Post on 27-Feb-2021
Desktop and Messengerfrom v1 to v4
2019 OpenFox® Training and Implementation Meeting
Ryan Sawatzky
• Starts in 2003• 17 years in 45 minutes• Every good story has a theme
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This is a Story
• CPI and our customers form a partnership• Partnerships are win/win
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Theme
1. Easy to use (properly)2. Empower the user3. Empower the customer4. Feedback from this conference
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Theme Elements
1. Easy to use (properly)2. Empower the user3. Empower the customer4. Feedback from this conference
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Theme Elements
1. Easy to use (properly)2. Empower the user3. Empower the customer4. Feedback from this conference
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Theme Elements
1. Easy to use (properly)2. Empower the user3. Empower the customer4. Feedback from this conference
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Theme Elements
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The Beginning (2003-2007)
2003 - Identified CPI was in a dead end business partnership
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Why Develop Messenger?
2003 - Not what CPI wanted to do, but we recognized we were facing an existential crisis
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Why Develop Messenger?
2003 - We pursued other options
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Why Develop Messenger?
2003 - Start development of Messenger
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Development Starts
• In the fall of 2004, we announced Desktop and Messenger at the User Conference
• Tremendous excitement and interest
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Announcement
• In the months leading up to the conference...
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Behind the Scenes
• And this is what we announced• A new platform to consolidate CPI’s user apps• But none of it existed!
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Announcement
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Features
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Lazy Initialization
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Tabs on Forms
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Font Sizes & Color
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Form Configurator
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Conditional Fields
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Dynamic Forms
Date of Emancipation
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Rich XML Display
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Hardware Fingerprinting
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Custom Mail Types
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Message Casting
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Rich Fields
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Validations Integration
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Validations Integration
• January 2005 - Official release• September 2005 - Messenger in pilot for
◦ Iowa, Alabama, Virginia, Hawaii, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Rhode Island, and US DOJ
• August 2006 - Messenger version 1.0 released• March 2007 - Messenger installed and running in 11
states and 1 federal agency• May 2008 - Messenger passes 10,000 licenses sold
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People Love Messenger!
• March 2007 - Virginia used Messenger to demonstrate power of exchanging images and fully tagged GJXDM through Nlets to the end user
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NISP Proof of Concept
• May 2008 - Seen on Dateline NBC
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Messenger “As Seen on TV”
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Version 2 (2008 - 2012)
• SOR• CCH• Archive• Configurator v7
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Integration
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Integration
• Messenger 2.0 - August 2008• Messenger 2.1 - November 2008• Messenger 2.2 - January 2009• Messenger 2.3 - May 2009• Messenger 2.4 - October 2009• Messenger 2.5 - December 2010• Messenger 2.6 - March 2011• Messenger 2.7 - September 2011
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Meanwhile
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Complete Help Files
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Code List “Flags”
NICS Query (QN) III Query (QH) NCIC Query (QW)
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Agency Mailbox Settings
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Robustification
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Reset User Password
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Enhanced Focus Indicator
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VIN Assist Integration
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VIN Assist Integration
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Attachments
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Attachments
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Mailbox Layout
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Mailbox Layout (cont)
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Scrolling Message Window
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Scrolling Message Window (cont)
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Scrolling Message Window (more)
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Images Capture Criminal
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Version 3 (2013 - 2018)
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Updated L&F
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Local Archive
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Multiple Monitors
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Tips of the Day
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Multiple Desktops
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User Preference Copy
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Diagnostic Message
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Custom Printing
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Forward as Exact Copy
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Message View Enhancements
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There’s More
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Version 4
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Decaffeinated
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Native Windows App
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How Can I Get It?
• Minor upgrade to Configurator
• 7.2 -> 7.2.1• 6.6 -> 6.7
• This dependency is included in the Nlets XML project
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Dependency
• Desktop 4 upgrade = 20 hours◦ If you’re currently < Desktop 3.7, then 2 additional hours
• Config upgrade = 25 hours◦ Unless you’re getting it through the Nlets XML project
• Best case = 20 hours• Worst case = 47 hours
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Maintenance Hours
• New Mexico• Arizona• Arkansas
• 12 more installs ongoing
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Currently Installed
• Migrating to Desktop v4◦ Features and demonstration◦ Prerequisites, dependencies, and how to get it
• This afternoon at 2:40pm - Cypress
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Bird of a Feather
Thank You!
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