What’s new in WebOffice 6 Update 1 |
  
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What’s new in WebOffice 6 Update 1 |
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Deprecation notes:
-Support for WebOffice 4.2 will end Q2’2011.
-Internet Explorer 6 will presumably not be supported any more from version WebOffice 10 respectively 10 R2 onwards.
-SQL Server 2000 jdbc driver support ended with WebOffice 6 Update1. SQL Server 2008 JDBC Driver is downward compatible with SQL Server 2000 JDCB driver
WebOffice 6 Update 1 for ArcGIS Server is certified to work with both ArcGIS Server 9.3 and ArcGIS Server 9.3.1.
Anyway it is recommended to use ArcGIS Server 9.3.1.
This section refers to the document WebOffice_FunctionalityMatrix_en.pdf and links to the corresponding chapter of the User Manual.
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User Manual chapter |
Upgrade 5.1 or 6.0 to 6 Update 1 |
Step-by-Step documentation of upgrade procedure |
See Upgrading_WebOffice5_1_or_6_To_601.pdf |
Getting Started |
Updating SynerGIS plot Extension. See chapter Updating SynerGIS plot Extension (GIS Server) |
See WebOffice601_GettingStarted.pdf |
Layout Customization |
Apply layout styles project specific. |
See HowTo_Layout.pdf |
WebOffice author 6 Update 1 |
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Wizards for creating and maintaining tabular queries |
Create WebOffice Query (Table) and 9.3.6 |
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Improved staging support - easier and more comprehensible moving of projects from staging system to production |
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Necessary license level for a WebOffice Tool gets displayed in Tools configuration (Menu new) |
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Generic edit mode for complete configuration tree |
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Upgrade the User Management Database from WebOffice 4.2 to WebOffice 6.0 or later via WebOffice button |
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Translate every language specific attribute immediately |
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Best practices |
Using many projects in intranet or hosting scenarios |
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Display |
Dynamic content display |
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Query / Selection |
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Full text search with suggestions for search fields |
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Display of all selected objects from multiple layers in the map at one glance |
Search Result Of Multiple Layer Selections and WebOffice Default Settings |
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How to configure a hierarchical query on a large feature class |
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Search result |
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Availability of Excel (csv) export can be configured |
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Optionally set the search layer in the map visible when displaying the search results for ensuring tailored maps which can be interpreted easily because of reduced symbology |
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Floating 'intelligent' search result window to avoid unintentional map updates |
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Restrict a search result for a MapTip or Free labeling |
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Measure tools |
Measure distance tool with enhanced support for quickly digitizing perpendicular distances |
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Identify MapTip tool |
If the search result is also used in a MapTip and a hyperlink is configured to an image, the image size can be defined. |
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Free Labeling tool |
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Support for point, line and polygon objects of any vector layer in your map document. Select an object by clicking in the map |
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Free placement of label using the mouse, leader line between object and label gets drawn automatically |
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Support for one or multiple labeling configurations (specify which fields get used for labeling by default and which get used optionally) |
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User may change labeling style for each label (leader line width and color, text size etc.) |
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Delete arbitrary label at any time throughout labeling |
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Save labeling on server as graphics (save state, Favorite tool), send labeling via email |
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Print labeling |
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Print tool |
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Ruler function field for dynamic generation of a ruler in the plot for measuring distances on the printed document |
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Reference coordinate function field marking a 'rounded' reference coordinate in the plotted map as well as further reference points. Reference coordinate values get plotted as well |
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North arrow function field for dynamic generation of a correctly rotated north arrow symbol when using rotated plots |
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Minimizing of needed server resources for Print function (centralized print service), Optimization and acceleration of plots with content from multiple maps |
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Printing for NTLM secured WebOffice projects |
Printing And How Print Output Generation Works and WebOffice |
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Plot templates for mxd's with multiple data frames |
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Printing with Layout attribute tables |
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Custom Tools |
Static Custom Tool |
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Password change tool |
User may change its password in projects with User Management if the user maintenance is done in SynerGIS rights repository |
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Position Link |
Position Link enables the user to quickly pass over the current map position to another user as URL by using copy&paste |
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Map views |
For every map view an own static legend can be matched |
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WebOffice flex |
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Get ePaper document with one mouse click from a selected object |
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Get other objects nearby the currently selected one with one mouse click (e.g. show me nearby hotels or parking facilities) |
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System integration - linking/integrating web applications |
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Display of search results by using an integrated external web application - automatically calling an external web application for displaying search or selection results |
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Optionally add a configured post fix to the dynamically generated URL |
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Integrate an external search page into search form |
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External Applications (Call FROM WebOffice) - check if the count of passed objects is equal to the count of objects found by WebOffice |
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System integration - Script API |
Extended ScriptAPI for controlling WebOffice client using JavaScript function calls |
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OGC WMS |
Support for integrating password protected WMS services |
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WebOffice webediting |
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Copy objects from uploaded featureclass - uploaded geodata can be used as reference layer of edit action 'Copy from' |
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Validation of input values based on specific required input formats for URL, file path, eMail address |
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External ID used in parameterized calls to WebOffice for identifying the edit layer |
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Filter |
Using the logical OR-operator for combining multiple Filter definitions |
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Integrate/Upload local geodata |
Support for geographically referenced raster data (formats JPG, JP2, PNG, TIF, IMG, GRID) |
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Server framework from SynerGIS and Geocom |
Support for GEONIS Lookup configurations (Lookup) in WebOffice |
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WebOffice administration |
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Access statistics - Count of project start requests, print, user login, search result request, filtering of statistic data based on user login |
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Rights control - identity check (authentication) |
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Support for anonymous log in without password - access of guest user without password and standard user with password can be combined |
Authentication Type Usermanagement Database and Authentication Type LDAP |
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Support for easy configuration for all domain users in UserManagement Database |
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Rights control - administration |
UserManagement Admin Web with effective group rights report and optionally including all user members of the group |
SynerGIS UserManagement Admin Web.pdf |
Security |
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Support for authenticated proxy server access |
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Secure Connection configuration for working with SSL |
Authentication Type Usermanagement Database and Authentication Type LDAP |
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Configuration of an Apache Reverse Proxy |
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Recommendations for security update settings |
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Caching |
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Role out MSD based caches |
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Storage and time estimation for caching |
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Recommendations for caching |
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Role out caches that do not provide visible contents in all available scale levels |
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Middleware |
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Support for Tomcat 64Bit provides more flexibility for big installations concerning scalability because there is no limitation for maximum RAM that can be used by Tomcat process (Windows 32Bit - 1336MB) any more - requires 64Bit OS |
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Support for Java 1.6 |
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Object caching |
Configuration of the lifetime of application-, project and session objects |
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Localization |
Configure released languages in application configuration explicitly |
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Project groups |
Project groups for grouping together logically related projects |
What’s new in WebOffice 6 Update 1