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EMu 3.1 / 3.2 New Features

EMu 3.1 / 3.2 New Features. Bernard Marshall Chief Technology Officer KE Software. EMu releases in 2006. Three versions released: 3.1.01 – 28 Feb 2006 3.1.02 – 16 Apr 2006 3.2.01 – 26 Jun 2006 Two versions remaining for EMu 3.2: 3.2.02 – 15 Sep 2006 3.2.03 – Dec 2006

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EMu 3.1 / 3.2 New Features

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  1. EMu 3.1 / 3.2New Features Bernard MarshallChief Technology OfficerKE Software

  2. EMu releases in 2006 • Three versions released: • 3.1.01 – 28 Feb 2006 • 3.1.02 – 16 Apr 2006 • 3.2.01 – 26 Jun 2006 • Two versions remaining for EMu 3.2: • 3.2.02 – 15 Sep 2006 • 3.2.03 – Dec 2006 • Policy of frequent releases. • Clients select releases based on features they require.

  3. Record Level Security 3.1.01 • Provides security on a per record basis for: • Display • Edit • Delete • Can use any fields to form part of security (e.g. Department). • Security can be set for users, groups or everyone. • Require daSecurity privilege to change security settings. • [restricted] displayed for “hidden” records, empty for reports. • Security built into server, so enforced for all access.

  4. Data Import Facility 3.2.01 • Import data in Tab delimited, CSV or XML format. • Replicates the interactive insertion mechanism: • Default values added • Uniqueness checks performed • Unique number assignment • Mandatory fields checked • Auto fill applied • Any special on-save processing executed • Requires daImport privilege in addition to normal permissions.

  5. Data Import Facility 3.2.01 • Wizard to guide you through the import process. • Record creation and update supported. • Multimedia can be imported with resolutions generated. • Record attachment supported for references: • Create new record • Use first match • Ask which match to use • Generate an error • Import report and error file produced as output. • Batch identifier can be assigned to records imported.

  6. Page View 3.1.01 • Fully customisable record display view. • Any XSLT based report can be used. • Access to data fields controlled by field/record security. • Support for simple HTML documents. • Support for complex XSLT templates. • View integrated into standard EMu environment.

  7. Help System 3.1.02 • Help converted from HTML to Windows CHM format. • Help restructured to present consistent view. • Administration section added. • FAQ section added. • Context sensitive help for all commands and dialogues. • Documentation complete for all aspects of the system. • Field level help module.

  8. New Index Types 3.1.01 • Index support for ISNULL and NOT ISNULL searching(that is !* and * queries). • Index support for leading letter pattern searches(that is a*, abc{a-e}*, ^ab?, etc.). • New Admin Task to view current indexing information. • Registry entries used to configure indexing: System|Setting|Table|table|Stem Index|colname;colname;...System|Setting|Table|table|Phonetic Index|colname;colname;...System|Setting|Table|table|Null Index|colname;colname;...System|Setting|Table|table|Partial Index|colname=parts;colname=parts;...

  9. HTML mark-up for Narratives 3.2.02 • Narratives module supports HTML mark-up. • Integrated HTML editor with support for external editors. • Only “body” part of mark-up stored in module. • Formatting allows for greater control over narrative layout. • Text only narratives still supported.

  10. Copy/Paste from List Mode 3.1.01 • Current or selected rows copied to Windows clipboard. • Various formats supported: • BIFF (Excel) • HTML • CSV • Text • Copy limited only by amount of PC’s memory.

  11. Resources 3.1.01 • Allows web searches to be launched based on data in current record. • Resources defined in Registry, with Resource menu built dynamically. • Simple XML based language used to define resource. • Resource can be any document type (e.g. Word document).

  12. Batch update tools • Tools to allow batch updates of related data: • Relocation tool 3.1.01 • Taxonomic Re-identification tool 3.1.01 • Revaluation tool 3.2.02 • Condition check tool 3.2.03

  13. Image resolution for Reports 3.2.02 • Set image resolution to use for reports with multimedia. • Reduces network traffic when generating reports. • Allows high resolution master images to be hidden.

  14. Web Services Integration 3.2.02 • Standard Web Services structure added to EMu. • Web-based support for: • Object Locator • Web maps • DiGIR (Distributed Generic Information Retrieval) • Portal • Client-based support for: • Object Locator • Web maps

  15. Other features • Global Edit option to remove blank rows. 3.1.02 • New Find a Prompt facility. 3.1.02 • Objects (Perm) and Objects (Temp) added to Locations. 3.2.02 • Search feedback. 3.1.01 • Add terms to attachment lookup. 3.1.01 • Change of Ditto record applied to all windows. 3.2.01 • Ditto Tab. 3.1.01 • XSLT reports. 3.1.01

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