This Update will upgrade Commence RM Designer Edition version 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.6, and 3.6(a) to the Commence RM Designer Edition version 3.6(b) release.

Changes in Commence RM version 3.6(b)

Updates:

*   Calendar print outs wrap the appointment text/title so information is not truncated

*   New Styles added: Windows Vista Royal Style and Mac OS-X Style

*   Selected item in calendar views works properly with View Linking

Fixes:

*   Resolved grid view refresh problem which caused items to disappear in edit mode and controls not repainting properly when used in a secondary view.

*   Updated report viewer subreport documentation as it pertains to detail that spans multiple pages.

*   Resolved issue with Detail Forms opening with an extra band of form background.

*   Resolved issue with Detail form where changes may not prompt and may not be saved if user switches to another form tab.

*   Calendar view Mini-month dates are properly refreshed and font turns bold when new appointments are added

*   Resolved various refresh issues with the calendar view

*   License.exe now verifies that commence.exe and comadmin.exe are not running before updating the license information

Changes in Commence RM version 3.6(a)

Updates:

*   New preferences - other option to disable Outlook Sync feature (supports menu selection and agents)

*   New preferences - other apps options to support Mobile Link mapping.

*   Calendar tooltip now available for all day appointments

*   Alarm clock toolbar icon restored

*   Organization Chart supports multiple primary views

Fixes:

*   Calendar color codes support connection fields 

*   Resolved calendar refresh issue with tiled grid mode calendars

*   Resolved calendar refresh issue when using the delete toolbar button

*   Resolved application errors using shortcut keys with calendar views

*   Agents now recognize the active/selected item in calendar views

*   Toolbar icons remain enabled when the magnet icon is full

*   Print Calendar agent options, display supported options

*   Calendar tooltip now available for all day appointments

*   Calendar default start time correctly appears when adding appointments via double-click and typing appointment name

*   Calendar date picker correctly displays OK/Cancel buttons, using Office 07 Style

*   When email logging multiple messages and an unknown address is reached, the find contact prompt appears only once

*   Resolved calendar issue with evaluating the (-StartDate-) and (-EndDate-) keywords

Changes in Commence RM version 3.6

New Look

*   Personalize your view bar, tool bar, and desktop with new style choices: Office 2007, Windows Vista, Windows Vista (Black), Windows XP Luna, and Windows XP Royal.

*   Improved icons for views, toolbars, and command bar buttons

*   Number (0 - 9) icons have been added to the icon library for use with view bar and tool bar buttons.

Calendar

*   Calendar has been redesigned to echo the styling of the Microsoft Outlook calendar.

*   More at-a-glance features provide information such as the day of week above the time slots in Day format, and showing the short date before each week for 2 Weeks, Month, and 6 Weeks format.

*   Browse buttons now appear on dates with no appointment to quickly view the date of your next or previous appointment.

*   Expanded display area at top of day planner for appointments with no specific start time

*   Better drag & drop support for Calendars within multi-views. Quickly reschedule appointments, extend meeting times, and more

*   Improved WYSIWYG printing for calendars across all modes

Views

*   Multi-views now have the option of displaying the view icon next to the tab name. Icons are selected in the Save View As dialog when creating or modifying the secondary view.

*   Color Code Template colors have been updated to offer lighter background color choices while still retaining some of the deeper colors which are the preferred choice for text color coding.

Usability Enhancements

*   Natural date language now supports simplified phrases such as 'beginning of next month', where 'the beginning of next month' previously required.

*   More custom views can now be saved. Database capacity has been increased from 1000 to 2000 for the maximum number of views per database.

*   Calendar color coding has been turned off by default to maintain expected view appearances in upgraded databases. Please review your color code templates in converted databases to verify the appropriate colors are selected for foreground vs. background use.

Fixes

*   Calendar Design view settings have been updated to support the redesigned calendar view options. Calendar preferences dialog has also been updated to remove obsolete options for day planner printing. Calendar Image format and corresponding image packs are no longer available.

*   Select Items window is no longer accessible by double-clicking on a date header in calendars.

*   Improved detail form performance by resolving GDI memory usage issue.

*   Improved multi-view performance with better caching.

*   Resolved application error when configuring workgroup permissions dialog for more than 50 desktops and categories.

*   Commence Outlook Address Book installation issue has been resolved 

Changes in Commence RM version 3.5.2

Automated Business Processes

*   New workflow automation plug-in for Commence databases

*   Integrate with your calendar or to-do list to ensure timely follow-ups

*   Powerful sales, marketing, and service examples included in tutorial

*   Simple, wizard-driven screens for creating your own processes

Installer

*   Commence Address Book service is available for installation into Microsoft Outlook

*   New user guides are added to the Windows Start menu for easy access

*   Clearer messages are displayed during online registration and licensing of the server

International

*   Regional currency and date formats are preserved when sending letter with Microsoft Word

*   Calendar updated to support regional date and time options as set in Windows Control Panel

*   New keyword (-LongDate-) inserts the regional long date format for use in agents and letter templates

*   Changed keyword (-Date-) to insert the regional short date format for use in agents and letter templates

*   Date fields updated to support all regional short date and long date formats when set using agent keywords

Workgroup

*   Large number of categories and desktops are now supported when setting user access rights to data

*   Switching to a new default detail form is now synchronized independently of other form changes

*   Increased fault tolerance for brief internet connection outages. Automatically resumes file upload/download.

*   Long connection names are displayed in their entirety on the sync progress message box

*   Resolves application error with open forms during background synchronization

*   Toolbar is now refreshed properly to show alert status of Message log button when synchronization is off

Views

*   Grid view in locked mode no longer allows characters to be erased using Delete key

*   Pick-list items in multi-view filtering toolbar are sorted properly

*   Grid view toolbar now wraps when view is resized

*   Resolves intermittent application error when reopening a minimized calendar view

*   Windows control buttons (minimize/restore/close) are displayed properly for maximized calendar view

*   Calendar view is enhanced to support resizing view to narrow width

Desktop

*   Improved viewbar displays more desktop tabs and view icons

*   Viewbar size and layout is preserved for each database

*   Viewbar icons are refreshed properly when opening desktop with missing wallpaper file

*   Viewbar icons are refreshed properly when switching desktop during workgroup sync

*   Viewbar icons are refreshed properly after canceling prompt to save view changes

*   Desktop with no wallpaper is displayed properly after opening desktop with wallpaper

*   Desktop name now supports and displays special ampersand character

Miscellaneous

*   Viewbar updated to support tablet PC input and other accessibility options on Windows Vista

*   Audible beep suppressed when closing detail form using Enter key with cursor on connection field

*   Resolves application error when canceling from Select Database menu when launching Commence

*   Microsoft Excel (XLS) files are displayed properly in the public library of Connect for E-mail

Changes in Commence RM version 3.5.1

* Contact manager application has been updated with the full Sales application from the CRM suite

* Viewbar cosmetics updated with Windows XP style and new icons

* Toolbars changed to match the Windows XP style cosmetics

* Mail merge/Letter templates now support more than 60 fields

* Agent backup agents support (-Date-) keyword

* Connect for E-mail Logging supports custom applications

Changes in Commence RM version 3.5(a)

Detail Forms

*   Resolved issue when pressing ESC key in a large text field.

*   Resolved issue when clicking on an open space of a detail form and pressing the TAB key.

Grid Views

*   Resolved issue with expanded groups appearing as blank rows.

*   The value of checkboxes can be modified using a mouse click in Grid view Update mode.

*   Resolved issue when sorting a secondary view that contains 0 items and clicking on a column header.

Other View Types

*   Single click in primary view no longer invokes a drag/drop operation causing duplicates.

*   Resolved issue with report writer evaluation banner.

*   Document views correctly prompt to save changes.

*   Report viewers correctly prompt to save changes.

Miscellaneous

*   Permissions for Commence.DB are properly set during installation (applies only to Windows Vista).

*   Excel reporting feature improvements when working with Office 2007.

*   Resolved issue causing abrupt exit from Commence during the synchronization process (applies only to Windows Vista).

*   Connect for Email logging feature now connects properly to the Contact record.

• Commence RM 3.6
• Commence RM 3.5