What's new in versiondog 8.0.x (July 2020)¶

List of all new features in the major release 8.0.0¶

Client applications¶

• UserClient
  • Configurable notification when Check-In and Check-Out are completed
• AdminClient
  • Job configuration: Email addresses of users to be notified are displayed
  • Start jobs using an OPC connection
  • Email notification for jobs can also be sent to any address
  • Email notification: job name and component incl. path are displayed in the subject of the email

Features, functions & workflow¶

• Display of changed component properties during Comparison
• Introduction of Multi-User Editing projects. Improved handling of shared projects on external working directories
• New versiondog GUI (improved look and performance)
• Optimization of data transfer speed during Check-In and Check-Out
• Optimization of speed during Check-In and Check-Out for components with many built-in standard blocks
• Optimization of support package creation: BAK and FT files are excluded

New for system and device support¶

• 64bit Comparison Excel, Siemens TIA Portal and AVEVA (formerly Wonderware) system platform
• Acronis
  • Support of the parameter -f to pass any options/arguments to Acronis
• **B&R Automation Studio
  • Possible crash prevented if a file to be copied already exists
• KUKA KRC 4
  • Optimization upload
• Optimizations GE Proficy Machine Edition
• RSLogix 5000
  • Improvement for timeouts and files in access
  • Create job even without a base version
• Scalance Switches
  • Optimization output of error messages
• Schneider Unity Pro
  • Password-protected projects can be compared/saved
  • Checksum comparison with activated memory protect function
• Siemens Simatic S7
  • Exclusion of current values in the variables of the data blocks
  • Recognition of moved/renamed projects in a component improved
• Siemens TIA Portal
  • Explanatory error message, if TIA Portal is not installed
  • Device type ET200pro/15xx and SIPlus added to whitelist for station upload
  • Manual selection of interface for checksum comparison
  • Support for TIA Portal and Openness V16
• Support for CODESYS 3.5 SP15 / SP16
• Support FactoryTalk View 11
• Support FANUC CNC 16i/18i
• SupportHirschmann switches HiOS (RS-, MS-, RSR-, ..Series)
• Support Hirschmann Switches Classic Switch Software (RSP-, RSPE-, MSP-, RED-, ...series)
• SupportMitsubishi GxWorks3 (IQWorks)
• SupportSchneider Unity EcoStruxure Control Expert (ex. Schneider Unity v14)
• SupportSiemens Scalance S615, XF-2xx, XR-3xx
• SupportWAGO e!cockpit: Versioning & Comparison
• SupportAVEVA (formerly Wonderware) InTouch 2017
• SupportAVEVA (formerly Wonderware) System Platform 2017 Update 3 SP1
• Word/Excel: Files with ~$ are excluded from Comparison
• AVEVA (formerly Wonderware) System Platform
  • Optimization of error message for corrupt project data
  • Optimization of memory requirements
  • Optimization when handling pseudo differences
  • Improved handling of aaPKG files

New for Add-ons¶

• AUVESYImage Service
  • HDD selection improved
  • Input of different admin share at job level
  • Temporary data storage configurable per job
  • Simplification of manual service installation
  • Provision of a tool for creating a bootable USB stick
  • Additional, local storage location for Image Service