I don't know if Im missing something, but the layout is beyond confusing, Im still not sure I have the database setup correctly, it is dog slow when I have a part model on the screen, & I still have not figured out how to tell PCDMIS how to access the database. Im trying to make Dataview style reports out of it, but Im finding it next to impossible to do. Why they did away with the File...Edit...View...toolbar at the top, I dont know.
Overall, I think we had done a good job on addressing these issues. This is not saying that we did not miss some functionality that you use on the daily basis. We are addressing that as well with the v4.1 release. If we take an objective view of the entire product, I think the new platform is better. It has more flexibility than the legacy product and it has tools that legacy product do not have
What good is a software if you "lose the functionality that we use on a daily basis"? There are functionalities that the legacy datapage/dataview had that, that a program writer may not be aware of.
Generating a report with Datapage+ is ok, with the exception of not having a macro creation ability that legacy had. The Save Report option, allows you to save a report setup (not really a template) but you can only force it to change the part data history. Fields in the title block retain the information that was saved at the time you save the report. If you use the right click option to select part/parts you want to report, the start date and end date should change to represent the data being displayed. I do not want to create a new report each time I output a report. I want to be able to setup specific cad views, in specific variable sets, in specific orders.... and then repeat those options in a future report.
The next drawback is not being able to output data in a format that is editable, and then get it back into datapage+. Legacy allowed the user to open Editor, and use the ctrl/c and ctrl/p options to organize and manipulate data. Sometimes it is nice to have the option of simulating a datum shift in Excel, and having the ability to report it. With datapage+, I have attempted to output in Excel with success, but importing Excel, has proven to be a task for someone who has nothing better to do, than create Excel mapping constantly, because the mapping is not saved.
We have 4 license upgrades for PcDmis2013 and DataSuite that are pending a solution to this option.
Overall, I think we had done a good job on addressing these issues. This is not saying that we did not miss some functionality that you use on the daily basis. We are addressing that as well with the v4.1 release. If we take an objective view of the entire product, I think the new platform is better. It has more flexibility than the legacy product and it has tools that legacy product do not have
What good is a software if you "lose the functionality that we use on a daily basis"? There are functionalities that the legacy datapage/dataview had that, that a program writer may not be aware of.
Generating a report with Datapage+ is ok, with the exception of not having a macro creation ability that legacy had. The Save Report option, allows you to save a report setup (not really a template) but you can only force it to change the part data history. Fields in the title block retain the information that was saved at the time you save the report. If you use the right click option to select part/parts you want to report, the start date and end date should change to represent the data being displayed. I do not want to create a new report each time I output a report. I want to be able to setup specific cad views, in specific variable sets, in specific orders.... and then repeat those options in a future report.
The next drawback is not being able to output data in a format that is editable, and then get it back into datapage+. Legacy allowed the user to open Editor, and use the ctrl/c and ctrl/p options to organize and manipulate data. Sometimes it is nice to have the option of simulating a datum shift in Excel, and having the ability to report it. With datapage+, I have attempted to output in Excel with success, but importing Excel, has proven to be a task for someone who has nothing better to do, than create Excel mapping constantly, because the mapping is not saved.
We have 4 license upgrades for PcDmis2013 and DataSuite that are pending a solution to this option.
