Manufacturing Connect 2.5.6/2.8.0

6min

Release Date: February 7, 2023
Note: 2.5.6 Is compatible with MDE 110
Note: 2.8.0 Is compatible with MDE 120
New Features
Description
Admin Console Settings
Manufacturing Connect now offers long-term API Tokens.
Enhancements and Improvements
Description
Task List and Task Details
Added additional multi-Manufacturing-Connect-Edge operations that can be monitored by Task List.
Status Overview
The Dashboard now also supports Processed/Failed tags metrics.
Edge Management
Edge Devices List now also show processed/failed tags metrics 
Edge Management
This tab is now always available regardless of Marketplace license availability. 
Edge Management
Multiple Select is now supported to delete multiple backups.
Edge Management
There is now a clear error message for pub/sub provision
Edge Management
Application Details now display Device ID and Device Status.
Marketplace
For Application Releases, variables can now be configured as private. This will make the variable values display as asterisks during deployment.
User
When creating a new user, a password is needed along with authentication.  
Admin Console Settings
Support bundles now contain NTP Server Logs.
Resolved Issues
Description
Edge Management
Fixed an issue with Manufacturing Connect Events not displaying.
License Server
Fixed an issue with License Server not accepting additional tag license
Admin Console Settings

Fixed issue where after upgrading to 2.7.0 Kafka SSL keystore became broken.
Admin Console Settings
Fixed an issue where after changing base domain name, location http header was still referring to the old base domain name.
Security
Resolved a vulnerability related to CVE-2022-4116, CVE-2022-32221.
Deprecated Components and Features
Description
Edge Management
Metrics are not available for Manufacturing Connect edge versions below 3.2.0 and 21.5.0.
Edge Management
The Explore tab has been removed.
Known Issues
The following issues are unresolved in this release:
Description
For FireFox browser with self-signed certificate, there are failures on all file uploads of Manufacturing Connect Edge on Manufacturing Connect Admin Console.
Parametrized templates are not supported for instance-level templates
The Admin Dashboard usage stats are inconsistent with the Data Lifecycle Management statistics
Login
Incorrect MC System/User Local time may break authentication. 
Edge Management
Device list may be empty momentarily as it is actually loading. 
An edge device may incorrectly display No active license warning even though it does have a license.
An edge device may incorrectly display Data status.
Manufacturing Connect Edge instances may be shown as offline and cease the connection with the Manufacturing Connect when the Manufacturing Connect was upgraded. This occurred when the Manufacturing Connect used a IPv6 remote network. 
Edge Management
For Docker version of Manufacturing Connect, when Forward Events is enabled, actions that trigger events do not display the events.
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Description
Admin Console Settings Manufacturing Connect now offers long-term API Tokens.

Description
Task List and Task Details Added additional multi-Manufacturing-Connect-Edge operations that can be monitored by Task List.
Status Overview The Dashboard now also supports Processed/Failed tags metrics.
Edge Management Edge Devices List now also show processed/failed tags metrics
Edge Management This tab is now always available regardless of Marketplace license availability.
Edge Management Multiple Select is now supported to delete multiple backups.
Edge Management There is now a clear error message for pub/sub provision
Edge Management Application Details now display Device ID and Device Status.
Marketplace For Application Releases, variables can now be configured as private. This will make the variable values display as asterisks during deployment.
User When creating a new user, a password is needed along with authentication.
Admin Console Settings Support bundles now contain NTP Server Logs.

Description
Edge Management Fixed an issue with Manufacturing Connect Events not displaying.
License Server Fixed an issue with License Server not accepting additional tag license
Admin Console Settings Fixed issue where after upgrading to 2.7.0 Kafka SSL keystore became broken.
Admin Console Settings Fixed an issue where after changing base domain name, location http header was still referring to the old base domain name.
Security Resolved a vulnerability related to CVE-2022-4116, CVE-2022-32221.

Description
Edge Management Metrics are not available for Manufacturing Connect edge versions below 3.2.0 and 21.5.0.
Edge Management The Explore tab has been removed.

Description
For FireFox browser with self-signed certificate, there are failures on all file uploads of Manufacturing Connect Edge on Manufacturing Connect Admin Console.
Parametrized templates are not supported for instance-level templates
The Admin Dashboard usage stats are inconsistent with the Data Lifecycle Management statistics
Login Incorrect MC System/User Local time may break authentication.
Edge Management Device list may be empty momentarily as it is actually loading. An edge device may incorrectly display No active license warning even though it does have a license. An edge device may incorrectly display Data status. Manufacturing Connect Edge instances may be shown as offline and cease the connection with the Manufacturing Connect when the Manufacturing Connect was upgraded. This occurred when the Manufacturing Connect used a IPv6 remote network.
Edge Management For Docker version of Manufacturing Connect, when Forward Events is enabled, actions that trigger events do not display the events.

Updated 19 Mar 2024

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