Version 11 Predator MDC History

April 24th 2024 - Predator MDC v11.0.335 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.335 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds time zone support for UTC style Oracle databases within Predator MDC
• Adds time zone support for UTC style Oracle databases within Predator MDC Service
• Adds time zone support for UTC style Oracle databases within Predator MDC APIs
• Includes Predator MDC Service v11.0.34
• Includes Predator MDC API v11.0.17
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.89
• Fixes a bug in Predator MDC Service for Oracle when recording the stop time for certain events
• Fixes a bug in Predator MDC Service for Access when recording the stop time for certain events

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.335 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 7th 2023 - Predator MDC v11.0.334 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.334 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds a Predator user lookup error message
• Improves Windows AD password integration to support any case for Windows and Predator user names
• Improves the Change Password wizard to support any case for Predator user names
• Improves the password expiration validation to support any case for Predator user names
• Improves the Upgrade database wizard to support any case for Predator user names

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.334 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 16th 2023 - Predator MDC v11.0.333 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.333 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds a data validation check for each machine during Predator MDC Service startup
• Adds an automatic data validation fix should a machine fail to process events during Predator MDC Service startup
• Adds the number of records within a Delete Collected Data wizard prior to and during the process
• Improves performance of the Predator MDC Service with Microsoft SQL Server to process 150,000 events per minute
• Improves processing of custom commands within the Predator MDC Service
• Improves support for more simultaneous users
• Improves the New Events display of elapsed time when the local time is significantly different than the database server
• Improves support for deleting large data sets within the Delete Collected Data wizard
• Improves performance for the machine time and cost charts
• Improves performance for the machine utilization pie chart in the upper right-hand corner
• Improves backlog processing performance of the Predator MDC Service during startup
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.87
• Fixes a bug with custom command end dates intermittently failing

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.333 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 20th 2023 - Predator MDC v11.0.332 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.332 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Improves FLM style licensing to eliminate rapid license checkins and checkouts
• Improves licensing when running slide shows
• Improves Predator MDC API design to eliminate a couple of PMDATA7.dll dependencies
• Fixes a bug with the Predator MDC APIs in CJobObj
• Fixes a bug with installation of Predator MDC APIs

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.332 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 14th 2023 - Predator MDC v11.0.331 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.331 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds secure browser integration to launch Predator MDC via a HTML tag
• Adds secure browser integration customization via Predator MDC standard command line arguments
• Adds new language resources
• Improves existing international language resources
• Improves installation to support secure browser integration

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.331 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

August 7th 2022 - Predator MDC v11.0.329 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.329 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds option to automatically end specific downtimes after defined number of minutes
• Adds display of up to 255 characters for balloon tool tips within the Machine Timeline Chart
• Adds Esc key support to the Machine Timeline Chart for exceptionally large datasets
• Improves user warnings via a yellow background color for specific fields
• Improves component selection and filter dialogs
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart to prompt for additional time when waiting for the database
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart performance, up to 3x faster
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart's display location of balloon tool tips
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart to word wrap long balloon tool tips
• Improves New Events Touch to support input of up to 255 characters for custom commands
• Includes Predator MDC Service version 11.0.33
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.86
• Fixes a bug with the Machine Timeline Chart when displaying custom commands

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.329 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 13th 2022 - Predator MDC v11.0.328 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.328 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds 2022 End User License Agreement to the install
• Adds installation details within the Windows Registry during the install
• Improves Copyright date within PMDC.exe
• Improves Unicode support
• Improves Machine Downtime chart
• Improves Shift Summary reports
• Improves Production Details reports
• Improves Cycles and Parts chart when consolidating the results
• Improves the legend with Trend Analysis charts
• Improves an intermittent formatting with Performance Ranking charts
• Improves a number of component reports
• Improves a number of component wizards when loading a large number of records is required
• Improves support for custom date ranges within report filter dialogs
• Improves processing large numbers of MDC log records
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.84 within Predator MDC Service
• Includes Predator MDC Service version 11.0.32
• Removed the database activity indicator (it was causing more issues than it addressed)
• Fixes a bug when searching within the online help
• Fixes a bug with exiting the application within the middle of an action
• Fixes a bug with Oracle editions with database queries that utilized the UNION function
• Fixes a bug with the Predator MDC Service reporting a configuration error on startup within the Event Viewer
• Fixes a bug with the Predator MDC Service support of Oracle

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.328 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

January 25th 2022 - Predator MDC v11.0.327 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.327 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Improves Help About dialog to optionally display pmdata7.dll details
• Improves New Events Touch to eliminate requiring pmdata7.dll
• Improves application installation by removing pmdata7.dll
• Improves manual data entry of dates within date fields
• Improves Predator MDC Service's use of integrated security with Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves MDC object's use of integrated security with Microsoft SQL Server
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.83 within Predator MDC Service
• Includes Predator MDC Service version 11.0.31
• Fixes a bug with the installation, affecting the Save as HTML option within the report viewer

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.327 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

January 13th 2022 - Predator MDC v11.0.326 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.326 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds additional international language resources
• Fixes a bug introduced with v11.0.325 to support Unicode strings within several reports and wizards

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.326 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

December 28th 2021 - Predator MDC v11.0.325 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.325 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Improves numerous Microsoft SQL Server queries to support Unicode strings
• Improves Predator MDC APIs to support Unicode strings with Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves existing database connection usage and eliminates calls to PMDATA7.dll
• Improves Microsoft SQL Server connections to be more flexible with preference given to the more secure options
• Improves international language support within View Job Status
• Improves international language support within View Machine
• Improves international language support within twenty Production Reports
• Improves international language support within twelve components
• Improves international language support within PMDATA7.dll
• Improves numerous SQL queries to support the single quote character within data
• Includes version 11.0.82 of PMDATA7.dll

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.325 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

December 5th 2021 - Predator MDC v11.0.324 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.324 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds Dutch language support
• Adds automatic saving of the dialog size within the New Events Touch window
• Adds additional international language resources
• Adds support for any style double quote character within international resources
• Improves selection SQL queries to support Unicode strings
• Improves several SQL queries to support the single quote character
• Improves processing and troubleshooting of international resources
• Improves the default size of the dialogs within the New Events Touch window
• Improves dialog centering (window vs. button) within the New Events Touch window
• Improves the default drive letter selection during installation
• Improves -language command line support for Chinese
• Improves -language command line support for Japanese
• Improves -trace command line troubleshooting option
• Fixes a bug with creating new machine types
• Fixes a bug with the Fix Data Collection errors wizard when processing missing operation numbers
• Fixes a bug with the Japanese resource file
• Fixes a bug with the Chinese resource file

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.324 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

October 15th 2021 - Predator MDC v11.0.321 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.321 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds real-time database connection status within the statusbar
• Adds integrated security for Microsoft SQL Server
• Adds impersonation option for Microsoft SQL Server
• Adds integrated security for Microsoft SQL Server within the MDC Service
• Adds impersonation option for Microsoft SQL Server within the MDC Service
• Adds integrated security for Microsoft SQL Server within the MDC APIs
• Adds impersonation option for Microsoft SQL Server within the MDC APIs
• Improves trace log output
• Improves the database logon tab
• Improves the PImportWorksheet.xls
• Improves Online Help
• Includes Predator MDC Service version 11.0.28
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.79
• Includes Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6 improvements - Learn more

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.321 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

August 6th 2021 - Predator MDC v11.0.319 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.319 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds Predator Software 2021.1 End User License Agreement to the installation
• Improves Online Help
• Improves Predator MDC Service
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.78
• Fixes a bug processing setup time within overlapping shifts and operator logons which trigger a shift change
• Fixes a bug processing teardown time within overlapping shifts and operator logons which trigger a shift change

NOTE: The above two bug fixes do not automatically repair historical data. Instead build 319 prevents the situation from occurring in the future. To fix historical data, a manual customer specific SQL query is required. Customers affected by these two bugs with a current subscription to Premier Support can contact us at support@predator-software.com to manually fix the specific machine and day affected.

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.319 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 2nd 2021 - Predator MDC v11.0.318 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.318 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds real-time database connection status within the statusbar
• Adds additional trace outputs for improving complex troubleshooting efforts
• Improves the default within the Logon dialog's database tab to PC style
• Improves 100+ topics within the Online Help
• Improves installation to support additional registry keys within HKLM to document installation details
• Fixes a bug with editing part serial numbers

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.318 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 18th 2021 - Predator MDC v11.0.317 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.317 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds support for up to 9 custom menus
• Adds the 2021 version of the Predator End User License Agreement to the installation
• Improves New and Edit Custom Menu wizards to be consistent with increasing the limit from 4 to 9
• Improves Online Help with new content, improved grammar and spelling fixes

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.317 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

December 2nd 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.316 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.316 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds separation of selected machine in New Events Touch from all report and chart filters
• Improves New Events Touch logic when no machine is selected
• Includes Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.27 with improved machine downtime filter

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.316 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

November 22nd 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.315 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.315 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds 5 new variables for use within Shopfloor Layouts:
  \Cycle_Percent
  \JobNumber
  \MachineNumber
  \OperationNumber
  \PartNumber
• Adds Prompt option for machine downtime after a configurable number of idle minutes
• Adds Automatic machine downtime option when a machine is idle and an operator fails to specify a downtime
• Improves New Events Touch to support the above two new Machine Downtime options
• Improves Online Help with 20+ improved topics
• Improves Online Help within the Predator MDC Service Manager
• Improves 10 International language resources
• Includes Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.26 with new configuration details for new downtime options
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.77
• Fixes a bug with skipping data collection errors within the Fix Data Collection Error Wizard

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.315 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

October 20th 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.314 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.314 has been released. This minor release makes the following improvements:

• Adds automatic blank line removal when importing all major components
• Adds C++ redistributable to improve Microsoft Access support
• Improves Online Help
• Improves Machine Time and Cost Chart's legend
• Includes Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.4 improvements - Learn more
• Fixes a bug with Microsoft Access editions reporting "Operation must use an updateable query"
• Fixes a bug when importing pending jobs with the Microsoft SQL Server edition

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.314 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 29th 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.313 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.313 has been released. This minor release fixes a single bug. Refer to the following:

• Fixes a bug with View Machine with an intermittent issue when selecting a machine

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.313 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 23rd 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.312 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.312 has been released. This minor release fixes a single bug. Refer to the following:

• Fixes a bug with New Events Touch with an intermittent issue when selecting a machine

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.312 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 17th 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.311 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.311 has been released. This release primarily improves some inconsistencies with Quality %, Performance Efficiency % and OEE % calculations. Refer to the following specifics:

• Improves View Machine Status by adding sorting by Since and Time columns
• Improves View Machine Status readability by automatically adjusting the font color
• Improves View OEE Status readability by automatically adjusting the font color
• Improves Performance Efficiency % calculations within two OEE reports
• Improves Production Trend Analysis chart's calculation of Overall Performance Efficiency %
• Improves Production Trend Analysis chart's calculation of Overall OEE %
• Improves Performance Ranking chart's calculation of Quality % and OEE %
• Improves Trend Analysis chart's calculation of Quality % and OEE %

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.311 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

June 18th 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.309 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.309 has been released. This release improves some inconsistencies with Production % and Scheduled Production % calculations. Refer to the following specifics:

• Improves Machine Time and Cost charts from one to two decimal places of precision
• Improves Production Trend Analysis chart's calculation of Scheduled Production %
• Improves Production Trend Analysis chart's calculation of Quality % to default to 100% vs. 0%
• Improves Hours Summary chart's calculation of Production %
• Improves Performance Ranking chart's calculation of Production % and Scheduled Production %
• Improves Trend Analysis chart's calculation of Production % and Scheduled Production %
• Improves Trend Analysis chart's calculation of Quality % to default to 100% vs. 0%
• Improves Online Help's calculation topic

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.309 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

April 5th 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.308 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.308 has been released. This minor release makes the following improvements:

• Improves the Database tab within the Logon dialog
• Improves the Predator MDC Service Manager database connection wizard step
• Improves Online Help

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.308 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 24th 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.307 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.307 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Adds new Predator MDC icon
• Adds Prompt to optionally repeat an import
• Adds Automatic sorting of importing components
• Adds Database selection within the Logon dialog in the Microsoft SQL Server edition
• Adds Database selection within the Predator MDC Service Manager for Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves International language resources
• Improves pimportworksheet.xls
• Improves Database connection messages in the Microsoft SQL Server edition
• Fixes a bug with error messaging when importing component attachments
• Includes Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.24

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.307 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 22nd 2020 - Predator MDC v11.0.306 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.306 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Adds TLS 1.2 support to all Predator MDC for SQL Server editions
• Adds TLS 1.2 support to the Predator MDC API
• Adds TLS 1.2 support to the Predator MDC Service Manager
• Adds preference for 32bit and 64bit Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server to all Predator MDC editions
• Adds preference for 32bit and 64bit Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server to the Predator MDC API
• Adds 64bit v18.3 of Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server to the install
• Adds new Predator MDC icon to the download package
• Adds configurable MDC API user via the Predator MDC Administrator
• Adds new MDC API method udtLogon.LogOnAPIUser
• Improves International language support
• Improves secure download dialog within the download package
• Improves the re-install process
• Fixes a bug sorting work centers within the Edit wizard
• Includes Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.23

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.306 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

December 24th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.304 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.304 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Improves 10+ Predator MDC Enterprise Shopfloor menus and permissions
• Improves 10+ Predator MDC Shopfloor menus and permissions
• Improves Process menu's use of separators
• Improves Chart permissions within My Favorites
• Improves English resources

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.304 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

December 19th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.303 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.303 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Improves Performance Ranking charts to ensure that all required fields are selected
• Improves Trend Analysis charts to ensure that all required fields are selected
• Improves Average Cycle Time report to ensure that all required fields are selected
• Improves Average Part Time report to ensure that all required fields are selected
• Fixes an install bug registering the Predator MDC APIs
• Fixes a bug with the English.str file missing resource number 9281

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.303 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

November 6th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.302 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.302 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Adds * style automatic formatting to job and part numbers
• Adds * style automatic formatting to part and operation revisions
• Improves International language support
• Improves the performance of automatic formatting
• Improves the ability to change format strings
• Improves text display within the progress status bar
• Fixes a New Good and Scrapped Count Event permissions when set independently
• Fixes a bug with Downtime Summary reports to prevent duplicate subgroup selection
• Fixes a bug sorting work centers within the Edit wizard
• Fixes a bug editing downtimes previously assigned to the legacy Both style

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.302 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 11th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.299 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.299 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Improves Status Display resources
• Improves Online help
• Fixes a bug with selecting performance metrics using the keyboard

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.299 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

April 27th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.298 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.298 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Adds \LastCycleTime variable to Shopfloor Layouts
• Adds \Downtime variable to Shopfloor Layouts
• Adds Color Downtime option to Shopfloor Layouts
• Improves Installation processes when updating an existing installation
• Fixes a bug introduced with build 297 with Multi Event processing
• Fixes a bug with assigning default color for New Events Touch

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.298 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

April 25th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.297 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.297 has been released. This version makes the following improvements:

• Improves MDC Service performance of good parts, scrap parts and custom commands
• Improves Copyright to 2019
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.76
• Fixes a bug introduced with build 296 with resource strings
• Fixes a rare bug with MDC Service and Microsoft SQL Server

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.297 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

April 22nd 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.296 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.296 has been released. This version makes several improvements to New Events Touch. Refer to the following details:

• Adds 4 integration options to New Events Touch when combined with PDM Enterprise
• Improves New Events Touch's machine pulldown
• Improves New Events Touch's refresh button
• Improves New Events Touch with Multi Event
• Improves International Resources
• Improves Refreshing while zoomed in a Machine Timeline chart
• Fixes a bug with Multi Event usage w/New Events Touch
• Fixes an overflow bug with Machine Timeline Chart

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.296 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

March 13th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.294 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.294 and Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.22 have been released. This version fixes several bugs that were introduced with the previous v11.0.292 release. Refer to the following details:

• Improves Machine Timeline Charts with really large datasets
• Improves Data Collection Error processing
• Improves Data Collection Error Counts
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.75
• Includes Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.22
• Fixes a bug with Predator MDC Service Manager
• Fixes a bug with the Part Start dialog
• Fixes a bug with the Job End dialog with the Access edition
• Fixes a bug with Setup Start processing with the SQL Server edition
• Fixes a bug importing reason code attachments

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.294 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 19th 2019 - Predator MDC v11.0.292 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.292 and Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.21 have been released. Job management has been significantly enhanced with this release. Refer to the following details:

• Adds Require password confirmation before Logon Start event option
• Adds High speed part processing within a single cycle option
• Adds Require jobs to be released to the shop floor option
• Adds Finish Jobs automatically with Job End event option
• Adds Release Jobs automatically with Job Start event option
• Adds Customer and Part Type filters to the Job Start dialog
• Adds Filtering based on the current job to the Part Start dialog
• Adds UnRelease Job wizard
• Adds UnFinish Job wizard
• Adds Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.21
• Adds Online help to the Predator MDC Service Manager
• Adds History to creation of new jobs, parts and operations via the MDC Service
• Adds History to release and finish processes via the MDC Service
• Adds UnFinish and UnRelease right mouse menus to View Jobs
• Improves Swiss and automatic style machine support
• Improves Editing jobs, even after they have been started
• Improves Finish Job wizard to default to quantities collected
• Improves Predator MDC permissions
• Improves Fix Data Collection wizard to display better details
• Improves Fix Data Collection wizard to fix more errors automatically
• Improves Data collection error counts
• Improves User downtime processing
• Improves Online help
• Includes PMDATA7.dll version 11.0.73
• Fixes a bug in displaying certain Job numbers within Edit Job with multiple parts
• Fixes a bug in processing user downtime errors

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.292 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

November 15th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.289 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.289 and Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.19 have been released. These releases add several new features while fixing a few bugs:

• Adds Predator MDC Service Manager v11.0.19
• Adds version number details to Predator MDC Service Manager
• Adds support for unlimited events in Machine Timeline Chart
• Adds Machine Timeline Chart updates after current downtime changes
• Improves "User Group" label width in the Assign Permissions dialog
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart in the Oracle edition
• Fixes a bug within Predator MDC Service Manager in the Oracle edition
• Fixes a bug within the database login tab when switching Oracle hostnames
• Fixes a bug in New Events Touch when re-assigning a downtime in Oracle

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.289 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

October 30th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.287 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.287 and Predator MDC Service v11.0.71 have been released. These releases add several new features while fixing a few bugs:

• Adds optional password requirement for New Login time
• Adds optional Automatic Cycle Start/End with Good/Scrap Part
• Adds support for up to 99,999 part quantities in the Job Report
• Adds Time column sorting in View Machine Status
• Adds Esc key support in Machine Timeline Charts
• Adds 30 example downtimes for review and optional import
• Improves Enter key use in New Events Touch
• Improves Machine Timeline chart display with huge datasets
• Improves View Part Serial Number window
• Improves Importing Part Serial Numbers
• Includes Predator MDC Service v11.0.71
• Fixes a bug with Part Serial Number Report in the Microsoft SQL Server edition
• Fixes a memory leak in Machine Timeline Chart
• Fixes an intermittent crash when exiting Predator MDC

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.287 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

October 12th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.283 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.283 and Predator MDC Service v11.0.69 have been released. This minor update fixes a compatibility problem with Predator PDM and Predator DNC that was accidentally introduced with v11.0.282 of Predator MDC. In addition, it improves our international language support.

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.283 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

October 6th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.282 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.282 and Predator MDC Service v11.0.68 have been released. These releases add a number of additional timezone improvements to support customers that require the Predator database to be hosted in a different timezone than the manufacturing plant(s). The following functions have been improved to support this implementation method:

• Predator MDC Database Service
• Advanced Machine Connection processing
• View > Shop Floor Layout
• Chart > Cycle Time Analysis
• Chart > Idle Time Analysis
• Chart > Event Trend
• Chart > Shifts per Machine
• Report > Machine Events
• Report > Command Summary report

In addition, the following other improvements have been made:

• Adds \Time, \ShortTime and \Since variables to Shop Floor Layouts
• Adds Event duration within Event Trend pop-ups
• Adds Indeterminate part number to premature cycle starts
• Adds Indeterminate part number to premature good parts
• Adds Indeterminate Part Number to premature scrap parts
• Improves Cycle Time to Idle Time Analysis Chart transitions
• Improves Idle Time to Cycle Time Chart transitions
• Improves New Events Touch refresh performance
• Improves Advanced machine connection startup processing
• Improves Event Trend chart dialog's ability to restore previous values
• Improves International resources
• Includes Predator MDC Service v11.0.68
• Fixes a bug with the Machine Events Report in the Access edition
• Fixes a bug with the Command Summary Report in the Access edition

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.282 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

September 25th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.279 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.279 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds touch centered dialogs to New Events Touch
• Adds warnings to licensing when UAC is enabled
• Adds initial support for database servers in different timezones
• Adds initial loading feedback for huge quantities of parts and jobs
• Improves font sizes, proportions and performance to New Events Touch
• Improves trace output for complex troubleshooting
• Improves saving multiple bitmaps in slide shows
• Improves Online Help
• Removes parameterized Oracle queries
• Fixes a bug with the MDC API QueryMachineStatus
• Fixes a bug importing component type attachments
• Fixes a bug importing report types
• Fixes a bug with the user and user group reports - Oracle only
• Fixes a bug with Production Trend Analysis Charts

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.279 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 21st 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.274 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.274 has been released. This release fixes the following bug introduced in the previous version:

• Fixes a bug with Predator MDC group by menus

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.274 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 13th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.273 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.273 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds Last 10, 12, 16, 18 and 24 hours to the Machine Timeline Chart
• Adds Last 10, 12, 16, 18 and 24 hours to the Event Trend Chart
• Adds Single quote characters within filenames for reference attachments
• Improves New Events Touch dialogs to scale automatically for high resolution tablets
• Improves Tab order in some wizards
• Improves View Components with Release Vault Item Shortcuts
• Improves Online Help
• Fixes a bug with Command Analysis Report
• Fixes a bug with MDC API for Custom End Events

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download v11.0.273 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at sales@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 16th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.272 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.272 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Fixes an intermittent bug with Machine Time and Cost Chart footer
• Fixes an intermittent bug with Machine Downtime and Cost Chart footer

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.272 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 14th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.271 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.271 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Improved Performance with View Machine Status and Last Cycle Time
• Fixes a bug with View Machine Status and Microsoft Access
• Fixes a bug with View Machine Status introduced with build 269

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.271 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 2nd 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.269 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.269 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds Performance Ranking Charts to the Predator MDC edition
• Adds Trend Analysis Charts to the Predator MDC edition
• Adds Last Cycle option to View Machine Status
• Adds Uppercase processing for automatic Job, Part and Operation creation
• Improves International Resources
• Improved Online Help
• Fixes a bug with international currency symbols on charts
• Fixes a bug with downgrading from Predator MDC Enterprise to Predator MDC

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.269 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

January 31st 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.265 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.265 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds overwrite prompting during install
• Adds automatic critical file backup during install
• Improves View Machine Status's Refresh button
• Improves refreshing New Events Touch window
• Improves refreshing all View Component Status windows
• Improves deleting a machine
• Fixes a bug with build 263 with initial user password creation

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.265 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

January 20th 2018 - Predator MDC v11.0.263 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.263 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Improves Event Trend charts with 120, 30 & 15 second frequencies
• Improves Event Trend charts with single events
• Improves Machine Downtime & Cost charts with Microsoft Access
• Improves Command Analysis Report to display hours vs. days
• Improves Command Analysis Report to include current events
• Improves Tab order within many wizards
• Improves Delete machine
• Improves Licensing to require Administrator permissions
• Improves Logins to require Administrator permissions for PC options
• Fixes a bug with logins
• Fixes a bug with changing Predator passwords

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.263 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

November 7th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.258 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.258 has been released. This release fixes a bug introduced with Predator MDC Service v11.0.64. In addition, it makes the following improvements:

• Includes Predator MDC Service v11.0.65
• Includes Sentinel SIM Server v7.6.9
• Fixes a bug with New Event dialog
• Fixes a bug with daylight savings time falling back

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.258 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

October 1st 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.257 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.257 has been released. This release makes the following improvements:

• Adds selector tool tips
• Improves the Time option in View Machine Status
• Improves View Components with PgUp and PgDn key support
• Improves New Events Touch's function key and keyboard operation
• Improves Trend Analysis chart with scheduled production percent
• Improves the Machine Timeline Chart's filter dialog
• Improves the Event Trend Chart's filter dialog
• Improves Pie charts to eliminate zero value slices
• Improves International language resources
• Fixes a couple of bugs in the Production Trend Analysis chart
• Fixes a bug with saving chart locations in My Favorites
• Fixes a bug with Machine Timeline Chart Status & custom commands
• Fixes a bug with the -hidedatabase command line argument

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.257 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

August 23rd 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.249 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.249 has been released. This minor release fixes the following bugs:

• Fixes a bug with printing some chart legends
• Fixes a bug with Machine Time and Cost chart legend
• Fixes a bug with Machine Timeline chart and None status

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.249 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

August 10th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.248 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.248 has been released. This release makes over a dozen application improvements including a significant boost in performance to the Predator MDC Service. Refer to the the following:

• Improves favorite reports with multiple monitors
• Improves manual user logins w/New Events Touch
• Improves manual machine downtimes w/New Events Touch
• Improves manual good parts w/New Events Touch
• Improves manual scrapped parts w/New Events Touch
• Improves manual custom commands w/New Events Touch
• Improves New Events Touch to display multiple custom values
• Improves Microsoft SQL Server database re-connection
• Improves Advanced Machine Connection processing
• Improves Machine Events report
• Improves Predator MDC Service processing performance
• Includes Predator MDC Service v11.0.64
• Reduces overall load on the database instance
• Fixes a bug with Machine Time and Cost chart legends
• Fixes a bug with Machine Downtime and Cost chart legends
• Fixes a bug with adding window sizes to My Favorites
• Fixes a bug with indeterminate data with Microsoft SQL Server

NOTE: Enabling or disabling advanced machine connections for a specific machine requires the Predator MDC Service to be restarted. Previously, this was done automatically, but at a performance penalty.

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.248 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 14th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.246 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.246 has been released. This very minor release makes a couple of changes.

• Improves MDC APIs
• Fixes a bug with running reports from View Components

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.246 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 or older of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

July 7th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.245 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.245 has been released. This minor release makes a number of improvements but mainly focuses on improving the Machine Timeline Chart based on customer feedback. Refer to the the following Machine Timeline Chart improvements:

• Adds duration of chart to header
• Adds date and time zooming to first or last segment
• Improves legend display to eliminate multiple nones
• Improves automatic and manual refresh logic
• Improves date and time zooming to be easier to use
• Improves display of no data for users, jobs, parts and operations
• Improves display of cutoff events at the start and end
• Improves overall chart performance
• Improves performance with Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves the use of arrow keys
• Fixes a bug with displaying the same chart overnight
• Fixes a bug when clicking on the chart while refreshing
• Fixes a bug displaying the initial state in certain cases

Refer to the the following other MDC improvements:

• Improves FIPS compatibility with Predator FLM v11.0.0.2
• Improves part serial number permissions
• Removed two deadlock conditions with Microsoft SQL Server
• Fixes a tool tip bug with several charts
• Fixes a very rare database driver issue

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.245 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

June 8th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.241 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.241 has been released. This minor release improves a number of features based on customer feedback. Refer to the the following improvements:

• Adds Chinese, Japanese and Korean style reports w/non Asian Windows
• Adds Locale display to Help About
• Adds Deleting components with PDM requirements
• Improves Multiple screen display support
• Improves -Language command line argument
• Improves Predator MDC Service Manager w/Adv. Machine Connections
• Improves View Machine Status performance w/Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves View OEE Status performance w/Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves Chinese language resources
• Improves Trend Analysis Chart legend to includes Averages & Totals
• Improves Production Trend Analysis Chart display
• Improves Global default for Horizontal style charts
• Improves Horizontal style Performance Ranking Charts
• Improves Import worksheet
• Improves Online Help
• Removes Automatic Cycle End when processing Part End
• Removes Vertical style Production Trend Analysis Charts
• Removes Vertical style Trend Analysis Charts
• Fixes a bug with the Trend Analysis Chart to support Chinese
• Fixes a bug with the View Machine Status and Since colors
• Fixes an intermittent bug with Machine Timeline Chart

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.241 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 12th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.231 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.231 has been released. This minor release improves a few things while fixing a database creation bug. Refer to the the following improvements:

• Improves MDC APIs
• Simplifies initial database creation
• Improves international language resources
• Fixes a bug with initial database creation

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.231 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

May 9th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.229 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.229 has been released. This release includes a wide range of customer suggestions with most of them involving Windows Authentication, My Favorites and the Machine Timeline Chart. Along the way several other new features, enhancements and bug fixes have been completed. Refer to the the following improvements:

• Adds Windows Authentication as a global password option
• Adds Machine Status Since to red and green background colors
• Adds Machine Status Finished Cycles to red and green background colors
• Adds Machine Status Scrapped Parts to red background color
• Adds Machine Status Good Parts to green background color
• Adds New Users with Windows Authentication support
• Adds Edit Users with Windows Authentication support
• Adds Importing Users with Windows Authentication support
• Improves Machine Status with Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves View Machine with a better machine pulldown and titlebar
• Improves View Machine with Microsoft SQL Server
• Improves New Events Touch refresh when switching machines
• Improves New Events Touch default font color
• Improves Shopfloor Layout default font color
• Improves switching back to Predator passwords
• Improves Online Help
• Improves Performance Ranking Charts with new average value
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart for faster performance
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart to display more machines
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart when zooming
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart when re-sizing
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart when redrawing
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart's use of the arrow buttons
• Improves default Machine Downtime color
• Improves My Favorites to restore report window sizes
• Improves My Favorites with drag and drop operations
• Improves My Favorites with duplicate machines, groups and locations
• Improves My Favorites to remember folder states
• Improves My Favorites to support multiple reports
• Improves My Favorites with invalid window sizes
• Improves My Favorites with saving special character
• Improves Sub groups within report filters so By None is always first
• Improves Password recovery mode
• Improves language resource file loading
• Fixes several small bugs with Machine Timeline Chart
• Fixes a bug with percentage style Performance Ranking Charts
• Fixes a bug with Trend Analysis Charts on Chinese OSes
• Fixes a bug with Assigning Permissions within standard MDC
• Fixes a bug with FLM licensing on Windows 10, 2012 Server and 2016 Server

NOTE: The above FLM licensing fix requires Predator FLM v11.

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.229 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

February 5th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.216 is updated

Predator MDC v11.0.216 has been updated with the following minor improvements:

• Fixes a missing English resource
• Fixes an install bug with the MDC API help file

NOTE: We still have a FLM licensing problem with Windows 10, 2012 Server and 2016 Server.

January 28th 2017 - Predator MDC v11.0.216 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.216 has been released. This minor release adds several new features and enhancements. Refer to the the following improvements:

• Adds Windows 2016 Server support
• Adds Dynamic Measurement Dimensions to Event Trend Charts
• Adds Dynamic Part changes to Event Trend Charts
• Adds Scale to Latest option to Event Trend Charts
• Adds Importing Command style Measurement Dimensions
• Improves View Machine with current operation
• Improves Event Trend Chart to plot gaps vs. zero
• Improves Event Trend Chart with Shifts
• Improves Event Trend Chart dialog
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart dialog
• Improves Machine Timeline Chart with Shifts
• Improves New Events Touch dialog with Custom Commands
• Fixes a bug with Adding View Machine to Favorites
• Fixes a bug with Machine Timeline Chart with Yesterday
• Fixes a bug with FLM licensing on most Windows OSes

NOTE: We still have a FLM licensing problem with Windows 10, 2012 Server and 2016 Server.

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.216 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.

November 10th 2016 - Predator MDC v11.0.207 is released

Predator MDC v11.0.207 has been released. This major new release makes hundreds of new features and enhancements. Refer to the the following major improvements:

• Adds Multiple Charts and Dashboard support
• Adds Shopfloor layouts
• Adds New Touch Screen support
• Adds New Multiple Monitor support
• Adds 1500+ Trend Analysis charts
• Adds 1500+ Performance Ranking charts
• Adds 20 User Downtime charts
• Adds Machine Utilization charts
• Adds First Pass Yield charts
• Adds Event Trend charts
• Adds 3 New Pareto charts
• Adds Automatic and manual chart refresh
• Adds New Chart options
• Adds New Toolbar buttons
• Adds Complex Predator Password support
• Adds Active Directory Password support
• Adds Measurement Dimension wizards
• Adds Universal Downtime colors
• Adds Universal Scrap Code colors
• Adds Universal Command colors
• Adds Microsoft Access 2016 and 2013 support
• Adds Microsoft SQL Server 2014 support
• Adds Oracle 12 support
• Adds Windows 2012 Server support
• Adds Windows 10 support
• Improves Dashboards
• Improves Favorites
• Improves Slide Shows
• Improves Performance
• Improves UAC and Security support
• Improves Daylight savings support
• Improves Predator MDC Service Manager
• Improves International Language Resources
• Improves Online Help
• New Install

Customers with a current subscription to Premier Support can download and install v11.0.207 of Predator MDC from our web site at any time. Customers running v10 of Predator MDC should contact us at updates@predator-software.com for upgrade details and pricing.