Release Notes
Autodesk, Inc.

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released this cumulative Vault 2018.3.1 Update for Vault Basic 2018, Vault Workgroup 2018, and Vault Professional 2018. The update addresses a variety of issues pertaining to these releases.

This release note highlights how to download and install the Vault Update and what has been fixed.

NOTE: Throughout this release document references to Vault 2018 will apply to Vault Basic 2018, Vault Workgroup 2018 and Vault Professional 2018.

• DOWNLOAD LOCATION
• INSTALLATION
  • Requirements
  • Client Install
  • Server Install
• KNOWN ISSUES
• SUMMARY OF ISSUES ADDRESSED
• LEGAL NOTICE

DOWNLOAD LOCATION

Locate the Vault 2018.3.1 Update files by signing into your Autodesk Account.

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INSTALLATION

Requirements

Server & Client:

• Vault Basic 2018.3
• Vault Workgroup 2018.3
• Vault Professional 2018.3

Inventor:

• Inventor 2018.3

• AutoCAD 2018.1

• All clients and servers should be upgraded at the same time to the Vault 2018.3.1 Update
• Depending on how your UAC is configured on Windows 7 or later operating systems, users may need to turn off User Access Control (UAC) to install the Update
• To install the Update, Administrative privileges are required
• When creating deployment in silent mode or modifying it, you can add the Vault Update EXE file into the deployment image through "Include additional software". Note: the "/quiet" command parameter is needed to suppress the full UI of Vault Update installer
• The Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Client).exe, Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Server).exe and Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(File_Server).exe are EXE wrappers. You can use <Full Path to Exe> /e <Folder to Extract> to extract its content. For e.g. “C:\Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Client).exe” /e “C:\Extract”. The contents will be extracted to <Folder to Extract>\ExtractFiles
• The Update install may take longer than expected on the Windows 7 operating system. To avoid the install delay, install the following Microsoft fix:
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663352/en-us

CLIENT INSTALLATION

WARNING: In case of Vault Client side by side installation of different editions for same release, make sure that every Add-in is enabled ONLY in one of Vault client edition. If you face issue installing the client update; remove the Add-in which is enabled in more than one edition, from all the Vaul client editions. Install Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Client). And finally enable the Add-in in one edition.

• Run "Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Client).exe" on the each workstation which has a Vault client installed.
• Vault client update installation will be blocked, if Inventor 2018.3 update or later is not found on the client machine.
• If different editions of the same release of the Vault client are installed side by side, all editions will ge upgraded to Vault 2018.3.1 at the same time. There will only be one entry of Vault 2018.3.1 Update in the Programs and Features for all editions. When the Vault 2018.3.1 Update is uninstalled, all the editions will roll back to previous version.
• Ensure the latest updates or fixes of all CAD applications are installed before applying this Update.
• User may be asked to restart the workstation on which Vault client is installed, after installing OR unintalling the Vault 2018.3.1 client update.

SERVER INSTALLATION

WARNING: Failure to follow these instructions properly may result in unusable sites.

NOTE: Always ensure that a successful backup has been performed before applying any updates.

SINGLE SITE

Update Installation

1. Reset the web service on the Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) by typing 'IISRESET' at a command prompt.
2. Run 'Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Server).exe' on the server to install the update.
3. Open the ADMS Console and migrate all un-migrated databases and libraries before proceeding.
• NOTE: It may be necessary to detach an un-migrated database if the update addresses a migration problem.

MULTI SITE (File Replication)

Update Installation – applied to every Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS).

1. Reset the web service by typing 'IISRESET' at a server command prompt.
2. Run 'Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Server).exe' on an ADMS server to install the update.
3. Repeat the preceding steps for every ADMS server.
4. Open one ADMS Console and migrate all unmigrated databases and libraries before proceeding.
   NOTE: It may be necessary to detach an un-migrated database if the update addresses a migration problem.

Database Update – applied ONCE from ONE Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS).

WARNING: DO NOT PROCEED until the update has been successfully applied on ALL ADMS servers.

CONNECTED WORKGROUP (File and SQL Replication)

Update Installation – applied to every Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) in all workgroups.

1. Reset the web service by typing 'IISRESET' at a server command prompt.
2. Run 'Autodesk_Vault_2018.3.1_Update_(Server).exe' on an ADMS server to install the update.
3. Repeat the preceding steps for every ADMS server in all workgroups.
4. Open one ADMS Console on the Publisher workgroup and migrate all un-migrated databases and libraries before proceeding.
   • NOTE: It may be necessary to detach an un-migrated database if the update addresses a migration problem.

Database Update – applied ONCE from ONE Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) on the Publisher workgroup ONLY.

WARNING: DO NOT PROCEED until the update has been successfully applied on ALL ADMS servers in all workgroups.

5. Ensure that all workgroups are online and accessible before proceeding. Do not proceed until the Replication Status | Merge Information dialog shows "Waiting 60 second(s) before polling for further changes." for each replicated vault and library.
6. If necessary, open ADMS Console and attach any previously detached databases.

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Server installation may end with an Error - 'Installation ended prematurely because of an error'. You can resolve this error by running the installer from an Administrator command prompt.
• Uninstalling Vault 2018.3.1 Update client update may seek the 2018 RTM client install media. Please note that the uninstall action needs the original files to roll back to the previous version.
• Known Issues with 'Share View' feature:
• Autodesk Account 'Sign In' dropdown options are not updated to reflect the correct status, after successful login from 'Share View' command OR from 'Shared View' panel. Relaunching Vault client will reflect the correct dropdown options.
• Install Update will clear customize Main Menu and Toolbar settings on the user client machine. User can backup the customized toolbar by making a copy of the xml files and restore the same by copying the backed up xml files after installing client update.
• Window update 'KB2533623' for Windows 7 needs to be installed on the system where user has configured the Job processor and Vault client, otherwise an error is seen when user tries the update view using Job processor.
• Inventor Application Options customized settings will take effect only when Inventor is used for update view. Publishing using Vault client will use default settings.

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SUMMARY OF ISSUES ADDRESSED

• Resolved issue where you could not enable a property after you disabled it.
• Corrected the issue with UDP mapping for PowerPoint files, in which value is appended with "_x000d_".
• Corrected the mismatched Item units in First-level and Multi-level views in the BOM tab.
• Corrected the Inventor Apprentice error during 'Get' operation after editing file properties.
• Improved the Multi-level BOM tree view to keep it in expanded state when saving item.
  
• Resolved the issue with conversion of the digits after comma in the German systems for Edit properties.
• As part of Autodesk’s ongoing efforts to provide the best security possible to our customers, we proactively applied security updates to our cloud servers, which also requires an update to your Autodesk products by October 17th to maintain access to certain features.
• Corrected an issue to export IDW to DWG or DXF with Job Server.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Autodesk Vault Professional, Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Autodesk Vault Basic, Autodesk Data Management Server, Autodesk Vault File Server, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD Electrical are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Windows Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 2013 and Microsoft Office 2016 are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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