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GeneXus Rocha Release Candidate (RC) was released on April 1, 2008.

The first change you may notice when coming from previous versions, is the following:

Knowledge Bases can now be stored in SQL Data Bases. As usual, conversion from GeneXus 9.0 and Rocha B2 Knowledge Bases is automatic when a Knowledge Base is opened.

The Data Access layer in GeneXus Rocha is mainly built on GeneXus technology! Great, isn’t it? We are confident we will all enjoy the benefits of this move.

Further information about conversion process and basic MS SQL Server Tips

Features:

  • Multiuser: Many users can work at the same time in the same KB. (Coming from 9.0?: Forget about requiring exclusive KB access in order to go to design model and do changes related to your Data model)
  • New Expression Data type allows to evaluate user defined expressions in runtime.
  • Run-time translation: One application, one site , in many languages.
  • Namespaces for some functions improving GeneXus' language: Datetime and TextSearch namespaces
  • Application Integration:
    • New Import Wizards to easily integrate with external services, classes and files: WSDL, .NET assembly, Java Classes and XML Schemas.
    • External EJBs access via External Objects
    • Stored procedures access via External Objects
  • Blobs
    • Blobs are serialized to Base64 in web services
    • New methods: ToBase64String and FromBase64String
  • new BaseURL method for HttpRequest
  • Application Help for each object, attribute and variable.
  • Application Help Generator.
  • Workflow
    • Subprocesses
      • You can drag a diagram form the Tree Navigator and drop it on the diagram's surface to create a subprocess activity. This activity will have a reference to the dropped diagram.
    • Export/import
    • You can define documents, events and calendars to use in the process
    • To know more on how to use workflow please see here

Improvements:

  • Conversion process has been improved so that almost any GX 9.0 KB can be converted to Rocha. Try to convert yours!
  • IDE Performance and User Experience in general,
    • Usability in general, specially in Web Editor, select object (Ctrl+O) and select attributes (Ctrl+Shift+A) dialogs
    • Patterns Engine performance improvements
    • Memory usage
    • Import / Export dialog
    • Tooltips
    • Specification Performance
  • Full Text Search
    • Syntax improved
    • Native paging support
  • Context sensitive User Interfaces(TrackContext Event) syntax changed
  • Formulas
    • Data selectors in conditions support
    • Formulas can be defined inline in source, without a for each
  • Data Providers
    • Output can also be a Business Component or a collection of them
  • Output window with Multiple output and links 'Go To Error'

Note. If you already converted a KB from GX 9.0 to Rocha please convert it again and export the changes you already did in Rocha to this new Knowledge base. (KB converted with previous builds created some extra prompts and also converted Redundancy information wrong)

Here are further details.

See also the Frequently Asked Questions.

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