Upgrading

Note on version numbers

Successive versions of the 3di5_uk application are distinguished by adding to the name of the application the date of release in yymmdd (year‑month‑day) order. For example, the application called 3di5_uk_230122 would be a version of the 3di5_uk released on yymmdd so 22/01/2023.

Successive minor changes to an application release are shown by the addition of a final letter.

Successive versions of the 3di5 User Guide, and of the resource and reference documents provided in the PreEntry and Reference folders of your 3di5 application, are likewise indicated by adding to their names the yymmdd of their release. The most recent versions of documents will typically pre-date your 3di5 application. A distant date doesn’t mean a document is out of date – lots of things don’t need to change!

Using backends from an earlier version

In brief, the simplest solution is to copy each backend folder in the Backends folder in your previous 3di installation to the Backends folder in your new installation. If the new and old 3di installations are not on the same machine you can copy the required backends folders via a USB key. Copying rather than moving backend folders means that you will have the original backends as backups. You will not be able to copy a backend if you have already created a new backend with the same name.

If some reports for children in your imported backends don’t run, just open each interview from the new installation and immediately close it – that way each child will be endowed with unanswered copies of any questions which are new in your new installation.

If your new installation has dropped some questions that were active in your old installation they will not appear on the interview forms and will not be reflected in reports from the new installation.

Changelog

Changes introduced in 230122

1. DSM-5 (ICD-11) scoring is promoted, while scoring according to ICD-10 (DSM-4) criteria is available but described as superseded. If you do require ICD-10 scores you can select their inclusion from the Edit report preferences button in the Case Manager. The related interview Routes are available in the Choose route dropdowns.

2. The new DSM-5_brief route and report elements have been added.

Note that as of 2024, this version is not yet generally released.

Changes introduced in 210110

1. SPSS export functionality is completely removed.

2. Support added for 64-bit Office. Compatibility with 32-bit Office retained.

3. No longer includes a bundled Microsoft Access Runtime. This means users are required to have Access preinstalled, or else download the Access Runtime themselves.

4. DSM-5_brief subscales (T and U) and routes are present but seemingly undocumented.

5. The Route Explorer now contains 'jump to question' functionality.

Changes introduced in 190109

Compared to a baseline of version 170107.

1. Bug fix: in certain cases, for example when entering the child's date of birth, dates beyond 2020 had been rejected. Now any date can be entered.

2. Bug fix: in Word reports, a pair of 'Qs to do' cells had been incorrectly swapped in the ASD Outcomes: Developmental normality table. This has been rectified.

3. Bug fix: in Word reports, Chinese characters no longer appear in patient ages in the 3di English edition.

4. Bug fix: previously only the most recently created user route could be selected. Now, any user route can be selected.

5. Bug fix: in Word reports, scores in DSM-5 SCD Criterion B: S1a Functional impairment were incorrectly calculated in certain cases. This has been rectified.