Release Notes - Readme file
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In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk Vault 2018.1 Update for Autodesk Vault Basic 2018, Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2018, and Autodesk Vault Professional 2018. The update addresses a variety of issues pertaining to these releases.

This README file highlights how to download and install the Vault Update and what has been fixed.

NOTE: Throughout this Readme document references to Vault 2018 will apply to Autodesk Vault Basic 2018, Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2018 and Autodesk Vault Professional 2018.

• DOWNLOAD LOCATION
• SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• INSTALLATION
  • Client Install
  • Server Install
• CONFIGURING SHARED VIEWS SERVICE
• KNOWN ISSUES
• SUMMARY OF ISSUES ADDRESSED
• LEGAL NOTICE

DOWNLOAD LOCATION

Locate the Autodesk Vault 2018.1 Update files by signing into your Autodesk Account.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Client:

• Autodesk Vault Basic 2018
• Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2018
• Autodesk Vault Professional 2018

Server:

• Autodesk Vault Basic Server 2018
• Autodesk Vault Workgroup Server 2018
• Autodesk Vault Professional Server 2018

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INSTALLATION

• All clients and servers should be upgraded at the same time to the Autodesk Vault 2018.1 Update
• Depending on how your UAC is configured on Windows 7 or later operating systems, users may need to turn off User Access Control (UAC) to install the Update
• To install the Update, Administrative privileges are required
• Ensure the latest updates or fixes of all CAD applications are installed before applying this Update. 
• When creating deployment in silent mode or modifying it, you can add the Vault Update EXE file into the deployment image through "Include additional software". Please note, it needs to add the "/quiet" as the command parameter for suppress the full UI of Vault Update installer
• The Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Client).exe, Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Server).exe and Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(File_Server).exe are EXE wrappers. You can use <Full Path to Exe> /e <Folder to Extract> to extract its content. For e.g. “C:\Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Client).exe” /e “C:\Extract”. The contents will be extracted to <Folder to Extract>\ExtractFiles
• The Update install may take longer than expected in Windows 7. To avoid that install the following Microsoft fix:
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663352/en-us

CLIENT INSTALLATION

WARNING: In case of Vault Client side by side installation of different editions for same release, please make sure that every Addin be enabled ONLY in one of Vault client edition. If you face issue installing the client update; please remove the Addin which is added in more than one edition, from all the Vault client editions. Install Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Client). And finally enable the Addin in one edition as you desire.

Vault 2018.1 Update is applicable to every Autodesk Vault Client 2018.

• Run "Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Client).exe" on the each workstation which has a Vault client installed.

SERVER INSTALLATION

WARNING: Failure to follow these instructions properly may result in unusable sites.

NOTE: Always ensure that a successful backup has been performed before applying any updates.

SINGLE SITE

Update Installation

1. Reset the web service on the Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) by typing 'IISRESET' at a command prompt.
2. Run 'Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Server).exe' on the server to install the update.
3. Open the ADMS Console and migrate all un-migrated databases and libraries before proceeding.
• NOTE: It may be necessary to detach an un-migrated database if the update addresses a migration problem.
4. Close the ADMS Console application.

Database Update

5. Open a command prompt and navigate to the installed location of Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe.
6. Run ADMS b2bmigrate operation in command line mode:
• Example: Connectivity.ADMSConsole.Exe -Ob2bmigrate -VUadministrator -VPadmin_password -DBUsql_user -DBPsql_password
• NOTE: Replace 'admin_password' with the appropriate administrator password for the -VP switch.
• The last two command line parameters are required only if the 'sa' password is not the default password.
7. A 'migration successful' dialog will display when the b2bmigrate operation has completed.
8. If necessary, open ADMS Console and attach any previously detached databases.

MULTI SITE (file replication)

Update Installation – applied to every Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS).

1. Reset the web service by typing 'IISRESET' at a server command prompt.
2. Run 'Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Server).exe' on an ADMS server to install the update.
3. Repeat the preceding steps for every ADMS server.
4. Open one ADMS Console and migrate all unmigrated databases and libraries before proceeding.
   NOTE: It may be necessary to detach an un-migrated database if the update addresses a migration problem.
5. Close the ADMS Console application.

Database Update – applied ONCE from ONE Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS).

WARNING: DO NOT PROCEED until the update has been successfully applied on ALL ADMS servers.

6. Open a command prompt and navigate to the installed location of Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe.
7. Run ADMS b2bmigrate operation in command line mode:
   • Example: Connectivity.ADMSConsole.Exe -Ob2bmigrate -VUadministrator -VPadmin_password -DBUsql_user -DBPsql_password
   • NOTE: Replace 'admin_password' with the appropriate administrator password for the -VP switch.
   • The last two command line parameters are required only if the 'sa' password is not the default password.
8. A 'migration successful' dialogue will display when the b2bmigrate operation has completed.
9. If necessary, open ADMS Console and attach any previously detached databases.

CONNECTED WORKGROUP (file and SQL replication)

Update Installation – applied to every Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) in all workgroups.

1. Reset the web service by typing 'IISRESET' at a server command prompt.
2. Run 'Autodesk_Vault_2018.1_Update_(Server).exe' on an ADMS server to install the update.
3. Repeat the preceding steps for every ADMS server in all workgroups.
4. Open one ADMS Console on the Publisher workgroup and migrate all un-migrated databases and libraries before proceeding.
   • NOTE: It may be necessary to detach an un-migrated database if the update addresses a migration problem.
5. Close the ADMS Console application.

Database Update – applied ONCE from ONE Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) on the Publisher workgroup ONLY.

WARNING: DO NOT PROCEED until the update has been successfully applied on ALL ADMS servers in all workgroups.

6. Ensure that all workgroups are online and accessible before proceeding. Do not proceed until the Replication Status | Merge Information dialog shows "Waiting 60 second(s) before polling for further changes." for each replicated vault and library.
7. Open a command prompt and navigate to the installed location of Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe.
8. Run ADMS b2bmigrate operation in command line mode:
   • Example: Connectivity.ADMSConsole.Exe -Ob2bmigrate -VUadministrator -VPadmin_password -DBUsql_user -DBPsql_password
   • NOTE: Replace 'admin_password' with the appropriate administrator password for the -VP switch.
   • The last two command line parameters are required only if the 'sa' password is not the default password.
9. A 'migration successful' dialogue will display when the b2bmigrate operation has completed.
   • NOTE: A successful migration may take some time as the database updates must be consumed by the subscriber workgroups.
10. If necessary, open ADMS Console and attach any previously detached databases.

CONFIGURING SHARED VIEWS SERVICE:

•  Administrator on subscription contract can assign the 'Shared Views' service to users from the Accounts Portal, only entitled user can access the 'Share View' feature.
•  Default value of the 'Shared View' service available on Accounts Portal is 'Off' for the existing as well as newly added users. User should select the check box 'Assign' to start using the 'Share View' capability from Vault Client.
•  Please note, it takes few hours to reflect the entitlement status after Administrators assign or un-assign the shared views service to users.

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KNOWN ISSUES:

• Server installation may end with an Error - 'Installation ended prematurely because of an error'. You can resolve this error by running the installer from an Administrator command prompt.

•  Any attempt to install Vault 2018.1 client update again on a system, from which update has already been uninstalled, will result in modify setup dialog with 'Repair', 'Uninstall' and 'Close' options. Select ‘Repair’ option to reinstall Vault 2018.1 update. Select ‘Uninstall’ option to uninstall Vault 2018.1 Update.
•   Known Issues with 'Share View' feature:
• For 3D .dwg files, the Shared View available on the Autodesk Viewer is a 2D view.
• Colors used in Design are not honored in the Viewable created using 'Share View' command for Inventor Files, when the OS setting has 'Comma' (,) as deliminator.
• Autodesk Account 'Sign In' dropdown options are not updated to reflect the correct status, after successful login from 'Share View' command OR from 'Shared View' panel. Relaunching Vault client will reflect the correct dropdown options. 
•   Install Update will clear customize Main Menu and Toolbar settings on the user client machine.

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SUMMARY OF ISSUES ADDRESSED

• Copy Design:
• Copy operation, results in successful copy of some files and fails for other files where duplicate file names are found. The file name uniquness check should be done before the Copy action starts.
• Some models would fail during the 'Gathering Relationships' phase of the Copy Design process.
• Copy action fails when duplicate File Names are found when, user has more related drawings of the main file.
• Update to a licensing patch that address the crash for single subscription user after more than 24 hours since the last successful authorization check.

• Vault dialogs do not appear when switching from two monitors to one.

• Under some circumstances, the Print Change Order Summary would display incorrect information.
• DWG is selected in BatchPlot even a latest DWF is created to that drawing.
• Performance enhancement for Job Processor DWF creation on IDWs with references to a large number of assemblies.

• 'Incorrect Version - Refresh the File' status after using 'Insert into CAD' command from Vault Explorer.

• Some User Defined Properties would fail on creation when someone else was performing a search operation.
• Workflows in Revit would result in files not being removed from the uploads folder.
• When an ADMS instance with Revit Server installed is utilizing a remote SQL instance, the Revit Indexing Service would fail with the message, "Unable to initialize the Dynamo Helper Service. Make sure the Revit Core Engine integration is installed."
  
• Wrong error message during Change State in file replication.
• Item category name not displayed in the Item create/update dialog box.
• If Inventor Date property value is empty, 'Update properties' updates the value from empty to an incorrect date.
• Inventor exits incorrectly when closing a iPart file which is checked in with 'KeepCheckedOut' option.
• Batch Plot command exits if Print Spooler service is stopped.
• Vault Export Configuration fails when PDF creation is enabled for Vault.
• Resolved a plotting issue when printing the DWF of a DWG on a folder with special localized characters.
• Make Queue Update at Preview tab sticky after Vault client is reopened.
  

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LEGAL NOTICE

Autodesk Vault Professional, Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Autodesk Vault Basic, Autodesk Data Management Server, Autodesk Vault File Server, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD Electrical are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Windows Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 2013 and Microsoft Office 2016 are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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