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R2024.2

The Fall Release 2024.2 brings numerous innovations that are not immediately visible but have a significant impact on user experience. While the Spring Release 2024.1 focused on functional changes, this time it’s all about speed and usability. Numerous new selection (e.g., multi-selection during status changes in the schedule across multiple sections), configuration, and query options reduce repetitive tasks and accelerate planning work. Overall, we have been able to further optimize the system’s performance in many areas. For instance, response times for master data configurations and updating the schedule board after real-time train imports have been significantly shortened.

However, R2024.2 is not limited to improving user experience and performance. This release also includes functional enhancements that directly optimize planning processes. With common language, it is now possible to connect RailOpt to Open Journey Planner systems. The interface allows direct querying and planning of public transport connections from the schedule board. Planners can, for example, schedule duty trips within seconds. If a train driver needs to travel to their assignment location, the dispatcher can find and schedule the optimal travel route for the driver with just a few clicks. In this example, connection data is retrieved via a link to the SBB app:

In addition to performance and functionality, software security is crucial, especially for railway companies that are part of critical infrastructure and subject to special security requirements. Since the 2024.1 release, users of RailOpt WEBapplications can already log in via OpenID Connect (OIDC). With the 2024.2 release, this option is now also available for the RailOpt client. Thus, the proven OIDC identity authentication protocol can also be used to control client access while better protecting user identities. A final change in the Fall Release worth mentioning is the migration to Jakarta EE. With this step, we have laid a solid foundation for future developments. This allows us to benefit from continuous advancements by an active developer community in the Java ecosystem. Although this innovation is not immediately apparent, it will manifest in the future by enabling us to continue developing and presenting robust and scalable software solutions.

We thank our team for their dedicated work and the active user community for their constructive feedback, which directly flows into the development process. After the release is before the release, and we are already looking forward to introducing more innovative features and developments with R2025.1 soon!

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