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Business Administration
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When creating the project, the Created status option has been removed for HxGN SDx2 administrators. As a result, when a new configuration is created, it is now automatically set to Active and the configuration becomes immediately visible to all users with access permissions, streamlining deployment and reducing setup steps. (4898812)
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You can configure an Engineering Numbering System (ENS) for your system objects. Each ENS is a unique name and numbering format that you can use to identify each design or project-specific object created in your system, such as documents. To create an ENS for specific objects, you define a naming format as a template known as an ENS Definition. This definition is then applied to objects in the form automatically as you create each object. (4441954)
The Engineering Numbering System (ENS) is a defined naming template that can be used to identify design or project-specific objects created in your system, such as tags or documents. You create an ENS definition using the New ENS Definition wizard which displays the ENS details in a ribbon of tabs that you select to add the relevant properties.
Each ENS definition is composed of elements called ENS items that are combined in a specific sequence to create the naming structure of the ENS definition. You can see a preview of the ENS format as you create each of the ENS items.
You relate each ENS definition to an object class definition, their classifications, and configurations so, when you create an object for a class definition or classification type, the ENS definition format is automatically appended as the identifier for any newly created objects.
When you have finalized the configuration of the new ENS definition, you can review the ENS details in the Summary tab. Here you can review and amend the details by selecting a tab in the ribbon before finally applying the ENS to that class of objects in your system.
When finished, the ENS is automatically applied as the classification identifier when you create new objects.
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You can create and add custom viewer assets to customize the display of your graphical objects in HxGN SDx2 with their own icons, fonts, stamps, and symbols. These custom viewer assets can be added when you create or update the file attachments for an existing classified object. You can also bulk upload specific assets by type and bulk download the viewer asset types, both in an individual ZIP file. (3333998)
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You can run reports in various Microsoft file formats, which are EXCEL, EXCEL EXTENDED, EXCEL (OPENXML), EXCEL REPEATED, and WORD (OPENXML). (3273051)
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Governance rules were introduced to protect the validity of the delivered application. However, we have relaxed a specific rule restriction to allow you to assign delivered methods and API entry points to new or custom feature sets. All other important rules remain enforced. (4792959)
Document and Data Management
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You can create additional document sheets from a single originating document as a set of numbered sheets. Each document sheet is named in sequence using ENS starting from the originating document sequence values. This functionality is based on the delivered CreatNextSheet method and is especially useful when you want to create additional document sheets in a sequence for your tenant, and allows you to attach a file to each document sheet separately.
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The maximum allowed size of an uploaded file has increased from 2GB to 10GB. (4401886)
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You can upload a markup rendition manually if the rendition generation fails or the auto-generated rendition is unsatisfactory. This helps in actions using the markup renditions such as adding watermarks, creating workflows, and printing the markup renditions. (4914233)
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Administrators can control who can download or print files in the View and Markup Control. This enhances data security. (3858773)
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The functionalities of the View and Markup Control can now be executed on supported file types with renamed extensions through the Native file extension parameter. (4914296)
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An index failure notification informs you when one or more objects fail indexing. An error message is added to the details for each failed object so you can determine why it failed, correct the issue, and select the required reindexing option. (4377558)
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Search indexing has been updated to support the distributed plant changes in HxGN SDx2. Previously objects were retrieved from all configurations for indexing. Now re-indexing retrieves objects from the new plant domain tables from each configuration individually. (4377558)
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We have introduced an Indexing Scheduler to combine multiple change sets coming from consolidation into a single batch of 10K objects every 10 minutes, before raising an event to start the indexing process. This helps reduce the number of indexing events and enhances performance for systems with multiple tenants during high system loads. (4377558)
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Newly created or updated objects are now prioritized for indexing to ensure the immediate availability of these objects in search results. Previously reindexing caused a delay in the indexing of new or updated objects. Now the indexing operation works asynchronously and prioritizes the indexing of new or updated objects to maintain data consistency and minimize search latency. (4377558)
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We have introduced a Reindexing Scheduler to automatically reindex all objects that failed or were missed during the search indexing process. This keeps the search indexing data in synchronization with the database objects.
Information Browsing
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We've made a change so you'll automatically see a loading screen when parts of the system are loading. This screen is displayed for at least half a second (500 milliseconds). While it's showing, you won't be able to click or do anything else on the page. (3916621)
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You can view a hierarchical list of items using the tree view control (3931426)
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The Document Life Cycle viewer displays a document claimed to multiple configurations from its creation to the present revision. The viewer shows documents in each configuration across a timeline in a train line display. This allows you to easily view the status of a document object and when it was modified across multiple configuration levels at the same time using Concurrent Engineering. You can also choose and reorder the project configurations visible to you in the viewer. (4202079)
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In the view and markup control, Black and White Display Controls are available on the Markup Toolbar. (4468732)
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Viewing and navigating large linearized PDFs in the View and Markup Control has improved markup accuracy and display stability. You can view markups immediately, once each page is fully loaded, markups will display in the correct position (4989927).
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The Query by selected Configurations only option in the scope Settings has been reworked to apply to queries that use entry points and query forms. This means that users can see plant level data when their scope is set to a project configurations to give context to what data they can see, such as viewing a change or areas and plants found on create or update forms. (4412401)
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Apryse WebViewer enables you to open multiple PDFs or PDF renditions simultaneously in new browser tabs. This enhancement streamlines the markup and review process by allowing you to switch between documents without exiting and re-entering the tool. (4801671)
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When adding a stamp or symbol to the markup layer, a blue border highlights the selected stamp or symbol for better visual feedback. Switching categories or toggling between stamps and symbols will automatically clear the current selection to ensure accuracy and avoid unintentional actions. (4676733)
Project Collaboration and work processes
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You can query for an existing document using the Global Document Control role, which can create a new revision and attach files to the document on the same form. (4001095)
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A mechanism has been introduced to restrict workflow schedulers to only process two tasks at a time between the set scheduler polling interval. Previously the workflow scheduler processed as many tasks as it could find. Now this mechanism limits the tasks for a single tenant to improve performance. When a scheduler reaches the next polling cycle and the previous tasks are complete, it picks up the next two tasks for processing and processes them as expected asynchronously. (4173046)
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Workflow instances are now configuration controlled and separated by plant using the class definitions for each workflow instance. Previously, all workflow instance steps were processed together just to fetch the ToDo List items for a specific configuration. Now by separating the workflows by plant configuration, the performance of your ToDo List with large datasets is improved by only loading the workflow steps that are relevant to the configuration or plant you select in scopes. (4836697)