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PLANTA customizer 39.5.17


Version 39.5.17 contains Database 39.5.17, Server 39.5.30, and Client 39.5.29.

Released on: 3/3/2022

  • Below, release notes on PLANTA project customizing functions are listed. For release notes for the user and interface functions, please refer to the PLANTA project/portfolio and PLANTA link help areas.

  • The functions and bugfixes listed here are mainly contained in the database software component. Functions which stem from the server or client component are explicitly indicated in the column on the right-hand side.

  • Under Releases and Downloads in the Technology/Installation help area, you are provided with a comprehensive overview of the PLANTA project releases with links to their corresponding pages as well as with information on software installation and update for the release you use.

  • Here you can find known and fixed issues.

Press CTRL+B in the program or select the ? → System Information menu item to learn which component versions you use.

Features

Key

DescriptionFrom Server/Client

24947

The event customizing for simple and flexible control of the system behavior and the modules required for this have been implemented in the system customizer.


25507

A chart customizer for simple creation and editing of webclient charts has been implmented.


25508

A migration packet generator has been implemented which facilitates the writing of frequent migration packets for simple schema adaption, e.g. the adding of new data tables and columns through partial automation.


25534

The Global Settings module has been completely revised and its handling has been simplified.


25127

The traffic light on the Number of work areas field in the Modules module now shows whether the module is assigned to a work area which is relevant for translation.

S 39.5.30
24983CPython has been updated to version 3.8.5
25163

Packets which are to be run during migration (done_after_success: false), can now no longer be manually set to "Completed".


24408

When changing the DF length of a data item, the user will now be informed in case this causes a change to the display of data fields which have no field length.


25118

In the Data Areas and Modules modules (on the data area assignments), new paremeters have been added which show the number of data fields with Filter from - or  Filter to  entries or with regular expressions in the respective data areas. 


25352

Multiple improvements have been made in the Jython API (utilities.pojo):

  • The following functions have been replaced by new functions and will be removed in a later release. If the old functions are used, a warning will be written in the log.
    • utilities.create_entityutilities.create_pojo
    • utilities.save_entityutilities.save_pojo
    • utilities.delete_entityutilities.delete_pojo
    • utilities.fetch_entity_by_uuidutilities.get_pojo_by_uuid
  • A new utilities.set_pojo_attributes function has been added, which facilitates the setting of pojo attributes.
    • Object protection will automatically be set when using the pojo functions from the utilities package.

24468

The menu symbols of the form editor have been updated (DesignSetNewCustomizerIcons migration packet).


25212

A new column (successor posting) for the identification of the relation between new postings to reverse postings in the use of automatic reverse postings has been implemented.


25532

The Global Variables, Dynamic Variables, List Variable, and Variables for Manual Search Lists modules have been revised, so that the variables listed there are now grouped in individual variables and standard variables. Furthermore the number ranges directly visible in modules.


25530

The "Python module subclass" listbox has been revised:

    • The classes are now grouped by their corresponding package
    • A new area has been inserted for reusable module subclasses which only filter/insert a new record when the module is opened.
    • To add individual classes here, they must be added to listbox 00000472.

25414

The new User menu web field (DI066116) for specifying the user menu module for the web client has been implemented in the Skins module.


25233In the Jython API, customizing.utilities.save_pojo and customizing.utilities.delete_pojo now throw an exception if saving/deletion has failed. This applies to cancellation due to database error as well as in the case of the blockage of a task by an event.S 39.5.30
25549Dynamic variables are updated for data fields of type c5 as well as for data fields of type c4.S 39.5.30
25050

Arbitrary message boxes can be displayed directly from Python. For this purpose, new methods have been implemented:

  • de.planta.server.webservice.WebHqlQueryHandler.uiMessageBoxId(String msgId): This functionality complies with the ppms.ui_message_id Python function.
  • de.planta.server.webservice.WebHqlQueryHandler.uiMessageBox(String caption, String message, String icon, String[] buttons, int input_no): This functionality complies with the ppms.ui_message_box Python function.
S 39.5.30
24619The new ppms.get_auto_id Python function has been implemented which draws the next auto number of a DIS 39.5.30
25550The performance when opening Global Settings under MSSQL has been improved (AddMissingIndexToGlobalSetting migration packet)
14511If a Python module possesses an invalid class name, a warning will be displayed and a fallback to the ppms.module_subclasses.base_class.Base standard Python class takes place.S 39.5.30
25717Jython wrapper for opening dialog messages and dialog message IDs from customizing.utilities api has been implemented. See here.
25556New wrappers for /customer/ or /planta_ch/ will no longer be generated. Existing adjustments remain in place.
25779The Customizing Objects without assignments has been extended by the Modules without Direct Use, which lists all modules which are not used as listboxes, submodules, in actions, etc. In the course of this, the Further Module Parameters module has been extended by the Use frequency area in which the frequency of use of the selected module as a listbox module, as a submodule, in actions, in the user menu, etc. (further use can be identified by the names of the fields) is specified. 
25796Data items are now also displayed grayed-out if their data table is deactivated, regardless of their own activated/deactivated status.
25741New DataFieldCustomizing.set_position(position) method for giving data fields in tabular modules with Python a particular sequence has been implemented.S 39.5.30
25809New WebHqlQueryHandler.getSessionUser(Long threadId) and WebHqlQueryHandler.getSessionInfo(Long threadId) functions have been implemented in the Java Server API.S 39.5.30

Bugfixes

Key

DescriptionFrom Server/Client

24850

An error which occurred when searching for certain colors in the Object Use module has been fixed.


24938

In the Object Use module, the Use as symbol in SUB DIs is now no longer displayed if no results from this area could be found.


25121

In the SQL Statements module, invalid input will now no longer be accepted in the DBMS field.


25138

An error in the schema of the EVENTHISTORY table has been fixed.


25157

An error which occurred in ICOU creation under VoE has been fixed.


18348

In data fields with computeSqlValueRange(), the values in Filter from and Filter to is now no longer marked in red.


25357

In the Module Variants module, module variants can now be defined as user-specific favorites again.


25434

The problem, that for DT404 automatic numbers were increased after every login until the number range got exhausted, has been resolved.


25181

The reason of the error message which was displayed when trying to make an entry of more than 50 characters in sub-DI parameter 022962 Further parameters, has been resolved.


25293

A problem in consistency check in connection with individual tables has been corrected.


25783

The inverted display of values in the Number of general module variants and Number of user-specific module variants has been fixed.


25610An error in the execution of ICOU under Oracle with utf8 has been resolved (UpdateClobHashFunction migration packet).S 39.5.30
25261An error in the PortNewLicenseVisualization migration packet in the update of earlier database versions has been fixed.S 39.5.30
25551Python names are read-out correctly, independent of whether they contain lower case or upper case letters. S 39.5.30
25093Events will no longer be deactivated in the case of errors.S 39.5.30
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