DBDOC Version 9.50 Release Notes - Detail
Release Date: September 23, 2003

General:

  1. New and improved error filter messages to pinpoint possible problems.

Database Utilities:

  1. Blank tags are now suppressed in databases.
  2. Case-sensitivity of WinCAD tag list names is now handled correctly.
  3. Short tags are no longer renamed to TAG_X.

BuildPlus:

  1. Multiple databases can now be associated to a single console in the Conductor Console Associations. The compilation handling has been added into Hyperlink to handle this situation.
  2. Conductor At-A-Glance support has been added into BuildPlus and Hyperlink. The user may select files in Wizard and then associate the files to the appropriate consoles in the Conductor Console Associations tool.
  3. Databases extracted from FoxPro databases, along with their corresponding generated error and format files, are now placed in TDTn subdirectories in the TAG folder of the project directory.
  4. "Display Project Settings and Selections" is a new option that has been added to allow the user to see the file selections and user made associations for projects on either local or remote machines. For remote use, Administrator privileges will be required if working with NT based machines, while the Remote Registry Service must be installed on the machines if they are Windows 9X based.
  5. Newly added modules of CAD sheets are now automatically detected by BuildPlus when the project is started from the "Build" stage if they are located in the search path previously specified in Wizard. The user can choose to add them at the time the build is run or else make changes to the selections by restarting the build from the Wizard stage.
  6. Improvements have been made in the scrolling code for BuildPlus.
  7. The option "Enumerate DBDOC Components" has been added under the "Tools" menu option. This will generate a file that lists all the currently installed programs and files for DBDOC and their versions. Any version mismatches will be reported.
  8. The Database-Graphics Association tool has been modified so that all valid tag and trend databases will be listed for association with graphics paths.
  9. "Check DeomposerN Directory Sources" displays which numbered Decomposer subfolder in the project directory each selected Composer EBP database was extracted into.
  10. The option to suppress user defined pre- and post-scripts has been added for manual builds.
  11. An additional panel has been added to the Project Specification series of dialogs to show the user which databases have been selected before any processing occurs. This allows the user the opportunity to confirm his choices before any possibly time- consuming processing begins.
  12. Management of Change processing has been moved to before the Hyperlink run so that the text file listing any changes in the project files may be built into the current M14.
  13. The option to build in symbols and/or submodels as separate chapters in the final M14 has been enabled.
  14. A new /start command line switch has been added to allow the user to specify which build to start a buildall on should he wish to skip the beginning sequence of projects. Please note that NT-based OS's use alphabetical processing of projects and Win9x machines use chronological order.
  15. Default zip tools are now shipped with DBDOC so that a zipped error file of all pertinent files can be created even if the user does not have WinZip installed on his computer.
  16. The "Processing Options" page has been simplified and any additional options will be listed under the "Advanced Options" page.

Hyperlink:

  1. Hyperlink now generates an alarm_tag report of digital tags that will alarm, but that are not on any graphic.
  2. Unused tags with external sources are now marked with source "External" in the Unused_Tags.txt file.
  3. Better searching in AutoCAD drawings has been implemented via Fuzzy-Matching so that meaningful substring matches are located. For the sake of compile speed this option can be turned on and off via the Advanced Project Options in BuildPlus.
  4. A list of rasterized AutoCAD drawings (ones that do not contain any text) is now created.
  5. Hyperlink now tests for duplicate imports to the PCU.
  6. Composer source document references can now be shown as a stacked display on the CAD sheet. This option can be toggled on and off via the Advanced Project Options in BuildPlus.
  7. Duplicate Global OREF's are now reported.
  8. In rendering CAD drawings in Composer systems, Hyperlink will not split wires at connectors.
  9. More linking support has been added for Operate IT.
  10. New and improved processing of histcfg.xdc files has been added.
  11. Trend:nnnn directive is now processed for links and liveloop monitoring for trended tags.
  12. Support has been added for the point: directive for Conductor NT.
  13. F(x) graphing has been implemented as it is in the Bailey system with respect to out-of-order co-ordinates.
  14. The tag description has been added to the mouse-over datatip.
  15. Blk file support has been added.
  16. Loop, PCU and Module information has been added to error messages.
  17. Exception Report function codes are now handled better.
  18. FC 36 (8-input QOR) is checked to make sure there are enough inputs connected to make it work.
  19. Flat F(x) functions (ones that return a constant) are reported.
  20. F(x) functions with adapted parameters are reported.

Hyperview:

  1. Searching has been totally reworked for more intuitive functionality. More advanced search options are now available in an expandable dialog so that the basic search dialog is presented in a cleaner interface for the standard user. A rebuild of the project is necessary in order to take advantage of the full functionality but it should be noted that this Hyperview is backwards compatible with old M14 versions.
  2. Make use of Hyperlink generated adapted specs list to compile a bulk "Get Specs" fetch so that adapted values are correctly inserted in the live display.
  3. Tag attributes can now be displayed. They work similar to the specs overlay, accessible via the 'A' key.
  4. The ability to add Live Loop Annotations anywhere in the M14 file has been added. You can now monitor any point in your system on any document regardless of whether or not that point is actually referenced on the document you are viewing.
  5. The "Home" button is now configurable so that the home pages of Table of Contents and Topic pane can be set to whatever document the user chooses.
  6. Within the Options property pages, the user has the ability to reset the Hyperview settings to their default standard values (ie. those settings that Hyperview would have when run for the first time). The settings can also be restored to the user's custom settings with the "Restore Preferences" option.
  7. Icons have been added to the status bar to indicate success or failure of live loop logging and to show informational tips.
  8. New command line switches, noOpen and snapshot have been added. /noOpen disables the "Open" menu option under "File"; /snapshot will disable the continuous live loop monitoring button but leaves the snapshot button enabled to allow the user to fetch the live data at the given moment.

CIUMon:

  1. New versions of the VSP files are included with this kit. The changes made in CIUMon in combination with these new versions should solve the problem that some users were seeing with the message that the VSP trial period had expired. CIUMon will detect that different VSP file versions have been installed and will require that the machine be rebooted before any VSPs will work with the new files.

CIULink:

  1. SPM02 support has been added to CIULink.

CrypKey:

  1. Blank CAD sheets are no longer counted against the total document count.

Support for Other Languages:

  1. Documentation of the build messages is available in draft form in French and Spanish.
  2. Documentation of the Function Code Help information is also available in French and Spanish.



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