Issue BS 7671:2028+A3:2024 certificates with the new Pirform pre-release version which is available now.

Read on to understand what else is available in this pre-release and why it's not yet a full release.

Why is this not a full release of Pirform?

A3:2024 introduces some new guidance in 530.3.201 around when protective devices are bidirectional or unidirectional. We believe there is scope to add some intelligence in Pirform to assist with the coding of these types of scenarios.

We are currently working out how these scenarios should be handled in Pirform and will release the full update when we've done that.

In the meantime, please use circuit remarks for any comments against the circuit:

How do I download the pre-release version?

The following is a direct link to download the latest pre-release version:

www.shineforms.co.uk/download/prerelease

Read about using our pre-release versions in our documentation here:

https://docs.shineforms.co.uk/pirform/installing/#pre-release-versions

Updated cable sizing intelligence

We have reviewed and updated the cable-sizing intelligence rules in Pirform, as per table 4D2A and including updates relevant to the phase.

If you open an existing A2:2022 form that has any of the older cable-sizing intelligence rules applied, then Pirform will let you know and offer to update the intelligence to the new version.

You can see that the new intelligence statements are numbers from 2000 and onwards. Choose OK to update your certificate, or Cancel to leave the older cable-sizing intelligence in place.

Updates max Zs values

We have reviewed and updated all the max Zs calculations in Pirform. This includes adding new calculated values for OPD BS 88, 3036, and 88-2.

You can read more about working with max Zs values in our documentation here.

Bulk copying external engineers

If you are working on a certificate and the engineer isn't in your current Company and Instruments section, Pirform has always allowed you to reuse that engineer in the scope of that certificate.

In this release, you can now use the Copy to Blanks feature in Board Manager to add those types of engineer to boards in bulk.

Other changes and fixes

Other changes and fixes available in this version include:

Change: improved usability in the new cert dialog: up and down arrows now move the selection and the group headers open when clicked.

Change: improved image sizes in new certificate dialog for higher display DPI and scaling values.

Change: better user experience when opening a missing or damaged certificate.

Change: new company details export file format.

Fix: now remembers ignoring of a circuit's high Zs values.

Fix: engineers not in the current company were not showing in Board Manager.

Fix: dates were showing months with longer names (SEPT instead of SEP).

Fix: fire alarm G2 engineer position now aligns correctly.

Fix: better wording in emergency lighting large deviations page.

Fix: better wording in emergency lighting and fire alarm ribbon tool tips.

Fix: watermark and pre-release options now available for fire alarms from 2017 and emergency lighting from 2016.

Fix: redundant observations button was showing on fire alarm forms.

Fix: redundant Intelligence Manager tab was showing on fire alarm and emergency lighting forms.

Fix: watermark was not appearing on later reports, and the font was too large.

Fix: controls in the Intelligence Manager were displaying too close together and were not clearing when the intelligence changed.

Fix: initial sizing of engineer and supply controls was not respecting high DPI settings.

Fix: removed incorrect link to fire alarm 2013 H8.

Fix: there were multiple initialisations of board manager.

Fix: EIC schedule values were not visible after being set.

Fix: max Zs value for ('61009', '61008') And RcdOperatingCurrent = 500 And SupplyType = 'TT' fixed - was 10, now 100

Fix: failure when opening circuits and test results for 2015 certs.

Fix: now ensures schedule item sections always have a heading.

Fix: options dialog was always restarting due to licence updates.