What’s New in
Accela Automation 6.5? Release Recap
Included below is an overview of the major new features in version 6.5.
For a complete list of the new features in this release, please contact
the Customer Resource Center.
New Features
Attaching GIS Objects to CAP without the Accela GIS Viewer
– Allows users to attach multiple Address, Parcel, Owner (APO) records
to a Case, Application, or Permit (CAP) using the GIS viewer. This also
populates GIS data when performing searches on APO data. Functionality
includes:
• Automatically attaches linked GIS objects when performing a search
in
Accela Automation.
• Auto-populates APO data from external reference data after attaching
a GIS object via Accela GIS™.
• Allows users the option of automatically associating linked GIS
objects to a new CAP when searching external reference data
(Web services).
Inspection Workflow and Security Enhancement –
Enables administrators to configure flow logic for the inspections. When
users handle the inspections, they will be able to follow the defined
logic and workflow set up by administrators.
Lot and Subdivision – Implemented in Accela Automation
Vantage360®, and adds functionality similar to Accela Automation Classic.
This feature extends the Subdivision field to 2000 characters.
Inspection Calendars – Enables users to schedule
or reschedule inspections automatically based on the Inspection Calendar.
Enhancements include:
• Create Inspection Type Calendars
• Display inspections in the Daily and Monthly Calendar
• Assign Inspection Types to Calendars
• Assign Inspection Districts to Calendars
• Assign Block Time and Daily Units
• Prioritize Calendars
• Use the existing Inspection Scheduling functions in the Calendar,
such as Display Guide Sheets, for the selected Inspection
• Display different views of the Calendar, for example, Un-assigned
Inspections, Inspections Only, and Events Only
• Identify users as Supervisors and assign other users/groups to
those Supervisors
• View Supervisor Calendars
• View Inspector (User) Calendars
• Automate Inspection Scheduling
Case Application Permit Sets – Extends Set Processing to
include these functions in Accela Vantage360:
• Delete a CAP Set
• Clone a Set
• Apply Locks, Holds, and Notices – Conditions to a Set
• Add/Edit Comments
• Add/Edit/Remove Licensed Professionals
• Add/Edit/Remove Owners
• Add/Edit/Remove Contacts
• Generate SET Reports
• Change CAP’s Status
• Execute Script
Parcel Sets – Allows users to perform batch operations
on a parcel in a Set. Functionality includes:
• New/Delete/Update Parcel Set
• New/Delete/Update Parcel Set Member
• Create CAPs from Parcel Set
• Parcel Set Conditions
• Add/Edit/Remove Owners
• Set Reports
Conditions Security – Provides configuration of
Conditions, and extends the condition functionality to Workflow and Inspection.
Functionality includes:
• All configurations related to administering Conditions in Accela
Vantage360 portals. The old/existing Accela Automation Classic
pages and logic will remain in Accela Automation Classic.
• The mechanism for an administrator to set up standard conditions
and associate them to Application (CAP) Types. These conditions
will be applied to the Application (CAP) at the time the application is
initialized/created.
• Security to Conditions and allows the agency to specify the user
groups that have privileges to view and change status of Conditions.
• Assigning Conditions to a Workflow Task Status. When this condition
is applied to a CAP, the condition must be met (set to Not
Applied) in order for the Workflow status to be changed and the user to
Continue to the next Workflow Task.
• Assign Conditions to an Inspection. Conditions assigned to an
Inspection must be met (set to Not Applied) in order for the
Inspection to PASS and the user to continue.
• Setting agency defined status and associating them with existing
Condition behavior.
• New options for the Condition Notice text for users.
• The ability for child CAPs to inherit CAP conditions from the
Parent CAP. The parent CAP conditions are copied to the child
CAP when they are associated with the Parent CAP.
• The option to Copy or Not Copy CAP Conditions to the Target CAP.
• The option to Copy or Not Copy Inspection Conditions to the Target
CAP.
ASI Form Designer – Allows customization of the
screen layout for all Application Specific Information (ASI) forms in
Accela Vantage360. The functionality is similar to the existing Form Portlet
Designer.
Event Calendars – Logs events for applications
based on the Event Calendar. Functionality includes:
• Create a new calendar by cloning an existing Calendar and the
blocked out days and daily unit assignments on the existing
Calendar.
• Block out dates or set available units on a Calendar and clone
the settings to other Calendars.
• Assign Maximum number of units that can be scheduled in a day,
for example, minutes or hours.
• Assign User Groups to Calendars to determine security rights to
add, edit, delete, or reschedule events on that Calendar,
for example, Full Access, Read-only, None.
• Assign All or selective Application Types at any level to an Event
Type. This will associate the events scheduled to the Calendar
for the Application Type.
• Assign User Groups to Event Types to determine access to events
assigned to the Event Type, for example, Full Access, Read-only,
or None.
• Enter a Short Event Description.
• Set a limit on scheduling attempts.
• View events for an application.
• Log, edit, or delete an event in the calendar for the application.
• View, update, reschedule, or delete events on all calendars they
have access to.
• View application details from the Event Calendar.
• Run EMSE scripts to assign Applications to an Event; add, update,
reschedule, or remove calendar item.
Guide Sheet Actions Security – Users now have the
ability to carry over failed Guide Sheet Items to the next inspection
and also copy Guide Sheets from one Inspection Type to another.
Product Roadmap
The next release of Accela Automation will be version 6.6 and is scheduled
for release July 2008.
Questions?
For additional release information, such as requesting the upgrades for
your agency or obtaining a copy of the complete release notes, please
contact the Customer Resource Center.
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