Updated version for testing EntryClient and Manager
Dear all
A major revision update for Manager and EntryClient has been placed for testing on page: http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php
A major re-arrangement of menus has taken place to get as close to mimic EpiData Entry 3.1 has been made.
The version contains many new additions in particular in comparison with current public release. The hope/expectation is that following bug-removal we can rather soon release this for general public use.
The following specific major changes since have been implemented:
Download test page on: http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php: Re-formatted to hopefully better guide users to get the right version. All types have a zipped version as well as an install version.
Manager Interface: * Reworked process toolbar and main menu * Reworked settings/preferences layout. * Reworked study information form. * Unification of visual appereance, e.g. opening files * Attemps to unify wording across different parts of the software. (Please report areas where this is not the case. ) * A given file can be opened for entry in EntryClient via click on a button
Extended controls and visual specifications during entry and opening of files: * Added feature to jump: "." work as 'jump on any value' * Compare fields can use = and <> * String fields can be compared - e.g. use to double enter long identity numbers. and is * Header lines can take one of five different fonts, e.g. to separate Headers from comments. * Perform check to avoid entering data in a backup file (check for date pattern).
Manager Documentation: * Visual changes to contents of text reports * New report: Count by ID * Adapted validate duplicate report * User preference for text or html report format can be saved. * Printing of forms enhanced.
* Importing .rec files with case sensitive field names
A number of bugs fixed: * Changing password (or resetting) marks project as modified. * Minor bug fixes related to value labels editor * Major bugfix which at time lead to A/V without any apparent reason. * Using large integer values on 32-bit pc's would lead to crash during save/load. * Fixed bug in combine string calculation
EntryClient: * Copy current record to clipboard in user specified format (with data, labels, questions etc.) e.g. to use for questions or comments during entry. * Changed default format to "copy to clipboard" * Print dataform as empty or with current record data. * Finishing a record only gives "new record" if this was the last record in the file. * Minor bugfixes related to jump
We know of a few bugs, but have not been able to replicate these systematically:
1 A bug where sometimes the selection of a field or section makes the mouse move around in a way, where the area of the selection is avoided.
2 A bug where sometimes parts of the screen is blanked out following entry to fields placed in sections. Unless the user has added the value from a value selection (F9/+)
If someone can reproduce the errors in a way which can indicate a sequence leading to the error this would be very welcomed.
Regards Torsten Christiansen and Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association
Dear all
A new build of the EntryClient will be uploaded for test one of the next days due to intermittent serious errors (access violation) .
A few minor bugs or text corrections have been he manager have small bugs, but nothing serious yet.
Regards Jens Lauritsen
I wrote this mail yesterday as you see below. The major problems are with the current test EntryClient module for download from Http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php
The mail below is a bit unclear about the bugs. The major problems relate to the EntryClient not to the Project Manager.
Obviously we have strengthened the internal test routines to include more samples. It is of course as well annoying and a "not so nice" stamp on our reputation to spend users time on testing faulty software. So apologies for that.
As users will have noticed there is a clear warning on the testing page saying that one should only work on copies of data with the test versions.
The task of simulating user behaviour before releasing a test version is not an easy one. For Analysis we have almost 2000 different asserting commands and statements, but have until now not been able to implement a "non-human" standardised testing sequence for EpiData Manager and EntryClient - apart from going through a number of tests and applications ourselves.
Despite the efforts spent in strengthening the internal test routines we still hope to release the new test versions within a few days. There will be updated versions of both EntryClient and Manager. And following that public release about two weeks later unless the testing period reveals major problems.
Rather soon - following the next public release we will clarify the aspects tested and how our test files are. Users are encouraged to upload test projects to the bug tracking system, which you find at this address: http://www.epidata.info/flyspray/
regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association
On 03/12/2013 12:51 AM, epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca wrote:
Dear all
A new build of the EntryClient will be uploaded for test one of the next days due to intermittent serious errors (access violation) .
A few minor bugs or text corrections have been he manager have small bugs, but nothing serious yet.
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