2. Validation code for login is available now. The security level of the system has been enhanced. The new function should be configured in " web.config "

3. One user for more mobile .

4. Add a function which can setup several role authorities for user at the same time.

5. The function of print : client print and ESWeb print.

6."filter conditions" has been added in data fetcher.

7. Renew the construction system of auto-ID

8. Supporting LDAP service, Active Directory service (windows server 2008 AD LDS).

9. logon with designated IP, system security will be enhanced

10. Conditional formatting (color, font, line) has been introduced in V8.2

11. Two new method--"multiple-field grading" and "coding length grading" have been added in treeview of input criteria.

12. Report can be protected by password

13."Data Type","Input Criteria", "Report classification" can be defined that "only the report owners can removing and amending "

14. Data initialization has been add in ES management console.

15. New sys_Department

16. In ES management console, the part time role in original department will be deleted automatically when the user try to modify the department he belong to.

17. " Duplicate data show only one time" option has been add in "DropList"

18. Type conversion and other functions: if(<condition1>,<value1>,<condition2>,<value2>,…,<value>); ToText(<value>,<date>); ToDate(<value>).

19. You can use weak type in data fetcher ( no request that the target field and data type have to be accordant) to define the filling method of report formula.

20. There is a good compatibility between Excel Server 2008 v8.2 and MS SQL Server 2008

21. "news" has been default showed up in the logon interface

22. New function of filling report by SMS

23. Multi-selection showed in Drop list

24. Tree View--Fast Search

25. New shortcut toolbar has been added into the worksheet.

26. "Many tables merge to display"

27. Uneditable field

28. You will be asked if you want to continue your next report when you are finishing you current report.

29. The system is compatible with IE8.0

What is new in Excel Server V8.1

1. Task timer of report automatic generation is added newly.

2. Announcement features are added newly. Announcements have two types: ordinary notice and report announcement. Announcement management and Report announcement rule management.

3. Detail-delete data writer is added newly. It can delete the details in object table when some conditions are satisfied.

4. New SMS data writer is added newly. It can send a SMS to user's mobile phone.

5. New an Email data writer is added newly. It can send an Email to user's email box when excel template is saved.

6. "Build an editable dropdown list" is added to "operation" of "Set methods" in data fetcher.

7. "Lock" is added to the fields of "Set methods" in data fetcher. It can lock a field on excel form.

8. "Delete left spare rows after filling" is added newly to "Set methods" in data fetcher .

9. "Open to update it after new a report" is added newly to new report data writer.

10. "Open to transact it after transfer myself" is added newly to "New another report" task in workflow.

11. "popTree" of VBA function is added newly. It can display tree-select by parameter.

12. "getLockState" of VBA function is added newly. It can get the lock state of report.

13. "execUpdate" of VBA function is added newly. It can run back writers.

14. "getFieldAddress" of VBA function is added newly. It returns address of field in excel form.

15."execProcedure" of VBA function is added newly. It can run SQL stored procedure.

16. "getByDBFunction" of VBA function is added newly. It executes the database fuction.

17. "getInstallPath" of VBA function is added newly. It returns the installed path of excel server.

What?s new in Excel Server V7.1.7

1. Users can now initiate a data query by sending a mobile phone text message. This important feature greatly extends the application of Excel Server-based solution by leveraging the mobile phone as a convenient information portal. This feature is only applicable to the Enterprise Edition.

2. Three new options added to the ?Read Authorities => Advanced Read Authorities? when defining a template's properties - ?including related flows?, ?including superior? and ?including subordinates?

3. A new option added to the ESWeb configuration file to prevent users from saving web page images without appropriate authorization.

4. A new option added to template properties to enable users to download a template from ESWeb. The options is called ?can be downloaded from ESWeb?

5. Data Fetcher action can also be triggered when filling a report in Excel with the drag-and-drop operation.

6. A new data type ?LongText? was added, which supports text data with unlimited length.

What?s new in Excel Server V7.1.6

1. A ?multi-table-query? feature was added, which can be used to build powerful and flexible reports by users who are having the ?Report Designer? role. Authorized users can use the query in both the Excel client and ESWeb.

2. The execution speed for the cross-table and the tree-view selection is greatly increased.

3. Reports can be re-saved in My Workbench without having to open them.

4. A new ?alias? option was added to the ?Managing Data Table? dialog when designing a template. The alias will be shown in the data table title in My Workbench in both the Excel client and ESWeb.

5. A new ?prompt? option was added to the ?Managing Data Table? dialog when designing a template. If a field was defined as mandatory (not-null) but was not provided with any value when its associated report was being filled, the prompt message can be specified. Please note that the feature does not apply to ESWeb.

What's new in Excel Server V7.1.5

1. Users can determine whether the data generated or picked up by an input criteria could be changed by hand. This option can be turned on or off when defining a template?s properties.

2. A new option added to the advanced template properties to disable the ?paste? when filling a report.

3. A new option added to the advanced template properties to allow only the value, excluding the data format, to be pasted into an Excel cell. This feature can be looked as the equivalent of the ?data-only-paste? provided by Excel?s paste.

4. A new option added to the advanced template properties to enforce the data validity before saving. The option is to make sure that the data concerned does exist in the corresponding dropdown list box.

5. A new option added to the advanced template properties to enforce the data type checking before saving. The option is to make sure that the data concerned conforms to the data type definition from the template.

6. A new built-in input criteria type, the current login account, was added to the input criteria list in the Management Console.

7. Two new columns, the ?updated by? and the ?update time?, were added to the template list in the Management Console.

What's new in Excel Server V7.1.4

1. New options added for both the Excel client and the ESWeb to determine whether to use the date/time picker to input data of the date/time type.

2. A new option added to determine whether to use the date/time picker to input data of the date/time type in ESWeb.

3. A new type of Data Pipeline was added, which is used to append new data to an existing report.

4. Added a new display preference in My Workbench to classify the templates and the completed workflow tasks according to date and month of operations.

5. Users can determine which columns to show in a view in My Workbench.

6. Image resources can be shared among multiple Excel Servers using the ?External Data Source?.

7. Users can purge the SMS messages in the Management Console.

8. Users can export reports into multiple Excel files, and/or print out these Excel files, in a single operation in My Workbench.

What's new in Excel Server V7.1.3

1. Enhancement in the backup utility to support the automatic backup.

2. Users are able to request accounts by themselves through the ESWeb main page. Please note: this feature applies only to the enterprise version.

3. A "system option settings" dialog added to the Management Console: 1) automatically terminate the sessions that have been idle for a long period of time; 2) start SMS center; 3) account management options; 4) E-mail management options.

4. Two new system variables added to the Data Pipeline?s filter condition: 1) current login name; 2) current task.

5. Another two new system variables can be used when designing a Data Pipeline: 1) the date and time when a report was initially filled; 2) the date and time when a report was last updated.

What's new in Excel Server V7.1

1. Supports the multilingual data filling in both the plain Excel user interface and the Web client. Please note: 1) Using multiple languages to design a single data template is not supported; 2) Both the data and the schema of the system database need to be upgraded to support the multilingual data filling when migrating to version 7.1. Therefore, please make sure to complete a full database backup prior to the migrating.

2. A new role called "Process Admin" added to the role list in the Admin Console. Users with this "Process Admin" is granted the privilege to purge the workflow related data.

3. A notification of the process pending workflow task entries will be sent to the user.

4. Users can query the information about the workflow task entries that were done.

5. Can organize system users in "user group", which could be granted with privileges as needed.

6. Can import system user data in batch.

7. For the data input preferences of dropdown list box and tree-view control, if the dropdown list box or the tree-view control does not contain the data needed, then the user can still type in the data into the cell directly. Please note: this feature is specific to the plain Excel user interface. It does not apply to the Web client.

8. Added the "page up / page down" feature when browsing the form / tabular report. Please note: this feature is also specific to the plain Excel user interface. It does not apply to the Web client.

9. Users can choose to display either a part of, or all, the data retrieved by a Data Pipeline.

10. User can choose to hide the Data Pipeline's specification when running it manually.

11. Provided a new option to determine the display order of the data retrieved by a Data Pipeline, either in an ascending or a descending order.

12. Greatly enhanced the workflow designer user interface, making it more robust and easy to use.

13. A "save as a draft" feature added to the workflow processing user interface.

14. A new "push back" option added to the workflow processing logic. Users can just "push back" a workitem right after opening it with touching its status. To enable this feature, a particular option needs to be turned on when defining the task's property.

15. Users can specify the display order of the data in "My Workbench" when defining the corresponding data table's properties.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.8

1. Support Barcode.

2. Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.7.9

1.Supports Windows Vista. Windows Vista configuration.

2.Support setup database backup and uninstall database backup to ensure data security.

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.7.8

1. Automatic upgrading of V6.7.6 or older version can not work in V6.7.8, Please reinstall excel server client or upgrade manually.

2. Support MS Office Excel 2007.

3.How to set "Trust Access to the VBA project object model" in Excel 2007?

4. Support IE7.

5. "Work transfer" is added newly. This function includes "historical data transfer" and "design permission transfer".

6.A tree is added in "Open template". It can make query template easier.

7.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.7.5

1. Fill other form/report when saving a form/report is added newly. It make initialize system eaiser.

2.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.7.2

1.Multi-level classification of template is supported in my workbench and ESweb.

2.User dictionary is changed to Report classification in management console.

3.Report classification is referred in "General" of template properties.

4.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.7.1

1.Policy of design permission is added newly, template designer can assign read, write or query permission of this template to other designers, users.

2.Security classification is added in management console.

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.7

1.Template save as new template is added newly. It make design a new template faster.

2.The fire patterns of data fetcher is changed. One data fetcher can has many kind of fire patterns at same time.

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.6.9

1. "Do not show the hidden tables and fields" and "Show all fields" option are added in "Find" of my workbench.

2. NewReport Vba function is added newly.

3. Lock and Unlock a report are added in ESweb.

4. HeaderStyleWrap is added in web.config. If HeaderStyleWrap is 0, the data can be wrapped in ESweb.

5.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.6.8

1.Security of external data in management console is enhanced by permission.

2.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.6.5

1. SMS center is added in management console.

2.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.5

1.Automatic upgrading of excel server client is added newly. The feature can make upgrading excel server clients easily.

2.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.4

1.Report instances can be locked or unlocked according to conditions. They can not be deleted or updated after locked, if no permission.

2.Administrator and report owner role can lock and unlock the report instances in my workbench manually.

3.Speed up the data fetcher.

4.The functions of VBA about data fetcher are provided.

5.Resuable wasted number management is added in management console newly. The numbers which are wasted by deleting instances can be reuse.

6.Logical operator "Null","Not Null" are added in data fetcher, my workbench, Esweb. They can make logical expression more easily.

7. Sumif function is added in ESweb.

8.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.3

1. A new kind ? template "Query form" is added. Its report is only queried, not saved.

2.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.2.2

1. The management console was rewritten. MMC is not used again. The reliability is higher.

2. "Download Excel Template" is added in ESweb.

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.2.1

1. External data supports Oracle database.

2.The inactive connections are disconnected automatically.

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.2

1. IE Print settings are added in template properties newly.

2."Work sheets are protected when filled" is added in template properties. You choose whether report is protected or not when filled.

3.Index is added in template properties.

4.Refresh button is added in my workbench.

5.MS SQL Server 2000 in external data support TCP/IP port.

6. Option of copying data in ESWeb is added.

7.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.1.1

1.The schedule diagram for workflow is added in ESWeb.

2.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2006 V6.0

1.A new task "New another task" was added in workflow. This task can start another workflow and can transit data to the excel form in the started workflow.

2.The performer of task include the person from a field in data table.

3. "Multi-fill" is added in doing mode of task in workflow.

4. Administrator and report designer can access the management console. The ordinary user has no permission to access management console.

5.The schedule diagram of workflow is added in "Management Console" and "My Workbench".

6.Data fetcher can apply to every task of workflow.

7.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.8.3

Support MS SQL Server 2000/2005.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.8.1

1. Add "Change Default Port" of MS SQL Server, user can use other default port to connect Excel Server, which can defense virus.

2. How to change the default port of MS SQL Server?

3. How to change the default port in ESweb?

4.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.8

1. Add "Export data to file" in my workbench: export to excel file, export to a text file and export to many files. Only "Administrator" and "Report owner" have this right.

2.Increase the speed of browsing data in "My workbench".

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.7.1

1. The value in dropdown of input criteria can be sorted by definition sequence.

2. Add new "CurrentDeptId" in system input criteria.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.7

1. Add new ?uot;Attachment" data type in management console. If using attachment, user must define a "attachment" data type in the templete.

2.How to use "Attachment" in Excel Server?

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.6

1. ESWEB supports cell formats: number, currency, percentage.

2. Add hiding data table in "My Workbench".

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.5.1

1.Picture can be inserted into Excel Server and can be used in data fetcher.

2. A new data type "Picture" is added to default data type.

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.4

1."Start ESService" and "Stop ESService" in "Program-Excel Server" are added to make starting and stopping Excel Server Service conveniently.

2. "Option" is added in Excel Server client. User can configure the option to choose which windows to be opened first when login the excel server.

3.Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.2

1. The update, new, delete and read of Excel file can be set separately.

2. Correct some bugs.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V5.1

1.Core codes are rewritten to handle huge Excel files and data in excel server.

2.Add "Starter", "Previous performer", "of Previous performer" and "The Department and Role:" in authorities of workflow.

3. Add "Generate new Id when save" in define Auto ID.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V4.3.1

1.Excel workbook can be uploaded via ESWeb.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V4.3

1.Finished work can be classified by workflow tasks in Excel Server.

2.Finished work can be classified by workflow tasks in ESWeb.

3.Some bugs are corrected.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V4.2

1.Many persons can fill one form/report under their permission to collaborate.

2.Insert and delete row/column toolbars is put on main menu of Excel.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V4.1

1.New authority: filler can not delete and update his report, but others can delete and update them if permit.

2. One field can be set to sort by ascending or descending in a data table.

3. Work list and Resource center are merged to query data conveniently in ESWeb.

4. Print and Print Preview are added in ESweb.

5.Input criteria can use external data.

6. Duplicate data can be excluded in record set when a data fetcher runs.

7.Administrator can delete templates and data of reports.

8.1000 separator "," can be used in ESweb.

9. Some bugs are corrected.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V3.9

1.Support Sybase ASE database as one of External data.

2.Primary Key can be added on data tables.

3.Extendable property of column and row in data table can be modified.

4.Sequnence of Field showed in "my workbench" and "resource center" of ESweb can be modified.

5. Width of column in "my work bench" can be fit automatically.

6.Login information are displayed on excel and ESweb.

7. Some bugs are corrected.

What's new in Excel Server 2005 V3.8(Enterprise Edition)

1.Data Writer

2.External Data

3.ESweb can apply data fetcher and data writer.

4.Cross Table

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