12026. Adjusted the new Month-Shy button on the Best Couple List in Randomizer to allow the limiting date to be specified, so only couples not yet drawn since a given date—rather than the first of the month—could be shown.
12030. Got an SSL certificate implemented for our website, later modifying the CodeIgniter config files for our new blog and website to use https for it instead of http to avoid the “unsecured content” warning that our SeaMonkey browser was issuing.
12041. Revised Randomizer, resizing the Bets window in normal state so that up to ten couples (twenty number rows) could be shown.
12052. In Randomizer we revised general ledger journal creation to reduce the volume of journal records produced, by summarizing all failed bets by bet type within the selected period. If there were 100 failed and 2 successful NAP2 bets, 3 journals would now be produced instead of 102.
12063. During support visit to Cheetah Press, their estimator got to the estimating stage after entering their necessary materials and labor items that had been ongoing for days; we took a copy of their database to investigate an issue that came up.
12074. Investigated the inability to add text section to an estimate at Cheetah Press yesterday, finding the cause to be the alterations to the material list that removed some expected default codes, creating a database update to resolve the issue. After our staff sent two others a MoneyBooks message at once and one of the recipients couldn’t see it on his Messages list we investigated and resolved the issue in the messaging window of the System module.
12096. Revised the Show Pending button of Randomizer’s Watch List to give the option of sorting the list of pending couples by number of days on watch before average days per individually-drawn number, as well as automatically populating an empty list with database data rather than waiting for the Retrieve button. Later turned attention to implementing separate overhead calculation in Printwiser Estimating for Cheetah Press.
12100. Completed both database and client aspects of implementing overhead cost as a separate estimate item in Printwiser, now left to update the online help documentation and put up the installers.
12111. Continued and concluded the implementation of separate overhead cost item in Printwiser, writing the installers to CD. Implemented some of EPPMS client’s requested changes to the application, up to creating the installer files on CD: Including IPPIS ID and reference in the employee table, and year 2017 columns, bank account and pay point in the MDA nominal roll.
12122. During technical support visit to Cheetah Press, SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere network database software and Printwiser database service was installed on a desktop on their network and their IT manager tested Printwiser connection to the database successfully with his laptop. We advised on more competitive overhead cost estimation and the estimator did another estimate with satisfied results.
12133. During support visit to NRC we checked and updated their database to resolve a “system error” situation.
12155. Turned attention to implementing plates-based prepress quantity calculation in Printwiser for Cheetah Press in preparation for the next visit.
12166. Paid support visit to Cheetah Press, at the end of which the estimator pronounced Printwiser Estimating good to go, ready for live estimating for the company.
12170. We implemented another speed boost for Printwiser Estimating version 7.557, the Finishing Specification Analyzer feature for defining finishing keywords and their item codes so that on specifying an estimate’s finishing text the applicable item codes would be added automatically in the Bindery section.
12181. Received approval for the next customized FrontAccounting implementation for a new end-user, including development of a new Cooperative Loans module. Revised EPPMS, correcting an issue with the MDA nominal report and then implementing the inactive nature option of the nominal roll report (version 4.7).
12192. During support visit to Cheetah Press we installed the Finishing Specification Analyzer option for Estimating and then took the warehouse manager through the setting up process for the Inventory module.
12214. Installed EPPMS update at NRC, the new inactive nature option for the nominal roll.
12225. At Cheetah Press, we corrected and then supervised entry of inventory records.
12236. Using a couple (pair of numbers) produced by Randomizer from its database of over two years of draw results—using one of its numerous number generating techniques—the live testing of the application produced a win of ₦60,000 with a single ₦250 NAP2 bet, the highest amount so far.
12284. We visited Academy Press Plc to discuss a new Labelwriter module to be created. Began the next revision of EPPMS, including pay point name on the long payroll version of the Employee List.
12295. Continued the EPPMS revision with inclusion of inactive dates range for the nominal roll report.