Improvements and fixes

We fixed these bugs

• Previously, when editing a file using the Office Online Viewer you were not able to save a draft or delete one. This has been fixed. 
  
• The Download with Markup Summary option was not shown for certain files in the Properties tab. Now it does.

Improvements and fixes

We fixed a bug

• Some of you experienced performance issues when adding lots of photos to inspection line items. We've improved this to show the upload progress of images, and prompt you to save as you add more images.

Improvements and fixes

Model Inspections and clashes

• We've made it easier to inspect and navigate around clashing objects in the viewer.
• The measurement tool will go into its own focused 'mode' so that you can quickly add multiple measurements of different types.
• Right-click an object to isolate it or apply transparency to reveal clashing geometry inside the object.
• Easily set the camera to preset views e.g. front, back, top, bottom etc. 
• Use Shift+Click to quickly select a range of clashes from the left list panel when viewing clash results.

Improvements and fixes

Adding more details

It's easier to see change events directly from the Cost Worksheet. Click the new Change Event Items tab to view these details.

• We've added Cost project ID and Aconex project ID columns to the projects list in cost administration. This helps you identify a project if you only know its ID.
• We've updated error messages to help you find and update related records when deleting parent control accounts in a multi-level hierarchy.

Change events

• Previously, when searching for change event items the search results did not include all the columns in the grid. We've made it easier to filter the results based on any available data.
• The Period column in Direct actual Cost reports was displaying only zeros. It now displays the correct value. 
• Security profile permissions are now based on the record type instead of location and permissions are now assigned as required to allow contract changes.
• "Exclusively use Change Management to manage changes" has been added to budget change setting in organization settings. This helps you set up defaults for all new projects.

Importing fixes

• If you leave the control account and control element values empty when importing contract changes, the import will no longer blank out those values and keep the existing setup. 
• Control account and control element is now a mandatory field when importing contract change items. 

Improvements and fixes

We fixed these bugs

• There was an issue where cost reports failed to run when filtered using tag fields. It now supports tag filtering but make sure tag category names do not contain special characters.
• In Document project fields, a Boolean field with values Yes/No was displayed as True/False. Now they display correctly.
• Previously, reports that used the mail, mail transmittal in, mail transmitted subject areas failed to run with big reports that contained a lot of data. We've improved this to reduce the chance of the report failing. 
• In the User Details, Assignment & Configuration report, we've updated the description of Project Admin to avoid confusion. A Project Admin is defined as a user from the Aconex project-owning organization who has been granted Edit project settings permission in their assigned organization-level user role. The report does not consider access granted at the project-level user role.

Improvements and fixes

See more admins

• The number of Org Admins displayed on the Organization Information page has been increased to 20.

Faster account setup

• People who login to Aconex using a Lobby account do not need to set a separate Aconex account password.

Improvements and fixes

User Administration

• Lobby Administrators are now able to quickly locate the ID of the Lobby Organizations they administer.
• We've improved the welcome email for new Lobby users by providing clearer instructions related to logging in.

Improvements and fixes

Copy project API

• Use an external API to copy a project, so you won't need to login to Aconex.
• Only Organization Admins will be able to make use of this functionality.

Mail Group APIs

• Mail groups can be managed externally without logging into Aconex:
  • Create a mail group
  • Update a mail group
  • Delete a mail group
  • Read a mail group
  • Add users to mail group
  • Remove users from mail group
• API can be integrated anywhere.

View Aconex Directory APIs 

Updates for Cost APIs

To help you integrate with Cost, we've added payload examples for the following APIs:

• PATCH /projects​/{projectId}​/time-phased-data/{id}
• PATCH /projects​/{projectId}/activities/{id}
• PATCH /projects​/{projectId}​/period-actuals/{id}
• PUT /projects​/{projectId}​/time-phased-data/{id}
• PUT /projects​/{projectId}​/time-phased-data/bulk
• PUT /projects​/{projectId}/activities/{id}
• PUT /projects​/{projectId}​/period-actuals/{id}
• POST /admin/configured-calculated-field-definition
• POST /admin/configured-manual-field-definition
• POST /projects/{projectId}/admin/configured-calculated-field-definition
• POST /projects/{projectId}/admin/configured-manual-field-definition

View Cost APIs