Pirform 2024.1

Our new release, Pirform 2024.1, is now available. This update introduces new features and addresses several issues. Here are the highlights:

• "Other" wiring types are reported on the PDF.
• Improved handling of max Zs values.
• Upload an EICR 2022 to your Shine Forms account.
• Usability improvements.
• An updated Support Tool.

Pirform 2022.2 - BS 7671+A2:2022

Pirform 2022.2 is a major release of Pirform and brings some significant changes. The highlights are:

• BS 7671+A2:2022 (the "brown book") electrical forms.
• EICR inspection schedules can be fully customised.
• Significant under-the-hood changes with faster, smaller backups.
• A new database upgrade process happens on the first run of Pirform 2022.2.

Pirform 2022.2 Pre-Release

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This post talks about a pre-release version of Pirform and focuses on technical changes to the software.

Pirform 2022.2 is a major release of Pirform and brings some significant changes. The highlights are:

• BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 (the "brown book") electrical forms.
• EICR inspection schedules can be fully customised.
• Significant under-the-hood changes.

Pirform 2022.1.1468 - Certificate Import Improvements

The main focus of this release is some small fixes for issues that were affecting some of our larger customers. We have again also taken the opportunity to squeeze in a couple of small but juicy new features ahead of our forthcoming tablet app release.

Pirform 2021.2.1456 - Small Maintenance Release

All this year we have focused efforts almost exclusively on the forthcoming tablet apps. This release is a collection of the few fixes and adjustments that we have managed to squeeze in while the tablet preparations goes on.

Pirform 2020.3.1390 - Folder Import

This release add some small new features and contains some fixes for issues in previous versions. The highlights of this release are:

• Shine Forms YouTube channel.
• Importing certificates from a folder.
• Taking notes at a board.
• Fixes for usability issues in Pirform's Board Manager
• Improved memory usage when working with large certificates

Pirform 2020.1.1356 - Updates For BS 5266

Announcing improved BS 5266 PDFs, attaching documents and photos to issued BS 5266 certificates and more! The highlights of this release are:

• Attach documents and photos as appendices to our BS 5839 fire alarm certificates.
• Fire alarm PDFs have been updated.
• Fire alarm dwelling certificate updated to BS 5839-6: 2019.
• New observations and board reports for Electrical Installation Certificates Electrical Installation Condition Reports.
• BS 5266 emergency lighting inspection improvements
• Improved control when using your keyboard.

Pirform 2019.3.1330 - Attach Documents to Certificates

We are pleased to announce the release of the latest version of Pirform. As well as fixes and enhancements, this release contains some major new features:

• Attaching documents and photos to certificates as appendices.
• BS 5266 Emergency lighting inspection certificate.

Pirform 2019.2.1292 - Simplified Minor Works

We are pleased to announce the release of the lastest version of Pirform.

This release adds a simplified version of the minor works certificate as well as the automatic exports producing the circuit chart where relevant.

There are also improvements to the handling of photos and some "under the hood" simplifications to the reporting engine as we prepare for the tablet versions later in the year.

We've also been improving our documentation by moving some of our Help Desk articles to our documentation area. Take a look here.

Pirform 2019.2.1272

We are pleased to announce the release of the latest version of Pirform. This release includes new pre-release support for EICs, improvements to the inspection schedules for EICRs and EICs and a number of other fixes and improvements, in particular to the 2018 MW.

Update: 2019.2.1272 was not allowing boards to be excluded from 2018 EICs and EICRs, which is now fixed in 2019.2.1274.