News in Persuasion SP4
Highlights
StreamStudio
Run without directory server - StreamStudio can now be run without a directory server.
Several portals - One single Java application server can now host several StreamStudio portals. This enables you to run StreamStudio Persuasion SP4 and later Persuasion versions on the same application server.
Several application domains can be linked to one StreamStudio portal.
Collector
Separation of document storage. For performance reasons, documents are no longer stored in the runtime repository. Instead, the documents and related metadata are transferred from the runtime repository to a new document storage. The new document storage is mostly referred to as the StreamServe archive.
The default number of result and detailed fields, to show in Collector search results, are increased.
Reprocessing stored documents is now carried out via a web service.
The Collector Reprocess input connector is replaced by a generic Service request input connector.
Composer
It is now possible to approve several texts at the same time.
It is now possible to preview texts containing metadata immediately from the text editor.
Composition Center
A text property has been added. Texts can now be aligned to both the left and the right margins.
It is now possible for users to select customized font sizes from a new Font size drop-down list in the editor.
Rules indication for content. If a rule is set on content it is indicated by a asterisk (*) after the content name.
Control Center
You now configure the StreamStudio portal outside the application domain, and then link it to the application domain. Several application domains can share the same portal.
You configure and create the new StreamServe archive outside the application domain, and then link it to the application domain. Each application domain can be linked to one single StreamServe archive. Several application domains can share the same StreamServe archive.
Archiver application
The new Archiver application transfers documents and metadata from the runtime repository to the new StreamServe archive. In the application configuration, you specify how and when to transfer the documents.
Application Domain Editor
The Application Domain wizard has been replaced with new functionality in the Application Domain Editor. In the editor, there is a new Administrator tab and some enhancements made to the Directory tab.
Document types
To support the new document type deployment process, there is a new dialog and a new tool in Control Center.
The new Compare Document Types tool opens when you redeploy a Project that contains updated document types. In the tool, updated document types are compared with existing document types, already deployed to the enterprise repository. Any differences are indicated with colors.
Logging
Logging has been improved to better support users during installation and execution. Users can track what is happening in the various StreamServe applications, and it is easier to analyze problems that may occur.
Each application (StreamServer, service gateway, Archiver, and management gateway) generates three separate logs: Boot log – early startup messages. Platform log – startup messages and low level details. Application log – runtime log messages.
Logging to the runtime repository has been introduced. You can enable logging to database for each application.
StoryTeller
Runtime scripting
Re-use of Stories and external content
External Substitution.
Runtime selection of a Story
You can link to already created StoryTeller documents with one or more page definitions.
You can select to e.g. hide objects depending on certain circumstances.
You can let text size change depending on the amount of input text, to e.g. make it fit into a predefined space.
You can store variables on every generated page, which can be used for postprocessing or in driver settings etc.
CSS definitions can now be processed by XHTML filter.
You can now use $variable instead of /data/variables/variable in XPath expressions. Variable names are case insensitive.
New connectors
The JDBC connectors have replaced the ADO connectors.
Service Request input connector
This connector is used by a StreamServer application: To retrieve input from Adobe LiveCycle ES processes, To retrieve documents from Collector.
Design Center
Post- and pre-export commands. You can specify scripts to be executed before and after the Project is exported.
Presentation of connectors in the Platform and Runtime configuration views has been improved by enabling sorting alphabetically (ascending or descending) or by using drag-and drop.
New script functions
Dumpvariables. The Dumpvariables script function dumps all variables and their values to a specified file.
The ForcePoll script function signals an input connector to poll, and can be used with any input connector that supports scheduled polling
OdbcExecuteEx. The OdbcExecuteEx script function is similar to the OdbcExecute function. The difference is that the OdbcExecuteEx function can be configured to accept a failed CREATE TABLE statement.
Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES
StreamServer and LiveCycle ES are more closely integrated. You can: Access the LiveCycle ES repository from Design Center. Invoke StreamServer from LiveCycle ES. Invoke LiveCycle ES processes from StreamServer.