Updates (changes/additions) to this NiagaraAX User Guide document are listed below.
NiagaraAX-3.8 release, November 4, 2013
Document updated to cover both the initial AX-3.8 release as well as AX-3.7 and AX-3.7u1. A significant change was the removal of the prior main section “About Presentation XML (Px)”, which explained graphics usage and related topics. This content was relocated to a new standalone NiagaraAX Graphics Guide document, including updates to cover AX-3.8 features and changes. Related to this, these following other sections were removed from this document:
In the section Performing Workbench tasks, task subsections “Using the Px Editor” and “Using the Nav File Editor” were removed. Such tasks are now in the NiagaraAX Graphics Guide.
In the section Component Guides, summary descriptions for components in the following modules were removed: bajaui, gx, kitPx, pxeditor, and report. Summaries for components in these modules are now in the NiagaraAX Graphics Guide.
In the section Plugin Guides, summary descriptions for plugins (views) in the pxEditor and report modules were removed These summaries are now in the NiagaraAX Graphics Guide.
Other areas of this NiagaraAX User Guide document that are new or changed are described below:
In the section Types of Workbench options, the subsection General options was updated, and a new subsection R2 Platform Tool options was added. A “Color Chooser” subsection was removed. The section About Workbench themes (which explains one selection in the “General options”), was moved to follow the last of the Workbench options.
In the main Data and Control Model section, control point subsections About override actions and About point facets were edited to reference a new facets subsection Maximum override duration facet (unrelated to any recent release, i.e. AX-3.8, AX-3.7, etc.).
In the main About Security section, the following subsections had changes:
The section Security changes and notes was updated for AX-3.8, summarizing changes in strong passwords, among others.
In the section About built-in users, an AX-3.8 change for guest is noted.
In the section Alarm ack permission notes, an AX-3.8 change was noted.
The section Strong password notes was expanded, including new subsection Password Strength (AX-3.8) and other sections Require Strong Passwords (AX-3.7) and Stronger passwords.
In the main About Scheduling section, most figures had updated screen captures, and most subsections were reviewed and a few property descriptions updated. In the main About weekly schedules subsection, a new section Event colors in weekly schedules (AX-3.8) was added. It includes subsections about default BooleanSchedule and EnumSchedule event colors, and how you can further customize them.
The About Workbench tools section Types of Workbench Tools was updated to list a “Driver Upgrade Tool”, and other tool summaries were updated to be more accurate. A few tools subsections were updated, including Local License Database, Manage Credentials, and New Station wizard, the last of which has AX-3.8 related changes.
In the section Performing Workbench tasks, procedures were modified for Starting and exiting Workbench, and Getting started with stations.
In the Component Guides and Plugin Guides sections, summaries for components and views for the ldap module were removed and relocated to a new NiagaraAX LDAP / Active Directory Configuration Guide. In the Component Guides section, the section about the BackupService was edited for changes made in AX-3.8.
NiagaraAX-3.7 “Update 1” revision, May 30, 2013
Various document updates concurrent with the “update 1” release for AX-3.7 (in this document denoted as “AX-3.7u1”). Station security-related improvements are a main update focus.
A new section About file naming was added in the About NiagaraAX Framework concepts chapter. It explains the “approved set” of characters for naming files in a station’s file space.
In the main About Security section, the following subsections had changes:
A new section was added, Security changes and notes.
In the section About built-in users, a few edits were made describing the admin and guest, including a Note explaining changed password storage, and a Caution against enabling the guest user.
In the section authentication, additional details were added describing some security changes.
In the section permissions, edits were made about “super users” including a Note that recommends limiting the number of super users.
The section Multi-station security notes was edited to reflect security enhancements, and a subsection Domain-wide cookies authentication with procedure for configuration was edited to include a new WebService property “Single Sign On Enabled”.
In the section UserService properties, details were added about one property.
In the section User Prototypes, more details were added in the subsection Default Prototype, particularly about its “Password Configuration” properties.
In the Component Guides section, the following changes were made:
In the section BackupService, including subsection Restoring a backup, a couple of Notes were added explaining that station backups (and backup .dist installs), are impacted by changes in AX-3.7u1.
In the section WebService, descriptions were added for all properties. Previously, there was only a brief summary description of the WebService.
NiagaraAX-3.7 release revision, August 29, 2012
Document was “version split” from the prior version describing AX-3.5 and AX-3.6, where most mention of NiagaraAX release behavior prior to AX-3.6 was removed.
Concurrent with date of this document, the areas with the most changes include the following:
In the About NiagaraAX Framework section, the section About modules now mentions a new type of “synthetic module”, and refers to a separate NiagaraAX Synthetic Modules engineering notes document for more details.
In the About Workbench section, a new section About Workbench themes was added for AX-3.7 and later, with related subsections Types of themes, Define a default custom theme for your brand, and About theme modules.
In the About Alarms section, subsection About the Sms Alarm Acknowledger was updated. Several notes were added about AX-3.7 alarm enhancements, with a few updated screen captures. Sections affected include About alarm extension properties (alarm text properties are now “multi-line), Types of Alarm Details View dialog boxes (previous and next buttons on Alarm Record details dialog, Filters dialog changes), About the lineprinter recipient and About the printer recipient (a new PrinterRecipient component).
In the About Security section, most subsections were updated with new screen captures and new sections were added about functions new in AX-3.7, including About password expiration and reset, Password expiration, Configuring expiring passwords, Expiring password operation, Password reset, and Password history (unique passwords). Other changes were made in sections UserService and descriptions of properties of a User.
Additional new sections now include Strong password notes, and in an expanded section User Prototypes, more details in subsections Default Prototype and Specifying additional “local override” properties.
In the About Workbench tools section, the former Lexicon Editor section changed to the Lexicon Tool, with overview coverage of the Lexicon Report view, Lexicon Editor view, and new tool Lexicon Module Builder view. Find more details about lexicons in the engineering notes document NiagaraAX Lexicon Guide.
In the Component Guides and Plugin Guides (views) sections that summarize items and provide context-sensitive help from Workbench, some new items were added, and a few icons and descriptions were updated. More work remains in these sections.
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