It seems to have been a while since we have released a major update to LifeCheck although there have been a number of more minor releases over the last year.  LifeCheck V5.7.4 is however now available and includes some exciting new features and performance improvements as well as fixes for any bugs / issues that have been reported to us.  Significant items in this version are 

A Run Sheet within LifeCheck is essentially a Microsoft Excel Workbook containing 1 or more work sheets which show the components on a chassis or a subset thereof.   Run Sheets may be generated by LifeCheck itself or created by another system or manually so long as they conform to some basic standards to ensure LifeCheck is able to process the data contain within it.  

The big advantage of a Run Sheet is that it allows for changes made to the Chassis Build between sessions within an event to be recorded by mechanics or Team Chief without needing to have direct access to LifeCheck and without having to record the first sessions before recording subsequent sessions.  

It also avoids the need to these changes to be relayed back to the LifeCheck coordinator via scraps of paper or many emails and then transposed into the chassis build in LifeCheck.  Each of the above stages have potential for error and as such anything which can be done to avoid this is welcome and will increase the accuracy of your lifing data.

Run Sheets are ideal for team members to record changes made to the chassis build  while at the track, hotel or on a flight where they do not have an Internet connection and as such cannot access the live LifeCheck system.

In previous versions when parts and components were deleted from the database they were physically removed which could cause issues with related information such as history which could be lost.  In v5.7.4 these items are now soft deleted meaning they are not actually removed from the database leaving all related data intact.

A new part type of 'Section' has been added.  This is typically used in the chassis template as a place holder beneath which other physical parts will be added.  So for example this might be 'ELECTRICAL SYSTEM' or similar.  It defines a part which does not physically exist.  The advantage of Sections over Asemblies as used previously is they do not need life codes specifying (they are internally generated) and no lifing data is maintained or displayed for them.  As such the chassis build is cleaner and more easily read.

 

We are pleased to announce the availability of LifeCheck V5.7.2.  As well as a number of new features and engancements, this new version includes support for a Hosted database.  

With LifeCheck Hosted, you simply sign up, download the installer and enter your registration details to connect to your own unique hosted LifeCheck database.

You no longer need to allocate a Windows server to hold the LifeCheck database or search for a cloud based database solution. LifeCheck Hosted simplifies the whole process of getting started with Component Management and Lifing leaving you to get on with your other work. You can even elect to start with some sample data so you are able to get up and running quickly and with minimal fuss.

To sign-up for LifeCheck Hosted and start using LifeCheck to manage your Component Inventory, please click HERE
 

LifeCheck has always had support for reporing allowing many and varied filters to be applied to your component stock allowing you to create specific reports to show, for example, which components will need to be serviced before the next race or which have been potentially damaged and will need to be inspected prior to bring back into stores. 

We are now however testing a new KLifeCheck Integration Service which will be an optional add-on module to LifeCheck.  The Integration Service will allow reports to be run on a scheduled basis without needing them to be run manually from within LifeCheck.  The results from these reports are saved into an output folder and can optionally be emailed to nominated user(s)

In a similar way, the Integration Service can also monitor a specified folder looking for Component Import files and, when found, will automatically upload these import files into the LifeCheck database again avoiding the need for manual intervention.  Now getting new inventory into LifeCheck is as simple as generating a comma-separated file (CSV) and saving it to a folder.  

f you would like further details, please contact support.

Trenchant Technologies are pleased to announce the release of LifeCheck v5.6.0.  This is a major new version of LifeCheck with some exciting new functionality aimed at moving the bar once again with regards to Component Management and Lifing.  New functionality includes support for such things as allowing multiple teams to be handled within the database with their own component stock, running reports direct to Excel rather than having to display on screen, child locations and customisable locations within the 'Holding' area and service sheets linked to movement of components between locations.  For a full list of the many changes in v5.6.0, please refer to the Release Notes.