What's New in Typical Manager 2025 : Typical Manager

Introduction

This article describes the new features and improvements introduced in Typical Manager 2025. It is intended as a quick reference for end users and administrators who want to understand what has changed compared to Typical Manager 2024.1.

For migration guidance, please refer to the Typical Manager 2025 Migration document. For a complete list of changes (including bug fixes), see the Typical Manager 2025 Release notes.

Clearing Panels in Hardware Configuration
Changing the parent of sub-Products
Allowing all new Selection list values
Copying Product sub-structures in Library
I/O Module connection of Symbolic and Text
New Report property 'Configuration'
Import and export Panels
Import and export Project
Manage user settings of users
Attribute dependencies overview
Expression reference editor

1. Clearing Panels in Hardware Configuration

In the Hardware Configuration, users can now multi-select panels and clear them of all I/O Stations and I/O Units simultaneously.

When at least one Panel containing a Station is selected, the right-click menu shows an extra option:

"Delete all stations from Panel(s)"

This option does not delete the Panel(s) themselves; it only removes all Stations and Units from the selected Panel(s).

How to use:

Open Project >> Hardware configuration.
Select one or more Panels (use Ctrl-click or Shift-click to multi-select).
Right-click and choose Delete all stations from Panel(s) (shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + Del).

2. Changing the parent of sub-Products

With the introduction of the new flexible sub-Products, it is now possible to reassign a different parent to these products.

When the user selects one or multiple Products, they can be dragged and dropped into the new desired Parent. The "into" drop is indicated with a straight green arrow.

Restrictions

There are some restrictions on which products can be dragged and which products can become the new Parent:

Only non-fixed Products (of Level 3 or deeper) can be dragged into a different parent.
When multiple Products are selected, all Products must be siblings of each other (they must have the same direct parent).
A main Product can never be set as the new parent. The new parent must be of level 2 or deeper.

3. Allowing all new Selection list values

The Selection list grid in the Typical Manager Library has been extended with a new property:

"Default for new entries"

When this property is active, all new Selection list values will automatically be set as allowed in all connected attributes.

This can save an enormous amount of time, especially when the selection list is used in many Products or Modules.

4. Copying Product sub-structures in Library

In Typical Manager 2025, it is now possible to copy sub-structures in the Library Product tree.

When copying a sub-structure, all the children of the sub-product are copied as well. The new structure is placed underneath the original.

How to use:

Select the desired (sub-)product to be copied.
Right-click and choose Copy.

Note: This can only be done for sub-products of level 3 or lower.

5. I/O Module connection of Symbolic and Text

A new feature is the I/O Module connection. This connection can be set on I/O Modules in Sub-products and Project products.

When these Modules have an active connection, the values of the properties Symbolic and Text return the values of their definition. With this connection, users can be sure that all I/O Modules have the same values.

When a Module connection is active, the values are shown in italics.
When the user chooses a different value in one of the connected Modules, the connection is broken.
By default, all new Modules in Sub-Products and Project products have an active connection.

6. New Report property 'Configuration'

We've introduced the 'Configuration' property to the Reports Field list. This property is now available for all applicable elements in both Library and Project sections.

The new property displays the essential Attribute values needed to activate each element.

Please note: Only Modules, Interfaces, Attributes, and Typicals that are part of a Product will display configuration details. If they are not connected to a Product, the field will remain empty. The displayed configurations follow the format used in the Library product configuration form and are separated by semicolons.

7. Import and export Panels

In the Project >> Panels window, Panels can now be exported and imported.

This makes it easy to:

Change Panel names, descriptions, and values of Panel (specification) attributes in bulk.
Create new Panels by importing them.

8. Import and export Project

In the Project >> Projects window, the active Project can now be exported and imported.

This makes it easy to change the Project nr., description, principal, principal nr., end user, and values of Project (specification) attributes.

9. Manage user settings of users

In System >> Users, the User Settings can now be managed via the right-click menu of a selected user. This makes it easy to exchange User Settings between users.

The right-click menu items are:

Export user settings – Export user settings to a file.
Import user settings – Import user settings from a file.
Copy user settings – Copy selected user settings to one or more other users.
Clear user settings – Clear settings of the selected user.

10. Attribute dependencies overview

The Attribute dependencies button provides an overview of all the Attributes on which the selected Attribute is dependent and how (relationship, expression, etc.). This overview also displays the values of the Attributes on which the final attribute depends.

This overview provides insight into how the final value of an attribute is determined, making it easier to identify the cause of Circular References or unexpected attribute values.

Where to access it

The Attribute dependencies overview can be accessed via the right-click context menu in:

The Project structure screen
The Hardware structure screen
The Engineering screen (Product and Module tabs)
The Library product configuration screen

By selecting "Show Attribute dependencies" in the right-click menu, a popup is opened. The tree structure indicates which Attributes are needed to determine the value of the parent Attribute.

Example

A user does not understand why the Attribute "Flow warning" has the value "Warning."

In the popup, it is visible that:

The "Flow warning" attribute retrieves its values from "Flow", "Maximum flow", and "Minimum flow" via an Expression.
"Flow" itself has the value 2.
"Maximum flow" receives the value 20 through a relation.
"Minimum flow" receives the value 10 through a relation.

From this, it can be understood that the value of "Flow" is greater than 0 and less than "Minimum flow" (10). According to the expression, the "Flow warning" attribute should therefore have the value "Warning."

11. Expression reference editor

The expressions of attributes implemented in modules and products can differ from their library definitions. Even attributes implemented in modules, which are then implemented in products, can have different expressions. It can become unclear in which situation a particular expression is used.

To resolve this issue, an Expression Reference Overview has been created.

Key benefits

Provides users with a clear view of where the attributes are implemented and what their expressions look like.
Expressions that match their definitions are shown in italics.
From this overview, it is possible to edit or reset an expression, giving the user insight into the impact of the change.

The popup for this overview can be found in the Edit form of Library Attributes.

Typical Manager 2025 Migration document
Typical Manager 2025 Release notes
Typical Manager System Requirements
Typical Manager Installation guide

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Typical Manager Support Desk.

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