New features and fixes to Milestones Project Companion 2006

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List of new features and fixes:

• Corrects a problem with hyperlinks being left off of the HTML map command when the hyperlink parent was the last task line on a page in a tiered hierarchy output.
• Corrects a problem with an error 13 in earned value timescaled graphs.

• Added the Direct to MS Project... option on the File, Export menu.

• Corrects problems with Taskline Hyperlink importing from MS Project sometimes causing an Error 13 message.

• Corrects more problems with Earned Value (EV) values not importing correctly from MS Project.

• Corrects problem with Earned Value (EV) values not importing correctly from MS Project.

• Corrects problem with SV values not importing correctly from MS Project.

• Corrects Copy all Pages to Powerpoint problem with Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007.

• For the Microsoft Project interface, Milestones with duration of zero will now be filled and considered complete if percent complete is 100.
• For the Microsoft Project interface, when using a Master schedule with a resource pool, corrected the way the Milestones interface accesses the resource pool.

• A new option was added to the Size/Color/Summary tab of the Symbol Properties dialog box. The new option is a checkbox labeled "Ignore Size Override when placing text and date". If checked the placement of the symbol text and symbol date will be controlled by the symbol size settings for the entire chart rather than any override size attached to the symbol. This overcomes the problem of poor text and date placement on non-square symbols with a size override. This is especially useful for rectangular custom symbols that might need to drawn at a larger than normal size in order to show the needed detail.
• A correction was made that should prevent a crash when SnagIt or other file based printer drivers are set as the default printer.
• A correction was made in the MS Project Import Wizard to ensure that the various option names display correctly.

• Critical tasks in the Gantt step-by-step option in the wizard are filled red past the status date.
• Includes option to tag symbols on Milestones Professional schedule when schedule is exported to MS Project.

• When a ValueSet is cleared any values for the cleared ValueSet attached to symbols get reset to 0.0.

• In the MS Project Refresh Wizard, the Gantt option has a new import format: Current Plan + Baseline w/Status. The status date field to use is obtained from the Optional Combo 1 dropdown box in the final screen of the import wizard.

• In the MS Project Refresh Wizard, the Append New tasks selection has been returned to the Refresh option.

• In the MS Project Import Wizard, the Resource - Detailed option now supports additional columns.

• -Corrected a problem in the MS Project import feature that prevented start1/finish1 optional symbols from being connected.
  -Fixed issues related to vertical dependencies (applies to all formats)
  -Added option "Recompute start/end dates" to refresh
  -Fixed feature which sets date range for individual pages - wasn't working in all cases on Summary - Presentation Timeline
  -Added warning message to Custom/SPI Percentage Bar choice to prevent error condition
  -Fixed gantt chart bars to display both start and end date for single day activities which are not zero duration.

• The MS Project interface Performance import was enhanced to better handle tasks of short duration.

• The MS Project interface Gantt import was enhanced to better handle tasks of short duration.

• In the MS project Import Wizard, a problem with Earned Value #2 graphing was corrected.
• In the MS project Import Wizard, a problem with performance/stoplight (#7) chart was corrected.
• In the MS project Import Wizard, a problem with the custom option for Summary-condensed gantt optional columns import was corrected.

• Corrected a problem with percent complete displaying an incorrect value in the Earned Value reports.
• Corrected a problem in how Milestones/MS Project Refresh handles a Flag 10 field containing custom formulas.
• Corrected the problem with Hide Legend not working for floating legends.

• Added Deadline dates to the list of fields that can be refreshed using Milestones/Project refresh.

• Corrected problem which could cause percent completes in Summary lines to display incorrectly.

• For MS Project Import, fixed column headings in Performance - Cost Variance and fixed Summary charts to remember extra columns.

• Corrected the Help | About | Program Key dialog to properly indicate that all letters in the Program Key entered are case sensitive.

• An issue with imported baseline symbol start dates from MS Project being off has been corrected.

• Corrects serious problem with 3/21/06 rev concerning an issue with column cells sometimes getting the wrong text when the Text tool is used to edit cells on-screen.
• MS Project duration columns inserted via the Insert menu now get the proper attributes.
• Templates for imported MS Project Performance charts updated.

• For custom MS Project import templates, the files names are saved on the Open and Save As... menus.
• Resource charts 1 and 2 now offer the ability to import multiple optional columns.
• Two Gantt step by step optional symbology problems have been fixed.

• Fixed problem that prevented trial version from allowing 20 file saves.

• Correction made to MS Project import to allow refresh of Physical % Complete columns.