BCD Tech Blog

Nexus 4.03 is now available for download. This version includes all previous changes, as well as these recent fixes and improvements:

• Resolved issue where no message is given if the incorrect password is entered on the “Work with User” page.
• Title attribute now exists on the Portlet Options.
• Nexus now remembers the original location request when handling an expired session.
• Resolved drag and drop issues in Internet Explorer 9.
• Resolved issue where after Portlet Details screen was closed, the pencil icon didn’t work.

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This is a followup to our October 19, 2011 Minimum OS/400 Release Level Notification for BCD products.

As of later this month V5R4 will be the minimum OS/400 release level supported by most BCD product releases as well as any software updates we create.

The following versions of our products are the last releases that can be installed on OS/400 V5r3:

• WebSmart ILE 9.0
• WebSmart PHP 4.0
• Clover 3.0
• Presto 3.8
• Catapult 7.71
• Nexus 4.03
• ProGen Plus 9.6
• Spool-Explorer/400 4.52
• File-Flash Plus 4.5
• DbGen 2.5
• Docu-Mint 6.6

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Technical Support.

Catapult 7.7 is now available for download. This version includes several significant fixes to issues recently reported by customers. There are no changes other than the fixes listed below, so if you are at a recent release, there should be minimal risk of this upgrade affecting your existing rules. Contact Technical Support if you have any questions on this!

These are the fixes in Catapult 7.71:

• Resolved an issue where errors during post-processing delete of spooled files were not being reported correctly Read more…

We have published a new version of the WebSmart 8.90 IDE (7635-11802) to address a reported problem where a user profile whose job description does not produce a job log will send the IDE into an infinite loop if there is a compile failure.

You can download this update from the WebSmart Updates page.

Give us a call if you have any questions!

We have published update 2 for WebSmart 8.9. This update addresses a reported issue where the mimetype function was failing in fixed-format programs.

You can download update W8900002P from the WebSmart Updates page.

Give us a call if you have any questions!

We have published update 2 for Nexus 4. This includes the following fixes:

• Resolved a reported issue where shared content created by a user was deleted along with the object specified for deletion.
• Resolved an issue with the IBM i password expiry warning (intervals were not correct).
• Added an alternate login validation API.
• LDAP authentication can now authenticate users located in sub-trees.

You can download this from the bottom of the Nexus 4 updates page.

Note that Update 1 exists but as it is only applicable to some very specific situations we haven’t listed it publicly.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

ProGen Plus 9.6 update 2 (PG96002) is now available for download from our web site:

http://www.bcdsoftware.com/iseriessupport/progen/updates/current/

This update addresses a reported problem where in a Style F program, a lock was being generated in Factor 1 for the LDA when additional data areas are defined in the program.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

We have posted a new update for ProGen Plus 9.6.

Update PG96001 addresses a reported issue where long EVAL operations were not being split across lines correctly. You can download this update from our web site:

http://www.bcdsoftware.com/iseriessupport/progen/updates/current/

Please let me know if you have any questions!

As part of our ongoing development strategy and planning efforts here at BCD we are scheduling future internal IBM i system upgrades. This will affect the minimum OS/400 release level supported by BCD products. Our product line currently requires a minimum OS/400 release level of V5R3. As of January 1, 2012 V5R4 will be the minimum OS/400 release level supported by most BCD products and updates released after that date.

As our products continue to evolve and new products are introduced it is generally our intention to keep in step with IBM OS/400 release levels, while also giving our clients enough time to plan for this change. This allows us to develop using current technology and to make this technology available to you in our product family.

IBM discontinued support for V5R3 on April 30, 2009.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Technical Support.

ProGen Plus 9.6 is available for download. This release consolidates fixes made since version 9.5, paving the way for the next major release. You can upgrade directly to version 9.6 from any release higher than 8.0.

Note that ProGen 9.5 and higher requires a new license key. If you are upgrading to ProGen 9.6 from a release earlier than 9.5  please contact our sales office for your new key before beginning the upgrade.

These changes are included:

• Resolved issue where the transfer of a definition from one environment to another caused the CMP process to go into MSGW status.
• Resolved issue where ZWRKPDF option 13 was not listing referenced objects.
• Upgrades now retain any RPG source files in GN#LIB.
• The current version is now reflected correctly in data areas and message files.
• Resolved issue with a CPF5218 error when loading an empty subfile list.
• Resolved issue where the D spec for a timestamp was missing in the source.
• Generation command ZCRTOBJ now points to the environment library in order to find the validation module master file.
• Resolved issue where conditional attributes are stripped out when moving a block of fields to a different location.
• Resolved a reported issue with function key messages.

As noted above, these are for the most part fixes to version 9.5, though not all of them were previously available.

Looking forward, we have a further set of minor enhancements and new features we’ve been working on over the last couple of years to incorporate, which we will most likely release as version 9.7 later this year. After that we’ll start work on the main features in the upcoming version 10.

Please let us know if you have any questions about ProGen 9.6!