{"id":68842,"date":"2024-09-09T11:49:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T03:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/?page_id=68842"},"modified":"2026-08-13T22:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:33:58","slug":"explorer-release-4-17-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-releases\/explorer-release-4-17-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Explorer Release 4.17.1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67352 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Explorer_100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Explorer_100.png 101w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Explorer_100-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">IFS OI Explorer version 4.17.1 includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Ability to secure tags using Tag Groups.<\/li>\n<li>Improvements to the control in Server Management which is used to assign fields to forms.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to use wildcards when search for items in the trace table, in the trend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Tag Group Security<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">IFS OI Server administrators can now choose to secure tags (including calculations) using Tag Groups. A Tag Group is a collection of tags which all have the same View, Edit, Delete, and Write security privileges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">All tags are automatically added to a default \u201cAll Tags\u201d group, which can be assigned privileges as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68851\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing Tag Groups in Server Management\" width=\"1752\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001.png 1752w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-768x231.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-1536x462.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-150x45.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-600x180.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-1080x325.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-1280x385.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image001-48x14.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1752px) 100vw, 1752px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">A setting (TagGroupSecurityEnabled) has been added to the configuration file which, when turned on, allows tags to be added to groups, and privileges applied to the group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68852\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing privileges for a tag group in Server Management\" width=\"2729\" height=\"1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003.png 2729w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-1536x691.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-2048x921.png 2048w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-150x67.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-600x270.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-1080x486.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-1280x576.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image003-48x22.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2729px) 100vw, 2729px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">With this turned on, tags must be added to groups and the groups secured. Tags would not be able to be individually secured.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68853\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing security privileges for a calculation tag\" width=\"1747\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005.png 1747w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005-1536x800.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005-600x313.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005-1080x563.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005-1280x667.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image005-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1747px) 100vw, 1747px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">You can see which group a tag has been added to, on the tag\u2019s configuration page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-image alignnone wp-image-68854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image007.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing a message for tag security privileges\" width=\"1222\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image007.png 1222w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image007-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image007-150x34.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image007-600x136.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image007-1080x246.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image007-48x11.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1222px) 100vw, 1222px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Datasources themselves can also added to a Tag Group, allowing all tags from a datasource to the quickly added to a group. When new tags are discovered on a datasource, these are also automatically added to the group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68855\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing tag group security on a Datasource page\" width=\"1795\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009.png 1795w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009-1536x1174.png 1536w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009-150x115.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009-600x459.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009-1080x825.png 1080w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009-1280x978.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image009-48x37.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1795px) 100vw, 1795px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Server Management Assignment Control<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Server Management makes use of an assignment control in several places, for example those which allow Fields to be assigned to Forms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">These have all been improved to make it faster and easier to assign multiple items at a time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-68857\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image011.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing the assignment control in Server Management\" width=\"627\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image011.png 988w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image011-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image011-150x95.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image011-600x382.png 600w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image011-48x31.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Wildcard Search in Trend<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">In the Trend, the trace table now allows wildcard filtering capabilities (using * and ?) for tags, entities, and calculations. This allows users to search for patterns, as an alternative to the simple text match, reducing the time taken to find the required item for their trend.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Use an asterisk (*) to search for patterns that contain one or more alpha-numeric values.<\/li>\n<li>Use one or more question mark characters (?), to limit replacement text to one alpha-numeric character per question mark symbol.<\/li>\n<li>Use a combination of asterisks and question marks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFS OI Explorer version 4.17.1 includes: Ability to secure tags using Tag Groups, Improvements to the control in Server Management which is used to assign fields to forms, Ability to use wildcards when search for items in the trace table, in the trend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-releases\/explorer-release-4-17-1\/\">Read more<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67352,"parent":28831,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68842","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-release-notes","Version-4-17-1","Product-ex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68842"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68860,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68842\/revisions\/68860"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}