Equipment – Release Notes

Version 3.4

New

  • This app replaces the Assets on the Go app. The last version of Assets is v3.3.
  • Assets documents from v3.3 can be imported. Earlier versions are not supported.
  • An asset’s purchase date and a task’s due date can now be set to a single reference date. The reference date is enabled and changed using the Settings option on the sidebar (or the filter screen on iPhone).
  • An unsaved document indicator has been added to the end of the document name which is shown at the top of the main list. An asterisk ‘*’ at the end of the name indicates the document has been changed and is waiting to be saved. No asterisk means the document is saved and up-to-date.

What’s Changed

  • Reintroduces Mac support: for Apple Silicon only; Intel Macs are no longer supported.
  • An asset’s age is also now shown in the asset editing screen, next to the purchase date.
  • The CSV export document has been updated to include a ‘full name’ field, which is a concatenation of name, brand and model.
  • Improved the screens for importing a receipt.
  • On iPhone, a consolidated menu has been added to the right side of the top bar. Tapping the menu icon will add a new asset; tap and hold the menu icon to display the menu.

Bug Fixes

  • Document import was not importing groups and tags.
  • Minor UI layout fixes in the asset edit screen.
  • Tag filter options were not being correctly applied to tasks.
  • The document name would sometimes not display the full name, on the main list.
  • Reminder is not being deleted (from the Reminders app) when a task is deleted.
  • Importing an image or PDF from a file was not working on iPhone and iPad.

Version 3.3 (iPhone/iPad only)

Version 3.3 and all prior versions were released as Assets on the Go.

New

  • The list of assets can now be exported to a CSV file.

Bug Fixes

  • Removed application icon badge.

Version 3.2 (iPhone/iPad only)

New

  • Receipts that are linked to an asset or task, now inherit the asset/task’s tags. Editing of the tags directly within the linked receipt is not supported. Similarly for tasks linked to assets.
  • Exported receipts, when opened for editing, will now automatically remove links to assets/tasks that were not part of the export, rather than display an ‘Unknown’ in the links list.
  • The groups displayed on the main screen can now be filtered using the Groups filter in the sidebar (filter screen on iPhone).
  • On iPhone: added a Filter settings screen, accessed from the main screen using the filter button in the navigation bar.
  • Added task reminders, which creates and links a reminder in the Reminders app for a chosen task.
  • Added Equipment List report.

What’s Changed

  • Updated for iOS 16.1 and macOS Ventura.
  • Removed the ‘close document’ toolbar button from the sidebar’s navigation bar.
  • Notes editing is now performed in-place in the notes field, instead of opening a dedicated notes editor screen.
  • Improved workflow when importing photos.
  • The Save and Cancel buttons have been removed from all screens. An explicit save is no longer required when editing any data as all changes will be automatically applied.
  • In the task screen, a linked asset can now be tapped to view the asset.
  • Added an overdue label to the task screen.
  • Asset groups can no longer be renamed or deleted from the Asset screen. This can only be performed from the Groups filter.
  • Removed task due notifications. This feature had a number of bugs making it unreliable.
  • Added a share button to the Receipt Document screen.
  • The asset and task notes field no longer supports Markdown formatting.
  • Updated privacy policy.

Bug Fixes

  • When importing the version 2 database into an empty document, the document had to be closed and then re-opened to see the imported data.
  • In the Database Import screen, selecting Delete Database wasn’t actually deleting the database.
  • Across the whole app, picker popup lists were sometimes failing to appear when their field was tapped.
  • While editing an asset, task or receipt: if the Tags editor screen was opened and an associated tag was deleted, the tag was not being removed from the asset/task/receipt.
  • In some cases, viewing a receipt would cause the app to hang.
  • In the main screen, the asset notes popup was blank.

Version 3.1

New

  • A ‘Hide all tasks’ option has been added to the side bar.
  • The app can now export a report as a PDF. Tap the share button in the bottom toolbar and select one of the report options. The data in the PDF will be the same as shown in the list – use the filter options in the side bar before generating the report.

What’s Changed

  • The icon for an overdue task has been changed.
  • The Date range search option has been removed from the search filter menu and is now part of the side bar. (iPad & Mac)
  • The Show completed tasks search option has been removed from the search filter menu and is now part of the side bar. (iPad & Mac)
  • The Search Filter menu button has been removed. (iPad & Mac)

Bug Fixes

  • A number of minor bugs and improvements were addressed in this release.

Version 3.0

New

  • Assets on the Go now uses a document file (.assets) instead of a database to store data. This provides 2 main advantages: you can have any number of asset documents; and, asset data can easily be shared with others.
  • The previous version database can be imported into an assets document. Creating a new document, or opening an empty document, will trigger the import screen.

What’s Changed

  • The user interface has been completely redesigned.
  • Assets, tasks and receipts now have an optional Tag field to allow like things to be tagged.
  • Asset lists have been removed. Existing asset lists will be converted into tags.
  • Task groups have been removed. Existing task groups will be converted into tags.
  • These release notes can also be viewed from the About screen.

Bug Fixes

  • A number of bugs and minor improvements were addressed by the redesign.