Here, you can find all the latest news, bug fixes and changes relating to SimAssist that directly affect you, the user.
New in Version 10.0
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•The sample project and the associated database have been updated.
•[Database definition] Revision of the GUI
•[Database definition] PostgreSQL interface added
•[Database definition] Revision of Excel interface
oOption to specify which tables from the database should be imported
oImport of CSV data including CSV-specific settings
New in Version 9.1.1
(Bug fixes)
•Fixed a bug that prevented the import of tables from Plant Simulation XML files with empty columns
New in Version 9.1
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•Transfer filter settings to multiple plug-ins
•Create SQL queries via Drag&Drop
•Adjustable font size in editor for SQL queries
•New interface for Plant Simulation tables in XML format in the database definition plug-in
•Jump from an entry in the PowerPoint plug-in directly to the respective plug-in
•Progress display when updating the project or selected plug-ins
•Further use of results data from ABC analysis via data provider interface
•Use SimChart Boxplot results data via data provider interface
•SimChart Boxplot quantiles can be set
New in Version 9.0
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•[Framework] Calculate plug-ins as required
•[SQL expressions] Check multiple queries simultaneously using multiple selection
•[Framework] Integrate code signing in SimAssist setup
•[SimChart] New diagram type “Boxplot”
•[SimChart] “Transfer settings” function enhancements
oLabeling and text patterns for all data series
oLegend settings
•[SimChart] Extend dialog for y-line
•[Python expressions] Server-based Python script processing
•[Framework] Open help file at specific location (plug-in specific)
•[Framework] Remove pivot plug-in
•[Framework] Remove 32 bit version
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•[SimVis] Transparency and gray scale setting is not maintained
•[SimVis] Category selection does not work as expected
•[Framework] Ribbon does not update when plugin is removed
New in Version 8.1
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•Read diagram settings and apply to multiple plug-ins simultaneously
•New plug-in for exporting to Excel
•Toolbar for quick access is now saved with the project settings
•Add constant line to diagram via button in the menu bar
•Loaded number of lines is now permanently displayed in the status bar
•Announcements
oFrom SimAssist version 9.0, the two plug-ins "Pivot" and "SimView" will no longer be supplied.
oFurthermore, from this version onwards, only the 64bit version of SimAssist will be available. The 32bit version will no longer be supported.
New in Version 8.0
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•Cross-database SQL queries (use multiple data sources per statement)
•Use self-created SQL queries as data source for SQL Statements plug-in
•New SimTarget plug-in in the 2manage module
•Open Explorer automatically at the location of the set path to the data source
•Requirements for passwords extended
•New and revised scripts available in the basic Python statements plug-in
New in Version 7.1
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•[SimVis] Parametrization options à la Python
•[Framework] Replace Gecko Webview with newer variant
•Display plugin name on load
•WYSIWYG export of tables incl. filter/sort/column selection
•[Python Statements] Multiselect function for assigning columns
•Adaptation to different screen scaling: Grouping dialog
New in Version 7.0
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•[Framework] New plug-in SimProject
•[Framework] New plug-in Vertical Table
•New Logo and Icon
•[Framework] Show database type
•Mouseover/Quickinfo display options
•Open project with ...
•[SimGantt] It should be possible to disable the automatic GROUP BY function
•Hint to the user in case of necessary restart of SimAssist
(Extract - Bug fixes)
•Deleting entries with the "remove" key not possible
•Splitting of areas in windows not (always) customizable
New in Version 6.1
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•Python expressions plug-in
•[Framework] New plug-in SimClient (2control)
•[Framework] Control order of plug-ins when updating project
•Set "Solve Overlay Mode" to "Default" in default state
•[Variables] Replace "Format" column with "Variable Type" column
New in Version 6.0.1
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•Windows scaling support
•[Framework] Saving the layout in the data area
•[PowerPoint] Improved Drag&Drop handling in tree view of elements
•[Framework] Focus in project tree does not change
•Project template no longer works
•[Database definition] Invalid relative path can be saved
•Data series names
•[SQL Statements] "Copy to clipboard" does not work for SQL queries on data providers
New in Version 6.0
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•[PivotChart] Multiple use of columns
•New plug-in correlation table
•[Framework] Create and display favorites
•[Database Definition] Specify Excel row with column headers
•Notice that license expires
•Tables plug-in - Allow formatting of cell view
(Extract - Bug fixes)
•[SQL] Error message when selecting specific columns from SQL query with TYPES expression
•Wrong display of SQL query
•[SimChart] Drag&Drop of selected columns of a SQL query connects whole SQL query
•[SimVis] Sankey missing translations
New in Version 5.1.1
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•[Distribution fitting] Error loading a layout template
•[Variables] Horizontal scroll bar is not displayed
•[ABC Analysis] Number of loaded data rows is not displayed in status bar
•[SimVis] Error message while drawing
•[PowerPoint] Error when updating a table during export
•[SimChart] Saved date filters are not loaded after language change
New in Version 5.1
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•PowerPoint - Export of tables
•Database definition] CSV connection via Excel interface
•SimAssist shortcuts in RibbonControl
•Update Instance Apply command to all selected elements in project tree
•[Framework] View in data area for one or more data sources
•[SQL Queries] Category as an additional column
•Copy parts of SQL query with variable
•Sankey select multiple nodes with CTRL and move them simultaneously
•[SimVis] Save Globe3D view
(Extract - Bug fixes)
•[SQL Statements] Cannot display columns of query
•[SQL Statements] Comment is not saved
•Create color scheme with current chart colors - number of colors
•Default color scheme does not work
New in Version 5.0.1
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•[SimGantt] Filter has influence on sorting
•[SimGantt] Error moving columns in data area
•Error message during auto save - A multithreading issue is detected
•Table in SimAssist 5.0 can no longer be selected and copied
•ABC-analysis - Secondary Y-axis for classical Pareto is set incorrectly
•[Database definition] Error when updating if plug-in contains no data
•SimChart: Min/Max calculation function does not work if data type is "single"
•SimVis - field labels are missing - version 5.0
•PowerPoint] Button "Open presentation" does not work
New in Version 5.0
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•Table: Color highlighting of table contents
•[Variables] Context menu for variables to show definition and usage
•[SimVis] Globe 3D extension
•Sequence of variables in Variables plug-in
•Resetting the SimAssist layout
•Using tables and SQL queries
•[SQL Expressions] Apply button
•[SQL Expressions] Added a status column with display for valid, invalid and unchecked queries
(Extract - Bug fixes)
•[SimPie] Error when grouped column is dragged to data area
•[PivotChart] Brackets to indicate an active grouping are not always set or removed
•[PivotChart] Automatic grouping works only the first time
•[PivotChart] Crosshair cursor is displayed when chart is hidden due to limited space
Version 4.1.4
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•[SimVis] Sankey chart cannot be drawn if source table contains NOT NULL columns
•Displayed license borrowing date is not updated after borrowing
•[PivotChart] Calculation type not selected and change from grouped field to data range very slow
•[Confidence Interval] "Load Template" is grayed out although data source is connected
•[Database definition] Relative path is not correct Save as
New in Version 4.1.3
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•[Framework] Problem with automatic restart after crash
•[Framework] Cursor jumps unintentionally to beginning or end
•[Framework] Problem opening projects in SimAssist 4.1.2 created in version 4.1.1
•[SimGantt] Error when adding (automatically) grouped columns to data area
•[PivotChart] loading process is not finished
•[PowerPoint] Moving of elements not always possible
New in Version 4.1.2
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•[PivotChart] SimPie chart is automatically grouped by activating the title in Chart Designer
•[PivotChart] Grouping incorrect with zero values in database
•[PowerPoint] Error when moving elements
•[PivotChart] Error loading script [when calculating mean function?]
New in Version 4.1.1
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•Excel files with square brackets in column names cannot be read
•[Pivot Chart] Multichart visibility Y-axis change Default value
•[PowerPoint] Button "Open presentation" does not work
•[SimGantt] Sorting of the displayed data different
•No response when a feature could not be checked out successfully )
•[PivotChart] Crosshair cursor is displayed when the chart is hidden due to limited space
•[Pivot Chart] Secondary axis no longer works properly
•[ABC Analysis] - Change default diagram to area
New in Version 4.1
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•[Database definition] Connection of Excel tables via the database definition plug-in
•ABC analysis chart as new function
•Allocation of colors to data series based on names
•[PivotChart Colors] Change the order of colors in a color scheme
•When loading a script provide the option to use existing database connection or not
•[Project tree] Position
•Document command line parameters in the help file
•[Table] Change of default encoding for CSV export
•[PivotChart] More icons in the pivot field for existing settings
•[Frame application] Enable export also as project
•[Frame application] Show detailed error message when licensing failed
•Missing possibility to expand/collapse the folder structure in the project content with one click
(Extract - Bug fixes)
•[PivotChart] Change order of pivot fields, does not update the order on the chart
•[PivotChart] Interval "<= x" is created with interval type "]Start;End]", although no limit value is specified
•[PivotChart] Grouping - Incorrect interval assignment of maximum values with interval type "]Start;End]"
•[PivotChart] Saved settings of min and max values are applied when loading new tables
•[PivotChart] check boxes for rows of type "Line" are not displayed
•[PivotChart] Multichart should not be available in context menu or not selectable if the chart type does not support it
•[Frame application] When changing the project, the selected plug-in is changed
•[PivotChart] Groupings for date values from "hours" on do not work
•[SimChart] Legend check box is displayed very small when legend marker and check box are active
•The index in the English help file is incomplete
New in Version 4.0
(Extract - Features)
•SimChart - Multidiagram
(Extract - Bugfixes)
•[PivotChart] NullPointerException in Categorization
•[PivotChart] Error when grouping after closing Diagram Designer
•[PivotChart] Error updating grouped charts
•[SimVis] Error when using non-primary columns that do not allow NULL values
•[MonoRail] Wrong display values after loading the project
•[Table] The search in the table does not work correctly
New in Version 3.1.2
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•[PivotChart] Error selecting a grouping on DateTime (#6513)
•[Sorter] ArgumentNullException when editing the input fields (#6617)
•[PivotChart] Wrong text pattern if more than one field is in row area (#6724)
•[SimPie] When setting a new data source, pivot fields of a previous data source are loaded (#6729)
•[PivotChart] Grouped date values show wrong values in diagram (#6731)
•[Frame application] No error message appears after loading the project if a plug-in is missing (#6732)h (#6015)
New in Version 3.1.1
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•[Table] Cell is not updated after discarding (#504)
•[PivotChart] Active filter of a pivot field is reset when opening the grouping dialog (#5966)
•[Categorization] Instance with "Quantile Interval" setting sometimes does not finish loading (#6208)
•[PivotChart] "Add intervals" is not used when sorting the pivot field (#6270)
•[Setup] Error 4153 Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2015 necessary prerequisite was not correctly installed (#6365)
•[Frame application] New conception of the surface behavior of "borrow license" (#2754)
•[Grouping] Limit the number of intervals (#6009)
•[Grouping] Grouping of a column in the filter area (#6015)
New in Version 3.1
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•[PivotChart] Custom grouping (#5914)
•[PivotChart] Automatically focus and select the slide title (#5371)
•[PivotChart] Content of the Options tab in Diagram Designer is empty (#5876)
•New Plug-in "Cranes" available in the 2calculate module
•[Database Definitions] Selecting data source (Drag&Drop) toggles from relative to absolute (#5815)
•[Database Definitions] Bad behavior when creating absolute and relative path settings (# 3124)
•[Confidence Interval] Missing Apply and Discard Buttons on Confidence Level Property (#5726)
•[Confidence interval] Series "Overall result" in detail view available (#4684)
•[Frame Application] "Can not open project" or "Create" if base functions do not exist (#5808)
•[Frame Application] Revision of "Plug-in Info" (#5749)
•[Setup] Start 64-Bit Version after installation (#5878)
•[SimChart] Line Weight Adjustment in Legend of Line Charts (#5488)
•[Upgrade] Missing progress bar for plug-in update (#5648)
•PowerPoint - Using copied text box from template (#5596)
New in Version 3.0
(Extract - Features)
•New project tree (#3291)
•[PivotChart] Loading and Saving Custom Templates (#2095)
•[Setup] Sample Project for SimAssist Installation (#4306)
•Extension Data Source Info Window (#3411)
•[Frame Application] Change the buttons "New", "Open" and "Close" to small icon with text (#2082)
(Extract - Bugfixes)
•Licensing 32/64 Bit (#3534)
•DragDrop over different instances (#4470)
•Crash when changing the grouping (#5090)
•[Table] Format of the table is not preserved when updating (#4471)
•[Checking] Can not delete entries using the delete key (#4748)
•[SimGantt] Can not specify the generic label format for Range (Gantt) Series (#3288)
•[Confidence Interval] Inconsistency of Interval Values (#4449)
•[SQL Expressions] Validation Reports Errors When Using Variables in the Expression (#3890)
•[Variables] Edit mode is called when double-clicking, even though no element was directly clicked (#4811)
•[Categorization] Incorrect Number of Intervals (#4259)
•[Reporting] Tables outside the page margin (#3731)
•[PowerPoint] Plug-in names are not displayed correctly (#4368)
•[Frame Application] Module library disappears when the OutOfMemory error was handled with a reboot (#4807)
•[Frame Application] Status Bar Overrides the Plug-in UI (#4463)
•[Frame Application] Instance name of the plug-in is not copied (#3907)
•[Frame Application] Unable to Return Licenses (#4373)
•[Framework] Deleted plug-in instance toolbar will not be removed (#4083)
•[PivotChart] Missing horizontal scroll bar in template selection of color dialog (#4667)
•[PivotChart, colors] colors are repeated instead of being displayed in different gradations (#2135)
New in Version 2.1.2
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•[PivotChart] Unwanted Items in Context Menu (#4451)
•[Table] Format of the table is not retained when updating (#4502)
•[PowerPoint] Standard resolution for export (#4397)
•[PowerPoint] Info Text of buttons partly wrong and not yet translated (#4082)
•[Frame application] NullReference when creating a copy of the table plug-in with a database table (#4289)
•[Frame Application] Status bar obscures plug-in user interface (#4500)
•[Frame Application] Error messages when exporting images from Plug-ins in PowerPoint(#4403)
•[SimVis] Plug-in does not recognize SQL expressions (#4357)
•[SimVis] Chord chart is drawn twice when refreshing (#4367)
•[SimView] error message when moving the mouse to the data source info (#4376)
•[Confidence Interval] Inconsistency of Interval Values (#4452)
•[Categorization] Incorrect Number of Intervals (#4453)
•[SimNote] Templates with images are loaded "incorrectly" (#4468)
•[SQL Expressions] Message When checking Invalid Query (#4498)
New in Version 2.1.1
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•Unwanted scrolling bars in X and Y axes when opening older projects (#3942)
•Synchronization of Database Accesses on Oracle (#3943)
•Add Folders as sources in PowerPoint (#3722)
•[Reporting] Tables are presented differently (DE + EN) (#3768)
•[PivotChart] SimAssist is sent to the background when changing colors in the color dialog (#3792)
•[PivotChart] SimAssist window moves to background when closing color management (#3795)
New in Version 2.1
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•[PowerPoint] Extension and redesign of the PowerPoint plug-in (#3728)
•Display status information in the status bar (# 3290)
•Add Xml Documentation to the Installed Components (# 3359)
•[SchemaViewer] Relative Path Support (# 3400)
•[SchemaViewer] Saving the linked xml file in the project (# 3401)
(Extract Bugfixes)
•[Framework] Focus on selection in the project tree (# 1747)
•Missing filter on LIC extension when selecting the license file (# 3354)
•SimAssist 64bit crashes when creating a SimVis plug-in (# 3556)
•Multiple Timing While Checking License From Server For Incomplete Borrowed Licenses (# 3689)
•The end time of the borrowed licenses is displayed incorrectly in the 64-bit version (# 3690)
New in Version 2.0.2
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•Ribbon buttons of a plug-in are not activated when selected in the undocked state (#3312)
•Function bar jumps to tab "Start" when changing orientation (#3334)
•Missing Cancel Button in General Error Dialog (#3422)
•SimChart - Update after cross-project move (#3439)
•PowerPoint Error exporting text box on slide (#3462)
•Zoom is restored despite resetting (#3494)
•SQL queries for ORACLE with comment lines (#3512)
•Uncertain error when updating the plug-ins 2.0 (#3523)
•Can not save - Part of the path "... Project.xml" could not be found (#3580)
•Error after opening the options dialog (#3581)
•[Distribution Adjustment] Error when pulling in a column of type int32 (#3607)
•Error Creating Charts (#3637)
•Confidence interval can not process queries with variables (#3691)
New in Version 2.0.1
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•Error occurs in 64-bit Version of Access Database Driver when using the Table Plug-In (#3325)
•Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributable Runtime - Detecting Version During Installation (#3390)
•The exception "OutOfMemoryException" is not always handled and leads to application end (#3280)
•Data columns are not displayed when using a SQL Server database (#3211)
•Setting a default color palette fails in the Options Dialog (#3239)
•Data Provider Interface does not work as a data source for SimChart (#3258)
•Missing validation of paths in the options dialog (#3264)
•Divide plug-in source folder by version (#3300)
•Settings are not taken from version 2.0 (#3340)
•Confidence Interval result changes when updated for the first time (#3197)
•Chart Designer does not apply settings (#3246)
•Zoom settings are not retained during project update and loading (#3335)
•Error message when installing on Windows 10 (#3343)
New in Version 2.0
(Extract Features)
•PowerPoint plug-in revision (#3207)
•The SimPie plug-in has been redesigned and now uses the pivot chart component (#415)
•Plug-in instances can now be copied back and forth between open projects (#3208)
•Databases can now be added via drag'n'drop in the database definition plug-in (#3209)
•Assistant functions at the first start of SimAssist (#1903)
•PivotChart buttons for axis settings can now also be used for 3D diagrams (#3202)
•Ribbon Buttons Enhanced with Zooming on PivotChart-Based Charts (#3058)
•In the options can be preset, whether database paths are stored by default relative or absolute (#1883)
•The options dialog has been switched to DevExpress components and opens with the settings for the currently focused plug-in (#3210)
•Added project selection button (#3186)
•Formats in the SQL Query plug-in are now saved in the project (#611)
(Extract Bugfixes)
•Categorization + Confidence interval: If another database is connected and the data is updated, the settings may be lost (#3104)
•Queries from SQL Server databases are listed twice (#1426)
•Text pattern changes in the label in the SimGantt plug-in lead to an error (#2505)
•Calculation function not available when scrolling in the PivotChart data area (#2143)
New in Version 1.4.3
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•Old license settings are applied correctly when installing a newer version
•Access SQL queries containing the UNION keyword are now displayed under the VIEW node in the data area.
•The SQL Expression Plug-in algorithm has been redesigned (#2737)
•The default project path is the same with German and English language settings (#3120)
•Arrangement of the elements in the options dialog has been revised (#3062)
•Bug fixes in the features of the alternative licensing
•Write and translation errors have been fixed
New in Version 1.4.2
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•Fixed an issue where SQL queries from old projects were not valid (#2709)
•Revised plug-in schema viewer (#2713)
•Fixed an issue updating projects (#2698)
New in Version 1.4.1
(Extract)
•Revision of the presentation in the SimChart plug-in
•Revision of the plug-in SimVis - correction of presentation and memory errors and connection to the reporting interface (#2716)
•Fixed a bug where the content of the SQL query would not be displayed when keywords were written lowercase
New in Version 1.4
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•Revision of the SimGantt plug-in, it is now based on the Pivot-Chart component.
•XPath added as a new data interface that allows you to integrate XML files into SimAssist and use them in tabular form in the other plug-ins (for example, SimChart, SimGantt, etc.)
•The ribbon buttons on all Pivot-Chart-based plug-ins have been enhanced for faster access to commonly used functions (including chart type, titles, labels, etc.)
•A print preview was added to pivot-based plug-ins.
•Oracle databases are now accessed via the "Managed Driver", which is part of SimAssist. No additional Oracle client needs to be installed in the appropriate version.
•New Output Format setting for variables: This defines how values are formatted.
•In the case of "OutOfMemory" errors, all projects are saved and the application is automatically restarted.
•The plug-in specific ribbon buttons are now highlighted
•The ribbon tabs of the reporting plug-in are merged with the SimAssist Ribbonbar.
•DevExpress is updated to version 16.1.7 and GeckoFx to version 45
New in Version 1.3.5
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•The Pivot Diagram is now scaled to the full page.
New in Version 1.3.4
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•General performance and stability improvements as well as bugfixes of the plug-ins:
- SimChart
- PowerPoint
- Confidence interval
- Checking
•Filter settings are restored / maintained when a project is refreshed / loaded.
•The import of (old) color palettes is fixed and extended.
New in Version 1.3.2
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•SimAssist Version 1.3 can be installed independent of SimAssist 1.2/1.1. That means you can run SimAssist 1.3 in addition to SimAssist 1.2 on your device and use both versions simultaneously.
•The .NET version was updated from 4.0 to 4.5
•A new plug-in SimChart was added. SimChart is a pivot-based chart that can be connected with SimAssist databases.
•The statistic-plug-in charts of the 2analyze-module were replaced by the SimChart pivot chart component and the calculations were adjusted.
•All plug-ins that use the pivot chart component can be edited with the chart designer and the color editing dialog.
•DevExpress components were updated to 16.1.7
New in Version 1.2.4
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•Relative path now points to the folder, where the project-file is located.
•Refreshing the project or the databasedefinition-plug-in results in re-reading tables and queries and refreshing the data section.
•The maximum period for borrowing licences is now read from the licence-server, and shown as max-value in the borrowing-dialog.
•A list of valid licences is requested from the server and only listed features a checked. Thereby loading time is shortened, when there are plug-ins with no valid licence.
•Datetime-fields are now set to general date/time (long time) by default.
•English translation is updated
New in Version 1.2.3
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•SQL Server support
oThe databasedefinition plug-in supports connections to SQL Server databases.
oThe SQL Server Native Client was added to the setup and can be installed together with SimAssist (optional).
•The database handling was redesigned.
•The Table plug-in can now export data to CSV files.
•The error dialog was redesigned and shows the information in a structured way.
•The processing of variables in SQL queries which are defined in SimAssist, was reworked. The new method removes existing restrictions, like not using pipes '|' in sql queries.
•The DevExpress components have been upgraded.
•A new mechanism was implemented which checks the compatibility of SimAssist and plug-ins and loads only compatible plug-ins.
•License borrowing is now supported when a license server is used.
New in Version 1.1.5813
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The plug-ins Databasedefinition, Table, Variables, Checking and SQL Statements have gained a new menu structure. The plug-in menus aren't integrated in the plug-in window any more, but outsourced in the frame applications main menu (see figure 2). This provides a better overview.
Figure 1 - Outsourced Plug-in Menus
New in Version 1.1.5627
(Extract)
•Icon sets updated and co-ordinated in the SimAssist menu (see Figure 2).
•Refresh function split into:
- Refresh Project: Restarts all calculations in the entire project
- Refresh: Restarts only the calculations in the plug-in currently selected
Figure 2 - New icons in the menu
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