Autodesk has just announced the R2 subscription release of Vault 2015 Workgroup and Professional.
The main improvements to the vault functionality are:
Copy Design
New workflows and productivity enhancements, including reference-based copy, property and file behaviour management, automatic file numbering, and performance improvements.
Vault Office
A new client is avaliable which allows non designers to participate in document release and change order management
Unified Lifecycles
Items can now have a company defined lifecycle path in the same manner as files. Categories, Numbering Scheme and Revisions can now be controlled.
For the full list of changes see the link below:
This new release should be regarded as an upgrade to the vault (the same as 2014 to 2015) not an update. Major changes to the Vault API means a full migration is needed after the install.
It should also be noted that some Vault Professional functionality has been removed:
Compare Bill of Materials
Item Import
Item Export
Item Package Service API’s
Purge Item
Purge
Purge All
Item Restore
Item Rollback Lifecycle State Change
Item Effectively
Restricting Item Lifecycle State Change to Change Orders
We recommend that you fully read the whats new information before committing to the upgrade.
It is also good practise to install any version upgrades, such as this, to a test environment prior to upgrading your production Vault. You will need to test how your workflow procedures and processes will be affected and understand any changes that may be required. Further user instruction may be necessary on the new version.
