aclEZ Changelog

What's new in aclEZ 16.5.3

Oct 5, 2017
  • Fixed – Restored compatibility for select date/time format options in Excel exports.

New in aclEZ 12.1.0 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • New - Open Server dialog: Option to save server names in Notes.ini for future reference, as well as manage the list.
  • Fixed - Now you can Switch ID or use Full Admin Access after trying to open a database without the proper access rights; single-database products (like scanEZ) will re-open the database, server products (like aclEZ) will keep the database in the tree to re-open.
  • Improved -Select a Server dialog: Better management of the 'Other & list Servers from Passthru Connexion' documents.
  • New - Now you can specify folders to load when selecting a target server to open in the tool, so no need to load them all. You can add folders as well as save a list of folders to re-use (saved in the file YtriaServerFoldersList.txt).
  • New - Extended NAB content search: This option adds common name, internet access and mail-in database when checking NAB for group member existence.
  • New - Option to find all users who are not in any Groups.
  • Fixed - Hitting 'Enter' was closing the Group Navigator when focused on the filter's input field.
  • Fixed - New & Rename ACL entries NAB dialog: Now allows the selection of one name only.
  • New - Vastly improved version of the Modification Log template.

New in aclEZ 12.0.6 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • Fixed bug: Show proper Notes version for ODS 52.
  • Fixed bug: Export in Excel from grid with grouping.
  • Fixed issues on ACL Flags and Roles export.
  • Fixed bug: Handling numbers with decimals.
  • New: "Append" and "Add Non-Contiguous" options in export (also available through Automation).

New in aclEZ 12.0.5 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • URL created with https only when required.
  • Switch ID and Full Admin Access improved - now uses saved password.
  • Optimized Grid Filter.
  • New server tree right click-menu item: 'Refresh'
  • Fixed and improved Automation & Excel Export.
  • URL created with https only when required (in all tools)
  • Fixed bug when closing documents.
  • Passthru Server' type connections are now properly listed in Server list dialogues.
  • Switch ID and Full Admin Access improved - now uses saved password
  • Improved: 'Select a server' dialog
  • New: 'Recent Server or DB' list is now case insensitive.
  • Fixed: 'Create Folder' issue when adding a document to newly created folder.
  • Fix: Minor issue when no ACL entries were added or deleted.
  • New Edit and Context menu option: 'Apply Change to Selection'.
  • Fixed menu option: 'Restore Saved Agent Properties'.

New in aclEZ 12.0.1 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • Fixed Bug: Crash occurred only in IBM Notes 7 and older.
  • Added ability to close the Help Center dialog with the 'Esc' key.

New in aclEZ 12.0 (Jul 13, 2015)

  • Added new eXtensible Markup Language (XML) scripts to automate processes in the EZ Suite.
  • Added new "Load Automation XML" feature option accessible from Server or Database menu.
  • Updated java widgets to launch from IBM Notes and IBM Domino Designer.
  • Improved Database Selection Filter panel. It now includes Full Path search option.
  • Enhanced Server Selection Dialog Box (with QuicK Search, etc.).
  • Enhanced NAB Presence Checker and Group Expander with option to include additional NAB databases.
  • Improved standard Regular Expression (Regex) and Formula dialog boxes with Show History button and interface. Past Regex and formulas can be selected for use or they can be deleted from the History.
  • Enhanced Open Database dialog box with Ctrl+F to find databases on selected servers, sticky display preferences (Title and/or File Name) and F3 key to find next matches.
  • Added new distinguishable icon for redirection directories in the Selection Tree for easier identification.
  • Improved Quick Search. Query is no longer limited to the sorted column, and allows subsequent selection of any column to conduct the search.
  • Added new Set Column Width option enabling the user to define the number of characters to display for the selected column.
  • Enhanced grid exporting to copy/paste grid contents in HTML, Rich Text and Simple Text formats in any word editor program or IBM Notes.
  • Enhanced group and cell formatting dialog boxes. Custom formatting of dates and numbers can be applied to both groups and cell at the same time from either dialog box.
  • Added new Register by Email option for when internet is unavailable.
  • Improved YtriaUpdate to handle Windows 7 UAC security restrictions.
  • Enhanced Names dialog box with new options.
  • Fixed Bug: Optimized code for the grid.
  • Added new native Excel options to Grid data exporting, including the use of custom, pre-formatted excel books. Supports both Excel 97-2003 and Excel 2007-2010 output file formats.
  • Added new "Search and Replace in Selected ACL Entries" option in right-click menu to find a string in a subset of ACL entries and replace it with another across multiple databases.
  • Improved Group Navigator Grid Layout to display [X] only next to entries and groups that are NOT in the NAB.
  • Improved Group Navigator editing options with additional accessibility directly from the right-click menu of the main ACL grid.
  • Fixed Bug: User's grouping is now retained when switching to a different NAB.
  • Fixed Bug: Categories now refresh correctly despite any changes of user selection in the main grid.
  • Fixed Bug: Check Member Presence on large NABs no longer pauses after processing.
  • Fixed Bug: Correct file path message is now correctly displayed in error (760) dialogue "This database has local access protection (encrypted) and you are not authorized to access it".
  • Fixed Bug: Corrected crash caused when a NAB is opened in scanEZ, which is then used by the Group Expander.
  • Fixed Bug: Corrected ability to export ACL from server to local database.
  • Fixed Bug: Corrected behaviour which set Delete flag when user's access level was changed to Author or higher.
  • Added new indication for incorrect flags. They are now highlighted in yellow (usually for No Access items).

New in aclEZ 11.1.2 (Dec 23, 2013)

  • Fixed bug: Invalid entries are now designated with an [X] in the Group Navigator grid without affecting the parent groups.

New in aclEZ 11.1.1 (Jul 16, 2013)

  • Fixed bug: Stored Password management available immediately upon initialization of your Notes Session.
  • Fixed Import DXL bug: Lotus Script compilation flag was ignored and always triggered an exception.
  • Fixed bug: readers/authors tab is now correct even if multiple items with the same name but different types exist.
  • Fixed bug: In the Document Comparator, elements with the same Note ID are now displayed only once.
  • Fixed bug: Now able to save Create Documents, Delete Documents and Replicate or Copy Documents in ACL grid.
  • Fixed bug: Conflict Solver and Document Comparator now handle the Disable for Comparison check box correctly.
  • Fixed bug: In cases of multiple administration servers in one ACL, all ACL entries are now cleaned up before removing or setting a new administration server.
  • Fixed bug: When using Find All, Find First or Find Next, the resulting rows are now displayed in an expanded and visible format.
  • Fixed bug: In the Name dialogue's Address Book, loading a new NAB properly resets any current grouping.
  • Fixed bug: In the Name dialogue, when closing the Group Member List dialogue, the focus correctly returns to the grid (and not the Server List).

New in aclEZ 11.1.0 (Jun 29, 2013)

  • Minor bug fixes and code optimization.
  • Optimized Group Explorer menu.
  • Optimized performance of the Selection Tree.
  • Added new shortcuts to the Main Grid: Shift +, Shift -, +, -, *.
  • New Address Book dialogue: includes extensive new search and filtering options.
  • Optimized Deletion Stubs contextual menu.
  • Groups that don't exist in the NAB now show up as red in the ACL Group Expander’s Tree Layout.
  • Optimization of ‘Add To/ Move To’ options in MySelection, Documents and Checkbox Selection menus.
  • Optimization of the Reponses panel.
  • Better handling of the Change Displayed Title ‘by field name’ option. Now offers all field name possibilities except those starting with a $ by default. The Other button will display all possible names or items found in the first document.
  • Deletion stub explorer now offers the ability to hard delete and restore soft deletions, and to filter the Grid by deletion stubs and soft deletions.
  • Inclusion of new design elements in Notes: Java, Jar, DB2 Access Views, Components.
  • Optimized performance of the Document Comparator and Conflict Solver
  • Optimized DIFF Panel operations: Better handling of field names starting with a space.
  • New: Added an Exclusion List for Check Member Presence. This list is created in the Notes Data folder
  • YtriaNABCheckerExcl.txt). If there is # in front of the item to be excluded, it will be interpreted as a regular expression.
  • Updated the Conflict Counter display format.
  • New Password option: You can now save an empty password for the currently used ID (In menu: Options/Password Options…).
  • New Documents Analyzer search options for Responses not linked properly to the Parent.
  • New Replication Auditor feature limits the number of entries. Choose to display ‘All Results’, or ‘Only replications with issues or modifications’.
  • New display of "Import from DXL" logs upon completion of the import process.
  • Minor improvement of the dxl import feature.

New in aclEZ 11.0.2 (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Added a progress bar when loading NAB content for Member Presence.
  • New NAB setting: You can now specify separate NABs for Member Presence and Group Expander independently.
  • Improved performance while modifying / inserting / selecting rows in the main grid.
  • Updated the main menu to have the 'Options' menu just before the 'Help' menu.
  • Optimized code in NAB Presence Checker.
  • Fixed bug: 'Is Mail Owner in NAB' would continue checking when there was no default NAB.
  • Fixed bug: Was unable to change default NAB. "OK" button disabled.
  • Fixed bug: When changing default NAB, grouping or sorting by column Members or Hierarchy was lost.
  • Fixed bug: Product launched with YtriaLauncher now displays the complete server name.
  • Fix a bug with the 'Group Expander' and the ' NAB Presence Checker ': If a group did not exist in the currently processed NAB, it was not checked against the NAB Presence Checker and was always considered as non-existing.
  • Optimized processes related to the 'Modification Log Database' and the 'Switch ID' process.
  • Optimized processes related to the 'Modification Log Database' and the 'Full Access Admin' process.
  • Optimized code for 'Switch ID' processing.
  • Improved Installation Database: Streamlined installation process.

New in aclEZ 11.0 (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Added new Switch ID functionality. Available in the main menu.
  • Added new Restriction Settings functionality: aclEZ can now be customized to define which functions are accessible/inaccessible to the user.
  • Added new Modification Log Database. It is now possible to enforce a log of all modifications made by aclEZ.
  • Added new "Modification Log Comment" option. This allows input of user comments (explain who did what in your own words).
  • New NAB Checker functionality: Checks to see who is missing in the NAB. Red cells indicate members who are NOT in the NAB.
  • New Remove Member from Groups: In the NAB Group Navigator (Tool menu) it is now possible to directly remove any member by right clicking on it.
  • Added 2 new columns in Global Properties tab. One column to check the presence of Signer and one for Mail Owner.
  • Added ability to view Effective Access for multiple selections in a grid panel.
  • The 'Export Flags & Roles' now possible via XML.
  • Added new Time and Date filters (located in the filter options at the top of each grid column).
  • Added new Custom Formatting of both Cells and Groups (located in the filter options at the top of each grid column).
  • Added XML format options to the 'Export To File...' action. Accessible in the right-click menu's 'Grid Actions'.
  • Added new title-bar to help identify multiple open instances of aclEZ.
  • Fixed a bug with IBM Notes 9 where reading of the 'desktop.dsk' produced an error. This is now resolved.
  • Menus have been optimized.

New in aclEZ 10.5.3 (Oct 4, 2012)

  • Added “Mail Owner” column in main grid
  • Added ability to open aclEZ with a server in a partially loaded state. This works when the tool is launched from the Ytria toolbar in Notes if a database is open; also works when launching aclEZ from replicationEZ.
  • Minor cosmetic and performance bugfixes.

New in aclEZ 10.5.2 (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Updated Ytria XML engine to version 2.0; many changes and enhancements were added. Old Ytria XML files are not compatible with the new engine. Documentation will be available shortly
  • Fixed bug in grid-type windows where 'Sort by Count' was using the number of visible items (when a column header filter was engaged) rather than the total number of items
  • Enhanced grouped item counting feature in grid-type windows. Now when a column header filter is engaged, the number of visible items and total number of items in a grouping will both be displayed, separated by a slash character
  • Added "Quick Search" (type to search) functionality to all grid-type windows
  • Added ability to modify "Max Internet Name and Password"
  • Added new "Copy as Application Link" right-click option in the main grid. This allows you to copy the application links of the database associated with any selected names in the main grid
  • Added new "Copy as Document Link" right-click option in the NAB Group Navigator dialog. This allows you to copy any selected names or groups as document links
  • Improved functionality of "Open", "Save", and "Export"-type dialogs
  • Fixed sundry minor bugs related to cosmetics and performance

New in aclEZ 10.5.1 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Fixed bug where 'Group by Count' was case-sensitive and would sort some items incorrectly
  • Changed name of 'Field Chooser' item in Grid-type windows to more accurate and descriptive 'Add columns to grid.'
  • Fixed a bug in 'Export to File' where the status of checkboxes was shown incorrectly.
  • Fixed issue where Modification Log databases stored outside of Notes data directory could sometimes not be found.
  • Fixed a bug where a warning dialog requesting a restart could be shown in error.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using localized (Non-English) versions of the software.
  • Sundry minor user interface improvements.
  • Fixed a bug where the 'Show Effective Access' function could sometimes fail to calculate access for names on the local server.

New in aclEZ 9.1.3 (Jul 14, 2010)

  • Installation database is now localized in the following languages: Japanese and Chinese
  • Fully localized versions are now available in version 9.1.3 and up: Japanese and Chinese (not available for Lite versions)
  • The localized language file now has the following name: "YtriaLang.loc"
  • Fixed minor trace issue
  • Fixed NAB Group Navigator crash bug: When filtering with a regular expression; exception was not caught

New in aclEZ 9.1.2 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Added a new notes.ini entry: YtriaUpdateFileName to handle potential Windows Vista/7 UAC issues
  • Improved tracing capabilities
  • Fixed pop-up issues for full version users
  • Fixed aclEZ crash on exit
  • Fixed warning message: Now appears after a failed Export ACL/Import ACL action
  • Fixed copy and paste issue in grouping grid
  • Fixed Teamstudio CIAO! compatibility regression

New in aclEZ 9.1.0 (Mar 10, 2010)

  • Improved toolbar installation process and fixed minor toolbar issues
  • Fixed editing issue: [-Default-] ACl entries can now be edited
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Teamstudio CIAO! Edition 25
  • Fixed minor display and usability issues

New in aclEZ 9.0 (Dec 18, 2009)

  • Added the ability to save/load your current database selection using an XML file
  • Added the ability to save/load your ACL entry selection using an XML file
  • Added capability—right-click in Output panel—to export a list of database errors to an XML file; which can be re-opened (with another ID)
  • Added keyboard modifier: Ctrl+aclEZ icon will open and focus on the currently selected database in the Notes client
  • Added new ACL Entry Selection filter in tree panel (lets a user choose to display only certain types of ACL entries in grid)
  • Added filtering capabilities using regular expressions in the NAB Group Navigator (on Group name or Members)
  • Added a progress bar when copying (Ctrl+C) 5000+ rows in grid
  • Added ability to select Copy Settings when copying (Ctrl + C) from the grid
  • Improved regular expressions in filters (notifies the user of incorrect usage)
  • Improved text filters in grid (now case insensitive)
  • Improved grid text filter: Must now press enter to apply the filter (previously filtered in real-time and unnecessarily slowing down the grid)
  • Improved ACL data reloading to ensure accurate agent data is displayed
  • Improved grid copy and paste (ignores carriage return within a row of data)
  • Grid column headers now included during a copy and paste
  • Fixed minor bugs, product performance, usability, display and stability issues
  • Fixed rare license key recognition issue

New in aclEZ 8.0.1 (Dec 22, 2008)

  • Fixed a product launch issue from an encrypted USB key
  • Improved product registration (specifically how Activation Codes are verified)

New in aclEZ 2.1.0 (Jun 25, 2008)

  • Added new "Effective Access" functionality.
  • Added new "Import/Export ACL" functionality.
  • Added renaming multiple ACL entries capability.
  • Added multiple ACL history capability.
  • Added capability to "remember" the last opened server.
  • Implemented new grid to deal with large data sets.
  • Improved and optimized database selection tree.
  • Fixed "Password Options" bug issue when the user ID file is in a network (example: "serverpathuser.id").
  • Fixed product crash when Cancel button is pressed in a progress dialog box.
  • Fixed bug: Incorrectly constructed URL, for "Open in NotesClient", if server has many OU (Organisation Unit), O (Organisation) and C (Country).
  • Fixed bug: Server tree not working in R4.