Release Notes for 1.2

It has been a long one, but we hope that in the end, you will find it worth the wait.

With more than 500 work items resolved, Smartsite iXperion 1.2 is a major update.

System and Database Support

Smartsite iXperion 1.2 officially supports Windows 7 (32-bit). Also, full Oracle support is built in, as is generic LDAP-support (such as Novell e-Directory).

New features

Key new features of this new release are Oracle support, Personalization framework and Global Dynamic Storage, but a lot of work has been done in a number of areas, including Security, Scf and Smartlet architecture, Web Toolkit, AIM, the SXML language and many, many others.

New addon modules

• The Personalization Framework is available as an Add-on module for Smartsite iXperion. It allows you to relate persistent custom data to users and visitors.

  Personalization is all-important in today's user generated content approach, and helps you fulfill the requirements for recurring visitors.

• The DigiD module implements authorization and authentication using the DigiD provider.

• The Payment module allows you to implement online payments (via Ogone)
• The Shoppingcart module implements a generic shopping basket for online shops.

Other new or enhanced features

• Installation, Configuration and Tooling
  • Site databases are now created using full-featured creation scripts (both SqlServer and Oracle).
    In previous releases, sites would be restored from backups.
  • Add-on modules are also implemented via SQL scripts.
  • A new tool for configuring windows accounts and for Smartsite iXperion is available.
  • The Config Editor has been improved and enhanced for 1.2 feature support.
  • Outscaling support is greatly improved.
• SXML language
  • The Paging macro is enhanced.
  • Translation scoping control (sys.eval()).
  • Caching vipers have been added.
  • The WebService macro has a number of new features.
• Test Suite
  • The TestSuite now has Full host-header support in Production Server mode.
  • The Visualize SXML productivity feature was added.
  • Delete client cache (related to any hostheader in your site).
  • Enhanced SXML debugger (find bottlenecks and errors).
  • IE8 Compatibility View settings (Tools/options).
• Security
  • A longstanding issue with DEP (Data Execution Prevention), was fixed, allowing to keep the advised Windows security settings when installing Smartsite iXperion.
  • Active Directory Support is greatly enhanced.
  • Enhanced Content Access tooling in the CMS.
• Scf & Smartlet Architecture
  • The jQuery library is now hot swappable.
  • The jQueryNoConflict property is added for using '$' .
  • The Settings property is added to the Scf macro.
  • New client methods in the Scf jQuery extension.
  • The 'this' scope in Scf behaviors is now the selected jQuery object.
  • jQuery.scf.smartlet.get() will now also accept a jQuery selector object.
  • The Smartlet configuration editor has been enhanced.
• Help
  • Context-sensitive help in both Cms and TestSuite
  • Lots of new documentation and examples.
  • Smartlet intellisense is added on public Smartlet properties collection.