Version 8.20.000.0000

The clock editor now supports different colors for the different types of commands. You can set these colors to any value you choose using the display settings option in the tools menu.

A new history/info panel has been added to the scheduler. The new history panel displays tons of history information. Some notes on the new history panel:

	The history grids are displayed on the right and the closest plays information is displayed on the left.
	There is a history grid for each of the following: Song (and non-music), Artist, Artist Display Text, Title, Property, Note, and Command. Right click any grid for options.
	If you hold down your left mouse button while passing the mouse over plays in the grid the actual play time and the details of the play (title and/or artist display text) are displayed. If there are multiple plays in an hour each play will be listed and detailed.
	The closest plays information is displayed for songs (and non-music), artists, artist display text, title, note, and command. Right click the closest plays box for options.
	The the previous and next closest plays are shown. The closest play of the two is highlighted yellow.
	You can set up threshold alerts so that any closest play less than the threshold alert is highlighted in red. A separate threshold alert setting is available for each of the closest plays type and direction displayed.
	For artist closest plays (which are based on the artist sep list) you can choose to include all artists or only primary artists. You can also choose to include all artist plays or just the closest of all the artist plays. Any artists that are not primary artists are indicated as such using a different font/style.
	For each closest play the actual play offset from the current play is listed. Also listed is the actual play time and the play details (match value and/or title and/or artist display text).
	The history panel is displayed or hidden using the history menu/toolbar options or by using the H shortcut key.
	The new history panel, by default, replaces the older H history window. The old history window behavior can be restored if you choose in the history settings. However, the new history panel provides orders of magnitude more information than the old history window. Therefore, the old history window behavior is just provided for legacy support and will be discontinued in a future version.
	You can adjust the height of the history panel and your height setting will be remembered. The column widths in the history panel will also be remembered.

Implemented a new progress window that is used in some of the newer areas and will be used in other areas in the future.

The auto-gen Map1 feature has been greatly enhanced. It now supports different generation options including GUIDs, integers, integer padding, and alpha char appending.

The support option to auto-gen Map1 numbers for existing songs now obeys the advanced Map1 auto-gen settings.

Made all the new replaces and searches in the Scheduler and Music Library (and other areas) able to arrow up and down the results list without having to leave the criteria edit. This enables the user to quickly change and browse searches without ever having to change focus or use the mouse.

It is now possible to use the Auto-Update feature for adds even if a Map1 number does not exist in the file (used when Powergold is automatically generating its own Map1 numbers).

A new Internet Output option has been added to the Scheduler (under tools). This outputs only music and outputs using the actual scheduled time in the Powergold scheduler. More formats will be added to this tool as necessary.

A new tool as been added to the Powergold Repair and Maintenance section to automatically create a problem diagnostic file and, optionally, automatically email it to Powergold support. This file can be used by Powergold support to help diagnose and repair any problems a user may be experiencing.

Fixed a bug that was in version 8.19.000.0000 beta concerning Web Links usage.

Quick notes now have an option to set default print settings so it is no longer necessary to always set the same settings each time a Quick Note is created.

Updated the Music Log printing area of the reports section. You can now choose to have non-music events print like songs (default) or you can set specific print settings for non-music events so that they look different from music events. Also, printed logs recognize categories flagged as non-music (in addition to songs flagged as non-music). This means that even unscheduled positions obey the non-music print rules (assuming you are printing unscheduled positions and assuming you have set non-music print settings).

Added a new report to the Talent Manager that reports the shifts for each talent over a given time period. The report displays actual talent grid content so if you use this report you will need to keep the grid updated with actual content for each day you plan to report.

Fixed a bug in unschedule when unscheduling multiple days under a specific set of circumstances. When the first day is the one loaded in the scheduler, and when just unscheduling some hours, that date would not get those hours unscheduled.

Upgraded some of the licensing components to make them more reliable and less susceptible to external factors such as networking problems, etc.

Modified the schedule replace window so that it displays folders and packets in the correct display order as defined in the Music Library.

The "What do you want to do?" box in the scheduler that used to be displayed upon opening the schedule when no log was loaded has been replaced with a new control that better handles the different display resolutions common today taking into account the new history panel.

In the past the Powergold repair and Maintenance utility was creating a PG Repair category even when it was not really needed. It now only creates it if it needs to populate it with something.

Fixed a bug with the text import and auto-update when entry date was included as a field in the template and the option to modify existing songs was chosen. In this case it would not be able to update existing songs and would log the errors. Now it correctly updates the existing songs.

All traffic users (including Streamline) – We have completely redone the way traffic is called. There is now a traffic setup screen. You can set the traffic system and default beginning and ending append characters. You can also specify if you want Powergold to prompt you for the traffic file every time (which is what it has always done in the past) or if you want Powergold to automatically select the traffic file. In order to auto select the file you must specify the file path and the file name format (beginning chars, date format, ending chars, and extension). When you configure Powergold to auto select the file the merge does not have to prompt the user at all and the whole process is fully automatic. In the event of a problem or a file name that does not exist it is smart and prompts the user for action.

Streamline – The Streamline menues and captions have been updated.

Streamline – The Streamline setup screen now has controls to automatically create the required category, folders, and custom song fields.

Streamline – The Streamline setup screen can now optionally create the commonly used automation commands.

Streamline – The Streamline setup screen can now optionally configure the digital audio player.

Streamline – The Streamline interface has undergone many changes to conform to the latest specification including new field mappings, custom song fields, etc.

Streamline – The Streamline sync menus have been reworked. The Music Library and Scheduler both now have a special toolbar button dedicated solely to Streamline. This button is made visible via the option in the Streamline setup screen. The toolbar button is a dropdown button. The means if clicked is has a behavior but it also has a drop down component containing all options.
Music Library Streamline toolbar button:
Default click: gets the changed music from DAD
Drop down options: get changed music, get all music, Streamline setup
Scheduler Streamline toolbar button:
Default click: accept all hours (send all hours to DAD)
Drop down options: send all hours, send current hour, choose hours to send, reconcile, Streamline setup

Streamline - The Music Library Streamline interface has been further “streamlined”. No longer does a form appear asking if you want to get all music or changed music. It is now implied by the toolbar option chosen.

Streamline - The Scheduler Streamline interface has been “streamlined”. When a dropdown option is used to send a schedule to ENCO the send schedule window appears. However, when the ACCEPT button is used there are no prompts or windows. It just all happens automatically with no user interaction necessary.

Streamline – Fixed a bug with the schedule output. The durations in the xml file were not padding seconds correctly. So a time of 04:03 was showing as 04:30. This affected music, command, and notes.

Streamline – Added the new time synch controls as defined in the latest version of the specification. You can now use the automation command Time Synch field to control the start times of commands in the schedule output. See the specification for the exact formats supported.

Lance Olvey

Chief Technology Officer

Micropower Corporation

Powergold Music Scheduling