What's New in Upchain 22.2

Release date: April 25, 2022

Learn about the new features and enhancements provided in the Upchain 22.2 major service update.

Upgrading the CAD Plugin

You must upgrade to CAD Connector 22.2 for continued access to the service as well as to receive the new capabilities of Upchain 22.2. The latest version of the Upchain CAD Connector is available for download on the Plugins page immediately following the service update maintenance window.

Highlights

Support for suppressed Inventor files

Upchain now manages Inventor's suppressed files, including Content Center (CC) files. Suppressed files are managed as phantom files and excluded from the eBOM but remain an integral part of the cBOM.

Add Organization to user’s descriptor

Identify personnel in your team that are external to your own organization.

Attach translations to items: New manual process

Attach any file type as a translation to items. This allows for more flexibility with the data you bring into Upchain.

Restrict roles from creating new versions of released items

Tenant Administrators can control which roles are allowed to create new versions of released parts and assemblies. This effectively prevents released items being inadvertently reset to development.

Tenant Administrator: Clear Edit, BOM-edit, and Checkout locks

Tenant Administrators have a master key that quickly unlocks edit, checkout, and BOM-edit locks.

Additional enhancements

Performance Enhancements

Critical areas in Upchain, such as registration, check in, and CR workflows, all boast better and faster performances.

UX Enhancements

Upchain is constantly evolving to provide users with better experiences. Enhancements range from flagging more items and projects as favorites, to more intuitive behaviors from existing features.

CAD Support Enhancements

We strive to expand capabilities to heed what our customers are asking for.

API Enhancements

Enhanced API capabilities allow you to work the way you like - either in the Upchain UI or using the API.