The Altium NEXUS Server 1.1 release sees beneficial enhancements to the functionality for a managed project, in the Server's browser interface. The following changes have been made to the detailed view for a managed project - accessed through the Projects page of the interface by clicking on a project's name, or the open control ():
- Structure tab - removed, with functionality migrated to the Details sub-tab, when viewing a specific release of the project.
- Parameters tab - enhanced to provide a listing of parameters that have been defined at the project level, either within Altium NEXUS (through the Parameters tab of the Project Options dialog), or through the Server (not currently available).
- Releases tab - enhanced to present every release of the project, with the latest release at the top of the list. Each entry on the left shows a snapshot of the date/time of release, along with what packages are included in the release. Use the Search field to quickly find a specific release (very useful if you have released the project many times).
As you click on a release entry on the left, the following sub-tabs on the right populate with information for that release:
Details
A graphical representation of how the generated data links together, all under the umbrella of the parent design project. Click a link to access that Item-Revision within the NEXUS Server, on the Explorer page of the browser interface. Also included is the date and time of the release, by whom it was released, and the VCS revision.
Parameters
A listing of parameters that have been defined at the project level, either within Altium NEXUS (through the Parameters tab of the Project Options dialog), or through the Server (not currently available). In addition, system-generated parameters specific to that release.
Preview
An interactive preview of the released design source - zoom, explore, and double-click entities in the main preview window to navigate around the released design source.
Part List
A simple listing of all managed components in the released design, in terms of the following information:
- Name
- Item ID
- Description
- Designator
- Quantity
- Revision Status
Note that the list shows all parts used in the released design, irrespective of variant assembly packages generated. In other words, the list is not filtered by variant.
The currently selected release can be downloaded by clicking the control, to the far right of the tab. The Download Configuration pop-up will appear, with which to specify what data you wish to include in the download (e.g. source, fabrication and any assembly packages).
Configure the packages to be included in a download of the currently selected release of the managed project.
Configure the packages to be included in a download of the currently selected release of the managed project.
Once you have configured the download as required - using the available check boxes - click the button. A master zip file will be downloaded to your browser's default downloads folder (named according to the format: SRC-<ProjectName>-<ReleaseRevision>(<IncludedPackages>).zip, for example SRC-Bluetooth_Sentinel-A.2(fab,src,pcba).zip. This contains individual zip files of the packages selected for download.