Ariacom Business Reports® Release Notes

Version 5.7a (10 November 2011)

New Features
Implementation of Data Tables component:
This new Javascript component allows to sort, filter and paginate all data tables in a report executed in HTML.
Dedicated template parameters are available to configure this new option.
Database connection enhancements:
The user's default database connection can be set in the user profile (in Menu > Change database connection).
A database connection can be specified in a report output for schedule purpose.
New template tag: ReportConnectionName (also available in formulas) that displays the connection name if the report did not use the default connection.

Issues Addressed
307 [Report Scheduler] Errors may occur when scheduling several reports in PDF format at the same time.
308 In Free SQL using table mapping/linking feature, restrictions cannot be set on linked table.
310 [Report editor] After saving a report, formulas used in restrictions and having several lines are lost.
311 [Report Scheduler] If a user changes his password, the schedules made with this user may not work anymore (login failure exception).
312 [Domain Manager] When defining new connections, “Test database connection” does not work if username and password are specified.
313 Using French locale, standard total values are set to 0 when displayed in the Page Table or the Table of Contents.


Version 5.6a (18 July 2011)

New Features
[Report Editor] Rework of the Free SQL engine:
Free SQL Reports allow to set report restrictions directly based on the select statement defined (the use of brPrompt function is not necessary anymore).
The engine allow to map and/or to link the select statement to a table defined in the Business Domain.
New option to ignore errors in Pre and Post SQL statements is also available.
Option to change the database connection used for a report execution:
[Business Domain Manager] Additional database connections can be defined.
[Report Editor] The database connection can be selected or modified.
Ariacom Business Reports Free:
The Business Report Manager and the Report Manager applications can be used without any limitations (for personal use only).
Update of vTiger CRM and SugarCRM Business Domains and Reports:
More than 100 reports ready to use available for vTiger CRM version 5.2.1
More than 100 reports ready to use available for sugarCRM version 6.2.0
[Business Domain Manager] New menu entries to export and import Metadata objects using CSV files.
[Report Editor] A button [Save As] is available.
The product setup installs by default a 'Main' business domain.
This business domain can be used to share reports defining their database connection.
Update of the security implementation: The functional rights 'Output' and 'Schedule' can be enabled without having the right to edit the report.
[Report Manager] New menu entry to open the local folder in a Windows explorer.
[Report Scheduler] User name and password can be specified by schedule if the database is configured with the option 'Use Business Domain and Password to connect to the database'.
[Business Domain Manager] New option available to force NULL value to be displayed as empty string in report results.
In default HTML templates, data cell style is set to no-wrap.
New template tag: ReportConnection (also available in formulas).

Issues Addressed
305 [Web Report Server] Cascade reports does not work if selected value contains special characters (like #)


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