We are busy once again working on new features for OPMcreator planned for release early in 2007.
1. The first new feature will be the addition of a "Task" tab in the "projects" area of the system. This page will display ALL tasks for ALL projects you are authorised to view. The current version of OPMcreator only allows you to view your own tasks for all projects or all tasks for projects on a project by project basis. This new feature will also include filters to allow you to display task information by project, user or progress.
2. When uploading files to projects the next new feature will allow the user to override the text that is sent by email to other project users, this new feature will give the ability to type a message to the other project users specifically about the file being uploaded.
We have many more new features planned for 2007... watch this space!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Monday, December 04, 2006
Essential server maintainance
OPMcreator will be offline for essential server maintenancee from;
Saturday 2nd December 18:00 GMT
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Monday 4th December 13:00 GMT.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Saturday 2nd December 18:00 GMT
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Monday 4th December 13:00 GMT.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
OPMcreator Olympics success story
Rojac Tooling Technologies was founded in 1969 and established itself as a market leader in the manufacture of mould tooling, jigs and fixtures, master models, patterns and prototypes.
Much of its core business was within the automotive and aerospace industries with clients including Airbus, British Aerospace, BMW and Rolls Royce as well as Formula One motor racing teams. But the West Midlands company has diversified over the years in order to reach new markets and has embraced new technology too.
This has not only helped Rojac to win new business, it has also improved efficiency and the project management process for all clients. It was this commitment to the use of IT that helped the firm land gold at the last Olympics and should provide inspiration to other local businesses to make full use of e-business.
When it was announced in July 2005 that London would be hosting the 2012 Olympics it sparked scenes of celebration across the country. And since then, businesses all over the UK have been told that there is the potential to win contracts in avast array of areas associated with the sporting showpiece. But many think an Olympic contract, in reality, is beyond their reach and that it will just be large corporations in the capital that win business ahead of the event.
Rojac, however, is living proof that Olympic success is achievable for companies outside London as it played a major part in the opening ceremony at Athens 2004. The Olympics & E-BusinessIn August 2003, Rojac received an enquiry via its website that would have a major positive impact on business and raise its profile on a worldwide scale.
“From day one, e-business played a big part in us landing the Olympic contract,” said the Managing Director of Rojac ToolingTechnologies. “The company that was organising the opening ceremony at Athens 2004 found us through an internet search engine and logged an enquiry. “I am not totally sure what they searched for but it was associatedwith five-axis model making which isa very specialist machine which very few firms have the expertise to use. ”The enquiry basically asked Rojac if it was capable of helping to create giant statues of Greek Gods to be used during the opening ceremony in Athens the statues with CAD. “IT played a part in us landing the contract through the web, but then it was also crucial at every step of managing the project and creating the four statues,”.
The first stage was to deliver a prototype of the largest statue. The final version would be 15 metres high but the prototype was just six feet tallbut proved that Rojac had the know-how to deliver.
Because of the logistics of the project, the web-based project managment and collaboration tool OPMcreator proved a crucial device in the smooth running of the contract.
The client was very often in Athens, but the ability to check progress and liaise with engineers online meant the need for meetings and travel was cut to a minimum.
When it came to the manufacturing stage, it was like a military operation. The largest of the four statues was made out of oasis/foam blocks in five three-metre sections at Rojac’s headquarters in Wednesbury. Then each section was CNC machined to create five giant jigsawpieces. The client could watch this process live via a web-cam before the pieces were assembled before being shipped over to Greece for the ceremony.
And the opening event of the games proved to be a proud day for West Midlands manufacturing. The 15-metre statue stood loud and proud above everything in the water-filled Olympic Stadium before it was exploded into several pieces on which scenes from past games were beamed. In a Russian doll effect, the next statue was revealed by the explosion of the previous one. It was a dramatic start to the Olympics and one of the most exciting moments in Rojac’s history. "It was a fantastic moment for everyone involved in the project. "And it proves that if a company from Wednesbury can land a deal at the Olympics in Athens, there must be hundreds of opportunities for firms in the West Midlands when it comes to London."But we couldn’t have done it without our commitment to IT. It helped us win the contract in the first place and then played a major role in the design and management of the project."
Rojac worked on this project as a supplier to Stage One CreativeServices who in turn were commissioned by Jack Morton Public Events.
Much of its core business was within the automotive and aerospace industries with clients including Airbus, British Aerospace, BMW and Rolls Royce as well as Formula One motor racing teams. But the West Midlands company has diversified over the years in order to reach new markets and has embraced new technology too.
This has not only helped Rojac to win new business, it has also improved efficiency and the project management process for all clients. It was this commitment to the use of IT that helped the firm land gold at the last Olympics and should provide inspiration to other local businesses to make full use of e-business.
When it was announced in July 2005 that London would be hosting the 2012 Olympics it sparked scenes of celebration across the country. And since then, businesses all over the UK have been told that there is the potential to win contracts in avast array of areas associated with the sporting showpiece. But many think an Olympic contract, in reality, is beyond their reach and that it will just be large corporations in the capital that win business ahead of the event.
Rojac, however, is living proof that Olympic success is achievable for companies outside London as it played a major part in the opening ceremony at Athens 2004. The Olympics & E-BusinessIn August 2003, Rojac received an enquiry via its website that would have a major positive impact on business and raise its profile on a worldwide scale.
“From day one, e-business played a big part in us landing the Olympic contract,” said the Managing Director of Rojac ToolingTechnologies. “The company that was organising the opening ceremony at Athens 2004 found us through an internet search engine and logged an enquiry. “I am not totally sure what they searched for but it was associatedwith five-axis model making which isa very specialist machine which very few firms have the expertise to use. ”The enquiry basically asked Rojac if it was capable of helping to create giant statues of Greek Gods to be used during the opening ceremony in Athens the statues with CAD. “IT played a part in us landing the contract through the web, but then it was also crucial at every step of managing the project and creating the four statues,”.
The first stage was to deliver a prototype of the largest statue. The final version would be 15 metres high but the prototype was just six feet tallbut proved that Rojac had the know-how to deliver.
Because of the logistics of the project, the web-based project managment and collaboration tool OPMcreator proved a crucial device in the smooth running of the contract.
The client was very often in Athens, but the ability to check progress and liaise with engineers online meant the need for meetings and travel was cut to a minimum.
When it came to the manufacturing stage, it was like a military operation. The largest of the four statues was made out of oasis/foam blocks in five three-metre sections at Rojac’s headquarters in Wednesbury. Then each section was CNC machined to create five giant jigsawpieces. The client could watch this process live via a web-cam before the pieces were assembled before being shipped over to Greece for the ceremony.
And the opening event of the games proved to be a proud day for West Midlands manufacturing. The 15-metre statue stood loud and proud above everything in the water-filled Olympic Stadium before it was exploded into several pieces on which scenes from past games were beamed. In a Russian doll effect, the next statue was revealed by the explosion of the previous one. It was a dramatic start to the Olympics and one of the most exciting moments in Rojac’s history. "It was a fantastic moment for everyone involved in the project. "And it proves that if a company from Wednesbury can land a deal at the Olympics in Athens, there must be hundreds of opportunities for firms in the West Midlands when it comes to London."But we couldn’t have done it without our commitment to IT. It helped us win the contract in the first place and then played a major role in the design and management of the project."
Rojac worked on this project as a supplier to Stage One CreativeServices who in turn were commissioned by Jack Morton Public Events.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
New reports feature now live
We have just added a new reports feature to OPMcreator, this feature allows users to view, print and export to Excel (via CSV) detailed project and task reports. In built filters allow users to select reports by project, task, user, status and much more.
Friday, August 11, 2006
New features now LIVE!
The following new features are now LIVE in OPMcreator!
File comment and approval
1. The ability for users of your OPMcreator system to add comments and approvals to files uploaded to projects in your system. This allows for users to discuss files uploaded, approving or commenting on the files in projects, all approvals or comments are sored in an audit trail for future reference. This feature is especially useful for gaining client approval or feedback on files uploaded to projects or for teams to discuss files added to projects.
Forum email notification
2. The ability to email all or selected users when adding a new forum topic or replying to an existing topic is now live. This feature will is useful in alerting project users of changes to project forums.
File comment and approval
1. The ability for users of your OPMcreator system to add comments and approvals to files uploaded to projects in your system. This allows for users to discuss files uploaded, approving or commenting on the files in projects, all approvals or comments are sored in an audit trail for future reference. This feature is especially useful for gaining client approval or feedback on files uploaded to projects or for teams to discuss files added to projects.
Forum email notification
2. The ability to email all or selected users when adding a new forum topic or replying to an existing topic is now live. This feature will is useful in alerting project users of changes to project forums.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
We welcome your feedback!
Please let us know how we could improve OPMcreator by completing our short online feedback survey.
Thank you for your time!
OPMcreator
Thank you for your time!
OPMcreator
Monday, June 26, 2006
Hide folders in projects!
It is now possible to "hide" folders from certain users in projects, this is especially useful if you invite your clients into projects as you can create folders and sub-folders that are not visible to them.
To create a hidden folder/sub-folders you simply assign the users in the project that need to have access to the folder using the "+folder" icon (maintain a folder here). This option is only available to top level folders but any files or sub-folders added to this folder will not be visible to users who are not assigned to the top level folder.
The option to assign users to folders is only available to "Administration" users of your OPMcreator system.
To create a hidden folder/sub-folders you simply assign the users in the project that need to have access to the folder using the "+folder" icon (maintain a folder here). This option is only available to top level folders but any files or sub-folders added to this folder will not be visible to users who are not assigned to the top level folder.
The option to assign users to folders is only available to "Administration" users of your OPMcreator system.
New user packages
Additional user packages have now been added to OPMcreator giving far more flexibility for our customers;
User packages now available are;
5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,25,30,40,50,75,100,200,300 & 500.
We have also modified our pricing page to clearly reflect these changes, please click here to view the new pricing page and user packages available.
If you would like to upgrade your user package simply go to the "administration/modify" area of your OPMcreator system.
User packages now available are;
5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,25,30,40,50,75,100,200,300 & 500.
We have also modified our pricing page to clearly reflect these changes, please click here to view the new pricing page and user packages available.
If you would like to upgrade your user package simply go to the "administration/modify" area of your OPMcreator system.
Additional columns
We have now added "assigned user" and "end date" to the project tasks screen, we have also added the "due date" to the My tasks screen. These changes had been requested by a number of users. Please register to our new user forum to get involved with future developments of OPMcreator. We look forward to your feedback!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
New - remember me checkbox at login!
We have just added a "remember me" checkbox to all OPMcreator login pages.
If ticked, the "Remember Me" checkbox on your login page will automatically log your account into OPMcreator when you return in the future.
This is a good idea if you are the only person using the computer.
It is a bad idea if it is a publicly accessible computer, or if you are sharing the computer with others.
Notes:
Occasionally OPMcreator might seem to forget that you have ticked the "Remember Me" checkbox- this is because the cookie that remembers your account information is set to expire after 6 months. If this happens to you, log in again with your OPMcreator username and password (and tick the box if you wish).
If ticked, the "Remember Me" checkbox on your login page will automatically log your account into OPMcreator when you return in the future.
This is a good idea if you are the only person using the computer.
It is a bad idea if it is a publicly accessible computer, or if you are sharing the computer with others.
Notes:
Occasionally OPMcreator might seem to forget that you have ticked the "Remember Me" checkbox- this is because the cookie that remembers your account information is set to expire after 6 months. If this happens to you, log in again with your OPMcreator username and password (and tick the box if you wish).
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Proposed changes to user packages
We are currently looking into increasing the user packages available for OPMcreator.
User feedback has indicated that many of you would prefer smaller increments between user packages so that small upgrades are possible.
We propose to change the structure so that we have user packages from 5 to 50 in increments of 5, eg.. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, we will also still have 100, 200, 300 and 500 packages available.
The pricing structure will remain as it currently stands on our pricing page with user prices reducing at 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300 and 500 users.
We look forward to your feedback.
User feedback has indicated that many of you would prefer smaller increments between user packages so that small upgrades are possible.
We propose to change the structure so that we have user packages from 5 to 50 in increments of 5, eg.. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, we will also still have 100, 200, 300 and 500 packages available.
The pricing structure will remain as it currently stands on our pricing page with user prices reducing at 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300 and 500 users.
We look forward to your feedback.
Changes to task email option
The option to send or not send emails to the assigned user of a task when a new task is added has now been added to OPMcreator.
When new task is created or edited the option to send emails to the user is set by default to "no" this can be changed on a task by task basis as required.
This will allow users to stop automatic emails being sent to assigned users if they are assigned to multiple tasks in a project.
When new task is created or edited the option to send emails to the user is set by default to "no" this can be changed on a task by task basis as required.
This will allow users to stop automatic emails being sent to assigned users if they are assigned to multiple tasks in a project.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Repeat billing facility
Repeat billing facility
For all our customers who pay monthly by credit/debit card for their OPMcreator system we have now added the optional facility for repeat billing. If selected, the customer’s card is re-charged automatically at the end of each month’s subscription eliminating the need for the customer to re-enter their card details. Customers who choose the repeat billing facility can cancel this option at any time.
For all our customers who pay monthly by credit/debit card for their OPMcreator system we have now added the optional facility for repeat billing. If selected, the customer’s card is re-charged automatically at the end of each month’s subscription eliminating the need for the customer to re-enter their card details. Customers who choose the repeat billing facility can cancel this option at any time.
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