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26 Jun 2022 10:39 AMUpdate 5.20.1 Alpha
New: BusinessCollection.Import can now merge matched rows giving preference to either the imported row or existing row.
New: BusinessCollection.Import can now import from multiple line fields to one. If the property is of type MultipleLineText then the system will look for a column in the import ending in Line1, Line2, etc. For example, PostalAddressLine1, PostalAddressLine2 and PostalAddressLine3 will be imported into PostalAddress.
New: BusinessCollection.Import can specify the date format being imported as one of the following:
- Day Month Year
- Month Day Year
- Year Month Day
New: Common.ConvertToDateTime(DateTimeText, GenericDateFormat) has been added to enable manual sorting within the parent group.
New: Group.Position has been added to enable manual sorting within the parent group.
New: All Articles menu item under content management.
New: Many functions on business objects have been modified to return self.
New: All object properties including application and collection now can specify where the Repository is.
Fix: Error when adding a promotion.
Fix: After adding a promotion it returns to the list.
Fix: An object's item and collection properties filter and sort attributes are no longer visible and cannot be edited by the user.
Fix: Group.GetActiveMembershipCount returns an error when Group.MaximumMemberships set.
Fix: The actual error when making a payment is now displayed correctly.
Fix: CollectionClassDefintion.GenerteHTML merge expressions.
18 Jun 2022 10:39 AMUpdate 5.20.0 Alpha
New: BusinessCollection.Import will now except JSON and XML.
New: BusinessCollection.Import new excepts two more parameters MatchItemBy which except a unique column name and UpdateMatches which specified whether to skip or update rows that match.
New: JSON and XML exports now include both the ID and FileName along with ToString in a sub-element for Item types. When an item's property is referenced (i.e. Country.Code) then the system will create a sub-element for it. When multiple are grouped together (i.e. Country,Country.Code,Country.Name) then they will be grouped in the same sub-elememt.
New: XML export format now uses the definition name as the element name and ID is a sub-element, not an attribute.
Fix: JSON export now has the correct file extension.
New: BusinessCollection.IsExistingItem and BusinessCollection.Item now except a dictionary of name value pairs. It will first look for FileName and if not available use ID.
New: BusinessCollection.FilterOnIDFileNameOrUniqueValues now except a dictionary or array of dictionary of name value pairs. It will first look for FileName and if not available use ID.
New: Common.XMLToObject converts xml to an array/dictionary the same format as Common.JSONToObject.
Fix: JSON export now has the correct file extension.
Fix: Submit name in defintion inspector.
13 Jun 2022 11:13 AMUpdate 5.19.0 Alpha
New: ValueDefinitionAttribute.StoreSessionOnly had been replaced by enumeration ValueDefinitionAttribute.Repository which indicate where the value is stored:
Database: stores in a column in the table.More Info: stores the name and value in a JSON column named More Info.Request: stores only for the current request.Session: stores in the user's session state.Application: stores in the application state.
New: JSON table column MoreInfo replaces XML table column CustomProperties to store the custom properties in a name value collection.
New: PaymentMethod.MoreInfo and Email.MoreInfo have been created to store the custom properties from the inherited classes. For example, SecurePayPaymentMethod.MerchantID, OrderEmail.OrderStatus, etc.
New: A table column has been created for each custom property and the following system properties:
GatewayPaymentMethod.ReconciliationRequiredGatewayPaymentMethod.VerificationRequiredWithStoredPaymentMethodOrderItem.RegularPriceServiceBooking.AdditionalInformation
New: ClassDefinitionAttribute.BaseType returns one of the following:
- BusinessApplication
- BusinessCollection
- BusinessCollectionItem
New: JavaScript function to create a tabs on the client-side. To use set class="tabs" on the container element. The same element must have a child element of nav, to hold the table of contents, and one or more elements with an id for each content section. For example:
<div class="tabs">
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="#content-one"><span>Content Section One</span></a></li>
<li><a href="#content-two"><span>Content Section Two</span></a></li>
<li><a href="#content-three"><span>Content Section Three</span></a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
<div id="content-one">Content section one here...</div>
<div id="content-two">Content section two here...</div>
<div id="content-three">Content section three here...</div>
</div>
New: Definition inspector has been overhauled with a new look. You can also add a collection class or property directly via the inspector and it will add the table or column in the database if need be.
New: The dashboard shop now lists all products to easily add products to the cart without multiple roundtrips to the server to do so. A client-side search and filter by category have also been added to make it easy for the customer to find what they want fast.
New: ItemTypes.InheritsRank is a calculated column on the table used for sorting.
New: CustomDefinitionNamesStartWith now defaults to underscore if not provided.
New: ValueDefinitionAttribute.SQLDataType returns the data type required to store the property value in an SQL table column. For example, HTML = nvarchar(max), ID = int, Money = decimal(19,3), etc.
Fix: Error in MoneyDefinitionAttribute.FormatValue when round to value is whole number.
Fix: Error in EnumerationDefinitionAttribute.CompareValues when enumeration name passed.
Fix: GetCollection now throws an appropriate error if not found.
Fix: To output of ConvertSiteToXHTMLCompliant.
Fix: To the attributes of the following properties:
AutomatedTask.URLAutomatedTask.DurationCourseResult.CompletedOnEmail.FromEmailAddressEmail.ReplyEmailAddressEmail.MergeCollectionEmail.MergePropertyForRecipientEmail.MergeFilterExpressionEmail.MergeSortOrder.DiscountTaxRateOrder.FreightTaxRateOrderItem.TaxRatePayment.ProcessingFeeTaxRatePaymentMethod.CurrencyPaymentMethod.ProcessingFeePercentagePromotion.DiscountRateSubscription.AutoRenewDueTask.URLToRunTask.PercentageCompleteTaxRate.RateUser.PasswordLastUpdatedOn
