Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

Release Notes

Release Date: 3/13/2025 5:00:00 PM

3.154 - Current Release

CBFish Version Number: 3.154 / Release Date: 3/13/2025 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • Documents: "Release of Claims" document type is now available for contracts.
  • Expenditures: Authorized users can now download all expenditure data.
  • GL accounts: GL account names are now displayed with expenditure data.
  • Help: Monthly help content updates.
  • ITS Action Category information is now included on work element and metric summary pages.
  • ITS information is now displayed in Contract Implementation Metric grid.
  • Metrics: 4 new target species are available for reporting: European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), House Sparrows (Passer domesticus), Ungulates, and Mosquito.
  • SOW validation rule #16: If the contract has no supervisor it will now be reported as a warning instead of an error.
  • Technical: Continued updates to ensure CBFish is forward compatible with new web technologies.

CORRECTED BUGS

  • CRS commitments: Recurring due date can now be added and edited.
  • Project summary page: Tags field shows HTML markups.
  • Review SOW: Changes may not get saved.
Release Date: 2/6/2025 5:00:00 PM

3.153

CBFish Version Number: 3.153 / Release Date: 2/6/2025 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • Help: Monthly help content updates.
  • ITS map: Selection of a point on the map and its associated data rows below are now always in sync.
  • Reports: BiOp ITS map received several improvements in layers and pop-up display.
  • Reports: BiOp reporting receices the latest population updates.
  • Technical: Continued updates to ensure CBFish is forward compatible with new web technologies.

CORRECTED BUGS

  • Budget transfers: Unable to modify or create a new item.
  • CRS commitments: Document dialog may not have all push buttons properly enabled.
  • Portfolios: Worksite-level portfolios may not run successfully.
  • Reports: BiOp metrics may be double counted.
  • Reports: "Status Report Waiting to be Accepted" report's option to export to .CSV caused an error.
  • SOW validation: Rule 48 does not skip metric sets that do not have any required metrics.
  • Status Reports: "Missing BPA Comments" check was performed against a future milestone.
  • WE 29: Some SOWs with this WE missed expected deliverables.
  • WE Budgets page: "Total Contract Value 9Prformance Period)" label is incorrect.
  • WE definition: Updating default milestone description may cause an error.
Release Date: 1/9/2025 5:00:00 PM

3.152

CBFish Version Number: 3.152 / Release Date: 1/9/2025 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • SOW validation: A new warning rule is in place to report on deliverable milestones having an invalid end date.
  • Habitat Metrics Map data is refreshed more often.
  • Improved system error logging to support technical troubleshooting.
  • Map display: Upgraded the the latest interface to ensure compatibility with Google Maps.
  • Improved load times in various contract pages.
  • Revised WE metric mapping for measure 10 (Miles of habitat accessed).
  • Added a data grid to Annual Progress Report Measures charts.
  • A Project EC Lead can now also access contract documents that are set for contract contacts only.
  • Project Title now supports apostrophe character.
  • ITS Report page: A Map view has been added.
  • ITS grid: New BiOp Population columns have bee added.
  • Monthly help content updates.
  • Technical updates to ensure CBFish is forward compatible with new web technologies.

CORRECTED BUGS

  • WE Summary page: Some WE rule text is not properly formatted.
  • Text is not properly formatted for some Cost Share report menu items.
  • Deliverables may not be properly saved while editing a Proposal.
  • Project numbers are not fully displayed as filterable options in some grids.
  • Some EC milestones may not be properly set up causing errors when adding a new WE.
  • Publication search by text may result in cryptic output.
  • New CBFish account creation may encounter an error.
  • Status Report Validation: WSE Continuation check does not exclude a descoped WSE.

DISCONTINUED SUPPORT

  • Color Test page
  • Compose Message feature
Release Date: 12/5/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.151

CBFish Version Number: 3.151 / Release Date: 12/05/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • PDF Reports: .CSV download option is now available in all applicable PDF reports.
  • Improved support for special characters in text editing.
  • Project Budget Page: BPA-internal budgets are now displayed for BPA CORs.
  • Annual Progress Report Measures charts now show a corresponding data grid.
  • Monthly help content updates.
  • Technical updates to ensure CBFish is forward compatible with new web technologies.

CORRECTED BUGS

  • Status Reporting: A milestone's Terminal Date in the future is not identified as an error.
  • Locations Page: Deleting a work site may cause an error.
  • Progress Report Publishing: Rapid clicking on the Publish button may cause duplicate documents published.
  • Implementation Metrics: Actual metric values are not displayed.
  • Contract Closeout Form: A budget validation error was raised due to inconsistent rounding of amounts.
  • SOW Editing: Adding a WE-30 may cause an error.
  • Project Expenditures by Month Page: Download Statistics option may cause an  divide-by-zero error.
  • Project > Reports Page: Unable to view a SOW Report.
  • Maps Page: The page unexpectedly displays "For development purposes only."
  • Reports > Project > Cost Share Funding Source Summary: There is an invalid menu option.
Release Date: 11/5/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.150

CBFish Version Number: 3.150 / Release Date: 11/05/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • Reports: Budget and Performance Metrics reports are refreshed.
  • Contract EC Leads are now listed in many pages where contracts are listed.
  • Contract start and end dates are displayed in separate columns in this report: "Environmental Compliance Summary For Currently Issued and Completed Contracts"
  • Allow project-level filtering on Tributary Habitat Budget chart.
  • "Contract Start FY" is added to Metrics tab of AgreementAndMetricsWorkbook data feed.
  • Emphasis filter is added for Tributary Habitat Budget chart.
  • Backup COR now has the same permission as COR in cancelling/un-cancelling milestones.
  • Updated Kalispel long-term agreement to account for 2025 overlap year.
  • Update Expenditures and Invoiced YTD columns to use Contract FY Start where possible for expenditure attribution.
  • Update Download All on Fund Budgets Summary to retrieve all-time expenditures.
  • Add new contract contact role for Facility Manager to allow access to contract utility invoices.
  • Monthly help content updates.
  • Technical updates to ensure CBFish is forward compatible with new web technologies.

CORRECTED BUGS

  • Got HTML text page after saving a new filter for My Contracts widget on Dashboard.

 

Release Date: 10/3/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.149

CBFish Version Number: 3.149 / Release Date: 10/03/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • New metric 1644 and 1647 added for WE 208 starting with FY25 contracts.
  • WE 190 is updated with 9 new metrics starting with FY25 contracts.
  • When entering the login password, user can select to reveal the password.
  • Accessing the old Pisces link is now automatically redirected to https://www.cbfish.org/.
  • Improve performance of the BiOp landing page.
  • Habitat Metrics report text/Excel download is now enabled for all users.
  • Software infrasture updates

CORRECTED BUGS

  • Saving text containing angle-bracket text such as <support@cbfish.org> caused an error in some comment fields.
  • Working budgets may show over 100% for some projects' contributing funds.
  • Clearing the Actual milestone date of a BPA-internal-work WE may cause an error.
  • Of some uploaded document, the For Contract Action is enabled while it should not be.
  • Sorting some columns on Budget Change Request grid may cause a different sum to be displayed.
  • On Milestones page, the EC milestone is not Canceled when all EC requirements are removed.
  • On Milestones page, the EC milestone may not show as Active or Inactive correctly.
  • Metrics are not always sorted by IDs in the Metrics section of a WE Summary page.
  • In the Dashboard, saving a new My Contracts filter causes a cryptic message be displayed.

DISCONTINUED FEATURES

  • Print button on BOG meeting page and print page.
Release Date: 8/29/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.148

CBFish Version Number: 3.148 / Release Date: 8/29/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • New Metric Editor Admin role enables Habitat Lead and SMEs to edit metric data at anytime.
  • Software infrasture updates

DISCONTINUED FEATURES

  • Downloading help content as an MS Word file is no longer supported. Users may still access the online Help Center from the Help menu.
Release Date: 7/25/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.147

CBFish Version Number: 3.147 / Release Date: 7/25/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • A new document type called Contract is now allowed. This is the PDF copy of the signed agreement between BPA and the associated party.
  • Contract Closeout Form section 6A and 6B have been revised to support the tracking of COR File requirements.
  • Portfolios now support filtering by Contract Type and Pricing Method.
  • Contract Listing - All report now supports filtering for grants and shows Contract Type information.
  • For past BPA-internal work, WSEs without a milestone will have their Progress marked as Concluded instead of Other.
  • Various Portfolio views should now load faster. Large portfolios will load or be downloaded successfully.
  • Monthly updates to online help contents.
FIXED BUGS
  • Corrected status-report validation logic that inappropriately applied to canceled milestones.
Release Date: 6/27/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.146

CBFish Version Number: 3.146 / Release Date: 6/27/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

COR File - A document repository for each contract added to meet NSSP’s requirement that CORs maintain a collection of related documents.

    • Multiple files can now be uploaded at once.
    • Files can be added by drag-and-drop.
    • Contract Closeout Form now contains a link to the COR File page.
    • Additional file types are also allowed. 

Others

    • Revised rule for Alert ID 7 (Invoice paid without status report submission).
    • Revised logic and wording for SOW validation rule 23, 41, and 58.
    • Work element 185's definition and default description have been slightly revised.
    • June 2024 Online Help update.

FIXED BUGS

    • Corrected logic inappropriately disabling deliverable option checkbox for WE 40 on milestone page.
    • Corrected metric-to-measure associations for habitat metrics affecting BiOp crediting.
    • Revised misleading Alert ID 13's message.
Release Date: 5/30/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.145

CBFish Version Number: 3.145 / Release Date: 5/29/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

Status Report and WSE State follow-up work

Changes made in response to feedback about the Status Report and WSE State features released April 25.

    • Allowed for $0 Updated WSE budget be reported.
    • Updated WSE budget is now required when submitting the final status report.
    • To support reporting and closeout processes, adjusted requirements for WSEs having no milestones.
    • Allowed Contractor Comments for WSE budgets and metrics even on Closed contracts.
    • Added tooltips on all milestone rating icons.

 

COR File

Feature developed to meet BPA NSS requirements for a CO-accessible repository of documents related to a contract.

    • COR can upload files to a repository under a new "COR File" tab added to contract management page.

 

Others

    • Backup COR is listed on Contract Payment Balance History Report and Contracts grid.
    • Allowed milestone dates to be copied even when their titles and descriptions have been modified compared to the default text.
    • Restricted milestone cancellation permission to CORs, Backup CORs, and BPA Managers.

FIXED BUGS

    • Corrected fiscal year range in Project Budget By FY Report.
    • Corrected failed upload of Estuary program geodatabase.
    • Improved error message during contract-contact editing.
Release Date: 4/25/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.144

CBFish Version Number: 3.144 / Release Date: 4/25/2024 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • Status Reporting: Terminal states for WSE progress, milestone statuses, and milestone ratings
    • Changes to how CBFish records terminal states for WSE progress, milestone statuses, and milestone ratings.
    • Status Reports on milestones and WSEs (work statement elements) play a critical role within the lifecycle of individual contracts and SOWs (statements of work). They also directly impact higher-level business reporting that aggregates F&W program accomplishments and outstanding activities.
    • System changes within the CBFish application’s business logic and validation rules will support consistency in Status Report content across contracts, in order to support high quality, reliable data for the program.
  • Others
    • Retired the Cost Share Organizations dashboard widget and associated alert.
    • Added new warning on the use of WE 98 in contract SOWs.
    • Expired duplicate WEs 210 and 211.
    • Removed general access to out-of-date Spending by State Congressional District report.

FIXED BUGS

  • Addressed publishing stability issues.
  • Fixed logic error in Contract Closeout Form – Section 3: Equipment Inventory is now cleared when TM indicated no property was purchased.
  • Fixed issue with Vendor Indirect Rate editor. Authorized users should now be able to delete Draft or Pending indirect rates without issue.
Release Date: 1/25/2024 5:00:00 PM

3.143

CBFish Version Number: 3.143 / Release Date: 1/25/2024 5:00 PM

 

ENHANCEMENTS

- CBF-6277: Contract Closeout Form now checks to ensure all work statement elements have a terminal progress.

- CBF-6304: CORs can now modify the Subtype of an Invoice Email document.

- CBF-6348: BPA Managers can now download all completed tasks related to Contract Closeout activities.

- CBF-6351: Any CO, active and inactive, can now be assigned as a CO Lead for a vendor.

- CBF-6431: Alert "New Vendor Indirect Rate requires LIT or CCR" does not include contracts that start after the Effective Start Date of the indirect rate.

- CBF-6433: WE Association is now a required setting for all users when uploading a Progress (Annual) Report.

- CBF-6439: "Contract Closeout Form Due" alert no longer considers Completed contracts.

- CBF-6440: Metric Measure 83 now excludes 11 non-applicable metrics.

 

FIXED BUGS

- CBF-6449: On Review SOW page, Scorecard's counters may not be updated accurately.

- CBF-6477: Status Report Validation Guide does not ignore Descoped work statement elements.

- CBF-6479: Project Budget by FY report does not cover FY22 through FY24.

 

Release Date: 12/18/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.142

CBFish Version Number: 3.142 / Release Date: 12/18/2023 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

  • CBF-5923: Progress (Annual) Report: Enable Title Page Confirmation when uploading a Contractor Technical/Non-Technical, Final document
  • CBF-5933: Progress (Annual) Report: Add new "Progress (Annual) Report" contract document draft subtypes
  • CBF-5934: Progress (Annual) Report: Rename existing "Progress (Annual) Report" document subtypes
  • CBF-5935: Progress (Annual) Report: Add “Report covers work performed under BPA contract #(s)" to new document subtypes
  • CBF-6201: Progress (Annual) Report: Make it easier for CORs to review and approve Final Progress (Annual) Reports
  • CBF-6204: Progress (Annual) Report: Adjust Status Report validation logic to handle new subtypes
  • CBF-6209: Progress (Annual) Report: Adjust various PDF reports that display document subtypes
  • CBF-6210: Progress (Annual) Report: Adjust email notifications pertaining to new document subtypes
  • CBF-6213: Progress (Annual) Report: Add Return option for COR review of "Progress (Annual) Report: Contractor Non-Technical, Final" and "Progress (Annual) Report: Contractor Technical, Final" documents
  • CBF-6227: Progress (Annual) Report: Update to Existing Alert ID 6 to account for new subtypes
  • CBF-6229: Progress (Annual) Report: Add Alert for Contract Manager when a Contractor Technical/Non-Technical, Final document is returned
  • CBF-6230: Progress (Annual) Report: Add Email Notification for Contract Manager when a Contractor Technical/Non-Technical, Final document is returned
  • CBF-6231: Progress (Annual) Report: Generate Existing CWAT Task ID: 1 using new & renamed subtypes
  • CBF-6233: Progress (Annual) Report: Update existing CWAT task ID 3 to account for new & renamed subtypes
  • CBF-6234: Progress (Annual) Report: Update existing CWAT task ID 4 to account for new & renamed subtypes
  • CBF-6236: Progress (Annual) Report: Update existing CWAT task ID 7 to account for new & renamed subtypes
  • CBF-6237: Progress (Annual) Report: Update existing CWAT task ID 11 to account for new & renamed subtypes
  • CBF-6238: Progress (Annual) Report: Update existing CWAT task ID 12 to account for new & renamed subtypes
  • CBF-6386: Progress (Annual) Report: Allow user to select any contract in the system for “Report covers worked performed under BPA contract #(s)”
  • CBF-6421: Progress (Annual) Report: Add CWAT task for Contract Manager when a Contractor Final Progress (Annual) Report document is Returned
  • CBF-6412: Progress (Annual) Report: General style polish
  • CBF-6232: Contract Work Activity Tasks: Retire task ID 2
  • CBF-6239: Contract Work Activity Tasks: Remove task ID 6 to account for new workflow
  • CBF-6164: Allow all BPA users to access the RM&E Work Elements Reports page
  • CBF-6346: Status Report: Always list canceled milestones in all status reports
  • CBF-6355: CRS Commitment: Add link to Commitments Dashboard from Summary page; also reveal Due Date when document icon is clicked
  • CBF-6384: Expose "WE Agreement Type" in Work Element grid
  • CBF-6390: Make metric selection for WE 47 work like WE 29
  • November and December 2023 help updates, as well as other technical improvements for CBFish website

FIXED BUGS

  • CBF-6260: Dashboard widgets: When opened in a new tab, list-filter cells shrink
  • CBF-6423: User unable to access internal help page unhandled exception

 

Release Date: 10/30/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.141

CBFish Version Number: 3.141 / Release Date: 10/05/2023 5:00 PM

 

ENHANCEMENTS

- CBF-6142: CRS Commitments Dashboard: Add document indicators

- CBF-6143: CRS Commitments Dashboard: Website style polish

- CBF-6150: CRS Commitments: Allow a document to be associated to a specific Document Due Date

- CBF-6156: CRS Commitments: Removed some unneeded date fields

- CBF-6165: CRS Commitments: Migrate Commitment End Dates and Document Due Dates

- CBF-6172: Dashboard: Multiple updates to Dashboard Alerts widget

- CBF-6200: CRS Commitments: Migrate "Reporting Requirement" into "CRS Commitment Deliverable" field

- CBF-6207: Vendor Indirect Rates page: Website style polish

- CBF-6223: CRS Commitments: Allow Recurring Document Due Dates to be tracked separately from Documents and Commitments

- CBF-6224: CRS Commitment Documents: Improve description text on the page

- CBF-6272: Dashboard: Add "Invoice Team Member" role to list of informed roles for "Closeout form finalized and CCR ready for CO close out" CWAT

- CBF-6282: WE Budgets: Allow contract writers to edit Updated WSE budgets if pending CCR/amendment exists

- CBF-6283: CRS Commitments: Filter commitments by status for specific year(s)

- Monthly Help content updates

 

FIXED BUGS

- CBF-6251: Unexpected error message while editing Planned WSE budgets

- CBF-6258: "WE Updated Budget Must Be Equal to the Total Invoiced Amount" alert and late CWAT task count do not match

- CBF-6271: Penny payments set up for contract closing are not excluded from Alerts and Contract Work Activity Tasks widgets

- CBF-6284: CRS Commitments: "Final Report" Document Due Date created inconsistently for recurring commitments

- CBF-6295: CRS Commitments: Excel reports content error when opening the commitment download

- CBF-6327: WE Budgets: Error messages do not reference the exact field names

 

Release Date: 10/5/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.140

CBFish Version Number: 3.140 / Release Date: 10/05/2023 5:00 PM

 

ENHANCEMENTS

- CBF-6090: Dashboard Alert: Add new alert to require a new rate when current rate expires.

- CBF-6091: Dashboard Alert: Add new alert to require a Line Item Transfer or CCR for a new indirect rate.

- CBF-6092: Dashboard Alert: Add new alert for COR to review and approve an invoice. Update corresponding CWAT task.

- CBF-6093: Dashboard Alert: Add new alert to require BPA approval of a new indirect rate.

- CBF-6094: Vendor Indirect Rates: Notify the CO when a new indirect rate needs BPA approval.

- CBF-6096: Vendor Indirect Rates: Support rate review workflow.

- CBF-6121: Vendor Indirect Rates: Support deletion of a rate.

- CBF-6124: CRS Commitment: Add a Dashboard with an "Overall Progress" section.

- CBF-6125: CRS Commitment: Support filtering by title in the "Overall Progress" dashboard.

- CBF-6126: CRS Commitment: Allow filtering by status when viewing the Overall Progress page.

- CBF-6127: CRS Commitment: Add a collapsible five-year view of commitment status.

- CBF-6128: CRS Commitment: Allow status to be tracked by calendar year.

- CBF-6129: CRS Commitment: Add additional categories, subcategories, and status.

- CBF-6131: Transmittal Memo: Updated link to Vendor Indirect Rates page.

- CBF-6132: CRS Commitment: Add a BiOp Reporting section.

- CBF-6133: CRS Commitment: Add 'Tributary Habitat' section on the dashboard.

- CBF-6134: CRS Commitment: Add Annual Progress Report Charts to "Tributary Habitat" section.

- CBF-6135: CRS Commitment: Add 'Estuary Habitat' section on the dashboard.

- CBF-6136: CRS Commitment: Add 'Above Annadromy' section on the dashboard.

- CBF-6137: CRS Commitment: Add 'Hatchery' section on the dashboard.

- CBF-6138: CRS Commitment: Add 'Predation' section on the dashboard.

- CBF-6139: CRS Commitment: Add 'Hydro' section on the dashboard.

- CBF-6140: CRS Commitment: Add 'RM&E' section on the dashboard.

- CBF-6141: CRS Commitments: Allow Discrete Document Due Dates to be tracked separately from Documents and Commitments.

- CBF-6144: CRS Commitment: Support in-grid editing of commitment status column of the "Overall Progress" dashboard.

- CBF-6146: CRS Commitment: Support Commitment Start & End Date fields.

- CBF-6148: CRS Commitment: Add current year indicator to the Dashboard view.

- CBF-6149: Add Year sections to bar charts on Annual Progress Report Charts.

- CBF-6150: CRS Commitment: Allow a document to be associated with a specific Due Date.

- CBF-6156: CRS Commitment: Migrate Commitment End Dates and Document Due Dates.

- CBF-6157: Vendor Indirect Rates: Allow editing of a rate outside the workflow.

- CBF-6159: Vendor Indirect Rates: Add options to context menu on grid for viewing and entering workflow to edit.

- CBF-6161: Vendor Indirect Rates: Display vendor status on main page.

- CBF-6163: CRS Commitment: Add Notes field to "Overall Progress" section.

- CBF-6170: Vendor Indirect Rates: Add instruction text to all pages.

- CBF-6177: Remove missing Vendor records (from Asset Suite) during daily data publishing.

- CBF-6207: Vendor Indirect Rates: Display style polish

- CBF-6215: SOW Validation: New rule requiring a FISMA milestone for every WE 199 if the contractor is a private entity.

- CBF-6216: Adjust user permission for working with vendor indirect rates.

- CBF-6218: Contract Work Activity Tasks: Inform COR and Invoice Team Members for "WE Updated Budget Must Be Equal to the Total Invoiced Amount" task.

 

FIXED BUGS

- CBF-6179: Anonymous users' "Person Grid" settings may be set multiple times and can cause errors.

- CBF-6182: Some documents' properties could not be edited.

- CBF-6212: Portfolio 2895 (https://www.cbfish.org/Portfolio.mvc/Projects/2895) crashes when invoked.

- CBF-6241: COR cannot add a Contract Closeout Form document from the Documents page.

- CBF-6243: MonitoringResources.org allowing multiple data repositories to associate with a single Sample Design caused some data to be out of synch with CBFish.

- CBF-6247: WE Budgets page: Inconsistent amount rounding causes an issue with invoice-related alert #13.

- CBF-6249: Contract Closeout Form: Cannot print the form to PDF when certain fields are incomplete.

- CBF-6255: User milestone order was unexpectedly reset when the CCR is initialized.

 

Release Date: 8/31/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.139

CBFish Version Number: 3.139 / Release Date: 8/31/2023 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

- New E-mail Notification: Closeout Form Finalized and CCR ready for CO Closeout

- Reduce risk of website slowdown by adjusting document indexing strategy

- Extend due date for task "WE Updated Budget Must Be Equal to the Total Invoiced Amount"

- Accessing the Contract Closeout Form page should not update the database

- Show Total Amount Invoiced in WE Budget page and update wording on Contract Closeout Form

- Add fields and filters to the Timeline View of Contract Work Activity Tasks

- Display "Closeout Form Due" task for Invoice Team Members

- Monthly Online Help update

FIXED BUGS

- Some duplicate data are exchanged between CBFish.org and MonitoringResources.org

- Closeout Form Due task does not filter out contracts having no SOW

- Cannot edit properties of certain document types

- Cannot save a BPA Comment on the WE Budgets page

Release Date: 7/27/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.138

CBFish Version Number: 3.138 / Release Date: 7/27/2023 5:00 PM

ENHANCEMENTS

- Dashboard > My Alerts: Add additional information columns to the widget

- Dashboard > Contract Work Activity Tasks: Add new task for BPA Invoice Team to initiate a closing CCR in Asset Suite

- Dashboard > My Alerts: Alert BPA Invoice Team to close the "penny" CPA and deobligate funds

- Dashboard > Contract Work Activity Tasks: Add new task for BPA Invoice Team to complete the "penny" CPA in Asset Suite

- Dashboard > My Alerts: Alert the Contracting Officer to complete the final CCR

 

Release Date: 7/6/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.137

CBFish Version Number: 3.137 / Release Date: 7/6/2023 5:00 PM

STORIES

  • High Level Indicator charts: Add dynamic map view
  • Dashboard: Add new alert to notify Invoice Team to initiate the closeout CCR
  • Online Help: Monthly updates

FIXED BUGS

  • Status Report: A duplicate Final status report is displayed on contract 73354 REL 77
  • Contract Closeout Form: Section item 2(a) may not be accurately reflected
  • Reports: Internal SOW Summary report has some missing data

 

Release Date: 5/25/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.136

CBFish Version Number: 3.136 / Release Date: 5/25/2023 5:00 PM

STORIES

  • New Projects: Support processing projects at both 1085 level and the new 7061 level
  • CRS Commitment: Allow Commitment Documents to be added, edited or deleted from the Summary page
  • CRS Commitment: Add Documents section to Summary page
  • CRS Commitment: Add index page of Commitments Documents
  • Performance: Improve permissions check on contracts, WSE and project visibility to improve page load time
  • WE Definition: Expose "Is Activated By Default" field for WE metrics associations
  • System Operation: Improve resiliency of CBFish and PeopleSoft integration by early detection of PeopleSoft API problems
  • Dashboard: Add new Contract Work Activity Task called "Closeout Form Due"
  • Online Help: Monthly updates

FIXED BUGS

  • WE 165's Metric 1808 not configured properly
  • Viewing a user's Summary page leads to an error if the user is not associated with any projects.
  • Duplicate "Add Document" feature on the contract Documents page
  • Reports > Contract > Contract Listing - All: The URL parameter refers to COTR instead of COR

 

Release Date: 4/27/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.135

CBFish Version Number: 3.135 / Release Date: 4/27/2023 5:00 PM

Stories

  • A new system role called "Invoice Team Member" has been created for future applications
  • Support email addresses that contain an apostrophe character
  • Contract Closeout Form > Section 5: Change calculation to base on "Final Amount Invoiced" instead of "Expenditures"
  • Dashboard: Improve loading time of My Alerts widget
  • Funds Budget Summary: Make Download All to show all rows from all fiscal years
  • Enhance APR BiOp Excel download to include supporting raw data
  • Additional changes from "COTR" to "COR"
  • System Monitoring: Add MonitoringResources.Org health check
  • Display StreamNet Fish Distribution layers on Work Site map on Work Statement Elements
  • Habitat Metrics Report: Add dynamic map view
  • Preparation work for Document Linking updates
  • Monthly Online Help updates

Several bugs have been fixed

  • Contract Closeout Form > Section 7.1(c): Unable to save a note for COR Explanation
  • Reminder Emails: Failed emails are not retried
  • Habitat Metrics report: Work Element filter lists duplicate values. E.g.: Law Enforcement, Maintain Vegetation, Remove Vegetation, etc.
  • Help: Some list items are not correctly display due to formatting issues
Release Date: 3/30/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.134

CBFish Version Number: 3.134 / Release Date: 3/30/2023 5:00 PM

Stories

  • Official release of the new Contract Closeout Form feature
  • Contract Closeout Form > Section 7: "Lead notification" requirement not auto-set correctly
  • Replace references of "Pisces" and "COTR" with "CBFish" and "COR" in various displays and E-mail messages.
  • Add Measure and Population columns to Implementation Metrics grid.
  • Add CRS Commitments to various porfolios views and data grids.
  • Add dynamic map view for Habitat Metrics Report.
  • Add dynamic map view for Annual Progress Report Measure charts.
  • Habitat Metrics Report: List all customization options only once at the top of the report.
  • Monthly Online Help updates

Several bugs have been fixed

  • Contract Closeout Form: "Lead notification" requirement in section 7 not auto-set correctly.
  • WE Definition: Unable to delete a Draft metric that was mistakenly created.
  • Review SOW: Using the Paste button from the toolbar may cause loss of unsaved comment.
  • SOW Milestones page: On lower-resolution displays, the word 'Recommended' in the Type column may not fully fit in the Type column.

 

Release Date: 3/2/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.133

CBFish Version Number: 3.133 / Release Date: 3/2/2023 5:00 PM

Enhancements

  • Contract Closing: Auto-filled Contract Closeout form and document upload
  • Support multiple Backup CORs per contract
  • Metric Work Element Association report: Add new export option to not suppress duplicate values
  • Website security
  • Fund Budgets Summary page: Download All export to contain only customized columns
  • Project Summary page > Performance section: Improved grid column labels
  • Import additional fields for Contract Payment Authorizations (CPA) from Asset Suite
  • Online Help updates

Bugs Fixed

  • Error opening Review SOW page of CR-360766
  • BPA-Internal SOW: WE-182 has incorrect metric completion indication
  • Milestones page: Sort order not retained after a second copy and paste
  • Some completed status reports are not listed for contract 76914 REL 11
  • Unexpected error resetting an expired password or the password of a disabled account
  • Broken guidance links on WE Budgets and Focal Species pages
  • Dashboard: Deleting a saved contract filter may cause an error for some users
  • Project Summary page > Performance section: Contract Start Date is displayed in place of End Date
  • Project Summary page > Performance section: Pending CR is not listed in Subsequent Contracts column for contract 86820
  • SOW Milestones page: On lower-resolution displays, the word 'Recommended' does not fully fit in the Type column.
Release Date: 1/26/2023 5:00:00 PM

3.132

CBFish Version Number: 3.132 / Release Date: 1/26/2023 5:00 PM

Enhancements

  • RM&E work: Selection of a Study Plan that does not have an associated Protocol is now supported.
  • HLI charts: Add a second chart to show planned values for all years, side-by-side.
  • 2020 CRS Commitments display: Minor changes to entity fields.
  • Project Category: Update the tooltip for BPA Overhead and BPA Internal Program Support
  • User Summary page: Add "Change My Password" and "Change My Logon Name" options
  • Metric Work Element Association report: Add new export option to not suppress duplicate values.
  • Online Help updates
  • Other work to finalize the coming Contract Closeout Form feature.

Bugs Fixed

  • Review SOW page: Unable to add a comment; HTML code is displayed.
  • BPA-Internal SOW page: WE-182 has wrong metric completion indication.
  • Password Reset link in automated E-mail leads to a crash.
Release Date: 1/12/2023 6:00:00 PM

3.131

Enhancements

  • Working Budgets page can now be accessed via EXPLORE > Budget menu.
  • HLI charts: Display planned values in years where there are still active contracts.
  • Improve loading time of Tools > View People page.
  • In Contract Summary page's Contract Continuation section, always display the next contract if it exists.
  • Grant the Backup COR the same permission as the COR in editing a Pending CCR.
  • Project Summary page: Update BiOp-related labels
  • Project Category: Update the tooltip for BPA Overhead and BPA Internal Program Support
  • Add "Change My Password" and "Change My Logon Name" options to User Summary page.
  • Habitat Metrics report: Allow more customization features
  • Make a version of the Metric Work Element Association report export with duplicate values filling blank cells found in current export version
  • Metric Work Element Association report: Add new export option to not suppress duplicate values
  • Online Help updates

Bugs Fixed

  • A structured-text-format link in Habitat Metrics report points to the Excel download.
  • Unable to save contract contact role if there are already more than 20 contacts.
  • Search box's graphics do not align.
  • Could not clear grid settings via Tools > Edit Grid Settings page
  • On "Update Proposal Snapshots" page: "Select Individual Proposals Within Review" option does not function.
  • SOW Validation Rule #64 for WE 158 mistakenly requires Actual metric entries.
  • Permission error when Contract Manager tries to delete an existing and a new WSE at the same time
  • CBFish.org and MonitoringResources.org can get out of synch (Web Reference Paths).
Release Date: 12/1/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.130

Enhancements

  • New Dashboard Alert: List Cost Share Plans that Project Manager needs to confirm
  • Automatically dismiss Release Notes message after one view at login
  • Create a reference page for all types of Contract Work Activity Tasks
  • Tributary Habitat Graph: Improve colors and line styles
  • Add Stewardship Payment information to Land Acquisition Summary page
  • Contract grids: Display Last SOW Action details in separate columns
  • Habitat Metrics report: Allow more customization features
  • Continued development of the new Contract Closeout Form
  • Fund Budgets Summary page: Download All export to contain only customized columns
  • HLI charts: Show planned values in years where there are still active contracts
  • Online Help updates

Bug Fixes

  • Transmittal Memo PDF displays graphics that overlay each other in some cases
  • HLI-chart-selection buttons do not work correctly with the DOWNLOAD RAW link
  • Contract Work Activity Tasks widget: When widget height is set to maximum, the first data row's height becomes out of proportion
  • CCR-47219 could not be initialized
  • Inconsistent WSE Progress display on the SOW tab
  • CR Transmittal Memo has 2 items labeled #9 under COR Certifications section
  • Proposals: "Select Individual Proposals Within Review" feature is broken in Update Proposal Snapshots
Release Date: 10/27/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.129

Enhancements

  • A new Dashboard widget called Contract Workflow Activity Tasks is now available to all users. Changes in this release include:
    • The current list of 14 supported tasks can be accessed from the widget page via See Contract Work Activity Task Types link
    • Task 13 - Contract Closeout - Contract Manager to ensure WE budget equals payment total
    • Task 14 - EC - Contract Manager to ensure fulfillment of EC requirements
  • Update to Final Contract Amount calculation on Fund Budgets Summary page for consistency
  • Transfer CBFish RM&E Metadata for Data Repositories to www.MonitoringResurces.org
  • Land Acquisition: Update to Edit Land Monitoring dialog
  • Online Help updates

Bug Fixes

  • The "Approved" email message from F&W Approver is a bit unclear and a little cryptic
  • Misleading intro text when subscribing recipients to reminders and notifications
  • Portfolio page may fail when multiple users viewing its Work Statement Elements or Work Statement Element Locations at same time
Release Date: 10/6/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.128

Enhancements

  • Update to Final Contract Amount on Fund Budgets Summary page
  • 2020 CRS Commitments: Add validation to "Deliverable Frequency" field
  • 2020 CRS Commitments: Add validation to "Subcategory" field
  • Show better definition for Contracted Amount and Final Contract Amount on the Funds Budget Summary page
  • Transfer CBFish RM&E Metadata for data repositories to MR

Bug Fixes

  • Online Help: Several external (to CBFish) links no longer worked
  • Optional work-element metric selections may not be correctly initialized in a pending CCR
Release Date: 9/1/2022 1:00:00 AM

3.127

This is a follow-on update to the last release (3.126) in support of some Beta features. No visible changes are added in this release.

Release Date: 8/25/2022 1:00:00 AM

3.126

New Developments

  • No new features are made available in this release.
  • New features to support of 2020 CRS BiOp, contract Workflow, etc. are still under development and testing, but completion is near.
Release Date: 7/28/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.125

Enhancements

  • SOY Admin can now edit any SOY budgets

New Developments

  • New developements are going well for several major features supporting 2020 CRS BiOp, Dashboard Widgets, and BPA-internal Contract Closeout process.
Release Date: 6/23/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.124

Enhancements

  • Annual WE Review Tool - Show Milestone changes from previous year

Bug Fixes

  • Some expenditure data views do not report correct totals
  • Planned versus Acrtual work-statement-element budget display is switched in some portfolio views
  • Location entry validation does not display an error message when an invalid lattitude or longitude is entered
Release Date: 5/26/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.123

Enhancements

  • For BPA WE Review Team, detailed milestone definition changes are now presented to assist the review effort

Continued Changes

  • Official product name is changed to CBFish
  • COTR is changed to COR
  • HIP3, HIP4, HIP5, etc. are now referenced as just HIP
Release Date: 4/28/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.122

Enhancements

  • Improved the home page's load time

Bugs Fixed

  • Error viewing BPA-Internal-Work document properties

Other Changes

  • Offical product name has been changed to CBFish in many places. Previous names include Pisces, Taurus, Pisces Desktop, Gemini and Pisces Web. Completion of this work is scheduled in a future release.
  • COTR (Contract Officer Technical Representative) has also been changed to COR (Contract Officer Representative) in many places. Completion of this work is scheduled in a future release.
Release Date: 3/24/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.121

Enhancements

  • TLS (Transport Layer Security): Move from version 1.0 and 1.1 to 1.2 on cbfish.org
  • Prep work in supporting the new BiOp
  • Transmittal Memo: Language change to vehicle purchase approver
Release Date: 2/24/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.120

Enhancements

  • Added new "Backup COR" contract contact role and allow COR-relevant permissions
  • Redirect late upload of Progress Annual Report on expired contract to the next contract
  • Add additional columns to Status Report reports
Release Date: 1/27/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.119

Enhancements

  • Clarify "Invoice pending without supporting status report" alert language to include specifics
  • Allow download of underlying data for HLI charts
  • Improve tooltip for WE move buttons

Fixed bugs

  • My Alerts: Cost Share Name Issue alert could not be resolved due to unexpected permission denial
  • Cost Share Performance Report: Mismatched data label
Release Date: 1/6/2022 5:00:00 PM

3.118

Enhancements

  • Projects at a Glance charts on home page: Change chart type and data
  • CCR Transmittal Memo: Increase two 200-char text fields to 2,000-char limit
  • Clarify "Invoice pending without supporting status report" alert language to include specifics

Fixed bugs

  • Got "Unable to save grid dimension settings" error while editing Dashboard Widgets
Release Date: 12/2/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.117

Release Date: Thursday 12/02/2021 5:00 PM

Implemented Stories:

  • Updates to the Transmittal Memo [CR] form
  • New "Invoice Aging Report" is available for BPA users
  • Support System Admin locking template milestone title &/ description

Bug Fixes:

  • Several issues with the Contracts grid and My Contracts grid filter controls
Release Date: 10/28/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.116

Release Date: Thursday 10/28/2021 5:00 PM

Implemented Stories:

  • Add Workflow Owner column to "My Contracts" and "Contracts" grids
  • Remove IsSupersededDraft column from Progress Reports
  • Provide additional access points to the CCR SOW Report
  • CCR SOW diff can be printed/downloaded as PDF

Bug Fixes:

  • WE-157: Default deliverable title is not applied when copying and pasting this WE
Release Date: 9/30/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.115

Release Date: Thursday 9/30/2021 5:00 PM

Implemented Stories:

  • User Request: Add COR column to dashboard's My Alerts widget
  • Land Acquisitions: Update Parent Grid fields
  • Provide .csv download with applied filters in metadata tab
  • New Report for BPA Program Analysts: Accrual Accuracy Report for Accrued Amount calculations on Accrual Month End Export report
  • Report download improvement - Work Category and Element Glossary
  • Land Acquisitions: Reporting tab allows association of existing report when unlocked

Important bug fixes include:

  • Reports menu is slow to load
  • Internal SOW Summary report: Expenditures are reported as $0 for WE-200
  • While adding a new contact, 2 account-related fields are displayed causing some confusion
  • Focal species entry validation is not correct when it's a multiple-sub-basin project
Release Date: 8/26/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.114

Implemented Stories:

  • PW-5457 - Land Acquisitions: Update Parent Grid fields
  • PW-5365 - New Report: Accrual Accuracy Report for Accrued Amount calculations on Accrual Month End Export report
  • PW-5362 - Dashboard: Allow users to collapse My Contracts grid's ADDITIONAL INFO display
  • PW-5333 - Release notifications will now be automatically generated by Pisces Web
  • PW-4832 - Portfolios: Add HUCs as new criteria for AOI criteria group

Important bug fixes include:

  • PW-5460 - Dashboard: "My Alerts" widget CSV Download reports project instead of alert data
  • PW-5444 - Internal SOW Summary report: Expenditures are reported as $0 for WE-200
  • PW-5320 - Support displaying and reporting of multiple Work Order Numbers per contract
Release Date: 8/2/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.113

Implemented Stories:

  • Story PW-5447 - Governance Assessment portfolio view: Programmatically set flags for ESA project
  • Story PW-5389 - Improve Cost Share Performance report menu to include Submitted and Confirmed counts
  • Story PW-5369 - Allow selective BPA users to view a Line Item Budget document without having to first be added as contract contacts.
  • Story PW-5368 - Create Tributary Habitat Program chart
  • Story PW-5365 - New Report: Accrual Accuracy Report for Accrued Amount calculations on Accrual Month End Export report
  • Story PW-5362 - Dashboard: Allow users to collapse My Contracts grid's ADDITIONAL INFO display
  • Story PW-5344 - Land Acquisition: Update "Land Management Plans" tab and data entry
  • Story PW-5291 - Review SOW: Capture milestone addition and cancellation
  • Story PW-5072 - New Alert: "Invoice pending without supporting status report"
  • Story PW-5056 - My Contracts widget: "Last SOW Action" is not displayed in red as expected
  • Story PW-4832 - Portfolios: Add new criteria to AOI criteria group
  • Story PW-4474 - New Alert: "Draft Annual Report submitted for COR Review"

Important bug fixes include:

  • Bug PW-5453 - PROJECTS AT A GLANCE chart issues and report links are broken for anonymous users
Release Date: 6/24/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.111

Stories

  • Enhance Governance Assessment view of Portfolios

  • Revise "Pisces Web Account Creation Request" email message to include Help links

  • Work Statement Element Portfolio: Add work element budgets

  • Budget Change Request: Enhancements

  • Land Acquisitions: Update "Reporting" tab & data entry

  • Identify Progress (Annual) Reports uploaded under incorrect document type

  • Land Acquisitions: Update CSV Exporter

  • Allow selective BPA users to view a Line Item Budget document without having to first be added as contract contacts

 

Important bug fixes include:

  • Approver title label is inconsistent in CR transmittal memo report

  • Land Acquisitions > Monitoring tab: Legend display issue and data entry bugs

  • CO name listed on contract Summary page may not be up-to-date
Release Date: 5/27/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.110

Stories

  • Enable contract F&W Approver to lock/unlock the SOW

  • Implement new Estuary Scoring Calculator (PBU calculator)

  • Accrual Month End Export: Revise calculation of Latest Invoiced Work-Period End Date

  • Land Acquisition: Include acquisition name in lower grid display

  • Land Acquisition: Update "Monitoring" tab & data entry

  • Estuary Module: Add Landscape Score tracking

  • SOW Review page: Capture changes to contract contacts for a CCR

  • RM&E SOW Report: Add WSE start & end dates

 

Important bugfixes include:

  • Investigate/Fix/justify redundant population/project records in Implementation Plan and Annual BiOp Report

Release Date: 4/29/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.109

Stories

  • Retire the old dashboard (PW-5395)

Important bugfixes include:

  • Add COR column to Habitat Measures report (PW-5313)

  • One-time update to BLM and Forest service shapes for map layers and reporting (PW-5308)

  • Opening a "Default (Global)" dashboard widget causes an error (PW-5399)

  • New Dashboard: Widget filters are not re-applied when My Alerts widget is refreshed (PW-5366)
  • Dashboard > My Contracts widget may not show ADDITIONAL INFO (PW-5361)
  • Dashboard: Filter button state not always align with manual filtering (PW-5279)

 

Release Date: 4/1/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.108

Stories

  • Prepare users for cutoff of old dashboard (PW-5346)

  • Simplify RM&E Metadata selection by alowing direct picking of a Sample Design (PW-5141)

  • Add a sortable "Organization Type" column to People grid and change "Contractor Type" to Organization Type (PW-5292)

  • Set order for Contract search result (PW-4938)

Important bugfixes include:

  • Limit EXPLORE > Budget Change Requests option and related pages to BPA users only. (PW-5358)

  • Grid width may increase exponentially when resizing columns (PW-5331)

  • "Contracts Flagged For Renewal Alert" logic is not correct (PW-5318)

  • Transmittal Memo form does not unlock previously selected document as expected (PW-5287)

Release Date: 2/25/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.107

Modifications:

  • Display new Dashboard for all users (PW-5324)

  • New Dashboard: Improve lock/unlock user interface (PW-5307)

  • Add contract hyperlinks and budget categories to BiOp Annual Report (PW-5301)

  • Add planned values to BiOp Annual Report (PW-5300)

  • Capture changes to WE budgets for CCR SOW Review (PW-5020)

Bug fixes:

  • Alerts in old and new Dashboards are not the same (PW-5317)

  • No default Alerts widget created when user switched to using the new Dashboard for the first time (PW-5302)

  • Add Contact(s): It's unclear who makes the default list of names (PW-5299)

  • The default width setting of some grids do not persist (PW-5233)

  • Amendment and Change Request Summary dialog does not show expected data (PW-5188)

Release Date: 1/28/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.106

Stories

  • Add contract hyperlinks and budget categories to BiOp Implementation Plan report (PW-5148)

  • Capture spending amount and agency for worksites on public land (PW-4278)

  • Capture that COTR has reviewed/approved a draft Progress (Annual) Report (PW-5271)

  • Workflow: Display a message to remind everyone that the SOW must first be submitted to COTR to start the process. (PW-5235)

  • Some pages have no progress indicator while being loaded (PW-5165)

  • Workflow: Always leave the "Notify Contract Manager" feature enabled for the COTR (PW-5144)

Important bugfixes include:

  • Document author setting: Add document uploader/editor in default list of names (PW-5288)

  • Transmittal Memo: Allow a Communication document type be selected as proof of authorization for Vehicle Purchase (PW-5280)

  • CSV download of budget increase requests contains HTML text in "Budget Transfer" column (PW-5297)

  • Anonymous users could not view Public Tags (PW-5278)

Release Date: 1/7/2021 5:00:00 PM

3.105

Stories

  • Request: Updates to the “Progress Reports” set of reports (PW-5264)

  • Improvements to Budget Increase Request form (PW-5237)

  • Project Budgets page: Includes CCR/Amd value in Contract value calculation (PW-5192)

  • Include Closed contracts in project Summary's "Financials - Contracts" section (PW-5174)

  • New Dashboard: Allow customization of individual My Contracts widgets (PW-5167)

  • Modify CR & CCR Transmittal Memo language for vehicle purchase (PW-5162)

  • Add contract hyperlinks and budget categories to BiOp Implementation Plan (PW-5148)

  • Status Reporting: Caution milestone completion marking while EC Review has not been completed. (PW-5034)

  • Capture WSE Addition/Descoping on SOW Review page (PW-5019)

  • Request: Enhancement to Contract Status Reports Waiting to be submitted (PW-4668)

  • Request: Relocate the Customize button so it is more visible (PW-3656)

Important bugfixes include:

  • Transmittal Memo: Also allow a Communication document type be selected as proof of authorization for Vehicle Purchase (PW-5280)

  • Fund Budget Summary Crash for years without SOY Budget (PW-5262)

  • "Cost Share Plan Submitted" email not generated if submitted via the hamburger menu (PW-5236)

  • CCR Transmittal Memo: Budget Data display is not as expected (PW-5222)

Release Date: 12/3/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.104

Stories

  • Land Acquisition: Merge data into "Monitoring" tab (PW-5224)

  • Add Project Budget Report to Report Center (PW-5209)

  • Budget Transfer: Change portfolio view to match the project view (PW-5204)

  • Add an Edit button on User Summary page (PW-5195)

  • Governance Assessment: Add columns from the Assessments data to all Working Budget downloads. (PW-5189)

  • Make My Contracts and My Projects filters compatible between old and new dashboards (PW-5186)

  • Replace Comma delimiter with Semi Colon in data reports containing many-to-one data consolidated into a single column (PW-5138)

  • Lands Team Request: Capture Reporting Information (PW-5104)

  • Land Acquisition: Capture land management plan information (PW-5096)

  • Enhance Monthly Accrual Export report to support invoice-aging reporting (PW-5008)

  • New EULA to be accepted by all users at the next login (PW-4711)

  • Change "Digest for Project" email subject to "Changes to Project" (PW-2053)

  • Status Reporting: Prevent milestone completion marking while EC Review has not been completed. (PW-5034)

Important bugfixes include:

  • CCR Transmittal Memo bug: Incorrect CCR End Date displayed (PW-5215)

  • Clarify different listing of Data Repositories displayed on work element's RM&E Metadata page (PW-5211)

  • A button doesn't function when a pop-up window is minimized, partially covering it. (PW-5194)

  • Project budget proposal: PM comment date not updated (PW-5003)

  • "Cost Share Plan Submitted" email not generated if submitting via the hamburger menu (PW-5236)

Release Date: 10/29/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.103

Stories

  • BPA CORs can view the list of Work Orders (PW-5191)

  • Create BiOp Annual Progress Report (PW-5166)

  • Add more info to the Land Acquisition Details page (PW-5111)

  • Capture Remote Monitoring Information (PW-5095)

  • Display photos based on their geographic location (PW-4930)

  • Organize existing alerts into "My Alerts" on Dashboard page (PW-2919)

Important bugfixes include:

  • Total calculation discrepancy in Land Acquisition Report (PW-5199)

  • PW Help Center doesn't dismiss list upon selection (PW-5106)

Release Date: 9/24/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.102

Stories

·        Add SOY Budgets to Fund Budgets Summary (PW-5164)

·        Add a portfolio category “Council Reviews” to maintain those portfolios specific to categorical reviews (PW-5150)

·        Transmittal Memo enhancement (PW-5149)

·        Request: Allow Dashboard Widgets to pop out in separate tab (PW-4689)

Important bugfixes include:

·        In Metrics tab, numeric entries with a comma are not supported. (PW-5131)

·        Document Search crashes when result includes documents without project (PW-5129)

·        Contract Continuation may display more than one continuing contracts (PW-5176)

Release Date: 8/27/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.101

Stories

·        RM&E WSE SOW Report: Add additional columns (PW-5113)

·        Make BiOp Implementation Plan report available again (PW-5082)

·        Widget: Contract List by Project (PW-5070)

·        Support editing a photo's latitude and longitude (PW-4931)

Bug Fixes

·        Contracts grid: Continuations column may display duplicate contracts (PW-5153)

Release Date: 7/30/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.100

Stories

  • CCR Transmittal Memo form: Beside Communication, Email documents are also listed for selection (PW-5100)

  • Capture changes to contract basics to support CCR SOW review (PW-5022)

  • Support copying dates of template milestones if the milestone definition has not changed between source and destination SOWs (PW-5004)

  • Support editing a photo's latitude and longitude (PW-4931)

  • Stop creating “Deliverable marked complete” notification by default (PW-2990)

Bug fixes

  • bug: When adding a new document, cannot associate it to a new WE of a pending CCR (PW-5089)

  • bug: Cannot add a Line Item Budget when using IE (PW-5092)

Release Date: 7/2/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.99

Stories

  • PW-4967 Editable text on dark green background is difficult to read.

  • PW-4962 View milestone changes to WSEs on the Review SOW page

  • PW-5077 CR SOW initialization: Display helpful text while the Save button is disabled

  • PW-5067 Move all help related options from "Explore" to the Help menu

  • PW-5059 Add Help Center to Help menu

  • PW-5055 Improve document upload form to retain field values when switching file type or on validation error

  • PW-4873 request: New SOW validation rule to ‘require’ a Line Item Budget document for a CCR

  • PW-4761 Display project unallocated expense budgets in Portfolio Working Budgets view

  • PW-5066 Allow photo tagging from a portfolio view

  • PW-5062 Update Progress Reports - Draft (30 to 180 days old) to remove the 180-day limit

  • PW-4939 Remove auto-populated milestone dates for BPA-internal WE-5

Bug fixes

  • PW-5060 Portfolios: People view returns too much data

  • PW-5058 SOW report does not fully report RM&E information

  • PW-5001 WE Name and Title are not displayed in WSE location pop-up

  • PW-4984 Pisces does not consider using the Project EC Lead when sending Workflow emails

Release Date: 5/28/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.98

Stories

  • PW-5044 Data Repository guidance update on RM&E
  • PW-5040 Improve rules on when a SOW should be locked or unlocked
  • PW-5038 SOW Validation Guide misses a case where there's no status report milestone covering a new contract start date
  • PW-5005 Add more columns to the Excel export of My Contracts grid on the Dashboard page
  • PW-5002 During a CCR initialization, if the contract start or end date has changed, the Status Report Milestone Wizard will be automatically invoked.
  • PW-4989 Reflect Monitoring Resources vocabulary changes in CBFish
  • PW-4883 Convert old photos to documents of type Photo
  • PW-4866 Introduce photo tagging functionality
  • PW-4862 Help Center has a new look & feel to align with Pisces Web
  • PW-4691 Improve document upload to support slower Internet connection
  • PW-4963 View WSE Basics/Information Changes on the SOW Review Page

 

Several bugs have been fixed

  • PW-5047 Contract amount in SOW report now includes pending, amended amount
  • PW-5017 Improve document upload to support slower Internet connection
  • PW-4952 bug: Grid stretcher overlays vertical scroll bar when all grid columns are shown

 

Release Date: 5/7/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.97

  • Increased the maximum file size allowed for Design document type from 50 MB to 150 MB
  • CO and COTR assignment changes are now logged in Contract Contact Change Log
  • Added an alert to COR to remove the SOW of a canceled CCR
  • Added call-outs to the Location Summary map layer features
  • Identify Work Sites locations is now set to placeholder location (i.e. organization headquarters) instead of actual work location
  • Added edit functionality to photos and converted existing photos for consistency
  • Created new "QC Review" document type
  • Created new MOU/MOA grid
  • Vocabulary terms updated to stay consistent with MonitoringResources.org

 

Release Date: 3/26/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.96

Stories

  • Stop display "Last SOW Action" in red in Dashboard if conditions no longer met (#3647)
  • Raise Photo's max file size from 2 MB to 4 MB (#4954)
  • Provide change logs for project and contract contacts (#4928)
  • Add Attachment Types report link to Project and BPA-Internal-Work Documents pages (#4912)
  • Smart copy for Milestone Dates (#4910)
  • Photos: Browse photos by project portfolio (#2172)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • "Contact Role" is displayed as "Contact Type" (#4983)
  • "Gemini" is the Pisces Web project code name but is referenced in work element definition (#4955)
  • SOW Validation displays identical "missing contact role" errors (#4981)
Release Date: 2/27/2020 5:00:00 PM

3.95

Stories

  • Modifications to Land Acquisition Status report (#4899)
  • Support new attachment type called “Manuscript” (#4029)
  • Display SOW Revision in breadcrumb navigation (#3078)
  • Allow bulk edit of Project RM&E priorities (#4888)
  • Stopping support for Programmatic NEPA and Public Involvement (#4909)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Contract payment report does not support multiple account types (#4835)
  • “Protocol Name” criteria is not available for portfolio query (#4908)
  • Internal work milestone’s completion date is not updated (#4920)
Release Date: 2/6/2020 5:30:00 PM

3.94

Stories

  • Search Documents by doc type, allow internal doc searches (#4727)
  • Modify Vendor and Org pages (#4837)
  • Make RME Priorities editable, allow associating/editing SMEs assigned to projects (#4417)
  • No clearing of Workflow approval when LIB is changed (#4847)
  • Clean up invalid past WE-Metric associations (#4692)
  • Improve access to milestone descriptions within Status Report (#4782)
  • Support Additional File Type for Photos (#4864)
  • View Uploaded Photos in Project Photo Gallery (#4869)
  • Support changes to a contract’s Work Order (#4867)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • BPA Writer can handle canceled CCRs correctly (#4828)
  • Incorrect ChangeLog entries from Document Upload (#4842)
  • Cannot edit previous contract of a canceled CR (#4890)
  • Error in display of CCR PW Capital/Expense values for multiple account types (#4762)
Release Date: 12/17/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.93

Stories

  • Make MR data repository selection filtered, more accurate (#4760)
  • Add “Line Item Transfer” document sub-type to “Line Item Budget” document (#4834)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Cannot upload a document using Internet Explorer 11 (#4828)
  • Contract F&W Approver cannot submit SOW to CO (#4824)
  • Data removed from cbfish is not removed from Monitoring Resources (#4789)
  • Prevent circular contract continuation relationships (#4829)
Release Date: 11/26/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.92

Stories

  • Add contract continuations to the contracts grid (#4771)
  • Link to the continuation of a contract release (#4752)
  • Remember user’s fiscal year selections in Project Budgets page (#4775)
  • Disable SOW validation rule 60 – “The contract does not have a valid accrual contact” (#4803)
  • Add document sub-types to invoice document type (#4728)
  • Pisces Web Security self-assessment in support of FISMA requirements (#4802)
  • Add intrusion detection/prevention system (#4345)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Cannot upload a document using Internet Explorer 11 (#4780)
  • Contract F&W Approver cannot submit SOW to CO (#4799)
  • Data removed from cbfish is not removed from Monitoring Resources (#4797)
  • Prevent circular contract continuation relationships (#4787)
Release Date: 10/30/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.91

Stories

  • Provide helpful tooltips regarding meaning of contract status values (#4551)
  • Help user see available milestone options in dropdown (#4701)
  • Add document upload progress bar (#4669)
  • Various proposal stories for modifying Summarize History, Edit Cost Share, and Edit Note sections (#4738 – #4743)
  • Rename a number of reports (#4722)
  • Remove Proposal Budget Limit (#4753)
  • Improve Display of Search Results (#4731)
  • Introduce column ordering for Documents (#4734)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Resolving angle brackets issue on BOG request (#4052)
  • Page footer usage policy not legible (#3763)
  • Status report PDF doesn’t reflect actual status (#4717)
  • Fix zoom issue on project map (#2765)
  • Hide map layers pane on PDF for printing (#2380)
  • PNSHP export error (#4572)
Release Date: 9/26/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.90

Stories

  • Allow bulk modification of status report milestones (#4661)
  • Capture status report “rejection” events (#4680)
  • Report: COR performance re: status report acceptance (#4606)
  • Reorganize estuary documents (#4686)
  • Expedited expenditure viewing (#4706)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Unhelpful error when COTR not assigned (#4678)
  • Fix discrepancy between Project Budgets page and Project Summary page (#4658)
  • Stop unexpected clearing of status report reminders (#4632)
  • Status Report Milestone comment erased (#4682)
  • SOW validation guide not checking for “Accrual Contact Not Required” setting (#4684)
Release Date: 8/27/2019 5:45:14 PM

3.89

Stories

  • Add floating save buttons for Location and Cost Share (#4644)
  • Text changes in various reports (#4584)
  • Improve security by developing Cross-Site Request Forgery solution (#4350)
  • Make CCR workflow actions match a CR’s for contract F&W Approver (#4628)
  • Remove Initialization Notification section from Initialize SOW process (#3926)
  • Improve performance on very large Implementation Metric portfolios (#3295)
  • Create editor for admins to associate focal species to subbasins (#4560)
  • Support “Signature” status for Contract Amendments (#2546)
  • Add “Notify Contract Manager” button to SOW workflow (#4642)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Dismiss successful save message as expected (#1910)
  • WSE Summary page not displaying Environmental Metrics (#4598)
  • Fix sub-report hyperlinks in Spending by Location (#4075)
Release Date: 7/25/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.88

Stories

  • Improved SOW Validation Guide message when deliverable missing (#3743)
  • Modify budget calculations to ignore canceled contract payments (#4568)
  • Customize button for EC WEs by EC Lead Report (#4475)
  • Display more about person in Find Person feature (#4477)
  • Move Status Report Approval buttons (#4547)
  • Raise Invoice Email document file size limit from 5MB to 10MB (#4615)
  • Adjust Project Budget Display for Pending Actions (#4576)
  • Add quick-link to Conus Rates (#4550)
  • Improve message when there are no sample sites for a selected sample design (#4612)
  • Analyze Big maps usage rates, ensure adherence to licensing for current tier (#4544)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Fix crash when opening contract 79310 (#4625)
  • Fix incorrect “invoiced Through” date on Project Budgets (#4591)
  • Fix “submitted status reports waiting to be accepted” alerts on dashboard (#4603)
  • Analyze time-out on upload of Pisces document (#4533)
  • Improve performance on most-visited areas of Pisces web (#4498)
  • Missing report header logo in QA (#4620)
  • Resolve spam issue happening on support@cbfish.org (#4545)
  • Some BOG Meeting dates aren’t showing (#4436)
  • Incorrect “Past due status report” alert on Dashboard (#4611)
  • Estuary Program grid keeps setting to a short size (#4578)
  • Error generated when viewing User summary for non-SecUsers (#4592)
  • Land Acquisition Water Rights Report yields error (#4562)
  • Repeated clicks to save Transmittal Memo draft yields error (#4571)
Release Date: 6/27/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.87

Stories

  • Improved SOW Validation Guide message when deliverable missing (#3743)
  • Improved Project Digest notification when contacts are changed (#4517)
  • Default WE Editor to Draft version (#3300)
  • SOW Workflow button now "floats" (#4518)
  • EF&W Program Docs page update (#4520)
  • Guidance Docs combined w/ EF&W Program Docs (#4525)
  • Methods & Metrics details added to SOW report (#3439)
  • Help link environment-relative (#4499)
  • Admin ability to temporarily suppress Proposal notifications (#4526)
  • Enable ability to copy locations between proposal deliverables (#4368)
  • When initializing SOW action processing, Save/Cancel disabled (#4483)
  • Update links to nwcouncil.org (#3355)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Crash when deciding SOY budget (#4525)
  • Back-end view & schema performance corrections (#4466)
  • Data Quality Dashboard status incorrect (#4394)
  • Payment data for admin contracts missing (#4514)
  • Canceled Payments included in payment sum (#4566)
  • Inactive persons not labeled as inactive in Person search (#4543)
  • Contract Status Report not labeling Canceled milestones as such (#4527)
  • HTML characters in non-HTML fields properly render (#4388)
  • Contract Contacts Save was disallowed if filtered by Organization (#4502)
  • Reminder event going out based on stale data (#3876)
  • De-duplicating location data (#4521)
  • Crash on Implementation Metrics for a new WE (#4541)
  • CCR SOW Lock Status shows "???" (#4575)
  • Some BOG meeting dates not showing (#4436)
  • ‘NA’ can be incorrect color on CR Transmittal Memo (#3674)
  • Incorrect WE reference text in Transmittal Memo (#4564)
Release Date: 5/29/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.86

Stories

  • Finishing publishing sync (#4504)
  • Validating sync between AssetSuite and Pisces web (#4484, #4490)
  • Create raw expenditures view (#4441)
  • Support Terminated contracts in cbfish (#4476)
  • Change Project SMEs to Interested Party (#4511)
  • Add performance indicators to Monthly Accrual Export report (#4418)
  • Add Data Repositories option to Portfolios (#4493)
  • Create new report listing MOU/MOA and Other documents (#4491)
  • Support Invoice Notes upload/viewing (#4426)
  • Create QA-specific role for managing access (#4392)
  • Removing no longer supported Columbia Basin Bulletin RSS feed (#4524)
  • Changes to Accrual Month End Report (#4482)
  • Additions to Land Acquisition Tracking view and export (#4455)
  • Ensure PW worksite description matches previous value from Pisces Desktop (#4435)
  • Adjust Project Spending Plan logic (#4361)
  • Analyze impacts of PeopleSoft and AssetSuite upgrades (#4494)
  • Adjust default text box sizes in Work Element Description, Edit Milestone Description, and Contract Description (#4447)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Expenditures not included in Project Expenditures by Month report (#4442)
  • Crash on Milestone paste (#4508)
  • Missing uploaded documents resulting from file corruption (#3222)
  • Crash on a particular contract’s Status Reports page (#4513)
  • Inability for COTR or Admin to initialize a particular CCR (#4512)
  • Issues with recently completed publishing sync logic (#4506)
  • Changing “For Work Element” sorting (#4489)
  • Create Project Tags function not working (#4500)
  • ISRP Response data being duplicated (#4523)
  • Saving a blank contract description causes crash (#4471)
Release Date: 5/2/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.85

Stories

  • Build single report for EC Leads showing all of their contracts and work elements (#4275)
  • Create syncing process for various contract entities (CR/Contract/CCR, etc.) from AssetSuite (#4323, #4421, #4469, #4470)
  • Add data validation checks to syncing process (#4484)
  • Import first round ISRP assessments into app (#4465)
  • Support two new Document types called Prioritization and Design (#4452)
  • Add floating Save button to Project Contacts and Contract Contacts pages (#4449)
  • Allow project Budget Transfer creation even if it exceeds fund maximum (#4356)
  • Add WE 158 to RM&E WSE SOW Report (#4492)
  • Improve text pasting where copied text contains tab characters (#4454)
  • Improve/clean up data flow from AssetSuite and other BPA systems (#3831)
  • Improve page description displayed on browser tab  (#4307)
  • Add content to notification email sent when CCRs are issued (#4460)
  • Updated Help content (#4485)

Several bugs have been fixed:

  • Prevent creation of duplicate deliverables on the same Milestone (#4400)
  • Clean up, prevent future invalid lat-long values associated with Metrics (#4274)
  • Fix pop-up sliding issue with Create Project Transfer (#4441)
  • Fix crash on delete of Internal Contract (#4456)
  • Prevent initialization of the same SOW multiple times (#4480)
  • Fix BOG Change Request grid ID column sorting (#4438)
  • Fix crash when trying to edit/submit a late status report on a closed contract (#4463)
  • Prevent duplicate deliverables on SOW copy/Initialization (#4461)
Release Date: 3/28/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.84

More locations are now being displayed for WE 157s with sample designs containing sample sites. Previously, sample sites with years outside of the work element date range were not being displayed. (#4419)

Newer Accord funds have been updated to make management more efficient and provide reporting continuity with the original funds. The Kootenai Fish Accord has been added, as well. (#4412, #4437)

A new user role has been added: Project SME (#4365)

Contractor Type has been added as a Customize menu option for the Contracts grids on the Dashboard and Projects & Contracts pages. (#3716)

Email notifications are now sent to CORs when a Manager has approved a CR or CCR in Asset Suite. (#4276)

The RM&E WSE SOW report has been updated to include Project SME, Effective WSE Budget, Protocol State, and additional work elements. (#4411)

Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Release Date: 2/28/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.83

  • Improved handling of contracts that do not require EC review
  • Improved how the Transmittal Memo handles EC review requirements
  • Expanded year range of metric 1772 to better support land projects
  • Minor updates to BOG meeting process
  • Improved display of contract contacts permissions to be more consistent with database
  • Expanded milestone description support to 3000 characters in SOW PDF report
  • Improved watermarking of reports generated by the QA system
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes
Release Date: 1/31/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.82

Updates

  • Several updates to the proposal form were made in support of the current review
  • EC-requirement error messages have been improved

Bug fixes:

  • Paragraph marks are stripped on saving a WSE description
  • Cleaned up orphaned WorkSite records
  • Milestones may unexpectedly get dropped when initializing a CCR
  • Submit-to-COTR email shows stale SOW error counts
  • Estuary geodatabase upload crash
  • Error on saving some metric values
Release Date: 1/10/2019 5:00:00 PM

3.81

Updates

  • A new worksite grid has been added to display all locations for work elements 156, 157, 159, 160, and 162 (#4309)
  • Moved the PeopleSoftProjectLoad functionality into an API endpoint, further reducing any ongoing dependencies on pisces.bpa.gov (#3945)
  • Improved the Expand All/Collapse All functionality on pages with these buttions like Project Summary (#4072)
  • Improved the permission messages when users attempt to open pending and issued CRs & CCRs (#4098)
  • Added Subbasin to HLI reports (#4273)

Bug fixes

  • Removed an erroneous check for Line Item Budget values in the Proposal form (#4295)
  • Cleaned up an invalid work site (#4269)
  • “Permanent” is now accepted as a valid start or end year for Metrics 1466-Start year of returned flow and 1467-End year of returned flow (#4297)
  • Corrected the default column sort for the Land Acquisition Status report (#4294)
  • Removed duplicate Spending by Province Subbasin report (#4272)
  • Updated the publishing process to better handle contracts with multiple account types e.g. CAP & EXP (#4312)
  • Fixed an error that prevented a contact from being added to a project in Proposed status (#4263)
  • Fixed Last SOW Action display to remove erroneous text (#4286)
  • Updated “Unsupported Command” messaging in the proposal form text editors to “Your browser doesn’t support direct access to the clipboard. Please use the Ctrl X/C/V keyboard shortcuts instead.” (#4296)
Release Date: 12/20/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.80

Updates include:

  • Removed a confusing reference to the source work element from the confirmation message that is displayed when a work element has been successfully copied (#4261)
  • Updated links to the F&W Capital Policy, Congressionally approved projects, and list of required ARRA projects on the Transmittal Memo (#4279)
  • Updated several icons so they are visible in the IE 11 browser (#4243)
  • Added a privacy warning to the instructions for the Key Personnel section of the proposal form (#4265)
  • Removed cbfish.org dependencies on pisces.bpa.gov (#4184, #3945)
  • User Samples exported from cbfish.org to monitoringresources.org have been consolidated for greater ease of use (#4264)
  • Cleaned up display of Water Acre-Feet chart by only displaying percentages for the current FY and rounding to the nearest whole number (#3811)
  • No longer sending cost share reminders for the current FY (#4188)
  • Line item budgets have been removed from the proposal form (#4259)
  • WE 69 now supports up to 100 locations instead of only 1 (#4257)
  • Subbasin has been added to the HLI Totals report (#4245)

Bug fixes

  • Corrected the alert for “Flagged for renewal and does not have initialized CR” on the Dashboard (#4071)
  • Updated “Contract Amount” to “Total Contract Amount” on the Project Summary page to reflect contributions from both EXP and CAP. Also updated the Project Budgets page to accurately reflect the EXP and CAP amounts for contracts that have both (#4162)
  • Fixed issue that caused infinite fish spinning when loading worksite locations that have a double quote in their description (#4154)
  • Fixed issues on the CCR Transmittal Memo where some icons and text were not displayed appropriately (#4050)
Release Date: 11/29/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.79

In support of the current proposal review, several minor issues with the proposal form were addressed:

  • Fixed issue where an HTML field could not be resized (#4235)
  • Updated the Deliverable end FY to 2024 (#4236)
  • Fixed issue where proposal contacts weren’t being immediately displayed (#4202)
  • Updated submission validation errors to work with new proposal form version (#4238)

Other updates include:

  • Updated the Project Budget download to work with contracts that have multiple account types (#4247)
  • Fixed error that occurred when passwords were updated (#4234)
  • Fixed occur triggered by multiple clicks of “Create New Status Report” button (#4248)

 

Release Date: 11/15/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.78

  • Many additional updates to support the 2019-2021 Mainstem/Program Support review
  • Added the time saving ability to copy EC information between work elements (#1806)
  • Added Areas of Inference to portfolio results (#2290)
  • Made sorting columns on the Projects grid faster (#4061)
  • Updated the Transmittal memo to show the reasons why a WE is flagged as Modified (#3910)
  • Added the ability to include contracts with blank End Dates to the Customize filter on the Dashboard Contracts and Projects & Contacts grids (#4195)
  • We are now conducting virus scans on shapefiles and geodatabase files (#4049)
  • Fixed issue where some land Tract IDs were displayed as garbled text (#4158)
  • Fixed issue where location could not be saved on a WE 5 (#4100)
  • Fixed issue where status reports appeared to be duplicated (#4040)
  • Other misc fixes
Release Date: 11/1/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.77

  • Many updates to support upcoming project reviews including:
    • New “Proposals” Explore menu option that links to the Proposals page
    • Updated Proposals page that offers links directly to draft proposals
    • More updates to proponent instructions throughout the proposal form
    • Improved support for IE 11
  • Improved the user experience of uploading and viewing shapefiles
  • More refinements to Sample Designs and Areas of Inference for BPA sponsor data in monitoringresources.org
  • Added a multi-FY filter to portfolio results grids
  • Fixed bug where Line Item Budget was inaccessible when COR was used for multiple contacts (#4157)
  • Fixed bug where users were unable to move a WSE location around on the map (#4142)
  • Fixed bug where IsConstruction setting is cleared on save when WE definition is changed (#4030)
  • Fixed bug where a work order number was not displayed for a CR (#4145)
  • Fixed bug where some portfolios were unable to complete due to timeouts (#4121)
  • Fixed naming bug in the "Save New Contract Filter" feature (#4152)
  • Other misc fixes
Release Date: 10/11/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.76

  • Added the ability to upload shapefiles for work element locations (#4015)
  • Updated database schema to better accommodate contracts with both Expense and Capital account types (#4070)
  • Created a new version of the project proposal form and incorporated almost 30 updates to functionality and instructions
  • Added CX and SA to NEPA drop-down menu for Environmental Compliance (#3996)
  • Provided extract of historic EC Internal Notes (#3812)
  • Added a floating Save button to the Workflow page (#3601)
  • Attached Documents grid menu now has a link to CR Transmittal Memo (#3210)
  • Fixed bug on Working Budget page (#4060)
  • Fixed a null “WidthX” bug associated with saving grid dimensions (#4096)
  • Fixed bug where default sort settings on the Dashboard were not being saved (#4085)
  • Fixed bug where error was thrown when the Dashboard attempted to display contracts without end dates (#4076)
  • Addressed consistency issues where users were or were not being asked to save changes on some pages (#4055, #4037)
  • Fixed issue with missing graphics in Help (#4033)
  • Other misc fixes
Release Date: 9/13/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.75

  • Geoserver was upgraded from 2.11.1 to 2.13.2
  • A floating Save button was added to the SOW Workflow so that the button will always be available regardless of how much a user scrolls
  • Increased performance of the Organization page
  • increased performance of the Project Budget page
  • Made it easier to see work element location details for points displayed on the Location tab on a SOW by adding scroll bars and tool tips
  • Fixed link to  https://www.nwcouncil.org/fish-and-wildlife/project-reviews-and-recommendations on  https://www.cbfish.org/Proposal.mvc/Index
  • Fixed problem preventing anEC Lead from being able to send a notification to the Contract Manager
  • Fixed problem where a user was unable to clear the document Search form after clicking Search
  • Other misc fixes
Release Date: 8/30/2018 5:13:09 PM

3.74

  • Added a Save button to the top of the EC tab on Wok Element Details
  • Added Project title to SOW work element tabs
  • Enabled Rationale field in Spending Plan for additional notes
  • Online help has been updated
  • Various bug fixes including:
    • Fixed link to Project Budget Report in CCR Transmittal Memo
    • Redirecting stale pisces.bpa.gov URLs
    • Fixed encoding of ampersand and greater-than/less-than characters for Work Element data entry
Release Date: 8/13/2018 5:38:08 PM

3.73

Release notes here.

Release Date: 8/2/2018 4:42:27 PM

3.72

  • Updates to support Cost Share features
  • Updates to support monthly accrual reporting
  • Additional cleanup of obsolete Pisces Desktop code (DAO, PAR, etc.)
  • Various bug fixes
Release Date: 7/19/2018 4:55:18 PM

3.71

  • Misc bug fixes and improvements
Release Date: 7/16/2018 4:50:50 PM

3.70

  • Performance improvements made to Project Summary page
  • Pre-award notifications are now more maintainable
  • Several defect fixes
Release Date: 6/28/2018 5:03:17 PM

3.69

  • Performance improvements made to long-running portfolios
  • “Inactivated” column added to the People view of a portfolio
  • Created new EF&W Program Documents page for housing “Info for Contractors” documents
  • Updates to Cost Share functionality
  • Various bug fixes

 

Release Date: 5/31/2018 5:03:44 PM

3.68

  • Support for Cost Share has been developed and is in final testing. It should be available by mid-June.
  • Also, the Cost Share section on the Project Summary page has a fresh new look.
  • Status information about upstream data feeds is now available on the Data Quality Dashboard (go to Explore > Tools > Data Quality Dashboard). A shortcut link is available on the user Dashboard, too.
  • Updates have been made to improve the organization of RM&E data shared with monitoringresources.org
  • Several grid-related bugs have been fixed.
  • Ampersand character now displays correctly in the SOW PDF
Release Date: 5/3/2018 6:00:00 PM

3.67

  • More recipients can now be added to the Notify Contract Manager email
  • Adding contract contacts search feature is better, stronger, faster
  • Shortcut button for editing Project Contacts has been added
  • The “publishing” data feed from upstream systems has been streamlined and modernized to reduce the risk of bad or missing data blocking the contracting process
  • Site performance has been improved by adding support for multiple simultaneous web requests per user session
  • Contract, Project, and Program Spending Plans are now more transparent and reliable
  • Several defects have been addressed in the SOW and WE milestones areas.
  • Several error messages have been re-worded to be more informative
Release Date: 4/12/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.66

  • Fiscal Years are now displayed above the My Contracts grid on the Dashboard.
  • The My Contracts grid now shows 11 contracts (up from 5) by default.
  • All grids can be dynamically resized now to show more/fewer columns and rows.
  • Graphs using Flash have been replaced with Microsoft charts. This prevents the “Oops” message from appearing for some users.
  • Search results can now be opened in a new browser tab by using Ctrl-click.
  • Several other data and defect fixes are included, as well.
Release Date: 3/29/2018 5:10:52 PM

3.65

Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release Date: 3/12/2018 4:52:35 PM

3.64

  • HSTS fixes for pisces.bpa.gov
  • Many defects corrected
  • Internal checks for data freshness
Release Date: 2/28/2018 5:00:00 PM

3.63

  • Additional performance improvements to the Dashboard page
  • Several bug fixes
    • #3690 bug: WE Budgets page displays incorrect Total Contract Value
    • #3678 Logging in to Dashboard - Performance crash on null contract agreement
    • #3704 O&M: Stop emailing RMESupport@bpa.gov about added RM&E WEs
    • #3682 bug: BPASOWAdmin is NOT allowed to remove a Canceled SOW revision
Release Date: 2/22/2018 5:07:03 PM

3.62

This release focuses on defects and performance.

Release Date: 2/1/2018 5:30:00 PM

3.61

Highlights

  • Milestone dates are now auto-calculated for work element 119 when
    • Copying and pasting a single WE 119
    • Copying and pasting a SOW that contains a WE 119
    • Initializing a CR that is a continuation of another contract
    • Initializing a CCR?
  • Performance has been improved on work element-related pages
  • Grid columns may now be reordered via drag-and-drop on the following grids:
    • Projects & Contracts > Contracts
    • Dashboard > My Contracts
  • Several bug fixes have been incorporated
Release Date: 1/18/2018 5:31:00 PM

3.60

Highlights

  • The “Work Element Definitions: Active and Expired” report now excludes work elements that have a status of "Never active"
  • The Dashboard page performance has been improved
  • A “Recent” menu has been added that displays recently visited projects and contracts. The number of recent items to show on the menu can be set on the Site Preferences page. Select the gear icon in the Recent menu to load the Site Preferences page.
  • Attachments may now be moved from one project to another or to a specified contract. Similarly, contract documents may be moved up to the parent project or to a different project or contract. These options are available in the actions menu (left-most column) of the Attached Documents grid.
  • A work element’s work sites can now be uploaded using CSV or shapefile formats. 
  • Site navigation processing and other operations are indicated by a spinning fish animation in the header
  • Work element titles and descriptions can now be edited in the same pop-up dialog box
  • When a WE 119 is manually added, the DraftNew milestone’s end date is automatically set to 5 months before the contract’s end date. 
Release Date: 12/14/2017 5:12:55 PM

3.59

Highlights

  • Several behind-the-scenes updates to the RM&E features that interface with monitoringresources.org
  • Full length tool tips are now available for truncated work element names in the SOW area
  • SOW Validation Guide now shows an error for WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals if none of the number of fish marked or tagged check boxes has been selected
  • For work elements in a SOW, both the deliverable and WE descriptions are now displayed in the Environmental Compliance tab 
  • Links to associated Transmittal Memos are now displayed in SOW PDF reports
  • Fonts in grids and some data fields have been darkened to improve readability
  • A pick list of recently visited projects and contracts is now available in the upper-right corner. The length of this list can be set using the new Pisces Web Options on the Dashboard page.
  • A default start page can now be set using the new Pisces Web Options on the Dashboard page.
Release Date: 12/5/2017 6:45:00 PM

3.58

Highlights of this release include

  • The RM&E Metadata tab is now available providing the abilities to associate data repositories, study designs, and sample designs to RM&E work elements.
  • RM&E section added to the Work Statement Element summary page
  • User guidance and context sensitive help available
  • Significant code refactoring of notifications and reminders features
  • Performance improvements to data grids
Release Date: 10/16/2017 5:40:00 PM

3.57

  • Expenditure DESC2 (Line Desc 2) is now being imported from EPM to better report on Running Balance and Accruals.
  • Created a new Land Acquisition tracking record gap report including four new metrics; 23 existing metrics were retired.
  • Behind the scenes: Majority of User and Account management features were completed including enabling and disabling accounts and self-service features for forgotten user names and passwords. Also, the bulk of Notifications and Reminders features have been completed including the new ability to send notifications as part of uploading attachments.
  • Plus: over 20 bug fixes.
Release Date: 9/7/2017 5:09:03 PM

3.56

The new Transmittal Memo web forms and PDF output are now available. Increased support for Land Acquisitions, User and Account Management, and Notifications and Reminders have been added, too.

Plus: 15 bug fixes

Release Date: 8/3/2017 5:19:49 PM

3.55

Lots of behind-the-scenes work to support Transmittal Memos and Land Requisition Tracking, too. Stay tuned.

Added several Admin functions for User and Account Management.

Plus: 11 bug fixes

Release Date: 6/29/2017 4:57:25 PM

3.54

Highlights

The Land Acquisition Tracking functional area is alive and can be accessed via the Explore menu. More features and reporting will be added in the next few releases.

Lots of behind-the-scenes work to support Transmittal Memos. Stay tuned.

Plus: 17 bug fixes

Release Date: 6/1/2017 5:15:36 PM

3.53

Lots of behind-the-scenes work to support Transmittal Memos and Land Requisition Tracking, too. Stay tuned. Plus: 20 bug fixes.

Release Date: 5/4/2017 5:30:00 PM

3.52

This release adds abilities to contract change requests (CCR) including initialization, automated descoping/rescoping work element milestones, and a “diff”-style before and after comparison report. All the reports available in Pisces desktop are now in cbfish.org, too. Performance enhancements to the Dashboard, Status Reports, Workflow, and other pages have also been made.

Release Date: 4/13/2017 5:30:29 PM

3.51

This release includes some new features as well as infrastructure improvements and bug fixes. The new features include an improved Project Budget page, an inclusive reports menu, some increased visibility and searchability for CCRs, and internal work functionality.