DBTools Release Notes

Build: 20080722

Resloved ID Status Description
20080717 675 Completed Validate the SolidWorks menu exists and functions
20080717 674 Completed Validate SolidWorks Addin
20080717 673 Completed Categories
20080717 672 Completed Hide Format From the User Selection
20080717 671 Completed Rename - Automatice Rename Configuration Only
20080717 670 Completed Rename - Automatic Rename File and Configuration
20080717 669 Completed Rename - Automatic Rename File Only
20080717 668 Completed Rename - Prompt the User
20080717 667 Completed Give each configuration The Same ID (UD-Congfig Name) Suffix
20080717 666 Completed Give each configuration The Same ID (UD-Congfig Name) Prefix
20080717 665 Completed Give each configuration a Unique ID
20080717 664 Completed Add Suffix to the Second drawing
20080717 663 Completed Add Suffix to the First drawing
20080717 662 Completed Validate the Suffix Separator
20080717 661 Completed Check the Drawing Number Follows component option
20080717 660 Completed Prompt User for format for drawings
20080717 659 Completed Check the Use Generic File Name option
20080717 658 Completed Check the Allow Number Change and set to Description Only
20080717 657 Completed Check the Allow Number Change and set to Number Only
20080717 656 Completed Check the Allow Number Change and set to BOTH
20080717 655 Completed Check the Use Category option and run test
20080717 654 Completed Edit and Validate the Folder Path
20080717 653 Completed Edit Prompt User for Path option
20080717 652 Completed Edit Use Category Maker Folder Path option
20080717 651 Completed Validate all tables exist in the database
20080717 650 Completed Edit Match AutoNumber option
20080717 649 Completed DBTools as Client
20080717 648 Completed DBTools as Server
20080717 647 Completed DBTools as Individual
20080506 962 Fixed Numeric values display as dates in the BOM table.
20080428 980 Completed Add a script to number an existing assembly.
20080421 919 Completed Add support for Windows 64bit operating systems.
20080408 961 Fixed Count property is not availabe from COM.
20080331 960 Fixed Ownsership is null on new ECO's
20080326 959 Fixed Remove Requery per MechWorks recommendation.
20080319 958 Fixed Variant note script that fail cause DBWorks to leave the drawing sheet in edit mode.
20080319 869 Fixed The DBTools installation causes the DBWorks installation to stop running.
20080314 957 Completed Update the EC application to use the .NET zip feature avoiding the DBWorks zip application.
20080311 956 Fixed Past revisions are updated when creating a new revision using the MoveRevisionTo api.
20080228 939 Fixed The AutoNumber fails to open when it contains exactly one format.
20080228 938 Completed The DataEntr.lst does not output parameters when the value is empty.
20080226 935 Fixed Closing the DBTools leaves DBWAlone running and crashes.
20080226 934 Completed Add an API call to check if a document is referenced by other opened documents.
20080226 933 Fixed Renaming a component with multiple drawings fails to provide the correct drawing suffix.
20080225 936 Deferred The installation copies the addins to the DBInventor and DBWAlone, but they are not supported.
20080220 932 Fixed Renaming the "As Machined" configuration does not update the "As Welded" when both are managed.
20080219 931 Completed Add support for vbscript to access the SolidWorks Document Manager from the DBTools.
20080219 930 Fixed Renaming the "As Machined" configuration record fails to update the "As Machined" configuration.
20080219 927 Fixed The last format selection is not automatically selected during the next save operation.
20080218 929 Fixed As Welded configurations are given a new number when the DBWorks option "Save only 1st level configurations" is enabled.
20080215 928 Fixed Dataentr_generic.lst fails to create a directory and save files.
20080215 924 Completed Add the parameter AutoNumberIndex to the DataEntr_Custom.lst
20080215 923 Completed Add support for line numbers in the trace log file.
20080215 922 Completed Add support to the AutoNumber to multi-level "rolling" folder numbers.
20080206 921 Fixed Balloon number do not update to match the related item in SolidWorks 2008.
20080114 871 Completed Add support to the TreeToFileSystemComparison report to check all documents.
20080111 870 Fixed Using the MoveRevisionTo API causes the original and new revision created by to update.
20080110 868 Fixed Deleting an item from the report tree causes an error.
20080110 867 Fixed NvarChar(MAX) fails when creating a table in SQL 2000
20070706 716 Completed Add support to capture a revision for a child document.
20070706 714 Fixed ECO ApproveTo does not update the Parent/Child reference revision field.
20070706 698 Fixed When a drawing is selected for approval an error occurs.
20070706 552 Fixed Save As of a registered SolidWorks component causes the original component's active config to be renamed to the save as id.
20070706 342 Cut DBNotification - allow the user to see all messages via forward and back buttons.
20070705 755 Fixed Copied From fields are empty after ADW.
20070705 727 Obsolete Show generic table build progress to user.
20070705 726 Completed Update the generic table options to speed insert and rebuild operations.
20070705 722 Completed Add support for DBWorks Addin
20070705 718 Obsolete Allow the user to format any date field.
20070705 644 Completed Add a dialog if the AutoNumber does not have any formats.
20070705 641 Completed Add support for approving all children of an ECO when the ECO is approved.
20070705 638 Deferred A document revision is not assigned to the ECO on approval.
20070705 550 Completed Add support for a category description separator character.
20070705 524 Completed Add an EC Archive binder and move any complete items here when complete.
20070705 389 Completed DBRevTable - if the query rows are empty then run a select * statement
20070705 376 Completed Workflow - add the SQL Reports to the DBWorks tab area
20070705 375 Completed Workflow - add a DBWorks option to support Engineering Change visibility
20070705 330 Completed Workflow - Allow the user to view messages in a report from the DBTools.
20070705 329 Completed Workflow - Add a user option to "hold" popup messages until they are closed by the user.
20070705 327 Completed Workflow - Complete the "popup" notification application.
20070705 26 Completed Add menu to Stand-Alone, AutoCAD, Word, Excel, ect...
20070705 242 Completed Added support to the DBWorkItems for a sorted ECO list.
20070705 142 Fixed DBTools tables do not always default to dbo
20070705 133 Completed Add a set of tools to Defer check-in/approval.
20070702 744 Fixed The description is missing from the EC list dialog.
20070702 735 Deferred SolidWorks is opened each time the notification checks for messages
20070702 696 Deferred When the AutoNumber is set to File Count In Folder and the Folder Format is 1 a crash occurs.
20070702 680 Deferred The ApproveTo function does not correctly handle configuration tree and image files.
20070622 645 Fixed A newly added format is not selected and instead selects the first format in the list.
20070621 743 Fixed The AutoNumber DBWCust ODBC check occurs when categories are not used.
20070621 539 Fixed Newly added AutoNumber format is not selectable.
20070620 742 Fixed AutoNumber was not reading the category wizard settings.
20070619 741 Fixed General table can not be inserted into a SolidWorks drawing template.
20070619 737 Fixed Renaming a component with a parent in the new state is not allowed.
20070619 733 Fixed General table dates do not follow the DBWorks date format.
20070619 357 Fixed RevTable - update the date values to be formatted to match the option Drawings > Data format for variant note
20070605 738 Fixed Revision Move_To function fails to refresh database and update approval_date
20070524 725 Completed Add support to "retarget" a drawing during the save as process.
20070522 736 Fixed The DataEntr.lst does not clear the dbwscrpt.out file before exiting.
20070521 734 Fixed OnAddDocument.lst never increments CallCount on second call
20070509 729 Fixed When an EC is approved the date and user are not stored.
20070220 634 Completed Add support to approve a revision to the next value (example A.3 to B).
20070220 633 Completed Add another EC state option called Closed which obsoletes the EC.
20070220 631 Fixed Rejecting an EC locks the item in a rejected state.
20070214 547 Deferred Deleting a format causes Add Format to fail until the application is closed.
20070214 538 Fixed Adding/removing a binder causes an exception.
20070213 642 Fixed DataEntr.lst is not correctly writing all parameters before the second DataEntr_Custom.lst call.
20070201 551 Fixed Refreshing a drawing with a revision table causes an error.
20070201 549 Fixed BOM insert and refresh is slow due to several trips to the database.
20070201 528 Completed Add support for a global set of objects to be referenced across memory locations
20070130 548 Completed Add an option to hide a number format from the user for API use only.
20070126 546 Fixed Dataentr_Custom.lst is not passed the correct parameters during the post-event.
20070126 542 Fixed The DBTools application is not correctly registered on installation.
20070126 537 Fixed The AutoNumber right-click menu is not displayed correctly when running from the DBTools UI.
20070122 540 Fixed DBTools.exe crashes when a connection to the database fails, reconnecting resolves the issue.
20070117 534 Fixed The AutoNumber format list does not retain the selected value and does not open from the SolidWorks menu.
20070116 420 Fixed DBBOM - The balloons are not displayed correctly in SolidWorks 2006 SP 5.0 and greater.
20070115 533 Fixed Saving a second drawing for a multiple configuration model with id's like 1234 (config) causes the second drawing to replace the first.
20070115 532 Fixed DBTools addin dialog is not displaying any of the addin applications.
20070112 531 Fixed Using the up/down key to navigate the AutoNumber options UI fails to update the options display.
20070112 530 Fixed The AutoNumber Options UI is slow to update due to a performance issue with the sample full path.
20070111 529 Completed Update the DBTools to create/manage all addin applications.
20070110 522 Deferred An ERN should not be possible until the document has been moved to the first major as a non-approved.
20070110 374 Completed Workflow - Add archive support
20070109 525 Fixed When a document is added to an EC from the OnNewRev.lst the revision shows the last not the current.
20061227 515 Completed Add a set of Binders to better manage many formats.
20061226 514 Fixed Selecting Refresh for a Balloon only linked BOM fails.
20061226 513 Fixed Deleting an inserted BOM causes the refresh to fail.
20061221 332 Completed Workflow - Update the AutoNumber to handle EC numbering.
20061220 449 Fixed DBTools - scripting options are always set regardless of the selected addins.
20061215 448 Fixed DBAutoNumber - when rename configuration only is selected the Description is not updated.
20061215 447 Fixed DBAutoNumber - Weldment configurations are not managed or named correctly.
20061214 446 Fixed DBAutoNumber - OnAddDocument_Custom.lst does not function like the DataEntr_Custom.lst
20061129 437 Fixed DBAutoNumber - Changes made to the options are not saved.
20061127 435 Fixed DBTools - The Options menu item was not enabled.
20061124 434 Fixed DBTools - Numeric values like 1.00 are converted to 1 when displayed in tables.
20061121 433 Completed DBAutoNumber - Add an option to always use a selected format to reduce the appearance of the format list.
20061116 426 Fixed AutoNumber - When a non-managed SolidWorks configuration is renamed to managed the config and record name become mis-aligned.
20061115 428 Fixed DBBOM - When .Default is present in the Make_Buy.lst the dialog will not open.
20061115 427 Fixed RevTable - The DBWorks field list is adding the same field multiple times after each open of the template editor.
20061115 425 Fixed DBBOM - the application stops when a dangling balloon exists leaving the property manager open.
20061113 423 Completed DBAutoNumer - update the DataEntr.lst to call the DataEntr_Custom.lst before and after.
20061113 419 Completed DBRevTable - Add a set of sample templates to the installation.
20061113 377 Completed AutoNumber - update the connections to be driven by a config file.
20061113 23 Completed Add Administrator option to export/import AutoNumber data to/from xml file
20061110 408 Completed RevTable - add support for revision balloons.
20061109 422 Fixed DBBOM - inserting a BOM fails when database authentication is not set to NT.
20061109 421 Fixed DBBOM - Parts not in the BOM, but do have a parent, display ? for the balloon.
20061108 418 Fixed DBTools - The BOM and RevTable incorrectly adjust columns smaller then expected causing text to wrap.
20061108 299 Fixed DBTools causes a memory leak when the menu and toolbar images are used.
20061103 416 Fixed DBTools - The DBWarm options were not always applied to the SolidWorks menu.
20061103 344 Completed SolidWorks 2007 - Test the DBTools against the latest release of SolidWorks.
20061101 400 Fixed AutoNumber - The AutoNumber is slow when a large number of document exist in the Document table.
20061101 343 Fixed DBTools - The Client installation fails when the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration is not present.
20061031 399 Fixed AutoNumber - The option to Allow Number Change is disabled when Match AutoNumber is selected.
20061031 396 Fixed DBRevTable - When no records are found during the insert a blank table with headers should be added.
20061031 394 Fixed AutoNumber - the xml export options fails if the folder XML does not exist.
20061031 386 Fixed DBBOM and RevTable - Add an option to not have the table anchored when inserted.
20061031 287 Fixed DataEntr_Generic.lst does not default to the project to save to the same as the OnAddDocument.lst or DataEntr.lst
20061030 398 Fixed AutoNumber - The project was not set correctly in the Category Wizard when saving from Excel.
20061030 397 Fixed DBBOM - when Document.UM was used instead of UM the field was not populated.
20061019 393 Fixed AutoNumber - The dataentr.lst is called twice when using the ADRW.
20061019 392 Completed AutoNumber - Add OnAddDocument_Custom.lst call after the OnAddDocument.lst is complete.
20061018 390 Fixed DBRevTable - Error finding Document Unique ID message appears when the option to use model is not checked.
20061018 347 Fixed The DBBOM and DBRevision table Option menus are only accessable when a drawing is opened.
20061018 346 Fixed The DBBOM and DBRevTable Insert menu option is disabled when the table is deleted but the variant note stil exists.
20060905 345 Fixed DBBOM - Update the BOM to rebuild faster.
20060831 100 Deferred Log file is missing an unindent statement that causes the lines to extend further to the right then expected.
20060824 83 Completed On installation allow the user to select which items get installed.
20060824 339 Fixed AutoNumber - Validate the DBWCust ODBC is properly connected otherwise the scripting will fail during a save.
20060824 326 Fixed AutoNumber - Renaming a part with a linked drawing doesn't work
20060824 323 Fixed AutoNumber sequential configuration number adds () to config name.
20060824 319 Fixed The AutoNumber configuration save always places () around the config name.
20060824 291 Deferred The AutoNumber is causing some issue when saving documents.
20060824 247 Completed Allow generic items to keep the same file name on drag and drop when using AutoNumber.
20060823 337 Fixed DBTools - When the DBTools addin for SolidWorks is enabled the DBWorks options file is locked.
20060823 325 Fixed The AutoNumber format dialog is not updating the preview correctly.
20060823 318 Fixed The DBBOM is placing/reading the options in the local installation folder which should be the network.
20060823 317 Fixed The DBBOM is not reading and applying the options to balloons correctly.
20060823 280 Fixed The DBWorks Tools menu is not removed when the addin is disabled.
20060823 277 Fixed DBTools > BOM > Refresh... is available to the user when a bom does not exist in the drawing.
20060823 276 Fixed DBTools > BOM > Insert... is available to the user when a bom already exists in the drawing.
20060818 264 Completed Add support for AutoCAD documents.
20060809 313 Fixed The DBTools commands are all disabled when DBWarm is not enabled.
20060809 312 Completed Update the AutoNumber to support the current name of generic during drag/drop.
20060808 310 Fixed The OnAddDocument.lst is incorrectly checking for a file and failing to add an new document.
20060630 279 Fixed The DBWorks Tools addin has a memory leak that cause SolidWorks to consume 500k per second until the max is reached.
20060629 275 Fixed The OnBOMItem.lst is getting called after the column resize leaving the column much wider then the text.
20060627 271 Completed Update DataEntr_Generic.lst to support Word and Excel.
20060626 269 Fixed The DBBOM sizes columns larger then required for the text to fit.
20060620 262 Completed Add support for DBWarm options.
20060619 261 Completed If the DBTools are installed into the DBWorks_Server folder (\DBWorks_Server\DBTools) don't prompt the client for an installation path.
20060619 260 Completed Add support for a Server installation from a Client onto a mapped drive.
20060616 258 Fixed Some installations have errors when using the DBBOM due to a missing ADODB.dll
20060615 67 Completed Add support for network installation like SolidWorks
20060615 24 Completed Add error/trace output to text log
20060614 248 Completed Add support for a client to run the DBTools over a mapped drive.
20060609 250 Fixed All of the DBBOM menu commands fail to function.
20060609 245 Completed Add an option to AutoNumber to define whether the user can change the ID and/or Description when prompt user is enabled.
20060608 244 Fixed The AutoNumber prompts the user to select categories before selecting a format when there are not any linked categories.
20060605 96 Deferred The Help button on the AutoNumber options does not open the help file when clicked.
20060605 36 Completed When a new format is added to AutoNumber, copy the selected format.
20060605 33 Deferred AutoNumber causes error when a metacategory is missing from the DBWCust database.
20060605 32 Deferred SolidWorks API swBOMTable.SetHeader causes SolidWorks crash.
20060605 25 Completed Add .NET 2.0 framework to setup.msi
20060605 22 Deferred ADW calls AutoNumber in Inventor during duplication when Suffix is used
20060605 205 Deferred DBTools installation causes an error when Client is selected.
20060605 196 Completed When a metacategory does not exists prompt the user to add one.
20060603 233 Deferred This is a test bug to verify the Automated notification.
20060603 231 Fixed The AutoNumber is failing to add tables to a new installation.
20060602 86 Completed When loggin is enabled added an icon to the application header to notify the user.
20060602 85 Completed Add button to open log on the About form.
20060602 84 Completed Combine all options into a single user form.
20060602 228 Completed Add a script to the DBBOM (OnBOMItem.lst) that is fired for each item in the BOM.
20060602 217 Completed Test renaming a configuration record in DBWorks.
20060602 134 Completed Add an AutoNumber option to "Allow user to change Number"
20060531 221 Fixed AutoNumber renaming is not working when managing configurations.
20060525 216 Completed Change the ChangeNumber dialog to support DBWorks user interface localization.
20060524 215 Completed Change the ChangeNumber header to display the selected format description.
20060524 198 Fixed The DBTools is not updating the DBWapp.par on installations.
20060522 208 Fixed The DBTools > AutoNumber menu was opening the BOM options.
20060522 207 Fixed The OnAddDocument.lst is not creating a new folder.
20060522 206 Fixed The OnAddDocument.lst was referencing the current project, not the drop project on a drag/drop.
20060522 197 Fixed Generic drag/drop causes error with only one AutoNumber format.
20060522 194 Deferred The UM field in this BOM causes the BOM to stop writing leaving the table incomplete.
20060522 176 Fixed Update the AutoNumber to support a file DSN and an encrypted DBWCONN.par
20060518 204 Fixed The user is not required to enter a description in the Change Number dialog.
20060518 203 Fixed Selecting Cancel on the Change Number dialog of AutoNumber causes a second save dialog to open incorrectly.
20060516 202 Deferred With the AutoNumber options set to give a component configuration a unique id the DBWorks record was not updated giving the record a different config value.
20060516 201 Deferred The Allow Number Change option is not functioning for generic drag/drop.
20060516 200 Deferred The autonumber options do not allow a user to manually enter the file path.
20060516 199 Deferred When saving a SolidWorks component the configuration name is not updated to match the autonumber.
20060515 27 Deferred AutoNumber only supports writing when in UI mode, this makes the application read-only.
20060515 190 Deferred The DBTools desktop short-cut is not getting added on installation.
20060515 143 Deferred The SolidWorks custom manager still reads DBWBOM instead of BOM.
20060512 87 Deferred OnAddDocument.lst fails when using the drag/drop
20060512 195 Fixed OnAddDocument.lst is moving registered documents.
20060512 193 Deferred The OnNewNumber.lst is not functioning correctly.
20060512 192 Deferred Users are getting prompted for a format when saving a drawing when the option Prompt User For Format is disabled.
20060512 191 Fixed AutoNumber format select causes a crash when ever a text value is entered in the AutoNumber Format field.
20060512 135 Deferred AutoNumber use categories option would remain checked incorrectly.
20060512 129 Fixed The autonumber leaves unused linked categories in the database.
20060512 126 Deferred DBTools installation is failing to complete AutoNumber and par updates.
20060509 182 Fixed The right-click menu was disable in the AutoNumber categories area.
20060509 181 Fixed The DataEntr.lst was not selecting the correct format when linked categories were used.
20060505 175 Fixed A format was not selected when the AutoNumber options dialog opened.
20060505 174 Fixed Unchecking a Linked Category caused the AutoNumber options to crash.
20060404 140 Completed Create a set of SQL reports related to DBWorks
20060330 127 Fixed Selecting Cancel on the autonumber format dialog does not cancel the save.
20060329 82 Fixed When using the DataEntr.lst to save a drawing that does not have an inserted view the script failes.
20060329 128 Fixed Saving a drawing with a component incorrectly causes a dialog to notify the user that a component was not inserted
20060328 88 Completed Add a configuration tab to the AutoNumber options.
20060328 124 Fixed Linked categories are not saved when using right-click > select all children
20060328 123 Fixed AutoNumber is not returning true when linked categories are present.
20060328 122 Fixed User can select linked categories when the option to use categories has been disabled.
20060328 121 Fixed DataEntr.lst is not getting copied to DBWorks LST folder on installation.
20060327 119 Fixed AutoNumber drawing options are not set correctly per format.
20060327 118 Fixed AutoNumber drawing check options do not enable/disable sub-features correctly.
20060327 117 Fixed AutoNumber options failed to open and set properly
20060320 103 Fixed BOM Table does not refresh after insert.
20060315 102 Completed AutoNumber options are slow. Try using data binding to the data layer for better performance.
20060314 101 Fixed AutoNumber crashes when the Auto Number Format field is modified.
20060313 99 Fixed AutoNumber fails during new number or sample number requests.
20060313 94 Fixed AutoNumber, linked categories area, right-click menus are not displayed.
20060313 66 Fixed Drawing of Part-to-part relationship causes the DBWBOM to fail if structure is not refreshed.
20060313 65 Fixed Balloons on an inserted part (part-to-part drawing) reference the parent part, should reference the underlying part.
20060313 47 Fixed Part-to-Part relationships cause the DBWBOM and/or balloons to fail.
20060313 38 Fixed AutoNumber does not call the OnNewNumber.lst when requesting a new number.
20060312 98 Fixed AutoNumber linked categoies were not properly selected when the form is first displayed.
20060312 97 Fixed The About box is still displaying DBWorks tools, change this to DBTools.
20060312 95 Fixed AutoNumber options, category expand and collapse buttons do not have an image.
20060312 93 Fixed AutoNumber options, Linked Categories when selecting or unselecting a category the parent/children ar not updating.
20060310 92 Fixed Installation causes the Par file to be deleted.
20060310 91 Fixed DBWorks 2006 beta 20060309 caused multiple calls to the same BOM to fail after the first.
20060310 90 Fixed Inserting a BOM more then once in a drawing fails.
20060310 37 Fixed On installation copy the BOM anchor images to the proper DBWorks/DBInventor folder.
20060310 19 Fixed BOM does not support bom's/balloons on multiple sheets.
20060309 89 Fixed The BOM template dialog was not displaying when selected from SolidWorks.
20060309 35 Fixed Deleting an AutoNumber format cause additional changes to fail on save.
20060309 20 Fixed When components are light-weight the BOM application sometimes stops updating.
20060309 18 Fixed Light-weight components with balloons turn to ? until resolved in the BOM.
20060309 16 Fixed BOM fails when a single-quote exists in folder or file name
20060303 39 Completed Test associated workitem on checkin