Welcome to Hector’s spring release containing new features that will show you all the new features that will help you efficiently manage your assets and inventory on a day to day basis using our inventory, loaner, software and operations module.
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Global
Maps
- Google Maps is now available. Please see the Integrations section below for more information on this new functionality.
Paging
- Added a new setting allowing paging to be increased to 75 or 100.
Inventory
Assets
- Added the ability to add a column belonging to other entities from the Settings > Assets page.
- The added column can be sorted and filtered, adding more information to your asset grids.
- Added the ability to choose the quantity to transfer during bulk asset move. Previously, it was only possible to transfer the entire quantity.
- Added a scheduling control to better understand when assets will become available for jobs, for employees, for students or any other user who wants to use the assets in question.
- The scheduling control uses data from asset maintenances, loaners, work orders, transfer orders, life span or any other date fields in the application.
- The scheduling view can be turned on in the Settings > Assets > Display section.
Categories
- Added limit configuration to categories.
- This feature is very useful if you would want to restrict the number of assets your users can request through a requisition order. For more information, make sure to read our guide.
Operations
Purchase Orders
- Added the item catalog to the purchase order screen, allowing you to find parts by quick search or through our catalog.
Requisition Orders
- Improved the performance when dealing with large requisitions with 100+ lines.
- Added the ability to filter which categories and parts will show in the requisition catalog by user, group or department.
- Added the ability to see available quantities when making a requisition.
- This option can be turned on from the Settings > Operations > Requisition Order tab.
- Added notification event when a new requisition order is created.
Work Orders
- Simplified adding lines to work orders by removing the tool, equipment and material buttons. These buttons have been merged into the Asset button.
Resources
- Added ability to deactivate a user at a later date instead of immediately.
- Assets belonging to the user will automatically have a return date set to the deactivation date.
Settings
Attributes
- Added the ability to create attributes for categories.
- Added the ability to filter which attributes to show by part.
- Previously, it was only possible to attach attributes at the category level.
Security
- Added the ability to auto connect users if the hide login option is turned on. This will automatically click your SSO protocol, saving users a click when they arrive on your login page.
- Users will still need to provide a login/password with your identity provider before accessing the application.
Roles
- Added the ability to show/hide reports by role. To do so, navigate to a role and click on the Reports and turn on/off the report visibility for that role.
Integrations
SCIM
SCIM, or System for Cross-domain Identity Management, is now available with Microsoft Azure and Entra ID. SCIM will help you save hours of data import tasks by synchronizing your users directly into Hector within 40 minutes of having turned it on. If you would like to know more, please read our how to guide.
Google Maps
Google Maps integration is now available with most of the pages within the Hector application. This will allow you to display dynamic maps showing the location of your inventory or stockrooms. You can read our guide to get started with this amazing new integration.
Mobile
Authentication
- The mobile application now supports SAML authentication. SAML is a single sign on protocol allowing you to control the identity service provider for all your users.
Work Orders
- Simplified adding lines to work orders by removing the tool, equipment and material buttons. These buttons have been merged into the Asset button.
Refactorization
- Parts of the mobile application have gone under refactorization efforts in order to integrate new libraries and push the boundaries of what the application can deliver in its ease of use, as well as performance.
- The efforts will be completed in May, and new features will be introduced gradually throughout the summer. Stay tuned for the improvements!