Version 4 users do not need to run this update. Version 4 icons are a white background with colored pyramids. Verison 5 users DO need to run this update. Version 5 icons are a solid colored background with a white pyramid.
Once you agree to run the install, a snapshot of the Manufacturers you have installed will be taken. Your old catalogs database will be removed from your computer. This only affects your catalogs, not your Symbols. Those will remain the same. This will help to speed up the updating process. Using the snapshot, the program [...]
Your system administrator will need to update the Data Warehouse and ProjectNotify on the server. Once that is done, users can update ProjectSpec, ProjectSymbols for AutoCAD, and ProjectSymbols for CET.
Nothing. Please see the screenshots below to determine if you need to run the update. If all of the software you are using has a catalog reader that looks like this, then you can ignore this update: If any of the programs use a catalog reader that looks like this, then you do need to [...]
You will have no access to the data from ProjectNotify, and this may cause you to need to reinstall all of your ProjectMatrix software.
The update time will depend on the Manufacturers you have installed and your internet connection. We have done everything to help minimize downtime; however, users with a lot of manufacturers installed or with slower internet connections may want to run the update at the end of the day or during the weekend to minimize downtime. [...]
Yes. The ProjectMatrix data warehouse will need admin privileges for the update to take place.
You will not have access to Catalog Data.
Since this is a data format change you will lose your legacy catalog data. Please CLICK HERE to request the catalog you need. We will do our best to accommodate your request. Please allow us 5 business days to respond. NOTE: This does not affect manufacturers that use Pricing Zones to handle old pricing. NOTE: [...]
The old data downloaded information and wrote the data in one massive database that contained every manufacturer, catalog, and part number in one database. This update will delete that database, and redownload individual catalog databases which allow for faster download and installation.