Copia Automation now supports the automatic backup of Siemens Step7 TIA Portal projects via DeviceLink.  This includes support for v15.1 through v18.  Single and multi-station projects are supported.  

With DeviceLink, you can monitor your devices for change, and keep a complete history of any updates made at the controller.  The DeviceLink auto-commit feature will keep your repository "up to date" with the latest project changes.  In addition, with Copia's git-based source control, you can choose to merge device-level changes back into development branches, including review and approval options to complement your internal processes.

Read more about how Copia and DeviceLink are protecting your Siemens automation assets!

The release of Copia's new and improved dashboard is next week! Our new dashboard provides quick access to the most crucial Copia features right at your fingertips. 

Here are a few features you can expect:

Repositories:

Searching for repositories and topics has become much more user-friendly, with the ability to search for multiple items at once.

Sites:

Our DeviceLink customers will benefit from a new Sites page, which provides easy access to job results.

Activity:

All organizational activity has been relocated to a separate page for quick access from the navigation bar.

Customization:

You will be able to set a default landing page that best suits your daily workflows.

The redesign will go live on Monday, February 6th. We hope you're as excited as we are are!

With the release of the Copia Desktop App v0.0.92, Copia now supports Siemens Step7 TIA Portal v18!  This includes support for rendering and comparison, as well as auto-archive.  (DeviceLink support coming soon, contact us for more information).  

You can read more about our support for Siemens Step7 TIA Portal v18 in our Documentation.

We are happy to announce that we have published support for the configuration and use of Inductive Automation Ignition 8 with Copia Git-based Source Control!  This support is based on the "Ignition 8 Deployment Best Practices", but is adapted to working with Copia as your Git provider.

As we continue to expand our vendor support, we hope this provides the resources you need to get started quickly with your Ignition 8 configuration.

To find out more about this configuration, see our product documentation.

Now you can see what major features Copia has "In Progress", "In Planning" and "Under Consideration"!  You can find this information at the top of the Announcement widget and page.  Click on the "Upcoming Announcements" link and it will expand to show the major features we are working on.

As always, if you have additional feature requests, submit them via our Feature Request submission form.

Just in time for the holidays, Copia has released the new and improved Rockwell Advanced Tag Merge!🎅🎄 

Rockwell Advanced Tag Merge allows you to selectively choose and merge tags from each branch when conflicts arise. No more manual tag merging or choosing all tags from one branch. You can now pick which tag changes are most important and merge them all in one operation.

We hope this improves your experience and streamlines your review process! Read more about this new feature in our product documentation.

By popular request, we have added rendering support for CODESYS .library files.  You can now see differences in these files in a similar manner to your .project files.  

This should allow you to make better decisions based on changes made, and more quickly review changes proposed during Pull Requests and code reviews.

More information about this feature can be found in the product Documentation.

Need to quickly e-mail a report to a customer or a peer?  We have now added the ability to generate a diff report for Rockwell Studio 5000 Logix Designer!

At the top right of the diff in the Copia Web App, just select Generate Report.

Once selected, you will go to a preview screen that will allow you to adjust settings, provide useful data, and highlight the changes.  You can then send them to the PDF or other printer of your choice.

Read more about it in our Documentation, and keep submitting those feature requests.  The more we hear from you, the better our product will be!

We have released a new version of the Copia desktop app! This release includes various bug fixes, and updates, as well as the integration of a new indicator for the auto-archiving process for Siemens Step7 TIA portal. 

DeviceLink provides data protection, disaster recovery, change detection, notification, and visibility for your automation assets.  

With current support for Rockwell, FANUC, CODESYS, Beckhoff and FTP-based devices, DeviceLink offers extensive coverage to protect your assets.  In addition, DeviceLink allows you to automate your own backup scripts, allowing you to be in control of what and how you backup additional devices.  

Come and learn more about how DeviceLink can improve your automation workflow at https://www.copia.io/devicelink!