Enhancements:
EasyLobby software is now Signed to help to make our distribution more secure against tampering and malware attacks and to reduce or get rid of security warnings during installation or operation.
EasyLobby Integration with AMAG has been updated to version 9.4 for both AMAG Standard and AMAG Homeland Security Editions.
EasyLobby Integration with SiPass 2.9 has been tested and successfully deployed.
A new Auto Check-in service was added as an optional integration-like component to EasyLobby.
eAdvance is now able to send SMTP email in a TLS 1.2 environment when eAdvance Product Configuration for Email specifies SSL.
A new Unified EasyLobby HL7 Event Listener was developed and deployed.
PDF documents are no longer bundled with EasyLobby installers, but are perpetually available in our document library at https://www.hidglobal.com/documents?search_key=EasyLobby.
Resolved Issues:
Sex Offender Screening Service now correctly handles errors returned from the service provider including a bad GUID thereby eliminating the previous situations where a bad GUID was not reported as an error and the screening may have been able to fail silently.
ID Number field name is now consistent throughout SVM Client interfaces
Enhancements:
Updating Email Interface tab in SVM to use one SMTP Mail Sending option (tested for many providers, removed previous MAPI client not working on 64-bit system)
Security upgrades of libraries: log4net (from 2.0.8 to 2.0.17), jQuery (from 3.3.1 to 3.7.1), System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe (from 4.5.2 to 6.0.0)
Reviewed and updated documentation package (availble under https://www.easylobby.com/downloads/10.7/Documentation10_7.zip)
Resolved Issues:
Addressed Issue with delay on SVM Self Registration mode when navigating from screen to screen
Addressed Issue in Screening Services with bringing up Country/City and State results
Enhancements:
Added option in Self Registration to restrict lookup to exact match (HIPAA compliant to not display other patient's information)
Security upgrades: Introduced code signing for enhanced security and integrity verification (signed all internal libraries using HID certificate).
Security upgrades: Introduced Third Party Component List and Open Source License Disclousure documents available after installation
Reviewed and updated documentation package (availble under https://www.easylobby.com/downloads/10.7/Documentation10_7.zip)
Resolved Issues:
Addressed Issue with too dark photo when scanned by AssureTec ID-150 scanner (introduced options to control Contrast and Brightness)
Addressed Issue in Importing User Accounts functionality
Enhancements:
Updated documentation with QR support in SVM badge designer
Security upgrades of the 3rd party components: .NET core (from 2.1.0 to 2.1.30) and Newtonsoft.Json (from 12.0.2 to 13.0.3)
Resolved Issues:
Addressed Issue in Edit>Badge Options settings when data was being saved after the Cancel button was clicked
Addressed Issue in Self-Reg and activated Accept button only after visitor scrolls to the end of the document
Addressed Issue in Preregistration panel of SVM when site dropdown was not respecting the multi-site entries
New Features and Enhancements:
Added QR support in SVM badge designer
Added option to inactivate attachments (ICS Files) for emails from eAdvance
New Features and Enhancements:
Added TLS 1.2 Support for Built-in SMTP Mail client
Removed support for Microsoft MAPI Mail client
New Features and Enhancements:
Added Support for SQL Azure in EasyLobby SVM
Resolved Issues:
Addressed issue with Employee Import Utility too slow to launch
Addressed eAdvance vulnerability concern with exposing version in server header field
Resolved Issues:
Resolved Self Registration ID-150 scanner issue where middle name setting in Program Options was not being adhered to
Self Registration is now able to gracefully withstand database disconnection
Renaming visitor field in SVM such as Company & Title won't impact Self Registration Mode
Fixed issue where Phantom Duplicate Reason codes were showing in visitor form
Documentation had incorrectly showed 'DRAFT' watermark for some documents
Fixed issue where Employee Number generated when setting is disabled
Fixed Run-time error '-2147217900 (80040e14)': Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'WHERE'
Resolved Issues:
Resolved Self Registration Custom Visitor Fields issue
Included support for multiple Languages in Desktop Applications
Resolved Issues:
Resolved eAdvance Approvals not showing correctly for multi-site Employees
Resolved issue with _Options.EL not currectly saving the SQL Server Instance
New Features and Enhancements:
Added Support for the DESKO Icon License Scanner
EasyLobby Mobile Access Integration now supports HID Mobile Access API 2.2
Resolved Issues:
Resolved issues with the configuration of Mobile Access found in SVM Program Options
Resolved issues with Preregistration Matches when using the ID-150 License Scanner
Resolved issues with the Employee Import Utility failing to run on second invocation.
New Features and Enhancements:
Added pivCLASS service integration to support certificates validation and credentials registration/suspension during check-in/check-out process (pivCLASS FIPS-201 SDK upgraded to v.5.16) including support for selection of reader name used to process visitors on current station.
Updated logos and icons of EasyLobby SVM, Admin, Satellite, SelfRegistration, eAdvance forms, installers and shortcuts
Updated End User License Agreement (EULA) during installation.
Added support for eAdvance login by computers that are not in Active Directory (Reference No. 12897)
Improved support for TLS 1.2 as the default protocol when installing Easylobby in client PC (Reference No. 12739)
Resolved Issues:
Resolved an issue in eAdvance (v. 10.6/10.6.1/10.6.2) in Max visit in days feature (Reference No. 12779)
Updated Expired Badges view in SVM (changed to “Today’s Expired Badges” to clearly describe functionality) (Reference No. 6450)
New Features and Enhancements:
Added support for pivCLASS® FIPS-201 SDK v.5.12 and verifying PIV card holder against details stored on the card. (automatic visitor form fulfillment introduced upon proper card validation after entering PIN).
Added tooltips to improve the way long text UDF are being presented on Employee forms.
Resolved Issues:
Resolved an issue with missing flip notification for duplex support for readers that do not have native duplex support. (Reference No. 12605)
Resolved an issue with Employee Import Utility now allowing alternate SQL credentials. (Reference No. 12526)
Resolved an issue when preregistering a group when the SSN option in eAdvance was enabled. (Reference No. 12524)
Resolved an issue with the eCustoms Screening data feed when screening visitor information. (Reference No. 12407)
Resolved an issue where a Qatar ID would not scan properly if the ID had multiple names. (Reference No. 12448)
Resolved an issue with the eKiosk web interface Watch list. (Reference No. 11772)
New Features and Enhancements:
Added support for SVM login by computers that are not in Active Directory.
Added support for Desko PENTA scanner.
Added support for Snapshell R2 scanner (replacement for R3 device).
In eAdvance, added a new Approval tab option "Watch List Full First Name Lkp".
In eAdvance, added a Site Name column to the Approvals list. (Reference No. 12248)
In eAdvance, the Approvals list check box is now cleared by default.
Provided document EasyLobby SVM and Database Encryption Application Note (PLT-05085).
Resolved Issues:
Resolved an issue with exporting the grid in SVM when non-standard/illegal characters were used ("Path not found error message"). (Reference No. 9964)
Resolved an issue in eAdvance with uploading visitors using Group Upload over a certain limit. (Reference No. 12400)
Resolved an issue where only partial information was shown in user-defined field labels in SVM and Administrator. (Reference No. 12298)
Resolved an issue with scanning a passport using ScanShell 1000B in EasyLobby SVM 10.5/10.6. (Reference No. 12236)
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where an error message was displayed when adding a date type userdefined field. (Reference No. 12180)
Improved error messaging when eAdvance is inaccessible due to an end-user environment issue. (Reference No. 12208)
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where incomplete watch list matches could be displayed. (Reference No. 11150)
Resolved an issue where an inaccurate message was displayed when scanning an expired ID.
Resolved an issue where multiple identical visitor records were created when using the + button to add additional visit dates.
New Features and Enhancements:
Added HID Location Services integration.
In eAdvance, the email notification text files may now include accented characters, such as those used in French. (Reference No. 11719)
Removed Acuant SDK_setup_is.exe and sdk_setup.exe from the installation process of EasyLobby SVM to allow isolated upgrades.
General Security updates:
Added EasyLobby eAdvance/eKiosk Security Hardening Guidelines documentation and scripts to secure deployment.
Resolved Issues:
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where sensitive form fields did not have auto-complete disabled.
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where it exhibited improper resource shutdown or release.
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where the site at which the visitor should arrive was not being enforced as a mandatory field. (Reference No. 7207)
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where an error would be displayed on check-out if the logged in user's name included an apostrophe. (Reference No. 7272)
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where approval email notifications were not being sent. (Reference No. 11954)
Resolved an issue in EasyLobby SVM where the "Use multiple visitor forms" option (Edit > Program Options > Defaults > Visitor tab) was not providing multiple visitor forms. (Reference No. 6958)
Resolved an issue in EasyLobby SVM where the first day of the Watch List's "Enable Between Dates" range was not included in the date range being monitored by the Watch List. (Reference No. 10792)
Resolved an issue in EasyLobby SVM where email was not automatically sent in Self Registration mode. (Reference No. 11347)
Resolved an issue in Windows 10, where the EasyLobby SVM installer reported missing file MSVBVM60.dll. (Reference No. 11380)
Resolved an issue in EasyLobby SVM and eAdvance where the invalid login message was not consistent for the wrong user and wrong password scenarios.
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where headers required definition of the policy to exchange information between the forms.
Resolved an issue in eAdvance where the X-Frame-Options header was not set. (Reference No. 12024)
Resolved an issue where ScanShell devices were not being correctly initialized.
Resolved an issue in the Employee Import tool where ODBC connections were not listed when using TLS 1.2. (Reference No. 11632)
New Features:
Added Outlook calendar integration to eAdvance™. This allows appointments to be scheduled for visitors during preregistration.
General Security updates:
Added preventions for SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Added best practices for eAdvance server configuration to the EasyLobby SVM 10.5 eAdvance Installation and Administration Guide (PLT-03263)
Resolved issues:
Resolved an issue where the arrival time was missing in emails generated by eAdvance. (TTP-11421)
Resolved an issue where the QRCode generated by eAdvance was not recognized by EasyLobby SVM. (TTP-11451)
Resolved an issue where the Watch List Enabled Date was displayed incorrectly. (TTP-10788)
New Features:
Added new functionality to provide Mobile Access credentials to visitors
Added new functionality to provide visitor reports in eAdvance, with optional export to CSV format
Enhancements/Updates:
Improved eAdvance UI, with corrected messages, updated branding, improved dynamic columns view.
Upgraded eAdvance to .NET 4.6.1.
Upgraded Acuant SDK from 10.09.10 to 10.15.02.
Updated SQL Server 2014 to Service Pack 2.
Added support for TLS 1.2 in eAdvance and SVM.
Added new EasyLobby installer, and addressed issue with Windows XP style in DPI scaling.
Updated documentation to support HTTPS.
Updated documentation with best practices for GDPR compliance.
Updated documentation style and format.
Hardware:
Added support for SnapShell Passport reader
Bug Fixes:
Addressed TTP-7157: When trying to preregister a visitor for a 23 hour time frame gives an error message on Internet Explorer 11 in eAdvance.
Addressed TTP-7407: Event log not capturing when preregistration happens through eAdvance.
Addressed TTP-7421: eAdvance preregistrations are not recorded in the SVM event log.
Addressed TTP-7552: Watch list email alert works only when comma is entered before email address.
Addressed TTP-8334: Visitor of the Satellite workstations are not displayed on Current Visitor report.
Addressed TTP-8780: Run-time error encountered when running the Badge Options report.
Addressed TTP-9974: Focus of the cursor is lost in self-registration mode when a combination of fields under behavior options and the general tab are selected.
Addressed TTP-9978: eAdvance - improper version in Version.txt.
Addressed TTP-10675: Self-registration locks visitor record (denied entry) once it runs a background check via Sex Offender.
Addressed TTP-10722: EasyLobby 10.4 Windows 10 Performance SQL Server.
Addressed TTP-10766: Email notification not being sent to Gatekeeper in eAdvance v.10.4.
Addressed TTP-11009: AMAG 8.1 Integration updating Employee Reference Number.
Addressed TTP-11085: Expired Badges alert does not work.
Addressed TTP-11207: ScanShell Passport has problem with Mexican id.
Addressed issue with logging in eAdvance.
Addressed issue with email validation in eAdvance.
Bug Fixes:
Addressed TTP-7552: Watchlist email alert works only when comma is entered before email address
Addressed TTP-8334: Visitor of the Satellite workstations are not displayed on Current Visitor Report
Addressed TTP-9974: Focus of the cursor is lost in Self Registration Mode when a combination of fields under behavior options and the general tab are selected
Addressed: Support for SnapShell Passport Reader
Bug Fixes:
Addressed TTP-10722: EasyLobby 10.4 Windows 10 Performance SQL Server
Addressed TTP-10675: Self Registration locks visitor record (denied entry) once it runs a background check via Sex Offender
Addressed: PreRegistration Logging not working in 10.4
New Features:
Created new functionality to allow assigning Employees and Users to multiple sites
Allow site filtering when using multiple site-selection
Enabled selection of Multiple Sites per User within Administrator
Enabled selection of Multiple Sites per Employee within Administrator
Enabled selection of Multiple Sites per Employee within eAdvance Group Upload
Enabled selection of Multiple Sites per Employee within eAdvance Pre-Register Group
Enabled selection of Multiple Sites per Employee within eAdvance Pre-Register Visitor
Created Quick Key shortcut to search for Visitor by Last Name
Enhancements/Updates:
Improved Installer for eAdvance
Updated SVM installer screens
Disabled voiceover in installation
Updated/standardized Copyright information across application
Replaced aged default screens for Self Registration
Added new Splash windows for Admin, Satellite & Easylobby SVM
Self-Registration screen dropdowns standardized
Addressed TTP-9981: Updated Acuant SDK
Support Internet Explorer 11 for eAdvance
Support Windows 8.1 for EasyLobby SVM
Support Windows 10 for EasyLobby SVM
Support SQL Server 2012 as an EasyLobby SVM Database
Support Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 for EasyLobby SVM
Support SQL Server 2014 as an EasyLobby SVM Database
Support SQL Server 2016 as an EasyLobby SVM Database
Support Windows Server 2016 x64 for EasyLobby SVM
Extended SVM 10.3.3 to support ODBC SQL connections using SQL Server Native Client Driver
Improved Self Registration when utilizing a tablet: automatic keyboard pop-up
Hardware:
Added ComboSmart to Device Options menu
Tested application with Honeywell Area-Imaging Scanner Xenon 1902
Resolved issues with Built-in WebCam on PC workstations
Bug Fixes:
Addressed Badge Options report triggering Run time error (when used with Access DB)
Addressed eAdvance issue with fields Account Name and Password are active despite SMTP server authentication is switched off
Addressed issue with Improper message in popup window when Wrong SQL Server Detected
Addressed issues with eAdvance order of combo boxes
Addressed issues with Site filtering EasyLobby Administrator
Addressed issues with System Info
Addressed TTP-10052: Upgrading to eAdvance 10.3 caused Departure Time error in the eAdvance registration form
Addressed TTP-10150: Registry option to use SQL Native Client was not working
Addressed TTP-6634: EasyLobby SVM reporting error with non-US date format
Addressed TTP-7085: Multi-Column in eAdvance was not working- Enabled ability to see additional data regarding the Employee host within eAdvance
Addressed TTP-9049: eAdvance Group Upload confirmation email was not displaying the Name of the Group correctly
Addressed TTP-9378: eAdvance Visitor confirmation email barcode included only as an attachment instead of being embedded
Addressed TTP-9495: FirstName Truncation variable does not work with AssureTec ID 150 causing hyphenated and middle names to appear incorrectly
Addressed TTP-9568: Improved on-screen screening service failure message
Addressed TTP-9931: Documents were not displaying correctly in Self Registration Mode
Addressed TTP-9943: Error with eAdvance visitor confirmation email when using non-US date formats
Enabled scrolling for read only access
Fixed error pop up after uninstallation
Removed faulty Microsoft Help windows
Removed non-functioning Phone Icon from top menu
Renamed captions of radio buttons in Select Target Database windowResolved errors for uninstallation in Satellite & Administrator
A Watch List match was not always coming back with the appropriate results when a full name is used.
When using the Add Visitor to Watch List button, the top Watch List entry has its first and last name blanked out.
The Check Out function was not working when using the same Prox card number a third time.
A Watch List match was not always coming back with the appropriate results when a partial first name was used. A new Program Option has been added to allow a match based upon a partial first name.
Address (line 1) information was not being saved in Self Registration mode when scanning a driver license.
The selected Category for a returning visitor during self-registration was not being saved on the visitor record.
Performing an employee lookup using the Search Auto Fields functionality can result in the following error: "DoEmployeeQuery: Incorrect Syntax near the keyword 'DISTINCT'."
If a gatekeeper is part of the same company as another employee, they are now able to see group registrations done by those employees.
A ValidateForm Error could occur on the Visitor Form while doing a Pre-Register Visitor when a non-U.S. date format is being used.
The photo not showing when viewing the results of a search for a Returning Visitor.
The default email template provided with the 10.2.0 release was incorrect.
Opening the “EasyLobby v10 Change Log.pdf” file in the “…\Documentation” folder of the installation DVD resulted in the following error: “There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and could not be repaired.”
The Version number displayed in the installer for the 10.1.0 release was incorrectly displayed.
The End User License Agreement in the installer for the 10.1.0 release displayed incorrectly.
In the Employee form, the field labels for “Phone” and “Cell Phone” are sometimes appearing as “Bed Phone” and “Nurse Phone” respectively.
In the Visitor form, the columns labels for “Phone” and “Cell Phone” in the Employee dropdown are sometimes appearing as “Bed Phone” and “Nurse Phone” respectively.
Employee ID scans with the Acuant SnapShell R2 scanner with the latest driver are not scanning properly.
Using the AssureTec ID-150 with driver version 4.4.4090 or greater results in the following error: “Run-time error ‘91’: Object variable or With block variable not set.”
When the option to activate the Accept button after visitor scrolls to end of document is selected in Self Registration, the visitor can still select the Accept button and became fully register without scrolling to the end of the document.
After installing eKiosk in Version 10.0.30, the eAdvanceData.mdb file is missing all of the default settings in the file. As a result, when submitting any form of the product configuration area an error is thrown.
In in eKiosk in Version 10.0.30, after you click Submit on the registration form you receive the following error: "Could not load file or assembly 'Infragistics2.WebUI.WebCombo.v9.1" or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified."
After installing the 10.0.30 update and installing the Topaz SigPlus 4.4.0.16 drivers for the 1x5 device, when you attempt to get a signature from EasyLobby the bitmap image file for the 1x5 flashes on the device itself then disappears.
User defined fields for asset tracking are having their data displayed incorrectly.
When using the Satellite Mobile software in disconnected mode, users are unable to do a sync between the device and the EasyLobby database. The sync fails with the error: "<<ELData.SVM_Globals.Add>> SqlException".
In Version 10.0.30 when using the DBMigration tool which is located in the utility folder, if you have selected the Source & Destination Visitor Log and then clicked on Options it causes the utility to stop working throwing the following error: "Run-Time error '326': Resource with identifier '4013' not found."
Now have the ability to reflect the "Group Name" instead of name of the person in the subject line of the email when pre-registering a visitor in eAdvance.
Gatekeepers are unable to edit Registration Gatekeepers in Manage Employees within eAdvance.
In Version 10.0.30, the %COMPANY% name in not being reflected in the email notification that is sent to the visitor upon pre-registration.
eAdvance Single Sign-on not working by default in Version 10.0.30 because the "Use Full Domain Names" option was checked by default under Admin > Product Config > Misc. With Version 10.1.0, this will no longer be checked by default.
Custom badge scanning solution putting card data into incorrect EasyLobby fields
Topaz Signature Pad will not display non-standard named bitmaps
Fix Visit History report on Oracle databases so that name matching is case insensitive
Fix problem when running Visitor | Lookup | Preregistered date and then running Today's Visitor lookup, it did not properly use the site filtering setting. Also fix problem with the preregistered date lookup for sites other than the current site, it did not properly show visitor records that matched the lookup
Optimize query run at program startup that loads the visitor form employee combo so that only columns and tables needed to display the combo fields are used in the query
Adjustment of self registration label text color
Allowance for use of external virtual keyboard in self registration
Fixes visitor grid right-click popup menu so that returning visitor, copy visitor and visitor from same company menu selections are hidden for users with custom security level where these commands are turned off
Fix error when using 4x5 sig pad, standard Sig4x5.bmp did not display
Add registry variable EmpQuickSearch to enable on the visitor form a quick search button next to the employee dropdown, allows you to specify one field to do a full or partial search
Adds registry variable VisCategoryValidation that allows you to specify a file containing validation rules for visitor categories on the visitor form, so that other fields can be required if a certain category is selected
Fix error displaying Lost & Found picture and signature on Oracle databases
Fix run time error when assigning parking space to visitor when there are two visitors that have the same parking space assigned
Numerical Navigation for Manage Employees causes error when you've changed the Name of the Number field on the employee record.
Error message when trying to change the resource string using IE10.
eAdvance approval notification service not working
Fatal error saving employee when password is required in eAdvance
eAdvance AutoUpload size limitation
Site Filtering not working as expected for Employees
Fix problem with employee AJAX control, it did not initialize to the logged in employee
Add support for the visitor user defined dropdown that gets its list values from an employee user defined field (defined in SVM/Admin in the Program Options). Employee UD field must contain a comma-delimited list of values to appear in the dropdown. Dropdown is populated with the list for the currently select host employee.
Add support for multi-column employee dropdown control, enabled via a web.config setting called MultiColumnEmployeeDropdown , uses the settings from the Program Options dialog in SVM/Admin.
Fix error where single sign on logout URL did not go to the indicated page
Fix failure to delete a named group from Group Registrations screen due to email send failure
Fix problem sending site-specific emails to visitors registered via the Group Upload command
Fix form validation error when visit was on multiple days and the time portion of the departure time was earlier than the time portion of the arrival time
Adds feature to allow site-specific email to visitor, feature is enabled by web.config setting SiteSpecificVisitorEmail. When True, eAdvance will look for a visitor confirmation template file with the standard filename plus the site id number appended at the end of the filename (but before the extension). For example, if the standard file is ConfirmEmailVisitor.txt, the user can place a file called ConfirmEmailVisitor20.txt in the Data folder, and any visitors for the site with the site id number of 20 will receive this email template. User can place a site-specific file for each site if desired.
Fix problem with visitor check out, it did not create the proper record in the VisitorEntry table
Fix bug after selecting a returning visitor and then clicking Cancel on visitor form, then filling out form for another visitor and submitting
Allow group upload to import when the .csv file has more fields than the group upload specification
Improve error reporting in group upload feature
Fix SMTP email notification with authentication, was not properly sending the credentials to SMTP server
In Manage | Employees, allow Administrator to assign Administrator permission to others and preserve Administrator permission when editing another administrator
Fix Group Registration and Group Upload so that value-based approval test is applied
In Manage | Employees, allow Administrator to assign Administrator permission to others and preserve Administrator permission when editing another administrator
Fix Group Registration and Group Upload so that value-based approval test is applied
Double-click on employee combo now allows read-only open of employee form when either registry variable AllowEmpReadOnly or AllowCustomSecEmpReadOnly are set to True, see RegistryOptions.pdf for details
Fix error when using the MS Access .evm database file, when checking in a visitor and matching against the watch list it got an error
Add support for AfterPrint.vbs extensibility script, called after a visitor badge is printed
In self registration wizard, add support to call the CheckInOK.vbs extensibility script. If script returns non-zero value, the registration will not complete the check in / badge print
Fix self registration layout problem where buttons were too low and colliding with virtual keyboard when using a larger number of fields per screen
Add registry variable SigPadFolder to contain path to folder where Sig Pad display bitmaps are stored. By default they are found in the program installation folder.
Fixes to support new SnapShell Passport scanner from Card Scanning Solutions
Change in self registration virtual keyboard to hide function and Esc keys by default, now has a registry variable SRShowFunctionKeys to enable
Fix so that help is not run when pressing F1 in self registration mode.
Allow Package form Custom Id field to be editable
Fix problem when scanning carrier tracking barcode to create a package record when the Custom Id generation option is set to not generate, it was not saving the Custom Id field (aka the tracking number)
Fix package grid and form refresh when scanning package tracking barcode for check out (delivered)
Add support for scanning new FedEx tracking number barcodes, add support for Purolator tracking barcode
On Asset Loan form, update the visitor dropdown list when visitors get added or checked in or out
Fix problem during check in when prox card is assigned, if the card was assigned to an old record that was in the checked in state, and also assigned to a preregistered record created later than the old checked in record, it failed to run the check out dialog for the old record
Add a "Search All Sites" checkbox to Employee | Lookup | Auto Fields to allow search across all sites when site filtering is enabled
Fix run time error saving employee vehicle info and there are no vehicle types and using an Oracle database
Fix scanning animation hang-up with AssureTec scanner for spurious first-time premature doc complete event
In Employee | Lookup | By Location, add a scope selection that allows the search by All, Active or Inactive
Add to Edit | Event Log event viewer a new event called APIOperation for all operations via API
Fix frequent visitor alert so that multiple check ins (on different days) on a visitor record are considered in the calculation of the number of visits. Previously it only considered the most recent check in on a visitor record.
Fix run time error 727 in review screen after a document scan due to reentrancy to the form resize event
Fix runtime error in Edit | Alerts, Time\Value based alerts, when selecting Reason field as the target field
Fix problem in self registration wizard where data of birth did not correctly appear and where the address fields did not include country. Was working OK in v10.0.7 but was introduced in v10.0.8
Fix error during deletion of employee when employee has multiple checked in related visitors
Fix crash in Edit | Parking form when parking space is assigned to multiple visitors
On Visitor form, support for language-translated versions of the icon legend at lower left
Fix headers in Program Options visitor fields grid so they are translated in other language versions
Fix headers in Visitor Entry grid on visitor form and Employee Entry grid on Employee form so they are translated in other language versions
Fix problem in self registration wizard when signature is a required field, if the visitor signed and declined, it was putting the Declined image in as the signature but allowing the registration to finish
Fix sex offender match forms so that the do not get a run-time error when the form is minimized
Fix bug in Asset Loan | Current Asset Loan lookup when using site filtering, it displayed asset loan records regardless of site
Fix for self registration wizard user defined combos defined to be a list, they did not properly work as pure list and allowed type in instead of only allowing values to be selected from the list
In right-click popup menu, when clicking on the background, allow the returning visitor function
Fix report wizard run-time errors in Portuguese version
Fix problem on visitor form where photo fields were not disabled when set to disabled in Program Options | Visitor Fields
Add ApprovedBy column to visitor grid view
Allow ScanShell 800 scanner to scan documents inserted in the vertical orientatation
Fix problem in File | Open Visitor Log | Data Source command where ODBC names longer than 30 characters caused the list of data sources to be incomplete
Fix type exception error when deleting a custom security level linked to at least one user account
Add “MARS_connection=yes” to ODBC connection string when registry variable UseODBC is True
Add registry variable DefaultVisCategory that causes the visitor category dropdown to default to the value specified in this variable for the current workstation only
Add registry variable TADateAndTime that causes the employee time and attendance reports date range from and to values to include the date and the time
Add registry variables ConnectTimeout and CommandTimeout that allow for changing the default connection timeout from 15 seconds and the default command timeout from the default of 30 seconds
Add behavior to registry variable WatchListAdditionalMatch so that user can specify whether name and additional field matching should both match, or one or the other match, or only the additional field match
Self registration wizard check out fix so that proper confirmation screen is displayed
Self registration wizard splash screen fix for erroneous appearance of button with no caption
Add registry variable AlertOnSubsequentCheckIn to cause time and value based alerts to be tested on each check in on a visitor record and not just on the first check in
Fix startup error where program errors out when reading the Globals table due to an incorrect database connection, now it goes back to disconnected state so database can be reopened
Add feature enabled by registry variable WatchListAdditionalMatch to allow specification of an additional field in Visitor record to be matched against a field of the watch list record, see RegistryOptions.pdf for details
Updated reports that use intermediate tables to write station name to records to correct problems running the same report simultaneously from two or more workstations
Implement UseODBC registry variable so that connection string uses the DSN ODBC driver directly
Fix Manage | Employees in direct-database mode so that eAdvance Administrator can edit all employees instead of just those from their own company
Fix error when saving a new employee from Manage | Employees screen
Fix Returning Group multi-page navigation
Fix error when clicking New button on Manage Employees screen
Fix error when submitting multiple dates for registration when the actual arrival/departure date control is blank, the valid from and valid to dates were set to NULL
Fix so the disconnected email mode properly sends the user defined fields 13 - 24 and properly sends the status and gatekeeper info at the end [Note this requires the eAdvance client v10.0.2 or higher]
Fix problem in Returning Group where it did not show group if members were checked out
Fix problem in view registrations when Enable Company Search option is selected, it showed duplicate entries when a gatekeeper registered visitors for an employee when the employee is logged in
Fix database error when editing a named group when the group requires approval
Fix problems in Check Out function on Oracle and Access databases
Fix problems with Group Registrations and Returning Group when running on Oracle and Access databases
Fix problems with Duplicate, Consecutive and Weekday/Weekend tests when running on Access database
Fix error in Visitor | View Registrations when using the "Enable Company Search" option where it sometimes did not display the list correctly
Fix bug introduced in build 10.0.12.7, when using EasyLobby Authentication, if match field was other than Full Name, any password would allow login
Fix bug when editing a registration via Visitor | View Registrations, when sending the confirmation email to the visitor, it did not include the correct Custom Id or barcode
Optimize query sequences involved in requesting login page and in logging in
When Enable Company Search option in Product Config is checked, on the View Registrations page, for Gatekeepers and Administrators, show all registrations from that person's company (if company is set for the employee)
Fix array index error bug in Manage | Employees screen introduced in previous version
Fixes error saving My Info screen when employee does not have a company specified
Fixes problem in My Info screen when category and/or department have a null value, it was setting the value to the first item in the list, now the first item in the list is “Select One”, which serves as the null value
Fix problem in My Info screen when person has eAdvance “Administrator” permission, was setting them to “No Login” permission instead
Adds optional "My Info" link to header area at upper right next to the "Change Password" link, this feature allows the current employee that is logged in to edit their own employee record. The feature is enabled via the Admin | Product Config command, GUI tab.
Fix so that delete of a named group registration sends a single email to employee for entire group rather than individual emails
Fix so that times with a.m. and p.m. work along with times that have AM and PM, this is for Australia / New Zealand among others
Update some incorrect tooltips on the Product Config | Misc tab
Update the Calendar control on visitor forms to use the latest java script release, corrects some display problems in certain browsers
Adds new web.config variables ApprovalPageRows and ViewRegistrationsRows to allow more rows to display per page than the default of 10 rows
Fix employee AJAX control on Oracle so it is case insensitive
Fix some server-side validations for SQL parameter errors
Fix error in visitor forms Employee AJAX control when using Oracle database, it did not return any matches
Fix problem in Group Upload feature where it was failing to enforce approvals correctly
Fix problems in client-side javascript validation code syntax that caused validations to fail silently in Chrome and IE9 and not report errors that should have been reported
Fix error in client-side JavaScript validation when using a required user-defined date field
Add support in Active Directory import options screen for specifying the domain name to be used. If specified, domain name will be added to the login name field if imported (the format is [Domain Name]\[Login Name])
Extend query timeouts for certain potentially long query operations
Add more verbose logging
Fix error when using the option “Do not run import within a database transaction”, when used in conjunction with the “Mark them as inactive” choice for ex-employees, it was not deactivating the active ex-employees
Fix synchronization problems when running reports that use intermediate tables such as consecutive days and non-consecutive days from multiple workstations at the same time
Fix problems in adding visitor and employee to watch list commands when the respective grid view is active but has no records in the lookup
Fix error when deleting watch list category
Add option in Program Options for self registration wizard, when requiring preregistration, it requires the visitor to be preregistered at the current site and not at another site
Fix problems with backup when asset loans are related to visitor records, also fix some issues with backup of vehicle and parking space information
Fix the Authorized Visitors report so that the records are sorted by visitor last name and first name
Perform Visitor Consecutive Days and Non-Consecutive Days report operations within a database transaction so that two users running the report at the same time will not collide
Fix problem creating new watch list entry on Oracle when there are no watch list categories defined
Make consecutive days report include those whose visit-days are equal or greater than the value entered in the report specification instead of only those whose visit-days are greater than the value
Increase magnetic stripe handling timer to 500 milliseconds instead of 200 milliseconds so it waits long enough for the entire scan, there also is a registry variable MagStripeTimeout that can increase this value
Fix tab order so that visitor / employee selection and dropdown are in the correct tab order
Fix error when deleting a Lost and Found Type
Add Lost and Found Type column to Lost and Found grid view
Fix consecutive days visitor report so that it considers consecutive but separate registrations
Fix run-time error when using quick add feature (“+” button next to employee dropdown on visitor form) when logged in with a custom security user account and the machine registry variable AllowCustomSecEmpReadOnly is set to True to make the employee form read-only
Fix report Visits in Time Period report to handle multiple check ins per visitor record, previously it was only counting one check in per visitor record
Fix for machine registry variable AllowCustomSecEmpReadOnly so that the employee form second user defined field tab has disabled controls
Fix Visit by Employee function when running on MS Access (.evm) database file, was not copying the employee info to the visitor record
Adds machine registry variable FirstNameTruncation so that first name will use only the first word of the first name as acquired from license or business card scan
Fix non-consecutive days report so that it works when multiple visitor records have an overlapping visit period
Improve the frequent visitor alert so that it works properly when the visitor records do not have a custom id
Do not log password when logging the FailedLogIn event
Add registry variable ConsecDayMatchCompany to control whether the matching includes the visitor company in addition to matching by name in the Consecutive and Non-Consecutive visitor reports
In Program Options SMTP email settings, add a new “Domain” field to allow the specification of the fully qualified domain name of the client system (where SVM or Administrator is running) for SMTP mail servers that require a proper domain name. In most cases this can be left blank except when the server requires it.
In Lost & Found grid view, fixed Claimer Type so display is not blank; left justify Name and Claimed By columns
Fix window title when denied party screening shows matches, the window title was "Sex Offender Match", changed it to "Denied Party Match"
Fix for importing visitor entry records with Ids supplied, the visitor record Check In and Check Out linkage was not working correctly
Fixed various file imports so that Station records are created when necessary during import
Disable Group Signature menu command when the signature tab on visitor form is hidden
Fix for self registration classic mode error when scanning a business card
Fix license scan for returning visitor function so it follows the settings to open the original record and optionally update the valid to time
Fix problem in Asset | Edit Assets when setting the site it did not stay set
Change to saving visitor, employee and watch list records so that leading and trailing spaces are not saved
Add registry variable ExportToExcelEnable to force the Export to Excel button to be enabled even when the EasyLobby SVM application can’t locate an Excel installation via the registry
Support for registry variable SRFieldTranslations, value is a file name containing field translations for each of the field captions in the self registration wizard in all eight supported languages
Add approver type "Consecutive Days" to eAdvance tab on employee form, specifies approval for max consecutive and non-consecutive days approval in eAdvance
Add program option for self registration wizard for initial splash screen to have a language dropdown to change the language instead of having separate language buttons. In this mode you must select at least one default language, say English Note that you may select multiple languages if desired.
Add program option for self registration wizard to set the number of fields per screen
Fix problem when visitor Title field has a customized caption, the customized caption is not used in the message when the required field is missing on the visitor form during check in
Fix problem with Archive Inactive Employees function, it did not delete the employees after archive
For expired badge alert interval setting in Program Options, add choices for 1, 5 and 10 minutes
Fix AssureTec scanning to use digital license data, was failing on some last names and date of birth
Adds report “Visits in Time Period” to report on visitors who have visited a certain number of times within a given time period
Adds report “Visitor Consecutive Days” to report on visits that exceed a certain number of days
Adds report “Visitor Non-Consecutive Days” to report on visitors whose total number of visit days exceeds a specified amount
Add machine registry variable “HideAllVisitorsLookup” to hide the All Visitors lookup menu item
Adds machine registry variable ExpiredBadgeAlert to enable a modal popup message box when the expired badge test is run at the periodicity specified in the Program Options email alerts section
Add machine registry variable EmployeeQueryTimeout that allows the default timeout of 2 minutes for employee queries to be extended.
Add support for the registry variable SRSplashExternalLaunchExec that was added in v9, allows a button to be placed on the self registration splash screen to run an external application.
Fix bug in registry variable ReasonSRRequiredFields when the page with the reason and user defined field had less than four controls
Add Employee | Lookup | by Login Name
Enhance Visitor | Lookup | by Employee Last Name to allow for visitors within date range
Add registry variable UseSqlNativeClient to allow EasyLobby to use SQL Native Client when connecting to a SQL Server database instead of the standard SQLOLEDB
Fix problem with barcode scan for check in not observing the grace period setting
Fix problem with self registration document display when the document is fully displayed and no scroll bars are showing, the scroll up and down buttons were not being hidden
Change query timeout for loading employee list to 120 seconds (from 30 seconds) to allow for very large employee lists
Add local machine registry variable DefaultVisUDDateVal to specify a default date value for any visitor form user defined date controls, will use this date instead of current date, must be in mm/dd/yyyy format
Fix Visitor Expiration Status report for proper handling of user defined date fields for UserDefined10 and above. Fix error with report when the selected UD field has a non-date value
Fix so that printing employee badge from self registration kiosk properly prints current picture
Fix self registration so that barcode scan on check out page displays the confirmation page
Fix error when importing visitor records via command line
Add new Visitor Expiration Status report
Implementation of registry variable ReasonSRRequiredFields for self registration wizard, to allow the selection of a specific reason to be tied to the display of a user defined field and the display of the document
Add support for extensibility scripts EmpCheckInOK.vbs, EmpCheckIn.vbs and EmpCheckOut.vbs for extensibility during employee check in or check out
If employee time & attendance is disabled, do not process barcode or prox card scan
Fix visitor import so that if CustomId is populated in the import file it will be used and no CustomId will be generated
Adds hourglass cursor to AssureTec scanning in self registration mode, adds scanning animation popup window to AssureTec scanning in operator mode
Fix visitor grid sort by site, was sorting by check in time instead of by site id
Fixes regarding delete of employee and visitor records to properly delete related images
Fix self registration background screens, Review screen and Message screen fields were swapped
Fix self registration wizard so that licenses scanned with AssureTec scanner get the photo and license image written to the visitor record
Fix problem with Self-Registration wizard when showing first form screen where it gets a run-time error that LabelControl1 already exists due to Windows calling the window resize event more than once
Fix runtime error in self registration help dialog run from Edit | Program Options
Improves non-consecutive days test to consider other preregistrations besides the current one
Improve the consecutive day algorithm so that it considers all preregistration records plus all prior visit records in determining the result, also considers whether the logged in employee has weekend registration permission and skips weekend and holiday days for those that do not have this permission.
Fix problem with Group Upload when the upload file contains employee, category, clearance, reason or site fields, the upload fails
Fix problem with Group Upload page when there is a watch list match that is displayed, when user clicked the Continue button it got an error and did not continue
Fix error with Group Upload processing and watch list approvals, it was not tagging the correct record for approval
Fix problem where visitor email notification after approval did not include the barcode image
Fix problem on Group Upload page, it was not performing the duplicate registration and non-consecutive day validations
Fix bug when editing a named group registration and then adding an additional visitor record, the additional visitor was not added to the system
Fix problem when a visitor record submission has both consecutive and non-consecutive approval required, it did not set the record as requiring approval (ex: set 10 consecutive and 15 non-consecutive, then register visitor for 21 days).
Fix problem when using employee AJAX control and the submit of visitor form displays a watch list match, upon continuing with submission of the record received an error that the employee field is not set
When a watch list match is displayed on visitor and group forms, the form fields are no longer disabled
Add web.config file variable ConsecDayMatchCompany, default False, set it to True to have the visitor company included in the non-consecutive days matching test
Add web.config file variable ForceCategoryChoice, default False, set it to True to have the category dropdown initially set to the “Select One” setting so that the user needs to make a specific choice
Fix for category dropdown so that “Select One” is not a choice (except when ForceCategoryChoice is True)
Added web.config file variables DisableWatchListAutoApproval and DisableConsecDaysAutoApproval so that registrations requiring approval of these types will be submitted for approval even when the logged in employee is themselves an approver of this type
In approval notification email, when substitution for the variable %APPROVAL_LIST%, add the approval type to the information listed for each visitor requiring approval
Fix the consecutive days approval test, it was off by one day
Fixed the approval notification service so that it will check for the new consecutive / non-consecutive approvals and send the appropriate emails
Change so that approval notification service checks for emails needed to be sent once per minute instead of once per interval
Add web.config variable IncludeNotesInGroupEmail to allow notes field to be put into group notification email in %GROUPNAMES% variable
Add Product Config settings to enable consecutive and non-consecutive days approval
Generate employee number according to Program Options settings for new employee records
Add variable %APPROVAL_LIST% to body of approver notification email, gets filled in with a list of visitors that need approval plus their host and category
In group registration notification email to employee, add visitor company to the list of names in the group
Fix problems with visitor records when the visitor or group forms do not have departure date controls
In the Group Upload page perform validation / required fields check on the fields in the upload file
Adds Group Naming feature, allows group registrations to be named. Named group registrations can then be edited via the group registration form or deleted. Past group registrations can be re-registered.
Adds web.config variables EnableSitePermissionFeature and EmpPermissionUserDefField to allow certain sites to be marked as requiring permission in order for employees to be able to register visitors for those sites.
Trim text fields from visitor or group registration forms so that leading/trailing whitespace is removed
Fix client-side data validation JavaScript for Firefox browser so from/to date handling is correct
In group upload page, insure that visitor email is only sent if the option is enabled in Product Config
Fix error that was being logged to log file “SubstituteEmailVariablesFromDB error: Index was outside the bounds of the array”, caused during variable substitution when sending notification emails
Add support for the option that document acceptance sets a user defined checkbox field in the visitor record to indicate that the document was accepted
Fix so that check in grace period is considered in deciding whether to allow checkpoint arrival
Increase timeout for employee query to 15 minutes
Fix error merging Asset Loan table when loan record has a NULL value for the Asset Id
Fix problem when merging Oracle 9 to Oracle 10 database, error message merging Station records
Fix problem when migrating to Oracle 10 database, error message that it could not find the sequences
Enable Active Directory choice when no default directory is found, allows users to manually enter directory naming string for alternative directories
Fix runtime error in self reg help screen
Implementation of employee self service kiosk mode, a variant of visitor self registration mode
Adds local machine registry variable called SelfRegDocInterval, which allows the self registration document to only be displayed after the number of days has gone by since the last visit where the document was displayed. See RegistryOptions.pdf for complete details.
Fix run time error printing package label when Custom Id is not being generated. Also fixes same issue for asset label and employee badge printing.
In Employee form, increase max length of SSN (Id Number) field to 50 chars, was 20
In Self Registration mode document display dialog, hide the Scroll Up/Down buttons if not needed to scroll
Adds program option to include additional email addresses in watch list alert email notifications
Adds program option to include additional email addresses in expired badge alert email notifications
Adds program option to self registration wizard behavior to prevent bypassing the wizard screens when all required fields are satisfied after a license, business card or passport scan
Improves self registration license scan for check out to include license number in the match unless the capture of the license number is turned off
Allow self registration wizard mode field labels to be wider if space allows
Add registry variable SelfRegCheckBoxFontSize to allow modification of font size for user defined check boxes in self registration wizard mode
Add registry variable SelfRegLabelFontSize to allow modification of font size for field caption labels in self registration wizard mode
Add registry variable SelfRegUserDefLanguageN (where N is 1 to 24) to allow a text file to contain the eight self0-registration language translations to be used for labels of a given user defined field
Adds to self registration employee unlock feature the ability for employee to validate with active directory credentials
Add registry variable UseKerberosInADAuthentication to force the authentication to the directory server to use Kerberos and not allow NTLM when logging in with an Active Directory user account
Fix error when adding a new site if there is currently a site id value 10 and it is the highest site id number
Add support for Welsh language in self registration mode
Add new Visitor Frequency reports, condensed and comprehensive
In Max Visitors alert, add the visitor category to the display for each visitor that is listed
Obscure password when logging database connection failures to log file
Add support in self registration wizard for the optional license fields when a license is scanned
Fix for Topaz signature pads losing the display graphics after using the Microsoft MAPI email option because the MAPI interface is changing the current working folder away from the EasyLobby application folder
Fix signature size when clicking Accept button on the on-screen popup dialog
Improve visit by employee function so that the company field is transferred from employee record to visitor record and also set the visitor employee field to the employee whose visit record is being created
Fix problem in visitor form employee dropdown, when two employees have the exact same name, selection was inconsistent and only one of the two could be selected
Adds registry variable SRUserDefCheckBoxStop to allow special self registration behavior when a user defined field checkbox is included in the self registration wizard, if the checkbox is checked the visitor is not checked in but an email is sent and a customizable message is displayed
Adds additional command line argument called -CreatedBefore=m/d/yyyy to extend the -ArchiveInactiveEmployees argument so that the archive only backs up and optionally deletes the inactive employees created before the specified date. If not provided then all inactive employees are archived and optionally deleted if the -DeleteAfter=True argument is specified.
Add addition columns to employee dropdown on various forms: Notes and User Defined 3 - 6
Add registry variable AllowCustomSecEmpReadOnly to make employee form read only for those users with a custom security level
Fix database save error when scanned business card data for phone fields is greater than 30 characters
Add new reports Visitor By Workstation and Visitor By Username
Improve preregistration match so that if license matches a visitor preregistered for a different site, the operator is informed
Add registry variable UserDefinedDateTime to set any visitor user defined fields that are defined to be date controls to display the date and time and allow the date and time to be set
Fix visitor form display problem when user defined tab is selected and displayed when the visitor form is opened, the user defined fields on the tab were not displayed and the tab appeared to be blank
Support license scan for check out in self registration wizard mode
Fix administrator toolbar when using custom security level so that the site dropdown does not overlap the toolbar buttons
Fix returning visitor function so that Program Options setting to copy CustomId is now working
Fix errors when using User Defined fields 13 - 24
Fix User Defined dropdown list so that initial selection is blank instead of first value
When creating a new employee via Manage | Employees, make the new employee site be equal to that of the employee that is creating the new employee record
Add web.config app setting UseKerberosInADAuthentication to force the authentication to the directory server to use Kerberos and not allow NTLM
Add Product Config option in GUI tab to allow the Group Upload menu item to be available for users with Individual permission, else only Gatekeepers and Administrators can use the command
Add group email notification to Group Upload feature
Fix problem with Active Directory authentication where it allowed login for account even if password was incorrect
Adds web.config setting called "HideAdminMenuNoAuthentication" to hide the Admin menu in No Authentication mode
Adds refresh capability to Approval.aspx page, refresh interval in seconds can be set in web.config
Adds new visitor menu command Group Upload, which displays GroupUpload.aspx page to allow group import from .csv file. Page field settings are set in Admin| Field Config, Group Upload tab. Menu item is enabled in Admin | Product Config, GUI tab.
Fix problem importing a value of “G” (No Guests) in the gatekeeper field
Fix so the disconnected email mode properly supports user defined fields 13 – 24, requires eAdvance server version 10.0.12.12 or higher
Improve handling of group registration email notification so that it sends one email with the group list instead of individual emails for each group member
Allow editing of notification email subject and body in File | Options menu
Fix problem with visitor check in email notification, the %EMPLOYEE% variable was being substituted with blank instead of employee name
Add additional option on ScanShell 1000 to allow a button to be tied to a specific Id type as defined by the ForceStateCode registry variable
Improve export/import of users table so that custom security levels are properly supported
Add option to set user defined field checkbox upon self registration document acceptance
Fix Scan to Create Employee so that employee number is generated if option is set to generate
Add support on SnapShell license scanner for option called “License & Specific Id”. If license auto-detect does not recognize license, then use the state code in the registry variable called “ForceStateCode” to scan the Id as that specify type. Consult RegistryOptions.pdf for documentation on registry variables.
Add badge options report button to Edit | Badge Options dialog to aid in viewing and troubleshooting current options settings
Fix problem deleting and archiving a site when the visitor entry records referenced other sites
Fix problem where two COM port barcode scans accumulate in the buffer and then both are sent simultaneously, resulting in a “Custom Id not found” message
Add option to Edit | Program Options to add Date of Birth to watch list match
Add package group signature menu feature when multiple packages are selected in package grid view
Add target user defined field value entry to package and visitor group signature form
Add Package lookup by employee last name with wildcard
Add Visitor lookup by employee last name with wildcard
Change visitor grid valid from/to display to display the time if the time is midnight instead of no time display
Change visitor valid from/to time display so that seconds are not displayed
Fix overflow run time error in Returning Visitor function when the criteria matches more than 65536 records
Increase timeout for Visitor lookup all visitors to 5 minutes to allow for very large result sets
Improve site license key code adaptation, if local workstation has a single-workstation key code and central database has a site license key code, update the local key code to be the site license key code and also update the station record enrollment field to be the computer name instead of the key code
Fix runtime error when deleting / archiving site record from Edit | Sites command
When using fingerprint reader to enroll visitor, improve handling of error messages and behavior when a fingerprint is already enrolled, now deletes if fingerprint is in system but does not belong to any visitor record, allowing re-enrollment
Fix error when right-clicking in background when there is not visitor grid view and choosing the returning visitor function
Fix Type Mismatch error in Visitor Category Time Summation report
Fix Time/Value based alerts error when using a user-defined date field
Add support for US Postal Service certified mail tracking number, 16-20 digits starting with "70"
Fix error running the Today’s Visitors report
Fix for printing on Citrix when printer name contains “in session x” at the end
Fix error in delete of signature types in Edit | Signature Types
Add missing LateCheckOut.rpt report template to distribution
Fix problem with Scan to Create Employee function where photo was not saved to database
Change Preregister dialog (accessed from visitor form) so that user accounts that are limited to one site can only preregister visitors for their specific site
Fix so that reposts when site or employee are changed clears out previous confirmation or error message
Fix problem where clear text passwords are visible in page source in the Admin | Product Config menu
Fix problem where manually created cookies can provoke errors or malicious attack on server
Fix problem where site combo does not refresh other combos (clearance, category) when reason combo is left off the page
Fix weekend and holiday registration tests so that it tests if a registration date range crosses a weekend or contains a holiday
Fix problem with maximum number of days in visit when departure time field is not shown on form
Fix problem with group email notification feature when departure time field is not shown on form
Add %REGISTEREDBY% variable to email notification email body
Fix for multiple site ids feature when site ids are not numerical
Fix initial display of site dropdown for current employee if site-limited when the gatekeeper setting was set to None, it did not filter the site dropdown
Add separate group registration page confirmation message
Fix for error in PerformFirstTimeInitialization routine caused by load testing
Fix so clear text password is not sent to browser on Product Config page
Change so that cookies are no longer used to store information about logged in employee, but rather, the values are stored server-side only in the session object
Fix casting error on group registration page if employee dropdown is in the individual sections and the site dropdown is in the common section when you change the employee selection
Adds option to Product Config, Misc tab, called "Enable Company Search", which will cause the returning visitor lookup to filter by the company of the employee that is logged in, so that only visitors to that person’s company are searched
Fix error in Mange Employees when clicking New button to make a new employee record
Fix problem in New/Edit Employee screen where Number, Building, Office and Floor field captions were not being customized properly to the values set in Edit | Program Options
Fix login so that when match field matches multiple records (for example, an active and inactive record with same match value), it favors the active record
Fix problem when using AJAX employee field and last name has single-quote, no names were matched
Add option to Product Config, Misc tab to allow designation of a user-defined field on the employee record to hold additional site ids that the employee can register visitors against
Fix issues related to editing existing registrations, the various site-dependent dropdown lists did not properly reflect the site if the visitor but rather the site of the employee that was logged in
Fix issues on visitor and group form related to dynamic determination of proper list of sites for the selected host employee and also the dynamic determination of the various site-dependent dropdown lists
When submitting visitor or group form without a site control and/or category control, insure that the default site for the host employee or the default category are set for the visitor record
For email notification, substitute a blank string for variables that are not on the form
When the Hide Watch List check box is checked in Product Config and the message is left blank, display the standard approval message in green if Watch List approvals are enabled
When using the multi-date control on the visitor or group form, disable the Delete button unless a date/time specification is selected in the list
Fix erroneous duplicate registration error when editing a registration
Fix problems with multiple registration dates when primary date controls are blank
Increase size of barcode in visitor notification email to allow scanning from smart phones
Improve site license key code adaptation, if local workstation has a single-workstation key code and central database has a site license key code, update the local key code to be the site license key code and also update the station record enrollment field to be the computer name instead of the key code
Add option to Edit | Enterprise Options, Security tab, Barcode Scan sub-tab, Satellite Options section, to allow user to enable the check in validation tests when the Satellite application performs the check in function
Add fingerprint scanning as identification method for Satellite application
Improve handling of error messages and behavior when a fingerprint is already enrolled, now deletes if fingerprint is in system but does not belong to any visitor record, allowing re-enrollment
Add registry variable SatelliteBadgePrinting to enable visitor badge printing from Satellite
Improve site license key code adaptation, if local workstation has a single-workstation key code and central database has a site license key code, update the local key code to be the site license key code and also update the station record enrollment field to be the computer name instead of the key code
Fix for badge proxy printing when visitor is checked in from an SVM Mobile station
Fix for report Visitor Count by Station for Administrator when a single site is selected in the toolbar site dropdown
Improve performance of v8 to v10 migrations by eliminating visitor record fix up process, now do fix up during the visitor record migration
Fix merge of pre-v10 database, it did not copy the CustomId or Employee number for visitor, package, asset and employee
Add support for AssureTec ID-150 license and document scanner with two-sided scanning for data accuracy plus multi-spectrum image caption and document authentication
Adds local machine registry variable SelfRegEnableFields to allow individual self registration mode fields to be enabled or disabled, see RegistryOptions.pdf for details
Fix case when scanning barcode or using quick out feature (F12) to enter CustomId, and there is more than one visitor record with that Custom Id, then the newest record is selected instead of the oldest
Fix problems generating Custom Id in range, it generated some fractional numbers due to floating point rounding errors
Fix error in Visitor by Company report. Add new report called Visitor by Host Company.
Add reports to File | Reports menu item in EasyLobby SVM or Administrator called Expired Badges by Date and Late Check Out.
Add a new user authentication method to Edit | Users called “Active Directory” authentication. In this mode a login dialog is displayed and the user logs in with their active directory credentials. These credentials are authenticated to the directory server, and if valid, the user is logged in. To support this change, the NT Authentication check box has been replaced with an “Authentication” combo with three choices: EasyLobby Authentication, Single Sign-on and Active Directory. The “Single Sign-on” choice is equivalent to having the check box checked in the previous version.
Add registry variable SelfRegVisitorDocument to allow specification of a visitor-specific self registration document in a user-defined field or else a category-specific document based on category name. See RegistryOptions.pdf for details.
Add command line argument BackupSiteIds=[SiteIdList] to allow the command line backup function to specify specific site ids. [SiteIdList] contains the SiteId number of one or more sites. If more than one, separate the SiteIds by a comma.
Add support for the color 4x5 signature pad SigGemColor 5.7 from Topaz Systems.
Add event to Event Log for employee unlock of self registration mode
In Self Registration mode document display feature, add support for PDF and HTML documents, requires that Adobe Acrobat Reader be installed
Adds self registration wizard option in Program Options to allow Ctrl+L key to log out of self registration wizard mode without exiting the SVM application
Fix so self registration wizard does not crash when first and/or last name is not included in the field list. If registration is entered via license or business card scan, preserve the name fields when making the record.
Add to visitor eAdvance security selector a new choice called “No Guests”. Those active employees with this permission can’t log in to eAdvance, have visitors preregistered for them in eAdvance or be selected from the Employee dropdown on the SVM visitor form. Program Options Defaults tab has setting to enable this feature.
Add single sign-on option in Product Config to allow specification of request header variable name for single sign-on authentication, default is AUTH_USER for windows integrated authentication
Add single sign-on option in Product Config to allow the logout link to redirect to another URL
Add extensibility javascript include files for each page to allow customers extensibility of pages by adding client-side javascript
Allow CDkey code to be specified in web.config as alternative to being specified in the system registry
Adds single-sign on support for getting login name from request header variable HTTP_OBLIX_UID
Implementation of Custom Authentication choice for user authentication, now calls external VB Script file in web site bin folder called CustomAuthentication.vbs, passing in the user name and password. To use custom authentication, eAdvance users must code the script file and pass back 0 if the credentials are authenticated or 1 if not. If a value of 1 is returned (user not authenticated), the script can also pass back an error message by writing text file called ErrFile.txt.
New feature to allow an employee to be given 24 Hour registration permission by the use of a user-defined checkbox. An option on the eAdvance Admin | Product Config Misc tab allows the enabling of this feature by selecting the particular user-defined field. Employees that have this permission may register visitors for any time during a weekday; those that don’t are limited to standard business hours as defined by the default Valid From and Valid to times or else defined on the site description record (see manual for details).
New feature to allow an employee to be given weekend registration permission by the use of a user-defined checkbox. An option on the eAdvance Admin | Product Config Misc tab allows the enabling of this feature by selecting the particular user-defined field. Employees that have this permission may register visitors for any time during a weekend; those that don’t may not register a visitor for weekends (see manual for details).
New feature to allow specification of holidays via a Holidays.txt file, works in conjunction with the weekend registration permission, only those with this permission are allowed to register visitors for holidays.
New feature adds a user permission for eAdvance called “No Guests”. Those employees with this permission level may not log in to eAdvance nor may any other employee register visitors for them. If feature is enabled in SVM via Edit | Program Options, Defaults tab, Performance Tuning section, they also will not appear in the employee dropdown on the SVM visitor form.
New feature to allow specification of a VIP visitor category that, when selected for a visitor being registered, will send an email to a designated list of email addresses. Email addresses are set in the site description field. Body of the email is in the file VIPNotification.txt in the Data folder (see manual for details).
New feature to allow specification of a Group visitor category that, when selected for a visitor being registered, will send an email to a designated list of email addresses. Email addresses are set in the site description field. Body of the email is in the file GroupNotification.txt in the Data folder (see manual for details).
New feature to allow visitor to be set to special needs by designating a visitor user-defined field as a check box. When enabled via Admin | Product Config on the Misc tab, an email will be sent to designated email addresses as specified in the site description field. Body of the email is in the file SpecialNeedsNotification.txt in the Data folder (see manual for details).
New feature to allow duplicate registration checking. Enabled via Admin | Product Config on the Misc tab, if a submitted registration exactly matches an existing preregistration by first name, last name, company and visit date, the user is notified. They may proceed with the registration if desired or else cancel it.
New feature to allow a test for maximum number of non-consecutive visit days. Enabled via Admin | Product Config on the Misc tab, the system will insure that the total number of prior visit days, plus the number of days in the current registration, does not exceed the maximum indicated in the option setting.
Adds “Update by Site” option to allow update of employees from a specific site
Fix problem saving stored report, it wasn't saving
Fix to allow replacing a stored report definition of the same name
Fix to allow click on Finish button on any report definition screen when running a stored report
Implementation of employee unlock feature for self registration mode, employee must identify themselves before the self registration mode is activated. See Edit | Program Options, Self Registration tab
Allow user accounts with Manager permission to edit employee fields on the various tabs on the form
Fix error in File | Import when importing Station records
In Self Registration Wizard, fix problem scanning barcode while displaying confirmation page for a prior barcode scan, now second confirmation page is properly displayed
Add a registry variable SelfRegistrationLogoutMode to allow various logout behaviors when in self registration mode. See RegistryOptions.pdf for documentation of this feature.
Changes to allow user defined combo to alternately be displayed as a pure list (value can't be edited)
Updated signature pad bitmap support to allow unlimited multi-screen sequences and independent sequences for different record types (visitor, package, asset loan and lost & found) on Topaz 4x5 sig pad
Add approval check box for watch list approval on employee form eAdvance tab
Fix problem with value-based alert (number of days = 0) on user-defined field defined to be a date field, it only alerted if the date was equal to the current date instead of whenever the date was less than the current date.
When using registry variable SS800ButtonDocId to allow a specific card type to be scanned after button press on ScanShell 800, use the value of the registry variable StudentIdVertical to handle scans of vertical cards
Change watch list and frequent visitor alerts so that instructions fields allow 4000 characters instead of 250
Fix problem in Edit | Badge Options setting different logos at different levels, for example at All Sites level and then a different logo for a specific Site.
Fix problem importing Watch List into an .evm (MS Access) database. Also fixes imports for Clearance and Lost and Found into .evm database.
Fix so that the site selector dropdown on the toolbar is limited to the specific site when the logged in user account is limited to a single site
Fix problem with Reasons dropdown where it did not respond to the setting in Edit | Program Options to set the first reason as the default
Fixes when going directly to PreRegister.aspx, GroupReg.aspx or Approval.aspx page, now if login is required it redirects to proper page after login is successful
Fixes going directly to FileUpload.aspx, it did not draw page properly and displayed an error message
On Manage | Approvals screen, Adds Notes button and subsequent notes page for editing visitor notes
On Manage | Approvals screen, add Edit button that allows review/edit of the visitor record by the approver
Add checkbox option to Admin | Product Config on Approval tab to require approval when a visitor registration matches the watch list
Add options to Admin | Product Config on Approval tab to enable email messages to employee when visitor is approved or denied
Add option to Admin | Product Config on Prereg tab to hide watch list match information and just present a simple message instead
Fix when Authentication Method is set to No Authentication, the Admin menu was not visible, now fixed
Fix error when archiving inactive employee records after import when using the “Automatically archive every missing employee” option
Add new archive option “Archive missing employees into single database” to archive all inactive employees into a single backup file instead of individual backup files for each employee
For Satellite application, allow users with self registration permission to log in and grant them operator permission during the use of the satellite application
Add support for eAdvance client to locate _options.el file so that alternate database credentials can be set
New installer includes Authenticate utility v10.0.1 so that alternate database credentials are supported
Fix max days validation, it was allowing one extra day for individual and group registration
Fix error in View Registrations when deleting a returning visitor registration that has a photo, it got an error in DeleteAllImages for conversion of Guid to String
Internal rewrite to improve thread-safe behavior and eliminate web site crash introduced in 10.0.3
Fix problem when "Check for Duplicates" is deselected, the import overwrote each imported record so that only the last record was imported
For visitor badges, add Employee field variables for group, region and user defined 3 - 6
Fix problem in access control integrations after employee delete in SVM, the related visitor record deletions were not being processed
Fix query error when checking in visitor that has more than one previous visit record that is not checked out and the option is set to warn if previously checked in
Fix problem in Edit | Alerts, Time/Value-based alerts, when setting an alert on signature is blank, the blank value did not stay set
In self registration wizard, fix runtime error when selecting returning visitor linked to employee
Fix error opening asset loan form when there are current visitors checked in
Add support for fingerprint scanning in self registration mode
Cleanups in behavior of options in Edit | Program Options | Security | Check In, Check In section
Fix self registration mode so that grace period is used when looking up preregistered visitor records
Fix returning visitor function to use grace period when matching current preregistration record
Clean up sex offender screening display when no match is found and option is set to display status, used to say denied party on the message box, now says sex offender screening
Add MultipleActiveResultSets=True; to the connection string for SQL Server
Reverse the efficiency cleanups in the code made in version 10.0.3
Make Admin | Product Config form a bit taller so email tab is not cut off
Fix default values in Admin | Product Config, Email tab, for new group and visitor delete emails
Add separate email notification for group registration, body file ConfirmGroupEmployee.txt
In product config, add email settings for group confirmation and visitor delete confirmation
Fix problem where required fields are not properly displayed
Make group table a bit wider on group registration form
A few efficiency cleanups in the code
Add option to import from ODBC data source table or view to allow import of photo from the file system. In this case the data in the database column must be the name of the JPEG image file. It can be the full path or just the file name. If just the file name, specify the path in the options screen.
On check out visitor form, display checked in visitors for both the host and for the employee who made the registration
Fix error when using 24 hr time format and editing a visitor registration, it did not set the times correctly in the visitor edit form
Fix JavaScript code on visitor and group registration form for international date formats so that the date synchronization between the arrival and departure dates is correct
Correct installer to install email template files EmployeeRegistrationDeleted.txt and VisitorRegistrationDeleted.txt for email notification when visitor registration is deleted
Log error to error log file if email template files for visitor deletion are missing instead of reporting error to the delete visitor page
Cleanup of code to insure database data readers are properly closed in all cases
In Edit | Alerts, Time/Value Based alerts tab, fix display problem when selecting another alert and using a combo or blank/non-blank, the proper value did not display
Fix runtime error “Invalid use of NULL” when checking in a visitor and using a time/value based alert on a user-defined field that has a blank (NULL) value
In self registration mode, make visitor name selection dialog have larger font for easier touch screen selection
In self registration mode, retain last name if visitor goes back to identification screen
Fix employee dropdown on visitor form, was not filtering when site filtering was enabled
Fix employee dropdown freeze on package and asset loan form when refreshing employee list
Fix employee dropdown freeze when multiple visitor forms are displayed
Adds visitor menu lookup for "No Show" visitors
Add a report Visitor Now Shows to File | Reports
Adds an option to Edit | Program Options to set the definition of a No Show
Fix stock template for employee PVC portrait badge, was landscape, now portrait
Fix problem with two-sided printing when set for a specific category
Add option in Program Options, Defaults tab, Employee sub-tab, to prevent visitor check in when host employee is inactive
Make employee dropdown in visitor form scale columns wider when there is space available
Add registry variable SS800ButtonDocId to set specific document type for scan after button is pressed
Add option to Edit | Program Options, Customize Fields tab, Visitor Form sub-tab, to assign the current selected employee in the grid or form view to be selected in the employee dropdown when making a new visitor record
Adds registry variable AllowEmpReadOnly for users with operator permission, if set to True these users can view the employee grid and the employee form in read only mode
Fix problem when scanning business card on ScanShell/SnapShell scanners in merge mode, the business card image was overwriting the license image in the second photo field
Adds Log4Net logging facility, configured in web.config file, see manual for details
Don’t display Change Password link unless using EasyLobby authentication
Adds Product Config option in GUI tab to make time fields a dropdown instead of type in
Fix error in check out function when using international date and time formats
Add support for backup login method when primary login method is single sign on, settings in Product Config screen on Security tab
Add %COMPANYNAME% and %CLEARANCE% variables to email notification. The %COMPANYNAME% variable substitutes the company name as set in the Edit | Program Options dialog of SVM or Administrator. The %CLEARANCE% substitutes the clearance value from the eAdvance visitor form.
Fix error in maximum length of stay when using international dates, the JavaScript client-side validation was not aware of the international date format.
Fix export of Conference Rooms, was exporting a blank file
Fix export of Watch List Alias and Photo sub-records, the sense of the check boxes was reversed
Fixed error importing asset loan records
Fix typo in Export dialog, last check box now reads Conference Room instead of the redundant Station
Add two and three screen sequence support for 4x5 signature pad custom bitmaps per signature type
Add Expired Badges by Date report
Fix problem in Administrator when using TWAIN camera interface, when you took a picture it was not stored or displayed in the employee form
Fix visitor import when status field is blank or contains an illegal value, now sets status to "Preregistered"
Implement display of SVM Mobile PNG signatures on visitor form
Fixes to allow eAdvance to work with international date formats
Updated documentation to Add a section on using eAdvance with international date and time formats
Fix problem when clearing a field that previously had a value, the database was not updated
Add email notification when visitor registration is deleted (and notifications are enabled)
Fix site license adaptability for Administrator and Satellite applications
Fix "New Employee" message on employee form when making a new record so that it is customized if a customization has been set
Fix problems with Employee Time and Attendance reports that caused error 20534
Change email notification timeout from 15 seconds to 60 seconds
Performance improvements in scanning license to create visitor and for visitor images in general
Fix problems when logging in with a standard permission level after having logged in with a customer permission level, some menus did not redisplay properly
Do not show Edit menu items for parking, conference rooms and vehicle types unless permission level is at least Manager or higher
Display Visitor column in Asset Loan grid view for assets loaned to visitors
Fix error when selecting visitor in asset loan form
Fix error on log in after setting password complexity numerical fields to blank in Program Options
eAdvance server fix to support default value for Reason and Clearance selectors
In Administrator, fix problems with zoom not showing photo and photo not appearing after load or paste
Increase support for custom ids up to 20 characters and allow range generation to be up to 20 digits
Add to Satellite application an event log type to log when a visitor is denied entry
In Self Registration mode, fix problem when address field is selected, display was incorrect and registration could not be completed
In Self Registration, give one message when help wizard is not available, then hide help button
Fix problem with change password command when registry variable NoPasswordEncryption is True, it was encrypting the password instead of setting it to DB in clear text
Add event logging for Add Visitor/Employee to Watch List, Import and Export and Visitor Maintenance
New Intellicheck jurisdiction files
Fix problem in Employee Mark Out All command where the current date/time was being used instead of the selected date/time
Fix problems in two-sided duplex printing, was printing first side twice and then deleting the template files
Add option to enable license scan to do a returning visitor function
When importing visitor records, add visitor entry records when check in and check out times are specified
In Device Options, move check box to “activate application on scan” to new General tab, this setting will now apply to license and prox card scans as well as barcode scans
In Program Options, add returning visitor option so that the current, active record is not used, but rather a new record is created
Make returning visitor responsive to the setting to not allow multiple check ins per visitor record and thus will not select an active record for the returning visitor, but rather will make a new record
Fix Administrator so that visitor record edits are actually saved
Implement registry variable NoPasswordEncryption as described in RegistryOptions.doc
Some optimizations in visitor class to avoid excess queries when initializing a new object
Adds badge variable Vpic3 to allow third visitor picture to print on badge
Fixes error inserting duplicate key into PreregisteredBy table
Fixes AJAX employee dropdown so that names are sorted by last then first name, also fixes dropdown to match after comma and entry of letters from first name
Fixes errors in editing a previous registration via the View Registrations command, the reason and site were not restored to the proper value
Fix run time error in self registration wizard mode when doing lookup by name
Fixes problem in EmployeeImport when matching by employee number but employee number is not supplied in input mapping. Now warns and won't run import instead of importing records and overwriting each one.
Include DLL and type library for MKData denied party screening service with SVM and Administrator installers
Added to import an operation to delete the entire watch list, usually this would be to clear out the current watch list prior to importing a refreshed one. Include the record type WatchListDelete on a single line prior to the list of watch list entries, when this line is processed during the import it will clear out the watch list.
Fix error during import of photo records
Fix problems importing signature records, import complained of an unsupported record type
Added Photo and Signature to self registration mode required fields list
Add Self Registration option to disallow edit from review screen
Add “Group Signature” function to Visitor menu, allows a single signature to be assigned to a multiple visitor selection in the visitor grid view
Add support for two-screen and three-screen sequences with the 4x5 LCD signature pad
Fix to DBMigration when migrating from SQL Server to MS Access, the AllSites field was incorrectly migrated, which led to the Reason, Category and Clearance fields being static read-only in the SVM visitor form
Add support for OCR Services denied party screening
Improve display of sex offender and denied party screening results forms so that the grid control and buttons resize properly when the window is resized
Add self registration option “No Manual Entry” to disable manual entry in self registration wizard
Fix menu and toolbar buttons enable/disable related to custom security level implementation, also buttons on Lost and Found detail view
Fix database error in Frequent Visitor alert when the operator chooses the option to stop displaying future alerts for that visitor
Fix error deleting a Frequent Visitor alert when the alert record has related alert stopped records
Fix error in employee form when clicking New button to create a new vehicle, if the Vehicle Types list was empty it got a run time error
Add support for DataDivers sex offender screening service
Add support for Asset Loan to Visitor
When selecting Returning Visitor from right-click popup context menu on row in visitor grid, don't run returning visitor dialog, but rather go directly to returning visitor function for the selected visitor record
Fix Satellite bug where employee check in and check out date/time was not displaying the latest record
Fix Satellite to add support for scanning prox cards and smart cards for employee check in and out
Fix bug in employee delete, was not deleting the associated employee number record in RecordCustomId.
Customize captions in employee lookup by location, also use customized caption for employee field in employee grid view for status messages at the bottom of the window
Adds registry variables PackageCC and VisitorCC , if set in the registry to one or more email addresses (separated by semi-colon), these email addresses will be added to the CC field of respective notification emails
Adds Program Option for barcode scan for initial check in, choice of Manual , Automatic and Fully Automatic
Command line options for running Backup, Inactive Employee archive and File import (see updated manual)
New Employee Lookup by Location (allows lookup across Building , Floor and Office fields)
Fixes a problem in Package form where clicking Get Signature when no signature types are defined produces a run time error and shuts down EasyLobby SVM. Now button is unavailable in this case.
Report Wizard adds ProxCard as a filter, grouping and sorting field