December 2024 - 2

UDC Enhancements:

• Left Navigation: The Left Navigation now allows only one section to expand at a time, automatically collapsing the previous section when a new one is opened.
• User Section: The logged-in user's name is now displayed in both expanded and collapsed states, with an option to show their profile picture next to the name.
• Facilities Section: The refresh button has been removed, and text labels (e.g., "Group", "System", "Facility") have been replaced with corresponding icons next to multi-select boxes for improved clarity and usability.

• Occupants Section Update: The total number of occupants is now displayed as a pill next to the facility name. Additionally, the count of people for each organization is shown as a pill on the right-hand side of the organization’s name under each facility for better tracking and visibility.

Recorder (For BluB0X Users Only):

Camera Configuration Sync: A new option has been added to sync camera configurations directly to Video Redis, improving performance and simplifying configuration management for BluB0X users.

Camera Discovery (UI) – BB-NVR Cameras Only:

•  Introduced a feature for BB-NVR cameras, allowing users to enter multiple username:password pairs for camera discovery.

• Cameras that accept the provided credentials are dynamically displayed in a list.
•  Users can easily select or deselect cameras from the discovered list for further configuration or actions.

Homography and Camera Configuration Updates:

• User Points Toggle Update: The "Show User Points" toggle has been updated to a 3-way toggle, allowing users to switch between viewing User Points, Auto Points, or Both. Editing is restricted to User Points only.

• Automatic Homography Regeneration: Homography is now automatically regenerated whenever geometry or homography points are modified for a camera, ensuring the configuration stays accurate.
• Confidence Score for Auto-Generated Points: A Confidence Score field has been added to indicate the accuracy of Auto-Generated Points, helping users assess the correctness of the points.

• Camera View Overlay on Floor Plan: The ability to display the Camera View Overlay on the Floor Plan has been added, providing a visual representation of the camera's coverage area directly within the Homography section.

• Floor Plan Overlay on Camera View: Users can now display the Floor Plan Overlay on the Camera View, offering a visual reference of the floor plan directly within the camera view in the Homography section.

• Flashlight View on Floor Plan: A Flashlight View of the camera can now be displayed on the Floor Plan, providing a clear visual representation of the camera's coverage area within the Homography section.

• Camera View Overlays and Toggles: Added Camera Flashlight Overlay and Camera Overlay buttons for the Floor Plan, allowing users to toggle camera views and overlays on the floor plan.
• Floor Plan Overlay View Button: A new Floor Plan Overlay View button has been introduced for cameras, enabling users to view the floor plan overlay directly on the camera configuration page.

Location:

• Item Type Dropdown Enhancement: The "Item Type" dropdown has been enhanced to allow the selection and addition of Person Reader, Intercom, and Beacon devices. These devices can now be assigned to a location, saved, and viewed in the "Items at Location" list for better management and tracking.

Elevator Management System (Beta):

• Multi-Select Option for Elevator Banks: Introduced the ability to select multiple elevator banks simultaneously, providing users with a more efficient and seamless way to manage and display multiple banks at once, enhancing overall usability.

• Events Timeline in Animation Playback: In the Animation view during playback mode, the events timeline is now fixed at the bottom of the elevator cars, ensuring better visibility.

• Elevator Car Controls in Animation View: Added Elevator Car Control in the Animation view, allowing users to perform key actions such as Unlock, Release, Schedule, Lockdown, Timer, Credential and Mode, providing enhanced control and flexibility directly within the animation interface, similar to the functionality in the Building view.

• Playback/Realtime Toggle Button: Added the Playback/Realtime toggle button alongside the Elevator Controls, allowing users to seamlessly switch between playback and real-time modes.

• EMS Page Title Bar: Redesigned the EMS Page Title Bar with added functionalities, including the ability to remove the loaded facility, view info, apply filters, navigate to the config page, refresh the page, and toggle full-screen mode for an improved user experience.

• Enhanced Filtering in EMS: Introduced a Filter option in EMS title bar, enabling users to filter by Elevator Banks, Incident Types, Security Options, and Building View for a more customized and streamlined display experience.

• Unified Header Design for Animation View: The Animation View header has been updated to match the design and functionality of the Building View header along with some extra features, ensuring a consistent and cohesive user experience across both views.

Auto ID:

• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Added an MFA ID Section to the Person Photo tab for improved user experience and security.

•  Default Photo Handling:
  • Created a PersonPhotoDefaultReset Function App to set default photos for each type automatically.
  • Fixed the issue where old registered MFA images were not deleted when a new registration was made.
• Event Analyzer Enhancements:
  • Updated the Event Analyzer Function App to prioritize image selection for various events.
  • Shifted Person Reader Event Default Photo Selection logic to the Event Analyzer for better consistency.
• Photo Prioritization: Modified the Person Photo Query across all modules to include prioritization for displaying images on the web.
• Permission Type Updates: New Permission: Identity Image View
  •  The Auto ID Permission has been deprecated.
  •  Introduced a new permission: Identity Image View, which controls visibility of both MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) images and Auto ID images.
• Database Improvements:
  •  Added a Migration on the Person Photo Table to support new features and enhance data consistency.

Data Lake:

• SAAS Token Implementation: Implemented SAAS Token functionality across multiple languages for streamlined access control:
  • C# Library: Automatic SAAS token generation during DL Object creation.
  • Python Library: Automatic SAAS token generation during DL Object creation.
  • Node Library: Added SAAS token handling.
• Multi-Account Support for Data Lake: Enhanced multi-account functionality:
  • C# Library Updates to support multiple Cosmos DB accounts.
  • Python Library Updates to accommodate multi-account architecture.
  • Entity Changes for adding Cosmos DB accounts to the database schema.
  • Data Lake API Changes to enable multi-account operations.
  • JavaScript Library Changes for seamless multi-account support.
• Folder Structure and Naming Conventions:
  • Updated the DL Folder Structure in the Node library for better organization.
  •  Fixed naming conventions in the JavaScript Library for consistency and clarity.
• Documentation Improvements: Comprehensive updates to the documentation across libraries.
  • C#, Python, and Node Libraries: Added sections for multi-account support and SAAS token implementation.
  • Revised Getting Started guides for all libraries.
  • Introduced a new Data Lake Subdomain for documentation to enhance accessibility.
• BluSKY Integration:
  • Updated the DL Library on BluSKY Web to upgrade the existing code to the new Data Lake library.