Release Notes
Created: March 20, 2023 | Updated: January 25, 2024
| Applies to version: 6.0
The following sections list the release notes for publicly released versions of Altium On-Prem Enterprise Server 6.0.
While the Altium On-Prem Enterprise Server installer includes automated backup of your existing installation, it is always a good idea to make a pre-update backup of your data yourself - taking a redundancy copy off to one side as it were. This provides additional safety, should any unforeseen technical difficulties arise (see Backing up and Restoring Your Installation). It is advised to test out a new release of Altium On-Prem Enterprise Server on a different machine, before updating your production instance. Use of Virtual Machines can be invaluable in this respect.
In addition, please ensure that you refresh your Altium On-Prem Enterprise Server licensing. From the Admin – Licenses page of the Workspace browser interface, delete the existing Server/CAL licenses and then add fresh instances back in. This will ensure you have the latest licensing, incorporating any licensing-related feature changes.
Version 6.0.5 - Hot Fix
Build: 28 Date: 25 January 2024
Components & Libraries
| 34903 |
Fixed regression issue where keyword search in the Components panel does not account for multiple parameter values. |
Version 6.0.5
Build: 26 Date: 22 December 2023
PLM
| 33157 |
Published EPM document's number will now adhere to Windchill's auto-numbering and not name. This only affects Windchill PLM integration customers as follows:
- Existing users with existing configuration and existing project - after next publishing, they will not see any changes. The published EPM document's number will still be the name.
- Existing users with existing configuration and new project - after publishing, they will see newly created documents with numbers automatically assigned by Windchill.
If user wants to retain previous method, they can edit configuration's number mapping. |
| 33174 |
Improved loading of PLM WEB UI configuration by skipping the fetching of Windchill classification metadata during initial page loading. |
| 33176 |
Fixed issue where Altium parameters could not be synced to Windchill Unit-of-Measure parameters. |
| 33567 |
Fixed issue where project creation/publish to Teamcenter PLM was getting stuck if the initiator was not part of the Workspace's Administrators role. |
| 33654 |
Implemented support for Aras multi-server environment, for Aras PLM integration. |
| 33871 |
Fixed issue where subsequent project publishing to Windchill for some projects failed. |
Infrastructure & Administration
| 32415 |
Fixed issue where upgrade was unsuccessful due to search index rebuild. |
| 32707 |
Improved item ID generation performance. An advanced settings option (UseServerItemHRIDGenerator) is available in Altium Designer 24.0 and later. When enabled, the connected Enterprise Server's HRID generator will be used when generating a new item ID. Also fixed issue where component release would fail with "Duplicate ID is not allowed" when user had no permissions to access components with existing ID. |
| 32949 |
Fixed issue where a user could perform lifecycle state transitions, even if that user had no permissions to do so for those states in the Lifecycle Definition. |
Version 6.0.4
Build: 17 Date: 29 September 2023
PLM
| 24504 |
Fixed issue where component and BOM relation got created in Teamcenter PLM during project publishing even though ToPLM sync was set to OFF.
User will need to re-download CustomEDACallbacks.jar and altiumLibrary_edadef.xml, and replace them in existing %TCEDAECAD_ROOT% directory on both AES server and AD client, as described in the technical documentation. |
| 28591 |
Fixed issue where PLM configuration could not be saved when the configuration did not contain project entity sections. |
| 30220 |
Enabled configuration of direct vs indirect sourcing relationship for Arena PLM integration. |
| 30324 |
Implemented support for native part choice sync in Teamcenter PLM integration. |
| 30327 |
Improved part request with PLM workflow and project publish to PLM to sync component part choices, in addition to creating components and syncing component parameters. |
| 30986 |
Fixed issue where the part request with PLM task could not be fulfilled in the Tasks dashboard. |
| 31189 |
Fixed issue where some parts were being skipped during a Windchill PLM incremental sync, for specific regional settings. |
| 31215 |
Extended PLM WEB UI configuration support for PLM via Generic Driver (e.g., Duro PLM integration). |
Workflow
| 30322 |
Fixed issue where the project name subfolder would be removed after choosing target folder, during project creation with workflow. |
| 30528 |
Enabled ability for a workflow's title to be set as non-editable, to ensure standardization of workflow names (edit workflow >> in Properties panel, enable/disable "Allow the initiator to change the process title"). |
| 30542 |
Fixed issue where a workflow task could not be re-assigned if the initiator was deleted from the Workspace. |
| 31063 |
Fixed issue where the part request workflow form was not being updated with the latest revision of the component, after that component was modified. |
Infrastructure & Administration
| 30217 |
Fixed issue where item permissions were being reset (to Owner only) after moving item to another folder, instead of adhering to folder permissions. |
| 30219 |
Fixed issue during upgrade due to search reindex errors, caused by mismatch workflow date formats. |
| 30221 |
Fixed issue where project folder sorting by name did not work in the Web UI. |
| 30329 |
Improved upgrade process where configurations done in LocalVault.ini file (e.g., port numbers, domain name, etc) are retained. |
| 30977 |
Migrated to use .NET 6 services. Prior .NET Core 3.1 services will not be removed/uninstalled since it could be used by other applications/software. If required, you can manually uninstall .NET Core 3.1 items via the Windows Control Panel’s Programs and Features. |
| 31159 |
Removed Oracle option for new installs. For existing databases, warning prompt during install and health monitor indicating Altium On-Prem Enterprise Server 6.0.4.x will be the last version which supports Oracle database. |
Version 6.0.3
Build: 3 Date: 16 August 2023
General
| 29630 |
Fixed issue where item permissions were being reset (to Owner only) after moving item to another folder, instead of adhering to folder permissions. |
Version 6.0.2
Build: 15 Date: 6 July 2023
PLM
| 28591 |
Fixed issue where PLM configuration could not be saved when the configuration did not contain project entity sections. |
| 28592 |
Fixed issue where PLM integration with HRID as primarykey did not sync part choice list during component sync. |
| 28599 |
Fixed issue where multiple same entities/types configuration was not supported in the PLM WEB UI configurator. |
| 28600 |
Fixed issue where part choice sync to/from Teamcenter part attributes did not work. |
| 29034 |
Fixed issue where Part Choice ToPlm did not sync when many Altium Component types were mapped to 1 PLM type in the configuration. |
| 29035 |
Fixed issue where Altium components were being updated with the latest template during PLM component sync, even though ToAltium sync was disabled. |
| 29036 |
Improved project publishing to Arena and Agile where BOM items are grouped/packed when custom occurrence attributes are not defined in the PLM configuration. |
| 29038 |
Implemented the ability to specify Organization Name for Windchill PLM integration, in the same way as that already implemented for Aras and Arena. |
| 29039 |
Improved Windchill PLM integration performance by skipping classification metadata calls if they're not present in the configuration. |
| 29040 |
Improved Arena PLM integration performance by significantly reducing the number of REST queries/calls (25 parts per call previously vs 400 parts per call now). |
Web UI
| 28589 |
Fixed issue where STEP file could not be download from the WEB UI for projects containing special characters in their file name. |
| 28590 |
Fixed issue where document navigation did not work in SCH Compare. |
| 29033 |
Fixed issue where adding a new line using the "Enter" key, in the legacy part request form, did not work in the WEB UI. |
Version 6.0.1
Build: 33 Date: 3 April 2023
Major Features
| 8989 |
Added support for multiple PCB documents and panels in the Web Viewer. |
| 9624 |
Introduced improved BOM view in project Web Viewer where column visibility can be toggled, BOM check results are shown, Part Choice information is shown and user can cross-probe to/from other design views. |
| 12693 |
Introduced Draftsman view in Web Viewer, accessible from the Work-in-Progress and Release's Design Snapshot view. |
| 15902 |
Introduced PDF Viewer in project Web Viewer, within Releases view. |
| 17195 |
Introduced reuse snippets and blocks to facilitate saving and reusing sections of design circuitry from one design to another. |
| 18798 |
Introduced Lightweight tasks which can be assigned, prioritized and viewed/filtered on a Kanban-like board. |
| 20750 |
Introduced Bill-Of-Material (BOM), SCH and Gerber compare, where users can compare designs between commits/releases through project history, release page, Project Releaser or Altium Designer's project context menu. |
| 22271 |
Implemented the ability to transfer object ownership for projects, components, folders and others. Workspace administrators can also automatically transfer ownership of all items from a user who will be deleted, to another user. |
| 22280 |
Introduced Tags to name versions of design. |
| 22286 |
Introduced Part Choices change control and operation permission - with "change control" option enabled, part choice changes must be done through component revisioning. Only users with the operation permission can perform that part choice change. |
| 22673 |
Implemented various Web Viewer productivity features.
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| 24080 |
Introduced PLM integration WEB UI configurator to simplify configuration and lower deployment/setup/maintenance effort. (The PLM integration WEB UI is in beta and can be disabled if needed using Admin » Settings » PLM Integration.) |
PLM
| 20206 |
Extend engineering change order (ECO) support to Windchill. Windchill REST 2.3 and onward is required. |
| 20446 |
Extended Windchill ECO support to allow advancement of Windchill change order's state. |
| 24039 |
The PCB/PWB item number is now propagated from Teamcenter back to Altium after project creation/publish to Teamcenter. |
| 25697 |
Improved Teamcenter EDA performance and fixed items raised during Teamcenter EDA integration beta period: default EDA gateway library name set to altiumLibrary and provide more meaningful errors during "test connection" like missing EDA gateway library and JAVA environment variable. |
| 26292 |
Fixed issue where Arena PLM component sync failed to update Part Choices ToPLM for released PLM parts. |
| 26325 |
Components which have lifecycle state changes only will now also be targeted during PLM incremental sync. |
| 26329 |
Implemented the ability to send Altium lifecycle parameter to PLM, during PLM component sync. |
| 26688 |
Fixed PLM sync issues caused by default values of system parameters (Name, Description, Comment) on the component template. |
| 26893 |
Fixed issue where null parameter values returned by Teamcenter were not properly handled. |
Workflow
| 21319 |
Fixed issue where existing local projects could not be converted to managed projects through a project creation workflow. |
| 21346 |
Workflow tasks are now presented on the lightweight tasks dashboard as well. |
| 23568 |
Implemented an automatic reminder for idle/unassigned workflow tasks, where admin can control how many days of inactivity before email reminders are sent out through Admin >> Settings >> Email notifications. |
| 23600 |
Added the ability to send automatic email reminders for idle/unassigned workflow tasks. |
| 23852 |
Fixed issue where non-admin user could not assign a task to himself, or other members, through the browser interface. |
Web UI
| 19801 |
Improved performance in viewing PCB in Web Viewer (zoom/pan/switch views/cross-probe PCB to 3D). |
| 20582 |
Various fixes of projects not displaying in the Web Viewer (25+ issues fixed). |
| 21046 |
Fixed issue where special characters in project/document name were causing a project to not display correctly in the Web Viewer. (BC:18574) |
| 25533 |
Implemented a less aggressive zoom in Web Viewer (60%) to provide better context for user during search, navigation and cross-probe. |
Infrastructure & Administration
| 11209 |
Fixed issue where Deployment Package could not be acquired through NIS. |
| 21355 |
Fixed issue where licenses could not be added via web UI, for server regional settings in which date time format does not include colon (:). |
| 22931 |
Fixed issue where AES server backup failed when Health Monitor tool was open. |
| 26324 |
Fixed issue where LDAP user with "No Authentication" PLS could not login. |
Projects & Releases
| 20217 |
Fixed issue within Project History where commit date/timestamps were incorrectly presented for some OS regional settings on server machine, for external SVN/GIT repositories. |
| 22281 |
Introduced ability to export project history for auditing and backup purposes (through an Outjob or via the main Reports menu). |
| 24664 |
Fixed issue in some Workspaces where Altium Designer's Open Project dialog window did not list projects. |
Components & Libraries
| 20031 |
Fixed issue where legacy part request page would freeze when user session ended/disconnected - user will now be properly redirected to the login page. |
| 22197 |
Fixed issues with custom part sync (non-ODBC method): allow users to delete previously synced instances, ability to differentiate custom parts in part choice section and ability to customize priorities in ActiveBOM's Favorite Suppliers option. |
| 22775 |
Implemented preservation of column visibility settings in Components page for the specific user-browser. |
Design Review
| 18092 |
Implemented ability to comment on BOM in Web Viewer. |
| 18987 |
Introduced ability to trigger project compare from Altium Designer against local, uncommitted changes. |
| 22329 |
Added the ability to filter comments assigned to specific users and fixed issue where non-project task assignment did not generate email notifications. |
| 22465 |
Implemented ability to paste images/screenshots in comments. (BC:19943) |
| 23672 |
Fixed issue where a project comment/task was not shown in the Web Viewer (project/task-specific issue). |
| 24319 |
Exact layer view (active, visible and top/bottom) is now preserved with the comments placed, to provide meaningful context. |
