http://mrc-productivity.com/mrcjava/servlet/CUSTOMERS.R00020s?run=2 This feed contains recent enhancements to mrc's flagship product: m-Power. en-us 5 2012-01-16 -- mrc is proud to announce multiple language support is now available within m-Power! Developers can now create a single application that will automatically support a user-defined list of languages. That means that a developer tells m-Power which languages she wants to support, and m-Power will automatically create her an application layer, fully translated for all the languages she selected. Making truly internationalized applications is now a snap, thanks to m-Power! http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-power-translate http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-power-translate Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT 2012-01-16 -- Have you ever wondered what your application would like as you were building it? Starting with the Jan 16, 2012 update this is now possible. Throughout the build process, developers can watch their application take shape. Each time a change is made, developers can see the change immediately rather than having to compile the app to see what those changes will look like. This means less time spent building the app, which allows for more time perfecting your app. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/using-application-preview http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/using-application-preview Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT 2011-12-12 -- The Date/Timestamp enhancement allows developers to define custom date and timestamp formats for date and timestamp database fields. For end-users, this enhancement allows them greater ease of working with dates while interacting with the database. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/datetime-formatting http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/datetime-formatting Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-09-22 -- Web 2.0 reports have been enhanced to utilize an improved user interface for selecting multiple values when prompted for a list. This behavior now resembles the an "In the List" functionality currently delivered by the Interactive Report and Pivot Table Template. http:// http:// Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-09-07 -- mrc is excited to announce this feature which will surely be a favorite with end-users. This feature allows users to easily save common searches at run-time to be reused for future use. This means that end-users spend less time searching through data and more time analyzing it! http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/using-saved-searches-in-your-applications/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/using-saved-searches-in-your-applications/ Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-09-07 -- This enhancement allows developers the option to click a single button to view the live contents of their data immediately. This is ideal for developers who are unsure which tables to select or perhaps just want confirmation that they have chosen the correct table before commencing with building their application. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/one-click-data-view http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/one-click-data-view Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-09-07 -- m-Power applications have been enhanced to allow developers more control over their included applications, such as their data dictionary header and footer files. Developers now have the ability to use common substitutions, call imported applications, or even write their own Freemarker code directly into these files. http:// http:// Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-05-17 -- m-Power now supports the Progress (OpenEdge) database. http:// http:// Tue, 17 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-05-05 -- m-Power now allows developers to create applications specifically for a PC browser, Tablet, and Smartphone. For your user, this means that she can access the same report on her PC, tablet, and smartphone and see a completely different output on each that has been tailor-made for her device. For the developer, it means that he can create and maintain one single application that automatically created the proper output formats. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/introduction-to-mobile-apps/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/introduction-to-mobile-apps/ Thu, 5 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-01-31 -- Field Conversion enhancement installed. This feature enables automatic execution of logic to convert a field from a database format to a display format and back again as needed. Converting the values this way is essential to excellent application performance because it ensures that database access is handled the same way as native applications. A Java class is defined at the Data Dictionary level for each field requiring a conversion. The m-Power templates handle the calls to those functions at the right time to swap formats automatically. Define the conversion once and m-Power users and end users never need to bother with it again. This is especially useful for automatic handling of numeric date fields. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/field-conversions http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/field-conversions Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-01-10 -- Applications generated with m-Power now support authentication against Microsoft's Active Directory (LDAP). Please see documentation for further instructions. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/security/implementing-security/#ldap http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/security/implementing-security/#ldap Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-01-05 -- m-Power now supports the popular PostgreSQL database. http:// http:// Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-01-05 -- The Graph Wizard is now shipped with m-Power. This tool, accessible via m-Painter, simplifies the creation and editing of graphs/charts. Developers are now guided through a wizard like interface to guide them in building more powerful graphs/charts faster than ever! http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/graphing/introduction-to-m-power-graphing/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/graphing/introduction-to-m-power-graphing/ Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2011-01-05 -- mrc is pleased to announce the latest update to our Reporting templates: Improved Excel output. The improved Excel output does not contain any formatting, handles larger file sizes, opens faster, and opens without any warning messages. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/true-excel-vs-old-excel-output http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/true-excel-vs-old-excel-output Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT 2010-10-28 -- This enhancement gives m-Power developers the ability to create SQL database indexes directly through the m-Power interface. m-Power automatically decides how to construct indexes for maximum performance as well as maximum re-usability. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/improving-database-performance http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/improving-database-performance Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-10-28 -- m-Power graphs have been enhanced to use the latest release jFreeChart plug-in. Developers now have access to create meter graphs as well as dial graphs. This enhancement paves the way for more customizable graphs as well as future enhancements to our graphing functionality. http:// http:// Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-09-28 -- This enhancement enables m-Power developers to directly register SQL Views into their Data Dictionary and create applications over them as if they were true DB tables. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/loading-sql-views-into-m-power http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/loading-sql-views-into-m-power Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-09-28 -- This enhancement will be noticed immediately by all m-Power developers. m-Power has been improved to no longer cause your Application Server to reload changes after modifing your Presentation Layer or Properties file. What does this mean to you? Immediate reloads for faster developing and an even more stable Application Server! http:// http:// Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-09-28 -- This enhancement allows m-Power developers to quickly create dashboard-type applications by allowing developers to easily add multiple applications to a single screen. Developers can now easily link applications, preview their dashboard, control the output sections, and even edit their imported application! http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-import-panel/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-import-panel/ Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-09-28 -- This enhancement allows m-Power developers to add additional structure and organization to their applications with a click of a button! Developers can easily add beautiful Grid layouts, easy-to-navigate Tabbed layouts, and even the animated Accordion layout. This type of enhancement makes rolling out a powerful, customizable dashboard a piece of cake! http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-widget-panel/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-widget-panel/ Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-07-26 -- This m-Painter enhancement allows m-Power developers direct control over two key web application objects (tables and forms) directly through the m-Painter WYSIWYG interface. Specifically, developers can now hide tables and require fields via new m-Painter options. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/make-field-required-hide-table-functionality/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/make-field-required-hide-table-functionality/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-07-05 -- This very exciting enhancement allows you to easily add your own AJAX functionality into any web application. AJAX allows your end-user to interact with the database server without refreshing the page. This behavior allows for a much more seamless experience. Available AJAX helper are: AJAX Suggest, AJAX validation, and AJAX Drop-downs. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/using-ajax-helpers/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/using-ajax-helpers/ Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-07-04 -- This enhancement gives developers yet another way to call secondary windows from their web applications. The most common use for this feature is to call this modal window to modify a given record. When completed, the developer has full control to decide if the original page should refresh or redirect elsewhere. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/using-the-pop-up-dialog/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/using-the-pop-up-dialog/ Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-05-26 -- mrc is thrilled to announce the latest m-Power template, the OLAP Pivot Report. Developers and users will love the ability to total columns and rows, all the while having the additional functionality to choose row and column dimensions on the fly and drilling down to explore more detail. Even graphing as turned ad-hoc as users can select their graph options at runtime! http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/using-the-olap-pivot-table-template/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/using-the-olap-pivot-table-template/ Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-05-26 -- m-Power now ships with a new and improved look and feel for generated applications. The new look now ships with gradient backgrounds to make your web applications stand out even more. Additionally, standard images have been improved as has cross browser compatibility. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/new-look-for-generated-applications/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/new-look-for-generated-applications/ Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-05-11 -- The m-Power interface has been enhanced to now provide numerous Look-Up windows for developers creating End-User menus. Developers now can simply query their own database to determine which End-User Roles, Applications, and Groups should be used for their Menus. http:// http:// Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-05-11 -- mrc is excited to announce the ability for developers to alter tables directly within the m-Power interface! Developers are authorized to modify any table that was created within m-Power. To access this feature, click Admin -> Registered Tables -> and click the "Alter Table" icon. http:// http:// Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-04-08 -- mrc is excited to announce that developers are now able to SmartLink to and from Reports. This enhancement gives developers even more power and control of their application linking. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/working-with-smartlinks/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/working-with-smartlinks/ Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-04-08 -- m-Power now ships with an improved Record Selection screen. Developers can now enter an unlimited number of items for "In the List" values, better handling of "Range" values, and overall improved design for controlling user input. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/working-with-record-selections/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/working-with-record-selections/ Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-04-08 -- m-Power now ships with a 3rd Party Analysis tool. This tool will help developers better understand memory usage, system performance, and give them easy access to log files. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-power-admin/probe-analysis-tool/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-power-admin/probe-analysis-tool/ Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-04-08 -- This enhancement allows m-Power users to quickly see all tables of a given library when registering to the Data Dictionary. This feature now allows developers to sort through their tables to easily find necessary tables. http:// http:// Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-04-08 -- mrc is excited to unveil the latest enhancement -- Improved Field Selection. All Field Selection screens have been enhanced to now add fields to the application in the order they are selected. http:// http:// Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-04-08 -- This feature significantly improves the Synonym creation process. Now developers can easily create numerous Synonym links quickly and easily. Developers can also now see which Tables their Synonyms will relate to when managing their synonyms from the Data Dictionary level. http:// http:// Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-02-15 -- mrc is excited to announce the Interactive Report Template. This template is full of new features that will allow both you and your users greater flexibility in accessing your data. Of note, this template features: The ability to drill-down into lower layers of data, Smart record selections that may know your data better than you, and record selections and report data on a single page for simplified analysis. Please see the documentation for a full list of features and instructions. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/using-the-interactive-report-template/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/using-the-interactive-report-template/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-02-15 -- This enhancement allows you to quickly and easily create calendar helpers through m-Painter on input capable fields. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/create-calendar-helper-in-m-painter/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/create-calendar-helper-in-m-painter/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-02-15 -- With this exciting enhancement, you can now create Lookup Windows through m-Painter. This new feature is useful for allowing users to pull up a list of records so they can choose one, which is returned into their original form. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/create-lookup-window-in-m-painter/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/create-lookup-window-in-m-painter/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-02-15 -- mrc is proud to announce the ability to create drop-down lists through m-Painter. This feature allows developers a much simpler approach to creating a variety of drop-down lists, including: Current Applications, External Table, Drop-drop lists, radio buttons, check box lists, and button lists. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/create-dropdowns-in-m-painter/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/create-dropdowns-in-m-painter/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2010-02-15 -- This enhancement allows m-Painter to save via AJAX. This is a significant improvement over the previous method of "Pop-Up" window save. This method allows for less browser interruptions over potentially blocked "Pop-Up" windows. http:// http:// Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT 2009-11-02 -- mrc is proud to announce the latest m-Power feature: the ability to enable a GROUP BY option to mrc Reports by default. This feature greatly improves the speed of running large reports. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/group-by-within-m-power-reports/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/group-by-within-m-power-reports/ Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-11-02 -- This feature greatly simplifies the process to hyperlink two reports together. Developers will now be able to create Drill-Down & Business Intelligence reports with even greater ease. http:// http:// Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-09-08 -- This provides the developer greater flexibility when working with field substitutions within m-Painter's WYSIWYG mode. Developers can now add field substitutions to all inline styles enhancing the ability to conditionally style an application's HTML output. Please see the documentation for details. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/how-to-use-field-substitutions-within-html-attributes-and-inline-styles/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/how-to-use-field-substitutions-within-html-attributes-and-inline-styles/ Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-08-10 -- Two new standard Numeric Format codes have been added to the m-Power interface. The new codes display parentheses around negative numbers, with either blanks or zeroes displayed for zero values. These new Numeric Formats have been added to all format code dropdown selections. http:// http:// Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-08-04 -- mrc is proud to announce the release of our updated m-Power interface. The redesign of our m-Power tool will allow developers not only additional features and functionality but allows them to easily navigate within the interface. Please see the documentation provided for a more comprehensive list of new functionality. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reference-documents/m-power-interface-enhancement-listing http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reference-documents/m-power-interface-enhancement-listing Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-07-16 -- This new reporting template is specialized for creating Business Intelligence Reporting. It provides a flexible structure for ranking the top and bottom dimensions based on a single measure. For example, a report can easily display the top 20 customers based on total sales volumes. Please see the template documentation for more information. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/graphing/how-to-use-the-web-2-0-ranking-report-with-graph/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/graphing/how-to-use-the-web-2-0-ranking-report-with-graph/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-07-16 -- Using m-Painter's new Insert Map icon, you can display any address data using the Google Maps Service. The Maps Panel walks you through setting the parameters (center point, zoom level, address field, hover data, etc.) This is useful in a variety of applications, including displaying a map of retail stores where your company's products can be purchased. Please see the feature documentation for more information. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/how-to-add-google-maps-to-your-applications/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/how-to-add-google-maps-to-your-applications/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-06-18 -- Users of the popular Firefox browser can now use m-Painter too. There are some differences in how m-Painter behaves in Firefox versus Internet Explorer. Please see the documentation for details. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/m-painter-now-includes-support-for-firefox/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/m-painter-now-includes-support-for-firefox/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-06-18 -- This simplifies the process of adding/editing calculated fields within the HTML screen painting. End users can position their cursor for the new calc, click the Runtime Calculation toolbar icon, and point-and-click their calculation attributes in place. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/using-the-run-time-calculator/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/using-the-run-time-calculator/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-06-18 -- This simplifies the process of adding/editing imported applications in the HTML screen painting. End users can position their cursor for the imported app, click the Import Panel toolbar icon, and point-and-click their import application info into a simple form. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-import-panel/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-import-panel/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-06-18 -- As it sounds, it allows maintenance directly on a grid of records with the ability to update/delete multiple records at once. It is a very powerful new template. It has all of the features of the Work-With Maintainer you'd expect (except the ability to insert records.) This template makes it a breeze to create powerful, user-friendly interfaces for maintaining data. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/maintenance/using-a-grid-update-maintainer/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/maintenance/using-a-grid-update-maintainer/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-06-18 -- This new template allows end users to re-order/re-sequence records using the intuitive drag-and-drop technique. Please see the documentation for more information. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/maintenance/using-a-reorder-maintainer/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/maintenance/using-a-reorder-maintainer/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-02-13 -- mrc is excited to announce a significant improvement to the Calculation creation process. m-Power��s Calculation screen has been improved to include the following improvements: �· Improved On-screen fields and Calculator �· Cursor Sensitivity �· Improved Data Type selection �· Easier to add SQL functions �· Redesigned of Edit Codes �· Improved Error Messages �· SQL Edit Checks �· Sequence/Record Selection Availability �· System Values improvement �· External Objects improvements �· Application Parameters improvements �· Please see the documentation (accessible by clicking the binoculars) for more information. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/calcs/m-power-calculation-screen http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/calcs/m-power-calculation-screen Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2009-02-13 -- The Edit Code is replaced with more intuitive Numeric Pattern for the formatting of numeric fields. The drop-down list now shows an example of the field rendered. For an even more precise display, use the hover feature which displays an exact rendering of the current field using the accurate field length and decimal positions to see how the value will be displayed as a positive value, as a negative value, and as zero. http:// http:// Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT 2008-12-17 -- This enhancement allows developers greater flexibility to schedule summaries & reports. The jobs can be run on demand or scheduled with the built-in scheduler or third-party scheduler. The reports can be sent to a directory for Web serving/archiving or emailed to recipients in various Web formats. Additionally, this enhancement allows you to specify the run order of applications. Note: This feature requires JDK 1.6 http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/batch-jobs/running-web-2-0-summaries-reports-in-batch/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/batch-jobs/running-web-2-0-summaries-reports-in-batch/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-12-01 -- mrc is proud to release two new search relationships for the Web 2.0 Multiple Record Inquiry and Work-with Maintenance templates. These two options are Contains All and Contains Or. This functionality allows end-users to search for non-adjoining keywords. http:// http:// Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-10-21 -- This enhancement allows m-Power users to create and utilize User Defined Functions (UDFs). UDFs are a powerful yet simple way to perform routine data transformations like date conversions, calculations, and complex SQL logic. For DB2/AS400 users, m-Power is even shipped with a few UDFs to get you up and running and harnessing the fantastic possibilities of UDFs. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/external-objects-udf/introduction-to-user-defined-functions http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/external-objects-udf/introduction-to-user-defined-functions Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-10-02 -- This enhancement allows mrc-Productivity Series customers to copy an existing Data Dictionary to m-Power. They can choose to copy just table, field, and synonym information, or, if they elect, they can copy Application Specifications along with table/field/synonym information. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/techblog/?p=962 http://www.mrc-productivity.com/techblog/?p=962 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-09-09 -- mrc is proud to announce the use of Tomcat 6 for m-Power users. Tomcat 6 will provide an Application Server that is quicker and more stable than previous versions. Click the binoculars to learn how to upgrade to Tomcat 6. http:// http:// Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-08-13 -- This enhancement now allows developers to see templates before they choose them. Developers can also customize the images that are displayed. Additionally, developers can now pick their template from the onset of their application design, rather than at the end. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/additional-resources/interface-upgrade-see-your-template-before-you-choose-it/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/additional-resources/interface-upgrade-see-your-template-before-you-choose-it/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-07-25 -- This enhancement allows you to see, step by step, how the code generator is creating your Java Web Application. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/additional-resources/interface-upgrade-watch-your-build-process-live/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/additional-resources/interface-upgrade-watch-your-build-process-live/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-07-09 -- This enhancement allows your users the ability to automatically upload files to a pre-determined location on your server. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/maintenance/upload-files-to-server-via-web-2-0-maintenance-applications/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/maintenance/upload-files-to-server-via-web-2-0-maintenance-applications/ Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-06-23 -- The Data Dictionary Report section has been enhanced to provide you detailed information about your applications. Reports include finding where certain fields, files, and external objects are utilized. http:// http:// Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-06-23 -- Web 2.0 Summaries have been enhanced to batch the writing of records. This means that a summary with many records to write will complete much faster. http:// http:// Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-05-05 -- This enhancement allows you to specify which users can see which specific applications based on a role basis. This feature can be used in conjunction with the mrc Menuing and is able to be activated and deactivated at the click of a button. Use this feature if you need to control which users can see which applications. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/security/setting-up-mrc-application-security-to-control-user-access/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/security/setting-up-mrc-application-security-to-control-user-access/ Mon, 5 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-04-17 -- This enhancement allows you to implement a Menuing System for your Generated applications. Simply specify a list of users and applications, and a dynamic menu is created for users of generated applications. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/security/built-in-mrc-menuing-system/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/security/built-in-mrc-menuing-system/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-04-11 -- This enhancement allows you to call summaries created with m-Power from a command line, allowing for true batch processing and fully autonomous scheduling. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/batch-jobs/running-web-2-0-summaries-reports-in-batch http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/batch-jobs/running-web-2-0-summaries-reports-in-batch Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-03-12 -- This new Java template retains all of the features of 5250 summaries, including the ability to handle millions of records adeptly and to be scheduled to run on a regular basis in a batch server process. This template is especially useful for creating a data warehouse for streamlined reporting purposes. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-03-05 -- mrc Documentation enhanced to now show appropriate categories. Atop each piece of documentation you will find labels that specifically point out what each piece of documentation refers to in terms of Product (i.e. m-Power, mrc-Productivity Series, or both) and Template Type (i.e. Classic Web Servlets, Web 2.0 Servlets, or both). http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-02-29 -- Learn how to generate .XML files for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) using mrc Reports. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/techblog/?p=1022 http://www.mrc-productivity.com/techblog/?p=1022 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-02-07 -- This highly anticipated feature allows users to copy their application to different data dictionaries for even quicker application development. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/copy-applications-to-different-data-dictionaries/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/copy-applications-to-different-data-dictionaries/ Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-02-04 -- Web Interface is improved to allow users to copy calculations within an individual application. This feature greatly reduces the time it taken to build an application with multiple, similar calculations. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/calculations/how-to-copy-calculations-within-m-power/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/calculations/how-to-copy-calculations-within-m-power/ Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2007-11-01 -- Web 2.0 templates are improved to allow the end user to select from a list of choices that correspond to a JDBC DB connection. This is helpful if you must support multiple backend companies and allow users to work in one company at once, for example. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-power-admin/change-variable-data-sources http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-power-admin/change-variable-data-sources Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-10-25 -- Web 2.0 reports now include the option to output to PDF. The painting for the PDF comes directly from the HTML presentation layer. This means that m-Painter is the WYSIWYG editor for all of these output types: HTML, Formatted Excel, and PDF. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/converting-reports-to-pdf/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/converting-reports-to-pdf/ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-09-15 -- Hover SmartLinks is the newest feature added to servlet applications which help to deliver a rich Web 2.0 experience to application users. When a user moves her mouse over a screen element like text or an image, a box appears to hover over the existing Web page to run an independent application. Users can also drill to view more information by repeatedly executing Hover SmartLinks. This technique makes it easier for the user to view more information without losing her browser original context. This feature employs AJAX and the popular Prototype JavaScript Framework for minimal logic and a bug-free experience, but, as always, those details are hidden from the mrc user. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/how-to-create-hover-smartlinks/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/how-to-create-hover-smartlinks/ Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-08-02 -- Web 2.0 Reports allow your dropdown lists to be reliant on one another. Lets say you have a report where your end-user picks State, County, and City. At run time this will allow your users to select a state from a dropdown list. When they do, the dropdown list for counties and cities will refresh to show only the valid counties and cities for that state. Choosing a county will list all of the applicable cities for that particular county. http:// http:// Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-07-07 -- Subtotal lines have long been a feature of mrc reports. Now, with Web 2.0 reports, you can also include subtotal heading lines and show values from the detail, subtotal, or grand total levels. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/techblog/?p=1039 http://www.mrc-productivity.com/techblog/?p=1039 Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-07-02 -- Web 2.0 Reports are enabled to allow to allow emailing reports via batch and include the report as an email attachment or inside the email body. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/apps_basic/configuring-email-functionality http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/apps_basic/configuring-email-functionality Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-07-02 -- Web 2.0 Reports offer you the ability to create fully functional Top-Ten-Style lists which will restrict the output to a specified number of records and sort by a sequence field. This is perfect for creating simple reports where you only wish to show a certain set of records, for instance, the top highest sales regions. This feature works for both detail and subtotal reports. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/top-ten-style-reports/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/top-ten-style-reports/ Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-07-02 -- This new feature for Web 2.0 Reports allows report designers to create a simple, customizable splash page for long running reports. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/splashload-images-for-large-reports/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reports/splashload-images-for-large-reports/ Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-06-01 -- This enhancement greatly simplifies the effort required when building applications over right-justified alphanumeric data. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/right-justified-fields-within-web-2-0-applications http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/general/right-justified-fields-within-web-2-0-applications Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2007-01-03 -- A feature is added to the Web interface that allows users to create a new table from spreadsheet data or simply by specifying the table attributes. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/web/mrcspreadsheets.html http://www.mrc-productivity.com/web/mrcspreadsheets.html Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT 2006-12-11 -- These new Java servlet templates are architectural gems employing the most advanced Object Oriented Programming techniques, the best features of the well-respected Springs Framework, Java code that is J2EE-compliant, HTML code that approaches XHMTL standards, and an open-source JSP-style syntax that supplants the original proprietary TPL. All of these architectural improvements result in generated programs that execute significantly faster than first-generation apps, scale elegantly to handle a multitude of simultaneous users, and enable some truly powerful new features. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/news/pr1206.html http://www.mrc-productivity.com/news/pr1206.html Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2006-12-11 -- Web 2.0 retrievals and reports allow the application designer total control over the defaulted SQL statement, enabling more sophisticated SQL logic such as UNION, GROUP BY, and table JOIN control. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/override-default-sql-statement/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/override-default-sql-statement/ Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2006-12-11 -- Web 2.0 applications include improved importing logic. Specifying an imported application is far simpler and this technique is much faster to execute. Dashboard-style applications are now simple to make and blazingly fast. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-import-panel/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/working-with-the-m-painter-import-panel/ Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2006-09-15 -- This new feature allows batch copy of data from one DB to another. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reference-documents/using-java-file-copy-to-copy-files-between-different-databases/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/reference-documents/using-java-file-copy-to-copy-files-between-different-databases/ Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2006-04-14 -- Retrievals are improved to allow sorting and selecting with most calculations. http://www.mrc-productivity.com http://www.mrc-productivity.com Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2006-03-06 -- The Web interface is improved to include m-Painter, the WYSIWYG editor for the HTML presentation layer of generated Java servlet applications. http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/m-painter-manual/ http://www.mrc-productivity.com/docs/m-painter/m-painter-manual/ Mon, 6 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2006-02-20 -- The Web interface is improved to allow users to maintain users in a validation list. http:// http:// Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2005-12-15 -- Web 2.0 Retrievals now automatically suggest matching values for filter input fields using the popular Ajax technique to retrieve matching values on the fly. http://mrc-productivity.blogspot.com/2007/01/web-20-capability-ajax-in-action.html http://mrc-productivity.blogspot.com/2007/01/web-20-capability-ajax-in-action.html Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT