• Combining Data from Two Separate Databases onto the Same Screen

    Earlier today, I was talking to a prospective m-Power client, and they mentioned the need to me to have a single screen that allowed them to see customer information from database A. On the same screen, they wanted to see orders related to that customer. The trouble was, that data…

  • Upgrading Your Tomcat 9 to a later version

    Overview Occasionally, Clients contact our support tech team wanting to know what the current version of Tomcat that we support. As I write this document (Mar 2022), we support up to Tomcat 9. While Tomcat 9 is the major version, there are many minor versions of Tomcat 9 that are…

  • log4j2 Vulnerability Notice (CVE-2021-44228)

    On December 10th, 2021, we were made aware of a log4j2 vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228). As you may be aware, m-Power utilizes the log4j library to handle various logging activities throughout the system. The vulnerability that was discovered regarding log4j impacts log4j version 2, up through version 2.15.0. m-Power utilizes log4j version…

  • Updated Bootstrap Theme

    Overview Our 2021 Spring release candidate introduced an updated/refreshed style for Bootstrap applications. While we continue to support the existing Bootstrap style that was originally shipped, we wanted to give our customers an option of a second bootstrap stylesheet to give more options. The update stylesheet, while similar to the…

  • Adding Lookup Windows to Bootstrap Calendars

    A couple of customers have expressed interest in adding a lookup window to their bootstrap calendar. Imagine a scenario where you have a hotline ticketing system. A user adds a record to the calendar and enters their notes. They also need to utilize a Lookup window to return several pieces…