Axanto Portal 4.4 is here. Activity fields follow a single formula syntax, detail pages and lists have a calmer layout, and contracts show their hour budget.
What’s new
One formula syntax for all activity fields
In the activities of a request offering every field follows the same rule: either text, or an expression starting with =. The editor guides you while typing and checks the syntax. Existing request offerings and open activities are converted automatically during the update.
Calmer layout
Detail pages and lists have a calmer, more consistent layout.
Contracts
Contracts show ordered, used and remaining hours, their successor contract and the status of a follow-up quote.
Updating
From 4.3 the update is a regular setup run; the database is updated automatically. At the first start after the update, the activity fields of all request offerings and open activities are rewritten once to the new formula syntax; no manual step is needed, and unclear cases are flagged for review in the log. If you maintain many custom expressions, you can rehearse the conversion on a test system with a copy of the production database first – the upgrade runbook in the product help describes how. For the update from 3.72 the advice stands: please plan it together with your Axanto contact and read the upgrade runbook in the product help first.
Changelog
The complete list of changes, as it appears in the CHANGES.TXT shipped with the release:
Feature
- AX03205 [PO] Request offering activities: one formula syntax for all fields (text, or =expression), with automatic migration, editor guidance and syntax checks
- AX03206 [PO] Detail pages and lists: calmer, more consistent layout
- AX03207 [PO] Contracts show ordered, used and remaining hours, their successor and the status of a follow-up quote