The option "Horizontal time scale" in the Time-Location chart setting dialog that transposes the chart.
The user reference book can be applied to the workplace user list.
New script command DOCAPPLYUSERSLIST - apply reference book to the workplace user list.
Spider Project version 24.09.066 - of 25.11.2024
Now activities and phases have the new option "Font".
Now document has the logbook.
Report templates have a new option "Transfer font color".
New parameter property in general reports - "Cumulative only".
New item "Level" in the popup-menu of a document row.
Numerical fields have the new option - "Value is the minimum of activity values".
Standard macro definitions can be used in scripts:
#CurrentDate - current physical date-time
#DataDate - project data date
#ProjCode - project code
#ProjVersion - project version
#ProjName - project name.
New script command PROJSCHEDSTATISTIC - schedule statistics.
New script command PROJMONITORREMOVEOPER - exclude activities from the performance input table.
Spider Project version 24.09.037 - of 2.09.2024
New menu item "Reports and diagrams / 2D Reports".
New option "HTML only (without PHP)" in the dialog "Remote Connections".
When exporting to MSProject XML, calendar names are truncated to 51 characters.
Spider Project version 24.09.032 - of 17.07.2024
New item "Beam" in the menu "Filter" in Activity Gantt.
New user field property "Change values in tables".
New user field property "Sort".
Spider Project version 24.08.023 - of 15.01.2024
New menu item "Project / Export / resources working periods to ICS files".
For every resource from the table "Assignments" a iCalendar file (ICS file) is created.
Such files can be imported to Google-calendar, Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.
Spider Project version 24.08.020 - of 10.01.2024
The hot key Ctrl+M for the command "Expand / collapse materials".
User fields have now the united properties "Action on phases".
The new action "Value is the maximum of activity values" is added.
Spider Project version 23.07.046 - of 15.09.2023
The following functionality has been expanded and improved (versions Professional and Desktop-plus only):
Spider API Server.
Spider Web Server.
Mobile application for remote actual data input (http) for a phone / tablet (Android).
Spider Project version 23.07.022 - of 20.06.2023
Now before exporting tables to HTML a settings dialog appears as when exporting to Excel.
New menu items in the Performance Input table:
"Export to document", "Import from document", "Distribute as text files", "Consolidate from text files".
New option in the dialog "Include to Performance Input table":
"Duration Hours [Spent] does not depend on Volume [Done]"
Spider Project version 23.07.001 - of 27.03.2023
ATTENTION!
The project file format has changed to 07.
To open a project in the old version saved by the new version the textual export/import should be used.
New project tables "Common risks" and "Risks periods".
All the filters in the Activity Gantt ask whether to cancel previous filter.
New subitems in the menu "Comparison":
- "Comparison analysis with baseline"
- "Comparison analysis with other project"
New option in the comparison setup - "Show comparison analysis".
New API command "getConsumptionCodes" - to get consumption fields codes.
Spider Project version 22.06.103 - of 22.09.2022
A new field "Is a satellite" (Yes\No) has appeared in the Gantt and the activity table.
If it is "Yes" for the hammock, then its timing depends on the timing of the main activity to which it is attached by two links
(one for the start, the other for the finish).
If the main activity is interrupted, then so is the hammock.
Spider Project version 22.06.062 - of 29.04.2022
Now a lag from the activity start can be defined for teams.
There are new fields in Team properties (and corresponding columns in Gantt) - "Lag", "Lag type", "Lag unit".
Spider Project version 21.06.050 - of 28.03.2022
Success probabilities trends and variance trends can be shown with indicator.
ATTENTION!
The project file format has changed to 06.
To open a project in the old version saved by the new version the textual export/import should be used.
New project table "Work interruptions". Interruptions are assigned to an activity on the page "Additional" of the properties window.
Spider Project version 21.05.151 - of 6.10.2021
New parameter "Quantity (Average)" in reports and diagrams. It is the ratio of resource-hours to the working time of the resource unit.
New user defined field property - "Activity value in Performance archive is the sum of assignment values".
New options "Show graphs" and "Show values" in dashboard chart settings.
Files with macros can be included into scripts with the command "#include". The semicolon must be after the file name.
New menu item "Scripts" in the project tables menu "Action / Script" and the button in the toolbar.
Spider Project version 21.05.082 - of 5.03.2021
The option "Manually scheduled" in the dialog "Export to MS Project XML".
New fields
"Resource-hours (Availability) [Cumulative]",
"Resource-hours (Availability) [Remaining]",
"Resource-hours (Availability) [Actual]"
in the Resource Gantt.
They are calculated by "Resource peak workloads".
The new option "Calculate material schedule and cost" in the "Cost and material calculation options".
The new parameter "Resource-hours (Availability)" in general reports.
The list of applied filters appeared in the "Filters" dialog.
Spider Project version 20.05.019 - of 8.06.2020
In the Dashboard the structure type (Activity, Resource, Material) can be selected when building Tornado or Pie-by-objects diagrams.
In the 2D Modeling layouts can be saved - menu "Diagram / Layouts".
Aggregate settings dialog:
Parameters can be selected (resources, materials, costs ets)
New settings - "Average data", "Average of activity", "Driving links only", "Except milestones".
Script Language:
New command PROJCREATEPAYMENTPHASE - create payment schedule for phases.
Spider Project version 20.05.004 - of 19-03-2020
ATTENTION!
The project file format has changed to 05.
To open a project in the old version saved by the new version the textual export/import should be used.
Dashboard:
New kinds of diagrams - Pie and Tornado:
Dashboard is in the group "Diagrams" of the main window.
Elements of different types can be created there by right mouse button - diagrams of different types, text, pictures.
Tags can be inserted into text and element titles.
The graphical diagrams in the lower part of Gantt can be placed to Dashboard by pop-up menu item "Place to Dashboard".
Elements are resizable and can be moved by left mouse button.
Dashboard is multi-page. Pages managing is on the second toolbar.
Every page can be stored in a layout file and transferred to the other project.
New project table "Types" (absent in the Lite version):
It is intended to setup graphical representation of activity (phase) types on Time-Location chart and 2D Modeling chart.
To add types to the table the menu item "Table / Add types from project" can be used.
These types are shown in the setup dialogues of Time-Location chart and 2D Modeling chart.
The standard reference book of the types can be created by menu item "Project / Create standard reference books" to transfer them to the other project.
New dashboard printing option "Proportional scaling".
Spider Project version 19.04.224 - of 21-01-2020
The subtitle alignment setup in printing.
Spider Project version 19.04.215 - of 17-12-2019
New workplace option - "Show navigation bar".
New general report option - "Column titles from Activity Gantt" (on the "Rows and columns" page).
New Activity Gantt menu item - "Calculation / Scheduled resource workloads".
New EVA option - "From baseline data date".
Spider Project version 19.04.160 - of 17-06-2019
Uploading Activity Gantt to WEB (versions Professional and Desktop-plus only):
New dialog for remote connections setup.
SSH protocol support besides FTP.
Activity Gantt can be uploaded to a remote folder in WEB (there can be subfolders) and can be viewed by browser.
Notes can be entered there and then can be downloaded to Spider Project.
The menu items "Upload Gantt to WEB" and "Download notes from WEB" are used for that.
Other:
New menu item "Table / Create by field values" in the resource centers table. For each value of the selected field of the resource table
a resource center will be created (or updated) and its field "Condition" is filled.
New menu item "Update content" in the resource center pop-up menu. The participants list of the resource center will be updated to match condition
("Condition" field).
Spider Project version 19.04.157 - of 4-06-2019
Interface:
New menu items "Day", "Week", "Month" etc in the Gantt scale menu to quick switch to the desired zoom.
Now the Gantt scale can be changed by a mouse wheel with CTRL pressed.
In the "Search and replace" dialog the "Find text" field has now a drop-down list with search history.
In the print setup the button "Font" appears on the first two pages.
Resource overloads can be seen in Resource Gantt for every resource separately.
Functionality:
New user fields option "Is note". If it is switched on then a muliline entry field appears by double click.
New menu item "Filter / Only overloaded assignments" in the resource pop-up menu in the Rsource Gantt.
New menu items "Only overloaded resources" and "Hide idle resources" in the menu "Filter" in the Rsource Gantt.
Now the main structure has the fixed code "struct_main".
New menu item "Fill" in the column pop-up menu.
Spider Project version 19.04 release 118 - from 7.03.2019
New option "Show years in two digits" in the dialog "Date-time format".
New item "All phases" in the drop-down list "Expand to level" in Gantt charts.
It means that all phases containing activities only will be collapsed, other phases will be expanded.
New function in formulas ColorRGB. Returns color (integer number) with specified intensities of the red, green and blue components (from 0 to 255).
New export to Excel with new dialog and new options (title, text colors, font size, etc).
Now decimal delimiter is taken from Excel settings (from Control Panel).
New option of user defined fields of the type "Date-Time" - "Is Start / Finish" with values "No", "Start", "Finish".
If it is "Start" then the minimum value of a phase's children is set on the phase. If it is "Finish" then the maximum value.
New item in the week's pop-up menu "Replace week". It allows to replace this week with selected in the whole project.
New multipage dialogs of scheduling setup and properties of all the objects.
New not modal dialogs of columns properties.
Spider Project version 18.04 release 44 - from 5.10.2018
New option in the project export - "Export blank tables".
New option in the text export / import - "Text in Unicode coding ( UTF-8 )".
New option in the report "Data distribution on the graph" - "Show zero values".
New activity field in Gantt diagram - "Critical". Critical activities have the value "1".
Spider Project version 18.04 release 33 - from 12.09.2018
New option in Gantt properties - "Show critical activities on collapsed phases".
New options in scheduling setup - "Adjust activity durations" and "Cancel activity durations adjustment".
New activity property - "Adjustable duration".
In the "WBS" dialog the new button "Update by filter" is available for structures created by "Copy filtered" button.
New menu item "Open file" in the menu "File" in the main window.
Spider Project version 18.04 release 5 - from 17.05.2018
Now the report "Data distribution on the graph" is stored in Gantt layouts.
Spider Project version 18.04 release 01 - from 4.05.2018
ATTENTION!
The project file format has changed to 18.04.
To open a project in the old version saved by the new version the textual export/import should be used.
ATTENTION!
There are two separated columns "Sum volumes" (for phases) and "Key volume" (for activities)
instead of the single column "Sum volumes / Key volume" in Activity Gantt.
The dropdown list "Column titles alignment" in the report template property is moved from the page "Other" to the page "Data".
Printing:
Multiple headers and footers up to 5.
New multipage setup dialog like as print template properties.
Tags can be inserted in titles, headers and footers. The tags are converted to actual values in the preview.
The button "Insert tag" is used for that. By pressing it the menu items "Project property" and "Field of the project main phase" appear.
Those are two kinds of tags.
Now the preview windows are in the list of all opened windows in the menu "Window" of every window.
Now there is a blank print template in a project, by selecting which, you can clear the print settings.
Markers in Gantt diagrams:
Markers for a specific date-time can be defined in Gantt diagrams.
Marker is a vertical line of selected type, thickness and color.
Now a project has new table "Markers". The field "Show" defines whether the marker is shown on diagram.
Group work (for Professional and Desktop-Plus versions):
Local users list (for local computer) and global users list (corporate, common, remote).
New items "Group work" and "Users list" in the main window menu "Settings".
Users can be moved between the local list and the project table "Users" by menu items
"Table / Add users from local list"
"Table / Add selected users to local list"
Users can be moved between the local list and the global list in the dialog "Group work" by buttons
"Add users from global list" and
"Add selected users to global list"
or by corresponding items of the menu "Table" of the table "Users list".
New option - "Ask for login and password at startup" in the "Group work" settings.
The login and password can be saved for the next startup.
New item in the user's popup menu in the project table "Users":
"Login as selected user".
Users don't have the property "Connection method" anymore. Instead in the fields "Indox" and "Outbox" you can
select either network folder or FTP-connection. FTP-connection has now the prefix "ftp://".
Now there is no built-in Administrator in a new created project.
Any user with Administrator access rights is an Administrator.
Export / import:
Export to MS Project XML has 3 new calendar options - "Minutes per day", "Minutes per week", "Days per month".
By export to MS Project XML the accidental line breaks are deleted from values since MS Project gives an error otherwise.
Other:
If a user defined field represents a color then the color choose dialog is invoked by double-click.
New option in spendings calculation setup - "Calculate data distribution on the graph".
"Create by codes" is renamed to "Create by fields".
New information at the page "Data" of cost component properties - "Unit cost at" (only if it has cost periods).
The similar information is on page "Cost components" of material and resource properties.
New item "Expand materials on activities" in the "Edit" menu of Activity Gantt.
New button "Execute group" in the "Formulas" dialog.
Formulas inside a group are executed in the same order as they are located in the project table.
New option in resource and user properties - "Send notifications before ... days".
Font setup for "Data distribution on the graph" report.
Spider Project version 18.02 release 130 - from 28.02.2018
Reports:
New kind of reports - Data distribution on the Gantt graph (menu "Report" in the Gantt diagram).
For creating it a report template should be created where two parameters should be chosen. The first one is to be shown
above activities and phases, the second one - under them.
Here the number of decimal digits and the appropriate report period can be defined.
Note that the option "Data on the graphic part" must be switched on.
Table layouts:
Table layouts have now the same format as Gantt diagrams layouts (SCNF files).
Now they can be stored in the "Layouts" table of a project.
All project tables have a dropdown list of layouts to choose from.
Scheduling:
There are two new options in the scheduling setup dialog:
- "Automatically calculate costs and materials"
- "Automatically calculate resource peak workload"
Other:
New user fields option "Multiply when scaling activities".
The button "Fonts" in the print preview.
Now a calendar or a group of them can be replaced to the selected one in the whole project by menu item "Replace calendar"
in the calendars popup menu in the "Calendars" table.
Spider Project version 18.02 release 128 - from 14.02.2018
New filter in the Activity Gantt - "Activities without predecessors to start only".
New field in the Activity Gantt - "Preceding activities to start".
New menu item "Sort assignments inside activities" in the Activity Gantt.
New option "Alphabet" in the fonts setup dialog.
Spider Project version 18.02 release 124 - from 1.02.2018
Composite filters and formulas:
Filters and formulas can contain other filters and formulas.
Syntax:
Filter (filter code)
Formula (formula code)
To select them from the list use the buttons "Filter" and "Formula" in the edit dialog.
NOTE.
In the case of formula only its right part is used, the left part (assignment) is ignored.
Formulas can be inserted into filters and vise versa.
Now the column "Code" is present in the filter and formula edit dialog.
Spider Project version 17.02 release 111 - from 26.12.2017
The new option in any tables properties (and Gantt diagrams), reports and templates - "Column titles alignment" (to the left, to the right, to the center).
Spider Project version 17.02 release 109 - from 19.12.2017
When consolidating a portfolio if the same resource has a different number in different projects then the maximal number will be taken.
The graphs in the Gantt diagrams have a new property - Line thickness.
The column "Total" in reports can be shown on the left.
Spider Project version 17.02 release 106 - from 13.12.2017
A project truncation can be done from data date backwards.
New option "Perform cost / material calculation" in the "Truncate project by period" dialog.
The "Highrise construction diagram" diagram is improved. And it can be scaled horizontally (SHIFT + mouse wheel) and
vertically (CTRL + mouse wheel).
Filters in the "Actual data input" table can be applied not only to activities but also to phases and resource assignments.
New option "Arrangement" on the "Rows and columns" page of the report wizard.
The resource constrained scheduling is speeded up.
Spider Project version 17.02 release 84 - from 1.11.2017
Printing:
The following tags can be used in titles, headers and footers:
<<ProjName>>
<<ProjCode>>
<<ProjVersion>>
<<DataDate>>
<<CurrentDate>>
which are replaced in preview to the corresponding values:
- Project name
- Project code
- Project version
- Data date
- Current date
Also any field of Gantt diagram can be used as a tag. Then the value of the main phase of the main WBS will be shown in preview.
Spider Project version 17.02 release 81 - from 23.10.2017
New functions in formulas:
Add_Hours_Calen (date; hours; calendar code) - returns the date changed by the given number of working hours by the given calendar.
Add_Days_Calen (date; hours; calendar code) - returns the date changed by the given number of days by the given calendar.
Filters:
The new filter "All preceding and succeeding activities" in the activies pop-up menu.
The new filter "Filter / Activities without successors from finish only" in the Gantt diagram menu.
Reports:
The new reports in the Gantt diagram "Report" menu: "Schedule statistics", "Resources availability report", "Resource overloads report".
Other:
The new menu "View" arreared in all windows. It allows to switch quickly to any table or diagram of the project not using the main window.
If CTRL is pressed a new window is opened (like in Windows Explorer).
The new options in export to MS Project XML - "Duration format" and "Link lags format".
The new field "Remaining Lag" in the links table.
The new options "Don't create a copy of the project" and "Leave only the main WBS" in the "Truncate project" dialog.
The new field "Succeeding activities from finish" in the Gantt diagram.
The new field "Workload" in the resource skill assignments table.
The link flag 'Resource Dependency' can be canceled in the link property window.
The autosave path can be defined.
The new option "Data column width" in the "Report parameter properties" window.
The new option "Shift links with lags" in the "Additional" page of the Gantt diagram setup window.
The hot key DEL for the action "Remove from Actual data input".
CTRL+A selects all the rows in tables.
The new field "Activities" in the multi-resources and resource skills tables.
It contains codes of activities to which this multi-resource (skill) is assigned.
Multi-selection is allowed in the values list of a field.
The report parameters have the new option "Compared version".
Script Language:
The new command DOCINVERTFILTER - invert filter in a document.
The new command PROJTABINVERTFILTER - invert filter in a project table.
Spider Project version 17.02 release 01 - from 23.01.2017
ATTENTION!
The project file format has changed to 17.02.
To open a project in the old version saved by the new version the textual export/import should be used.
Project diagrams:
New project diagram - Highrise Construction diagram.
Spider Project version 11.04 release 34 - from 30.09.2016
ATTENTION!
The fields "Total duration of teams" are renamed to "Duration of teams total" and moved to the group "Primary".
New option of diagrams of variance trends and success probability trends - "The same color for different parts of the trend".
A different part of a trend begins if the baseline value changed (for variance trends) or the target value changed (for success probability trends).
Spider Project version 11.04 release 33 - from 20.09.2016
Drop-down list of print templates in the preview window.
Individual users can be hidden in the access rights.
Multi-selection in the list of structures.
Script Language:
New command PROJSETSTRUCTCREATECODES - set up settings for creating structures by codes.
New command PROJTABDELETEOBJECTSFILTERED - delete all visible objects from a project table.
New command PROJSTRUCTSETPROP - set properties of a structure.
Spider Project version 11.04 release 3 - from 8.06.2016
New option "Show percent complete" in the Gantt diagram setup on the tab "Additional".
Percent complete is specified in a selected user field.
By default the field is "PSp" (Earned Value Analysis group of fields) from a compared project.
The percent complete bar is shown in light gray color by default but can be changed.
It is useful in the baseline version of a project if it is compared with the current version.
Script Language:
New command PROJSAVEWITHOUTCOSTS - save without costs as...
Spider Project version 11.04 release 1 - from 2.06.2016
ATTENTION!
The project file format has changed to 11.04.
To open a project in the old version saved by the new version the textual export/import should be used.
Printing:
The Gantt diagram printing legend can be set up.
New button and menu item "Select printer" in the print preview.
The page orientation, page size, margins and other options are saved.
The preview window position is saved.
The preview scale is saved.
Actual Data Input table:
The drop-down list "Expand to level" in the toolbar,
If the SHIFT key is held down a phase is expanded to the next level only.
Other:
Actual periods in the Performance Archive are colored as their activities in the Gantt diagram.
Pictures of different formats (not only BMP) can be embedded into Gantt diagrams and Time-Location chart.
The dialog windows "Truncate project" and "Add to Actual Data Input table" are unified. A number of days from the project data date can be entered
instead of start and finish.
New menu item "Comparison / With previous version".
New columns "Background color", "Text color", "Graph color" and new menu items "Copy coloring", "Paste coloring"
in all Gantt diagrams and tables of activities, links, resources, materials, projects.
A color is indicated by a number which can be copied or generated by a formula.
The resources workload can be defined in multi-resources.
The Spider Project version in which a project was saved is shown in the "Additional options" of the project.
Script Language:
New command PROJCOMPAREPREVPROJ - compare the project with previous version.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 205 - from 22.04.2016
New item "Calculate DRAG" in the activity pop-up menu.
The field "Resource-hours [Remaining]" is calculated for teams, multi-resource and skill assignments during cost and material calculation.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 204 - from 13.04.2016
New electronic key driver is included into distributive (the old one can fail in Windows 10).
New option "Key volume" in the activity group properties.
New menu item "Remove from skill" in the resource assignment pop-up menu.
This assignment will be moved direct into the team containing the skill assignment.
It is useful when the assignment has actual data (so, cannot be deleted) but we are not going to use it in the skill anymore.
The column "Volume [Actual]" can be shown in the Actual Data Input table.
User defined colors can be copied from an activity to other ones - menu items "Copy coloring" and "Paste coloring".
Changing and copying user defined colors can be undone.
New menu item "Color" in the activity pop-up menu in the Actual Data Input table.
New option "Close window automatically" in the "Links" dialog.
New option "Show setup window by scheduling and calculations" in the "Options of new projects and documents" dialog.
New option "Show years" in the time scale settings.
An activity in the Actual Data Input table has the same user defined color as in the Gantt diagram.
New option in the storage properties - "Don't show all the names at once (speeds up the reading of network storages)".
New option in the workplace options - "Open 'Projects and documents' window at the program start".
New option in the Gantt diagram properties - "Use last created link properties when creating a new link by mouse".
The read-only cells text color can be set up.
New item "Calculate productivity" in the pop-up menu of multi-resource assignments.
The type of files (text or CSV) can be selected during export/import of projects into text files. The delimiter is set up by default but can be changed.
New option in the additional project properties - "Show quantity" in the activity's field "Assigned resources".
New item in the main menu "Settings / Subprojects consolidation options".
A new menu item "Add level by field values" in the phase pop-up menu. It allows to group activities of the phase by different values
of the selected field keeping the internal structure of the phase.
Hierarchical indents in the text columns by right alignment.
The table export into HTML files is improved.
The menu item "Only activities that use..." has the subitems "Resources", "Multi-resources" and "Resource skills".
Now if showing of phases is switched off then the main phase is also hidden.
The color of critical resource assignments can be set up.
New option "Calculate peak workload considering Performance archive" in the "Resource peak workload options" dialog.
Hot keys:
New hot key Alt+H for the menu command "Filter / Hide selected". Now the command doesn't ask to cancel a previuos filter.
New hot key F10 for the command "Execute the favourite script".
Now it is possible to expand to a selected level on the toolbar only selected phases or activities. For that SHIFT must be pressed.
If a rectangular block is selected and SHIFT is pressed then the sum of cell values (which is shown on the toolbar) is copied into clipboard.
Fixes:
Corrected - codes could remain non-unique after copying a block of activities.
Corrected - a filter remained in a configuration though it was canceled.
Corrected - after filtering activities filter on phases disappeared.
Script Language:
New command PROJUPDATEREF - update version number of corporate reference-books.
New command PROJADDPROJ - add a project into a portfolio.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 126 - from 25.06.2015
The new menu item in all the tables - "Invert filter".
When selecting a rectangular block the sum of the selected cells is shown on the upper toolbar.
In the structure property dialog the information is shown whether the structure was created by codes.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 123 - from 18.06.2015
The new filter in the Gantt chart - "Only activities added to Actual Data Input table".
The new columns in the Gantt diagram - "Number of working days [Actual]" and "Number of working days [Cumulative]".
When creating new rows in a table sorting is not lost.
The new workplace option - "Add activity duration to the link lag while deleting an activity keeping links"
The new scheduling option - "Consider portfolio reserves".
The new hot keys for MAC's:
Ctrl+I - for Insert
Ctrl+BackSpace - for Delete
The new option in Payment Schedule - "User defined period".
Script Language:
The new functions can be used as command parameters:
#ProjVersionPrev - decremented project version
#DocVersionPrev - decremented document version
The new command "ProjGanttOperShowMaterials" - expand / collapse assignments of materials in the Gantt diagram.
The new parameter HEIGHT in the commands ProjSetTrendRep, ProjSetTrendVarRep, ProjSetEvaRep, ProjSetSpendRep:
Spider Project version 11.03 release 102 - from 9.04.2015
The payment schedule can be created by phases - the tab "Payment schedule" in the dialog "Cost and materials calculation options".
Spider Project version 11.03 release 98 - from 27.03.2015
The new option "Calculate material supply and consumption on phases" in the dialog "Cost and materials calculation options".
The new option "Calculate cost and materials in Performance Archive" in the dialog "Cost and materials calculation options".
The new user fields property "For actual periods the value is taken from Activity Gantt".
The new option "Calculate Criticality index" in the Monte Carlo setup dialog.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 93 - from 18.03.2015
Work with blank values:
In the dialog "Search and replace" a blank value can be used to find the blank cells.
Now if in a formula zero as text (double-quoted) is assigned to a numeric field then zero will be shown in the cell, not blank.
In "filters by value" the condition "Contains" will match for the blank values only.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 92 - from 17.03.2015
The column "Sum volumes" is renamed to "Sum volumes / Key volume".
The option "Key volume" appeared in the activity properties window.
For Hammock activity a separate color can be set up. Yellow - by default.
The MS Project XML import is optimized and speeded up many times.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 80 - from 15.01.2015
Weekend days on the time scale can be set up by the button "Weekend" in the "Workplace option" dialog.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 75 - from 26.12.2014
New option in the Gantt diagram setup - "Phases on the graphic part".
New option in the Gantt diagram setup - "Colored background in Gantt chart" (the tab "Colors").
Individual color setup for text and background for any row in tables and documents.
A new column "Driving" in the "Links" dialog.
Multilined notes are always shown in the pop-up tooltip.
DRAG can be calculated during resource constrained scheduling.
Formulas:
A formula can be executed for all the visible fields at once. For that in the left part should be
#TargetField = .....
The same tag #TargetField can be used in the right part. Then it means the same field as in the left part.
Example:
#TargetField = #TargetField + 1
The formula will increase values in all the visible cells by 1.
Script Language:
The commands OpenProj and OpenDoc can open the most latest version of a project or a document. For that -1 should be set as a version number.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 67 - from 31.10.2014
The new workplace options "Show all windows on the taskbar" and "All windows are independent".
All the modeless dialog windows can be minimized.
In the Earned value analysis reports the data of "Time deviation, Days" and
"Time deviation, Hours" can be obtained.
Script Language:
The new command PROJUPDATECONTENTRESPOOL - update resource skill content.
The new command PROJUPDATECONTENTRESMULT - update multi-resource content.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 63 - from 20.10.2014
Minimizing the main window does not affect the other windows.
The new button "Fields setup" in the dialog "Select projects" of the
action "Re-create variance trends".
A project truncation can be created from data date with a defined duration.
In the dialog "Cost and material calculation options" on the tab "Payment schedule"
a new option "Advance" appeared.
The new menu item "Create activities of payment schedule" in the phase pop-up menu.
The new button "Cancel flag 'Payment'" appeared in the activity properties of
the special type 'Payment'.
The new property "Link URL" of a document column.
The new fields "Multi-resources" and "Resource skills" in the table Resources and
Resource Gantt.
The dialog "Filter by value" became modeless.
New hot key info in the menus:
Alt+R - formula
Alt+F - filter
Alt+S - show only selected
Alt+V - filter by value
Alt+C - cancel filter
Script Language:
The new command PROJTRUNCATECURTIME - create a project truncation from data date.
The new command PROJOPENPRO - open a project from a portfolio.
The new command PROJMONITORINCLUDE - add to the actual data input table.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 31 - from 30.05.2014
A new button "Hide / show additional properties" in the filters and formulas dialogs.
The filters and formulas dialogs became modeless.
Hiding columns and setting them by default can be undone.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 29 - from 27.05.2014
New multi-page dialog "Cost and material calculation options".
On the cells containing "|" or semicolon the tooltip looks as a vertical list.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 25 - from 21.05.2014
A new activity field "Assigned resources".
What to show in the field (names or codes) is defined by a new option in the additional
options of a project.
Now up to five fields with prefixes can be shown in the graphic part of Gantt diagram.
Moreover, they can be placed either on the left or on the right of a bar.
For it the button "Template setup" in the Gantt diagram setup should be used.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 21 - from 15.05.2014
Gantt diagram:
A new setup dialog. Now it is multi-page.
Now it is modeless, so it is possible to continue to work in other windows without closing it.
Also there is the "Apply" button.
Sorting can be undone.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 7 - from 31.03.2014
Key volumes on activities:
WBS have a new option "Sum key volumes only".
Activities have a new option "Key volume" that can be set in the column "Sum volumes".
And now if a phase has the option "Sum volumes" switched on and the WBS
has the option "Sum key volumes only" switched on then only the key volumes will
be summarized on the phase.
The volume units on phases are generated automatically.
Spider Project version 11.03 release 1 - from 20.03.2014
ATTENTION!
The project file format changed to 11.03.
To open in the old version a project saved by the new version the text export/import should be used.
Simple filters:
The dialog "Filter by value" became convenient for quickly creating multiple simple filters.
The buttons "Field" and "Save filter" appeared there.
The menu item "Filter by value" appeared in the main menu and in the pop-up menu of a cell.
Also the hotkey ALT+V can be used to invoke the dialog.
The button "Apply and close" allows to apply several filters without closing the dialog.
Filters:
Now filters are represented as formulas of any kind (without a left assignment part)
returning the YES / NO values. The numerical result zero is interpreted as NO, other - as YES.
The blank textual or date-time results are interpreted as NO, other - as YES.
Filters are not divided into simple and complex any more.
The dialogs "Filters" and "Filter" are similar to "Formulas" and "Formula".
A filter condition are visible for all the filters as a third column.
Like formulas filters can be distributed into groups. A new field "Group" in the "Filters" table.
Like in formulas any arithmetic operators, functions and modifiers can be used in filters.
The old filters are converted to the new ones when opening the old projects.
Two new menu items "Show selected only" and "Hide selected" instead of "Filter by selected rows".
Formulas:
A new function in formulas and filters:
Contains (source string; substring to find)
Returns YES (the number of the position) if the source string contains the substring, else - NO (zero).
Spider Project version 11.02 release 18 - from 28.02.2014
The rectangular block of cells can be filled with a value - the item "Fill"
in the block's pop-up menu.
In Gantt diagrams in the column's pop-up menu the new item "Sort groups only of level...".
In Gantt diagrams in the graph's pop-up menu the new item "Delete All".
Spider Project version 11.02 release 01 - from 25.12.2013
ATTENTION! The project file format changed to 11.02. To open project saved by the new version
in the old version of the program use CSV export / import.
Time-Location chart:
Work types can can be shown as rectangles.
Different line types.
New option "Show" for a work type.
Possibility to upload all the settings to a reference book and download them to another project.
New option "Show comparison".
New dialogs for the diagram settings and scales.
Other:
New dialog for selecting fields. Standard fields are distributed by groups.
New "Links" dialog.
New "WBS" dialog.
Almost all the dialogs use the multi-columns lists.
New script command PROJCALCLOADOPER.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 86 - from 4.12.2013
Formulas:
New field "Group". Formulas can be distributed by groups.
New dialog "Formulas".
New mathematical operator - the remainder of the division "//".
New buttons in the "Formula" dialog - "//" and "Font". Now the font for editing a formula
can be changed right here.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 83 - from 18.11.2013
Formulas:
New dialog for inserting a field with modifier.
Many new functions with description right in the "Functions" dialog.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 66 - from 16.10.2013
Hot keys and toolbar buttons:
New toolbar buttons "Formulas", "Filters" and "Cancel filter" in all the tables.
New hot keys:
Alt+R - formulas
Alt+F - filters
Alt+C - cancel filter
Alt+S - filter by selected rows
Alt+V - filter by value
Ctrl+P - print preview (in the preview window - print)
Import of actual data from text files:
In the additional file "...project code..._monit_phases.xml" the notes and the user fields values
can be defined for the main structure phases.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 64 - from 11.10.2013
Editing structures by mouse:
The objects in all the Gantt diagrams can be drag-and-dropped by mouse.
If the mouse button is released on the row with a phase then the object being dragged will
be placed inside of the phase (in the case if the phase is expanded) or next to it
(in the case if the phase is collapsed).
Pressing SHIFT forces the object to be placed inside the phase.
Pressing ALT forces the object to be placed next to the phase.
The same rules are applied to the "WBS Chart" and "OBS Chart" windows.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 61 - from 5.10.2013
Editing formulas:
New dialog "Formula". New button "Modifier" in there.
New dialog "Modifier".
The font for editing formula can be set up in the "Fonts setup" dialog (item "Other / Formulas").
Spider Project version 11.01 release 60 - from 4.10.2013
New colors setup dialog.
New fonts setup dialog.
New dialog for insertion functions to formulas.
Export of tables to HTML files considers the row colors, the number of decimal digits and
the date-time form.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 56 - from 26.09.2013
Main window:
New workplace option "Length of the list of recently opened documents". By default - 20.
Formulas:
New function
FindCharBack (; ; ) -
returns the number of the position of the symbol. The search is performed backwards.
Function parameters can be separated by semicolon like in Excel.
Text strings can be double-quoted, not only in the apostrophes.
Text export / import:
Now all documents, projects, tables remember the file (or folder) name to which
export / import was performed last time.
Export to HTML is in the separate menu item now.
New resizable dialog for the text export / import.
Gantt diagram:
New option "Minimum gap shown in hours".
New option "Set Start [NET] by changing Start [ASAP] in the table".
Printing:
In the preview of project tables and documents the column bounds are aligned to the page bounds.
Other:
New workplace option "Separate decimal digit groups with spaces".
The error is corrected. The table splitters were misplaced when switching from one table to another.
Splitters position are restored from the layouts.
New option "Calculate FLEX" in the scheduling options.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 41 - from 10.06.2013
The Spider Project documents (*.sdoc files) can be edited in the Viewer version.
Comparison of projects:
Activities that are present in a compared project but are absent in the current project
can be shown.
New field in Activity Gantt - "Comparison Status" - that can be one of the following values:
"In compared only"
"In baseline only"
"Absent in compared"
"Absent in baseline"
New options in the "Comparison Setup" dialog:
"Show activities from the compared project that are absent in the current",
New options in the "Gantt Diagram Options" dialog -
"Show absent activities when comparing projects"
In the tables of Calendars, Weeks and Exceptions the "COMPARISON...", "BASELINE..." and
"DIFFERENCE..." columns can be shown like in Gantt charts.
Script Language:
New command MESSAGE (...text...) - show a message box.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 37 - from 29.05.2013
In the fields "DIFFERENCE..." for the text fields the value "Different" is shown
if the fields have different values.
New functions in formulas:
Diff_Days_Calen and Diff_Hours_Calen - give the difference in days and in hours
between two dates considering the calendar given as the third parameter.
If the third parameter is blank, the current object's calendar is assumed.
Samples:
Diff_Hours_Calen (Start, Start_COMP, '2')
Diff_Days_Calen (AlapStart, AsapStart, '')
New modificators in formulas:
Min - the minimum value of the column.
Max - the maximum value of the column.
Sum - the sum of values of the column.
Sample:
Cost [Max] - returns the maximum value in the column with code "Cost".
New activity fields:
Finish FLEX, Hours
Finish FLEX, Days
Start FLEX, Hours
Start FLEX, Days
Float Negative Finish, Hours
Float Negative Finish, Days
Float Negative Start, Hours
Float Negative Start, Days
FLEX can be shown graphically on the Gantt diagram. This option appeared in the
Gantt diagram options.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 27 - from 29.03.2013
Reports and diagrams:
The user defined period can be in any units: hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, years.
Activity Gantt diagram:
New menu item "Scroll to object" in the pop-up menu on the empty space of
the graphic part of Activity Gantt.
New option "Show link property window when creating a link by mouse in Activity Gantt"
in the Workplace Options. This option is duplicated in the Gantt Diagram Options.
New option in the Gantt Diagram Options - "Set Start [NET] by moving an activity by mouse".
Now the pop-up menu can be called on the NET marker or on the beginning of an activity.
The menu has items: "Set Start [NET] equal to Start [ASAP]" and "Remove Start [NET]".
Now the option "Show NET markers" is switched on automatically when setting "Start [NET]".
New option in the Gantt Diagram Options - "Allow to change duration by mouse".
Now a link can be created by mouse on the graphic part of Activity Gantt from any place,
not from a bar only.
New function in formulas:
StringLen - returns the string length. Works for the text fields only.
Filters in the Actual Data Input table.
New option "Export resource dependencies as links" in the export to
MPX, MS Project XML and Primavera XER.
Spider Project version 11.01 release 4 - from 22.01.2013
ATTENTION! The project file format changed to 11.01. To open project saved by the new version
in the old version of the program use CSV export / import.
Monte Carlo Risk Analysis:
New menu item "Risk Analysis" in the Activity Gantt which is divided into
"Three Scenarios Method" and "Monte Carlo Method".
In the dialog window "Available Fields" the "Monte Carlo" fields can be selected (new checkbox).
There are new items in the "Reports" menu "Success Probability Trends by Monte Carlo".
"Probability Distribution" which is divided into items "Three Scenarios Method",
"Monte Carlo Method" and "Monte Carlo Scatter Diagram".
Main window:
New look of the main window.
New group of project tables and diagrams - "Risk Analysis" where there are
"Trigger Chart", "Trigger Descriptions", "Areas for Risk Analysis", "Success Probability Trends".
Time-Location Chart:
New menu item "Reports" that allows to create graphs like in Gantt Charts but vertically.
New look of the chart.
Left toolbar.
New activity and phase fields - "Start location", "Finish location", that can be used in the chart.
Works can be shown not only as lines but also as rectangles with different shading.
"Projects and Documents" window:
During "Save As..." action a notes to the project being saved can be changed.
Now any files (documents) can be shown in a storage and be opened.
The new button "Show files" allows to define the additional file name extensions of the files
to be shown. Spider Project files *.SPRJ and *.SDOC are shown always. The extensions must be separated by
semicolon, for instance, "DOC;TXT;PDF". Asterisk means all the files.
Now any file name can contain a version number like Spider Project files, for instance,
"AGREEMENT.007.PDF". If it is absent the version is blank (no version). Now blank version
is allowed for the Spider Project files too.
References to documents, sites, folders (URL):
Now there is one field "References to documents, sites, folders (URL)" instead of two
former fields "Attached documents" and "Links". The conversion is performed automatically
during project opening. The new field is a text field containing the list of URL-references
separated by "|". Each reference can have a name like references in browsers.
Now the additional SPRZ-file is not used any more.
In properties windows the tab "Attached documents" is renamed to "References".
And the new field "References to documents, sites, folders (URL)" is used in the tab.
Now each reference has its own properties.
A relative (not full) path can be used in references.
A storage full name (not path on the disk) can be used in references.
The field "References to documents, sites, folders (URL)" has its own pop-up menu.
If there are more than one references in the cell then double-click brings up a menu
with the list of references (or their names).
Any user defined field have the option "Reference (URL)".
The prefix "mailto:" can be used in references also (for instance, "mailto: john@gmail.com").
Activity Network Diagram:
New filters in the menu "Filter" and in the activity pop-up menus.
Reports:
New report "Resources Availability Report" in the menu "Reports".
Other:
Codes can contain points.
New menu item "Export to Excel through CSV". It works not using OLE, so row colors are not transferred.
Now in the demo version "Export to Excel" appeared. It works as "Export to Excel through CSV" in the full
version.
New "Export to Excel" dialog window.
New menu item "Merge with other document" in the "Document" menu.
New group box "Schedule" in the scheduling options. There are three options there -
"All activities", "Following project data date" and "Following date".
New menu item "Sort inside groups only" in the Gantt column pop-up menu.
If SHIFT is pressed only filtered rows are sorted in the Gantt charts.
New menu item "Delete keeping links" in the activity pop-up menu.
Now by closing a project the auto-save temporary file is deleted.
Script Language:
New command DOCSETMERGE - set the documents merging options.
New command DOCMERGEDOC - merge documents.
New command PROJAPPLYREFALL - apply all the corporate reference-books to a project.
Spider Project version 10.04 release 5 - from 11.07.2012
Users and access rights to the documents:
Menu item "Document / Users and access rights".
A document without users can be opened in the old Spider versions, with users - a new file format.
Three types of access rights - "Administrator", "Edit", "Read Only".
Only administrator can change the list of users and rights.
It is forbidden to leave users without at least one administrator.
The login window appears if there is more than one user or a single user with password.
A document without users can be freely opened.
Unlike projects you can re-login to a document under another login without closing the document.
Aggregation:
New menu item in the Activity Gantt Chart "Report / Aggregate".
It is used to create less detailed version of a project where activities will replace
the phases of selected hierarchical level. These aggregated activities will have durations,
costs, resource requirements, etc. that are equal to overall phase duration, costs,
resource requirements. Aggregated schedule will have smaller dimension but will keep
all the information that may be necessary for project plan and performance analysis
and the profiles of expenses are retained.
Reports:
In the Activity Gantt reports can be expanded to material assignments to phases, activities and resources.
In the Material Gantt reports can be expanded to material assignments to activities.
Other:
In the "Links" fields it is now possible to specify not full path, but relative
to the project folder.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 139 - from 15.05.2012
Pop-up tooltips:
Tooltips on the buttons in the "Project and Documents" window.
If a cell value has not enough space to be shown, a tooltip appears with the whole value.
When the mouse cursor is over a bar in the Gantt diagram, a tooltip appears with information
obtained from a template which is set up in the Network diagram.
New Workplace option - whether to show tooltips in Gantt diagrams.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 121 - from 11.04.2012
Access rights to the following project tables: Resource Skills, Multi-Resources, Material Sets.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 119 - from 6.04.2012
Reports and diagrams menu items in Gantt are reorganized in more compact and convenient form.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 116 - from 2.04.2012
New workplace option "Show links in the fields 'Preceding Activities' and 'Succeeding Activities'".
Spider Project version 10.03 release 115 - from 30.03.2012
Resource dependencies can be shown in the Activity Network diagram.
New option of Cost Periods (used by Cost Components, Materials, Resources) -
"Percentage of the previous period". It means that Unit Cost of the period is equal to
Unit Cost of the previous period plus a percentage of it. This percentage
should be entered in the Unit Cost field in this case instead of an absolute number.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 112 - from 28.03.2012
New field in the "Links" table - "Critical". A link is Critical if it is Driving and
the succeeding activity is Critical (its Float is zero).
All the resource dependencies is Driving now.
New workplace option "Thicken the driving links".
A special color can be define for Critical links in the "Color setup" dialog.
It affects Activity Network diagram too.
Sorting in the Gantt diagrams can by canceled by menu item "Unsort".
New field in all the project tables - "Identifier". It is a unique number for every project object.
Sorting by it gives the creation order of the objects.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 106 - from 15.03.2012
New calculated field "Preceding link was broken" for activities.
New calculated field "Was broken" for links.
Recreate Variance Trends to calculate these columns.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 102 - from 6.03.2012
It is possible to use working hours of a resource or a resource center as EVA report parameter.
New scheduling option "In case of out of sequence execution". It consists of four items:
Retained logic
Retained logic with exception of activities in progress
Ignore preceding links if activity is in progress
Ignore preceding links of activities finished
Actually, the two latter items are long-standing settings of Spider scheduling. In previous
versions they were selected through the option "Ignore preceding activity links if activity is in progress".
In case the option was switched on preceding links of activity in progress did not affect
the ASAP Start time of the planned remaining part of this activity and the activity started
at project Data-Date. In case the option was switched off the activity planned remainder
was scheduled according to preceding links, lags of such links were recalculated depending
on the activity actual part. Now it is possible to opt for retained logic at scheduling in
case some activities have been actually started out of accordance with the approved schedule.
Example:
There are three activities chained successively with Finish-Start links. Due to some reasons the first link was broken, in other words the first activity has not been started, while the second one has been started and thus has certain actual part. The question is when the third activity must be started.
Retained logic provides that the third activity can not be started until the first activity is finished ignoring the second activity finish time; as it was in the approved schedule.
Thus, the abovementioned four scheduling options can be briefly described as:
Activities in progress are moved to the right in accordance with their preceding links; chain of links after them is totally restored.
Activities in progress start at project Data-Date, chain of links after them is totally restored.
Activities in progress start at project Data-Date, chain of links after them is not restored.
Activities in progress are moved to the right in accordance with their preceding links, chain of links after them is not restored.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 91 - from 17.01.2011
Script Language:
New command OPENFILE - open a file (project, document, execute a script).
New command PROJTABAPPLYFILTERVALUES - apply filter by values to a project table.
New command DOCAPPLYFILTERVALUES - apply filter by values to a document.
New command PROJTABSHOW - show a project table.
New command DOCSHOW - show a document.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 90 - from 29.12.2011
It is possible to use cost centers in formulas for cost components.
A cost center must contain all the project materials (with expence and income included).
Spider Project version 10.03 release 86 - from 22.12.2011
In case of autosave the Spider window is not activated. Progress indicator appears only if
Spider Project is in front.
When a new formula or filter is created the cursor is positioned correctly.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 79 - from 12.12.2011
All the "properties" dialog windows became resizable.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 72 - from 28.11.2011
Some dialog windows became resizable.
In the "Comparison setup" window items can be moved between two listboxes by double click.
In the "Projects and Documents" window date-time of the project versions is shown,
not date only.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 71 - from 25.11.2011
Filters in Gantt diagrams can be applied to assignments.
When a date is deleted from the Actual Data Input form all expences, volume and duration for
the period are set to zero in this row.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 70 - from 24.11.2011
Current cell value is displayed on the toolbar (similar to Excel) in all the project tables, but they cannot
be edited yet. When you click a column title it is also shown there to simplify work with
long column names.
Now listboxes with multiselection feature work standard.
The "Fields Available" window called from Actual Data Input table has "Expenditure type" options.
The "Fields Available" window is resizable now.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 68 - from 23.11.2011
Actions with columns:
When a new user defined field is created it can be shown in all the project tables by default.
To exclude it from the list of "Fields Available" the field properties window can be used
(the "Tables" page).
There are the "Show" and "Hide" buttons in the "Fields Available" window. They allow
to show or to hide a group of fields without closing the window. And now double-click causes a field to be
shown without closing the window.
New fields:
New fields in the Activity Gantt diagram "Preceding Activities" and "Succeeding Activities" just like in MS Project.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 66 - from 22.11.2011
Actual Data Input:
If an activity was added to the Actual Data Input form a "pencil" icon appears next to its
row number in the Activity Gantt. In case a user tries to add this activity anew
a warning appears that such an action will be ignored.
When editing the dates of the actual period the condition "Finish cannot be earlier than Start"
is met automatically. If one of those dates became blank the other one becomes blank as well.
Formulae window:
There are two buttons here - execute formula without closing the window and execute it closing the window.
The double-click at a formula causes execution, not editing.
The list of formulae has "single selection" attribute to avoid ambiguity.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 65 - from 21.11.2011
The main window menu item "Options / Replication Options" is renamed to "Options / Subprojects distribution option".
The main window menu item "Options / Parameters" is renamed to "Options / Workplace Options".
The "Monitoring" table is renamed to "Actual Data Input" table.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 64 - from 21.11.2011
The original (not rounded) value is displayed for numerical fields and time to seconds -
for date-time fields when editing a cell.
Also, original value is shown on the secondary toolbar of Gantt diagrams.
And also, original value is used at copying to clipboard.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 63 - from 18.11.2011
Cell values:
Column properties allow to adjust cell values as follows: Date-time format: 1) date only, 2) date and time to minutes, 3) date and time to seconds
4) by default as in the project or document properties. Text alignment: 1) to right, 2) to left, 3) to center. Numbers: 1) number of decimals, 2) By default as in the project or document properties.
Properties of a project, portfolio or document:
It is possible to set default date-time format and number of decimals for columns
in the project or document properties.
The notifications setup is moved to the "Additional Project Properties" dialog.
To open it press the "Additional" button in the project properties dialog. The dialog also shows
the HASP key number of the user who saved the project last time and the inner project file format index
that can be used for the technical support.
The "Project Properties" and "Document Properties" dialogs became resizable.
The main window "Options" menu:
New menu item "Options / Options of Newly Created Projects and Documents".
The dialog is used to set default date-time format and number of decimals for newly created
projects and documents. It also contains additional options of newly created project that
were earlier located in the "Parameters" dialog.
Autosave into a temporary file is set by default to five minutes (in previous versions
it was switched off by default).
Gantt Diagrams:
Current cell value is displayed on the secondary toolbar (similar to Excel), but they cannot
be edited yet. When you click a column title it is also shown there to simplify work with
long column names.
Access Rights:
New access right to tables - "Edit Existing Rows Only". All rows in a table can be edited
unless otherwise provided by access rights to the row itself, but rows cannot be added nor
deleted by user.
Script Language:
New command DOCSETCOMPAREFIELDALL - set the list of fields for document comparison.
New command DOCSETCOMPAREFIELD - set codes of fields for document comparison.
New command DOCDELCOMPARE - cancel document comparison.
New command DOCSETCOMPARE - set document comparison options.
New command DOCCOMPAREDOC - compare a document to a document.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 61 - from 10.11.2011
Documents comparison (reference-books, reports and other).
New menu item "Comparison" in the document main menu. Connecting fields and fields to be compared
can be set up in the "Comparison setup" dialog window by button "Comparison options". They can
be set up from "Document properties" window as well. In the "Fields available" window
(called by the "Show Columns" menu item) there are new options "From compared" and "Dirrerence".
Spider Project version 10.03 release 60 - from 7.11.2011
New cost center option "All Materials". If it is switched on, all the project materials
are always included into a cost center.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 58 - from 2.11.2011
Color setup for the project baseline in the graphical part of Gantt diagram.
New items "Choose" and "Open" in the popup menu of cells of the "Links" field and
of the user fields of type "Link". The item "Choose" is used to choose a file instead of a folder.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 56 - from 26.10.2011
The syntax of the command PROJSETEVAREPPAR is changed.
The syntax of the command PROJSETEVAREPCOMMON is changed.
New command DELETESTORAGE - delete storage.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 53 - from 19.10.2011
New replication option - "Treat cost components as unused if they are used in formulae only".
New command STORAGESETPROP - set storage properties.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 52 - from 18.10.2011
New option for user fields - "Link (URL)". If the option is switched on, just double-click the cell to open the link.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 51 - from 13.10.2011
New condition "Does not contain" in the Filter by Values.
New command PROJMOVEGROUPSLEVELLOWER - move groups in Gantt one level lower.
New command PROJMOVEGROUPSLEVELSAME - move groups in Gantt to the same level.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 49 - from 10.10.2011
New command PROJDELETEGROUPS - delete groups from Gantt.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 45 - from 30.09.2011
Data transfer from one project table to another using formulae. The second parameter of
the field modifier (modifier stands for parameters in square brackets) can take both
certain values as well as field name with the prefix"?".
For example.
We need to receive dates of links in the Links table. So, we create the user
fields "Finish of the preceding one" and "Start of the succeeding one" with the codes
PredFin and SuccStart accordingly. Then, apply two formulae in the Links table:
PredFin = Fin [Code, ?PredCode, Activity]
and
SuccStart = Start [Code, ?SuccCode, Activity]
Each modifier's second parameter contains code of the Links table field with the prefix "?"
instead of certain values (fields "Preceding Activity Code" and "Preceding Activity Code").
"Activity" is the code of the Activities table from which Start and Fin fields are taken.
Activities table row from which those values are taken is defined by the condition that
activity code (field "Code") is equal to the preceding activity code (field "PredCode") of
the Links table row for which the formula is being calculated at the moment.
Table code is displayed in the "Table options" dialog window (menu "Table / Options" or
the button "Options").
Spider Project version 10.03 release 39 - from 8.09.2011
New individual setting for each activity instead of the option
"Allow performance interruptions not longer than" at resource constrained scheduling.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 31 - from 19.08.2011
New item "Show Log" in the "Window" menu.
The syntax of the command SETFILEEXPIMP is changed.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 23 - from 28.07.2011
New item in the column menu "Change Values".
Spider Project version 10.03 release 22 - from 22.07.2011
Multiline titles and subtitles at printing.
Legends on the Gantt diagram scale are centered against visible area at printing.
Project baseline schedule and compared schedule are displayed in another way.
Baseline schedule is shifted upwards and the compared schedule is shifted down on the Gantt diagram.
Report template properties dialog and Report parameters dialog changed.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 7 - from 7.06.2011
Sorting by multiple columns in Gantt diagrams.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 5 - from 3.06.2011
Gantt diagram layouts incude the current structure code and breakdown structure level of
detail selected last time on the Gantt diagram toolbar or in the Gantt diagram properties.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 4 - from 2.06.2011
New option in project properties - "Load Baseline Values Automatically". If the option
is switched on the latest baseline data will be automatically loaded at project opening.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 3 - from 31.05.2011
It is possible to select a field for values calculation when you create a standard reference
book from a project such as 'Resource assignment productivity' reference book,
'Activity cost and material requirements' and the like. Earlier a reference book was
automatically created by the 'Type' field.
Spider Project version 10.03 release 1 - from 25.05.2011
ATTENTION! The project file format changed to 10.03. To open project saved by the new version
in the old version use CSV export / import.
It is possible to compare any project to its baseline and a randomly chosen project
simultaneously. Comparison with the randomly chosen project is shifted upwards on the
graphical part of the Gantt diagram.
In the "Fields Available" window fields can be selected both from "Baseline project"
and "Compared project".
In case a project has been simultaneously compared with both projects, select either
baseline or compared project to calculate values in the "DIFFERENCE-..." columns.
To do it use the 'Calculate difference from' group box in the 'Comparison setup' dialog window.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 113 - from 26.04.2011
Links are displayed with lags.
Export-Import:
New tables are added to the data base: "mbs", "mbs_obj", "mbs_cont", "mbs_cost" and "mbs_field".
New fields "f_PrintDiags" and "f_OnlyVisDiags" are added into the table "printpat".
New fields "StartDir", "DurPlan", "f_DelOnlyChildBlankRow" and "f_FullColName" are added into the tables "report" and "evareport".
New fields "f_DelOnlyChildBlankRow", "f_FullColName" are added into the tables "trendreport" and "trenddifreport".
New fields "f_OperType", "f_ResType" are added into the table "ass".
New fields "f_OperType", "f_ResType" are added into the tables "assrespool" and "assresmult".
New fields "f_LinkKind", "f_Double", "f_LagType2", "f_Lag2" and "f_LagUnit2" "f_Calen2" are added into the table "link".
New field "Formula" is added into the table "oper".
New field "Start" is added into the table "corpref".
New field "f_CalcAfterCalc" is added into the table "formula".
New field "f_CalcAct" is added into the table "cost".
New field "Unit" is added into the tables "res" and "res_center".
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 111 - from 21.04.2011
Functions "Cut" and "Clear" for rectangular blocks.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 110 - from 20.04.2011
Use the button 'Shift' to select rectangular blocks in Spider Project tables.
You can copy and paste them into other applications (Excel, text editors, ets)
as well as in other Spider Project tables.
The 'Change Activity and Phase' dialog opened when you copy/paste activities or phases
keeps the latest entered values (when you restart Spider Project as well).
There is a new option 'Use filter' for creation of structure by codes.
If the option is switched on, the new structure will contain only those
phases and activities (if created from another structure) that match the filter.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 96 - from 17.03.2011
You can set the default storage not only for projects but also for reference-books and
reports. These storages have special icons. The "Storage Properties" window is changed.
Report parameter has a new property "Cumulative". In case its value is "By template",
the parameter is calculated either on a cumulative total basis or not depending on
the value of the corresponding field in the report template. If its value is "Yes", then
the parameter is always calculated on a cumulative total basis, and if "No" the parameter
is calculated without cumulative sum.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 90 - from 5.03.2011
Report parameter has a new property "Demand". When you switch on this option, the report shows zero against a material, cost component or other parameter in good supply within the reporting period. Otherwise, the report shows the needed amount of a parameter.
New command PROJTABPRINT - print a project table.
New command DOCPRINT - print a document.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 88 - from 28.02.2011
You can copy rectangular data blocks (tables) using the clipboard from other programs (Excel, word processors, etc). In the text files the delimiter is tabulation. So, to create a reference book you can just select and copy a block from MS Excel or CSV-file, where the delimiter is tabulation. When you paste tables from the buffer, the missing rows and columns are added automatically. Thus, if you created a new document in Spider Project with only one cell by default, you can copy and paste into it an Excel table or CSV-file right away. You can copy right to the project as well (for example, from the CSV-file with the list of materials and their characteristics to the material table).
In the "Projects and Documents" dialog there is a new button "Open the storage folder".
Due to the new hierarchy of storages, the syntax of the CREATESTORAGE command was changed.
CREATESTORAGE (name, path, parent) - creates a storage; name - text string - storage name, path - text string - folder pathname, parent - text string - parent storage name.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 83 - from 17.02.2011
The following cirillic letters are allowed to be used in codes:
ЃЌЎЈҐЄЇІ
Spider Project version 10.02 release 81 - from 15.02.2011
Storages and "Projects and Documents" window:
Users can define the hierarchical structure of storages like the structure of folders in the file explorer or browser tags. Any storage can contain other storages.
The "Projects and Documents" dialog is modified.
It is possible to add a new storage on the same level as the current storage or one level lower the current one, i.e. inside it.
The default storage has a green icon. Newly created projects (documents) refer to it by default. To make another storage default, open its properties and switch on the "Default storage" option. The default storage cannot be deleted.
When you upgrade your Spider Project version, containers for storages named "Projects" and "Documents" become storages themselves. Note that the "Projects" container becomes the default storage and is called "My Projects". It refers to the folder "My documents/Spider Project".
In case you install Spider Project software on your computer for the first time, the storage "My Projects" will contain two sub-storages named "Demo Projects" and "Demo Documents". They will be located as before in the folder "Program Files/Spider Project".
You can easily change the hierarchy of the storages. Select a storage in the "Projects and Documents" dialog and move it using the arrow buttons.
You have an opportunity to restore previously hidden storages. In case you switch on the "Show hidden" option in the "Projects and Documents" dialog, all storages hidden before become visible at the same places of the hierarchy as they were. The icons next to the hidden storages are red. If you select such storage and press the button with "Undo" icon, the storage turns normal. If you select such storage and press the button with "Delete" icon, the program prompts for approval to delete the storage finally. At that, project (document) files are not affected.
When you select a storage in the "Projects and Documents" dialog, its pathname is displayed above the list of projects.
The "Projects and Documents" dialog remembers the last selected storage and saves the last view of the storages hierarchy at closing.
The storages hierarchical structure and storage characteristics are saved in the text XML-file named STORAGES.SCNF instead of the binary file named SP.PRF where other site settings such as colors, fonts, etc. are saved for now. The STORAGES.SCNF file allows quick modification of the storages pathnames, if necessary, and can be easily transferred to another computer with the installed Spider Project software. The files (SP.PRF and STORAGES.SCNF) are located in the system folder .../Application Data/Spider/..... (the pathname depends on the Windows and Spider Project versions).
The names of storages within the parent storage must be unique, like the names of folders in the Windows Explorer. The full name of a storage contains all parent storage names, separated by the slash symbol.
For example, "My Projects / London / Reports".
Thus, every storage full name is unique. In the project (document) properties dialog the full names are displayed.
When you use Windows Explorer to open a project (document) from the folder that does not correspond to any of the existing storages, the pathname to this project (document) will be shown instead of the storage name in the project (document) properties dialog.
Now the reference to the project baseline represents the name of the storage where this project baseline is saved. Earlier, the reference was saved as the pathname to the project baseline. Thus, if you transfer a project to another computer with the same structure of storages, Spider Project will find the project baseline in the same storage,
though the pathnames are different.
It is essential when you transfer projects to another local area network.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 68 - from 28.12.2010
New link property - "Double".
Lets consider an example. There are two interconnected activities to perform, but there is a condition to meet. The condition is as follows: when the first activity is 30% done, the succeeding activity should be 50% done (but not earlier than the first activity is 30% done).
The lag determines one event, separated in time from the activity's beginning or end (depending on the link type) by the size of the lag (30% of volume).
The lag on succeeding activity determines the other event, separated in time from the succeeding activity's beginning or end (depending on the link type) by the size of the lag (50% of volume).
Observance of the link provides that the second event occurs not earlier than the first one.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 64 - from 17.12.2010
Script Language:
New command PROJCREATESTANDARDDOC - create standard reference-book.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 63 - from 16.12.2010
Now in general reports all parameters have the "ALAP" option.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 62 - from 16.12.2010
Now you can use Resource Skills inside of a Multi-Resource.
New method of document transfer into other document columns. If in the transfer
document there are fields with the following codes: Fix, Plan, Total, Fact, Prof, Hour, Vol,
in the target document a new row with correspondent column values is added.
Export-Import:
Now you can export only phases and cost components instead of the whole project when you
export a project into database.
Only the following tables are used: proj, cost, wbs, wbs_cont and wbs_cost.
Script Language:
The syntax of the command PROJSETSPENDREPPAR is changed.
The syntax of the command SETFILEEXPIMP is changed.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 60 - from 13.12.2010
Now there are "Show materials" and "Hide materials" buttons in the Activity Gantt toolbar.
They are used for all visible rows.
Now in the material assignment rows of the Activity Gantt you can see unit cost of
the material in the "Material [Fixed]" column and material unit in the "Unit of Volume" column.
Now in the Multi-Project pop-up menu there is a "Color on diagram" item.
Script Language:
New command PROJTABCLEARCOLUMNS - clear project table columns.
New command DOCCLEARCOLUMNS - clear document columns.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 58 - from 06.12.2010
Script Language:
New script command CREATEPROJPRMXER - create new project from Primavera XER-file.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 54 - from 01.12.2010
Export-Import:
Import of projects from Primavera in the XER format.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 53 - from 30.11.2010
New menu items in toolbar setup menu: "Delete All" and "By Default".
New field "Phase value is the sum of downmost level phases values" in "User Field" table.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 52 - from 25.11.2010
New numerical user field option "Phase value is the sum of downmost level phases values".
Spider Project version 10.02 release 51 - from 24.11.2010
The left toolbar of project tables and diagrams can be adjusted. Its pop-up menu contains "Insert" and "Delete" items.
The "Folder" field of all objects is renamed to "Link". It can contain any URL-address (hyperlink) related to an object, as well as a link to a file or folder.
A cell can be edited by pressing F2 (as in MS Excel).
Now after cell editing pressing the key Enter moves the cursor down, not to the right.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 49 - from 19.11.2010
New field "Execute automatically after cost calculation" in the table "Formulae".
New field "Calculate by formula in Performance Archive" in the table "CostComponents".
New field "Full column names" in the table "Report Templates".
Spider Project version 10.02 release 39 - from 25.10.2010
In the drop-down list "Expand to level" there are new items: Multi-resources, Teams,
Activities, Resources.
New field in the Link table: "Kind".
Spider Project version 10.02 release 38 - from 21.10.2010
Second toolbar in the Gantt diagrams. New drop-down list in the toolbar: "Expand to level".
Spider Project version 10.02 release 34 - from 15.10.2010
Material costs appear in Material Gantt and Material table.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 28 - from 5.10.2010
New algorithm of the unique codes generation (without "_").
Now the menu command "Project / Check Data Integrity" checks for codes unicity too.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 24 - from 29.09.2010
Material Gantt Diagram:
Material breakdown structures.
Material schedule.
A material can be expanded to activities.
New reference-books "Current MBS" and "MBS".
New scheduling method "Optimization Plus".
Spider Project version 10.02 release 05 - from 3.08.2010
The syntax of the command DOCFIELDSETPROP is changed.
Spider Project version 10.02 release 01 - from 27.07.2010
ATTENTION! The project file format changed to 10.02. To open project saved by the new version in the old version use CSV export / import.
The graphs in Gantt diagram can be printed separately. Menu item "Print Diagram" in the diagram pop-up menu.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 84 - from 20.07.2010
Export to the format Primavera XER.
New script command PROJXEREXPORT - export a project to XER-file.
The syntax of the command SETARPS is changed.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 78 - from 8.07.2010
New menu item "Update Version Number" in the pop-up menu of corporate reference-books.
The syntax of the command PROJTABDBEXPORT is changed.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 67 - from 11.06.2010
New menu item "Expand / Collapse materials" in the pop-up menus of activities, phases
and assignments. Materials consumption is shown in the material rows in the new columns
"Consumption" with corresponding postfixes.
FTP servers setup allows to use passive mode and to check connection to server.
The syntax of the command SETFILEEXPIMP is changed.
The main WBS only can be exported to CSV-files.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 66 - from 25.05.2010
New option "Allow to run multiple instances of Spider Project" in the "Spider Project Parameters" window.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 65 - from 21.05.2010
The action "Autofit Columns" considers now the number of rows in a cell.
A user defined period can be used in reports.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 63 - from 18.05.2010
Reference-books:
Reference-books of the type "Formulae" is applied now to the formulae of a document.
Reference-books of the type "Filters" is applied now to the filters of a document.
Scripts:
The script window has changeable size.
New script command PROJTABDELETEOBJECTSALL (tab) - delete all objects form the project table.
The syntax of the command SETMAINOPTIONS is changed. The password protected projects can be open in scripts.
In the script window there is a pane where errors are shown.
SCNF-files can be used in the script command PROJTABLOADCONF.
New script command PROJTABAPPLYCONF - load a layout from the project layout
table into Gantt diagram.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 49 - from 16.04.2010
Formulae:
Single cell values from different project tables can be used in formulae.
More detailed description will be here later.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 48 - from 15.04.2010
Project comparing process, resource peak work load calculation can be cancelled.
Formulae:
Single cell values can be used in formulae.
Values from neighbour rows can be taken.
More detailed description will be here later.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 47 - from 14.04.2010
Histogram and graphs of Gantt diagram printing options:
print from new page;
don't print;
print visible only;
print in the end of a document;
don't print tabular part or graphic part;
print histogram and graphs only.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 45 - from 6.04.2010
Access rights to standard columns.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 44 - from 2.04.2010
Activities have the new field "Preceding link is broken".
Scripts:
New script command SETMAINOPTIONS - set main settings.
New script command DOCSETTRANSFERFIELDSALL - make all the document fields transferable.
Export-Import:
New table in the project data base "matset_cost".
New fields "f_BrokenLink" and "f_ResourLink" are added into the table "link".
New fields "ReservFinH", "ReservFinD", "ReservSuperH", "ReservSuperD", "FinSuperAlap"
are added into the table "oper".
New fields "ReservFinH", "ReservFinD" are added into the table "wbs_cont".
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 41 - from 18.03.2010
New option in the resource constrained scheduling - "Create resource dependences".
New option in Gantt diagram - "Hide resource dependences".
New field in the "Links" table - "Resource Dependence" with values "Yes", "No".
The following functions can be used in formulae:
#RowNumber - row number
#CurrentDate - current date
#DataDate - project data date
#TargetFinish - target finish
#ProjCode - project code
#ProjVersion - project version
#ProjName - project name
Spider Project version 10.01 release 40 - from 17.03.2010
In phase (department) property window on the pane "Activities" ("Resources") there is the new button "Move from other phases" ("departments").
Script Language:
The syntax of the DOCFILEEXPORT command is changed.
The syntax of the DOCHTMLEXPORT command is changed.
The syntax of the DOCTEXTEXPORT command is changed.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 36 - from 5.03.2010
New option in "Spider Project Parameters" dialog - "Use two monitors".
Spider Project version 10.01 release 35 - from 3.03.2010
New option in "Comparison Setup" dialog - "Show compared project schedule".
New options in "Gantt diagram options" - "Hide activities canceled by switch",
"Show compared schedule", "show critical schedule".
Volume can be a parameter in EVA.
Script Language:
New script command PROJSETEVAREPCOMMONALL - set the field list for EVA report.
The syntax of the PROJSETEVAREPCOMMON command is changed.
The syntax of the PROJSETEVAREPPAR command is changed.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 32 - from 26.02.2010
Script files should have the extention SPSC so that they will have their own pictogram in Windows Explorer
and can be run from Windows Explorer by double-click.
The obsolete method of script running is also supported:
sp.exe /s exec script.txt
Materials, material sets, material centers and user defined fields can be used as parameters in EVA.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 31 - from 25.02.2010
New menu item "Calculations / Synchronize optimistic, pessimistic and probable versions"
Layout files (SCNF files) have their own pictogram in Windows Explorer.
Opening projects from Windows Explorer has been corrected..
Script Language:
New script command PROJSYNCACTUALDATA - Synchronize optimistic, pessimistic and probable versions.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 30 - from 18.02.2010
In the pop-up menu of a group of selected activities
there is a new menu item "Link / Delete links between selected".
In demo version with the restriction "40 activities" in every project window title
the number of already created activities is shown.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 29 - from 17.02.2010
New way of creating links quickly. In the pop-up menu of a group of selected activities
there is a new menu item "Link" with subitems "As a Chain", "Selected to One", "One to Selected".
Script Language:
New parameter "All" in command PROJSETGANTT - corresponds to the item "Whole Project"
in the Gantt scale pop-up menu.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 28 - from 16.02.2010
A layout can be set up for the new created projects. The layout should be
previously saved in a SCNF-file. The Gantt diagram placement is also stored in the layout.
To set it up the menu item "Option / Parameters" or the button "Parameters" in the main window should be used.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 26 - from 15.02.2010
Gantt diagram:
Graphic diagrams can be moved by left mouse button.
The boundary of diagram area can be moved by left mouse button.
The diagram area can be scrolled.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 23 - from 5.02.2010
New columns in the material set table - cost per unit.
The portfolio materials and costs can be considered by project scheduling with the option
"Consider Portfolio" switched on.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 18 - from 26.01.2010
New activity fields "Float Finish Total, Hours" and "Float Finish Total, Days".
Script Language:
New script commands DOCSETCONNECTINGFIELDS2, DOCSETCONNECTINGFIELDS3, DOCSETCONNECTINGFIELDS4 -
set special connecting fields of a document.
Spider Project version 10.01 release 12 - from 30.12.2009
New menu item in Gantt diagram "Activities with visible links only".
New menu item in Gantt diagram "Visible links only".
Layouts:
New drop-down list "Layouts" in Gantt diagram. Gantt diagram layout can be
saved in SCNF-file as well as in the project in new table "Layouts" by subitems of menu
"Gantt / Layout". So, user can quickly switch between different Gantt layouts
and also load them in other projects.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 55 - from 24.11.2009
New activity type DPH - "Switch".
New link property - "Condition of Switch".
The resource availability can be shown on the Resource-Hours diagram.
New user property - whether he is allowed to open portfolio.
New resource property - whether its resource-hours is added to activity resource-hours.
"Group undo" can be performed in the "Protocol of Actions" table.
Script Language:
The syntax of the SETFILEEXPIMP command has been changed.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 43 - from 15.09.2009
Script Language:
New script command PROJMSPXMLEXPORT - export project to MS Project XML-file.
New script command PROJANYGANTTEXPORT - export Gantt diagram to AnyGantt component.
New script command CREATEPROJMSPXML - create new project from MS Project XML-file.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 42 - from 10.09.2009
The structure codes unicity is checked after a project is imported.
Export-Import:
The Gantt diagram can be exported into an XML-file to be viewed by the flash Gantt component "AnyGantt".
(The "AnyGantt" demo is here: www.anychart.com/products/anygantt/overview).
Gantt diagram
The scrolling synchronism of different diagram parts is corrected.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 37 - from 26.08.2009
Gantt diagram
New scale option - quarter's number in the project.
Scale range is expanded to 10-minutes intervals.
Any text on the scale is centered on the VISIBLE part of a cell (so, does not disappear by scrolling).
New function "Whole project" in the scale's pop-up menu. It shows the whole project
on the visible part of the Gantt diagram.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 36 - from 25.08.2009
Gantt diagram
New scale options:
Year's number in the project
Month's number in the project
Week's number in the project
Month's number in a year
Scale range is expanded. It can be from several hours per screen to about 50 years.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 21 - from 2.06.2009
Script Language:
The syntax of the CLOSEALL command has been changed.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 17 - from 15.05.2009
Gantt diagram
New Option: whether to use colors in the actual part.
The collapsed phases can be colored using the custom colors of subphases.
The priority of subphases can be set up using the button "Priority".
It can be direct, reversed or by parameter.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 11 - from 6.05.2009
Interface:
The custom colors of phases are used in the actual part of Gantt diagram.
The data transfer from a reference book can be performed without closing the dialog window.
Window coordinates saving is corrected.
Script Language:
The syntax of the DOCFIELDSETPROP command has been changed.
Export-Import:
The field "TeamCode" is added into the tables "ass", "assresmult" Ё "assrespool".
The field "ContentCodes" is added into the tables "signal", "report", "evareport", "trendreport", "trenddifreport".
The fields "ContentCodes" and "ContentNames" are added into the tables
"resmult", "respool", "matcenter", "rescenter", "costcenter", "calen", "res", "userfield", "right".
The fields "ContentCodes", "ContentNames", "Unit" are added into the table "matset".
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 7 - from 21.04.2009
Interface:
The column name prefixes "Comparison" and "Difference" can be changed in Spider Project
Parameters window by the button "Column Names".
New filters in the Activity Gantt diagram main menu "Activities without Predecessors Only" and
"Activities without Successors Only".
New field "Drag" in Activity Gantt diagram. It shows how much the project duration will be
reduced if the corresponding activity duration is set to zero.
The Standard Reference-books "Current WBS", "Current OBS", "Current PBS" can contain
objects (activities, resources, projects). The option name is "Structure with objects" in
the "Create Standard Reference-book" dialog window.
Spider Project version 10.00 release 5 - from 16.04.2009
Interface:
New interface of the window "Projects and Documents" completed.
In all the dialog windows with the new interface You can sort lists by pressing a column title.
Columns can be moved by the mouse.
Script Language:
New script command DOCDELFIELD - delete field from the document
New script command DOCADDFIELD - add field to the document.
New script command DOCFIELDSETPROP - set the document field properties.
Export-Import:
Export / import of projects in / from MS Project in XML format.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 92 - from 20.03.2009
New look of the window "Projects and Documents". It has changeable size and rememberes
the size and position.
All the dialog windows and the main window remember size and position.
New menu item "Risk Analysis" in the pop-up menu of an activity or a phase.
New menu items in the pop-up menu of an activity or the group of them in the submenu "Filter":
"All Preceding Activities",
"All Succeeding Activities",
"Activities Linked to Selected Only",
"All Preceding Links",
"All Succeeding Links",
"Links to Selected Activities Only ",
To cancel the filters on the links the main menu item "Cancel filter on links" should be used.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 87 - from 13.03.2009
User defined names can be given to the additional fields of reports.
Export-Import:
The fields "f_DRAGH" and "f_DRAGD" has been added into the table "oper".
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 82 - from 9.02.2009
Now it is possible to color the bars in the Gantt diagrams in dependence on chosen parameter.
The parameter and the signal can be chosen in the "Options" window.
MIRR can be calculated.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 80 - from 30.01.2009
New options in the Activity Gantt properties:
Hide NET and NLT markers.
Use user defined colors of subphases to draw phases.
Show links when phases are rolled up.
New menu item: Resource Peak Work Load Options.
New reference-books can be created - WBS, OBS, PBS.
Spending calculation can be interrupted.
The default options for a new created project can be set up.
Script Language:
Script library.
New script command PROJSETCALCRES - calculate resource peak work load.
New script command PROJSETCALCRESRES - set resource peak work load options.
The syntax of the DOCSETPROP and PROJAPPLYREFGROUP command has been changed.
The syntax of the DOCSETPROP and PROJAPPLYREFGROUP command has been changed.
Export-Import:
The field "ShowNumber" has been added into the table "trenddifreport";
The field "Directive" has been added into the tables "trenddif" and "trenddif_field";
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 57 - from 22.10.2008
The new feature - Autosave. The autosave period is set in the main window menu "Options / Parameters".
Autosave is performed into a temporary file with extention ".{TempFile_1234567_7654321}".
User fields can be used in the cost components formulae.
User can define the path to the log file.
Now it is possible to add columns into a document from other document even if column codes coincide.
In the case the following option must be used:
"If column codes coincide - generate unique code".
Script Language:
New script command CREATESTORAGE - create storage.
The syntax of the SETADDCOLUMNDOC command has been changed.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 49 - from 2.10.2008
In Gantt diagrams filters can be applied to the group objects (phases, departments, projects).
Script Language:
The syntax of the SETFILTERAPPLY command has been changed.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 46 - from 23.09.2008
Now it is possible to cut, copy and paste lines in documents and some project tables.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 43 - from 5.09.2008
New command in the main window menu - "Close All"
Report templates can reference to a print templete.
MIRR of a project can be calculated.
New columns in the following tables "materials", "material periods", "overtime", "resource periods":
comparison by cost components.
Discount period can be defined in quarters.
Script Language:
New script command PROJTABDELETEOBJECTS - delete objects from a project table.
New script command DOCSETCONNECTINGFIELDS - set the connecting fields of a document.
New script command DOCSETTRANSFERFIELDS - set document fields for transferring.
New script command DOCCLEARCONNECTINGFIELDS - clear the list of connecting fields.
New script command DOCCLEARTRANSFERFIELDS - clear the list of fields for transferring.
New script command PROJCALCMIRR - calculate project MIRR.
The syntax of the PROJSETCOST command has been changed.
The syntax of the SETDISTRPROJ command has been changed.
The syntax of the PROJSETCOST command has been changed.
Export-Import:
The field "f_PrintTemplate" have been added into the tables "report", "trendreport",
"trenddifreport" and "evareport";
The field "f_MIRR" has been added into the tables "projport", "pbs_cont";
The field "f_Capital" has been added into the tables "cost";
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 32 - from 30.05.2008
In tables the current column and the current row are highlighted.
New option for histograms and graph in Gantt diagrams
(diagram pop-up menu, item "Properties"):
Values only can be shown.
Graphs only can be shown.
Values over graphs can be shown.
Number of digits after decimal point can be defined.
Script Language:
The syntax of the PROJSETSPENDREP command has been changed.
The syntax of the PROJSETTRENDREP command has been changed.
The syntax of the PROJSETTRENDVARREP command has been changed.
The syntax of the PROJSETEVAREP command has been changed.
Export-Import:
The fields "sf_OnlyTop", "sf_ShowGraphs", "sf_ShowDigits" and "f_OutputFormNum"
has been added into the tables "report", "trendreport", "trenddifreport" and "evareport".
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 22 - from 21.04.2008
The setup of the number of digits after decimal point affects now the diagram scales.
Activity Network:
The project general information can be shown (Start, Finish, Duration, Expense, NPV, IRR).
The toolbar on the left side for switching project pages.
The critical chain of links is shown in bold red.
Possibility to colour activity bars in dependence on chosen parameter. The parameter and
the signal can be chosen in the "Options" window.
There are menu and buttons for scheduling and expense calculation.
More options in the template setup window.
Printing:
New button on the toolbar in preview "Don't print the last vertical column of pages".
Script Language:
New script command PROJPORTFOLIOUPDATECURR - update portfolio from the current version.
New script command PROJPORTFOLIOUPDATENEW - update portfolio from the new version.
New script command PROJPORTFOLIOCONSOLIDATE - consolidate the portfolio projects.
New script command PROJPORTFOLIODISTRIBUTECURR - distribute the portfolio projects as the current version.
New script command PROJPORTFOLIODISTRIBUTENEW - distribute the portfolio projects as the new version.
The syntax of the SETFILEEXPIMP command has been changed.
Export-Import:
New table "res_prod_res" in import/export database. This table contains data about
resource production by time, and table "res_prod" now contains only resource
production on activities.
Now the tables "wbs_cont", "obs_cont", "pbs_cont", "oper", "ass", "res", "projport"
contain all the fields "DurFact", "DurFactD", "DurSum", "DurSumD"
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 5 - from 23.01.2008
The following date formats can be used: Month-Day-Year, Day-Month-Year, Year-Month-Day
and in Date-Time Format dialog there is a button for system settings.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 4 - from 15.01.2008
New scheduling option: ascending or descending order of assignment priorities inside resource skills.
Script Language:
New script command PROJTABSORTCOLUMNS - sort project table by several columns.
New script command DOCSORTCOLUMNS - sort document by several columns.
The syntax of the PROJSETSCHED command has been changed.
Export-Import:
Now by importing a project from MS Project data base the order of phases keeps being invariable.
The field "Invert" has been deleted from the table "evareport";
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.19 release 2 - from 18.12.2007
New project comparison option "Subtract from baseline".
Script Language:
New script command PROJSETCOMPARE - set project comparison options.
The syntax of the DOCAPPLYFILTER command has been changed.
Export-Import:
The fields "SkipInCalc" has been added into the tables "matper" and "resper"
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18 release 39 - from 4.12.2007
Formulae can be performed automatically after transferring the actual data into a project.
Export-Import:
The field "f_ApplyAfterMonFact" have been added into the table "formula";
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.33 - (from 16.11.2007)
New script command PROJSTRUCTDELETE - delete structure.
Spider Project version 9.18.28 - (from 24.10.2007)
New fields in Gantt chart: "Notified about start" and "Notified about finish".
EXPORT-IMPORT:
The fields "f_NotedStart" and "f_NotedFin" have been added into the tables "ass" and "wbs_cont";
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.24 - (from 14.09.2007)
EXPORT-IMPORT:
The new option "Proceed step by step" has been added in the script creation dialog.
The new button "Save as script" for saving the script into the script table
of the project has been added in the script creation dialog.
Spider Project version 9.18.21 - (from 5.09.2007)
EXPORT-IMPORT:
The fields "ResCentQuan" and "ResCentHour" have been added into the table "oper".
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.19 - (from 21.08.2007)
New function can be used in formulae:
Replace (<string>, <from position>, <new string>) - replaces the part of the given string
from the given position by the new string.
EXPORT-IMPORT:
The fields "f_ExPeriod" and "f_ExPeriodUnit" have been added into the table "except";
field "f_OutputFormNum" - into the tables "cost", "costcenter", "matcenter", "matset";
fields "f_OutputFormNum", "f_OutputFormTime", "f_OutputFormText" - into the tables "standfield", "userfield"
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.18 - (from 17.08.2007)
Any periodic calendars.
In the calendar exception properties window it can be defined that the exception recurs
every N periods of time (minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, years).
In the calendar exceptions table the fields "Recurrence Period" and "Unit of Recurrence Period"
contain this information. In such a way the anniversary holidays (and any holidays that recurs
every period of time) can be defined. In the new created projects New Year and Christmas
are assigned to the main calendar by default.
Every field has the following options (they can be set up in the field properties window):
- numerical: number of digits after decimal point,
- date-time: whether to show hours and minutes,
- text: left / right alignment.
The scheduled resource quantity of Resource Departments is calculated.
Spider Project version 9.18.17 - (from 7.08.2007)
Now the parameter name can be changed during creation of report.
The field "Name" has been added into the tables:
"report_par", "trendreport_par", "trenddifreport_par" and "evareport_par" of export/import data base.
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.16 - (from 3.08.2007)
Two new functions can be used in formulae:
SubString (<string>, <from position>, <substring length>) - returns the part of the given string;
FindString (<where to search>, <what to search>, <from position>) - returns the number of position
in the given string, where the substring being searched for begins.
If the search failed, the function return zero. The function can be used as the condition
by the function "if" because the function "if" treats zero as "false" and other values as "true".
Now filters can be sorted and searched for by code and name in the window "Filters".
Also the contents of the selected filter is shown.
Spider Project version 9.18.14 - (from 30.07.2007)
Now the links of the types "Finish-Finish" and "Finish-Start" can have a volume lag.
The volume of the succeeding activity is used.
Spider Project version 9.18.13 - (from 26.07.2007)
Formulae: now the apostrophized date-time constants can be used by the comparison operators
(<, <, =, !=, and so on) and by the functions Diff_Days and Diff_Hours.
The new report option "Dates in the separate column".
The syntax of the PROJSETTRENDREP, PROJSETTRENDVARREP, PROJSETSPENDREP, PROJSETEVAREP commands
has been changed.
The fields "DefOperDur", "DefOperDurUnit", "DefTeamName" have been added into the "proj" table of data base.
The field "sf_SeparateDate" has been added into the tables "report", "trenddifreport", "evareport", "trendreport".
Details: see corresponding topics by the "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.11 - (from 24.07.2007)
The additional options in the project properties (the button "Additional"):
a user can define the name of the resource teams and the default duration of the newly created activities
Spider Project version 9.18.9 - (from 13.07.2007)
The command PROJSETCOMPARE does not exist any more.
The syntax of the PROJSETRISK command has been changed.
Spider Project version 9.18.8 - (from 11.07.2007)
The export/import from MS Project supports the resource production.
The new option "Skip Blank Values" has been added in the creating structures by codes.
Add the new script command "DIAGRAM" - create reports or diagrams.
The new option in the creating standard reference books - create from the whole table or
from the filtered part of the table.
The resource production can be performed not only by activities but also at the time moment
defined in resource properties window (page "Resource Production", button "Time").
New field "Start" have been added into "res_prod" table.
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.6 - (from 19.06.2007)
The fields "Float, Days" and "Float, Hours" have been renamed to "Float Total, Days" and "Float Total, Hours".
The Standard scheduling method is available in the LITE version of Spider Project.
The Report Template reference-books store the information about diagram colors.
The new parameter "Credit Percent" can be used in reports.
The syntax of the PROJSETSPENDREPPAR command has been changed
Distributing and consolidating of monitoring documents now available in Desktop
New fields "sf_CreditPercent" and "f_Credit" have been added into "report_par" table.
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.5 - (from 8.06.2007)
Activity links have new property "Driving". If activity start date depends on the link then this link is
Driving with "Yes" in the property field. Otherwise property field has "No" value.
Resource assignment productivity will be calculated automatically if "Calculate Productivity" item
is selected in the assignment Pop-up menu in the Assignments table, Activity or Resource Gantt Chart.
The "Free float" field has been added to the Activity properties. Activity execution can be postponed
for free float period without affecting the planned dates of other activities execution.
New Priority field has been added to the Scheduling options dialog window. This priority defines
priorities for resource selection during skill scheduling.
The syntax of the PROJSETSCHED command has been changed.
New fields "f_FreeReservH" and "f_FreeReservD" have been added into "oper" table, field "Main" - in table "link".
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.3 - (from 24.05.2007)
The report option "Expand Centers" works for material sets also.
Now data form reference-books can be transferred into filtered part of a document or a project table.
The syntax of the command SETDOCAPPLY has been changed.
EXPORT-IMPORT:
New field "f_ToFiltered" have been added into "corpref" table.
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.18.1 - (from 22.05.2007)
Now there are three methods of data transfer from reference-books to projects:
1. Full transfer.
2. Transfer to existing rows only.
3. Creating new rows.
Now corporate reference-books can use the specified filter before data transfer to a project table.
So, only filtered rows will be affected.
The syntax of the command SETDOCAPPLY has been changed.
Spider Project version 9.17.8 - (from 10.05.2007)
While calculating costs, the remaining consumptions will be calculated also for multi-resource assignments,
resource skill assignments and teams.
There is a new possibility in the log to view which user has made a change in the project.
EXPORT-IMPORT:
New tables have been added to the data base:
assteam_cost - cost component consumption by teams;
assteam_mat - material consumption by teams;
assteam_matset - material sets consumption by teams;
assteam_center - team's cost and material centers;
assresmult_cost - cost components consumption by multi-resources;
assresmult_mat - material consumption by multi-resources;
assresmult_matset - material sets consumption by multi-resources;
assresmult_center - multi-resource's cost and material centers;
assrespool_cost - cost component consumption by resource skills;
assrespool_mat - material consumption by resource skills;
assrespool_matset - material sets consumption by resource skills;
assrespool_center - resource skill's cost and material centers;
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.17.6 - (from 23.04.2007)
New option "Show hours and minutes" in the document properties.
Spider Project version 9.17.5 - (from 17.04.2007)
The automatic calculation of the actual material cost is performed during the consolidation of the monitoring documents.
Spider Project version 9.17.3 - (from 13.04.2007)
New field "filter_f_FilterKind" has been added into the "filter" table:
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.17.1 - (from 30.03.2007)
PRINT:
New option to print a logo in any corner of page.
The logo can be added to any diagram, project table or document.
New option to print a legend in the Gantt diagram.
Both the logo and the legend can be printed on the first, last or all pages.
Now the print settings can be saved not only as a new template but also as an existing template.
EXPORT-IMPORT:
New fields have been added into "printpat" table:
f_LogoCorners, f_LogoPage, f_LegendPage, f_LogoFileName.
Details - see corresponding topics by "Help / CSV and DB Import-Export" menu item.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.16.18 - (from 22.02.2007)
New possibility to print title and subtitle of the documents only on the first page.
Changes made in the page setup dialog window (changing printer, orientation, margins, page size, etc)
can be immediately previewed in the print preview window, before printing.
In print preview window the number of selected pages is shown in the status bar.
In the main window menu the item Project is replaced with item File.
In the diagram pop-up menu item Update is replaced with item Recalculate.
New option: to recalculate diagrams automatically. If this option is not checked
in the project properties window, diagrams will not be recalculated automatically
after scheduling, cost calculation etc., and there will be the "Recalculation is needed" reminder in the diagram headings.
New option in the structure properties: to Add new objects automatically.
If this option is not checked, objects created in another structure will not be included in this structure.
Import/export data base size has been optimized.
New electronic key driver and updated Install_Hasp.exe utility.
New option "Values are codes" in the user field properties and document field properties.
EXPORT / IMPORT:
New field "userfield_f_IsCode" has been added into the "userfield" table ("values are codes").
Now the list of the project tables where a user field is used or calculated are stored in the data base.
Spider Project version 9.16 release 7 - (from 18.12.2006)
New help system.
Status bar shows the number of the rows selected.
The setup of data transfer from reference-books is simplified.
Now the scripts can be executed in the viewer version of Spider Project.
The columns setup for monitoring data distribution.
Now the user properties window has the tab page 'Fields for monitoring'
PROJECT COMPARISON:
Now the Materials, Cost Components and Material Sets project tables have columns
'Supply', 'Consumption' and 'Total'. All these three fields are separated into [Remaining],
[Actual] and [Cumulative]. And all of these 9 fields are separated into 'From this project',
'From compared project' and 'Difference'
The 'Fields Available' dialog window has been changed. The 'Comparison' radiobutton and
The 'Original' checkbox disappeared. Instead there are 3 new checkboxes 'From this project',
'From compared project' and 'Difference'. 'Difference' works for numerical and date-time fields
In the comparison setup You can select all the Gantt columns. If the 'Materials' checkbox is
checked fields 'From compared project' and 'Difference' in the Materials table is filled in.
The same with Cost Components and Material Sets tables
PRINTING:
Now the printing has many new features and options
EXPORT / IMPORT:
Now the project import from CSV files can use the column with the code BSC (WBS code) to create the hierarchy
Now the project import from CSV files has Advanced Import Options
Now the project export/import from CSV files supports Unicode
Now the project export/import supports Primavera 5
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it
SCRIPTS:
The syntax of the command PROJSETCOMPARECOMMON changed
The syntax of the command PROJSETCOMPARECOMMONALL changed
The syntax of the command SETDOCAPPLY changed
The syntax of the command PROJSETRISK changed
The syntax of the command PROJSETRISKCOMMON changed
Spider Project version 9.15 release 1 - (from 6.10.2006)
Comma can be used as decimal delimiter as well as point
Left toolbar in project portfolio has Project Gantt button
New option: whether to copy row colors when copying project table as a new document
New option: whether to delete empty rows when creating a reference-book from a project
EXPORT / IMPORT:
Export into MSProject: now resource hour cost comprises cost of materials that the resource consumes per hour
New table wbs_comp in data base structure
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it.
Spider Project version 9.14 release 16 - (from 27.09.2006)
New log option: Save error messages into log file
New scheduling option: Apply Activity Priorities
PRINTING:
User can highlight desired pages to be printed by the mouse
User can switch preview scale from current to 100% and back by double-click
EXPORT-IMPORT:
Now data base export/import supports OLE-Documents attached to a project.
Warning: be sure to update data base structure before using it
Spider Project version 9.14 release 11 - (from 15.09.2006)
New possibility to authorize sending e-mail through SMTP server can be
assigned in Spider Project parameters dialog box
Spider Project version 9.14 release 9 - (from 1.09.2006)
New autocalculation in the monitoring table
Report templates have a new feature: use the last day of week in column names
SCRIPTS:
New command PROJPASSPORTEXCELEXPORT - export project passport into MS Excel
New command PROJCRITICAL - save critical schedule of the project
