March 27, 2020

Advanced Visualization

This topic provides a list of product changes released for this module on this date.

Table 1. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
When querying data to create visualizations using the Alerts and Cases data sources, performance has been improved. To facilitate this enhancement, two folders, Dimension and Facts, and their associated synonyms have been added to the Alerts and Cases business views.US401029
A new field, AnalyticName, has been added to the Alerts Base and Alerts Custom business views. This field determines the number of alerts generated by an analytic.US397115
The GE Digital APM baseline queries and baseline entities have now been added to Advanced Visualization using which you can create visualizations.US392953
All the user interface elements in Advanced Visualization except the data retrieved from the database are now translated based on the language selected in the My Preferences page.US390685
Table 2. Known Issues and Limitations

The following known issues and limitations exist.

DescriptionTracking ID
The GE Digital APM queries do not support multi-value parameters in Advanced Visualization.DE130622
The MI_SITE_KEY field associated with the Odata-M families is not exposed by the Odata services.DE127160
The Odata aggregation extensions associated with the Odata-M families do not support the groupby clause.N/A
Table 3. Obsolete Features

The following features are no longer available.

DescriptionTracking ID
The default business views for the following modules are no longer available in Advanced Visualization.
  • Alerts
  • Assets
  • Cases
N/A

Alerts

This topic provides a list of product changes released for this module on this date.

Table 4. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
When viewing analysis charts for multiple SmartSignal alerts, you can now create a new card for each alert. To facilitate this enhancement, a new option has been added in the tenant preferences to enable or disable the creation of new card for each alert.F47607
You can now filter an aggregation based on the filter parameters specified in the aggregate query.US389003

Analysis

This topic provides a list of product changes released for this module on this date.

Table 5. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
You can now add and update cross-hair on a SmartSignal chart to see the values on all the charts in a card at a particular point in time.F49563
The following SmartSignal card related enhancements are now available:
  • You can now delete all the charts on a SmartSignal card by clicking on the delete icon on the card.
  • You can now zoom across all the charts on a SmartSignal card in points mode.
  • The SmartSignal cards now loads faster than in previous releases.
  • The Tag Browser in analysis now loads faster than in previous releases.
  • In tag settings, is now more prominent on the plotted tags list than in previous releases.
  • You can now differentiate between the alerts that have been selected from the alerts view and navigated to the analysis view from all the other alerts that occur on the asset.
  • You can now switch from the default analysis view to the Event Frame Analysis view for a SmartSignal alert.
F48509
You can now plot SmartSignal charts with fixed Y-axis based on the mode of the tag. The residual charts scale based on the Y-axis limits set on the actual tag.F47608
You can now create separate cards for each alert when you select multiple alerts in the alerts inbox view and navigate to analysis. This setting is driven by tenant preferences set on the tenant.F47607
You can now combine the images of all the charts on a card as a PNG image, PDF file, or copy it to a clipboard to insert the image in an email or a document.F47606
Table 6. Resolved Issues

The following issues, which existed in one or more previous versions, have been resolved.

DescriptionTracking ID
Previously, the inner scroll bar did not appear when the tag panel was minimized. This issue has been resolved.DE128270
Previously, chart markers did not appear on the charts when two or more event frames were selected in an Event Frame Analysis. This issue has been resolved.DE126935
Previously, filtering based on conditions did not work across all charts. This issue has been resolved.DE125580
Previously, when the number of data points exceeded the limit, the Analysis user interface did not display any error messages. This issue has been resolved. DE125444
Previously, when you exported all charts as images, an empty file was created instead of a file with images of the charts. This issue has been resolved.DE119486
Previously, the scroll bar was not visible in the Analysis page unless the tag browser panel was open. This issue has been resolved. DE107826

Cases

This topic provides a list of product changes released for this module on this date.

Table 7. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
You can now filter an aggregation based on the filter parameters specified in the aggregate query.US389003
You can now modify or delete the case filters available in baseline GE Digital APM. To facilitate this enhancement, the following options now appear when you select next to a filter in the Filter Cases window:
  • Overwrite: Allows you to modify the filter.
  • Delete: Allows you to delete the filter.
US380548

Documentation

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Table 8. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
The layout and structure of the release notes have been enhanced for better accessibility. Now, the release notes are sorted by quarter, and then by release dates. After you filter by a release date, you can access the release notes for all the modules contributing to the release. Additionally, the modules that are released on a selected date appear in the On this page list. Similarly, the release notes for each module are sorted by release dates and the releases within the selected quarter appear in the On this page list.US397660
GE Digital APM users can now access the help content at https://www.ge.com/digital/product-documentation/predix-apm/ instead of https://apps-docs.predix.io/en-US/apm.
The new portal offers:
  • A single point of access for documentation related to all GE Digital products through https://www.ge.com/digital/product-documentation.
  • A comprehensive list of documentation for various products, categorized in three sections:
    • Predix Platforms
    • APM and OPM
    • Manufacturing and Digital Plant
  • New navigation to access content in HTML or PDF format under the Document Format section.
US385911

GE Dashboards

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Table 9. Resolved Issues

The following issues that existed in one or more previous versions have been resolved.

DescriptionTracking ID
Previously, if you configured a widget to display the cases associated with an asset, and then used the widget in a dashboard, the widget displayed the cases associated with all assets instead of displaying only the cases associated with the configured asset. This issue has been resolved.DE124359
Table 10. Known Issues and Limitations

The following known issues and limitations exist.

DescriptionTracking ID
When you attempt to configure a widget that has a tag browser and an asset with more than 1000 tags, the tag browser takes longer than expected to load.DE118699

ServiceMax Adapters

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Table 11. Known Issues and Limitations

The following known issues and limitations exist.

DescriptionTracking ID
For ingestion of Assets to Predix APM, you can ingest a file of size up to 10 MB.DE120299

SmartSignal

This topic provides a list of product changes released for this module on this date.

Table 12. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
You can now configure your tenant to generate an analytic processing report and allow your users to receive a notification e-mail with its content. This report provides the processing status information that is available in the SmartSignal Deployment application in an easy to read e-mail message. APMRM-1908/F49149
You can now generate a diagnostic coverage report for an analytic instance. This allows you to see the percentage of rules, which are “Fully”, “Partially”, or “Not Covered”, based on your tag and model configuration.
  • APMRM-1946/F49097
  • APMRM-758/F38349
You can now configure a separate fixed scale setting (Y Chart Min/Max) at the mode level for analytic tags. APMRM-1741/F42828
Table 13. Resolved Issues

The following issues, which existed in one or more previous versions, have been resolved.

DescriptionTracking ID
Previously, the SmartSignal Analytic Template editor displayed the tag type attribute using the Classic SmartSignal terminology (for example, Internal, External, Calculated). This issue has been resolved.DE128048
Previously, the navigation of the SmartSignal Maintenance application did not display segment level analytics. This issue has been resolved.DE127756
Previously, model name changes made to the analytic template did not get updated in the instances that were deployed already. This issue has been resolved.DE126277

Tenant Setup

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Table 14. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
You can now configure the preferred culture of a user that determines the date and number formats displayed in GE Digital APM for the user. To facilitate this enhancement, a new drop-down list box, Culture Setting, has been added to the Display section of the Tenant Preferences page.US386929

User Settings

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Table 15. Enhancements and New Features

The following enhancements and new features have been added.

DescriptionTracking ID
You can now configure your preferred culture that determines the date and number formats displayed in GE Digital APM. To facilitate this enhancement, a new drop-down list box, Culture Setting, has been added to the Display section of the My Preferences page.US386929

Users and Permissions

This topic provides a list of product changes released for this module on this date.

Table 16. Resolved Issues

The following issues, which existed in one or more previous versions, have been resolved.

DescriptionTracking ID
Previously, users with certain permission settings were unable to access the application navigation menu and start page. This issue has been resolved. Now, you can assign the "APM Basic User Permission" permission set to ensure that users are able to access the menu and start page regardless of other assigned permissions. The "APM Basic User Permission" permission set should be applied to all users for all resources in the tenant.US378220