3.81.8 Release notes

3.81.8  Service Pack Release Notes


3.81.8 SP 6

Batch
FIXED
Fixed an issue causing ""Change Maximum Message Size"" dialog to sometimes incorrectly be displayed when saving or validating large recipes in the Batch Recipe Editor

Reduce CPU cost of getting a batch parameter by its friendly name in a large collection

EBR Viewer component no longer displays referenced parameters as ""null"" or the incorrect occurrence. All parameters except BEGIN_DATE_TIME use the last occurrence of the parameter

Fixed an issue in EBR viewer where referenced system parameters would appear as blank in titles/details sections when includeSystemParameters is false

Certain phase types that should not be included in EBR reports are now excluded

ADDED
EBR Viewer template string can use {first(PARAM_NAME)} or {last(PARAM_NAME)} to specify if the first or last occurrence of a parameter value should be used in the detail section

Core
FIXED
Equipment Shift tag collector no longer throws an error when the tag is set to null

Stream change log export to a file before download to allow larger exports

MES Script editors no longer have a dependency on Vision

Core|Perspective
FIXED - The perspective analysis selector now updates the permissions on the saved analysis based on new roles added to the logged in user

Enterprise
FIXED
Enterprise export no longer sticks while gathering changelog data. Export file is produced with correct objects.

OEE/Downtime
FIXED
The Downtime Detection Mode: Key Reason (Cell Priority) will no longer ignore Unexpected Blocked and Unexpected Starved states for Lines

Splitting downtime that crosses non-production modes no longer causes the event to mistakenly end on the wrong state

Reverting a split downtime that originally crossed non-production modes will no longer destroy a portion of the downtime history

Schedule View components onSave() event no longer saves changes before script fires

OEE/Downtime|Perspective
FIXED - Reduced Perspective OEE Downtime Table data refreshes when unrelated equipment states change

Recipe
FIXED
Deleting equipment form the Production Model will now also clean them up in the Perspective (SCO) Settings Tree Editor

The Perspective Equipment Manager will now include Default Values for SCO Setpoint Export CSVs. Legacy CSVs can still be imported, however, the Default Value information will be missing.

IMPROVED
If the Perspective Equipment Manager is used to import SCO Setpoint values, and the Data Type information is not included, the system will attempt to determine the Data Type based on the Tag Path binding

Recipe
FIXED
The Perspective (SCO) Settings Tree editor will now apply Equipment binding changes to Descendant Recipes

Setting a Path (SCO) Recipe Value in script that matches the default setpoint value will now generate an override

The Perspective (SCO) Settings Tree Editor will now respect Setpoint Sort Order values

SPC
FIXED
SPC Attribute Samples now have functions that retrieve their values with number formatting applied

Trace
FIXED
Perspective Trace Graph now correctly shows lots that are currently active

MES Lot Selector no longer clears itself when typing fast

3.81.8 SP4

Core
FIXED
Improved handling of special characters in usernames for the MES User Source Profile. Prevent multiple appended deleted suffixes when the username contains special characters. Prevent being unable to lookup a user with special characters in username.

Core|Perspective
FIXED
Perspective Schedule Viewer - Schedule items will add an ellipsis for any text overflow

Data Retention settings will remove data older than the configured date for deleted equipment

Key Reason (Cell-Priority) Cell Groups will handle Starves and Blocks correctly if there are more than 2 children.

OEE/Downtime
FIXED
Perspective Time Chart & Schedule View - fixed an issue where a zero is visible

Perspective
FIXED
Perspective Work Order will retain its sorted state

Added ability to customize checkboxStyle, dialogButtonUserStyle, dialogDividerStyle, and dialogTitleStyle on Material Manager.

Perspective|SPC
FIXED
SPC charts no longer occasionally show no data when they have data.

No data to show issue on charts related to date parsing

MESResponseSegments / MESOperationsResponses that are no longer connected to each other can now be removed by data retention settings.

SPC
FIXED
SPC script functions will print relevant exception information to the gateway log

Equipment Shift now available in OEE or SPC

Sample Definition Manager refreshes UI settings on startup

Additional Factors are now correctly grouped with the sample measurement

Recipe
FIXED
SCO Changelog Row Limits are now applied at the appropriate time during dataset building.

IMPROVEMENT
Overhauled SCO Changelog fetching to improve performance.

WebServices
FIXED
Numbers sent in with SOAP String inputs will now be received as unicode values instead of being mistyped as Numbers.

3.81.8 SP3

Batch
ADDED
  • full item path to validation messages so users can more easily identify steps that have validation errors
  • ability to use numeric comparison operators with Date data types in Transition Expressions
  • logic to validate number data types when setting parameter values
  • ability to sync the state to the command if the phase is set to PLI mode.

FIXED
  • an issue causing deleted Process Cells to appear as usable when creating a Batch in the Batch List
  • an issue causing document text on Document phases in the Batch Recipe Editor to sometimes not be saved
  • Resolved issue where Batch scripts would sometimes not register on module startup
  • the current step being prematurely ended during restart
  • When using batch phases that have Material Properties, if the Preallocate property is false, the lot quantity will always use the 'Actual_Quantity' instead of using the max(Actual_Quantity, Target_Quantity) when the actual_quantity changes
  • Fixed regression that prevented copying recipes or templates with system.mes.batch.copyRecipe and system.mes.batch.copyTemplate scripting functions

IMPROVED
  • validation logic in Batch Recipe Editor to not allow usage of numeric comparison operators with non-numeric data types in Transition Expressions
  • validation logic for date/time strings
  • If an incorrectly formatted date/time string is specified, the user will be given a clear message with the correct format
  • accuracy of large numbers in Perspective UI by handling validation on the server for large number data types (Double, Float, Long)
  • Display an error in the UI when attempting to save a value that is out of range for number data types
  • MESDocumentEditor to allow number data types to be attached to "text" input fields
  • Document Viewer shows visual indicators on input fields when an error occurs while saving the provided value

BusinessConnector
FIXED
  • BC Charts with more than 1 Stateful RFM Node will no longer automatically fail

Core
FIXED
  • Perspective Material Manager- Tree Table properly updates when locale changes
  • New or Modified MES Work Order will properly update Perspective & Vision Work Order Table
  • Importing State Codes in one State Class will not interfere with available codes in an unrelated State Class
  • Child Equipment must not contain any active operations before deleting its parent
  • The OEE Downtime Table and MES Work Order table will no longer interrupt user input when data refreshes while in an edit view

IMPROVED
Enhanced Equipment Downtime Analysis performance; repetitive queries now use Prepared Statements

OEE/Downtime
FIXED
  • Analysis will no longer fail when querying Counter data for Oracle DB Users
  • Analysis will no longer fail when querying Differed State data for Oracle DB Users
  • Counters now record values at end of run

IMPROVED
Performance for Downtime Analysis queries involving split Downtime events has been improved for all DB Vendors

Recipe
FIXED
Settings and Changeover - Recipe Names will auto trim

SPC
ADDED
group getter from SampleLimitProperty

FIXED
The SPC Shift Interval is now functional

Custom SPC Interval scripts will now appear in the Project Browser

Samples now record to correct Tag Collector Tables

Other and Target Control Limit types are no longer being evaluated as Lower

IMPROVED
SPC Upgrades should now process Samples and Control Limits much faster than before. Development clocked 10x speed improvements, but this may vary by system specifications

Trace
FIXED
Perspective Trace Graph will add an overflow ellipsis to the equipment name

IMPROVED
Enhanced Track and Trace database query performance

3.81.8 SP2

Batch

FIXED
Prevent allocating another unit in the same unit class if a specific unit was specified in the Batch Queue Entry

Core

FIXED
MESScripts Object Events - Added Creation Event for every type of Equipment Object.
MESScripts Object Events - Renamed Equipment to Supplemental Equipment"

MES Scripts will no longer reset the selected script node.

Vision Equipment Manager Save Button will lock to prevent duplicates.

Perspective Equipment Manager - For any unresolved errors in the Equipment State Class Edit Page, the save will be disabled.

UPDATED
Updated SLA

Core|Perspective

FIXED
Perspective Analysis Selector - Fix toolbarStyle behavior

OEE/Downtime

FIXED
Blocked-Mode Cell Groups now iterate their children in the correct order.
Certain Starved/Blocked scenarios involving Cell Groups have been fixed.

Recipe

FIXED
parsing integers that incorrectly have a decimal point no longer throws an exception

Settings Changelog FromValue is populated if changed from script

Recipe's Default Values can no longer be reverted if there is no value to revert to

Recipe|SPC

FIXED
Prevented a Live Analysis and Scheduling deadlock that can rarely occur after upgrading SCO.

SPC

FIXED
Equipment Manager - SPC Locations cannot be delete while still assigned to sample definitions.

Perspective|SPC

FIXED
SPC charts disappearing when loading data

Pareto chart responds to prop style changes again

Trace

Fixed
The .recordOperation() function will now attempt to preserve previously recorded custom lot statuses if a new status is not manually passed in as an argument by the user.

3.81.8 SP1

Batch

FIXED
Prevent allocating another unit in the same unit class if a specific unit was specified in the Batch Queue Entry

SPC|Perspective

FIXED
SPC charts disappearing when loading data

3.81.8

Batch Procedure

FIXED
  • Batch scripts are now only available if the module is installed

  • an issue in the Batch Recipe Editor that was preventing users from referencing parameters added to a Unit Procedure or Operation in a Transition expression

  • an issue causing incorrect logicOrder to be set on steps when using nested AND_BEGIN/END steps in a recipe

  • issue causing some dialogs and dropdowns to not be displayed in the "minimized" version of the Batch Message List component

  • an issue causing an exception to sometimes be thrown when restarting a Held Batch after restart

  • issue of phase UDT instances not being created when phase is added to parent Unit Class

  • batch recipe scripting methods which stated certain parameters were optional to be actually optional

  • IllegalArgumentException being thrown when Production is restarted before Preallocate Resources phase starts

  • Transition expression grouping fixed for expressions like (Condition1 AND Condition2) OR (Condition1 AND Condition3). Expression grouping shows in Batch Monitor and Batch Controller

  • issue preventing recipes from being saved before paths are added on Set Parameter and Value Prompt phases

  • an issue causing some built-in enums to not be created on startup

  • getBatchBOM script function not reflecting values from setBatchBOM function immediately

  • issue when recording trace data with new Sub Parameters in an Operation

  • the issue of unit procedures not executing when they follow a Or Begin element

  • issue causing an incorrect default minValue to be set for Double and Float data type parameters on a BatchPhase when the user leaves them undefined

  • an issue causing units list to not update when selecting a different recipe

  • issue causing newly added sub-params able to be deleted in the BatchPhaseManager edit view

  • issue in Recipe Monitor causing Transition_Expression to sometimes show "Invalid parameter value"

  • setParamKind

    will not change the parameter kind after it has been created but will not throw an exception to keep existing scripts working

  • Issue with synced parameters not being updated in phases when transitioning to running state
  • Issue causing Operation parameters to not be able to be referenced from a different UP/operation
  • Issue preventing steps from being able to be moved in Batch Recipe Monitor
  • Issue causing colors/state from previously selected recipe to persist when changing to a different recipe in Batch Recipe Monitor
  • Issue causing phases that are faulted to not be colored correctly in the Batch Recipe Monitor
  • Issue causing users unable to set min/max value using the UI for date type params

    IMPROVED
    • logic for reducing/simplifying Batch Parameter paths when viewed in the Batch Recipe Editor or Batch Recipe Monitor
    • recording trace information during a loopback if a phase has resource allocations

    ADDED
    • Logic to prevent renaming/deleting of certain built-in enums
    • pre-allocation phase to work with the new data type of Material_In
    • Unit_Quantity parameter to the unit procedure phase and consider its value during allocation. This solves the problem of receiving messages that units don't have enough capacity messages
    • logic to check if stepNames in unitAssignments are valid stepNames in the recipe when creating a BatchQueueEntry using the "addEntry" script method
    • more recipe validation for the preallocate resources phase to prevent illegal use.
    • A message will now be displayed on the Batch Unit Manager component when a process cell cannot be determined, due to multiple process cells, or if there are no process cells defined in the environment
    • equipmentFilter property to BatchList and BatchSelector components.
    • BOM capability for recipes and batches sub-parameter viewing/editing capabilities to Batch components (Batch Phase Manager, Batch List, Batch Recipe Editor, Batch Controller, Batch Recipe Monitor)
    • ability to add an ""empty"" option to enum definitions
    • missing script documentation for enum script methods
    • getDefinition(String name) and getDefinitionLink(String name) script methods for more convenience
    • new data types for material and supplemental allocations and T&T integration "batchType" component property to control which ""batchType"" is returned in the BatchSelector list (Active or Executed)
    • "maxResults" component property to limit number of batches that can be displayed in the BatchSelector
    • "beginDateTime" component property to limit BatchSelector list to only include Executed batches that have a recently modified timestamp after the specified date/time
    • "endDateTime" component property to limit BatchSelector list to only include Executed batches that have a recently modified timestamp before the specified date/time
    • "placeholderText" component property to control the text displayed in the BatchSelector when the input field is empty "inputLabel" component property to specify the label text for the BatchSelector input field
    • "system.mes.batch.queue.getExecutedBatchIDs" script method for getting a list of Batch IDs for batches that have already been executed and removed from the Batch Queue
    • "viewMode" property to BatchList component which is used to determine which mode to run the component in and determines which type of batches to display (Local or Remote)
    • processCell dropdown to BatchList edit view to specify what processCell the batch should be created for
    • ability to create Batches from an Enterprise server to be synced down to a Site server
    • logic to show errors next to required fields if they are blank when saving on the BatchListEditView
    • Logic to remember pageSize selection in the BatchList component More default pageSize options to MESTreeTable 
    • Quantity check when Bypass_Quantity_Check is set to False Min/MaxValue values to getBatchBOM and getRecipeBOM script methods
    • Logic to enforce min/max value when setting values using setBatchBOM

    UPDATED
    • to require Record_Trace to be set to True if a lot could not be assigned on the first attempt during preallocation default valueSource for Material_In/Out and Supplemental_Equipment sub-parameters

    • system.mes.batch.queue.setBatchBOM script method to throw an exception when attempting to change the value of param(s) that do not have a value source of "Recipe" or "Recipe and Execution"

    • setBatchBOM script method to ignore "None" values so current values are not overwritten Lot_Equipment and Lot_Manifest sub-params to allow freeform entry the starting width of Name & Value columns to 500px for Param Settings tables in BatchList and Recipe Editor components Made it so OEE Material Manager is available to be used as a perspective component as long as one of OEE, Batch, or the Track&Trace modules is installed Made it so the "Production Settings" view of the OEE Material Manager cannot be accessed if the OEE module is not installed "Message too large" link to a permalink

    • Batch Recipe Monitor side panel so parameter names and their values are more easily distinguishable Renamed getEnumOptionOrdinal script method to getOptionOrdinal to match other enum script methods

    • BatchSelector

    • perspective component to use Autocomplete Re-enabled ability to add multiple process cells

    REMOVED
    • "createEntry" script method, the "addEntry" method should be used instead

    CHANGED
    • BatchPhasterManager to always show the "expand" button for Phase Classes in the list Batch|Trace

    FIXED
    • lot availability status not being updated when zero lot quantity remains when using the recordOperation and modifyOperation script functions
    • issue preventing changing of the lot status once initially set using the recordOperation or modifyOperation script functions
    • Prevent errors when auto creating supplemental equipment or manifests with system.mes.trace.recordOperation Added fix to return preallocated resources when completing an Equipment step before using any of the preallocated resources

    UPDATED
    • to allow consuming lots with zero or negative quantity when using the recordOperation or modifyOperation script functions
    • autoCreateLot to a default value to True when using the recordOperation or modifyOperation script functions

    OEE/Downtime

    FIXED
    • Issue preventing labels from displaying on MES Schedule View fields
    • OEE/Downtime|Perspective|Production
    ADDED
    • confirmation dialog to prevent loss of unsaved changes to perspective components
    • Perspective
    FIXED
    • SPC Charts no longer mess up the MES Object Selector styling
    • Editing an inherited default setpoint definition on child equipment no longer damages the parent's definition
    • Inherited default setpoint definitions can no longer have their names altered on child equipment
    NEW FEATURE
    • The SCO Variance Viewer has been implemented for Perspective
    • The Settings and Changeover Changelog Viewer has been implemented for Perspective
    • The Perspective Equipment Manager now handles default value assignments for SCO Setpoint definitions, similarly to the Vision Recipe Tree Editor
    • The Perspective Equipment Manager now handles SCO setpoint security definitions, similarly to the Vision Recipe Tree Editor
    • The Perspective Equipment Manager has a new "requireChangeNote" property. Setting this to true will require users to enter a change note (which will appear as an input field) in the SCO Setpoint security editing view as well as the SCO Setpoint definition editing view. An invalid change note will prevent saving. The SCO Setpoint definition editing view will only ask for a Change Note if the default-value field is altered
    • The SCO (Master/Descendant Recipe) Tree Editor has been implemented
    IMPROVEMENT
    • Added task routing functionality to Gateway scoped MES script functions
    • Perspective|SPC
    FIXED
    • Chart shows attribute and units on Y-Axis for C, NP, P, U, Median, XbarR, XbarS, Histogram, Box and Whisker, Process Cap, Process Perform, PCP, and Moving Range charts
    • date row is no longer shown when showTable is false
    • Pareto chart reorders data after taking weight into account
    • look of Pareto chart, responsiveness to changing propertie
    • All charts have had flickering reduction, especially when it comes to automatically adding new data points
    • User input control limit value does not clear if entered before changing date on Edit Control Limits for Perspective Charts
    • SPC Charts no longer throw an error when pointed to a non-existent definition in Ignition designer
    ADDED
    • Property to toggle showing units on Y-Axis label for C, NP, P, U, Median, XbarR, XbarS, Histogram, Box and Whisker, Process Cap, Process Perform, PCP, and Moving Range charts
    • New styles for Perspective SPC Charts
    • XBar and XDBar rows to the table of XBar Chart
    REMOVED
    • Scroll bar when table is hidden, showing entire chart at once for C, NP, P, U, Median, XbarR, XbarS, Histogram, Box and Whisker, Process Cap, Process Perform, PCP, and Moving Range charts
    • Properties on SPC Charts that did nothing
    • Production
    IMPROVEMENT
    • Made the Perspective Equipment Manager function in a task routing enviornment
    • Recipe
    UPDATED
    • All Perspective SCO Components now have a name starting with the word "Settings."

    SPC

    ADDED
    • All Perspective charts format their data
    FIXED
    • The SPC Individual Chart will no longer spawn Gateway warnings when it is open
    • Labels for Individual charts now correctly state Individual and XBar

    Known Issues:

    • Unable to reference phase parameters inside an operation that is prior to the unit procedure/operation that the phase parameter is in.