The System Dashboard

From version 2.7.0 a dashboard has been added to the system. This takes the place of the domain screen (which a lot of people referred to as the administrator screen).   The operation of the dashboard is straightforward. Most rows respond to double-click which...

Base Filters – A Great New Feature!

What is a Base Filter? A base filter is a normal filter (it has to be saved as shared) that is applied automatically by e-Quip in addition to any filter that the user sets. Users can’t see base filters, and they cannot override them. Base filters are created and...

Location-Specific PPM Schedules

New in 2.6.0 A useful new feature is arriving in version 2.6.0 which allows you to specify a PPM Schedule for a location. This is used in conjunction with the Maintenance Week field (which has been there for quite a while) to automatically link new devices to a...

RFID Equipment Tracking – Part 1

A Practical Solution to Keeping Track of Device Locations You are probably aware of RTLS (Real-Time Locating Systems) technologies which use radio frequency (RF) tags attached to portable devices. At the risk of over-simplification, the tags periodically broadcast an...

Coming Soon – Version 2.3.0

Development on version 2.3.0 has now completed and its beta release will start next week. Although this is a relatively minor release it includes some useful new features. As usual, these are all features that have been requested by the user community. Some of the...