ChainLink Version 5.0 release 27 available
 

The latest release of ChainLink 5.0 adds a version 4.5 mode Task interface.  The purpose of this feature is to assist users who are stepping up from v4.5 and are finding the more complex Task import and input a little difficult to comprehend compared to the more simple

                                                             methods used in the earlier version.

Release 26

This release, apart from resolving a few issues and improving the Copy/Paste facility, adds a unique feature with the ability to combine Time Location & Gantt Charts on the same page.

The purpose of the new feature is not to duplicate the information on the Time Location chart but to provide a means whereby the detailed Tasks which are not appropriate for the Time Location chart  e.g. the detail of, say, a bridge structure, which is normally represented by one or two  summary bars, could be shown on the Gantt Chart (see the ChainLink 5.0 page of this website for examples using the Multi-Road project).  Both the Time Location chart and the combined Time Location/Gantt chart are produced from the same project data by merely changing the Layout file.

This new feature is available in both the Standard and Professional versions.

Release 25

Professional finally comes of age with the introduction of a incorporated Scheduler.

The Scheduler is not designed to replace the users existing Project Management software, it is provided to allow the user to run what if scenarios without the need to return to their PM package.

Whilst providing a full forward and backward analysis the Scheduler has been designed to handle partial networks (fragnets) without the need to impose dates on the initial and final Tasks of each fragnet or isolated Tasks to maintain compatibility with the main project, thus, maintaining the existing ability to only import the sections of the programme required to produce the Time Location (Chainage) Chart.

Other Enhancements include:- 

1. Links between Tasks in both versions

2. Ability to specify Task Type

3. Imposed Dates on Milestones and Tasks (Professional Only)

4. Improvements to Imports to allow Links to be imported by XER and MPX

5. General performance improvements and bug fixes.

Existing ChainLink 5.0 licence holders may download and install the new version free of charge by clicking on the link below, there is no need to apply for a new Activation Code.

New users may download ChainLink 5.0 as a 30 day evaluation copy, which can be fully activated once a licence has been purchased.