Enhancements and revisions in Adagio DataCare 9.1A (2014.02.19)
Features
Compatible with Adagio xConsole. Previous versions of DataCare could not be shut down by xConsole and the program displayed error messages rather than shutting down. This has been corrected for all current versions of Adagio modules as of this release of DataCare. Earlier versions will have the problem. If you have Adagio Console and use xConsole to shutdown or schedule shutdowns of DataCare you should install DataCare last. See the Installing topic below for further information. In addition, when a user attempts to start DataCare during a scheduled shut down they now see the message "System currently locked by Adagio Console. Cannot proceed. " rather than "Critical Error: [5300] unknown error creating application."
Supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) / Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for secure email servers. Added option 'Use TLS/SSL' added to Email tab in the Company Profile.
When running a delayed Job with 'Require exclusive access' on, if another user logs in after the delayed Job is initiated but has not reached its time to run, preventing the Job from running, a failure email is now sent. Previously the Job aborted.
When running a Job that does not require exclusive access, if another user is running Adagio and data files are open, the open files will now be backed up to the zip file. Therefore all files will be contained in the backup regardless, unlike previous versions where open files were excluded. In previous versions, the incomplete backup would cause the Job to fail if 'Backup error considered a fail' was on. This is no longer the case - the Job does not fail. Therefore, to see if other users were in Adagio when the Job was run you must now look at the log, where all users logged in will be listed. Typically DataCare runs after hours and if files are open it is likely because a user forgot to log out - they are not posting or running other functions. Therefore the backup created is likely to be viable.
You can now add "/s" to the file path in the 'Include folder/file' field (Company Profile, Backup tab) to include subfolders rather than having to specify them individually. Acceptable formats are:
C:\SOFTRAK\DATA\PDFs\ /s (*.*/s is assumed)
C:\SOFTRAK\DATA\REPORTS\wildcard /s (wildcard example: *.PDF)
Backup automatically includes important INI files from \softrak\system in the backup zip file.
Backup automatically includes Automation files (*.aaf) from \softrak\automation folder in the backup zip file for Adagio Console users.
The DataCare log and History now record the version of the Application being checked. For example: "Adagio Payables 8.1F (131223): File Integrity".
The DataCare log and History now record the version of the Adagio Data Source (ADS) in use at the time of the run. For example: " ADS Version: 1.12.54.3097".
The DataCare log and History now record an error when copying a backup zip file was not successful. For example: "Backup failed. Unable to copy backup file to \\OurOtherServer\DailyBackups\.". If the option 'Backup error considered a fail' is enabled the Job will be a fail.
The backup zip file viewer (opened from the Restore button in History) now shows the path of extra files included with the application data files. Including automatically backed up files, such as \softrak\system for INI files, and additional files specified in 'Include files from these folders' in the Company Profile, Backup tab.
You can delete Runs from History without deleting backup zip files. Previous versions always deleted backup files. When you delete Run(s) from History for which backup zip file(s) exist, DataCare asks do "Do you wish to delete the associated archive file(s)?". You can respond Yes or No, or Cancel to retain both the runs and the associated files. The message on completion indicates the number of runs and files deleted. For example: "Process complete. x runs were deleted. "y associated archive files were deleted".
Alt-X now selects the Excel Direct button on grids where it is available.
Most Access Violation (AV) errors are now recorded in an exception log text file. The file is\softrak\datacare\datacare.error.log.
Added User Preferences, allowing you to set certain options by user that were previously global.
You can now specify a desktop background color, image and/or text constant to display on the Adagio desktop.
The option 'Alphabetically sorted field list' has been added (in the User Preferences function). Turn this option on if you want field lists in the Column Editor and Filters fields sorted alphabetically.
Column Editor settings are now saved by grid by user by database.
The Open Data screen can be sized horizontally to allow you to see the full data path. You can now use Alt-B to open the browse and Alt-F (for Favorites) to open the previously opened list.
The Adagio menu now includes the module from which it was selected to allow you to quickly open another instance of the same module.
The Shade Color for reports found in the Report Options tab in User Preferences now uses the full color pallet rather than just 8 solid colors.
Listing button added on the Group Setup window prints all options or enabled options only for a range of groups.
New splash screen with an updated look.
The F1 key now launches Help when no windows are open.
The Help | About screen has been redesigned and includes a link to a documentation page for the module that shows New Features and manuals. Added a Consultant tab showing the contact information for your Adagio consultant if they have enabled this option at your site.
Exception errors including Access Violations in the \Softrak\DataCare\DataCare.error.log file.
Installs the AdagioPDF printer driver. All reports and printouts from Adagio can be printed to the AdagioPDF printer to create a PDF document in the data folder.
DataCare 9.0A was updated from version 7 to version 8.5 of the Crystal Reports print engine. When installing Adagio for use with Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008 and previous versions), this necessitated manually copying the crystal folder from the main windows folder to the windows under each user. For example, on Server 2003 you had to copy the crystal folder from C:\windows\ to C:\Documents and Settings\username\windows. This is no longer required. The install and workstation installs will do the copy. The DataCare program will also do the copy if possible, which will avoid the need to do a workstation install in some cases.
Problems Fixed
Purging History using 'Runs older than' a date from a station on a LAN was extremely slow on data with a large number of runs.
The file DCWINERR in the data folder was appended with the contents of the log for every run and never purged. This file does not need to accumulate the details of run as History records the logs for all runs. The file is now purged before each run.
DataCare displayed the error "No arguments from format '%s" when you opened the program if the Data Integrity Check function was open in another module.
When running a scheduled Job that failed because another user was in Adagio, causing the backup to fail, some fields from the On Success tab in the Company Profile were used rather than the fields from the On Failure tab, for example the Email CC address.
If you created a batch in Adagio Receivables (including from other modules, such as running Day End in OrderEntry) while DataCare was open, DataCare reported a false Application Integrity Error in for Receivables (did not happen if DataCare was closed and reopened).
Underlines on toolbar buttons did not have Alt-key shortcuts.