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Vehicle Inspection Report 2.2.11 Release Notes

These release notes describe the new features and enhancements for Vehicle Inspection Report 2.2.11, released in April, 2021.

For previous release notes, click here.

Requirements

To use Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR), you need Internet Explorer 10, 11, or Edge, Chrome, or FireFox. The VIR application adapts to your monitor's resolution.

Features detailed in this document are available on the following platforms with the indicated firmware.

  • MCP50 - 13x
  • MCP200/MCP110 - 18x
  • IVG - 8x

Note: The MCP100 will not support new VIR features.

New Features and Enhancements

This release includes additional location information in VIR email alerts as well as time zone values in the user interface and reports. The changes are illustrated below.

Location Information Added to VIR Email

The VIR alert email now includes location information. If the location is not available, the email displays latitude and longitude coordinates.

Email Alert without location information Email Alert with location information
Email functionality - old Email functionality - New
 

Email functionality - new, showing lat and long


Time Zones Added to Detail Report

Closed Date and Printed Date

The VIR detail now includes the mobile unit's time zone next to the Printed at date, the Closed Date, and the Status.

Detail Report - Old (time zone not included) Detail Report - New (time zone included)
Detail report - old Detail report - new


Approval Date

The Approval Date now includes the time zone of the mobile unit.

Approval Date - Old Approval Date - New
Approval Date - old Approval Date - new


Rejected Date

The Rejected Date now includes the time zone of the mobile unit.

Rejected Date - Old Rejected Date - New
Rejected Date - Old Rejected Date - New


VIR Report

In the VIR Report, the time zone displayed reflects the browser time zone.

Note: The vehicle's time zone is not available if the VIR return message from the mobile unit does not send the time zone to the host.

VIR Report - Old VIR Report - New
VIR Report - Old VIR Report - New

 

VIR Detail

If the VIR message from the mobile unit does not send the time zone to the host, the time zone next to the date/time field says “Vehicle TZ NA (Not available).”

VIR Detail - Old VIR Detail - New
VIR Detail  - Old VIR Detail  - New
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