23.4 LTS - 2023-04-19

Table of Contents

Part Screening, Business Case & Qualification

Bulk-assess and extract information from 2D technical drawings

Starting with this version we are supporting the bulk assessment of 2D technical drawings. We extended our part creation via CSV import to support 2D technical drawings as an additional column. The same logic as for adding 3D files via CSV Import applies: Simply add the file name of the drawing in the column for technical drawings and store the file in the archived folder that is uploaded.

For further details on the possibilities of extracting information from technical drawings and how to set it up, visit Extracting information from 2D technical drawings

Reinstating rejected parts

We introduced an additional way for Expert users to reinstate a previously rejected part, removing the need to go through the admin panel to perform such an action. Reinstating parts removes their Rejected property and allows proceeding with assessment and part configuration according to the configured workflow.

Reinstating parts, just like rejecting them, is dedicated functionality only intended and available to Expert users assessing and working on part qualification projects.

Improved layout of actions on part detail

We changed the layout and styling of buttons within the part detail action bar. In order to improve visibility and remove the need for scrolling, the Add to Basket button is now using the primary platform color. Further, the option to edit the details of a part was moved closer to the part information completeness bar, to make it clear that the part information completeness can be improved by editing the part form.

Get contact information of part authors on hover

We included user contact information in the tooltip shown when hovering on a user's avatar. Users can now easily get contact info such as a part author's mail address and phone number, to reach out to them directly without having to search for their contact details.

Digital Inventory Management

Filter for customer groups

Catalog admin users can now filter the catalog for customer groups, offering an easy and fast way to select and update all unassigned public parts or parts belonging to specific customers.

Inform Catalog users about unsupported part configuration

This recent update in our catalog helps end-users to stay informed about unsupported part configurations that can no longer be ordered.

For admins, this means you can easily identify which parts are unsupported and therefore no longer available for order. This allows you to remove the part from the catalog or find a new supplier to fulfill the order.

For unsupported part configurations, we have disabled the "Add to Basket" button in the catalog part drawer. Additionally, a tooltip will be displayed when hovering over the disabled button, indicating the reason why the configuration is no longer supported.

For more information see https://3yourmind.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/184975368/Ordering+from+the+Catalog#Accessing-the-Catalog-and-Ordering-a-Part

Quality Management & Machine Connection

Automatic Promotion of Unfinished Sequences to Last Step Upon Order Closure

This update introduces a feature that automatically promotes unfinished sequences to their last workflow step when an order is closed. The feature saves up to 30 minutes per day and improves efficiency by automating the process of updating sequences manually.

To use this feature, update an order to any kind of "Done" status, e.g. “Shipped”. If some sequences of parts are unfinished, a checkbox will appear. If the checkbox is checked, all sequences from all parts of the selected order will be updated to their last workflow step. This also works when bulk updating orders. If the checkbox is not checked or the operation is canceled, the current sequences step will be maintained.

See also https://3yourmind.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/185008172/Handover+Between+Order+Manager+and+Production+Scheduler#%5BhardBreak%5DClosing-an-Order-and-Cleaning-Up-Open-Sequences

Other improvements

Better specify Service offers with more Service Attributes

We added the following Service attributes. They can now be configured in the admin panel and used in the Service Standards filter in the Basket.

• AQAP 2110

• EN 9100

• HP Digital Manufacturing Partner

• HP Multi Jet Fusion Production Professional

• ISO 14001

• ISO 45001

This is an extension of functionality we added already in https://3yourmind.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/1820229633/23.2+-+2023-02-17#Improved-Filtering-for-Technology-and-Service-Attributes-in-the-Basket.

Platform announcements now working in AMPI

We extended the reach of Platform Announcements to additionally cover the AMPI panel and now support the entire platform.

Part list in production loads faster

Through a number of query optimizations, the Parts list in the MES now loads 66% faster on average.

[API] Added a modified date filter to the part in the production

Users of 3YOURMIND’s API can now limit their search to recently modified parts by using new optional query parameters 'modifiedDateGte' and 'modifiedDateLte'. The new filters exclude outdated entries and provide accurate search results.

Bug fixes

• [PLM] The parts in the catalog display were featured on the PLM Home page even if the catalog was disabled, this is now fixed.

• [PLM] Uploading a new 3D file did not trigger the recalculation of scores for the respective part, this is now fixed.

• [PLM] A bug was fixed that prevented recreating AMPI workflow statuses with the same name as a previously deleted status.

• [ERP] The order confirmation modal was showing the string "{id}" in German, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese languages. Now the modal displays the correct message without the string "{id}" for all languages.

• [ERP] We fixed an issue where the order of line items in Quote creation was not being respected resulting in a different order in the PDF version of the Quote. Now the order of line items matches the order in the PDF version of the Quote.

• [ERP] Fixed bug where cloning printing settings from an orientation optimized material caused the second part to fail to resolve pricing, preventing the user from proceeding to checkout.

• [MES] We fixed a small issue where the More Actions button on the Job detail page showed “… …” instead of the proper label.

Administration Actions

Technical Changes and Notes for Operators

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Machine Connectivity

To automatically retrieve inspection reports from your connected Markforged printers, the Aggregator must be updated to version 2.5.0 or later. Please reach out to our technical support team to obtain a download link.

Analytics

We added the possibility to authenticate with Analytics using 3YOURMIND Credentials or the connected SSO provider. See https://3yourmind.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/1823014913/23.3+-+2023-03-16#Use-Analytics-automatically-with-your-3YOURMIND-credentials

Already created user accounts remain - however, we recommend to deactivate already created Analytics accounts and from now on only logging into Analytics from within 3YOURMINDs Org Panel.

We improved the way we handle permissions inside Analytics to avoid unintentional editing of dashboards. To activate this, set the permissions flag to true once you added an admin password and loaded the default-collection as described here

metabase:
  adminPass: "SuperSafePassword"
  permissions: 
    enabled: true

Helm Changes

• The possibility to scape application metrics with prometheus was removed because it is not used at the moment. We might reintroduce it in the future.

• Support was added to Use an existing Kubernetes Secrets. Documentation can be added upon request. With that, no secrets need to be configured in the values.yaml file.

• The handling of the default value of the storageClass was changed. Now when specifying no storageClass, the PVCs should pick the default storage class of the cluster.

• Support for the integration to werk24.io was added.

• /.aws was added as an additional writable location within the button3d pod. This path is. used by the aws-cli in case IRSA is used.

• The sample data loader was enhanced to support loading sample data with multiple domains.

• Support for a CronJob was added to reset demo-data on schedule.

• The ingress resource was fixed in case the alb ingress class is used.

• The readiness Probe of the meshrepair pod had been adjusted

• Added support for Analytics embedding

• Various fixes to the Analytics Permission Job

(For LTS customers) Earlier Release Notes

This section provides a summary of the new product additions since the last LTS release (22.11).

Expand the following sections to see details.