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SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTESFebruary 2016Release notesVersion: 1.0 2016 Bloomberg L.P. All rights reserved.
1New February Default VersionsNAMEDATEDESCRIPTIONBloomberg Application02/07/2016Bloomberg ApplicationOffice Tools02/07/201632-Bit Office Tools softwareComponents included in full installation file (sotrt02072016.exe)NAMEDATEDESCRIPTIONBloomberg Application02/07/2016Bloomberg ApplicationBBComm01/05/2016BBComm and API tools softwareOffice Tools02/07/201632-Bit Office Tools software.Net Framework V405/05/2014Private .NET Framework softwareBloomberg Silverlight09/11/2011Private Silverlight softwareSupplemental Fonts02/07/2010Supplemental Fonts package
2February 2016 Software HighlightsBloomberg Application Fixed a potential crash at the startup of the Bloomberg TerminalNew file added to the Bloomberg Application package – blpmap.dll(Functionality used by this DLL are not testable at this time)Office Tools Excel Add-In Fixed a “bbund.exe” crash seen during the manual installation ofOffice Tools. Added general enhancements to the API Environment DiagnosticTool. PowerPoint / Word Added further enhancements to Ribbon Profiles along with featureaccessibility dependent on subscription type.
3NotesFull Installation Change – February 2016While we continue to work on reducing the size of our software components, the 64-BitOffice Tools installer has been temporarily removed from our Full Installation Web File.We plan to have it re-added in an upcoming software release. For brand newinstallations on workstations running 64-Bit Office, please execute our Office Toolsstandalone installer afterwards. We do apologize for any inconvenience that this maycause.Bloomberg Keyboard Driver (For Legacy Model Keyboards)The Legacy Bloomberg Keyboard Driver has been removed from the full installationpackage (sotrtMMDDYYYY.exe). If required, the standalone driver can still be found onwww.BloombergSoftware.com.Software Compatibility MatrixThe following document contains further information on supported Windows OperatingSystems and Microsoft Office tent/uploads/sites/4/software compatibility matrix.pdfOffice Tools InstallerThe installer for this component contains support for both 32-Bit and 64-Bit versions ofthe Microsoft Office product. The package will detect which version of Microsoft Office isinstalled on the workstation and then install the appropriate package.For any client wishing to extract the separate installers, the bxlaMMDDYYYY.exeinstaller supports a /s/o switch that will copy two files (bxlaupd 32.exe andbxlaupd 64.exe) into the \blp\Wintrv directory.
4Have a technical question or need documentation? Please visit our Frequently AskedQuestions pagehttp://www.bloomberg.com/professional/faq/
5Previous Release NotesJanuary Default VersionsNAMEDATEDESCRIPTIONBloomberg Application01/07/2016Bloomberg ApplicationBBComm01/05/2016BBComm and API tools softwareOffice Tools01/07/201632-Bit Office Tools softwareComponents included in full installation file (sotrt01072016.exe)NAMEDATEDESCRIPTIONBloomberg Application01/07/2016Bloomberg ApplicationBBComm01/05/2016BBComm and API tools softwareOffice Tools01/07/201632-Bit Office Tools softwareOffice Tools01/17/201664-Bit Office Tools software.Net Framework V405/05/2014Private .NET Framework softwareBloomberg Silverlight09/11/2011Private Silverlight softwareSupplemental Fonts02/07/2010Supplemental Fonts package
6January 2016 Software HighlightsBloomberg Application Enhanced Text Annotation and Arrow Annotation in Charts (G GO , GP GO )Office Tools Excel Add-In Improved error reporting for the Chart Library PowerPoint / Word Fixed an issue with launching the Chart Library in Word 2010
7December 2015 Default VersionsNAMEDATEDESCRIPTIONBloomberg Application12/07/2015Bloomberg ApplicationOffice Tools12/08/201532-Bit Office Tools softwareComponents included in full installation file (sotrt12072015.exe)NAMEDATEDESCRIPTIONBloomberg Application12/07/2015Bloomberg ApplicationBBComm11/05/2015BBComm and API tools softwareOffice Tools12/08/201532-Bit Office Tools softwareOffice Tools12/18/201564-Bit Office Tools software.Net Framework V405/05/2014Private .NET Framework softwareBloomberg Silverlight09/11/2011Private Silverlight softwareSupplemental Fonts02/07/2010Supplemental Fonts package
8December 2015 Software HighlightsBloomberg Application Fixed an advertisement display issue within the Terminal.Added improved error reporting for CIXX load failures (CIXX GO )Added further enhancements to the Biometric Functionality at login. (Nottestable at this time)Office Tools Excel Add-In No support for Office 2016 with this release Fixed a “bbund.exe” error during installation of Office Tools. PowerPoint / Word Fixed a crash in the 64-Bit Office versions running on Windows 10.
Bloomberg Application Fixed a potential crash at the startup of the Bloomberg Terminal New file added to the Bloomberg Application package - blpmap.dll (Functionality used by this DLL are not testable at this time) Office Tools Excel Add-In Fixed a "bbund.exe" crash seen during the manual installation of Office Tools.
