ViaWorks 2.4 (2.4.7657)

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Last updated: Feb 06, 2017
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Build number

Official build number: 2.4.7657.11755



Release Date

November 7th, 2014



License compatibility

If you are upgrading from a previous ViaWorks 2.x release, your ViaWorks 2.x license will continue to work.  If you are installing ViaWorks 2.3 for the first time, or if you are upgrading from ViaWorks 1.5.x, you will be required to obtain a new license key from VirtualWorks.  Contact your VirtualWorks sales representative to obtain your license key.



New Installations

Download the ViaWorks Installation package, and run ViaWorks_2.4.7657.exe.  Use a valid License Code and follow instructions on the screen.

For hardware and software requirements, and for help on how to install ViaWorks, please see the ViaWorks Installation Guide.



Upgrading from a Prior Installation

You can upgrade to this release from a previous ViaWorks 2.x release.

You CANNOT upgrade to this release from ViaWorks 1.5.x or earlier.


Bug Fixes & Improvements

ViaWorks 2.4.7657 is a new product release and contains the following new features and enhancements, as well as bug fixes:

For ViaWorks Users:

  • New colors & logo throughout User Interface
  • Search Results Page
    • Detailed View (default)
      • Document name & highlighted text displayed on the left
      • Metadata displayed on the right
    • List View
      • One row per hit
      • Four columns: Name, Source, Date Modified, Size
    • Four Templates for Metadata
      • Mail
      • Files
      • Contacts
      • Appointments
    • "Hover Panel" for both List & Detailed views
      • Preview Section
        • Preview of document content
          • Office docs, text, images, mail
      • Field Section
        • Metadata based on document type
          • Mail
          • Files
          • Contacts
          • Appointments
      • Tabs Section
        • Raw Text (previously named "Buffer Content")
        • Attachments
        • More Details (if additional fields present)
      • Buttons Section
        • Open
        • Open Containing Page
        • Download
    • Searching Using Multiple Terms (e.g. apollo mission lunar module)  
      • 50% minimum match criteria
        • Document must contain at least 50% of entered search terms to be included in search results
        • Default for "fresh" installations.  Upgrades continue to use prior logic (document must contain at least one of the terms entered)
  • Preferences - Appearance
    • Defaults to browser settings for language

For ViaWorks Administrators

  • Management Console
    • Operations - License
      • New display format for licensed capabilities
    • Search & Index - Search Profiles
      • New format & navigation for creating and editing profiles
    • Connections - Scheduling
      • More control for non-continuous schedules
        • Continuous throughout scheduled time
          • Specify pause interval (minutes) between continuous runs
        • Single pass
      • Bulk Scheduling
        • Apply common schedule to multiple connections
  • Dashboard
    • Performance improvements for large indexes
    • Graph of indexed documents by file extension
    • Additional search analytics reporting
  • Select Document Language During Installation
    • For SOLR and OCR (new installations only)

For Both ViaWorks Users & Administrators

  • SharePoint Online Connector
    • Includes support for MySites and OneDrive for Business
  • Trial Licenses
    • Out-of-the-box ViaWorks
    • 30 day time bomb
    • Unlimited users, documents, and connectors
    • Documents not deleted at end of trial.  Search and indexing stopped
  • Support for Time-Limited Licenses
 



Available Connectors

ViaWorks 2.4.7657 provides support for the following standard data connectors:

  • Alfresco Enterprise Server (version 4.2 and greater)

  • IBM Domino Server (requires Notes Client version 8 or higher)

  • Microsoft Windows File Server

  • Microsoft Exchange Server (versions 2007, 2010, 2013)

  • Microsoft Exchange Online (Single Sign-On only)

  • Microsoft SharePoint Server (versions 2007, 2010, 2013)

  • Microsoft SharePoint Online (including MySites and OneDrive for Business)

  • OpenText Content Server (version 10 and greater)

  • SuperOffice CRM (version 7.0 and greater)

VirtualWorks Professional Services can provide custom SQL connectors to a number of other application data sources.  Contact your VirtualWorks sales representative to determine if our Professional Services team can provide a custom SQL connector for you.

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