What's New with OnePager Release 6.0?

About OnePager Version 6.0

OnePager Pro (OPP) and Express (OPX) version 6.0 provide additional capabilities for you as summarized in this article. The sub-sections below provide introductory material and links to more detailed discussions of the major new capabilities provided in version 6.0 which include:

(1) Conditional Import.

(2) Additional Text Columns.

(3) Retroactive Column Mapping.

Conditional Import

Versions of OnePager Pro and Express prior to 6.0 require you to use a field (e.g., flag field) in your source plan that tells OnePager which rows to import. These fields for were typically Boolean (Yes/No) fields such as Flag1 through Flag20 in Microsoft Project, though you can also use Numeric fields where 1 means Yes (bring in this row) and 0 means No (do not import this row).

This approach to controlling the import of Microsoft Project/Excel source plan rows had definite limitations:

(1) The row-selection method can only use "Yes" or "No" conditions.

(2) You cannot select rows based on a range of values such as a range of Start/Finish Dates.

(3) You cannot select rows based on keywords found in Text fields.

In OnePager Pro and Express version 6.0 the Conditional Import engine does the work of turning your conditional statements into the "Yes" or "No" decisions that select rows.

You can specify rules based on any field in your source plan' with no limit on the number of fields or rules you use. Andy you can combine a set of rules using AND or OR operators. Often users configure Microsoft Project and Excel source plans with additional fields to carry along important data needed to conduct schedule conversations. For example, it is common to name resource categories assigned to individual tasks, identify the Phase a task is assigned to, and place keywords in Text fields for the purposes of recording risk assessments. With the Conditional Import feature, any such field can provide selection criteria for making new and updated project views.

All editions of OnePager Pro/Express version 6.0 allow you greater flexibility when you need to define special source plan row-import conditions.

Detailed articles for using Conditional Import can be found at this link: Conditional Import (Portal)

Please take a moment to look at the Read More... article below for an overview of Conditional Import:

Read More... Conditional Import for OnePager

Additional Text Columns

OnePager Pro/Express previously supported just one text column option - previously called the Row Label. Our users requested additional text columns so that source plan information could be displayed within the row as an adjunct to Tasks/Milestones labels within the graph.

OnePager version 6.0 now supports up to five (5) additional snapshot-dependent text columns which will appear on the left side of the project view and immediately to the right of the left border or the Swimlane label if swimlane labels are displayed.

Controls for these additional text columns are provided in the Project-View Properties (PVP) and Template form's Rows/Swimlanes tab in the Labels group of controls.

With these controls you may specify which Microsoft Project or Excel source plan fields are to be imported to populate the text column. With the same controls you may format text column properties in terms of font style, alignment, format, and text column width.

An example showing the usage of the Additional Text Columns feature is given in the article whose link is below:

Read More... Additional Text Columns

Retroactive Column Mapping

The Retroactive Column Mapping (RCM) feature allows you to reconfigure your OnePager column mappings after a project view is created. By mapping we mean assigning a source plan field to some OnePager purpose. That is to say, you can bring in additional or changed data from your Microsoft Project or Excel source plan after a project view was created and use that additional or changed data for some presentation purpose..

This feature is designed to eliminate the need for you to start over if, for any reason, you wish to utilize a different or additional source plan field for any purpose. For example, you may want to use a Microsoft Project Text field that wasn't previously used and then use that field to present data in an Additional Text Column discussed above.

Our intent is to provide you a more efficient way to create a new project view for the first time and to efficiently tailor it to support your schedule conversations.

(1) As such, the feature is limited to single-snapshot project views. The RCM feature is turned off for project views with more than one snapshot.

(2) This feature increases the number of OnePager columns that can be mapped from a source plan to your project view.

Additionally, we've changed the Other Columns tab on the Template and Project-View Properties forms. The name of the new tab is the Field Mappings tab. The Field Mappings tab is a significantly simplified tab which focuses on those Microsoft Project and Excel fields that customers tell us are the most frequent fields they wish to remap to other OnePager purposes (columns) after a project view is created. For OnePager Pro there are eight (8) uses or purposes associated with Microsoft Project named in the Field Mapping tab list below:

(1) Percent-complete

(2) Critical-path

(3) Task-name

(4) Start date\

(5) Finish date\

(6) Baseline start date\

(7) Baseline finish date\

(8) Deadline date\

For OnePager Express there are seven (7) uses or purposes associated with Microsoft Excel as shown above. The exception is Critical-path since OnePager Express dose not support critical path representations.

For OnePager Pro the Retroactive Column Mapping includes Enterprise Custom Fields (ECF). Care should be taken, however, that you have turned on the ECF function in the current Template and established your connection to your project server service before creating the first project view.

The link shown below provides more details on the Retroactive Column Mapping feature and should be read before attempting to utilize this feature:

Read More... Overview of Retroactive Column Mapping

Other Enhancements

OnePager Pro and Express version 6.0 has some other enhancements added at your request and some that we feel will enhance your experience with our products. These include the following:

Automatic Resizing of Text Columns and Swimlane Labels

Resizing of Swimlane Labels and Text Columns is supported by a drag and drop operation performed on the vertical right side border of the Swimlane Label or Text Column. The Auto-resizing feature allows you to do this with a simple double-click. Position the mouse on the vertical right side border of the Swimlane Label or Text Column and just perform a double-click. OnePager will automatically resize the width of the Swimlane label or Text Column to fit the text of the largest content in the column. As a useful tip, when using this enhancement, make sure that the Lock Background checkbox is unchecked on the PVP form's Advanced tab.

Read More... Resizing Text Columns or Swimlane Labels

Moved Visibility of Task Selection Flag and Conditional Import Rules from PVP form's Advanced Tab to PVP form's Main Tab

To enhance readability of the PVP form's Advanced tab, we moved the Task Selection Flag dropdown list and the access to the Conditional Import Rules form to the PVP form's Main tab.

Removed the Template form's Other Columns Tab and Replaced it with the Template form's Field Mappings Tab and Included this tab on the PVP form

To simplify the new Retroactive Column Mapping feature we redid the Template form's Other Columns tab and reconfigured it to become the Field Mappings tab for the Template form. We also included this tab on the PVP form.

Additional Date Formats were added to the Time-Axis Annotations Available

Additional date formats now cover those formats commonly used on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This brings all time-axis week numbers into ISO compliance.

Warning Message Added to Inform Users that a OnePager Express Template is about to be Used for a OnePager Pro NEW Workflow and Vice Versa

Since Templates for OnePager Pro and Express differ, we've added this warning message to prevent confusion when you are about to associate a OnePager Express Template with a OnePager Pro action or vice versa.

Single Left-Click in Text Column Cells Allows Editing of The Cell's Text with the Editing Tools on the OnePager Tool Bar

When you have a project view with a single or multiple Additional Text Column you can use the editing tools on the OnePager tool bar to edit the text in the selected cells.

Doing a left-click in any Additional Text Column text cell will select the entire row (including the single or multiple text column cells and activate the tool bars editing tools. When you select multiple text column cells with a left click, this action will select all text column cells and any editing actions will apply to all selected cells.

The editing tools available are in the Font, Format, and Alignment sections of the tool bar.

Additionally, the left-click can be used in combination with the CTL key to select multiple non-contiguous rows or with the Shift key to select a set of contiguous rows for text cell editing. Using the editing tools on the OnePager tool bar is a faster way to edit Additional Text Column text cells.

Read More... Editing Row Text Columns or Swimlane Labels

Using the Slow Double-Click Sequence to Select and Edit the Contents of a Single Text Column Cell with the Editing Tools on the OnePager Tool Bar

There is a mouse clicking technique called the slow double-click that we use to help you select a single text column cell where there are multiple text columns. The slow double-click can be a little tricky but once you have it mastered it allows you to use the OnePager tool bar's editing tools as described in the previous subsection to edit the text content of a single text column cell.

The slow double-click is a two-step set of actions on your left-click key. First, position the mouse on the text column cell you which to select. Do a left-click and wait between a half-second and two-seconds before doing your second left-click. When performed in this sequence with the appropriate delay between successive clicks OnePager will select a single text column cell. Once selected, all OnePager tool bar editing tools are available for you to use as described above.

Read More... Editing Row Text Columns or Swimlane Labels

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