Version 12 Predator PDM History

February 18th 2025 - Predator PDM v12.0.51 is released

Predator PDM v12.0.51 has been released. Refer to the following details:

• Adds Windows Server 2025 support
• Adds display of the number of vault items in the status bar while loading
• Adds columns for Port and IP4 to the View Components Machines window
• Adds columns for Port and IP4 to View Vault and View Released Vault to the grid
• Improves View Vault and View Released Vault performance, especially with loading large vaults
• Improves Filter By and Part Filter performance
• Improves toolbar display performance
• Improves variable processing performance
• Improves the DNC Touch toolbar icon
• Improves the import dialog to disable checkbox options when in-process
• Improves installation on drives other than c:\
• Improves language resources
• Improves online help
• Includes Predator Virtual CNC v12.0.1.2089 for backplotting - Learn more
• Includes v12.0.0.695 licensing

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.51 of Predator PDM from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator PDM should contact us at sales@predator-software.eu for upgrade details and pricing.

January 23rd 2025 - Predator PDM v12.0.49 is released

Predator PDM v12.0.49 has been released. Refer to the following details:

• Adds support for importing custom fields for jobs, parts, machines and users
• Adds support for predator slash variables to a [Extra Database Columns] configuration section within PDM.INI
• Adds display of extra columns within the shop floor grids
• Adds Predator PDM Export service compatibility with extra columns
• Improves Predator PDM Export service output when multiple machines are defined per PC
• Improves online help
• Improves PImportWorksheet.xls
• Improves startup performance
• Includes v12.0.0.671 licensing
• Fixed a bug with importing part types

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.49 of Predator PDM from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator PDM should contact us at sales@predator-software.eu for upgrade details and pricing.

December 20th 2024 - Predator PDM v12.0.48 is released

Predator PDM v12.0.48 has been released. This major release provides 110+ improvements vs. v11 with a more modern user interface, optional annual subscription pricing and lots of functional improvements. In addition, new database and Windows OS compatibility has been added. Refer to the following details:

• Adds support for version 12 Predator Licensing
• Adds optional annual subscription pricing
• Adds Windows 11 support
• Adds Windows 2022 Server support
• Adds Microsoft Access 2021 support
• Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 support
• Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express support
• Adds Oracle 23c support
• Adds Oracle 23c Free support
• Adds Oracle 21c support
• Adds Oracle 21c Express Edition support
• Adds Database Upgrade Confirmation dialog
• Adds 36 new modern toolbar buttons
• Adds three new toolbar sizes
• Adds 32 new modern tree view icons within View Vault and View Released Vault
• Adds three new tree view icon sizes within View Vault and View Released Vault
• Adds nine new user interface themes
• Adds modern background image
• Adds modern splash screen
• Adds Archive vault style support
• Adds Remote Connection option vs. the default Impersonation option when accessing the vault
• Adds configurable list of file extensions to include and/or exclude from viewing per vault
• Adds CNC program color syntax viewing option
• Adds Find, Find Next, Goto and other functions within the CNC syntax viewer
• Adds configurable list of file extensions to include and/or exclude from using color syntax viewing per vault
• Adds Font configuration dialog to CNC program color syntax viewing
• Adds Color configuration dialog to CNC program color syntax viewing
• Adds variable processing option for slash variables including \PartNumber, \PartName and a hundred others
• Adds configurable list of file extensions to include and/or exclude from using variable processing per vault
• Adds Process Variable option within View Vault to toggle display of process variable names vs. actual values
• Adds administrator option to define custom fields for jobs, machines, parts and users
• Adds viewing of custom fields within View Vault and View Release Vault within the top grid
• Adds viewing of custom fields within shop floor views in the left-hand grid
• Adds viewing of custom fields within View Component Jobs, Machines, Parts and User dialogs
• Adds \MachinePort, \MachineIP4, \MachineIP6 variables for use with custom commands
• Adds administrator option to convert URL attachments to files
• Adds administrator option to convert Component Attachments to Shortcuts
• Adds Value Streams as a standard component
• Adds Refresh button to all 38 component views
• Adds Select menu option to 90+ reports
• Adds Refresh button to 90+ reports
• Adds Importing Part Type Reference Dimensions
• Adds 27 new \SourceComponentNumber variables for custom commands
• Adds 27 new \SourceComponentName variables for custom commands
• Adds 27 new \SourceComponentNotes variables for custom commands
• Adds Expand Shortcuts option to the Vault Item File Report filter dialog
• Adds Unmanaged Files Only option to the Vault Item File Report filter dialog
• Adds Missing Files Only option to the Vault Item File Report filter dialog
• Adds Administrator wizard to Convert URL Attachments to Files
• Adds support for latest database version
• Adds Backplotting within View Vault and View Released Vault
• Adds template switching based on (MCH_File = 3axvmill.mch) type CNC comments
• Adds PPDM.INI file creation during installation and initial backplot
• Adds Process Menu to the main application view
• Adds Process Menu to View Vault and View Released Vault windows
• Adds DNC Touch window to View Vault and View Released Vault windows
• Adds New Measurements Touch dialog window to View Vault and View Released Vault
• Adds new text viewer for attachments within View Components windows in Predator PDM
• Adds full screen support for the CNC syntax viewing within view vault
• Adds CNC syntax viewing within 30+ view component windows
• Adds CNC syntax viewing within the shared library
• Adds \SourceRevision to variable processing
• Adds Part Filter By dialog with 7-39 new part number filters within View Vault
• Adds header & footer fields in shop floor filters by adding them to PPDM.ini
• Adds display of header & footer fields within the grid in all shop floor windows
• Adds header & footer fields as slash variables for custom commands and variable processing
• Adds header & footer fields to Predator PDM Export Service
• Adds all \Machine and \SourceMachine variables when the machine component is a header or footer field
• Adds an SFCF= option to specify a path for a real-time meta data shop floor text file within PPDM.INI
• Adds -ShopFloorDialogStage1 command line argument for custom ERP/MES and PLM integration options
• Adds -ShopFloorDialogStage2 command line argument for custom ERP/MES and PLM integration options
• Adds vault item filtering and selection via the -ShopFloorDialogStage1
• Adds direct shop floor viewing of vault items via the -ShopFloorDialogStage2
• Adds support for Oracle local time to Predator PDM
• Adds support for Oracle local time to Predator PDM APIs
• Improves Check In dialog to support Material Types, Numbers and Tool Life
• Improves Check Out dialog to support Material Types, Numbers and Tool Life
• Improves Import Worksheet with up-to-date v12 CSV requirements
• Improves Importing gage serial numbers to support statuses other than available
• Improves New and Edit Machine wizards with additional fields
• Improves New and Edit Part wizards with additional fields
• Improves New and Edit Kit Number wizards with additional fields
• Improves New and Edit Tool Number wizards with additional fields
• Improves Edit Tool Number and Kit Number wizards with additional filter options
• Improves Permission organization
• Improves 12 international language resources
• Improves application load time by reducing the size of the application
• Improves Help About dialog with modern graphics and application version details
• Improves installation with modern graphics
• Improves background image
• Improves integrated color syntax highlighting viewer and configuration
• Improves Administrator wizard to Convert URL Attachments to Files with several new features
• Improves user interface design within the Convert URL Attachments to Files wizard
• Improves trace logs when the Convert URL Attachments wizard is utilized
• Improves tree view's icon stick out lengths within View Vault and View Released Vault
• Improves slash variable logic to honor shortcut vault locations vs. reference vault locations
• Improves HTML page creation for file viewing errors
• Improves refreshing toolbar icons
• Improves New Vault and Edit Vault wizards when specifying CNC specific extensions
• Improves tool tip display
• Improves the filter dialog with the Vault Item File Report
• Improves the filter dialog with the Status Report
• Improves dropdown combo display of the number of selected records
• Improves dropdown combo background logic to display yellow only when the field is required
• Improves viewing of files within View Vaults to honor the MIME types
• Improves full screen toolbar icon within view vault
• Improves the maximum number of custom fields from 10 to 16 for jobs, machines, parts and users
• Improves toolbar icons
• Improves -events command line argument to be equivalent to -newevents
• Improves startup error when there is no default printer defined
• Includes v12.0.0.610 licensing
• Includes Predator File Viewer 12.0.3.12 with support for viewing 40+ file formats - Learn more
• Removed Windows Vista & 2008 Server Support
• Removed legacy New Event dialog in favor of the New Event Touch dialog

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v12.0.48 of Predator PDM from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator PDM should contact us at sales@predator-software.eu for upgrade details and pricing.