Release Notes for Altium Vault
Created: July 27, 2016 | Updated: April 02, 2018
The following sections list the release notes for publically released versions of Altium Vault 3.0
Version 3.0.14
Build: 730 Date: 16 January 2018
| 22642 | Data Management - Altium Vault SDK has been updated with the new services and examples. |
| 19332 | Data Management - Fixed error "Error reading data from the connection" caused by LDAP Sync service while synchronizing huge amount of user accounts. |
| 20207 | Data Management - Fixed bug with inability to perform lifecycle state change if lifecycle was defined via the web browser (requires lifecycle definition to be updated). |
| 20832 | Data Management - Fixed bug where commit to some of the managed projects was executed very slow (initial commit after update will fix the issue and increase performance of the subsequent operations). |
| 20942 | Data Management - Fixed bug where the error "Interface not supported" occurred during deletion of project item with a huge amount of dependent objects. |
| 21157 | Data Management - Fixed bug where an error "DeleteFile failed; code 5" for file Altium.NetConfiguration.dll occurred during the update from version 3.11 to version 3.13. |
| 21534 | Data Management - Fixed bug where item revisions was not inheriting rights after moving into the folder without public access rights. |
| 21880 | Data Management - Fixed regression where the wrong folder names appeared in Vault Server Data (Revisions folder) after performing backup/restore cycle in version 3.0.13. |
Version 3.0.13 Hotfix
Build: 659 Date: 16 August 2017
| 19970 | Fixed a critical error with indexing of the component parameters, that could lead to the data loss. |
Version 3.0.12
Build: 647 Date: 7 August 2017
| 18002 | Fixed improper reporting of the "SessionID cannot be null or empty" as error into the Vault logs (when browsing logs in the Health Monitor) |
| 18280 | Fixed bug when Note attribute of the revisions was empty, when using Component View. |
| 18417 | Fixed bug when self referenced item was allowed to be created (that cyclic reference blocked that item from deletion with an error - Item revisions are referenced by parent item revision). |
| 18703 | Fixed bug when changing state for the released revision of the component with non released revision was erasing attribute Latest and component become invisible in the search. |
| 19283 | Fixed bug when Last Modified attribute was not showing proper dates for the managed projects. |
| 19302 | Fixed appearance of PlmSync errors in the logs. |
| 19376 | Added ability to control default permission during managed project creation (was hard coded to All Organization before) |
| 19406 | Fixed bug with component visibility when it contains one of the "system" attribute names (Folder, Comment, Description etc). |
Version 3.0.11
Build: 562 Date: 26 May 2017
| 16034 | Part Catalog - Fixed bug which appears if a database contains more than three ODBC part source. |
| 17095 | Added support to acquire components from a Vault connected via HTTPS. |
| 17114 | Improved proxy server support. |
| 17397 | Fixed bug which caused migration from the Satellite Vault has been failed. |
| 17473 | Health Monitor - Added status of proxy settings. |
Version 3.0.10
Build: 478 Date: 29 March 2017
| 16375 | Fixed bug that caused a search in Configurations tab to fail if the role has upper case letter(s). |
| 16456 | Fixed bug that generates an error about the project working files location for the following scenario: a repository is created via the Visual SVN Manager, external repo is added to Vault, then a managed project is created based on the external repo. |
| 16519 | Added ability to fix unsynchronized system user password directly in the Health Monitor tool |
| 16612 | Fixed bug that prevented items from being downloaded in Vault WEB UI via HTTPS (secure) connection (BC:7619). |
| 16702 | Fixed bug that prevented connection to external repository from WEB UI (Working Files tab). |
| 16721 | Fixed floating error "service '/catalog2/PartCatalogService.svc' cannot be activated" that randomly occurs after Altium Vault services restart. |
| 16750 | Improved performance of the component search and browse. (Requires Altium Vault greater than 3.0.09 and Altium Designer greater than 17.0.11.) |
| 16755 | Fixed bug that caused Search to return no results when using a Saved Search with a filter. |
| 16771 | Fixed bug with License Manager that prevented closing hung sessions, which lead to license exhaustion in environments with dynamic IP addresses. |
| 16775 | Fixed regression bug that prevented opening a project from an email notification and instead generated Ajax error in WEB UI. |
| 16823 | Fixed performance bottlenecks in the Task subsystem, which were affecting overall performance of the product. |
| 16878 | Fixed License Manager error "DataAggregator.LMDataAggregator|Error in data aggregation" that was caused by invalid license data in the database. |
| 16917 | Fixed bug that prevented Push service from being properly initialized, when the domain name of the machine was modified after installation. |
Version 3.0.9
Build: 414 Date: 13 February 2017
| 16520 | Fixed regression bug in Windows Server 2008 R2 where low-performance has occurred due to an incorrect system proxy setup. |
| 16578 | Fixed bug in the update scripts, which caused a SQL Runtime Error to occur when updating from Vault 2.6.5 to 3.0.7 on an Oracle database. |
| 16614 | Fixed bug in the update scripts, which caused SQL Runtime Errors (-104,-607) to occur when updating from Vault 2.5.13 to 3.0.7 |
| 16636 | Resolved an issue, where dead/locked sessions were not releasing licenses, by implementing a monitor to watch for unkillable Vault sessions and remove them if they occur. |
Version 3.0.8
Build: 397 Date: 8 February 2017
| 15741 | Fixed a bug where newly created lifecycles were not visible to non-admin users. |
| 15791 | Made restriction on the deletion of placed components optional. |
| 16200 | Fixed a bug that would not allow Managed Project collaborators to edit or share a project. |
| 16237 | Fixed a bug that caused a Callback error when trying to access the Products and Extensions or Local Vault tabs under the installations. |
| 16253 | Fixed a bug that prevented a license seat from being released when the Vault Server is restarted when there are active sessions. |
Version 3.0.7
Build: 348 Date: 28 December 2016
| 15050 | Added ability to export a lifecycle diagram image. |
| 15337 | Fixed the bug with the Health Monitor not working with the Oracle connection. |
| 15396 | Updated the sample database in the Vault installation. |
| 15516 | Fixed a bug where updating to Vault 3.0 with active license manager sessions leads to locking the sessions. |
| 15546 | Fixed a bug with the ODBC supplier search not working with HTTPS. |
| 15552 | Fixed a bug that allowed a duplicate (same name) repository to be created, which then broke managed projects. |
| 15832 | Fixed a regression bug in the Project Releaser. An invalid or deleted Lifecycle State Transition occurs when a project is released to Vault with Sample Data by a non-admin user. |
| 15857 | Fixed a bug that prevented a managed project from being created on German language version of Windows Server 2012 R2. |
Version 3.0.6
Build: 270 Date: 5 December 2016
| 12803 | Added support for system proxy settings in the Altium Vault, to support users accessing the internet via proxy servers. |
| 12988 | Fixed an issue where the comment field was not updated after a component was replaced. |
| 15185 | Fixed crashes that occurred when cleaning logs using Health Monitor tool. |
| 15186 | Added support to allow a user to use the NIS and distributor information functionality in the Vault (Server) when the Vault is behind a proxy server. |
| 15330 | Fixed incorrect behavior that occurred after creation of libraries from a project with duplicate components with the same name. |
Version 3.0.5
Build: 246 Date: 16 November 2016
| 1527 | Improved SVN Version Control to support Unicode (multi-byte characters in file names), and deliver functionality through a dedicated extension.(BC:6049, BC:163, BC:2623). |
| 8269 | Added the ability to acquire components from a local Altium Vault to a local IntLib file - through the Content Cart, and in batch fashion. |
| 8274 | Added ability to login to Altium Vault using Microsoft NTLM Authentication (Windows Session Credentials). |
| 8641 | Added support for Excel BOM Templates to be uploaded to a Vault. |
| 8797 | Added the ability to open an attachment in a Part Request simply by clicking on it. |
| 8798 | Added a command to create a component based on data contained in a Part Request. |
| 9008 | Added support for logging into the same Altium Vault from multiple, different computers. |
| 9089 | Added support for new document defaults to be defined in the vault and distributed as part of environment configuration through the vault's Team Configuration Center service. |
| 9108 | Added support for managed Layer Stacks in an Altium Vault. Also added ability to constrain the use of Layer Stacks through an environment configuration, delivered through the vault's Team Configuration Center service (BC:6373). |
| 9111 | Added support for including non-native design files, through an OutputJob file, as part of the project release process. |
| 9115 | Added support for BOM Templates as part of environment configurations, delivered through the vault's Team Configuration Center service. |
| 9334 | Added checking for WSUS presence on a PC, blocking installation of the Altium Vault if detected. |
| 9336 | Added a check to Altium Designer's Compiler, to ensure that the latest revision of components is being used in a design. |
| 9401 | Fixed an issue whereby model libraries were being created incorrectly from designs using different vault components with the same linked model name. |
| 9429 | Updated Vault Migration Tool. |
| 9467 | Fixed an issue with the Please Wait dialog popping up continuously after opening a PCB design file stored under VCS. |
| 9473 | Removed ambiguities between footprint and Vault attributes during editing and placement. |
| 9489 | Added New PartCatalog with optimized performance, storage structure, and CIIVA as a supplier aggregator. |
| 9644 | Added properties for the Vault to the general settings page of the vault's browser-based interface. |
| 9821 | Added a tool for batch-addition of parameters to Vault Components. |
| 9847 | Improved usability of Preferences when distributed as part of an environment configuration, through the vault's Team Configuration Center service. This allows for more settings and more flexibility. |
| 9849 | Added support for storage of component datasheets in an Altium Vault. |
| 10054 | Added Auto Lease ability to Vault 3.0 and AD 17.0. |
| 10173 | Added ability to define a custom set of parameters to automatically match components after migration. |
| 10192 | Improved functionality of Footprint Manager to present only applicable functionality when selecting a vault component. |
| 10243 | Fixed an issue whereby certain operations were ignoring limitations of applicable lifecycle definitions. |
| 10259 | Improved user interface for Managed Projects as part of the Vault's browser-based interface. |
| 10263 | Added support for cloning a Managed Project. |
| 10275 | Fixed issue where editing of empty items did not work. |
| 10422 | Added ability to show the toolbar icon. |
| 10438 | Added new graphical design functionality for defining a lifecycle definition through the Vault's browser-based interface. |
| 10547 | Updated Component Editor to add the ability to bind a datasheet. |
| 10878 | Fixed an issue that caused Vault to crash during login. |
| 10894 | Added support for replication of new PartCatalog tables. |
| 10946 | Added one-click migration to an Altium Vault from older component management methodologies. |
| 11049 | Updated Altium Vault Configuration tool to add the ability to start part choice indexing. |
| 11054 | Fixed an issue whereby new document defaults were not being used when creating items in a vault. |
| 11106 | Unified all Vault related tools. |
| 11131 | Improved functionality when converting an existing VCS-controlled project to a Managed Project. |
| 11528 | Fixed an issue with PDFs with a custom file name not showing as part of the release process, even though they are actually generated (BC:3067). |
| 11529 | Fixed an issue whereby Report Board Stack was declared as missing after generation of outputs during board release, preventing committal of the release to the target vault. |
| 11531 | Fixed an issue whereby release of a board to a target Altium Vault failed when a script output was included in an OutJob associated to that release. |
| 11532 | Added support for Vault-related special strings in BOM templates (BC:5322). |
| 11533 | Fixed an issue where the PCB Document was being flagged as modified after outputs were being generated through the release process. |
| 11536 | Fixed an issue where DXF output was failing during board release, with the error: “Unable to write to ”. |
| 11538 | Added validation checking of component names to ensure no duplicate naming occurs (BC:4554). |
| 11651 | Fixed an issue where installation of the vault would hang at the stage "Rebuilding Search Index". |
| 11977 | Fixed an issue where dragging and dropping a vault component onto a schematic sheet was requesting the component twice from the vault. |
| 12036 | Added support to make alternative components used in Variants available via the ItemManager. |
| 12100 | Added support for MySQL scripting in the Altium Vault. |
| 12147 | Added ability to disable prefixing of Item-Revision to generated file names when releasing a board design to a Vault (BC:4686). |
| 12274 | Folder naming schema is now inherited through the folder hierarchy. |
| 12347 | Added support for managing Draftsman-related templates in an Altium Vault. |
| 12348 | Added ability to export grids and views in the Vaults panel, to CSV and XLS formatted files (BC:6484). |
| 12351 | Added checking to determine whether a revision of a component item is used in a design and, if so, prevent its deletion from a vault. |
| 12352 | Added support for defining multiple footprint links in a Component Template. |
| 12524 | Implemented a Vault health / status report page tool. |
| 12527 | Fixed a bug where a file name becomes corrupted when it is released to Vault. |
| 12557 | Added ability to define a default footprint to be used for a vault component. |
| 12563 | Removed Vault related tabs on My Account page. |
| 12694 | Fixed a refresh issue where component items moved to another folder were still showing as not having moved. |
| 12823 | Fixed an issue where the special string =VersionControl_RevNumber was not being converted on printed output when released to a target Altium Vault. |
| 12831 | Fixed an issue where installation failed with a runtime error pertaining to not being able to open the file DetailsOutput.txt. |
| 12935 | Added component search by footprint attributes. |
| 12995 | Added the ability to produce a release in a batch way without connection to the Vault. |
| 13443 | Added support to select appropriate footprint automatically during auto-matching in ItemManager. |
| 13892 | Fixed an issue pertaining to a runtime binder exception. |
| 13893 | Fixed an issue where validation failed for one or more entities in IDS logs. |
| 13895 | Added support for IPv6 in environments where only IPv6 is available. |
| 14156 | Improvements were made in the Migrate Legacy Libraries wizard. |
| 14649 | Added support to the Lifecycle Mode to allow switching between simple and advanced edit mode. |