***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.39 (February 2026) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Corrected meter selection in the input table of the verticals for a measurement with two or more meters.
--Options
-----ENH: New option to start the program with active measurement filter.
--Basic data
-----ENH: Station: Applying the measurement filter on the measurements table in the edit formular of profile and discharge rating curve.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.38 (December 2025) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/FlowTracker2: Point depth from pressure sensor if available [FlowTracker].
--Evaluation
-----FIX: Corrected location of the values of Q etc. in case of water level values of 1000 or higher.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.37 (September 2025) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: Improved parsing of the file's measurement date also if other than system format [MFpro].
-----ENH: Dialog variant for the change of already evaluated measurements without recalculation of discharge etc. (eg. W or protocol only).
-----ENH: Preventing switching to locked cells of the table of verticals/points using the right mouse button.
-----ENH: Improved text for the input fields of the steep bank factors.
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Improved calculation for reverse propeller rotations using the matching (positive) parts of the meter equation.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.36 (May 2025) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/SxSPro: Same initial directory for all three files [SxSPro}.
-----ENH: Import/FlowTracker2: Corrected reading of the measurement values [FlowTracker].
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Recalculation after the steep bank factors have been cleared.
-----ENH: Output of the measurement remarks added in the result report when meter list option is selected.
--Export
-----ENH: QWest/HyDaMS: Omitting the measurement type note in the comment column [Export].
--Main window
-----ENH: Menu command for compacting the database removed and replace by a button in the other options dialog.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.35 (Aug 2024) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/NivuFlow-Stick: avoiding error 9 in case of vertical bank [NivuFlow-Stick].
-----ENH: Import/NivuFlow-Stick: order of verticals reversed for measurements starting at right bank [NivuFlow-Stick].
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Partial Q corrected in case of measurements with widely varying v profiles and few verticals.
--Export
-----ENH: QWest/HyDaMS: Substituting various special characters in the comment field [Export].
-----ENH: QWest/HyDaMS: vo-max written to the Kriterium field [Export].


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.34 (Feb 2024) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: External measurement: calculation of specific yield corr.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.33 (Nov 2023) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Variant for measurement with distance from right bank in the sounding profile chart added.
-----ENH: Editing of a measurement from the Agila result import in the same way as external measurements [Agila].
--Main window
-----ENH: Availability of evaluations adjusted for measurements from the Agila result import [Agila].
--Import
-----ENH: Agila: Variant added for the import of measurement result files with Mst-Nr instead of ID [Agila].
--Various
-----ENH: Small improvement of the export in the BAW format [BAW].


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.32 (Sep 2023) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/Agila: translation of the main flow direction added.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.31 (May 2023) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Selection of preconfigured vertical's distances corr. for right bank orientation or decreasing values.
--Main window
-----ENH: Pipe measurement: isotaches evaluation only for multi-point measurements [Pipe].
--Various
-----ENH: Automatic registration of the installed Q.mdb during the first start of the application after the installation.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.30 (March 2023) *****
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Isotaches: v-profile diagram of horizontal sections adjusted in case of right-left-orientation.
-----ENH: Measurement protocol: avoiding error 9 when switching to the protocol page after generating the reports file.
-----ENH: Measurement protocol: propeller specific lines omitted for measurements with sensor devices.
-----ENH: Measurement protocol: unit and reference added for the water level field.
-----ENH: Velocity profiles: avoiding error 91 when switching to the profiles page after generating the reports file.
-----ENH: Velocity profiles: interrupted curve of the v-profile diagram with negative velocities corrected for reports file and print preview.
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Improvement for propeller measurements with impulse number default.
-----ENH: Import/NivuFlow Stick: extended for firmware version 5.2 [NivuFlow-Stick].
--Export
-----ENH: Improved generation of the SoftQ xml file for river names ending with a space.
--Various
-----FIX: Directory of measurements: deselection of the remark column corr.
-----FIX: Directory of stations: deselection of the to-column and the remark column corr.
-----FIX: Directory of devices: deselection of the remark column corr.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.29 (January 2023) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/RiverSurveyor: extended for files created with the software RSQ [RiverSurveyor].
-----ENH: Import/NivuFlow Stick: extended for various firmware versions [NivuFlow-Stick].
-----ENH: Import/NivuFlow-Stick: option added for choosing the right or left bank as starting point [NivuFlow-Stick].
-----ENH: Pipe measurement: start time input enabled when automatic option is set for non-pipe measurements [Pipe].
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Velocity profiles: occasionally interrupted curve of the v-profile diagram of verticals with negative velocities corr.
--Main window
-----ENH: menu setting improved for running the program without opening a database.
--Various
-----ENH: Number formatting (number of decimal digits) improved for some tables and special cases.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.28 (October 2022) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: extended for MFpro files containing decimals chars that differ from that of the Windows system settings.
-----ENH: Automatic scrollbars added in the remarks field.
-----FIX: Capturing error 94 for a vertical with missing/invalid v-m.
-----ENH: Import/Agila: extended for files with the Agila version 7.9 format.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.27 (July 2022) *****
--Export
-----FIX: WISKI-Export: Corrected assignment of some columns in the automatic export [Export].


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.26 (July 2022) *****
--Options
-----ENH: Options for export directory made accessible for a special license constellation (no changes with the Export license module).


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.25 (June 2022) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: updated for changed format of MFpro version 2.05 for 4-point measurements.
-----ENH: Recalculating the measurement points in the correction of a measurement.
--Various
-----FIX: Writing all information upon Save in the Info dialog.
-----ENH: Automatically starting the Windows explorer after Save in the Info dialog.
-----ENH: Measurement devices: optional equations for sensor devices.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.24 (March 2022) *****
--Import
-----ENH: Improved data integrity for Software Q Xml measurement files.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.23 (January 2022) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/NivuFlow Stick: new, import of Nivus NivuFlow Stick XML files [NivuFlow-Stick].


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.22 (December 2021) *****
--Basic data
-----ENH: Station: Updating the point depth orientation when selecting a meter on the measurement configuration page.
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Displaying the correct input order when the distance origin of an existing measurement is changed.
-----FIX: Capturing error 94 when the point depth is missing.
-----ENH: Presetting both point for a two-point measurement and very small depth.
-----ENH: Capturing error 94 when meter equation is incomplete.
--Pipe measurement [Pipe]
-----ENH: Validation extended.
-----ENH: Default depths for one-point, two-point and three-point measurements.
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Isotaches: X-axis with left-to-right orientation for measurements with vertical distances measured from the right border.
-----ENH: Profile comparison: transforming measurements to left-to-right orientation for vertical distances measured from the right border.
-----ENH: Taking the surface velocity v-o from the top-most point of a one-point/two-point/three-point measurement if the point is near the surface.
--Export
-----FIX: Wiski: Capturing error 94 when values are missing.
--Various
-----FIX: Directory of measurements: Sorting the status column after the status text.
-----ENH: Directory of measurements: New menu command to change the status of one or more selected measurements.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.21 (October 2021) *****
--Options
-----ENH: New option to add the list of meters to the result report.
-----ENH: New option to show the times of day of the measurement in the measurement protocol.
--Measurement protocol
-----FIX: Corrected display of time of day and stage of external measurements.
-----FIX: Corrected the wrong order of manufacturer and type for the second meter.
-----ENH: Display of the type of an external measurement if input in the measurement's remark field in the form "Art:...".
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Result report optionally with the list of meters.
-----ENH: Result and other evaluation reports optionally with the measurement's times of day.
-----ENH: Result report with external measurement extension as described above with the measurement protocol.
-----ENH: Q correction in case of moving bed moved to the bottom of the variables table in the result report.
-----ENH: Same number of decimals for the Q correction as for Q in the result report.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.20 (May 2021) *****
--Export
-----ENH: Variant for QWest/HyDaMS (toposoft) [Export].
-----ENH: Reference to AquaZIS added for the export variants "Depths" and "Measurements V.2".
--Import
-----FIX: Database import: Time period for querying/exporting the measurements expanded to the end-of-day of the selected until-date.
-----ENH: Database import: New Option to hide any measurement station that has no importable measurements.
-----FIX: Database import: Capturing error 91 upon input before database selection.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.19 (April 2021) *****
--Various
-----FIX: Corrected the error with every fourth v-profile missing when generating the reports as PDF file.
-----ENH: Unit added for air and water temperature.
-----ENH: Export for BAW format added [BAW].
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Avoiding invalid point depths in the default point depths for very small water depth.
-----ENH: Optional factors to estimate Fv at (very steep) banks.
-----ENH: Measurements with RiverSurveyor and SxSPro marked as ADCP.
-----ENH: Negative stage values supported (reference gauge, combined measurements).
--Import
-----FIX: Import/SoftQ: display of the measurement's station corr.
-----FIX: Database import: Counting all measurements on start and end of the selected date interval regardless of the time of day.
-----ENH: Database import: Improved responsiveness of the database query while changing the date interval.
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Slightly improved curves for large slope at the edges in the cross-section diagram.
-----ENH: Error due to missing stage values captured in the cross-section diagram.
-----FIX: Rounding to whole numbers when all values of a column in the directory of measurements don't have decimals.
--Export
-----ENH: Added ADC format for BAW export [BAW].
-----FIX: Error with the NVA format of the BAW export corrected (separator between verticals).
--Main window
-----FIX: End of measurement filter period extended to the end of the day (instead of start of day).


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.18 (November 2020) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Corrected default point depth with water level orientation and Kreps method.
-----FIX: Corrected propagation of point depth orientation when adding a vertical and changing the instrument in case of a measurement with multiple instruments.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.17 (November 2020) *****
--Basic data
-----ENH: Captured the error 94 due to incomplete meter equation.
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/SxSPro: Mmt file import instead of tagline direction input [SxSPro].
-----ENH: Import/FlowTracker2: Inserting a second vertical in case of a vertical bank [FlowTracker2].
-----ENH: Import/RiverSurveyor: Calculating the flow angle from true v and norm-v instead of v-direction and tagline direction [RiverSurveyor].
--Various
-----ENH: Left instead of right aligning the numerical result columns in the directory of measurements.
-----ENH: Avoiding locations outside the visible screen area when opening dialog windows.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.16 (October 2020) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/SxSPro: Xml summary file instead of ASCII summary file, flow angle correction, support for 2-D velocity method.
-----ENH: Import/SxSPro: New dialog to select the two import files and enter the tagline direction.
-----ENH: Import/SxSPro: Import of any comments, and automatic insert of method name and tagline direction in the measurement comment.
-----ENH: Display of the calculated Fv and v-m in the verticals' dialog page instead of those values from the import file.
-----FIX: Import: Localized field labels corrected in the import dialog.
-----FIX: Import: Missing measurement team (error 94) captured.
-----FIX: Import: Search of the measurement device with by serial number corrected.
-----FIX: Import/FlowTracker2: Calculation of point depths with water level orientation added.
-----ENH: Import/FlowTracker2: Flow angle and normed velocity added.
-----ENH: Import/FlowTracker2: null values (error 94) of Operator and others captured.
-----FIX: Error 94 due to missing time of day captured.
-----ENH: Error due to invalid air/water temperature captured upon load of the dialog.
-----ENH: Import/RiverSurveyor: New import module for measurement of type "stationary" of SonTek's RiverSurveyor added [RiverSurveyor].
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Error due to invalid file name captured and error message added in the multi-report dialog.
--Options
-----ENH: Export: Substitution of invalid file name characters added.
--Various
-----ENH: Button/function added to write the license activation info into a file.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.15 (May 2020) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/FlowTracker2: new, import of SonTek FlowTracker2 files [FlowTracker2].
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: reading the start time of the measurement from the file if verticals without time-of-day [MFpro].
-----ENH: Combined measurement: exclusion of measurement's own site removed.
--Various
-----ENH: Label "SEBA M-pro" changed to "SEBA HydroProfiler".


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.14 (February 2020) *****
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Measurement protocol: v-m and other values of verticals and points are formatted according to Extra/System options/Numbers when copying to the clipboard.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.13 (November 2019) *****
--Import
-----ENH: Import/SxSPro: Support for summary file of the german language version of the SxSPro software.
-----FIX: Import/Seba-Hda: Corrections for station assignment and measurement evaluation.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.12 (August 2019) *****
--Main window
-----FIX: Added missing symbol for incomplete external measurements (error 35601).
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Better visualisation of the W=0 option in the correction dialog.
-----CHG: Source types SoftQ/Xml and SoftQ/Mdb removed.
--Import
-----ENH: Preserving the original source information while importing a measurement from a SoftQ xml file.
--Export
-----ENH: External measurment: saving the entered h and Q values also for measurements with state "incomplete".
--Various
-----ENH: Some improvements of the italian language and other translations.
-----ENH: Added the error log to the info log file.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.11 (April 2019) *****
--Main window
-----FIX: Catching error 35602 after adding/importing an older measurement and activating the time filter.
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Menu command for start of a new pipe measurement instead of selecting a measurement installation in the input dialog.
-----FIX: Catching error 94 when no depth reference has been selected in the fixing dialog.
-----FIX: Use of the v-bed factor edited in the fixing dialog corrected.
-----ENH: Restricting the input of a new measurement installation during a measurement input according to the type of the measurement.
--Import
-----ENH: Saving and restoring the directory selection in the file open dialog.
-----ENH: Improved display of the details comparison for the import of a meter equation.
--Basic data
-----ENH: Adjusting the state of the OK button improved.
-----ENH: Table of components in the meter dialog replaced by buttons and labels.
-----FIX: Border around the calibration date prompt of sensor instruments removed (calibration date is no required input).
-----ENH: Adjusting the state of the save button/command improved for the input in the meter equation master table.
-----ENH: Vertical reference of gauge datum made selectable instead of being always NN.
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Adjusting the column widths of the table of verticals on the result page improved.
--Various
-----ENH: Vertical reference of gauge datum added as extensible value set.
-----ENH: Added two buttons to select/deselect all column options in the select-columns dialog.
-----ENH: Synchronizing the table width in the column-select dialog with the related table in the main dialog.
-----FIX: Activated the falsely inactive clipboard commands (Copy etc.) for some situations.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.10 (March 2019) *****
--Evaluation
-----FIX: Avoiding error 91 after updating diagram options.
--Basic data
-----ENH: Supported negativ values for gauge datum.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.09 (March 2019) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Error 438 corrected when saving a changed external measurement.
--Various
-----ENH: New start dialog of not (yet) licensed program to choose between demo and license mode.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.08 (February 2019) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: enhancements for the import of pipe measurements [MFpro] [Pipe].
-----ENH: Some corrections in the validation of pipe measurements [Pipe].
-----FIX: Correction of the tolerance of depth validations (minimum 2 cm).
-----FIX: Corrected title of the result parameter column on the results page.
-----ENH: Import: Added the display of result values from the import file.
-----ENH: Import: Disabled the selection of the depth orientation (always taken from the import file).
-----ENH: Added the method variants three-point and v-max for pipe measurements [Pipe].
-----ENH: Option buttons to restrict the list of measurement installations for open channel vs. pipe.
-----FIX: Correction of the validation of the number of measurement verticals (minimum 2 instead of 3).
--Various
-----ENH: More explanations of error messages and warnings in the program help file.
-----ENH: Operating system info extended for Windows 8.1 and following.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.07 (February 2019) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: enhanced import to support the version 2.0 of MFpro's application firmware [MFpro].
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: corrected display of v-profile of 5-point and 6-point verticals from version 1 files [MFpro].
-----ENH: Import/MFpro: consideration of descending distance order of the verticals [MFpro].
-----ENH: Import: added the display of the Fv values from the file for comparison with those calculated by Software Q.
-----ENH: Intercepting some invalid data constellations.
-----ENH: Improved consideration of invalid measurement points or verticals when validating a measurement.
-----ENH: Reference to validation messages in the choice of measurement status.
-----ENH: No restriction of the choice of measurement status for measurements with validation problems.
--Import
-----FIX: SoftQ-Xml: Improved recognition of already existing meter equations when importing older version files.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.06 (August 2018) *****
--Export
-----ENH: Support for automated WISKI export [Export].


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.05 (April 2018) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Import/MFpro: Set the depth orientation always to "surface", overriding the configuration of the measurement site [MFpro].
-----FIX: Import/SxSPro: Distance order option according to the order of the verticals in the SxSPro file [SxSPro].
-----ENH: Import/SxSPro: Decoding of UTF-8 characters, eg. when checking the units of the result values in the file [SxSPro].
-----FIX: Avoding error 13 when a vertical's water depth exceeds the table configured in the database, by calculating the point depths.
--Evaluation
-----FIX: Avoiding error 13 when opening the measurement protocol.
--Export
-----FIX: WISKI-Export: Avoiding error 94 when exporting text fields with null values [Export].


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.04 (March 2018) *****
--Import
-----FIX: Database import: license error message removed.
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Set data source, import date and import path.
-----FIX: Combined measurement: W unit cm instead of m when adding the first partial measurement.
-----FIX: Pipe measurement: next button deactivated on last dialog page.
-----ENH: Import of RDI SxSPro files [SxSPro].
-----FIX: Measurement with descending distance values.
-----FIX: Next button reactivated when switching to any page that is not the last one.
-----ENH: MFpro: import of measurement duration and result values from the file.
-----ENH: Context menu command to change the valid state of a measurement point.
-----FIX: Calculating discharge with exceeded meter equation limit reactivated.
--Evaluation
-----FIX: Leaving empty the velocities v-o and v-u for standard one-point and two-point measurements.
--Export
-----FIX: Precision of stage values in the WISKI export independent from the W display option [Export].
--Basic data
-----FIX: Displaying the field name for the validation date of sensor instruments when in edit mode.
-----FIX: Avoiding an error with empty first valid-from field of a meter equation.
-----ENH: Automatically adding a pipe measurement installation data record when activating the pipe measurement license module [Pipe].
--Various
-----ENH: Restaure the original positions of the form split bars when restauring a maximized window.
-----ENH: Other options: Standard checkbox only if more than one language available.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.03 (December 2017) *****
--Export
-----ENH: WISKI-Export: Header and data columns configurable on a new tab in the other options dialog.
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Isotaches/expert module: unique axes scaling of the vertical v profiles for vertical profile lines, and improved axis labeling.
-----FIX: Isotaches/expert module: a few obsolete labels removed.
-----FIX: Isotaches/pipe: avoiding a break in the calculation for a special case.
--Measurement assistant
-----FIX: Options/pipe: v-ground factor removed, not used in the pipe calculation.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.02 (October 2017) *****
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Improved recognition of reversed distance order.
-----FIX: Column widths of the verticals table corr. when upgrading from version 3 to 4.
--Basic data
-----ENH: Rest depth field marked as required.
--Import
-----FIX: Error after importing a new meter corr.
-----ENH: Adjustment of daylight saving times.
-----FIX: Reading the evaluation date of a measurement.
-----ENH: Help text for import alternative in the import dialog of Agila result values.
-Various
-----ENH: Updated help file.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPDATE 4.0.01 (July 2017) *****
--Evaluation
-----ENH: Measurement protocol: Water level and time of external measurements only for start of measurement.
-----FIX: Measurement protocol: Displaying the validation date of sensor meters.
-----FIX: Measurement result u.a.: Reducing the distances of an oblique cross-section related to profile origin instead of measured bank point.
-----FIX: Measurement result: Correct position of highlighted vertical in case of an oblique cross-section.
-----ENH: Measurement result: Distance reduction of an oblique cross-section mentioned in column titles.
-----ENH: Measurement result: Remark for values that are influenced by a discharge raise to reflect a moving bed.
-----ENH: Velocity profiles: Distinct symbol for measurement points that have been declared invalid.
-----ENH: Isotaches: Improved number formats for the result tables [Expert].
--Measurement assistant
-----ENH: Start page: Position of the automatic start time option improved.
-----ENH: Meters page: Selection of depth orientation by option buttons instead of regular buttons.
-----ENH: Verticals page: Distinct symbol for measurement points that have been declared invalid.
-----ENH: Result page: Displaying the nominal distances instead of the reduced ones in case of an oblique cross-section.
--Directories:
-----ENH: Added tooltips with column information in the choose columns dialog.
--Various
-----ENH: Chart options: Automatic option of the v-levels moved from the start page to the v-level page.


***** SOFTWARE Q, UPGRADE 4.0.00 (June 2017) *****
--See the topic "What is new with version 4.0?" in the help file
