The Roundup featuring releases 21.02, 21.03, 21.04, and 21.5

Welcome to Issue 2 of our quarterly roundup, where we take a look back at some of the biggest improvements we've made to Aconex over the last few months. In this issue we revisit Releases 21.02, 21.03, 21.04, and 21.05 and highlight some important features you may have missed.

Your Online Viewer experience upgraded

  • A suite of new tools and features designed to make your reviews easier:
     
    • Measurement tool for length, perimeter and area.
    • Attach files from your computer into the PDF doc.
    • Rubber stamps to suit you with pre-set options or the ability to customise your own.
    • Sign off with style and put your signature on the page with our new signature stamp.
  • The Online Viewer now has autosave for markups. Now there's no need to worry about unexpected shutdowns or forgetful moments, we've got you covered.
  • Publish your saved draft so that other users can see your markups and comments.
  • You'll notice an updated interface, including a wider frame for document displays. Document properties has also moved so that you can see it inside the online viewer.
  • Wider font support, and we can even help out with the fonts that we don't support! We simply match it with the most similar font in our library.
  • More bookmarking options so it's easy to come back to your work.

Learn more about Document Reviews

Get clarity with end-of-process labels in Mail

We know every project, team and organization uses different terminology. That's why we've introduced a few more Mail label options in project settings. You can now view and configure end-of-process mail status labels for an entire project.

Go to Setup > Project Settings > Mail > Mail Statuses.

You now have the options to change:

  • Responded to Answered, Completed, or Closed.
  • Closed-out to Closed, Confirmed, Accepted, or Agreed.

Remember, changing a status label will update the label for all mail and all organizations on your project (both historic and future), so make sure you communicate this change well in advance to avoid confusing your project members.
 

Learn more about configuring Mail rules

Create a customizable report in three easy steps, and share powerful new data and insights with your project

  • With a range of subject areas to choose from, you can create a customizable report with data important to you. Learn how to define a report data model to get you started.
     
  • You’ll need to create a report layout next, and our easy, intuitive guide will help you design a visually appealing layout your project team will be in awe of.
     
  • Ready to share your report with your project team? Head to the Reports menu, to find your saved report, and export it. We support formats such as PDF, HTML, XLSX and CSV. Simple. 
     
  • If your project is using the Cost module, you can define and create single record reports, direct from the corresponding area in Cost. Read more on printable reports.
     
  • Remember, you’ll need to ensure you have the appropriate permissions to use customized reports. Speak with your Org Admin or read more on Report Permissions.
     
  • Note customized reports is only available on the Oracle Aconex AU1, US1 and UK1 instances. We’ll communicate other instances in due course. 

Track your Site Diary in the Field, and more!

  • Project-owning organizations can now record their site diary using Daily Reports. Stay tuned for more updates to Daily Reports in the next few months
     
  • Track down issues captured by a particular inspection checklist with our new filter by Inspection feature (web only). We’ve also added the issue source to the event log, for maximum trackability. 
     
  • Create new checklist templates at the click of a button – the Copy button that we’ve added to makes it easier to duplicate an existing template. 
     
  • Similar issues to raise? No problem, now you can copy issues on the go with the Mobile app – just swipe the issue you want to replicate and choose copy

Catch up on all the details

In this issue, we’ve provided you with the highlights from the following releases:

  • Release 21.05.100 – More power in Docs, a new look for the Online Viewer, and Mobile gets some useful enhancements.
  • Release 21.04.100 – Documents as mail attachments in Mobile, view issues from inspections, Oracle Aconex meets Revit.
  • Release 21.03.100 – Cost introduces new statuses for change events, plus we've made it easier to send issue reports from your mobile.
  • Release 21.02.100 – Supercharged Reports, improved collaboration in the Online Viewer, added configurable Mail statuses, and enhancements to Field and Mobile.

You can find full details of each of our past releases here.