8.2.0
2023-12-04
New fields for the work-breakdown view, the assignments view and the resources view:
- Expected Work Variance: Contains the net difference between Expected Work and Planned Work. A positive value means more work compared to the plan.
- Expected Duration Variance: Contains the net difference between Expected Duration and Planned Duration. A positive value means a longer duration compared to the plan.
- Expected Start Variance: Contains the net duration between Planned Start and Expected Start. A positive value means a delay in the start.
- Expected End Variance: Contains the net duration between Planned End and Expected end. A positive value means a delay at the end.
- Expected Cost Variance: The difference between Expected Costs and Planned Costs. A positive value means increased costs compared to the plan.
More flexibility in the assignments view:
In the assignments view, you can now also display selected fields of the associated activities in rows for assignments. The following new columns are available for this purpose:
- Code (Activity)
- Notes (Activity)
- Tags (Activity)
- WBS Code (Activity)
- # (Activity)
In addition, all user-defined activity fields are available as columns and are also identified by the suffix "(Activity)".
You can also display the corresponding fields of the assigned resources in the work-breakdown view. The columns are marked with the suffix "(Resource)".
More overview in the work breakdown view:
- Customize the display of assigned resources via the context menu of the resource column. With the new "Show content" option, you can now select whether column content is only displayed on the activities or also on activity groups.
- Via the context menu of the comment column, you can now set whether the resource names in the column are displayed in full or only with abbreviations. You can also select the format for date and time values.
Changes:
- The minimum operating system is now iOS 15.
- The view settings inspector now closes automatically when you select a new table row.
- If you enter actual work values without a time unit in the inspector, the unit is automatically taken from other fields already filled in.
- When setting up the first user, Merlin Project now automatically asks you whether guests should have full access, read-only access or no access at all.
- If activities are still assigned when deleting resources, a warning dialog is now displayed.
- Timescale tiers in Gantt charts can now also be selected via the "Display > Timescale > Tiers" menu.
- Objects can now also be moved by dragging when the help function is activated.
- When adding new columns, you can now select multiple list entries.
Fixed issues:
- Documents from some MindManager versions could not be imported.
- File attachments could receive an incorrect timestamp.
- The earned-value BCWP was not always calculated correctly.
- When changing print settings, the print preview did not always adjust correctly.
- Reports with charts for activities with very long titles could not be exported or printed.
- CTRL clicks did not work in the style inspector.
- No values could be set for certain date fields in filters.
- General stability has been improved.
8.1.9
2023-07-12
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Inspector controls for subtitles are not multi-line when text grows longer.
- The style inspector did not show inherited colors.
8.1.8
2023-02-23
New features:
- Added link to Merlin Project discussion forum to the help menu.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Syncing Merlin Project files with a Mac running Dropbox 160.4.4703 or later did not always work.
- After unlocking the iPad, the content of a project could be shifted towards the left upper corner of the screen.
- The option "Resize Columns" on project view report modules did not always work.
- Labels in chart reports could overlap.
- Opening the style editor via the context menu did not always pre-select a matching style condition.
8.1.7
2022-11-03
Fixes:
- Improved general stability.
8.1.5
2022-07-12
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- The style editor for net plan cells did not allow to set the "images" format option for the resources field.
- Dragging the separator between outline and Gantt chart did not always work correctly when screen synchronization was active.
Changes:
- Histograms for budget/cost balance fields are now using the "Time Phase Normal" and "Time Phase Critical" style conditions. By default, histogram bars now appear in red or green, depending on whether the budget is exceeded in the corresponding time phase.
8.1.2
2022-02-28
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- When importing MS Project files, tasks without work could have a wrong completion.
8.1.0
2022-02-02
New features:
- On the iPad, the style inspector of the Mac version is now also available. Use it to design the look of all view elements and define which fields they derive their content from. To open the new inspector, tap the brush icon in the toolbar above a view.
- AirPlay (screen sync) lets you display content from your iPad on an external screen. Normally, this mirrors the entire interface. With the new full screen icon, you can now display individual project views full screen and in full resolution. The icon is only visible as long as AirPlay is active.
- In the report view, you can now also insert new modules, just like on the Mac.
- In the report view settings, you can set the page size, orientation, and margins.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
8.0.3
2021-12-14
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
8.0.1
2021-09-16
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- When printing, some printers produced only blank pages.
7.1.3
2021-01-12
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Exporting PDFs from a project with a slash in the title of its root activity did not work.
- Picking a target file for sub-projects did not always work.
- Sometimes, text in confirmation alerts was not readable in the dark appearance.
7.1.2
2020-12-09
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Activities could not be manually resorted by dragging when a work-breakdown view was not ordered by the # column.
- In rare cases the contents of dropbox directories could not be listed.
7.1.0
2020-11-25
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- The drop zones for dragged Kanban cards were not properly highlighted.
- Sometimes Kanban cards appeared in the wrong column after dragging.
6.4.5
2020-10-08
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
6.4.4
2020-09-30
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
6.4.1
2020-06-24
Fixed issues:
- When opening some documents the app could crash.
6.3.2
2020-05-04
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
6.2.1
2020-03-25
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
6.2.0
2020-03-19
New Features:
- You can now insert images into the inspector notes fields.
- When entering duration and work values, the last used duration unit is remembered as default for the next empty row.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Printing in dark mode printed white ink on white paper.
6.1.2
2020-02-26
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- MS Project import: Resource units for fixed duration tasks were imported although they are ignored by MS Project.
- Some combinations of user permissions could lead to problems opening documents with resource pools.
- Fixed text editing issues in the notes editor and switching between dark and light mode.
6.1.1
2020-02-14
Fixed issues:
- The application could crash when editing text in the outline.
6.1.0
2020-02-13
New Features:
- Project content can now be exported in the following formats: image, text (CSV), rich text, MS Project, Free Mind, Mind Manager, HTML, and XML
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- The week start day was not imported from MS Project documents.
- When switching between light and dark mode, some parts of the application were not updated.
- Text in the outline could become blurry when being edited.
6.0.7
2020-01-24
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- The application could hang when deleting activity groups.
6.0.6
2020-01-21
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
6.0.5
2020-01-13
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- From some MS Project files manual start and finish dates were not imported correctly.
- The import of damaged MS Project files could lead to a crash.
- Sometimes when copying assignments of material resources, the material amount was not copied.
6.0.3
2019-11-27
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
6.0.2
2019-11-19
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- On the iPhone, changes could not be undone by shaking.
- Filtering by object type in attachments view did always hide check list items.
- After installing Merlin Project on an iPad, OmniPlan could not open or create new documents.
6.0.1
2019-11-12
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- When filtering for a specific type in the attachments view, other types were still visible.
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6.0.0
2019-11-05
New Features:
- Under iOS 10.13, Merlin Project now also supports the dark appearance in all views. Printing is always done in the light appearance.
- Under iOS 10.13, several Merlin Project windows (scenes) can now be opened side by side on the iPad, even with the same document.
- The ≡ menu now contains the new "Search…" item for searching and replacing view content.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
5.1.14
2019-10-29
New Features:
- Merlin Project 6 documents can be opened and edited.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Dragging contacts into Merlin Project views did not work.
- In report bar charts, custom columns of the same type could not be stacked or be plotted onto the same axis.
- Some Merlin 2 documents could not be imported.
5.1.12
2019-08-29
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Sometimes, authorizing access to Dropbox did not work.
5.1.11
2019-08-20
New features:
- Resources can now be created by dragging contacts from the Contacts app onto Merlin Project.
- File attachments can now be created by dragging files from the Files app or photos from the Photos app onto activities in Merlin Project.
Fixed issues:
- Date cells in net plan cards sometimes showed unreadable duplicate text.
- The height of Gantt bars can now be reduced down to 2 points.
- The content of some user-defined fields could not be edited.
5.1.9
2019-07-13
The previous version 5.1.8 version unfortunately contained a bug: iPads always displayed the compact iPhone view. This is now fixed.
5.1.7
2019-06-20
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- The import of some MS Project XML files exported from Primavera lead to an error if they contained invalid assignments.
- On resources in parent projects, costs from subprojects were not always included.
5.1.6
2019-05-28
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- The size of the notes inspector now adapts better to the text.
- Under some circumstances, the plus icon in the base costs inspector disappeared.
- Sometimes, editing base costs left the inspector in an invalid state.
5.1.5
2019-05-04
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- The content of a cell in the "Resources" column could get mixed up when editing.
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5.1.4
2019-05-01
New Features:
- Working time calendars for the entire project and individual resources can now be edited in the inspector.
- Text fields can now be edited directly at the top level of the inspector.
- New fields in the advanced section of the inspector: resource units, leveling delay, calendar, minimize duration
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Filtering for equality of work values did not function.
- When importing vCards, phone numbers and e-mail addresses were not included.
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5.1.3
2019-04-11
Improved general stability.
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5.1.2
2019-03-22
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Under some circumstances files with umlauts in their name could not be opened from Dropbox.
5.1.1
2019-03-12
Improved general stability.
5.1.0
2019-03-07
Merlin Project for iPad is here!
You can now use the flexible interface familiar from the Mac on the iPad. The new version integrates the well-known file management of the iPad. This makes data synchronization with other devices and users via iCloud Drive, Dropbox and Merlin Server even easier.
On the iPhone, you can still use the compact list view in portrait format and the Gantt chart in landscape format. The Gantt display is the same as on the iPad. We now offer special keyboards for entering work, durations and date values.
4.3.15
2019-02-10
Improved general stability.
4.3.12
2018-10-09
Improved general stability.
4.3.11
2018-09-20
Improved general stability.
4.3.10
2018-08-08
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Opening of older documents is now faster.
4.3.9
2018-06-19
- Improved general stability.
- When opening Merlin Project 5 documents, the configuration of Kanban views could get changed.
4.3.7
2018-05-25
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- In the inspector for user-defined fields, long texts were truncated.
4.3.6
2018-05-05
New Features:
- Documents can be exchanged with Merlin Project Pro.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Under some circumstances, the button for inserting new activities was dimmed erroneously.
4.3.5
2018-03-14
Improved general stability.
4.3.4
2018-02-01
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Filtering by resources could lead to wrong results in sub-projects.
- Some XML files containing activity priorities could not be imported.
- For long projects (more than a year), complete through dates were incorrectly calculated in rare cases.
4.3.3
2017-11-21
New features:
- Merlin Project documents can now be opened directly in the iOS 11 Files app.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Fixed problems with opening and saving documents on iCloud Drive and Dropbox.
4.3.1
2017-10-18
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
4.3.0
2017-10-06
New Features:
- Merlin Project Go is now available in Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
4.2.7
2017-08-18
- Improved general stability.
- Improved import of MS Project files.
- Saving changes to a document could sometimes block the application for a couple of seconds.
4.2.6
2017-07-11
- Improved general stability.
- Some existing customers were wrongly prompted to create a subscription.
4.2.5
2017-07-04
Improved general stability.
4.2.4
2017-06-27
New:
- From now on, new users can only purchase Merlin Project Go as a monthly or yearly subscription. Nothing changes for existing users.
- Titles and notes can now be formatted in bold, italic and underlined like in the Mac version.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Under some circumstances, the actual complete through date of activity groups could be wrong.
- The work defaults in the project settings could wrongly be set to zero.
4.2.3
2017-05-25
New Features:
- In table views, columns of the same type can now be used multiple times.
- For every export format the application is now remembering the last used export filename.
Fixed issues:
- Improved general stability.
- Improved the import and export of MS Project files.
- In the seach bar, repeatedly replacing text did now always work.
- Some Merlin 2 files could not be imported.
- Reverting a document to an older state did not reset the file modification date.
4.2.2
2017-04-12
New Features:
- Activities can now be imported from ICS files which are for example exported by the Calendar.app.
Fixes:
- Improved general stability.
- Under some circumstances, multiple accounts to the same Merlin Server were created automatically.
- Templates and XML files containing fractional values for "days per month" could not be opened.
4.2.1
2017-03-30
Fixed issues in 4.2.1:
- Connecting to a Dropbox team account did not work.
New features in 4.2:
Share Merlin Project documents now with other Merlin users on iOS or macOS via your Dropbox account or via iCloud Drive. Forget about the infamous conflict files: Merlin Project synchronizes all changes of all users and automatically integrates them into your document without the need of your help.
For pure Mac workgroups, the automatic synchronization works as well with documents on SMB, AFP or cloud services like box.com or Google Drive.
Fixes in 4.2:
- Improved general stability.
- Improved the import of MS Project files.
- Dependency lags are now applied to the calendar of the successor activity instead of the project calendar. In rare cases, this may affect the scheduling in existing documents.