MonitorPro Version 20.1 Release Notes

MonitorPro version 20.1 is a revision release based on the major.minor.revision convention. There remain no known significant software defects to be resolved within this version. EHS Data has tested each of the items included within the release to the documented standard, and the release consists of a detailed pre-release test.   

The below details some of the main functional changes and additions to MonitorPro v20.1. Incremental releases from v19 won't be included on our Website but will be rolled out to all hosted clients. The main releases will remain downloadable, and any significant software defects will be resolved. The fix will then be rolled back into these builds.

MP-Web

Graphing

Axis

The ability to invert the Y-axis and use a Log axis is now supported.

Example of an inverted Y-axis

A line chart with a standard Y-Axis. 

The sample plot with a log Y-Axis.

Graphing Annotation

Much of the Graphing has supported Compliance Limits to be shown for some time. As the Graphing options have expanded, particularly with options to summarise data, not all compliance configured in the system will be applicable in all scenarios (a spot compliance limit wouldn't apply directly to a monthly average). To make it quick and easy for users to add limits, compliance or annotations specific to the plot, 20.1 supports a new annotations feature.    

The plot properties now include an option to set your required annotations. These will appear when the plot is printed or displayed on a Dashboard. 

Updates to the Image export

This is now more dynamic, and the output can be manipulated using graphing zoom and browser zoom to achieve the required content.   

Seasonal Charts

Seasonal charts, sometimes called Cyclic Charts, display trends over time and are grouped over set periods. Seasonal Charts

This new chart type gives various options for displaying and comparing data with distinct patterns over different time scales. 

Cross-sectional graphing

Cross-sectional graphing has a range of uses most commonly associated with plotting changes recorded at varying heights and depths. 

The below is an example of a Sodar station which records atmospheric conditions at a range of heights. 

Table Builder

The Table Builder allows users to create tabular output for data analysis, onward reporting, and Excel export. It replaces the simple List and Grid tables from older versions of MonitorPro. Users can select the fields they want within the table based on several base-type formats. They can also merge and filter data by adding or excluding additional fields such as Data Source, Sample Type, and Time. Table Builder

Indirect Breaches

There can be situations where the compliance assessment is against a calculated or derived value, but the original value must also be flagged in a report or output. Examples could be relative percentage difference calculations, where a field and lab result are compared as a percentage difference. This calculation outputs a percentage difference value, with an applicable percentage value included in a List or Grid based compliance (for example (20%). It's desired, however, also to flag the initial values, which are different by more than the specified percentage. Other scenarios could be a desire to highlight text as a breach. This is also possible using specific Variable Type Yes/No responses, but it can also be done with Indirect Breaches. Using either a Translation Grid, Aggregate or General Calculation to convert text responses into values (such as 1/0).   

General

The update generally includes completing around 72 discreet product backlog items, bug fixes and performance improvements from v20.