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SystemLink 2021 R1 Bug Fixes

Overview

The following items are notable issues fixed between the release of SystemLink 2020 R4 and SystemLink 2021 R1, including additional patches and service packs. If you have an issue ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of SystemLink.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details

1173892

Calibration support cannot be removed from 3rd party assets

If you enable external calibration support for a 3rd party asset you cannot remove it later.

Workaround:

Manually edit the JSON file storing the asset information C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Skyline\Data\Assets\UserDefined\_server and remove the externalCalibration section.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R4

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Dec 10, 2020

1179296

There is no progress information when adding, updating, or removing an asset

There is no progress information displayed from the asset grid when adding, updating, or removing an asset in a system.

Workaround:

Use the History tab in the system's detail view to monitor the asset job history.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R4

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Dec 10, 2020

1137631

Background monitoring can cause tests to periodically fail

SystemLink periodically reads the calibration and temperature information for all NI assets every 5 minutes.  If SystemLink is reading the temperature at the exact same time an automated test is run it can cause the test to fail if the driver reserves the device while in use.

Workaround:

Lock your systems before running tests from SystemLink.  This will prevent the background tasks from running.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R3

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Dec 10, 2020

1172750

Parametric data viewer hangs when many test results are selected

Selecting a large number of test results in the test result grid (1000+) and then clicking View > Parametric Data, the Parametric Data Viewer hangs and there is an exception in the console.

Workaround:

Select fewer test results until the resulting URL length is less than the browser limit. There is no way to send 1000 results into the Parametric Data Viewer.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R1

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Dec 14, 2020

1239960

Test Module's TestStand Store and Forward feature sometimes gets stuck

The "Enable Store and Forward when Disconnected from Server" feature of the SystemLink Result Processing Plugin for TestStand does not work properly.


Test results from tests performed while the connection to the SystemLink was interrupted were not uploaded. The status in the Test Monitoring Dashboard remains perpetually on "Running" without any data being uploaded.

If multiple tests were executed while being offline, those tests neither even show up in the Test Monitor Dashboard, nor are any results uploaded when the connection is restored.

On the minion, the data seems to exist below C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Skyline\Data\Store

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R3

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Mar 26, 2021

1233611

DataFinder - column-oriented query fails if file size of one or more files is greater than MAX INT32 (4GB)

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R4

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Apr 14, 2021

1239601

DataFinder HTTP API for Security Settings is Deprecated

Details:
Due to the new Auth service the following routes do no longer function:

/datafinders/{​​​​​​df_uuid}​​​​​​/searchareas/{​​​​​​​​​​​​​sa_uuid}​​​​​​​​​​​​​/security…

/datafinders/{​​​​​​​​​​​​​df_uuid}​​​​​​​​​​​​​/security

Workaround:

Use SystemLink Auth Service to configure security settings.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R2

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Apr 27, 2021

1338001

[Python SDK] systemlink.clients.nitdmreader.api.metadata_api.MetadataApi.get_all_file_info doesn't return requested Python objects

Workaround:

Use 'get_multiple_file_info' as alternative.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R4

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Apr 27, 2021

1346955

Optimizing custom properties times out in case of huge property count.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R4

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

N/A

1356899

[Analysis Automation] Scheduled task with recurrence interval set to month does not work correctly

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 19.6

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Apr 27, 2021

1400389

[Data Indexing] An altered database path of a previous version is discarded after an upgrade

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R2

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Added:

Apr 27, 2021

1422638, 1433322

[Analysis Automation] Manual approval of Analysis Procedures required after upgrade

When upgrading from a SystemLink version prior to 2021, existing procedures are not approved automatically.
However, existing and active tasks are still working, but cannot be edited and new tasks cannot be created, until the procedure has been approved.

Workaround:

Manually approve the according Analysis Procedures.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2020 R4

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1.1

Added:

Apr 27, 2021

1706828

DataFinder stopped because SL TDM Database Service crashed

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1

Resolved Version:

SystemLink 2021 R1.2

Added:

Nov 24, 2021

Additional Patch Information

Installing some patches may require certain additional steps or considerations. Please refer to the following table for more information about patches for this release.

These patches currently do not have any special instructions.

Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).