What's New in Mongoose 9.03.12

This topic describes the changes made for Mongoose, Release 9.03.12. The changes listed here are in addition to or supersede other changes made (for 9.03.00, 9.03.10, and 9.03.11), as described elsewhere in these release notes.

New, simplified installer

Mongoose now has a new, simplified installer. For more information, see the Infor Mongoose Installation Guide.

New Form Wizards and New Data Maintenance Wizard now available in the web client

You can now create forms of nearly any type in the web client, using the newly created New Form Wizards and New Data Maintenance Wizard in the HTML5 Web Designer. (The only form you currently cannot create in the web client is the FormOnly form.) Most procedures for creating these forms is virtually the same as in the traditional WinStudio Design Mode, but there are some differences, so be sure to consult the online help when using the new ones.

Windows Server 2016 certification

Infor Mongoose is now certified to run in Windows Server 2016, including the latest IIS version.

Centralized services polling

Mongoose now provides the ability to select a site coordinator configuration that is used to track which configurations the services last polled, so that the configurations are polled cyclically and not polled as frequently. This feature saves system resources in an environment that has many configurations.

Infor Framework services enhancements

We made a number of enhancements to the way Infor Framework services operate:

  • The Infor Framework Windows Service has been enhanced to allow additional time for current working threads to complete before shutting down. We created an algorithm to monitor active working threads. Only when they have all complete, then, does the shutdown proceed.
  • The Infor Framework Taskman Service now has an additional configuration setting that limits the total number of working threads that can exist at any one time. In cases where there is a setting for the maximum number of configuration threads, this setting takes precedence. Administrators can update/set this by editing the MaxLocalTasks setting in the Taskman.config file.
  • The Infor Framework Event Service now ignores invalid configurations during polling and continues processing valid configurations. During the Service Health Check report operation, then, the Event Service reports the invalid configuration so that appropriate action can be taken.

Web Designer help now online

Previously, the help topics for the new HTML5 Web Designer was published in the form of a PDF guide. This help has been updated and incorporated into the online help to make it easier to access. The PDF guide is being discontinued.

New option to create custom report paper sizes (not just for reports)

You now have the option to create custom paper sizes for report outputs, in addition to the standard sizes already supported. In addition to report outputs, these paper sizes can be used for custom shipping labels, oversize documents, product tags, and so on. A new form, Report Paper Sizes, has been created to allow you to created and maintain your custom paper sizes.

In addition a new "standard" size has been created to allow for DataView report outputs to Excel and PDF files. These are calculated at run time, based on the number and size of columns in a DataView report.

SVG graphics support

We now support the use of SVG-formatted image files.

Notes status indicator

You can now determine when a document note is present for the current object.

From the Mongoose main toolbar, a circular indicator is displayed on the upper-right corner of the Notes icon when there are existing document notes. This indicator is not displayed if there are no notes in the record.

FlexLayout development enhancements

We enhanced several aspects of the FlexLayout component to make them easier to work with during development activities:

  • We created a new dialog box, Contained Components, to make it easier to resequence components contained within the FlexLayout component.
  • We added right-click menus to make it easier to identify and select FlexLayout components and their contained components in Report-type forms, especially for contained components that use a Fill orientation within the FlexLayout component.
  • We made it easier to recognize which component is the "active" component by highlighting the selected component, whether it is the FlexLayout component itself or a contained component.

Process default for Form Sync notification

A new process default, FormSync notifications email address, is created to store the email address that is required in Form Sync upgrade and patch command line options.

This contact information is difficult to maintain in form synchronization. You can set up this process default so that you do not have to adjust the batch or script files when this contact information changes.

File Server for Report Output Files

Configuration Manager now has an additional setting where you can specify a file server for redirecting or reading report output files. This location acts as a backup in case the local file system gets shut down or pulled out from the application site.

The file server details are displayed on the Background Task History form if a report task has been processed and uses the file server. You can use this information to retrieve the file even if the configuration changes later.

You can use the Cloud Server check box so the system automatically adds a new entry on File Servers and File Server Logical Folders form for Amazon Web Services if the entries do not exist yet.

The Report Output Files form automatically retrieves a report on the file server if that report is generated while the Report Server is configured in Configuration Manager.

Note that not all reports on the Report Output Files form are read on the file server as some of these reports may be generated without the Report Server settings.