Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition Changelog

What's new in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2024 Release 2

Apr 23, 2024

Support for Apache PDF Box 3.0.1:
Support for Apache PDF Box, which is used in the creation of fillable PDF forms in StyleVision, has been updated to the latest version.
Support for Mozilla pdf.js v4.0.379:
Mozilla pdf.js is one option users can select to preview PDF output in Edge inside StyleVision. The software now supports the latest version.
Updated database support:
For database report creation, StyleVision supports the most popular SQL databases and multiple versions thereof. In this release, support has been added for:
MySQL 8.2 & 8.3
PostgreSQL 16
MariaDB 11.2
SQLite 3.45

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2023 Release 2 (Apr 12, 2023)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2023 (Oct 19, 2022)

Support for Altova Schema Manager:
The Altova Version 2023 product line includes a new XML Schema Manager, which was created to assist with managing with the ever-increasing volume of XML standards and frequent updates.
The Altova XML Schema Manager provides a centralized way to install and manage standard XML Schemas for use with StyleVision and all Altova XML-enabled applications. The convenient interface lets you simply select the schemas you want to install (or uninstall). The XML Schema Manager will automatically select any required dependencies. Once a schema is installed, it’s available for use with any Altova XML-enabled product (StyleVision, StyleVision Server, XMLSpy, RaptorXML Server, etc.). You can also open the XML Schema Manager to browse the schemas already installed on your system.
Altova will update available schema versions frequently when they are released from standards bodies and include the latest versions in the XML Schema Manager. This way you can get the most up to date versions independent of the Altova product release cycle. It's easy to access the manager via the Tools menu in StyleVision.
Advantages of using the XML Schema Manager include:
Viewing all schemas on your system and checking if newer versions are available
Downloading new versions independently of the Altova product release cycle
Ability to install one or multiple versions of a given schema
Automatic detection and installation of dependent schemas
Faster processing of large schemas
Changes made in the Altova XML Schema Manager take effect for all installed Altova products
Ability to add HTML tags under the HEAD element:
This new option allows designers to add tags, such as meta data that is commonly included on HTML pages, to the HEAD element in HTML output.
A new metadata field in the HTML section of the Document Properties dialog accepts any text that the designer wants to go into the HEAD element of the HTML document. This could be a script or one or more meta tags. The HTML elements can be entered directly as text or as an XPath expression. In the screenshot below, the XPath expression sets a meta tag for the revision date of a document.
Option to disable part of a design from being rendered in output:
Sometimes it’s desirable to prevent a portion of a StyleVision design from being rendered in Authentic View or other output formats – without deleting the disabled elements. This allows the disabled part of the design to be re-enabled later and is analogous to “commenting out” a portion of the design.
Designers use the new “Disabled” component to prevent a portion of a design from being rendered in the output. Content inside a Disabled component remains in the design but is ignored in the output. The Disabled tags can easily be removed to reinstate the content.
Support for additional database versions:
StyleVision now supports the latest versions of the following databases, in addition to previous versions:
MariaDB 10.9.2
PostgreSQL 14.5
SQLite 3.39.2
Integration with latest Visual Studio and Eclipse versions:
StyleVision can be integrated in the Eclipse IDE, with support added for the latest versions:
Eclipse 4.23
Eclipse 4.24
Eclipse 4.25

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2022 Release 2 (Mar 8, 2022)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2022 Release (Oct 27, 2021)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2021 Release 3 (Jun 1, 2021)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2021 Release 2 SP 1 (Mar 31, 2021)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2021 (Oct 14, 2020)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2020 Release 2 (Mar 17, 2020)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2020 (Oct 9, 2019)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2019 (Oct 17, 2018)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2018 (Oct 3, 2017)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2017 Release 3 (Apr 11, 2017)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2015 Release 3 (Apr 2, 2015)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2014 Release 2 (Mar 23, 2014)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2014 (Nov 1, 2013)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2013 Release 2 SP 2 (Jun 27, 2013)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2013 Release 2 SP 1 (Jun 27, 2013)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2013 (Sep 21, 2012)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2012.00.00 (Nov 1, 2011)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2011 Release 3 (Jun 11, 2011)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2011 Release 2 (Feb 21, 2011)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2011 (Sep 15, 2010)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2010 Release 3 (May 14, 2010)

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2010 Release 2 (May 14, 2010)

Layout Containers: A Layout Container is a block in which Design Elements can be laid out and absolutely positioned within the block.
Blueprints: Within a Layout Container an image of a form can be used as an underlay blueprint for the design. With the help of a blueprint, an existing design can be reproduced accurately.
Document Sections: Documents can be divided into sections, with each section having its own properties, such as page layout properties. This enables different parts of a document to be presented differently. Older features affected: Previous designs had no sections. These designs will now be created as documents with one section, the Initial Document Section. Page properties and page layout properties, which were previously specified for the document as a whole, are now specified for the Initial Document Section. The cover page for print output of previous versions will be created in the new version as a template within the Initial Document Section.
Page columns: Pages can be specified to have columns.
User-Defined Templates: A template can be generated for a sequence of items by an XPath expression you specify. These items may be atomic values or nodes. An XPath expression enables the selection of nodes to be more specific, allowing conditions and filters to be used for the selection. Furthermore, templates can be built for atomic values, thus enabling structures to be built that are independent of the schema structure. Older features affected: Variable Iterators, which were used to create a template for a variable, now create a variable on a node template and then a User-Defined template for that variable.
User-Defined Elements: This feature is intended to enable presentation language elements (such as HTML, XSLT, and XSL-FO) to be freely inserted at any location in the design.
User-Defined XML Text Blocks: XML Text blocks can be freely inserted at any location in the design, and these blocks will be created at that location in the generated XSLT stylesheet.
XSLT Templates: XSLT files can be imported into the generated stylesheets. If a node in the XML instance document is matched to a template in the imported XSLT file and no other template takes precedence over the imported template, then the imported template will be used. Additionally, named templates in the imported XSLT file can be called from within the design.
Variables: A variable can now be declared on a template and take a value that is specified with an XPath expression. Previously, the value of a variable was limited to the selection of the node on which it was created. Variables in the 2010 version allow any XPath expression to be specified as the value of the variable. Older features affected: Variables and Variable Iterators. Variables from older versions are now created on the relevant template and are given a value that selects the same template. Variable Iterators are replaced with a combination of a Variable and a User-Defined Template; see User-Defined Templates below.
Inserting Design Elements: Design Elements (paragraphs, lists, images, etc) can be inserted first, and an XML node from the schema tree assigned to the Design Element afterwards. This is in addition to the existing mechanism by which a schema nodes is dragged into the design and a Design Element created for it.
Hide Markup in Design View: Markup tags in Design View can be hidden and collapsed, thus freeing up space in Design View.
Java and .NET functions in Auto-Calculations: Native Java and .NET functions can be used in the XPath expressions of Auto-Calculations. This makes the function libraries of Java and .NET accessible to the SPS.
Disable output escaping: A setting that defines whether text output will be escaped or not. A character is said to be escaped when it is written as a character entity (such as & or A). This feature is useful when outputting text that contains program code.
Pixel Resolution: Pixel length units in the SPS are converted to absolute units for print output according to a factor that the SPS designer specifies.
Default length units: can be specified in the Options dialog (Tools | Options).
XHTML output: When XHTML is specified as the HTML output preference in the document's properties (File | Properties), an XHTML document is generated for the HTML output.
Printout of Design: The design in Design View can be printed with or without tags.

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2010 Release 1 (May 14, 2010)

Layout Containers: A Layout Container is a block in which Design Elements can be laid out and absolutely positioned within the block.
Blueprints: Within a Layout Container an image of a form can be used as an underlay blueprint for the design. With the help of a blueprint, an existing design can be reproduced accurately.
Document Sections: Documents can be divided into sections, with each section having its own properties, such as page layout properties. This enables different parts of a document to be presented differently. Older features affected: Previous designs had no sections. These designs will now be created as documents with one section, the Initial Document Section. Page properties and page layout properties, which were previously specified for the document as a whole, are now specified for the Initial Document Section. The cover page for print output of previous versions will be created in the new version as a template within the Initial Document Section.
Page columns: Pages can be specified to have columns.
User-Defined Templates: A template can be generated for a sequence of items by an XPath expression you specify. These items may be atomic values or nodes. An XPath expression enables the selection of nodes to be more specific, allowing conditions and filters to be used for the selection. Furthermore, templates can be built for atomic values, thus enabling structures to be built that are independent of the schema structure. Older features affected: Variable Iterators, which were used to create a template for a variable, now create a variable on a node template and then a User-Defined template for that variable.
User-Defined Elements: This feature is intended to enable presentation language elements (such as HTML, XSLT, and XSL-FO) to be freely inserted at any location in the design.
User-Defined XML Text Blocks: XML Text blocks can be freely inserted at any location in the design, and these blocks will be created at that location in the generated XSLT stylesheet.
XSLT Templates: XSLT files can be imported into the generated stylesheets. If a node in the XML instance document is matched to a template in the imported XSLT file and no other template takes precedence over the imported template, then the imported template will be used. Additionally, named templates in the imported XSLT file can be called from within the design.
Variables: A variable can now be declared on a template and take a value that is specified with an XPath expression. Previously, the value of a variable was limited to the selection of the node on which it was created. Variables in the 2010 version allow any XPath expression to be specified as the value of the variable. Older features affected: Variables and Variable Iterators. Variables from older versions are now created on the relevant template and are given a value that selects the same template. Variable Iterators are replaced with a combination of a Variable and a User-Defined Template; see User-Defined Templates below.
Inserting Design Elements: Design Elements (paragraphs, lists, images, etc) can be inserted first, and an XML node from the schema tree assigned to the Design Element afterwards. This is in addition to the existing mechanism by which a schema nodes is dragged into the design and a Design Element created for it.
Hide Markup in Design View: Markup tags in Design View can be hidden and collapsed, thus freeing up space in Design View.
Java and .NET functions in Auto-Calculations: Native Java and .NET functions can be used in the XPath expressions of Auto-Calculations. This makes the function libraries of Java and .NET accessible to the SPS.
Disable output escaping: A setting that defines whether text output will be escaped or not. A character is said to be escaped when it is written as a character entity (such as & or A). This feature is useful when outputting text that contains program code.
Pixel Resolution: Pixel length units in the SPS are converted to absolute units for print output according to a factor that the SPS designer specifies.
Default length units: can be specified in the Options dialog (Tools | Options).
XHTML output: When XHTML is specified as the HTML output preference in the document's properties (File | Properties), an XHTML document is generated for the HTML output.
Printout of Design: The design in Design View can be printed with or without tags.

New in Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition 2007 SP2 (Mar 22, 2007)