Developer Studio

The following are upgrade considerations and product changes for Developer Studio:

As of Version 7 Release 7.03, the Composer (Layout) tool, in the Create with drop-down menus, is now called the Composer tool.
As of Version 7 Release 7.02, the Developer Studio QuickLinks window is turned off by default. If you need to access QuickLinks, select QuickLinks from the View menu (when you are in the Developer Studio Explorer).
As of Version 7 Release 7.02, the default stylesheet has been added to a report created from the Match tool and therefore, grids will not be on because the stylesheet has GRID=OFF. In previous releases, a report created from the Match tool displayed the report with grids on (GRID=ON).
As of Version 7 Release 7.02, multi-select drop-down lists will not display quotation marks around values in the interface. Quotation marks are not shown on the interface even if Yes is selected for the Add quotes property of the drop-down list.
As of Version 7 Release 7.02, using the Synonym Editor or the DataMigrator Console to open or create a Master File containing field names, such as YEAR, MONTH, and DAY display the field names in red and show:
```
FOC32447: Name with restricted usage: (fieldname)
```
Additionally, when saving the Master File with these field names, you receive the following pop-up message:
```
Error: Validation failed for (app/master filename). Do you want to continue?
```
Note: This behavior only occurs when these field names are in uppercase. If the field names are in mixed-case or lowercase, the field name is not displayed in red and there are no warning messages.
As of Version 7 Release 7.02, if the authorization to ReportCaster is not provided or fails, you will be re-prompted for credentials.
In Version 7 Release 7.02, in HTML Composer, a raw value was returned along with the display value when using the HOLD FORMAT XML command for a date-time value, and that raw value was used in processing. As of Version 7 Release 7.03, the display value is used in processing, instead of the unformatted value.
As of Version 7 Release 7.01, a Document Composer procedure that contains any procedure code prior to the first report component is automatically inherited by the Page Master. If you have a Document Composer procedure created prior to Version 7 Release 7.01, you must either manually copy any procedure code prior to the first report component to the Page Master or reopen the procedure in Document Composer and save it, which causes an automatic copy.
As of Version 7 Release 7.01, the SET TEMPDIR parameter has been removed from the SET tool.
As of Version 7 Release 7, under the Window\Options\Reporting tab, the drop-down box in the Default Style Sheet section has been changed to specify a Default Style Template. The Default Style Template contains three sections - Local Projects, Data Servers and Managed Reporting. Each points to a StyleSheet file that resides on the WebFOCUS Reporting Server in the home/etc directory by default. These StyleSheet references can be modified to use another StyleSheet file, if desired. The default template file is DEFAULT.STL.
As of Version 7 Release 7, there is no connection between the credentials provided in the WebFOCUS Environment Properties and the HTML page. Therefore, each time an HTML page is run, a prompt for credentials will occur.
As of Version 7 Release 7, a prompt for reporting server credentials no longer occurs at run time, if the HTML page does not contain a server request. This applies to closed HTML files. If an open file is run, the server is unknown and the prompt will occur.
As of Version 7 Release 7, when a procedure is referenced in the HTML Composer, the server at the page level is used, not the server at the Domain level.
As of Version 7 Release 7, existing HTML forms with Schedule buttons, created prior to Version 7.6.9, should be opened and resaved in the HTML Composer to avoid an authorization error at run time. The Schedule option is only available in the HTML Composer if you are licensed to use ReportCaster.
As of Version 7 Release 7, there is a new property on the Property Sheet in HTML Composer for controls that support List Box, Drop down, and check box. It is called Multiple: Add quotes. By default, values in a multi-select setting will no longer be enclosed in quotation marks. If you want quotation marks, you need to set this new property.
As of Version 7 Release 7, in HTML Composer, when controls are chained and the first control is selected, the Remove from current chain button on the toolbar is enabled. This allows the user to remove the first control from the chain.
As of Version 7 Release 7, the behavior of a Double List control has been put back to how it is in Version 7 Release 6.9. The Selected value, if specified, or the first value will be moved to the right-side of the control. The value will be selected and the Run button can be clicked immediately after the page loads to run a report.
As of Version 7 Release 7, in HTML Composer, spaces are no longer suppressed in front of numeric values in controls. This is because the display value comes from the server with the spaces.
As of Version 7 Release 7, you can close the Properties and settings dialog box in HTML Composer by clicking the X at the top-right corner. However, once it is closed, you cannot reopen the dialog box by clicking on the control for which it was opened or by clicking on another control. To open the Properties and settings dialog box again, select Properties and settings from the View menu.
As of Version 7 Release 7, Managed Reporting Saved Parameter reports created from an HTML form in HTML Composer have the Restrict Developer Access property enabled. This is because Saved Parameter reports should not be edited due to their internal structure.
As of Version 7 Release 7, the animation speed property indicates the speed for switching between pages in an accordion control when using a Rich Internet Application (RIA). Previously, animation speed was indicated with numbers, in seconds, from 1 through infinity. Animation speed options now appear as Very Slow, Slow, Normal, Fast, and Very Fast, and are available from the Animation Speed drop-down list in the Properties tab of the Properties window. Normal is the default animation speed for an accordion control.
As of Version 7 Release 7, when migrating from a non-RIA page to a RIA page, any JavaScript calls that go against the controls cannot be in the window_onload function because the controls are not available until the RIA framework completely loads in the browser. This means that these JavaScript calls need to be moved out of the window_onload function and placed in other functions that get called after the page and RIA framework are loaded.
As of Version 7 Release 7, in Document Composer, Compound Documents using Active Technologies now have a more WYSIWYG look between design and run time. This is due to the addition of a new parameter in the Compound Document, ACTIVE_MEASURE=PTS, which is automatically added to the SECTION part of the Compound syntax.
As of Version 7 Release 7, when creating a Compound Layout Report with Document Composer syntax, the graph syntax has been modified. The Document Composer generates the following graph syntax and adds it to the procedure (.fex):
- COMPONENT-TYPE=GRAPH
- The Graph request includes ON GRAPH HOLD AS HOLD FORMAT X, where X is the format.
- A dummy table request is no longer included in the procedure (.fex).
Additionally, the Document Composer migrates existing graph syntax from previous releases to the updated graph syntax.
As of Version 7 Release 7, the Toggle selection option, located on the New Parameters dialog box in the HTML Composer, has been renamed to Create controls for all Parameters.
As of Version 7 Release 7, when using a Rich Internet Application (RIA) with an accordion control in the HTML Composer, double-clicking within an accordion control closes the selected page and opens the next page of the accordion control. Previously, the default action when double-clicking within an accordion control created additional pages.
As of Version 7 Release 7, the New Parameters dialog box in the HTML Composer creates a new single layer form as the default parameter grouping option. The single layer form contains all of the elements within a single group box. This option is set from the Settings dialog box.
As of Version 7 Release 7, when creating a report or graph in the HTML Composer and Document Composer, the right-click context menu has been modified. The right-click context menu for an empty report or graph object shows the New Report or New Graph option. After a report or graph is created, the right-click context menu shows options to open the object.
As of Version 7 Release 7, when inserting ActiveX or Visual Discovery controls from the HTML Composer in Developer Studio, the process of inserting the graphical components has been separated. Select ActiveX Control or Visual Discovery Control from the Insert menu. The cursor changes into a crosshair. Click and drag the crosshair to create the selected control and adjust it to the size you want. The Insert ActiveX dialog box opens, showing only the controls for the selected graphical component, either ActiveX or Visual Discovery.
Tip: The ActiveX icon, located on the Components toolbar in the HTML Composer, also enables you to select ActiveX Control or Visual Discovery Control as the graphical component. If no control type is selected from the ActiveX icon drop-down list, ActiveX Control is the default. For more information about Visual Discovery, see the Using WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Components With Developer Studio manual.
As of Version 7 Release 7, the appearance of the Define tool window in Developer Studio has been enlarged for easier viewing of the options and Fields List. The Define tool enables you to create a virtual field as a component in a reporting procedure.
As of Version 7 Release 7, the Define tool icon has been changed. The Define tool enables you to create a virtual field as a component in a reporting procedure. The Define tool icon is available from the Component Connector toolbox in the Procedure Viewer and from the Setup toolbar in Report Painter, among other graphical tools available in Developer Studio.
As of Version 7 Release 7, the Unbound box located on the Parameters tab of the HTML Composer has been renamed to Unbound Parameters for easier understanding. If you deselect the Create control option from the New Parameters dialog box in the HTML Composer, the deselected parameter name is added to the Unbound Parameters box on the Parameters tab.
As of Version 7 Release 7, when adding a Tab Control, Double List Control, Search Control, or Paging Control in the HTML Composer, resizing the outermost box of the control on the Design canvas automatically resizes all of the contents within the object.

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