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HxGN SDx Release Bulletin
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Microsoft software requirements

  • As of Update 25, prerequisite software, such as Microsoft Visual C++ and Microsoft Core XML Services, is no longer delivered. Customers who require this software should access it from the Microsoft website.

  • As of Update 25, Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Redistributable package has been added as a prerequisite for the file server. It must be installed on the same server as the File Service component.

  • As of Update 23, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2019, 64-bit, has been added as a software prerequisite for the application server.

.NET Framework change

  • As of Update 57, .NET Hosting Bundle version 7.0.10 or later is now required as a pre-requisite for the HxGN SDx application server.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 is now required on the application server and desktop client workstation. Any customized code implemented previous to Update 18 will need to be recompiled after moving to the latest Update.

  • As of Update 43, the ASP.NET Core Runtime Hosting Bundle version 6.0.1 or greater is now required as a pre-requisite for the HxGN SDx application server.

License server software

  • HxGN SDx now requires a minimum version of Intergraph Smart Licensing Client 14.2.0 to be installed on the license server (as of Update 53). (PBI 3872513)

  • HxGN SDx requires a minimum version of Intergraph Smart Licensing Client 14.1.17 to be installed on the license server (as of Update 47). (PBI 2840395)

  • HxGN SDx requires a minimum version of Intergraph Smart Licensing Client 14.1.15 to be installed on the license server (as of Update 36).

  • HxGN SDx requires a minimum version of Intergraph Smart Licensing Client 14.1.12 to be installed on the license server (as of Update 29).

  • Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2019, 64-bit is required by the Intergraph Smart Licensing software on whatever server hosts the Licensing service (as of Update 18 and later).

Server Manager software

  • From Update 32, HxGN SDx will no longer support Windows Server 2016, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017, Oracle 12.2, or Oracle 18c. Support will continue for Windows Server 2019, SQL Server 2019 and Oracle 19c.

  • From SDx Update 32, abstract relationship definitions are no longer supported in OData metadata. As you cannot define the navigation in OData to expose object types using an abstract RelDef, the generation of the OData model has no performance impact to the log on process. For more information, see Exposing relationships.

  • The Server Manager diagnostic tools have been removed as they are now replaced by a SDx Site Diagnostics database scripts. (as of Update 30 and later). (CR-AM-165673)

HxGN SDx Cloud Deployment

The scripts that drop and recreate the Graph_tmp table when configuring HxGN SDx have updated columns from HxGN SDx Update 38:

The following values have changed for existing columns for SQL Server:

[SOURCEOBJDOMAIN] [nvarchar](40)

[RELDOMAIN] [nvarchar](40)

[OBJDOMAIN] [nvarchar](40)

Additional new SQL column:

[ROWNUMBER] [bigint]

The following values have changed for existing columns for Oracle Server:

OBJDOMAIN VARCHAR2(40 CHAR)

RELDOMAIN VARCHAR2(40 CHAR)

SOURCEOBJDOMAIN VARCHAR2(40 CHAR)

Additional new Oracle column:

ROWNUMBER NUMBER(20,0)

  • If you have any customized scripts that are related to the Graph_tmp table, such as ensuring the table is empty, you must ensure they are also updated with these changes before deploying HxGN SDx.

  • If you use a memory optimized temp table, the script you used to needs to be reapplied after the update.

Viewing and visualizing data

  • Starting with HxGN SDx Update 36 or SmartPlant Foundation Web Client Update 33, the view and markup control is used for View and Markup of certain file formats, mostly non-Hexagon.

  • Starting with HxGN SDx Update 35 or SmartPlant Foundation Web Client Update 34, the Graphic View Control is used for View and Markup of 2D and 3D Hexagon files, AutoCAD Drawings (.dwg), MicroStation Design Files (.dgn), and streamed 3D models.

  • To configure your new system for GVC, see Configure the Graphic View Control (GVC) and the Visualization Data Service (VDS).

  • To learn how to use the new Graphic View Control, see Viewing and navigating your files.

  • If you are upgrading from a version later than HxGN SDx Update 35 or SmartPlant Foundation Web Client Update 34, the Visualization Data Service (VDS) must also be upgraded. The Graphic View Control (GVC) requires the VDS Server. It is available in the Additional Software subfolder of the product installation folder. For installation help, see Upgrade the Visualization Data Service (VDS) Server. For version compatibility, see HxGN SDx Application Server platform recommendations.

    • Starting with VDS version 3.10.1.2, the format of the VDS Connection URL changed. You must update your connection URL. For more information, see Create a VDS connection .

    • Starting with VDS version 3.10.1.2, the default port 22419 changed to port 443. You must change your VDS port back to 22419 if your VDS Server is installed on a server that is shared with other application servers that are using a 443 port, such as HxGN SDx or SmartPlant Foundation. For more information, see Port Considerations and Security Settings.

General news

  • As part of Update 43, cleanup scripts are being delivered to remove existing SDXByCustomer and ContainerID properties on workflow instances. You can access the scripts on Smart Community.

  • For more information about our hardware and software recommendations, please see SmartPlant Foundation Hardware and Software Recommendations and HxGN SDx Hardware and Software Recommendations.

  • From Update 32, HxGN SDx will no longer support Windows Server 2016, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017, Oracle 12.2, or Oracle 18c. Support will continue for Windows Server 2019, SQL Server 2019 and Oracle 19c.

  • In a future update release, the structure of database tables will change in order to improve performance. As a result, the Data Administrator tool will no longer be compatible. The tool will be removed from Smart Community.

    After this change, you should not use the Data Administrator tool (if you have a local copy). Using the tool after the table structure changes could result in data corruption. We will communicate further when the change is rolled out.

  • From Update 28, SDx supports object-based integration with Smart 3D for the purpose of SDx Project Execution. This functionality is limited to SDx installed using SQL Server Database. This functionality is not supported using Oracle Database.