PDXplorer™ 6.1 release notes

Published updates in the PDXplorer "6.1 series" software (all dates are UTC).

PDXpert PLM 15.0  •  PDXplorer 6.0  •  PDXpert PLM 16.0

After you export a PDX package from your PDXpert client software, your supply chain partners use the free PDXplorer to view and export data, and save files, from the PDX package.

The current release is available on the PDXplorer download page.

PDXplorer 6.0 and later releases are confirmed as Not Vulnerable to Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228.

6.1.0.2: 2022-04-12

New features and functions §

  • Show new Change history page for Item Master (part/document) detail panel in a PDXpert package, and Item detail panel in a standard package. [g565,d26a68e] §

    Item change history

  • In the package's detail panel, show new About page with application, copyright, build date, and PDXplorer and third-party software licenses' location. [g534,f52293a,cbbee8a] §

Improvements to existing capabilities §

  • Add package metrics – principal element counts; Attachment counts; byte totals for files (both isFileIn and not) – to the Package info tab. [g564,dcdf2a5] §

    PDX package info - metrics

  • Show a PDXplorer View button (View) button in the navigation panel's Attachment table for poorly-formed but usable web links (e.g., example.com). Replace Uri.IsWellFormedUriString() and Uri.TryCreate() with UriBuilder() to test and open http(s):// links. [g563,a35d8a7] §

Antivirus check§

Installer-G9824ccb Scan results
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PDXplorerSetup-6.1.0.2-x86.msi www.VirusTotal.com

6.1.1.2: 2022-06-12

Improvements to existing capabilities §

  • Use common top-level domains to validate Attachment table PDXplorer View button (View) button for poorly-formed but usable web links (e.g., example.com). Button not shown for physical files where isFileIn=No unless file extension matches TLD. List of qualifying TLDs saved in CommonTLD setting of application configuration file. [3f6b369x, 72bf9473y] §

    PDX attachments table
  • Apply current culture's numeric formatting to file byte counts and package metrics. [af9d7e20] §

    Numeric format

Maintenance changes and fixes §

  • Try alternate parsing or assign fileSize=0 when summing attachments' byte count, for values with unexpected format (e.g., 1 234 567 or 1234.567KiB). [af9d7e20x] §

  • Add local language resource for FolderCreate and FolderDelete 5-second retry fail. [3f6b369y] §

Antivirus check§

Installer-G9824ccb Scan results
PDXplorerSetup-6.1.1.2-x64.msi www.VirusTotal.com
PDXplorerSetup-6.1.1.2-x86.msi www.VirusTotal.com
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