GST 3.00 new features

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.

Corresponding upgrade guide: GST 3.00 upgrade guide.

These changes and enhancements are relevant to this publication.

Table 1. General
Overview	Reference
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.

Table 2. DB Explorer
Overview	Reference
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 3. Meta-Schema Manager
Overview	Reference
HTML meta-schema documentation provides details of all database objects and facilitates global schema review.	See Generate meta-schema documentation.

Table 4. 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 5. 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 6. Genero Report Writer
Overview	Reference
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.	See Deployment architecture.

Table 7. Reporting Functions
Overview
A new API can programatically set the value of environment or user-defined variables. Warning: This function is not yet implemented in C#.	See `setEnvironment` (GRW for Java, GRW for PHP).

Table 8. 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 9. 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.	No additional reference.