MonitorWare Console 3.0 Released

New Additions

• Enhanced Reporting Module

  Now an extensively redesigned reporting module is available. Which makes report generation more flexible and powerful. For details see the changes listed below:
  - Variety of output formats. Reports can be generated in the preferred format. Formats available: PDF, HTML and interactive drill-down-type format (RPT) for example.
  - Concept of "Data Sources". Previously only one database or text file could be used for generating a report. Now it is possible to add as many data sources as required to a single report. Regardless if it is a database or text file.
  - Format independent. It includes a generic message parsing system. In theory, the parsing system is able to accept logs from virtually any source.
  - Wildcards and Replacement Characters in file names are supported now.
  - "Data Source Wizard". A wizard helps to configure a data source for a report.
  - "Format Wizard". Assists defining parse maps for the new generic parser.
  

• External ReportViewer

  In order to review the new interactive drill-down-type report format - rpt files and zpt (zipped report format) files - an External ReportViewer was introduced. The ReportViewer can be installed as stand-alone program if necessary. This is useful if you want to view reports saved in rpt or zpt format on machines where MonitorWare Console is not installed.

• Job Manager Profiles

  Made the profile dialog a little bit more user friendly (tab order, shortcuts, visual improvements, verification checks).

• New Reports

  Of course all reports use the new redesigned reporting module. During the change-over some minor improvements were made nearly on each report. Besides these changes a new report was introduced. "UserActivities" report tracks down user activities in a windows environment.

• Debug Options

  The new debug options enable to define a debug level. Further, the location of the debug file is configurable. It is also possible to differentiate debug output between the client and Job Manager.

Bug Fixes

• Tree View Menu

  - If you clicked a saved report in the left tree view menu nothing happened. Now, the report dialog for this saved report opens.
  - Deleting a device via the left tree view menu item for deleting a device takes no effect. This is fixed now.

• Report Filters

  - Creating a ntseverity filter caused an exception in some cases. This is fixed now.

• Views Module

  - Bug fixed in NT service monitor view. While trying to drill down into the NT ServiceMonitor Details for individual computers an exception occurred.

• Job Manager Profiles

  - Fixed: Change multiple JM Profiles at the same time did not work properly.
  - Fixed: Time was not set correctly in some cases for a JM Profile.
  - Fixed: Saving JM Profiles caused an exception in some cases

• Error Handling

  - If an error occurs and the windows event log was full, an unhandled exception was thrown. This is fixed now.