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In this video I want share few additional thoughts regarding the current Aras Innovator roadmap (February 2021).
Some covered topics:
-​ Bright future of DTW and Maintenance
– What you need to know about the Backlog&Analyzing section
-​ Don´t believe features promises that are not in the roadmap!
– Learn to differentiate showcase from working features
– Continuous improvement vs. PLM vendors
-​ Aras partners must pay attention to application quality
– Will we ever get a proper compare tool?
-​ The very strange 2D/3D paradox💣Read More →

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In this video we will cover all kind of errors that can appear during an installation of Aras Innovator.

I’ll show how to fix this exclusive collection of hand-picked bugs:
– HTTP Error 500
– HTTP Error 500.21
– HTTP Error 500.24
– HTTP Error 502
– HTTP Error 503
– HTTP Error 401
– HTTP Error 404
and of course administrators favorite choice: “Nothing happens!”Read More →

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Again a special interest topic, where only a few gifted persons will understand what it’s all about. Admins who actually program within Innovator will be familiar with the Method ItemType. A simple debugger is available for JavaScript methods, which is useful for basic syntax checks.
The code analysis tool used in Aras is JSHint. Therefore, we have to face some of the typical limitations of JSHint. In addition to the lack of support for modern JS stuff like async/await and the general lack of ways to check the accuracy of your code – JSHint will simply stop working if JavaScript Methods get too long…Read More →

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When developing multilingual applications, it is often necessary to thoroughly test your application against all target languages. Within Aras Innovator multilanguage values can be used in ItemTypes, Forms, Lists, Properties and much more other locations.
Translations are easy to forget, which will result in strange looking Forms and missing labels. You usually want to avoid changing the language settings in the browser or operating system. And it is not necessary at all….Read More →

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PLM data securityIntegrating your PLM software into other systems in your organization is a common standard. Usually you connect your CAD systems or your ERP. At a certain point, of course, you also want to connect your software to your suppliers or external partners. Most available PLM systems provide you with the appropriate security features to accomplish this task. But do they really cover everything?Read More →

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This article shows a little trick to improve the lock&feel of your Innovator. We will also demonstrate that it’s always worth to question OOTB features. They often can be extended quite easily. You just have to dare to do it!

The ItemType Action can be used to build custom user interaction elements. The modern variant of Actions are CUI elements. These offer much more flexibility as well as improved design and permission options. But you also need more knowledge to use them. This project shows a way to remove at least the optical border between Actions and CUI elements by adding icons to Actions…Read More →