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Merlin Changelog

What's new in Merlin 8.2.0

Dec 5, 2023
  • New calculated fields:
  • The following new fields are available as columns 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 utilization views:
  • 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)
  • # (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.
  • Changes:
  • The minimum operating system is now macOS 11.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • When adding new columns, you can now select multiple list entries.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Documents from some MindManager versions could not be imported.
  • Under macOS Sonoma, Merlin Project may not be able to access calendars and reminders.
  • File attachments could receive an incorrect timestamp.
  • When editing headers or footers in the print preview, Merlin Project could crash under macOS Sonoma.
  • When changing print settings, the print preview did not always adjust correctly.
  • The help menu was too wide under macOS Sonoma.
  • Help texts for menu items were not displayed under macOS Sonoma.
  • Some pop-up menus were displayed in the wrong place under macOS Sonoma.
  • CTRL clicks did not work in the style inspector.
  • General stability has been improved.

New in Merlin 8.1.9 (Jul 13, 2023)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 8.1.8 (Feb 24, 2023)

  • New features:
  • Added link to Merlin Project discussion forum to the help menu.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The layout of the print panel was broken, when more than three lines of text were entered as header or footer.
  • In the print panel, the colors of header and footer texts could be wrong in dark mode.
  • Opening the style editor via the context menu did not always pre-select a matching style condition.

New in Merlin 8.1.7 (Nov 4, 2022)

  • Fixes:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 8.1.6 (Oct 24, 2022)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The application could hang after inserting remaining work.

New in Merlin 8.1.5 (Jul 13, 2022)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 8.1.2 (Feb 28, 2022)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • When importing MS Project files, tasks without work could have a wrong completion.
  • The dynamic help did not work in full screen mode.

New in Merlin 8.1.1 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Fixed issues:
  • The application could crash during printing under macOS 10.14.

New in Merlin 8.1.0 (Feb 2, 2022)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Opening exported XML files could result in error messages.

New in Merlin 8.0.2 (Nov 23, 2021)

  • New features:
  • The context menu for column headers now allows to create new columns.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The manual format settings for the "Complete" column did not work.

New in Merlin 8.0.1 (Sep 15, 2021)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Custom folders could not be added to the templates section.

New in Merlin 8.0.0 (Sep 9, 2021)

  • New features:
  • The new dynamic help explains views, columns, fields and controls. Activate it using the new question mark icon in the main toolbar, and then point to an object you want to learn more about.
  • You can now customize the width and color of the vertical timeline in the Gantt chart in the Style inspector.
  • You can now start calls from the phone icon in the Resource Inspector.
  • The file attachments inspector has been redesigned.
  • The "Milestones" condition is now available in the Style Inspector.
  • Changes:
  • The font in the inspector is now larger.
  • When creating new columns, you now select the associated field in a separate dialog.
  • Titles and fields of existing columns can now only be changed in the inspector and no longer directly in the column header.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 7.2.6 (Jul 19, 2021)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 7.2.5 (Jun 2, 2021)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Some fonts did not work in the header and footer when printing.
  • In rare cases, documents could no longer be opened.
  • Find & Replace in project views stopped after the first replacement.
  • HEIC format images were not accepted as media.

New in Merlin 7.2.3 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 7.2.2 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 7.2.0 (Jan 29, 2021)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Individual style settings on objects from subprojects of subprojects were not considered.
  • Editing of files on SMB volumes could result in error messages.

New in Merlin 7.1.3 (Jan 13, 2021)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Under macOS 11 Big Sur, entries in context menus in the inspector were often indented incorrectly when opened.
  • When Merlin Project was downloaded from the Mac AppStore, export files could not be shared via Microsoft Outlook.
  • When the computer was restarted, previously opened document windows were not always reopened.

New in Merlin 7.1.2 (Dec 10, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Activities could not be manually resorted by dragging when a work-breakdown view was not ordered by the # column.
  • The settings for automatic spelling correction and grammar were not saved.

New in Merlin 7.1.0 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Merlin Project Express now runs natively on Macs with Apple M1 processors.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • All items of the main toolbar now also work in the overflow menu in narrow windows under macOS Big Sur.

New in Merlin 7.0.1 (Nov 16, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Publishing to Reminders app did not always work under macOS Catalina (10.15).
  • From some MS Project files manual start and finish dates were not imported correctly.

New in Merlin 7.0.0 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • The Warnings window has been renamed to Notifications and now also contains a list of unread comments.
  • In the Edit menu there is a new menu item "Paste Special ...". When selected, a dialog appears where you can choose which contents should be inserted.
  • Under macOS 11 Big Sur the main toolbar has a new design.
  • Changes:
  • macOS 10.13 is now the minimum required system version.
  • Fixed Issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 6.4.5 (Nov 5, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Some customers could not open the application after downloading it from the Mac App Store.

New in Merlin 6.4.4 (Nov 5, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The app could crash when opening the preferences panel.

New in Merlin 6.4.3 (Nov 5, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Under certain circumstances the application could crash when undoing actions.

New in Merlin 6.4.2 (Nov 5, 2020)

  • Compatibility with documents of the upcoming version 7.0

New in Merlin 6.4.0 (Jun 23, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Some templates created with Merlin Project could not be opened.
  • Table cells did not show some Arabic texts.
  • When using displays with 10-bit color depth, resizing a window was very slow.
  • When entering work on activities with material resources, a wrong error message could appear.

New in Merlin 6.3.2 (May 5, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • The application could hang after copying objects.

New in Merlin 6.3.1 (Apr 30, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 6.3.0 (Apr 20, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • In rare cases, actual values of activities in groups were not correctly considered for scheduling. If this was the case for a project, a warning to this effect is now generated.

New in Merlin 6.2.1 (Mar 26, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 6.2.0 (Mar 23, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • The inspector is now also showing the subtitles of assignments.
  • 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.

New in Merlin 6.1.2 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • MS Project import: Resource units for fixed duration tasks were imported although they are ignored by MS Project.

New in Merlin 6.1.0 (Feb 14, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Publishing to Reminders app did not always work under macOS Catalina (10.15).
  • From some MS Project files manual start and finish dates were not imported correctly.

New in Merlin 6.0.7 (Jan 25, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The application could hang when deleting activity groups.

New in Merlin 6.0.6 (Jan 23, 2020)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 6.0.5 (Jan 14, 2020)

  • Improved general stability.
  • Publishing to Reminders app did not always work under macOS Catalina (10.15).
  • From some MS Project files manual start and finish dates were not imported correctly.

New in Merlin 6.0.4 (Nov 28, 2019)

  • Fixed issues:
  • The app could crash when showing a save panel.

New in Merlin 6.0.2 (Nov 20, 2019)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 6.0.1 (Nov 13, 2019)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • When filtering for a specific type in the attachments view, other types were still visible.

New in Merlin 6.0.0 (Nov 7, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Starting with macOS 10.14, Merlin Project Express now also supports the dark appearance in all views. The colors of self-created style rules automatically adapt to the current appearance, but can also be edited manually. For rule-based styles, the colors for the light and dark appearance are stored separately. For individual selection styles, on the other hand, only one color is stored. Printing always takes place in the light appearance, while image exports take place in the currently selected appearance.
  • The new program setting "Views Appearance" allows the contents of the project views to be kept in bright while the rest of the application is darkened.
  • The new "Inspector Appearance" program setting allows the inspector to be brightened for a consistently bright appearance.
  • The inspector has been adapted to the new look of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • Merlin Project now supports the new accent colors of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • With the clearly arranged new start dialog, users can create projects from templates and access the latest documents, help and instructions.
  • The menu for switching the view type now contains the available configurations as submenus.
  • When copying to the clipboard, an XML representation of the selected objects is now also created. This simplifies integration with third-party applications.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 5.1.14 (Oct 30, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Merlin Project 6 documents can be opened and edited.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 5.1.10 (Aug 16, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Moved subscription management to a separate panel which can be opened from the Merlin Project menu.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Sometimes, the list of resource calendar exceptions did not refresh correctly.
  • The height of Gantt bars can now be reduced down to 2 points.

New in Merlin 5.1.8 (Jul 11, 2019)

  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 5.1.7 (Jun 20, 2019)

  • Improved general stability.
  • The import of some MS Project XML files exported from Primavera lead to an error if they contained invalid assignments.
  • Scrolling in the activity dependency inspector did not work correctly if an activity had many dependencies.

New in Merlin 5.1.6 (May 28, 2019)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • On some machines, button titles were not centered correctly.

New in Merlin 5.1.5 (May 3, 2019)

  • Improved general stability.
  • When importing vCard files, only the first contact contained was imported.
  • When importing vCards, phone numbers and e-mail addresses were not included.
  • The attachments inspector displayed the time of the creation and modification date in the wrong time zone.
  • MS Project documents with a value of zero in the fields "Hours per day", "Hours per week" or "Days per month" caused a crash when importing.
  • MS Project import: The task type "Fixed Duration" is now influencing whether work or duration gets set on Merlin activities.
  • MS Project Import: Warnings are now generated during import for tasks with contradictions to the actual values of their assignments.
  • MPP files could sometimes not be imported if third-party software was installed that could also import this format.
  • When opening merlinproject hyperlinks, the target document was not always found.
  • Filtering for equality of work values did not function.

New in Merlin 5.1.4 (Apr 30, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • We now support importing of OmniOutliner documents.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • When importing vCards, phone numbers and e-mail addresses were not included.

New in Merlin 5.1.3 (Apr 11, 2019)

  • New features:
  • In work-breakdown views, row expansion triangles now also appear on the Gantt side when the outline is hidden.
  • The Gantt chart now shows a double arrow symbol to jump to bars outside the visible time range.
  • When dragging Gantt bars, guide lines now appear in the time scale.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Microsoft Project Import: Warnings are now generated during import for tasks with contradictions to the actual values of their assignments.
  • Text encoding problems during CSV exports are now reported as warnings.

New in Merlin 5.0.10 (Jan 26, 2019)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • In some cases, custom templates could not be opened.
  • MS Project export: Activities with zero work but non-zero duration appeared as milestones in MS Project.
  • MS Project export: Activities with a given duration are now exported as tasks of type "Fixed Duration".
  • MS Project import: The task type "Fixed Duration" is now influencing whether work or duration gets set on Merlin activities.
  • Creating e-mails did not work under macOS 10.14.
  • Using the same FTP publishing account from multiple machines did not work.
  • The import of working time calendars could not be configured under macOS 10.14.
  • Under macOS 10.11, wrong footers could appear when printing.

New in Merlin 5.0.9 (Dec 4, 2018)

  • Improved general stability.
  • Under some circumstances, simply editing a text could change its font size.
  • Assignments could not be copied to other activities via the pasteboard.
  • The image export could contain a watermark image although the corresponding option was not selected.
  • Under some circumstances mind-map nodes could have the wrong color.

New in Merlin 5.0.8 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • Improved general stability.
  • Headers and footers for printing could not be edited under macOS 10.14 Mojave.
  • Sometimes exported HTML pages did not work.
  • The XML export did not contain the initials style and the setting whether resources are sharing their work.

New in Merlin 5.0.7 (Oct 11, 2018)

  • Improved general stability.
  • When working with sub-projects, resource leveling did not work for individual selected resources.

New in Merlin 5.0.6 Build 59004 (Sep 19, 2018)

  • Improved general stability.
  • In the work breakdown view, manually ordering activities was sometimes difficult.
  • In the report view, style rules were sometimes evaluated in a wrong order.

New in Merlin 5.0.5 Build 58892 (Aug 15, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The calendar inspector did not show fractions for total work.
  • Fixed milestones were not always exported correctly to MS Project.
  • Opening of documents from Merlin Project 5 is now faster.

New in Merlin 5.0.4 Build 58874 (Aug 8, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The calendar inspector did not show fractions for total work.
  • Fixed milestones were not always exported correctly to MS Project.
  • Opening of documents from Merlin Project 5 is now faster.

New in Merlin 5.0.3 Build 58721 (Jul 12, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • When opening Merlin Project 5 documents, the configuration of Kanban views could get changed.

New in Merlin 5.0.2 Build 58649 (Jul 5, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • When opening Merlin Project 5 documents, the configuration of Kanban views could get changed.

New in Merlin 5.0.1 Build 58573 (Jun 20, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • When opening Merlin Project 5 documents, the configuration of Kanban views could get changed.

New in Merlin 5.0.0 Build 58495 (Jun 13, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The publishing panel showed publishers created by other resources.
  • The layout of the publishing panel could get damaged under some circumstances.
  • Exporting to the NovaMind format could lead to a crash.
  • Manual tasks were imported incorrectly from some MS Project documents.
  • New columns in Merlin Project 5 documents could be lost when opening with Merlin Project 4.

New in Merlin 4.3.7 Build 53863 (May 25, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The publishing panel showed publishers created by other resources.
  • The layout of the publishing panel could get damaged under some circumstances.
  • Exporting to the NovaMind format could lead to a crash.
  • Manual tasks were imported incorrectly from some MS Project documents.
  • New columns in Merlin Project Pro documents could be lost when opening with Merlin Project 4.

New in Merlin 4.3.6 Build 53818 (May 3, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Documents can be exchanged with Merlin Project Pro.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Under some circumstances, the style editor could not be opened via the context menu.
  • When copying table rows to the clipboard, column format settings were not respected.
  • When importing ICS files, whole day events could receive wrong date values.
  • Sometimes dependency lines were still drawn in the warning color although all warnings had been resolved.
  • The publishing panel was sometimes shown with a wrong layout.
  • Selecting a target calendar for publishing could be very slow.

New in Merlin 4.3.5 Build 53717 (Mar 17, 2018)

  • Changes:
  • The items for dealing with window tabs have been moved from the top of the View menu further to the bottom.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Assigning resources to free activities in the assignments view could result in wrong work values.
  • Actual rates could not be shown as columns in the resources view.
  • Sometimes newly created assignments could not be disclosed in the work breakdown view when a filter was active.
  • Copying activities to the clipboard was losing images in texts.
  • Under some circumstances, selecting a window configuration for a new screen did not work.
  • If the option "Create New Document Identity" was chosen when saving or duplicating a document, unused media files were still present in the new document bundle.

New in Merlin 4.3.5 Build 53717 (Mar 15, 2018)

  • Changes:
  • The items for dealing with window tabs have been moved from the top of the View menu further to the bottom.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Assigning resources to free activities in the assignments view could result in wrong work values.
  • Actual rates could not be shown as columns in the resources view.
  • Sometimes newly created assignments could not be disclosed in the work breakdown view when a filter was active.
  • Copying activities to the clipboard was losing images in texts.
  • Under some circumstances, selecting a window configuration for a new screen did not work.
  • If the option "Create New Document Identity" was chosen when saving or duplicating a document, unused media files were still present in the new document bundle.

New in Merlin 4.3.4 Build 53667 (Jan 31, 2018)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Filtering by resources could lead to wrong results in sub-projects.
  • When showing the list of filters, the window layout could get damaged.
  • Some XML files containing activity priorities could not be imported.
  • HTML export of cumulated time-phased values was not working.
  • Exporting and importing sub-projects in separate XML, MS Project and FreeMind files did not work.
  • In rare cases, resource leveling could result in a hang.
  • For long projects (more than a year), complete-through dates were incorrectly calculated in rare cases.
  • When dragging messages from Mail.app onto Merlin Project, no or wrong file attachments were created.
  • Publishing to some FTP servers did not work via IPv6 connections.

New in Merlin 4.3.3 Build 53529 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • With HTML-exports, the outline could not be scrolled in the newest Chrome browser.
  • Resource names were not always completed correctly.
  • When printing under macOS 10.13, parts of header and footers could be missing.

New in Merlin 4.3.1 Build 51425 (Oct 23, 2017)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Optimized automatic completion for resources and tags in table cells.
  • Improved general stability.

New in Merlin 4.3.0 Build 51358 (Oct 6, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Merlin Project is now available in Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Sometimes, user-defined number or duration fields were not cumulated.
  • Under some circumstances, reverting a document with sub-projects back to a previous state did not work.
  • Some mappings of columns in CSV documents to Merlin Project fields did not produce correct results.

New in Merlin 4.2.7 Build 51079 (Aug 16, 2017)

  • Changes:
  • You can now create multiple publishings which target the same calendar.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Improved import of MS Project files.
  • Under some circumstances, the left and right sides of the work-breakdown view could have different zoom levels.
  • When activating the list of resource groups the inspector did not always update correctly.
  • Importing XML files containing custom date fields or limited user permissions could lead to an error.
  • Saving changes to a document could sometimes block the application for a couple of seconds.
  • Custom number fields with units always showed decimals even when not desired.

New in Merlin 4.2.4 Build 50956 (Jun 21, 2017)

  • Improved general stability.
  • Under some circumstances, the actual complete through date of activity groups could be wrong.
  • New filters could not be created in the resources view.
  • Under macOS 10.13 High Sierra Merlin 2 upgrade licenses did not work.
  • Sometimes installed licenses were wrongly recognized as being in use.
  • The work defaults in the project settings could wrongly be set to zero.

New in Merlin 4.2.3 Build 50794 (May 23, 2017)

  • 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 search bar, repeatedly replacing text did now always work.
  • Filtering by notes did not always work correctly.
  • Some Merlin 2 files could not be imported.
  • Leveling delays were not always correctly imported from CSV files.
  • Reverting a document to an older state did not reset the file modification date.
  • After opening Merlin 2 documents loading sub-projects could lead to an error.

New in Merlin 4.2.2 Build 50673 (Apr 10, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Activities can now be imported from ICS files which are for example exported by the Calendar.app.
  • Sub-projects whose files cannot be found or loaded are now shown in the warnings panel.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Japanese characters were not shown in some views.
  • Under some circumstances, multiple accounts to the same Merlin Server were created automatically.
  • Errors which occurred during uploading of a document to a Merlin Server were not shown.
  • Templates and XML files containing fractional values for "days per month" could not be opened.
  • When copying activities base calendars could get duplicated unnecessarily.

New in Merlin 4.2.0 Build 50598 (Mar 28, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • 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.
  • To be able to automatically sync changes from box.com, Merlin Project asks for access to your box.com folder. This permission can be managed in the new tab "Access to Folders" in the application preferences.
  • The templates menu can now be populated with documents from any folder. You can add folders in the new tab "Templates" in the application preferences.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Improved the import and export 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.

New in Merlin 4.1.5 Build 49410 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Sometimes, scroll bars were not visible after opening a document.
  • Switching report views sometimes disabled showing activity group boundaries.
  • Charts could be clipped in image exports.
  • Automatic publishing to FTP servers did not work with files larger than 1MB.

New in Merlin 4.1.4 Build 49321 (Feb 2, 2017)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Showing the resource view with sub-projects could lead to a crash.

New in Merlin 4.1.3 Build 49318 (Feb 1, 2017)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • When working with multiple screens, popup menus could appear in wrong places.
  • Adding an attachment to a password protected project could lead to an error when syncing with Merlin Server.
  • Changing the title of a resource could lead to login erros.

New in Merlin 4.1.2 Build 49263 (Jan 18, 2017)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Sometimes it was possible to remove the last admin user from a document.
  • When switching between servers in the Merlin Server documents list, the application could hang.
  • When opening Merlin 2 documents, some user permissions and project calendars were not converted correctly.

New in Merlin 4.1.1 Build 49181 (Dec 13, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • The menu item "Level Selection" was disabled if a resource was selected in the assignments view.

New in Merlin 4.1.0 Build 49149 (Nov 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • The Touch Bar of the new MacBook Pro is now supported.
  • Changes to shared views, column sets and filters can now be published directly via the menu item "Publish Changes…"
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Missing French and Spanish localizations were added.
  • A resource which gets activated as a user now gets all view configurations of the currently logged-in user.
  • The line heights in the HTML export were sometimes incorrect.
  • Under some circumstances, objects could not be copied to the library.
  • The format of document URLs was improved to better work in with applications.
  • Negative values in user-defined currency fields were not shown in red.
  • Under macOS Sierra, some clicks into project views were not registered.

New in Merlin 4.0.10 Build 48982 (Nov 7, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • User-defined fields of type "currency" were not adjusted when the project currency was changed.
  • After saving to a PDF, the "Print" button was not available anymore.

New in Merlin 4.0.9 Build 48929 (Oct 18, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Improved the import of MS Project files.
  • The menu item "Send as Email…" did not work with some versions of Microsoft Outlook.
  • Under macOS 10.12 Sierre, the built-in content of the Merlin library was not available.
  • Under some circumstances, the remaining demo time was not shown correctly in the window title bar.

New in Merlin 4.0.8 Build 48870 (Sep 30, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Improved the import of MS Project files.
  • Documents which were duplicated or saved under a new identity with Merlin Project 4.0.7 could not be opened anymore.
  • Templates saved with Merlin Project 4.0.7 could not be used to create new projects.

New in Merlin 4.0.7 Build 48833 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Publishing to some WebDAV servers was not possible.
  • With activated "Dynamic Planning", activities were sometimes only shifted 30 seconds after opening a document.

New in Merlin 4.0.5 Build 48495 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Dragging a Gantt bar in the assignments view could lead to an application-wide hang.
  • It was not possible to save documents as templates.
  • Improved the import of MS Project files.
  • After dowloading, automatically installing Merlin Project in the Applications folder did not always work.
  • When dragging Gantt bars, values in the inspector did not always update immediately.
  • When dragging Gantt bars, precise constraints could get lost.
  • The popup calendar showed the wrong weekday initials when Saturday was set as the first day of the week.

New in Merlin 4.0.2 Build 48359 (Jul 27, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Undoing actions could sometimes freeze the application.
  • Switching window configurations during opening of a document did not always work.
  • Dragging files to the attachments inspector could result in invalid URLs.
  • Collapsing and expanding via ALT-click on outline triangles did not work.
  • When downloading of a sub-document from a Merlin Server is not possible, an option to manually pick the document is now offered.

New in Merlin 4.0.1 Build 48187 (Jul 14, 2016)

  • Fixed issue:
  • Under some circumstances, licenses and templates from Merlin Project 3 were not available in Merlin Project 4.

New in Merlin 4.0.0 Build 48170 (Jul 13, 2016)

  • SYNC:
  • Synchronized Project Swimming:
  • You and several users can now work on the same project using multiple devices.
  • Sync with Merlin Server:
  • Merlin Project and Merlin Server make a great team. Thanks to the patented sync function, all team members can now work together, and more importantly simultaneously, on one and the same project file. Merlin Server ensures any changes are integrated immediately into Merlin Project and distributed to all participants – making the Merlin Project and Merlin Server work together as the best collaborative project management solution in the market.
  • Sync with Cloud Services:
  • Merlin Project now lets you sync via local networks as well as cloud services like iCloud Drive, Box.com, Dropbox, and more. This allows you to find practical alternatives to working in a collaborative space, even if Merlin Server is not included as part of your solution.
  • Trigger Manual Sync:
  • In real project life, while there is no getting away from occasionally exchanging project files via email or on a USB stick, Merlin Project offers a solution here too: Integrate changes manually by using the new function »Integrate Changes«.
  • MERLIN SERVER:
  • A workflow doesn’t get easier than this.
  • Just subscribe & work – Merlin Server takes care of the rest.
  • It’s a breeze to get started with Merlin Server: Just subscribe to a project and work on the local copy. Likewise, it is just as easy to publish a project on Merlin Server for other participants.
  • Offline & Online:
  • Even if you disappear off the scene occasionally and you are not online, you don not need to stop using Merlin Project. All of your changes are stored locally and then synchronized when you are back online. As soon as you reappear on the scene, Merlin Server synchronizes all changes retrospectively – both yours and your entire team.
  • Familiar Settings:
  • What makes things really convenient is that many project settings also apply to Merlin Server. For instance, Resources in Merlin Server are adopted automatically as users – saving you the hassle of managing separate users in multiple projects.
  • WORK AREAS:
  • Enjoy the Peace:
  • You decide when you want to sync changes.
  • There are times when you simply just want to let your project ideas unfold in peace, or are you planning to make a major change to your project? If so, all you need to do is switch Merlin Project to the Private Work Area. Once you are there, you will not be interrupted by other team members’ changes, and your changes to the project document are also kept local. However, your project will be kept synchronized with all your other devices. When you are done, switch back to the Public Work Area and all the changes – your as well as your team members – will be re-synced.
  • EXPORT:
  • Even more flexible options:
  • Your project website will be built in a flash.
  • No more excuses for missing project documentation! In just a few clicks you’ll be able to create a working project website – all customized to your preferences. Want it available just online after that? Not a problem: Merlin Project can do that too automatically and after each change if you want – job done and you have your project documentation. (Example)
  • Prefer to have your documentation as a PDF? Absolutely no problem: Merlin Project supports that too.

New in Merlin 4.0.0 Build 47564 Beta (Jun 9, 2016)

  • SYNC:
  • Synchronized Project Swimming:
  • You and several users can now work on the same project using multiple devices.
  • Sync with Merlin Server:
  • Merlin Project and Merlin Server make a great team. Thanks to the patented sync function, all team members can now work together, and more importantly simultaneously, on one and the same project file. Merlin Server ensures any changes are integrated immediately into Merlin Project and distributed to all participants – making the Merlin Project and Merlin Server work together as the best collaborative project management solution in the market.
  • Sync with Cloud Services:
  • Merlin Project now lets you sync via local networks as well as cloud services like iCloud Drive, Box.com, Dropbox, and more. This allows you to find practical alternatives to working in a collaborative space, even if Merlin Server is not included as part of your solution.
  • Trigger Manual Sync:
  • In real project life, while there is no getting away from occasionally exchanging project files via email or on a USB stick, Merlin Project offers a solution here too: Integrate changes manually by using the new function »Integrate Changes«.
  • MERLIN SERVER:
  • A workflow doesn’t get easier than this.
  • Just subscribe & work – Merlin Server takes care of the rest.
  • It’s a breeze to get started with Merlin Server: Just subscribe to a project and work on the local copy. Likewise, it is just as easy to publish a project on Merlin Server for other participants.
  • Offline & Online:
  • Even if you disappear off the scene occasionally and you are not online, you don not need to stop using Merlin Project. All of your changes are stored locally and then synchronized when you are back online. As soon as you reappear on the scene, Merlin Server synchronizes all changes retrospectively – both yours and your entire team.
  • Familiar Settings:
  • What makes things really convenient is that many project settings also apply to Merlin Server. For instance, Resources in Merlin Server are adopted automatically as users – saving you the hassle of managing separate users in multiple projects.
  • WORK AREAS:
  • Enjoy the Peace:
  • You decide when you want to sync changes.
  • There are times when you simply just want to let your project ideas unfold in peace, or are you planning to make a major change to your project? If so, all you need to do is switch Merlin Project to the Private Work Area. Once you are there, you will not be interrupted by other team members’ changes, and your changes to the project document are also kept local. However, your project will be kept synchronized with all your other devices. When you are done, switch back to the Public Work Area and all the changes – your as well as your team members – will be re-synced.
  • EXPORT:
  • Even more flexible options:
  • Your project website will be built in a flash.
  • No more excuses for missing project documentation! In just a few clicks you’ll be able to create a working project website – all customized to your preferences. Want it available just online after that? Not a problem: Merlin Project can do that too automatically and after each change if you want – job done and you have your project documentation. (Example)
  • Prefer to have your documentation as a PDF? Absolutely no problem: Merlin Project supports that too.

New in Merlin 3.1.10 Build 40823 (May 31, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Improved the import and export of MS Project files.
  • MindManager files exported by Merlin Project can now also be opened with the new MindManager 2016.
  • Editing the font of the header and footer for printing did not always work correctly.
  • Creating activity dependencies by mouse-dragging and pressing the ALT-key did not always work.

New in Merlin 3.1.9 Build 40794 (Apr 20, 2016)

  • Fixed issues
  • Improved general stability.
  • Improved the import of MS Project files.
  • Filtering views by predecessor or successor activities did not work.
  • In the utilization view of documents with sub-projects, the row "No resources assigned" was sometimes not shown.
  • Publishing via SMTP did not work with some e-mail providers.
  • Bottom-up distributed budgets were not always respected in the budget/cost balances.
  • Via AppleScript, an activity could not be defined as a milestone.

New in Merlin 3.1.8 Build 40758 (Mar 29, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • Improved the import and export of MS Project files.
  • Sometimes, the "Publish" button in the publishing panel was wrongly disabled.
  • Locked Merlin 2 documents could not be imported.
  • Non-breaking spaces are now exported as regular spaces to CSV files because MS Excel does not correctly import them.

New in Merlin 3.1.7 Build 40694 (Feb 15, 2016)

  • Fixed issues:
  • Fixed a security problem in our software update mechanism. For more information: https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle/releases/tag/1.13.1
  • Improved the import and export of MS Project files.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when assigning resource groups.

New in Merlin 3.1.6 Build 40658 (Jan 20, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Newly created activities are now shifted to the current date, even in in views using coarser time units.
  • Fixed issues:
  • Improved general stability.
  • In some time zones, exception dates in exported calendars could be a day off.
  • Improved the import of MS Project and XML files.
  • Image exports of the detail view did always contain the whole project.
  • Under some circumstances, the critical path was not displayed correctly.
  • Sometimes, activating the time-phase description in the view options did not work.
  • Saving a document with media to a different volume did fail with an error message.
  • Fixed issues when working in folders shared by Egnyte.
  • PDF exports of large projects could not be opened in Acrobat Reader.

New in Merlin 3.1.0 Build 40305 (Jul 24, 2015)

  • Focuses on connecting popular and important applications which our users use every day.
  • The integrated interfaces already make Merlin Project the perfect team player, allowing you to import data from key applications, process it, and then export it again to other programs. As a project manager, the new AppleScript interface lets you automate your processes with Merlin Project and connect to as many other programs as you like with complete ease.
  • Project data:
  • Whether you want to import entire projects from Microsoft Project or just export individual tables from Microsoft Excel, Merlin Project lets you exchange data effortlessly.
  • Contacts, dated events, and reminders:
  • Regardless of which programs you use to organize yourself – Apple’s own apps or Microsoft Outlook – Merlin Project imports your contacts, dated events, and reminders for you to use in your projects. Likewise, Merlin Project exports the data in the right format, such as project deadlines, for these programs.
  • Mindmaps & outlines as project templates:
  • Use mindmaps from Mindjet, NovaMind, FreeMind or outlines from OmniOutliner? Perfect! Merlin Project imports this data easily, making it a breeze to process this data as a project. The same goes for when you create your mindmaps using Windows.
  • Exporting project views:
  • Merlin Project can output your project views in standard formats so you can view them as HTML in all the popular browsers such as Safari, Firefox, Chrome or the all-new browser Microsoft Edge. For Apple Preview, Adobe Acrobat or other image viewers, Merlin Project also exports to PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, and other formats.
  • AppleScript integration:
  • With AppleScript now integrated into Merlin Project 3.1 you can automate your workflows and enjoy an even greater number of convenient connections:
  • Export project structures from Merlin Project to Things in the form of to-do lists
  • Create new projects based on to-dos from OmniFocus erstellen
  • Link content in Merlin Project with notes in Evernote
  • Visualize activities from Merlin Project using Timeline 3D

New in Merlin 3.0.6 Build 39564 (Mar 21, 2015)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • It was not possible to print a document from the Finder.
  • The application could crash after a filter was edited.
  • The formatting of date columns was not always consistent.
  • The styling of text in the notes inspector was not always preserved.
  • Under some circumstances, the application could not be started from the home directory.
  • The application could crash when times were entered into a date field.
  • The editing of styles of a project view could lead to a crash.
  • Selecting multiple rows after deleting a row could lead to a crash.

New in Merlin 3.0.4 Build 39308 (Feb 18, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • In the view options inspector, the sort ordering can now be defined per object type.
  • The context menu for the column headers of "Title" and "Checked" in the check lists view allows to directly define the sort ordering per object type.
  • If a document in Dropbox or on Google Drive is edited concurrently on multiple machines, alternative conflicting versions are put beside the original document.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Publishing to Calendar.app or Reminders.app did not always work.
  • It was not possible to publish to some special FTP servers.
  • Typing into a date field could lead to a crash.
  • After editing filters, the application could crash.
  • Importing a Nova Mind file duplicated the root activity.
  • When a document was renamed via the file menu, the title of the root activity was not adjusted.
  • Dragging activities across the row of an unloaded sub-project could lead to a crash.
  • Dragging Gantt bars could lead to a crash.
  • The application could crash if the same Merlin 2 document was imported twice.
  • Deleting the title of a resource could lead to a crash.

New in Merlin 3.0.1 Build 39115 (Feb 5, 2015)

  • Changes:
  • You can now publish to servers with untrusted certificates after you confirmed them in a standard trust panel.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • The application could crash when the library tab was openend in the preferences panel.
  • The application could sometimes crash after resource leveling.
  • In some cases, over-allocations were not resolved during resource leveling.
  • Some Merlin 2 documents could not be imported.
  • A crash could occur when values were entered into table cells.
  • WebDAV publishing did not work with some servers.
  • The application could crash after publishing to the Calendar.app.
  • When deleting multiple user-defined fields at once, the application could crash.
  • Earned-value fields were not calculated correctly when "Accrue immediately" was chosen as cost accrual.
  • The result of separating groups into sub-projects could be invisible when the view content was filtered.

New in Merlin 2.9.4 Build 10992 (Jan 20, 2015)

  • Resolved Issues:
  • Under Yosemite and in the netplan linking of activities by an option click did not work.
  • Under Yosemite the main application window suddenly moved after a click onto an arrow control in the inspector.

New in Merlin 2.9.3 Build 10983 (Sep 23, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Merlin supports now the redefined Gatekeeper signature (from OS X 10.9.5).
  • Merlin works now under OS X 10.10 Yosemite (beta 5).
  • Resolved Issues:
  • Some smaller issues are fixed.
  • Fixed some translation issues and typos.
  • The German and English help files are updated.

New in Merlin 2.9.2 Build 10639 (Oct 16, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Merlin und Merlin Server work now under OS X 10.9 Mavericks as well.
  • Merlin supports the Tags of Mavericks in the file save dialog.
  • Resolved Issues:
  • The synchronization between Merlin and Calendar is reimplemented for OS X 10.9 Mavericks. The features are the same, but with one exception: Changes made in the Calendar can not synchronized back to Merlin unter OS X 10.9 Mavericks. In OS X 10.8 and earlier, this is still possible.
  • Changing between the standard and Merlin print dialog under 10.8 could lead to an exception.
  • Under special combinations of countries and languages, Merlin could not handle duration units properly.
  • Resources from an LDAP directory could not be displayed in Merlin correctly.
  • Some exceptions of the resource working times would not get exported into MS Project XML.
  • A few error messages and notifications were misleading.
  • Some project templates and reports are revised.
  • Fixed some translation issues and typos.
  • The German and English help files are updated.
  • Resolved Issues:
  • Project could not be opened in Merlin, if the Merlin Server did run under OS 10.9 Mavericks.

New in Merlin 2.9.1 Build 10408 (Apr 16, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Both, Merlin and Merlin Server are distributed from now on in a zipp'ed archive.
  • The classic report contains now an option to show a project column. By default the switch is off.
  • Resolved Issues:
  • Merlin Server did not showed the current project's objective in the projects list.
  • Very long projects (25+ years) were not displayed in Merlin Web.
  • The exclusive access lock icon did not showed up when editing remote projects in 10.8.
  • In some rare cases the master project could not modified after saving.
  • The sorting of the WBS was not always correct.
  • In some cases, the iPhone or Web publishing could not started.
  • With some special acces permission, a project could not saved.
  • The CVS import did not worked properly.
  • An issue with the code signing & certification is fixed.
  • Fixed some translation issues and typos.
  • The German and English help files are updated.

New in Merlin 2.9 Build 10363 (Jul 13, 2012)

  • New Features in Merlin:
  • Merlin and Merlin Server are supporting Gatekeeper and starting as an identified Software under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
  • With Mountain Lion Apple introduces a new technology called "Gatekeeper". Gatekeeper helps protect you from downloading and installing malicious software on your Mac, no matter where your apps come from. And it gives you even more control over which apps you install. With the standard option Gatekeeper installs only apps from the Mac App Store and apps from identified developers. Merlin and Merlin Server are now signed by ProjectWizards as an indentified developer and working with the Gatekeeper default option under OS X Mountain Lion.
  • Important for existing installations of Merlin Server: The former contained certificate is now replaced by a new one, verified at Apple. Therefore you will be asked to accept the access to the Keychain by Merlin Server when you start it the first time. Please click on "Allow always".
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin:
  • The Freemind HTML export was broken.
  • LDAP items with images could not loaded.

New in Merlin 2.8.5 Build 10348 (Jun 1, 2012)

  • Resolved issues:
  • Some mpp files could not be opened by Merlin.
  • MS Project could not open from Merlin generated XML files containing % in duration fields or some special character in a task's title.

New in Merlin 2.8.4 Build 10341 (May 10, 2012)

  • Resolved Issues in Merlin:
  • Values for the field "default utilization" were not accepted under Mac OS X 10.7.
  • Logging into a project failed if the password was an email address.
  • Under some circumstances, a project file could not be saved.
  • NovaMind 5 files cound not be imported via drag and drop, a file element was created instead.
  • Exporting and importing NovaMind files was improved.
  • Under some circumstances, the performance of opening a Merlin file over the internet was very slow.
  • When scrolling in the outline, the scroll position could sometimes jump unexpectedly.
  • Under some circumstances, XML files exported from Merlin did not show the correct % complete value when imported into MS Project.
  • Some mpp files could not be opened by Merlin.
  • An arrow button was wrongly shown when printing the Elements view.
  • Some Applescript properties such as "expected work" and "actual work" did not work.
  • Fixed wrong page breaks in report templates.
  • The project template "Software-Development" contained some actual values.
  • Fixed some translation issues and typos.
  • The German and English help files are updated.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Web:
  • Sometimes a wrong project was opened after pasting a direct link into URL field of a web browser.
  • The fields "actual work cost", "planned work cost" and "expected work cost" are now also available in the Resource view and Utilization view.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Server:
  • It was not possible to change the password of a Merlin Server via the OK button.

New in Merlin 2.8.3 Build 10277 (Jan 7, 2012)

  • Resolved Issues:
  • Under Mac OS 10.7, the very first start of Merlin could fail.

New in Merlin 2.8.1 (Oct 12, 2011)

  • NovaMind 5 files can be imported now.
  • In Merlin lost licenses can be requested now.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin:
  • MindManager files exported from Merlin could not be opend by MindManager 9 under Windows.
  • Importing of CSV files could mess up when some key fields were empty.
  • Completed milestones from OmniPlan 1 were not completed after import in Merlin.
  • The import of contacts from LDAP servers did not work correctly.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Web:
  • Projects containing an UniCode linebreak in texfields could not be displayed in the the web.
  • Printing did not work properly.

New in Merlin 2.8 (Aug 19, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Compatibility to Mac OS 10.7 “Lion”.
  • Merlin does support the full screen mode when executing under Mac OS 10.7 “Lion”.
  • The import of MS Project files is further improved. Supported are now all versions starting with MS Project 2002 until MS Project 2010.
  • Add a new Risk Report.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin
  • Switching to the resource view could be very slow.
  • Under Mac OS X 10.4.11 issues could occur when saving.
  • The expected costs were not calculated correctly under some system locales.
  • When selecting the description part in the project template dialog, Merlin crashed.
  • The advanced search under Mac OS X 10.4.11 did not work.
  • The expected costs did not match costs for completed activities.
  • Under some circumstances, Merlin could not save a project when it was created from a template.
  • Sometimes the QuickLook preview was not updated when the document was changed.
  • Merlin could not connect to some secure LDAP servers.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Web:
  • The box in the bottom time ruler row which contains the project status date is now highlighted in Merlin Web and the HTML export.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Server:
  • When installed for a local user, Merlin Server used the wrong file permissions and could not run properly.
  • Under some circumstances, a character (‘) was added to the project files path.

New in Merlin 2.7.9 (Apr 20, 2011)

  • Collaborates now even better with other applications. New workflows are introduced in the latest version 2.7.9 enabling it to connect to the popular personal task management mac software Things (by Cultured Code).
  • Further enhancements are also implemented for the collaboration with the market leading project management software for Windows MS Project.
  • And last but not least, several improvements under the hood ensure Merlin’s typical high software stability and robustness.

New in Merlin 2.7.8 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • New Features in Merlin:
  • The new ‘manual’ task mode of MS Project 2010 is now supported in the XML import.
  • It is now possible to search for Group titles in the extended search.
  • Next training offers on our website can now be accessed over the Merlin Help menu.
  • If a user owns a license for iPhone Sharing, an iPad can be shared with the same license as well.
  • Added the ‘parent activity’ property to activities in the applescript dictionary.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin:
  • Redrawing the Gantt bar after having changed %-done values could be a bit “nervous”.
  • Under some specific circumstances a dependency of an undefined kind could be created.
  • Endless loop while reading some MS Entourage vCards.
  • Better line wrap for long notes in the information report .
  • A problem with users and intersection calendars is fixed.
  • Massively used undos/redos in a published project, could crash Merlin or cause a certain situation where saving was not possible anymore.
  • Scheduling warning “Budget sum exeeds approved budget” was sometimes displayed even if not applied.
  • Sometimes under Mac OS X 10.6. x a number formatter issue did prevent adding currency values.
  • In some networks, the port number could not been updated in Bonjour if it was changed by the user. This could lead to connection errors in the iPhone client or in Safari.
  • In combined projects, the utilization view did not always refresh.
  • Updated German, French and English help files.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Server:
  • In some specific cases, Merlin Server could not save combined projects.
  • Fixed startup crash under Mac OS 10.4.

New in Merlin 2.7.7 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Resolved Issues in Merlin:
  • In combined projects, the utilization view was not refreshing under some circumstances.
  • The resource’s cost accrual setting “at start” did produce the same result as “prorated”.
  • Start dates of linked projects were deletable via the project link inspector.
  • In Merlin Web Sharing, the default time zone was not set to GMT, which resulted in wrong creation dates of elements.
  • Fixed an issue in the licensing system for Merlin iPhone.
  • The status attribute was not selectable from within the predicate editor for elements.
  • The value for “Given Startmode” was not exported properly in CSV export.
  • Some access rights on creating project files did not set correctly.
  • The “Merlin Quick Guide” is now in French language as well.
  • Some translation issues have been fixed.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Server:
  • Merlin Server brought an error message for port 7090 after some time of work.
  • Merlin did hang on saving a master project with aliases on Merlin Server files.
  • A crash could appear when all numbers of a port of a custom server were deleted.

New in Merlin 2.7.6 (Feb 20, 2010)

  • New features in Merlin:
  • When exporting in CSV, you can now define in which time unit the duration fields will be exported. Available options are: Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Calendarweeks, Months and Years. They can be defined in the export dialogue. The same behavior is possible for the import.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin:
  • Sometimes the Gantt-Chart did flicker during an animation of the bar.
  • Under some circumstances the text in the date picker was wrapped. Also the small calendar image was flipped.
  • If the user had defined a custom date format, entering times with leading zeros was difficult.
  • Projects that are linked into other projects were not synced to iCal even if the combined project was synced to iCal.
  • Merlin won’t accept a numeric value for a budget.
  • When importing MS Project 2003 files, there were issues with “eDuration” values.
  • Sometimes MS Project 2007 creates a special date format in XML exports. Merlin could not read these values.
  • Under some circumstances, changes made in iCal were not accepted in Merlin, even though the “accept changes in iCal” switch was set.
  • Changing the starting time of milestone was sometimes quite difficult.
  • When a group was copied, the group disappeared.
  • Passwords containing spaces or other special characters were not accepted during login.
  • The column widths in Merlin did not match in PDF & Print.
  • Under some circumstances a license file could not be interpreted correctly.
  • Under some circumstances Merlin could not save after resource leveling.
  • Changing the constraints from a milestone created a milestone with a duration.
  • In a very specific case, Merlin could not save on Merlin Server or a mounted file server.
  • A few translation issues are fixed.
  • The German and English help files are updated.
  • Resolved Issues in Merlin Web:
  • Under some circumstances in IE7 and Firefox the print window could be empty.
  • Sometimes a project could not be published if an Apple Airport was used.

New in Merlin 2.7.4 (Oct 27, 2009)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.2.

New in Merlin 2.7 Beta 1 (Apr 8, 2009)

  • This version is required for the publishing of projects with Merlin iPhone.

New in Merlin 2.6.3 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Added a new tab to the license preference pane showing the licensed features and their quantities.
  • Removed the fields for earliest and latest end from the milestone inspector.
  • Web and project sharing: Improved the port mapping behavior for AVM routers.
  • An all new "Merlin Quick Guide" replaces the old "Merlin Tutorial".
  • The "Send To"-Menu now supports shell scripts.
  • When resetting the resource leveling in a project containing activities with actual values, a dialog comes up and lets the user decide if leveling delays of already started activities should be reset.
  • Preliminary support for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
  • This version also includes regularly maintenance and some fixes.

New in Merlin 2.6.2 (Sep 30, 2008)

  • The File menu now contains a "Send to" sub-menu which list all AppleScripts which are present in the SendToMenu folder in the usual Application Support directories.
  • Hide end, work, duration and utilization fields in the inspector for milestone.
  • Cost distribution report now does not show entries for non-working periods.
  • If you print from within Merlin the print job name is now set to the document title.
  • Billings export now supports version 3.
  • Moved Billings export from the publish dialog to the "Send to" menu.
  • Objects selected within Merlin are now marked as being selected in the XML export.
  • It is now always possible to obtain the local IP address in the web and project sharing dialogs by holding the shift key while klicking or dragging the proxy icon.
  • Improved behavior of combining projects with mixed calculation directions.
  • Fixed unwanted vertical scrolling of activities view that sometimes occured when a row was clicked.
  • The Budget Cost Balance report does now work even if the project has no activities.
  • Content of option sheet for report paramters did not scale correctly.
  • Adding resources from the web interface or the UI sometimes crashed Merlin.
  • The "Page Break at Columns" for the "NetPlan" print settings was not preserved when saving.
  • The first level of linked projects is now visible to remote clients even if the linked projects were not loaded.
  • For some bundle file formats Merlin did not recognize when element files had been edited externally.
  • The percent completion popup in the activity inspector was not disabled when absoulte actual values were used.
  • Fixed wrong dot behind filenames in export sheet.
  • Fixed problem with entering percent values on French system.
  • Fixed a problem with the HTML help that occured on case-sensitive HFS+ volumes.
  • Under some circumstances resoure leveling did not terminate.
  • Changing the time components by pressing a key in the date picker could lead to unexpected results.
  • In dynamic planning mode, the displayed content of a date picker could be damaged.
  • Web module: Assignment drop down menu was shifted.
  • Web module: Reactivated autocompletion for the combo box.
  • Web module: Fixed crash that could occur when exporting to HTML.
  • Web module: The percent table column no longer displays NaN%.
  • Web module: Under some circumstances the start date of the HTML and web exports was off by one day.
  • Web module: Fixed a bug which slowed down the redrawing of the outline view.

New in Merlin 2.6.1 (Jul 29, 2008)

  • This version is a regularly maintenance and contains only some fixes.

New in Merlin 2.6 (Jul 8, 2008)

  • The new web module is included in this version of Merlin. To publish your saved Merlin project file over the web, open the publish dialog, switch to the Web Sharing tab and click the start button. Click on the displayed proxy icon to launch your favorite browser or drag the icon onto Mail or iChat to announce your shared project. The following web browsers are supported: Safari 3, Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer 7.0
  • The publish dialog owns now an icon for the Project Sharing, which represents the external address of the service. This can be dragged - for an easier communication onto an E-Mail, the iChat window or the Desktop. If the router supports the UPnP or NAT-PMP protocol, it will open the needed port automatically.
  • The active set of columns can now be saved as a named column set in the View Options dialogue. A few demo sets are included.
  • Style definitions can now be saved as a named style set in the View Options dialogue. A few demo sets are included.
  • Project Stamp in the report can now optionally be deactivated.
  • In the utilization view the colored boxes can now display two more values: "Actual working hours" and "Remaining working hours".
  • In the Milestone Trend Report a new option to show or hide the "Milestone Labels" is available.
  • The Milestone Trend Report shows the chart now over the whole width of the window and the paper print.
  • QuickLook of Merlin files contains also the resources and the utilization. For the HTML export it can be set optionally.
  • The import of MS Project 2007 mpp files is improved.
  • The English and German help files are improved.
  • The dialog for saving workspaces has been redesigned.
  • The contents of some reports can be sorted by clicking on the table headers.
  • For the Milestone Trend Report a new chart layout is defined.
  • You can include the conflict state of activities in searches.
  • MS Entourage 2008 is now supported in the Library.
  • Implemented a "Project" column in activities and utilization view.
  • The copyright notice for the reports has changed.
  • Print headers, footers and margins were not retained in the Merlin file when saved.
  • Assigned ressource initials in the advanced search were missing.
  • User defined fields were empty after copy & paste.
  • First time saving did not work after removing many file elements.
  • The menu item "Save Selection�" did not work properly.
  • In the Milestones Trend Report the expected bars were not visible in some cases.
  • After importing CSV files Merlin could not save the project in some cases.
  • While copying resources from one into another project, some of them were not pasted.
  • Text notices were not imported from MindManager files.
  • Using the duration shortcut "m" expands now to months and no more to minutes.
  • If a user did not had the right to see financial values, the base cost were visible.
  • The command "Choose target file" did not work.
  • Merlin could crash under Tiger if the column "Milestones" were displayed.
  • When importing a NovaMind file, the planned work was no more set for groups.
  • There was an exception when saving a project with a localization different to English, German or French.
  • The CSS definition for the e-mail address in the classic report was defect.
  • Entering "FF" in the # predecessor column did not create an end-end dependency.
  • The AppleScript implementation contained some conversion and time zone errors for durations.
  • The resource type was not included in the XML export format.
  • Under some circumstances the flag status column was not displayed correctly in utilization view.
  • In the column Milestone there was a "0" displayed for group activities.
  • Publishing to Billings when projects are combined was enabled but did not work.
  • Merlin crashed rarely if you reverted the changes done to a combined file.
  • In the new project assistent, date/time fields were shown in different formats.
  • Some issues with the time calculation were fixed.
  • Under some circumstances project files could not be saved.
  • Copying activities without a given work value resulted in a work of 1 day after pasting.
  • Under some circumstances the Information Report was empty.
  • Some custom paper sizes were not retained in the Merlin print dialogue.
  • Some time units did not work in the French localization.
  • Sometimes the Quick Look preview showed an empty page.
  • Activities with a slack of 0 could not be found in the advanced search.
  • The tab for user defined fields was missing in the inspector for linked projects.
  • When synchronizing the assignments of a specific resource, notes did not appear in iCal.
  • Some .OO3 files could not be imported.
  • The import editor did not work properly.
  • Under some circumstances, resource leveling did not close gaps between consecutive activities.
  • Opening of combined projects is improved.
  • Searching was not possible when the visible time range was limited.
  • It was not always possible to undo changes in user defined fields.
  • Special characters in the names of user defined fields did not always work correctly.
  • Planned values were incorrect when viewing a master file that was generated using the "Separate Selection" option.
  • Under some circumstances resources could not be deleted.
  • In some cases Merlin crashed when projects with passwords were combined.
  • Under some circumstances circular dependencies could be created.
  • The settings for resource leveling were not saved in any case.
  • The menu item for inserting the current date and time in the text area was grayed out.
  • In some cases it was not possible to open Merlin files under Mac OS X 10.4.11.
  • The window layout was not saved in the workspaces.
  • Under some circumstances, Merlin crashed when showing the EULA dialog.
  • The quicklook page and the exported web page were not localized to the system language.
  • Red (critical) Gantt dependency lines turned black when they were selected.
  • Editing was possible for popup column rows that showed no content.
  • Durations specified in unit "months" did not respect the "manMonthDays" project setting.
  • The column "base cost accrual" was empty for project rows.
  • Resetting of actual values was not always saved correctly to project files.
  • Freshly created material resource assignments hat a work value of 100% instead of 1kg.
  • Under some circumstances, wrong utilizations were used for calculating expected values.
  • The roles of resources can now again sorted manually in the project settings.

New in Merlin 2.6 Beta 4 (Jun 6, 2008)

  • The fourth beta version of the new Merlin web module is included in this version of Merlin. To publish your saved Merlin project file over the web, open the publish dialog, switch to the Web Sharing tab and click the start button. Click on the displayed proxy icon to launch your favorite browser or drag the icon onto Mail or iChat to announce your shared project. The following web browsers are supported: Safari 3, Firefox 2.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0
  • By default the port forwarding (UPnP) is now activated.
  • The usability of the proxy icons in the publishing dialog is highly improved.
  • In utilization view the colored boxes can now display two more values: "Actual working hours" and "Remaining working hours".
  • In the Web Module, the utilisation view can now also show actual and remaining working units.
  • In the Milestone Trend Report a new option to show or hide the "Milestone Labels" is available.
  • The Milestone Trend Report shows the chart now over the whole width of the window and paper.
  • A new beta license valid until July 1, 2008 is contained.

New in Merlin 2.6 Beta (May 8, 2008)

  • The first beta version of the new Merlin web module is included in this version of Merlin. To publish your Merlin project file over the web, open the publish sheet, switch to the Web Sharing tab and click the start button. Click on the displayed URL to launch your favourite browser. The following browsers are supported: Safari 3, Firefox 2.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0
  • The active set of columns can now be saved as a named column set in the View Options dialogue. A few demo sets are included.
  • Style definitions can now be saved as a named style set in the View Options dialogue. A few demo sets are included.
  • The dialog for saving workspaces has been redesigned.
  • The contents of some reports can be sorted by clicking on the table headers.
  • For the Milestone Trend Report a new chart layout is defined.
  • You can include the conflict state of activities in searches.
  • The import of MS Project 2007 mpp files is improved.
  • MS Entourage 2008 is now supported in the Library.
  • Implemented a "Project" column in activities and utilization view.
  • The copyright notice for the reports is changed.
  • Some minor translation issues and typos in the German, English and French version have been fixed.
  • The English and German Help files are improved.