64. Modification list for version 3.3
64.1. Evolutions (new functions included in this version) Short description Pushable operations
Identification type: evolution ref: IGR-13992 module: AWN
Description This function is only available for a clusterized list of servers. The following functions (of administration console, and also in the command line) are applied on the whole set of servers, with an optional choice allowing to address the cluster or only the current server:
- reference/dereference a publication (shared path on a shared disk space) - add an update (including attachment) including cancel during a distant update - switch (between latent and current) publication
- mark management (import, export, remove, list...) - list sessions
- send a message to sessions - view log files
For each displayed information (including in lists such as list of publications or sessions), a visual mark indicates if the information is on the current server only or distant (cluster); if the information is distant, the server name (or IP address) is also indicated.
Short description Cluster information
Identification type: evolution ref: IGR-37102 module: AWN
Description A dedicated panel in the administration console interface allows to know the cluster configuration in terms of:
- nodes (IP or name) - status (alive or not)
Short description General back and forward
Identification type: evolution ref: IGR-35281 module: AWN
Description A generic back and forward (2 actions activable from any publication toolbar) mechanism is implemented, so as to allow the user to go back (to previous state, before action, typically a click on a link) or forward (after a back action). Similar to web browsers back/forward actions.
Short description Linearized PDF progressive loading
Identification type: evolution ref: IGR-36593 module: AWN
Description If the PDF to be displayed is "linearized" (as defined by Adobe), the system allows its progressive display on the client (starting with page 1) without having to extract/transfer the entire file. Next pages are loaded and displayed on demand (by user).
Short description Update generic checks and integrity
Identification type: evolution ref: FDM-35867 module: AWN
Description For administrator, the update feature contains some checks in order to ensure the correct processing of the update, regarding (for both online and offline mode):
- the publication status - the available disk space
- the potential cluster configuration.
Moreover, when an update is canceled (by the user or due to an error during the process), the publication keeps unchanged and consistent (for offline mode).
Short description Multiple update in offline mode
Identification type: evolution ref: FDM-36045 module: AWN
Description In administration console or command line and only in update offline mode it is possible to group several updates (zip files) for a single "offline update" process. In this case, all the updates are run sequentially.
Short description Offline update workflow
Identification type: evolution ref: FDM-35668 module: AWN
Description In administration console, when an update is launched in "offline" mode, the following workflow has been implemented:
- a temporary ("latent") publication is created, with the same identification metadata, publication on which the update will be run
- during the whole process (latent publication existence) no other update is possible, and consultation service is maintained alive (unchanged) on the reference publication for regular users
- when the update is run, the latent publication is accessible only for administrator, for consultation purposes (where the administrator may check the changes)
- when the administrator decides to do so, or automatically when the latent publication is updated and correct: the latent publication becomes the current one (for new sessions only), while the reference publication is to be deleted when not used anymore by existing sessions.
Short description Interactive attachment of "Airline Comments"
Identification type: evolution ref: FDM-36343 module: AWN
Description The system allows to invoke an action on some points of the documentation:
- some table of content nodes - some selected text nodes
In order to interactively create an "airline comment", which is a sub-type of the existing TRs/TFUs process.
Selecting this function opens a window allowing to enter the necessary information (title, identifier, free type, applicability, activation, attached documents); upon validation, the corresponding attachment (ie. update) is computed and applied, following the semantic rules defined for TRs/TFUs. Same rules and functions apply to these interactive Airline Comments and regular TRs/TFUs (access, search, admin...). The "interactive attachment
of Airline Comment" function is inserted in the "add note/bookmark" popup-menu for text selection, or in a new popup-menu (with add note) for table of content selection.
Short description Server performance statistics
Identification type: evolution ref: DM133 module: AWN
Description As for the existing "Session statistics", an administration panel (under "System information") named
"Performance statistics" retrieves some performance measurement data over a defined, gliding, frame of time.
Each x seconds (x adjustable by resource, 5 s by default), the system computes 2 values:
- applicative server performance: the mean time of (connected) clients requests computation
- database server performance: the mean time of (internal or external) database requests computation For the graphical interface part: same functions (time frame definition, export, etc) as for session statistics.
(Future performance statistics might be added later).
Short description Organization of the administration console
Identification type: evolution ref: DM140 module: AWN
Description Organization of table of content in administration console (not the panels) has been reviewed: items that concern publications, items that concern server management, etc.
Overview:
- Publication management (including update, attachment, marks, etc) - Server management (including clustering, server variables, etc) - Access management (including users, groups, licenses, etc) - General information [Read-Only] (including statistics, logs, etc)
Short description Filtering by secondary applicability
Identification type: evolution ref: DM141 module: AWN
Description AWN now provides a filtering by secondary applicability/effectivity in addition of primary applicability.
Short description REVDATE format in application Header
Identification type: evolution ref: DM142 module: AWN
Description The displayed format of the "revdate" field in the application header is now formated to Mmm DD, YYYY (ex:
"May 01, 2010"), before it was YYYYMMDD (ex: "20100501")
Short description Customization for xmx (memory) parameter during installation
Identification type: evolution ref: DM144 module: AWN
Description During the installation of AWN, instead of the text field in which the xmx parameter can be changed, there is a list of predefined values.
Short description Login panel image change
Identification type: evolution ref: DM145 module: AWN
Description Aspect of the standard AWN login panel is changed (it is the AWN splash screen).
Short description Standard viewer for text flow
Identification type: evolution ref: DM150 module: AWN
Description A native viewer (ie viewer embeddable in the application, as for HTML or PDF) is now available for plain-text (text/plain), before flows were transferred to the OS (ex: notepad under windows). This new viewer has standard functions: export, print, detach.
Short description Ability to parameterize each frame independently
Identification type: evolution ref: DM155 module: AWN
Description As in version 2, AWN can parameterize each frame (ie. each table of content instance, or each Binary viewer) independently in terms of buttons and title.
Short description Customization is allowed to access to server resources for footer image
Identification type: evolution ref: DM173 module: AWN
Description AWN allows external customers to change (replace) the graphic logo on header/footer (if a logo is present in the publication style-sheet), for a whole server (not by simply modifying the publication parameterization).
Short description Add a warning if server launched by a non-admin user
Identification type: evolution ref: DM196 module: AWN
Description When a user launches the server, if the user doesn't have the write permission over the AWN installation folder, data generated by the server (particularly for the database persistance: update history, marks, etc) will be located in his/her personal folder. For this case, an explicit warning (popup) has been added.
Short description Export CUS attribute when exporting attachments
Identification type: evolution ref: DM208 module: AWN
Description When exporting publication's attachments, the CUS attribute is exported (just like the MODEL and the SERVICE are).
Short description Possibility to deactivate full-text indexation
Identification type: evolution ref: DM212 module: AWN
Description Parameter can deactivate the full-text indexation.
Short description Log level DEBUG available in the administration console
Identification type: evolution ref: DM316 module: AWN
Description The log level DEBUG is now available in the administration console.
Short description Applicability implementation is able to call XQueries from referential
Identification type: evolution ref: DM331 module: AWN
Description The implementation of the applicability/effectivity module is allowed to call queries from the publication's query-referential.
64.2. Corrections (issues fixed in this version)
Short description The large images are correctly displayed by the viewer
Identification type: correction ref: DM134 module: AWN
Description The large images are now correctly displayed inside the viewer.
Short description Gap between the clickable area defined in the graphic and the actually clickable area
Identification type: correction ref: DM147 module: AWN
Description In some graphics, and on some clickable items, there was a gap between the clickable area defined by the attribute "region" in the graphic and the actually clickable area. It has been corrected.
Short description Update launch if a path is not valid
Identification type: correction ref: DM170 module: AWN
Description In administration console, if the path of an update is not valid, after clicking on launch update, an error window dialog appears and the button is still enabled and another update with corrected path is possible.
Short description "close all floating windows" closes all subwindows
Identification type: correction ref: DM176 module: AWN
Description "close all floating windows" closes all subwindows: form results and windows History are correctly closed.
Short description Mouse cursors issues
Identification type: correction ref: DM181 module: AWN
Description When the "mixed" mouse cursor (sandglass + pointer at the same time) is present, it is everywhere and not only on some parts of the application.
Short description Help viewer: highlight issue, previous/next table of contents issue
Identification type: correction ref: DM187 module: AWN
Description In the help viewer:
1) highlight of searched words works correctly when using links. The good word is still highlighted after clicking on a link to another help part.
2) when navigating in help table of content with previous/next buttons, buttons previous/next are correctly grayed according to the needs.
Short description User documentation updates
Identification type: correction ref: DM191 module: AWN
Description 1) In Installation Manual, the "2/3/4 GB limit" is clarified by the following note: to use memory beyond the above limits (up to the limit of the considered hardware system and operating system), it is necessary to provide a jre64 which can be used during installation ("use custom JRE" option). Note that the use of a jre64 will degrade the overall performance (CPU and memory) of the application, and it is highly recommended to specify the
"compressedOops" option in order to limit this impact (which is then around 30% for each parameter).
2) The "about" dialog now mentions 2011 as the end-of-copyright date.
Short description AVT: Abusive errors when checking links
Identification type: correction ref: DM199 module: AWN
Description The real name of the document is used instead of its reference for checking links.
Short description Synchronization in the document explorer
Identification type: correction ref: DM200 module: AWN
Description The synchronization with the result of a valid path and the tree view in the document explorer is correctly done.
Short description Link execution after switching from publication A to publication B
Identification type: correction ref: DM203 module: AWN
Description An external URL is used to open a publication and execute a set of links on publication A. The publication A is correctly opened and the links are correctly executed. Click on open base and select another publication. The links for publication A are now executed on publication A and not publication B.
Short description Mirror image displayed for some CGM files
Identification type: correction ref: DM207 module: AWN
Description There was a problem of display concerning some CGM: a mirror image is displayed. It has been corrected.
Short description Registering the copied publication through the listener during an offline update or a defragmentation
Identification type: correction ref: DM211 module: AWN
Description In administration console, during an offline update, the copied publication is registered. If the original publication was in a Repository, then the copied publication is now associated to it.
Short description Issue when displaying a figure
Identification type: correction ref: DM216 module: AWN
Description The figure is now displayed in all cases.
Short description Duplicate applicability/effectivity displayed
Identification type: correction ref: DM240 module: AWN
Description The same applicability/effectivity information ("** ON A/C ALL") was displayed several times. It has been corrected.
Short description Scrolling issue
Identification type: correction ref: DM241 module: AWN
Description Scrolling is now only active when context tab is already opened.
Short description Applicability implementation receives current node
Identification type: correction ref: DM244 module: AWN
Description The applicability/effectivity implementation is now asked to work on the current node, and not on its first child.
Short description Unexpected applicability/effectivity displayed
Identification type: correction ref: DM245 module: AWN
Description An unexpected applicability/effectivity mark (** FOR P/N ALL) was displayed when navigating (from the table of content) into the CMMM document. It has been corrected.
Short description Link to blob support TOCPARAM decoration attribute
Identification type: correction ref: DM246 module: AWN
Description The example provided into developer guide in "MUL/Publication Realization/Business
Logic/Configuration/Settings/Table of Contents" has been corrected and use variable 'TOCPARAM' to build the list of decoration attributes in the specific function.
Short description In the Manage marks panel, no sync is performed after adding/changing/deleting attached files
Identification type: correction ref: DM306 module: AWN
Description In the administration menu, in the Manage marks panel, Mark table is now immediately refreshed after adding/changing/deleting attached files.
Short description Refresh state of publication using a network resource
Identification type: correction ref: DM309 module: AWN
Description When a publication refers to a path using a network resource, and this network resource is unavailable, the corresponding publication becomes unavailable. Once the network resource is back, a click on the "Refresh"
button in Manage publications panel of administration console now makes the publication available.