New 24.1 Release
- Shane Martin
- Todd Eggerman
Alastri is pleased to announce the release of v24.1. This is a major release mainly focused on adding and enhancing features in Alastri Production Scheduler and Alastri Tactical Scheduler. Additionally, setup tasks that exist in APS that improve the overall usability have been integrated into ATS.
If you cannot see version 24.1 in the Hub, please contact one of your company’s license administrators and ask them to change the organisation’s permissions via the licensing website.
Some very minor scripting changes may be required to update to 24.1, depending on the project setup. Please contact the support desk if you encounter any problems with scripts.
- 1 Haul Infinity
- 2 Production Scheduler
- 2.1 Improved Other Site Feed
- 2.2 Maintenance Delays
- 2.3 Agent Proximity - Minimum Quantity per Agent
- 2.4 Any Drilled based Dynamic Haulage
- 2.5 Can Skip Parcels in Sequence
- 2.6 Percentage Based Max Agent Rate
- 2.7 Inherit Max Agent Rate
- 2.8 Percentage Based JiT Dependencies
- 2.9 Single Period Shading
- 2.10 Animation Annotations
- 2.11 Schedule Sequence Arrows
- 2.12 Record Subsets in Manage Viewport
- 2.13 Improved Chrono Chart Functionality
- 2.14 Custom Report Builder
- 3 Tactical Scheduler
- 3.1 Standardise Setup Steps
- 3.2 Data Fields
- 3.3 Map Tables & Map Fields
- 3.4 Parcel Subsets
- 3.5 Record Subsets
- 3.6 Periods
- 3.7 Period Subsets
- 3.8 Other Sites
- 3.9 Non-Spatial Guidance
- 3.10 Destination Logic Code Filters
- 3.11 Improved Step Logic
- 3.12 Product Specification & Constraints Folders
- 3.13 Improved Chrono Chart Functionality
- 3.14 Blast Polygons in Period Plots
- 3.15 Single Period Shading
- 3.16 Improved Charger Logic
- 4 Rapid Reserver
- 5 Spatial Conformetrics
Haul Infinity
Trucks - Models - Axle Weights
Total axle weights and payload are calculated when setting up trucks.
Trucks - Limits - Export All
Ability to import/export all limits for a selected truck as a single file.
Production Scheduler
Improved Other Site Feed
Bringing in a feed from another site has been made easier and functionality expanded to import CSVs to allow users to combine feed for any source with their APS schedule. This could include combining an underground schedule of the mine with the open pit schedule in APS.
Updated process no longer requires the users to create extra stockpiles, as this is now taken care automatically.
Mining Fields setup between the other sites and main site no longer need to be the same, which will improve flexibility for the individual sites. If Fields share the same name they will be automatically mapped, otherwise the user can easily map the fields manually.
Maintenance Delays
Import capabilities expanded to support csv’s.
Agent Proximity - Minimum Quantity per Agent
Ability to set a minimum quantity per agent in schedule. This is designed to better mimic agents leaving work areas as they run out of ‘space’ to safely operate.
Any Drilled based Dynamic Haulage
New ability to set dynamic haulage status based on ‘Any Drilled’ status.
Can Skip Parcels in Sequence
New Gantt sequence option which allows agents to skip parcels in a blocks. This can be useful in cases when ore can only be used on dayshift or when stockpile space is very limited.
Percentage Based Max Agent Rate
Max Agent Rate for Sequence bars can now be adjusted by a percentage rather than just a rate.
Inherit Max Agent Rate
Ability to Inherit Max Agent Rate when agents are following another agent of the same activity.
Percentage Based JiT Dependencies
New input into Jit Dependencies allows for partial completion of successor prior to the completion of the predecessor. Potential use case could be to allow for partial drilling of a pattern immediately adjacent to a blast.
Single Period Shading
New shading functionality added to only shade the current period in the animation. Note this only applies to period shadings.
Animation Annotations
Annotations have been added to animations which can be simply drawing manually or added via scripts.
Schedule Sequence Arrows
New ability to display schedule sequence arrows in animation.
Record Subsets in Manage Viewport
New ability to select Record Subsets as part of Manage Viewports.
Improved Chrono Chart Functionality
Creating and Editing Chrono Charts has been improved with addition of a new right hand panel to provide bulk edit abilities when multiple edits have been selected.
Incremental search functionality has been added to Field and Series Type dropdowns.
Custom Report Builder
New report builder allows users to combine multiple different pieces of information into a single report. This report is automatically updated and can be exported directly to DOCX, PDF & PPT, ready for customers.
Configurable Report Elements:
Chrono Tables & Charts
Period Plots
Viewports
Gantt Reports
Gantt Charts
Spreadsheet Reports
Pivot Tables & Charts
KPI Charts
Tactical Scheduler
Standardise Setup Steps
To better align with the other products, Settings and Configuration Options have been combined.
Data Fields
Data field setup has been combined into a single step with multiple field collections which aligns to APS.
Map Tables & Map Fields
Map Tables and Map Fields have been updated to improve usability and align with APS.
Parcel Subsets
To improve visibility of Parcel Subsets, the setup has been removed from the Reserves Tab to it’s own workflow step.
Record Subsets
To improve visibility of Record Subsets, the setup has been removed from the Reserves Tab to it’s own workflow step.
Periods
Ability to Copy and Paste periods from Excel.
Period Subsets
Periods subsets have been added to ATS which can be used in Destination Rules, Step Logic, Reports etc.
Other Sites
Allows users to bring in a feed source from another ATS schedule or from an underground feed source via a csv. Material from the second site will appear in the schedule as a stockpile.
Non-Spatial Guidance
Allows users to import data from another plan from use as guidance in the software. Imported data will not directly impact the schedule, but can be used in reporting to compared guidance data to planned data.
Destination Logic Code Filters
Added ability to create destination code filters directly in the UI without having them in extensions.
Improved Step Logic
Added ability to automatically create step logic when material flows through several stockpiles and processes before reaching its final destination. Rather than having to create individual steps to go between every stockpile, the user can now tick ‘Destination as Stock Point’ and ATS will create step logic to go from Source to stockpile and from stockpile to final destination.
Product Specification & Constraints Folders
Added ability to add folders to Product Specifications and Constraints.
Improved Chrono Chart Functionality
Creating and Editing Chrono Charts has been improved with addition of a new right hand panel to provide bulk edit abilities when multiple edits have been selected.
Incremental search functionality has been added to Field and Series Type dropdowns.
Blast Polygons in Period Plots
New ability to display Blast Construction lines in period plots.
Single Period Shading
New shading functionality added to only shade the current period in the animation. Note this only applies to period shadings.
Improved Charger Logic
Ability to setup Time Usage Models for Chargers.
Ability to assign allowable chargers to Destination rules. Charger capacity will be consumed based on Destination rules before going to overflow.
Rapid Reserver
No additional features for this release
Spatial Conformetrics
No additional features for this release