Remote Updates from Master Database
The host system can now export and post a copy of the defect database on an FTP site for remote users to download and import into their local database. Both the host's posting process and the remote user's retrieval/import process are single-click functions. The host's posting process can also be automated to post the current version of the defect database automatically at regular intervals. Remote users can import this data as often as desired to update their local copy of the database, allowing them to view recent changes made by other users.

Importing of Defects
Defects can be now be imported into the SWBTracker database from an ASCII text file. By creating a standard comma-delimited ASCII file, users can export defects from other applications such as databases or spreadsheets and subsequently import these defects directly into SWBTracker.

Filter Defects by Group
Defects can now be filtered by Group within a release. The Views (Filter) customizer will allow you to select to filter defects by showing defects in all groups (no group filtering), or within a selected Group.

Defects by Group Listing
SWBTracker now allows you to print a summarized listing of defect Groups along with the programs and defects that belong to each group.

Automatic Display Refresh
You now have the option to have SWBTracker automatically refresh the Program/Defect browse lists at regular intervals. You can enable or disable this feature and select a refresh interval in the Preferences screen.

Enhanced Defect Browser Column Control
While browsing defects on the defect detail screen, users can now right-click and select Columns from the popup menu. A submenu allows you to select which columns you want to view on the browse screen. Column settings are saved on a per-station basis, so users can keep individual settings for their station that remain in effect when SWBTracker is restarted.

Enhanced Selection of Defects
While viewing defects on the defect list browser screen, users can now use new options on the Edit menu (off the main application menu) to Select All displayed defects, select the currently highlighted defect, or Toggle Selections (reverse selected and unselected). The browse screen also uses a checkbox in front of each defect item to allow for easier selection. Simply click in the checkbox to "mark" or select one or more defects. When many defects are selected at one time, they can be all be assigned to a group, deleted, or moved with one command.

Program / Defect Counter
While viewing programs or defects on the main window, the status bar now displays a count of the number of items displayed in the window. The count also reflects the number of items displayed when a filter is applied.

Easy E-Mail or Home Page Access to Software with Brains
The Help menu contains new options that allow access to the Internet Home Page for Software with Brains, as well as E-Mailing Software with Brains.

New Tutorial Help File
New users can now get acquainted with SWBTracker with the help of an on-online Tutorial help file. The tutorial has several short, easy-to-follow lessons, that walk users step-by-step through the most important features of SWBTracker.

Expanded Reporting Options
The report customizer screen now allows the inclusion of several fields on summarized reports, such as the Program Summary and Release Summary reports. These reports can now include or exclude the Status, Nature, Severity, Priority or Error Number fields. Summary reports can now be sorted by one of these fields.

Customer Tracking
General customer information can now be tracked, and multiple customers can easily be applied to single defect. The Customer and Contact fields on the defect information screen have been replaced by a Customer dropdown list that allows you to modify the list of customers associated with the defect. Customers will print on the defect detail report.

Enhanced Filters
Filters can now be saved with descriptive names, and applied by selecting the desired filter from a list. If a filter is active when SWBTracker is closed, it will be applied the next time SWBTracker is started from that station. The active filter can be different on every station.

Browser Column Sizing
The program summary and defect detail browsers have columns that can be resized by adjusting the width at the title of the column. Changes made to column widths will remain in effect the next time SWBTracker is started from that station. The column size settings can be different on every station.

Instant Messaging
View Active Users has been renamed to Instant Messaging. From the Instant Messaging List you can now send instant messages to other people on the network who are currently using SWBTracker. Messaging can be enabled or disabled on each station from the Preferences screen.

Copy Programs / Copy Filters
Saved filters can now be copied from one release to another. All programs and defects (optionally) can be copied from one release to another. This is often beneficial when tracking beta and general releases of a product, since the general release is often a superset of the changes that shipped in the beta release.

Search on Origin Notes
The search feature now supports searching for text in the Origin Notes field. This is useful when trying to locate a defect based solely on the description of the problem.

View Active Users
View Active Users now displays the SWBTracker User ID of each person currently running SWBTracker, rather than the network station name. This can be helpful when users override the default network station name and use the Set User ID utility to create a SWBTracker User ID.

New Defect Number Increment Control
The default defect number for a new defect is always one greater than the last defect entered. Users can now tell SWBTracker to increment the defect number across all products, within each product, within each release, or within each program. This setting is global to all stations on a network, and determines where SWBTracker will look to determine the last used defect number. It can be set on the System page of the Preferences screen.

E-Mail Notifications include Origin Notes
Automatic e-mail notifications will now include the Origin Notes as well as the Summary text and general defect information.

Customers by Defect Listing
Prints a listing of all programs in the current release, the defects within each program, and the customers who reported each defect.