The following services are changed or 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:
Services | Previous Releases | 19.0 SP4 | Changes | Notes |
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Auto-update | Available | Unavailable | 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.
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License activation/deactivation online | Available | Unavailable | Previously: - Licenses are activated/deactivated directly from the tool.
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Product registration | Available | Unavailable | 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.
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Resource Manager | Available | Changed | 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.
| In case of several resources, bundle them all into one .rdzip file and then distribute the archived file via a local file system, network share, or web server.
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Issue submission | Available | Unavailable | 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.
| In case of an issue or modeling tool performance problems, open submit_issue.exe (located in the main modeling tool directory), dump threads or memory heap to a Log file, and then report an issue with the attached Log file.
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News Reader (automatic news update) | Available | Unavailable | Previously: - The News Reader menu item is available in the Help menu.
Now: - The News Reader menu item is removed from the Help menu.
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