1.7.356 Release Notes

These Release Notes are for FIREHOUSE Software® Mobile release 1.7.356, and provide a listing of the defects resolved and the enhancements implemented during this release.

ClosedIssues resolved

The following issues were successfully resolved this release.

ClosedUser-defined field in FH are not highlighted in ePCR or in Inspections & Occupancies

In FH, you can identify user-defined fields as required during an inspection. In FH Mobile Inspections & Occupancies, and in FH Mobile ePCR, these fields do not highlight as red or yellow to indicate that they are required.

ClosedAutomatic generation of incident narrative text does not work

In FH Mobile ePCR, if you tried to automatically generate an incident narrative with the steps below, automatic text does not appear as expected.

  1. In the left pane, click Incident Narrative.

    The right pane updates accordingly.

  2. In the right pane, in the lower right corner, click Auto Generate.

    The Narrative Generation dialog box appears.

  3. In the upper right corner of the dialog box, click Generate Narrative.

    Automatic text did not appear as expected.

ClosedWatermark appeared across attachment preview images

In FH Mobile Preplan, if you previewed an attachment with the steps below, the www.TallComponents.com watermark appeared across the preview image.

  1. Open an occupancy record as normal.
  2. In the left pane, click Attachments.

  3. In the right pane, in the Attachment Name list, select the image you want to preview.

    A preview image of the attachment appeared in the right pane, with the watermark www.TallComponents.com at an angle across the preview.

    Note: The watermark appeared only across the preview image, and not across the actual attachment.

ClosedSynchronization stopped at storage tank data, then error appeared

When synchronizing your FH Mobile data with the FH database, the synchronization process reached the storage tank data, paused for number of minutes, and then the following error message appeared.

(E): Error Occured during: Occupancy Sketches Synchronize
Remote data synchronization failed due to the following errors:
Access to the path 'C:\PRogram FIles (x86)\FIREHOUSE Software
Mobile\foxAttach' is denied.

ClosedSynchronization timed out without an error and did not complete

If the synchronization took longer than 50 minutes, the synchronization would time out and close without displaying an error, and the synchronization did not complete. The timeout limit has been raised to 200 minutes.

ClosedJob-related injury/illness value incorrect in the EMS Incident Report form

In FH Mobile ePCR, if you indicated that an injury or illness was job-related and then previewed the EMS Incident Report with the steps below, the wrong value appears under Injury/Illnes Detail.

  1. In the upper left corner of the interface, click Patient.
  2. In the left pane, click Injury/Illness.
  3. In the lower right corner of the interface, click Manual Add.
  4. In the dialog box that appears, on the right side, from Job-Related, select Yes, No, or Unknown.
  5. Click OK.
  6. In the left pane, under Shortcuts, click Reports.
  7. In the left pane, in the Reports & Forms section that appears, click FH Reports.
  8. In the right pane, expand EMS Incident Report, and then click EMS Incident Report Form.

  9. In the right pane, in the lower right corner, click Preview.

    In the Output Preview window that appears, for Job Rel?, the value that appeared was N/A, not the value you had selected.

ClosedEMS Supplemental Report did not print

In FH Mobile ePCR, if you entered cardiac arrest or vehicle extrication data with the steps below, then tried to print the EMS Incident Report, the EMS Supplemental Report did not print as part of the report.

  1. Do one of the following.

    ClosedSpecify cardiac arrest information
    1. In the upper left corner of the interface, click Patient.
    2. In the left pane, click Cardiac Arrest & CPR.
    ClosedSpecify extrication information
    1. In the upper left corner of the interface, click Summary.
    2. In the left pane, click Extrication.
  2. In the right pane, fill out the fields as normal.
  3. In the lower right corner, click Save.
  4. In the left pane, under Shortcuts, click Reports.
  5. In the left pane, in the Reports & Forms section that appears, click FH Reports.
  6. In the right pane, expand EMS Incident Report, and then click EMS Incident Report Form.

  7. In the right pane, in the lower right corner, click Print.

    The data from these two areas did not print on the EMS Supplemental Report, which is one of the reports generated as part of the EMS Incident Report.

    Note: If you selected EMS Supplemental Report instead and then clicked Print, a warning message that there is no data present appears.

ClosedPatient/victim count did not update correctly in FH Standard database

If you are using FH Standard and if you do not have NEMSIS lookup codes installed in FH, when you synchronize the incident data in FH Mobile ePCR with the FH database, the number of patients/victims at the scene does not update correctly in the FH database.

ClosedError appeared when running an updated installation of FH Mobile

After updating FH Mobile with a newer version, when you try to run any of the applications in FH Mobile, an error message appeared stating that the FH Mobile program you are trying to open has stopped working.

Example: If you were opening FH Mobile Preplans, the error message would state that FH Mobile Preplans has stopped working.

Note: This issue is resolved in this release by updating to FH Mobile 1.7.355, and then manually running an additional update utility. In future releases, the patch utility will be incorporated into the normal update process, and manually running an additional utility will not be necessary.

To update FH Mobile and run the patch utility, do the following.

  1. Update FH Mobile as normal.

    Information on updating an installation of FH Mobile is available in the FIREHOUSE Software Mobile Installation and Update Guide, available at http://www.firehousesoftware.com/webhelp/FHMobile/Default.htm.

  2. In the FH Mobile installation media that you used to update FH Mobile (the files you downloaded or the FH Mobile DVD), locate the FHMobile Patch.exe file.

  3. Double-click the FHMobile Patch.exe file.

    If you had installed FH Mobile to a location other than the default installation directory of C:\program files\FIREHOUSE Software mobile, the Mobile Patch wizard appears.

    Note: The dialog box does not appear if FH Mobile is installed in the default installation location.

  4. (If the dialog box appeared) Do the following.

    1. Select ChangeLocation.

      A folder browser appears.

    2. Navigate to the location where FH Mobile is installed, and then click OK.

  5. Click Update.

    The next screen of the Mobile Patch wizard appears.

  6. Click Finish.
ClosedEnhancements

The following enhancements were implemented this release.

ClosedExport inspection data to encrypted XML files

In FH Mobile Inspections & Occupancies, you can now export encrypted XML files containing occupancy and inspection data.

  1. In the left pane, expand the Tools & Options section.

  2. Click Export Inspections.

    The Export Inspection dialog box appears, containing a list of completed inspections sorted by completed date, from today, and descending history.

  3. Using the Shift key or the Alt key on your keyboard, select the occupancy records you want to export inspection data for.

  4. Click Export.

    The Browse for Folder dialog box appears.

  5. Navigate to the location you want to save the exported file to, and then click OK.

    The Export Complete dialog box appears for the first record you selected.

  6. Depending on your preference, click Yes or No.

    If you selected multiple occupancy records, the Export Complete dialog box appears for the next record you selected.

  7. Repeat step 6 each time the Export Complete dialog box appears.

  8. In the Export Inspection dialog box, click Close.

    An encrypted XML file containing the data for each selected record now exists in the location you specified. The files have a .MINS file extension, and are named with the date (in reverse order), an underscore, and the record number.

    Example: 20120921_MA32897D1F.MINS

ClosedImport encrypted XML files of inspection data

In FH Mobile Inspections & Occupancies, you can now import encrypted XML files containing occupancy and inspection data.

  1. In the left pane, expand the Tools & Options section.

  2. Click Import Inspections.

    A file browser appears.

  3. Navigate to the location of the exported XML files.

  4. Using the Shift key or the Alt key on your keyboard, select the occupancy records you want to import data for.

    The Import Complete dialog box appears for the first file you selected.

  5. Depending on your preference, click Yes or No.

    If you selected multiple files, the Import Complete dialog box appears for the next file you selected.

  6. Click Yes.
  7. Repeat step 6 each time the Import Complete dialog box appears.
ClosedView inspection history of occupancies

In FH Mobile Inspections & Occupancies, you can now view a history of completed inspections for any occupancy.

To find and use the new feature, do the following.

  1. In the upper right corner of the interface, click Open.

    The Open dialog box appears.

  2. In the lower left corner of the dialog box, select Show complete inspection history.

  3. Select an occupancy that you know has been inspected in the past, and then click Select.

    The occupancy record opens.

  4. In the left pane, under Inspection, click Occupancy.

    The left pane and occupancy information update.

  5. In the left pane, expand the Preplan section.

  6. Under Preplan, click Completed Inspections.

    The right pane updates, and the inspection history for the occupancy appears.

ClosedAdd, edit, copy, and delete occupancy sketches with FH Mobile Sketch

In previous releases, the FH Mobile Preplan Viewer supported a Sketch viewer, but you were not able to change with the sketches in any way. Now, you can use FH Mobile Sketch to add a new occupancy, copy an existing occupancy sketch, edit an occupancy sketch, and delete a sketch. A new version of FH Sketch is available for installation on the FH Mobile installation or update dialog box.

Caution: When installing FH Sketch Mobile, on the FH Sketch Mobile Shortcut screen, clear both of the the options for shortcuts. FH Sketch Mobile is not designed to be run outside of FH Mobile, and unexpected results occur if it is.

Note: FH Mobile Sketch is optimized for use on a tablet PC, with a touch screen, and is different than the version of FH Sketch available in a desktop computer installation of FH.

To find and use the new feature, do the following.

  1. Start FH Mobile Inspections & Occupancies, as normal.
  2. Open an inspection record for an occupancy, as normal.

  3. In the left navigation pane, expand FH Inspection, and then click Occupancy.

    An Occupancy window appears.

  4. In the left navigation pane, expand Occupancy, and then click FH Sketch.

    The right pane of the Occupancy window updates, displaying a list of available sketches for the occupancy, with the first one in the list selected by default. The selected sketch appears in the area to the right of the sketch list.

  5. Do one of the following.

    The sketch is viewable in the preview in the Occupancy window.

    ClosedCreate a new occupancy sketch

    1. In the lower right corner of the right pane, click New.

      The FH Mobile Sketch window appears, with a blank grid for drawing an occupancy sketch.

    2. Draw a new occupancy sketch as normal, and then save your changes.
    ClosedCopy an existing occupancy sketch
    1. From the list of sketches, select the name of the one you want to copy.

    2. In the lower right corner of the right pane, click Copy.

      FH Mobile creates a copy of the selected sketch, and adds the name of the copied sketch to the bottom of the sketch listing. The copied sketch is named with the format Sketch_<OccupancyID>_<number>, and the new sketch listing is automatically selected.

      Example: Sketch_ACME000001_4

      The FH Mobile Sketch window appears, displaying the selected sketch (the copy of the original sketch).

    3. Edit the occupancy sketch as needed, and then save your changes.
    ClosedEdit an existing occupancy sketch
    1. From the list of sketches, select the name of the one you want to edit.

    2. In the lower right corner of the right pane, click Open.

      The FH Mobile Sketch window appears, displaying the selected sketch.

    3. Edit the occupancy sketch as needed, and then save your changes.
    ClosedView information about an occupancy sketch
    1. From the list of sketches, select the name of the one you want to view information for.

    2. In the lower right corner of the right pane, click Info.

      The Sketch Info Detail dialog box appears. While you can not change the Modified By or Modified Date fields, you can change or add other information related to the sketch.

    3. In Sketch Name, specify a descriptive name for the sketch.

    4. (Optional) Under Comments, add any additional information you want to display when the sketch is selected in the Occupancy window.

      This information appears at the bottom of the sketch list when you select the sketch.

      Tip: Click Date/Time Stamp to add date and time information to the Comments section, and click Spell Check to run a standard spelling check on the text in the Comments section.

    5. (Optional) Select or clear Count Sketch Area Toward Occupancy Area to indicate whether you want FH Mobile to use the area indicated in the sketch in occupancy footage calculations.

      The area in the sketch updates the information in the FH database during synchronization. If you have multiple sketches and you select the option, FH will sum the areas for all the sketches.

      Example: If you have four floors of 1000 square feet each, the total area is 4000 feet.

    6. (Optional) Select or clear Hide Sketch to indicate whether the sketch should be hidden in the sketch list.

      In the Occupancy window, in the right pane, in the upper left corner of the preview area for sketches, there is a Show menu. Depending on your selection in this menu, the sketch list updates to display all of the sketches, only the sketches that have not been marked as hidden, or only the sketches that have been marked as hidden.

    7. Click OK.
    ClosedDelete an occupancy sketch
    1. From the list of sketches, select the name of the sketch you want to delete.

    2. In the lower right corner of the right pane, click Delete.

      The Delete? dialog box appears.

    3. Click Yes.

      The sketch is deleted.

    You can preview the sketch in the Occupancy window, and after you synchronize the mobile database with the FH database, you can view the sketch changes in the FH desktop version as well.