What's New?
The following describes the various versions of FIREARMS MANAGER Pro.
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Version 1.04.0054 - 5/15/2008
1. Qualifications/Report/Select By ID/NAME/Select a Single Person
Sometimes the report shows that single person and sometimes it shows several
different people. I just want that 1 person I selected. What’s wrong?
FIXED – The program code was using the Employee ID rather than the hidden Record
Number of the person. If the person you select does not have an employee ID, then
the report gets everyone without an Employee ID and shows them. The program
code has now been changed to use the hidden Record Number of the person and
now the report only ever shows the 1 person you select.
2. Help/Report/Tutorial
I get a Runtime error when I try to select the Tutorial.
FIXED – The Tutorial was changed to a different format and the code was not changed
to match. This has been corrected and the Tutorial should now display properly.
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Version 1.04.0053 - 5/14/2008
1. Roster/View – Bottom Grid/Firearms/Inventory
I selected the ISSUE button below the bottom grid in the Firearm Tab but it didn’t
automatically select the firearm I had highlighted. The same thing happened when
I selected the ISSUE button under the Inventory Tab. Why?
NOTE: If you are ISSUING a Firearm, the system does not know what you want to
issue. You are probably getting this confused with RECEIVING a Firearm or piece of
Equipment. Then, the item you would be RECEIVING is “highlighted” in the bottom
grid. The ISSUE button was added to the Roster/View screen to allow the user to
ISSUE a Firearm or piece of Equipment from Inventory directly from this screen without
having to go back to the Firearms or Inventory View screens.
FIXED – The ISSUE buttons have been removed from below the bottom grid of the
Roster/View screen because it is apparently confusing.
2.Qualifications/Add New
If I change the Expires Date, the “Valid For” value does not change to reflect the new
number of days for the Qualification to be Valid.
FIXED – The “Valid For” value now changes if you change the “Expires” Date. Code
has also been added to prevent the user from entering or causing a NEGATIVE “Valid
For” value.
3.Firearms/Maintenance
Runtime Error.
FIXED
4.Scheduling/Qualifications/Setup-Maintain Course Roster
I can highlight a person in the “Available Roster” grid at the bottom and drag it over
another person in a different row and create a duplicate person in the grid.
FIXED
5.Admin/License & Options/Roster
If you change to any rank other than “Officer”, a duplicate rank is created in the
dropdown list.
FIXED
6.Qualifications/Reports
Qualification Reports need to include the Make/Model and Serial Number of the
Firearm used to qualify.
FIXED – All Qualification Reports now include the Make/Model and Serial Numberof
the Firearm used to qualify on the Course of Fire.
7.Qualifications/Reports
Qualification Reports need to also be sub-sorted by Date. If there are several
qualifications by the same person, it would be helpful to list their qualifications
on the Course of Fire by Date. Right now it is not sub-sorted by date.
FIXED – All Qualification Reports now include sub-sorting by Date after Name sort.
8.Qualifications/AddNew
If I change the Expires Date to a date that generates a large negative value for the
Valid For field, I get a Runtime Error.
FIXED – The Valid For value is set back to 0 for any negative value.
9.Scheduling/Training
The “ALL” grid should be alphabetized by Last Name.
FIXED
10.Roster/View
The Date in the Qualifications Tab has other stuff in it.
FIXED
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Version 1.04.0052 - 4/21/2008
1.Reports/Roster
REWORKED
2.Training/AddNew
If I don’t add any data and just tab through the fields on the form, I get an Error 13
when I get to the Expiration Date field.
FIXED
3.Training/AddNew/Select a person/Personnel Select Screen
What does Status – True/False mean in the left column and why does the grid
always sort on the Status column even though I select a different sort item?
FIXED – The Status column indicates whether the person is “Active” or “Inactive”.
The data in the column has been changed to read “Active” or “Inactive”. And the
sort has been changed to sort on the item you select in the Sort By dropdown
either though it’s not the far left column.
4.Reports/Firearms/Issued-Stock-Personal
REWORKED
5.Reports/Firearms/Maiintenance
REWORKED
6.Administration/License & Options/Firearms, Equipment & Ammo
Concept of Stocking Location CHANGED.
REWORKED – The concept of a standard Stocking Location for items has been
changed. You no longer can change the System Default for stocking location. The
System default will now always be “General Supply”. You don’t have to use the
location “General Supply” because you can add as many different stocking
locations as you want for Firearms, Equipment Inventory and Ammo. It’s just that
the system requires a Stocking Location to move items around so FMPro is
supplied with one called “General Location” and you can’t add another location
called “General Supply” and you can’t modify or Delete “General Supply”. There
needs to be only 1.
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Version 1.04.0051 - 4/10/2008
1.Installation
Version 1.4.50 will not bring versions less than v1.4.49 up to v1.4.50.
FIXED
2.Pre-Installation
The installation process tells you to make a backup of your data even if this is the
first time you are installing of the application. Why? This is Confusing.
FIXED - Installation process now recognizes if there is a database present or not
and displays or does not display the “make a backup copy of your data” screen
accordingly.
3.Admin/Picklists/Firearms/Add Caliber
When you add a caliber to an existing Firearm Make/Model, the selection always
defaults to the first Make/Model in the picklist and I can’t select the Make/Model
I want.
FIXED – This error was generated in v1.4.50. Wrong grid index was used. It now
works and you can select the Make/Model you want.
4.Admin/Picklists/Firearms/Update Caliber
When you try to update a caliber for an existing Firearm Make/Model, the selection
always selects the first Make/Model in the picklist and I can’t select the Make/Model
I want.
FIXED – This error was generated in v1.4.50. Wrong grid index was used. It now
works and you can select the Make/Model you want.
5.Firearms/Reports/Stock-Issued-Personal
I don’t appear to be getting the DELETED firearms to appear in the report. They
appear in the View Screen but not in the report.
FIXED – The Firearms Reports (Stock-Issued-personal) was missing a variable
that displayed the DELETED firearms and also was incorrect in displaying the
ISSUED and IN STOCK firearms. The filter code was corrected.
6.Firearms/Reports/Stock-Issued-Personal
There is a blank page between every page in these reports. Can you get rid of
the blank pages?
FIXED – This has been an ongoing problem and we have finally determined the
cause. The Firearms reports associated with the above report selection has been
corrected and we will fix the other reports in the immediate future.
7.Firearms/Duplicate Firearms Records
I notice that I have duplicate firearms records. I’m not sure how they got there but
is there a way to get rid of them without having to go through every record?
NEW FEATURE – Every time you start FMPro, it now checks to see if there
are any duplicate Firearms records. If so, it provides the user with each duplicate
record and allows the user to select the Firearm they want to keep and deletes all
others from the database.
8.Firearms/Duplicate Firearms Records
Is there a protection against adding duplicate records?
NEW FEATURE – Every time you attempt to add a new Firearm, FMPro will
now check the database to see if that Make/Model/Serial No. combination is
already in the database and will advise the user as such and will not allow that
Firearm to be added.
9.Firearms/Undeleting Firearms
Since I can no longer add a duplicate Firearm record, how will I be able to add a
Firearm that I have deleted?
NEW FEATURE – You will now be able to UNDELETE a Firearm. A new button
has been added to the Deleted Firearms Section that will allow you to undelete a
deleted Firearm.
10.Firearms/Duplicate Firearms Records
NEW FEATURE – If you suspect you may have duplicate Firearms records, you ca
now select the FILE dropdown menu and select Utility/Duplicate Firearms. This
utility will scan your database and let you choose which Firearm record you want
to keep and the utility will delete all the other duplicates. You can run this as many
times as you want. It will not take any action on your database if there are no other
duplicate Firearm records.
11.Firearms/Deleting Firearms/Transaction History
NEW FEATURE – FMPro will now generate a Transaction History when you DELETE
a Firearm.
12.Firearms/Undeleting Firearms/Transaction History
NEW FEATURE – FMPro will now generate a Transaction History when you UNDELETE
a Firearm.
13.Firearms/Deleting Firearms/Log Entry
NEW FEATURE – FMPro will now generate a Log Entry when you DELETE a Firearm.
14.Firearms/Undeleting Firearms/Log Entry
NEW FEATURE – FMPro will now generate a Log Entry when you UNDELETE a
Firearm.
15.Firearms/View/Transaction History Notes
The notes I enter in the Notes box are not saved. How can I enter and save notes
associated with a Transaction History?
NOTE – The NOTE box is only a DISPLAY BOX for the notes you enter when you
Issue, Receive or Transfer a Firearm. There is a notes button in the Issue, Receive
and Transfer screen. That’s where you enter the note you want to save associated
with the transaction.
FIXED – The NOTE BOX has now been changed to a DISPLAY ONLY area. You can
no longer type in the box area. This should prevent any confusion.
16.Qualifications/View/Performance Notes
The notes I enter in the Notes box are not saved. How can I enter and save notes
associated with a person’s performance for a Qualification?
NOTE – The NOTE box is only a DISPLAY BOX for the notes you enter when you
add a person’s Qualification on a Course of Fire. There is a notes button in the
Add Qualification screen. That’s where you enter the note you want to save
associated with the person’s performance on a Qualification.
FIXED – The NOTE BOX has now been changed to a DISPLAY ONLY area. You can
no longer type in the box area. This should prevent any confusion.
17.Training/View/Performance Notes
The notes I enter in the Notes box are not saved. How can I enter and save notes
associated with a person’s performance for a Training Course?
NOTE – The NOTE box is only a DISPLAY BOX for the notes you enter when you
add a person’s Training. There is a notes button in the Add Training screen.
That’s where you enter the note you want to save associated with the person’s performance for a Training Course.
FIXED – The NOTE BOX has now been changed to a DISPLAY ONLY area. You can
no longer type in the box area. This should prevent any confusion.
18.Firearms/Issues, Receives & Transfer/Length of “Reason” field
The “Reason” field is too short?
FIXED – The “Reason” field for Issues, Receives and Transfers has been extended
to 250 characters and the NOTES screen now states the maximum number of
characters permitted.
19.Scheduling/Quals & Training/Class Rosters
Is it possible to save the Class Rosters as PDF files so I can email them?
NEW FEATURE– You can now save Class Rosters as PDF files by clicking
the appropriate button at the bottom of the screen. You can save them to a
location of your choosing so you can email them.
20.Firearms/Transfer/“Note” field
The “Note” field is not being saved during Transfers?
FIXED – The “Note” field for Transfers is now being saved.
21.Firearms/Reports/Include Items
The “Includes” are not being added properly to the Report?
FIXED – The “Include” Section concept has been changed to a “Select Only” concept.
This means that if you do not select ANY checkbox, the report will include both
“In Stock” AND “Issued” Firearms. If you select ANY of the checkboxes (only 1
checkbox is permitted at a time), the report will include ONLY the Firearms you
have checked… “In Stock ONLY”, “Issued ONLY”, “Personal ONLY” or “Deleted ONLY”.
22.Ammo/History/Receipt Tab
“Receipt” Transactions are not being displayed.
FIXED – Receipts are now displayed in the Receipts Tab.
23.Ammo/History/Adjustments Tab
Nothing being displayed in the “Adjustments” Tab.
FIXED – “Adjustments” Tab has been changed to display “Transfer” Transactions
and shows such Transactions in the Tab column.
24.Quals/Update/Course Details Note
Data entered into the form’s fields disappear when you click the Notes OK button.
FIXED.
25.Admin/PickLists/Firearms Tab
Runtime Error 13 – Type Mismatch.
FIXED.
26.Firearms/AddUpdate Screen/Update Button/OK
When I click the OK button on the Firearms Add/Update Screen, FMPro keeps
telling me it’s a Duplicate Firearm which it can’t be because I’m updating existing
information.
FIXED.
27.Qualifications/View/Qualified Personnel/Sort By “Due Date”
The column header for the Sort By Column (#1) says “Expiration”, not “Due Date”.
FIXED.
28.Ammo/Transfer/Transfer Screen/Transfer Button
Get a Microsoft Error Screen.
FIXED – Ammo quantities over 10,000 have commas in the value which returns
a value only to the first comma (10,000 = 10). This creates negative numbers
when you do the math of subtracting the transfer amounts and integer fields
do not like negative numbers. Removed the commas before doing the math.
29.Ammo/Transfer/Negative Amount
I accidentally entered a negative number for the number of rounds to transfer and
FMPro accepted the number which now has my In Stock number wrong. I fixed it
with another transfer but it shouldn’t let me do that.
FIXED – You can no longer transfer a negative number of rounds.
30.Ammo/Transfer/Too many rounds
I entered more rounds than I had and FMPro accepted the number and left me with
a negative number of rounds in stock. It shouldn’t let me do that.
FIXED – You can no longer transfer more rounds than you have available.
31.Ammo/Issue/Issued Calibers
The area to the right of the list of Officers is supposed to list the caliber of
weapons currently issued to the person I select from the list so I will know what
this person is issued allowing me to make a decision as to whether I should issue
a particular caliber to this person or not. It doesn’t appear to be working.
FIXED – The area now shows the caliber of the weapons issued to this person.
32.Roster/View/Awards Tab/ADD/Award Field
The Award field only allows 1 character.
FIXED – Award field now accepts multiple characters.
33.Roster/View/Awards Tab/ADD/Save & Cont
If I click the “Save & Continue” button twice in a row, I get Runtime Error 13.
FIXED – This happened only if you had nothing in the Award Name field. FMPro
now requires something to be entered into both the Award Name and Award
Reason fields.
34.Qualifications/Who’s Due/Refresh List
If I click the “Refresh List” button when there is nothing in the bottom grid, the
cursor turns to an hourglass and never returns back to an arrow, although every-
thing appears to be working as normal.
FIXED – Cursor now returns back to an Arrow.
35.Inventory/Transfer/Transfer Screen
All the characters on the screen are BOLD. Looks strange since the other screens
are all non-bold characters.
FIXED – This happens when the screen is re-adjusted for full-screen on some
computers. The screen has now been set to display in its normal screen size with
non-bold characters. All characters may still be bold on your computer if you re-size
the screen to full-size.
36.Inventory/Transfer/Transfer Screen
The bottom grid does not show the first row highlighted by default.
FIXED – First row is now highlighted.
37.Training and Quals/Mandatory Courses
The Selection of ranks, offices and groups doesn’t appear to work properly.
FIXED – Training and Mandatory Course Sections have been re-worked and are now
working the way they should. Steps 1 – 5 have also been added to help the user
generate mandatory courses for personnel.