FactoryTalk® Vault™ Release Notes

August 2024
Minor release 6.0.0 of FactoryTalk Vault.
Feature enhancements.
  • Enhanced sort and filter capabilities within solutions. User can search by extension and history.
  • Aligned Common Services authentication with current policies.
  • Improved user experience with clearer messages on how errors are handled.
  • Improved usability and navigation features.
The following anomalies have been corrected in this release.
Corrected Anomalies
ID Number
Title
Description
3152720
Missing images for some Logix Designer application project types.
Corrected links to images.
3340690
The last row in table view was only visible if holding the screen scroll down. This made it difficult to see and also meant it was difficult to select the last item in the table.
This issue has been corrected.
Previous Releases
February 2024
Maintenance release 5.0.2 of FactoryTalk Vault.
Corrected anomaly ID 3345703. Logix Tag Based Alarms were not shown in the Alarms card during analysis. Alarms are now displayed correctly.
February 2024
Maintenance release 5.0.1 of FactoryTalk Vault
Corrected anomaly ID 3243880. The compare tool was preventing the load of medium and large projects. All projects now load correctly.
January 2024
FactoryTalk Vault release 5.0.
Features and Enhancements
  • An
    Open With
     dropdown list has been added when  you select a file in a project folder. If the selected file has an associated Twin Studio application it automatically selects that application in the dropdown list to open the file. This improves the use of action bar space.
  • When navigating FactoryTalk Vault, stateful urls now allow you to bookmark or share specific content with collaborators in an organization.
  • Enhancements in navigation and performance include improvements on how cards and the sidebar interact when selected to enhance the visual experience.
  • Overall support for Studio 5000 Logix Designer® projects version 36. You can now upload and upgrade projects to Studio 5000 Logix Designer v 36.
The following anomalies have been corrected in this release:
Corrected Anomalies
ID Number
Title
Description
3157302
Issues with Multi-language Support.
Selecting new languages now works as expected.
3106032
Message when trying to view the structured text of an Add-On Instruction routine.
When trying to view or compare structured text in an Add-On Instruction that is not yet supported, the loading icon was continuously displayed. A message is now displayed stating the status of Add-On Instruction routine support.
3100563
Notification behavior.
Mark all as read in notifications was replaying past actions rather than showing current status.
December 2023
Maintenance release 4.4.1 of FactoryTalk Vault.
New Features
You can now purchase an entitlement to add 250GB to your Vault space.
NOTE: Premium Roles are no longer separate items. Each role comes with 2GB of space by default and you have the option to purchase a 250GB entitlement.
The following anomalies have been corrected in this release:
Corrected Anomalies
ID Number
Title
Description
3185678
The export function was not working on analysis tables.
The export function now works correctly on analysis tables.
3193581
Vault access was blocked after visiting MyRockwell.
This was caused by an incorrect cookie setting and has been corrected.
August 2023
New Features
The comparison tool has been updated as follows:
  • Users can navigate through projects using a tree component to visualize and compare the code with previous revisions within FactoryTalk Vault.
  • Users can Increase or decrease the font-size in the code using the zoom buttons on the comparison tool page to improve the readability on their code.
  • Users can toggle between compare and view within the interface using the toggle button.
  • Performance enhancements have been made to how files are handled.
The following anomalies have been corrected in this release:
Corrected Anomalies
ID Number
Title
Description
222740
Date properties invalid in Emulate3D, Arena, and View Designer
Date properties did not match dates on projects. Date properties are now correct.
2257072
After switching language "Filter by" has a mix of languages
The word after "Filter by" did not change when the language was switched. Words after "Filter by " now shows in the correct language.
222376
Project properties, history tab, information tooltip cut off.
Project properties, history tab, and information tooltips now display correctly.
221292
Button save is missing while changing roles
When changing the role for another user, the save button was not appearing where it should. The save button now appears in the correct location when changes are made.
2183182
Routine Compare combo should be disabled with one project history entry
The comparison tool compares different projects rather than routines in the same project. Tool tip added to inform user they should upload a new version of the project to compare routines.
March 2023
New features
  • Enhancements on the comparison tool page. User can navigate through changes detected, performance enhancements for large files. User experience changes to ease the selection of the compared revision of the project.
  • View L5x file content for Studio 5000 Logix Designer projects.
  • Routine visualization allows users to view routines directly in Vault.
  • Twin Studio
    • Users can create new projects directly from FT Hub and store them on a new or existing solution within FactoryTalk Vault.
    • Users can select US and EU regions to deploy their Twin Studio Environments.
December 2022
New features
  • Users can now upload any file type to Vault.
  • Twin Studio
    • Users can open files directly from Studio 5000 Logix Designer, Emulate3D, and Arena, or from the associated project file in FactoryTalk Vault.
    • Files edited in these applications can be synced with FactoryTalk Vault.
    • A history of changes in FactoryTalk Vault shows when and where projects were edited.
October 2022
New features
  • Trash - Users can delete and recover projects and solutions from trash.
  • Notes - Notes are mandatory to aid Version Control of the projects.
  • Safety analysis - We provide safety details page for safety systems which includes 1756 Safety I/O modules configuration.
  • New premium subscriptions - premium subscriptions provide access to the project analysis feature, additional vault storage, and expanded user roles. Premium user roles are:
    • Premium Viewer
    • Premium Consumer
    • Premium Contributor
    • Premium Admin
Enhanced features
  • Enhanced vault storage - All organizations have basic vault storage of 2 gigabytes (Gb) that is shared by all users in the organization. If your organization requires additional storage, you can purchase additional entitlements. Each entitlement added to your organization provides another 50Gb of vault storage.
  • Support for organizations - Users are able to access organization Vaults.
  • History - History is enhanced to allow user to view and compare text based versions of projects with our comparison tool.
  • Enhanced basic user roles - The basic administrator and contributor roles have been expanded in this release. Basic roles available are:
    • Basic Viewer
    • Basic Consumer
    • Basic Contributor
    • Basic Admin
  • Project
     views - Projects can now be viewed as either cards, a list, or a table.
  • Project
     sort and filter - Projects in a solution can be sorted based on name, type, status, and date last updated. Once a sort method is selected, the projects can be filtered to reduce the projects listed to ones that match the specified criteria.
  • Project properties
     left pane - Project properties are now automatically shown in the left pane when the project is selected.
July 2022
Enhanced features
  • Vault
     navigation pane - The vaults and solutions that you can access are displayed in a left navigation pane so that you can easily move between your personal tenant and your organizations.
June 2022
New features
  • Objects
     analysis page - Details about the Add-On Instructions (AOIs), User-defined Data Types (UDTs), and String definitions are now available. Select
    Details
     on the
    Objects
     analysis card to see data tables and relationship graphs for each object in the project.
April 2022
New features
  • Add-On Instructions
     analysis page - The add-on instructions (AOIs) included in the project are displayed in a table for easier comparison and inspection of the different properties and configurations
    NOTE: AOIs encrypted or signed using Logix Designer source code protection cannot be analyzed with the same level of detail due to the inability to decode the instruction. In this situation, there will be limited information displayed in the analysis page.
  • Studio 5000 Logix Designer version 34.00 support
     - You can now upgrade projects to the latest version of Logix Designer.
Corrected anomalies and exceptions
The following list identifies the anomalies and exceptions corrected in the April 2022 release of FactoryTalk Vault:
ID Number
Description
2724
Program Composition table not reporting unscheduled programs correctly
2830
Include message for maximum level of nesting on source protected/encrypted objects
March 2022
New features
  • Hardware solution analysis
     - Select two or more controller project files within a solution to view the analysis. This analysis provides a summary of the hardware used by the selected projects.
Limitations on solution hardware analysis
  • The consuming controllers present on the I/O tree may not reflect their actual catalog number, therefore they may be duplicated on the solution hardware table.
  • Shared communication adapters and modules will be reported multiple times due to the specific configuration within the controller project file.
If a given catalog number is found more than once in different projects within the solution during the analysis a notification message will identify the project file names in which the catalog number was included.
Corrected anomalies and exceptions
The following list identifies the anomalies and exceptions corrected in the March 2022 release of FactoryTalk Vault:
ID Number
Description
1505355
Tag-based alarms do not load in the details table
1497791
The Interprocessor Communications analysis overview does not provide details when only messages are present
1492263
The Program Composition analysis does not properly recognize safety tasks.
February 2022
New features
  • PowerFlex Drive Hardware Analysis cards provide complete catalog identification numbers and list the number of drives in the project.
Enhanced features
  • Improved graphics and user experience when interacting with the analysis cards.
  • When uploading projects to the vault, you can change the solution assignment from the upload page.
Corrected anomalies and exceptions
The following list identifies the anomalies and exceptions corrected in the February 2022 release of FactoryTalk Vault:
ID Number
Description
1483488
Solution Properties cannot be accessed when only a single project is within the solution.
January 2022
New features
  • Side panel for easy access and editing of information:
    • Vault properties panel
    • Solution properties panel
    • Project properties panel
    • Download panel
    • Notifications panel
Enhanced features
  • Usability improvements when downloading FactoryTalk Vault projects.
    • Downloads are listed in the side panel
    • Download progress and status is reported dynamically in the side panel
Corrected anomalies and exceptions
The following list identifies the anomalies and exceptions corrected in the January 2022 release of FactoryTalk Vault:
ID Number
Description
1443122
Contact Support is not working
December 2021
New features
  • Solutions - Use solutions to group a set of projects together in your vault.
  • Additional download file formats - Logix Designer version 32.00 and later projects can be downloaded as AML or RDF files.
Enhanced features
  • Usability improvements to FactoryTalk Vault navigation.
    • Options menu removed
    • Contextual menu added to provide easy access to Analysis, Upgrade, Download, Move, Delete, and Properties tasks.
    • Contextual menu items are dimmed when they are not available for the selection, quickly letting you know which tasks can be used with multiple selections.
  • Additional Inter-Processor Communications analysis details for the PLC-5/SLC500 and PLC2 tag mapping.
November 2021
New features
  • Bulk add of controller projects to the FactoryTalk Vault
  • Hardware Overview
     and
    Hardware analysis
     details
    • In the
      Hardware Overview
      , if a controller or IO card is safety-related the assigned slot in the chassis is colored red.
    • Select
      View Details
       from the
      Hardware Overview
       card to see the
      Hardware Analysis
      . The
      Hardware Analysis
       dashboard provides a quick overview of the hardware devices in the project. This dashboard displays the catalog number, description, firmware revision, vendor, and the number of devices.
  • Support of safety project conversion and analysis
  • Customer Feedback form
    • Click the
      Help
       icon and select
      Provide Feedback
       to send feedback to the
      FactoryTalk Design Hub
       team. You can send an enhancement request, report an issue, or provide general feedback. After typing your feedback in the form, click
      Submit
       to send it to the team. We look forward to hearing from you!
  • Live Chat support
    • Click the
      Help
       icon and select
      Live Chat
       to chat directly with Rockwell Automation remote support about your issue.
Enhanced features
  • Export of analysis data
  • Inter-Processor Communication
     analysis provides more information about the produced and consumed tags.
  • Downloading projects — You can now download multiple projects at once. For example, you can select five projects that have been uploaded and converted to version 33 and then select to download all five projects as ACD files. When multiple files are downloaded, they must all support the same file type. If there is not a common file type available between the projects selected, then the
    Download as
     option is not available.
  • Deleting projects — You can now delete multiple projects at once. Simply select the projects and then select
    Delete
    . You will be asked to confirm deletion. If you want, you can select all projects and delete them.
  • Exporting analysis information — In the previous release, only certain types of analysis information could be exported from the dashboard to an XLS or CSV file. Now all analysis information can be exported and downloaded.
  • Expanded file status information — If an issue is encountered with an uploaded file an information icon appears next to the file status. Click this icon to view additional details about the issue.
  • Expanded safety information — Safety-related hardware is denoted by a red slot in the chassis depiction of the hardware overview. When a project includes safety-related hardware, a Safety overview card and Safety analysis details are provided to let you review the safety configuration aspects of the project. From the Safety card you can view and copy the Safety Signature ID and view the Safety Tag Mapping.
  • User Interface refinements to improve readability
    • The legend of the
      Tag Summary
       overview was realigned.
    • The
      Alarms Analysis
       dashboard was refined to show groups of tag-based alarms and alarm definitions by alarm owner.
    • The
      Program Composition Details
       table was refined to show the programs within a task.
    • The
      Routine Details
       table was refined to show the routines within a program.
    • The
      Motion Details
       table was refined to distinguish scheduled axes from unassigned axes.
Corrected anomalies and exceptions
The following list identifies the anomalies and exceptions corrected in the October 2021 release of FactoryTalk Vault:
ID Number
Description
1718
FactoryTalk Vault error message does not contain enough information
1727
FactoryTalk Vault creates a duplicate project when a project is uploaded
1735
Projects list does not resize correctly to narrow screen widths
1785
Edit project settings dialog does not display the current project name and description
1791
FactoryTalk Design Tools does not always load after signing in to FactoryTalk Hub
1792
Logging out of FactoryTalk Vaults does not sign out of MyRockwell account
1796
Notification displayed after creating an organization incorrectly states “Solution Created”
1373
Upgrade of safety locked project enabled unauthorized controller changes.
1199
Safety protected files fail to upgrade.
1249
Inconsistent static object display on mobile devices.
1370
Selected projects not cleared on Delete/Upgrade.
1362
Performance lags during analysis of projects with extremely large data sets.
1336
Project upload progress bar triggers resize.
1125
EULA text truncated on some browsers.
1334
Project analysis does not load for project.
1105846
Delete project deleted incorrect project after the list refreshed.
April 2021
First public release of FactoryTalk Hub!
Features
  • Projects
  • Edit Project Properties
  • Upgrade Multiple Projects
  • Analysis
Usage notes
When working with FactoryTalk Hub, be aware of the following considerations:
  • Regional service support — FactoryTalk Hub services have not been deployed to all regions yet. If you are connecting from a region outside of North or South America, the upload, download, and analysis speed might be reduced.
  • Minimum design software version for project upgrades and analysis — Project files from RSLogix5000 and Studio 5000 Logix Designer can be uploaded to the vault. Projects from earlier versions of RSLogix 5000 can be upgraded to be compatible with later software releases. When choosing your upgrade version you can choose any version after RSLogix5000 version 16 through the latest release of Studio 5000 Logix Designer. Projects cannot be downgraded.
  • Restrictions on safety-locked projects — Safety-locked projects cannot be modified. Unlock the project in Studio 5000 Logix Designer to upgrade it to a later version.
  • Limitations of source protected content — Source protection restricts the amount of data that can read from the files.
  • Impact of large projects on upload, analysis, and conversion — The amount of time it takes to upload, analyze, and convert a project is directly related to the size of the project.
  • Supported browsers — FactoryTalk Hub has been designed for modern browsers such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Older browsers, such as Internet Explorer, might not function as expected.
Issues
If you encounter issues using FactoryTalk Hub, please report them using the feedback form accessible from the main menu under
Help > Feedback
.Please use the documentation feedback form to let us know about improvements we could make to the Help.As issues are reported and fixed, they will be listed in the release notes.
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