NetRisk User Guide

Release Notes

Highlights

Copy Charts to Clipboard
Saves an image for quickly pasting into a report. More Info
Safe Float
View how many days an activity can be delayed without delaying a probabilistic completion date. More Info
Automated Bounding Envelope
Automatically re-run a simulation multiple times to compare the effect of float-use on the completion distribution. More Info
Chart Formatting Layouts
Save the formatting and configuration of charts to your computer to apply on any files. More Info
Key Milestones
Mark any milestone as a key milestone to make pulling up the results quicker and easier. More Info

Fixes

All formatting/customization of charts now save across files/sessions (NR-1366)
Fix for crash or incorrect results when longest path begins with an LOE (NR-1512)
Fix for some chart formatting properties not saving correctly (NR-1238)
Improvement to chart series colors to be chosen from preset list instead of randomized (NS-1365)
Label for deterministic marker on charts now shows at vertex rather than x-axis (NR-1216)
New notification for when risks are filtered out of results charts (NR-1362)
When running risk priority, the first run is now called "First Run (All Risks)" (NR-1176)
Links to user guide and quick-start guide added to main menu (NR-1368)
Variance markers now saved when choosing new activities (NR-1359)
Deterministic finish date column added to simulation tab (NR-765)
Saving and opening of files made faster after reducing size of simulation data (NR-1390). NOTE: ONLY FOR FILES/SIMULATIONS RUN AFTER v3.1.X.X
On cost distribution chart, deterministic projected cost marker will only display if actual cost was entered for simulation (NR-1515)
In-progress duration with % variance will only apply to remaining duration (NR-1515)
Fix for activity starting on data date with no predecessor incorrectly pulled early during simulation (NR-1348)

Known Issues

Area	Issue	Suggested Workaround
Calendar Exceptions	Remaining duration displayed incorrectly for activity on calendar with non-work day marked as exception (NR-1347)	This is just a display issue. During simulation, the correct remaining duration is used.
Simulation	"Simulation Cannot Complete" message pops during simulation.	Typically, an FF or SF logic is creating a calculation loop. Review and change logic if necessary for the ID from the error message, or if coinciding with the project start, move the project start earlier.
LOE Results	Results chart from v2 shows up blank (completion date, start date, drift, float, total float)	Rerun the simulation in version 3.0.0.27 or later
Loading	App says "Not Responding" if clicked during loading of results (NR-650)	Avoid any clicking while loading results (spinning cursor). If a message opens, always choose "Wait for Program to Respond" rather than "Restart Program" or "Close Program". Do not end task in task manager.
Saving	App says "Not Responding" if clicked after saving a file or simulation (NR-494)	Avoid any clicking while saving (spinning cursors). If a message opens, always choose "Wait for Program to Respond" rather than "Restart Program" or "Close Program". Do not end task in task manager.
Constraints	Constraints are ignored for drift and float calculations (NR-975)	Remove any constraints before running simulation
Tab Key	Using the TAB key on the keyboard does not work out of a cell with an open dropdown (NR-11)	Use the mouse to change cells
Non-work Window	Activities may still take place on the boundary of two back-to-back windows of type "Yearly" (NR-1218)	Use a single window to span the whole time period. If the window spans Jan 1st, use a window of type "Once" and duplicate the window for other years.
Recovery	NetRisk crashes trying to recover a file after a crash	This has been fixed, but if it occurs, launch the windows Registry Editor, navigate to/paste the path Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PMA Technologies\NetRisk\recoverySnapShots, delete all rows on the right, and relaunch NetRisk.