Release Notes for system:inmation 1.62
1.62.2 - February 3, 2020
Improved in 1.62.2
- Custom Time Series Data Store Improvements
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Changes have been made to the Custom Time Series Data Store feature to improve functionality and performance. An issue has been fixed with switching custom data store selections and the maximum retention time settings have also been increased.
1.62.1 - January 20, 2020
New in 1.62
- Custom Time Series Data Stores
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Users can now create Custom Time Series Data Stores to selectively archive data. Multiple Custom Time Series Data Store objects can be created below the Core and made available as an archive option for I/O item data and other time series data producing objects in the system.
- Web Chart Web App
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The Web Chart, Web App functionality can be accessed in a browser or embedded in Visual KPI dashboards using the Advanced Trend KPI Model object. The responsive Web Chart display supports multiple x and y axes and contains extensive configuration options in the browser display.
- History Refetch
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The History Transfer Controller now supports Refetch of historical data. This function can be used to fill data gaps in the sink or to repeatedly fill in historical data for any purpose. The Refetch function can be activated for all or a selected subset of the tag streams managed by a particular History Transfer Controller object.
- Active Directory Federation Service (AD FS) Web API Integration
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The Web API now incorporates Microsoft’s Active Directory Federation Service (AD FS) as an authentication method.
Improved in 1.62
- inExcel Add-In Communication
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The communication between the inExcel Add-in and the Core has been upgraded to use the Web API. This improves performance and increased functionality with the range of available Web API endpoints.
| v1.62 contains changes to the way the inExcel Add-in communicates with the system. The Web API is now used instead of the SCI so the inExcel Add-in must be reconfigured. Please visit here for details on how to change the necessary settings. |
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Compatibility of 1.62 with Visual KPI 5.71.2.417
For system:inmation v1.62, it is recommended to use version 5.71.2.417 of Visual KPI. system inmation v1.62 remains compatible with older versions of Visual KPI from 5.55.1.344 onwards. However, due to known issues, Visual KPI 5.57 should not be used. |
Fixed Issues in 1.62
| TFS ID | Title | Area | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9987 | Silent installation option restarts the machine without a prompting message | system:inmation\Setup | 2020-01-21 |
| 8358 | Improper handling of large log messages | system:inmation | 2019-12-09 |
| 11332 | Archive Selection - The switch from one custom data store to another is not applied immediately | system:inmation | 2020-01-31 |
| 10270 | Downwards compatiblity of DataStudio global configuration failed | system:inmation | 2020-01-29 |
Known Issues in 1.62
| TFS ID | Title | Area | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9677 | Excel Addin - Actions pane is not shown when some other add-ins are enabled | system:inmation | 2019-07-12 |
| 9388 | Excel add-in - There is no order in the object tree or in the search result | system:inmation\UserInterface\ExcelAddin | 2019-06-19 |
| 9383 | Excel Addin - VBA Module popup appears every time a new worksheet is used | system:inmation\UserInterface\ExcelAddin | 2019-06-18 |
| 8642 | Switch off the option of Set NaN in the Limit Settings compound | system:inmation | 2019-03-29 |
| 6511 | ProcessValueLink property causes confusion | system:inmation | 2018-08-16 |
| 6296 | The UA connection is functional despite 'Server Certificate Endpoint Host mismatch (creating session)' error | system:inmation\Mainline\Services\inmation\UA Client | 2018-08-02 |
| 6264 | Changing the port of the Core is not working | system:inmation | 2018-08-01 |
| 11251 | inmation-Compose error handling for empty script files | system:inmation | 2020-01-17 |
| 11238 | Web API authentication fails with a profile that has a backslash(\) in its password | system:inmation | 2020-01-16 |
| 10516 | History Transporter gets stalled after returning an error state | system:inmation | 2019-10-14 |
| 10274 | The parent item seems disabled in the tree even though the children items seem enabled | system:inmation | 2019-09-06 |
| 10213 | Extension / Annotation prohibited configuration not honored in BRDS | system:inmation | 2019-09-03 |
| 10118 | inmation Server doesn't resume event subscription after Core restart | system:inmation\Mainline\Services\OPC Server | 2019-08-20 |