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Mobility NewsAugust 2005 - Report Time-Out Fix - NEWS DATE 8/01/05 The CRAB Mobility Team has been working hard and has had recent success with the Reporting time-out issue. We very are pleased to inform you that query processing speed has increased, allowing users to run queries that previously timed-out. Users will now experience faster query processing and report viewing times. The longest time we have clocked for 'select * from qRoadLog' is about 17 seconds - well under our 30 second time-out limit. (However, we still recommend selecting just the fields that you need for your report instead of using SELECT *.) Mobility deployment is almost complete with 35 counties presently deployed. After the final counties have deployed CRAB will begin to add more features to the application. We continue to review all submitted feedback reports at weekly development meetings and several county feedback reports get implemented in the application as resources, time and benefit to users are considered for each report.
February 2005 Mobility Update - NEWS DATE 1/30/05 Mobility
is now deployed
in 22 counties.
Two more will
deploy this week.
CRAB suggests
that Mobility
is used in tandem
with CRIS until
development of
Mobility is complete.
Thanks to all
of you for helping
make this deployment
happen. We appreciate
your time and
hard work. This
will provide
users with the
opportunity to
compare data
and reports from
both and get
comfortable with
the new application.
Most counties
are running Mobility
over Terminal
Services and
will continue
to do so for
the long term.
A few counties
will convert
to their own
SQL Server after
any deployment
issues are addressed
and changes to
the database
and application
taper off. The
Mobility User
Fundamentals
classes are coming
to a close on
April 1 2005.
Check the training
schedule for
the remaining
available seats.
Again priority
will go to counties
who have not
completed the
training. We
will receive
a new build of
Mobility in the
next 30 days
(approx). We
expect to release
the new build
soon after subjecting
it to extensive
testing. Thanks
for your continued
support. (2.18.2005) The CRAB training staff has added an additional class to the Mobility Fundamentals training schedule. This class will be held on April 21st and 22nd here at CRAB Central. To signup, please visit the Mobility training site from the left hand menu. Deployment Update - NEWS DATE 11/30/04 Mobility has deployed in fifteen counties. Another seven county deployments are in progress. Counties should use Mobility in conjunction with CRIS for the time being. Issues found during this deployment phase will get fixed soon and changes to application and the database will taper off so that soon Mobility will stand alone as the CRIS replacement for all of your inventory and database needs. New Report Tool Update for Terminal Services Users - NEWS DATE 10/26/04
Now
you can save
a report layout
or export file
to our ftp server
and download
and save them
to your local
computer. If
you have been
or are planning
to deploy on
the CRAB Terminal
Services for
Mobility, a new
function has
just been added
to the Mobility
Reporting tool.
It has always
been impossible
to store a saved
report or export
file to a place
where you could
get access to
it from your
local computer.
With the help
of Steve Hoffman
of Clallam County,
Dan has setup
a shared directory
accessible directly
from the reporting
tool when you
SAVE or LOAD
a stored report
or export a file
to the CRAB ftp
server. When
you have completed
your report and
either left it
in its native
RPX format, or
exported it to
an XLS or PDF
or TXT, or RTF,
or HTML or whatever
file, you can
now save it to
a shared drive
from the reporting
tool. Deployment Update - NEWS DATE 10/26/04 We are happy to report that Mobility has now been deployed to 10 counties. Three are using their own SQL Server back end and 7 have deployed using Terminal Services. Six more county deployments are presently in progress. Twenty three counties have attended our Mobility Fundamentals Training and we continue to schedule and conduct trainings approximately every two weeks.October Eastside Regional Training - NEWS DATE 10/11/04 Regional Training in Eastern Washington took place on 4-8 October in Pasco and Davenport. County Staff from 9 counties attended. We really enjoyed it and heard the attendees did too. Thank you all for coming and special thanks to to Max Becker of Lincoln and Matt Mohoney of Franklin county for your assistance and the use of your facility. First County deploys Mobility - NEWS DATE 6/23/04 Lewis County became the first County to successfully deploy Mobility on 6/23/2004. They are running the Mobility Database on their own SQL server backend with Mobility running in about 6 separate locations. They will run both CRIS and Mobility in tandem for a while to ensure a smooth transition. Lewis County's great support and overall enthusiasm made the final install a piece of cake. Many thanks and kudos to Matt Hyatt and all of the Lewis County Public Works and IT staff who made this such an easy implementation.The responses from county deployment and data conversion surveys have been enthusiastic. CRAB has assigned each county to a deployment priority group. The county is then ranked with a deployment priority from 1 to 10 based on their readiness to move to Mobility and when we received their survey. The lower the group number the sooner a county will be scheduled to attend training and then be scheduled for deployment. Check the training page for latest class dates and information. Mobility Deployment Phase Begins - NEWS DATE 6/1/04 As many of you know, over the past 3 or 4 months we have actively been beta testing Mobility. We are happy to report that we have completed that process with enthusiastic endorsements from the beta test counties and we are now beginning the process of deploying version 1 of Mobility. However, this is a process and we need your help in how we proceed from here. Our beta test counties have all indicated that, based on their experiences testing Mobility, they are ready to deploy. It was their considered opinion that Mobility is indeed ready for prime time and they are ready to move forward and leave CRIS behind. The CRAB Mobility Team is in full accordance with their decision and are ready to officially get them up and running. To get an overview of Mobility, read about the beta test and search the Mobility knowledge base for known Mobility issues. You can also watch demos of Mobility in action or visit the Mobility_Webhelp site and take a tour of Mobility.
Beta Wraps up - Mobility User Training Begins - NEWS DATE 5/19/04 Beta testing concluded with a wrap up meeting at CRAB on April 19th. The first ever Mobility User Fundamentals class took place in Olympia on 13-14 May 2004. Twelve participants from the six beta counties attended and had very positive feedback overall. Go to the training page to see course outlines, dates, and training related information. Beta Test Kicks off in Olympia - NEWS DATE 1/13/04 The Mobility beta test officially launched in Olympia on January 13th. The beta testers include Kittitas, Lewis, Pierce, Thurston, Walla Walla, and Yakima county. County representatives attended a detailed one day training event that covered an introduction to the application architecture, data conversion process, bug reporting, and hands on time with Mobility. The beta test will last approximately eight weeks. The beta test is the last phase in testing prior to the imminent release of Mobility. Beta test counties have the opportunity to get the first look at Mobility and provide feedback that will drive the future direction and development of the application. Barring no serious development issues, Counties will have the option to fully deploy Mobility shorty after the completion of the beta. Mobility WebHelp is the help system that will be used with Mobility. Mobility help is a work in progress and will grow with the application. Go to Mobility WebHelp and get a preview how Mobility works.
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