Menturio/WEB 1.4 released

This release (a.k.a. “Homo Ludens”) is focusing on usability and reporting functionality. Highlights:

Off-line reporting added
Although the Menturio Reporting Tool is a powerful report engine with many features like grouping and summaries, there are reports which require more sophisticated calculations. Now you should not put those reports away because they are hard to create. Instead the reporting engine can export your project data (of any report) into Microsoft® Excel™ (or any other spreadsheet application) with full version history of the items on the report. You can also export the time records for those items that are part of your report. This will allow you to create any type of report you may think of.

Enhanced reporting UI
We have considerably enhanced the report creation process to make it more intuitive and easier to use, and have a common look with the filtering dialog. We have also extended the reporting engine.

Working time editing on the Web
In Menturio/GUI you were always be able to add your working times to the items which then were the basis for many of your reports. Now you can also add, delete or edit your time records on the web interface by choosing Working Times on the Item Details page.

Simple vs. Advanced User Interface
All items have a large set of properties which are needed when managing complex projects, but not needed by many users of Menturio. E.g. help desk personnel only need to see the subject and detail of the item and should be able to search among the items. For such people we have designed a simple user interface that shows only minimal information about items and provides a limited set of tools.

Enhanced filtering UI
We have made the filtering UI easier to navigate and less busy. Also added advanced Boolean filtering capabilities.

Filter bar
Menturio has a state of the art filtering solution so you can access all the needed items easily. For your convenience we have selected the most frequently used filters and created a toolbar of checkboxes of them which is placed above the item list. This way you are only one click away from the desired list of items.

Mailing list/e-mail interface
Now you can submit bugs/tasks to Menturio through e-mail! You can also discuss issues with your team through e-mail and Menturio will track, store, and version control all your communications, including attachments, automatically.

Numerous other enhancements and bug fixes.