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Manager (SCM) 3.x |
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• New features • Frequently Asked Questions • Known issues with SCM 3.x |
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Manager (SCM) 4.x |
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• Overview • Frequently Asked Questions • Known issues with SCM 4.x |
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New in SCM 3.02 (00Q2: May 2, 2000)? • New Vessel List Report A report has been added listing a project's vessels (or a selected subset of them); the report shows the time charter rate (net, 365 days basis), operating costs and secondhand price for each vessel for the period and market scenario specified. The Vessel List reports have their own extension (VSL) and can be saved, opened, and closed in a similar fashion to the project reports (with extension "PRJ"). • Project Calculate capability The ability to calculate all the vessels and loans of a project has been added. Under "Options/Calculate/Selected Projects" one can select the project to be cal- culated. Under the same drop-down menu ("Options") the "Calculate/Vessels" and "Calculate/Loans" commands trigger calculation of all the vessels and all the loans in the database. Please use these commands judiciously as it may take a long time to calculate large databases. • New Project Grouping option A new option, "Group", has been added to group projects in addition to "Shiponwer" and "Status". The user can enter any string up to 20 characters and save it by clicking on the Update button. This new project grouping is available after a project is created (a default "Main" group is assigned at project creation). When opening a project, the user can sort the project list by any of the project attributes, including "Group". • Restructured Cash Flow Report The Cash Flow report has been re-arranged by separately grouping the asset financing section. • Fleet Summary section in Loan Analysis report A fleet summary section has been added at the bottom of the Loan Analysis report showing the number of vessels, total dwt, available days for hire, and average daily earnings for the vessels included in the report. • Better Layout for Report Definition form The Report Definition has been re-cast in landscape format to allow for larger lists of project vessels and loans to be displayed, and also in order to better fit 15-inch monitors. • Annual Format for Charts when annual reporting mode is selected When the annual reporting mode is selected the project charts are drawn on the basis of the annualized data. This feature eliminates the saw-tooth appearance of some charts in cases where semi-annual or annual loan repayment is chosen. • Annual Reporting Mode Column headers The headers of the columns in the annual reporting mode now display the quarters included in the period. • Accrued Interest Calculation in Loan Detail report For semi-annual and annual repayment methods, the Loan Detail report now shows the accrued and unpaid interest for the quarters between the interest payments. • Default Scrap Price/LIBOR/Parameters change The default LIBOR and Scrap Price can now be changed: with no project open, please select "Options/Defaults", followed by the desired option. This change will affect all projects that use default values for LIBOR, Scrap Price, and Parameters. • On-line Help On-line Help has been added. • New User Guide & Reference, in hardcopy and electronic (PDF) format A new User Guide & Reference manual is included with this release. A copy of the same document in PDF format (readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader) is included in the accompanying CD-ROM. • Ability to model vessels controlled under time-charter It is now possible to simulate a vessel controlled under a time charter by entering 0 (zero) for the Vessel Price and -100 for Discount/Premium Applied. The Sale Date should coincide with the expiration of the charter. The Operating Cost field can be used to enter the time charter rate to be paid for the vessel. For bareboat charters, one must enter the sum of operating costs and bareboat rates in the operating costs data entry area. • Enhanced Installation Procedure Please refer to the SCM 3.02 Installation Notes. • Frequently Asked Questions |
