What's new in version 3.2?

The ]project-open[ team is proud to announce the availability of ]project-open[ V3.2. This version offers the following improvements and extensions:

  • GanttProject Integration: Project Managers can now conveniently define and modify projects structures with GanttProject and then upload the result into ]po[ ("round-trip integration"). GanttProject is an open-source MS-Project clone written in Java. The combination of GanttProject and ]po[ offers an open alternative to MS-Project and MS-Project-Server.
  • "Web 1.5" GUI Overhaul We have improved the GUI to allow users to move their GUI components and to select/disable components. Also, we have added new icons and a new CSS.
  • Resource Planning and Resource Assignments You can now add resources to projects and task and determine resource overload across projects.
  • Calendar The new module shows project and task deadlines per day, week and month. Calendars can be either "shared" or "individual". Support for group calendars will follow soon.
  • Bug-Tracker ]po[ now includes a fully fledged bug-tracker that compares to industry leading bug trackers.
  • Expenses and Travel Costs The new modules allows you to capture consultant's travel costs and other expenses per project.
  • Reporting Engine: ]po[ now includes its own reporting engine, similar to Crystal Reports or Jaspar Reports. A "reporting tutorial" explains step-by-step how to write new reports. A graphical editor is not (yet) available.
  • System Configuration Wizard A new "SysConfig" wizard allows the first-time user to tailor the ]project-open[ installation for business sectors and company size, reducing the overall complexity.
  • Petri-Net Workflow Engine" ]po[ now includes a fully-fledged workflow with graphical process editor. The WF can be used for example to set and confirm project budgets by senior executives, to priorize projects in a portfolio etc.
  • Project Templates Project templates (creating new projects based on an existing project template) allows you to standardize and accelerate the generation of projects with similar schedules.
  • Dynamic Fields for Project, Companies and Users We have greatly extended the "DynField" module to include DynFields in reports and CVS exports. Also, DynFields are now specific to object subtypes (for example: Type of projects).
  • New "Delivery Note" Financial Document Type Delivery notes are a step before issuing an invoice.
  • New Commercial "Enterprise Extension Modules The following modules are closed-source extensions of ]po[ covering the needs of large organizations. These modules are available separately at the ]po[ shop

    - GAAP/IAS compliant Auditability: This module captures all changes to financial objects and projects.

    - One-Time-Passwords: Manages a list of TANs (Transaction Numbers) for one-time authentication of users with special permissions (i.e. senior mannagers, accounting,...).

    - Profit Center Management & Permissions: The modules allows corporations to define fine-grain financial permissions across departments (who can see/modify the invoices of each department) and to calculate profit/loss per department.

    - SAP Integration: Import and export interfaces to SAP FI.
  • Minor Enhancements There were more then 500 minor enhancements in the last 6 months improving usability and fixing bugs.