The release 2017 includes changes and enhancements to the products IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST, IDL.XLSLINK, IDL.PUBLISHER, IDL.EBILANZ, IDL.FINREP and IDL.DESIGNER for as well as the technical components IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST Application Server, IDL Workplace Server and IDL Data Mart. The installation of the products and components depends on the corresponding licence.
This documentation describes the changes on the component package "A" with the components IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST, IDL.XLSLINK and IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST Application Server. The installation of this release may not be left out in the installation sequence of this component package. The minimum requirement for the installation of this version is the previous release 2016 from September 2015.
The amendments in Release 2016 Update 1 as well as corrections for release 2016 that have taken place up until the release closure are contained in release 2017. Please take a look to the Amendments in Release 2016 Update 1, too, if you have not installed this Update 1 before.
You should always perform a database backup before you install a new release. To prevent a user from losing data, a notice on the necessity of backing up data will be issued by the installation program at the start of installation.
A new licence file is required for the work with release 2017. This file has to be requested in a contact form in the IDL Service Centre where you find additional information, too, and then is sent to you. A corresponding note is given at download of the release.
The parameters (components, features, restrictions) of the new licence files were adjusted to the actual licence conditions and partially provided with more exact descriptions. Your work with IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST should not be affected.
However, the check for the number of licenced companies formerly provided with a warning is now restrictively performed. I.e. the group companies must not contain more than the licenced number of consolidated companies. Otherwise no consolidation is possible. This applies for the number of companies per IDL.FORECAST scenario, too. In case of problems please contact your contact person of IDL sales, too.
When installing release 2017 a dialogue opens asking for the directory of the new licence file. Then the new licence file is automatically copied into the licence directory.
You must always perform the release migration for IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST (see ch. 1.2) first, after a new release has been installed. For this reason, a message will be issued when you start IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST for the first time after installation of this release to let you know that migration has not yet taken place. This message box contains the button 'Start migration now'. If you click this button, migration will start automatically. Following successful completion of the migration on this way, IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST does not need to be restarted again. All of the applications will be available immediately.
If migration is not started in this manner, for instance because the logged in user does not have access rights, all other applications will be locked. The only exceptions are the applications that are used to maintain authorization data, in case the logged-in user is not authorized to carry out migration, due to the use of individual authorisation groups. Following manual completion of migration, you will need to start IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST again to ensure that all of the application functions are available again.
Release 2017 uses version 1.8 of Java. For IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST Application Server IDL delivers the corresponding JRE (Java Runtime Environment) in the installation directory. This does not apply for remote internet clients connected to the IDL.KONSIS.FORECAST Application Server via web-start. There the JRE has to be updated by the users themselves (Java update to the most recent version due to automatic proposal).
The read and write functions of IDL.CONNECTOR are no longer developed since release 2016. Running Excel worksheets may be continued to be used, however, there will be only limited support by IDL. Now only IDL.XLSLINK is supported for these purposes. Only IDL.XLSLINK can be used in connection with the 64 bit version of MS Excel. IDL.XLSLINK requires at least the version Microsoft Excel 2007.
If you have many and extensive Excel maps with IDL.CONNECTOR formulae the transition to IDL.XLSLINK may be a major project. In this case it is recommended to arrange support by an IDL consultant.
The following English language documentations have been updated or supplemented in the documentation directory "doku" along with this release:
*) For a current version of the hardware and software requirements please refer to the service centre of the IDL web page (www.idl.eu).
Release 2017 contains the following essential changes and enhancements: