versiondog 4.0.0 (July 2016)¶

Highlights¶

versiondog WebClient¶

• Reports and information are displayed in the web browser
• Possibility to directly download all reports in CSV file
• Simple activation of the versiondog WebClient by starting the web server in the AdminClient

versiondog Factory Floor Status*¶

• Award-winning new add-on
• Monitoring of devices and technologies supported by versiondog and status display (green/yellow/red) in the web browser
• Extended features for S7:
  • Display of battery status, warning when forced values are set, pending collection errors, memory utilization, cycle time development, and much more.
  • MLFB browser with firmware overview

*Available as an Add-on, for a fee.

Redesign of the job configuration¶

• Optimized usability
• Optimized performance
• Email notification to groups
• Display whether a job is assigned to the backup client
• Reminder function for renewed job execution
• Assignment of a standard upload type for component types
• Timeout configurable per upload type
• Connection check to agents
• Revised multi-selection
• Copying a job to other components
• More login information in the job results (upload using an agent, connection path used, ...)

Add-on: MultiEditing for the job configuration*¶

• Simultaneous editing of the job configuration by multiple users

*Available as an Add-on, for a fee.

Automatic synchronization with the Active Directory¶

• Automatic synchronization of users and groups from the active directory
• Automatic transfer of user properties (name, email, comments, ...) to versiondog user management

Support for GE Proficy Machine Edition¶

• Detailed comparison for projects configured with the Proficy Machine Edition development environment
• Automated backup for disater recovery possible

Support for SEW frequency inverters¶

• Detailed comparison for projects configured with the MOVITOOLS development environment
• Automatic data backup for disaster recovery

Support for Mitsubishi MELFA industrial robots¶

• Detailed comparison for program files and controller data
• Automatic data backup for disaster recovery

Support for SICK scanners¶

• Detailed comparison for projects configured with the SOPAS ET development environment
• Automated backup for disater recovery possible

Support for Kistler process monitors¶

• Detailed comparison for parameterization and firmware versions
• Automated backup for disater recovery possible

Support for SCALANCE switches¶

• Detailed comparison of switch configuration
• Automated backup for disater recovery possible

versiondog legato interface for S7*¶

• Provision of the symbol table and the projected process diagnostics of S7 projects.
• Automated data exchange between versiondog and Legato after Check-In of a new version on the server
• Independent of the version of the project planning environment (SIMATIC Manager)

*Available as an Add-on, for a fee.

versiondog INFO¶

• Recently added additions to the versiondog INFO online/offline documentation and tutorial platform:

  • BackupClient basics
  • Automatic synchronization with the active directory
  • versiondog Factory Floor Status
  • versiondog upload & compare agents
  • versiondog standard Library Management

• In versiondog 4.0 also available offline via "F1" as context-sensitive help