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April 04, 2008

CADminTools 4.0 pre-release

I've just made the latest CADminTools available - version 4.0 pre-release - if you've some time, please take a look...
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=128350

There's the usual asp files + database in the CADminTools package - plus a short movie showing installation in the CADminToolsMovies package.

For v4.0 I've made a few major changes and many minor ones... here's what I can think of (in no particular order, more detailed docs to come later):

  • License logging is now in /log/ subfolder, so install is more compact...
  • Installer includes sample database (CADdB4.mdb) - to migrate 3.x dBs you can copy + rename the mdb file and run the upgrade page.
  • Ilink Intelligence is a major new set of tools... there's a host of useful scripts + pages to help you track your multi-server installation. At some point I'll go more in-depth on it... meantime you can explore yourself: get instant access to your Intralink vital statistics via SQL reports + scripted queries, etc...
  • Tasks dB is dropped - I wasn't using it, so it's gone
  • User dB has many improvements, including custom fields, bulk-updates, exporting, etc

A few people have expressed an interest in testing the new version (the tagline should be "about time too!") - so here's your chance.

I've been working a fair bit with Pro/E templates lately, plus via email I've been discussing a method of using Excel >> Trail files >> Templates... I foresee a post on these topics soon.

(below: old bunch of screenshots showing some improvements, back when I was planning v3.4)

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