LUCULLUS® RELEASE NOTES VERSION 23
Written by: Andreas RiklinUTF-8, Windows 11, Oracle Linux OS, and other updates
Support of non-Latin characters, new operating systems, and much more
Securecell AG has released a new version of Lucullus®. The latest update follows version 3.11.7 and is named version 23.0.0 - introducing a new version name convention.
With version 23, many new features were implemented, and a long list of bugs was solved. A complete list is added below. The most important changes are:
- Lucullus® now supports UTF-8 (UCS Transformation Format 8), the most common character encoding, and therefore supports now non-Latin characters (e.g., Cyrillic, Chinese, Thai).
- For simplification of usage, training, and validation, commercially unused tools such as the Neuro-Tool and Online Tool were removed, the Data Tool was migrated to SysAdmin and Graphic Tool, and the SimFit Tool is now hidden in the Application Frame.
- The latest Operating System version Windows 11 and Windows Server are now fully supported.
- New Oracle Linux OS is supported as it replaces for discontinued CentOS.
- According to customer needs and new industry standards, Lucullus® 23 supports Oracle 21c XE.
- New hardware device drivers were implemented for Bioengineering RALF bioreactors and Knauer pumps.
- We also announce that we have further expanded test automation and are now using Squish GUI test software and have integrated Jenkins, an open-source automation server to reliably and faster build, test, and deploy our software.
Software version history
- Version 3.11: Release Notes
New features
Component(s) |
Summary |
Description |
Application Frame, Deployment, SimFit Tool |
Hide SimFit Tool but leave it in installation |
Lucullus SimFit Tool reached its end of life for customers. Tool button on Application Frame is now hidden but still can be used |
Application Frame, License Tools, Neuro Fuzzy Tool |
Removement of Neuro Fuzzy Tool |
Neuro Fuzzy Tool was removed since it has been decided, that Neuro Fuzzy Tool will not be provided any longer |
Data Management Tool |
Audit Trail shall contain information about deleted processes |
Now all audit trail contains information about process deletion and not only Lucullus GMP |
Data Management Tool |
UTF-8 support in Data Management Tool |
UTF-8 is now support in Data Management Tool |
Data Management Tool, Database |
Event log (Audit trail) of actions |
All actions (inherit, delete, rename, import images) that influence process data integrity are now recorded in the affected process event log - audit trail. |
Data Management Tool, Graphic Tool |
Reload & refresh of resources after renameing |
After the renaming of process, signal & pattern is done and confirmed by the user in the respective fields, the system is now forced to reload & refresh of renamed resources (process, signal & pattern) data |
Database, Oracle Schema, REST API, Web-Application |
User may upload an avatar image |
User can now upload an avatar image. By default, user has no avatar |
Deployment, Oracle Backup, Oracle Replication, Oracle Schema |
Upgrade to Oracle 21c Express Edition |
Oracle 21c Express Edition as embedded and standalone database is now implemented |
Device Drivers |
Implement a driver to communicate with Bioengineering bioreactors |
A new device driver is developed that connects to Bioengineering reactors |
Device Drivers |
Knauer pump serial driver |
Driver for the serial protocol of the Knauer pump is now available |
Device Drivers |
Improve Agilent ChemStation driver trace logging |
Agilent ChemStation driver trace log was improved |
Device Drivers, OPC Bridge, OPC Client |
OPC UA support item with name CO₂ subscript |
Lucullus OPC UA driver now support item with name subscript (e.g. CO₂) |
Execution Monitor |
UTF-8 support in Online Tool |
UTF-8 is now support in Online Tool |
Execution Monitor, General, Online Tool, OPC Bridge, OPC Client |
Log bad quality read outs of OPC data or tell user |
OPC tags with bad quality are now logged in log file |
General |
Make Lucullus suitable for installation and use under Oracle Linux 8 |
Lucullus is now able to be installed and operated under Oracle Linux 8 |
General, Java Library, License Tools, Web-Application |
Implement new yy.mm.nn version scheme support |
New versioning scheme structure is now supported (yy.mm.nn) |
Graphic Tool |
UTF-8 support in Graphic Tool |
UTF-8 is now support in Graphic Tool |
LDAP, System Administration Tool, Web-Application |
Support user names with umlaut in LDAP/AD |
Users with umlaut are now supported in Lucullus LDAP/AD |
Media Tool |
Unique lot names |
A system property to check for unique lot name was implemented |
Media Tool |
UTF-8 support in Media Tool |
UTF-8 is now support in Media Tool |
Media Tool |
Migrate Stock - Manage structure types & Configure stock from old web to Media tool |
Media Kitchen stock management from old web to Media tool migrated |
Operation Tool |
Alarm text entries cannot be removed |
Once a text message has been defined for alarms in the Operation Tool, the text can only be edited, but not removed. There should be an option to remove alarm text messages. |
Planning Tool |
UTF-8 support in Planning Tool |
UTF-8 is now support in Planning Tool |
REST API |
Read phase information out of real time back end |
We now read phase information out of the real time back end would and not database server anymore |
REST API |
Read system information from real time back end |
We now read system information out of the real time back end would and not database server anymore |
REST API |
Offline Imports Status in REST API |
Offline Imports Status can now be used with REST API |
REST API |
Daemons Status in REST API |
Daemon status can now be used with REST API |
REST API |
Include version, build and release date information in status REST answer |
Version, build and release date information in status REST answer is now included |
REST API |
Support creation and append of signal of type string and choice |
Now string signal creation or modification is supported at all |
REST API |
Add vector type support for attribute and signal end points in REST API |
Vector type is now supported for REST API. |
REST API, Web-Application |
Process events information in tables on analytical dashboard |
Process events information can now be used in tables on analytical dashboard |
REST API, Web-Application |
UTF-8 support in Web Application and REST API |
UTF-8 is now support in Web Application and REST API |
Sys Admin Tool |
Print barcode labels handling from the System Administration Tool |
Now the printer settings were transferred from the old web interface to print to the System Administration Tool |
System Administration Tool |
Give information about supported symbols / input |
Supported symbols for port input are now shown |
System Administration Tool |
Migrate Manage label templates from old web to a SysAdmin tool |
Label templates from old web to a SysAdmin tool is now migrated |
System Administration Tool |
Migrate Stock - Device from old web to SysAdmin tool |
Media Kitchen device management from old web to Sys Admin Tool migrated |
System Administration Tool |
Migrate Sample Management - Reactor from old web to SysAdmin tool |
Sample management from old web to Sys Admin Tool migrated |
System Administration Tool |
Rename vector port types |
The names were renamed as follow: |
System Administration Tool, Utilities |
Support utf-8 when exporting and importing Excel (OPC) |
UTF-8 is now support when importing/exporting Excel |
Web-Application |
Provide way to set logging to debug during runtime |
An admin user with correct permissions is now able to turn debug or trace logging on an off over UI |
Web-Application |
Add possibility to configure date and language |
The User info section now shows avatar icon, name, role, logout button and preferences. |
Web-Application |
Implement alarm flyouts for desktop view |
Alarm flyouts for desktop view |
Web-Application |
Show phase information in chart |
The phase information is now shown in the chart on the detail page. |
Web-Interface (Legacy) |
Remove functionalities from old web |
Functionalities from old web are removed |
Windows Porting |
Support non-Latin Windows installations |
Lucullus now support Windows installations that are non-Latin |
Bug-fixes
Component(s) |
Summary |
Description |
Application Frame |
Tablespace usage computation incorrect |
Tablespace usage computation now correct |
Chromeleon Bridge, Device Drivers, Numera |
Decimals cut off from measured analytical Chromeleon HPLC values when imported over staging area |
Decimals no longer cut off from measured analytical Chromeleon HPLC values when imported over staging area |
Device Drivers |
dcudriver enters an endless loop |
Dcudriver improvement happened to avoid entering a loop |
Device Drivers, Documentation, Execution Monitor, LCalc |
LCalc not taking first value of time series into computation and more gaps later |
LCalc now takes first value of time series into computation |
Execution Monitor |
Sample number in day wrong in label print job data |
Sample number in day now correct in label print job data |
Execution Monitor, Graphic Tool, Online Tool, Reporting |
Graphic Title and Subtitle are not saved with Format |
Graphic Title and Subtitle are now saved with Format. |
Execution Monitor, Graphic Tool, Reporting |
Overlay graphic title contains single process information |
The title is now an editable title that is saved with the format (e.g. Temp overlay). |
Graphic Tool |
Apply Sample Plan in Graphic tool is not working |
Apply Sample Plan in Graphic tool is now working again |
Media Tool |
Split lot Tasks is not covered in History |
When the user is using the Split Lot feature, it is now tracked in the History of the Lot |
Media Tool |
Lot dosage computation check for remaining amount is wrong |
Lot dosage check for remaining amount is now correct |
Media Tool |
Remark cannot be saved |
By reopening the Supplier, the inserted Remark field can now be saved |
Media Tool |
Material values are not saved |
Material values are now saved |
Media Tool |
Osmomat transmission failure |
Osmomat driver improvement to have the correct values |
Online Tool |
Manual Steps ignore signing in Lucullus GMP |
Using an Operation with several Manual Steps, the prompts for the manual Steps can no longer be closed by the user without having to provide a digital signature |
OPC Client |
opcuabase_driver enumeration data type |
OpcUa variables of Enumeration type can now be written driver |
REST API |
No changes allowed over REST API in GMP mode |
All functionality (except the list below) can now also be changed and it documents API documents that way. |
REST API |
Signals end point set current value does not work |
When using REST API to set the current value of a signal with /signals end point, the API returns a JSON saying that the new value is now what has been sent in the PUT request. In Execution Monitor, the value does now change. |
REST API, Web-Application, Web-Interface (Legacy) |
Web does not recover after lost database connection or network interruptions |
The web services (old and new) will now recover once the database or network connection would be up and running again |
System Administration Tool |
Clone device allows duplicate name |
Clone device does not allow duplicate name anymore |
System Administration Tool |
Inherit button does not show any message |
The user can now be sure that the button has been pressed by receiving a confirmation message |
System Administration Tool |
The active field is not initialized when adding new analytical methods |
Adding new analytical method used to set "Active" field checked and sometimes unchecked, this was now changed to always checked |
Web-Application |
Web Application - Technical message instead of user message |
When the signal does not exist for a port the returned message on Web is now user friendly |
Andreas Riklin
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