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===Overview===
 
===Overview===
  
Version 1.7 was released in the Fall of 2015.  Upgrading from 1.5 & 1.6 to 1.7 is a fairly simple process.  Contact Vital Soft support for assistance in upgrading.
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The main Version 1.7 was released in the Fall of 2015.  Upgrading from 1.5 & 1.6 to 1.7 is a fairly simple process.  Contact Vital Soft support for assistance in upgrading.
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Version 1.7.08 was released in Dec 2018 and includes host script updates for Spectrum release 2017.2.
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===Whats New In Version 1.7===
 
===Whats New In Version 1.7===
  
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* New RESUME parameter for JVSRELOAD.
 
* New RESUME parameter for JVSRELOAD.
 
* New JVSCLEANUP job for deleting old QVD files.
 
* New JVSCLEANUP job for deleting old QVD files.
* Extract of '''all''' Member, Share & Loan control flags.
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* Extract of '''all''' Member, Share & Loan ''Control'' flags and ''Restrict'' flags.
 
* Improved extract of share div-rates
 
* Improved extract of share div-rates
  
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* Ability to track an open/close date for services (based on control flags).
 
* Ability to track an open/close date for services (based on control flags).
 
* Added campaign tracking in Membership_Analysis
 
* Added campaign tracking in Membership_Analysis
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* New product charts
 
* New New_Loan_Activity document
 
* New New_Loan_Activity document
  
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=====Document Distribution Changes:=====
 
=====Document Distribution Changes:=====
* Need a list
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* New CSV export capability (useful when more than 64,000 rows are being exported)
  
 
=====Bug Fixes:=====
 
=====Bug Fixes:=====
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===Update Instructions===
 
===Update Instructions===
  
====Local Bin Files====
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:* [[v17_UNIX_Update_Instructions | UNIX Update Instructions]]
 
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:* [[v17_UNIX_Configuration_Changes | UNIX Configuration Changes]]
* A new local bin directory has been created in X:/vitalsigns/CUNAME/bin
 
* The following files must be '''moved''' to this location
 
:* All custom bin files previously located in: X:/vitalsigns/bin/custom
 
:: (The X:/vitalsigns/bin/custom directory should be removed after moving the files.)
 
:* start_vsigns_srv.vbs (moved from data/config)
 
:: (Edit this file to update the path to the ini file, see below)
 
:* vsigns_srv.ini (moved from data/config)
 
 
 
====Configuration Changes====
 
* Add the following settings to vsigns_srv.ini:
 
 
 
:{| class="wikitable"
 
| '''INI Key Field (Note)'''
 
| '''Default Value'''
 
| '''Purpose'''
 
|-
 
| QV_UNICODE
 
| UTF-16LE
 
| For Qlik versions 10 and earlier, use UTF-8.
 
|-
 
| QVD_DELETE_OK
 
| N
 
| Set this to "Y" to enable deleting old QVD files with [[Cleaning_Up_Old_QVD_Files#JVSCLEANUP|JVSCLEANUP]].
 
|-
 
| HIST_QVD_NDAYS
 
| 1000
 
| Number of days of raw HIST QVDs to keep.  Minimum is 400 days (roughly 13 months).
 
|-
 
| MBR_QVD_NDAYS
 
| 1000
 
| Number of days of raw MBRSHLN QVDs to keep.  Minimum is 400 days (roughly 13 months).
 
|-
 
| MBR_QVD_NMTHENDS
 
| 60
 
| Number of monthend days of raw MBRSHLN QVDs to keep.  Minimum is 25 monthend days.
 
|}
 
 
 
* DocumentDistribution.xls
 
:: Add the new columns from the sample file, or merge report requests into the sample file.
 
 
 
* Membership_Analysis.xls
 
:* Add the following to the Fields Worksheet:
 
:: LN_CFLAGS
 
:: LN_FILE_ADV_DATE
 
:: MBR_CFLAGS
 
:: SH_CFLAGS
 
 
 
* VitalSigns.xls
 
:* Copy the '''LoadMbrData''' and '''NewLoans''' worksheets from the sample config file.
 
  
===Patches===
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:* [[v17_Windows_Update_Instructions | Windows Update Instructions]]
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:* [[Windows Configuration Changes]]

Latest revision as of 01:21, 19 December 2017

Overview

The main Version 1.7 was released in the Fall of 2015. Upgrading from 1.5 & 1.6 to 1.7 is a fairly simple process. Contact Vital Soft support for assistance in upgrading.

Version 1.7.08 was released in Dec 2018 and includes host script updates for Spectrum release 2017.2.

Whats New In Version 1.7

Host Extracts:
  • Improved recovery after a job failure.
  • New RESUME parameter for JVSRELOAD.
  • New JVSCLEANUP job for deleting old QVD files.
  • Extract of all Member, Share & Loan Control flags and Restrict flags.
  • Improved extract of share div-rates
Membership Documents:
  • Tracking of Member Services based on control flags.
  • Ability to track an open/close date for services (based on control flags).
  • Added campaign tracking in Membership_Analysis
  • New product charts
  • New New_Loan_Activity document
Windows Configuration Changes:
  • New local bin folder: x:/vitalsigns/cuname/bin
  • VitalSigns.ini, new tab for LoadMbrData
Document Distribution Changes:
  • New CSV export capability (useful when more than 64,000 rows are being exported)
Bug Fixes:
  • Fix bug where a duplicate key can be created in ACCTXREF.

Update Instructions