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Collective Project Multi-User Collaboration

Rillsoft Project 9 - new functionality

October 12, 2023

Split Project into Individual Subprojects and Archive Collective Project Split Project This feature is only included with Rillsoft Project with Integration Server and Rillsoft Cloud. Split Project - Enables Multi-User Collaboration A project is divided into several projects based on its subprojects. Each subproject is saved as a separate project in a predefined directory. These saved projects are then added to a collective project. Requirements: There should be at least one subproject No tasks at the top project level No added documents should be present at the top project level Splitting a larger project into multiple separate projects and then adding these projects to a collective project can significantly enhance and improve collaboration among multiple users.

Free-Text Filtering

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Rillsoft Project 9 - new functionality

October 12, 2023

Filtering Tasks Using Plain Text Free-Text Filter Functionality The filtering functionality has been expanded to include the free-text feature and additional selection fields such as Name, Code, Custom Fields, Notes, and more. With our new free-text filter, you can quickly find what you’re looking for. Just a simple keyword or a combination of several search terms is all it takes to display relevant information. Where you can apply filtering: Views Resource Pool Portfolio Properties A free-text filter in project management allows you to filter project data based on a search term or a combination of search terms.

Holiday Planning Group Calendar

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Rillsoft Project 9 - new functionality

October 12, 2023

Holiday Planning Group Calendar Create Group Calendar Holiday planning has been offered in previous versions of Rillsoft Project. Employees can use a user-friendly web interface to enter their desired vacation dates, and Rillsoft automatically checks for possible overlaps with planned tasks. After a successful collision check, the dates are submitted for approval by supervisors. However, in Rillsoft Project 8, only supervisors could view and approve employee vacation dates. With the introduction of Rillsoft Project 9 with RIS (Rillsoft Integration Server), holiday planning has been significantly improved and made more flexible.

Improved usability

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Rillsoft Project 9 - New Features

October 12, 2023

Enhancements to usability in Rillsoft Project 9.0 and More Portfolio Properties Window Expand and Collapse Portfolio Properties Windows by Directories To simplify handling complex directory structures and a larger number of projects, the GUI for project portfolio properties has been revised. The new GUI provides a more user-friendly and organized presentation of project portfolios and their properties. Some of the new features include: The introduction of free-text filter functionality (allowing multi-word queries) Expand and collapse subfolders in directory structures The display of the most recently selected projects/directories Filtering and sorting of projects based on various criteria such as project name, status, start and end dates, etc.

LDAPs as Standard

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Rillsoft Project 9 - New Features

October 12, 2023

LDAPs in Rillsoft Integration Server With Rillsoft Integration Server 9, we are making LDAPs the standard setting, enabling LDAP signing and LDAP channel binding. The prerequisite for this is that your systems that use the LDAP protocol are also prepared for LDAPs. Otherwise, many systems won’t be able to authenticate to your Windows domain. Your advantages are: Security: Compared to the insecure LDAP protocol, LDAPs provides encryption of data traffic through the use of SSL/TLS certificates.

Milestones in Personnel View

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Rillsoft Project 9 - New Features

October 12, 2023

Milestones in Personnel View and Displayed in Collapsed Subprojects Milestones in Collapsed Subproject Until now, you could only track milestones as separate diamond-shaped symbols that are visually distinct from other task bars in the Gantt chart and appear as special markers on the timeline. Starting with Rillsoft Project 9, you can also display milestones in resource views such as personnel allocation or capacity matching. The prerequisite is that the corresponding resources are assigned to the milestone.

Percentage Share by Professional Roles

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Rillsoft Project 9 - new functionality

October 12, 2023

Percentage Share by Professional Qualifications in Capacity View Percentage Share of a Role Analyzing the percentage share of professional qualifications in resource utilization plays a crucial role in optimizing the use of company resources. The percentage share is calculated using a new algorithm starting from Rillsoft Project 9. First, the existing skills and competencies are analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. For the percentage share of all roles, the number of resources with a specific professional role is determined, along with the total number of all resources.

Project Customers in Resource Pool

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Rillsoft Project 9 - new functionality

October 12, 2023

New Project Customers Tab in the Resource Pool and Project Customers in Portfolio Properties Project Customers in Resource Pool When project customer data is integrated into project management, the project team can ensure that the right resources are available for the project. By identifying project requirements and goals, the team can ensure it has the necessary skills, tools, and materials to successfully complete the project. Furthermore, communication between the project team and the customer is simplified.

Shift Planning Software - Rillsoft

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Rillsoft Project 9 - new functionality

October 12, 2023

Software for Shift Planning Shift Planning Software In some companies, employees work in various work-time models, such as part-time, flextime, or shift work. Project managers should have the ability to assign a specific calendar to each employee based on their individual work-time model. This ensures that project planning aligns with the individual needs and availabilities of the employees. A shift calendar or multiple work calendars for different time periods can be extremely helpful in this regard.

Two Values Resource Utilization

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Rillsoft Project 9 - new functionality

October 12, 2023

Two Values of Resource Utilization Presented in the Capacity View Resource Shortage and Free Capacity In Rillsoft Project, the professional skills of each employee are recorded in the resource pool and then compared with the requirements of project tasks. The next step is to propose the human resources based on their professional qualifications and taking into account their working and non-working hours for project tasks. The Capacity View for Personnel provides an overview of this interactive distribution.

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