Required Software

Web Server

• Windows Server 2016 or later (with latest windows updates)

• IIS 10 or later

• ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0.x Windows Hosting Bundle (Windsor Component Server/Blazor)

• .NET Desktop Runtime 8.0.x

• .NET Framework 4.8 Runtime (nCORE web app, nFORM, nSPECT, nVISAGE, SLEIS)

• AceOffix Server 6.0.0.3 (included with nVIRO install package)

Application Server

• Windows Server 2016 or later (with latest windows updates)

• .NET Desktop Runtime 8.0.x

• ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0.x Windows Hosting Bundle

Database Server

• Windows Server 2016 or later (with latest windows updates)

• SQL Server 2022 or later

Web Browser 

• AceOffix Plugin 6.1.0.1 (included with nVIRO install package)

• Modern Web Browser on latest version (Chrome, Edge, FireFox)

nCORE

Submissions

• Inbox

  • Open Button in Inbox: Added an "Open" button to navigate directly to the Submission Details screen from the Inbox after a submission has been assigned.

  • Permit Number in Inbox: The permit number is now displayed in the Form Name column of the inbox list if the submission is a permit change form.

• Submission Packages

  • Multiple As Needed Forms in a Package: Updated form set due date type options for submission packages forms to include 'As Needed - Allow Multiple Drafts' to support the ability to add the same form multiple times to a submission package.

  • Status Change Validation Warning: Added new validation rule to warn the user if a submission package has any schedules that are currently on hold.

  • Correction Request Due Date: Added due date for correction requests to submission packages displayed on site dashboards. In cases where there are multiple submissions with correction requests, the oldest due date is displayed.

  • Deletion of Abandoned Drafts for Submission Packages: The nightly batch process was updated to delete a submission package if the last form in a package is deleted.

• Editable Admin and Review Dates: Admin Complete and Review Complete Dates are now editable after save.

• Site Submission List: Updated the Site Submission List to order by the submission received date to display the most recent submissions first.

• Invoice Due Date: Added "Invoice Due Date" to the "Add Fee" Pop up on Submissions.

Schedules

• Reporting Period End Date: When Specific Due Date is selected, the Reporting Period End Date is now editable after the schedules have been created.

• Flexible Reporting Period Display Formats: It is now possible to control how Reporting Period Start and End dates are displayed on schedule list screens. Start and end dates can either be hidden or displayed in a specified format (MM/DD/YYYY, MM/YYYY, or YYYY).

Compliance Actions

• Automatically Add a Component: Added the ability to specify a program component to be added to a compliance action when the compliance action is created and to specify whether the component is required or optional.

Regulated Entities (Sites, Persons, Organizations)

• Core Detail Edit Configurability: Developed a new configuration deployment option that restricts editing of core site details (Designated Name, Address) after certain conditions are met (submission completed, permit issued, compliance action issued).

Evaluations

• Site Address in Eval Plan List: Added the site address to the evaluation plan details below the site name in the list.

Document Management

• Site Level Doc List Updates: Updated the site documents list to show a label for confidential reason description, consistent with the documents list on functional area record detail screens.

Workflow and Tasks

• Default Workflows for Project Types: Added ability to configure default workflows to be added to projects through configuration of the project type.

• Workflow List Usability Improvements:

  • Moved the Mark Complete button to the bottom of the page to ensure visibility.

  • When marking multiple tasks complete, the button displays how many are being marked complete.

  • Preserve scroll location after marking complete.

System Actions / Notifications

• Trigger a Notification Based on Aging: Notifications can now be triggered based on how long a submission, permit, evaluation, or compliance action has been in a particular status. For example, a notification can be sent to specified users if a submission has been on hold for more than 30 days.

Financials

• Purchase Order Multiple Payable Items: Implemented the ability to itemize charges for Purchase Orders and specify payments for payable items.

• Payable Item Types Maintenance: Added a new admin page to maintain Payable Item Types.

• Program Preference Toggle: Added the ability to filter the financial list screen by the current internal user's program areas.

• Invoice Due Date: Added "Invoice Due Date" to the Ungrouped Invoice Screen within Invoice Set.

Permits

• Bulk Delete Permit Features: Added the ability to bulk delete permitted features. This is particularly useful when splitting a permit into multiple permits, which by default, copies all permitted features to the target permit.

Public Notice

• Disallow Comments Option: Administrators can now configure Public Notices to be informational only and disallow comments. This can be configured on the Event Type. When configured, the option to add comments is not available for the public or for internal users.

• Document Updates: Public Notice - Documents Manager can now update documents for active PN Events.

• Submission Package Number Display: Public notices of submissions that belong to a submission package now display the submission package reference number.

CSO / SSO

• County Visibility: Added county to display on the SSO/CSO search/list page.

Violations

• Regulation Reference Field: When viewing Violation Details, the Regulation Reference text for the Violation Type is displayed if configured on the Violation Type lookup edit page.

GUI - Navigation, Routing, Usability, Styling

• Search Match Highlighting: Improved search match highlighting matching in the basic search results list.

• My Tasks

  • Overdue Label: An "Overdue" reminder label is now displayed next to the Scheduled Date for Evaluations in Planned status.

  • Next Task Column: The display for the My Tasks page now includes the "Next Task" as a default column on reset of column selections.

My Account / User Accounts

• Invitation Deletion Logging: When an invitation is deleted, if the invitee has an account, the deletion audit record will be visible on the invitee's User Edit History screen.

• Alternate Permit Number: If an alternate permit number exists for a permit, it is now displayed on the external detail page.

Excel (EDD) Uploader

• Excel Template Download: Configuration is now available to allow users to download Excel Templates from the Site "Excel Data Upload" screen. (Note: requires a database script to set the option.)

Administration

• Bulk Assign Sites to External User: Added the ability to bulk assign a set of sites to an External User that another external user has access to.

• Form Preview: Enabled form preview from the Admin Forms List.

Lookups

• Compliance Action Types: Added a Program Area column with a column filter to the Compliance Action Types Lookup List.

• Lab Certification Methods: Added new admin lookups page for Parameter Lab Certification Methods.

• Compliance Action Number Prefix: Added a user-friendly numbering scheme description to the Compliance Action Number Prefix.

Record Retention

• New Functionality:

  • Scheduled Purge Processes: A scheduled process runs bi-weekly to purge records and documents that have been approved for deletion. This process includes automatic database backups prior to deletion, ensuring data safety and traceability.

  • Archiving Prior to Purge: Administrators can configure retention rules to specify that all documents purged by the rule should be archived to a zip file. This archive consists of a zip file containing metadata for the records plus the documents for archival.

  • Purge Execution and Traceability: When a record-level retention rule is executed, any documents related to the rule are also deleted. The purge process ensures that all actions are traceable, with detailed logs and history tables providing a clear record of what was purged and why.

• Note: The Purge functionality is being rolled out for initial acceptance testing by the client who funded it. Once testing is complete, it can be made available for testing by other clients. In the meantime, retention rules may be defined, and records may be identified/approved for purge.

ADA Compliance

• Contrast and Visibility: Addressed multiple ADA-related issues through increased button border contrast, site context contrast, input borders, and column filter contrast for ADA compliance.

• Page Header Reflow: Fixed reflow so list page headers render properly at 320px width/1280px 400%.

nFORM / nFORM Integration

• Workgroup Routing. Implemented the ability to route submissions to a functional workgroup based on evaluation of the project location against a designated SQL Spatial Layer.

nSPECT

• nSPECT changes were limited to bug fixes/patches.

nSITE Explorer

• nSITE Explorer changes were limited to bug fixes/patches.  

nVIRO Data Hub and nVISAGE

• Several enhancements were made in nVISAGE to support maintenance of folders.

• Move, Delete and Rename Folders.  Users may now move a folder within the hierarchy, rename it, or delete it completely.

• Folder Tags. Tags have been added to folders to provide improved support for pre-filling data in forms.

SLEIS Integration

• Track Emission Units as Features. Developed the ability to automatically create SLEIS Emission Units in nVIRO as Site Features.

• Submission Assignee Changes. nCORE Submission Workgroup and Assignee are automatically updated with certain SLEIS status changes.

• SLEIS Throughput Combinations. SLEIS SCC Combination list/edit now displays the SCC Code which makes it easier to search the correct parameter.