databaseEZ Version History

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For version 20.0.7 and over, see EZ Suite v20.0.x Version History
  • Fixed databaseEZ automation <UserActivity> which caused a databaseEZ crash if StartDate was empty.

FlexyView Grid 

  • Added the ability to create 'Column Comments' which are comments whose value is applied on every row dynamically. These are useful with Javascript formulas. The original cell-linked comments are now called 'Cell Comments'.
  • Improved 'Export to File' by adding option to 'Export as text (applies only to values with unsupported format)' when exporting to Excel or CSV for unsupported formats like bytes/mb/g.
  • Fixed issue where Copy Column on exploded values included the [x of y] at the end, making the list unusable.
  • Fixed issue of all grid entries being removed when 'Unload filtered entries' was selected.
  • Fixed 'Select from File' to not select blank rows by default, and added a confirmation dialog at the end.
  • Improved Column Map with text to indicate which column values require additional loading (ex. ‘Load all information’).

General fixes and improvements

  • Fixed issues for offline license activation by clarifying labels and dialog content for ‘Enable offline usage’.
  • Fixed application freezing issue when clicking on ‘Export’ after having dragged and dropped a sub panel to open a new window.
  • Fixed automation issue for switching ID where if the selected ID file name was longer than the one stored in XML, then switching ID was not working. Also fixed an issue for recording automation where the password was not recorded.
  • Fixed focus shifting problem by adding a button in the toolbar, menu and ribbon which focuses on the next selection in grid.

FlexyView Grid

  • Fixed various number formatting issues. Now ‘number values’ uses the current Windows format (for example, the Values grid previously used the raw format by default ). Also fixed an issue with editing decimal numbers.
  • Fixed an issue in Values grid where the wrong date format was imposed.
  • Fixed a sorting issue where empty cells are now sorted after empty values.
  • Fixed the ‘Select using a csv or an Excel file’ option. It now uses the formatted data from Excel, instead of the raw value.
  • Improved the ‘Select using a csv or an Excel file’ to enable the user to see the hierarchy of columns in the mapping dialog. Also hidden columns are no longer shown by default.
  • Improved the ‘Select using a csv or an Excel file’ by adding 8 text matching criteria for each property column in the dialog. Your selection can now be more specific or broader.
  • Added automation for ‘Filter from file’ options.
  • Fixed an issue with temporary comments, where there would be a blank dialog box when creating or editing multiple temporary comments.
  • Improved temporary comments by adding a missing column reference button in the creation and edition dialog.

General fixes and improvements

  • Fixed – process for offline registration & license activation – VM environments no longer need to redo the process every day.
  • Fixed – The key depository system: 1) License errors were not displayed for licenses in cases involving the key depository. 2) Not able to choose Offline option with the key depository.
  • Improved – YtriaUpdate is now prevented from crashing during proxy settings test.
  • Improved – Changed crm.ytria.net URL to crm.ytria.com.
  • Improved – Optimized the Proxy Settings dialog.
  • Fixed – Dialog for User Activity Analyzer was displaying incorrectly and would freeze.
  • Fixed – Edit ‘Full Text Index’ settings was allowed on all selected databases when only already indexed databases can be set.

General fixes and improvements

  • Improved – Online registration process no longer runs unnecessary checks on every product launch.
  • Fixed – Application would freeze during ‘Check for Updates’ process.
  • Fixed – launch application launch by URL.
  • Fixed – YtriaUpdate would fail to connect to server.
  • Fixed – After exiting YtriaUpdate, it would fail to reopen the product from which it was launched (example scanEZ).
  • Fixed – The current session was not kept when opening one product from another. For example when using the option Re-open ‘as is’ in another scanEZ.
  • Improved – Better handling of SwitchID between multiple products. No need to re-enter password multiple times.
  • Improved – The About dialog is now bigger by default and resizable.
  • Fixed – During offline registration process, cancelling the loading of offline certificate would display a ‘success’ dialog.

General fixes and improvements

  • Fixed – validation process did not correctly recognize single product licenses – prevented them from working.
  • Improved – license validation when launching product now much faster.
  • Improved – dialog display of correct expiration date when enabling Lite version.
  • Improved – more informative dialog displays if license type is Trial or Lite.
  • NEW - Enable Deletion Logging and set Deletion Logging properties (Domino 10).
  • NEW - Update 'Full Text Settings' for many databases.
  • NEW – Manage ‘Out Of Service’ and ‘Marked for Deletion’ cluster-related properties.
  • NEW – Use ‘LargeSummary’ option for the ‘compact’ console command (Domino 10).
  • FIX – Set ‘User Activity flag’ faster.

General fixes and improvements

  • NEW – Launch any EZ tool from a URL.
  • NEW – Use new options in Formula Editor.
  • FIX – Keep your session ID launching one tool from another.
  • FIX – Create new Manager ACL entries with correct defaults.
  • FIX – Register, update tools, get notifications from tools (SSL-compliance).

FlexyView Grid

  • NEW - Easily navigate the grid.
  • NEW - Chart your grid data in more ways.
  • NEW - Format your pivot table data and chart it.
  • NEW - Identify duplicate values in a selected column.
  • NEW - Get some fancy stats on your field values
  • NEW - Display totals for each categorized grouping.
  • NEW - Expand groupings and categorizations to specific levels.
  • NEW - Separate dates and times into components.
  • NEW - Convert a text value to a number or a date.
  • NEW - Invert your entry selection.
  • NEW - Choose to hide categorization/grouping counts.
  • NEW - Select grid rows using a CSV or Excel file.
  • NEW - Manage fields or columns with multi-values.
  • Choose from more options click-searching a grid.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes displayed dates incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused excessive database reloads when User Activity flag is set to ‘On’.
  • Fixed a bug when loading a large number of databases that could cause a crash due to infinite recursion.
  • Fixed – Restored compatibility for select date/time format options in Excel exports.
  • New - Automation tag functions have been expanded to include the following tags: StopAutomation
  • Fixed – Compatibility with CIAO! has been restored.
  • Fixed - Various stability fixes and enhancements have been implemented.
  • New – The designPropEZ batch process feature has now been integrated to the databaseEZ main grid panel context menu.
  • New – New FP8-compatible settings added to grid display: 'Status – Separate View Index', 'Size – Separate View Index', and 'Large Summary Support'.
  • New – Date filters in FlexyView Grid columns now contain new date selection picker module.
  • New – NAB group and name exploration/selection panels ('Names') now offer additional information columns: 'Full Name', 'NoteID', and 'NAB Filename'.
  • New – 'Export to File' feature now provides a default file name when exporting to any format.
  • Fixed – Improvements to the EZ Suite installation database and process execution fix installation problems in which some users were unable to install due to target folder restrictions.
  • Fixed - Stability enhancements have been added in the Ytria Update utility.
  • Fixed – The latest LibXL architecture has been implemented for Excel file export.
  • Fixed – FlexyView Grid panels have gotten general stability enhancements.
  • Fixed – Various bug fixes in grid-data Copy (specifically Ctrl + C command) functions were made to remedy the following issues:
    • Erroneous text was displayed ("Exporting selection to file...") in progress dialog when using Ctrl+C in a grid with many rows selected.
    • A memory limitation problem was encountered using Ctrl+C to copy HTML parts to the clipboard.
  • Fixed – An issue that occurred when exporting or copying grid data to HTML format resulted in settings of ' X ' for checked checkbox cells being returned as corrupt.
  • Fixed/New - Automation tag function fixes have been made for the following tags:
    • List and Loop
    • SetVar
    • ShellExecute (in loop)
    • FilePath
    • EditEntries
    • CopyMoveDocsToDbs
    • CopyItems
    • CreateItem
  • Fixed – Various minor issues with Group and Sort actions on group totals within FlexyView Grid panels have been corrected.
  • Fixed – An issue with the grid status bar summary information incorrectly showing group header row counts has been fixed.
  • New – databaseEZ now supports creation/deletion of Full Text Indexes.

automation

  • New – 'Create Automation List from Selection' feature allows quick automation list building.
  • New - Automation Console, with configurable detail level, lets you see real-time progress of script processing.
  • New – Macro recorder lets you record and play XML macros (based on the Ytria Automation tag language) of your actions.
  • Improved – Expanded automation tag library. See the full catalog of command tags in our Help section.
  • Improved – Expanded bridges between EZ Suite tools now include the ability to launch scripts using other tools on current selections.

FlexyView Grid

  • New – Group/Ungroup toolbar buttons quicken working with data categorization.
  • New – Hide/Unhide right-click menu options provide easier and safer method for hiding grid columns.
  • New – Grid status bar now provides global stats for number of entries loaded, shown, hidden, and selected, as well as the number of groups present.
  • New – 'Display all filtered and manually hidden rows' feature added for better contextual visibility.
  • New – 'Suspend Grid Redraw' feature lets you put certain grid processes on standby during grid set up. - New – Resetting grid configuration now requires confirmation.
  • New – 'Cutoff-Date/Time Filters' let you view information from a set time range back from the present time.
  • Improved – 'Append Rows' now detects and merges data under matching column headers during export.
  • Improved – Group/Sort operations now keep selection focus intact.
  • Improved – 'Find First' search function now automatically focuses on found entry.
  • Improved – Multiple column filters can now be combined on any given column.
  • Improved – Filters now use true backend values instead of formatted, displayed value.
  • Improved – Group zone is now scrollable to allow complete visibility for high-level of groupings.
  • Improved – Note Counters feature now includes an option to set Note class preferences.
  • New – New audit properties "Is IMAP Enabled" and "Last Compact" now available.
  • Improved – Console command compatibility updated to include full DMBT support.
  • New – flexYgrid data scanning and display engine increases data parsing ability and handling capacity over the legacy EZ Suite interface.
  • New – flexYgrid navigation options allow for better searching, selection, and more.
  • Improved – Sort functions for groups and columns are now independent. Group functions now include the ability to calculate Count, Sum, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and even Delta values in Group entries, who are themselves independently sortable.
  • New – Context-based filter menus only display the types of filters that will work on that type of data.
  • New – Multi-strength reset capabilities let you step back through filtering/formatting operations towards default settings, even to factor default configurations.
  • Improved – The 'Values' filet has been revamped to offer an easy-to-use dialog with search capabilities. - New – Multi-type columns allow many possibilities to custom data formatting options.
  • Improved – Better export functions include one-click toolbar access, a more logical layout, and improved interactivity with export preferences.
  • New – Annotation columns let you add you own comments and temporary data points to data grids. - New – Save pre-set grid configurations.
  • New – Quick access toolbar allows direct access to all major grid functions.
  • New – Grid Manager complete grid configuration controller gives you a central place to control all grid preferences.
  • New – Built in tool lets you create pivot tables on the fly, directly in the grid.
  • New – Patent pending Data Comparator tool offers a new way to conduct data comparisons within a grid.

automation

  • Improved – The Ytria API has been expanded extensively to include all FlexyView Grid functions.
  • New - Open Server dialog - Option to save server names in Notes.ini for future reference, as well as manage the list.
  • Fixed - Now you can Switch ID or use Full Admin Access after trying to open a database without the proper access rights; single-database products (like scanEZ) will re-open the database, server products (like aclEZ) will keep the database in the tree to re-open. (Previously, opening a database without access rights would leave the user with a blank/ empty tool.)
  • New - Now you can specify folders to load when selecting a target server to open in the tool, so no need to load them all. You can add folders as well as save a list of folders to re-use (saved in the file YtriaServersFolderList.txt).
  • New - Change Local Decryption flag (server or local): Launches a local compact on a database.
  • New - Now manage the "Has Calendar" property. Added status column and included in settings dialog.
  • Fixed - Fixed a warning that was not being shown when an error occurred while loading database information.
  • Fixed - Show ODS 52: Was displaying as 'unknown'.
  • New - Vastly improved version of the Modification Log template.
  • Fixed bug: Show proper Notes version for ODS 52.
  • Fixed bug: Export in Excel from grid with grouping.
  • Fixed bug: Handling numbers with decimals.
  • New: "Append" and "Add Non-Contiguous" options in export (also available through Automation).
  • Switch ID and Full Admin Access improved - now uses saved password.
  • Optimized Grid Filter. New server tree right click-menu item: 'Refresh'.
  • Fixed and improved Automation & Excel Export.
  • URL created with https only when required.
  • Fixed bug when closing documents. Passthru Server' type connections are now properly listed in Server list dialogues.
  • Fixed Bug: Crash occurred only in IBM Notes 7 and older.
  • Added ability to close the Help Center dialog with the 'Esc' key.
  • View and Folder Index Size: Added a 'Private' icon to indicate private views/folders, and three new columns in grid which reflect the Designer's View Index option; Owner, Discard, Refresh and Restore Initial Index...
  • Added new eXtensible Markup Language (XML) scripts to automate processes in the EZ Suite.
  • Added new "Load Automation XML" feature option accessible from Server or Database menu.
  • Updated java widgets to launch from IBM Notes and IBM Domino Designer.
  • Improved Database Selection Filter panel. It now includes Full Path search option.
  • Enhanced Server Selection Dialog Box (with QuicK Search, etc.).
  • Enhanced NAB Presence Checker and Group Expander with option to include additional NAB databases.
  • Improved standard Regular Expression (Regex) and Formula dialog boxes with Show History button and interface. Past Regex and formulas can be selected for use or they can be deleted from the History.
  • Enhanced Open Database dialog box with Ctrl+F to find databases on selected servers, sticky display preferences (Title and/or File Name) and F3 key to find next matches.
  • Added new distinguishable icon for redirection directories in the Selection Tree for easier identification.
  • Improved Quick Search. Query is no longer limited to the sorted column, and allows subsequent selection of any column to conduct the search.
  • Added new Set Column Width option enabling the user to define the number of characters to display for the selected column.
  • Enhanced grid exporting to copy/paste grid contents in HTML, Rich Text and Simple Text formats in any word editor program or IBM Notes.
  • Enhanced group and cell formatting dialog boxes. Custom formatting of dates and numbers can be applied to both groups and cell at the same time from either dialog box.
  • Added new Register by Email option for when internet is unavailable.
  • Improved YtriaUpdate to handle Windows 7 UAC security restrictions.
  • Enhanced Names dialog box with new options.
  • Fixed Bug: Optimized code for the grid.
  • Added new native Excel options to Grid data exporting, including the use of custom, pre-formatted excel books. Supports both Excel 97-2003 and Excel 2007-2010 output file formats.
  • Added new column properties "Encryption Option" and "Encryption Level" to display the encryption status of databases.
  • Improved options to open multiple databases from the grid and launch them in other Ytria tools.
  • Added new Template Build column properties (version, date, name, tool) in Tab 4 – Design category, and the capability to modify them from the Edit menu.
  • Added new column property "Database Type" with option to edit it from the "Edit Database Basic Properties" right-click menu.
  • Added options to display User Activity across multiple databases, and to switch recording of User Activity on/off.
  • Added new "View and Folder Index Sizes for Selected Database(s)" feature with option to purge selected indexes (available in Tools).
  • Added new column property "Allow Domino Data Service" to obtain information on databases, views, folders, and documents. This can be found in Tab 7 – Advanced category in Grid Data Composition panel.
  • Fixed bug: Stored Password management available immediately upon initialization of your Notes Session.
  • Fixed bug: When using Find All, Find First or Find Next, the resulting rows are now displayed in an expanded and visible format.
  • Added new shortcuts to the Main Grid: Shift +, Shift -, +, -, *.
  • 'Miscellaneous Properties' dialogue: New time limit setting for ‘Deletion stub lifetime' (up to 4 digits max).
  • Quota Properties dialogue has been optimized.
  • Added a Server Name column in Grids which feature a Database Name column.
  • New: Added an Exclusion List for Check Member Presence. This list is created in the Notes Data folder (YtriaNABCheckerExcl.txt). If there is a # in front of the item to be excluded, it will be interpreted as a regular expression.
  • Optimized Sign/Audit report.
  • New Password option: You can now save an empty password for the currently used ID (In menu: Options/Password Options…).
  • Added a progress bar when loading NAB content for Member Presence.
  • Fixed bug: Properties window could not be resized.
  • Fixed bug: Was unable to change default NAB. "OK" button disabled.
  • Modified "Console Command". The user now has the option to continue doing other tasks if he doesn't care about the server responses to the command lines, and a small message at the end in the output panel.
  • Fixed bug: Product launched with YtriaLauncher does now display the complete server name.
  • Updated the main menu to have the 'Options' menu just before the 'Help' menu.
  • Fixed specific issues with the 'Load Space Used' feature and the 'Space Used' column when DAOS was enabled.
  • Optimize code in NAB Presence Checker
  • Fixed bug: ‘Check Member Presence’ was not updated properly when default NAB was changed.
  • Fixed bug: 'Is Mail Owner in NAB' would continue checking when there was no default NAB.
  • Fixed bug: ‘Open with replicationEZ’ option is now available in databaseEZ.
  • Optimized processes related to the 'Modification Log Database' and the 'Switch ID' process.
  • Optimized processes related to the 'Modification Log Database' and the 'Full Access Admin' process.
  • Optimized code for 'Switch ID' processing.
  • Improved Installation Database: Streamlined installation process.
  • Added new Switch ID functionality. Available in the main menu.
  • Added new Restriction Settings functionality: databaseEZ can now be customized to define which functions are accessible/ inaccessible to the user.
  • Added new Modification Log Database. It is now possible to enforce a log of all modifications made by databaseEZ
  • Added new "Modification Log Comment" option. This allows input of user comments (explain who did what in your own words)
  • Added new NAB Checker functionality: checks if Mail Owner is present in the NAB. (Mail Owners that are NOT in the NAB are indicated in red).
  • Added new Console Command Dialogue. Confirms when a command process has been entered and displays the server’s response
  • Added new ‘Load Space Used’. This displays the actual percentage of space used in the database.
  • Added 'uncheck selected' and 'uncheck non-selected' database options in main grid.
  • Added new Time and Date filters. ( Located in the filter options at the top of each grid column.)
  • Added new Custom Formatting of both Cells and Groups. ( Located in the filter options at the top of each grid column.)
  • Added new Vertical Column Titles (F11 key) to quickly identify multiple column titles without the need to resize
  • XML export is now available in the Main Grid's Export menu.
  • Added new title-bar to help identify multiple open instances of databaseEZ.
  • Fixed a bug with Notes 9 where reading of the 'desktop.dsk' produced an error. This is now resolved.
  • Menus have been optimized.
  • Added ability to open databaseEZ with a server in a partially loaded state. This works when the tool is launched from the Ytria toolbar in Notes if a database is open; also works when launching databaseEZ from replicationEZ.
  • Minor cosmetic and performance-related bugfixes.
  • Updated Ytria XML engine to version 2.0; many changes and enhancements were added. Old Ytria XML files are not compatible with the new engine. Documentation will be available shortly.
  • Fixed bug in grid-type windows where 'Sort by Count' was using the number of visible items (when a column header filter was engaged) rather than the total number of items.
  • Enhanced grouped item counting feature in grid-type windows. Now when a column header filter is engaged, the number of visible items and total number of items in a grouping will both be displayed, separated by a slash character.
  • Added ability to enable or disable the automatic loading of counter columns (e.g. "Number of documents"; "Number of designs"); this option, which can have a large effect on performance when enabled, is available in the Tools menu.
  • Added "Quick Search" (type to search) functionality to all grid-type windows.
  • Fixed a bug where the 'Quota Exceeded' could erroneously appear in Property Analyzer grid.
  • Improved functionality of "Open", "Save", and "Export"-type dialogs.
  • Fixed sundry minor bugs related to cosmetics and performance.
  • Fixed bug where 'Group by Count' was case-sensitive and would sort some items incorrectly.
  • Changed name of 'Field Chooser' item in Grid-type windows to more accurate and descriptive 'Add columns to grid.'
  • Fixed a bug in 'Export to File' where the status of checkboxes was shown incorrectly.
  • Fixed issue where Modification Log databases stored outside of Notes data directory could sometimes not be found.
  • Fixed a bug where a warning dialog requesting a restart could be shown in error.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using localized (Non-English) versions of the software.
  • Sundry minor user interface improvements.
  • Added support for new 'Enable Purge Interval Replication Control' database property introduced in Notes 8.5.3.
  • Fixed issue where the 'Copy as Application Link' option would create links that were not clickable in Microsoft Word documents.
  • Improved 'Property Analyzer' grid: Quota excess can now be displayed in grid.
  • Added databaseEZ support to Ytria Designer Widget.
  • Added color underline in order to make it easier to see which column is currently selected in the grid.
  • Moved the 'Highlight Column in Grid Data Composition' option to the main menu and assigned it the Ctrl+H shortcut.
  • Added 'Clear Replication History of selected databases’ option to Tools menu.
  • Added 'Tools' sub-menu in main grid right-click menu.
  • Added 'Delete Database(s)' in main grid right-click menu.
  • Added the ability to initiate console commands from the Tools menu.
  • Improved Property Analyzer Grid: now cells are shaded green when databases do not match a given filter.
  • Added support for several new database properties in main grid.
  • Added 'Copy as application link' right-click menu option in main grid.
  • Added 'Never Replicate' flag to grid.
  • Added 'Batch Process using designPropEZ' option in databaseEZ's main grid right-click menu.
  • Added column freezing functionality in grid windows.
  • Added dialog for creating, setting, or unsetting the optional Modification Log database for Ytria tools.
  • Added new status indicators in grid for errors and modification confirmation.
  • Improved the Export functionality for grid windows; new options allow you to better customize how grouped information is displayed in exported files.
  • Added 'sort groupings by count' option for grid windows.
  • Added 'Recent Servers' item to Server Menu.
  • Improved window/dialog rendering to better accommodate different font sizes and foreign language localizations.
  • Improved grouping grid behavior: groupings are no longer collapsed automatically.
  • Fixed minor product performance, usability, display and stability issues.