What’s New in VX

MiCatX Issue and Return

New Feature: Issue and Return of Stock and Assets
The ability to perform Issue and Return of Stock and Assets to various entities in online and offline mode.

Benefits:
Clients can now perform Issue and Returns with their mobile device at the site of the transaction.

MiCatX Stock Module

New Feature: Stock Module Ftunctionality
The addition of Stock Module functionality into the MiCatX application. This module can be controlled per user under the Web/Micat Options for User tab in Hardcat desktop. This includes:

• Stock Management: used for managing Stock levels / audit purposes.
• Stock Transfer: used for assigning Stock to different entities.

Benefits:
Allows stock to be managed from the MiCatX phone application.

MiCatX Parent / Child Associations

New Feature: Parent Child Asset Functionality
MiCatX now has included parent child Asset functionality which has the ability to link a particular asset to its parent or add children assets to the asset that is open. (Requires MiCatX Version 4 or later).

Benefits:

• Ability to make these associations externally using a mobile device.
• Useful when auditing assets that have Parent / Child associations.

Purchase Order Maintenance Dates

Enhancement: Maintenance Dates
Addition of new functionality that lets you enter in the ‘From’ and ‘To’ Maintenance Dates into Line Items when creating a Purchase Order. These dates will then be passed on to the Asset once the Purchase Order has been delivered.

Benefits:

• Allows the client to automatically pass on details to the Asset when it is delivered.

History Grid Enhancements

Enhancement: User Interface Changes
User Interface Changes to the grid display and available fields to make the History records easier to read, plus backend Improvements on performance of History areas.

Benefits:

• Improved performance of History areas.
• Easier to read the records in the grid.

Select Multiple Records in Grid

Enhancement: Grid
Enhancement to the grid that allows users to perform operations on multiple records at a time.

Benefits:

• Saves time where only a few records would need to be interacted with rather than selecting individually.

Advance Notice for Maintenance Tasks

Enhancement: Advance notice period
Added the ability to set an advance notice period for Work Orders. The new controls allow you to set a number of periods ahead (e.g., days, weeks, months, or years) that a Work Order can be created for an Asset prior to the actual next due service date for that Asset.

Benefits:

• Work Order generating is more flexible.
• Clients can now further tailor their Tasks to generate work orders at the desired times.

Enhanced Login Page for Windows Authentication

Enhancement: HardcatWeb
HardcatWeb now has a new landing page for when Windows Authentication is enabled for single sign on use.

Benefits:

• Ability to have multiple users signing into a ‘terminal’ system using their Windows credentials.