IFS Developer Studio - PL/SQL edition
The third CTP release of the IFS PL/SQL Editor is now a much more complete offering.
Not only is it an excellent PL/SQL editor but we've added Harvest integration and
modeling and code generation support for reports and Logical Units.
Development is now project centric. You can work on multiple projects
and each project can be connected to multiple databases.
Version history
Only the latest version is available for download. Users of previous CTP releases
are strongly encouraged to update to the new release.
Version Notable news / changes
CTP III Feature:
Modeling, reverse engineering and code generation of Logical Units (api/apy) and Reports (rdf)
Feature: Harvest Integration with support for both R&D (harvest workbench) and Consulting (solution developer) style of working
Feature: Support for alternative deployment databases (develop against one database and when you're done easily deploy the file in another database)
Feature: Project Centric development allow multiple concurrent projects (connected to different databases and harvest brokers/environments)
Feature: Improved "SQL Command" window. Result sets can be modified, explain plan accessed without running the query, multiple windows can be open at the same time and many more enhancements.
Feature: Predefined reports and utilities. E.g. list sessions, list invalid object, list tablespaces, compile invalid objects.
Feature: Much improved startup time. The editor now starts in less than 10 seconds.
Feature: Copy/Paste history (Use Alt-V instead of Ctrl-V to paste).
Bugfix: Improved pl/sql editor performance. Now snappy even with the largest files in IFS Applications.
Bugfix: Projects no longer tied to UTF-8
Bugfix: Multiple minor fixes in the code folding support
Bugfix: Multiple minor fixes in code completion
CTP II Feature:
Create test block for functions, procedures, views, and cursors
Feature: Support to run select statements showing result in output window and providing a link to explain plan
Feature: DBMS output text is shown in the output window
Feature: Code folding now also for if, while, for, insert, update, delete, create, as well as possibility to insert custom fold tags
Feature: Support for older IFS releases (in the previous release some functions only worked when using IFS Applications 7 or newer)
Feature: Code completion is now cached per database schema, rather than per database url
Feature: Uppercasing of keywords as you type
Feature: A set of code templates included (for if statements, loops, cursor declarations etc.)
Bugfix: Last column comment did not get deployed in all circumstances
Bugfix: Multiple minor fixes in the code folding support
Bugfix: Multiple minor fixes in code completion
CTP Original CPT release
2009年7月22日 星期三
IFS Enterprise Explorer 1.0 is now available in IFS Applications 7.5 SP 4.
July 10, 2009
IFS Enterprise Explorer 1.0 is available in IFS Applications 7.5 SP4.
A two-year journey
It has been an exciting journey, from the initial research and
design sketches, through the BIG announcement at the World Conference
in Berlin up until today when IFS EE is released.
In addition to being a leap forward in positioning IFS Applications
as the user-friendly ERP software,it has also been a pioneering project
when it comes to developing close to customers.
The first part of the project focused on the visual design and new concepts
so that these would be showcased in Berlin.
I remember some in the audience who doubted that we ran the application live,
but we did.
(What they didn't know was how little outside the very narrow demo script that actually worked.)
Next, the early adopter program was launched to get real end-user input on IFS Enterprise Explorer
at an early stage (more than a year before release). This early feedback on what users understand,
where they get confused etc. has been valuable for building true usability into IFS EE.
Testing was first done on the Alpha release inMay 2008,
and later on the Beta release (which was installed at customer sites)during winter 2008-9.
Besides helping us to build a truly usable product, the purpose of the early adopter program
was to make sure that we had some customer references by the time IFS EE was released.
Now, at release time, we have one excellent reference in Chief Industries,
and three other customers with experience and positive statements about IFS EE.
And let’s not forget ourselves—hundreds of IFS employees have already had first-hand experience
of using IFS EE (release candidate)in production, namely in our own IFSBiz application.
The Production Release of IFS Enterprise Explorer is today, 10 July 2009,
being made available in our core product IFS Applications 7.5 SP 4.
There are some restrictions in the release,
and further add-on deliverables will be made available during the fall.
More information about the release and the roll-out can be found here >>
Rolling out through IFS group
With the roll-out of IFS Enterprise Explorer already started,
most regions have identified the initial projects that will use IFS EE.
Some are starting now, to be followed by many more during the fall.
As you start to work with IFS EE, you will find that a lot of things are familiar toyou
as an experienced IFS Applications user, but there are also many new things,
plus some old goodies that work a bit differently.
The documentation and webinars will helpyou get orientated,
but if you are at a loss, the best place to turn is to the IFS Enterprise Explorer forum on openIFS >>.
There you can get help from other IEE users.
Wondering why there is no Clear button anymore?
Or what happened to Print Table Content? The answers are already there in the forum.
On a personal note I just want to say that it is a privilege to be part of something
that is so central to IFS and IFS Applications. The hurdles and challenges I will soon forget,
but the mountain of positive feelings and words of appreciation I will remember forever.
As IFS EE now rolls out throughout the IFS group, I hope your experience will be similar
—that any early problems are quickly overcome and forgot about, and that the lasting memory
is of positive reactions from customers and happy users.
All the best,
Dan Matthews, CTO
IFS Enterprise Explorer 1.0 is available in IFS Applications 7.5 SP4.
A two-year journey
It has been an exciting journey, from the initial research and
design sketches, through the BIG announcement at the World Conference
in Berlin up until today when IFS EE is released.
In addition to being a leap forward in positioning IFS Applications
as the user-friendly ERP software,it has also been a pioneering project
when it comes to developing close to customers.
The first part of the project focused on the visual design and new concepts
so that these would be showcased in Berlin.
I remember some in the audience who doubted that we ran the application live,
but we did.
(What they didn't know was how little outside the very narrow demo script that actually worked.)
Next, the early adopter program was launched to get real end-user input on IFS Enterprise Explorer
at an early stage (more than a year before release). This early feedback on what users understand,
where they get confused etc. has been valuable for building true usability into IFS EE.
Testing was first done on the Alpha release inMay 2008,
and later on the Beta release (which was installed at customer sites)during winter 2008-9.
Besides helping us to build a truly usable product, the purpose of the early adopter program
was to make sure that we had some customer references by the time IFS EE was released.
Now, at release time, we have one excellent reference in Chief Industries,
and three other customers with experience and positive statements about IFS EE.
And let’s not forget ourselves—hundreds of IFS employees have already had first-hand experience
of using IFS EE (release candidate)in production, namely in our own IFSBiz application.
The Production Release of IFS Enterprise Explorer is today, 10 July 2009,
being made available in our core product IFS Applications 7.5 SP 4.
There are some restrictions in the release,
and further add-on deliverables will be made available during the fall.
More information about the release and the roll-out can be found here >>
Rolling out through IFS group
With the roll-out of IFS Enterprise Explorer already started,
most regions have identified the initial projects that will use IFS EE.
Some are starting now, to be followed by many more during the fall.
As you start to work with IFS EE, you will find that a lot of things are familiar toyou
as an experienced IFS Applications user, but there are also many new things,
plus some old goodies that work a bit differently.
The documentation and webinars will helpyou get orientated,
but if you are at a loss, the best place to turn is to the IFS Enterprise Explorer forum on openIFS >>.
There you can get help from other IEE users.
Wondering why there is no Clear button anymore?
Or what happened to Print Table Content? The answers are already there in the forum.
On a personal note I just want to say that it is a privilege to be part of something
that is so central to IFS and IFS Applications. The hurdles and challenges I will soon forget,
but the mountain of positive feelings and words of appreciation I will remember forever.
As IFS EE now rolls out throughout the IFS group, I hope your experience will be similar
—that any early problems are quickly overcome and forgot about, and that the lasting memory
is of positive reactions from customers and happy users.
All the best,
Dan Matthews, CTO
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