The following are requested enhancements from Client Tool users. This list will be updated quarterly. Additional
enhancement requests may be submitted to ecmps-support@camdsupport.com.
| Area |
Request |
Status |
Information Last Updated |
| Emails |
Add error level to feedback email subject line. |
Planned for a future release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Do not send Feedback Report as an email attachment. |
EPA requires that the feedback report be sent as an attachment in order to insure that responsible parties are informed of data submissions related to regulatory requirements. Users should work with their IT departments to configure email settings properly. |
12/16/2009 |
| Emissions Data |
Change LME Group ID naming convention. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Prevent filter screens from opening automatically. |
Made available in the 2009 Q2 release. |
6/17/2009 |
| When importing LME .CSV files, if both the operating time and load are '0', the Client Tool should generate 'null' in the load field of the emissions file. |
Made available in the 2009 Q2 release. |
6/17/2009 |
| Provide more descriptive column names on the Heat Input tab. |
Made available in the 2009 Q2 release. |
6/17/2009 |
| Allow Emissions Comments for a quarter to remain permanently in the database, even if a new emissions file is imported into the Client Tool with different comments. |
The process for storing emissions comments will not be changed to avoid confusion. |
9/16/2009 |
| Only display the yearly cumulative total when multiple quarters are selected on the View Emissions screen. |
The emissions totals represent the data that you selected to view on the View Emissions screen. For example, if you selected to view emissions data from Quarters 2 and 3, then the emissions totals are calculated using data from two quarters only. In that case, the cumulative total is not the year-to-date total. To view year-to-date values, use the Emissions Summary Report. |
3/9/2010 |
| Provide export for all emissions data by hour. |
Under review. |
6/9/2010 |
| EPA Host Login |
Require logging in less frequently. |
To require logging in less frequently, check the "Don't Show This Automatically" check box on the login screen. |
9/16/2009 |
| Evaluate |
Enhance daily calibration checks. |
Planned for a future release. |
9/16/2009 |
| Enhance maximum potential data substitution checks. |
Changes to these checks are not planned at this time. |
12/16/2009 |
| If a critical error is received in an evaluation, do not continue to evaluate dependent files in the evaluation queue. |
Made available in the 2009 Q3 release. |
9/16/2009 |
| Do not default to the current quarter on the data selection screen. |
The Client Tool defaults to the latest quarter of data imported. |
9/16/2009 |
| Require monitoring plan data to be evaluated before QA and emissions data. |
The evaluation process will not be changed to avoid confusion. |
9/16/2009 |
| Export evaluation results to Microsoft Excel. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| File Export |
Export facility/unit information. |
EPA does not consider this to be necessary functionality for the Client Tool to support. |
3/9/2010 |
| File Import |
Replace data instead of merging data during the import process. |
This change is technically unfeasible at this time. Click here to view the information in the Client Tool Help File related to merging data during import. |
6/17/2009 |
| Provide way to prevent data from being imported for a specified unit. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Create a file import log. |
Available in Client Tool. Click here to view the information in the Client Tool Help File related to the File Import Validation Report. |
9/16/2009 |
| Create a file import queue. |
Under review. |
12/16/2009 |
| During import, check QA Certification data to ensure that they reference an active monitoring plan component. |
Import checks will not be changed at this time. The import checks are designed to ensure that data imported into the Client Tool database do not cause referential integrity errors. The evaluation checks determine whether the data are appropriate based on the evaluation check specifications for data reporting. If the import checks were more restrictive, legitimate data might be prevented from being imported. |
12/16/2009 |
| Help |
Add acronyms used in evaluation reports to Help glossary. |
Made available in 2009 Q3 release. |
9/16/2009 |
| Interface |
Allow multiple Client Tool modules to be opened simultaneously in separate screens so that they could be viewed on two monitors. |
Under review. |
3/9/2010 |
| Monitoring Plan Data |
Remove calendars from date fields. |
The use of calendars for date fields is a standard Windows feature. To enter a date directly into a field, click the month, day, or year and begin typing. |
9/16/2009 |
| Allow monitoring plans to be entered for locations that are not going to be operational for more than a year into the future. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Add the serial number as a column to the upper data grid on the Components tab. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Add pop-ups or tooltips explaining the codes in the following columns: MODC, SODC, and Sampling Type. |
All codes are defined in the ECMPS Reporting Instructions. |
3/9/2010 |
| Add a data check result message that informs users not to add fuel systems for ignition fuels. |
Under review. |
6/9/2010 |
| QA and Certification Data |
Maintain sort order for rows after deletion or update of data. |
Made available in the 2009 Q3 release. |
9/16/2009 |
| Provide date range filter for QA tests. |
The Client Tool allows filtering of QA Tests by date range. This functionality may be modified in the future. Click here to view the information in the Client Tool Help File related to filtering QA tests. |
9/16/2009 |
| Refine certification events for probes and monitors. |
The Client Tool handles probe certification events properly. Click here to read an FAQ on probe events. |
9/16/2009 |
| Add comment fields for QA Certification Events. |
Planned for a future release. For now, sources who wish to comment on a QA Certification Event should use the comment fields for the tests conducted to recertify the system. |
12/16/2009 |
| Reports |
Create "Select All" option for printing reports. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Create "Back" button on the Test History Report dialog box. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Create a monthly emission/operating parameter report. |
Made available in the 2009 Q3 release. |
9/16/2009 |
| Create an Emissions Summary Report that displays monthly totals. |
Under review. |
3/9/2010 |
| Add retired monitoring plans to Feedback Report. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Create QA Test Extension and Exemption Summary Report (i.e., calculated QA non-operating hours). |
Planned for a future release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Create a multi-ORIS Evaluation Report. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Create a multi-ORIS Submission Summary Report. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Add the option to view only the active data in the Monitoring Plan Printout Report. |
Available in the current Client Tool. Click here to view the information in the Client Tool Help File related to the View Active Data Only option. |
6/17/2009 |
| Retain selection on report selection criteria screens. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Create a report of data that are synchronized with the EPA Host System and if they resulted in changes to the monitoring plan. |
Under review. |
9/16/2009 |
| Indicate all unsubmitted data for a facility on evaluation reports. |
This change is technically unfeasible at this time. |
3/9/2010 |
| Provide a spreadsheet of the emissions summary data in the Feedback Report. |
Under review. |
12/16/2009 |
| Make all report boxes re-sizeable so more facilities can be seen at once. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Add User ID to File Import Validation Report. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Add date filter to QA Reports. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Add report to show which facilities are locked, and by which users. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Add the ability to export the Emissions Summary Report as a .CSV or Excel file for one or multiple facilities. |
Planned for a future release. |
6/9/2010 |
| When the Monitoring Plan Printout Report is exported to Excel, display more descriptive column headings. |
Under review. |
6/9/2010 |
| Submit |
Show submissions for all agents in Submission Log. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| When two Submit Agents are responsible for the same facilities, and sharing a computer, "poll" the EPA Host System for updated submission statuses of all shared facilities for both users. |
Made available in the 2009 Q2 release. |
6/17/2009 |
| Software Updates |
Add option to view release notes when updating. |
Made available in the 2009 Q4 release. |
12/16/2009 |
| Do not require users to log into Client Tool when updating to a new version of the software. Provide the update files on the website. |
When new versions of the Client Tool software are released, the update files are posted on the Update Shared Database page of the ECMPS Support Website. |
12/16/2009 |
| Release Client Tool updates more than a month before emissions are due. |
The current update schedule, which includes software updates approximately six weeks prior to quarterly reporting deadlines, will not be changed at this time. |
12/16/2009 |
| User Configuration |
Improve shared database environments. |
Specific requests to improve shared database environments are included in this table of Requested Enhancements. |
12/16/2009 |
| Provide general access to ECMPS data. |
CAMD is currently discussing the best implementation method for general access to ECMPS data. For information about how to use Data and Maps for retrieving ECMPS data, click here. |
12/16/2009 |
| Create an inactivity logoff function to prevent inactive users from locking access to units. |
Under review. |
12/16/2009 |
| Create data specific access controls to give some users read-only access. |
Under review. |
12/16/2009 |
| Trigger an audible alarm following lengthy operations. |
Under review. |
12/16/2009 |
| Add a logoff option to the EPA Host menu. |
This change is technically unfeasible at this time. |
12/16/2009 |
| Certification Application |
Add a module for initial certification and recertification events in ECMPS. |
Planned for a future release. |
6/9/2010 |
| Website |
Add dates to FAQs on website. |
The last updated date is displayed at the bottom of each FAQ. |
9/16/2009 |
| Post a notice if database changes will be included in a Client Tool release to give users the opportunity to request IT support. |
Prior to a release that includes database changes, there will be an ECMPS News announcement to notify users. |
6/17/2009 |
| On the Reporting Documentation page, post PDFs of Parts 72 and 75 instead of the link to the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. |
The unofficial PDF versions of Parts 72 and 75 are available on CAMD's website: http://www.epa.gov/airmarket/emissions/consolidated.html. |
9/16/2009 |
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