What's new in versiondog 8.5.0 (February 2021)¶

List of all new features in the 8.5.0 release¶

Setting up versiondog¶

• Provision of the versiondog setup as an MSI package (on request)

Client applications¶

• Optimization of domain user login for transitive trusts
• Check-In and Check-Out
  • Optimization of database transfer
  • Optional email notification
  • Check-Out: Email notification only if component is locked for processing
• Jobs
  • Timeout configurable using the GUI per upload class
  • Email sending of a summary of Job results
  • Correction: No crash of versiondog when synchronizing the job results database to a remote share
• UserClient
  • Correction of possible high CPU usage
  • Starting from the browser using a web link

Features, functions & workflow¶

• Scheduler: slowdowns due to slow clients corrected

New features for system and device support¶

• ABB Robots
  • Integration of new ABB robot SDK. Upload now also possible without FTP if the robot supports this.
• AVEVA System Platform
  • Upload using "Galaxy Backup Utility"
• AVEVA InTouch
  • Support editor AVEVA InTouch 2017 SP2
• B&R Automation
  • Upload of English versions
• GE Proficy ME
  • Optimization of the handling of actual values
• Hirschmann Switches Eagle30 / Eagle One
  • SmartCompare & Upload
• MITSUBISHI GX Works2
  • Optimization of synchronization of variables
• JSON files
  • New component type with corresponding comparator
• Omron CX Programmer
  • Graphical Comparison
• Rockwell RSLogix
  • Automatic selection of communication path
• Sick SOPAS ET
  • Adaptation of compare settings to exclude certain variables
• Siemens TIA Portal
  • Optimization of station Uploads
  • Upload: Exclusion of SCL sources from comparison

News for Add-ons¶

• AUVESY Image Service
  • Generate a list with the software installed on a client
• Agents
  • Configuration: Enter a unique name and improved search and sorting
  • Optimization of identification for multiple Agents with the same IP addresses