Public Release Notes

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The following sections list the release notes for released versions of Altium NEXUS Server 3.0.

Version 3.0.6

Build: 22 Date: 30 November 2020

9377 Fix issue with retrieving latest version of product when configuring NIS packages.
9440 Improve component synchronization with PTC Windchill classification support (Parts Link module).
9672 Fix issue with Network Installation Service acquire operation failing in some cases.
10051 Fix issue with lifecycle of component not being reset for new component revision when related CAD model is modified.
10052 Introduce support for using variant name parameter when publishing release data to PLM..
10053

Enable support for component sync working with working revision(s) on Arena PLM side.

10054 Fix issue with wrong format of revision number created for component sync operation.
10055 Fix issue in managed flow form with preserving list of all values when field value is tracked for each user.
10123 Introduce support for Siemens Teamcenter for PLM integration use cases. This requires additional license.
10797 Fixed issue with failure of subsequent Publish to PTC WC operation.

Version 3.0.5

Build: 5 Date: 29 August 2020

5481 Added: New server settings for supporting the placement of component models from a data management system on MCAD side done by Altium CoDesigner.
5716 Fixed: Issue with cloned projects still using original projects folder as a target for Project Releaser generated items.
5756 Added: A predefined option related to the Altium CoDesigner's component recognition mechanism. It allows to recognize components by the Model Name.
6497 Fixed: Issue with Batch Editor not populating existing component parameters when updating related components after component template modification.
6601 Fixed: The server responded to Altium CoDesigner with the error about an inability to read the settings UseNativeMCADModels and ComponentRecognitionType due to insufficient privileges when connected by non-admin user.
6802

Fixed: Issue with publishing project outputs due to sequence number reaching 32bit limit on PLM side.

Version 3.0.4

Build: 3 Date: 10 June 2020

7548 CSV load was failing when loading data to folders with a high number of item revisions.
7670 Issue with the restoration of a backup to a server instance that already stored projects.
7798 Slow open details for closed managed flow process instances.

Version 3.0.3

Build: 2 Date: 16 April 2020

6254 Communication to port 389 (LDAP) in an un-encrypted way, unexpected URL.
6550 Component Data Loss.

Version 3.0.1

Build: 1 Date: 14 December 2019

Web UI

2685 Next generation of web user interface.
2825 Improved quality of schematic in web project view.
3717 Improve quality of web view for images embedded in schematic.
4414 Improve non-ASCII characters handling in web ui.

PLM Integration & Csv Loading

1125 Introduce component synchronization mode to update existing components and not create new components.
2531 The naming schema from the Component Template is now prioritized over the naming schema for the folder when creating a new item by component synchronization process..
2586 Set of improvements and bug fixes in component synchronization.
2587 Extend component synchronization with option to create part choices based on component properties.
2588 Improve part choice support in component synchronization.
3050 Fix issue with connecting to Arena.
3091 Improve component template handling in component sync process.
3543 Improve component synchronization with Arena for incomplete part choice data on Arena side.
4278 Component synchronization annotates component creation and change with a release note.
4720 Ensure PLM integration works with PTC Windchill REST 1.5 and 1.6 versions.

Infrastructure

2623 Improved internal storage (new version of db engine).
2686 Include MCAD Co-Designer options for component recognition capability.

Project Web View

3063 Fix issue with BOM web view generation when non-managed components are used in project.
3186 Fix issue with system trying to generate web view for non-PCB projects.
3252 Improvements and bug fixes in project web view generation.
3254 Improvements and bug fixes in project web view generation.
3352 Improvements and bug fixes in project web view generation.
3364 Fix issue with web browser running out of memory when switching large documents in project web view.
3813 Fix issues with generating web view for large projects.
3857 Fix issue with comments in web ui when working with Oracle based server.
4151 Fix issue with wrong parameters visible for components with multiple footprints in web project view.
4353 Fix issue with generating web view data for project released outputs.
4427 Fix issue with generating web view for some projects.
4523 Resolved an issue with project web view generation failure.

Library & Components

2572 Propagate release note to components updated due to referenced model(s) change.
2797 Fix issue with displaying components view in Explorer for large component count folders.
3353 Fix issue when min / max values were not visible in components panel range search.
4554 Fixed issue with non-ASCII characters in the component models.

Infrastructure & Administration

1862 Improve search index building process.
2128 Fix bug with lifecycle definition creation/editing in web ui.
2516 Fix issue with simultaneous email notifications sending to large number of recipients.
2941 Fix issue with lifecycle colours created with web interface.
2952 Improve performance of operations on large folders.
2965 Improve search index building process.
3246 Sample data set updates and bug-fixes.
3375 Improve search index rebuild process.
3397 Fix issue with resolving project sharing issues in health monitor.
3676 Sample data improvements and bug fixes.
3771 Fix issue with email notifications sending on non default ports.
3897 Fixed issues in the lifecycle editor in the web UI.
3977 Fix issue with health monitor showing false errors after installation.
4014 Fix issue with lack of 'Mechatronic 3D Models' folder in new databases.
4145 Fix issue with licence check in health monitor.
4282 Sample data updates.
4332 Fixed issues in the lifecycle editor in the web UI.
4439 Fix issue with health monitor reporting search index error for databases with very large folders.
4552 Fix issue with installation when non US format is set-up in OS settings.

Other

711 Resolve issue with UI after new part source was configured in web ui.
2955 Improve performance of CSV export for managed flow data.
3090 Improve performance of search on managed flow instances (part request, design review, ...).
3132 Fix issue with date handling in managed flows when comma is selected as decimal separator.
3471 Fix issue with 'show only latest' option in Explorer view for some databases upgraded from Vault 3.x.
3779 Name and description updated in project releaser is propagated to item revision.
4231 Fix issue with case sensitive parameter matching in item manager.

 

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