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Newsletter Archive

2010 Issues

January: Auto-Sequencing; New SQL Functions

2009 Issues

December: Upgrade Tomcat; Improved handling for multiple UDFs
November: Pass Key Values in Reports; Group By Functionality
October: Application Security; Field Substitutions
September: Uploading files; m-Power interface redesign
August: Using the ranking report template; Adding hyperlinks to graphs; Google maps integration
July: Calculating percentages within your reports; Importing applications through m-Painter
June: Adding Ajax to your web apps; Rounding within calculations
May: Copy to another data dictionary; Summary application improvements!
April: How to Overwrite the Prompt Page; Internet Explorer 8 Support!
March: New m-Power Calculation Screen!
February: How to Create Dropdown Lists for Reports and Retrievals; Advanced Search Relationships!
January: Hotline: How to Upgrade to JDK 1.6?; m-Power featured update: Improved Job-Stream Functionality!

2008 Issues

December: How to create a dropdown list for reports and retrievals; Hotline: Convert Previously Created mrc-Productivity Series Applications to m-Power; m-Power featured update: Advanced Search Relationships!
November: How to Create a Stacked Bar Chart; Hotline: Customize Error Messages; Use Tomcat 6 with m-Power!
October: How to Create a Stacked Bar Chart; Hotline: Load Dual Tomcat Services to a Windows Environment; Interface Upgrade: Watch your Build Process Live!
September: Hotline: How to copy an application's m-Painter changes; Interface Upgrade: See your template before you choose it!
August: How to Create "More/Less Information" Toggling; Hotline: Load Dual Tomcat Services to a Windows Environment; Interface Upgrade: Watch your Build Process Live!
July: How to Create Prompt Maintainers; Hotline: Secure by User or Session ID; Update: Improved Data Dictionary Reports
June: Create a Shopping Cart Using Web 2.0 Templates; Hotline: Tomcat Stability; Update: Application Level Security
May: Converting reports to PDF; Hotline: Ad-hoc reports in "Top-10" style; Update: Enhanced Calendar sequencing
April: Moving Platforms: From iSeries to Windows; Hotline: Print on break; Update: Web 2.0 Summary
March: Compatibility Issues: V6R1 and mrc-Productivity Series; Using RSS feeds as both developer and m-Power user; Hotline: Cascading Dropdown lists; Update: Users can copy their application to different data dictionaries.
February: Convert Existing Applications to Web 2.0; Hotline: How can I reference Grand Totals anywhere within a Web 2.0 application? What is your vision for 2008?
January: Harness the power of SQL in your m-Power servlets; Hotline: How can I create dropdown lists in Web 2.0?; Update: Major enhancements page

2007 Issues

December: Web 2.0 reports, outputting to PDF; Hotline: How do I build a dashboard? two minute m-Powerment Quiz! Update: Web 2.0 single record/work-with maintainers
November: New Web 2.0 capability, Top 10 list example: Hotline: How can I create drop down lists? Update: Beta-test Web 2.0 report with graph
October: Addendum mrc Top 10: Incorporate Cascading Dropdowns; Hotline: How do I prevent my Web 2.0 report from subtotaling the customer number?; Update: Web 2.0 Reports handle multi-features
September: Newfangled Forum Tips Not to be Missed; Hotline: How can I build a dashboard?; Update: Simplified Use of RPG and CL objects
August: New mrc Documentation Section: Check it out!; Hotline: New stylesheet technique?; Update: Cascading dropdown menus
July: IBM changes that will affect mrc Customers; New m-Power new features you shouldn't miss; Hotline: How do I show multiple records of data on one graph?: Update: Right side justification data issues? No more.
June: Items worthy of note in new Web 2.0 Templates Hotline: How can I prevent losing the HTML painting I've done when I'm switching my classic mrc applications over to m-Power's new Web 2.0 Templates?; Update: includes Advanced Search Improvement.
May: Updating your production server after mrcch; Hotline Question; Is it possible to have multiple graphs for one report?; Update: include new Web 2.0 calendar.
April: Addendum mrc Top 10: Major m-Power updates; Creating clickable graphs for drilling down
March: Apply Advanced Security to new Web 2.0 templates; Grouping Graphs in m-Power reports
February: Incorporating outside databases into m-Power; Adding Time, Date, and User into Maintenance Applications
January: Better at BI and Web reporting; Incorporating m-painter changes into Excel;