OpenUtilities Substation 2023 Update 1 (23.00.01.067)

The following items summarize the new features and enhancements in the OpenUtilities Substation 2023 Update 1 release:

New BOM Manager Function: Import Custom Parts
Custom Parts features allow you to add items to your Bills of Materials without having to create a separate parts database record. This new function enables bulk import of custom parts from an excel file.


New Import Drawings Function: Import Page Properties
Bulk import title block properties from an excel file during import.


Multiple URL Link Support
The Parts database URL field was limited to a single URL in prior releases. Starting with this release, users can associate multiple URL links.


New BOM Manager Function: Link With Symbol
This new function is found on the Right-Click menu in BOM Manager. You can use this function to quickly link an unplaced BOM item to a symbol.


New BOM Manager Function: Apply to Symbol
This new function is found on the main BOM Manager tool bar. Use this function to assign multiple parts to a selected set of symbols. This can be useful when assigning multiple hardware items such as nuts, bolts, and washers to terminal connectors.


New Remove Part Numbers Function
This new function is found in the Modify Component > Device ribbon group.
Note: This function requires one or more symbols to be selected prior to locating it in the device ribbon menu. Use this function to remove multiple part numbers from multiple symbols at once.



Resizable Dialogs
The following dialogs were enhanced to support resizing.
- Place Balloon
- Update Symbol
- Replace Page Format
- Replace Title Block
- Replace Text
- Replace Symbol
- Replace Device ID
- Replace Part Number
- Exchange Equipment Numbers
- Exchange Catalog
- Find and Replace
- Re-sequence Wire Link
- Run Project API Builder
- Run Reports
- Panduit Labels
- Create Macro
- Wire Terminations
- Region Editor
- Shortest Distance Routing
Master Units Warning
If you attempt to change working units on an existing page associated to any mode, except 3D Layout Mode and Construction Mode, a Unit Warning is displayed when: Master Unit in Design File does not equal selected unit in Default Units of Measure setting in Settings.


- Yes – Apply user change.
- No – Do not apply user change.
New Administrator Function: Maintenance Mode
A Project Database can be put into a state preventing users from using the application during a database maintenance event, such as, Updating a Project Database to the latest version. Maintenance mode is controlled by setting a value for the Maintenance extended property associated to dbo.Project table.  
Use Microsoft SQL Management Studio as follows:
- Enable: set value for Maintenance extended property 1.
- Disable: set value for Maintenance extended property 0.


Users will receive below Alert message if they attempt to use the software while this option is enabled:

586835 [Import Drawing] Software crashed during importing big 3D Layout file.
748417 [Project Publisher] It cannot publish drawing by page name descending order
748830 [Project Publisher] It cannot publish pages by page name ascending sort after add pages multiple times respectively
761442 [Configuration Variables] It should prompt when change Level from WorkSet to WorkSpace with empty value for ELEC_SHOW_PWCHECKIN_DIALOG and ELEC_ENABLE_MANAGED_CONFIGURATION
923662 [Copy from Reference/Merge into Master]Copy from the reference file which has CR symbols with family, and maintain the device complete, the copied CPs are not correct.
930460 [Terminal/Pin-Plug Manager]It popups error dialog when deleting a spare with Target Device.
1020527 [Balloon]Activate one reference file, the balloon callout inserted by activate another reference file is not correct.
1057764 [EDC] An error occurs when checking Duplicated wire number for user project
1060302 [Cross Reference Text] Cross Reference for symbols which have child symbols placed cannot be seen on the parent symbol
1107621 [PW integration][Replace Title Block&Page format] It cannot replace Title Block & Page Format by entire project and selected pages
1128257 [Balloon Callout] [Modify Balloon]When the users modified the Balloon Number using Next Available button in Modify Balloon for Custom & Non Coded parts its observed that the Part Number Descriptions are not maintained
1176671 [Insert Cable/Bus Object] Some cables' hook points cannot be previewed in Insert Cable/Bus dialog
1193056 [BOM Manager]Using Save as Primary to change the primary part number and reopen the BOM Manger dialog, the changed primary part is not saved.
1199090 [ProjectWise Integration][Move to Database] error message when using move to database command if the user does not have Can Delete permission
1204438 [SUBID][EDC]It cannot popup EDC dialog when we insert a schematic mode page and have more than two SUBIDs with family in other mode pages.
1226384 [Part Number URLs] [PW] The valid PW address URL which is different from the log in one can’t be opened.
1226390 [Part Number URLs] The URL for local jpg, png, msg files can’t be opened.
1229676 [Wire Link] when wire link symbol is moved from one Wire to another that have different Wire Number the Engineering Design Consideration dialog dose not popup
1232669 [Part Number][BOM Manager][Data Manager][Parts Database Manager] The user should not be able to modify a Part Number value to space " "
1234829 [Import Drawing] Assign Device Tags dialog appears when importing a 3D Layout mode drawing
1240023 [BOM Manager]BOM Manager->Group by device, and set type=Namplate, add a custom device, but it display in the Material type grid.
1240095 [BOM Manager] It reports error in BOM Manager after close Substation
1242163 [BOM Manager]User Env, sometimes it popups error dialog when clicking the blank part in the column.
1261210 [Change Text Attributes] internal error messages and data corruption after using Change Text Attributes for text assocaited to Substation objects like symbols & wires
1266538 [BOM Manager] The users cannot delete the WorkOrder that does not have any devices associated to it
1272764 [PW][Catalog Manager]It popups unexpected dialog when importing a catalog to an existing catalog.
1272893 [Update Substation Object] Update Substation Object will be incorrect with object's rotation
1274009 [Cross Reference Symbol][Design File Setting]The Cross Reference symbol is not placed in the correct location with repect to the Parent Symbol
1277579 [Ribbon Hot Key][BOM Manager] It reports error to open BOM Manager through ribbon hot key.
1280024 [Title block designer] Modify one Multi-line text during creating title block, it will report error
1286764 [Export][BOM Manager]The BOMItems does not including the infor about the symbol assigned properties in the properties control dialog, but including the info dragged in the BOM Manager dialog.
1289505 [BOM Manager] An error occurs when adding a part number with decimals in the quantity in the BOM Manager
1299355 [Configuration Assignment Utility] It reports error in Configuration assignment Utility dialog after open/close page
1309872 [Thematic Manager][Apply Thematic] Thematic display not working with Microstation Objects
1319172 [Replace Symbol][Device Usgae Chart] Device usage chart displays incorrect informatoin on symbol replace
1319544 [Import Drawings]It will be better to have more details info in the warning dialog. And if input invalid value in the Import Page Properties dialog, it should not close this dialog after clicking OK in the warning dialog.
1321818 [Maintenance Mode]No prompt message when copying a page to the project with Maintenance = 1
1323095 [Maintenance Mode] Change warning message text when Project Database is in maintenance mode
1328193 [BOM Manager] An error appears when Load Data By Work Order and select a Work Order level node to run Validation -> Item Conflict
1329113 [BOM Manager] suppress Remove command when no record is checked ON in the Item Conflict dialog
1330046 [BOM Manager] No reaction when click Help in the Item Conflict dialog
1331957 [BOM Manager] It displays 4 records in Item Conflict grid box when there's only 3 records shared the same BMDocument_id and Item_Number in database table dbo.BMData
1333574 [Catalog Manager] All Symbols&Macros&TitleBlocks&Families& Categories are missing in Catalog Manager
1336591 [Import Drawings][Update Page] internal error- "Incorrect syntax near 's'"
1339892 [ProjectWise 2023 Explorer] unable to load configuration warning message Please check in Workspace/Workset. make sure values are correct
1343087 [Device Properties] It reports error to click OK in Device Properties if the Device Tag is empty.
1345501 [BMdata Duplicated] Rename same balloon no in BOM Manager occurs multiple records for same Item_Number and same BOM document in dbo.BMData
1345505 [BMdata Duplicated][BOM Manager Import]Prior to importing records to destination project, check to ensure import does not result in dbo.BMData having more than one Item_Number on SAME BOM Document Name, if true we should give a message.
1345506 [BMdata Duplicated][BOM Manager Drag]Prior to dragging records from one BOM Document to another, check to ensure it does not result in dbo.BMData having more than one Item_Number on SAME BOM Document Name, if true we should give a message.
1347647 [Balloon No] Remove all part numbers for a device, its Balloon No is just removed from current page, not removed from other page(s)
1354436 [IEC][Symbol On The Fly] The default tag text height of Symbol On The Fly is too big
1359581 [BOM Manager][Import Custom] It should create new Temp device with BM Data correctly when column A;B;C are null in excel file
1360222 [Import Drawing][Drawing Naming Convention] DGN name without values if the Drawing Naming Convention uses Page Descriptions
1360494 [Engineering Design Consideration][EDC] Duplicate Device EDC appears when it should not while placing child symbols with family
1361909 [Performance][BOM Manager] It’s too slow to assign Balloon No to part number with large quantity in user project
1362664 [BMdata Duplicated]Link with Symbol/Apply to Symbol can add a duplicated balloon number to the same BOM Document, it should give a friendly information dialog.
1363623 [Create Symbol] The user is getting error message when they try to "Import Connection Point from a Family"
1366442 [Copy Page]Modify the page description in Data Manager in Source project, and copy the page from source to destination project, the modified info cannot display correctly in the Modify Page dialog.
1368033 [BOM Manager]It popups error dialog when dragging a device with two part numbers from one BOM to another.
1368348 [ProjectWise 2023]The software will pop up an error after uninstalling ProjectWise explorer or no ProjectWise explorer installation.
1369533 [ProjectWise 2023]It cannot configure ProjectWise 2023 automatically
1378096 [Auto Backup] Run SubstationBackupStarter.exe doesn’t backup project.
1378435 [Text Settings]Text Settings->Set Connection Text, change Height value->Click Apply->Click OK, the changed height value will not be applied to the selected symbols.
1378503 [Text Settings] The Device Tag, Part Number, Symbol Text can’t display properly for newly inserted 3D Objects.
1383344 [ProjectWise] Cannot display the Project tree list in ProjectWise tab when logging into PW CONNECT integration
1385400 [Store Page Properties]Copy page from one project to another to replace the original page in windows explorer, and then update the replaced page, the page properties are not updated.
1385505 [Store Page Properties]Copy page from one project to another to replace the original page in windows explorer, and then update the replaced page, the symbol cross reference text cannot navigate.
1386208 [Refresh Project Drawing][Update Page] The user is facing the issue that upon doing Refresh project drawing the user sees a bad page record in the database for the project
1386349 [Installer] PW customization dll files cannot be installed if ProjectWise explorer installed after installing Substation.
1387236 [ProjectWise] Add friendly message to check if PW Customization is missing or corrupt.
1394373 [Balloon No] The Balloon No is changed to one used in another project with the same Device ID and Part Number when we Insert Symbol By Device ID.
1395892 [Multi-Language MDB] Multi_language MDB is not changed When active workspace is changed if switching between projects with different workspace
1403784 [Multi DB][ Page Management] Switch projects in different DB, Sometime Modify Page/Update page/Refresh Page will report error
1406681 [Installer]Unselect and disable “ProjectWise Customization” option when ProjectWise Explorer does not exist on user machine.
1407198 [BOM Manager][Import Custom Parts] data not imported from input file
1407408 [BOM Manager][Import Custom Parts] Importing one opening custom part excel file to BOM Manager will report error
1409021 [BOM Manager][Link with Symbol] Internal Error "Index was outside the bounds of the array"
1410467 [Part Number URLs] unable to open valid url link when path contains Space
1411065 [Multi Database Statergy][Update Page] Error message when Update Page is done open page while page from another project and both project are in different databases
1411077 [Multi Database Strategy][Send Pages to Print Organizer] The user gets message "No Active Project" when sending project pages to Print Organizer
1415748 [Mode Manager] The default mapped field for Hydraulic Mode and Pneumatic Mode in Mode Manager is not correct
1419194 [Part Number URL] It reports error if the char count of Part Number URL without double quotation marks is near to the URL size
1420443 [BOM Manager][Link With Symbol] command becomes unavailaible after using it within same BOM Manager session
1420458 [BOM Manager][Load Data][By WorkOrder] Internal Error 'Item has already been added. Key in dicitonary …'
1317295 [PW Integration][Create Project] API Error Message when creating a new Project "Could not find a part of the path….."
1233036 [Copy-Paste Symbol][Child symbol] when copying and pasting child symbol using Ctrl+ C and Ctrl V the connection point text for the pasted symbol is not maintained as per the family details
1323655 [Modify Symbol][Connection Point]When connection point text/position is modified in symbol creation replacing symbol with itself will not reflect updated connection point details