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Inductive Automation Releases FactoryPMITM 3.3
FactoryPMITM 3.3 adds a number of new components including an editable table, tab strip, and a new chart component.
12/18/2008 - Inductive Automation is proud to release FactoryPMITM Version 3.3. This release adds a number of new components to FactoryPMI, including the long-awaited table editing feature. Other components include a tab strip that makes window navigation a breeze, and an innovative new chart that displays an intuitive history of discrete data.

FactoryPMITM 3.3

FactoryPMI's popular Table component now supports in-cell editing. This feature emboldens what is already one of FactoryPMI's strongest suits: the management and manipulation of enterprise data. Edited values are stored in the Table's underlying DataSet, and new scripting events are fired. This flexible implementation will allow the editable Table to be used in many data manipulation scenarios. For the common case of editable a SQL database table, we have released a new goodie that binds the editable Table bi-directionally to a database table automatically that you can download here: http://www.inductiveautomation.com/downloads/extras. In a related vein, the Dropdown component now supports editing as well.

Two other new components in FactoryPMI 3.3 are the new Tab Strip and the Status Chart components. The Tab Strip component is a strip of tabs that lends itself especially well to window navigation. See the updated Skeleton Project goodie for an example of how to use the tab strip component. The innovative Status Chart component lets you chart the history of discrete data over time using colors. This component lets operators and managers see at a quick glance the recent or historical status of their whole process and its individual parts.

Rounding out the release are a number of minor features and improvements, such as improved scripting facilities to deal with DataSets, new diagnostic and log viewing tools in both the Gateway and the Client, and a number of bug fixes.

As a minor release, FactoryPMI 3.3 is a free upgrade to all users of FactoryPMI 3.x. It is fully backwards compatible from all previous 1.x and 2.x releases. As always, the full changelog can be found under the Support section of our website.

Inductive Automation
Inductive Automation pioneered the first full-featured web-launched HMI/SCADA system in the world. Its standards based, database-centric architecture receives accolades from plant managers, IT managers, and system integrators worldwide. With a commitment to software quality and technical support second to none, Inductive Automation is at the forefront of industrial software.