Public Release Notes
Created: March 29, 2022 | Updated: July 08, 2022
| Applies to version: 5.0
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The following sections list the release notes for publicly released versions of Altium NEXUS Server 5.0.
Version 5.0.2
Build: 3 Date: 8 July 2022
Infrastructure & Administration
| 21528 |
Fixed issue where licenses cannot be added via web UI, for some operating system regional settings. |
| 21826 |
Fixed issue where installation endlessly runs despite an error in rebuilding search index. |
Components & Libraries
| 22277 |
Fixed issue where component pin mapping is not retained when components are released via the Component Editor in its Batch Component Editing mode. |
Enterprise
| 21089 |
Fixed issue where PTC Windchill component sync fails when parts contain attributes with constraints: Enumerated Valid Value or Legal Value List. |
| 21531 |
Extended engineering change order (ECO) support to PTC Windchill. Windchill REST 2.3 and onward is required. |
| 21532 |
Fixed issue where search index will not finish rebuilding if an active managed flow reaches an undetermined state when no flow conditions are met. |
| 21533 |
Fixed issue where incorrect part numbers were propagated back from Teamcenter to project parameters. |
| 21534 |
Fixed issue where project/variant part attributes are not properly passed through Teamcenter EDA Gateway. |
| 21537 |
Enabled ability to define default project folder path for project creation workflow. |
| 21733 |
Fixed issue where components created by ToAltium cannot be updated through ToPlm, in Teamcenter EDA integration. |
| 21734 |
Enabled Source Criteria for component synchronization from PLM to NEXUS in Teamcenter EDA integration. |
| 21829 |
Fixed issue where Teamcenter EDA gateway locks up when connection is refused. |
| 22170 |
Fixed issue where FAB/PWB item attributes (e.g., description) are not synced to Teamcenter. |
Version 5.0.1
Build: 15 Date: 21 April 2022
Major Features
| 11503 |
Made several improvements to net selection to improve the review process in the Web Viewer. |
| 11600 |
Introduction of layer stack view in Web Viewer, within Work-in-Progress view, Releases view and Manufacturing view (projects need to be re-committed to regenerate view). |
| 12833 |
In project Web Viewer, allow the user to view previously generated data while new visualization is generating. |
| 12875 |
Various fixes of projects not displaying in the Web Viewer (50+ issues fixed). |
| 14155 |
Improved component details parameter and part choice list in the Web Viewer, to be consistent with NEXUS Client. |
| 17157 |
Teamcenter PLM integration support using Teamcenter EDA gateway interface (BETA). The previous Siemens Teamcenter interface is switched to maintenance mode and will be obsoleted in one of next NEXUS Server updates. Please contact your NEXUS representative for more details. |
Enterprise
| 13593 |
Fixed issue where lifecycle definitions cannot be saved (BC:15937). |
| 13785 |
Added the ability to sync Altium components' item-level Item ID to PLM as regular attribute or PLM part number using the following mapping in configuration XML file: ${parameter.item.HRID}. |
| 19169 |
Fixed issue where occurrence attributes' values are passed to the PLM part instead of PLM occurrence. |
| 19569 |
Enabled project parameters to be used to name archives/ZIP in publish to PLM. |
| 19790 |
Added support of propagating to PLM's Find/Line numbers. |
| 20346 |
Fixed issue where users see "Process definition not available" error on process workflow page, caused by duplicated workflows having been created. |
Web UI
| 10219 |
Fixed UI issue where the footprint icon is not used when deleting footprints in the Web Viewer. |
| 10575 |
Enabled comments visibility in project Web Viewer's PCB 3D view. |
| 10850 |
Enabled download of additional outputs in Altium 365 Web UI project work in progress view (BOM, Gerber, PCB Assembly). |
| 12291 |
Fixed issue where Explorer view is inconsistent between NEXUS Client and the Web Viewer when a user has restricted privileges/licenses, causing component templates folder to not be shown. |
| 13556 |
Introduction of Downloads panel for packaged project and derived/exported files. |
| 14853 |
Fixed issue where multi-channel projects using a non-default Component Naming Scheme (i.e. $Component_$RoomName) would not have the designators of their components shown correctly in the Web Viewer. Also fixed issue where non-fitted components, in defined variants of such design projects, were not shown in the Web Viewer. (BC: 17175) |
| 16197 |
Enabled panels in the Web Viewer to be resizable: projects, properties, comments, etc. |
| 17850 |
Improved viewer rendering - PCB highlight, measurement, body transparency. |
Infrastructure & Administration
| 3852 |
Fixed issue where two CAL licenses are checked out when using License Manager Authentication Mode 'No Authentication' in Private License Server settings. (BC: 13089) |
| 7308 |
Fixed issue where LDAP Sync with LDAP user authentication type does not work. |
| 10024 |
Fixed issue where Web UI does not show the updated value of session lifetime. With this fix, Web UI now shows the up-to-date session lifetime (which may be extended due to activity during initial lifetime). In addition, the start and expiry times will now be shown in local timezone. |
| 12026 |
Improved notifications when user changes email/account name. |
| 12447 |
Fixed regression issue where an error occurs when trying to connect to the server, for some specific customer environment. |
| 12583 |
Introduced pin mapping capability and an admin setting to control availability of that capability for the server. |
| 13134 |
Removed redundancy of multiple .NET Core version installations by only installing the .NET Core 3.1.22 version. |
| 13868 |
Better handling of situations when disk space is limited, i.e., absolute 3GB minimum disk space left instead of 10% minimum disk space left. |
| 13950 |
Fixed issue where "Delete released" operation permissions are ignored when hard-deleting soft-deleted components from Trash. |
| 16685 |
Fixed issue where "Use Windows Session" option does not work on the login page. |
| 17431 |
Fixed issue where backup fails due to Firebird data being accessed. |
| 17576 |
Fixed regression issue where only the search phrase is added instead of the full username, to a specific role. |
| 19568 |
Fixed issue where server backup script fails when Windows FIPS is enabled. |
| 20348 |
Extended support of long directory paths during backup/restore process. |
| 20349 |
Fixed issue where Deployment Package cannot be acquired through the NIS. |
| 20387 |
Fixed issue with naming schema being too short when adding datasheets to components. |
Projects & Releases
| 11424 |
Added restriction controls/options for sharing and download. |
| 11748 |
Fixed issue with inability to permanently remove an item from trash if that item is not within a project folder. |
| 12489 |
Fixed issue where Change Lifecycle State dialog shows "Custom ##" instead of "Custom-<ProjectName>' like in Released data. |
| 12490 |
Fixed issue where Excel documents are not listed in the Web Viewer's Releases view when they are available across multiple folders. |
| 16947 |
Fixed issue where Date Created and Last Modified entries for Projects - in the Explorer panel - are incorrect. |
| 17545 |
Fixed issue where a project cannot be renamed if there are multiple editors. |
| 18548 |
Fixed issue where long project folder names are not readable in the Web Viewer. |
| 19154 |
Fixed issue where projects cannot be accessed in the Web Viewer through Projects page if only the project and not the containing folder is shared. |
| 20347 |
Fixed issue within Project History where commit date/timestamps are incorrectly presented for some OS regional settings on server machine. |
Components & Libraries
| 14977 |
Fixed regression issue where release fails when releasing more than 100 components through the Component Editor's batch editing mode. |
| 16250 |
Fixed error when deleting folders with more than 10000 components. |
| 18924 |
Fixed issue where a component cannot be released to the server if a Component Type is not chosen. |
| 19159 |
Fixed "The given key was not present in the directory" error when moving components from one server to another using the Altium Content Cart. |
| 20344 |
Fixed issue where assigning component subtype does not work. |
Design Review
| 12673 |
BOM compare report generation (CSV) is now available in report menu, outjob, project history, and releases. |
| 13983 |
Improved visibility/accessibility of placing comments in Altium Designer. |
| 14099 |
Improved commenting capability: Enable comment link and allow admins to delete comments. |
| 14687 |
In Comments panel, made "unresolved only" filter enabled by default. |
| 18968 |
Fixed issue where email notifications do not work when users are mentioned in comments. |
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