All m-Power Enhancements

January 2024

Improved Layout and UI Editor (m-Painter)
	m-Painter - m-Power's WYSIWYG HTML editor - has been completely redesigned and enhanced to improve m-Power developers' experience and capabilities. Developers will enjoy a new modern and streamlined interface for editing and designing feature rich web applications. m-Painter's redesign is aimed at providing developers complete control over the style layout and customization of HTML based apps from an intuitive and easy to use interface.

m-Painter - Toggle Switches and Button Style Radio Buttons
	The redesigned m-Painter HTML editor now has the ability to convert default check boxes and radio buttons into user friendly toggle switches and button-style radio buttons

m-Painter - Improved Application Imports
	The redesigned m-Painter HTML editor has a redesigned Import panel to streamline UI design and make it simpler for developers to create complex applications that pull from multiple data sources.

m-Painter - Totals Percentages and Data Lists
	The redesigned m-Painter HTML editor has several new features that allow developers to pull in data from separate sources to quickly add Totals/Summations Percentages and data lists to any application.

m-Painter - UI Component Selector
	The redesigned m-Painter HTML editor now has a component selector that quickly allows developers to select from prebuilt HTML UI components like Buttons Cards Tabs Data Lists Badges Dashboard Widgets and more to enhance any application.

m-Painter - Improved HTML Styling Panel
	The redesigned m-Painter HTML editor now has an full featured HTML/CSS styling panel allowing full customization of any HTML element using an easy to use GUI. Developers can control colors sizing alignment and more for any element within their applications.

m-Painter - Conditional Rendering
	The redesigned m-Painter HTML editor now allows developers to set conditional rules on any element in an application via an easy to use configuration wizard. Developers can hide/show/toggle elements as well as conditionally set background/font colors and more based on data values roles user privileges and more.

m-Painter - Hide Repeating Data
	The redesigned m-Painter HTML editor now allows developers to quickly hide repeating data improving the readability of row data in in reports.

July 2023

Built-in Password Reset Workflow
	m-Power supports a built-in feature to allow end users to reset their own passwords for runtime applications. Supported for all Bootstrap dictionaries this is a turn-key feature that has all necessary components built in to help users reset their passwords when forgotten automatically with no additional components needed to be created by the developer.

Built-In Row Level Security
	Adding row level security to m-Power applications is now quicker and easier than ever before. Admin level users can configure row level security values within the existing "Application Users" area of the m-power interface. Further enabling row level security within an m-power application now takes advantage of built-in logic and eliminates additional build steps to configure security objects.

Streamlined Email Design
	m-Power developers can now design and format emails from within the messaging and scheduled tasks utility using a new rich text editor and data-merge user interface. This new interface streamlines the design and management of emails generated from m-Power applications and scheduled tasks.

December 2022

m-Power SQL Composer
	m-Power now allows an application to be built from a custom SQL query. Instead of selecting tables and fields within the m-Power UI developers can supply their own custom SQL query. m-Power processes the query and creates an application (retrieval or report) with all the columns from the query's result set. Support for SQL queries also extends to calling database stored procedures that return result sets.

m-Power supports JDK11
	Customers now have the option of running m-Power with JDK 1.8 or JDK11. mrc offers customers this choice for either option as they are both supported by their vendor. Some customers may choose to go with the newer JDK 11 as slight performance gains may be noticed as well as potential security issues addressed.

August 2022

Signature Capture
	m-Power now supports native functionality to capture and display signatures directly within m-Power applications.

Promote to Production
	First released several years ago the Promote to Production utility is a workhorse of the m-Power platform. However overtime developers have been leaving their feedback on ways to improve the process. The updated Promote to Production process allows developers easier ability to add apps to their projects as they go. Additionally when the time comes to promote applications m-Power has added logic to better understand which dependent files need to be packaged. Finally the UI has been improved and streamlined to better fit into the overall m-Power platform footprint.

Single Sign-on with SAML
	In addition to other single sign-on options SAML is now a standard configurable authentication option for runtime m-power applications. m-Power applications can be configured to authenticate against any Identity provider with SAML support. Please contact mrc support for assistance with a SAML implementation.

Single Sign-on with Oauth2/OpenID Connect
	In addition to other single sign-on options Oauth2/OpenID Connect is now a standard configurable authentication option for runtime m-power applications. m-Power applications can be configured to authenticate against any Identity provider with Oauth2/OpenID Connect support.

Notification Badges
	Often times during the development process you may want to create a numeric badge to display on a header screen that counts detail rows from a child screen. While there are several ways to do this the enhancement of Notification Badges streamlines the process of creating this directly within m-Power as a built-in feature.

March 2022

Report Designer
	The Report Designer utilizes its own report UI editor, allowing developers to quickly customize reports (including prompts, table cell content, conditional color coding, smartlinks, dimension manipulation). Developers can even change report layouts on the fly (standard, drilldown, pivot, ranking, and chart are supported). The Report Designer’s goal is to fit the need where a report only needs a typical level of UI customization and in return deliver a streamlined experience for building reports. Because the UI editor that comes with the report designer does not utilize HTML, developers using this template won’t need to go into m-Painter and won’t need to worry about overwriting HTML changes, since changes made in the editor are never overwritten! From an end-user perspective, there is no learning curve since the report generator creates the same output with which they are already familiar. That also means that reports built with the report designer can be used like any other rep

System Status
	When working with our support team on a submitted hotline issue, it is quite handy for mrc to have all the information about your system or data dictionary. However, since relevant information can be spread out over multiple locations, it is often laborious for our clients to obtain and share this info with us. To resolve this problem, we have created a system status feature. For those users who have authority, they can view a plethora of information about their system and can also download an encrypted file to send to support for analysis. Users who lack the necessary authority still have the ability to download and send the encrypted file, they just would not be able to read it.

Invoke Web Services via Maintenance Apps
	Historically, m-Power has been able to work with 3rd party APIs in a variety of ways. m-Power can create applications that let you serve data as well as POST data to m-Power applications. m-Power can even let you build applications over 3rd party REST APIs. With this release, m-Power will now let you write to a 3rd party API, through a maintenance application (outbound). From an integration standpoint, this means that m-Power can now read/write to 3rd party APIs as well as read/write from 3rd party APIs too.

Workflow -- Set values on Page Load
	Based on customer feedback, we’ve added a new option in the Workflow component to allow users to set values on page load. Historically, developers could set a value on Submit but there are numerous use cases where it is beneficial to have a value be set on load.

Improved Dashboard/DX Integration
	When Data Explorer/Dashboards were created we utilized a built-in header that didn’t automatically match the look and feel of the current dictionary. For improved synergy across your applications, this has been enhanced to ensure all generated content in a dictionary is uniform.

Secure File Uploads
	Traditionally, m-Power maintainers allowed you to upload physical files to your m-Power server. This is a handy way to get documents (like images, PDFs, etc…) from your user into the system. However, by default, these files are publicly accessible (if the URL is known). In the cases you wish these files to have restricted access, please consider learning more about the Secure File Uploads feature.

AJAX Return Data Dropdown Lists
	Due to customer requests, we have enhanced the AJAX Return Data feature to now support dropdown lists as well. The idea behind this feature is the user is presented with a dropdown (as example, let’s say the dropdown is Customer name). As soon as the user selects the name, multiple pieces of information about this user are automatically populated in the inputs on this screen. If another user is selected, the applicable information will be updated.

Conditional Visibility dependent on Action Mode
	In maintenance applications, developers have the option to conditionally show/hide inputs based on other values (think picking a Country of “USA” would automatically show a “State” dropdown list). This feature has been expanded to now also include the page’s action mode (add/update/delete/view). This means that you can now control what elements of the page are displayed or hidden based on how the user is trying to submit the record.

Additional Dashboard Configurations
	New dashboards have a series of buttons to make additional user configurations, such as adding new squares and saving the layout. We have added a dashboard setting to allow all or some of these buttons to be removed from the dashboard at runtime so that end users cannot interact with them.

Reload after making menu or security changes without having to restart Tomcat
	Anytime you make a change to a security or menuing configuration, you no longer need to restart Tomcat to see the change go into effect. Instead, you can simply append “?init=1” to the end of your URL. This will force Tomcat to recognize your latest change without having to restart Tomcat.

April 2021

New Bootstrap Theming Option
	New Data Dictionaries will automatically utilize an updated stylesheet that improves the look and style of your generated applications. Existing Bootstrap dictionaries can also be retrofitted to use this new look.

Improved RESTful Web Services
	An improved RESTful web service template is now available. This new template further utilizes best practices as well as supports additional security methods (such as API keys and bearer tokens).

Parent/Child Quick Add
	Parent/Child functionality has now been enhanced to allow you to directly add to the child record while editing the header record.

Bootstrap Reorder Maintainer
	Brought to you by popular demand, m-Power has been enhanced to now ship the Reorder Maintainer for all Bootstrap dictionaries.

Expanded Fixed Column Headings Support
	m-Power enhanced to support fixed column heading in all grid based retrieval and maintenance templates. Fixed column heading continues to be supported in reports.

January 2021

New m-Power Interface
	We are excited to announce that the completely overhauled m-Power development interface is now available for download. We are also proud to announce that these improvements were based on user feedback from our customers. At the core of the redesign is a focus on improved developer efficiency resulting in a faster, more intuitive user interface. Developers can expect an m-Power experience with fewer clicks, faster response times, and a more streamlined build process. More information regarding this new m-Power interface can be viewed by the associated links.

October 2020

Improved Data Explorer
	While many customers have loved the flexibility their end-users experience with Data Explorer (DX), we felt that DX could use an overhauled UI. This new interface makes end-user reporting even more intuitive. End-users can more easily create reusable saved designs and create beautiful dashboards.

February 2020

Improved m-Painter Source View
	For those m-Power developers who utilize the source view, as opposed to the WYSIWYG view of the editor, will see major improvements via source mode. Notable enhancements include: typeahead suggestions, the ability to diff, formatting improvements, and js/css asset management to name a few. Please review the documentation for more information.

Period Analysis -- Prior Year Adjusted
	This feature allows developers to enable an option to allow end-users to compare year over year values based on the day of the week (and week of the year), rather than a specific date. This feature is impactful for users who need reporting that allows them to see how a Saturday from the current year compares to the corresponding Saturday (based on the week of the year) from the previous year.

May 2019

Data Dictionary Copy
	Developers can now specify, during Data Dictionary creation, whether they want to start from scratch or if they prefer to copy an existing Dictionary. Choosing this option will automatically copy all registered tables, fields, and synonyms to the new Data Dictionary.

Workflow Designer
	This feature allows developers to, graphically, link conditional logic to actions of their maintenance apps to help with common needs. For instance, developers can take advantage of this feature if they want to conditionally call a Task group when a maintainer is executed, but only if certain conditions are met. This feature is intended to replace the Business Rules Designer.

Statuses Editor
	Particularly helpful for developers who want to allow users the ability to transition elements through a workflow. Examples of this include managing the lifecycle of an order or a hotline ticket. Users will love this feature as it increases visibility as well as ease of use for working with these statuses. Developers will love the precision and flexibility that this feature gives them in implementing these Status transitions.

December 2018

Application Relationship Diagram
	This feature allows developers to visually see the relationships between applications within a Data Dictionary. This will be useful for team members who want to better understand how applications are connected with each other, especially from a presentation layer perspective.

Application Auditing
	Many times, developers need to better track when the last time an app was run, edited, painted, or compiled. They also want to know who performed such an action. Available now, developers can begin tracking this information directly within the m-Power platform.

BLOB support
	Our team has added BLOB read support to m-Power. The advantage of BLOB support is that these binary fields can hold anything (including PDFs, images, etc...) directly in the database. With this feature you will be able to download BLOB data stored in the database to a file via m-Power.

July 2018

Tomcat 9
	We have now begun the process of testing and documenting how all of our customers can upgrade to Tomcat 9 for their application server. This version offers the latest in terms of speed, stability, and security.

June 2018

Bootstrap Improvements
	m-Power now supports a new template library, named the Bootstrap templates. These templates allow developers and users to interact with templates that are geared to look beautiful on both mobile and standard devices. Further, several new features have been added to these templates, including: multi-column sort, column reorder, filtering visibility, list/detail view, pulldown menus, and responsiveness. Be sure to check out the documentation to learn about all of these new and exciting additions!

m-Painter Form Designer
	For many customers, building m-Power maintainers is an everyday occurrence. In doing so, users find they often spend a considerable amount of time perfecting the design of these apps. To better facilitate this process, we have developed a form designer into m-Painter which improves functionality as well as decreases effort in customizing your m-Power forms. Now, in just a few clicks you can tailor the layout of your forms (and single row display views).

Various m-Painter Improvements
	Numerous enhancements have been made to m-Painter, all specifically geared towards improving every day processes while minimizing the need to interact with source code directly. For example, a new edit element window lets you easily add Bootstrap components throughout your application. You can easily integrate security based on user privileges and/or menuing groups. You can also control conditionally viewing/hiding of elements on the page based on user input.

Enhanced Auditing Logic
	m-Power applications now include auditing logic that can now track specific changes made by a user. As an example, you can now track both the before and after of what was changed thus giving you a deeper look into the historical changes made by users.

February 2018

Menu Improvements
	m-Power now supports an updated and more robust menuing package for end-users. The system now allows for a 3rd level of hierarchy, as well as requested features such as the ability to better order major groups and the additional support of Font Awesome icons. Additionally, the UI for managing menu objects such as users, roles, and permissions is greatly enhanced. Please see the documentation and video for much more information.

Built-In Date Selection Options
	m-Power and m-Power DX have been enhanced to now include new functionality with respect to date processing. Users will now be able to select common date filters (such as YTD, MTD, current date, yesterday, Current Fiscal Year, etc...) as filter options. As a developer this means there is no more need to create several helper calcs to determine various dates as these will be automatically available for you.

m-Power Interface Enhancements
	m-Power Maintenance apps have been enhanced to include two useful features. The first is the ability to set an auto-sequence flag directly when specifying a sequence key. Secondly, developers who have an interest in recording auditing information can easily do so within Field Settings under the new audting column options.

Application Analytics
	Customers on active maintenance and warranty for their m-Power software can take advantage of a turn-key application analytics snap-in to their m-Power applications. This option, available by installing a few lines of code into your footer file, allows you to track application usage by user, date, etc... This information will give you a better idea of which users utilize your applications the most, and which applications they most often frequent. Please contact mrc support to enroll into this free service.

Period over Period Analysis
	m-Power and m-Power DX have been enhanced to allow for period over period comparisons. DX users will also have the ability at runtime to compare a result set to either the previous year or previous period based on the time frame selection. In m-Power, this same functionality is available to the m-Power end-user. Users will love the robust flexibility to choose from a large assortment of pre-built date options (such as YTD, current week, YTD, etc...) and be able to compare that to its prior period, prior year, or a custom date range.

September 2017

m-Painter Upgrade - Improved Layout
	Our WYSIWYG editor, m-Painter, has been significantly upgraded. As part of this upgrade, m-Painter now implements a new interface that allows developers more control of the layout of their web application. Developers will benefit from being able to have pinpoint control of where elements are added to their web applications.

m-Painter Upgrade - Quick Lists
	Our WYSIWYG editor, m-Painter, has been significantly upgraded. As part of this upgrade, m-Painter now implements the Quick List feature. Quick Lists are a wonderful addition to m-Painter as they allow users to create either table driven or static lists that are reusable without ever having to leave m-Painter.

FTP Support
	m-Power supports additional FTP export capabilities to the Messaging & Scheduled Tasks system. This feature was implemented based on customer feedback and more easily allows our clients to better interface with third parties or when needing to move large files that would be too large for traditional email.

m-Painter Upgrade - Keypairs
	Our WYSIWYG editor, m-Painter, has been significantly upgraded. As part of this upgrade, m-Painter now implements the Key Pair feature. Keypairs give the developer the functionality to easily swap an on-screen value with its description. One prominent location for this could be on a report output page, in the Selection Criteria box, you could use this feature to return the description rather than the original code. See the video for an example.

May 2017

m-Power Dashboarding Upgrades
	This enhancement brings both a redesign and new features to the m-Power Dashboard development and run-time environments. m-Power now offers a streamlined and improved interface for creating dashboards, specifying filter criteria, and pre-defining dashboard layouts. Developers can now offer a greater level of control and customization during dashboard creation. m-Power Dashboard users can now enjoy several new styles and themes for dashboards and charts, improved filter criteria options, and interactive chart drill downs.

Messaging and Scheduled Task "Testing Mode"
	Testing mode provides developers the ability to send all emails generated from a task group to a single "Test" email address during development. This enhancement allows developers to validate the output of automated email processes while in development and testing while eliminating risks associated with production email addresses.

m-Power DX Data Store Management
	This enhancement allows m-Power administrators a simple approach to manage objects saved at runtime, such as Dashboard and Data Explorer objects.

Application Security - Opt In Applications
	This enhancement to the Application Security feature allows administrators to opt applications into role based security access. This is an added level of flexibility in addition to the default behavior that requires all applications be secured by roles when Application Security is enabled. From a use case perspective, the benefit to this enhancement is most notable for customers who just want to lock down a few applications, rather than having to restrict applications for an entire Data Dictionary.

Built-In "All Users" Role for Application Menuing
	m-Power now provides a built-in "All Users" role to be assigned to any application used in the application menu or data set used (in m-Power DX). This feature streamlines the management of role based menuing by allowing administrators to quickly provide application access to all user roles.

Default Sort Fields in Maintainers
	This enhancement provides m-Power developers with the ability to override default sorting behavior in "Display and Maintiain" and "Grid Update" type applications. Via new application level property, developers can override the default sequence keys that currently control sorting. This flexibility allows m-Power developers to use existing sequence keys to identify key fields while specifying different fields for default list sorting.

App Quick Navigation
	Due to the popularity of our Admin Quick Nav, we have implemented a new m-Power navigation feature: App Quick Navigation. This enhancement offers several key features, including: the ability to toggle between applications with a single click, seeing a list of recently modified apps, and searching through applications from any screen within m-Power. In all, developers will love using this feature to easily navigate throughout the m-Power interface.

m-Power DX Supports Whitelabeling
	For customers looking at packaging m-Power DX to 3rd parties, DX now supports Whitelabeling.

December 2016

Single Sign on via SAML
	Single Sign-On (SSO) is a commonly requested feature. Customers often want to integrate m- power with other systems. Without a single sign on mechanism, users are required to sign in to each system separately. This is often undesirable. There are many ways to implement SSO. However, SAML (Secure Authentication Markup Language) is a standard used in many industries for secure and trusted authentication between systems. Recently we have found that some customers require this standard be followed in order to be compliant with internal security policies. This project aims to provide a configurable interface so that m-Power can share SSO authentication with any other system available via SAML. With a SAML capability, m-Power developers can setup their m-power systems to validate against any other SAML enabled system. With SAML, developers can also enable their other systems to validate against m-power tables and security features.

m-Power Data Explorer
	The Data Explorer (DX)--a self-service data exploration application for end users--is now available as an m-Power add-on. With a simple point-and-click interface, business users can create reports, data lookups, visualizations, pivot tables, and dashboards in minutes. m-Power DX brings self-service data exploration to all users, while eliminating the need for end users to understand your database structure.

September 2016

Improved Application Properties Interface
	The application properties dialog UI has been enhanced; notable improvements include updated and integrated look and feel, improved layout and interaction, better help and descriptions, as well as tools to help developers modify more complex properties. In addition, the updating of application property files has been automated which eliminates the need to overwrite property files on application re-compile.

Fast Full-Text Search and Indexing with Apache Solr for Faster Applications
	m-Power now supports Full Text Search (Apache Solr) via a new retrieval template. This template allows users to search all available columns within a single search box. Additionally, applications built with template utilize a pre-indexed dataset, which will allow for improved application response time.

Built-In Dashboard Saving and Sharing
	User Defined Dashboards are enhanced to include built in save and share features. Users will now be able to save customized dashboards to a central data store. This allows dashboards to be accessed later from any location and shared with other users without the need for additional dashboard installation/configuration. Additionally, dashboards now support the option of the selections criteria displayed within the left hand window pane.

May 2016

Automatic Backup during m-Power Update
	Beginning with this update, customers who choose to update m-Power via the executable installer will automatically have their m-Power folder backed up. In the event a customer chooses to roll-back the update, they can easily do so by restoring the generated backup. Additionally, this snapshot backup can also be used by customers who need to access a previous version of an application. Users concerned about storage space can opt-out of the backup during the update process.

March 2016

Business Rules Designer
	There is no doubt that adding customized business logic into your application adds significant power and flexibility when creating web applications. The problem, however, is that some users do not know how to write this logic. Fortunately, this feature allows developers to build their own custom business logic without having to write any code. This custom code, designed with familiar m-Power applications as components, can be executed from other applications or scheduled to run automatically.

Improved Stylesheet & Theming
	This enhancement was designed to allow the everyday business user the ability to edit common Data Dictionary Files (stylesheets, headers, footers, sign on screens) with ease. Developers can now modify these files with the aide of a new graphical preview. In addition, m-Power now supports Sass to improve CSS design. Developers can now use predefined stylesheet variables to quickly and easily modify the look and feel of their generated applications.

m-Power Data Views
	m-Power Data Views allow developers the ability to join tables together, as well as add record selections and calculations, at the Data Dictionary level. Doing so allows commonly joined tables to be selected with one click. In addition, administrators will appreciate the ability to add a table to a user's environment and automatically apply selections to the result set to filter out sensitive data. Developers will appreciate not having to worry about complicated joins or other design issues as their data has already been configured for them ahead of time.

Improved Messaging and Scheduled Tasks
	The Messaging and Scheduled Task feature has been overhauled to allow this popular feature to be more poweful and simpler to utilize. Please see the documentation listed to watch numerous videos on how to implement this feature in numerous scenarios/situations.

.xlsx export support
	Based on popular demand, m-Power supports exporting to .xlsx. Users will appreciate the ability to export more than the 65,000 row limit imposed by traditional .xls output. With the advent of .xlsx documents, traditional .xls output have now been depricated.

Mask/Scramble Sensitive Data
	When displaying or passing sensitive data via the URL, special care needs to be used to stop users from seeing the full value in plain text (including but not limited to social security numbers, phone numbers, email addresses etc...). This feature gives developers the methods to protect these values in both of the above cases.

SVG Support
	m-Power now supports SVG objects in generated applications. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) is an XML based vector object. As the name suggests, these images are scalable, meaning they can grow and shrink to any size necessary without losing image quality.

Multi-valued Checkboxes
	m-Power now supports multi-valued checkboxes within certain Maintenance applications. This feature, as the name implies, allows users to select multiple values from a Checkbox list and store the content of this list into a single field. A delimiter, configured by the developer, is used to separate multiple values within one field. This feature has many uses, including user surveys and other general forms.

November 2015

Improved Error Messages and Error Handling
	m-Power users sometimes encounter ugly HTTP 500, HTTP 404, and SQL errors when using the interface and generated applications. In the event this occurs, m-Power has been enhanced to now redirect users to “Friendlier” pre-built error pages with better instructions for the user to proceed and get the help they need. The error may still appear on the page, as it is often very helpful for mrc tech support to assist in diagnosing the problem.

Data Dictionary Calculations
	m-Power enhanced to create full calculations directly at the data dictionary level. This means that common, complex, or otherwise widely used calculations can now be created once at the Dictionary level and used throughout your Data Dictionary. Better yet, in the event the calculation needs to be tweaked, you only have to modify it once, rather than each occurrence per application.

Improved Compile Time Options
	When rebuilding m-Power applications, developers now have the flexibility to choose which, if any, of their HTML presentation layers should be regenerated. For example, this is useful in the event that a developer makes significant changes to the output of their report but later needs to add a prompted record selection. Now the developer can specify to only overwrite the prompt page, leaving the output page unaffected.

Parent/Child Application
	m-Power developers who create Parent/Child (Header/Detail) applications frequently will enjoy this feature as it greatly simplifies the process in creating these types of applications. With this enhancement, m-Power will now take care of connecting your applications together. Developers will appreciate features such as automatic application linking, copying/deleting child records automatically, and improved application navigation.

Graphing Upgrade
	With this update, m-Power graphs will now automatically utilize the latest Graphing library. This JavaScript graphing library supports performance improvements, new features such as Graph Theming and a new graph type, the single value doughnut graph. Due to limited mobile support, this update also marks the discontinuance of Flash based graphing. Customers who have used Flash based graphs in the past will automatically utilize the JavaScript graphing.

Advantage Database Support
	mrc is proud to announce the support of the Advantage Database to our growing list of m-Power supported databases.

jQuery Upgrade
	m-Power applications upgraded to jQuery 1.11.3. This version of jQuery allows m-Power developers to work with the latest and greatest JavaScript plugins to further enhance their applications.

August 2015

Distinct Records
	m-Power option lists offer the ability to only display unique records, via a Distinct property, from a result set. One common use of this is when your dropdown list may have more than one entry. Using this feature will automatically remove any duplicate entries from the list.

Improved PDF Rendering
	m-Power now supports an additional PDF rendering engine that supports JavaScript objects (such as barcodes and graphs). An additional benefit of this renderer is that it is not strict on HTML compliance when generating PDF output

Parameter Listing
	This feature helps m-Power users better understand what parameters their applications can utilize. Frequent users of this feature will be developers who have grown tired of accessing template documentation and instead would prefer to build out their m-Power URL parameters directly from this handy feature.

Combination Boxes
	Combo boxes allow for end-users to have the best of both worlds when interacting with their m-Power application. When filtering, they can utilize the Combobox as a standard dropdown list. Or, however, they can interact with this feature as it were a free-form text input.

Auto Refresh Applications
	Some m-Power applications are run without user involvement (for instance, a dashboard or key report that is displayed on a TV on the shop room floor). These applications need to be re-executed throughout the day to reflect new data. This feature will allow these applications to automatically reload at intervals determined by the developer.

In-memory Data Processing
	In-memory Data Processing allow for m-Power reports to load much faster than traditional database reports. The architecture of in-memory data processing involved building an m-Power summary first, which loads the data into memory. Next, an m-Power report would be created that would read the data directly out of memory, instead of needing to read from the database, allowing for increased performance. While not always an appropriate tool for reporting, this feature is especially useful for cases in dashboards and other reports where interactivity is critical.

Configurable Web service Template
	m-Power applications support the ability to access data via a Web service. While previous m-Power functionality allowed you to post data to an existing web service, you can now access data from a Web service and load the data directly into an m-Power application.

Pivot Table Auto Expand
	This feature allows users of the OLAP Pivot table template the ability to auto expand all drill-downs within the click of a single button.

Schedule Data Upload
	This enhancement allows developers the ability to configure a Scheduled task to automatically upload data found in an Excel spreadsheet to their database on a scheduled basis. This feature would be especially useful for users who require m-Power to automate regularly scheduled file uploads without any user interaction.

April 2015

Support for JDK 1.8
	JDK 1.8 offers a litany of features that the m-Power platform can utilize to create feature rich applications. Customers will be prompted to upgrade within the m-Power Update.exe. If users do not use the m-Power Update.exe or prefer to walk through the steps manually, please see the attached documentation notice.

Improved Performance for Reports
	All Report templates have been redesigned to be faster and more efficient with available memory. These changes to the reporting templates were made due to feedback from users who consistently work with large datasets. These changes will affect newly created (or recompiled) reports to be significantly more optimized in terms of performance and memory allotment. Ultimately, this means end-users will be able to load large data sets (including Excel output) much faster with less memory consumption.

m-Power Quick Navigation
	m-Power Administrators will appreciate the Quick Navigation button that resides throughout the m-Power interface. This button allows developers to quickly jump to any Administrative feature within m-Power. This time saving measure will also expose the variety of features found within the "Administration" section of the m-Power platform.

Hadoop Data Connectivity
	m-Power enhanced to now support connectivity to a Hadoop data source. Utilizing Apache Hive & Impala, the m-Power platform now has the ability to query your "Big Data".

Production Instance Security Settings
	m-Power applications enhanced to offer additional flexibility in terms of various debug/security features within development and production instances of m-Power. For example, system administrators now have the ability to disable debug statements, suppress or replace SQL error messages, and protect application redirects. The beauty of this enhancement is that it can be disabled in development to aid in the application design process but then enabled in production for richer security. Please see the documentation listed to the right to learn how to implement these features.

Scatter & Bubble Chart
	Due to popular demand, m-Power graphs now support Scatter and Buble Charts. These advanced BI charts will nicely complement any dashboard as they help illustrate trends within your dataset!

January 2015

Support for Derby DB
	The m-Power platform now supports development over the Derby Database as a licensed database option.

Year to Date (YTD) and Month to Date (MTD) Calculations
	m-Power has been enhanced to allow developers to easily create Year to Date/Month to Date calculations. This improvement makes for simpler implementation while creating powerful Business Intelligence reporting. This feature also supports the ability to see past X number of records. One use of this specific feature could be to compare the past 30 days of sales to the past 30 days of sales from the previous year.

RESTful Web Services
	It is common for web based applications and other data-centric services to offer developer APIs. These APIs allow developers to integrate such applications and services with other systems. m-Power applications now provide an option to generate a RESTful Web Service component with each application. The web service will expose the application’s data for retrieval (in the case of multi/single record retrievals and reports) and for update (in the case of maintainers). RESTful Web Services are accessed via URL HTTP calls. Datasets are typically returned in either JSON or XML format. In the case of maintenance, values are posted to the web service (via URL) for add, update, and delete actions. If this all sounds too cryptic, keep in mind that most of the applications that run on your smartphones are making web service calls to pull and save data on central servers while the processing occurs on the device itself.

Table Relationship Diagrams
	When building complex applications with multiple table joins, developers can become confused as to how their tables are joined. Even worse, when trying to debug or troubleshoot a problem in an application, making sense of complex joins can be time consuming. m-Power combats this problem by providing a diagram that will visually map out table relationships at an application level. Better still, users can feel free to manipulate these diagrams. The modified layout will be saved locally for future reference.

Improved Table Joining
	m-Power has been enhanced to allow developers to add the same table/field multiple times in an application.

OLAP Pivot Table Improvements
	Due to popular demand, m-Power OLAP Pivot Tables have been enhanced to support Color Coding via m-Painter. In addition, Pivot Table applications now support the ability to provide ad-hoc sorting.

October 2014

Modernized Application Styling
	Newly generated dictionaries now take advantage of an all new and improved styling package that boasts: Modern Look Larger Font More Whitespace Responsive Design for Mobile Applications Improved Buttons and Icons Larger inputs

Improved Dashboard Accessibility
	Due to the popularity of our dashboarding feature, we've made it even easier to create User Defined Dashboards. Developers are now able to access the dashboarding feature directly from the menu bar. In addition, the Build/Customize screen includes an option to quickly add the current app to a dashboard of your choosing.

Smart Row Selection
	Multiple record templates (such as Multiple Record Inquiry, Display/Maintain Rows, and Grid Update) now include smart row selection that allow users to automatically save the number of records selected in run-time applications.

Streamlined Apply Update Process
	m-Power developers are accustomed to finalizing new m-Power releases by clicking a button within the m-Power interface. Historically, the amount of time needed to run this process was dependent on the number of data dictionaries installed. Now, the streamlined process will greatly improve the speed of future installations.

July 2014

ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) Feature
	This enhancement helps solve a big problem for business: How to manage and work with data that is stored on separate databases. Lets say your ordering system resides over one database, but your accounting ERP resides on a different database. Through this ETL enhancement, m-Power now allows you to extract, transform, and load data to multiple licensed databases. For developers, this means being able to seamlessly pull many pieces of data together. For users, this enhancement allows them to quickly see key data needed to make important business decisions.

Color Coding Feature
	Via m-Painter, m-Power developers can now create conditional color logic rules. Without needing to know a single line of code, developers can add intricate rules to fully customize the look individual cells, rows, and data columns through m-Painter's Color Coding Wizard.

Improved Interactive Report
	While the Interactive Report has been one of our most popular templates, we wanted to make the template even more powerful. Here's what we did: We enhanced the template to allow end-users to be able to control the order of the drill down at run-time. While a developer might have specified that the program should drill-down by Column A, then B, then C, the end-user has the flexibility to change the drill down order to something else that might suit them better. This enhancement makes the Interactive Report significantly more ad-hoc driven. We enhanced the template to automatically expand all sub-total values either by default or by end-user request. We enhanced the Interactive Report to be able to be used inside of a User Defined Dashboard, per popular request.

Pivot and Interactive Reports available in User Defined Dashboards.
	Due to popular demand, Pivot Tables and Interactive Reports have been enhanced to now be eligible for inclusion into User Defined Dashboards.

Improved Record Selections Options
	Record Selections now have numerous enhancements, including: Grouping -- Developers will be able to group record selections, allowing for easier development when utilizing "OR" record selections. New Relationships -- Developers will now be able to choose "Does not Start With" and "Does not Contain" as record selections.

Merge Data to PDF
	m-Power developers now have another feature available in their m-Power arsenal. We are excited to announce that developers now have the ability to merge data directly into an editable/interactive PDF file. In practice, this means that, through m-Power, staff can quickly fill out governmental,corporate, and other import PDF files based on their database records. Ultimately, this functionality will exponentially improve efficiency for all parties involved.

Export Retrievals to Excel
	The Multiple Record Retrieval template has been enhanced to now support exporting data to Excel. This is particularly useful for customers who frequently like to dump their data into Excel.

Improved Application Copying
	Developers will now be able to freely copy applications between retrievals, reports and maintenance. In addition, when copying an application, developers will have the ability to choose whether to copy the Presentation layer (HTML) as well as the Application Properties (XML).

General m-Power Improvements
	Numerous popular requests for improving the m-Power experience for developers have been implemented, including: Last Run Date -- Developers are able to sort and search on the last run date within the Manage Applications screen. Standard Reports -- To save space at run-time, if a run-time record selection has not been entered by the user, the record selection will not be printed on the output page. Calculation screen -- Calculation screens now list the CALCULAXXX value directly on the "Work With Calculations" screen. Calculation screen -- Conditional relationships will contain blank and null options. Application Properties -- Field descriptions will appear within the "Column SQL Type" tab for each field listed. m-Painter -- When working in m-Painter, the application name will appear in the m-Painter tab within your browser.

Improved Menuing
	We are excited to announce that we have overhauled the logic of the mrc menuing program due to customer feedback. The mrc Menu logic now supports the ability to map a user to multiple roles. This helps give customers greater flexibility when creating assigning applications to roles as well as creating user groups. Keep in mind that this enhancement will not affect existing Menuing programs. If interested in converting over your existing Menu, please check out the documentation to do this.

Apply Update Notification
	Have you ever found yourself confused as to how to finalize an m-Power Update? We have enhanced this process so when you need to take an update, and have the authority to do so, we will show you a message immediately upon signing into the m-Power developer interface.

External Object Improvements
	Based on customer feedback, we have enhanced the m-Power external object functionality in the following areas: Field Validation has been enhanced to allow developers to invoke this logic on Add, Update, Delete, or Any action. Developers can now specify a constant value for an external object parameter directly at the application level, rather than at the Dictionary level Both of these enhancements allow the use of external objects to much more flexible for the m-Power developer who frequently works with External Objects.

April 2014

Multi-sourced User Authentication
	Generated m-Power applications allow you to validate against multiple sources in a single dictionary. For example, lets say you have environment where most of your users are in your Active Directory database. However, some user credentials also reside within a data file. m-Power now supports the ability to first check the Active Directory data source, and if the user is not found, automatically attempt to validate against the SQL data table. This additional validity will happen behind the scenes and be completely transparent to the end-user.

Improved File Upload
	m-Power now supports the ability to upload files via Grid Maintenance templates, allowing users to upload many files at once. In addition, m-Power also supports the ability to either overwrite existing files or, if the file already exists, automatically rename them during the upload process. Finally, the Upload feature also supports the ability to dynamically control the location of an uploaded file. An example of this feature would allow you to store files uploaded by users within their own folder, rather than a common location.

Encrypted Data Validation
	m-Power now supports the ability to read encrypted passwords when utilizing table validation. Currently, the following methods supported are: -MD2 -MD5 -SHA-1 -SHA-256 -SHA-384 Through a built in m-Power object, developers will also be able to encrypt new passwords automatically.

m-Power Translate Improved
	m-Power has been enhanced to support recent changes with third party translation APIs. Please follow the documentation to obtain the necessary keys needed for m-Power to interface with the translation APIs.

Tomcat Stability Enhancement
	Tomcat stability has been improved for the following customer cases: Constant Logging In -- In cases where multiple m-Power developers are regularly developing applications, it can be frustrating to need to keep logging in to applications in a development environment. Out of Memory Errors -- Heavy development on certain OS levels can cause Tomcat stability issues. We have created an enhancement to Tomcat 7 that address both of the above issues. Please follow the instructions provided within the documentation to implement this solution.

Display/Maintain Calendar
	mrc is excited to announce our latest template -- The Display and Maintain Calendar. This redesigned calendar boasts numerous features, including: Built-in Maintenance feature to quickly edit calendar related events. Ability to toggle from Month to Week to Day mode. Time support. Ability to drag and drop events to reassign to different days or to change their event duration. Much, much more...

February 2014

Graphing Upgrade
	m-Power now supports an additional graphing library. Graphs created with this library generate stunning output, perfectly suited for executive dashboards, as well as visualizing data for end-users. In addition. this new graphing library supports a wide range of graph types, as well as highly customizable options to control nearly everything about your graphing output.

Improved Table Registration
	m-Power now monitors for potential field attribute conflicts when registering tables to your data dictionary. In the event that you try to register a field with different attributes than already exists in your dictionary, you will be warned during the registration process.

Global Application Properties
	m-Power now supports the ability for developers, at the dictionary level, to customize their template defaults. This means that developers can fully control the default behavior of all of their applications from a centralized location. Some popular options to customize are case sensitivity, various graphing options, and default record count per page. Developers will find themselves saving a significant amount of time as they can now customize common settings once, rather than having to do this at the individual application level.

Quick Spreadsheet Import
	Via the m-Power development platform, developers are now able to immediately upload an Excel spreadsheet directly into their licensed database. Developers will love this new feature as it allows them to quickly load pertinent data without having to go through the painstaking process of defining individual columns.

December 2013

m-Power Mapping Upgrade
	m-Power now supports improved mapping technology, via Google Maps (version 3). Noteable improvements over previous versions now include: No API key required Street View now enabled Cleaner mapping

m-Power Interface Redesign
	mrc is excited to announce the release of a redesigned m-Power platform. Significant improvements were made based on customer feedback. Highlights of the redesign include: Improved UI consistency -- Navigating throughout m-Power has never been easier. Enhanced on-screen help -- Each screen within the platform now comes with individualized FAQ, as well as other useful, meaningful documentation. Responsive design -- The m-Power design platform works well when developing from a large monitor PC, to a netbook, all the way down to a tablet. No matter what device you develop with, rest assured that m-Power will look and work great! Guided Tour -- New to m-Power (or showing m-Power to a new colleague)? Simply open m-Power and walk through the guided tour to see how easy it is to build web applications! And much more...

Improved m-Power Developer Security
	m-Power administrators now have the ability to control developer access to the m-Power platform via 40+ settings. Administrators can also decide if developers should be able to build maintenance applications over core (usually vendor supplied) tables. This improvement allows administrators to fully control what parts of the platform are accessed by their individual developers.

Compile Assistance
	A common frustration from m-Power developers when modifying their applications is not knowing if their changes require presentation layers to be recreated. With this update, this frustration is a thing of the past. m-Power now offers assistance when you need to rebuild applications and offers advice on how to proceed based on recently made changes.

Recently Modified Applications
	The m-Power platform now monitors and provides you with a list of applications you've recently worked with for each data dictionary. This feature is an invaluable enhancement as it greatly improves your efficiency when editing multiple applications simultaneously. To access, simply click your user name in the top-right corner of the platform, and select "Recently Modified Applications"

August 2013

Encrypted Passwords on Datasource File
	Security has been enhanced by encrypting the passwords for the bean connections in the Datasource file. Beginning with the August 2013 release all bean connections passwords will be encrypted by default, instead of clear text. Existing customers can implement this new security feature by changing only one simple line of code.

Ad-Hoc Sorting on Multiple Fields at Runtime
	The Multiple Record Retrieval, Display and Maintain Rows, and Grip Update Maintainer templates have been enhanced to allow end users to ad-hoc sort on multiple columns at runtime via parameters on the URL.

User Defined Dashboards
	mrc is proud to announce this highly requested enhancement. Your end-users will now have the opportunity to quickly and easily build their own dashboard, using applications you have predefined for them. This architecture gives your users maximum flexibility while minimizing the amount of development work as applications made are completely scalable.

Automating m-Power Authentication
	This update contains logic that allows a developer to fully automate end-users' sign-on ability. Developers now have the ability to specify the username and password, as well as the dictionary and application they wish to access after a successful authentication.

May 2013

Embedded Database
	m-Power now ships with the ability to connect to an Embedded database for storing all of your m-Power meta-data. The light-weight embedded database, which resides on your application server, boasts many advantages, such as: increased performance during the m-Power application creation process, more flexibility of the physical location of your m-Power servers, and more robust support options through mrc tech support, should any issues arise. New m-Power installs will automatically use this feature, whereas existing customers will have the option to convert at any time.

Fixed Header Report
	A common pet-peeve of web reporting is the inability to consistently view column headings when scrolling through a large data set. With this release of m-Power, this issue is now resolved. Developers can now specify the fixed-header options within many report templates. Activating this feature will cause the column headings to remain on screen no matter how many records are scrolled through by the user.

Row Level Security Enhanced
	Creating Row Level Security objects just got a lot simpler! Beginning with this update, developers no longer have to go through the added effort of registering row level security external objects to their dictionary. Instead, developers can now integrate row level security directly into their record selection screen.

Email Integration Template
	mrc is excited to announce the release of the Email Integration template. This template allows developers to seamlessly integrate email accounts with their database. Developers have full control over what emails are inserted, as well as what sections of the email are used.

m-Power Objects: Regular Expression & Return Data
	m-Power now ships with two new external objects. These two objects were designed for use with the email integration template, however they can be used with any template. Regular Expression Parsing - This object allows the developer to use a custom regex. This can be used for parsing data and returning the result to a field. Return Data - This object allows the developer to return additional fields to their table based on one field. For instance, looking up customer name and other information based solely on the customer number.

Streamlined Administrative Screens
	Maintaining data dictionaries has never been easier. The Edit Data Dictionary Files screen has been optimized for the latest m-Power templates. In addition, several important screens have been converted to now utilize a graphical interface. Finally, security for a data dictionary can now be toggled directly from the Admin section of m-Power, making it easier than ever for developers to properly secure their applications directly from within the m-Power interface.

Template Specific Build Options
	These new options give extra control to m-Power developers during the application build process. Prior to compiling an application, developers can now choose certain options specific to each template. For instance, choosing whether to utilize the advanced search dialog or the advanced search row when constructing your application. In addition, this feature can be used by developers when creating/modifying templates to give your applications extra features. For m-Power shipped templates that utilize this feature, it can be seen on the Application Settings screen.

February 2013

m-Power Plugin: Tasks & Messaging
	This highly anticipated feature includes the ability for m-Power developers to schedule tasks to run regularly directly through the m-Power interface. Additionally, this plugin allows developers to send E-mail or SMS notifications immediately after a user completes an action. Finally, this plug-in gives developers the chance to set up database-driven address lists, making contacting large groups of users simple and scalable.

m-Power Plugin: Promote to Production
	This plugin gives developers a comprehensive GUI interface to promote their applications directly within the m-Power interface. One notable feature of this plugin is that it will automatically scour the code of any application that has been added to check to see if any dependents are used. If they are, the dependent application is automatically added. Another useful feature is the ability to promote to a specific folder or to a project .zip file. The .zip file allows clients to track snap shots of what files have been promoted, as well as gives them a highly portable file, making remote production installations simple.

m-Power Plugin: Documentation
	Ever which you could add some notes about an application you are working on for future use? Or, are you working on an application collaboratively and need to make sure that you and your partner are on the same page? Enter the Documentation Plug-in. This plugin allows you to add running comments on any appliction, as well as upload additional files to augment your documentation. In addition, the plugin has a built-in tagging feature to allow you to set the status of your apps. Finally, use this plugin to print documentation, modify predefined categories, run pre-built reports, and more!

m-Power Plugin: Theming
	Have you ever wanted to tweak the look of your applications but don't know where to get started? This plugin will be a lifesaver! Simply use our intuitive GUI to select colors, modify fonts, and otherwise fine tune your style. As you make changes, you will be able to immediately see your changes. Once completed, you can save and load your new theme and immediately reap the rewards of a job well done!

Tomcat 7
	m-Power now officially supports Tomcat 7. Tomcat 7 offers improved stability and performance over its predecessors. Users who install a full version of m-Power will automatically have Tomcat 7 installed on their behalf. Existing customers will not be affected, but our encouraged to check out this documentation to upgrade.

Updated Default StyleSheet
	Users who create a new data dictionary will notice a new, fresh, clean, and otherwise updated Style Sheet. This style sheet replaces the default m-Power "blues" with a more modern "white." The "blue" stylesheet will continue to be shipped with m-Power for users who would like to revert back to the original look.

December 2012

New m-Power Maintenance Templates
	This release contains new versions of two existing templates: The Single Row Maintainer & the Display and Maintain Rows Maintainer Template. These templates share numerous "look and feel" qualities of the Single Record Maintainer & the Work-With Maintainer, ensuring that end-users will experience a seamless transition. However, these templates include numerous improvements. Including allowing developers: Ability to utilize database calculations Option of having run record selections from fields located in secondary tables Specify URL redirection locations directly in Application Properties A feature that can skip all DB commits for an application Ability to upload files in Add or Update mode Improved URL parameters

Improved Menuing
	This enhancement allows developers the option of creating their default mrcMenu as a dynamic Menu bar, accessible in every application. This functionality utilizes CSS dropdown and fly-over menuing for easy navigation.

Enhanced Login Screen
	m-Power has been enhanced to allow end-users the ability to bookmark their Data Dictionary's Sign-On screen. Users who take advantage of this feature will then automatically be redirected, upon successful login, to a developer controlled, pre-configured location. To implement this feature, please read the accompanying documentation found on this enhancement note.

m-Power General Enhancements
	Numerous custom requested enhancements can be found in this update, including: Developers can now copy record selections directly via the Manage Record Selections Screen, greatly reducing the work load of creating numerous similar WHERE statements. The ability to reorder sequence keys in Retrievals and Maintainers has been activated, further enhancing the ability to customize the look and feel of your generated applications. Developers who take advantage of External Option Lists now have the ability to pass additional parameters to their external applications, thus making their m-Power Option Lists much more flexible and reusable. m-Power developers will have the ability with every new application to automatically hide the header and footer of the application via an Application Property.

October 2012

AJAX Form submission
	This enhancement allows users to submit forms through AJAX technology rather than through a traditional form submission. The primary benefit to this feature is that it does not require the main page to refresh with every interaction with the database. Developers will be able to create better dashboarding, allowing users to interact with each dashboard pane independently.

Advanced Selection Dialogs
	m-Power now ships with a new User Interface for selecting run-time record selections: Dialog Box Selections. This data dictionary configurable option allows end users to view their selections in a top-down view on a separate dialog, rather than the traditional row-based layout. Utilizing a Dialog Window allows for better use of screen real estate, which in-turn means more customization options for developers and easier useability for end-users.

Grid Add Maintenance Template
	mrc is excited to announce the release of a new maintenance template: The Grid Add Maintainer. The purpose of this template is to allow end users to quickly and easily add multiple records to a table. End users will love this template as it will greatly reduce the time and effort needed to record numerous rows of data into a table. A few examples of this template include Order Entry applications and Shopping Carts.

August 2012

Total Level Calculations within Pivot tables
	Pivot Tables have been enhanced to now allow Margin calculations. This feature is a game changer for m-Power users who heavily utilize the OLAP Pivot Table template. Developers can utilize this functionality when creating common expressions such as margin and average calculations.

m-Power Update .EXE
	mrc is excited to announce the new m-Power update.exe utility. Developers and system administrators will love having this utility, as it will greatly simply the updating process. For Windows based customers, simply download and run this .exe file. The update utility will handle the majority of the upgrade process for you. Taking a software update has never been easier!

Increased Field Lengths throughout m-Power
	This release of m-Power supports improved handling of lengthy fields throughout m-Power. Developers can now register fields of any length. In addition, the limit of the calculation expression has been greatly increased. Finally, m-Power now supports significantly longer application titles/descriptions.

Optimized HTML Templates
	m-Power templates have been redesigned to now fully utilize <div> tags to organize elements within web applications. In addition, run-time applications will now utilize a compressed (packed) JavaScript file to ensure optimal load and response time. Finally, references to external .css files now utilize industry standard syntax to seamlessly reference content at run-time.

Export to Excel from Interactive and Pivot Reports
	Implemented by popular demand: End users now have the ability to Export to Excel from the Interactive and OLAP Pivot Table Templates! Users simply load the screen to their exact specifications, then click the "Export" icon. The data as it has been rendered on screen will be loaded into your Excel spreadsheet.

Sign on Auditing Logic Improved
	Developers who desire to log/audit end-user activity will be pleased with this enhancements. Developers can now call external procedures automatically when a user signs into an application. Moreover, the developer can now pass a wide variety of parameters directly to their external logic.

June 2012

Tomcat 7 support
	m-Power has been enhanced to support Tomcat 7. For m-Power customers, this means:Improved Security, Improved Stability and memory handling, Access to Servlet-API 3.0 that will allow us to take advantage of new java servlet technologies. Please see the associated link to learn more about upgrading to Tomcat 7.

Improved Email Functionality
	m-Power reports are enhanced to support Authenticated addresses. Developers will have the ability to now configure user, password, and email server directly within their Data Dictionaries configuration. Additionally, users will be able to send multiple TO: and CC: addresses within a Report prompt.

Enhanced Data Listing Option
	A highly requested feature by many customers: The ability to stop an application from automatically returning data as soon as the page loads. Some customers prefer for their web application to not return a data set until a user has searched for a value. This functionality will greatly reduce the need for Prompt Maintainers.

Suppress Calculation Errors
	This feature allows developers the ability to customize their m-Power experience by explicitly configuring m-Power to ignore certain DB error messages that are "false positives." While most developers appreciate catching potential calculation syntax errors within the interface, advanced developers report that they would like the ability to bypass certain error messages within the m-Power interface that they will manually catch for at run-time. This enhancement allows developers this flexibility.

May 2012

m-Painter Upgrade
	m-Painter improvements include:The new interface is cleaner, easier to use, and make it more intuitive to find and do things.HTML5 means you can use the latest and greatest HTML constructs.You control which browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) you use.Undo/Redo improvements make it easier for you to try new things.Preview in the editor without saving your painting or reloading your http server.Expand/Collapse any HTML construct to improve readability.Color coded source mode improves readability.The history feature tracks all your changes to code from the time the application was developed.The new revert button lets you go back to previous versions of an application.Manual Editing in WYSIWYG mode lets you see and modify snippets of HTML while in WYSIWYG mode.

Mobile Templates Upgrade
	Mobile templates updated to use HTML5.Where ever possible, our mobile templates use HTML5 constructs allowing you to take advantage of the mobile browser's use of HTML5.This means number inputs can automatically open the number keyboard on mobile devices saving users keystrokes.It means that m-Painter gives you the option of upgrading your presentation layer to use HTML5 constructs.You will need to be sure the ultimate user's browser supports the constructs you choose.

April 2012

Improved Data Dictionary Reports
	Data Dictionary Reporting has been improved to be more complete and informative than ever. Several reports have been added, giving developers more details about their Data Dictionary, and existing reports have been improved to provide more information as well. Highlights of the improved Data Dictionary Reporting include a Dashboard report that includes a high level snapshot of the current Dictionary, functionality to locate where numerous objects are used throughout the Dictionary, and the ability to view the syntax of automatically generated stored procedures for custom external objects. Each Data Dictionary report generated will automatically generate to PDF for ease of saving, printing, or sending to mrc technical support.

March 2012

Row Level Security Template
	m-Power ships with a dedicated template for Row Level Security.Use this template to create security objects that can used by other apps for securing data.Then these apps can return different data sets to different users based on key values. Use this template to make B2B apps, to create sophisticated multi-tenant apps, or for reporting over sensitive data for various users.

Custom Parameters
	This new feature makes it possible to add custom parameters to any generated app.Pass values to the server program like any other parameter, and then you can access them in your FreeMarker and JavaScript code.This is particularly useful when creating custom templates and avoids the need for creating Parameter Calculations.

Cross Tab Report Template
	This report template summarizes measure values into separate columns/buckets across the page, one for each unique value of a dimension.Like the Pivot Table Report Template, this template allows user-controlled columns.Like the standard Report Template, this template allows for a highly-customizable HTML layer, can be output to PDF/Microsoft Excel, and run in a batch process.Use this template, for example, to group sales history data by sales region or by customer across the page.

Data Upload Maintenance Template
	Allow end users to upload data sets into DB tables.End users can choose a local file (XLS, XLSX) to upload or copy/paste a data set into a Web form.This template would be useful for allowing end users to upload batches of data that come from another system, like uploading a batch of sales orders.

January 2012

Multiple Language Support
	Multiple languages are now supported, making it easier than ever to do business in foreign markets.Define the languages you would like to support, and every application will be created with a presentation layer for each language.The appropriate language layer is presented automatically for each end user, based on browser settings, or can be selected by the end user.Making truly internationalized applications is now a snap, thanks to m-Power!

Application Preview
	As you make changes to the app specifications in the interface, you will see a preview of the app.With each change made, you see the results change immediately in the interface.This means even less time spent building, compiling, and testing each application.

December 2011

Flexible Format Date Fields
	Using true date and timestamp fields in m-Power is now easier than ever.This enhancement makes it easy to show true date and timestamp database fields in a user-friendly screen format, perhaps different from the database format.You can define the desired screen format for each date and timestamp field.Any use of that field in making further apps, and the translation from DB format to screen format and back again is handled automatically.

September 2011

Improved User Interface for Selecting Multiple Values from a List
	Reports have an improved user interface for selecting multiple values from a list of options.This interface for reports now matches the interface already used by the Interactive Report and Pivot Table Templates.This is a more intuitive interface for end users.

Saved Searches
	This feature allows end users to easily save their search criteria at run-time to be reused in the future.Enter record selections and sort the data to get the exact results you need.Then name and save your search.All that effort is retained for future uses of the current app.End users are sure to appreciate the time savings this feature offers.

One-Click Data View
	When tables are presented in the interface, now just click a button to view the data in tables.If you are uncertain about which table or column to select, now you can can see the data in the interface, saving you time and effort.

Substitutions, Logic, and Imports in Insert Files
	Insert HTML files can now include FreeMarker substitutions and logic and import other applications.For example, you can now display the end user name or import a user-dependent option menu in the header, footer, or any other inserted section of your page.

May 2011

Progress Database Support
	m-Power can be used to create apps over the Progress (OpenEdge) database.

Mobile Applications
	From one application specification, generate apps specifically for a PC browser, tablet, and/or smartphone.You can create apps for touch-capable tablet and smartphone devices that feel like installed/native apps.For end users, they can access the same app on theirPC, tablet, and smartphone and see a different output on each that has been tailor-made for that device.

January 2011

PostgreSQL Support
	m-Power now supports the popular PostgreSQL database.

Improved m-Painter Graph Panel
	The m-Painter Graph Panel now has a wizard-like interface that guides you through the steps to define a graph/chart.It's now faster and easier than ever to create graphs/charts.

Improved Microsoft Excel Output
	Microsoft Excel output now handles larger file sizes, opens faster, and opens without any browser warning messages.

Microsoft Active Directory (LDAP) Authentication
	Applications generated with m-Power now support authentication against Microsoft's Active Directory (LDAP.)

Field Conversion
	The Field Conversion feature solves a common problem: data is sometimes stored in the database in one format, but should be shown to end users in a different format.Numeric values representing dates stored as YYYYMMDD is a common example.This feature enables you to define, for each field, logic to convert that field's value from the database format to the screen format and back again.Then, all m-Power generated apps will use that logic to swap the format automatically as needed, eliminating the need for conversions in each app.This ensures that end users see their data as expected, application database access is as fast as possible, and even end users can make user-friendly applications over data stored in user-unfriendly formats.

October 2010

Database Performance Feature
	This enhancement gives m-Power developers the ability to create SQL database indexes directly through the m-Power interface. m-Power automatically decides how to construct indexes for maximum performance as well as maximum re-usability.

Improved Graphing
	m-Power graphs have been enhanced to use the latest release jFreeChart plug-in. Developers now have access to create meter graphs as well as dial graphs. This enhancement paves the way for more customizable graphs as well as future enhancements to our graphing functionality.

September 2010

Register SQL Views
	This enhancement enables m-Power developers to directly register SQL Views into their Data Dictionary and create applications over them as if they were true DB tables.

Improved Application Reload
	This enhancement will be noticed immediately by all m-Power developers. m-Power has been improved to no longer cause your Application Server to reload changes after modifing your Presentation Layer or Properties file. What does this mean to you? Immediate reloads for faster developing and an even more stable Application Server!

Enhanced m-Painter Import Panel
	This enhancement allows m-Power developers to quickly create dashboard-type applications by allowing developers to easily add multiple applications to a single screen. Developers can now easily link applications, preview their dashboard, control the output sections, and even edit their imported application!

Widget Panel
	This enhancement allows m-Power developers to add additional structure and organization to their applications with a click of a button! Developers can easily add beautiful Grid layouts, easy-to-navigate Tabbed layouts, and even the animated Accordion layout. This type of enhancement makes rolling out a powerful, customizable dashboard a piece of cake!

July 2010

PopUp Dialog
	This enhancement gives developers yet another way to call secondary windows from their web applications. The most common use for this feature is to call this modal window to modify a given record. When completed, the developer has full control to decide if the original page should refresh or redirect elsewhere.

m-Painter AJAX Helpers
	This very exciting enhancement allows you to easily add your own AJAX functionality into any web application. AJAX allows your end-user to interact with the database server without refreshing the page. This behavior allows for a much more seamless experience. Available AJAX helper are: AJAX Suggest, AJAX validation, and AJAX Drop-downs.

Make Field Required & Hide Table Functionality
	This m-Painter enhancement allows m-Power developers direct control over two key web application objects (tables and forms) directly through the m-Painter WYSIWYG interface. Specifically, developers can now hide tables and require fields via new m-Painter options.

May 2010

Alter Table
	mrc is excited to announce the ability for developers to alter tables directly within the m-Power interface!Developers are authorized to modify any table that was created within m-Power. To access this feature, click Admin -> Registered Tables -> and click the "Alter Table" icon.

OLAP Pivot Table Report Template
	mrc is thrilled to announce the latest m-Power template, the OLAP Pivot Report. Developers and users will love the ability to total columns and rows, all the while having the additional functionality to choose row and column dimensions on the fly and drilling down to explore more detail. Even graphing as turned ad-hoc as users can select their graph options at runtime!

New Look for Generated Applications
	m-Power now ships with a new and improved look and feel for generated applications. The new look now ships with gradient backgrounds to make your web applications stand out even more. Additionally, standard images have been improved as has cross browser compatibility.

April 2010

SmartLinks in Reports
	mrc is excited to announce that developers are now able to SmartLink to and from Reports. This enhancement gives developers even more power and control of their application linking.

Improved Record Selection Screen
	m-Power now ships with an improved Record Selection screen. Developers can now enter an unlimited number of items for "In the List" values, better handling of "Range" values, and overall improved design for controlling user input.

Probe Analysis Tool
	m-Power now ships with a 3rd Party Analysis tool. This tool will help developers better understand memory usage, system performance, and give them easy access to log files.

Register Tables
	This enhancement allows m-Power users to quickly see all tables of a given library when registering to the Data Dictionary. This feature now allows developers to sort through their tables to easily find necessary tables.

Field Selection
	mrc is excited to unveil the latest enhancement -- Improved Field Selection. All Field Selection screens have been enhanced to now add fields to the application in the order they are selected.

Managing Synonyms
	This feature significantly improves the Synonym creation process. Now developers can easily create numerous Synonym links quickly and easily. Developers can also now see which Tables their Synonyms will relate to when managing their synonyms from the Data Dictionary level.

February 2010

Interactive Report Template
	mrc is excited to announce the Interactive Report Template. This template is full of new features that will allow both you and your users greater flexibility in accessing your data. Of note, this template features: The ability to drill-down into lower layers of data, Smart record selections that may know your data better than you, and record selections and report data on a single page for simplified analysis. Please see the documentation for a full list of features and instructions.

Create Calendar Helper in m-Painter
	This enhancement allows you to quickly and easily create calendar helpers through m-Painter on input capable fields.

Create Lookup Window in m-Painter
	With this exciting enhancement, you can now create Lookup Windows through m-Painter. This new feature is useful for allowing users to pull up a list of records so they can choose one, which is returned into their original form.

Create Dropdowns in m-Painter
	mrc is proud to announce the ability to create drop-down lists through m-Painter. This feature allows developers a much simpler approach to creating a variety of drop-down lists, including: Current Applications, External Table, Drop-drop lists, radio buttons, check box lists, and button lists.

m-Painter AJAX Save
	This enhancement allows m-Painter to save via AJAX. This is a significant improvement over the previous method of "Pop-Up" window save. This method allows for less browser interruptions over potentially blocked "Pop-Up" windows.

November 2009

SQL Group By in Reports
	mrc is proud to announce the latest m-Power feature: the ability to enable a GROUP BY option to mrc Reports by default. This feature greatly improves the speed of running large reports.

Sequence Keys as Parameters in Reports
	This feature greatly simplifies the process to hyperlink two reports together. Developers will now be able to create Drill-Down & Business Intelligence reports with even greater ease.

September 2009

m-Painter Improved Support for Field Substitutions
	This provides the developer greater flexibility when working with field substitutions within m-Painter's WYSIWYG mode. Developers can now add field substitutions to all inline styles enhancing the ability to conditionally style an application's HTML output. Please see the documentation for details.

August 2009

New m-Power Interface design
	mrc is proud to announce the release of our updated m-Power interface. The redesign of our m-Power tool will allow developers not only additional features and functionality but allows them to easily navigate within the interface. Please see the documentation provided for a more comprehensive list of new functionality.

New Standard Numeric Formats with Parentheses
	Two new standard Numeric Format codes have been added to the m-Power interface. The new codes display parentheses around negative numbers, with either blanks or zeroes displayed for zero values. These new Numeric Formats have been added to all format code dropdown selections.

July 2009

Ranking Report Template
	This new reporting template is specialized for creating Business Intelligence Reporting. It provides a flexible structure for ranking the top and bottom dimensions based on a single measure. For example, a report can easily display the top 20 customers based on total sales volumes.

Google Maps Feature
	Using m-Painter's new Insert Map icon, you can display any address data using the Google Maps Service. The Maps Panel walks you through setting the parameters (center point, zoom level, address field, hover data, etc.) This is useful in a variety of applications, including displaying a map of retail stores where your company's products can be purchased.

June 2009

m-Painter support for Mozilla Firefox
	Users of the popular Firefox browser can now use m-Painter too.

m-Painter Runtime Calculation Panel
	This simplifies the process of adding/editing calculated fields within the HTML screen painting. End users can position their cursor for the new calc, click the Runtime Calculation toolbar icon, and point-and-click their calculation attributes in place.

m-Painter Application Import Panel
	This simplifies the process of adding/editing imported applications in the HTML screen painting. End users can position their cursor for the imported app, click the Import Panel toolbar icon, and point-and-click their import application info into a simple form.

Grid Update Maintenance Template
	As it sounds, it allows maintenance directly on a grid of records with the ability to edit multiple records at once. It has all of the features of the Work-With Maintainer you'd expect (except the ability to insert records.) This template makes it a simple to create powerful, user-friendly interfaces for maintaining data.

Reorder Maintenance Template
	This new template allows end users to re-order/re-sequence records using the intuitive drag-and-drop technique.

February 2009

Improved Calculations Screen
	m-Power's Calculation screen improvements: clear calculation type options, easy access to SQL functions, improved edit checking, and clear error messages.

Numeric Pattern Design
	The Edit Code is replaced with more intuitive Numeric Pattern for the formatting of numeric fields. The drop-down list now shows an example of the field rendered. For an even more precise display, use the hover feature which displays an exact rendering of the current field using the accurate field length and decimal positions to see how the value will be displayed as a positive value, as a negative value, and as zero.

December 2008

New Search Options in Templates
	Two new search relationships are available for the Multiple Record Inquiry and Work-with Maintenance templates. These two options are Contains All and Contains Or. This functionality allows end-users to search for non-adjoining keywords.

Improved Batch Options for Summaries & Reports Job Streams
	This enhancement allows developers greater flexibility to schedule summaries & reports. The jobs can be run on demand or scheduled with the built-in scheduler or third-party scheduler. The reports can be sent to a directory for Web serving/archiving or emailed to recipients in various Web formats. Additionally, this enhancement allows you to specify the run order of applications. Note: This feature requires JDK 1.6

October 2008

Converting mrc-Productivity Series Dictionaries to m-Power Dictionaries
	This enhancement allows mrc-Productivity Series customers to copy an existing Data Dictionary to m-Power. They can choose to copy just table, field, and synonym information, or, if they elect, they can copy Application Specifications along with table/field/synonym information.

m-Power Enables Database User Defined Functions
	This enhancement allows m-Power users to create and utilize User Defined Functions (UDFs). UDFs are a powerful yet simple way to perform routine data transformations like date conversions, calculations, and complex SQL logic. For DB2/AS400 users, m-Power is even shipped with a few UDFs to get you up and running and harnessing the fantastic possibilities of UDFs.

September 2008

Upgrade your Application Server to Tomcat 6!
	mrc is proud to announce the use of Tomcat 6 for m-Power users. Tomcat 6 will provide an Application Server that is quicker and more stable than previous versions. Click the binoculars to learn how to upgrade to Tomcat 6.

August 2008

Interface Upgrade: See your Template Before you Choose It!
	This enhancement now allows developers to see templates before they choose them. Developers can also customize the images that are displayed. Additionally, developers can now pick their template from the onset of their application design, rather than at the end.

July 2008

Upload Files to Server via Maintenance Applications
	This enhancement allows your users the ability to automatically upload files to a pre-determined location on your server.

Interface Upgrade: Watch your Build Process Live!
	This enhancement allows you to see, step by step, how the code generator is creating your Java Web Application.

June 2008

Improved Data Dictionary Reports
	The Data Dictionary Report section has been enhanced to provide you detailed information about your applications. Reports include finding where certain fields, files, and external objects are utilized.

Faster Summaries
	Summaries have been enhanced to batch the writing of records. This means that a summary with many records to write will complete much faster.

May 2008

Application Level Security
	This enhancement allows you to specify which users can see which specific applications based on a role basis. This feature can be used in conjunction with the mrc Menuing and is able to be activated and deactivated at the click of a button. Use this feature if you need to control which users can see which applications.

April 2008

Run Summaries from Batch
	This enhancement allows you to call summaries created with m-Power from a command line, allowing for true batch processing and fully autonomous scheduling.

Built-In Menu System
	This enhancement allows you to implement a Menuing System for your Generated applications. Simply specify a list of users and applications,and a dynamic menu is created for users of generated applications.

March 2008

mrc Documentation
	mrc Documentation enhanced to now show appropriate categories. Atop each piece of documentation you will find labels that specifically point out what each piece of documentation refers to in terms of Product (i.e. m-Power, mrc-Productivity Series, or both) and Template Type (i.e. Classic Web Servlets, Web 2.0 Servlets, or both).

New Template Web 2.0 Summary
	This new Java template retains all of the features of 5250 summaries, including the ability to handle millions of records adeptly and to be scheduled to run on a regular basis in a batch server process. This template is especially useful for creating a data warehouse for streamlined reporting purposes.

February 2008

Copy Calculations
	Web Interface is improved to allow users to copy calculations within an individual application. This feature greatly reduces the time it taken to build an application with multiple, similar calculations.

Copy Applications to Different Data Dictionaries
	This highly anticipated feature allows users to copy their application to different data dictionaries for even quicker application development.

Generating RSS content with mrc Reports
	Learn how to generate .XML files for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) using mrc Reports.

November 2007

Variable Data Source
	This new feature allows the end user to select from a list of choices that correspond to a JDBC DB connection.This is helpful if you must support multiple backend companies and allow users to work in one company at once, for example.

October 2007

Report PDF Output is based on HTML Output
	Report PDF output comes directly from the HTML presentation layer.HTML and PDF are no longer edited/painted as separate files.This makes it easier to get content into PDF, not requiring any special skills beyond using the WYSIWYG m-Painter editor.

September 2007

Hover SmartLink
	Hover SmartLinks is the newest feature that helps deliver a rich Web 2.0 experience to users. When a user moves her mouse over a screen element like text or an image, a panel hovers over the existing Web page and runs an independent application. Users can also drill to view more information by repeatedly executing Hover SmartLinks. This technique makes it easier for the user to view more information without losing her browser original context.

August 2007

Cascading Dropdown Lists for Report Prompting
	Dropdown lists in reports can be dependent on one another. Selections from one dropdown list affect the values in a second dropdown list.For example, choose a one value from a list of countries to shorten the list of values in a dropdown list of cities.

July 2007

Email Reports
	Reports are enabled to allow to allow emailing reports from the browser or in a batch process.The report content can be an email attachment or embedded inside the email body.

Top-Ten-Style Reporting
	Reports offer the ability to create fully functional Top-Ten-Style lists which will restrict the output to a specified number of records and sort by a sequence field. This is perfect for creating simple reports where you only wish to show a certain set of records, for instance, the top highest sales regions. This feature works for both detail and subtotal reports.

Customizable Splash Page
	This new feature for reports allows report designers to create a simple, customizable splash page for long running reports.

Subtotal Headers
	Subtotal lines have long been a feature of m-Power reports.With this update, you can also include subtotal heading lines and show values from the detail, subtotal, or grand total levels.

June 2007

Right Justify Fields
	This enhancement greatly simplifies the effort required when building applications over right-justified alphanumeric data, as stored in various third-party databases like JD Edwards, for example.

January 2007

Create Table from Spreadsheet Data
	A new option in the Web interface allows users to create a new database table from spreadsheet data or simply by specifying the table attributes.

December 2006

Web 2.0 Templates
	These new Java servlet templates are architectural gems employing the most advanced Object Oriented Programming techniques, the best features of the well-respected Springs Framework, Java code that is J2EE-compliant, HTML code that approaches XHMTL standards, and an open-source templating language (FreeMarker) that supplants the original proprietary TPL. All of these architectural improvements result in generated programs that execute significantly faster than first-generation apps, scale elegantly to handle many simultaneous users, and enable some truly powerful new features.

Override Default SQL
	Retrievals and reports allow the application designer total control over the defaulted SQL statement, enabling more sophisticated SQL logic such as UNION, GROUP BY, and table JOIN control.

Improved Importing Technique
	Imports are easier to specify and faster to execute, thanks to this import enhancement.Dashboard-style applications are now simple to make and run quicker.

September 2006

Java Copy File Command
	This new feature allows batch copy of data from one DB to another, especially helpful if you want to aggregate data from different databases and report over them together.

April 2006

Web Retrieval Calculation Sorting and Selecting
	Retrievals are improved to allow sorting and selecting with most calculations.

March 2006

m-Painter
	The Web interface is improved to include m-Painter, the WYSIWYG editor for the HTML presentation layer of generated applications.

February 2006

Maintain Validation Lists via Interface
	The interface is improved to allow users to maintain users in a validation list.

December 2005

Built-in Ajax Suggest
	Retrievals automatically suggest matching values for filter input fields.

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