How to update Position Sizing drawing tool from version 15 or 16 to 18

The version 18 introduces a new licensing validation that does not rely on NinjaTrader Machine Id and unfortunately your existing default template will need to be recreated.

Step 1: Install the License Manager

The ASCENDO License Manager validates your product licenses and must be installed before using any ASCENDO products.

Note: If you’ve already installed the License Manager, skip to Step 2.

• Otherwise, follow these instructions to install it.

Step 2: Save your Default Templates for all Position Sizing types (1 target to 5 targets)

You’ll need to recreate your default templates for all Position Sizing drawing tools (1 target to 5 targets) after installing version 18.

1. Open each Position Sizing drawing tool you currently use
2. Access the properties window for each tool
3. Take clear screenshots of all your current default parameters
4. Save these screenshots in an easily accessible folder

These screenshots will help you quickly configure version 18 with your preferred settings.

Step 3: Save your Hot Keys

You’ll need to recreate the hot keys (keyboard shortcuts) for all Position Sizing tools after the upgrade.

1. Open the NinjaTrader Control Center window
2. Select Tools → Hot Keys → Chart
3. Locate all your hot keys for Position Sizing with …
4. Take screenshots of each hot key configuration
5. Save these screenshots alongside your template screenshots

Step 4: Remove all existing Position Sizing drawings

To avoid errors after the upgrade, remove all existing drawings from your charts before upgrading.

1. Create a new workspace in NinjaTrader
2. Remove all Position Sizing drawings from your charts
3. Save this clean workspace

Note: If you skip this step, you may see the following errors in the NinjaTrader log window:

Failed to restore Indicator ‘NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators.ASCENDO.[PositionSizing#Target]’. Most likely (a) the implementation changed or (b) one or more properties have been renamed or removed or (c) the custom assembly which implements this Indicator no longer is there.

Step 5: Install the new version

1. Open the NinjaTrader Control Center window
2. Select Tools → Import → NinjaScript Add-On…
3. In the Import File Explorer window, navigate to where you saved the product zip file
4. Select the product zip file and click Open
5. Follow any on-screen prompts to complete the installation
6. Restart NinjaTrader if required

Step 6: Recreate your Hot Keys

1. Open the NinjaTrader Control Center window
2. Select Tools → Hot Keys → Chart
3. Using the screenshots from Step 2, recreate each hot key configuration
4. Verify each hot key works as expected

Step 7: Recreate your Default Templates

For each Position Sizing drawing type:

1. Draw a new Position Sizing drawing tool
2. Open its properties window
3. Using the screenshots from Step 2, configure each tool with your preferred default parameters
4. Save as the Default Template for that drawing type