The following items summarize the new features and enhancements in the OpenUtilities Substation 2023 Update 1 release:

• New BOM Manager Function: Import Custom Parts

  Custom Parts features allow you to add items to your Bills of Materials without having to create a separate parts database record. This new function enables bulk import of custom parts from an excel file.

  

  Supported Microsoft Excel formats:  

  .xlsx  

  .xls  

  Field Mapping Definitions:

  Excel File	OpenUtilities Substation Property
  Column A	Device Installation. (Optional)
  Column B	Device Location. (Optional)
  Column C	Device Tag (Optional)
  Column D	BM Data field User 1
  Column ...
  Column W	BM Data field User 20

• New Import Drawings Function: Import Page Properties

  Bulk import title block properties from an excel file during import.

  

  Supported Microsoft Excel formats:  

  .xlsx 

  .xls 

  Field Mapping Definitions:

  Excel File	OpenUtilities Substation Property
  Column A	Required. .DGN file name. This is used during the import process to create a relationship between records in Import Drawings Dialog and the excel file.
  Column B	Page Name.
  Column C	Drawing Set.
  Column D	Default Page Installation.
  Column E	Default Page Location.
  Column F	Title Block.
  Column G	Page Format.
  Column H	Mode.
  Column I	Scale.
  Column J	Page Macro.
  Column K	Page.Description_001.
  Column L	Page.Description_002.
  Column M and beyond	Previous column Page.Description_### + 1

• Multiple URL Link Support

  The Parts database URL field was limited to a single URL in prior releases. Starting with this release, users can associate multiple URL links.

  

• New BOM Manager Function: Link With Symbol

  This new function is found on the Right-Click menu in BOM Manager. You can use this function to quickly link an unplaced BOM item to a symbol.

  

• New BOM Manager Function: Apply to Symbol

  This new function is found on the main BOM Manager tool bar. Use this function to assign multiple parts to a selected set of symbols. This can be useful when assigning multiple hardware items such as nuts, bolts, and washers to terminal connectors.

  

• New Remove Part Numbers Function

  This new function is found in the Modify Component > Device ribbon group.

  Note: This function requires one or more symbols to be selected prior to locating it in the device ribbon menu. Use this function to remove multiple part numbers from multiple symbols at once.

  

  

• Resizable Dialogs
  The following dialogs were enhanced to support resizing.

  • Place Balloon
  • Update Symbol
  • Replace Page Format
  • Replace Title Block
  • Replace Text
  • Replace Symbol
  • Replace Device ID
  • Replace Part Number
  • Exchange Equipment Numbers
  • Exchange Catalog
  • Find and Replace
  • Re-sequence Wire Link
  • Run Project API Builder
  • Run Reports
  • Panduit Labels
  • Create Macro
  • Wire Terminations
  • Region Editor
  • Shortest Distance Routing
• Master Units Warning

  If you attempt to change working units on an existing page associated to any mode, except 3D Layout Mode and Construction Mode, a Unit Warning is displayed when: Master Unit in Design File does not equal selected unit in Default Units of Measure setting in Settings.

  

  • Yes – Apply user change.
  • No – Do not apply user change.
• New Administrator Function: Maintenance Mode

  A Project Database can be put into a state preventing users from using the application during a database maintenance event, such as, Updating a Project Database to the latest version. Maintenance mode is controlled by setting a value for the Maintenance extended property associated to dbo.Project table.  

  Use Microsoft SQL Management Studio as follows:

  • Enable: set value for Maintenance extended property 1.
  • Disable: set value for Maintenance extended property 0.

  

  Users will receive below Alert message if they attempt to use the software while this option is enabled: