PanoramaX 10.2.0 (4555)

• NETWORK DISTRIBUTED SERVER ARCHITECTURE: The new Panorama X Team Server extends the reach of Panorama beyond a single computer to a network of connected computers. Now Panorama customers can share data on a local network or even across the entire Internet. Unlike traditional centralized server database systems, Panorama X Server uses a network distributed system that maintains redundant copies of all data on both the server as well as on every client. By distributing multiple copies of the data across the network, Panorama uncorks the network/server bottleneck that hampers traditional centralized database systems. Panorama's redundant data distribution system provides multiple key benefits over centralized server systems:

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  • Accelerated RAM performance searching and sorting on each distributed client
  • Reduced network traffic and server CPU load
  • Maintains read only database access for offline clients
  • Redundant data storage maintains high safety margins

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• RELATIONAL DATABASE STRUCTURE: Panorama X 10.2 now includes full support for relational database structures, including one-to-one, one-to-many, and range-to-one relationships. Once a relationship has been established between two databases, that relationship can be used to quickly select data that corresponds to the current database, to display related information in a form or report, to accelerate data entry of related information (including cross-database Clairvoyance™), to post updated data to a related database, and to perform super fast full joins between two databases (including inner and outer joins). Relational keys are not limited to a single field, and can even be defined with a formula (allowing two databases to be linked even if they don't have the exact same field structure).
• IMPROVED AUTOLAYOUT: The 10.2 version features greatly enhanced graphical layout options for fast and easy automatic form construction, including the ability to control the position and style of field labels (including color and/or gradient backgrounds), more layout options including the ability to arrange multiple fields on the same row, the ability to “snap” objects into a grid for perfect alignment, custom background colors, the ability to display fields without making them editable, more control over spacing, padding and borders, and control over the editing behavior of form objects (insertion point, focus ring, pop-up editing, etc.).
• DEBUG INSTRUMENTATION: This new feature turbo charges debugging of even the most complex Panorama code. Instrumentation fully exposes the dynamic internal operation of customer code, many users have found that now the solutions to frustrating code roadblocks become instantly apparent. This feature was initially implemented internally to help with our in-house development, and we quickly realized that it was so great we had to make it available to all Panorama programmers. If you are a Panorama programmer, debug instrumentation may be the most consequential new feature in Panorama X 10.2!
• ENHANCED DATA INPUT VALIDATION: Panorama can now validate numeric and date values, validate that values are not duplicates or not unique, and even the perform user customizable validation checks that are fully integrated into data entry flow.
• ENHANCED AUTO COMPLETE (Clairvoyance™): Auto-complete can now operate using partial database queries, using cross-database (relational) queries, or using fully customized value lists. Auto-complete can now cycle thru all available values using the Function arrow keys.
• AUXILIARY DATABASES: Panorama can now automatically open any additional databases needed for operation, for example automatically opening a price list database when an order entry database is opened.
• FLEET DEPLOYMENT: Panorama's new automatic deployment configuration greatly simplifies managing installation of Panorama X across an organization.
• VIEW SEARCH: Comprehensive search of all code in a project.
• PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE: Now improved with over 300 new statements and functions.
• SEARCHABLE HELP: The built-in help system is now fully searchable, and includes a table of contents for every help page.
• DATA INTEGRITY: Now automatically checks the integrity of the database each time it is opened or saved (to protect against partial hardware failure).
• APPLE SILICON: Fully native on both Apple Silicon and Intel processors.

Panorama X 10.2 also includes significant performance enhancements, additional documentation and training videos, and numerous bug fixes. For a complete list of changes see:

http://www.provue.com/panoramax/help/Release_10_2.html