What's new in v6.
What's new in the WebCTRL® application
Feature Improvement
New in v6.5:
Smart phone support The WebCTRL® application can now detect if you are accessing it on a
and small-screen device such as a smart phone or small tablet, and it will
enhanced small screen deliver a new interface that accommodates the smaller screen.
navigation
Web browser support The WebCTRL® application now supports the Microsoft® Edge web
browser, and no longer supports IE8.
Security enhancements • Apache Tomcat web server has been upgraded to v7.0.____.
• The WebCTRL® application has been upgraded to Java 8.
• The WebCTRL® v6.5 application includes SHA-2 certificate support.
Enhanced trends The speed at which trends display and are deleted has greatly
increased because of a new trend database structure.
IMPORTANT! You must convert your current trends:
• Before upgrading using the new Trend Conversion Utility (strongly
recommended for large trend databases)
• As part of the upgrade process in SiteBuilder's upgrade wizard
New features for handling Any parameter mismatch now appears on the Properties page with a
parameter mismatches red box around it and hover text to help determine what action needs to
take place. If a change was made in the controller, the Properties page
now shows the controller value.
The WebCTRL® application determines where a change occurred, what
action needs to take place, and provides a new Resolve button that you
can click to have any mismatches automatically handled. Clicking the
Details button shows an additional Resolve column that indicates
whether a mismatch will be resolved through upload or download. This
same Resolve column has also been added to the Parameter
Mismatch report.
Downloading after If you change only a control program's parameters in the EIKON®
reloading a control program application and then reload the control program, the controller will be
marked for an Only Parameters download instead of an All Content
download.
Exception: Changing a reference name still requires an All Content
download.
Interface changes An increased focus on the WebCTRL® product brand resulted in
relocation of logos within the <WebCRL> interface and a new system
menu icon .
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What's new in the EIKON® application
Feature Improvement
New in v6.5:
Find/Replace The feature that you previously used to find a microblock, label, or text
can now be used to find and replace text in Property Editor text fields.
Scripts plug-in Some scripts created with this plug-in may have compatibility issues with
v6.5. Go to Help in the plug-in's Script Editor and then click the
Compatibility Issues link to see if the issues affect your scripts and if so,
how to correct them.
What's new in the SiteBuilder application
Feature Improvement
New in v6.5:
Trend conversion v6.5 has a new Trends database structure. You must convert your
current trends:
• As part of the upgrade process in SiteBuilder's upgrade wizard, or
• Before upgrading using the new Trend Conversion Utility (page 3)
(highly recommended for large trend databases)
NOTE You must use SiteBuilder's upgrade wizard for Derby and SQL
Server Express databases.
Security enhancement If you create a new system in v6.5, you are now required to enter an
Administrator password.
If you upgrade a system with no Administrator password to v6.5, you
can continue without an Administrator password; however, we
recommend that you define this password.
Supported database types SiteBuilder no longer supports Access® and MSDE database types. If a
system uses one of these, you must migrate to a different database
type in the current WebCTRL® version before upgrading to v6.5.
SQL Server® Express If your system uses an SQL Server® Express database running on a
database 32-bit WebCTRL® server, you must perform a procedure before
upgrading the system to v6.5. Click here for instructions.
SSL On the Configure > Preferences > Web Server tab, the term "SSL" in
field names and options has been changed to "HTTPS".
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What's new in the ViewBuilder application
Feature Improvement
New in v6.5: No changes
What's new–Other tools
Feature Improvement
New in v6.5:
Trend Conversion Utility v6.5 has a new Trends database structure. You must convert your
current trends:
• Before upgrading using the new Trend Conversion Utility* (strongly
recommended for large trend databases), or
• As part of the upgrade process in SiteBuilder's upgrade wizard
NOTE You must use SiteBuilder's upgrade wizard for Derby and SQL
Server Express databases.
Field Assistant
Web browser support The WebCTRL® application now supports the Microsoft® Edge
browser, and no longer supports IE8.
New features for handling Any parameter mismatch now appears on the Properties page with a
parameter mismatches red box around it and hover text to help determine what action needs
to take place. If a change was made in the controller, the Properties
page now shows the controller value.
WebCTRL determines where a change occurred, what action needs to
take place, and provides a new Resolve button that you can click to
have any mismatches automatically handled. Clicking the Details
button shows an additional Resolve column that indicates whether a
mismatch will be resolved through upload or download.
Security enhancements • Apache Tomcat web server has been upgraded to v7.0.____.
• The WebCTRL® application has been upgraded to Java 8.
• The WebCTRL® v6.5 application includes SHA-2 certificate
support.
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