Formula 5.3 has just been released.
This new version is a significant update that bring many new features and improvements.
Features include:
- A redesigned Formulation Organizer to copy/move Formulations in folders
The new window offers a cleaner navigation in the different folders and offers the possibility to perform batch tasks such as assigning color tags to several formulation in one action. Other features will be added in the future.
- A new Raw Material Explorer window displaying all Raw Material properties.
The Raw Material Explorer allows to see all the Raw Material properties in one single table. Options to show/hide any of the columns is possible as well as reordering and sorting. Formula remembers positions size and show/hide features for ease of use. The Explorer is a separate new window and thus can be set on a second screen to have a visibility on Raw Material Properties while working on Formulation. A small set of filters available but more will come in the neas future.
- A new built-in tool to import/update Raw Material data and prices from Excel files.
This new features allows to directly import or update both Raw Material Data and Raw Material Prices. A Nomenclature has been added to the Help file for the naming and data Format of the Excel columns. A simulation can be performed to check the modification before properly updating/importing the data and a report in txt format is created allong the process.
- New Color tags for Raw Materials as well as the possibility to assign a description to colors.
Color tags are now available for Raw Material (different set from the Formulations) and for an better clarity, it is now possible in the Settings to assign a description for each color tags. This description is visible in the tooltip when hovering the mouse over a color tag..
- A new tool allows to export Formulations to Excel by batch.
This new features allows to create Formulation Excel export by batch. rather than opening each Formulation individualy and do an export to Excel, the tool allows to define a Folder and select the Formulations that need to be exported.
Formula 5.3 also feature many improvements such as a better responsivness of the tab control and new progress bar to keep the user informed when long process are running. A new button to reload the left view has also been added in order be upto date with the server.