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ts18105851 - Vault 2011 - Security Hotfix

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released this hotfix which provides an object based security update.

This README file highlights how to install this hotfix and other important information regarding this update.

CONTENTS

Description of the Issues
System Requirements
Related Hotfixes and Utilities
Known Issues
Warnings
Files Affected
Update Verification
Installation Instructions
Legal Notice

Description of the Issues

New Updates

1. When performing a 'remove' Groups or Users operation in Configure Lifecycle Security a permission denied error is thrown (Error 303).

Cumulative Updates

1. When multiple security settings are enabled on a folder, the settings would incorrectly prevent a user from performing a state change on a file.
2. A property mapping performance enhancement prevents an error 109 from occurring when editing existing User Defined Properties.
3. After installing update TS15770173_Server, an item state change was denied or resulted in an error 303.
4. When performing a search on entities that contain Greek characters, the characters were acting like wild card characters.
5. A migration issue has been resolved for error messages containing the following;

1. Cannot insert duplicate key in object 'dbo.ContentSourcePropertyDef'

6. Property fields containing certain characters would cause the More button to become unresponsive on file, item or search grids.
7. For folders and files with security restrictions, it was possible to perform some operations (ex. state change).
8. Some Vault configurations would result in an error when attempting to export the configuration.
9. Title blocks containing a comma character in the attribute would result in an error when trying to map the property.
10. Attempting to import large revision schemes would time out before the operation could be completed.
11. When selecting a custom Category an error 3507 would occur with the message 'Invalid Behavior 'Flexible Release Process'.
12. Performing a search would sometimes result in an error 227.
13. When performing an index block attribute, properties were not being extracted correctly.

System Requirements

Vault Server

- Autodesk Data Management Server 2011 Update 2
- Autodesk Data Management Server 2011 Update 2 (Workgroup)
- Autodesk Data Management Server 2011 Update 2 (Collaboration)
- Autodesk Data Management Server 2011 Update 2 (Professional)

Vault Client

- Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2011 Update 2
- Autodesk Vault Collaboration 2011 Update 2
- Autodesk Vault Professional 2011 Update 2

Related Hotfixes and Utilities

This cumulative update contains some of the updates from the following hotfixes (see Cumulative Updates);

- ts17091635
- ts16973407
- ts16930267
- ts16521805
- ts16102141
- ts16092983
- ts16010228
- ts15770173

Autodesk Inventor 2011 SP1 DL16094377 or Autodesk Inventor 2011 SP2 is required to resolve all issues.

This update should be used in conjunction with ts15770173_Client (included).

This update should be used in conjunction with ts17520377 to solve all item import/export issues.

The installation of ts17091635 is recommended.

Known Issues

Warnings

It is strongly recommended to perform a back up prior to the application of this update.

This hotfix cannot be uninstalled. To revert to a pre hotfix state, the application must be reinstalled and a pre hotfix back up must be restored.

Files Affected

ts18105851

- Connectivity.Platform.dll

ts15770173_client

- Connectivity.Explorer.DocumentPS.dll

Update Verification

- The updated Connectivity.Platform.dll file is version 15.2.66.420.

Installation Instructions

Vault Server

WARNING: Failure to follow these instructions properly may result in unusable sites. This procedure applies to
Single Site, Multi Site and Connected Workgroup deployments.

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

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

1. Reset the web service by typing 'iisreset' at the command prompt.
2. Run ts18105851.msp on the ADMS server to install the hotfix.
3. Repeat the preceding steps for every ADMS server.
4. Open ADMS Console and migrate all unmigrated databases and libraries before proceeding.

1. NOTE: It is sufficient to utilize a single ADMS Console on;

1. Multi Site (file replication)
2. Connected Workgroup (file and SQL replication) on a Publisher Workgroup ONLY

5. Close the ADMS Console application.

Database Update – applied ONCE from one Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) as specified.

6. WARNING: DO NOT PROCEED until the hotfix has been successfully applied on ALL ADMS servers.
7. It is sufficient to utilize a single ADMS server on;

1. Multi Site (file replication)
2. Connected Workgroup (file and SQL replication) on a Publisher Workgroup ONLY

8. Open a command prompt and navigate to the installed location of Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe.
9. Run ADMS b2bmigrate operation in command line mode:

1. Example: Connectivity.ADMSConsole.Exe -Ob2bmigrate -VUadministrator -VPadmin_password -DBUsql_user -DBPsql_password
2. NOTE: Replace 'admin_password' with the appropriate administrator password for the -VP switch.
3. The last two command line parameters are required only if the 'sa' password is not the default password.

10. A 'migration successful' dialog will display when the b2bmigrate operation has completed.
11. Open the Autodesk Data Management Server console and begin a Rebuild Search Indexes.

Vault Client

1. NOTE: The client hotfix only applies to Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Collaboration and Professional. (See the system requirements section.)
2. Extract the ts15770173_client.msp file to a temporary directory on the workstation.
3. Double-click on ts15770173_client.msp to install the hotfix.
4. Install the hotfix on all Autodesk Vault workstations.

Legal Notice

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workaround, or any of the tips, tricks, examples or suggestions outlined in any Autodesk product support technical documents.
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