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Version 9.0 in now available
by PaulBruns on Mon, May 11 2009 8:24 PM
Version 9

Attached are the update notes. They have changed A LOT of stuff and fixed quite a few bugs. I haven't gone through all of it yet but wanted you all to know.


New Features and Changes (Basic and Advanced)
(See the Introduction section in the Electronic Help for a more complete listing of the features and their explanation.)
V9.00.000x
o Completely new process and user interface for reading log data, syncing with SMS Mobile, and importing files.
o Enhanced Device Setup user interface to make selection of export formats easier.
o Completely new user interface for all editors that allows for easier access to available tools and a clearer workflow for the tools.
o Completely reworked support for John Deere GS2 Displays
o Supports reading of as-applied data, grain harvest data, cotton harvest data, guidance lines, flags, and boundary files.
o Supports exporting of setup for GS2 displays including products, crops, field boundaries, prescriptions, and guidance lines.
o Data that isn?t currently supported for this release includes Forage harvest data, variety locator files, background images, AB Curve pattern, reference layers, flag setup, and surface water pro data.
o Enhanced support for Ag Leader Insight display
o Add support for reading Planter Monitor data in as Planting data instead of Site Verification data.
o Various tweaks to support file format changes
o Enhanced support for CNH displays using the Voyager 2 file format
o Added support for extended trip/performance data
o Enhanced boundary file export for use during guidance.
o Added support for spiral guidance pattern
o Added support for exporting device setup to Raven Viper Pro and Envizio Pro displays
o Added support for Precision Planting 20/20 display
o Enhanced support for RDS displays
o Added export of prescription files for latest RDS displays
o Added support for reading and exporting boundary files
o Enhanced support for Trimble displays
o Added support for FMX display
o Added support for exporting prescriptions to EZG500
o Added new wizard step when starting some editors that allows you to start a wizard tool when opening an editor, such as creating guidance lines or soil sample sites.
o Enhanced WGS84 Lat/Lon projection for more accurate maps.
o Added a short description below most buttons/tools that briefly explains what they are do.
o Enhanced creation of gridded soil sampling or scouting plans that allows you to select an option to automatically merge ?small? regions with neighboring regions.
o Added several new Fuel related attributes
o Added a new Simple Analysis function that allows you to reassign values in a dataset to different values.
o Added logic to remember the last entered swath widths and headland settings in the Guidance Editor from field to field.
o Added functionality that loads field level boundary(s) for you as an option in any ?Select Layer? dialog.
o Enhanced Guidance Wizard to handle the input of a point or smart rectangle based dataset to generate guidance lines.
o Improved default fonts throughout software
o Removed the EXPORT button from all editor dialogs (Still available under the File Menu in an editor.).
o By default, when selecting objects from a dataset to use in an Editor tool, all objects will now be selected.
o Added data safety features that help prevent data lose when exporting to or syncing with SMS Mobile.
o Added an option for Label display that allows you to disable the Hide Overlapping labels option.
o Enhanced the Data Grid tab in all editors that now shows a mini-map of selected objects in the data grid as well as maintains object selections between the Map and Data Grid tabs.
o Enhanced the polygon creation tools to prevent self-intersecting objects.
o Enhanced display of unit labels in the software so that superscripts are now supported.
o Added an option to create a folder hierarchy for files when exporting generic file formats (i.e. Shape files), including batch export.
o Optimization for Reports and Analysis Results that sizes content so that all columns fit on the width of a single page.
oTweaks to the Equation Writer in the Analysis Wizard (ADVANCED Only)
o Added buttons to move Temporary Results up or down in the defined list to reorder when they will appear in the running of the analysis function.
o Add a new validation warning for equations that indicates when you have an parenthesis that doesn?t have a match to close a pair.
o Support for running on VISTA 64-bit OS
o Reading data from and setup for the CLAAS CEBIS YM is not supported on 64-bit OS?s.
o Various other minor enhancements and tweaks?

Bug Fixes in:
o Fixed an issue that causes calculated attributes to not update if they were copied into a new layer.
o Fixed an issue that caused crashing in some language installs, specifically German, when the Split Load/Region Tool was run.
o Fixed misc issues with calibration file management and epoch settings.
o Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when zooming in too close on an image being imported.
o Fixed an issue that prevented Operation Instances from transferring in Transfer Files.
o Fixed an issue that causes overlapping legend content in Print Layouts.
o Fixed an issue that prevented some CNH Voyager 2 data to not read in if the INDEX.VY1 file was displayed in all capital letters.
o Fixed an issue with exporting our Products and Crops to John Deere GS1 displays.
o Fixed an issue that caused secondary file copies to fail because the same ZIP file name already existed.
o Fixed some settings issues with labels such as the default position and the ability to reset label settings to factory defaults.
o Fixed an issue that prevented the Save As HTML option from saving its output files to the user selected location.
o Misc other minor fixes and tweaks?
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