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The following services are discontinued in 19.0 SP4:

  • Auto-update
  • License activation/deactivation from the tool
  • Product registration from the tool
  • Issue submission from the tool
  • Plugins and add-ons installation using Resource Manager
  • Automatic news update

To learn more, please see the table below:

ServicesPrevious Releases19.0 SP4ChangesNotes
Auto-updateAvailableUnavailable

Previously:

  • Modeling tools and plugins are updated to new versions automatically.

Now:

  • Only the manual update from Service Pack (SP) and major versions to 19.0 SP4 is available.
  • The Check for Updates menu item is removed from the Help menu.

License activation/deactivation from tool (online activation/deactivation)AvailableUnavailable

Previously:

  • Licenses are activated/deactivated directly from the tool.

Now:


Product registrationAvailableUnavailable

Previously:

  • Products registration is mandatory upon license activation and floating license obtaining.

Now:

  • No product registration from the tool.
  • The Register menu item is removed from the Help menu.

Resource ManagerAvailableChanged

Previously:

  • Plugins and add-ons are installed directly from the tool using Resource Manager.

Now:

  • Plugins and add-ons are installed manually.
  • The Refresh and Download/Install buttons are removed.
You can bundle your resources into one .rdzip file and then distribute that file on a local file system, network share, or web server.
Issue submissionAvailableUnavailable

Previously:

  • Issues are reported directly from the tool (Help > Report an Issue).

Now:

  • All issues are reported via web.
  • The Report an Issue menu item is removed from the Help menu.
If you encounter an issue or the modeling tool becomes unresponsive, a separately executable tool is provided for analyzing the status of the process to aid in bug submission.
News Reader (automatic news update)AvailableUnavailable

Previously:

  • The News Reader menu item is available in the Help menu.

Now:

  • The News Reader menu item is removed from the Help menu.