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QA4/1, QA7/2 & QA11/3 - DNote v4.20 (29-Sep-09)

Product Release Letter

For further information please contact your local AVEVA support office, which can be found athttp://support.aveva.com

This document has been prepared and approved by the following:

Job Title Name

Product Manager Peter Brunning

Test Manager John Henderson

Head of Product Gavin WattonGSC Manager Ricky Padhiar

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AVEVA PDMS 12.0.SP5.7

Partial Fix Release 51939Windows 2000 and XP

This letter introduces and describes this release, which is supported on the indicated platform(s).

This Release Contains A partial release of PDMS 12.0.SP5, which upgrades the full release 51877 PDMS 12.0.SP5.

The separately licensed products or product components installable from or upgraded by thisrelease are as follows:

ProductCode Product Name

VersionNumber

V01FN240 AVEVA PDMS 12.0.SP5V00FN246 AVEVA Global Hub 12.0.SP5V00FN247 AVEVA Global Satellite 12.0.SP5V00FN266 AVEVA Schematic Model Manager 12.0 SP5V00FN267 AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator 12.0.SP5V00FN268 AVEVA Cable Design 12.0.SP5V00FN277 AVEVA Diagrams 12.0.SP5V10FN805 AVEVA Multi Discipline Supports 12.0.SP5

Prerequis i te for th is re lease - operat ing s ys tem:Build Operating System Windows XP (SP 2)Minimum Supported O/S Version (foreach supported platform)

Windows XP SP2 or Windows 2000 SP4 withMicrosoft .NET Framework 2.0 (supplied)

Mandatory O/S Patches (for eachsupported platform)

Windows XP SP2 or SP3

Please note that recommended/supported hardware and software configurations are constantly subject to review, soplease consult the AVEVA support web pages for the latest recommendations.

Prerequis i te for th is re lease - prod ucts :

Full release 51877 AVEVA PDMS 12.0.SP5

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Flexman 4.1 and an appropriate Flexman licence

AVEVA L icens ing L ib ra ry All products in this release include the AVEVA licensing library cadcflex 4.1; please refer to the

Flexman 4.1 Installation and Configuration Guide (or later) or the Licensing section of the AVEVAsupport website http://support.aveva.com for a list of licensing features supported by this versionof cadcflex.

Works (i s co mp a t ib le ) wi th :

Other AVEVA Plant 12.0.SP5 products (on the DVDR 41077 or 41096) AVEVA Model Management 12.0.SP3, Clash Manager 12.0.SP3 AVEVA NET Gateway 1.1PDMS VPRM Gateway 5.1

For full details, please see the compatibility matrix on the http://support.aveva.com/support/.

Supersedes:This release supersedes the previous fix release 51937 AVEVA PDMS 12.0.SP5.6.

To Ins ta l l produ ct re lease:Please double-click the installer (file Plant12.0.SP5.7.exe) and follow the instructions. De-installation of the fix release is possible via the Windows Add or Remove programs facility.

Firs t re leased o n:This product release is first available on AVEVA support website http://support.aveva.com asPDMS 12.0.SP5.7, release number 51939.

Lis t o f EnhancementsThis release includes the following functional enhancements:

Consolidated from previous fix releasesIncidentnumber

Defectnumber

ProductDescription

P-29054 Integrator Pulldown menu option provided to display Messages

List of Faul t Correct ionsThis release addresses defects arising from the following support incidents:

In this releaseIncidentnumber

Defectnumber

ProductDescription

SI- 22167 P-30103PDMSSpooler

Memory leak slows operation of 'Spooling add' command on largenumbers of spools

HPD36076 P- 30105

PDMSSpooler Unhandled Exception error for Spools with more than 500 items
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Consolidated from previous fix releases

First released in Fix Version 12.0.SP5.6, Release No. 51937Incidentnumber

Defectnumber

Product Description

P-26594 PDMSImproved usage of PDMSUSER in PML applications to allow use ifinstalled in C:\Program Files

P-29733 PDMSCorrections to PML applications to allow use if installed inC:\Program Files

P-29775 PDMS Isodraft: correction to allow use if installed in C:\Program FilesP-29800 Sch. M. M. Status events are now running in Schematic Model Manager

SI-22724 P-29890 Diagrams Surface shows measurement in feet see notes below

First released in Fix Version 12.0.SP5.5, Release No. 51935Incidentnumber

Defectnumber

Product Description

21235 P-29619 PDMS Improved Explorer addin start up performance

22417 P-27410 Sch. 3D Int.Pipe with no significant components no longer gets red unmatchfor info items

First released in Fix Version 12.0.SP5.4, Release No. 51930 Incidentnumber

Defectnumber

Product Description

19571 P-28624 PDMSIsodraft: UDET handling improved to prevent problems withExplorer settings after switching MDB or running an iso

19350 P-29426 PDMSDraft: GENERATE MODEL performance is improved it now worksmore like DESADD or ADD

21836 P-29454 PDMS Draft: Improved plotted line thickness (see Exceptions below)

P-26887Integrator Corrected missing resource string that gave error (195,212) and

prevented diagram comparison

22415 P-27028Integrator Error in report action now gets red icon and treated as an

attribute error

21148 P-28635Integrator Two users can now use Build command at the same time: claims

CYMLNK rather than WORLDP-29126 Integrator Corrected Match of SCFITT(TEE) with flanges

22342 P-29396 Integrator Performance of colour coding the 3D graphics view improved14379 P-26847 Sch. M. M. Log files are now written to a folder below PDMSWK

P-27582 Sch. M. M. Segments will no longer be merged from one line into another

P-28521 Sch. M. M.Valve, actuator and spectacle blind symbols are now shown withcorrect rotation relative to pipeline

P-28631 Sch. M. M.Schematic valves and instruments are now imported with correcttypes SCVALV and SCINST

21781 P-28998 Sch. M. M. SVG file is now correctly generated when importing in TTY modeP-29083 Sch. M. M. P&ID is now correctly processed to allow navigation & pickingP-29084 Sch. M. M. Default UDAs can be loaded with refs to UDETs and default values

21155 P-29288 Sch. M. M. Saved searches no longer cause the application to crash

P-29376 Sch. M. M.Release status now consistent with project settings over repeatedupdate imports

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Defectnumber

Product Description

P-26639 PDMS

The Plot utility no longer registers com at runtime. Under certaincircumstances, this could cause installation healing , which failedif the user did not have admin rights.

P-28720 SQL directCrash when connecting to the PDMS server please see notebelow (under Exceptions ) for a workaround

17459 P-26507 DiagramsSystem now prompts for leave shape & size when the user dropsa shape (e.g. HVAC transformation piece)

P-27238 DiagramsSystem now prompts for duct dimensions if default values aren'tset for HVAC line

P-27963 DiagramsSystem no longer hangs performing consistency check on diagramwith HVAC OPCs

15734 P-24747 Sch. ModelManager A correction has been made to model import to set referencesand prevent Schematic Model Viewer problems

20872 P-28430Sch. ModelManager

The Splash screen has been adjusted to cope better with longproduct version names.

P-3674 IntegratorConnection error messages are now captured into a newIntegrator Messages Dialog at the end of the build

17862 P-26101Integrator Compare report now runs faster and has only the line requested -

it includes connecting lines if pipe crosses more than one pipeline

19229 P-27205Integrator Now prevent "Internal Integrator" errors on PIPE build with unset

GTYPs on SCFITTs intended to be tees

19368 P-27416

Integrator Error messages are now captured into a new Integrator Messages

Dialog at the end of the build

P-28008

Integrator -c on a single line copies that line to the paste buffer;a popup menu option "Copy to clipboard" copies the visible textto the paste buffer [for all message records]; right-click popup menu "Copy to clipboard" copies themessage type, the visible text and the long description to thepaste buffer in CSV format [for all message records]

20347

P-27930P-28011P-28043P-28044

P-28457P-28491P-28498

Integrator

Improvements to remove many causes of Internal Integrator errors

P-28320Integrator A warning is now output for unset spec on choose component,

HSTU or LSTU in build pipeP-28427P-28541

Integrator Better handling of invalid attributes and UDA definitions.

P-28469Integrator Workaround to reduce occurrence of Choice is not available

messages when choice is available in spec

P-28495Integrator SCOPCO and SCOPCI no longer have Build option in their context

menu

19376 P-28501Integrator Now allows link of NOZZ below SUBE to SCNOZZ below SCEQUI,

and automatically links owning SUBE when trying to link nozzles

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Incidentnumber

Defectnumber

Product Description

P-28593 Integrator Exception no longer thrown when comparing specific LNG lineP-28874 Integrator Build HVAC now correctly sets THREEWAY CREF


Defectnumber

Product Description

15015 P-23520 Diagrams Lower and upper case in the STYP field

P-24175Diagrams Prompt for attributes doesn't display default value for UDAs with

Lists of Values.17781 P-26012 Diagrams Upgrade DB now works correctly18905 P-26959 Diagrams Multi-cables now show length if connected equipment is positioned

P-27025 Diagrams Branching Bore question is repeated over and overP-27453 Diagrams Save As doesn't work as expected.

P-27479 MDS Unable to create an ABA drawing from Deliverable ManagerP-27481 MDS Isos now work in Deliverable Manager when MDS is in PMLLIB path

18189 P-26596 PDMS Quick pipe router now works when Choose Component set to Bends16210 P-26816 PDMS Component order was changed by Model editor (ATTA in branch)

P-27507 PDMS Design 'Production Check' created incorrect spoolP-27579 PDMS Draft doesnt represent vgaplength correctly P-27594 PDMS Paragon: error setting parameter value "6", "6.0" in.

14222 P-23037 PDMS AutoDRAFT: Import Cyrillic symbols in Backing SheetsP-23356 PDMS Paragon: Error "(61,620) F&M: Value is invalid" no longer appears

18025 P-26333 PDMS Paragon: GPART modification propagationP-26884 PDMS Cable Design: fixed Unhandled Error when picking Tail Free Route

18796 P-26915 PDMS Admi n: Users form caused lock -up (OK in Design)19104 P-27126 Global Administering a Satellite from the Hub causes ACA crash on exit

P-27200 PDMS Design: Fixed performance when changing colour using DrawlistP-27593 PDMS Paragon: Modify Point grid for SEXT showed vertices of owned NSEXP-27595 PDMS Paragon: can now set DTITLE in Russian for DATA elementsP-27596 PDMS Paragon: Component Bolt Reference Array (BLRF) handling improved

19841 P-27719 PDMS Status Controller could stop PDMS launching due to .NET securityP-27809 PDMS Draft: DXF export failed with PDMS multi-byte fonts

20118 P-27880 PDMS Design (Beams & Columns): Flip command was not working

P-27922 PDMS

Design: Changing SCTN default SPREF with (Create) Section form

open stopped event-driven picksP-27923 PDMS Design: Section specification form now shows steel spec propertiesP-28075 PDMS Draft: DXF export of Asian text was incorrect


Defectnumber

Product Description

18491 P-26654 Integrator Unable to link a 2D SCINST to a 3D INST

P-26720Integrator Reselecting equipment spec deletes any linked nozzle below existing

template

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Incidentnumber

Defectnumber

Product Description

P-27029P-27480P-27583P-27731

Integrator

Resolved a number of issues resulting in Internal Integrator errorsP-27407 Integrator Incompatible match warning on matching instrument prevents link

19375 P-27417Integrator Do not force select with single choice if STYP does not match (final

choose option)19961 P-27791 Integrator Diagram Viewer - View logic improvement 19964 P-27792 Integrator OLET, BOSS could be selected when we build piping

P-27868 Integrator Warn if component selection cancelled during buildP-28082 Integrator Portions of 3D objects were clipped when rotating 3D compare view P-26777 Sch. M. M text carriage returns fail with non-English settings

18819 P-26877 Sch. M. M Borearray unset on SCTUB on Import

P-27055 Sch. M. M Identities in TEXT elements not correctly processed.P-27056 Sch. M. M aveva.Pdms.Database.Xml doesn't support efficient id navigation

18912 P-27065 Sch. M. M Confusing error related to CRFA on import19532 P-27446 Sch. M. M Saved searches for SCBRANCH and SCPLINE cause crash.19534 P-27447 Sch. M. M Populating Search Result dialog with LLTO OR LLFROM causes crash19423 P-27552 Sch. M. M On XML import, "PDMS.TypeFormat" was truncated to 3 letters19937 P-27800 Sch. M. M Problem when proj dflts is a search path

P-27993 Sch. M. M Attribute Derivation Rules for Name Clashes now work correctly

PRODUCT QUAL ITY STATEMENT

The development, maintenance and testing of AVEVA Solutions software products is carried outin accordance with the companys KEYSTONE lifecycle processes and this document includes asummary of the testing carried out on this release and a list of significant defects known to exist atthe time of release.

Development Test ingDevelopers have carried out unit testing of each enhancement and/or fix in the developmentenvironment to verify that any new functionalities have been correctly implemented and identifieddefects have been corrected.

Regression tests have been run in the development environment to verify that enhancements

and/or fixes have not adversely affected the integrity of the product.

System Test ingLimited independent system testing has been carried out on this product, as released, to verifythat it installs correctly in all supported configurations, that any new functionalities have beencorrectly implemented and identified defects have been corrected.

Acc eptance Test ing AVEVAs G roup Solutions Centre is satisfied that the System Testing for this release is sufficientto assure product quality.

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Any exceptions found during Acceptance Testing or after release will be reported in the ProductRelease Latest Update Note on AVEVA's support web sitehttp://downloads.aveva.com/51939/w51939.pdf.

Excep t ions S ign i f i can t Defec t s And Recom mended Workaroun ds AVEVA intends to fix the defects listed below in a fix release or service pack as soon asreasonably possible.

Incidentnumber

Defectnumber

Description RecommendedWorkaround

P-25608 Diagrams: Bore shown as 0.7in when entered as 3/4in This release ensuresthat 3 decimals areshown; a fullcorrection will bemade in the nextmajor release P-25647

Diagrams: Fractions displayed in decimals (Imperial) inPipe Bore and Nozzle Spec windows

21836 P-29454PDMS Draft: The plotted line thickness is improved at12.0.SP5.4 but is an approximation for some values

It is hoped to make afull correction for thenext major release.

Defect P-28720 Work aroun d

Following application of PDMS 12.0 SP5.2, SQL Direct is no longer able to connect to aPlant/Marine project MDB, instead giving the following error:

Once PDMS (or Marine) 12.0 SP5.3 (or later) has been installed, it is necessary to make a changeto the properties of all project connections, using the SQL Direct configuration tool as follows:1. Select connection from the list on the main window and click Connection > Properties.2. If a Definition File has not already been specified for More Variables click Browse .
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Browse to a suitable folder and create a new text file (right-click on folder background).

Change the file type filter to All Files and rename the new file.(The convention is for this file to have a .dat suffix.)

Select the new file and click Open .

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Click More Variables Edit.

Tick the Edit checkbox.

Add the following line to the file

set AVEVA_NO_DOTNET_TTY=any_text_here

Save the changes using File > Save and Exit.

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Note: The name of the nozzle is HO9008/N -1, with the help of the pml1 expression {after(namn, /)} thepart of the name after the slash is the actual text displayed in the annotation.

To enable the option of parsing of PML1 expressions in annotations in AVEVA Diagrams please add thefollowing line in DiagramsDefaultSettings.xml :

As a last row of text in the group node with the name Labels and TextIn DiagramsDefaultSettings.xml

After that opening Diagrams Options from the Tools menu, a setting for whether the PML1 expressions

parsing will be enabled or not will be available under General Options / Annotation settings / Labels andText .The option is called Parse for PML1 expressions in annotations .

For the latest list of exceptions and other updates, please see the Product Release Latest UpdateNote on AVEVA's support web site http://downloads.aveva.com/51939/w51939.pdf.

Please refer also to the Product Release Latest Update Note for the original full release,http://downloads.aveva.com/51877/w51877.pdf.
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