Revision History

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2.3.217

• Additional internal system diagnostics.

2.3.215

• Update Contact Us telephone numbers.
• Update Help file with updated instructions on how to export reports to Microsoft Excel.

2.3.214

• Reduced memory usage over long periods of server uptime.

2.3.213

• Additional memory optimization for large API queries.

2.3.212

• Reduced memory requirements for large API queries.

2.3.211

• Fixed potential memory leak with large API queries.

2.3.210

• Removed redundant/debugging API request logging.

2.3.208

• Minor performance updates.

2.3.207

• NEW: Items have a "Requires explicit role assignment" checkbox. Read about it in Help > Help Contents > Role-based Security.

2.3.206

• NEW: Generate a report preview while designing or modifying a custom report.
• Fixed possible slowdown while creating a new sample database.

2.3.205

• Improved application load time for databases with a large number of items.

2.3.204

• NEW: improved Snapshot view and work/schedule/cost forecast calculations to replace Earned Value metrics.
• Removed Earned Value Status Detail and Earned Value Performance Trend reports.

2.3.203

• Updated internal build tooling only.

2.3.202

• Changing a user's status to System Admin or from System Admin now takes effect immediately without requiring an application restart.
• Fixed possibility of AutoMail reports being sent twice.

2.3.201

• Improved memory handling for very large GetTimeLogs API requests.

2.3.200

• Fixed possible service stop when attempting to edit a timesheet immediately after choosing a custom From: date.

2.3.199

• Fixed summary headings not appearing at some sub-levels of custom reports.

2.3.198

• NEW: Maximum number of hours a User can log per day setting in Tools > Options > Time Logging.
• Fixed possible error creating new database when migrating from a different database type.
• Fixed attempting to load a damaged/corrupted database could leave it in Loading state indefinitely.
• Moved sample data into the 2020-2021 calendar year range.

2.3.197

• Fixed possible database error when creating a new TimeTiger application with a blank database.

2.3.196

• Fixed potential database migration failure during upgrade when custom item types are used.

2.3.194

• Added response limits and improved memory handling for GetTimeLogs API requests that return a large number of logs.

2.3.193

• Improved memory handling when generating very large reports.

2.3.192

• NEW: customize the Reset Password e-mail subject and body from TimeTiger Explorer > Tools > Customize E-mail Templates...

2.3.191

• Updated database schema.

2.3.190

• Updated OpenSSL libraries.
• Optimized report cache management to reduce long-term process memory usage.

2.3.187

• NEW: TimeTiger profile and custom time log fields can be customized with lookup lists to make data entry faster and more consistent.
• NEW: option to hide/remove "Copy Filled Timesheet from Previous Period" button from Log Time page.
• Moved sample data into the 2019-2020 calendar year date range.
• Fixed issue where Explorer panes could not be resized in Microsoft Edge.
• Fixed issue where extra Full Name columns could appear on the Time Log report.
• Fixed issue where a newly created billing rate rule exception could not be deleted until the rates were first saved.

2.3.186

• NEW: option to Login as a Different User in TimeTiger Explorer > File menu.

2.3.185

• Fixed summary (sub-total) rows not appearing on some custom reports.
• Improved application load time for large TimeTiger databases.

2.3.184

• Fixed service stop when generating Time Log report with "Show all levels of sub-items" checked.

2.3.183

• NEW: Setting in Tools > Options to prefer showing a user's Full Name in the TimeTiger Explorer if it has been set.

2.3.182

• NEW: TimeTiger now keeps track of when each time log was last approved or declined and the user who made the change. These fields appear on the Time Log report.
• NEW: Timesheet report has option to Include All Items (not just items with logs).
• NEW: Setting in Tools > Options to make Description/Comments mandatory to submit logs.
• Timesheet report includes additional information to help distinguish rows with identical item names.
• NEW: Setup and Config option to include a custom message on the TimeTiger login and welcome pages.

2.3.180

• Fixed potential 60-second timeout errors during common operations.

2.3.179

• Improved speed of approving, declining, and marking logs “not reviewed.”
• Fixed crash when attempting to "Split Rows" on a timesheet whose TimeTiger session had expired.

2.3.178

• Fixed connection hangup/reset issues when using TimeTiger through a proxy server under load.

2.3.177

• NEW: log approval status can be used as a field in custom reports.
• Fixed reporting issue where some nested headings could appear more than once.
• Fixed network write retry logic to improve compatibility with some proxy servers.

2.3.176

• Fixed report headings spilling over into content cells when selecting specific items to include.
• Moved sample data into the 2018-2019 calendar year date range.
• Fixed possible crash when a user's group was removed while their password was being reset.
• Error messages suggesting contacting the administrator now include their name and/or e-mail address if configured.

2.3.175

• Fixed login issue with some versions of Safari on macOS.

2.3.174

• NEW: “Download” button for every report allows you to download the report file directly.
• Fixed issue where “br” tags appeared for multi-line time logs instead of actual line breaks.

2.3.173

• Fixed cases where Not Reviewed or Declined icons could continue to appear for items whose logs had already been fully approved.
• Fixed possible crash when attempting to stop an application that was already stopping.
• Fixed issue where some item tabs could contain duplicate tab headers.

2.3.172

• Leaving the Explorer page open now keeps user logged in.
• Updated French language localization.

2.3.171

• NEW option to redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS if configured.
• Moved sample data into the 2017-2018 calendar year date range.

2.3.170

• Fixed security issue related to session management and authentication.

2.3.168

• Projects and Tasks are created much faster through the web interface and API.

2.3.167

• Maximum length of user name field has been expanded to 50 characters (from 20).

2.3.166

• Updated SOAP API to version 1.3.1.
• NEW option to CC: yourself when sending declined log notification e-mails.
• Fixed issue where Explorer Find could potentially cause a service stop.

2.3.165

• Fixed issue with connecting to a newly created sample database in 64-bit Windows.

2.3.164

• Added code-signing to 32-bit and 64-bit Windows downloads.
• Fixed SetupTimeTiger64.exe not responding when executed.

2.3.163

• NEW: 64-bit version of TimeTiger available for download.
• Improved stability and compatibility using Windows integrated (SSPI) authentication.

2.3.161

• Fixed reporting issue where headings could spill over into content cells.
• Fixed issue where editing a To Do item from the Log Time page might not open Edit To Do window.
• Improved detail in error message where an item could not be moved or copied due to name duplication.
• Update SOAP API to version 1.3.0.

2.3.158

• Fixed issue where generating some custom reports incorrectly indicated that they would contain no data.

2.3.157

• NEW: Find box in TimeTiger Explorer allows you to quickly search for items anywhere in your TimeTiger database.
• Updated "Submit Changes" button caption to "Save and Submit Changes" for clarity in Log Time window.
• Fixed doubled time values appearing for today's date when choosing to Edit Today's Time when in weekly or monthly timesheet view.

2.3.156

• Fixed custom reporting issue with items specifically included in reports without a field for those item names.

2.3.155

• Moved sample data into the 2016-2017 calendar year date range.
• Updated API methods to identify To Do items by GUID rather than UID.

2.3.152

• Moved sample data into the 2015-2016 calendar year date range.

2.3.149

• Improved handling of special characters (accents, long hyphens, curly quotes) in API responses.

2.3.146

• Improved performance of progressive search in dropdowns in Internet Explorer 11.
• Temporary measures to improve API handling of characters outside of ASCII encoding.
• Fix First Day of Week being ignored by the Date.Week field on custom reports.
• Fix Default Picks not correctly updated when moving an item (both with and without moving existing logs for the item).

2.3.141

• Fixed GetTimeLogs API endpoint not correctly returning error result when an invalid or blank session ID is provided.

2.3.140

• Moved sample data into the 2014-2015 calendar year date range.

2.3.139

• NEW rounding options (in Tools > Options) for time log entries.
• Do not allow copying a blank or filled timesheet when period already contains logs.
• Improved exception logging of time log submissions and deletions.
• Fixed timeout/freeze when deleting a TimeTiger application.

2.3.135

• Fixed error during new database creation on Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

2.3.133

• Fixed Time Log report showing blank User.Full name when User (short) name is not included on report.

2.3.128

• Fixed Vacation Days report when generated as an AutoMail for a user that is no longer Active.

2.3.127

• Fixed Time Log report not generating when User Full Name field was specifically excluded.

2.3.126

• Fixed possible service stop in Time Log report.

2.3.125

• Time Log report includes User Full name field.
• Generate button now correctly disables while generating a standard report.
• Limiting custom reports to a single level no longer causes a "This report would not contain any data" error.

2.3.118

• Multi-line descriptions now expand Excel cell height when Time Log report is exported to Excel.

2.3.117

• Fixed XML representation of time logs returned by API that contain descriptions with embedded newline characters.

2.3.115

• Fixed possible service stop when deleting selected time logs from View Time Logs page.
• Fixed QuickBooks IIF file not generating when running Time Log report with "Generate IIF" option checked.

2.3.113

• Fixed next/previous timesheet buttons not responding.
• Fixed selecting To Do item on Log Time page not filling in item information.

2.3.111

• Fixed possible crash when no Properties tab is selected on Edit item page.
• Time Log custom fields now extended to a maximum length of 255 characters.
• Fixed failure of Microsoft Access databases to upgrade from some very old versions of TimeTiger.
• Run Tool button now disabled as soon as Service and Maintenance tool is run to prevent double-running.

2.3.104

• Fixed SQL ODBC error when moving some projects from one client to another.

2.3.103

• Added Quick Link option to edit today's already-logged time.
• Added option in Tools, Options to set the number of blank rows that initially appear when logging time.
• New sample databases will contain data in the 2012-2013 range.

2.3.102

• Fixed possible service stop when generating reports that produced error messages.

2.3.101

• Fixed issue where some AutoMail reports could only include items of one status code.

2.3.100

• NEW: popover allows you to enter Status/Description text for each cell in Timesheet view.
• AutoMailed Timesheet reports can now be sent for current or previous week and month.
• Fixed: Work in Progress text that includes line breaks is now properly transferred to the Log Time window.
• Fixed: Blank AutoMail reports will no longer get sent unless "Send report even if blank" is checked.

2.3.99

• Fixed WSDL issue with SOAP API update.

2.3.98

• SOAP API updated to version 1.2. See the TimeTiger SDK for details.

2.3.97

• Fixed problem with "Last Week" date range becoming non-responsive on some reports.

2.3.94

• Fixed calculation of "Last Week" date range during first day of the week.

2.3.93

• Fixed issue where Unreviewed/Declined time icons would not disappear from the Explorer tree, even after page was refreshed.
• The "Last Week" date range now correctly includes the 7 day period prior to the first day of the current week.
• Fixed issue where splitting a time log row into multiple rows and immediately submitting only submitted the first row.
• Changes to the TimeTiger SOAP API. Please see the API documentation for current information.

2.3.92

• Updated online help with information about the Vacation Days report and additional approval permissions.

2.3.91

• NEW: option to set first day of work week in Tools > Options.
• Fixed issue with reports not appearing with certain server configurations in TimeTiger 2 On-Premises.

2.3.90

• Fixed issue with editing contact information for several different TimeTiger applications in succession.
• Fixed problem with AutoMail owner information not being transferred when database is converted to a different format.
• Improved encryption on SMTP server credentials stored by TimeTiger.

2.3.83

• Fixed security credentials issue with converting a TimeTiger 1.8 database in Microsoft Access format.
• Fixed problem where field selections were not being taken account when creating a new TimeTiger database.

2.3.82

• NEW separate permissions to allow approval of your own time logs (vs. approval of other's time logs) so that auto-approval can be individually granted for specific users.
• NEW convenient buttons to advance to next and previous period when viewing/editing timesheet.
• Fixed issue with some older TimeTiger databases not migrating to current version.

2.3.80

• Moving an item without moving its time logs now correctly transfers role assignments to and from the item.
• Fixed issue with custom reports with certain item property fields causing report not to generate.
• Fixed custom reports not displaying when system configured to show unlimited rows and columns.

2.3.79

• NEW option to have costs and values associated with time logs either as soon as they are entered or not until they are approved.
• Fixed switching to Monthly Timesheet view was not remembered for the next time Log Time page was opened.
• Users who have permissions to generate a report can now make a personal copy of the report.
• "Log time for" drop-down hidden for users who only have permissions to log time for themselves and no other users.
• Improvements to Actual Work information export to Microsoft Project.

2.3.75

• Fixed certain options not saving on Tools, Options page.

2.3.74

• Fixed intermittent service stop when synchronizing certain MS Project files.

2.3.73

• Fixed service stop when AutoMail custom report triggers an error due to excess report size.
• Fixed problem in Explorer where expanding a node sometimes did not completely expand previously expanded sub-nodes.
• When an AutoMail report triggers an error and would not send, the error is now e-mailed to the AutoMail recipient so they are aware of the problem.
• Fixed incorrect error message displayed when a duplicate role name was entered during adding or editing security roles.
• Increased logging detail for the deletion of AutoMail report schedules.
• Fixed behaviour of Cancel button on Options page.
• Fixed importing a list of Users to a group so that user names are automatically converted to upper-case.
• Fixed issue where TimeTiger allowed new roles to be created with no permissions.
• Authorization key expiration warnings now include correct administrator's e-mail address.
• Fixed ODBC error message when genering Time to Review report on a Microsoft Access TimeTiger database.
• Added robots.txt exclusions to prevent search engine indexing of Internet-facing TimeTiger servers.

2.3.72

• Fixed service stop when an AutoMail report cannot be generated or sent.

2.3.71

• Changes to billing rates no longer re-rate logs that have been locked out by date range.
• Fixed counting of rows and columns for large reports so that "This report would contain over 2000 * rows or columns" message does not appear unnecessarily.
• Minor user interface and stability enhancements.

2.3.70

• NEW Separate cost rates and billing rates for every item in TimeTiger.
• NEW All cost and billing rates now allow a standard hourly rate and flexible exceptions.
• Custom reports now allow display of both cost and value of time in separate columns.
• Custom reports show headers for all inner fields.
• Improved performance of saving and approving time logs.
• Fixes JavaScript error on Set Default Security Roles page and "Filter by my role" dropdown in the TimeTiger Explorer.
• Deleting a report will now correctly remove AutoMails that reference that report.
• Editing Default Picks for an item will now correctly update its Modified On/Modified By information.
• Sample data moved to 2011-2012 calendar years.

2.3.69

• NEW Checkbox in header of View Time Logs page selects all logs on the page.
• Fixes JavaScript error on Move All Logs page, Copy/Move Item page, Edit Assigment page, Design Report page.
• Fixes behaviour under Windows Integrated authentication failures.

2.3.68

• NEW Custom reports can now incorporate custom Time Log fields.
• Added Every 2 Weeks option for AutoMail scheduling.
• Added Do Not Send Before date for AutoMail scheduling.
• Time Log report now includes Ref # fields for all items.
• Improved performance for databases with a large number of top-level items.
• Fixed splitting a row on the Log Time page now correctly calculates duration of each split.
• Fixed several intermittent JavaScript errors during time logging and review.
• Fixed truncated item names on some reports in Internet Explorer.
• Removed unnecessary Done button on Edit AutoMail schedule page.

2.3.65

• Greatly improved performance over slow network connections.
• Can click on TimeTiger logo in Explorer or choose View > Welcome to return to Welcome page.
• Browser AutoFill no longer interferes with progressive search.
• Fixed Done button on About page not returning to previous page.

2.3.62

• New progressive search (as you type) when picking items from drop-down lists.
• Visual progress indicator during generation of large reports.
• Visual progress indicator during long MS Project synchronization operations.
• Fixed issue where project managers could assign themselves to an item in a role that exceeded their own permissions on that item.
• Fixed issue where submitting a change to a status code incorrectly returned you to the Welcome page.
• Fixed issue with row and column totals not displaying while entering time on the Log Time page.

2.3.57

• Selecting an item from a long dropdown list now scrolls window back to the original dropdown button.

2.3.55

• New API methods CopyEntity and DeleteEntity.
• Fixed issue in some deployments where entering a Declined Reason of longer than 50 characters produced an error.

2.3.52

• Fixed service stop issue when assigning roles to certain users.
• Fixed issue with synchronization of some MS Project files.

2.3.50

• Fixed service stop issue when generating some custom reports with date fields.

2.3.49

• Very large or maximized To Do window now behaves correctly without needing to be resized.
• Fixed headers on custom analysis sometimes disappearing causing badly formatted reports.
• Fixed calculation of Scheduled Hours on Earned Value Status Detail report when task is in progress.
• Fixed problem with columns sometimes not lining up on Item List report.

2.3.48

• Fixed possible service stop when user clicks Back after removing a log time row and then attempting to edit or remove that same row again.
• Updated sample data to calendar year 2010-2011.

2.3.47

• Improved memory usage for deployments with large databases and over 100 concurrent users.
• Improved performance when moving or deleting items during heavy system use.

2.3.43

• Fixed issue where AutoMail reports might not send if checking occurred at the exact second the reports were scheduled.

2.3.39

• Fixed outline re-numbering during Microsoft Project synchronization.
• Fixed issue with To Do window not opening in IE7 when using an evaluation database.

2.3.38

• Greatly improved speed of copying and synchronizing medium-large projects.
• Exporting reports to Excel now treats 0-value cells as numbers in Excel rather than strings.
• The Earned Value: Status Detail report can now only be generated by users with permission to See Restricted Properties on the particular project or task.
• Added user cost rate columns to the Item List report (can only be seen by users with sufficient permissions).

2.3.37

• Changing a status on an item will now make the same status change to all sub-items down the hieararchy.
• Deleting items with time logs now requires you to set the item to status Inactive first (to help prevent accidental deletions).
• New TimeTiger databases allow users to change their own passwords by default.
• Minor visual and performance improvements.

2.3.33

• AutoMail reports can now optionally be sent even if they do not contain any data.
• Testing AutoMail now correctly reports when the test report could not be created.
• Weekly breakouts on custom reports now correctly use the day range Monday - Sunday.

2.3.32

• Custom reports now include a "Do not merge repeated headings" option to make Cut & Paste easier in Microsoft Excel.
• Custom reports now suppress rows and columns where the bottom-most item is blank, resulting in cleaner reports.
• Temporary authorization keys now correctly expire at 11:59 PM on the date of expiration.
• Dates of time logs in sample database bumped to 2009 and 2010.
• Custom security option added to prevent System Admin users from seeing restricted properties (such as cost rates).

2.3.31

• New server-level performance metrics reporting feature accessible through the TimeTiger setup and configuration console.

2.3.30

• Fixed issue with To Do window timing out when opened.

2.3.29

• Fixed stability issue when multiple users approved or declined time under load.

2.3.25

• Resolved issue when moving projects that include sub-tasks under a hidden (inactive) parent task.
• Various stability and cosmetic improvements.

2.3.23

• Editing Default Roles now correctly returns you to your previous page after clicking Submit Changes.
• Performance and stability improvements as well as reduction of memory usage for large deployments and databases with many Explorer items.

2.3.20

• Time Log report can now optionally display all levels of sub-Client, sub-Project etc.
• Column widths in Time Log report are sized based on content.
• Fixed issue with new users created while password policy enforcement was enabled not receiving a temporary password e-mail message.
• Fixed issue where syncing certain MS Project files could cause service stop.

2.3.17

• To Do window now shows total number of hours already logged for the day.
• Improved To Do window positioning for multi-monitor setups under Windows 7.
• Added tool-tip to currently running To Do item that shows time since the item was last clicked.
• Improved stability and performance under high-load situations.

2.3.11

• New optional password policy enforcement allows you to ensure that your users pick strong passwords when using TimeTiger.
• Upgraded API and API Sample Application to version 1.1, including new API functionality to create role assignments.
• Fixed issue where a 255-character long Declined Reason would not save.
• Fixed issue where moving an existing user without moving their time logs generated a duplicate user name error.

2.3.10

• Fixed incorrect display of item names and time logs that include single quote characters.

2.3.9

• Fixed visual issue with time to review/time declined notification.

2.3.8

• "Can See All Time Logs" permission now automatically shows users on reports without the need to separately grant permissions to those users.
• Added option to specify particular items as being exempt from date lockout period.
• Moving items allows you to leave time logs in their original location by creating an inactive "history" item.
• TimeTiger server automatically forwards requests to single application when only one application is present.
• Fixed several potential cross-site scripting issues.

2.3.7

• Fixed issue where To Do items created automatically during MS Project synchronization could be set to top-level projects instead of tasks.
• Fixed issue default picks were not used for To Do items created during role assignment.
• Greatly improved performance of Item List report for large TimeTiger databases.
• Fixed problem with some custom reports that included Date fields underneath other types of fields.
• Web services API enabled by default for new applications.

2.3.5

• Fixed missing return code from API method.

2.3.3

• Fixed issue with creating a new sample database.

2.3.1

• New Default Picks allow you to associate a default Category for each Task, for example, and optionally make them "locked."
• Fixed issue where To Do items automatically created during MS Project import appeared blank.