What Is New 6.0
What Is New in yuuvis® RAD 6.0
yuuvis® RAD 6.0 is the newest major version of our rapid application development tool for content-centric applications. It brings several new functions and technical improvements. Here is a brief overview:
- Update of the application server for more fault-tolerance
- Update of the search engine for a better and more secure search
- With PostgreSQL, we are supporting a major open-source database engine, reducing total operating costs significantly
- Improved performance through refactoring (core DMS and import, workflow)
- Complete web-based administration
- Improved client and customizing options
Technical Improvements
We updated the application server powering the core service for document management in yuuvis® RAD 6 to the newest available version. Apart from performance gains and security improvements, you can also benefit from new fault-tolerance options such as clustering.
Our search engine Elasticsearch also got a version upgrade in this release. We now provide a faster search, better ranking, and easier cluster management as well as encrypted communication.
We are pleased to announce that we support another relational database engine as of yuuvis® RAD version 6: PostgreSQL. With this state-of-the-art open source database, you can significantly reduce your operating costs for yuuvis® RAD and still enjoy the usual performance.
For version 6, we took some time and performed several refactoring procedures which resulted in more performance in the document management core (faster document import, better scalability in systems with lots of object types and object instances) as well as in the workflow engine (better, faster and more reliable communication when notifying the client). They all result in a smoother experience in evolving systems in which the amount of data and processes increase every day.
Web-based Administration
With this version, we are able to offer you a fully web-based administration of a yuuvis® RAD system. The administration tool enterprise-manager has been discontinued as of this version and its complete functionality is now available in the well-known web-based tool yuuvis® RAD management-studio. Now, you can comfortably administer your system using an easy-to-use web interface. yuuvis® RAD management-studio has all the necessary features supporting you in this version which makes a switch between two tools no longer necessary. Furthermore, thanks to yuuvis® RAD management-studio communicating using REST only, you can now administer hosted or cloud installations remotely with much more comfort.
New Client Functions
The end user experience is very important to us, so we introduced several improvements to our client as well.
The yuuvis® agent for integration with the Windows desktop has been completely reengineered to remove known stability issues. There is no need for “pairing” anymore to enjoy a comfortable integration with the operating system and Office applications.
New features such as exporting the complete result list into a CSV file or referencing objects as well as searching for the objects to reference (“quickfinder”) enable further analysis of data stored in yuuvis® RAD and improve the productivity by increasing work efficiency. It is now also possible to better compare index data of different object versions in the client. Many further improvements, mostly increasing usability, are also included in this version.
We did not forget about the developers: many smaller but important improvements in the customizing framework have been introduced, such as improved scripting, catalog manipulation in the form scripts. Also lodash.js and moment.js are now available in custom actions. We also made it possible for developers to change the client style without the need to develop a custom client.
For a more complete list of new features and functions in yuuvis® RAD 6, please read the technical release notes accompanying it, visit help.optimal-systems.com and consult the change logs or reach out to your designated OPTIMAL SYSTEMS contact.