2019
myPDMtools 2019 SP1.1 - November 2019:
General:
BG85036: Unable to import a SmartCounter XML file into an SQL database
BG86895: The RevisionsTable and TaskActions tables are empty after updating to SP1
DocPublication:
BG85251: The STL export option to save all components of an assembly in a single file is not retained
BG85252: Unable to export an assembly as an STL file
DynamicList:
BG85899: The DynamicList window does not come to the foreground when the file map is displayed from an Office application
BG86867: DynamicList does not work in SQL mode if the database only accepts queries that meet the criteria
PDMProperties:
BG85220: The icons in the file selection tool are reversed between parts and assemblies
Serial Number:
AM85989: Added an option to not include the SerialNumber when archiving
AM86376: Added context menus to copy the names of the "Update" and "Increment" buttons
BG53479: Windows Explorer refresh issue when using buttons
myPDMtools 2019 SP1 - October 2019:
Adding a New Tool
AM77648: PDMPropertiesCard allows you to fill in the variables for data cards in PDM files or folders in bulk using a simplified, more visual interface for the user than the PDMProperties tool .
General:
AM79338: Added compatibility with SOLIDWORKS 2020
BG74784: Window display issue when using two monitors and the window extends beyond the screen
BG81661: Creating a SmartCounter SQL database no longer works
BG81726: Unable to retrieve the workflow name in the variable concatenation tool
AdvancedBOM:
BG74406: In First Level mode, exporting PDFs of drawings does not work for assemblies
DataRecovery:
BG76155: Unable to copy files from a list in a text file
DocBundle:
AM30080: Added the ability to group documents with the same attribute value into a subfolder
AM40538: Remove the grayed-out appearance from the "Add Advanced Document" button even when no folder exists
AM46964: Added a button to sort files alphabetically
AM48509: Added an option to handle duplicate files
AM48510: Add PDF numbering options
AM48558: Export to a folder: Added an option to generate a summary file in PDF format
AM48559: Added an option to create a separator page before each file exported in PDF format
AM61916: Generating PDFs from image files (JPEG, PNG, TIF, BMP)
AM67049: Added PDF bookmarks for the table of contents page and the title page
AM63904: Added the ability to create subgroups
BG66886: Unable to specify a UNC path for the batch generation location
BG69796: The image watermark is replaced by the image path in job mode
BG70083: Manage prohibited characters in generated file names
BG70110: Unable to generate a ZIP file outside the vault
BG74732: The referenced files for the head assembly drawings are not added when using the advanced document addition feature
BG77943: Cannot select a favorite if, when the window opens, the file or folder in memory no longer exists
DocPublication:
AM67994: Added eDrawings export to generate files
BG71058: If the status change is enabled and nothing is specified in the flow information, add a message to the task that is in error
BG72547: The |I#LayerName| character cannot be used in the search option for old files when moving them to a subfolder
BG75340: The "Delete Files" option also deletes newly generated files
BG80056: When deleting files by searching for part of the name, the deletion does not work if the location is outside the vault
DynamicList:
BG76364: Cannot select files outside the vault to create a dynamic list starting with PDM 2019
PDMCheck:
AM41603: Check for children that are not up to date, regardless of the extension (operation: Check a bill of materials against the latest version)
PDM Message:
BG74987: Retrieving an email address from a PDM variable does not work
BG75762: Links do not work if the vault name contains a space
PDMProperties:
AM63862: Added an option to read variables in all configurations for use in all configurations
AM64556: Added PDM archiving options
BG80251: The option to overwrite the latest version does not work in PDMProperties 2019 SP0.1
PDMReport:
BG70129: Added a message to automatically restart the Explorer when adding or deleting a report.
BG80260: Error when exporting to Excel from PDMReport
PDMSearch:
AM62470: Added the ability to simply open the Excel file in the results without saving it
BG62400: Unable to create a bookmark in "Search within a file's structure" mode
BG62431: Columns do not display variables in "Search within a file's structure" mode
RevisionTable:
BG32222: Document status changes do not work in RevisionTable
BG75314: Cannot insert a revision table on all sheets using *
Serial Number:
BG68831: Unable to set the SmartCounter location using the SerialNumber tool
TaskActions:
AM80288: Process SOLIDWORKS drawings last so that modified 3D attributes can be copied to 2D
BG76746: TaskProperties processes only one file when multiple files are selected
BG84550: The option to rename drawing files using the 3D name is always applied
BG84549: With the option to rename drawings using the 3D name, the operation fails if the drawing has no 3D references
BG84557: The tool renames the empty file if the rename value is empty
TraceWorkFlow:
BG74537: If the SQL connection is not specified, you must run a PDMRestart after validating the connection for TraceWorkflow to work.
myPDMtools 2019 SP0.1 - April 2019:
DataRecovery:
BG70882: Instability in the revision update option in DataRecovery.
DocBundle:
BG70721: Unable to define the name and location of the document bundle using variables; all options are grayed out.
DocPublication:
AM72524: Do not fail the task when the filename to search for—in order to move it to a subfolder—is empty.
BG71273: File moving takes the path into account when searching for files to move using the search rule (outside the vault only).
BG72092: The syntax for defining the file name using the name of the exported layer is missing.
PDMProperties:
BG70845: PDMProperties freezes when you check "Subfolders" if there are no folders in the list
BG70849: Unable to use a CSV file to import a list of folders
TaskProperties:
BG71277: Random issue with the concatenation of PDM variables in Microsoft Office files.
myPDMtools 2019 SP0 - March 2019:
CacheRefresh:
AM69934: Take the root directory of the repository into account when selecting files to process.
DataRecovery:
AM13174: Automatic restart of the DataRecovery tool to free up the tool's memory.
BG56128: Cannot create a DataRecovery menu if the vault name contains a space.
DocBundle:
AM69836: Generation from a task; automatic mapping of variables from the first header file to the data map of the temporary batch.
AM69613: Generation from a task; for selecting the configuration to be used, the * wildcard is taken into account
AM69612: Generating from a task; added the option to include "Use in" files, similar to the advanced document upload feature.
AM69611: In the advanced document addition feature, include the files used in SOLIDWORKS drawings as well.
BG69604: Cannot apply when selecting a folder in the advanced document upload window.
DocPublication:
AM66755: Configuration Management for SMG Export.
AM 66267: Added PDF export options available for Office products (bookmarks for Word, quality, etc.)
AM64773,50681: Added the ability to export Publisher, PowerPoint, and Visio files to PDF.
BG69133: Unable to move the previously generated files to a subfolder using the naming rules (numbering and names defined using variables from the file)
BG 68734: DraftSight Export—exporting with the 2018 version's options does not take format options into account.
DynamicList:
BG 68773: SQL mode—Handling of ' characters in drop-down menus.
General:
AM 69582: Added a button to test the SQL connection.
BG 69246: The DocBundle and PDMMessage tasks create one task per file when the status changes.
BG 69244: You cannot use two tasks in the same transition; the parameters from the first task are used in the second.
BG 65709: In the variable naming and concatenation tool, instability in the options for extracting characters from PDM variables.
BG71488: If a file is involved multiple times during the same state change, it is processed multiple times.
PDM Message:
BG 70008: The first column, "Table Name," cannot be customized.
PDMRebuild:
BG68863: After processing, the files are not removed from the queue.
AM 68800: Added the option to select the SOLIDWORKS version in PDMRebuild.
RevisionTable:
AM 69445: Added the #KeepSOLIDWORKSInformation syntax to prevent changes to the SOLIDWORKS table column.
SmartCounter:
BG70178: SmartCounter requests a connection to the PDM database to calculate the automatic counters associated with PDM variables.
TaskActions:
AM69664: Manage the renaming of files opened in read-only mode in SOLIDWORKS.
BG 69671: Unable to edit Microsoft Office files using TaskProperties in certain vaults.