This publication includes information about new features and changes in existing
functionality.
Important:
This page covers only those new features introduced with the Genero Studio version
specified in the page title. Check prior new features pages if you migrate from an earlier
version. Make sure to also read the upgrade guide corresponding to this version.
Important:
This version of GST is desupported, use a more recent version of the
product.
Important:
Please read GST 2.51 new features, for a list of features that were introduced
with the Genero Mobile 1.0 release.
Corresponding upgrade guide: GST 3.00 upgrade guide.
Previous new features page: GST 2.51 new features
These changes and enhancements are relevant to this publication.
Table 1. General
Overview |
Reference |
Genero Studio now supports Genero, Genero Report Writer for BDL, and
Genero Mobile from a single installation. |
N/A |
Genero Studio now supports the Genero Browser Client (GBC). |
See Configure for the Web client. |
Genero Studio now supports connecting to the application server using
HTTPS. |
See Configure for the Web client. |
Generate a Genero archive (GAR) from Studio, for deployment to the GAS. |
See Packaging for the GAS |
Genero Studio gives the ability to locate a document in the File Browser, in a BA
diagram, or in the System File Browser (the file browser of the operating system). The new System
File Browser feature facilitates the use of system file explorer integrated tools, such as SVN or
Git integration. |
See Locate a file (starting at Project Manager) or File Browser. |
New configuration option for GAS, allowing the ability to run and debug Web
services from Genero Studio. |
See Configure for the Web client. |
Table 2. Project Manager
Overview |
Reference |
The properties Web Service and Web Service URL suffix have been
added for the Application node, allowing the ability to run and debug Web services from Genero Studio. |
See Properties of nodes in the Projects view. |
Table 3. DB Explorer
Overview |
Reference |
DB Explorer module introduced to view and modify data in database tables and
to test SQL query results. With this tool, you can right-click on forms, reports and Web services to
view the data. |
See DB Explorer. |
DB Explorer expands support of SQL commands, in addition to
SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , and
DELETE . |
See DB Explorer and Write a SQL query by hand. |
Table 5. Genero Mobile
Overview |
Reference |
You can debug an application deployed to a mobile device. With
this new feature, the application is running on the mobile device and the Graphical Debugger is able
to attach to the process. |
See Attach the Graphical Debugger to a mobile process |
The DBAPP_MOBILE environment variable
provides warning messages regarding features not supported by mobile devices during the compilation
of applications generated by the Business Application Modeler. |
See DBAPP_MOBILE. |
Table 6. Business Application Modeler
Overview |
Reference |
Publish JSON Web services via the Business Application Modeler. |
See JSON Web services in BAM. |
SOAP Web services enhanced with XML and XSD Schema Serialization attributes. |
See Web Service entity. |
Table 7. Code Editor
Overview |
Reference |
Code Editor supports a horizontal view in the Diff tool, in addition to the
vertical view of previous versions. |
See Using the Diff tool. |
Table 8. Form Designer
Overview |
Reference |
Support for new Form properties: keyboardHint , completer ,
wantFixedPageSize , action , Disclosure
Indicator |
See Form Designer properties. |
Support for new DateTimeEdit widget. |
See DateTimeEdit. |
Table 9. Search
Overview |
Reference |
Search Results pane displays an improved search view, to include previous and
current search results organized as a collapsible tree. |
See Search Results view. |
Table 10. Genero Report Writer
Overview |
Reference |
Genero Report Viewer for HTML5 provides a browser equivalent of the Genero
Report Viewer. |
See fgl_report_selectDevice. |
A command-line utility checks and upgrades report design documents
(.4rp) files in batch. |
See Update report design documents to the current version. |
Report templates provide a wizard-based method for creating report design
documents (.4rp) from a generic report design. The wizard allows you to bind
repeating sections, add fields, and bind placeholders and parameters from a data schema, in order to
create a stand-alone report design document. A library of report templates have been provided, and
you can create your own templates. A template expansion mechanism is available as a command line
tool, usable from applications for generic reports. |
See Create and manage report templates. |
The report engine now limits the number worker threads in distributed mode, to
prevent memory exhaustion in times of critical load. Change the default value (25 threads) with the
environment variable GRE_MAX_CONCURRENT_JOBS . |
See GRE_MAX_CONCURRENT_JOBS |
You can now configure the default output directory for the Genero Report Engine with the
GREOUTPUTDIR environment variable. |
See GREOUTPUTDIR. |
There is an improved architecture using HTTP for previewing documents in a distributed setup.
Besides improvements in performance, the solution no longer requires the
installation of a DVM on the remote machine. |
See Deployment architecture. |
Table 12. Genero Report Designer
Overview |
Reference |
Genero Report Designer provides a LastPageFooter section property. |
See Section (section). |
Support of Intelligent Mail bar code type. |
See intelligent-mail. |
New smartParse bar code property for bar code Code-128. When
enabled, this allows you to enter the bar code value, and the internal code will be computed for you
resulting in the shortest visual representation. |
See Smart Parse (smartParse) and code-128. |
New gs1* bar code aliases. |
See Bar Code type listing. |
Table 13. Graphical Debugger
Overview |
Reference |
You can debug an already running process by attaching to the process. The process can be
running locally or on a remote computer. Attaching to a remote process allows you to debug an
application at a production site where Genero Studio is not installed. |
See Debug a running program. |
You can debug an application deployed to a mobile device. With
this new feature, the application is running on the mobile device and the Graphical Debugger is able
to attach to the process. |
See Attach the Graphical Debugger to a mobile process |
You can debug Web services: server, client or both. |
See Debug a Web services server application. |