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Updates History - Release 2

Release 2.53 - 2005/09/13

Enhancements:
  • A new feature that allows a non iSeries web sessions to retrieve and set the Nexus user profile.
  • The WOW in some cases would not know what the file type was and would not allow a user to open the file, only save it to disk.
  • Corrects problems with international downloads and CCSID problems.
  • Extends the trial period of the Nexus Pro Portlet’s (Spool-Explorer for the Web and Messaging for the Web).
  • If this is an upgrade you will need to change your apache configuration RewriteRule as shown below:
  •     From:RewriteRule ^**site path**/wow/archive/(.*)/.*\.(.*)&rnd=.* **site path**/wowarchive/$1.$2 [PT]

        TO:RewriteRule ^**site path**/wow/archive/(.*)/.*\.(.*) **site path**/wowarchive/$1.$2

Release 2.52 - 2006/04/08

Enhancements:
  • Security update.
  • User level scheme selection.
  • Improved user/group/key pairs selection windows.

Release 2.51 - 2005/03/08

Enhancements:
  • A new feature that allows a non iSeries web sessions to retrieve and set the Nexus user profile.
  • The WOW in some cases would not know what the file type was and would not allow a user to open the file, only save it to disk.
  • Corrects problems with international downloads and CCSID problems.
  • Extends the trial period of the Nexus Pro Portlet’s (Spool-Explorer for the Web and Messaging for the Web).
  • If this is an upgrade you will need to change your apache configuration RewriteRule as shown below:
  •     From:RewriteRule ^**site path**/wow/archive/(.*)/.*\.(.*)&rnd=.* **site path**/wowarchive/$1.$2 [PT]

        TO:RewriteRule ^**site path**/wow/archive/(.*)/.*\.(.*) **site path**/wowarchive/$1.$2

Release 2.50 - 2004/09/29

Enhancements:

  • Spool-Explorer for the Web (Trial expires December 31)
    • This Portlet will allow you to view and change the attributes of spool files.
    • Hold, Release, Delete spool files from a list.
    • Switch between users to view other spool files.
    • Customize the listing of spool file details (by Nexus user).
    • Delete all spool files (displays confirmation screen).
    • View the spool files with bolding, underlining in HTML.
    • Print the spool files.
    • Change the spool file attributes.
  • Messaging for the Web (Trial expires December 31)
    • Send messages to Nexus and iSeries users.
    • A powerful HTML editor is used to allow messages to be sent with bold, emoticons, bullets etc.
    • All the sent and received messages are retained and can be displayed.
    • Display iSeries message queues. View all messages within the queues including details and secondary message text.
    • Delete messages form the queues.
    • Instant Chat allows you to start secured chat sessions amongst other Nexus users.
    • Create a friends list to see who is currently in Nexus and available for chat requests.
  • WOW changes
    • Large performance improvements in the WOW and its search response time. Also general performance improvements for movement in the WOW.
    • Redesign of the Search key popup windows. This is now handled within the Portlet and allows for a search with in the list of search keys.
    • Numerous display and flow changes to enhance flow and design with the WOW.
    • Added Mass Delete functionality for the WOW.
  • Display schemes with rounded corners.
  • New Demo site with Harmonics Wholesale theme.
  • Site level polling intervals (for the calendar and messaging Portlet’s).
  • Corrected problem with session life expiring in hours not minutes.
  • Display the Nexus release level from the Manage site link.
  • Improved WOW distribution rules to include improved search key window.
  • Redesign of the HTML edit (used in the To-Do list, WOW, Messaging for the Web) to support better from correct handling of copy and paste and improved icon display.
  • Improved new site creation process.
Fixed:
  • Fixed problems with paging through the instances.
  • Fixed several problems with links (both group and personal) and the default display of WebSmart icons.
  • Fixed a problem in the calendar were more the 50 groups would stop the adding of any new events.

Release 2.06 - 2004/07/03

Enhancements:
  • WOW support for instance level authority in addition to User and Group.
  • Redesigned Group Management UI will now allow searches and page at a time maintenance.
  • For the WOW distribution rules added a Display All ability to display all authorities and rules.
  • Improved UI for WOW and terminal Emulator configuration options.
  • Some additional WOW (Web Object Warehouse) changes to improve the UI and performance.
  • A completely new UI for adding and maintaining To Do list entry.
  • Added the ability to work with closed entries in the To Do List Portlet class.
  • Added the "Create Document" function in the WOW (Web Object Warehouse).
  • A variety of other WOW updates and enhancements.
  • The distribution rules now allow the authorities be sequenced.
  • An advanced search has been added to the WOW (Web Object Warehouse) allowing the use of key pairs.
  • The WOW (Web Object Warehouse) now supports limited Key Pairs. Each Instance can have a customized list of key pairs.
  • Some additional WOW (Web Object Warehouse) changes to improve the UI and performance.
  • A completely new UI for adding and maintaining To Do list entry.
  • Added the ability to work with closed entries in the To Do List Portlet class.
  • Added the option to display Due Dates in the To Do List.
  • A variety of other WOW updates and enhancements.
  • The distribution rules now allow the authorities be sequenced.
Fixed
  • Corrected problems with JavaScript translation for some international sites.
  • Corrected some search issues in the WOW history and Key Pairs list.
  • Corrected problems with authority usage in some instances.
  • Fixed problems with cookies being truncated in Nexus.
  • Fixed problem with links opening in the same window.
  • The Group Links Portlet class will now display both the group links followed by the current users personal links.
  • Various improvements to the install.
  • Corrected sorting and positioning for the WOW history logs.
  • Improved site creation.
  • A wide variety of improvements in validation and UI.
  • Assorted other fixes.
  • Fixed problems with cookies being truncated in Nexus.
  • Fixed problem with links opening in the same window.
  • The Group Links Portlet class will now display both the group links followed by the current users personal links.
  • Various improvements to the install.
  • Corrected sorting and positioning for the WOW history logs.
  • Improved site creation.
  • A wide variety of improvements in validation and UI.
  • Assorted other fixes.

Release 2.05 2004/04/05

Enhancements:
  • New Restore Defaults feature for instance configurations.
  • Improved UI for WOW and terminal Emulator configuration options.
  • An advanced search has been added to the WOW (Web Object Warehouse) allowing the use of key pairs.
  • The WOW (Web Object Warehouse) now supports limited Key Pairs. Each Instance can have a customized list of key pairs.
  • Some additional WOW (Web Object Warehouse) changes to improve the UI and performance.
  • A completely new UI for adding and maintaining To Do list entry.
  • Added the ability to work with closed entries in the To Do List Portlet class.
  • Added the option to display Due Dates in the To Do List.
  • Added the "Create Document" function in the WOW (Web Object Warehouse).
  • A variety of other WOW updates and enhancements.
  • The distribution rules now allow the authorities be sequenced.
Fixed
  • Corrected problems with authority usage in some instances.
  • Fixed problems with cookies being truncated in Nexus.
  • Fixed problem with links opening in the same window.
  • The Group Links Portlet class will now display both the group links followed by the current users personal links.
  • Various improvements to the install.
  • Corrected sorting and positioning for the WOW history logs.
  • Improved site creation.
  • A wide variety of improvements in validation and UI.
  • Assorted other fixes.

Release 2.04 - 2004/04/28

Enhancements:
  • An advanced search has been added to the WOW (Web Object Warehouse) allowing the use of key pairs.
  • The WOW (Web Object Warehouse) now supports limited Key Pairs. Each Instance can have a customized list of key pairs.
  • Some additional WOW (Web Object Warehouse) changes to improve the UI and performance.
Fixed
  • Fixed problems with cookies being truncated in Nexus.
  • Fixed problem with links opening in the same window.

Release 2.03 - 2004/04/01

Enhancements:
  • A completely new UI for adding and maintaining To Do list entry.
  • Added the ability to work with closed entries in the To Do List Portlet class.
  • Added the option to display Due Dates in the To Do List.
  • Added the "Create Document" function in the WOW (Web Object Warehouse).
  • A variety of other WOW updates and enhancements.
  • The distribution rules now allow the authorities be sequenced.
Fixed:
  • The Group Links Portlet class will now display both the group links followed by the current users personal links.
  • Various improvements to the install.
  • Corrected sorting and positioning for the WOW history logs.
  • Improved site creation.
  • A wide variety of improvements in validation and UI.
  • Assorted other fixes.

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