APX Changelog

Changelog 4.20 (10/10/2021)

Box to Box
- Box2Box search box is not case sensitive now
- ‘Select All’ button to be within the list of routes
- The Max distance for the poles Poles to be included in the route dropdown can now be set using the parameter "b2b.pole.range"
- Blockages can have UserFields now
- A55 now pulls info from every blockage in the Duct
Cables
- Poles can be used as starting/end point points
- Cable type field added into the cable templates
- Cables now can select Buildings as start/ending point
Interconnections
- User and date/time of the last change to the interconnections is now shown
API
- New APX API version v.1.0.10 with some functionality tweaks in "Elements by UPRN" end point: Max buffer set to 5km, HTTP 200 & empty array when when no elements found and New endpoints: "UPRNs by coordinates", "PIA Elements by coordinates" and "PIA Elements by UPRN"
UPRNs
- Import of codifiers fields now take into account both, code and description in order to check the imported values
Reports/lists
- New param "projects.reports.summary.include_btpia" to set whether the "Summary by project" takes PIA elements into account
- Now the Project Name is included in the Message when data is exported within a project
- New "importable" exports (aka, the same fields, named the same) for Joint, SplitterBox and Duct elements list
- New bulk "operation" to set "state" for Joints and SplitterBoxes
Map
- Temporal placeholder in the place where new elements are created while the server returns the final calculated element style
- Show labels can be set in element styles
- New visual cue to let the user know that some WMS Layers are being loaded
- Layers that are being loaded get disabled from the Layers list to prevent inconsistent state when some elements could end up displayed even the layer where they came from had been deactivated
Imports
- The import mechanism has been tweaked to make it more robust
- Poles import now has the "comments" field
Projects
- Ability to set the area as a WKT
Misc
- New APX ETL service available
- New "Documentation" section in the Operations menu that allows the upload of documents
- Networkclient type now have a "Descriptive icon"
- Element and Networkclient type "Descriptive Icons" are honored and used where needed: the map popup, the route connection info, etc.
- New user, date and element type filters in "Tracking changes" log

Changelog 4.18 (27/08/2021)

Box to Box
- Poles can be used instead of Chambers in the routes
- User fields can be added to the B2B routes
- New Notes/Comments section in routes (stamped with user ID)
- "Surface" and "Traffic Management" drop-down fields moved from B2B routes to blockages
- The Blockage distance now can be entered with decimal precision
Ducts
- New cables can be created from Duct window, not just linking existing ones
- Query for anchor cutting elements put behind a button click to improve the Window loading times
- Box to Box Routes/Blockages tab info in Ducts window and ability to directly add blockages to them
Cables
- Query for anchor cutting elements put behind a button click to improve the Window loading times
- Cable type field added into the cable templates
- Cables now can select Buildings as start/ending point
Interconnections
- Improve the connectivity information and OTDR error location functionality by adding the node name between cables and the display of the OTDR location address in the map
API
- New APX API version v.1.0.7 with new endpoints: map by coordinates & elements by UPRN with a filter by state
UPRNs
- A new option in the UPRN window to add documents
Reports/lists
- All export in the different element lists should include Latitude, Longitude and User fields
- New filter option in the elements list: Filtering elements by free-hand selection (polygon) on the map. New "Field Type"
- New bulk "operation" to set: Status, Manufacturer, Type, Ownership, Installation Date, etc... in the elements List
- Joints, Splitter Boxes & Central Nodes now include "Project" in their exports
Layers
- New layer type "Blockage" that will show Duct blockages in map
Misc
- New User field types: Label, Date & Time
- New "Tracking changes" log for elements CRUD and special operations
- New system parameter "elements.showBNG" to add the British Grid -BNG, EPSG 27700- coordinates format in readonly next to the current geographical coordinates in APX element forms (and export lists)
- New 1:12 Splitting selectable

Changelog 4.18 (27/08/2021)

Box to Box
- Poles can be used instead of Chambers in the routes
- User fields can be added to the B2B routes
- New Notes/Comments section in routes (stamped with user ID)
- "Surface" and "Traffic Management" drop-down fields moved from B2B routes to blockages
- The Blockage distance now can be entered with decimal precision
Ducts
- New cables can be created from Duct window, not just linking existing ones
- Query for anchor cutting elements put behind a button click to improve the Window loading times
- Box to Box Routes/Blockages tab info in Ducts window and ability to directly add blockages to them
Cables
- Query for anchor cutting elements put behind a button click to improve the Window loading times
- Cable type field added into the cable templates
- Cables now can select Buildings as start/ending point
Interconnections
- Improve the connectivity information and OTDR error location functionality by adding the node name between cables and the display of the OTDR location address in the map
API
- New APX API version v.1.0.7 with new endpoints: map by coordinates & elements by UPRN with a filter by state
UPRNs
- A new option in the UPRN window to add documents
Reports/lists
- All export in the different element lists should include Latitude, Longitude and User fields
- New filter option in the elements list: Filtering elements by free-hand selection (polygon) on the map. New "Field Type"
- New bulk "operation" to set: Status, Manufacturer, Type, Ownership, Installation Date, etc... in the elements List
- Joints, Splitter Boxes & Central Nodes now include "Project" in their exports
Layers
- New layer type "Blockage" that will show Duct blockages in map
Misc
- New User field types: Label, Date & Time
- New "Tracking changes" log for elements CRUD and special operations
- New system parameter "elements.showBNG" to add the British Grid -BNG, EPSG 27700- coordinates format in readonly next to the current geographical coordinates in APX element forms (and export lists)
- New 1:12 Splitting selectable

Changelog 4.16 (11/06/2021)

Map styles
- New styling options: A predefined list of Icons drop-down, Line thickness and Opacity control
API
- A new "Elements by coordinates" endpoint: This will return the list of "Cable","Joint" or "Splitter box" elements in APX within the N meters radius (100 by default) around the requested coordinates
- Endpoint "ctoDesignStateByUprn" now returns Manufacturer and Type info
UPRNs
- Multiple new fields (in correspondence with Ordnance Survey) for the properties
- A new option in the UPRN list to modify/emtpy "User fields" values for all the propoerties in the list
Splitter boxes
- A new installation parameter "splitterbox.capacity.default" that defaults the value of Ports and CLients to this value on new Splitterboxes
Box to Box
- Duct Segment statuses show on all B2B routes passing through that duct
- Additional drop-down options on B2B segment statuses for OOH working and Tree cutting
- Blockages on one route show on all B2B routes passing through that duct
- New blockage status "Abandoned"
- Routes can be cut in two
- New "Surface" and "Traffic Management" drop-down fields in B2B routes
Imports
- New UPRN Clients import to associate Splitterboxes and UPRNS
Reports/lists
- Tweaked the Blockage report map window zoom level to make sure that close zooms do not leave elements out of the map
- New filter option in the elements list: Filtering elements by free-hand selection (polygon) on the map. New "Field Type"
Layers
- A new installation parameter "layers.ignore_elementypes_restriction" to automatically let the user know when a Splitter Box exceeds
Misc
- User fields of type CDF (predifined list of values) and be set to Multichoice

Changelog 4.0.836.2396 (08/03/2021)

Map
- Map styles can now be applied conditionally using the @ByUField and @ByStatus functions as style name
Cable
- New field diameter
- New cable window asks for capacity
Fibre Schematics
- When a cable has a null "Measured length" value "Calculated Length" is used instead
API
- 2 new API endpoints: one to return the NOI of the Splitting Box servicing the UPRN and another to get the Custom fields associated to a UPRN
UPRNs
- A new option to apply operations to all the elements currently listed in the window: "change state" and "delete"
Buildings
- The standard APX element Building can be created within APX
Imports
- Improve the import process of elements by allowing the download of all detailed messages in the summary
- KML imports work again
Reports/lists
- Layers that do not filter by project can be used to filter results when there is an active project and the results will include elements of those layers within the project area
Layers
- New options to: (1) restrict what elements type can be added to the layer (2) restrict whether new elements can be added to the layer (3) restrict whether elements can be removed from the layer (4) define whether the elements of the layer are filtered by project: When activated, elements belonging to this layer are accessible, editable and searchable only from their projects. Otherwise, elements are considered as cross-project and are accessible and editable when their geographical position lies within the current project area, and searchable no matter the current project
Misc
- User fields can be grouped. The group will appear as an individual tab inside the Form of elements instead of inside the general details tab

Changelog 4.0.782.2295 (14/01/2021)

Map
- Layers in the map selector display the amount of elements that belong to it
- Map "Themes" can be assigned now to specific Roles
Fiber Schematics
- Node texts now render with a white background to improve readability when placed over another element
Chamber
- New "N, E, S and W section" images in the element window
- Add Networkclient window now correctly hides template selections for the types that do not have templates
Cable
- The cut operation now allows selecting Splitter boxes too as cutting anchor
Splitter boxes
- A new installation parameter "splitterbox.capacity.warning" allows to automatically let the user know when a Splitter Box exceeds a % capacity. The notice appears in the element form and sets the map style of the element to alert.
Box to Box
- NoI can be created against Open Reach API using the elements of the routes in APX
Imports
- New imports available: All standard elements in APX plus Serviceloops, User fields and NoI for elements
- Improve the import process of elements by adding new validations and more detailed messages in the summary
Misc
- Role management functionality restored
- Default project does not preload elements to avoid long delay when navigating to it in installations with a lot of elements

Changelog 4.0.733.2204 (14/12/2020)

Map
- New map "Themes" option to allow setting up selectable element type styles
- All Layers can be set up either as local or WMS to help dealing with the cases when there are thousands or millions of elements in one layer
Ducts
- New fields for the element (Diameter, Depth, Installation date, Material, Ownership)
UPRNs
- Changes to the UPRNs import screen and process to make it more informative and robust
- Check for duplicates in the import process
Reports/lists
- User Fields added to all exports
- New previously missing report list for networkclients (Splitters, ODF, etc)
Interconnections
- New enhanced display with connectivity information and OTDR error location functionality
Misc
- Element types and its behaviour now can be managed from the app
- Changes in the layout of the interface to improve usability in tablets and small devices

Changelog 4.0.566.1977 (12/11/2020)

Projects
- Report "Summary elements by project and user" now reports data for removed users too
P2P Services
- Screen for P2P services is now linked to the "p2p_admin" feature
Box to Box
- Maps background in "Blockage" reports are now more detailed
API
- APX API now returns more data: UPRNs SDU/MDU, Splitter Box address
Misc
- There is a new param "search.crossproject_layers" to allow search for elements in the specified layers even when the elements do not belong to the currently selected project
- Elements that come from BT-PIA can now have NoI references associated
- Many Comsof export/import errors fixed
- New Comsof import screen that can be used to remove all the generated elements

Changelog 4.0.544.1891 (16/07/2020)

Projects
- New report BT-PIA used per project
Subducts
- Make the element window support the case when a Subduct does not belong to any Duct
Box to Box
- New confirmation dialog if the changes have not been saved when closing the form
UPRN
- "Splitterbox Distance" and "Closest Spliterbox" (and its distance to the property) in the UPRN list/export
Reports/lists
- The generated file name now correspond to the name of the exported elements name
Misc
- Various bug corrections & Internal changes to prepare for the upgrade of the 3rd party libraries used within APX

Changelog 4.0.536.1860 (26/06/2020)

Projects
- Show a descriptive warning -instead of "NO_PROJECT"- when a user with no assigned projects tries to log into the system
- Fix "Add to project" function in elements for projects of type Distribution (#327)
- Make "Assign all" function in the form of projects of type Distribution ignore UPRNs (#328)
Subducts
- Fix bogus error messages when updating subducts containing cut microducts
Microducts
- Correct microduct cut errors in certain cases (#333)
Box to Box
- New "Blockage list report"
- Make Blockages form support page refreshes to deal with low memory situations when using the camera in Android to attach new photos
UPRN
- Make UPRN CSV import summary warning show all UPRN codes already in the installation
Reports/lists
- CSV exports include user fields by default
Misc
- Improve the project switch loading times
- Fix Comsof export glitches for MDU
- Various bug corrections (#325, #326, #334)

Changelog 4.0.516.1796 (04/06/2020)

Projects
- Ability to Export project elements to Shape files (in Comsof format)
Ducts
- BT-PIA "Change of States" node are now selectable ends (and auto-connected when needed)
Subducts
- Display the color of the subducts on the map (#311)
Box to Box
- Highlight routes in the map
- Routes can now be deleted
- Support routes that "branch-off"
- Many new fields in the Route/Blockage reports and details in the map view of the reports
- Blockages report make them appear in the same page if they are in the same route segment
Splitter Boxes
- Ability to select the desired clients in the from the map view
Misc
- Elements created from BT-PIA have tab with the Original OR data
- Change BT-PIA import process to make it faster and more robust
- Support sublayers that root layer has no elements in the currently selected project
- Search bar is now able to find elements by the new PIA OBJECT_ID code
- Comsof import

Changelog 4.0.452.1673 (15/04/2020)

Projects
- New reports: "Summary elements by project" and "Summary elements by project and user"
- New field "Central Node"
- New field "Total elements" automatically calculated of elements belonging to the project
- User "Project" selector in the main window lets filter them out if there are more than 15 Projects available
Operator Services
- WIP Revamp of Issues/Applications operator and admin windows
Fibre Schematics
- Schematics now filter out the elements of projects the user has not right to access to (#292)
Poles
- Poles now can be edited and can contain elements/networkclients (#300)
Box to Box
- New functionality to define infrastructure routes and blockages + PDF reports
Splitter Boxes
- "Installation date" filter in Splitter Boxes list
Subducts
- Comma separated "Ducts" in the Cable list export
- New "Diameter" field
Microducts
- Added extra info in the blow fibre list of steps (#283)
Cables
- "Project" filter in the Cable list
UPRN
- UPRN window now automatically calculates and shows whether its part of a MDU
- UPRN state and type are now independent codifiers
- "Passed" filter in the UPRN list
Reports/lists
- Improve the way UI blocks the window while loading data
Misc
- Original BT-PIA data is stored as-is along the imported elements for future uses
- Search results quantity now appear next to the search bar
- APX API has the option to return all UPRN of a given Postcode

Changelog 4.0.395.1604 (03/03/2020)

Fibre Schematics
- Schematics from OLT ports work again
- Hability to generate Partial Schematics (#248)
- Changed OLT shape in order to differentiate it from Joints (#291)
- Fix the case where all fibres were shown spliced for some ranges (#296)
Utility Poles
- Form updated to allow editing the poles
Splitter Boxes
- Generated IDs changed to JC0000 format like those generated for Joints (#282)
- New "installation date" field
- Clients can now be a free text
Joints
- Templates now save Joints networkclients too (#295)
Subducts
- Amended display for cut microducts in Subducts to show the occuring interaction (#273)
- Hidden "Add to project" button when creating a new Subduct
Microducts
- Confirm message on cut action
Cables
- Fix the calculated cable length discrepancy on new Cables
UPRN
- UPRN tab showing what Splitter Box is servicing it
Reports/lists
- New option to create/modify reports in APX
Map
- Map click popup now places Microducts next to the subduct they belong
Misc
- Improved the search bar speed by not inspecting "description" and "address" of elements (#277)
- Many fixes to the Subduct/Microduct functionality (#285, #287)

Changelog 4.0.366.1554 (06/02/2020)

Projects
- The project line shown in the map can be hidden now (#200)
- The project selection for a user can be done now from within the user details window
Interconnections
- Interconnection screen for child elements displays a hint when the element has Interconnections in its parent
Subducts
- Microducts are manegable when opening the Subduct independently from the Duct
- Cable details for Subduct are shown too when opening the Subduct independently from the Duct
Microducts
- Independent window for Microducts
- Blowing cables through Microducts of Subduct routes that loops back between two chambers is now supported (#252)
- Only one cable is accepted per Microduct (#265)
Cables
- Serviceloops now can only be placed over the cable path
Reports/lists
- All elements lists have been updated to the new system of listing where it is possible to export them as CSV
Misc
- Template to customize the message recieved when setting up a user (#239)

Changelog 4.0.326.1504 (09/01/2020)

Projects
- New button in all element forms to change the element project. The list of projects is populated with the ones that 1. The user has access to and 2. The area (+500m) overlaps with the element
Fibre Schematics
- Page number in PDF Schematics
- Schematics returns to the element form on close, instead of always going to the map
Splitter boxes
- Text search in Add client now works for UPRNs too
Subducts
- New Status field independent from Duct
- Length field is readonly now
- Fix Extend/Edit ends buttons
- List of Microducts appear in the form
Microducts
- Multiple fixes in the Blow cable
Map
- New Base map layer "None" after the existing ones; Google, OSM, etc...
Interconnections
- Label of networkclients have a colored background when larger then the element box to improve its readability
Misc
- There is a new param "export.APX.max_elements" that controls the max number of each element that will be exported to the APX XML
- There is a new param "forms.non_selectable_layers" that controls the Layers that will be hidden in the element forms (and thus, won't be selectable in the Dropdown)
- Edit location button removed from elements that are inside CPD/Chambers

Changelog 4.0.294.1458 (05/12/2019)

Projects
- Related Projects are bidirectionally marked as related if the param "projects.related.bidirectional_default" is set to 1 (#213)
- Project report filter is populated with the window project element and restricted to it when there is a project globally selected
- Project report data for Fiber Cable now appears correctly + there is data for Subducts too (#230)
Fibre cables
- New length field with the calculated distances (map length + Serviceloops and user input length + Serviceloops distances, added up)
- Start/end elements are only automatically selected (at 0m) when creating Cables but not when editing them
- Status is now part of the Fibre cable template (#223)
Ducts
- Start/end elements are only automatically selected (at 0m) when creating Ducts but not when editing them
Subducts
- Edit subduct line on the map (like Ducts or Cables) and the possibility to connect them to Splitting boxes (#204, #206)
- Subducts can be edited without the need to go through one of its Ducts
Map
- Map element type filter now uses check box fields to allow selecting more than one type at a time (#214)
- Automatically refresh the map after editing Ducts path (#220)
Reports/lists
- There is a new param that controls the max number of elements that will be exported to CSV in the lists
- UPRN & SplitterBoxes lists now can be filtered by project
Misc
- When moving elements (e.g a Central Node) all elements it contains and connected ones are moved/stretched to the new location (#222)
- Fix some cases where location was not automatically populated for new elements (#237, #243)
- New button next to the address location field in elements window to query the server for the address from its current position

Changelog 4.0.266.1417 (14/11/2019)

Projects
- KML export now exports only project elements if there is an active project (#181)
- New project report filtered by project and user (#183)
Fibre Schematics
- Splice instructions under OLT only shows Fibre cable instructions (#203)
- In Splice instructions Fibres are grouped in Tubes (#208, #226)
- Corrected the order of Splice instructions to use the Fibre numbers (#209)
- Improved the generation speed to workaround situations where too many generations blocked each other (#224)
Subducts
- In the TDC subduct interconnections window there is a new message for each Duct that contains subducts that do not stop in the TDC Chamber
- Subduct window now has the element length
Splitter boxes
- Entering into an Spliter box window highlights its UPRN clients in the map
Report/lists
- New list/export system being deployed
- New Splitterboxes list/export (plus an export that includes the elements UPRN)
- New Ducts list/export option
General
- In the element windows "Apply" button is only active and clickable when data changes
- Change Join chamber icon when it contains networkclients to something different from a Chamber

Changelog 4.0.249.1392 (30/10/2019)

Projects
- KML exports only data of the selected project
- Interconnection/Add elements buttons disabled for readonly related project elements
Subducts
- Subduct form now displays the subduct project(s)