Product Updates - May 2, 2024

Factory CONNECT

• SQLReceiver - Universal Query Timeout: Implemented a universal query timeout setting for SQLReceiver to automatically terminate long-running queries, enhancing system performance and stability.

• Azure KeyVault - Refresh Vault Secrets on Config Validation: - Added functionality to automatically refresh secrets from Azure KeyVault during configuration validation, ensuring up-to-date security.

• Connection Workflow UI - Demo Feature Toogle: Integrated Demo feature toggle allowing users to enable or disable the demo mode for the "test_all" function with ease.

• Connection Workflow UI - Optimized "test_all" Call: Optimized the "test_all" function for improved performance and reduced response times.

• Bug Fix: IoTHub Transmit - Fix payload size not being calculated correctly

• Bug Fix: SQL Receiver - Recycle DB connection pool on query timeout or database connection error/restart

• Bug Fix: GE Historian - Fix test_connection call for showing in FactoryCONNECT

• Bug Fix: Azure KeyVault - Fix paging for proxy addresses

Factory BUILD

• Pipeline Builder's Right-click Context Menu: You can now right-click anywhere on the canvas if you have one or more items selected to bring up the menu. Also, if you right-click on an operator not currently selected, you will get options for just that operator instead of the selection.

• Clicking on a socket will now bring up the Preview drawer (you no longer need to open the drawer first and then click on a socket)

• Bug Fix: Multiple selected operators can now be dragged out of Templates at the same time

• Bug Fix: Improvements for pasting Templates within and across Workspaces

Factory ANALYZE

• KPIs on the Homepage are no longer limited to Date Range of Last 7 Days

• Background Loading Widgets that are waiting for data or return an error can now be refreshed manually to avoid having to wait for a scheduled update

• Bug Fix: Raw Data Visualization issue when filtering data to specific machines is resolved

MANUFACTURING DATA PLATFORM

• KPI Builder Improvements:

  • Enhanced the KPI development page by achieving feature parity with the runtime field development page, including adding a table for viewing all KPI details and real-time validation for KPI accuracy.

  • Enhanced KPI validation logic to allow for null thresholds, accommodating more flexible data entry.

• Field Explorer Improvements:

  • Updated the field-explorer URL to enhance accessibility and ensure seamless user navigation.

  • Added functionality in the field-explorer to include KPI formulas and the ability to save filter and sort preferences to local storage, enhancing user experience.

  • Introduced fetching of categorical values in the field-explorer, facilitating better data manipulation and analysis.

• Enhanced the downtime reclassification API to accept comments and acknowledgments, improving documentation and traceability.

• Updated the development pages for progress indicators and tables to enhance user interaction and data display.

• Bug Fix: Improved handling of network failures to the FTX Prometheus endpoint, ensuring graceful recovery and system resilience.

• Bug Fix: Restored the unique metric name for FTX metrics to prevent code failures.

• Bug Fix: Removed the pre-union limit in the data tab line model and improved the logic for Line KPIs, enhancing data processing efficiency and accuracy.

• Bug Fix: Fixed the issue of saving blobs in Azure Storage with the overwrite option enabled, ensuring data integrity.