Sunday, November 30, 2003
New Build Posted.
New updates posted including a number of new features including a functioning import/export and batch and summary calculation settings.
We're still finalizing the user interface on the import/export and may still change it some but the new post makes a lot of things work considerably better.
While you may be able to use the refresh post (http://www.foxfirereporting.com/livedesign/ff80.zip) I advise grabbing the full install - http://www.foxfirereporting.com/livedesign/ff80setup.exe
More details will be posted a bit later as I walk through these features but:
a) you can drag/drop requests onto the Export folder, then click Export to export them.
b) you can select the Import option and import in existing exported entries.
c) drag and drop items into the Batch folder (you may need to drag lower onto the tree than the New Batch folder - try right below the Previous batches) - if you click on Run Batch, then you can run them right away.
d) Summary calculations may be added and changed (but there may be some bugs there).
e) The Output screen is now ready for Report usage. We're still finishing off items like Style and support for the other report types.
f) The Filter screen is much more solid but is still missing things like Ask At Runtime control support in the designer itself.
g) You can use the built-in Styles for features like Show Comments on Header or Footer.
h) the Cross-tab is working fairly well but will be updated further this week.
i) the new Output dialog is getting there so you can view the SQL and edit the layout while previewing the report.
j) the filter screen now has a Replicate button which copies the currently selected filter and a ( ) button which wraps the selected item with open and closing parentheses. (we're still finalizing this)
Some Bad things to be aware of:
1) When coming back to the Request Manager, it sometimes highlights multiple requests instead of the current one.
2) When creating a new cross-tab, it doesn't show the full cross-tab yet. Modify it in the Data Item tab and then close and re-open the request.
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