This month's update makes it easier to create items, find locations on the map and export data in your local time zone. The update took place on the evening of 30th July. For the full list of changes, see v3.6 in the Changelog.

New Create Item process ➕

To store data in CausewayOne Asset Management, you create items. Each app provides a contextual button to create new items of whatever you're working with, e.g. assets, defects, tasks.

Originally, this involved choosing a design, then configuring everything else at once.

The Create Item window has now been reworked into a step-by-step process:

• Select a design and collection.
• Fill in the item's details. Easily switch between item forms.
• Link any parent items to the new item.
• Set the item's location and geometry.

Each step is labelled as required or optional, and you can switch between them as needed. This provides a more focused experience, making important settings more prominent.

When creating multiple items, enable Create another to keep the current configuration for the next item. You can also select a recent item in Step 1 to load its configuration.

Location search in Maps📍

The Maps app lets you visualise your items in a geographical context. You can pan and zoom around the interactive map and select items to zoom to their locations.

To zoom to a named place on the map, you can use the Locations category in the main Search window. This works from any app but requires a few clicks to get there.

This feature is now surfaced in the Maps app, for better discovery and ease of use. We've also added the ability to zoom to specific coordinates.

Select the new "map pin" button in the right toolbar and choose an option:

• Address – enter an address, business name or landmark. Results are prioritised by proximity to your current position.
• Lat/Long – enter decimal Latitude and Longitude coordinates (WGS 84).
• E/N – enter Easting and Northing coordinates (British National Grid).

Select a result, or Go to location, to zoom to your desired position.

Export dates in local time 🕒

Behind the scenes, dates and times are always stored as UTC+00:00 for consistency and reliability.

However, when exporting the data for use elsewhere, you had to convert dates to your local time zone afterwards (using Microsoft Excel or similar).

Fortunately, you no longer need to do this yourself! In the Data Explorer, when exporting to CSV or Shapefile, use the new Export dates/times in system local time checkbox to handle this automatically.

API users can also include "exportDateTimeAsLocalTime": true in their request (see ReDoc).