Bug Fixes - General

  • Scanning QR without serial Number When scanning a QR code without a serial number the app could not follow any of the patterns for material, and the app therefore failed to fetch the material. This is now possible.
  • Data synchronization Optimize performance and hardening for synch.
  • iOS + Android Alignment Optimized alignment between the iOS and Android devices & ways of working within the app.

Bug Fixes - Android

  • Missing filter Reset button on maps When you select a filter in Maps, you had to actively tap the same filter again to remove it, now there is a “reset button” that deletes all chosen filters.
  • PRT document bug PRT dokuments would not load when clicked on on operations.
  • + sign in the time confirmation list “+” sign covered for the last time confirmation in the time confirmation list

Bug Fixes - iOS

  • Downloading constantly The downloading bar was visibly downloading in a loop, and this has been fixed.
  • Search bug The search field did not respond on the first input if you copy pasted the whole component id. This is now possible.

Release Version 3.5

The release is expected to go live on Monday, December 1

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New Features

TBD

Change requests

TBD

Bug fixes

  • TBD TBD

Release Version 3.6

The release is expected to go live on Monday, January 26

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New features

TBD

Change Requests

TBD

Bug Fixes

  • TBD TBD

Release Version 3.7

The release is expected to go live on Monday, February 23

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New features

TBD

Change Requests

TBD

Bug Fixes

  • TBD TBD

Release Version 3.8

The release is expected to go live on Monday, Marts 23

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New features

TBD

Change Requests

TBD

Bug Fixes

  • TBD TBD

Release Version 3.9

The release is expected to go live on Monday, April 20

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New features

TBD

Change Requests

TBD

Bug Fixes

  • TBD TBD

Release Version 3.10

The release is expected to go live on Monday, May 18

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New features

TBD

Change Requests

TBD

Bug Fixes

  • TBD TBD

Release Version 3.11

The release is expected to go live on Monday, 15 june

If any of the new features or change requests are of interest to you, feel free to contact us.

New features

TBD

Change Requests

TBD

Bug Fixes

  • TBD TBD