Gensym G2 Release Notes 2024.2

Overview

We are pleased to announce the release of Gensym G2 version 2024.2, the latest update in the G2 2024 major release line.
This release delivers new functional enhancements, expanded platform support, and important stability and reliability fixes across both Standard and Enterprise editions.

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What’s New in 2024.2

Key Highlights

• Two new enhancements introduced since version 2024.1

• Five customer- or internally identified issues resolved

• Official support for Windows 11

• Additional internal fixes to further improve product quality and stability

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Enhancements

Programmatic Inspect Session Launch

Issue ID: AGP-18 / G2-099

• Introduced support for launching an Inspect session programmatically with predefined commands.

• Enables teams to store commonly used Inspect commands and execute them without manual editing.

• Implemented via:

  g2-system-command (inspect, this window, <text-parameter>, command)

  where the TEXT-PARAMETER contains the predefined Inspect command.

Improved Identification of Remote G2-to-G2 Connections

Issue ID: AGP-19 / G2-067

• Enhanced the g2-to-g2-data-interface-connection-origin attribute to include both host and port information.

• Connection origins are now reported in host:port format, improving traceability and diagnostics in distributed environments.

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Issues Resolved

Mouse-Wheel Zoom on Workspaces Without Scrollbars

Issue ID: AGP-16 / G2-060

• Resolved an issue where zooming via mouse wheel did not add scrollbars, resulting in hidden workspace areas.

• Scrollbars now appear automatically as expected.

Regression in Rules with Child-Class Attributes

Issue ID: AGP-17 / G2-109

• Fixed a regression where rules referencing child-class attributes caused errors when evaluated at the parent-class level.

• Restores expected rule behavior across class hierarchies.

Secure Connections in G2 OPC UA Bridge

Issue ID: GENSYMBSE-4

• Added support for secure encrypted connections between the G2 OPC UA Bridge and OPC UA servers.

• Requires G2 OPC UA Bridge version 16.0.5, available separately via the Release Portal.

MQTT Client Disconnect on Large Messages

Issue ID: GENSYMBSE-23

• Fixed a size-calculation defect that caused MQTT client disconnections for messages larger than 244 bytes.

• Ensures full compliance with the MQTT standard.

GDA Block Deletion Crash

Issue ID: IBUENG-1602

• Resolved a memory double-free issue that could cause G2 to crash when deleting GDA blocks with short-circuited inputs and outputs.

• Memory handling has been corrected.

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Release Summary

• 2 enhancements delivered

• 5 issues resolved

• Expanded OS compatibility (Windows 11)

• Improved overall stability through internal fixes

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Licensing Changes ⚠️

Important:
License files from earlier G2 versions (2015–2023) are not compatible with G2 2024.2.

• Customers with an active subscription license must request a new license file.

• Please contact Ignite Support to obtain updated licensing.

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Availability & Editions

Gensym G2 2024.2 is available in:

• Standard Edition (STD32, STD64)

• Enterprise Edition (ENT)

Feature parity applies across editions unless explicitly noted. For detailed edition comparisons or platform questions, please contact your account manager or Ignite Support.

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Platform Support

• Windows 7, 8.1, 10, 11

• Windows Server 2008 R2 through 2019

• Linux (LSB 4.0 compliant distributions, including RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu)

• ARM64 (Enterprise Edition)

• VxWorks on PowerPC (Enterprise Edition)

Refer to the G2 2024 Platform Matrix in the official release documentation for full details.