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FIN 5.0.0
Overview
The FIN 5 release contains many new features and additional benefits, including an all-new Host App, brand new database builder app, folio app, and system configuration UI, to enable faster engineering. A new template creation wizard also makes integrating controllers faster and easier, further reducing configuration time for systems integrators and OEMs. Numerous changes have been made to enhance product robustness and enhanced cybersecurity as well. And FIN 5 leverages the latest Haystack 4.0 standard throughout the framework to stay on the leading edge of open technology.
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- Added some additional branding 'fallback' enhancements for servers that utilize FoS licensing
| - Docs in the Host App are now working as intended
| - Moving haystack points from one equip to another equip is now working as intended
| - ConnRef tag now properly updates when using Clone Equipment
| - Resolved the “Cannot instantiate ext: finDbBuilderFormsExt” error that appeared in the console when launching FIN
| - Users can now properly edit and modify existing AM Chart components after creating them
| - Upgraded UI libraries to an up-to-date & secure version
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FIN 5.0.5
Overview
[Release date: July 7th, 2020] The FIN 5.0.5 release is considered a 'service pack' release which typically contain minor bug fixes and feature enhancements. Numerous changes have been made to enhance product robustness and enhanced cybersecurity as well.
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- The documentation for the FIN Framework IT hardening guide has been updated
| - Alarm routines used by the Alarm Config app now properly get added to a new project and show up in Logic Builder app
| - When creating a new Favorite using the Favorites app, the icon drop down properly displays all the icons
| - The password policy is now set to Strong by default for EXE installations. Users will be prompted to change their password on first login
| - DB Builder Essentials view has been updated to display data properly
| - The documentation for the FIN Framework IT hardening guide has been updated
| - Added a date check against maintenance date for displaying current maintenance status. If current date is later than the maintenance date when viewing a license in the host app a warning will be displayed. "This license maintenance has expired"
| - The password policy is now set to Strong by default for ZIP installations. Users will be prompted to change their password on first login
| - Added Clone equip tool for all other connectors in addition to previously supported BACnet and Haystack connectors
| - Added a date check against maintenance date for determining FIN functionality. If current date is later than the maintenance date the weather app is disabled, but all other FIN functionality remains the same
| - Adding property tags in DB Builder no longer causes an error
| - Host Settings view has been updated to display data properly
| - FIN now works with the latest Chromium based Microsoft Edge browser
| - Creating template pods using Folio now fixed
| - Two functions used by the alarm routines for the Alarm Config app now properly get added to a new project (as built in functions)
| - NavTree has been improved to handle long list of items
| - DB Builder, Equip Tree Main View, Connectors tab tools icon, now works properly
| - UI performance enhancements to use less memory especially on embedded devices with lower resources
| - Host app Settings for SMTP email password field now shows asterisks
| - Host Debug Log Level UI no longer overlaps
| - During the FIN installation wizard, if a license maintenance date is before the release date of the build is being installed. A message will pop up and say "This license does not support build X.X.X.XXXX", and the installation will pause at that step
| - The feature for checking a license's maintenance date has changed. First obvious change is that the warning banner is no longer shown on top of the screen. The second change is that the installer now compares the new build release date with the maintenance date
| - Added functionality for each Official Release Version of the Software to have a release date property. This release date will be used when installing an future upgrade
| - When a new release is installed without a license, and then a license with an expired maintenance date is added (the release date is later than the maintenance date). All extensions will shut down and the build will be unusable, except the Host app will allow for a new license to be installed
| - Increased weather service provider capacity to avoid weather data interruption
| - When creating a new user, the password policy defaults to Strong. If previous users were created with a password policy less than Strong, then they will be prompted to change their password on next login
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Documentation Change Notes
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FIN 5.0.5 (Patch)
Overview
[Release date: July 28th, 2020] The FIN 5.0.5 (Patch) is a quick patch to the initial 5.0.5 release that contains a few additional fixes & enhancements to the software.
Notable Fixes & Enhancements
- The Resend func no longer sends multiple of the same email when an alarm is triggered.
All Fixes & Enhancements
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- The Resend func no longer sends multiple of the same email when an alarm is triggered.
| - Opening schedule from point bubbles no longer causes an error.
| - The alarms are now properly filtered using the Show/Hide filters.
| - Opening historian chart from point bubbles now displays points chart every time.
| - Alarms can now be acknowledged individually from the List view.
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FIN 5.0.6
Overview
[Release date: October 30, 2020] The FIN 5.0.6 release is considered a 'service pack' release which typically contain minor bug fixes and feature enhancements. Numerous changes have been made to enhance product robustness and enhanced cybersecurity as well.
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- FIN Reports now included in the standard build. Can now be enabled by enabling the finHtmlReporting ext.
- Edge2Cloud is included in the standard build. To read more about it, click on the following link: Edge2Cloud
- Graphics builder library updates & performance improvements.
- Added strong password check when using the installer and specifying the default password.
- Schedules app Weekly view automatically adjusts the first day of the week based on locale.
- Added ability to hide the right mini app when a Top Level Graphic is opened. The tag "hideRightMenu" would be added to the topLevel record.
- Added new Logic Builder blocks: AnalogToDigital, DigitalToAnalog, DewPoint, OnHolder, RecordMaxValue, RecordMinValue, AmountOfHeat, DeltaAmountOfHeat, ThermalOutput, HistoryValue, UpAndDownCounter, RuntimeCounter, and Enthalpy
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FIN 5.0.7
Overview
[Release date: January 15, 2020]
Notable Fixes & Enhancements
- Custom connector configuration settings with properties that have enum lists now appear in the FIN UI.
- Custom connector configuration settings with properties that have units now appear in the FIN UI.
- OEM theme colors appear on Smart Labels when logged in through Edge2Cloud.
- Greater localization of FIN UI
All Fixes & Enhancements
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- Template Wizard, Create DB view, templates dropdown list is now sorted.
| - Custom connector configuration settings with properties that have enum lists now appear in the FIN UI.
| - Custom connector configuration settings with properties that have units now appear in the FIN UI.
| - Improved handling of custom fonts in Graphics Builder.
| - Job now runs when creating a history report with different data types and enabling hisRollup.
| - Added ability to hide the right mini app when a Top Level Graphic is opened. The tag "hideRightMenu" would be added to the topLevel record.
| - OEM theme colors appear on Smart Labels when logged in through Edge2Cloud.
| - Cloud mini app now stays open when selecting any of the options.
| - Greater localization of FIN UI
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Documentation Change Notes