Silverlining


  • Fixed a bug that was preventing scheduled Speed Graph reports from being emailed out.


Comparative Analysis - Silverlining


  • Implemented support for the Polyplot planning system.
  • For EDULOG customers, changed the logic so that even if checkpoint stops are set to not be imported, the waypoints associated with those stops will be.
  • For Versatrans customers, added names to route error messages (not just the route IDs).
  • Fixed an issue that was displaying "Address Unavailable" for specific scans in the Student Ridership reports and Ridership tab of a student's Quick Search results, even though the location data was available via PvA.


Synovia Site (https://login.synovia.com)


  • Rolled out the French and Spanish versions of the platform.
  • Added the ability to edit zone geofences by dragging the polygon corners.
  • Added a new pan control when drawing a boundary on the map to enable users to move the map while drawing.
  • Changed the ETA on the Map Nearby screen to reflect the delays of real-time traffic.
  • Changed the Mail screen to show only messages from vehicles the current user has permission to see.
  • Updated Izenda to the latest version, improving report load times.
  • Changed the Arrival Details by Zone report to appear in the Reports list only if the AVL - School Arrivals license is enabled, as the report doesn't work if it isn't.
  • Changed reports to display metric values for users with metric localizations.
  • Added the option to show all the items on grid screens, in the paging options drop-down list.
  • Added a context menu when right-clicking rows in the School and Route Monitors.
  • Changed Vehicle History when being launched from a context menu to no longer automatically plot all the events for the current day. Instead, the Options menu will be displayed to allow the user to change the settings before plotting the history.
  • Fixed a bug that wasn't returning results if the user searched for an address outside of their organization's default city on the Location creation screen.
  • Fixed a bug in which all child groups were being displayed in Fleet Tracking if a user was assigned to any one of the child groups. Now only the child groups a user is explicitly assigned to will be displayed.
  • Fixed a bug preventing users from creating vehicles with the same name as a retired vehicle.
  • Fixed a bug for multicustomer accounts that allowed users to see itineraries and schools that they shouldn't be able to in Fleet Tracking.
  • Fixed an issue with scheduled reports that wasn't adjusting the date filters to account for the customer's time zone.


To see a video of some of these new features, go to 2018.11 Synovia Updates.


Comparative Analysis - Synovia


  • Implemented support for the Polyplot planning system.
  • Changed the At-Risk value used on the Substitutions screen to be configurable for Admin users (on the Preferences >> Settings screen, At Risk Route Minutes setting).
  • For EDULOG customers, changed the logic so that even if checkpoint stops are set to not be imported, the waypoints associated with those stops will be.
  • Changed the HCTB Accounts screen to show accounts that have no students assigned to them as well.
  • Changed the Substitutions screen to show "MDT" in the Subbed By column instead of "Synovia System Administrator" if the substitution was made by the driver on the mobile data terminal.
  • Fixed an issue that was displaying "Address Unavailable" for specific scans in the Student Ridership reports, even though the location data was available via PvA.
  • Fixed the Student Scan History report to correctly show data when the time range is changed.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the School Monitor to return no results.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Ridership Monitor to take a long period of time to load when no results were available for that time of day.
  • Fixed an issue with Itinerary Mapping in which a mapping wouldn't be displayed if the itinerary wasn't in the most recent partial, which made the vehicle assignment not visible in the UI.
  • Fixed a bug with mapping vehicles that caused their information to not be available in our API for GeoRef customers.
  • Fixed a bug that excluded the current snapshot from the active route set if the dates for the route set were changed.


To see a video of some of these new features, go to 2018.11 Comparative Analysis Synovia Updates.


Time and Attendance


  • Shut down https://taa.silverlining.synovia.com, finalizing the switch to https://taa.synovia.com instead.
  • Modified the Over Contract by Hours export to allow overtime and over contract to be exported under more than one job code, based on the type of work that was performed over contract or in overtime. Previously, all OC was exported under a single code, and all overtime was exported under a second single code.
  • Added the capability to schedule exports for all Generic exports.
  • Fixed an issue with logging scheduled exports.
  • Fixed a bug on the Shift Exceptions screen that occurred when selecting more than one type of exception and a department with no employees listed which displayed an employee from a different department and their punch ID as the first and last name.
  • Fixed a bug that would return the Invalid Job Type exception if an employee's employee type was changed during the selected timeframe.
  • Fixed an issue that was producing an error when a user created a master template on the Schedules tab of System Settings but didn't add a timespan.
  • For customers who use a modified URL to access the TAA Portal (such as to turn off the Default Job option), fixed a bug that was returning the user to the unmodified TAA Portal URL after they logged off.
  • Fixed a bug that was causing import errors if an employee's assignment number or assignment start and end dates were changed.


To see a video of some of these new features, go to 2018.11 TAA Updates.


Here Comes the Bus


  • Fixed an issue that wasn't saving a parent's change to the size of their notification radius if their student's transportation schedule varies from day to day. (The student was being treated as a new student on days after a day when they didn't ride the bus, so the notification radius was being reset to the default size.)


MDTs


  • For customers using the new UI, added a method for Ridership tracking to be compliant with Medicaid reimbursement requirements (in Virginia and other states), including a new screen in which the driver enters a PIN to act as a verified signature when using a certain job type (for which Request PIN has been selected on the TAA Job Types screen).
  • For customers using the new UI, added a Clock Out button to the top of the Home screen.
  • Fixed a bug that was displaying the "Bad SD Card" error even for customers who don't have Navigation.
  • Fixed a bug with inspection forms that occurred if any item was marked as undrivable which wasn't allowing the drivers to submit the results. (The undrivable warning only gave them the option to close the dialog box, and then there was no subsequent way to submit the form.)


To see a video of some of these new features, go to 2018.11 MDT Updates.


Fuel Card Integration


  • Fixed an issue that was causing fuel card processing to fail.