Meridian Enterprise 2017.1.1 server and workstation update (2017 R2)

Background

Meridian Enterprise 2017.1.1S and 2017.1.1W are incremental server and workstation updates, respectively, for Meridian Enterprise 2017 Service Pack 1. They include important fixes that have been made since the general release of Meridian Enterprise 2017 Service Pack 1 in June, 2017.

Description

This update has the following limitations:

The server update can be installed as an upgrade to Meridian Enterprise 2017 SP1 or as a new installation. The client update may only be installed as an upgrade to Meridian Enterprise 2017 SP1.
May be installed only on the server, only on the client PCs, or on both.
Does not require access to the Meridian Enterprise 2017 SP1 installation package files.
Is for all Meridian Enterprise servers regardless of the license level Base, Standard, or Plus.
The server update includes the Meridian Enterprise 2017.1.1 client components that are also required on the server. The separate workstation update does not need to be installed on the servers.

Meridian Enterprise 2017.1.1 server update

This update includes the following improvements to existing functionality.

Resolved issues
Component	Issue #	Description
Enterprise Server	MRE-2683	Deleted user accounts can now be recreated and will work in Meridian Enterprise Server.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4460	The SharePoint system link now automatically approves newly published documents so that they are immediately available to users.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4543	Some internal operations that failed due to long, fully-qualified server names have been fixed.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4588	Error reporting and logging have been improved.
Site Cache	MRE-4602	The site cache server is automatically reconnected when it awakens from sleep mode.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4603	The property mappings in import profiles are now imported if the destination repository is different from the source.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4610	Excess thumbnail generation is now prevented for renditions.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4648	Fixed an issue with incorrect property synchronization to Explorer if the order of the properties in the source vault was changed outside of Meridian.
Viewer	MRE-4706	A new client registry value UseExternalAutoVue has been added that, if set to 1 (default), will use AutoVue 3D if it was installed separately from the Meridian installation package. If this value is 0, AutoVue 3D will not be used.
Site Cache	MRE-4783	Site cache servers are now automatically reconnected if a connection is dropped due to temporary network connectivity problems.
Site Cache	MRE-4823	Proxy server connection settings may now be configured for the site cache client as described in the Accruent Meridian Enterprise User's Guide.
Site Cache	MRE-4828	A new option Save credentials has been added to the site cache client connection settings. If enabled, the user’s credentials are stored encrypted in the registry of the PC and reused to connect for the next browser session.
Web Server	MRE-4846	A new registry value Domain has been added that, when set, is used to load external property pages in the client applications from non-home domains.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4857	Fixed an issue in AutoVue client/server deployments that caused There is no privilege to view this document errors in Meridian Explorer viewer pages even though the document opened correctly by the Open in viewer command.
EDM Server	MRE-4883	The error message Object is currently being edited by another session has been changed to The action cannot be completed now as it is blocked by another session '<UserName>'. Please try it later.
Web Server	MRE-4884	The performance of switching documents that have properties that use lookup lists that are retrieved by SQL queries has been improved.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4899, MRE-4945	PDF source documents that are synchronized to Meridian Explorer and then included in packages sent to Meridian Portal (with the package option Content set to Include source) become renditions in Meridian Portal. If the packages are returned to Meridian Enterprise, they will be imported as renditions, not as source document revisions.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4924	Master documents in Meridian Explorer that are referenced by assembly parts that are included in an export package to Meridian Portal are now included in the package for reference. The master documents can be locked against change by the Lock the master document during publishing option of the publishing job.
Enterprise Server	MRE-4932	Fixed an issue that prevented some Meridian properties from being mappable in publishing jobs with Meridian Portal as the destination.

Meridian Enterprise 2017.1.1 workstation update

Resolved issues
Component	Issue #	Description
Web Client	MRE-4410	A new user profile setting AddRoleAssignmentsInDialog has been added that, when set to 1 in the profile file on the web server of a user, will show an alternative dialog for assigning roles to a folder. This dialog allows the user to filter the list of groups and users before selecting names to assign to a role.
Web Client	MRE-4414	The option Remember location in vault between sessions now works more reliably.
Office link	MRE-4567	Excess document uploads are now prevented in Remote mode.
Revit link	MRE-4590	Exporting from the Meridian Web Client in Remote mode no longer shows the wizard twice and creates two documents.
Web Client	MRE-4598	The Create Project Copy wizard no longer appears in Remote mode if it is disabled for the document type in the vault configuration.
Web Client	MRE-4633	Fixed Invalid arguments errors that prevented reassigning To-Do persons.
Explorer	MRE-4634	The Draft Print dialog box now appears sooner.
Web Client	MRE-4635	Obsolete temporary files that are created in the Windows TEMP folder on the web server when users save documents in Remote mode are now cleaned up automatically.
PowerUser	MRE-4642	Empty searches no longer result for dates prior to when a client extension was registered.
Web Client	MRE-4647	Fixed The object has been deleted errors when a custom VBScript event handler deletes the current document.
EDM Server, Enterprise Server	MRE-4649, MRE-4651, MRE-4652, MRE-4653, MRE-4654, MRE-4656	Provides basic integration of Meridian project folders with the project repository feature in Meridian Portal. This supports collaboration between users internal to the organization and external users. The workflow is: Meridian users link project folders to Meridian Portal project repositories (Link to Portal command). Meridian users select and send documents to Meridian Portal (Send to Portal command). Meridian Portal users edit, review, and approve documents in the repositories. Approved documents are automatically imported back into the Meridian project folders by a background task for release as master document revisions. The integration is designed to be simple and require minimal configuration (including property mapping) but allow more extensive integration (Document.SendToPortal VBScript function) with existing workflow processes when needed. In this release, no privileges are implemented to avoid requiring a vault upgrade and will be added in a future release.
PowerUser	MRE-4650	Viewing a rendition from the Where Used page of an asset tag no longer generates the error Viewer form refresh failed.
Web Client	MRE-4671	Navigation view rendering performance in large vaults has been improved.
Web Client	MRE-4684	Fixed The property "ids_continue" of an undefined or null reference can not be retrieved errors when importing documents with the German language selected.
Web Client	MRE-4691	Fixed incorrect characters appearing in ribbon menu items when the Chinese language is selected.
Web Client	MRE-4708	Custom commands applied only to a folder type now work more like PowerUser and do not present the Apply for all documents option when only one item is selected.
Web Client	MRE-4769	Property values are now sorted alphabetically in the Set Property Value dialog, Find dialog, and in search result or collection lists.
Web Client	MRE-4773	Fixed an issue with assigning the workflow To-Do person from VBScript in the Start Review workflow transition with a batch of documents.
Web Client	MRE-4832	Existing Boolean property values now appear as True or False in the Find dialog boxes instead of 0 or -1.
Web Client	MRE-4840	Fixed an issue with date values being set to the current date if the Windows locale date format does not match the format used by custom VBScript procedures.
Web Client	MRE-4841	Fixed an issue with properties not being saved by wizard pages when electronic signatures are enabled and the Apply for all documents option is not enabled.
Explorer	MRE-4869	Fixed an issue with renditions not being shown by the PDFTron viewer if the source document resides in a vault that was recently upgraded from a much older version of Meridian.
PowerUser	MRE-4874	Copying and pasting a document that uses a workflow definition that is not enabled for new documents no longer generates the error Due to an unexpected incident the transaction has been revoked. The new copy will now be started in the Under Change state of the document type workflow.
Web Client	MRE-4879	When the Enable Web Access compatibility mode option is enabled, the current document now stays selected after workflow transitions.
Web Client	MRE-4888	The date picker control now works correctly in the Chinese language.
Web Client	MRE-4917	The Attach Rendition command on the shortcut menu is now disabled if the command is excluded from the current scope.

Download

The compressed archive file can be downloaded from our support site.

The password to extract the contents of the archive file is gjcskrf

Installation

This update consists of the following Windows setup programs:

BC-Meridian Server (x64).exe
BC-Meridian Workstation (x64) Update 2017.1.1.msp
BC-Meridian Workstation (x86) Update 2017.1.1.msp

To install this update:

Download the file above to a temporary location and extract the setup programs.
Ensure that no users are connected to any vaults on the server before or during installation.
Run the setup programs on the server and client PCs and follow the on-screen instructions.
If installing the update causes new problems, notify Accruent, LLC Technical Support or your Accruent Partner.

Note:

If error 1328 occurs during update installation, the original installation has been modified and it must be uninstalled and reinstalled before the update will succeed.

For professional installation of this update, please contact Accruent, LLC Technical Support or your Accruent Partner.