GRW 4.01 upgrade guide

Review when migrating to GRW 4.01.

Important:

This is an incremental upgrade guide that covers only topics related to the Genero Studio version specified in the page title. Check prior upgrade guides if you migrate from an earlier version. Make sure to also read about the new features for this version.

Corresponding new features page: GRW 4.01 new features.

Previous upgrade guide: GRW 4.00 upgrade guide

Report design documents

Update report design documents (.4rp) to the current version by using the gsreport command line utility. For further information, see Update report design documents to the current version.

Project Manager build rules updated to include gremkstr

Starting with GRW 4.01.02, the gremkstr tool has been added to the default build rules of Project Manager, to compile localized string files (.str) included in the project. The gremkstr tool is provided as part of the Genero Report Engine.

To learn more about the gremkstr tool, see gremkstr.

Views can be used when generating reports

Views can be used as-is in report creation, as the Business Application Modeler does not require a view to have a Unique Key or Primary Key to generate the report application.

Prior to GRW 4.01.02, errors could be written to the Output Panel when views were used; this no longer happens.

Special characters and spaces are handled when extracting schemas

Spaces and special characters in database tables and views are handled when a schema is extracted.

Prior to GRW 4.01.02, database tables and views with spaces or special characters in their names or in their column names were not handled when a schema was extracted.

Changes in earlier versions

Make sure to check the upgrade notes of earlier versions, to not miss changes introduced in maintenance releases. For more details, go to GRW 4.00 upgrade guide.