Contract Renewal

How to Renew a Contract  Suppose that you have a contract which runs from 1/1/2011 to 31/12/2011, how should you renew it for 2012? Perhaps it might be better to emphasise how not to renew it.  The simplest thing to do is simply to edit the contract and change the...

A Developer’s Day – A Bad Day at Stansted!

The Lost Passport & Driving Licence Saga I thought I would write a series of occasional articles about the kind of nonsense that fills my day, either at work or otherwise, and to kick this off I shall share with you how a software developer goes about replacing a...

Active Directory User Validation

Log on to E-Quip using your Windows Password As from 2.0.4, E-Quip integrates with Active Directory to allow you to use your Windows password to log on to E-Quip, as long as your E-Quip login name matches your Windows login name. Of course, in previous versions you...

Version 2.0.1 Released

Version 2.0.1 of E-Quip AM was Released on 18/3/2012 The next major version version of the E-Quip AM software has now been released. If you would like to arrange a date for an upgrade then give me call or drop me an email. There are some really nice  features in the...

Maintenance Events

Part 1 – An Introduction to Device Maintenance Events This is the first of a 2-part article about the maintenance event feature of E-Quip. This article introduces the concept of events and shows a simple automated event mechanism. The 2nd article will go into...

Rigel CSV Imports

Importing CSV (Comma-Separated Value) Files from Rigel If you use Med-eBase to manage your Rigel safety test results then you have a powerful application to search through your historical test results. You can link a  Med-eBase database to one or more  jobs, assets or...

Coming Soon – Excel Job Import

Creating Jobs from a Spreadsheet Very commonly, when external contractors visit they leave a spreadsheet containing a list of all of the devices that they serviced during the visit. This spreadsheet will generally include a list of equipment serial numbers, but often...

Coming Soon – Import from Excel

The External Data Wizard Starting from the next version we will be adding the ability to import data into E-Quip from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. The wizard is extremely easy to use and guides you through the entire process. Step 1: Run the Wizard From either the...