2020 MERL Local Job Manager - Nov 12
2020 MERL User Group Meeting
MERL Update Available - 2023.5
An update to MERL 2023.5 is now available for download. The update and the complete list of changes for MERL 2023.5 are available at MERL Downloads and via Check for Updates from the MERL Tools Menu.
Along with minor bug fixes and enhancements, changes in this release include:
MERL 2023.5
- General:
- SQL 2012 is no longer supported. MERL will no longer allow login to a SQL 2012 database. DO NOT UPDATE to this version unless your SQL Instance is 2014 or newer.
- New Features:
- Added support for SQL 2022. Note: Supported SQL Versions include 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022.
- Average Unit Prices:
- Updated Average Unit Price data for 2020 Spec Year (including 1/1/2021 through 3/31/2023).
- Export:
- Fixed exception exporting to Field Manager when one or more items have zero quantity.
- Project Estimator:
- Fixed bug merging estimates which would error out the Contract containing the estimate were selected rather than the estimate.
- Pay Item Codes:
- Updated the 2020 Pay Item Codes list (as of 5/5/2023).
- Fixed bug in Estimate History which would not include history from a non-default Estimate.
- Vendors:
- Updated MDOT Approved Vendor List.
MERL Update Available - 2022.11
An update to MERL 2022.11 is now available for download. The update and the complete list of changes for MERL 2022.11 are available at MERL Downloads and via Check for Updates from the MERL Tools Menu.
Along with minor bug fixes and enhancements, changes in this release include:
MERL 2022.11
- Average Unit Prices:
- Updated Average Unit Price data for 2020 Spec Year (including 1/1/2021 through 9/1/2022).
- Estimator's Worksheet:
- Added option to search worksheet by Pay Item Code or Pay Item Description (including Supplemental Description).
- Export:
- Fixed exception exporting a contract after initial create and save.
- Pay Item Codes:
- Updated the 2020 Pay Item Codes list (as of 10/24/2022).
- Vendors:
- Updated MDOT Approved Vendor List.
Updates to Pay Items and Average Unit Prices
- 2020 Spec Year Pay Items updated as of 10/24/2022
- 2020 Spec Year Average Unit Prices updated through 9/13/2022
Users running version 2020.1 or newer can access the item update downloads by selecting the Tools option within the main menu and then selecting Check for Lookup Data Updates.
MERL Update Available - 2022.6
An update to MERL 2022.6 is now available for download. The update and the complete list of changes for MERL 2022.6 are available at MERL Downloads and via Check for Updates from the MERL Tools Menu.
Changes in this release include updates to the 2020 Spec Year Pay item Codes along with minor bug fixes and enhancements.
MERL 2022.6
- General:
- Fixed exception doing backup, restore, or create new database on a non-TDG SQL instance.
- Estimator's Worksheet:
- Fixed bug on certain screen resolutions which would prevent scrolling far enough to see the Breakdown ID column.
- Pay Item Codes:
- Updated the 2020 Pay Item Codes list (as of 6/24/2022).