Latest UltraCSDB™ release continues to enhance efficiency, access and user experience
London, England, (09 February 2011) -- WebX Systems Ltd., the XML publishing, CSDB and workflow specialist, announced today the release of UltraCSDB™ 2.2.7 the comprehensive and powerful S1000D & ATA iSpec 2200 Common Source Database (CSDB).
New Features in v2.2.7 include:
Updated Stylesheets
- Updated integrated S1000D stylesheets and S1000D pack for UltraXML to V2.0.0
- Update integrated ATA 2200 CMM stylesheets and ATA 2200 CMM pack for UltraXML to V2.0.3
Active Directory and Single Sign On
- Active Directory and Single Sign On features are now integrated into the standard release.
- Added support for mixed user mode to allow for both mixed database system users and active directory users with the same installation.
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Improved User Handling
- Deleting a system user now asks for a replacement user if the user is found to be in use within any projects.
- CSDB Administrator users are now listed in the allocate dialog boxes so that work can be allocated to any CSDB administrator.
- Added new supervisor role.
The supervisor project role allows the user full read only access to all objects (including those in work or requested assets from other users etc.) within the project and all audit trail events from all users.
- Added new feature to optionally copy project users and their roles and auto allocation workflows from another project when creating a new project.
- Email notifications are now cached in the server memory. Any emails that fail to send are now retried at a later time up to a maximum of 3 retries.
Additional ATA 2200 Support
- Added support for importing ATA 2200 CMMs as a single document instance (as opposed to its constituent parts) using the Import Data Modules dialog box.
- Added full workflow support for ATA 2200 CMMs as a single document instance including the creation of a new skeleton document.
- Added support for importing ATA 2200 Service Bulletins as a single document instance using the Import Data Modules dialog box.
- Added full workflow support for ATA 2200 Service Bulletins as a single document instance (as opposed to its constituent parts) including the creation of a new skeleton document.
General Enhancements
- Improved speed of batch downloading and uploading a large number of smaller files by sharing the communication channel instead of creating separate ones.
- Added a secondary warning dialog when a project manager or administrator tries to delete a data module, asset or publication module.
- Added Export Data Modules... feature to enable export of DMs (and associated assets) without needing to create a DDN.
- Added new check out dialog box which allows setting of the download attachments option in advance.
- Updated the Open->Asset function as follows:
When an asset is in the Work In Progress workflow state, the Open Asset function first checks if the asset already exists in the client's working directory, if not it is downloaded to the working directory and opened from there for editing.
Improved Multi-Select Operations
- Added support for checking out multiple data modules in one go by multi selecting the data modules (of the same workflow state) and checking out.
- Added support for checking out multiple assets in one go by multi selecting the assets (of the same workflow state) and selecting check out.
- Added support for checking in multiple data modules in one go by multi selecting the data modules (of the same workflow state) and selecting check in.
The same estimated dates and percentage complete values are applied to all selected data modules that are successfully checked in.
The status and progress bar inform of the current check in progress, any errors are displayed in the messages window.
- Added support for approving multiple data modules in one go by multi selecting the data modules (of the same workflow state) and selecting approve.
The status and progress bar inform of the current approve progress.
- Added support for approving multiple assets in one go by multi selecting the assets (of the same workflow state) and selecting approve.
The status and progress bar inform of the current approve progress.
- Added support for rejecting multiple data modules in one go by multi selecting the data modules (of the same workflow state) and selecting reject.
The status and progress bar inform of the current reject progress. All selected modules are rejected with the same given reason and any supplied attachment.
- Added support for rejecting multiple assets in one go by multi selecting the assets (of the same workflow state) and selecting reject.
The status and progress bar inform of the current reject progress. All selected assets are rejected with the same given reason and any supplied attachment.
- Added support for raising issue on multiple data modules in one go by multi selecting the data modules (of the same workflow state) and selecting raise issue.
The same reason for update is applied to all selected data modules.
The status and progress bar inform of the current progress, any errors are displayed in the messages window.
- Added support for raising issue on multiple assets in one go by multi selecting the assets (of the same workflow state) and selecting raise issue.
The same reason for update is applied to all selected assets.
The status and progress bar inform of the current progress, any errors are displayed in the messages window.
- Added support for actioning comments on multiple data modules in one go by multi selecting the data modules (of the same workflow state) and selecting action comment.
- Added support for actioning comments on multiple assets in one go by multi selecting the assets (of the same workflow state) and selecting action comment.
- Added status and progress bar indicators when allocating authors to multiples data modules.
- Added status and progress bar indicators when allocating authors to multiples assets.
- Added status and progress bar indicators when allocating reviewers to multiples data modules.
- Added status and progress bar indicators when allocating reviewers to multiples assets.
- Added support for email grouping. All notification emails are now automatically grouped as appropriate so that users are sent fewer emails.
About UltraCSDB™
UltraCSDB is a comprehensive and powerful S1000D Common Source Database (CSDB). UltraCSDB provides centralised management, workflow, storage and retrieval of S1000D & iSpec 2200 projects, data modules, publication modules, IETP-X, stylesheets, business rules, digital assets and more.
UltraCSDB has built-in tools for authoring, quality assurance and business rules checking and a high end publishing system. UltraCSDB is an open system that allows easy and quick configuration to add support for any additional schemas, data module coding systems, numbering systems and workflow. UltraCSDB is a cost effective Commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) application that requires no professional installation and is extremely easy to use with minimal training which makes it suitable for both small and large projects.
About WebX Systems Ltd.
WebX develops and supplies a range of high-end software products including XML Publishing & Management Software, Common Source Database (CSDB), Content Management and Workflow Software using state of the art development systems and tools to create robust, sleek and professional Windows applications with unparalleled easy-to-use graphical user interface.
WebX has over 20 year experience and knowledge in specifying and supplying total publishing, content management and workflow solutions to the International Market and already attracted the attention of leading publishers in Europe, USA and the Middle East. WebX has a depth of experience and knowledge in the aerospace and defence sectors and will be able to provide management and technical consultancy services to companies throughout the world.
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