Known anomalies from previous releases
The list identifies the known anomalies in FactoryTalk Optix from previous
versions.
Use the identification information in parenthesis to track the anomaly in future releases
or for reference when receiving assistance from Customer Support with a related
issue.
Unable to add drawings to a Keyboard from the toolbar in FactoryTalk Optix Studio
web editor [4099110]
Icons on the toolbar to add drawings such as rectangle, ellipse, line, and polyline
to a Keyboard do not work in FactoryTalk Optix Studio web editor. To add a drawing
to a Keyboard in
Project view
, right-click the screen and
then select and select the type of drawing. The icons to draw shapes in a
Keyboard work in FactoryTalk Optix Studio desktop editor.This anomaly first identified in version 1.6.0.
Alarm messages for alarms that are defined into objects do not translate when
switching locales [4126439]
When defining a custom object (Type) that includes alarm definitions, instances of
that type inherit the alarms, but the alarm messages do not translate when switching
locales in the session.
To ensure that translations work correctly, add alarm definitions manually before
turning the object into a type.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.6.0.
PDF current page changes when the zoom level changes [4048230]
On the FactoryTalk Optix web client, changing the zoom level of a PDF will change the
page displayed in the viewer.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.6.0.
Opacity display may be inconsistent [3978370]
Graphic object opacity may appear inconsistent if you define the opacity in both the
stylesheet and the graphic object.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.6.0.
HMI device freezes [4158258]
The HMI device may freeze if you change the array size of imported tags in the
project. Do not modify the array dimensions of imported tags in FactoryTalk Optix.
The size must match the tag array dimensions defined in the controller.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.6.0.
Dynamic links become Unresolved when dragging items from a Custom library to
Project View [4100971]
Data bindings are not preserved when they point to types or instances outside of
their parent. Manually update the unresolved data bindings.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.6.0.
Transferring the source project to the OPC server breaks communication with OPC
clients [4184669]
Downloading a project to the OPC server when
Transfer source
project
is selected displays a warning message about invalid or
incomplete configuration and unestablished communication with OPC clients. Manually
restart the FactoryTalk Optix Application at Runtime to restart communication with
the clients. If the same project is downloaded to the same server and
Transfer source project
is not selected, no warning
appears and communication with clients is established.This anomaly first identified in version 1.6.0.
Unable to connect to certain Logix Controllers over ControlNet [3385425]
When trying to connect to one of the following controller types over a ControlNet
network:
- 1769-L35CRCompactLogix®
- 1768CompactLogix®
- 1768Compact GuardLogix®
You cannot route through a 1756-ENxT(R) module to connect to the controller. You need
to use one of the following EtherNet/IP modules:
- 1756-ENBT
- 1756-EWEB
Unable to create a project in a network folder
Attempting to create a project in a network folder displays an error indicating that
FactoryTalk Optix
cannot rename the project
template.This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
Emulator unable to connect the InfluxDB server via VPN [3350681]
Use Runtime Tools to connect the InfluxDB server via VPN. You can then deploy the
project to the selected device.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
Rotated accordions may not appear as intended [1891903]
Rotated accordions are not supported.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
Application does not automatically start after project upload when Running as a
Service [3628522]
An application that terminates after uploading the project with application files to
FactoryTalk Optix Studio will not automatically restart when running FactoryTalk
Optix as a Service. Manually start the runtime serve or redeploy the application.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
Cannot deploy an application when NetLogic script is open [3545605]
Application deployment will abort with error message “Unable to prepare project
source archive: copy” if any NetLogic script is open. Close the script and deploy
the application again.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
An advanced SVG image with opacity defined at the group level is not shown
correctly [3249226]
Opacity applied to sub-elements of an advanced SVG image is not shown as expected
when running in the emulator or OptixPanel when it is defined at the group level.
Apply the opacity at the element level for expected results.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
Project retentivity does not work as expected using multiple projects with the
same name [3540833]
Project retentivity does not work as expected using multiple projects with the same
name in different locations. Ensure projects have unique names when using
retentivity.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
IDE display issues when switching between local and RDP sessions
[2294982]
A blank screen may appear in the Desktop IDE when toggling between local and remote
desktop sessions.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.4.0.
Unicode characters shown incorrectly [3863114]
Some Chinese, Japanese and Korean Unicode characters are shown incorrectly when
entered into a text box or label that is connected to tags in Micro Logix 1400 or
SLC-500 controllers under the Micro controller driver.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Incomplete MouseDoubleClick event [3867487]
The MouseDoubleClick event is not yet available for configuration, but will be
available in a future release.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Japanese language input method on OptixPanel [3892017]
Numeric input will not accept proper input until the virtual keyboard is used to
switch the input mode to Japanese. This can be accomplished by clicking on any text
input field.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Error deploying a project when Transfer application files is selected and the
application files folder is missing [3887842]
When deploying or emulating a project and selecting transfer application files, the
deployment results in an error if the application folders is missing. Create the
Application Files directory manually and emulate or deploy the project again.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Changing passthrough of boolean extended properties on elements of a boolean
array or boolean addressing of a scalar [3883369]
Clearing or removing EU/ST0/ST1 on an element of boolean array or boolean addressing
on a scalar removes the overriding of the EU/ST0/ST1 in the Logix project. Optix
will not recognize the EU/ST0/ST1 from the parent tag until reimported via online
import.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Passthrough of extended properties to alias tags not supported from .L5X
[3877581]
When importing extended properties using an .L5X file, alias extended properties are
not imported correctly and will not be retrieved at runtime.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Extended property passthrough does not fallback to default local language
[3875978]
When using local languages with extended properties passthrough, if a translation for
the selected local language in
FactoryTalk Optix
is
not available, the default local language will not be retrieved from the controller. This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Local language keyboard Alt + (key) inputs upper case letters for all non-special
character keys [3868188]
When using local language keyboard inside
FactoryTalk Optix
Studio, returns special characters where they exist, and returns capitalized
characters for all other keys.This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
MQTT Broker does not work if the project name includes special characters
[3854413]
If the
FactoryTalk Optix
project name contains local
language special characters, the MQTT Broker does not start. When using the embedded
MQTT Broker, do not use special characters in the project name.This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Logix extended properties passthrough bit level descriptions do not import or
display properly [3843855]
Logix extended properties passthrough bit level descriptions do not import online and
do not update properly. To avoid this, assign bit level descriptions on
instances.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
Logix extended properties - Engineering Units do not indicate failure when
writing [3334127]
Logix extended properties are not writeable. Changes to engineering units do not
indicate a write failure.
This anomaly first identified in version 1.5.0.
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