Performance Analyzer 5G (PA5G) Acorn Advanced Analytics Version 3 (AAAv3) 2022.3 Release Notes

Introduction

We are happy to share the release notes for the Performance Analyzer 5G (PA5G) Acorn Advanced Analytics Version 3 (AAAv3) 2022.3.

Summary

The Acorn PA5G/AAA 2022.3 release focuses on improving application stability and adds new features while resolving various issues identified through internal testing.

New Features

- Enhanced calculation accuracy in the Calculated Driver equation, ensuring that processes with zero or NULL values do not inaccurately reduce calculation results to zero.

Resolved Issues

- Fixed an issue where adding processes in a Calculated Driver equation resulted in erroneous calculations when values on rows were zero or NULL (Jira ID ACID-42773).

Release Notes

You can download the full release notes here.

Platform Support

The supported platforms for this release include:

• Database Server:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Edition
• Application Server:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016/2019
  • .Net Framework v4.6.2
  • IIS 7.5 or later
• Supported Web Browsers:
  • Latest versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari

Upgrade and Installation Notes

Important considerations for upgrading:

• Ensure that the database compatibility level is set to SQL Server 2016 (130).
• Open firewall ports required for Microsoft SQL 2016.
• Run installers with elevated permissions and from the local machine after unzipping the package.

Known Issues

Users should be aware of the following known issues:

• Cost allocation issues may arise if processes have mixed cost types.
• AAA Load&Process may fail with a deadlock error under certain conditions.
• Inconsistent data for irrelevant time periods in AAA tables after processing scenarios.

For a complete understanding of the changes and improvements, please refer to the full release notes.