Accruent Observe 2023.12 Release Notes
We're delivering this automatic upgrade on December 4, 2023, with these highlights:
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ServiceChannel: See identical asset info in Accruent Observe and ServiceChannel, optimizing the integration between our IOT and asset management solutions
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Executive Dashboard: Quickly gain important insights on your energy usage by viewing the best and worst energy cost months per area
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Site hours: Define occupancy and operational hours on a single page, making it easier to manage these calendars for your sites
Asset info syncing between Accruent Observe and ServiceChannel
VXOB-6031, 7605, 7606
Asset information now syncs seamlessly between Accruent Observe and ServiceChannel. Assets associated with an Observe sensor alarm now attach to work orders created automatically in ServiceChannel to address the alarm, and operational status data from Observe carries over to ServiceChannel. Going the other way, asset creation and asset updates in ServiceChannel are automatically reflected in Observe.
See best and worst energy usage months at a glance
VXOB-7207, 7830
We added a new display to Building Cost per Area on the Executive Dashboard, showing you the best and worst months in terms of energy costs. This update is in addition to the brand new look and feel we've given the Executive Dashboard as a whole.
Define all site hours on a single page
VXOB-7512, 7838, 7839, 7840, 7913
You can now define and manage operational hours and occupancy hours on the same page, creating a simpler workflow and a cleaner user experience. We integrated the now-archived Occupancy Hours page into the Hours of Operation page so you can access either calendar from a simple menu. This update cleans up how you define occupancy/operational hours throughout the application.
Improvements and issues fixed
| Component | Summary | Reference # |
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| Alarm Filter Rules |
Alarm filter rules can no longer have duplicate names, preventing errors as the system attempts to carry out the filter rules you've configured. We also updated date filters to account for date and time, not just date, allowing you to see data over the last two days more fully when the filter is set to that time frame. |
VXOB-7835 VXOB-7816 |
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Alarm Validation |
Alarms cleared in the application are now checked against alarms on the controller itself to ensure they match. |
VXOB-6520 |
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Billing, Importer |
The import tool now takes filters into account when exporting from the Bill Totals page. |
VXOB-6024 |
| Bureau, Control Actions | The headend controller now displays when creating a manual flagged condition on the Bureau and Control Actions pages, allowing you to identify which controller to select if controllers have the same name. | VXOB-7812 |
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Controllers, WebService |
Only active controllers are now updated to the WebService. |
VXOB-7095 |
| Executive Dashboard | Site names now display dynamically on the Executive Dashboard so that you can always see the entirety of longer site names. | VXOB-7738 |
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Executive Dashboard |
You can filter by date range directly on the Executive Dashboard landing page. |
VXOB-7591 |
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Executive Dashboard |
Currency shown on the Executive Dashboard is now based on sites instead of users, ensuring the currency matches what is used at the site. |
VXOB-7752 |
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Numerical Columns |
We updated all numerical columns in the application to allow you to input and filter by only numerical values in those columns. |
VXOB-7629 |
| Site Layout |
When mapping controllers on the site layout, a dialog appears when there is no product type to select, ensuring product types are included in the mapping and thus allowing flagged conditions to be processed. We also added a new Unplotted Controllers display to the Bulk Mapping tool, showing all controllers not currently plotted. |
VXOB-7953 |
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Site Layout |
Changing a controller name on the device itself now updates the corresponding controller name on the site layout in the application, keeping the controller names in sync. This sync happens once daily. |
VXOB-5901 |
| Site Layout Settings | We updated the list builder component on the Admin > Site Layout Settings page. We will be rolling out this standardized version of the list builder to other areas of the application in future releases. | VXOB-7849 |
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Sites |
Inactivated sites are now stored with a time stamp for the inactivation, allowing you to rename a site to a previously used name without issue. |
VXOB-7643 |
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Smart Tables |
The following pages were updated to the new smart table:
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VXOB-7847 VXOB-7753 VXOB-7754 |
| Store Portal, Site Suspension | Site wide suspensions (done via the Bureau or Suspensions pages) now properly display the number of suspended controllers at the site on the Store Portal page. | VXOB-7086 |
