Introduction

This article lists all changes — new features, improvements, and bug fixes — included across the Typical Manager 2024.1 release builds, in reverse chronological order (most recent build first).

For detailed walkthroughs of the new functionality, see the What's New in Typical Manager 2024.1 article. For migration guidance from Typical Manager 2024, see the Typical Manager 2024.1 Migration document article.


Table of Contents

  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2503.0)
  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2417.0)
  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2411.0)
  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2409.0)
  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2408.0)
  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2407.0)
  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2405.0)
  • Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2403.1)

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2503.0)

Bug fix – Management

FunctionDescription
EngineeringThe timeout set on the executions of the queries of the Engineering pages is now configurable in app.config.

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2417.0)

Bug fix – Management

FunctionDescription
Update databaseIn rare cases when updating an old Typical Manager database, update step 5.2.2315.1 to 5.2.2315.2 could fail. This has been solved by a migration script.
Sync BeeFinity articlesSyncing existing BeeFinity articles resulted in errors. These have been resolved.

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2411.0)

Bug fix – Project

FunctionDescription
Circular reference messageThe moments when the circular reference message was confusing have been improved. The message itself has also been changed.

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2409.0)

Bug fix – Library

FunctionDescription
Product Attribute RelationLong header names were partially visible, and no text wrap was applied.

Bug fix – Project

FunctionDescription
Project Structure, New ProductIn specific scenarios, an exception was thrown when adding a Product with Sub-Products in Project Structure.
Project ViewIn specific scenarios, loading the project view in Comprehensive mode was no longer possible. This has been resolved.
ReportsThe report filtering Project → Active was not working properly anymore, resulting in long waiting time.

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2408.0)

Bug fix – Library

FunctionDescription
ProductsThe selected ValueSet could be changed in a sub-Product, but selection must only be supported on Main Product level.
I/O SymbolicOpening the I/O Symbolic screen was slow for 50+ records. Added a Refresh button in the "In Used" header to update images.
I/O SymbolicIn the grid, the "In Used" image was not shown.
Value setIn the grid, the "In Used" image was not shown.

Bug fix – Project

FunctionDescription
Project StructureOpening the ValueSet dialog via Product details did not show the correct column of Manufacturing Group. In specific cases, adding a source to an Interface could lead to an error.
EngineeringOpening the Engineering view without having the entire license set could result in a tab page with no loaded data, or an object reference error.

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2407.0)

Bug fix – Library

FunctionDescription
ArticlesIt was not possible to import new Articles.
ProductOpening Product Configuration with I/O was slow.
Attribute groupsIt was not possible to create new Attribute groups.

Bug fix – Project

FunctionDescription
EngineeringMissing IO module lines in grid for Filter and for All option. Activating/deactivating ValueSets of modules was executed on its definition.
ProjectSetting Project Specifications was only possible for the active project.

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2405.0)

Bug fix – Project

FunctionDescription
AutoCADNot allowed Selection list values were generated to AutoCAD.
Hardware StructureOpen Hardware Structure was slow. (#19824)

New feature – General

FunctionDescription
Source AttributesAll Attribute Relation values are, when present, placed in the Source Attribute of the Relationship. For more information, see the Typical Manager 2024.1 Migration document article.

Release Notes – Typical Manager (5.2.2403.1)

New feature – Library

FunctionDescription
Enabled Attributes SwitchCompany Standard has two Product Configuration modes: Standard (default) and Comprehensive. Read the What's New article for more information.

Changed feature – Library

FunctionDescription
Attribute relationsA warning message is displayed when the Allowed values of an Attribute in a relation are changed. This also occurs when the type of an Attribute relation is modified, provided that at least one of the Attributes in the relation is being used in the Product configuration.
Attribute relationsWhen setting the source Attribute of an Attribute relation, the value of the source Attribute is automatically assigned within the relation everywhere the Product with its Attributes is used.

New feature – Project

FunctionDescription
Electrical PanelImport/Export Typical X, Y positioning coordinates to easily adjust many positions via Excel.
Project structureManually modify X and Y position of Typicals.
Determine selected state of Product itemsIncrements have been implemented to improve the determination of the selected state of Product items, making it faster, consuming less memory, and requiring less storage in the database.
ProjectsProject overview contains new columns with Project view and Activity info.
DashboardNew Dashboard added giving insights into Remaining Typicals and I/O Tasks. It is possible to keep dashboards open while navigating to other screens. It is also possible to refresh the data when the Project view is updated.
Project viewTo easily track items with status changes since the last Project view update, a log grid has been added.
Project viewAdded the functionality to export the Project view change log to an Excel file.

Changed feature – Project

FunctionDescription
I/O PanelHardware products are shown in a level structure.

Bug fix – General

FunctionDescription
UserSettingsThe user settings for multiple screens have been enhanced, resulting in better restoration of column widths and positions.
Import/export popupThe default sorting was not working in import/export popups.

Bug fix – Project

FunctionDescription
Project structureDirectly assigning a value to a number Selection list could, in some cases, lead to unexpected behavior. This issue has now been resolved.

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