2017
myPDMtools 2017 SP4 - February 2018:
General:
AM45724: Added calculated information to the tool for concatenating variables.
AM45842: Added the "split" function when using the tool to concatenate variables.
AM45257: Added online help to the Tools menu.
AM45259: Added a button to check for updates and download them.
DataRecovery:
AM33681: Dependency Analysis - Automate the analysis and correction of broken references.
AM42946: Dependency Analysis - Added part analysis to the part number search.
AM45263: Dependency Analysis - Added an option to add a file name or file location mapping file.
BG46937: Dependency Analysis—If multiple results are returned, select the file that best matches the folder structure of the old reference for dependency analysis and resolution.
AM46804: Select the 2017 option to skip versioning.
BG43848: When you enter a value of type 07464-01 in DataRecovery, it is converted to a date.
BG47573: Updating variables from an Excel file: When searching the repository, only the first file found in Excel is processed.
DocPublication:
AM9906: Added the ability to set SOLIDWORKS options in DocPublication tasks.
BG45575: The DocPublication export does not work when a rule is added to an export type whose name does not match the file extension (e.g., Parasolid => xt).
BG46213: Scheduled Task - If a file to be processed in the list no longer exists, the DocPublication scheduled task does not run.
DynamicList:
BG24946: Display a clearer message if access to the XLS file is denied.
BG43472: When a CSV file contains only one column, DynamicList is unable to open the menu.
BG44113: Slow performance when using DynamicList with an Excel file.
PDMProperties:
AM21989: Select the 2017 option to skip versioning.
AM46521: Ignore case when searching for configurations in the variable application.
AM46523: Added the ability to select multiple configurations for applying variables.
BG46479: Unable to apply a variable read from a named configuration to the @ configuration.
TaskActions:
AM40022: Added an option to replace the latest version when archiving the file.
AM46905: Added an option to customize the archiving comment.
TaskProperties:
BG45227: Unable to reorder groups in TaskProperties.
BG47381: The last custom field is renamed to the default value when a new custom field is dragged in.
myPDMtools 2017 SP3.2 - December 2017:
General:
AM 42155: Added a notification when myPDMtools tasks have finished running
DataRecovery:
BG 42120: When exporting an empty variable, the exported cell is not empty; it contains a space
BG 42087: Issue extracting all properties if the Template file already contains columns with variable names that are not present in the repository
DocPublication:
AM 14558: Ability to generate exports from a previous revision
PDMProperties:
BG 42086: Extracting the date using PDMProperties adds the time
TaskActions:
BG 42245: DocPublication options are not saved in TaskActions tasks
AM 42656: Added an option to automatically increment the filename when renaming if the file already exists in the folder
TaskProperties:
BG 41507: Groups are duplicated when TaskProperties is reopened
BG41323: Remove the "gray" status from the system variables for the variables in the parent file or folder
BG42676: Rename action—if the new name is the same as the file name, the task fails
myPDMtools 2017 SP3.1 - November 2017:
General:
AM38966: Software and PDM 2018 Compatibility
AM38890: Copy myPDMtools tasks without losing the options
AM34479: Automatically save a backup of the myPDMtools task settings in Windows Task Scheduler
AM40737: Add a timestamp to the tool logs
AM40763: Added a hyperlink to the log file and the report in the task notification
DataRecovery:
BG 28826: The dependency analysis identifies files that do not have the same name
DocBundle:
AM 39883: Improvement of the tool's overall performance
BG38773: In "Recover Existing Files" or "Recover Source Files" mode, the recovered file is the one stored locally, so it is not necessarily the latest version.
BG38736: Allow editing the tax return without the option to save it when the file has not been extracted; this will allow the tax return to be generated without extracting the mptdb file
BG38698: Editing a bundle recreates the files included in the bundle locally
BG38177: Error generating the DocBundle package when launching a task
BG37651: During generation, if a warning occurs, the generation process does not continue but starts over
DocPublication:
AM39439: Added the option: Rebuild the SOLIDWORKS document each time it is opened in DocPublication
AM38283: If the file type (e.g., sldasm) is not included in the list of export formats, do not open it and display a message in the report
BG40132: Unable to generate a PDF file from an xslx file that contains hidden sheets
BG39212: The AutoCAD export no longer works
BG38997: DocPublication no longer generates files when you try to enable layers
BG37619: Problem with stamp placement on drawings
DynamicList:
BG37604: When an Excel file has only one column, DynamicList does not work
TaskActions:
BG38873: Cannot use an MPT backup file with TaskActions
BG39973: ODBC queries are not working
myPDMtools 2017 SP3 - September 2017:
DataRecovery:
BG34831: When copying files to the vault, DataRecovery does not process files contained in second-level folders
BG35525: Date types are not supported in DataRecovery
BG36460: Data card information does not work when using the configuration options
DocPublication:
BG36326: The PDF file is not generated when the "Move file to a subfolder" option and the "No modification, but defined by a common part of the name" option are selected.
General:
BG34826: In the variable concatenation tool, changing a variable to a referenced document variable is not taken into account
PDMRestart:
BG34668: Unable to run PDMRestart
TaskProperties:
AM17625: Added an operation to "Copy a file's properties to its children"
BG33423: Keyboard shortcuts aren't working
BG34836: Cannot force values to uppercase if they are defined in the list (works with the "all" option)
myPDMtools 2017 SP1 - May 2017:
New DocBundle tool:
'DocBundle' allows you to create a PDF document bundle that contains all the documents needed to produce a project.
The tool also allows you to generate a folder structure linked to an HTML file containing technical documents in various export formats.
DynamicList:
BG 29774: When selecting a remote XLS file from a shared folder, DynamicList does not work
BG 29684: Slow performance when using DynamicList with a specific XLS file
myPDMtools 2017 SP0 - April 2017:
General:
AM 22198: Migration 2017
BG 17600: Manage the option: Create a file for each meter containing the history of values recorded using the option: SQL Database
BG 20502: Error: The sequence contains no elements when creating an SQL counter for the first time
BG 28327: myPDMtools tasks do not run if the Windows process triggered by PDM is not named TaskExecutor
AdvancedBOM:
AM 9894: When a folder is selected in the settings, use the same folder as the default preselection when reopening a folder
CacheRefresh:
BG 18174: CacheRefresh is not translated
CopyLink:
AM 12260: Ability to create a link by right-clicking on a folder
DataRecovery:
AM 16876: Importing files from Excel; use the value of a PDM attribute as the identifier to locate the files to be processed
BG 21940: When applying permissions to a folder, the tool attempts to process the lines as files
BG 24379: Review Messages
BG 24384: Completely revise the report on variable changes using an Excel file
BG 25618: No options available when the app is launched for the first time
BG 27018: Updating an attribute via an Excel file; if the full path is specified as the identifier and the file cannot be found, no information is recorded in the logs
BG 9884: Unable to restore a specific file
Document Publication:
AM 28694: Display a notification pop-up on the machine running the task
BG 27566: Improvements to the variable update interface
DynamicList:
BG 16471: When a file is extracted to another computer and the map contains free variables, a message must be displayed prohibiting filling via DynamicList.
BG 26646: Unable to use DynamicList with a specific file
BG 27181: DynamicList ignores the first row of CSV files
BG 28786: In SQL mode, when a value is changed in a higher-level menu, the following values are not reset
PDMCheck:
AM 9804: Make the Explorer accessible for use with PDMCheck
PDMProperties:
BG 26832: The "Add Properties" window does not come to the foreground
PDMReport:
AM 10091: Provide a report to enable monitoring of the disk space used by projects.
AM 10135: New action to list permissions
AM 17939: Ability to delete an operation using the Delete key
BG 17940: Undefined object reference to an object instance when dragging an operation
BG 23155: Error message when loading options
PDMSearch:
AM 9850: Ability to add calculated values such as version, file name, status, etc., as search criteria.
Serial Number:
AM 12853: Ability to enter a serial number on the (variable) file card (for use with buttons only)
BG 24424: Add the ability to customize the archiving comment for SerialNumber
BG 26372: Unable to retrieve a property from the Excel file to paste it into the SW part data sheet.
BG 27545: The data card does not update when incrementing a SerialNumber from SOLIDWORKS
BG 27586: Automatic counters (SmartCounter) do not retrieve values from the current drawing when using a button to update from SOLIDWORKS or File Explorer
RevisionTable:
AM 27937: Ability to force the SOLIDWORKS version to be used in the Revision Table