GeneXus X Evolution 2 Upgrade 5

This article is an overview of what Upgrade 5 features (compared to Upgrade 4) and what needs to be taken into account to adopt it.

Status: Released on 05/15/2014

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Overview

GeneXus X Evolution 2 Upgrade 5 adds a lot of features related to each of the relevant code generators and the whole Suite. It's an important update for all who want to integrate with GXquery 4.0 and be ready for GeneXus X Evolution 3 since you can now connect to GAM 3.0.6 schemas (required by Evolution 3).

iOS

• Stops supporting iOS 4.3.
• Support for 64 bits architecture (arm64) added.

Android

• New value to Android Base Style property: Light with Dark Action Bar.
• CallAction of Push Notifications is also available for Panels HowTo: Sending Notifications to Smart Devices Applications.
• Improved performance of Grids with Events that modify UI (SAC #35517).

Android & iOS

• The confirm method is now available as a function that returns True or False whether the user confirms the message or not. For more information, see SAC #35498 or HowTo: Use Confirm method from Interop external object.
• Support for calling User Controls for Smart Devices methods in server side events (Start, Refresh, Load). (SAC #35542).
• Background color of Image Gallery Control can be changed.

Team Development

• Improvements in Conflicts and conflict resolution, now when there is a conflict the object will remain in the Pending Commits list until it is resolved ('Mark as Resolved') either by a manual merge, no change (maintain server-side changes) or restore to the revision containing the locally made changes. Also, new comparations are available by right-clicking the object from the Pending Commit list.
• Improvements in GeneXus Server when merging changes in Events (SAC #35455).
  Added error messages on Team Development Preview Update, when no changes are pending for update (SAC #35509).
  Translations, for languages Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese added to GeneXus Server Console.

GAM

• New functionalities for session management: See Methods for handling sessions in GAM.

• External authentication can impersonate local authentication using GAM, so users can authenticate using any external method but they are stored in database as the same local user: GAM - Impersonation.

• New functionalities for GXflow - GAM Integration have been added. GAM to GXflow forced synchronization is now available.
   

GXflow

• Filter added, in the Collaborate option, when selecting a User (SAC #35553).
• Logging added for Workflow tables impact and reorganizations (SAC #35568).

Web Generators

• Dynamic reports can be generated for .NET applications. For more information, see Customizable Layout property and Layout Metadata Directory property.
• GetSoapErr() and GetSoapErrMsg() return the whole error including details (SAC #34895).
• Java Deployment Wizard supports to be executed in batch mode (SAC #35406).
• Performance improvement with Autonumber in iSeries (SAC #35555).
• QueryViewer control has new properties called IsExternalQuery and ExternalQueryResult in order to load queries defined in a GXquery 4.0 through the GXquery API. 
• Query object now supports complex formulas (SAC #35271).
• QueryViewer control has a new property Show Data Labels In property to indicate how you want to display the Data elements of the Query object.

Compatibility

Compatibility Notes for X Evolution 2 Upgrade 4 or prior Users

• In Java, reports are not generated dynamically by default anymore, because Customizable Layout property is introduced, and its default value is NO. To generate dynamic reports, you need to set that property to Yes at generator level.
• A possible breaking change in Patterns or Extensions due to (SAC #35561). Memory fragmentation improvements related to images and files.
• Since Upgrade 5 introduces some new properties, GXserver Upgrade 5 has to be used. See Compatibility between GeneXus and GeneXus Server versions for more details.
• Java Generator: Default value of XMLReader.ReadExternalEntities method changes due to security reasons (SAC #35388).
• SD Chart value of Control Type property of variables or attributes is not supported anymore. The recommended usage is as explained in HowTo: Use Charts Control.
• Internet Explorer compatibility mode property is not available anymore for Ruby environments.

Please check the release notes for more details on each product, tool or component.

Compatibility Notes for X Evolution 2 Upgrade 3 or prior users

• Check GeneXus X Evolution 2 Upgrade 4 compatibility section

Previews

Before release, some previews were available, see GeneXus X Evolution 2 Upgrade 5 Preview for details.