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Release Notes

Summary of different releases of ValveTrack

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ValveTrack release notes available in our Knowledge hub where you can see details about previous releases: Release Notes | 4insight

Versioning

Release Version refers to this number in ValveTrack. Once signed into your ValveTrack instance, click the cog wheel icon to see the latest version of your specific ValveTrack instance.

NB: Please refresh / sign out and then back in to ensure that you are using the latest version of ValveTrack, which will reduce potential errors during the valve management process.

Releases into production environment

Release version 1.1.27 (pushed to production 16/09/2025)

1: Planner section:

  • ROV marking is now a visible column in the planner views

2: Users and roles

  • An Administrator can now update user access rights (Viewer, Manager, Administrator) for users not in their own organization (i.e. an Operator Administrator is now able to update the access rights for a Vessel contractor user).

3: General:

  • Bug fixes:

    • Deleting a Switch of Control log would not change the control mode of the valve.

    • Too much white space when inserting images in the 'Add log' pop-up.

    • No connection error message removes the current ValveTrack context.

4: Data Model / API Changes

  • No API changes in this release.

Release version 1.1.26 (pushed to production 09/09/2025)

New features and functionalities:

1: Planner section:

  • Adding valves to a plan without needing to set a specific operation type initially. This will streamline creation of plans for the future and how teams collaborate within plans. NB: Plan must be in 'Planned' stage.

  • Plans property was added on ValveLog overview page so that it is possible to see which log entry belong to a plan.

2: General:

  • Bug fixes:

    • not able to upload pictures with the exact same file name to a log.

    • button froze in 'Download plan details' after downloading a file.

    • ValveLogs could be added to Remotely operated valve in the planner view.

3: Data Model / API Changes

New endpoints

None

Updated endpoints

Changed planTitles property to plans:

GET /api/v1/valvelogs/fields/{fieldId}/valves/{valveId}/{includePlans}

POST /api/v1/valves/statuses/{fieldId}

Changed the operation type parameter from required to non-required:

GET /api/v1/plans/{planId}/plannedoperations

POST /api/v1/plans/{planId}/plannedoperations

POST /api/v1/plans/{planId}/plannedoperations/bulk

POST /api/v1/plans/{planId}/plannedoperations/bulkupdate

GET /api/v1/fields/{fieldId}/plannedoperations

Removed endpoints

None

Release version 1.1.25 (pushed to production 02/09/2025)

New features and functionalities:

1: Valve list section:

  • Added warning in status check when selected valve position (dropdown) does not match last final position → mismatch between planned operation and log.

  • Display related plan name in Logs listing for clearer context.

2: Planner Section:

  • Added warning in status check when selected valve position (dropdown) does not match last final position → mismatch between planned operation and log.

  • Added PDF print option for plans to allow easy paper copies for offline notes.

    • The downloaded file will be named: Plan_(title of plan)_time stamp of downloaded report. Example screenshots of the PDF report below:

  • Fixed issue: plan status not visible when navigating from a valve.

  • Inline editing: show limitations (e.g., torque max) so user knows operational limits for torque and turns.

  • Show the total number of valves in a filter when in 'Add Valves' pop-up.

  • Add Operations dialog: enable “Select All” option when in 'Add Valves' pop-up.

3: General:

  • Increased ValveTrack window width to better utilize screen real estate. It now is full-width filled in the browser tab you are using ValveTrack.

  • Log change history now records as "new status check created" when a status check is created and 'new valve log created' when a log is created.

4: Data Model / API Changes

New endpoints

Added new endpoint for plan PDF printing:

GET /api/v1/plans/{planId}/generateplanpdf

Updated endpoints

Added support for including related plan data via the includeParams parameter:

GET /api/v1/valvelogs/fields/{fieldId}/valves/{valveId}/{includePlans}

Removed endpoints

None

Release version 1.1.24 (pushed to production 26/08/2025)

New features and functionalities:

1: Valve list section

2: Planner section

  • Location column to add valves in the planner

3: General

  • Improved back-end monitoring in ValveTrack, enabling internal developers to investigate how to improve performance across the platform

4: Data Model / API Changes

  • No changes to the APIs

Release version 1.1.23 (pushed to production 22/08/2025)

New features and functionalities:

1: Brand new feature

2: Valve list section

  • Created and saved filters can now be edited / overwritten. See this section 'Override / edit an existing filter' in the help guide: Advanced Filtering - create, save, retrieve and publish filters | 4insight

  • Excel update: warning “Initial position differs from Last final position” no longer appears

  • Excel template: decimal separator handling corrected in number input fields

  • Fixed bug in log entry breakout torque presentation

3: General

  • [Front-end] Linter introduced into ValveTrack project

4: Data Model / API Changes

New endpoints

Endpoint related to overwriting/updating the existing search filter

  • POST /api/v1/searchfilters/update

Updated endpoints

Added controlMode and logType to response:

  • GET /api/v1/valvelogs/fields/{fieldId}/valves/{valveId}

  • GET /api/v1/fields/{fieldId}/valveLogs

Added controlModeSwitch and logType properties to response:

  • POST /api/v1/valvelogs

  • PUT /api/v1/valvelogs

  • GET /api/v1/valvelogs/fields/{fieldId}/valves/{valveId}

  • GET /api/v1/valvelogs/fields/{fieldId}/valvelogs/{valveLogId}

Added IsRemotelyCapable and ControlMode properties:

  • GET /api/v1/fields/{fieldId}/valves

  • GET /api/v1/valves/{valveId}

  • GET /api/v1/valves

  • POST /api/v1/valves

  • PUT /api/v1/valves

Release version 1.1.22 (pushed to production 06/08/2025)

New features and functionalities:

1: Brand new feature (available upon request):

2: Valve list section

3: General

  • Resolved line break issue in tag column on Planner valve-select

  • Fixed issue where LighthouseId was not set correctly by host component

  • Updated button styling on Valve List page

4: Data Model / API Changes

  • New endpoints
    ​Endpoints related to valves batch delete:
    ​GET /api/v1/valves/{fieldId}/exceldeletetemplate

    POST /api/v1/valves/{fieldId}/exceldeletepreview

    POST /api/v1/valves/{fieldId}/exceldelete

  • Endpoints related to valve PDF printing:

    POST /api/v1/valves/{fieldId}/{lighthouseId}/generatePdfSnapshot

  • Updated endpoints
    No existing endpoints were updated

  • Removed endpoints
    ​POST /api/v1/valves/{fieldId}/{lighthouseId}/generateValveStatusPdf

Release version 1.1.21 (pushed to production 29/07/2025)

New features and functionalities:

1: Valve list section

  • Included the ROV marking in the “Add log” valve operation popup

  • Added a validation error message when uploaded Excel file has missing column headers

  • Added a validation error message when uploaded Excel file has missing required worksheets

2: Planner section

  • Extended the width and height of the “Add valves” popup in the operational planner

3: P&ID section

  • Added the download functionality to the list of P&IDs - a single SVG file can be downloaded, with valve icons and metadata preserved

4: Data Model / API Changes

  • New endpoints
    ​P&ID Diagram files:
    ​GET fields/{fieldId}/diagramFiles/{diagramId}

  • Updated endpoints
    No existing endpoints were updated

Release version 1.1.20 (pushed to production 18/07/2025)

New features and functionalities:

  1. Valve list section:

    1. Increased the width of the “Group” column in the valve list to prevent text wrapping and improve readability.

    2. Added material numbers to the valve list to enable grouping and identification of similar valves.

    3. Updated the system to display the names of active plans that the relevant valve is part of when attempting to make valve logs read-only, enabling easier resolution if needing to set the relevant valve to read-only (NB: an Administrator can un-tick the 'read-only' boxes)

    4. Ensured imported valve Excel sheets followed the standard naming convention.

    5. Improved the Excel plan update process by providing clearer visualization of editable cells to make updates more intuitive.

    6. Updated the Status Check column in Valve Log to support Boolean values.

    7. Added operator and worksite fields to the template for the first valve position.

  2. General:

    1. Implemented persistent filter memory for Filter 05, so all users (except planners) had their last filter setting remembered in the valve list.

    2. Included field names in App Insights reporting to allow differentiation at the field level.

    3. Implemented a development framework for generating PDF files.

    4. Developed a backend feature to generate PDF snapshot files for valve statuses.

    5. 4insight Field Managers can give individuals access to relevant ValveTrack instances and ValveTrack Administrators can assign correct access rights within the ValveTrack instance

      1. Please read the linked help articles by clicking each link above

  3. Integrations:

    1. Integrated with AkerBP PIMS system to automatically populate document references related to valves.

  4. Data Model/Api Changes

    1. New endpoints

      1. PDF generation new endpoints:

        GET /api/v1/pdf/status/{jobId}

        GET /api/v1/pdf/file/{jobId}

        POST /api/v1/valves/{fieldId}/{lighthouseId}/generatepdfsnapshot

    2. Updated endpoints

      1. Changed StatusCheck → IsStatusCheck field for endpoints:

        GET /api/v1/valvelogs/fields/{fieldId}/valves/{valveId}

        GET /api/v1/valvelogs/fields/{fieldId}/valvelogs/{valveLogId}

        POST /api/v1/valvelogs

        PUT /api/v1/valvelogs

      2. Added materialNumber field for the following endpoints:

        GET /api/v1/fields/{fieldId}/valves

        GET /api/v1/valves/{valveId}

        POST /api/v1/valves

        PUT /api/v1/valves

      3. Added Source and SynchronizationTime fields to the DocumentDTO object returned from endpoints:

        GET /api/v1/documents/valves/{valveId}

        GET /api/v1/documents/field/{fieldId}

        GET /api/v1/documents/{documentId}

        POST /api/v1/documents

        PUT /api/v1/documents

Release version 1.1.19 (pushed to production 11/06/2025)

New features and functionalities:

  1. Planner section:

    1. Inline Editing - Users can now edit plans using inline mode (i.e. editing the valve operation information in the UI rather than the normal pop-up), reducing the number of clicks required for offshore personnel during execution.

  2. Valve Logs & Status checks:

    1. Valve Issue Reporting - Valve operators can now indicate issues with valves directly in the valve log pop-up window.

  3. Valve list section:

    Please find the help guide here: Advanced Filtering - create, save, retrieve and publish filters | 4insight

    1. Save Filters & Filter Publication - ValveTrack administrators are now able to save and publish one or more filters to the ValveTrack landing page, allowing users to easily access specific valve data faster.

      Retrieve saved filters from the ‘Filters’ folder

      Then publish the saved filter on the ValveTrack landing page

    2. Named Filter Management - Admins can also delete saved named filters.

    3. Filter Sharing - Users can now share filters with others for improved collaboration. The recipient URL will be specific to that exact filter shared and the user clicking on the URL will be taken straight to the filtered results in ValveTrack.

Various other system updates (improvements and bug fixes)

  1. Planner section: Upload Error Handling - Resolved an issue where uploading planned operations would fail if the Excel template had not been modified.

  2. Planner section: Date Input Improvement - The plan time Excel import has been fixed to prevent from defaulting to the year 1899 when only a time is provided without a date.

  3. Planner section: Fixed an issue where the operation type could still be changed in the planner after a log entry had been added for operation.

Release version 1.1.18 (pushed to production 14/05/2025)

  1. Implemented batch upload of logs via Excel to enhance integration with E7

  2. Enabled document reference deletion for Manager access right's users, allowing removal or 'de-linking' of referenced documents from the specific valve(s) (in the individual Valve overview window) (Read the help article: Deleting / Un-linking document references)

  3. Default feature toggling implemented (done by 4Subsea's Global administrators), ensuring availability across all current and future ValveTrack instances

    1. Feature toggling can also be limited to only specific fields if desired (see release note from version 1.1.16 below)

  4. Updated monitoring of usage patterns within all/specific ValveTrack instances to understand usability and user tendencies. This will enhance the insights into knowing more about user demand, user training etc.

  5. Adjusted Valve Details layout:

    1. Moved Location between Group and Tag

    2. Moved Valve ID further down

  6. Introduced Advanced Filtering options (Read the help article: Advanced Filtering)

    1. Enabling selective availability of specific filter fields

    2. Added support for combined filters using 'AND' logic with Contains(text) for selected Valve List columns

    3. The specific Advanced Filter can then be copied and shared to others, which upon clicking the link will see the exact same filter results

      1. In the example above, the URL link looks like this (the filter input is indicated in bold to visualize how the filter is stored within the link):

        https://4insight.io/#/lighthouses/f2e6fade-a2ec-4bf3-8fab-bb42767f5f7c?page=valve-list&group=GR005&tag=3

  7. Improved Excel handling for valve batch import and set initial status, improving development efficiencies (back-end improvement)

Release version 1.1.17 (pushed to production 29/04/2025)

  1. Include Start and End Position Columns in the ValidOperationTypes Table

  2. Update checks/logs in Excel (Read the help article: Bulk updating Planned operations logs and status checks with Excel)

    1. submit the uploaded template for a plan so that plan status is updated

    2. download a template so that I can update status on the plan offline and in batch

    3. upload a template for a plan so that I can see a preview

    4. ((NB: this functionality is so far only available on demand as it is in the beta stage. Please email support if you / your project would like to to test it out on your ValveTrack instance).)

  3. Warning text will appear if adding a log where the initial position differs from the last final position of the valve

  4. Clicking on 'as-found' and 'as-left' images will be viewed in a new bigger pop-up in the tool, thus no more need to download to view details/zoom in

  5. Any search made in the valve list table will be remembered when going from one tab to another and then back to the valve list table overview

  6. Manage temporary equipment to be set as 'inactive' and not editable with a 'read-only' toggle in the Logs sub-section of the relevant equipment overview. This can be used to highlight the temporary equipment is no longer managed in the ValveTrack tool (such as SPAMMs, pig launchers etc.). A manager and administrator can set any valve and/or valve log to 'read-only', while only an administrator can set the valve/temporary equipment back to being 'active' (i.e. untick the read-only box). (Read the help article: Manage temporary equipment / valves handed over to control room | 4insight)

Release version 1.1.16 (pushed to production 03/04/2025)

  1. Create and edit Plans and Planned Operations type in bulk

    1. Added ability for VT Manager to modify or add planned operations for multiple plans in ValveTrack

    2. Added ability for VT manager to fill out templates for multiple plans and upload to ValveTrack for population

    3. Video tutorial how to create, update and upload plans and planned operation types via Excel batch upload

    4. (NB: this functionality is so far only available on demand as it is in the beta stage. Please email support if you / your project would like to to test it out on your ValveTrack instance).

  2. Added ability for a 4Subsea Global admin to feature toggle plans import for controlled rollout (i.e. decide what fields will have the specific feature)

  3. The valve is now hyperlinked when viewed/added in a plan. When clicking on the link, a new tab will open in the active window showing the valve's meta-data overview

  4. Extended valve tag column width to prevent wrapping

  5. Fixed an issue when clicking a valve in a dynamic P&ID didn't open the valve meta-data overview

  6. Fixed sorting issue caused by ignoring seconds in date times column

Release version 1.1.15 (pushed to production 10/03/2025)

  1. New feature: URL based filter and copy link to only see the searched list.

    Any user (available to all user roles; Viewer, Manager, Administrator) can search for specific key terms/words across the searchable columns in the Valve list section and send the specific 'search list' link to others by clicking the 'copy link' button. The recipient of the link can click on the URL and it will take the user directly to the searched-for-list-results only, even though the total amount of valves in the solution might be a lot more.

  2. Add operational direction to valve log under edit

    1. Have valve direction to operate displayed in the plan overview table, so that the crew knows if the valve is to be operated CCW or CW (depending on the valve's current last final position and set 'direction to open' meta-data input).

  3. Improve ValveTrack deployment process architecture

  4. Improve Excel handling to increase speed for batch handling of plans

    1. Improved handling for exporting Excel template

    2. Improved handling for importing Excel template for adding or updating valves

Release version 1.1.14 (pushed to production 24/02/2025)

  1. Enabled VM to set the initial status for a set of valves, eliminating the need for manual updates for each valve (via UI & console app)

    1. Help article available: Bulk updating valve initial position using the 'set first position' Excel template | 4insight

  2. Fixed valve-logs images upload (bug fix)

  3. Added a read-only switch for valves, preventing unintentional changes to valve metadata

    1. Help article available: Lock valve meta-data editing with read-only toggling | 4insight

  4. Valve operational direction shown for each executed valve operation in the created valve log entry

  5. Fixed inconsistent search behavior for valves list

  6. Fixed an issue where the valve list search did not work on later pages

  7. Upgraded frontend angular to version 17

  8. Generating backend unit test coverage reports for each pull request

  9. Enhanced the ValveTrack deployment pipeline to ensure the team updates each ValveTrack instance consistently

Related Articles
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Using PowerBI to connect to ValveTrack APIs
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Bulk updating and creation of new Plans and Planned Operations type
Manage temporary equipment like PLRs
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