Version 3.0

Version 2.7

• Report Course Closure - new filter
  
  New filter have been added to differentiate between company type and organization type.
  
  
  
  
  
• HR Module - show courses at education
  
  The HR- module contains also all courses that are also passed in eTAS. This list contains all courses from "my courses", that have the status "participated" or "successfully".
  
  
  
  
  
• HR - update of the headcount report
  
  The HC report has been reworked. On the left site you will see letters like I, E or S, they stand for the type of the user (Internal, External or System). On the right side there is now a column (specifics), in which a Hr Manager can insert some information of the employee.
  Right of it is a commentary field with the separation date, this is automatically created, if the employee has an ending date.
  On the bottom you can see which employee types are taken for the calculation of the headcount or workforce. Employees with no employee type are not in the list and are not added in calculation for the headcount or workforce.
  
  
  
  
  
• Courseregistration - count registration?
  
  Now there is the possibility that one registration counts for 0 to 2 people.
  
  
  
  
  
• Block solutions/results on the course page
  
  If the results/solutions should be visible can now be set from the course page instead of the coursedate page, only for courses which have no coursedates.
  
  
  
  
  

Version 2.6

• Default course requirements for course providers
  
  Under "Preferences - Course-provider preferences" you now can define default course requirements per course-provider. If a new course is created it will automatically get this default course requirements.
  To create/edit a new default course requirement simply click on the yellow triangle. The process is the same as with the normal course requirements.
  
  
  
  
  
• Course search via language
  
  It's possible now to search for courses of a specific language.
  Remark: if a course has no language assigned you have to select "- all -" in order to find it!
  
  
  
  
  
• Course registration: count registration?
  
  Now you have the possibility to define whether a registration should be counted or not. A registration which does not count could be useful for example if internal employees attend a course without reducing the available seats.
  Remark: this option is only available to users who have the permission to overbook a course.
  
  
  
  
  
• Count best results
  
  The overview in "My Results" will now only show the best results of your course tests! Of course, it is still possible to view all your other results:
  
  
  
  When you click the icon above, a pop-up window will show you all your other course test or e-Learning results.
  
  
  

Version 2.5

• Report: course planning - detail view
  
  It's possible now to open a detail view where you can see all users who have to attend the according course. To do so you simply have to click on the "count" and a popup with the information will appear.
  
  
  
  
  
• Exports: Employeelist and Technician
  
  The employeelist can be opened via the HR- Module. Every month a mail is sent to an officer (adjustable via the market preferences) and saved to the filesystem (on the server).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The technician report can be opened via Reporting: Trainer/Technician Relation. Every month a mail is sent to an officer (adjustable via the market preferences).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• changes HR- Module
  
  HR information of a distinct user is available via the usersearch or the icon on his userpage.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  New data fields for HR.
  
  
  
  
• User History
  
  On the companypage it is possible to see from which company an employee has switched. Finished courses show the users company from that time.
  
  
  
  
  
• Courserequirements: new type (structure type), new operator (NOT)
  
  At the courserequirements it is now possible to choose the structure type (NSC, Dealer, Sub- Dealer,...). With the operator (NOT) further restrictions can be made.
  
  
  
  
  
• Coursesearch with active/inactive trainer
  
  At the coursesearch you can see if a trainer is inactive.
  
  
  
  
  
• Export Curriculum Vitae for individuals
  
  With the HR Module activated a user (needs to have a right to do so) can view his curriculum vitae.
  
  
  
  
  
• Qualificationpath: qualification and level are mandatory
  
  At the qualificationpath the level is now mandatory.
  
  
• MC: Target year for certificates, Target certificate level, Current certification level, Factors
  
  Changes for Mazda Corporation: Factors
  
  
  Changes for Mazda Corporation: Target year and target certificate level
  
  
  
  Changes for Mazda Corporation: Current certification level
  
  
  

Version 2.4.x

• My Sessions and My Suggestions
  
  The page "My Sessions" has been split to "My Sessions" and "My Suggestions", so now the e-Learnings can be found at "My Sessions" and all the upcoming course dates, that are available for a user, at "My Suggestions".
  
  
  
  
• Report Userqualifications
  
  

  • The report was updated to include active/inactive icons of companies and users.
  • Course names are 90 degrees rotated to have a better view on the table.

  
  
  
  
  
• New Requirement: user type
  
  The requirements have been extended by the user type (internal, external, system).
  
  

Version 2.3.x

• Synchronous Server-Response for e-Learnings
  
  Improves the efficiency of the communication between e-Learnings and the server.
  
  
• HR Module
  
  

  • Mail: e-Mail address of the new user has been added.
  • Personal number, admission/discharge date are shown.

  
  
  

Version 2.2.x

• Coursesymbols - Career
  
  On the courseinformation page it is now possible to upload two images (todo & done) and also for all possible languages.
  
  
  Step 1:
  
  
  Step 2: Upload two images
  
  
  Step 3: Available images
  
  
  
  
• Request Requirements
  
  If an user doesn't fulfill the rquirements of an e-Learning, he is able to request them.
  
  

Version 2.1.x

• Feedback - from trainees or authorized employees
  
  
  
  Now it is possible for the trainee or authorized employees to give feedback.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  : If you see this icon you are not able to give any feedback, either its not available or already done.
  
  : At this icon it is possible to give the feedback for this attandee.

Version 2.0.x

• New URL
  
  eTAS is now accessible over the following URL: https://mapps.mazdaeur.com/etas or through the Mazda Portal.
  
  
• Editor - for descriptions/comments
  
  The new editor relieves the functions from version 1.9.7 to change the design of descriptions or comments.
  Various formatting options like bold, italic, underlined, another font color, an image or creating a table can be achieved with just a few mouse clicks.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Changes for Mazda Japan
  
  

  • Class- size
  • Course Status Report
    
    
    
    
  • Evaluation Methods
  • Completion Requirements
  • Training-Session Report
    
    
    
    

  
  
  
• Planned Certification Levels
  
  

  • Display planned certification levels on the company site.
    
    
    
    
  • Link for planned certification level.
    
    
    
    
  • Qualification path (certificationlevel) site assignment / assign courses to waiting list or as mandatory.

  
  
  
• Rebuilding of Menu Structure for Reports
  
  

  • Changed menu structure to group reports.
    
    
    

  
  
  

Version 1.11

Version 1.10.x

• MUM-CAS authentication
  
  ... is used within the European Mazda Portal (for example to support the Single Sign On feature).
  

Version 1.9.x

• Course description and course search
  
  Have you ever wanted to search for the course description of a course in eTAS? This is now possible!

  1. Simply use the quick search, which is located on the left side and above the navigation menu.
     
     
     
     
     
  2. As shown, the course description is displayed in a box beneath the found course. This enables a better search for courses.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  3. There is another change in course description. As you can see on the screenshot, now it is possible to use so-called "tags" for the description. By using these tags, it is possible to create headlines, bold-, italic-, or underlined-text. In this way visually better and at the same time clearer descriptions can be made.
     
     
  4. In this area you can see the input field for the course description from the previous screenshot (area 3). For the design of the course description use the following options:
     
     
     • [b]bold[/b]
     • [img]image[/img]
     • [u]underline[/u]
     • [i]italic[/i]
     • [h1]headline1(huge)[/h1]
     • [h3]headline3(normal)[/h3]
     • [br]line break

• Online Tests
  
  Now there is a page that summarizes all tests from a user. The new page can be accessed via the quick menu on the left side or with the following icon:
  
  
  
  
  On this page you will find all the user tests, which can currently done by you
  
  

  1. This section shows all tests, that have been assigned from the officer of a course. This "user tests" have already been created and you can also find them in the "Users menu -> Online Test(s)" section.
     
     
  2. In this area there are all tests for which no course date is required. These tests can be started directly with the play icon. After the play icon was pressed for the first time you will find the course also in the "Users menu -> Online Test (s)" section.
     
     
  3. All courses, which are listed here have a play symbol. With this symbol, the associated user test (to the course) can be started.
     
     
  
  
• My Offers
  
  Did you always wanted to know, which courses you or your department already have/has been created? No problem! There is a new page "My Offers", which can accurately answer this question. The new page can be accessed via the quick menu on the left side or with the following icon:
  
  
  
  
  
  

  1. In this area, there are several options that can be used to create better results. From left to right you have the following options:
     
     
     • Show only active courses
     • Show only virtual (e-Learning's)
     • Show only self created courses
     • Show only courses which were created by the currently selected department.
     
     
     
  2. In this area, the symbol for a self created course is displayed.
     
     

• HR Module
  
  Now there is a page, which puts all HR features together:
  
  
  
  On this page you can find all related HR reports as well as an overview of the markets/sub-companies and their employees.
  
  

  1. In this area the total headcount, the number of employees together with their status (active, inactive) and their user type (internal, external, system user) is displayed.
     
     
  2. Another overview of the headcount and the number of employees can be found here. In addition, you can access the Headcount Excel Export, Birthday Finder/Anniversary Finder, a list of employees and the Organization Chart with the action buttons.
     
     
  3. From this overview you can get detailed information about employees. This information consists of the cost center (IT, HR, Marketing, ...), the employee type (Blue color, White color, Temporary Stuff), the employment status (trainee, apprentice, temporary stuff, part-time, full-time, retired) and the actual assigned headcount.
     
     

  
  Headcount Excel Export
  
  A detailed analysis of the headcount statistic can be exported into Excel.
  
  
  
  Additionally, you can request a Headcount Reminder Mail:
  
  
  
  Birthday Finder/Anniversary Finder
  
  eTAS helps you to find state occasions like birthdays or anniversaries.
  
  
  
  You want to know when an employee celebrates his birthday in the near future? No problem! You can use the Birthday Finder and you will get a list with employees and their birthday in the upcoming days.
  
  
  
  If you want, you can again request a Birthday Reminder Mail:
  
  
  
  Are you planning to celebrate an anniversary for a colleague? Then use the Anniversary Finder.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Individual Feedback Requests
  
  With 1.9.0 we introduced a new feature set: Customizable Feedbacks. With this you can create your own questions and possible answers and send the request for feedback to all people in a market! Sounds incredible? It is :)
  
  
  
  You start here by selecting a market and creating an eFeedback for any course provider. Furthermore, you can also edit or preview an existing eFeedback. The preview shows the look and feel of the eFeedback, which the user will later see.
  
  
  
  
  
  Here you can enter the mail content as well as the questions and answers for the eFeedback.
  
  
  
  
  
  If you want to send the eFeedback, you can choose between three different options: company and company contacts. With version 1.9.5 it is now possible to send the eFeedback to a self defined group of persons by using the user group option.
  
  
  
  After you send the eFeedback, all selected user will get this mail with your given text and a personalized link to the feedback page ...
  
  
  
  
  
  ... bringing the user directly to his eFeedback, where he can enter all data and send it back within minutes.
  If this isn't cool, I don't know what else :)
  
  
  
  Just a note: We are at the beginning and some features are still to come in the next versions (different reports, ...).
  
  More information is available here.
  
  
  
  
  
• Sales Module
  
  The new Sales Module is the place, where you can find more details about the companies of a market. This page allows you to quickly access the eFeedback and the News Administration. Moreover, a graphic of the company types, a company list and a map is displayed.
  
  
  
  On the map you find the locations of the individual companies. Each company type has its own colored marker. If you click on the marker a balloon appears, which contains the detailed address information.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Organization Chart
  
  Do you ever wanted to view an organization chart of your company? You can do it now. In the following image you can see the parent company as well as the child companies of MSWE (Mazda South West Europe).
  
  
  
  This is insufficient for you? You want to see the hierarchy of the employees and their supervisor? No problem! This is also possible with eTAS. In the following example you see the supervisor and the subordinated employees of Friedrich Satschen. If you click on an employee, a business card opens, which displays the most important contact information.
  With this feature you can represent the complete command hierarchy of a company!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Enhanced Company Search
  
  Now you can search for internal and external companies. Furthermore, you can display only active, inactive or both types of companies.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• eLearning Overview
  
  All eLearning courses can be found on this page. There you can see the number of user, which meet the requirements, at a glance. You can also have a look at the requirements and change them (if you have the adequate permissions).
  
  
  
  
• Store selected department
  
  Since version 1.9.4 the selected department will be saved on the logout. After re-login your previous choice is selected again. You can also define yourself, which department should be selected on login.
  
  
  
  
• Duplicate search for markets
  
  Each market can now search for its duplicate entries of users. These rights will be updated in the near future and be available to all NSC.
  
  
  
  
• Default Role
  
  Ever tried to create a user, who couldn't log in because he or she didn't have an authorization role? Probably. :)
  From now on every new user, who is created in eTAS or comes via MUM, a default role will be assigned depending on the users' company!
  
  
  
  To every structure type in eTAS a default role is now assigned. If none exists, the user will get the role which is specified in the global preferences.
  
  

Versions 1.8.x

• Sortable course dates
  
  By major request, the course dates (both upcoming and finished) are now sortable for the various columns.
  
  
  
  
• Send administration mail, when no courses are available
  
  eTAS offers the possibility to let user register to courses by their own. Though sometimes it happens that a user does not have any courses to choose in the second registration step. This can happen to either missing courses or badly configured course requirements.
  Anyhow the market administrator will now get a short notice, that there is an active user, who does not have any courses to choose. Further steps should then be taken by the administrator.
  
  
• Choose the course provider
  
  Again something for administrators: By creating a new course, the current selected department will not be taken anymore as the default course provider. Instead there is a drop-down list, where the provider can be chosen.
  
  
  
  
  
• Setting properties for an e-Learning
  
  
  
  The e-Learning packages in eTAS are now configurable and the administrator can now provide the width and height of the pop-up window (which will appear, when the user starts the e-Learning) and the type of display: either LYTEBOX, where the e-Learning is an overlay of the current page or BROWSER, which will open a new browser window. In addition the old mail icon has been changed to a check box.
  All changes regarding width, height, type of display or mail sending option must now be saved with the disk icon!
  
  
• e-Learning Report
  
  A highlight of the 1.8.8 version: a new report for all Excel junkies out there ;)
  The report shows if and how well the user participated at the various e-Learning courses. The column 'Participants' shows how many user of a single company were able to attend the course (e.g. restricted by profession, course requirements, ...). The 'Started' column shows how often the e-Learning was started (counting only once per user). The 'Done' column shows the number of users, which finalized the package (either by viewing it or doing the test). The columns 'Success' and 'Failed' display the count of how many users passed and how many failed the e-Learning.
  
  
  
  You can also view a more detailed version of the report, showing every single user.
  
  
  
• new e-Learning page
  
  

  We have made some improvements to the layout of your e-learnings. There is a new page, which contains all your current e-learnings. Each e-learning is divided into three sections: 1) The image, where you get to the start page for the e-learnings. 2) The course title, where you get to the course itself and 3) where you eventually can see a checkmark, if you succeeded in ALL packages of this course.

  
  
  
  
• Upcoming Sessions
  
  Additionally, we've also added a list of upcoming training sessions, which you may attend. The list shows you the next ten available sessions depending on your profile. Note, that it these are only a sample of all available sessions for you. Use the course search to get all or preferred trainings.
  
  
  
• Sundry Billing for MMDK and MMP
  
  Together with Denmark and Portugal we now have a count of 13 markets which can transfer accounting data from eTAS to SAP.
  
  
• e-Learning Mailing
  
  With version 1.7 we introduced the multiple SCORM packages (more than one e-Learning for a course) and so came the wish of many markets to control the sending of e-mails after attending a package. With 1.8.2 the administrator can now choose between sending and not sending mails.
  
  
  
  
• Feedback
  
  We have had several requests of our users that the course feedback does not work.
  Well ... it works, but not for you! Or better said: not for your language ;-)
  
  If you are assigned to a feedback, it may have a different language than your current one. The software was only looking for a feedback in your current language and so it decided to print an error message instead.
  We have fixed that and will show you the appropriate message and the available feedback languages for this course.
  
  
  By the way: If you do not give us feedback, everything was super! If it wasn't, we can't know without your feedback.
  
  
• Comment
  
  Administrators may set a course to participated in the My Career page. If so, they must enter a comment, which can be viewed afterwards.
  
  
  

Release of Version 1.7

• New e-Learning
  
  We have changed the full workflow around e-learnings. We now use Web 2.0 technology like AJAX. This was necessary for various reasons (robustness) but mainly for the new Customer Service e-Learnings introducing the new Mazda 3. For you, the user, the changes should be subtle and you should be able to work easier and faster with the e-Learnings.
  
  Last but not least: We have now the possibility to define multiple packages for one course. Meaning, that you have to attend all packages to successfully participate in an online course. One advantage to this is that the packages are getting shorter and therefore you will have a better learning experience.
  
  
• Assign Training Paths Individually
  
  Prior it was only possible to assign user to the whole qualification path. With this new version, user may also be assigned to the first, second (and so forth) level of a complete path. For example: The whole Technician path consisted of Technician, Senior Technician and Master Technician level. Now user may only attend courses till they reach the Technician or Senior Technician level.
  
  
• New Course Requirement
  
  We have added a new course requirement: e-Learning. Courses can now have such a requirement, to ensure user have attended successfully an (or multiple) online training.
  
  
  
  
• Sundry Billing now active for many Markets
  
  MMUK, MMIRL, MMI and MMH can now transfer all accounting data from eTAS to SAP. Those join the already available markets: MAG, MMD, MMS, MMN, MMNL, MMB and MS!
  
  
• News & Newsletters
  
  We have now another feature to bring you the latest news from eTAS. On your start page are now news regarding eTAS and Mazda. You can also subscribe to receive the news as email.
  
  
• MUM Advanced Provisioning
  
  MUM has evolved and so does eTAS. Data is now exchanged via an Invoker, together with roles. So the days of double administration are nearly over.
  
  
• New Course Images
  
  The course images from the new Mazda Masters Curriculum Training are now available in eTAS.
  
   
  
  
• Legal Issues now Configurable
  
  The course provider departments for legal issues of MAF or MMD are now configurable in the preferences.
  
  
• Legal Issue: GAP
  
  A new course type has been introduced for MMD legal issues: GAP - "Gasanlagenprüfung"
  
  
• Certificates for e-Learnings
  
  You can now print your own certificate for each successfully attended e-Learning!
  
  
• Internal/External/System Users
  
  We have added a new attribute to the user, to indicate whether he or she is an internal or external or a system user.
  
  
• Internal/External Companies
  
  We have done the same to companies as for users (see above).
  
  
• Trainer Assignment
  
  We completely rebuild the trainer assignment to allow a more flexible approach.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Looking forward to it ;-)
  
  
• PDF Upload for Qualification Paths
  
  Upload a PDF file to each individual qualification path.
  
  
• Company Overview
  
  A new feature has made it into eTAS: an overview about companies and their sub companies. This shows how the companies are related to each other in a company tree.
  
  
  
  
• Additional Functions in HR Module
  
  Some new functions are available in the HR Module. Additional information are

  • Band
  • Grade
  • department family
  • and much more ...

  
  Also the PDF print out has been revised.
  
  
• Layout Changes
  
  Some small changes are made to the layout. We have added the new VI logo of Mazda and also a new footer, VI style.
  
  

Release of Version 1.6.3

• Single Sign On
  
  With this version you are able to use Single Sign On through the Mazda Portal. This feature is coordinated by each market - so please call your market administrator to get further details.
  
  
  

Release of Version 1.6.2

• Sundry Billing with different currencies
  
  Since version 1.6.2 different currencies can be used within eTAS for sundry billing. This affects United Kingdom (British Pounds) and Sweden (Kronen).
  
  
• Cyrillic characters in certificates
  
  Certificates can be printed with Cyrillic (e.g. Russian) and Greek characters.
  If there is no specific template for your market, than you can always print the common global template with the selected language.
  
  
  
  
• Start time of course dates
  
  The starting time of a course date is now displayed on the course date overview.
  
  
  
  
• Messages of new course dates
  
  When you create a new course date, you may now select, which user on the waiting- or mandatory list will receive a message regarding the new course date.
  
  
• Searching for regions
  
  The company search has been enhanced to provide the search for regions.
  
  
• Academic title
  
  The title field of the user was renamed to "Academic Title".
  
  
• User groups
  
  User groups can be found via the menu User -> User Groups. A new group can be created with the icon.
  
  
  
  
• Course numbers
  
  Course numbers are now only unique within a market. For this, Germany and Spain may have the same course number but a localized course name.
  
  
• Course requirements
  
  The pop-up window was enhanced to show the actual number of user, who fulfill the requirements given.
  
  
  
  
• Registration via course-date page
  
  It is now possible to register via the course date page. If the requirements for the selected user are not met, the button will not be shown.
  
  
• HTML e-Mails
  
  Mails are now rendered with HTML.
  Additionally there is a warning, if the mail was send by a test environment. So if you receive a mail with "+++ ATTENTION! This mail was sent from a test environment +++", you can ignore it.
  
  

Release of Version 1.6.1

• e-Learning based on the AJAX-Technology
  
  Installation of Java is not necessary anymore. This is a big improvement in usability.
  
  
• Portal integration
  
  eTAS can be started directly out of the Mazda Portal. There will be an update on this feature soon.
  You will not need to enter login-data (username & password) in the future, when you start eTAS from Mazda Portal.
  
  
  
  
• Improved date picker
  
  
  
  
• Fill-out rate
  
  The fill-out rate of user data is shown as diagram at every user.
  
  
  
  
• Most wanted users
  
  The most active users of the actual market are shown on the eTAS start page.
  
  
  
  
• New eTAS Logo
  
  A new eTAS-logo has been designed.
  
  
  
  
• Improved & dynamic integration of Google Maps
  
  Addresses of companies, hotels & course locations are shown as aerial view dynamically based on the stored company data.
  
  
  
  
• Relation between selected user and selected company is shown
  
  
  
  
• HR-data (Human Resources)
  
  Now it is possible to add a lot of more personal details to users.
  e.g.: Details on their education, career, skills, ...
  
  It is possible to generate a consisting curriculum vitae based on this information. It can be exported and saved as PDF.
  
  
• Re-design of eTAS-Menu
  
  
  
  The eTAS-Menu got a new design and animation.
  This update was relevant because of multilingualism. eTAS is available in more than 20 languages.
  
  
• Belated booking of hotel rooms
  
  Now it is possible to book hotel rooms after the registration of a certain course took place.
  
  
• Performance improvement
  
  extensive changes on the system and on the database have been made to improve the performance while using eTAS.