We're delivering this upgrade with the following highlights:
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Annotation features – You can now create, update, and delete annotations on PDF renditions in Cloud Explorer.
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Supported file formats – Meridian Cloud now supports automatic rendering of MS Visio diagrams and e-mail messages.
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Review packages – Read only access is now available for Document Controllers to review all packages in a project.
Release Information
Release Schedule
Meridian Portal
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Not for Production: August 29 (US), August 30 (EU)
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Production: September 26 (US), September 27 (EU)
Meridian Cloud Business*
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Not for Production: August 31–September 5
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Production: September 28–October 3
*Exact dates will be communicated for each tenancy individually by email and inside the software.
Release Toggles And Feature Toggles
A release toggle is a temporary switch used while a feature is being developed and tested on Accruent-only tenancies. It hides the feature from production releases until the feature is ready for release. We enable all release toggles as part of the release process—first for Accruent-only tenants, second for customer non-production tenants, and finally for customer production tenants. There is 3 to 4 week gap between each step. The functionality enabled by a particular release toggle is noted below.
A feature toggle is used to configure an application depending on a customer's subscription level or unique needs. These can be changed per customer via a Support request. Learn more about feature toggles.
Administration Improvements
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You can now configure a Master Asset column view type for Cloud Explorer. This view type is used in the Main Asset View, the Related Assets View, and search results. |
MPS-46115 |
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If a master document is retired in PowerWeb, it no longer appears in Cloud Explorer. |
MPS-49189 |
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We extended the Asset API to update the DocumentNumber when the AssetNumber is updated. |
MPS-46217 MPS-50601 |
Portal Improvements
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| Document Controllers can now access all packages in a project. This don't need to be assigned as reviewers neither have Project Administrator or Tenant Administrator roles to do it. | MPS-50856 |
PowerWeb Improvements
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When specifying properties for a document type, you can now show or hide the Project Phase field per document type. |
MPS-49479 |
| Meridian now supports the .vsd file format for generating renditions. | MPS-50595 |
| Approvers and Reviewers no longer have permissions to edit properties of documents with Review or Approve status. | MPS-51218 |
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A new rendition viewer is available, which provides additional annotation features. |
MPS-50607 |
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We updated the Meridian Cloud Connector to support integrations with MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Visio, Autodesk AutoCAD, and Bentley MicroStation. Learn more in Meridian Cloud Connector. |
MPS-53768 |
Explorer Improvements
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With the new rendition viewer in Cloud Explorer, you can now create, update, and delete annotations. You can also use a Has Annotations filter to search for documents. Master managers can create, update, and delete annotations of other users. This enhancement is enabled by the 2023_2_Enable_PDF_Annotations release toggle. |
MPS-52802 MPS-45909 MPS-49958 MPS-51965 |
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Master Managers can now release documents as Master with assignments enabled on regional and plant levels. To learn more about role assignments in Cloud Explorer, see Master Documents Role Assignments, Configure Role Assignments For Master Documents, Generic Document Role Assignments, and Master Assets Role Assignments. |
MPS-50806 |
API Improvements
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We extended the Asset API to update the DocumentNumber when the AssetNumber is updated. |
MPS-46217 MPS-50601 |
