Copy and Paste Element in Pdms-part 2

Product Release Letter

AVEVA Plant 12.1.SP4.13 Partial Fix Release 52285 Windows XP or Windows 7 D e ar ar C u s t o m e r This letter introduces and describes this release, which is supported on the indicated platform(s). T h i s R e l e as as e C o n t a i n s

A partial release of AVEVA AVEVA Plant 12.1, which upgrades upgrades the full release 52150 AVEVA AVEVA Plant 12.1.SP4 and replaces AVEVA Plant 12.1.SP4.12. AVEVA Plant comprises comprises AVEVA PDMS™, PDMS™, AVEVA Engineering™, Engineering™, AVEVA Diagrams™ and and associated products – products – see see below. The separately licensed products or product components installable from or upgraded by this release are as follows: Product Code

V01FN240 V00FN266 V00FN277 V00FN243 V00FN248 V00FN267 V00FN268 V00FN291 V00FN292 V00FN814 V00FN826 V00FN827 V00FN829 V10FN805 V10FN806 V30FN811 V30FN825 V30FN800

Version Number

Product Name

AVEVA PDMS AVEVA Engineering (incorporates Schematic Model Manager) AVEVA Diagrams AVEVA QUERY AVEVA Laser Model Interface AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator AVEVA Cable Design AVEVA Mechanical Equipment Interface Interface – – Import AVEVA Mechanical Equipment Interface Interface – – Export AVEVA Isometric Automatic Drawing Production AVEVA Concrete Building Design AVEVA Room Manager AVEVA Concrete Quantities AVEVA Multi Discipline Supports AVEVA Area Based ADP AVEVA ExPLANT-I AVEVA ExPLANT-A AVEVA Pipe Stress Interface

12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4

For further information please contact your local AVEVA support office, which can be found at http://support.aveva.com This document has been prepared and approved by the following:

Job Title

Name

Product Manager

Peter Brunning

System Test Manager

Vaseem Jameel

Head of Product

Gavin Watton

TPS Manager

Semra Hamitogullari

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Product Release Letter P r e r eq eq u i s i t e f o r t h i s r e l e a s e - o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m :

Minimum Supported O/S Version (for each supported platform) Mandatory O/S Patches (for each supported platform) Build Operating System

Windows XP* (32-bit) or W indows 7 (32- or 64-bit) with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (supplied) N.B. Windows W indows 2000 no longer supported Windows XP – XP – Service Service Pack 3 Windows 7 – 7 – Service Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2003 SP2

* Microsoft has announced that support for Windows XP has now ended : please refer to: http://support.aveva.com/support/United_Kingdom/bulletins/AVEVA%20Product%20Support%20%20Headline%20News%20-%20Support%20of%20AVEVA%20products%20on%20Microsoft%20Windows%20XP.htm.. %20Headline%20News%20-%20Support%20of%20AVEVA%20products%20on%20Microsoft%20Windows%20XP.htm Please note that recommended/supported hardware and software configurations are constantly subject to review, so please consult the AVEVA support web pages for the latest recommendations.

P r e r eq eq u i s i t e f o r t h i s r e l e as as e - p r o d u c t s : 

AVEVA Licensing System 1.0 or later and an appropriate License File (N.B. This product version does NOT work with AVEVA Flexman) Flexman)

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Microsoft Office 2007 2007 or 2010 (32-bit) is required for some functions: 

Optimum operation operation of the GUI requires Arial Unicode MS font, supplied with Microsoft Office (2000 onwards) and also with Microsoft Of fice Visio.

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Microsoft Office Excel import requires “.NET Programmability Support” enabled when Office is installed. This can be found under “Advanced customization of applications” and installs the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll; without this, Excel import will not work.

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Microsoft Office Visio 2007 or 2010 2010 (Standard (Standard edition, edition, 32-bit) is required required for AVEVA Diagrams and for the AVEVA Schematic Model Viewer. Viewer.

For full details, please refer to the AVEVA the AVEVA Plant 12.1 System Requirements Requirements manual. manual. Supersedes : Release 52279 - AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP4.12.

W o r k s ( i s c o m p a t ib ib l e ) w i t h :            

Other AVEVA AVEVA Plant Plant products products on DVDR 41235 (PDMS 12.1.SP4 and and associated associated products) includes AVEVA Global Server 12.1.SP4 o AVEVA P&ID 12.1.SP1 AVEVA Instrumentation 12.1.SP1 AVEVA Electrical 12.1.SP1 AVEVA Review 12.2 AVEVA SQL-Direct 12.0.SP6 AVEVA Model Management Management 12.1, Clash Manager 12.1 AVEVA Bocad Steel Interface 2.1 AVEVA PDMS VPRM Gateway 5.3 AVEVA NET Portal 4.7.2 (using (using Gateway Gateway included in this release) release) AVEVA Laser Modeller Modeller 12.0.0 AVEVA Everything3D™ Everything3D™ 1.1.0.3 (for sharing databases) databases)

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Product Release Letter P r e r eq eq u i s i t e f o r t h i s r e l e a s e - o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m :

Minimum Supported O/S Version (for each supported platform) Mandatory O/S Patches (for each supported platform) Build Operating System

Windows XP* (32-bit) or W indows 7 (32- or 64-bit) with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (supplied) N.B. Windows W indows 2000 no longer supported Windows XP – XP – Service Service Pack 3 Windows 7 – 7 – Service Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2003 SP2

* Microsoft has announced that support for Windows XP has now ended : please refer to: http://support.aveva.com/support/United_Kingdom/bulletins/AVEVA%20Product%20Support%20%20Headline%20News%20-%20Support%20of%20AVEVA%20products%20on%20Microsoft%20Windows%20XP.htm.. %20Headline%20News%20-%20Support%20of%20AVEVA%20products%20on%20Microsoft%20Windows%20XP.htm Please note that recommended/supported hardware and software configurations are constantly subject to review, so please consult the AVEVA support web pages for the latest recommendations.

P r e r eq eq u i s i t e f o r t h i s r e l e as as e - p r o d u c t s : 

AVEVA Licensing System 1.0 or later and an appropriate License File (N.B. This product version does NOT work with AVEVA Flexman) Flexman)

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Microsoft Office 2007 2007 or 2010 (32-bit) is required for some functions: 

Optimum operation operation of the GUI requires Arial Unicode MS font, supplied with Microsoft Office (2000 onwards) and also with Microsoft Of fice Visio.

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Microsoft Office Excel import requires “.NET Programmability Support” enabled when Office is installed. This can be found under “Advanced customization of applications” and installs the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll; without this, Excel import will not work.

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Microsoft Office Visio 2007 or 2010 2010 (Standard (Standard edition, edition, 32-bit) is required required for AVEVA Diagrams and for the AVEVA Schematic Model Viewer. Viewer.

For full details, please refer to the AVEVA the AVEVA Plant 12.1 System Requirements Requirements manual. manual. Supersedes : Release 52279 - AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP4.12.

W o r k s ( i s c o m p a t ib ib l e ) w i t h :            

Other AVEVA AVEVA Plant Plant products products on DVDR 41235 (PDMS 12.1.SP4 and and associated associated products) includes AVEVA Global Server 12.1.SP4 o AVEVA P&ID 12.1.SP1 AVEVA Instrumentation 12.1.SP1 AVEVA Electrical 12.1.SP1 AVEVA Review 12.2 AVEVA SQL-Direct 12.0.SP6 AVEVA Model Management Management 12.1, Clash Manager 12.1 AVEVA Bocad Steel Interface 2.1 AVEVA PDMS VPRM Gateway 5.3 AVEVA NET Portal 4.7.2 (using (using Gateway Gateway included in this release) release) AVEVA Laser Modeller Modeller 12.0.0 AVEVA Everything3D™ Everything3D™ 1.1.0.3 (for sharing databases) databases)

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Product Release Letter T o I n s t a l l p r o d u c t r e l e as as e :

Please double-click double-click the installer (file Plant12.1.SP4.13.exe) and follow the instructions. Deinstallation of the fix release is possible via the Windows Add or Remove programs facility. Please note that there is a combined installer for PDMS and the associated products listed above. This can be configured by using the check boxes to install a selection of products. Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs Programs may subsequently be be used to add additional additional ones or remove them. them. Installations using setup.exe will by default install to C:\. T he individual individual .msi files f iles will by default use the drive with most free space. More details are given in the user bulletin. If you require sample PDMS projects, please ensure that you check the ‘PDMS models’ tick-box. tick -box. The Global tick-box installs the necessary support for the use of PDMS or other Plant products with Global. There is a separate installer f or Global server, which is usually installed on a separate machine, such as a server, which does not necessarily have PDMS installed. installed. It is important that any files, including configuration files or sample data, that need to be updated by users are accessible for read, write etc. so it is strongly recommended that they are not installed with the software. This is particularly important when installing in Program Files at Windows 7 due to the introduction of User Account Control (UAC) which brings new security restrictions. In particular, this makes it important to ensure that files that need to be written are accessible by users without Administrator privileges. This applies to folders specified by environment environment variables such as PDMSWK and PDMSUSER. PDMSUSER. The Plant Suite installer has been revised to allow the separate definition of suitable folders, with different defaults. NOTES: Installation in folders with with spaces in their their pathnames pathnames is not not recommended recommended – – as as noted in the  Installation Guide. The use of such names for project f olders is not currently supported as Global and certain functions such as the project MAKE program do not yet handle them. By default Global Global is not installed installed in the same folder folder as PDMS; PDMS; however however it is possible to modify  the installations to use the same folder. This is n o t r e c o m m e n d e d and and will cause problems with Global 12.1.SP4 onwards, as that uses different versions of some DLLs. In addition, if one product is uninstalled, the other product installation will require repair if t hey are in the same folder. Optional upgrades to existing existing projects projects are required for some new features. Please Please refer to the  user bulletin section 2.8 Upgrading from earlier releases. releases . Please note however that the correct syntax for applying the latest optional upgrade is DBUP PROJECT T O LATEST OPTIONAL OPTIONAL.. F i r s t r e l e as as e d o n :

This product release is first available available on AVEVA support website http://support.aveva.com as AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP4 12.1.SP4..13, release number 52285.

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Product Release Letter List of Enhancements

This release includes the followin f ollowing g functional enhancements: In this release 12.1.SP4.13: Description Compare/Update Changes Compare/Update Compare/Update now supports compare and import of Instruments from AVEVA Instrumentation to Design element types Instrument, Equipment and Subequipment. This g ives the capability, for example, to separate instruments into inline, off line mounted, and offline nonmounted. In order to use this new capability in existing projects it is necessary to replace one o f the configuration files. Delete the file DesignAIConfiguration.xml from the project f older dflts\ModelManagemen dflts\ModelManagement. t. The T he system will subsequently copy the updated file in from f rom the release folder. Any previously defined configurations configurations based on that combination of source and destination databases will need to be configured again. The integration UDA pmg-design-ai should pmg-design-ai should have its element list extended to include types Cable, Equipment, Instrument and Subequipment. Subequipment.

Consolidated from previous fix releases: 12.1.SP4.11 Description Compare/Update and Integrator Changes Merging of partially populated links In Compare/Update and Schematic 3D Integrator, the Manage Links function Links function to validate links validate links will now merge partially populated links, e.g. 3D object “A” is linked to schematic object “A” by one link and schematic object “A” is linked to engineering object “A” by another link, as can occur when links are created in separate extract databases. A new PML method has been provided so that that links can be validated from the command line. This can be run using the following syntax: import 'MMservices' using namespace 'Aveva.Pdms.MMServices' !!mmManageLinks = object mmManageLinks() !!mmManageLinks.validate()

12.1.SP4.10 Description

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Product Release Letter Compare/Update Changes Compare/Update has some small enhancements in response to project feedback. 

The user is no longer prompted automatically to enter a filter on selecting selecting a data source (for the case where a filter has not already been defined). The Filters button is now active as soon as a data source is selected, so a filter can be defined if required, prior to selecting a configuration to run for comparison.

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On the Update Database form, the defaults for the two check boxes labelled “Update attributes for linked items” have been bee n changed to be on, so attributes will be updated by default.

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In the Configuration Configuration Wizard, attribute mapping can now now include PML expressions expressions in in place place of source attributes. On the Attribute Mapping screen the source side can now consist of:

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Select an attribute from the dropdown list.

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Type the name of a pseudo attribute.

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Type a PML expression, enclosed in brackets, e.g. (DESC of OWNE). The expression will will not be evaluated at this point but will be evaluated at comparison time against the source object. Type a static value, to set a default value onto a target attribute. Any value entered in this way will not be validated at this point.

A new option has been added to the SHEE element of a drawing template as described below. below.

12.1.SP4.8 Description New option added for Pipe Fabrication A new option has been added to to the SHEE element of a drawing template as described below. below.

The value of FUNC can have two options. FUNC ‘SAME-SCALE;FO ‘SAME-SCALE;FOUR_VIEWS_OFF’ UR_VIEWS_OFF’ NOTE.) The ordering is important to use the option. The option is separated by “;” (semi-colon) (semi -colon)

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Product Release Letter 1.

SAME-SCALE : This option is used to make same scale views.

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FOUR_VIEWS_ON: Show always four views. All four views are displayed even if the spool is located in one plane.

FOUR_VEWS_OFF (Default): Show only one view if the spool is located in one plane. All views will be merged to just one view. If the value of function has no definition about “FOUR_VIEW_OFF”, the “FOUR_VIEW_OFF” will be applied as default.

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The view size and location is calculated using existing views. But, if the spool is not located in one place, this option is set to “FOUR_VIEWS_ON” automatically.

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Product Release Letter 12.1.SP4.5 Description Piping components and their insulation drawn in the same graphical view Over the years there have been many requests to provide functionality that allows for both piping components and their insulation to be drawn in the same graphical view. This has not previously been possible because insulation is not a separate entity and insulation parameters merely change the physical size of the component. In resolving this, we have changed the way in which the attribute ‘Insulation’ of the Representation Style is used for the Piping Insulation. 

The Insulation flag does not now solely toggle Pipe Insulation On and Off

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The insulation flag continues to work as it did for all other insulation types

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There are two new Representation Style attributes that are used solely for Pipe Insulation. PINSSTYLE integer/line_pattern PINSCOLOUR integer/colour_name

the default value is OFF

The result of using these new Representation Style attributes is as follows;

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Fig1. The Tube Flag is ON, the FFSTYLE is set to Solid, the Insulation flag is OFF and PINSSTYLE is OFF. The result would be the same if the PINSSTYLE was set because the Insulation flag still controls the toggling of all insulation. Fig2. The Tube Flag is ON, the FFSTYLE is set to Solid, the Insulation flag is ON, the PINSSTYLE is set to Dashed and the PINSCOLOUR is set to Blue Fig3. The Tube Flag is ON, the FFSTYLE is set to Dashed, Insulation flag is ON, the PINSSTYLE is set to Solid and the PINSCOLOUR is set to Blue. Notice that the tube is dashed for only those that have insulation. To produce this type of display, you will need to use two rules, one for the dashed tube and another for the solid tube. The rule for the dashed tube shown here would contain a criterion such as the following; USE STYLE /dashed_style FOR ALL BRAN MEM WITH INTHICK NEQ 0 Otherwise, the result would be that all tube were displayed dashed. Please Note: Drawing both Pipe and Pipe Insulation in the same view means more graphics processing and it will take longer to produce such a view compared to one that contains just Pipe or just Pipe Insulation. For examples of DRAFT styles & rules that take advantage of the new features, please see release 52212.

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Product Release Letter 12.1.SP4.1: Description Compare Update In Compare/Update the setting to Use advanced configuration has been moved from the Options dialogue to a new screen in the Configurations Wizard. This means that end users no longer see this option and it is controlled by the administrator to ensure consistent use on the project.

If advanced rules are required for this particular configuration, select a Project Configuration File (this will usually be the default filename for the project, e.g. for Sample project this would be %SAMDFLTS%\ModelManagement\ProjectConfiguration.xml). Then select a Rule Set and check Use Advanced Rules. Check Restrict the Configuration to Admin Users only if you want to test this configuration before publishing it for general use on the project.

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Product Release Letter Description Multi-Discipline Supports Enhancements A number of product enhancements have been introduced in MDS at this release. As a result of this, user application data stored in the MDS/APPDEFAULTS database needs to be updated to take advantage of these enhancements. This can be achieved simply by an administrator in the Paragon module by using the “Check MDS Application Defaults” utility provided in the Utilities menu. See section entitled: Update Existing Client Project Application Defaults Databases in the MultiDiscipline Supports Administrator Guide. MDS has been enhanced to allow the Unique Naming of Supports, the Designer is prompted to Name each Support Ancillary. This can be turned off In Paragon by unselecting Unique Support Names on the Options (2) Tab of the Modify > Application Defaults Form.

Documentation for these enhancements is provided within the following product manuals; Design Common Functionality User Guide (Support Clashing ) Multi-Discipline Supports User Guide and Multi-Discipline Supports Administrator Guide (Preliminary Support Conversion, Support Functions, Reference Supports, Compensating Plates, Add/Remove Toolbar, ABA Location Plan Grid Defaults, Hanger Interface Selection, User Defined Ancillary Selection Criteria and Hanger Support Creation Zones)

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Product Release Letter Multi-Discipline Supports – Reference Databases At release 12.1.SP4 the method in which MDS reference databases (i.e. MDS/CATA) are delivered has been altered such that the MDS project is no longer supplied with the product. MDS reference databases are now contained within the MAS project that forms part of the standard product installation. This change was necessary to ensure on-going compatibility with the core product. MDS users will need to reset the pointers to the MDS reference databases within their projects and reestablish these databases within individual MDB’s User definable content databases such as MDS/APPDEFAULTS and template databases do not need to be re-associated.

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Product Release Letter L i s t o f F au l t C o r r e c t i o n s

This release addresses defects arising from the following support incidents: In this release: Diagrams: Incident Number

Issue Number

57079

96379

60514

107093

61849

111483

65190

121812

66910

129873

67414

129979

67469

130965

135974

136426

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Description Title: Highlight Changes problem - UDAs not available in list for base types (only for UDETs) Symptoms: UDAs are not included in the set of attributes evaluated for Change highlighting. Solution: User can include UDAs of UDETs for Diagram Change highlighting. Title: Attribute SCIREF is limited Symptoms: User can't connect more than 10 elements to offline instrument Known workaround: Create new offline instrument Solution: SCIREF attribute has been expanded from 10 to 100 elements. Title: Undo function Symptoms: Undo does not work when user just moves component. Known workaround: Executing "Undo" a couple of times might change back shape position. Not recomended because DiagX/Ypos attributes might not be properly updated. Solution: Undo has been extended the cover new actions Title: SCCAB as Secondary Shape can define STAREF and ENDREF differently from Primary Shape Known workaround: no known workaround / avoid operations on secondary cable element, which can modify STAREF or ENDREF Solution: Added new question dialog/setting before secondary cable connection / disconnection / deletion. Title: REVERT deletes the files for the original session Symptoms: if REVERT is used to switch between 2 sessions, the SVG files are lost Known workaround: Avoid use of REVERT or save the SVG files before using it Solution: fixed Title: UDA value change on multi-cable Symptoms: UDA values are not propagated from multi-cables to cables Known workaround: insert UDA values on cables manually Solution: UDAs now dynamically added to propagation list on application startup. Title: Connecting more than 4 branches to inline component is not possible. Symptoms: The database structure allows up to 10 branching connections (determined by size of CRFA attribute), but when trying to connect more than 4 branches to inline component, the elements are disconnected and following error message appears in message log: "Not a valid pipe connection". Solution: The problem has been fixed - it is now possible to connect up to 10 branches to inline component Title: Application crashes when 'Customize' dialog is closing with contextual tab active. Known workaround: select another (non context) tab before entering Customize dialog. Solution: Added safety mechanism to handle any code exceptions Title: Batch Update Symptoms: Inline elements became secondary after batch job update Solution: Items that exists before secondary inline has been introduced will became primary items after batch update.

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Product Release Letter Incident Number

Issue Number

68884

136761

62140

137707

Description Title: Object Reference Not Set to an Instance of an Object SI -68641 Symptoms: Unhandled exceptions occured during some operations on diagram or during opening some diagrams. Solution: Fixed unhandled exception during opening diagrams or doing some operation on diagram. Title: Text missing when Diagram is exported into AutoCAD Known workaround: Save dwg file in 2000 version Solution: String formatting encoding was enhanced, which resolved problems with export to newer DWG file formats.

Schematic 3D Integrator: Incident Number

Issue Number 123889

Description Application crashed while working on 'Diagram Change Highlighting' when 'Integration with Schematics' is unchecked in Design Module.

Engineering: Incident Number

Issue Number 64138

47986

74496

58626

100935

58761

101327

114074

117709

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Description Title: Tags - Diagram Change Highlighting: Deletions or Additions are missing in the list. Symptoms: When base or target SVG is not present new elements and deleted elements and attributes are not displayed Solution: Earlier elements were retrieved from SVG files, now elements are retrieved from database for selected target and base sessions Title: Schematic Model Manager - Compare/Update: [Tags] Selected attributes on grid does not properly update linked item Symptoms: The attributes will not be updated, (even if they are selected) without first selecting the item (clicking on the 'accept checkbox') Solution: Now attributes are updated even if selected from attribute grid. Title: Tags - Compare/Update: Remove "/" fr om all names in the array Symptoms: In array attrribute type, the first object is displayed without the leading slash, and the additional values are displayed with slash. Solution: Removed slash from all values which present in array. Title: Tags - Cell forward on enter or tab Symptoms: When the data enters into the large area, the option which was set not working. The right cell is getting selected after pressing Enter button, irrespective of the option chosen Solution: Long Text Editor support direction set in options. Title: Schematic Model Manager - SCILINE elements are not being Highlighted in Diagram Viewer Window Symptoms: SCILINE was not considered as schematic line, so highlight was getting failed. Solution: SCILINE now considered as s chematic line in drawing viewer. Title: Schematic Model Manager - Exception to be handle on click of Compare CE. Symptoms: Sometimes name attribute or unique attribute is missing in case of with external source. It’s giving exception. Known workaround: Proper attributes are required. Solution: Proper message is displayed and Exception is handled when name attribute or unique attribute is missing for external datasource.

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Issue Number

64384

118742

64647

119564

129515

131153

131364

133647

Description Title: Tags - Compare/Update: Performance Issue of the grid result - phase 2 fixes Symptoms: performance areas are row colouring after comparison and accept all. Solution: Performance is improved at the time of grid color and accept all. Title: Tags - Compare Update: Save grid layout for user. Symptoms: Element name with ":" selected as source gives error message when user selects attribute from column setup Solution: ":" is removed from file path which is coming from element type. Title: Tags - 3D View is getting displayed as cropped in tags module launched in RDP. Symptoms: Only small part of view is visible. Solution: Routine which caused the problem has been exchanged. Title: Tags - UDA default value is not showing up in the tags grid Symptoms: default values for the UDA ':test' are not showing up in the tags grid. Solution: Changed the order of setting default null value for columns. It was the cause of default values not showing in grid. Title: Schematic Model Manager - Compare/Update: when editing an existing configuration, a new configuration with the same name is getting created. Symptoms: Existing configuration getting created twice when user edits it, so two configuration the same displayed in list. Solution: Now only single configuration is displayed with unique display name. Title: Tags - The TagsAddin addin is not able to use network paths. Symptoms: When starting Tags the following message appears: Failed to start TagsAddin Addin… Known workaround: Error message occurs when network paths are used e.g. project_dir=\\servername\projects\121AENG\ To avoid this problem map network drive and adjust environment variables appropriately. Solution: The TagsAddin addin can now use network paths.

134306

136457

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Title: session comments not getting saved Solution: Fixed an issue causing session comment not being properly saved from PML Session Comment dialog. Title: Schematic Model Manager - Compare/Update: Implicit changes due to implementation in Netgrid control in SP4. Symptoms: Exceptions are thrown when forms having netgrid control is opened Solution: Forms having netgrid control is displayed with no exceptions

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Product Release Letter Cable: Incident Number 49548

Issue Number 78607

Description Title: PDMS Cable Design - AVEVA Instrumentation Data Update use different element types Solution: New Out of box configuration has been introduced for AI Instrument and Design database types Instrument, Equipment, Subequipment.

Pipe Fabrication: Incident Number

Issue Number

Description

60614

114864

Title: Bend Elements Information in the PFBENDINGTABLE object Symptoms: There was no information for bend length and radius in the PFBENDINGTABLE object Solution: Program modified to get bend element information in the PFBENDINGTABLE object.

64116

117737

60922

108333

61224

109505

62578

113705

Title: Assign Bending Machine Form - Details Should Populate Solution: Modified the Program to populate the Details tab when the Assign Bending Machine form is opened Title: The result of material list in spool drawing was error for joint sleeve spool Solution: Compensated logic to get part number Title: Changing SHOP attribute rise an error Solution: Program modified to add logic to check whether "namopt" can be used Title: Assembly Table Error for Flanged Branch Symptoms: this problem happened when a branch is connected with tee as tail Solution: Updated program to make assembly table for Flanged Branch properly

62583

113718

62598

113773

62620

113821

62626

113853

57761

97660

59776

104570

59839

104677

Title: Modify Spool Form Dynamic 3D View Update Required Solution: Updated program to show end excess, feed excess, loose component and spool limits automatically when changing pipes. If CE does not have above values, the related button will be inactivated.

59842

104681

59844

104683

Title: View NC Data when selected check box Solution: Updated program to fix this problem Title: Added Option for Modeling Consistency Check Symptoms: The Modelling Consistency Check form will return a value of 'Not Passed' for almost 95% of checks Solution: The 'Full data consistency check' option has been added to bypass many warnings

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Title: Assembly Information Too Many Entries for Loose Flanges Solution: Updated code to removed unnecessary information in the assembly table Title: Assembly Information - Name of BP is Missing Solution: Updated codes to assembly information for "ELBO" Title: Assembly Information - Mitre Information is Incorrect Solution: Updated program to display mitre information properly. Title: Assembly Information - BUTT is not Consistent with CUT Information Solution: Updated program for consistency with CUT information about BUTT data Title: Assign Bend Machine Add Remove Items Symptoms: It's not possible to remove selected elements in the grid Solution: Program modified to add popup menu for removing selected elements Title: Show User End/Feed Excess Pop Up Form Solution: Updated program to remove pop up form for User End/Feed Excess. If a spool has no User End/Feed Excess, the related button will be inactivated.

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Issue Number

59968

105002

59969

105007

60022

105115

60023

105116

60292

106394

60477

106980

60489

107010

60727

134623

68713

136129

65363

122461

67549

130649

67766

131412

69599, 69639 69728

138861, 138927 139229

Description Title: Assign Bending Machine Highlight Selected Solution: If type of selected element is BRAN, its members will highlighted Title: Adding Icon to reflect the assignment result Symptoms: The details tab of the Assign Bending Machine form does not have a icon to display result Solution: Program modified to add icon to display assignment result Title: Assign Bending Machine Duplicate Errors Solution: Added logic to check element before assigning error list Title: Assign Bending Machine Form - No Highlight Solution: Update to highlight the bending element which is to have modified radius Title: Create Weld by Picking will not work on Set-On Tees Solution: Additional codes to pick set-on tee as advices Title: Fabrication/Installation Isometric Form Population Solution: Removed the logic to check removed items when adding elements Title: Naming Pipe Pieces Solution: Appended logic to assign autonaming for pipepiece element (PPIECE) Title: Location of Check Message File in Pipe Fabrication Symptoms: Program only will find the check message file in the PDMSEXE folder Solution: Program modified to find the file from PDMSDFLTS and PDMSEXE folder If it is not in the PDMSDFLTS folder, the program will look in the PDMSEXE folder Title: Branch connected by PTAP is not shown on PSPOOL isometric. Solution: Match PTAP with an OLET when comparing Isodraft internal type with attribute BELTYP list Title: Weldgap Config Form Initialisation Behaviour is Poor Solution: Added logic for selection missing specs if there are any missing spec for weld handling Title: Modelling Consistency Form Error Solution: Updated codes to get arrive connection to check flange rotation Title: Spool Drawing Issues with # in Pipe Name Solution: The “#” character will be changed to "_" to avoid the error Title: Fabrication Check Form Fails. Solution: Exception has been handled. Title: Coordinate Error on Elbow . Symptoms: Coordinate Error on elbow is happened. Solution: Program modified to get assembly table from elbow properly.

PDMS: Incident Number

Issue Number

55404

92875

Description Title: Cats & Specs - Paragon's nozzle specification form with imperial bores. Symptoms: When working in Paragon with 'INCH BORE" set, the nozzle specification form assumes the parameter values retrieved from SCOMs are in current units rather than assuming they are in database units. Known workaround: Either add explicit units to the parameters on the SCOMs before creating the specifications or manually edit the ANSW attribute on the relevant specification selectors. Solution: Fetch the bore values from the ppoints rather than from the parameters.

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Issue Number

55977

93925

64443

118929

64539

119230

64721

120297

130845

132218

68228

134724

68860

136610

69114

137562

69107

137567

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Cats & Specs - Nozzle SPEC, SELE, SPCO's are automatically getting locked during creation. Symptoms: Locked elements after creation/modification. Known workaround: Select spec world and use 'unlock all' in the command window. Solution: Altered sequence of locking and unlocking so elements are left unlocked instead of locked. Title: Structures - Bent Panel Fittings Angle cannot be changed. Symptoms: Bent Panel elements cannot be rotated. Solution: A new attribute BFORI has been introduced. Title: The input offset form fails to display in certain scenarios. Solution: Add code to PositionControl. Title: Isometric Automatic Drawing Production - IsoADP with MDS error. Symptoms: An error message “(2, 769) An object does not have a member METHOD” may appear when drawing supports for cable way or HVAC. Solution: The application has been modified to find the MDS supports in both HVAC and CWAY branches. Title: Piping - Porting back Sloping lines schema to maintain compatabilty with E3D 2.1. Symptoms: Interopability. Known workaround: Don't use sloping lines. Solution: Port code back. Title: Admin - Reconfiguration TO/FROM FILE only works if all drawing-files exist in the original database Symptoms: If a Sheet contains both Picture-file and Marine Drawing-files, then both external drawing-files must be exist in order for Reconfiguration TO FILE to work. If any file is missing, then Reconfiguration FROM FILE omits the Drawing-file copy. Any existing files will be copied alongside the Reconfigurer files during the Output stage, but they will not be read in and updated during the Input stage to the destingation database. Known workaround: Use Reconfiguration TO DB to avoid the problem Solution: Fixed Title: Draft - (2,779) Method .WRT() displayed when creating CWAY Isos. Solution: Fixed to handle case when a POINTR is the last component in the spool. Title: Hidden Views are exported to DWG. Solution: This issue has been solved. Title: Piping - Hole Management data being written to MDS association world. Symptoms: Hole management association group created in MDS association world. Known workaround: Make sure that a writable hole management association group is available to all users. Solution: The system now checks for ASSOWL purpose, and will not attempt to create a new ASSOGP in an MDS association world. Title: Design - Position from Hole Management report is not the position of penetration if an offset is applied Symptoms: Offset applied to holes is not included in the penetration position Known workaround: Use the position of the virtual hole (No problem with holes with no offset applied) Solution: Output on report position with offset applied

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Issue Number

69529

138719

138878

Description Title: Admin - PNS (Privileges Not Sufficient) Error with foreign DB in 12.1.SP4.12. Symptoms: If read only access is applied to databases a PNS error is given on module entry. Known workaround: If appropriate, do not set read only permission to databases. Solution: Use fix provided in 12.1.SP4.13. Title: Piping - User not able to connect the Pipe Branch to a Equipment Nozzle. Solution: Corrected PML.

Consolidated from previous fix releases: 12.1.SP4.12 Diagrams: Incident Number

Issue Number 122623

Description Title: Unmapped attributes are not displayed in the output EIWM file when Keep unmapped attributes is checked. Symptoms: Unmapped attributes are not displayed in the output EIWM file when Keep unmapped attributes is checked. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: Unmapped attributes are now displayed in the output EIWM file when Keep unmapped attributes is checked.


Issue Number

I-59950

104969

I-60210

106087

112677

I-63157

115679

Description Title: Tags - Provide a PML function to send information to the Message Log windows in Tags and Diagrams. Symptoms: Currently it is not possible to send information to the Message log windows from PML scripts. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: Added possibility to send an inform ation to the Message log windows from PML scripts by new method: AddMessage(string severity, string message) to PMLTags class. Possible severity strings are 'ERROR' 'WARNING' and 'INFO'. Title: Tags missing attributes for Hull Element Types. Symptoms: Hull element types are missing, so consider as string in comparison. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: Added a condition to display hull element type. Title: Tags - Long text editor eats the first keystroke. Symptoms: First letter is removed when trying to type in long text editor. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: First letter is no longer removed; the whole text is visible in the editor. Title: Tags - Perform ance issue in Cell History. Symptoms: Performance for Cell History was poor. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: Improved performance for non expression and non pseudo-

attribute columns.

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Issue Number

I-63786

117851

I-65580

123272

I-65890

124325

Description Title: Tags - Error running macro in Engineering Tags since moving to PDMS12.1.SP4. Symptoms: There is an exception when trying to publish to AVEVA NET from macro in Engineering Tags. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: First issue was an old Aveva.Pdms.Tags.Pml.dll version in the package, we have added also null-check which caused an exception while running macro. Title: Tags - List Manager - 3D Object icon appear, even if there is no 3D Object. Symptoms: 3D Object icon appears, even if there is no 3D Object. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: 3D Object icons do no longer appear if there are no 3D Objects. Title: Reloading PBS from datal macro is not working properly Symptoms: During reloading PBS from datal macro, the PBSPAR was not set correctly if it referred to more than one element. As a result it was not possible to move PBS structure between projects using datal. Known workaround: Manually adjust PBSPAR after running datal macro. Solution: Setting the PBSPAR attribute from datal macro or command line is working fine now.

Pipe Fabrication: Incident Number I-59801

Issue Number 116747

Description Title: Cut Information Table for Elbow. Symptoms: When create pipe spool drawing, there is no cut information table for elbow. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Program modified to create cut information table.

Multi-Discipline Supports (MDS): Incident Number

Issue Number 99638

100300

101472

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Improper Error Message while Creating Trunnion TT25. Symptoms: Creating TT25 on a horizontal pipe results in improper error message. Known workaround: TT25 is for vertical pipes only. Error only exists if user tries to create one on a horizontal pipe. Solution: Fixed by adding a condition that the selected pipe must be vertical. An error message is displayed if the selected pipe is not vertical. Title: Trunnion dummy legs lengths are not reset after creating the VT07 vessel support. Symptoms: Works in a different way to VT01 creation. Known workaround: It is still possible to control the lengths of the dummy legs, but the workflow is different than with other similar VTs. Solution: Brought the functionality for VT07 in line with VT01. Now the dummy legs are resized to an appropriate length. Title: Add Support buttons on ribbon bar should not do anything at piping component level unless it is an ATTA. Symptoms: When at an elbow for example it would add all supports on the branch. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: It now only adds supports at a branch level or at an ATTA of a support.

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Issue Number 101482

101483

102544

104201

116574

Description Title: Inconsistency observed in the confirm message while removing the Grid System. Solution: Changed content of displayed message from 'O.K.' to OK to be consistent with other similar messages. Title: MDS ABA Grid Data window fails to get dismissed on Clicking on ‘X ‘Button. Symptoms: Form cannot be closed with 'X' button. Known workaround: Use the 'Dismiss' button. Solution: The 'X' button now closes the form in the same way as the 'Dismiss' button. Title: Compensation Materials form would not display materials. Symptoms: Compensation Materials form would not display materials if the units were not set to Celsius and Pascals. Known workaround: Switch units to Celsius and Pascals and then switch them back afterwards. Solution: The form now shows the correct materials for when the units are set to any values. Title: Using 'Adjust to Steelwork' functionality on ST06 results in error message. Symptoms: Cannot perform required functionality, resulting in error message. Known workaround: ST06 can be manually adjusted to steelwork by user input of explicit values. Solution: Adjust to steelwork functionality is now fixed. Title: Reference supports were not moved when the support was moved. Symptoms: Any reference supports created on a support framework were not moved with the framework. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Reference supports are now moved with the framework.


Issue Number

I-55831

93650

I-56051

94077

I-58219

99125

I-59660

104514

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Cable - Copy CableWay Elements(syntax error). Symptoms: Syntax error occur when using Copy CableWay Elements. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Defect is corrected. Title: Cable - List of Elconns form throws F&M warning when loaded for the first time. Symptoms: If a user clicks the Pick link label on the start ref or end ref in the Create cable form they get a warning. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: Defect is fixed; the problem was in positioning the PML gadget, which was placed outside the boundaries of the form. Title: Design - Creating a part from a template no longer defaults to DESIGN db. Symptoms: The catalogue search panel initialises the DB type to catalogue. Known workaround: Use gadget to select appropriate DB type. Solution: Initialise gadget with correct DB type rather than the default DB type. Title: Piping - Problems with connecting a branch to a CROS. Symptoms: When you try to connect a branch head or tail to a CROS using pick, the error ‘element does not have attribute CREF’ appears and the action is prevented. Known workaround: Use the old connect form. Solution: An extra error handle has been added to correct the problem.

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Issue Number

I-61407

110236

I-62021

111997

I-62565

113666

I-64729

120326

I-66297

125876

I-66357

127662

128816

I-64762, I-67188

128948, 129208

135489

Description Title: Design - Position via Ship Reference does not work the first time after a copy. Symptoms: After Copy STRU, Ship Position Form Apply does not work (first time only). Known workaround: After Copy STRU, Position twice using Ship Position Form. Solution: This issue has now been corrected. Title: Design - Could not add CE when CE was a BLOCK to the mass surface and mass volume form. Symptoms: Block was not added to the .net grid on the form for calculation. Known workaround: User could add BLOCK by Name. Solution: This issue has now been corrected. Title: Piping - Unhandled error in pipe splitting. Symptoms: During pipe splitting, there can be an error message "problem creating the dummy assembly" if a component stype is unavailable in the current spec. This cases another error and the process halts with "array element 0 does not exist". Known workaround: This is caused by using plant assemblies in marine where the specs are incompatible. The assemblies should be re-built in the marine sample project. Solution: An extra error handle has been built into the assembly code. Title: Fixed PML STOP button not working on Windows 7 Symptoms: STOP button does not always interrupt PML on Windows 7 Know workaround: No known workaround. Solution: This issue has now been corrected. Title The Pipe component selection form opening and closing will make the software crash ( fatal error if console is shown). Solution: Added a check in the code to prevent the form from crashing. Title: Design - Incorrect work Advanced View Control with Measure Distance functionality (lost a dimension). Symptoms: Error concerning no aid number. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: Advance view form did register aids but did a .remove( instead of .hide( Title: Design - Autofill straights with wrong orientation. Symptoms: Autofill straights with wrong orientation. Known workaround: Reconnect. Solution: This issue has now been corrected. Title: Design - Unreliable PML file-saving on Windows 7. Symptoms: PML applications show PNS (Privileges not Suff icient) on alternate operations – can affect Reporting, Savework Design Colours etc. Applies to Windows 7 (or higher) file-shares. Known workaround: Problem may be resolved by repeating operation. Solution: This issue has now been corrected. Title: HVAC Syntax error message is displayed on selecting Connect Tail to Last Member. Symptoms: Syntax Error. Known workaround: Set TCON in attributes form. Solution: Fixed using PML2 syntax.

12.1.SP4.11 Schematic 3D Integrator: Incident Number

Issue Number

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Issue Number

I-61495

110432

I-60698

111018

113140

I-62964

114737

I-62968

114741

I-63096

115389

I-63704

116814

116906

116907

I-65499

122897

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: After an unlink any accepted differences should be removed. Symptoms: Accepted differences remain after unlinking. Known workaround: Reject accepted differences before unlinking. Solution: Acceptance data are removed on unlinking. Title: After rejecting an accepted differences any acceptance group member should be removed. Symptoms: Acceptance group members remain after rejecting accepted difference. Known workaround: Manually remove items from the acceptance group, or ignore them. Solution: Acceptance group members are removed on rejecting an accepted difference. Title: Integrator at 12.1.SP4 should be able to cope with an E3D2.1 configuration file. Symptoms: Integrato throws unhandled exceptions if it encounters a leter configuration rule. Known workaround: Use a configuration file generated at 12.1.SP4. Solution: Handle errors from referencing attributes not available at earlier versions. Title: Branches of unlinked pipes have options to accept differences. Symptoms: Branches have options to accept differences which should not be available if pipe is unlinked. Known workaround: Ignore these options or reject any accepted differences. Solution: Accept differences options are not available on branch if pipe is unlinked. Title: After rejecting an accepted differences any acceptance group member should be removed. Symptoms: Acceptance group members remain after rejecting accepted difference. Known workaround: Manually remove items from the acceptance group, or ignore them. Solution: Acceptance group members are removed on rejecting an accepted difference. Title: Tags - Enhance the Validate process of Manage Links to merge partially populated link objects. Symptoms: Separate link objects sharing one of the same references. Known workaround: None. Solution: Validate option merges links that overlap in their references. Title: Copy All to 3D not done for all pipes in multi-linked line. Symptoms: Only the first pipe that is linked gets the attribute values copied to 3D. Known workaround: Manually copy the attribute values. Solution: Copy All to 3D copies the attribute values to each linked pipe. Title: A branch with no significant components is not compared. Symptoms: The branch is coloured cyan following comparison. Known workaround: None. Solution: Branches with no significant components are compared according to their connections. Title: Integrator matches a schematic valve to a PCOM when it should be reporting a missing valve. Symptoms: A missing valve is not reported. Known workaround: None. Solution: The matching has been improved to correctly report the missing valve. Title: Tooltip reports a difference even though the rules say to ignore that attribure. Symptoms: The tooltip for an attribute set to Compare Action Ignore reports a difference. Known workaround: None. Solution: The tooltip takes account of the Compare Action setting.

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Product Release Letter Engineering: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-58620, I-63096

100915, 115389

I-67195, I-67913

129710, 133268

Description Title: Enhance the Validate process of Manage Links to merge partially populated link objects Symptoms: Separate link objects sharing one of the same references Known workaround: None Solution: Validate option merges links that overlap in their references. Title: Tags application does not load lists definitions. Known workaround: TagsAddin uses three environment variables XXXDATA (Where XXX is short project name e.g. SAM), PDMSDFLTS and PDMSUSER to evaluate folders where list definitions are saved/loaded. %PDMSUSER%\XXX\Data\Lists\ %XXXDATA%\Lists %PDMSDFLTS%\Data\Lists If all three environment variables exist and their values are set (paths) then everything should work. Solution: Additional checking to prevent from referencing to not existing objects.


Issue Number

I-65389

122760

Description Title: Design - In Outfitting Module, Cannot snap the Centre point for Hull Panel Hole. Symptoms: Centre points can be snapped but there should also be additional points in manholes (HO). Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Two new ppoints has been added to the HO standard hole type. On at each centre of the arcs.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.10 Diagrams: Incident Number I-28331, I27769

Issue Number 59127, 58810

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Excel I/O .Net Programmability Support Message is not readable. Symptoms: If excel interop or excel is not installed on the machine is not giving enough information about excel interop while clicking on import and export excel button. Known workaround: NA Solution: Required changes have been made and an error message will be shown if excel interop or excel is not installed on the machine before importing or exporting any excel file.

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Product Release Letter Incident Number I-65248

Issue Number 122107

Description Title: Crash in Explorer using arrow keys. Symptoms: When navigating the tree in the design explorer using the arrow keys on the keyboard, an unhandled exception can occur which crashes the explorer rendering it unuseable. Known workaround: Using the mouse to navigate avoids the issue. Solution: Added additional validation to explorer code to ensure that the explorer always knows where it is in the tree regardless of method used to navigate.


Issue Number

I-40662

66154

96390

96394

99320

I-58550

100613

I-54992

101126

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Reporter - cannot evaluate environment variables. Symptoms: When user specifies environment variables in image path and in calculated field it does not work. Known workaround: NA Solution: It is now possible to use PDMS environment variables & calculated field with PDMS environment variables to specify image path for picture box image path. Title: Tags - Excel Export: Wizard - "/" removal for Ref Arrays. Symptoms: Import and export of referance and element array is getting failed. Known workaround: NA Solution: Handling slash is applied to all elements of Ref Array. Earlier it was applied only to first element. Title: Tags - Excel Export: Wizard - Default Sheet name for UDET type. Symptoms: If dbview name contains illegel characters that excel does not supports in sheet name error message was showing. Known workaround: Need to strip out illegel characters automatically. Solution: Illegel characters will be stripped out and rest will be displayed as sheet name in sheet configuration form. Title: Reporting - Inconsistent results while executing unit tests on SP4 bug fix branch. Symptoms: While Running Unit tests via Visual Studio fail sometime due to VSTestHost.exe running in background. Known workaround: NA Solution: Close VSTestHost.exe via task manager if found , Before Running tests. Title: Tags - Add the number of displayed record when the list is filtered. Symptoms: Filtered row information is not displayed anywhere. Known workaround: Solution: Numbers of records are displayed in the Compare Update element grid tab when the list is filtered. Title: Tags - Excel Import: Real value's compare logic for excel import. Symptoms: Comparison of double typed attribute values of importing data and database was being compared as text instead double. Known workaround: NA Solution: Accept/Reject window will be shown for following scenarios A)Change in current and revised value with respective to unit conversion of same dimension. B)If different unit of same dimension is specified in revised value against unit specified for current DbAttribute. C)Invalid dimension unit is specified.

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Issue Number 104554

I-59903

104856

I-59922

104904

I-60210

106087

I-62681

113985

114482

I-63581

116480

116630

116631

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Tags - User fails to delete the row which is moved by using 'Move selected row up the grid' option. Symptoms: User fails to delete the row which is moved by using 'Move selected row up the grid' option in sheet configuration and column configuration window of the Excel/Export Wizard. Known workaround: NA Solution: User can delete moved row in sheet configuration and column configuration window. Title: Tags - Errors with Equipment 'Name' attribute with Scope by Destination. Symptoms: Observe that all element NAME attribute values takes the NAME of the topmost item. Known workaround: NA Solution: Current element name has been updated for each item so now user can see correct name for each item. Title: Tags - Incorrect Link information after comparison scope By destination. Symptoms: Incorrect link information showing in C/U grid. Known workaround: NA Solution: Now correct link information showing in C/U grid. Title: Tags - Missing attributes for Hull Element T ypes. Symptoms: Hull element types are missing, so consider as string in comparision. Known workaround: Solution: Added a condition to display hull element type. Title: Schematic Model Manager - Button Filter is greyed before the first com pare. Symptoms: filter button not enable after first comparison, so user can not apply filter on first comparison. Known workaround: Solution: Filter button is enabled after data source is selected i.e before comparison. Title: Tags - Excel import is not working properly, when the user is importing empty data cells. Symptoms: Excel Import is not working properly, when the user is importing empty data cells is specified in excel. No changes or updates were executed if user want to update empty value using excel import. Known workaround: NA Solution: It is now possible to import empty cell data using Excel Import. Title: Tags - Mutliple match only update first UDET. Symptoms: In case of multiple matches, only first UDET updated even if multiple selected. and multiple attributes selected on selection of single element. Known workaround: Solution: Selection of element selects and update only attributes of particular element. Title: Schematic Model Manager - Remove prompt for filter when no filter defined. Symptoms: Message displayed when no filter is applied. Known workaround: Solution: Message is removed when no filter defined. Title: Schematic Model Manager - Change the defaults for updating attributes on linked items. Symptoms: By default UpdateMatchedLinked & UpdateInsertedLinked checkbox's are unchecked in update form. Known workaround: Solution: Now by default UpdateMatchedLinked & UpdateInsertedLinked checkbox's are checked in Update form.

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Issue Number

I-

124855

Description Title: Schematic Model Manager - Performance Issues during comparison and coloring operations. Symptoms: Time taken during selecting a configuration or refresh operation was too much. Known workaround: No known workaround. Solution: The time was taken due to side by side grid and also due to comparison and coloring operation. The performance is improved and is better than before.


Issue Number

I-28388 I-61269

64988 94885 110438

I-61271

110766

I-59801

116747

I-59062

120295

I-65388

124821

Description Pipe Sketch Enhancements - Updated Pipe Pieces. Stop button fails to work in the Galvanization Tank Check form. The Disable SKEY error messages in the modeling consistency check option has been added to bypass SKEY Error(D820) in the Pipe Fabrication Defaults Form. Title: Added Option for Bolting Message. Symptoms: When validation pipe spools, the bolting messages are shown. Known workaround: Solution: The Disable Bolting error messages in Pipe Spool Validation option has added to bypass the bolting error in the Pipe Fabrication Defaults form. Title: Cut Information Table for Elbow. Symptoms: When create pipe spool drawing, there is no cut information table for elbow. Known workaround: Solution: Program modified to created cut information table. Title: Adding Popup menu for assigning minimum feed excess. Symptoms: When validate pipe spools, there is no popup menu for assigning minimum feed excess. Known workaround: Solution: Program modified to add popup menu for assigning minimum feed excess. Title: End Point Table from RSO. Symptoms: The coodinates in the End Point Table cannot represented from RSO. Known workaround: None. Solution: Program modified to get coodinates from RSO.


Issue Number

I-52746

87104

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: HVAC - Provide a GUI to define the TAIL of an HVAC BRANCH Symptoms: Known workaround: Solution: Position Tail Explicit now allows setting of tail attributes TBORE TDIR etc.

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Issue Number

I-53152

87783

I-53157

88181

I-61522

110447

I-62957

114715

I-64371 I-64461

118619 119028

I-64226

119264 121186

I-65842

124167

124871

I-62683

124954

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: HVAC - There is no way to cancel the ADD/REMOVE spool elements process. Symptoms: No way to de-select first pick. Known workaround: Previously - Use Undo. Solution: 1. allow select/deselect (a first pick will select, a second pick will deselect a third pick will select etc). 2. Higlighting of spool is updated corr ectly. Title: HVAC - Spool names for removed elements is not maintaining convention. Symptoms: Unnamed spools. Known workaround: Previous was autoname after. Solution: Option the name added. Title: Report Designer Script Command(Convert.ToDouble) error. Symptoms: If user specify invalid string for conversion to double in script. Known workaround: NA Solution: Defect reproduced due to conversion from invalid string to double. Script exception is handled inside application and error m essage is displayed when any script exception occurs. Title: Piping - Search Utility Enhanced filtering of Element attributes. Symptoms: Cannot find set of required elements that match criteria. Known workaround: Search for all, add a column for the attribute and sort by the column. Solution: New search options added. Piping - Production of Bending Data. Title: Attribute was being processed incorrectly by PML2 Symptoms: Q VAR !!CE.GAPS or Q VAR !!CE.ATTRIBUTE('GAPS') report an error (2,800). Workaround: Handle this error and use Q GAPS syntax Solution: Definition of Gaps attribute has been corrected to be a Real Array (DBARRATT). Any temporary workarounds can be removed. Draft - DXF DWG configurable – Problems to export arrow pipe flow. Title: Design - BPFITT doesn't work with clashing. Symptoms: No clashing between BFITT and other elements. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Corrected so also BFITT elements are clashed. Title: Compare/Update: Improve import of information for Cable Catalogue Symptoms: Message displayed is not proper for external datasource while tried to edit configuration. Known workaround: No known workaround.S Solution: Earlier message is changed to "Selected configuration is protected for changes, only filter and attribute mapping can be changed” . Title: Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - Integrity Checker (DICE) patching lost buckets fails for most databases. Symptoms: "Attempt to patch failed" message appears and patch is unsuccessful. Known workaround: None Solution: Corrected. Title: Attribute was being processed incorrectly by PML2 Symptoms: Q VAR !!CE.GAPS or Q VAR !!CE.ATTRIBUTE('GAPS') report an error (2,800). Workaround: Handle this error and use Q GAPS syntax Solution: Definition of Gaps attribute has been corrected to be a Real Array (DBARRATT). Any temporary workarounds can be removed.

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Issue Number

I-56694

125917

I-66615

126911

127047

Description Title: HVAC - Incorrect selection of a size not f ound in the current SPEC. Symptoms: UD Fittings form still creates fitting whereas standard forms would prevent creation (inconsistent). Known workaround: Previously - delete fitting. Solution: UD Fittings form behaves consistant to standard forms and prevents fitting creation when spec range invalid. Title: Correction to eccentric circular arcs. Symptoms: Some circular arcs in hidden-line views were being drawn with their centres displaced slightly (12.1SP2 and earlier versions are unaffected). Known workaround: reduce view arc tolerance ATOL attribute. Solution: A fix has been made to improve the fitting of circular arcs in the hiddenline output; previously it was possible for large arcs which formed the major part of a circle to be positioned slightly off-centre thanks to an artefact of the facetting and approximation process. Title: Draft - Linestyles with glyphs not correctly exported Known workaround: N/A Solution: Program modified to handle user defined linestyles having system glyphs( 1 to 25 ) and it works for decmode 3 only. The Quivira font needs to be installed to provide support for glyphs.

Quivira is a free Unicode font in the Open Type format . User can directly download from following link and install or copy in “C:\Windows\Fonts”. http://www.quivira-font.com/ 127163

127954

127967

I-67055

128442

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Title: Error message popping up saying "Selected Configuration is not editable" when tried to edit cable configuration. Symptoms: Message displayed is not proper f or external datasource while tried to edit configuration. Known workaround: None. Solution: Earlier message is changed to "Selected configuration is protected for changes, only filter and attribute mapping can be changed”. Title: AVEVA Cache Service - integrity errors can occur if any individual cache file exceeds 2GB (1,048,575 pages). Symptoms: Database integrity errors can appear if any individual cache file exceeds 2GB (1,048,575 pages). Known workaround: De-activate Cache Service or clear cache contents for the project experiencing errors, using Cache Manager tool. Solution: Fix to Cache Service. Database and Data Management - Dabacon Performance enhancement, read multiple pages in one go. For more information se note under List of Enhancements above. Title: Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - Reconfigurer c rash with upgraded System database (created at 11.1). Symptoms: DICE reports unknown DBNA attribute on STAT element; Reconfigurer crashes after lots of errors. Known workaround: Either (1) Reconfigure the System database in 12.0.SP6 before upgrading it or (2) Use REPLICATE SYSTEM to create a fresh system database from macro. [Note that after Reconfiguration the System database will have lost its upgrade status . This can be re-applied using DBUPgrade SYSTEM TO LATEST]. Solution: Requires patch - 12.1.SP4.10 or later.

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Issue Number 128683

Description Title: Ability to use expressions in attribute mapping. Symptoms: It was not possible to directly map pml expression to attribute values Known workaround: Use advanced configuration to use pml expressions. Solution: Source mapping column in attribute mapping screen can now understand pml expression as expression and its value will be evaluated and mapped to destination attribute.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.9

Diagrams: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-49999

80225

I-51708

85286

Description Title: Change of Pipe specification. Symptoms: specification not propagated for line members Known workaround: Write a PML macro that updates the branches and its components according to the Pipeline Solution: When user change pipe specification by “Pipeline properties” then after dialog confirmation, the system will ask user if the changes should be propagated to all line members, including branches. IF answering yes, the system will try to find specification r eference for all elements where the pipe specification has changed. In case the user skips this process, he can open diagrams where the pipeline is located and execute refit “manually” on each branch. Title: PDF files can be now exported from PML interface. Symptoms: Before the enhancement PDF files could only be generated from the graphical UI. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Added PMLcallable method to the PMLDiagrams object which can be used to export diagrams to PDF files with various export settings.


Issue Number 92418

I-58768 I-59941 I-60138

101337 104968 105892 105909 106642 107537 108669 108773

I-61035

109400 113364

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Tags - By default the right hand column in the DataGrid should extend to the right side of the form. Tags - List Configurator. Tags - Save list in TAGS module. Tags - Unhandled Exception when scrolling. Tags - 3D View window fails to display the selected element name. Tags - Performance issue when using horizontal scroll in grid. Tags - Sublist does not disappear when remove a view used as a sublist. Tags - Performance Issue for Get Work Highlight Changes after Save Work. Tags - DbDoubleImpl.EvaluateEquals() function is hugely inefficient and causing significant performance problems for Tags grids. Tags - Engineering is hanging when opening a list for a UDET with status control associated. Tags – Performance Improvements: Excel export speed increased.  

Open list optimization, opens faster now.

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Multi record edit optimization.

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Issue Number 117766 117769 117798 117814 119432 119433 119441 119443

Description Tags - Elements in sub-list are duplicated after opening list. Tags - After Clear Filters Command list isn't considered changed so no save dialog appears when closing. Tags - Active sublist unexpectedly deactivated. Tags - Statistical Report window is not refreshed properly. Tags - Performance issue when scrolling grid. Tags - Releasing the user claim on a status link. Tags - Optimize Bold Claimed Elements. Tags - Align Tags Unit Tests.


Issue Number 101196

123260

Description Compensation profile is deleted when changing the template size causes the width of the crossbar to be too small for the width of the compensation profile. An error message is now displayed. Compensating Plates – A check is now made that the compensating plate spec is in the MDB.


Issue Number

I-63361 I-63520 I-64118 I-64131 I-64136 I-65239 I-65513 I-65373

115879 116338 117740 117759 117764 122181 122982 122987

Description Allow engagement of AutoNaming rules from the Fabrication Check form. Spool Limits – Confirm form terminology changed from Set/Reset to Add/Remove. Fabrication Checks Form – Sub Menus now indicated by the usual ... Weld Handling – Improved warning when adding weld with a specific gap. Bending Machine Information Form – corrected to read plain end. Corrected view projection for bend in Pipe Spool Sketches. Pipe and fabrication elements no longer left claimed after creating spool sketches. Bore in inch now shown correctly in MTO table.


Issue Number

Description

I-53492

89552

HVAC – turning angle is now shown on the sketch for all tee parts of all X-section.

I-51294

89756

Room Manager – No longer requires Concrete Design licence.

I-57884, I-63145

98080, 115645

Title: Structures – Bent Panel Negative Extrusion corner positive radius not working Symptoms: On the loop vertex editor, a negative value for radius works, but if the user enters a positive radius, it appears as a negative radius Known workaround: No known workaround exists Solution: Corrected so that positive radius is also handled.

99414

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Title: Isodraft - Missing W all Thicknesses and Abbreviated Descriptions. Symptoms: These could be missing when the ATTEXTS option was used with a very large amount of Text. Solution: Provision made for spaces used in concatenation of text.

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Issue Number

I-58382

99665

Title: Piping – Error in Form: "Modify Component Arrive/Leave". Symptoms: Form shows all points (connection and geometry) for a tee - but it allows no more then 10. Solution: Form has been corrected (units related).

I-61527

110452

Title: Draft – rotate Label. Symptoms: Cannot set the label rotation value to zero. Known workaround: Set it to 360. Solution: Form corrected.

I-62249

112754

Title: Draft - Linestyles not exporting properly to DXF. Symptoms: Line types and styles are not shown corr ectly in AutoCAD after export. Known workaround: None. Solution: Export corrected.

I-62274

112868

Title: Draft – Hatching is distorted when exported via Configurable DXF/DWG. Symptoms: The hatch pattern on design geometry is incorrect in AutoCAD. Solution: Export corrected.

I-62451

113447

Title: Isodraft – PTAPs are cutting the pipes. Symptoms: The PTAP splits the pipe, rather than behaving like an OLET or set-on tee, with continuous pipe. Solution: Isodraft corrected.

I-63145, I-57884

115645, 98080

I-63849

117112

I-64103

117704

I-64240 I-64444

118180 118932

I-64314

119013

I-64663

119651

I-65138

121106 121565

I-65098

121589

Title: Structures - Bent Panel Negative Extrusion corner positive radius not working Symptoms: On the loop vertex editor, a negative value for radius works, but if entering a positive radius, it appears as a negative radius. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Corrected so that also positive radius will be handled. Title: Isodraft - Incorrect bolting for wafer components. Symptoms: Mixed bolting (for example STUD and MACH) does not work. Solution: Wafer Bolting is now handled correctly. Title: Model Editor on HVAC, implied ducting incorrect. Symptoms: Implied Duct disappears from the graphics in certain circumstances. Solution: The program has been corrected. Structures - Bent Panel Fitting Creation and Modification Problem. Title: Structures - Bent Panel Fittings cannot be copied by Create>Copy Symptoms: Not possible to copy a bent panel fitting using the Create>Copy menu. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Corrected so Copy is available for fittings on a Bent Panel. Title: Structures - Bent Panel Fitting Material Reference is Nulref. Symptoms: Matref attribute is Nulref at first for the creation of the BPFITT elements and when we try to change it, it gives an error: “Unable to modify the material of =16884/487 as write access is not available”. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: The MATREF attribute was missing on the BPFITT. This is now added. Title: Draft - Incorrect View Scale Syntax in Intelligent Text Help. Symptoms: Scale View Num is shown with the same code word as Scale View Den. Solution: Scale View Den code word is now correctly shown as #VRAT[2]. Isodraft - NSBC isometrics now work correctly with tees which leave at P3. Title: SYSTEM crash when Querying BRICOG on Com ponent with unknown ISPEC. Symptoms: Dabacon Error 10 and SYSTEM crash. Solution: Pseudo attributes BRICOG and BRIWEI (and PSATTS) no longer crash if the insulation spec (ISPEC) is an invalid reference. HVAC - Modify > HVAC > Main branch form now properly recognizes a CIRC duct.

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description

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Issue Number

I-65214

121911

I-65383

122752

123744 123764 I-65563

123807

I-65628

123818

I-65198

124005

I-65149

124006

I-65593

124007

I-65803

124378

I-66143, I-66440

126313, 126343

I-66143, I-66440

126556, 126313, 126343

Description Title: Hole manager - Add Pipe/HVAC brings elements from Application World. Symptoms: The function Add Pipe/HVAC in the Hole Managemnt Utility also finds pipes and HVAC from Application Worlds. Solution: APPLDW owned elements are now filtered from the collection. Title: Design - Get Ship coordinate for COG. Symptoms: UTILITIES \ MASS PROPERTIES \ WEIGHT AND CENTRE OF GRAVITY displays the COG in ENU, not ship coordinates. Solution: Option added for Ship Positions. Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - VAR !A ATTDEF RULEDP can suffer from stack buffer overrun. Database and Data Management - Assignment of !!CE from DBREF with UDA name of more than 13 characters can suffer from stack buffer overrun. Title: Specification Data listing on the User Defined HVAC Fittings form. Symptoms: SPECs are listed in reference number order, not Database order. Solution: SPECs are once again listed in Database order. Title: Modify > HVAC > Move by command is doubling the distance in some cases. Symptoms: Both the text gadget and the Move By button were causing the move. Solution: This has been changed as it was confusing to some users. Title: Connecting the "Head Start" to an existing BRANCH Tail does not pick up the correct AA-AB values. Symptoms: Position and HREF are correct, but :HXYsize is NOT correct. Solution: Correction to ensure that :HXYSIZE is set correctly. Title: Incorrect implied ducting coming off a HVAC transition. Symptoms: Wrong dimension connecting to user defined CIRC to RECT transition piece. Solution: Program corrected. Title: Show Local Views option is autom atically getting reset. Symptoms: Caused by Modify > HVAC menu option or Modify CE button on the HVAC form. Solution: Program corrected. Title: Incorrect implied ducting when "branch connecting" to an HVAC TEE. Symptoms: Occurred when DESP[41] was not set on the user defined y branch. Solution: Program improved. Title: LINESTYLE ERROR IN DRAFT 12.1SP4. Symptoms: Some user defined linestyles cause the draft session to crash with FATAL error. Known workaround: Avoid using a style where the line segm ent length is less than DECREPEAT size. Solution: Program modified to handle line segments where line length was less than DECREPEAT size. Title: Unwanted glyphs on dimension lines. Symptoms: Some user defined linestyles have a glyph at the ends. Known workaround: None. Solution: Program modified to use system line-style 1 (solid), and not any user linestyle, for terminators.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.8: Mechanical Equipment Interface: Incident Number

Defect Number

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description

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Product Release Letter Incident Number I-65183

Defect Number 121791

Description Title: Include partnames in STEP files. Symptoms: Hull partnames are missing in the STEP file. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: A hull part is now named in the STEP file by the name coming from the attribute PARNAM.

Diagrams: Incident Number I-62525

Issue Number 113575

I-64366 I-64753, I64881

118605 120368, 120786

Description Title: Autonaming during Copy-Paste Symptoms: When you copy and paste elements and least one element get errors during the auto-naming process (i.e. because of attribute unset), autonaming stops without any explanation. For more information and implemented workaround see section Exceptions – Significant Defects and Recommended Workarounds. Copy of SCAREA. Title: SCAREF value incorrect after copy-paste. Symptoms: When shapes that belong to an area were copied and pasted to another area, SCAREF was set improperly. Known workaround: Move shapes outside area before copying. Solution: Defect fixed.


Issue Number

I-60768

108007

Description Additional line in Assembly Table for ring type flange.


Issue Number

I-53049

88685

General - Toolbar status gets reset too easily

I-63035, I-64768

115040, 120530

Title: BPFITT elements cannot be drawn at Draft. Symptoms: Draft doesn’t draw the BPFITT elements on the bend panels Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Issue is fixed to also draw BPFITT elements.

I-63820

117382

Database and Data Management - Error when using COPY ATTRIB between different element types with reference UDA left at default value.

118939

General - Error message is displayed while trying to login to Hull and Outfitting 12.1.SP4 using Admin 1.2 Project.

119541

Isodraft - Isodraft renaming with PREFIXBOREUNITS.

I-64643

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description

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Product Release Letter PDMS 12.1.SP4.7: Engineering: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-62677

113981 117538

Description Schematic Model Manager - Method Export of object CompareUpdate() is not a correct csv file. " missing as text delimiter. Tags - PBS: Dabacon Stack Errors after Get Work in Tags 12.1.SP4.

Cable: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-61606

110781 118114

Description Memory is not released to the cable AutoRouting runtime. Memory is not released after binding NETDATASOURCE object to NETGRIDCONTROL grid.


Issue Number

I-59292 I-59823 I-61774

103203 104645 112606

I-63430

116315

Description Pipe Fabrication - Incorrect Error Message. No Feed Excess Applied Error. Dimensions and view orientation in Pipe Sketch if pipe placed not parallell to main ship axis. 45 degree elbows are being identified as cut elbows.

Outfitting: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-53154 I-53156 I-57735 I-58670 I-58979 I-60044 I-60295 I-61414

87791 90005 97672 101313 102434 105194 106397 110238

I-61871

111579 115359 116104 117564

I-64054

117568

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description HVAC - Highlighting of previously selected spool elements to add is remaining. HVAC - Adding spool elements is failing but there is no error message. HVAC - Problem with HVAC application. HVAC - Highlighting HVAC Branch to split. HVAC - The HVAC Spool Manager is not maintaining VERIFICATION status. A letter is missing on 'Mofify Pipe' form. Draft - Configurable DXF not exporting labels. Database and Data Management - Unable to expunge user process with error (2, 754). Design - Loss of Model Editor increment settings. Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon - TYPEX errors reported after DBUPGRADE in Global project. Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon - Query>Global Status>Communication Status does not report reason for failure. General - After logging into PDMS Design Application, both PDMS and Gateways License is claimed even though AVEVA NET Export feature is not used. Draft - Draft Error Dimension Definition.

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Issue Number 118201

Description General - No forwards compatibility in diagrams and engineering bat files.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.6: Diagrams: Incident Number I-56405, I-60465


114282

114283

I-62808

114324

Description Title: Diaref array is too short. Symptoms: Number of entries for attribute DIAREF is limited to 50 so it is not possible to have e.g. 51 secondary equipments. Known workaround: None. Solution: Limit of entries for DIAREF has been extended to 500. Title: Export DWG Symptoms: When exporting Arc geometry with line rounding set, diagram export fails. Normally user can not create Arc geometry using GUI, but it might be created by Visio when line jumping style is set to Arc. Known workaround: 1) Disable line rounding 2) In case if line rounding can not be disabled, changing line jumping style from Arc to something else should helps. However, it might be that export fails anyway. Solution: After fix diagram with rounded Arc can be exoprted. Title: Leader line for labels. Symptoms: Before, part of label's leader line that was under "rectangle" was visible in DWG but not in Diagrams. Known workaround: None Solution: Leader line for labels can be exported to DWG with proper z-order now. Title: Autonaming during copy with SCAREA. Symptoms: At the moment the propagated attributes of a SCAREA are set after the rename step in the copy process. So if the name contains one of the propagated attributes then the result name is wrong. The naming of the objects should be done at the very end of the copy process. Known workaround: Run autonaming again after copy/paste Solution: Naming of objects is now made at the end of the copy process, which will make sure that propagated attributes are considered in the autonaming.


Issue Number

I-60858

109966

Description Argument error when releasing spools.

Outfitting: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-50099

84824

I-59881

104813

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description HVAC - How to align a User Defined Fitting with the orientation of a rectangular branch? General - Fatal error if ending ' or | is missing in import statement.

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Product Release Letter PDMS 12.1.SP4.5 Diagrams: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-58300

101012

I-60720

107728

I-61083

108791

112021

113520

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Error while customizing UIC file Symptoms: Unhandled exception is being thrown when user selects uic file to customize Known workaround: Remove DiagramSchematicAiAddin.uic entry in DiagramsCustomization.xml. It is obsolete and corrupt. Solution: Remove DiagramSchematicAiAddin.uic entry in DiagramsCustomization.xml. It is obsolete and corrupt. Title: Search Utility Menu has gone. Symptoms: The context menu in Search Results in Diagrams didn't match standard functionality, e.g. Copy/Paste commands were behaving different than in other modules and Fill Up/Fill Down commands were missing Known workaround: Edit Diagrams.uic file Solution: The menu has been changed as follows: 1. "Set as CE" has been renamed to "Navigate To" 2. Following commands has been removed: - "Attributes" - "Rename" - "Delete" - "Cut" 3. "Copy" and "Paste" commands have been modified and now they are behaving like in Design 4. "Fill Up" and "Fill Down" commands have been added (also behaving like in Design). Title: Excel import does not import reference attribute values. Symptoms: The value of the reference attributes is the same or nulref after excel import. The value is not the same as the one present in excel for the attribute. Known workaround: Update the reference attribute value manually Solution: Current and revised values of attributes is compared and updated. Title: Sorting option is needed for PBS Explorer. Symptoms: Currently there is no option for automatically sort nodes in PBS Explorer. Known workaround: Sort collections inside PML functions used for getting PBS elements. It works, but makes the funcions complicated and affects performance. Solution: The funcionality has been added now. The nodes are sorted alphanumerically by default and it is possible to turn the sorting off using state command (Aveva.PBSAddin.SortPBSExplorerCommand). All nodes are sorted or not, it is not possible to sort only selection of nodes. The exception is for nodes with static texts - it is possible to keep original order even if the rest of nodes is sorted (controlled by command Aveva.PBSAddin.SkipStaticTextsCommand). Buttons for both commands are added to Project->Options->PBS Explorer Options. Title: Page array is too short. Symptoms: Number of entries for attribute PAGE is limited to 50 so it is not possible to have e.g. 51 secondary equipments. Known workaround: None. Solution: Limit of entries for PAGE has been extended to 500.

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Product Release Letter Schematic 3D Integrator: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-61497 I-61498 I-61513

110434 110435 110440

Description The Cmpsts attribute reports 'OK' after comparison reports connection errors. The attribute Cmpsts should display 'Accepted Differences' for items concerned. The Cmpsts attribute is not updated after a 'getwork'.


Issue Number

I-59721

104875

I-60599

107381

I-61789

111985, 111368

Description Tags - 3D view doesn't show the model after changing the distance of the current session units. Title: Base element type is dispayed in owner reference browser. Symptoms: The explorer in owner reference browser displays the base element type. E.g.: for owner of type MECHTAG, the owner type displayed is ENGITE Solution: Actual Type is displayed instead of Base Type. e.g: for MECHTAG type, owner type displayed is :MECHTAG. Title: Attribute or Expression Admin filter applied last is applied for all configuration from same source. Symptoms: If there are two configurations from same source to a destination, then the admin filter applied for one configuration gets applied for all configurations. Solution: This issue is solved by first comparing the source id along with source element type . Singleton instance of Logical operator is replaced with a local instance for each configuration. NOTE: Expression filter works only on AND operator.


Issue Number 104703

Description An error message is displayed while trying to create ‘Additional Gusset’ for the support XAT 150.


Issue Number

I-56910 I-61175

95906 109098

Description Mitre Bends with single cuts missed off PSPOOL representation. Pipe Production - inconsistent AELRFA when upgrading thru SP's.


Issue Number

I-53492 I-56502

89552 96220

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description HVAC - How to automatically mark the turning angle for tee parts on the sketch? HVAC - Bore vectors are not being considered when drawing implied ducting.

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Issue Number 104506 106279

I-60755

108541

I-61530 I-62338 I-61734 I-61907 I-63159 I-63333

110455 113189 111113 111734 115686 115763

I-62534

111589 113586

Description Design - Autocolour user file is not being saved to restore autocolours. Design - Unit qualified UWEI values fail to compute with PROPRE UWEI on TUBD and other PROP DB elements. Draft - Scaling problem when using Configurable DXF/DWG Export Utility in DRAFT Module. Draft - Delete section-flat in 3D-View and close the form. Title: Draft error when project updated to 12.1.SP4 Symptoms: Misplaced dimensions and labels, often outside the view Known workaround: None Solution: A correction has been made to the calculation of pline end/start points. Labels and dimensions on structural elements now appear in the correct place. Incorrect drawings can by corrected by an "update anno". Piping - NSBC Graphics picking and rotation is slow on high arc tolerances. Draft - Rename Function Only Allows for 50 Characters.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.4: Engineering: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-60165

42979

I-59927

104912

Description For publishing reports and datasheets, user required to have Adobe 9.3 or older version installed. Now there is no such limitation, and it is recommended that user upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader. Tags – Compare/Update, Unhandled exception has been handled for Engi to Engi ruleset.


Issue Number

I-59902

104848

I-49605

106395, 78647 110607 110980

I-61439 I-61671

Description Draft - Use of intelligent text fails - Property data with spaces where part 1 can be interpreted as a number. Isodraft - PIPE to PIPE Weld rules. Isodraft - Show unit weight in kg/m if quantity in metres. Isodraft - Dimensions used in relation with PIPCAs are wrong.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.3: Diagrams: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-50660

81145

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Batch Job update shapes in diagrams with UDA name instead of the UDA description. Symptoms: When a new UDA is defined having some diagrams defined, the Batch job command in Diagrams will update the shape data with the UDA name instead of the UDA description. Solution: Batch Job now updates UDA nam e in shape data properly.

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Issue Number 90924

I-55752

93557

97342

I-58079,

98670,

I-58463

100195

I-58504

100359

I-58508

100376

I-58754

103997

I-59964

104997

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Method generating folder name has been changed to not add "s" at the end of Equipment for both schematic and design equipment types. Title: Moving schematic elements to other page of multipage diagram Symptoms: Cutting and pasting schematic elements from one page to another on a multi-page diagram will cause the database elements to first be deleted and then recreated again. Solution: Support for moving elements between the pages and diagrams has been added. User will need to select shape (or shapes) and drag them over one of the ‘page’ tabs on the bottom of Visio drawing. Then just drop the selection on another page. Title: Windows available from Admin Tab are visible for regular users after application start. Symptoms: If admin-only functionality, such as Design Reuse, Drawing Explorer and Rules were left open by an admin user, it would still be available for a nonadmin user afterwards . Solution: Windows of Design Reuse, Drawing Explorer and Rules are now being hidden when app starts with non-admin user logged id. Title: Copy / paste and session defaults. Symptoms: When using Copy/Paste, sometimes the user want to use attribute values from Session Defaults rather than from the copied shape. Solution: An enhancement has been made, introducing a new option where the user can determine if copied attributes should be overridden by session defaults or not. Title: Copy/Paste - verifying Session Defaults. Symptoms: During Copy/Paste. the user wants to be able to verify the session default settings without having to cancel the Copy/Paste operation. Solution: An enhancement has been made, allowing for the Session Defaults window to be opened and changes during the Copy/Paste operation. Title: Open diagram dialogue displays the same page reference several times. Symptoms: If a line (which has secondary shapes of itself) has OPC elements and appears on more than one page, then there are a number of entries on the Open Diagram dialogue. Solution: The problem has been fixed. Title: Diagrams batch creation of PDF files. Symptoms: When we use Batch job to print PDF files, we must choose a print size and orientation of pages for all diagrams. It would be better if we could have an option to print with the “Page Setup” parameters defined for each diagrams. When we use Batch job to print PDF files, we must manually enter the name of each PDF file. It would be better if batch print automatically create PDF files with the name of scdiag for example, or with the value of a predefined scdiag attribute. Solution: Batch Job has been updated with a new export functionality, which will generate PDF files named as the diagram. New option has been introduced “Diagrams Options->General options->System Configuration->Concatenate branches”. Basically, it determines if branches that are in the same line and are connecting together in the same flow should be merged or not. . Please see updated documentation in chapter Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) / Automatic Management of Logical Pipe Model. Title: Diagrams crashes when customising ribbon. Symptoms: When using the Customise function to customise the Fluent UI ribbon, Diagrams crashes when selecting certain customisation files. Known workaround: Remove the line From the file DiagramsCustomization.xml Solution: The problem has been fixed.

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Issue Number

I-60752

107804

107904

Description Title: Copy / Paste performance Symptoms: The Copy/Paste operation is experienced as slow when copying/pasting large portions of data. Solution: The code has been optimised, resulting in a performance improvement of up to 30%. Title: Handling of Unassigned Items Symptoms: Currently it's not possible to easily assign shapes to a DB element that has been created from Compare/Update or imported via Excel Import. It's necessary to have a way of doing this easily so that a complete process workflow can be achieved. Solution: Basic handling of unassigned items has been implemented. Please see updated documentation in chapter Working with Diagrams / Unassigned Items.


Issue Number

I-58722

101295

I-59565

102858 104194

Description Project configuration rules to assign attribute values can now use expressions relating to the target object when it can be certain that object will already exist, for example to name the target object based on the name of owner of target. An error condition encountered in build an item of equipment has been corrected. An error condition encountered in comparing a pipeline has been corrected.


Issue Number 97838 98148 98150 98178 98249

I-57925

98255 98788 100223 100400

I-58552 I-58553 I-58559 I-58666

100615 100643 100670 101094 101097 101098 101274

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Tags - Exit from the application works (application is closed correctly) when using non-tabbed mode. Tags - New precision icon added for unit-less column. Tags - Moved "Type of change" column to the left side of the grid and filtered the rows to show only new, modified or deleted records by default. Tags - Layout is not destroyed for stacked columns when pin and unpin columns. Tags - Application works correct when adding reference sublists. There is no exception anymore. Tags - Modified algorithm for storing categories and lists to prevent renaming lists or categories to incorrect names. Tags - List is scrolled to the selected item if user selects a row in message log. Tags - Column Summaries option (checked/unchecked) is now aligned between context menu and Ribbon command. Tags – First column in History window presents value set as Row Id in List Manager. Tags - Numerical columns are now exported as numbers in Excel. Tags - Reference Browser displays correct UDAs references defined in Lexicon. Tags - Multi Select Filter displays only relevant values based on other filters. Tags - List sort order is being saved when user does SaveWork and is shared between all users. Tags - Regional settings for datetime attributes. Tags – Changed filter conditions to match checkboxes "check policy" requirements. Tags - Very slow Tags performance when "Highlight changes after Get Work" option is enabled.

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Issue Number

I-58760

101325

I-58761 I-58765

101327 101331 101495

I-59135

102651 103600 103702 104416

I-60446

106792

Description Tags - Adjusted long text field editor behaviour to match standard text field behaviour (after pressing F2 text in long text editor is selected and can be overwritten). Tags - Cell forward on enter or tab. Tags - No questions when closing Tags if it is not necessary. Tags - Added Edit button to edit current reference without removing existing and adding new reference. Changed layout so Edit, Add and Remove are at the top and Up and Down are below. Tags - No exception when modifying cells fires an event and change the colour of modified cell. Tags - Units are refreshed on active opened list if we modify Unit Set in List Manager. Tags - Updated Units of measures are applied on active opened list after GetWork now. Tags - Grid is now displayed correctly after Get Work when modify scheme of database view in Lexicon. Tags - PBS query node was not working as expected but is now corrected.


Issue Number

I-48608 I-53065

76705 87609 100807 101196 101531

Description Wrong support arrangement and other issues with vertical risers on vertical pipes. On FT21, Square/True choice, or Mirror frame cause unknown error. An error message is displayed while creating the support type XFT-30. Compensating plate or profile is deleted on changing the framework profile sizes/templates. Compensation buttons have been repositioned to be consistent with other forms.

Cable: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-55788

93592 95566 98094

Description Edit Route points option on cableways using Quick routing does not work. An Error Message is displayed on Clicking ‘Move Segment’ link in the Move Cableway Segment form when ‘Re-route Cables’ Checkbox is checked. An Improper Error message is displayed on selecting a reference point in the Route Attachment points create tasks form, when the Route Pointers are created in the same position.


Issue Number

I-37512

64297

I-38451

67307 94677

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Draft - Insulation and pipe, both shown in hulldrafting? For more information see release note under heading List of Enhancements above. Draft - Draft Autotagging Error caused by space in BRANCH MEMBERS. Draft - Draw both Pipe & Insulation.

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Issue Number 104500

I-60136

104418 105795 110086

I-61600

110813

Description Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - When upgrading from 11.6, Reconfigurer crashes when reconfiguring the Global Database to remove the obsolete PACKF attribute. Draft - Fix memory leak in DRA_CSGGeneralElement::createCSGTree(). Admin (including Lexicon & Propcon) - Dictionary world member list now does not get truncated at a REVCWL element. Database and Data Management - SP4 to cope with Integrator Limit Point ILP* elements created in E3D2. ExPLANT-A - This was a dll incompatibility and has been corrected.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.2: PDMS: Incident Number

Issue Number

I-59524, I-59865

96648, 97011, 104008, 106332, 98170 103981 105065 106332 106397

I-57912 I-59247 I-58627 I-59865 I-60295

Description Draft - Problems in DXF/DWG export.

Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft -

Diameter Intelligent Text. Configurable dxf/dwg, fatal error. Symbolic labels do not export to AutoCAD using configurable DXF/DWG. Frame and Leader Line not appearing on configurable DXF/DWG output. Configurable DXF not exporting labels.

PDMS 12.1.SP4.1:

Diagrams: Incident Number


I-53311 I-54671 I-53091

87965 91344 93255, 87659 93791 95110

I-57335

96724 99303 104023

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Files get deleted on using Backtrack Changes function on Schematic data. An Unwanted message appears when user attempts to export the already exported item list with the different name. Issues on Visiofile with Extract database. Property Break symbols. Excel import: Attributes name and description fails to display in the Excel Interface Wizard- Import window while importing the exported item list. Excel Export: An Unhandled exception error occurs when user tries to Move selected row above/below the grid in the ‘Excel Export ‘window. Title: Delay when clicking Compare / Update / Link button. Symptoms: When clicking Compare / Update / Link button Diagrams, the dropdown in the Manage tab freezes for some time, sometimes for several seconds. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: Performance has been improved. Spec search. Ribbon: Command Window button should be moved from the Admin Tab to the View Tab. Move PBS Explorer Options from Project tab to Options backstage page.

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Description "AutonameCEAndOffSpring" issue in Diagram module.



I-57569

97213, 85972 98276 98277

Description Zoom to selection not responding correctly for branches. An Error message is displayed while trying to access the right click context menu option in the Diagram Viewer window. Scrollbar is missing in "Run Report" form. Spurious connection node message for tee with boss connection. Cyan (means not compared) elbow displayed on comparing line with boss connection.


Issue Number 64449, 95894 65597

I-45141

67833 72836 75717

I-49028, I-50446

77504, 80844 86352 89029 89989, 93151, 77501, 85991 90026, 90129 92186

I-54049, I-49024

I-54052

92283 I-55233

92498

I-55429 I-55990

92518, 92523 92921 92924 93508

I-56292

93949 94242 94654

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Tags - Attributes fail to display when a grid has more than one group with assigned attribute. Tags - Excel Import: Import window is always on top and may obscure other windows. Tags - Compare/Update: option to define AcceptAll true/false by default. Tags - When unpin column, grid is scrolled to the first row. Tags - Customize window: An Unhandled exception occurs while clicking the 'Apply' button. DataSheets - Datasheets Instance does not get updated if the Datasheet Template is modified Tags - Rename window title from Reference Picker to Reference Array browser. Datasheets - Locked attribute value seems to be updated in datasheet. Datasheets - Creating datasheet template from Excel file containing image.

Datasheets - Delete key functionality. Datasheets - Add a "Remove Trailing Zeroes" option for Precision in Datasheets. Tags - All mapped attributes are getting removed when user tries to delete single row. Datasheets - Free Text Cell contents is not getting saved for second sheet in instance if content is imported from Excel. Tags - The list in Tags is based on a DBVIEW (on the UDNAME of the DBVIEW). If this is changed the list is not working anymore. Tags - New DateTime does not display or allow the entry of time values. Compare/Update - An unnamed Engite will occur two entries in the CuP grid. Compare/Update - Advanced config should be inside config wizard so under admin control. Tags - Grid layout in Tags is lost when modifying or removing columns when changing database view in Lexicon. Datasheets - ## is displayed in import grid instead of text value. Tags - The AVEVA NET Gateway Setup icon is broken in SP4. Datasheets - Boiler plate in Auto mapping form needs to be renamed.

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Issue Number

I-56293 I-56298

94667 94672 95061 95109 95246 95278

I-56595

95374 95394 95435 95436

95507 I-56673

95571 95622 95628 95644 95871 95894, 64449 95953 95966 95970 96157 96303 96312 96393

I-57145

96417 96538 96625 96631 96632 96698, 96525

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Datasheets - "Create and Map" Form should have Accept all button. Datasheets - DataSource pull-down list in Create and Map” Form should "SRCELE". Tags - Colour feedback on error and missing data in the grid functionality. Tags - When clicked, the Tags grid icon for Diagram does not highlight the item. Tags - Greyed the Rename Button if the Name is read-only in the list. Tags - User fails to Replace LowerCase letter if UpperCase letter has already been used in the Find and Replace window. Datasheets - "Index Was Out of Range" is displayed in the message log when user attempts to import the Datasheet which contains Continuous Area with Free txt cell. Datasheets - UOM Standard Control allows user to define a duplicate name. Tags - Unhandled Exception is displayed on clicking the Clear button in the Reference Browser window. Tags - Title: Unhandled Exception is displayed on clicking the 'Docum ents' folder in 'Select Transfer Set' window. Symptoms: When in Tags, using Design Reuse importing data, when indicating the 'Document' folder, the application will abort. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: The issue is fixed so it is possible to click on the 'Document' folder. Tags - Short cut key Symbols fails to display for the other modules which is present under Project tab in Tags Module. Tags - Compare/Update: Problem with filters when doing compare and update when running multiple projects. Datasheets - UOM Standard control "feedback colour" remains 'grey in colour’ though cell is unlocked. Datasheets - Font size changes to default after resizing the merged cell. Datasheets - Remove clear button from reference browser window. Tags - The Show Whole Box command in the 3D viewer does not work as expected. Tags - Tags List Manager: Creating group heading does not work first time. Datasheets - A Warning message "Wrong element to select" is displayed when user clicks on 'Owner browse' button in' Datasheet Configuration' window. Datasheets - Precision value is displayed only in the first element of the continuation area. Datasheets - Control moves to last work sheet in Instance when user modifies the attribute in continuation area. Tags - Column search highlighting gets unintentionally stored with list definition. Datasheets - One additional row and column outside continuation area is considered as part of continuation area. Tags - Icons in "Diagram icon" column are not displayed after List Manager changes. Tags - Excel Export Wizard - Delete button on Worksheet and Element Type Configuration screen doesn't work as expected. Tags - Datasheets option in “Publish to AVEVA Net” config form is not visible in old project. Datasheets - Attribute Name column in "Create and Map” Form should have pulldown list of attributes name suffix with its corresponding datasource. Datasheets - Keyboard control for Cut/Copy/Paste fails to function on datasheet template. Tags - Messages from datasheet are displayed as warning in Message Log window of Tags. Tags - Not able to insert “Material” value in the Tags list information grid. Datasheets - Error message is not displayed in Tags when user modifies the Instance which is mapped by 2 DBViews.

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Issue Number 96774

I-57498

97066

I-57608

97278 97281

I-57614 I-57616 I-57702 I-57745

97285 97319 97542 97628 97631 97708 97776 97783 97794 97807 97849

I-57932

I-58619

I-58140

97879 98280 98462 98811 99336 100447, 97631 100914 101657 103470 103806, 98854 104790 104957 105024

Description Datasheets - 'Auto Hide' function fails to unhide the Datasheet template docked window when window is hidden. Datasheets - Unable to update datasheets if updating datasheet values from excel sheet contains comma. Tags - Checking the checkbox in “Select Summaries” Form display Unhandled Exception. Tags - PBS is updated for every status change, affecting performance of bulk operations. Tags - Excel import: No slash is added to NAME and OWNER on excel import. Tags - Unable to update Reference attributes” via Excel Import. Tags - Unable to create top-level element [ENGWLD] from "Create Database" form. Datasheets - Copying Unit of Measure Cell containing text value crashes Lexicon. Datasheets - In the 'New Datasheet Instance' dialog, the Tag field shows the Tag prefixed with a / character. This should not be seen. Tags - Splitter on grid isn't removed if pinned column gets hidden in List manager's Field tab. Datasheets - Real attribute values (UValid values) fails to display in the mapped cell when user tries binds the “Radio button” standard control. Tags - Unhandled Exception while clicking Current Session button. Datasheets - The mapped cell colour remains even when the cell containing Revision Block is deleted. Tags - After switch from vertical view to regular view hidden groups are displayed. Tags - Current Datasheet” option under “Excel Export” menu [Under ‘Manage’ tab] is found to be disabled until random clicks performed. Tags - Sublist change in ListManager not accepted. Tags - C/U Errors with 'Advanced Configuration' and compare 'By destination'. Datasheets - Revision mark should be updated when datasheet is refreshed. PBS - Grouping only works for last node. Datasheets - Add Revision Marks in datasheets. Datasheets - Datasheet’s Show leading slash command (“AVEVA.Datasheets.ShowLeadingSlash”) is not executed if datasheet window is not open. Tags - Add an option for PBS to activate/deactivate the auto refresh. Compare/Update - Exception thrown from macro. Datasheets - Change highlighting in a session. Datasheets - Performance issue in automapping. Tags - PBS Explore Option” should be moved to Project “Option” Menu in both Tags and Diagrams. Tags - Tags application hangs and is not responding. Datasheets - 'Owner' (UGROUP ) value fails to set in the 'Datasheet setting' window.

Pipe Fabrication: Please note that furthermore to the noted fixes below there has also been extensive enhancement work on the Pipe Fabrication application. Incident Number

Issue Number 94927

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Improper Prompt message is displayed on clicking the ‘Remove to spool drawing by pick' in Multiple Spool window. Solution: Message and tool tip changed.

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Issue Number

I-56820

95721, 99428 96116

I-57002

96530

96888 96897 97271 97390 I-56734

97501, 95527 97550

I-57767

97671

97743 97763 97913 97973

98099

I-55633

99294 101721

I-54146

101924

I-56480

102435

I-59059 I-59162

102529 102678 102921

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Title: Unused attributes PPCutLength and a PP FinLength. Solution: Attributes are hidden now. May be needed for old functionalities. Title: Bending Machine NC Data Form Name update required. Solution: Form was updated. Title: Value of OD and WThickness are always displayed in mm unit format in the Fabrication Machine Manager window and the value entered is tak en in CM unit format and displayed in mm unit format. Solution: There was an unit converting error when entering new value – fixed. Open button is displayed instead of Save button in the ‘Save to Excel’ window of Weld Handling form. Was fixed. An error message is displayed when user tries to save Galvanization Tank Check results to Excel sheet. Was fixed. The Distance unit gets set to the default unit when the clashes window is opened. Problem fixed. Delete Spool Information option is enabled in the context menu even when the pipe is not validated in the Fabrication Check form. – Fixed. Title: Outfitting reference error message is displayed while working with Design Module of PDMS Application. Solution: In case of spool drawing the application now works as in SP3. Tick mark is displayed in front of Fabrication Explorer option even when the Fabrication Explorer form is closed.- Fixed. Title: Additional Button/Option Required on Forms: Add CE button; Remove Selected option. Solution: Buttons and functionality was added to the right forms. Title: Error message is displayed when user enters values for Collision planes in Fabrication Machine Manager Window while working with imperial units. .- Fixed. Title: Invalid error message is displayed when user tries to create weld for pipe claimed by another user. .- Fixed. Title: Wrong Value is displayed in the Material list table of Pipe spool drawing while working with Imperial unit settings. – Fixed during internal tests. Title: Invalid error message is displayed when user selects Insertion Direction in Machine Insertion Directions window after selecting an Invalid spool. – Fixed during internal tests. Title: All files are not exported when PSPOOLS have same name with different cases. – Fixed during internal tests. PCRFA attribute of a PPIECE is always unset. Fixed. Problem: Pipe Spool Drawing. Values in column "Units" m ust be customizable. In column units should be values in local language. For example: "EA" (piece/unit) - must be "шт." "mm" - must be "мм" Solution: Possibility to assign values of "units" in local language has been added. Warning for unconnected TEE does not give element name. After running the "Fabrication Consistency Check" on a pipe that contained a tee which was not connected, I am getting a warning message that "TEE =16987/1310 is not connected". This warning message should be giving the element name rather than the db RefNo. Problem fixed. The dimension and the ATTA element on the view. The dimension not correctly created on of the spool. ATTA element has a position in the drawing but not entered in the specification. ATTA element does not have a position in the drawing, Problem was fixed. Incorrect error message when "feed excess" is required. Pipe fabrication spool drawings. Error message is displayed when user tries to open Weld Gap configuration form.

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Product Release Letter Multi-Discipline Supports (MDS): Incident Number

Issue Number 104110

Description An error message is displayed while invoking the paragon module when current MDB does not contains MDS/MDSAPPDEFAULTS database.

PDMS:

Incident Number

Issue Number 43348

I-30747

60117

I-28859, I-44961 I-31217 I-42171, I-39226 I-41711 I-36819

65162, 65163 64532 66680, 66679 66874 67295

I-45407

69940

I-46368

70105

I-51409

84643

I-53528 I-50177 I-54410

88493 89562 90614

I-53141

90796

I-54189

91825

I-55525, 45097

93291, 69914

I-55788 I-56006

93592 93970 94257

I-55796

93607

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Database and Data Management – ‘Copy Like’ and DAC control. Solution: An appropriate warning is given if attributes cannot be set. Customisation and Common Framework - Search - Ability to save searches between users. Solution: Added new save location based on Project DFLT environment variable. Draft - Cursor disappearing in Draft. Draft - Crosshair graphics missing. Draft - Unable to see cursor when defining symbol marker point. Solution: The cross-hair cursor is now visible when positioning items. HVAC - Recognizing size of 3-way branch connection. Draft - Need Intelligent Text Code to get BOP from a BRANCH. Solution: #PHBOPU code now available. Piping - Setting the 'Loffline' attribute for pipe sleeves. Solution: A LOFF heading in the spec can now be used to set the LOFF attribute. Design - A problem in Define Template Properties Form. Solution: Incorrect options removed from PTYPE list for SBRE SPRE and PLOT type definitions. Draft - Design symbols (DSYM) does not plot in config dxf/dwg. Solution: Now works. Design - Problem with MARK CE in Design with Equipment Templates. HVAC - Autofill HVAC BRAN with STRT components. Program Settings are stored in Local and not Roaming. Solution: Add Roaming Save location. Reporting - Project Description in Reporting. Solution: Additional ‘Project’ attributes can be selected with ProjectInfo: Full name, Description, Message, Number Piping - Should be able to perform Fabrication Check by spool. Solution: Only changed pipe spools now need to be re-validated. Design - Title: 3DView Grid Symptoms: In a project, with supplementary, added, frames, the grid shown in 3D View window is not correct. This is not an issue in Symbols Views. Known workaround: No known workaround exists. Solution: The 3D grid will be displayed with correct frame numbering. Cable - Edit Route points option on cableways using Quick routing does not work. Design - Hole location incorrect in the Slant panel reference. Solution: Now correct. Draft - Fatal error occurs on updating an MDS and ABA drawing, with the SHEE open. Solution: Explorer now checks that elements are still valid after MDS has deleted a drawing in order to regenerate it. Draft - Symbols do not update when the DRSSET is changed. Solution: UPDATE DESIGN now updates the TMRF of the DESSYM.

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Issue Number 94807

95584

95938 95956

95968

I-56975

96064 96066

96069

I-56502 I-55818 I-57196

96220, 96008 96455 96506 96526

I-57286 I-57314

96651 96677

I-57312

96679

96821

96913 96942 97070

97133

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Search – ‘In Database’ dropdown is not updated after selecting an element in the Search Filter pane. Solution: Dropdown now correctly updated. Equipment - The Name is set to ‘unset’ on selecting the specification after entering the name in Create Electrical Component form. Solution: This has been corrected. Piping - Clicking on Cancel button deletes the Non-standard branch. Solution: the system will ask for confirmation before deleting the branch. Piping - Aborted Warning Message is displayed on Selecting the Main Branch as the Stub in Branch from the 3D View window. Solution: the message now warns the user that there are no intersections between the branches. Piping – ‘Head’option fails to get displayed in the Non -Standard Branch Connections window when the Tail of the Branch is first connected. Solution: This has been corrected. MEI Overwriting existing EQUI elements when importing .stp files. Solution: Import now works consistently, and correctly confirms overwriting. Piping - Incorrect Insert Depth graphical feedback in 3D view for Non-standard branch connection. Solution: This has been corrected. Piping - Warning displayed on creating new non-standard branch using position control toolbar options. Solution: This has been improved to handle more (EDG) picking options. HVAC - Bore vectors are not being considered when drawing implied ducting. Solution: System now handles cases where im plied ducting should be drawn. Piping - Sample mitre bend (L1PL) from /A150 is not included in the PSPOOL. Piping - Warning Required When Insert Depth is Likely to be Erroneous. Solution: a warning is now given. Piping - Application crashes to a fatal error if the user tries to route the pipe for which head is connected to the nozzle of copied equipment. Solution: this case is now handled correctly. Isodraft - NSBC Comment should point at branch start not ghost line. Piping - 2D Pipe Sketching does not work in Create branch function with no graphic selection. Structures - Title: Weight Information for BPANELs is not always correct. Symptoms: Making holes in Bent Plates with BPOPEN will give incorrect result of Nweight. Known workaround: The use of BPFITT will give correct result. Solution: Correction done so that both BPOPEN and BPFITT will give correct result of Nweight. Piping - Incorrect warning msg displayed if the Non-standard branch is not going to connect the main branch. Solution: correct error message is now shown when branches do not intersect. Piping - (Utilities >Production Checks) An error message is displayed when trying to generate PSPOOLS for pipe which is already claimed by another User. Piping - Coupling created at wrong position for Non-standard branch connection. Solution: now navigates to the correct place before building the coupling. Structures - An Error Message is displayed on Clicking on Properties button in the Create Hole Fittings form. Solution: This has been corrected. Piping - Error msg displayed on selecting Boss Connection type in NSBC form if a pipe is not from SP/DR07C spec. Solution: This has been corrected.

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Issue Number

I-57714

97561

I-57722

97591

I-57773

97678

I-57681

97699

I-57788

97736

I-57822

97804 97821 97827

98353

98521

I-58044

98557

I-58127

98792

I-58134

98804 98984

I-58226

99143 99431

I-58556, I-58854

100625, 101643

I-58587

100836

I-58604

101080, 101248

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Design - Outfitting Zone attribute BendMacReference Set Error. Solution: Wider range of elements can now be referenced by BendMacRef. Also allows PSPEC, TSPEC and ISPEC to point to a SPEC element. Splash screen is no longer displayed. Solution: Splash screen now appears on entry to any module. Equipment - MEI Import, Issue in importing as a Volume. Solution: There is now an option to import into new volume model rather than overwriting an existing VOLM. In this case, a new VOLM is created and named ".stp file-name + -MEI-IMPORT + INDEX", where Index is from 1 to 1000 Global Hub - Global Daemon crashes when started with a valid 8-character Project ID. Solution: Global Daemon now accepts an 8-character ID. An overlong Project ID is truncated, as on the command-line only 8-character IDs are acceptable. Isodraft - NSBC Isodraft Branch connection and notes hard to read; Comment should point at branch start not ghost line. Solution: Better positioned comments about non-standard branch connections. Draft - License Check for AVEVA NET Export checkbox in Plot form. Isodraft - Extra weld is created on TEE for a Non-standard branch connection. Solution: This has been corrected. Isodraft - Weld symbol missing at leave bore of reducer with Non-standard branch connection. Solution: The P3 Weld for a Reducer without a TEE has been removed. Spooler - Error message stating "(2,751) Variable!!SNEW does not exist" is displayed when trying to Update/number spool drawing using manual data selection. Solution: This has been corrected. Admin (Including Lexicon & Propcon) - Problems modifying an Offline location using Modify Location form. Solution: Check button is now active for Online locations after modifying an Offline location and other minor corrections. Piping - Validation not working with atta. Solution: This has been corrected. General - Collection part of the Add to List form does not behave correctly. Solution: This has been corrected for the case of an empty list. General - Missing 'Navigate to... 'option from search results form. Solution: This has been corrected. Piping - An error 'Undefined name /General-Tappings' is displayed when creating new NSBC on a Tube element. Solution: Added a warning message to reflect the lack of spec components. General - Copy / paste using keyboard. Solution: Duplicated ‘copy’ has been corrected. Production Checks creates PPIECEs when the start and end elements overlap. Solution: This has been corrected by a new function to check geometry. Admin (Including Lexicon & Propcon) - Variant Working Extract - symbology omits the 'V'. Solution: These are now displayed as 'WV' rather than 'W’. Admin (Including Lexicon & Propcon) - DICE Patch does not seem to be working correctly on DICT DB. Solution: Correction for elements TABA, TABB and SDET to stop incorrect messages. Structures - Command MARK causes PDMS fatal error. Solution: MARK now works correctly if STEXT is UNSET. Piping - When the main branch head bore is smaller than that of subsequent components the list of branch bores is restricted. Solution: The list now includes sizes up to the largest diameter in the branch.

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Issue Number

I-58706

101311

I-58710

101317

I-58708

101319

I-58860

101675

I-59003

102179

I-59271

102922

I-56480 I-58411

102435 103599 103710 104004

104042 104204 104233 I-59697

104409

I-48690 I-60232

105062 106155

d52285 8-Aug-2014

Description Cats & Specs - Fixing purpose of STFX is not available when creating a new Table Group. Solution: This has been corrected – see 101319. Cats & Specs - Misalignment between the Purpose and SPType attributes of a selection table and the provided maintenance. Solution: This has been corrected – see 101319. Cats & Specs - Unable to set or modify the SPType for a Fixing selection Table Group. Solution: STFX is now an option on Create for Purpose, and on Fixing for Discipline. Purpose is always set when a Table Group is created and SPType set to STFX when creating a Fixing Selection Table Group. Draft - Graphics out of Date Change. Solution: Update Design will no longer abort scan of design graphics so that the whole drawing will be exported, even though the exported drawing will be imperf ect. The user will see an error message to advise them. Piping - Splmtocomp object, "element does not have attribute PPBO". Solution: This has been corrected. Piping - Tee place not working anymore. Solution: This has been corrected. Piping - The dimension and the ATTA element on the view. Concrete Building - Creation of STWALL with Nuclear Concrete Design generates error message. Piping - Detailed plot files required for non-standard-branch-connection isometrics. Solution: Detail plotfiles are automatically generated when PIPCAs are detected. Isodraft - PDMS goes to non-response mode while generating isometric for a pipe with NSBC. Solution: NSBC Detail Plots are added only if Display Detail Plots option is set. Piping - Error message displayed while generating Isometrics with detail plot if the pipca's connecting branch is deleted. Piping - An error message is displayed while generating the Isometrics for pipe with pipca when ADMIN/PADD DB is not added to MDB. Piping - Error displayed while generating isometric in isodraft for pipe with pipca connection due to draft module definition issue in Marine. Isodraft - Error when Creating SPLDRG Isometrics. Solution: Detail Plots are not currently generated for Spool Drawings. Concrete Building - Variable !AOWNER does not exist. Clash Manager - Simple Piping Approval Rule Failure.

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Product Release Letter PRODUCT QUAL ITY STATEMENT

The development, maintenance and testing of AVEVA Solutions’ software products is carried out in accordance with the company’s KEYSTONE lifecycle processes and this document includes a summary of the testing carried out on this release and a list of significant defects known to exist at the time of release. Developmen t Testing

Developers have carried out unit testing of each enhancement and/or fix in the development environment to verify that any new functionalities have been correctly implemented and identified defects have been corrected. Regression tests have been run in the development environment to verify that enhancements and/or fixes have not adversely affected the integrity of the product. S y s t e m T es t i n g

Independent system testing has been carried out on the product, as released, to verify that it installs correctly in all supported configurations and that product functionality operates as intended, subject to any known exceptions listed below.

Acc eptance Testing

This document has been prepared before Acceptance Testing. This product release will be subjected to an acceptance test by Training and Product Support Team (TPS) Any exceptions found during Acceptance Testing or after release will be reported in the Product Release Latest Update Note on AVEVA's support web site http://downloads.aveva.com/52285/w52285.pdf . E x c e p t i o n s – S i g n i f i c an t D e fe c t s A n d R ec o m m e n d e d W o r k a r o u n d s

AVEVA intends to fix the defects listed below in a fix release or service pack as soon as reasonably possible. Incident number

Defect number #104589

Description

Title: Reconfiguring a System database loses its Upgrade number

Symptoms: After Reconfiguration, Q UPGRADE STATUS {SYSTEM|GLOBAL} reports that an Upgrade is required, even though the system database had pr eviously been upgraded. Note that the database will not actually have been 'down-graded' by the Reconfiguration, it is just the Upgrade number which has been lost.

d52285 8-Aug-2014

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Recommended Workaround

Known workaround: Note that after Reconfiguration the System database will have lost its upgrade status . This can be reapplied using DBUPgrade {SYSTEM|GLOBAL} TO LATEST

Solution: Fixed in 12.1.SP5 and Admin 2.1 – the upgrade number is re-applied.

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