Beyond 20/20 Releases Web Data Server Version 7.2!

The beginning of December saw the release of Beyond 20/20s version of Web Data Server (WDS) 7.2. The enhancements made to this version were based on feedback from our product users. We are sure that you will be as excited about the changes as we are!

CLIENT SIDE ENHANCEMENTS – optional features include:

Content Syndication (Really Simple Syndication or “RSS”) - Content syndication is a means of informing users when WDS reports have been published or updated. It can be used in the following ways:

• To populate a list of new reports on the News Page of WDS
• To be used by an RSS aggregator to inform that the WDS site has been updated
• Frequency of files to be generated will depend on how often you update the reports on your site – the date is determined in the WDS Manger

To enable this feature, go into the WDS Manager, click on the “content syndication” button and click on the “generate files” tab.

Dundas Charting - A new charting package provides increased flexibility for users and publishers. Charting types include:

• Pie / 3D pie
• Bar / 3D bar / Stacked bar
• Column / 3D column / Stacked column
• Doughnut / 3D doughnut
• Line / Spline

Online Tutorials
The tutorials page allows users to view customizable Flash demos for each supported language.

Improved 508 compliancy for “drag and drop”
The Item selection screen is accessible from the table and chart view pages as well as the item selection page. This does not require dragging and dropping.

“Whole Word” Search
"Whole word" searching on the optional “Advanced Search” page allows users to find only one form of a word, such as "Can" but not "Canada."

ADMINISTRATOR/PUBLISHER SIDE ENHANCEMENTS:

Easier customizations

• Add a top banner, footer, left-hand menu or right-hand sidebar to any page.
• Customize the Action Bar - remove a tab, customize the Actions menu, rearrange controls, add or remove controls.
• Use separate company logos for different languages.
• Use separate company logos for different languages.
• Add more languages to the WDS interface.

Macintosh Compatibility
Now Macintosh users running Netscape browser, version 7.2, can access WDS sites.

Publish more document types
By default you can publish and view any of the following file types in WDS: IVT, PDF, XLS, DOC, TXT, PPT, and HTML. (Users may require a viewer for some file types, such as Adobe Reader). Non-IVT files such as PDFs can be published in a single language if desired.

Sortable fields within the Manager
Reports can be sorted separately for each language, allowing lists to be alphabetized correctly. Sort by any field in WDS Manager, including user or group, date report created, and date report last used.

IVT Author as Source
If desired, reads the Author field from an IVT and uses it for Source Info.

Improved command-line publishing
Now supports batch publishing with wildcards, publishing from an input file, deleting files with or without prompting, and single-language publishing.

New user account functionality

• Option to disallow log-in, saving reports, and saving profiles, creates a "public" site.
• If login is allowed, choose whether users start in Public Reports or My Reports.

Dundas Charting - A new charting package provides increased flexibility for publishers. Charting types include:

• Pie / 3D pie
• Bar / 3D bar / Stacked bar
• Column / 3D column / Stacked column
• Doughnut / 3D doughnut
• Line / Spline

Publishers can choose the default chart type as well as which chart types to make available to end-users.

ActiveX not required for table viewing
Users who have disabled ActiveX for security reasons can still view tables and charts. (ActiveX is required for some 3rd-party functions, such as viewing PDF files and Flash tutorials.)

No-frames help system
Optional help system provided for sites that do not allow frames.