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Archiv SFC Releases

Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter Release 2019.3 - August 2019


The new Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter version 2019.3 is released and now available. Please look below for the enhancements and changes of the different modules.

The release is available for all customers with maintenance agreement and access to our Customer Information Center (CIC) for download (please create a release activity).

Customers who do not have access to our CIC platform and want to download the software over CIC have to require access over the following link. Please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want the release on a data medium. Direct Siemens PLM Software customers can get the release from the GTAC download area.

This Shop Floor Connect Release 2019.3 supports all Teamcenter UA versions from 9.x up to the actual version Teamcenter 12.x.


Urgent Service notes

  • DNC Connect only supports the actual NX versions who are under maintenance from Siemens.
  • For customers who want to update on the Teamcenter 11.3 version or higher: From TC 11.3 and on, a new license verification will be done upon the creation of manufacturing objects like MEProcess, MEOP, MEWorkArea and their sub-types (including custom types). This check will be done on server side per Teamcenter policy and to ensure license verification. It will use two new feature keys:
    1) mfg_planning_lite for verifying MEProcess, MEOP and their sub-types
    2) mfg_plant_author for verifying MEWorkArea and its sub-types.

    This new license check will be done in addition to other license verification that exists today. If you don't find them in your Teamcenter 11.3 or higher license key please get in contact with Siemens PLM.


Shop Floor Connect / DNC Connect / 3rd Party Integration / API

Enhancements

  • Support for multiple MEActivity types (Teamcenter Additive Manufacturing feature).
  • Redesign of the import dialog. This can now be configured using the configuration file 'ShopFloorConnect\conf\UI_ImportFile_Dialog.conf'.
  • ActiveDNC: The BOM view now supports a tree structure. Components of a BOM element can be loaded and displayed in this way.
  • API: New function SFC_Datamanagement_CreateNewItem_20193.

Bugfixes/Changes

  • Query to find ItemRevision to upload previously ignores 'hidden' query values (for example: Item typ)
  • Fixed an issue in Administration page where modify or delete a workplace containing a + or & character in the workplace id was not possible.
  • ActiveDNC: fixed an issue where files containing a space character in its file name couldn't be displayed.
  • Fixed an issue where the previous uploaded files was erroneously uploaded in a new created item (ShopFloor Programming).
  • On upload now only files or directories will be displayed, depending on the MI configuration 'CompressDirForDNCType'.
  • ActiveDNC: If the selected ItemRevision to upload a file into contains no Activity, a input field is now shown to enter a name of the activity to be created.
  • ActiveDNC: The upload view now no longer remembers the previously selected files.

 

Update Apache Tomcat to 8.5.42.

 

Subject to change without notice!

Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter Release 2019.2 - June 2019

The new Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter version 2019.2 is released and now available. Please look below for the enhancements and changes of the different modules.

The release is available for all customers with maintenance agreement and access to our Customer Information Center (CIC) for download (please create a release activity).

Customers who do not have access to our CIC platform and want to download the software over CIC have to require access over the following link. Please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want the release on a data medium. Direct Siemens PLM Software customers can get the release from the GTAC download area.

This Shop Floor Connect Release 2019.2 supports all Teamcenter UA versions from 9.x up to the actual version Teamcenter 12.x.


Urgent Service notes

  • DNC Connect only supports the actual NX versions who are under maintenance from Siemens.
  • For customers who want to update on the Teamcenter 11.3 version or higher: From TC 11.3 and on, a new license verification will be done upon the creation of manufacturing objects like MEProcess, MEOP, MEWorkArea and their sub-types (including custom types). This check will be done on server side per Teamcenter policy and to ensure license verification. It will use two new feature keys:
    1) mfg_planning_lite for verifying MEProcess, MEOP and their sub-types
    2) mfg_plant_author for verifying MEWorkArea and its sub-types.

    This new license check will be done in addition to other license verification that exists today. If you don't find them in your Teamcenter 11.3 or higher license key please get in contact with Siemens PLM.


Shop Floor Connect / DNC Connect / 3rd Party Integration / API

Enhancements

  • SFC ActiveDNC: Image dataset (saved as IMAN_specification) will be used as preview image if no UGMaster/UG-QuickAccess-Binary is found at requested ItemRevision.
  • SFC ActiveDNC: Initial version of shop floor programming - create a new MENCMachining Revision.
  • SFC ActiveDNC: Shop floor programming - open a MENCMachining Revision and import new files.
  • SFC: Added support for Windows 2019 Server.
  • Change (minimal) required Java version on Linux platform from 7 to 8.
  • API: SFC_DataManagement_CreateDataset_20181 can now create a new activity (MENCProgram folder) and store the new dataset in it.

Bugfixes/Changes

  • SFC WebClient: Import of local files now uses FES instead of FTP for file transfer.
  • SFC ActiveDNC: Show preview image for MENCMachining Revisions.
  • ActiveDNC: Display of BOM elements has been redesigned.

Subject to change without notice!

Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter Release 2019.1 - February 2019

The new Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter version 2019.1 is released and now available. Please look below for the enhancements and changes of the different modules.

The release is available for all customers with maintenance agreement and access to our Customer Information Center (CIC) for download (please create a release activity).

Customers who do not have access to our CIC platform and want to download the software over CIC have to require access over the following link. Please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want the release on a data medium. Direct Siemens PLM Software customers can get the release from the GTAC download area.

This Shop Floor Connect Release 2019.1 supports all Teamcenter UA versions from 9.x up to the actual version Teamcenter 12.x.


Urgent Service notes

  • DNC Connect only supports the actual NX versions who are under maintenance from Siemens.
  • For customers who want to update on the Teamcenter 11.3 version or higher: From TC 11.3 and on, a new license verification will be done upon the creation of manufacturing objects like MEProcess, MEOP, MEWorkArea and their sub-types (including custom types). This check will be done on server side per Teamcenter policy and to ensure license verification. It will use two new feature keys: 1) mfg_planning_lite for verifying MEProcess, MEOP and their sub-types 2) mfg_plant_author for verifying MEWorkArea and its sub-types.

This new license check will be done in addition to other license verification that exists today. If you don't find them in your Teamcenter 11.3 or higher license key please get in contact with Siemens PLM.


Shop Floor Connect /DNC Connect / 3rd Party Integration / API

Enhancements

  • SFC_RequestSFCWorkpackage_20172 loads data using Manufacturing Context if requested item revision is MEOPRevision.
  • Configuration of login credentials for SFCCacheManager moved from SFC-CacheManager.properties into SFCAdmin webapp. Data is stored now in internal ConfigDB.
  • ActiveDNC: The import of local files function is added to the ActiveDNC.
  • ActiveDNC: Use of PLMVisWeb to show JT files. Currently only available if

 

SFC-Server is installed on Windows platform.

Bugfixes/Changes

  • MI Administration: The list of workplaces which can be assigned to a MI contains now only those workplaces not already assigned to an other workplace.
  • If property 'nc_tool_number' of a MENCToolActivity is not set, the value 'UNDEFINED' is set in the generated SFCWorkpackage. With this modification external systems (like SFI) can differ between an unset property (='UNDEFINED'), an empty property (='') or a set value (='value').
  • SFC_Logout_20141 always returned false although the logout was successful. This issue is fixed.
  • ActiveDNC: Added Button to stop a current running transfer.
  • Update bundled Java (Windows platform only) to OpenJDK 8u192.

 

MI-Server

Bugfixes/Changes

  • Fixed an issue where sending a file to a WuT COM Server ends in a "unable to create new native thread" error message when network connection to COM Server is broken.
  • When the service is terminated, the system first checks if Shop Floor Connect can be reached. If not, the logoff is skipped. With this change the service terminates faster if Shop Floor Connect is not reachable.
  • Fixed an issue where "DeleteFileOnMachineAfterImport" in combination with "CompressDirForDNCType" did not delete subfolders inside the selected folder after an upload.
  • Certified with OpenJDK 8u192 32bit on Windows platforms (32/64bit).
  • Update Windows service wrapper from version 1.0.15 to 1.1 (Apache Commons Daemon).

Subject to change without notice!

 

Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter Release 2018.4 - November 2018

 

The new Shop Floor Connect for Teamcenter version 2018.4 is released and now available. Please look below for the enhancements and changes of the different modules.

The release is available for all customers with maintenance agreement and access to our Customer Information Center (CIC) for download (please create a release activity).

Customers who do not have access to our CIC platform and want to download the software over CIC have to require access over the following link. Please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want the release on a data medium. Direct Siemens PLM Software customers can get the release from the GTAC download area.
This Shop Floor Connect Release 2018.4 supports all Teamcenter UA versions from 9.x up to the actual version Teamcenter 12.x.

Urgent Service note

  • DNC Connect only supports the actual NX versions who are under maintenance from Siemens.
  • For customers who want to update on the Teamcenter 11.3 version or higher: From TC 11.3 and on, a new license verification will be done upon the creation of manufacturing objects like MEProcess, MEOP, MEWorkArea and their sub-types (including custom types). This check will be done on server side per Teamcenter policy and to ensure license verification. It will use two new feature keys: 1) mfg_planning_lite for verifying MEProcess, MEOP and their sub-types 2) mfg_plant_author for verifying MEWorkArea and its sub-types.
    This new license check will be done in addition to other license verification that exists today. If you don't find them in your Teamcenter 11.3 or higher license key please get in contact with Siemens PLM.


Shop Floor Connect /DNC Connect / 3rd Party Integration / API

Enhancements

  • WebClient: Additional messages are written to SFC-WebClient.log.txt when a transfer is started.
  • ActiveDNC: It's now possible to skip login page if auto login is configured.
  • ActiveDNC: The configured workflows for an ItemRevision or Dataset can now be started.
  • ActiveDNC: Added edit file functionality using external editors.
  • ActiveDNC: Add blog functionality.
  • ActiveDNC supports now TCSS (Teamcenter SSO/PKI).
  • Added support for Teamcenter 12.x.
  • New API function: SFC_WF_GetWorkflowTemplates_20184
  • New API function: SFC_DataManagement_UpdateDataset_20184
  • New API function: SFC_DataManagement_RefreshElement_20184

Bugfixes/Changes

  • ActiveDNC: New configuration property "SFC.Timeout.DataRead"
  • Fixed an issue in Blog creation where a new created dataset was not found in the same Teamcenter session (refresh).
  • Failover: The search criteria of the configured workplace (Sync.ExportWorkplace) were not evaluated up to now, instead the standard configuration was always used.
  • Fixed an issue where the configured info mail hasn't been sent when SFC switches into failover mode.
  • Additional log messages when importing the standard configuration (DNC-Setup folder).


MI-Server

Enhancements

  • Update Apache Tomcat to version 8.5.34.

Bugfixes/Changes

  • Mazak COMServer ISO transmission: The serial configuration parameter "Wait for Xon" is now correctly evaluated. The previous key "WaitOnXonBeforeSending" in mi_server.ini does not have to be set anymore - but will still be evaluated.
  • Connection via W&T COMServer: When the MI is starting, the start process now interrupts if the connection to the control port (e.g. 9094) is not possible. For the MI to start, the connection to the control and data port must be possible.
  • Fixed an issue regarding the log file "mi_log.txt" which was not written on Linux platforms after the last Apache Tomcat update.


Subject to change without notice!