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February 10, 2014 | TC-14001 |
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BASIS International Ltd. releases version 13.11 of BBj�, Barista� Application Framework, and AddonSoftware� by Barista.
Key components of this communiqu� include:
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BBj - 14.0 Preview Features |
bold items are new in 13.11
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Adds the ability for a BBj program to access the current SysWindow font name, point size, and style via the FIN() Function.
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Adds new configuration parameters to control how Jetty uses BBj licenses.
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Adds new configuration properties to override default Jetty settings.
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Adds ability to control Web Service ports configuration.
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Adds a new default BUI CSS theme.
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Adds BBjBuiCloseAction objects that provide an interface to query and change the action that will take place when the BUI application terminates.
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Adds BBjBuiManager object to provide an interface to BUI application runtime settings.
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Refactors the client/server communication layer that results in a faster CUI experience, particularly as latency increases. 
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Adds new STBL Formats
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!MSGBOX_SPLIT STBL string to break long MSGBOX() message text into specified lengths.
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!UNT_START STBL string to specify the starting channel number for the first unused channel returned by the UNT variable.
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Adds new capabilities and improves robustness of the XCALL server by including a debug option and, in the case of a lost connection, it will shutdown gracefully and reset the listening port.
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Adds event methods to return details about activate and deactivate events.
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Adds BBjTemplatedString methods for everything that can be done using the traditional template verbs and functions.
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Adds methods to the BBjClientFile to set or query the Readable/Writable/Executable status of a file.Adds the TIM option to the INITFILE and ERASE Verbs.
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Adds support for JasperReports version 5.5.0.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
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Improves concurrent READ performance in the BASIS DBMS (BBj filesystem) when many users attempt to read the same file at the same time. The equivalent PRO/5 functionality (multi-reader), governed by a SETOPT setting, suffered from a major negative side-effect of starving out WRITEs. The BASIS DBMS, which does not require a SETOPT setting, offers both significantly faster concurrent READ performance and does NOT suffer from this side effect:
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
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Resource Bundle Editor
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BBJasperReport
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Eclipse plug-in enhancements
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BBj Enterprise Manager
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BASIS Development Tool (BDT)
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
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Replication
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Adds the ability to filter translations by locale and value.
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Tracks the number of times each file copies to the target.
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Stops replicating a file when replication hits a target error while continuing the balance of the job.
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Adds support for wildcard and regular expression (Regex) pattern matching on included and excluded file lists.
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Improved interface for creating and managing replication jobs.
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Adds the ability to specify wildcard and regular expression pattern matching include and exclude groups of files in replication jobs.
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View list of any problematic files in a replication job and decide to ignore the file or explicitly exclude it from the job.
APPLICATION BUILDING BLOCKS
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BASIS Custom Installer
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Allows for the creation of desktop shortcuts on Windows and *NIX (not Mac) by using the new $DesktopDir variable and specifying the shortcut name in the custominstal.xml.
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Adds ability to create Windows shortcuts in the current user profile if creation in the all users profile fails.
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EmailDialog
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BBJasperViewer
- BBJasperReport includes an email method to email a report.
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Barista - 14.0 Preview Features |
bold items are new in 13.11
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AddonSoftware - 14.0 Preview Features |
bold items are new in 13.11
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
- Adds "Quick Copy" option in the AddonSoftware Installation Update Wizard (AIUW) to copy both the Barista Application Framework and AddonSoftware from bbj_home to a different parent directory.
DISTRIBUTION
MANUFACTURING
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Adds new Work Order Materials reference number that appears in Materials Commitments and Issues
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Adds Operations Reference field (Op Ref)
REPORTING
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AddonSoftware JasperReports offers one-click saving in .pdf format, as well as an email button to launch the Barista fax/email form to allow adding Jasper-based .pdf documents to the Document Processing Queue.
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Jasper documents saved as .pdf are also recorded in the Barista document archive for retrieval from Document Inquiry.
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Response to Java Security Updates |
This maintenance release includes the proactive corrections to 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 certified version 13.11 for Java 1.7.0_51, as well as both Java 7.0.0.120 SR6 FP1 and the older Java Version 7 Release 1 for AIX.
BASIS strongly recommends installing the latest Java 7 update 51. 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.
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