What Changed in ScrewDrivers v7
If you're coming to ScrewDrivers v7 from v6 or earlier, the product looks different before you've installed a single component: names changed, installers were consolidated, and a few platform requirements tightened. This page explains what changed and why, and maps every old name to its v7 equivalent.
A refocused product line
Printing is Tricerat's core business, and v7 reflects that focus. The product offerings were simplified into three editions:
- ScrewDrivers Essentials — client-side printing and scanning redirection.
- ScrewDrivers Pro — everything in Essentials, plus centralized management.
- ScrewDrivers Enterprise — everything in Pro, plus mobile, remote, and system printing.
| Edition | Components |
|---|---|
| ScrewDrivers Essentials | ScrewDrivers Endpoint ScrewDrivers Scanning |
| ScrewDrivers Pro (all of Essentials, plus:) | ScrewDrivers Administration ScrewDrivers Print Server ScrewDrivers Direct |
| ScrewDrivers Enterprise (all of Pro, plus:) | ScrewDrivers Mobile ScrewDrivers Connector ScrewDrivers System Printers |
New component names
Starting with v7, Tricerat consolidated all component naming under the ScrewDrivers brand. If you managed Simplify Printing or Simplify Suite, use these tables to translate.
Products:
| v4/v5/v6 product | v7 component |
|---|---|
| ScrewDrivers | ScrewDrivers Endpoint |
| Simplify Scanning | ScrewDrivers Scanning |
| Simplify Printing | ScrewDrivers Print Server |
| Simplify Driver Management (SDM) | ScrewDrivers Direct |
| Simplify Printing TX | ScrewDrivers Mobile |
| Service-Based Printing | ScrewDrivers System Printers |
User interfaces:
| v4/v5/v6 UI | v7 UI |
|---|---|
| Simplify Console | ScrewDrivers Administration |
| User Assigned Printers Tool | ScrewDrivers Printers |
| Map Management Utility | ScrewDrivers Maps |
| Simplify Driver Management Import Tool | ScrewDrivers Printer Discovery |
| Manage Data Sources | ScrewDrivers Database Connection |
| Print Job Viewer | ScrewDrivers Reports |
| Simplify Suite License Tool v6 | ScrewDrivers Licenses |
| Simplify Suite Logging Tool v6 | ScrewDrivers Logs |
| Print Server Control Panel | ScrewDrivers Print Server |
| Server Control Panel | ScrewDrivers Endpoint |
| ScrewDrivers Client Control Panel | ScrewDrivers Endpoint Client |
| License Administration Console | Tricerat License Server |
| Scanning Client | ScrewDrivers Scanning Client |
| Scanning Server | ScrewDrivers Scanning |
| Internal Proxy | ScrewDrivers Connector |
| Remote Proxy | ScrewDrivers Connector Client |
| Mobile App | ScrewDrivers |
Consolidated installers
v7 reduces the installer count considerably. If a v6 installer isn't listed below, the functionality associated with it is no longer supported in v7.
| v6 installer(s) | v7 installer |
|---|---|
| SimplifySuite ServiceBasePrinters SimplifyCross-PlatformGateway SimplifyPrinterServer SimplifyPrintServerProxy | ScrewDriversProOrEnterprise_{version}_x64.exe |
| ScrewDriversServer SimplifyScanningServer | ScrewDriversEssentials_{version}_x64.msi |
| SimplifySuite (database functions) | ScrewDriversDatabase_{version}_x64.exe — handles only creation and update of the configuration database; all runtime code installs via the ProOrEnterprise installer |
| ScrewDriversClient (msi or exe) SimplifyScanningClient | ScrewDriversClient_{version}_x64.msi |
| No equivalent (bundled as needed) | .NET 4.8 installer — must run before any v7 installer |
Deployment changes to plan for
Platform support. v7 drops all 32-bit operating system support, desktop OSes prior to Windows 10, and server OSes prior to Windows Server 2012 R2 — and the 7.9 series goes one further: Windows Server 2012 R2 itself is supported only through ScrewDrivers 7.8.x. Endpoints that must stay on a 32-bit OS can continue using the v6 client, which connects to v7 servers.
.NET 4.8 prerequisite. .NET Framework 4.8 must be installed before running any v7 installer. Because .NET 4.8 isn't a Windows Feature, it can't be embedded in the installers as a prerequisite. Without it, nodelocked license activation fails and the UIs won't run. Each v7 product folder includes the appropriate .NET 4.8 installer.
A separate database installer. All high-permission database actions (create, initialize, update) for Pro and Enterprise moved into their own installer, ScrewDriversDatabase, which you run once per environment. The main ScrewDriversProOrEnterprise installer now needs only basic read and write access to the Tricerat database — a meaningful reduction in the permissions your day-to-day installs require.
Built-in Administration authorization. ScrewDrivers Administration now has its own permission system, initialized when you run the ScrewDrivers Database installer. Initially, Domain Admins, the Local Admins of the machine where the installer ran, and the user who ran it hold Super Admin permissions; grant others access from the Permissions tab in ScrewDrivers Administration. These permissions are specific to ScrewDrivers Administration — they're unrelated to a user's domain account permissions.