Release Notes: May 17, 2024
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All of the new products and features below were showcased in our March 2024 Live Launch. Watch the recording here!
In this article:
New Products
Key Enhancements
New Products
Action QR
Enable workflows in the field with Action QRs!
Smart, durable QR labels can be scanned to complete many construction tasks. Actions include:
Asset
- Assign to Me
- Edit Asset Label
- Create Fuel Entry
- Create DVIR
- Create Inspection
- Create Maintenance Request
- Create Work Order
Inventory Part
- Inventory Transaction
- Add to Work Order
Learn More: Action QR Overview
Open API
Share read-only Tenna data with your third-parties.
Open API allows you to extract (not add or update) Tenna data for valuable use cases with other applications.
- Mechanic Time Cards
- Cost Codes
- Parts
- Fuel Entries
- Trips
Benefits
- Retrieve data from Tenna into your own database/cloud/data lake
- Allow you to build your own dashboard in your own BI tool
Learn More: Open API Overview
Key Enhancements
Vista Fuel Entry Integration
Seamlessly share fuel cost and entry data with your active Fuel Entry Integration with Viewpoint® Vista™
Tenna will send the following to Vista:
- Fuel Type
- Fuel Grade ID
- Fuel Grade Name
- Unit Cost
- Extended Cost
- Gallons
Learn More: Fuel Entry Integration: Viewpoint Vista Overview
Mechanic Time Cards
Quickly manage Mechanic Time Cards with Bulk Actions
- Mark as Processed
- Lock/Unlock
- Approve
- Reject
- Submit
- Delete
Note: Actions may require permissions.
Weekly Time Card Processing Reminder Notification
- Prompt approvers and reviewers to review pending time cards with this weekly notification subscription.
- Configure which day of the week and time to send
- Convenient link to view all time cards
Note: This notification is permission based.
Lifetime Labor Cost in Asset Details
- The Asset Details Financial tab will now show the Lifetime Labor Cost for that asset
- Sum of the cost of all labor time entries that have been associated to the asset throughout its life
Misc. Mechanic Time Card Enhancements:
- Calculated Labor Cost on Work Orders
- Time Card Detail Print View
- Work Order Labor Bottom Panel
Parts
Lifetime Parts Cost in Asset Details
- The Asset Details Financial tab will now show the Lifetime Parts Cost for that asset
- Sum of the cost of all parts that have been associated to the asset throughout its life
- Includes removed and active parts
Bulk Import or Edit Your Parts Catalog
- Quickly upload all Parts data and populate your Catalog using Tenna-provided templates
- Option to re-upload to apply catalog changes in bulk
Site Parts Inventory Tab
Easily view a Site-specific grid of all inventory parts
- Manage Site’s Parts: Add, Subtract, Transfer
- Search
- Export
- Filter
New and Enhanced Parts Notifications
- Daily Digest: Parts Added to Catalog
- Part Inventory Location Added
- Global Part Inventory is Low
- Part Warranty Expired
- Part End of Life Tomorrow
Misc. Parts Enhancements:
- Calculated Parts Cost on Work Orders
- Global Create Menu
- Asset Grid and List View Add Part to Asset
- Work Order Parts – Total Cost of Committed Parts and ability to Export
- Toggle Deactivated Parts
- Part History
Resource Management
Create Custom Schedule
- Allows users to create the own custom schedule
- Select relevant assets, laborers and crews to create a custom, user-specific schedule view
- Pin your custom schedule for easy access
Dispatch Events
- Edit Events in any status (past the draft stage)
- Automated Dispatch Event Change Notifications will inform the relevant users as to what elements of the event have changed
Dispatch Queue
- Allows easier access to Edit Requests via the Dispatch Queue
- Users can seamlessly access and modify requests associated with dispatch items.
Requests
- Filter Enhancements
- Filter Requests Based on Status
- Pending Approval
- Approved
- Expired
- Cancelled
“Request Starting Soon” Notification
Get a heads up for asset and personnel moves with “Request Starting Soon” Notification
Maintenance
Work Order Smart Cost Fields
- Parts, Labor, etc.
- Selecting the totals will open a breakdown with more specifics
Trips
Download All Pings for a custom date range
- Keep your own records of asset movement and location updates
- Get all the locations (pings) reported by assets for a date range.
- Easily download into a csv or excel file for your records
Tenna Mobile App
Safety and Compliance
- Save In-Progress Inspections or DVIRs
- If a session is ended mid-inspection, all progress, notes, and photos will be saved in the Tenna App for the user to resume later (only one form will be saved per device)
- User will be prompted to resume previous inspection when they attempt to start new one
- Users have the freedom to 'pause' their inspection, complete other tasks in the Tenna app, and then resume their inspection
- Users are covered for unexpected app closure (manual error, device out of battery, etc.)
- Apply Inspection or DVIR Hours/Miles to an Asset
- Users may now apply their entered Hours or Miles in inspections to the Asset’s current values by checking the “Apply to Asset” button.
- Hours updates are accounted for Asset Utilization calculations
- Users can also include a photo of the hour meter or odometer on the asset by tapping “Add Photo”
Note: Users cannot apply hours/miles to a value that is less than the current value on the asset or to an asset utilizing ECU value.
Note: These updates will show in the Manual Log of Updates on the Asset Details page
- Inspection Issue Prompt
- Users may now view the entire check item title and description!
- Accommodate longer descriptions or instructions for inspectors within each specific item
- Add Photos and Description to Non-Required Check Items
- Users may now add photos and a description to any check items on an Inspection.
- Double-tap any of the outcomes to open a window to add description or photos
- Easily capture relevant information even if the item is not required or there is no active problem with the inspected item/component
- E.g., take pictures of critical safety supplies such as fire extinguishers even if not required
Maintenance
- "Add" Work Order items from one place
- Users can now add Parts, Time Entries, Costs, and attachments from Work Order Details
- Easily add items by tapping on the "Add" action and select an item
Note: Individual actions are permission controlled
Note: This replaced the “Make Updates” state and action.
- New Cost Summary
- Users can now view and add line items for Equipment, Service Vendor, & Misc. Costs from the Cost Summary
- Tap on the Cost Summary component in Work Order details
- Tap on the cost to view a list of each
- Totals will be calculated for each section and for the Work Order in general
Note: The Cost Summary is no longer a part of the Create Work Order form; costs added after creation in Work Order details
- Line Items for Cost Types: Equipment, Service Vendor, and Misc. Costs
- Users can now view all the line items added to each cost type, view the details of each entry, and create new cost entries from the Tenna Mobile App
- Tap on each section's cost to view the full list of line items added to the Work Order.
- Add individual line items such as parts or vendor costs with the appropriate cost code and financial information
- From the Cost details, Edit or Remove the cost.
Report/Grid Enhancements
Report/Grid | Enhancement | Notes |
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Settings> Configurations > Fuel | New Fuel Grade Grid | Create, edit, and view history of fuel grades |
Team Time Cards | Bulk Actions | New checkboxes to multiselect and new bulk actions bar |
Site Details > Parts Inventory | New Parts Inventory Grid | Easily view a Site-specific grid of all inventory parts; Manage Site’s Parts, Search, Export, Filter |