Product Release Letter

AVEVA Global 3.2.1

Full Release 52419
Windows 7 / Windows 8.1
Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012 R2

This Release Contains

A full release of AVEVA Global 3.2.1, which replaces the full release 52261 AVEVA Global 3.2. Projects are
set up and configured using the AVEVA Administration and AVEVA Catalogue products.
The separately licensed products or product components installable from this release are as follows:
Product Code Product Name Version Number
V00FN246/V00FN974 Global Hub 3.2.1
V00FN247/V00FN975 Global Sat 3.2.1

Prerequisite for this Release (Operating System)

Minimum Supported O/S Version Windows 7 SP1 (both 32 and 64 bit) or Server 2008 R2 SP1
(for each supported platform) Server 2012 R2
Mandatory O/S Patches None
(for each supported platform)
Build Operating System Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit).
AVEVA core version 1.2.2
* Please note that recommended/supported hardware and software configurations are constantly subject to review; please
consult the AVEVA support web pages for the latest recommendations.

Prerequisite for this Release (Products)

AVEVA Licensing
AVEVA Licensing 2.0 or later and an appropriate License File.
1. AVEVA Everything3D does NOT work with AVEVA Flexman.
Microsoft Software
Global 3.2.1 is to be verified with Microsoft Office 365.

For further information please contact your local AVEVA support office, which can be found at support.aveva.com

This document has been prepared and approved by the following:

Job Title Name
Product Owner John Durward
System Test Manager Vaseem Jameel
Head of Platform Gavin Watton
TPS Manager Semra Hamitogullari

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Compatibility
A full and up to date compatibility matrix can be found via the AVEVA support website support.aveva.com.
The following AVEVA products are compatible with AVEVA Global 3.2.SP1
AVEVA Everything3D 2.1.
AVEVA Administration 1.4.
AVEVA Catalogue 2.1.
AVEVA Client Cache Services 1.0.5.
AVEVA Diagrams 14.1.
AVEVA Engineering 14.1.1.
AVEVA Hull & Outfitting 12.1.SP4 & associated products (see notes below).
AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP4 & associated products (see notes below).
AVEVA Shared Services 3.3.

Note (PDMS12.1.sp4): Patch 26 or above must be applied

Note (Marine12.1.SP4): Patch 28 or above must be applied

Note (Marine Projects): Folder names containing spaces should be avoid for Marine projects

Supersedes
This release, once complete, will supersede the AVEVA Global 3.2 product installed by the release 52261

Install
Please Note: the Installation Guide included with the release is currently at the previous AVEVA Global 3.2
version. There are no material changes to the AVEVA Global 3.2.1 release other than alignment with latest
product version database schemas. The new AVEVA Gloal 3.2.1 Installation Guide is being updated in
structure and format only. It will be available here.
Please read the installation guide, which is visible on the product installation setup screen when the
setup.exe file is started.
Installations using setup.exe will install in C:\Program Files (x86)\AVEVA\Globalserver3.2.1 by default. The
individual .msi files will use the drive with most free space by default.
It is important that any files, including configuration files or sample data, that need to be updated by users
are accessible for read, write etc. so they are not by default installed with the software. This is particularly
important when installing in Program Files due to the introduction of User Account Control (UAC). In
particular, this makes it important to ensure that files that need to be written are accessible by users
without Administrator privileges. This applies to folders specified by environment variables such as
AVEVA_DESIGN_WORK and AVEVA_DESIGN_USER. The AVEVA Everything3D installer has been designed
to allow the separate definition of suitable folders, with different defaults.
Please Note:
It is not recommended that any combination of AVEVA products are installed in the same folder because AVEVA does
not guarantee runtime compatibility between Separate Products on different release cycles, and the uninstall of one
of them subsequently damaging the other.

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Sample Data
Sample projects are available here: AVEVA Everything3D - Projects
The AVEVA sample projects are regularly revised. Please check the AVEVA Support Site (AVEVA
Everything3D Fix Release History) frequently for updates.

First Release
This product release is first available on the AVEVA support website support.aveva.com as AVEVA Global
3.2.1, release number 52419

List of Enhancements
This release maintains compatability with new database schemas and database types introduced with
AVEVA Everything3D 2.1 and AVEVA Administration 1.4

List of Fault Corrections

This release addresses defects arising from the following support incidents:

In this release
Incident Defect Description
number number
65997 137792 Commands REMOTE with HTTP filters
66530 126709 Global 3.1 Global Notification Messages not being displayed
70107 140347 Issues with Certificates and Global
71147 143519 PDMS Global 12.1.SP4 with patch 12.1.SP4.2 - Other Data Exchange
messages
71947 146237 Updates of SCHE dbs do not complete if there are Visio-files

PRODUCT QUALITY STATEMENT

The development, maintenance and testing of AVEVA Solutions software products is carried out in
accordance with the companys KEYSTONE lifecycle processes and this document includes a summary of
the testing carried out on this release and a list of significant defects known to exist at the time of release.

Development Testing
Developers have carried out unit testing of each enhancement and/or fix in the development environment
to verify that any new functionalities have been correctly implemented and identified defects have been
corrected.

Regression tests have been run in the development environment to verify that enhancements and/or fixes
have not adversely affected the integrity of the product.

System Testing
Independent system testing has been carried out on this product, as released, to verify that it installs
correctly in all supported configurations, that any new functionalities have been correctly implemented
and identified defects have been corrected.

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Acceptance Testing
AVEVAs Training and Product Support group is satisfied that the System Testing for this release is
sufficient to assure product quality.

Any exceptions found during Acceptance Testing or after release will be reported in the Product Release
Latest Update Note on AVEVA's support web site http://downloads.aveva.com/52419/w52419.pdf.

Exceptions Significant Defects and Recommended Workarounds

AVEVA intends to fix the defects listed below in a fix release or service pack as soon as reasonably possible.

Status Control (interoperability with PDMS 12.1.SP4)

The ability to define a status on a subset of type has yet to be backported to PDMS 12.1.SP4.
Currently, on encountering User Defined Type Groups the output is displayed as unknown. There
is no adverse behaviour i.e. application crash.

For the latest list of exceptions and other updates, please see the Product Release Latest Update Note on
AVEVA's support web site http://downloads.aveva.com/52419/w52419.pdf.

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