As you grow your organization in Copia, user management becomes an increasingly complex problem. That’s why we shipped new integrations for third party identity providers this past February. But we’re always looking for ways to make user and permissions management faster and more painless, so today we are announcing a major upgrade to our user management interface. We’re launching our redesigned user management dashboard with several new features that make management of users and licenses easier than ever. Below is a full-screen view of what you will now see in the user management homepage. 

Some of the new features we’d like to highlight are:

User activity & license usage charts:

A common refrain we’ve heard from team leaders is that they’d love to see how many of their users are actually active, so they can offer additional training or reallocate write seats more efficiently. We’ve gone one step further: members of the Owners team can now see a breakdown of how many users in their organization last used Copia within various time horizons. Selecting one section of the pie chart will filter the user table to only show users whose last activity date on Copia falls in that timeframe.

We have also moved all information about license usage (write seats for Source Control users, and Agent/Device usage for DeviceLink users) into a single view, so you no longer have to navigate between multiple pages to understand your organization’s license usage.

This visualization is visible only to users who are part of the “Owners” team.

Improved user table filtering and sorting:

You can now filter the user table for multiple additional dimensions: team associations, repository associations, and whether a user is occupying a paid seat. You can also sort the “Last active date” column ascending or descending. We are also bringing our click-to-filter menus from the job history table to the user table - click on a team association or repo association, and choose whether you want to add it to a table filter or navigate directly to the team or repo page.

You can also save filters by bookmarking or copying the page URL - filters are now encoded directly in the URL for easier storing and sharing.

Export user list to CSV:

Members of the Owners team can now export a full CSV of all Copia users in their organization, including their team/repository associations and assigned permission levels. This feature is meant to support organizations who wish to audit user permissions using external tools.

Thank you and please reach out with any questions - we are always here to help and look forward to continually improving our product and your user experience!

We're excited to announce a valuable new update to Copia Copilot: Chat History! Now, your Copilot conversations are more useful and easier to manage than ever.

What's new:

• Auto-Titled Conversations: Each conversation automatically receives a clear, meaningful title based on your interaction, making it easy to find specific sessions.
• Indefinite Conversation Retention: Your conversations with Copilot are stored indefinitely, allowing you to continue conversations seamlessly, whether they took place days, weeks, or even months ago.
• Conversation Search: Quickly locate previous discussions or questions you've asked, making it simple to revisit past interactions.

Chat History ensures you never lose track of important Copilot interactions, significantly boosting your productivity and enhancing your workflow.

For more details, check out the Chat History documentation.

We're excited to announce the release of Smart Filter for RSLogix 500 devices, now available in Copia Automation's DeviceLink!

Smart Filter intelligently reduces noise in your automated backups by filtering out routine, non-impactful changes—like fluctuating tag values and configuration data—so your team can quickly identify and focus on meaningful logic modifications.

Benefits include:

• Clearer change histories and simplified audits.
• Reduced noise.
• Enhanced productivity for your engineering team.

Take advantage of Smart Filter today and streamline your automation device management!

Learn more and get started →

We're excited to announce a new feature in the Copia Desktop App designed to help you protect your valuable repo files by helping you get into the habit of committing and pushing more frequently!

With our new opt-in Commit and Push Reminders, you'll receive timely Windows notifications when:

• You've had uncommitted changes sitting around for a while.
• You have local changes that haven't been pushed yet.

Inspired by the valuable feedback from our users, this feature helps build the essential habit of committing and pushing frequently—"commit early, commit often!"

Ready to give it a try? These reminders are opt-in for the initial launch, so please check out our Documentation at this link to learn how to enable Commit and Push Reminders and boost your productivity today!

We have exciting news to share with all our Schneider Electric Control Expert users! We are happy to announce that Copia now supports the rendering of Control Expert Function Block Diagrams (FBDs).

Based on user feedback and requests, we have expanded our Control Expert support to include this popular language.  Having the ability to view FBD in its native graphical format should greatly simplify the process of reviewing and debugging code.  In addition, code commenting is provided, which allows you to add comments to the graphical diagrams as well.

We hope that this new feature will help our users design, create, review and deploy their control systems more efficiently.  For more information about our Control Expert support, please visit our Documentation.

Copia DeviceLink makes it easy to set up automated backups quickly for an entire Site using a sitewide backup schedule. Instead of manually scheduling backups for each of your Copia Projects one by one, the sitewide backup schedule applies a single schedule to every Project in a Site. However, there are plenty of reasons why you might want to exclude certain Projects from a schedule - perhaps a line is undergoing maintenance, or a device is awaiting a firmware upgrade.

That’s why DeviceLink now gives you the option to exclude Projects from a sitewide backup schedule. To exclude a Project, open the detail view and activate the “Exclude from Sitewide Backup Schedule” toggle (shown in the image above).

We know that case-by-case exclusions such as these may make it difficult to remember whether you have configured your automated backups as expected. That’s why we’ve also added a visual label to Projects that are not currently associated with any scheduled job, including sitewide schedules (shown in the image below). This label makes it easier to see which of your Projects are not configured for automated backup at a glance.

Thank you and please reach out with any questions - we are always here to help and look forward to continually improving our product and your user experience!

Dear Copia Customers,

As you know, we're committed to continuously improving our platform and providing you with cutting-edge solutions. Following the successful beta period for Copia Copilot, we're excited to announce that it will officially become a premium feature of our platform on March 10, 2025.

This means that open access to Co-pilot will end on March 10th (with the exception of beta users, who will have access through the end of March) But don't worry! You can maintain access to this powerful tool by upgrading your subscription.

To learn more about the pricing and benefits of including Copilot in your plan, please schedule a call with our sales team here. They'll be happy to answer any questions you have, demo the product, and help you find the best option for your needs.

We're confident that Copia Copilot will continue to help reimagine your industrial automation workflows, and we're excited to see what you achieve with it.

Sincerely,

Your Copia Automation Team

Copia already has many fine-grained user and permissions management features, including the ability to set user roles on a team level, integrate with SSO providers, and just-in-time user provisioning. However, we heard from many of our enterprise users that they wanted the ability to manage team and role assignments directly from an Identity Provider, such as Azure Entra ID. That’s why we are excited to announce improved user management support for enterprises using SCIM-based identity providers.

With Directory Sync support, Copia customers can now integrate their SCIM-capable identity provider to assign users to Copia teams based on Identity Provider groups. We have also added support for enabling “single-role teams”, which is an organization-wide setting that requires all members of a Copia team to have the same role. 

Taken together, these features mean that user provisioning, team mapping, and role mapping can all be done in Copia by a SCIM-capable identity provider. Read more about connecting Directory Sync to Copia and using single-role teams in our documentation.

We're thrilled to announce that Copia now supports Rockwell's PanelView HMI backup. This new DeviceLink integration allows users to back up the runtime files for their PanelView HMIs that were developed in the FactoryTalk View Studio ME IDE. This update is a direct result of your feedback, and we're excited to deliver a feature that helps you protect your critical HMI projects.

Here's what you can expect with this new support:

• Peace of mind with disaster recovery: Say goodbye to worries about losing your PanelView HMI projects. Copia securely backs them up, so you can quickly restore them if needed.
• Change tracking: See which items in your FactoryTalk View ME projects have been modified with project-item level change detection. This helps you troubleshoot issues faster and collaborate more effectively.

This update is part of our ongoing commitment to lead the Industrial DevOps revolution. We're constantly working to improve and expand our capabilities, and your feedback plays a vital role in that process.

As always, we're here to support you. If you have any questions or need assistance with the new FactoryTalk View ME backup features, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. To learn more, please visit our Documentation at this link.

Happy automating!

Your Copia Team

We're excited to announce a significant update to Copia: full support for RSLogix 500 in both DeviceLink and Source Control! We understand that many organizations rely on a mix of technologies, including established platforms like Rockwell’s RSLogix 500, and we're committed to providing comprehensive Industrial DevOps solutions that meet you where you are.

This is a direct response to feedback from our valued customers. While Copia continues to push the boundaries of innovation in the Industrial DevOps space, we also prioritize the importance of supporting the tools you use every day.

What does this mean for you?

Whether you are using Copia DeviceLink or Source Control, our RSLogix 500 integration unlocks a suite of powerful capabilities:

• Simplified PLC Programming: Access and compare the latest backed-up version of your RSLogix 500 code against the version of record, directly within Copia.
• Enhanced Visibility and Control: Visually compare code revisions in one centralized location, enabling faster troubleshooting and streamlined change management.
• Robust Code Management: Gain control over code drift by monitoring the frequency and nature of unexpected code changes.
• Automated Backups and Disaster Recovery (DeviceLink): Schedule automatic backups of your Rockwell PLCs from anywhere and receive email notifications for any code changes, ensuring rapid recovery in case of issues.
• Git-Based Version Control (Source Control): Leverage the full power of Git for your RSLogix 500 projects, including branching, merging, and comprehensive history tracking.
• Insightful Dashboards and Metrics: Track backup performance, monitor device status, and access key statistics to optimize your operations (DeviceLink).

Bridging the Gap Between Legacy and Modern

This integration exemplifies our commitment to providing a bridge between legacy systems and modern Industrial DevOps practices. We're dedicated to being the leading provider of Industrial DevOps solutions by offering both cutting-edge innovation and pragmatic support for the technologies our customers rely on.

Unlock the Full Potential of Your Rockwell PLCs

Ready to experience the power of Copia DeviceLink and Source Control with RSLogix 500 integration?

• Learn more by visiting our documentation center here:
  • Source Control: RSLogix 500 | Copia Docs
  • DeviceLink: RSLogix 500 | Copia Docs
• Contact Us: Reach out to our team with any questions.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates!

Sincerely,

Your Copia Team