OFS v11 Update 4 - Release Notes

OFS V11 Update 4 (v11u4) introduces a couple of new features, a host of improvements across the platform, and a number of bug fixes - Learn more about them in the release notes below.

The most significant is the introduction of Picture Fields to OFS-Flow, which allow the collection of pictures from your manufacturing environment, directly into OFS-Flow!

In addition to this major work, OFS have introduced 20+ new improvements, including a new native ability to send SMS messages directly from OFS Alerts and Services.

Click the links below to learn more about each of the new features introduced in OFS v11 Update 4.

New Features

• Picture Fields in OFS-Flow
• SMS Service

Improvements

• Improved adaptability of the Console Gauge
• OFS-Flow Validation brought to PDF Exports

• Dynamic OFS Event Chart Parameters

• Improved Alert Group Display in Fusion-Manager

• Shift Progress - Units Rated Description

• Alert Previews - Improved Reliability

• Updated description for 'Changed After Dismissal' column

• Additional Per Minute Speed columns

• Zoom Level for Live Dashboards in Share URLs

• Conditional formatting for PDF exports
  

• Disallow Newly Created Alerts to be referenced by Workflow Alerts

• ReasonCategory column fix in the /export/events API

• Ability to selectively disable Job-Start Backdating

Bug Fixes

• Alert Previews - Improved Reliability
• Enhanced cookie security
• OFS Menu - Redirection Modal bug
• OFS Go! - Line Selection Bug
• Encoding Issue via LP Interface
• AVAp on Live Overview report displaying 'NaN'
• Console downtime warning style break
• Non-Validation of Auto-Filled Fields in Flow Manager
• Validation of Auto-Filled Fields in Flow App and Flow Manager
• Stability improvement for database connection
• Improved coverage of Spanish common words

How can we access the update?

If your OFS software is hosted by OFS, these features will be made available to you automatically. Some features, like Picture Fields for OFS-Flow, need to be personalised for you, and you should contact us to express your interest in getting started. We’ll reach out with more updates once your OFS v11u4 software is installed. 

If you are hosting OFS on your own server or infrastructure, please reach out to support@ofystems.com to schedule your update.

What is coming next?

OFS has a range of exciting things on the way, but if you think you know what they should be, or if you want to influence the direction OFS take with our future releases, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to your OFS contacts, or reach out to OFS support with your feedback and ideas.