November 4, 2013

TC-13006

BASIS Events

Java Break Archive

BASIS International Ltd. releases version 13.04 of BBj®, Barista® Application Framework, and AddonSoftware® by Barista.

Key components of this communiqué include:

Release Overview
Resolved Issues
BBj 14.0 Preview Features
AddonSoftware 14.0 Preview Features

Read on and download and install version 13.04 from the BBj-powered BUI download page today!

Release Overview

This maintenance release specifically resolves several known issues listed in the Fixes document, accommodates Oracle's continued Java security changes, and addresses various customer requests. In addition, this release includes support for the latest Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2, and Mac Mavericks releases.

Resolved Issues

This maintenance release specifically resolves several known issues listed in the Fixes document, addresses various customer requests, and proactively corrects several problems that address Oracle's ongoing Java security code changes the following versions introduced:

Java 1.7.0_21 -- introduced a string parsing change that prevented execution of programs that contained spaces in the file or path name, affecting both Netbeans and the SCALL Verb.
Java 1.7.0_25 -- introduced a change that negatively affected the display of SysConsole in the Thin Client when launched via Web Start in BBj versions prior to 13.02.
Java 1.7.0_40 -- BASIS provided an automated process for BBj applications to conform to new stricter security requirements when distributed via Web Start.
Java 1.7.0_45 -- BASIS implemented new requirements for JAR files used by Web Start applications to protect end-users against unauthorized use of third party code.

BASIS strongly recommends installing the latest Java 7 update 45. In addition to the latest security fixes, this version includes support for the Mac OS X Retina Display. BBj and all of your GUI and SysConsole-based Business BASIC applications now display at native resolution on retina-capable devices, resulting in razor sharp text and increased legibility.

BBj - 14.0 Preview Features

BASIS expands the Email Utility...

EmailDialog

Provides a user interface for emailing messages and attachments
Supports contacts and email settings

BBJasperViewer

Includes a new email tool button that launches the EmailDialog to email the viewed report as an attachment
Inherits Barista file and email attributes when run from that environment

BBJasperReport includes an email method to email a report

AddonSoftware - 14.0 Preview Features

MANUFACTURING

The Shop Floor Materials and Subcontracts files contain a new alpha-numeric reference number field that gives the user more control and flexibility when correlating materials and subcontracts to drawings. When processing materials, there is also a new "auto-number" function that lets the user specify the beginning and ending row to auto-number, the first alphanumeric number to use, and an increment, making it possible to quickly and easily auto-number (or re-number) an entire list of materials or subsets of the list.

The Work Order Detail and Traveler reports are re-designed for efficiency, producing more compact output while maintaining readability by adding a "green bar" effect.

REPORTING

AddonSoftware JasperReports now offer one-click saving in .pdf format, as well as an email button to launch the Barista fax/email form so you can add Jasper-based .pdf documents to the Document Processing Queue. Jasper documents saved as .pdf are also now recorded in the Barista document archive so they can be recalled from Document Inquiry.

More Information

Refer to 13.04 readme, relnotes, and fixes release files. Download this new release today. See Barista in action by including AddonSoftware with your download and see an example of an ERP built completely with Barista. Subscribe to the bbj-developer or barista-list forums for the latest news.
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