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       Release Notes 4.1


       Trilogy

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                     Development Group.

                     September 19, 1996

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4.1.13
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Release Note

System Diagram supports new instance shapes


The following is a brief summary of the extensions that
have been made to the system diagram (and how to enable
them with CML). Note that all of these new attributes
are of type "String" and should be declared:
"String <attribute name> {preserve TRUE;}".

1.  The system diagram is now able to draw not only
rectangles, but also ellipses, rounded rectangles and
icons.  To do this, declare a string attribute named
"sb_Shape" and set it one of the following: ELLIPSE,
ROUND_RECT, RECTANGLE, or ICON.  If you specify anything
other than ICON, then the system diagram will draw the
shape specified using the height and width parameters to
determine the size of the shape drawn.  To draw a
circle, just specify an ellipse with the same height and
width.  If you specify ICON, you must also declare and
set a string attribute named "sb_Icon".  This attribute
must point to the full path name of an icon (.ICO) file
which the system diagram will read in and draw.  The
height and width parameters are used to specify the size
of the box that encloses the icon.  This box must be at
least as large as the icon, but can be bigger.  Note:
Due to limitations in the 16-bit Windows API, only 16 by
16 icons are currently allowed on Win16.

2.  You can now specify "settable" labels, label
locations and label orientation.  To create a modifiable
label declare and set the "sb_Label" to be the
text you wish to decorate the instance shape in the
diagram. Note that the value of sb_Label will override
the value of the intrinsic attribute "label" if
"sb_Label" is set. Note that "modifiable" labels
not yet supported in SBW, but other system diagram based
applications may make use of them via the system diagram
API.

To determine the label's orientation, declare and set
the attribute "sb_Label_Orientation". Set this to
HORIZONTAL to have labels drawn horizontally and
VERTICAL to have labels drawn vertically.  If this
variable is not set or not declared, the system diagram
will choose the orientation that best fits the component
it's drawing on.

Declare and set the attribute "sb_Label_Location" to
position the label within the instance at a location
different from the default (the system diagram used to
draw horizontal labels in the upper left hand corner of
the component and draw vertical labels in the upper
right hand corner of the component).  There are now nine
possible settings for location: TOP_LEFT, MIDDLE_LEFT,
BOTTOM_LEFT, TOP_CENTER, CENTER, BOTTOM_CENTER,
TOP_RIGHT, MIDDLE_RIGHT, BOTTOM_RIGHT.  Note: These
settings are absolute and do not depend on label
orientation.
--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

Entering small floats (< 0.1) into edit fields, can
yield incorrect results


History and Origins:

Typing "0.08" into an edit field, then tabbing away,
will leave "8.00000001" in the field.

Resolution:

Small values were being represented in scientific
notation (0.08 = "8.000000010000E-02"), with the
exponent portion of the value truncated because of the
field length.  These values now remain displayed in
normal decimal notation.

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4.1.9
--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

Selection Set with attribute initialization results in
crash


History and Origins:

Form set included a set of Radio Buttons and a Dynamic
Table.  The radio buttons initialized attributes that
where used by constraints on the dynamic table.  These
constraints controlled the availability of items on the
dynamic table.  On the first selection of the radio
button, the attribute would be set and the constraint on
the dynamic table would function.  Any subsequent use of
the the radio buttons would cause SBW to crash.  The
problem is repeatable regardless of which radio button
is first selected or which radio button was subsequently
selected

Resolution:

This problem was due to impropoer handling of
SelectionSet initialization list by the API call
sb_SetSelectionStatus when the initialization list ID
provided to the API call was NULL (a valid value,
indicating that a null initialization list should
replace the existing initialization list for the
SelectionSet).  This problem has been fixed.
--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

-0 in table bound from 0 to some positive number causes
SBW to crash


History and Origins:

If the legal values in a table are restriced between and
a positive value, entering "-0" causes an error.

Resolution:

Typing -# in a SBW table no longer causes an error in
SBW.

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4.1.8
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New Feature

Allow dynamic tables to initialize attribute values


Context and Motive for Implementation:

Allow dynamic tables to specify an attribute which is
initialized by the values entered in the table.

Resolution:

Dynamic tables can now specify an attribute that will
get initialized by the values entered in the table.  If
an attribute is specified it changes the behavior of the
requests made by the table.  Dynamic tables can be
viewed as a set of component-quantity request pairs.  A
table with N items has pairs C1 Q1 thru CNQN.  For each
pair that has Qi greater than 0, the table would
normally request Qi copies of the component Ci with
sb_SelectionCount initialized to Qi .  When a dynamic
table specifies an attribute to be initialized, the
behavior of the requests changes to: for each pair that
has Qi greater than 0, the table requests 1 component Ci
with sb_SelectionCount initialized to Qi and the
attribute specified initialized to Qi.  Other attribute
initialization via the initialization list is
unaffected.  A dynamic table that specifies an attribute
to initialize uses the attributes sb_Max and sb_Min for
range checking similar to the standard dynamic table.
To change the quantity of items selected in the
interface set the attribute specified to the desired
value in the model.  This differs from standard dynamic
tables where you set sb_SelectionCount to change the
interface.

To specify one of these dynamic tables in the forms
language, create a dynamic table description (the same
as a regular dynamic table) and add the following to the
definition: INITATTR <attrname>.

Form set:

// Definition of dynamic table that initializes an
attribute.

frmBaseSystem: dlt1 {
    FROM Item
    DISPLAY description
    CUMULATIVE
    INITATTR itemAttr1 }

Product base:

Float sb_Min;
Float sb_Max;
Float sb_SelectionCount;
Float itemAttr1;

productLine plAll "All product lines";

class Item : Component {
attributes:
    sb_Min = 0;
    sb_Max = 1;
    sb_SelectionCount;
    itemAttr1; }

component item1 : Item {
productLines: plAll;
description: "Item 1"; }

component item2 : Item {
productLines: plAll;
description: "Item 2";
attributes:
    sb_Max = 2; }

// Active constraints can be written against the class
// Item to dynamically change the values of sb_Min,
// sb_Max and itemAttr1 based on the values of itemAttr1
// and sb_SelectionCount passed in the interface.


Example use:

Item 1     Quantity: 0
    Range: [0-1]
Item 2    Quantity: 2
    Range: [0-2]

This would produce the following:

request 1 item2 where sb_Selection=2 and itemAttr1=2

--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

SBW Dynamic List Box within Iteration does not
auto--re-populate the list as well as after "reset all"


History and Origins:

SBW Dynamic List Box within Iteration does not
auto--re-populate the list as well as after "reset all"

Resolution:

The Dynamic List Box control in SBW now auto-repopulates
correctly.

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4.1.6
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New Feature

SBW Implementation of Selection Sets Does Not Give
Modelers a Way to Distinguish Selected from Selectable
Candidates


Context and Motive for Implementation:

The current SBW selection set implementation marks all
the candidates in a selection set as selected when no
candidates in the set have been selected.  This design
was chosen presumably to avoid filtering out candidates
which might require a selection in a set for which the
user has not yet made a selection.  However, this
approach makes it impossible for a model's active
constraints to distinguish when a candidate has actually
been selected versus when it is selectable.  The problem
is particularly bad when the selection set contains a
single candidate or when the selection set allows
multiple choices.

Resolution:

There is a new flag that can be used in the FRS file.
If you want all items in a selection set to be initially
unselected, add the following line to your FRS file.

    SSAllInitiallySelected = 0

The default value for this is 1, which is the current
behavior, and causes all items in a selection set to be
initially selected.

--------------------------------------------------------
New Feature

Option to not save configured system in quotesheet


Context and Motive for Implementation:

Configured systems take up the largest portion of space
for a saved quotesheet.  Customer would like an option
to not save the configured system, and to regenerate it
from the requirements when the quotesheet is reopened.

Customer is aware that this has potential data migration
pitfalls (if the productbase or formset changes, the
resulting configuration may be quite different), but is
still interested in having the option.

Resolution:

SBW now has an option to disable saving systems in
quotesheets.  To set the option add the following line
in the sbw.ini file in the [Options] section.

    SaveSystemInQuoteSheet=0

The default value for this option is 1.  This affects
saving quotesheets to the database and to flat files.

Note: By not saving out a system, you are relying on the
saved requirements set to regenerate the system.  If the
form set or the product base has changed, the system
that is generated may be different than the system that
was initially generated for the quotesheet.

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New Feature

SBW Exploitation of Quantity Based Selection sets


Context and Motive for Implementation:

SBW needs to exploit the quantity based selection set
support provided by the engine in the June '96 release.

Resolution:

Support for quantity based selection sets has been added
to SBW.  SBW now has a new control type dynamic table.
See "Support for tables and list buttons to be dynamic
using selection sets" for an explanation of how to add
dynamic tables to a form set.

The following is an example form set and product base
which shows how to use dynamic tables.  In the example
there is a list box which contains cabinets (resource
providers) and a table which contains various types of
items (resource consumers).  Initially when no cabinet
is selected, no items are enabled.  If you select a
cabinet, then the model figures out how many of each
item can now be selected.  For instance if you select
the cabinet which provides 100 units, then you can
select between 0 and 5 of an item that consumes 20
units, and 0 to 3 of an item that consumes 30 units.
The table enforces this range by providing a spin button
for each entry.  The quantity requested can be
incremented or decremented using the up and down arrows,
or you can type directly in it.  After changing a
quantity and leaving the cell, the table recalculates
the minimum and maximum values and will update the
ranges and enabled status for each entry.  All tables
will use the attributes sb_Max, sb_Min and
sb_SelectionCount to denote the maximum and minimum
quantities of an item that can be selected, and the
amount selected.  All of the attributes are floats
though only integer values are valid.  sb_Max must be
defined or else the range will default to 0-0 and no
selections will be possible.  sb_SelectionCount is set
by SBW to the quantity that is selected in the interface
and can be set to another value by the model which will
be reflected in the interface.

******************************
***  form set (infile.frs) ***
******************************


// Note: There are a few important flags which need to
// be set in the FRS file in order to enable quantity
// based selection sets.  The two flags are
// SSCapacityFiltering and SSProviderFiltering and both
// need to be set to 1.

FORMSETID @1
NEXTID @200
MODULE @2 mod0011a.mod

SSExtraIterations = 10
SSMakeActiveSelected = 0
SSMakeInactiveUnselected = 1
SSSelectedInAllInstances = 0
SSCapacityFiltering = 1
SSProviderFiltering = 1
SSAllInitiallySelected = 0

*******************************
*** form set (module01.mod) ***
*******************************

Form @8 frmBaseSystem "Base System" 0, 20, 645, 538 {
    ClassDynamicListBox @10 dlb1 "Cabinet" 0, 0,
        235, 200
    ClassDynamicTable @20 dlt1 "Items" 0, 0, 235,
        200 }

Initial All_in_one frmBaseSystem

frmBaseSystem: dlb1 {
    FROM Cabinet
    DISPLAY description }

frmBaseSystem: dlt1 {
    FROM Item
    DISPLAY description
    CUMULATIVE }

*********************************
*** product base (infile.prs) ***
*********************************


//
// Quantity-based filtering example

///////////////////
// Product Lines //
///////////////////
productLine All_in_one "Example Productline";

//
// Classes:
// Cabinet - members provide resource Cabinet_Space
// Item - members consume resource Cabinet_Space
//
// Attributes:
// cabinetSpaceRequired - defines how much Cabinet_Space
//     required by an Item
// sb_Max - computed number of a member of Item that can
//     be added recorded here
// providerClass - class from which the resource allocator
//     gets providers
// providers - list of providers, accumulated by the
//     resource allocator
// providersIdentified - flag indicating that the resource
//    allocator has identified its resource providers
// sb_Min - computed value for the minimum number of a
//     selected resource provider (Cabinet) recorded here
// sb_SelectionCount - number of occurrences of a component
//     (Cabinet or Item) assumed in the configuration (set
//    by the application)

Boolean providersIdentified;

Float cabinetSpaceRequired;
Float sb_Min;
Float sb_Max;
Float sb_Min;
Float sb_SelectionCount;

class Component {
attributes:
        sb_SelectionCount = 0;
        sb_Min = 0; }

class Cabinet : Container {
attributes:
        sb_Max = 1; }

class Item : Component {
attributes:
        cabinetSpaceRequired;
        sb_Max = 0; }

class System : Composite { }

Component_Class providerClass;
Multivalued Component_Instance providers;

//------------------------------------------------------
// The abstract resource Space is defined, and allocator
// constraints are applied to this abstract resource, in
// order to specify allocator behavior for multiple
// allocators.
// Note: only one allocator is used in this example.
//------------------------------------------------------
resource Space {
attributes:
        providersIdentified = FALSE;
        providerClass;
        providers; }

resource Cabinet_Space : Space {
attributes:
        providerClass = Cabinet; }


component cabinet100 : Cabinet {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
resource: Cabinet_Space 100;
values: sb_Max = 1;
description: "Super cabinet 100"; }

component cabinet160 : Cabinet {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
resource: Cabinet_Space 160;
values: sb_Max = 1;
description: "Super-duper cabinet 160"; }

component item30 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 30;
description: "Widget (30)"; }

component item60 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 60;
description: "Gizmo (60)"; }

component item90 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 90;
description: "Bracket (90)"; }

component item120 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 120;
description: "Whizzo attachment (120)"; }

component item20 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 20;
description: "Fly-wheel (20)"; }

component item40 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 40;
description: "Whatzit (40)"; }

component item80 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 80;
description: "Thinga-ma-bob (80)"; }

component item100 : Item {
productLines:
        All_in_one;
values: cabinetSpaceRequired = 100;
description: "Doo-hickey (100)"; }

constraint active;
constraint count;
constraint selection;

constraint installItem on Item {
    requiresContainer(Cabinet,
                      Cabinet_Space(
            ?this.cabinetSpaceRequired *
                            ?this.sb_SelectionCount,
                Consumed),
                      ?cab); }

constraint alwaysSucceed on Component {
    // The active constraint evaluation for Items will
    // always succeed. In this example, we assume that
    // the application will use the sb_Max
    // attribute to determine that the associated
    // candidate cannot be added
    // to the configuration (i.e., is effectively
    // inactive).  Alternatively,
    // this active abstract constraint could
    // fail if sb_Max == 0, achieving
    // the same effect by making the candidate inactive.
    TRUE; }

constraint countInitialization on Item {
    SETVALUE(?this.sb_Max, ?this.sb_SelectionCount);
    count(?this);
    ?this.sb_Max > 0; }

constraint itemActive on Item {
    // Allocate required resources
    requiresComponent(Cabinet,
                      Cabinet_Space(?this.cabinetSpaceRequired,
              Consumed),
                      ?cab);

    // Update sb_Max, used by the interface to
    // display maximum number of
    // instances of this component that can be added
    // (i.e., upper bound of the range)
    SETVALUE(?this.sb_Max, ?this.sb_Max + 1);

    // Recurse
    count(?this); }

constrain class Item with installItem;
constrain class Item active with countInitialization;
constrain class Item count with
    (itemActive OR alwaysSucceed);
constrain class Item selection with installItem;

//
// SelectionSet resource pool allocator constraints
//

constraint findSpaceProviders on Space {
    NOT ?this.providersIdentified;

    // Get the next provider
    requiresComponent(?this.providerClass, ?provider,
                  Existing);
    NOT MEMBER(?provider, ?this.providers);
    SETVALUE(?this.providers,
             ?this.providers + {?provider});

    // Compute the maximum resource provided
    // by a single selection
    SETVALUE(?this.resourceQuantity,
             (?this.resourceQuantity <
              (?provider.(?this.resourceType).resourceQuantity) *
               ?provider.sb_SelectionCount)
             ?
               (?provider.(?this.resourceType).resourceQuantity
                * ?provider.sb_SelectionCount)
             : ?this.resourceQuantity); }

constraint findSpaceProvidersTermination on Space {
    NOT ?this.providersIdentified;

    SETVALUE(?this.providersIdentified, TRUE); }

constraint allocateSelectionRequest on Space {
    ?this.providersIdentified;

    // Is resource available?
    ?this.resourceAvailable >= ?this.resourceRequested;

    // Allocate the resource
    SETVALUE(?this.resourceConsumed,
             ?this.resourceConsumed + ?this.resourceRequested);
    SETVALUE(?this.resourceAllocationComplete, TRUE); }

// // Cabinet filtering constraints //

constraint filterCabinet on Cabinet_Space {
    // SelectionSet resource pool/allocator filtering
    // Cabinet selections.
    // These conditions are needed if the Cabinet
    // SelectionSet is non-cumulative,
    // since a single selection must provide the
    // requried resource.

    // Does the selected component provide
    // sufficient resource?
    (parent(?this,
            Cabinet).Cabinet_Space.resourceQuantity
       * parent(?this, Cabinet).sb_SelectionCount)
     >= (?this.resourceConsumed + ?this.resourceShared);

    // Compute the minimum selection count that
    // will satisfy the resource requirement
    SETVALUE(parent(?this,
                    Cabinet).sb_MinSelectionCount,
             ceil((?this.resourceConsumed +
                   ?this.resourceShared)
                  / parent(?this,
                   Cabinet).Cabinet_Space.resourceQuantity)); }

********************************************************

--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

SBW does not filter selection sets correctly on initial
view of forms


History and Origins:

On start up and viewing the form set for a new system,
the SBW does not filter the selection sets choices
properly.  All choices are sometimes present and show
selected, even though they are not valid choices.  If a
user changes the selection, the set is filtered
properly.  The dynamic list box does not allow use to
make an invalid choice however the it is confusing to
see all choices and then they disappear if the user
tries to select an invalid choice.

Resolution:

SBW did not properly filter selection sets when there
were default selections.  Now SBW waits until all
dynamic controls have been set up and assigned default
values before it performs it's first filter.  This way
the default selections cause filtering to take place.

--------------------------------------------------------
New Feature

Support for attribute initialization on components
requested in a selectionSet


Context and Motive for Implementation:

Add support for using attribute initialization on
components requested in a selection set.  This feature
should be added to FormBUILDER as well.

Resolution:

Attributes set by controls can now initialize components
that are part of dynamic controls at the point when the
control is changed instead of waiting until
configuration time.  In order to use this functionality
the model and form set need the following:

    - A dynamic control which is initialized by an
      attribute list.
    - A control which initializes an attribute on
      that attribute list.
    - A model which defines an active constraint
      which uses the attribute that was initialized.

In the following example, a set of radio buttons control
the enabled status of the items in a dynamic list box.
The radio buttons initialize the attribute
fRequestedType on the list alBoxes.  This list in turn
initializes the dynamic list box frmBoxes: dlbBoxes.  In
the model, the class Box has an active constraint which
checks the attribute fRequestedType against fType,
another attribute defined on the class Box.  The end
effect on the form set is:

    - If item 1 is selected all items are enabled.
    - If item 2 is selected only items 2 and 3 are
      enabled.
    - If item 3 is selected only item 3 is enabled.

*********************************
*** product base (infile.prs) ***
*********************************

String sColor;
Float fType;
Float fRequestedType;
Float sb_DefaultRequestPriority;
Float sb_DefaultRequestQuantity;

class Component {
    attributes:
        sb_DefaultRequestPriority = -1;
        sb_DefaultRequestQuantity; }

class Box : Component {
    attributes:
        sColor;
        fType;
        fRequestedType; }

productLine plBox "Boxes";

component box0001 : Box {
    productLines:
        plBox;
    values:
        fType = 1;
    description:
        "Box 0001-" + ?this.sColor; }

component box0002 : Box {
    productLines:
        plBox;
    values:
        fType = 2;
    description:
        "Box 0002-" + ?this.sColor; }

component box0003 : Box {
    productLines:
        plBox;
    values:
        fType = 3;
    description:
        "Box 0003-" + ?this.sColor; }

constraint active;

constraint activeBox on Box
doLookAhead : TRUE;
{
    ?this.fType >= ?this.fRequestedType;
}

constrain class Box active with activeBox;

*****************************
*** form set (infile.frs) ***
*****************************

FORMSETID @1
NEXTID @22
MODULE @2 module01.frm

SSExtraIterations = 10
SSMakeActiveSelected = 0
SSMakeInactiveUnselected = 1
SSSelectedInAllInstances = 0
SSCapacityFiltering = 0
SSProviderFiltering = 0

********************************
*** form file (module01.frm) ***
********************************

Form @3 frmBoxes "Boxes" 0, 20, 544, 327 {
    ClassDynamicListBox @4 dlbBoxes "Boxes" 300, 30, 193, 224
    ListButton @5 lbColor "Color" 35, 45, 230, 100
    StaticField @6 StaticField_1 "Color" 35, 20, 230, 25
    RadioButton @10 rbType1 "Type 1" 35, 100, 141, 29 0
    RadioButton @11 rbType2 "Type 2" 35, 150, 141, 29 0
    RadioButton @12 rbType3 "Type 3" 35, 195, 141, 29 0
    ATTRIBUTELIST alBoxes }


Initial plBox frmBoxes


frmBoxes: dlbBoxes {
    FROM Box
    DISPLAY description
    ORDER BY description
    INITIALIZEDBY alBoxes }

frmBoxes: lbColor {
    @17 "Red" DEFAULT {INITIALIZES alBoxes sColor "Red" }
    @18 "Blue" {INITIALIZES alBoxes sColor "Blue" }
    @19 "Green" {INITIALIZES alBoxes sColor "Green" } }

frmBoxes: rbType1 @20 {
INITIALIZES alBoxes fRequestedType "1" }

frmBoxes: rbType2 @21 DEFAULT {
INITIALIZES alBoxes fRequestedType "2" }

frmBoxes: rbType3 @22 {
INITIALIZES alBoxes fRequestedType "3" }


********************************************************

========================================================
4.1.5
--------------------------------------------------------
New Feature

Ability to run with uncompiled PB/forms files


Context and Motive for Implementation:

For customers who are using SBW exclusively, it would be
helpful to model development efforts to be able to run
SBW against uncompiled productBase and form set files
(as is possible in PSB).  Having to recompile each time
they make a change to the model can eat up a big chunk
of a developers time.

It might be necessary to disable some functionality
(such as saving quotesheets), as is the case in PSB when
running against source files.


Resolution:

SBW can now load uncompiled product bases and form sets.
To access these features use the following command line
options:

-frmlf    Load an uncompiled form set.  SBW will look for
    the file infile.frs in the model directory.  Any
    modules specified in infile.frs must be
    qualified with a path or reside in the SBW
    application directory or SBW will not be able to
    load them.

-pbli     Load an uncompiled product base.  SBW will look
    for the file infile.prs in the model directory.

-pblf     Load an uncompiled product base.  SBW will look
    for the file infile.prb in the model directory.
    This file should contain the name of 1 or more
    CML files.  The name of these files should
    either be fully qualified with a path or reside
    in the same directory as infile.prb.

Note: This is intended as a feature to be used only for
development.  This should NOT be used as a deployment
solution for the following reasons:

1) it is not as memory efficient as loading compiled
   product bases and form sets,

2) it is not fully DBCS compliant,

3) various features are not available when running in
   this mode (eg. client server).

--------------------------------------------------------

Bug Fix

SBW commandline (except -lq) is not double-byte enabled


History and Origins:

The code for command line parsing is not DB-enabled.

Resolution:

SBW now has the following commandline options:

-NLS_LQ - Loads the quotesheet with the description set
in the [Options] NLS_LoadQuoteSheetDesc ini file
setting.  -NLS_U - Uses the user name set in the
[Options] NLS_User ini file setting.  -NLS_P - Assumes
the rest of the commandline is the password.  -NLS_D -
Sets the model directory to the directory set in the
[Options] NLS_ModelDir ini file setting.  -NLS_SD -Sets
the server model directory to the directory set in the
[Options] NLS_HostModelDir ini file setting.

The old ones work as before with the following changes:

-lq is now -LQ for consistency

All options can now be quoted strings to allow for
spaces.

--------------------------------------------------------
New Feature

Simplify SBW Attach Table Installation


Context and Motive for Implementation:

The existing installation process is too complicated.
You need to edit several macros if your host is not sbw
and your login is not trilogy/trilogy1.  It also
requires Microsoft Access which is a pretty significant
prerequisite.

Resolution:

The attach table process works like this:

1.  You specify the data source name for your host
database in the [Database] DataSourceName ini file
setting.

2.  Upon running SBW for the first time, if you have set
the [Database] ResetAttachTables = 1, SBW will attempt
to attach each of its tables to the specified datasource
using your login and password.  It will prompt you if
it is about to delete a local table so you don't
accidentally lose your data.

3.  If the attach process completes successfully, SBW
sets ResetAttachTables = 0 so the process is not
repeated.

========================================================
4.1.4
--------------------------------------------------------
New Feature

Permit configured systems to be exported from SBW


Context and Motive for Implementation:

Permit configured systems to be exported from SBW
menu. Add a "Current System" option to the "File|Export"
menu. When selected, user is presented with Save Dialog
with which current system can be saved to a file. As
many customers will not want to expose such
functionality, this feature should only be enabled when
a preference (AllowSystemExport in [Options]) is set to
a non zero value (with the default value set to 0).

Resolution:

The feature has been implemented as suggested.

--------------------------------------------------------
New Feature

Command-line option to load QuoteSheet


Context and Motive for Implementation:

A "load quotesheet" command-line option is needed.

Resolution:

The loadQuoteSheet command-line option (-lq) works as
follows:

If -lq is specified on the command line, SBW looks in
the sbw.ini file for the QuoteSheet description under
the [Options] LoadQuoteSheetDesc setting.This is done so
that QuoteSheet descriptions that contain double-byte
characters can be parsed and loaded properly.

========================================================
4.1.3
--------------------------------------------------------
New Feature

Support for tables and list buttons to be dynamic using
selection sets


Context and Motive for Implementation:

Add support for tables and list buttons to be dynamic
using selection sets.

Resolution:

SBW now supports dynamic list buttons and dynamic
tables.  To add a dynamic list button, in the form
definition you need to add the following line.

ClassDynamicListButton <widgetName> <left, top, width,
height>

The control definition of ClassDynamicListButton is
similar to that of a ClassDynamicListBox.  It can handle
all of the same elements except for the HIDEDISABLED
flag.  For dynamic list buttons, this flag is always set
meaning that you never see disabled items in the list
button.  The definition syntax is:

<formName> : <widgetName> [ (<priority>)] [MANDATORY] {
    FROM <className>
    [WHERE "<whereClause>"]
    [DISPLAY <attributeName>]
    [WITH DEFAULT]
    [INITIALIZEDBY <attributeListName>] }

See the definition of ClassDynamicListBox for a
description of the various fields.

To add a dynamic table, in the form definition you need
to add the following line:

ClassDynamicTable <widgetName> <left, top, width,
height>

The control definition of the dynamic table is identical
to the dynamic list box.  In addition, dynamic tables
can support range checking by using the model to define
minimum and maximum quantities.  See the issue on
Quantity-based filtering in selection sets and SBW
Exploitation of Quantity Based Selection sets for a more
thorough description of how to define a model to take
advantage of dynamic tables.

========================================================
4.1.1
--------------------------------------------------------
Release Note

New Customer Browser functionality


The customer browser in SBW now contains the same
functionality as the quotesheet browser.  The customer
browser is user-customizable in the following ways:

(1) Any of the customer fields can be added, deleted and
resized.  Click the "Change View" button to bring up a
dialog to add or delete fields from the browser.  The
size of columns in the spreadsheet can be changed by
dragging the border of the column header (similar to
other spreadsheets).  (2) The size and location of the
browser window can be changed.  (3) Searching and
sorting can be keyed by any field displayed in the
spreadsheet.  Fields to search and sort on are selected
from a drop-down list.

Changes made by the user to the browser are maintained
across SBW sessions.

The initial customer find functionality remains the same
as before.

--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

Iterations Not Correctly Restored when Importing
a Saved Request File


History and Origins:

If a request file (.req) is saved to record the
requirements for a configuration and then reloaded and
reconfigured, the new configuration has a quoted price
that is significantly higher than the quoted price for
the original configuration.

Resolution:

Default values from tables, list boxes, and list
buttons from forms with default product lines, were
getting incorrectly added to iterations when loading a
request file.  Iterations were not being properly
restored, and default requests were being added to the
iterations, incorrectly resulting in additional
components in the configuration, which caused the
quoted price increase.

========================================================
4.0.5
--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

Not all of a large selection set is displayed in a
dynamic listbox


History and Origins:

For a selection set with a large number of items
(100-200, depending on the length of the descriptions),
not all of the items are displayed in the dynamic
listbox.

Resolution:

All items in a selection set now display properly in
ClassDynamicListBoxes.

--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

Assertion Failure with empty Dynamic List Boxes


History and Origins:

If a dynamic list box control query returns an empty
list, this results in an assertion failed error and
crashes SBW.

Resolution:

ClassDynamicListBoxes now properly handle the case of an
empty selection set (by displaying nothing in the
listbox).

========================================================
4.0.4
--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

Crash if quotesheet is minimized with Configurations tab
displayed


History and Origins:

Customer has several custom reports created in
sbreport.dll and available in the Report menu choice. If
a report is opened and then closed from the
Configurations tab, then the Config window is resized
and truncated (cannot see scale listbutton and 3D
checkbox at bottom right). If the user minimizes the
quotesheet, then SBW generates the error message
"Invalid Propery Value" and exits.

Resolution:

SBW would crash if the quotesheet was minimized while
the Configurations tab was displayed.  This had nothing
to do with reports per se.

The problem has been fixed.

--------------------------------------------------------
Bug Fix

Values for Address3 and Zip are switched when added to
QuoteSheet Browser


History and Origins:

If you add the Address3 and Zip fields to the Quote
Browser in SBW, then the Address3 value will appear
under the Zip field and the Zip value will appear under
the Address3 field.  This happens in SBW 2.0.7 and in
the GA release.

Resolution:

Address3 and Zip now display properly in the QuoteSheet
Browser.

------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 4.0.0


------------------------------------------------------------
  Note

  Known Limitations in 4.0


  Resolution:

     When running in client/server mode (engine running on a
     server),

     a. OS/2 server is sensitive to buffer sizes when
     transfferring files between client and server. The APIs
     sb_GetFileBug and sb_PutFileBuf take as an argument a
     maximum buffer size. For some values of buffer size,
     these operations succeed, for others, they fail with an
     invalid bound RPC error.  These operations are invoked
     when a quotesheet is saved/loaded.

     b. Some SBW operations are slow when running in
     client/server mode.  They are: browsing the productline
     tree, expanding product categories in the Parts
     Library, and viewing Additional Components or the
     Failed Requests lists when on the configurations tab.

     c. When performing client side tracing
     (e.g. sbHost=<hostname>:trace), viewing a system
     diagram can cause a crash.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Note

  Floating point error in BC30RTL.DLL on Windows 95


  Resolution:

     Some users have reported encountering the error:

     Floating point error: Square root of negative number

     in BC30RTL.DLL while running Portable SalesBUILDER or
     SalesBUILDER for Windows on Windows 95, on particular
     machines.  The most common situation in which this has
     been reported is loading a ProductBase, but it has also
     been reported in connection with compiling forms and
     navigating forms.

     This problem has been very difficult to reproduce and
     isolate.  As a result, no reliable workaround has been
     discovered.  Trilogy encourages customers to report
     incidents of this problem (even though it is already
     known), to help us track down the cause.

     In one case, the problem was correlated with running
     "System Agent" in the background; however, this program
     was not even present in other cases.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Note

  Using SBW/QB with Attached Tables


  Resolution:

     To connect to Oracle using attatched table you need to:

     ODBCDIR = \\roadrunner\app\pcinstal\odbc\oracle

     0. Install SBW or SBW/QB
     1. Install Sqlnet.
     2. Install ODBC driver for Oracle.
     3. Create a Datasource named SBW if you don't have
    Microsoft Access.
     4. Modify sbw.ini


     1. Installing Sqlnet.
      a. Goto the Oracle Installation Directory
      b. run ORAINST.EXE
      c. Install the following products;
     1. SQL*NET TCP/IP 1.1.7.10.4
     2. SQL*Plus 3.1.2.2.6
      d. Check connectivity by using sqlplus:
     e.g. plus31 user/password@T:149.74.255.255:machine
      e. If you get an error message with a number you will
     need to either login to a machine which has
     Oracle error messages onlie or get the Error codes manual.
     f. Useful locations:
    C:\ORAWIN is the default installation dir.
    WINDIR\ORACLE.INI is where the oracle ini file is,

     2. Installing the ODBC driver for Oracle.
      a. Got to Oracle ODBC install dir
      b. Run SETUP.EXE
      c. Follow instructions to set up the ODBC driver.

     3. Creating a datasource named SBW.
      a. Run the ODBC manager: ODBCADM.EXE
      b. Add Driver oracle7.

     4. Modifying SBW.INI
      a. In SBW.INI change the DatabaseName ini setting in
     the Database Section to SBDBAC20.MDB
      b. The login should exist in the sb_salespersons table
     in Oracle.

     How to get error messages:
     e.g.
     telnet machine
     user: oracle
     password: oracle
     type: oerr errnum
     and follow instructions to correct the error
     E.g. if you get the error 1056
     Type: oerr ORA 1056

      c. Connect string is t:149.74.255.255:machine (where
     machine is the correct machine name and the IP address
     is the IP address of the Oracle server).
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Configure Menu Item


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     A menu item is desired that will perform the configure
     command.  This item will provide an easily-accessible,
     consistent place for configuration to be triggered,
     rather than finding a Configure button in the form set.

  Resolution:

     While the Requirements Tab is active, there is a System
     menu which contains a Configure menu item.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.13


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  MANDATORY Enabled when Control is Disabled


  History and Origins:

     A control on a form has been denoted as Mandatory.  If
     the control is disabled by another control using
     Control Modifications, the error message appears at
     run-time stating that the user must select an entry
     from the Mandatory control.

  Resolution:

     All actions on disabled controls are ignored, including
     MANDATORY and requests.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.12


------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Version Checking Enabled by Default


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     To help protect users from possible DLL and VBX
     conflicts, SalesBUILDER for Windows should have version
     checking turned on by default in the SBW.INI.

  Resolution:

     By default, previous releases of SBW did not perfom
     version checks on dependent modules (DLLs and VBXs)
     when the SBW.INI setting VersionInfoFile in the
     [Options] section was unset.  (If VersionInfoFile was
     set to a filename, then the results of the module check
     were written to that filename.)  Starting with this
     release, SalesBUILDER for Windows will always check for
     the existence and the required version of all its
     dependent modules by default.  If the VersionInfoFile
     setting is set to a filename, then the results will be
     logged, otherwise no results will be saved.  For some
     critical modules (the engine DLL, for example) error
     dialogs will be used to report the attempt to load
     modules whose version numbers do not match those
     expected by the application.  The user will be
     encouraged, but not required, to exit SalesBUILDER for
     Windows at this point.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.11


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Failure in Attached Table Operation Causes Crash


  History and Origins:

     SalesBUILDER for Windows crashes after displaying an
     ODBC error dialog.  The error is caused by a save
     failure in an attached table.  This problem can occur
     if the database server runs out of disk space.

  Resolution:

     Most database operations now have primitive error
     handling, however the database may still be corrupted
     if an error occurs in the middle of an operation.
     SalesBUILDER for Windows now handles those errors
     gracefully, however data corruption may still occur
     if a database operation fails on any database,
     including the attached tables.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Show Requirements Summary Option Not Working


  History and Origins:

     The ShowRequirements option available either through
     the SBW.INI or via the  View | Options, Display tab
     Show Requirements Summary by Default does not work.
     The application behaves the same with the option
     checked or not checked.  Desired behavior is when
     option is checked, the Road Map is display with system
     requirements.

  Resolution:

     When the ShowSummary option is set, the Requirements
     Summary window is shown the first time the user goes to
     the Requirements tab.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Changing User ID or Password in Client/Server Mode
  Modifies Incorrect Database


  History and Origins:

     If the user ID or password is changed on the options
     menu while running client/server mode, only the local
     database will change.  The net result is that you
     cannot log in to SalesBUILDER for Windows without
     either A) editing your SBDB.MDB directly with Microsoft
     Access to change the user ID and password field to
     match a valid account on the server or B) reinstalling
     SalesBUILDER for Windows.  Local userid/password
     checking should be disabled when running client/server
     mode or the ability to modify the user ID and password
     should be disabled.

  Resolution:

     When SBW is running in client/server mode, it no longer
     logs into the local database.  The user ID and
     password are only used for the connection to the
     server.  The preference dialog for users has also been
     changed to disable editing of the user ID and password
     when running in client/server mode because it had no
     effect on the server.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.10


------------------------------------------------------------
  Note

  New System Diagram DLL (SBDIAG.DLL)


  Resolution:

     The System Diagram DLL (SBDIAG.DLL) has been integrated
     into SBW.  For the most part, the display of a system
     diagram should not look any different than prior to
     this integration--the responsibility for the display
     has just been shifted from SBW.EXE to SBDIAG.DLL. The
     differences fall into 5 cateories: (1) Configuration
     Tab layout differences, (2) Level of interactivity, (3)
     the Parts Library, (4) the popup system diagram menu,
     and (5) some new SBW.INI settings.

     1.  Configuration Tab layout.

     The tab is divided into 3 layers: on top are the system
     icons, in the middle is the drawing area, and along the
     bottom is the system diagram status bar.  The status
     bar contents track the mouse as it moves over the
     diagram. The leftmost four fields summarize the
     properties of the component instance currently under
     the cursor.  The presence of the characters "D", "R",
     "M", and "A" signify that the instance is deleteable,
     replaceable, movable, and can be added to (as
     determined by the value of the sb_Interactive component
     attribute).  The large field just to the right of these
     fields displays the current component instance's
     description.  On the far right of the status bar are
     two fields which permit the display to be altered: a
     checkbox that toggles the 3D view and a listbox that
     permits zooming.  The old panel that displayed the
     location of the "selected instance", the Additional
     Parts and Failed Requests list boxes, the 3D checkbox
     and the Zoom listbox has been removed.  The instance
     information can be retrieved by first selecting an
     instance and then right clicking to bring up the system
     diagram popup menu and selecting the "Show Selected
     Item Details" menu item.  The window that comes up is a
     floating window that will stay up until you close it
     (it becomes invisible if you change tabs but will
     reappear when you return).  While open, it will change
     contents when the selected instance changes.  The
     Additional Parts and Failed Requests data are also
     accessible from the system diagram popup menu (via the
     Show Additional Parts and Show Failed Requests menu
     items).

     2.  Level of interactivity.

     As menitioned above, the status bar contents tracks the
     mouse as it moves over the diagram.  Additionally,
     items can be deleted, cut, copied, and pasted into the
     diagram by selecting an instance (left click) and then
     performing the desired operation via the system diagram
     popup menu (right click).  Items cut or copied are
     automatically placed into the Windows clipboard.  If
     the selected instance has dependent parts in the
     diagram they will be highlighted as well.  If you left
     click and hold the mouse down for a couple of seconds
     on a movable item, the diagram will calculate and
     highlight the locations to which it could be dragged
     and dropped (its "Valid Destinations").

     3.  Parts Library.

     The parts library is another floating window that can
     be brought up via the system diagram popup menu (right
     click) (Show Parts Library).  The parts library is a
     categorized listing of parts that may be added to the
     current system.  The contents of the parts library
     (both the categories and the parts) are determined by
     the model.  The categories are components of the class
     PartsLibClass and the topmost categories are components
     of its subclass, PartsLibRootClass.  If the class
     PartsLibRootClass does not exist in the model, then the
     parts library will not be shown.  Subcategories are
     determined by the PartsLibTreeChildren attribute of the
     category.  The parts themselves are determined by the
     PartsLibEquivClass attribute.  This attribute should be
     set to the existing model class from which you wish to
     populate the parts library category ("Hardware" and
     "Software" in the example below).  The current system's
     product line is used as a further filter on the parts
     listed.  Listed parts may be dragged from the parts
     library onto the system diagram.


     // These definitions set up the Parts Library hierarchy
     // and are necessary for any models using the Parts Library

     Multivalued Component PartsLibTreeChildren;
     String PartsLibEquivClass;
     String PartsLibName;
     Boolean Presentable;

     class PartsLibSpec : Component
     {
     attributes:
         Presentable = FALSE;
     }

     class PartsLibClass : PartsLibSpec
     {
     attributes:
     PartsLibTreeChildren;
     PartsLibEquivClass;
     PartsLibName;
     }

     class PartsLibRootClass : PartsLibClass
     {
     }

     // Following is an example Parts Library hierarchy

     component PL_HW : PartsLibRootClass
     {
     values:
     PartsLibEquivClass = "Hardware";
     PartsLibName = "The Metal";
     }

     component PL_SW : PartsLibRootClass
     {
     values:
     PartsLibEquivClass = "Software";
     PartsLibName = "The GUI Stuff";
     }


     4.  System Diagram Popup Menu.

     Right clicking on the drawing area of the
     configurations tab will bring up a short menu of system
     diagram operations, most of which have been mentioned
     above.  Additionally, a floating "Legend" can be
     displayed that details what the highlighting colors and
     the single character status bar codes mean.

     5.  New SBW.INI settings.

     In addition to the existing ini settings
     TopLevelComponentPerPage and SystemDiagramFont, there
     are seven new settings that can be used to change the look
     of the diagram.  All of the system diagram ini settings
     are explained below.


     // TopLevelComponentPerPage=0, [Company Preference]
     //      If =1 then each top level component
     //    in the system diagram is printed on a separate page.
     TopLevelComponentPerPage=0

     // SystemDiagramFont=, [Company Preference].
     //      If =<fontName>, then <fontName> will
     //    be used to display the labels on the system
     //    diagram drawing. If unset, then
     //    the font "Arial" will be used.
     SystemDiagramFont=Arial


     // SystemDiagramFontSize=12, [Company Preference].
     //        If =<fontSize>, then <fontSize> will be
     //    the max font size used to display the labels
     //     on the system diagram drawing. If unset,
     //    then 16 will be the max size.
     SystemDiagramFontSize=12

     // SystemDiagram3D=1, [User Preference]
     //    If =0, then no shading is provided
     //    when displaying or printing the System
     //    Diagram. This setting can be toggled
     //    during the use of SBW.
     SystemDiagram3D=1

     // SystemDiagram...Color=Red Green Blue, [Company Preference]
     //    Determines the colors used when
     //     interacting with the System Diagram.
     //    Each of the color values must be between 0 and 255.
     SystemDiagramSelectColor=128 255 255
     SystemDiagramHighlightAddColor=255 255 128
     SystemDiagramHighlightReplaceColor=255 128 255
     SystemDiagramDependentColor=128 128 255
     SystemDiagramDestinationColor=255 128 0
------------------------------------------------------------
  Note

  Changes to System Diagram Model Attributes


  Resolution:

     The interactive system diagram DLL (SBDIAG.DLL) uses
     the CML attributes sb_ReplacementClasses and
     sb_PossibleReplacements differently from the old system
     diagram.  Previously, the system diagram would look at
     these attributes on the drop target and compare their
     values to the type of the component being dropped.  Now
     the system diagram looks at these attributes on the
     component being dropped and compares their values to
     the type of the component being dropped on.

     This behavior creates consistency among the attributes
     sb_ReplacementClasses, sb_ReplacementComponents
     (successor to sb_PossibleReplacements),
     sb_ContainerClasses, and sb_ContainerComponents.

     NOTE:  This is a backwardly incompatible change and any
     models which used the sb_ReplacementClasses or
     sb_PossibleReplacements attributes should be examined
     for necessary changes; however, in the majority of
     cases, no changes need to be made because the
     set of replacements and replacees are equivalent.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Ability to Disable Component Information in System Diagram


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     The Component Info panel of the Configurations tab
     contains information that a customer does not want
     their users to see.  They would like to be able to
     permanently disable this panel via SBW.INI.

  Resolution:

     SalesBUILDER for Windows maintains a preference that
     allows the functionality of the system diagram to be
     disabled.  When the AllowInteractiveMode preference in
     the [Configurations] section of the SBW.INI is set to
     0, all mouse movements and mouse clicks over the system
     diagram drawing are ignored.  The effect of this is
     that no component instance information is displayed on
     the status bar, no instance may be selected (via
     left-clicking), and the system diagram popup menu
     (normally brought up by a right-click) is disabled.
     Note that disabling this menu disables all interactive
     operations on the diagram.  This same preference,
     AllowInteractiveMode, used to control the interactive
     mode window, which no longer exists.  The default value
     for this preference is 1 (note that it used to be 0).
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Product Descriptions Truncated in Quote Export


  History and Origins:

     If the product description extends beyond the width of
     the quote description column, exporting that quote
     truncates the product description (at the same point).

  Resolution:

     SalesBUILDER for Windows now supports the maximum
     length product descriptions (250 characters) and model
     numbers that the PCM supports (or 256) whichever is
     smaller.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Lack of Bundling Files Prevents Bundling with Model Bundler


  History and Origins:

     If SalesBUILDER for Windows is used with a model that
     uses the Model Bundler instead of the PCM Bundler and
     consequently no bundling files are present, it is unable to
     recognize that no such files are needed and prevents
     bundling without them.

  Resolution:

     When running against the Model Bundler and no bundling
     files are present, SBW will create an empty PCM to be
     used when bundling.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Starting SalesBUILDER for Windows a Second Time


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     When attempting to start a second copy of the application on a
     single machine, focus should be brought to the already
     running incarnation of the application.  This will
     simplify the situation for novice users.

  Resolution:

     If SalesBUILDER for Windows is launched while another
     copy is already loaded, focus will be brought to the
     original copy of SalesBUILDER for Windows.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.7


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Problems with 256-color Bitmaps on Toolbar and Roadmap


  History and Origins:

     Bitmaps on buttons change colors and sometimes flash
     different colors in 256-color mode.  The color changing
     happens at various times, including switching active
     application focus away from SalesBUILDER for Windows
     and then back again.  The problem does not manifest
     itself in 16-color mode.

     In addition, clicking on the toolbar "star" in the
     Requirements Tab before a system is selected causes a
     crash in VGA and SVGA modes, but not with a particular
     third-party video driver.

  Resolution:

     SalesBUILDER for Windows now uses 16-color bitmaps on
     the toolbar and the roadmap instead of 256-color
     bitmaps.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Missing IDs for Top-Level Browser Items no Longer Reported


  History and Origins:

     The IDREPORT.TXT produced by SBCMPFRM.EXE reports any
     IDs created by the compiler which were not specified in
     the form set source.  This informs modelers who are
     manually maintaining form sets (i.e., not with
     FormBUILDER) whether they missed any locations where
     IDs should have been included.

     The report includes a message for every browser,
     indicating that an ID was created for the top-level
     browser item.  Such ID's are indeed created during
     compilation, although they are not currently used by
     the runtime application; however, it is not possible in
     the FML syntax to specify an ID for a top-level browser
     item.  Therefore, this message is misleading to
     modelers, since there is no way they can change the
     source to remedy the situation.

     The immediate way to fix this is to suppress that
     message.  If there is some possibility that the
     top-level browser item ID might be used by applications
     in the future, then the FML syntax should be changed to
     allow it to specified explicitly.

  Resolution:

     Since it is not possible to specify the ID for a top
     level browser entry, the ID report no longer generates
     a warning about the ID missing for a top level browser
     entry.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  ID Report Lists Actual IDs


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     It would be helpful if the Form Compiler's ID report
     listed the actual IDs created by the compiler, so that
     the modeler could easily cut and paste them back into
     the source.

     At the very least, a summary at the end of the report
     indicating "XX new IDs generated" would save the
     modeler from having to count lines to figure out how
     much to bump up NEXTID.  (In a large formset, there can
     be many missing ID's.)

  Resolution:

     The ID report format has changed to include the IDs
     that are generated.

     Old format:
     module01.frm (157): Item: Form Context: frmSomeForm

     New format:
     module01.frm (157): Item: Form ID: 935 Context: frmSomeForm
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.6


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Export Requirements Report Empty Without Roadmap Loaded


  History and Origins:

     If selections are made without the Roadmap loaded,
     Export Requirements Report generates a zero-byte file.
     A side-effect of this bug is that future attempts to
     bring up the Roadmap result in a blank Roadmap.

  Resolution:

     The bug has been fixed and the Roadmap no longer
     affects the requirements report.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Hourglass Needed When Expanding Parts Library List Items


  History and Origins:

     Expanding the Parts Library list can take some
     time, therefore the hourglass cursor should be
     used to indicate that some activity is occurring.

  Resolution:

     The hourglass cursor is displayed when a Parts
     Library item is expanded or collapsed.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Need More Space Between Quantity and Description in
  Requirements Summary


  History and Origins:

     When an item description begins with a number (such as
     "500MB SCSI drive"), it is difficult to distinguish
     where the quantity stops and the description begins.
     More space between them would make the distinction
     clearer.

  Resolution:

     In the Requirements Summary, quantities and
     descriptions are now separated by three spaces instead
     of one to make it more apparent that the quantity is
     not part of the description.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Forms Road Map to Improve Navigational Workflow


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     A Road Map will provide a guide to the structure of
     a Form Set and eases movement between those forms.

  Resolution:

     The Road Map is a new feature to help improve the
     navigation through a requirements session.  It groups
     forms in logical topics, tracks what part of the map
     has been visited and what parts are required.  It also
     allows the user to navigate easily through the
     requirements session and create new request groups
     (iterations).  The Road Map is located on the same
     palette as the requirements summary.  If the road map
     is active then it will show up as an additional tab on
     the Requirements Summary palette.

     In order to use this new functionality, you need to do
     the following:

     1) set the SBW.INI setting [Requirements] ShowRoadMap=1

     2) add the Road Map definition to your model.  The road
     map definition contains two types of classes:
     categories and iterations.  All categories are
     components derived from the class SB_Category.  A
     category can have zero or one form and can have zero to
     many subcategories.  All iterations are derived from
     the class SB_Iterator.

     In order to define a road map you need the following
     attributes defined in your model:

     // forward declaration
     class SB_Category: Component;

     // SB_Required defines whether the category is required or not
     Boolean SB_Required;

     // SB_SubCategories contains a list of subcategories.  This can be null.
     Multivalued SB_Category SB_SubCategories;

     // SB_Form names the form in the form set that the
     // user will go to when they navigate to this node.
     String SB_Form;

     // SB_CreationControl is defined on the class SB_Iterator
     // and is used to name the control in the form set
     // that starts this iteration.  This is a required field.
     String SB_CreationControl;

     // SB_CreationForm is defined on the class SB_Iterator
     // and is used to name the form in the form set that
     // owns the creation control.  This is a required field.
     String SB_CreationForm;

     // SB_GroupName is defined on the class SB_Iterator
     // and is used to name the group in the form set that
     // will be started from this node.  This group must
     // correspond to an iteration name in the form set.
     // This is a required field.

     Then you must define the following classes in your model:

     class SB_Category: Component
     {
     attributes:
         SB_Required = FALSE;
         SB_SubCategories;
         SB_Form;
     }
     class SB_Iterator: SB_Category
     {
     attributes:
         SB_CreationControl;
         SB_CreationForm;
         SB_GroupName;
     }

     Then you must define a heirarchy of components derived
     from SB_Category and SB_Iterator.  The root of the
     heirarchy has to be named SB_Cat_Root, without this
     component the road map will not show up.  Note: the
     hierarchy is defined in the order from root to
     children.  In order to use this in a model, the order
     has to be reversed or the children have to be forward
     declared.  The example hierarchy below is for a portion
     of a fictional library.

     component SB_Cat_Root : SB_Category
     {
     productLines:
         // The product line specification can be used
         // to filter the categories.  Only categories
         // that belong to the product line that is
         // being configured are available.
         plAll;

     values:
         // navigating to this form (double clicking
         //  on this node) will go to the form frmInitialAll.
         SB_Form = "frmInitialAll";

         // This category has two subcategories
         //  Mysteries and Science Fiction.
         SB_SubCategories =
         {
             SB_Cat_Mysteries,
             SB_It_ScienceFiction
         };

     description:
         // The description is used as this node's
         // description in the Road Map.
         "Book Store";
     }

     component SB_Cat_Mysteries : SB_Category
     {
     productLines:
         plAll;
     values:
         // No definition of SB_Form so this
         // is an abstract category.
         SB_SubCategories =
         {
             SB_Cat_AgathaChristie,
             SB_Cat_ACDoyle
         };
     description:
         "Mysteries";
     }

     component SB_Cat_AgathaChristie : SB_Category
     {
     productLines:
         plAll;
     values:
         SB_Form = "frmAgathaChristie";
         SB_Required = TRUE;
     description:
         "Agatha Christie Mysteries";
     }

     component SB_Cat_ACDoyle : SB_Category
     {
     productLines:
         plAll;
     values:
         SB_Form = "frmACDoyle";
     description:
         "Sherlock Holmes";
     }

     component SB_Cat_ScienceFiction : SB_Iterator
     {
     productLines:
         plAll;
     values:
         SB_CreationControl = "btnSciFi";
         SB_CreationForm = "frmSciFi";
         SB_Form = "frmInitialAll";
         SB_GroupName = "Science Fiction";
         SB_SubCategories =
         {
             SB_Cat_StarTrek;
             SB_Cat_HHGTTG;
         };
     description:
         "Sci Fi";
     }

     component SB_Cat_StarTrek : SB_Category
     {
     productLines:
         plAll;
     values:
         SB_Form = "frmStarTrek";
     description:
         "Start Trek Books";
     }

     component SB_Cat_HHGTTG : SB_Category
     {
     productLines:
         plAll;
     values:
         SB_Form = "frmHHGTTG";
         SB_Required = TRUE;
     description:
         "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
     }
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.5


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Some Execution Paths Leave DynaSets Open


  History and Origins:

     Several database functions contain execution paths that
     could result in opened DynaSets remaining open.

  Resolution:

     The database functions have been corrected.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  "Invalid Use of Null" Error on Loading QuoteSheet


  History and Origins:

     A particular QuoteSheet has a valid country but a null
     currency.  If both sCountry and sCurrency are NULL,
     SalesBUILDER for Windows assumes it is an old
     quotesheet and set sCountry=United States and
     sCurrency=$.  SalesBUILDER for Windows failed to take
     into account that one of these values could be NULL.

  Resolution:

     If a QuoteSheet is loaded that contains a NULL country
     setting, "United States" will be assumed.  If the
     QuoteSheet contains a NULL currency setting, then "$"
     will be assumed.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.4


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  SBREQENU.DLL or SBWENU.DLL Failed to Load


  History and Origins:

     Some users receive an error message that SalesBUILDER
     for Windows was unable to load SBREQENU.DLL, when
     saving a quotesheet.  This can cause a crash,
     corrupting the SalesBUILDER for Windows database.

     Other users receive an error message that SalesBUILDER
     for Windows was unable to load SBWENU.DLL on startup.
     They are therefore unable to run the application unless they
     restart Windows.

  Resolution:

     There were two problems that could lead to this behavior:

     1) The module name was different from the filename of
     the DLL, causing it not to be recognized by the
     application.  This has been fixed.

     2) The application could fail to recognize certain
     valid module handles passed to it by the operating
     system, so it wouldn't realize the module was loaded;
     these handles are now recognized as valid.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.2


------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  SelectionSet Hierarchical Support on Iterative Forms


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     A hierarchy of selection sets is desired where
     selections in a "parent" group of selection sets
     affects "child" groups, whereas "sibling" groups of
     selection sets do not.

     An example usage of hierarchical selection sets is an
     iterative form containing two dynamic controls: a
     selection set list of printers and a list of printer
     features which are constrained by the printer
     selection, which is further constrained by the
     processor selection on a non-iterative form.  The
     processor selection should control the list of printers
     on the iterative forms, however the printer selection
     should only affect the printer feature list on the
     individual iterative form.

  Resolution:

     Dynamic list boxes in forms associated with iterations
     are now independent and replicated per iteration.  The
     dynamic list box control specification is the same, and
     no additional information need be specified if the
     control appears in an iterative form.

     Given the following characteristics of dynamic list
     boxes and iterations:
      - dynamic list boxes are implemented via
        configuration engine SelectionSets,
      - SelectionSets are associated with a Class
        defined in the ProductBase (model),
      - only one SelectionSet for a Class is considered
        when filtering a particular SelectionSet
        candidate, and
      - multiple instances of an iteration generate
        multiple SelectionSets for a specific Class,
     additional semantics for filtering and identifying a
     SelectionSet during filtering have been added to
     accomodate dynamic list boxes in iterative forms.

     Iterative forms use the RequestGroup facility of the
     configuration engine.  RequestGroups mirror, in the
     configuration engine request queue, the hierarchical
     structure of iterations created in the interface.
     Consequently, a dynamic list box is associated with a
     particular iteration (possibly the top level) and its
     associated SelectionSet is associated with the
     corresponding RequestGroup.  During filtering, when a
     candidate of a particular SelectionSet (call this the
     source SelectionSet) is searching for a SelectionSet of
     a particular Class (call this the target SelectionSet),
     the current RequestGroup (iteration) is examined for
     the target SelectionSet.  If found, this SelectionSet
     is used.  If not found, the search proceeds up the
     RequestGroup hierarchy until the target SelectionSet is
     located or until no parent RequestGroup exists.  If the
     target SelectionSet is not found in the RequestGroup
     hierarchy, SelectionSet filtering assumes that no such
     SelectionSet is defined, and normal engine search
     ensues.

     In addition to identifying the target SelectionSet, the
     semantics of adding selected candidates to
     %allInstances have been modified as well.  When
     selected candidates are added to %allInstances during
     filtering, all selected candidates of the current
     iteration (RequestGroup) and all selected candidates of
     all ancestor iterations (RequestGroups) are added.

     Given that constraint evaluation during filtering
     selections in a dynamic control of an iteration cannot
     observe selections in a sibling iteration, conditions
     involving capacity required by selections across
     sibling iterations should be solved by requesting
     resource from a selection in a parent iteration.  The
     quantity-based SelectionSet functionality will be
     available in SelectionSets created by iterations,
     thereby providing a means for addressing this capacity
     filtering requirement.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Create New Customer Record and Associate with
  Quotesheet on Save


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     A customer desires the ability to perform a "Save As"
     on a quotesheet that has already been saved with
     customer information and associate the quotesheet with
     a new customer record in the database.  Currently, if
     the customer information is modified, the only choices
     are (1) replace the existing customer record with the
     new information and (2) save the quotesheet without a
     customer record.  The request is for a third option
     that creates a new customer record and associates it
     with the quotesheet.

  Resolution:

     Now, when you save, but choose not to update the
     current customer information, you get a new dialog
     asking if you want to create a new customer based on
     current values; if you say "Yes", this is done; if you
     say "No", the quotesheet is saved with the old customer
     information.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Wrong Iteration Deleted in View Iterations


  History and Origins:

     If multiple iterations go out from a form and View
     Iteration is used to delete an iteration, the incorrect
     iteration is sometimes deleted.

  Resolution:

     Fixed.  The View Iteration dialog now works correctly
     for deleting and editing iterations.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Tool/Status Bar


  Motive or Context for Implementation:

     A tool and status bar would provide several interface
     benefits to the application.  It would reduce the
     clutter on forms, ease navigation, and provide
     one-stop-shopping for commonly used functions.  Common
     buttons such as CONFIGURESYSTEM, ADDTOSYSTEM,
     RETURNTOPREVIOUS and a new "go to initial form" button
     can be placed on the toolbar instead of on each form.
     The bar could also maintain a forms history and provide
     FWD and BACK buttons.

  Resolution:

There is a tool bar on SBW that is enabled by default.
It may be disabled by setting the SBW.INI setting in
the [Options] stanza ShowToolBar = 0.

The tool bar contains the following at all times:

     - Progress monitor - The progress monitor is now
       located on the tool bar.  If the tool bar is not
       shown then the old progress monitor is used.

The tool bar contains the following when the
requirements tab is active:

     - home button - navigates back to the initial form.
     - navigation button - shows window containing new
       floating palette requirements summary and
       possibly new road map.
     - new system button - creates a new system.
     - delete button - deletes the current form.  If
       the form is part of the current product line's
       default requests, then this button has the same
       effect as the "reset form" button.  If the form
       is the initial form of an iteration, this action
       deletes the iteration.  If the form is the
       initial form of a product line, this action is
       the same as deleting the system.
     - reset form button - resets the current form.
     - configure button - configures the current system.
     - show configuration errors button (Optional) -
       This button will appear if there is a custom
       error handler.  If there is a custom error
       handler, this button will call the
       sbw_ReportConfigError API function.
     - form help button - brings up form help for the
       current form if a help topic exists.
     - form label - shows the current form's name as
       well as any group names.  For instance if you
       are creating a group "Texas" and you are on form
       "Support" the form label would show
       "Texas:Support".
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Floating Palette for Requirements Summary


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     The current requirements summary takes up a lot of
     screen real estate.  It often needs to be very wide in
     order to show the full labels, yet when it is very wide
     it tends to cover a good portion of the forms.

  Resolution:

     The requirements summary is now a floating palette.  To
     view it select the menu option Window | Requirements
     Summary.  This option is only available when the
     requirements tab is active.  Selecting this option will
     show the requirements summary palette.  If another tab
     is activated, then the palette will be hidden until the
     requirements tab is reactivated.  The functionality of
     the requirements summary is the same as when it was
     attached to the QuoteSheet.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  SBW.INI Setting to Specify Default for System Diagram
  (Wireframe vs. 3-D)


  Context or Motive for Implementation

     It would be nice to be able to set the default system
     diagram style (wireframe vs. 3-D) in the SBW.INI file,
     rather than using the checkbox on the configurations
     tab every time.

  Resolution:

     The preference SystemDiagram3D=1 in the
     [Configurations] stanza of SBW.INI enables shading for
     a 3-D effect in the system diagram.  If
     SystemDiagram3D=0, then no shading will be used in the
     system diagram.  This setting can also be toggled
     within the application.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.1.1


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Dynamic Labels not Shown in System Diagram


  History and Origins:

     The system diagram displays the component's rather than
     the label when the label is dynamic.

  Resolution:

     sb_GetInstanceDisplayInfo was not setting the system
     context correctly before evaluating the dynamic label.
     This has been corrected.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.0.7


------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Improve time to exit SBW


  Context and Motive for Implementation:

     It seems to take an unusually long time to exit SBW.
     Can this be improved?

  Resolution:

     A preference in the [Options] section has been added to
     sbw.ini called "FastExit". If set to 1, then the product
     base, the PCM, and the forms set will not be
     unloaded. This can significantly speed up exit time of
     SBW. The default value for this preference is 0.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.0.5


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Icons Disappear when Icon on Second Row is Deleted


  History and Origins:

     If more systems are configured than will fit on a
     single row of the system icons bar, then a scroll bar
     is enabled to provide access to further icons in the
     second and subsequent rows.  If a system represented by
     an icon in the second row is opened and then deleted,
     the icon bar remains on the second row even if no icons
     remain on that row.

  Resolution:

     The problem has been fixed.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Selections in Query-Populated Controls Fail to Restore


  History and Origins:

     Selections from query-populated controls fail to load
     when restoring requirements from a previous session
     (from a quotesheet or exported requirements) that were
     saved using the current formset.  Loads of the same
     requirements during the same session work properly.

  Resolution:

     The problem has been corrected.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Feature Request

  Matching Behavior for Priorities on Static and
  Dynamic Control Entries


  Motive or Context for Implementation:

     The order of precedence for setting
     priority on dynamic component requests in  the forms
     language should match the order of precedence for
     setting priority on static component requests.  A
     priority set at the component level should override a
     priority set at the widget level.  Widget level
     priorities should be used when the component priority
     is minus one (-1).

  Resolution:

     The priority for dynamically populated control entries
     is now determined first by the component Float
     attribute sb_DefaultRequestPriority.  If the value of
     the component attribute is minus one (-1) then the
     priority of the entry will be determined by the
     priority of the widget (if one is assigned).  If the
     attribute sb_DefaultRequestPriority has not been
     assigned to a component, then the priority of the
     attribute will be zero (0) and not the priority set by
     the widget.  This is often not the desired behavior.
     To ensure that components without a priority do not
     receive a priority of zero (0), set a default priority
     of minus one (-1) for all components to permit widget
     priorities to take effect where applicable.  To set a
     default priority of minus one (-1) for all components,
     assign the attribute sb_DefaultRequestPriority to the
     generic Component class with a default value of minus
     one (-1) using the following CML syntax:

         Float sb_DefaultRequestPriority;

         class Component {
         attributes:
              sb_DefaultRequestPriority = -1;
         }

     Note: This release note supercedes the description in
     the Forms Management Language Reference of the behavior
     of query-populated controls.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.0.4


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Dynamic Listbox Shows Extra Checkmark Upon Return to Form


  History and Origins:

     This bug is manifested when the following actions are
     taken:  make a selection in a ClassDynamicListBox;
     leave the form and then return to it; make another
     selection in the same listbox.  When you make the new
     selection, the check mark for the old selection does
     not go away, even though only the new selection is
     shown in the Requirements Summary.  This happens
     whether the navigation is done with buttons or via the
     requirements summary.

  Resolution:

     This bug has been fixed.  Making a new selection in a
     ClassDynamicListBox now correctly overrides the
     previous selection.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  MultiChoice Browser Resets to Zero


  History and Origins:

     If a quantity in a multichoice browser is made active
     (as if to edit) but no edits are made and then focus is
     changed away from the quantity edit field, the quantity
     will reset to zero.

  Resolution:

     This behavior no longer occurs.  If a quantity in a
     multichoice browser is activated, but not edited, the
     original quantity will remain (and not be reset to
     zero).
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Custom Failure Message Handling


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     Customer wants to allow different kinds of error
     message handling: e.g., halt immediately for failure
     messages that are marked "fatal" in some way; logging
     messages vs. (or in addition to) popping-up dialog box,
     etc.

     One way to achieve this is to provide a "hook" for a
     customer-supplied error message handler, which could be
     registered and called instead of the standard error
     message handler.

  Resolution:

     Due to many customer demands for enhanced configuration
     failure handling in SalesBUILDER for Windows, the
     SalesBUILDER for Windows configuration error handling
     mechanism is now customizable.  Customers can now
     create an interface for handling messages in whatever
     manner desired.  To use the new configuration error
     handler, set [Configurations] CustomFailureHandler=1 in
     SBW.INI.  Create a DLL named SBWCH.DLL (for SBW Custom
     Handlers) which contains the following three functions.

     long _far _pascal sbw_BeginConfig( long sysID, int hwndParent);
     long _far _pascal sbw_EndConfig( long sysID, int hwndParent );
     long _far _pascal sbw_ReportConfigError( const char *errmsg,
         long *continueConfig);
     long _far _pascal sbw_ShowConfigErrors( long sysID,
         int hWndParent);

     sbw_BeginConfig is called immediately before
     SalesBUILDER for Windows calls sb_ConfigureSystem.  The
     function takes the system ID that is currently being
     configured and the handle of the QuoteSheet that
     initiated the sb_ConfigureSystem call.  The window
     handle can be used as the parent of any dialogs that
     are created in the DLL.

     sbw_EndConfig is called immediatedly after SalesBUILDER
     for Windows calls sb_ConfigureSystem.  The function
     takes the system ID of the system that was just
     configured.

     sbw_ReportConfigError is only called during a
     sb_ConfigureSystem call if a constraint failure occurs.
     The constraint failure message from the engine is
     passed on to this function.  A continuation flag is
     also passed to this function.  To halt the
     configuration the flag should be set to 0, otherwise it
     should be set to 1.  Between the time when this
     function is called and the time when it returns, only
     modal dialogs should be displayed.  The DLL should not
     yield control back to SalesBUILDER for Windows before
     returning.

     If CustomFailureHandler=1, then a menu item will appear
     on the Window menu following configuration to allow the
     user to view the configuration failure messages for a
     system to be shown.  This menu item calls
     sbw_ShowConfigErrors, which should handle the display
     of the messages.  The function arguments are the system
     ID of the system in question and the window handle of
     the QuoteSheet that initiated the call.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.0.3


------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Export Diagram for One Top Level Component per Metafile


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     The system diagram can be exported, however for large
     or complex systems, this one diagram contains too much
     information to be understood.

  Resolution:

     SalesBUILDER for Windows can now export one top level component per
     metafile.  Now when you select export system diagram,
     you have the choice of saving to either a Windows
     metafile (WMF) or a list of WMF files.  To export the
     system as a list of WMF files, give a file name with
     any other extension besides .WMF.  SBW will create a
     file that looks like this:

     metafile.lst -

     [system1]
     name=The Big System
     component1=<Window's temp dir>\<name of temp meta file 1>
     ...
     componentN=<Window's temp dir>\<name of temp meta file N>

     The format of the list file is the same as Window's ini
     files to make it easy to retrieve the data.  Each file
     represents the drawing of a top level component.  The
     user is responsible for deleting both the list file and
     each of the temporary files used for the metafiles.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Search QuoteSheets by Description (or any field)


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     The current Open QuoteSheet dialog does not allow you
     to search on QuoteSheet description.  Quotesheet
     description is the most natural way to refer to a
     quotesheet.

  Resolution:

     The new QuoteSheet browser allows you to search on any
     field.  To change the visible fields, use the Change
     View... button to bring up a dialog that allows you to
     change the visibility of each the available fields.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Click on System Icon to Refresh System Diagram


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     A customer would like SalesBUILDER for Windows to
     redraw a system that has been modified by an external
     application.  This can be enabled by allowing the user
     to refresh the system diagram by clicking on the system
     icon.

  Resolution:

     The SBW.INI setting [Configurations] AlwaysRefresh=1
     causes SalesBUILDER for Windows to refresh the system
     diagram every time a mouse-click is performed on the
     system icon on the configurations tab.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Ability to Assign a Bitmap as a Form Background


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     The appearance and usefulness of SalesBUILDER for
     Windows can be dramatically improved by using bitmaps
     as backgrounds on forms.  Doing this converts
     SalesBUILDER for Windows from a text-based data-entry
     system into a graphically-oriented environment.
     Transferring static text into a bitmap allows fonts to
     be changed, and also helps in those rare instances
     where there are large numbers of widgets.

  Resolution:

     FormBUILDER and SalesBUILDER for Windows support a new
     attribute "Picture" defined on forms or dialogs.  The attribute is
     used to display a bitmap on the background of a form or
     dialog.  If the property is entered by hand it must be
     entered after the help and product line attributes and
     before the control definitions.  Example form
     definition:

     < form declaration >
     {
         < optional help topic >
         < optional product lines >
         < optional picture >  // Picture = "filename";
         < control list >
     }

     Form @100 frmStoreFront 0, 0, 640, 400
     {
         Picture = "store.bmp";
         CheckBox cbOpen "Open" 10, 10, 200, 30
     }

     In order for FormBUILDER to display the bitmap, the
     file specified in the picture property must be either
     in the current directory or have a fully qualified path
     name.  At runtime, SalesBUILDER for Windows will look
     for the file in the bitmap directory, the model
     directory and the application directory.
------------------------------------------------------------
  New Feature

  Optional Ability to Select Baseline for System Upgrade


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     The old behavior allows that the first time an
     ADDTOSYSTEM is invoked, the current system is
     "baselined" before the configuration is begun.
     Subsequent ADDTOSYSTEMs will update the original
     baselined system, NOT necessarily the current system.

     This behavior consistently causes user confusion
     because it is fairly unintuitive.  Also, if the user is
     playing around a lot with different
     configuration/upgrade scenarios, they should not have
     to invest the overhead (time OR space) to do a manual
     save.  The ability is needed to allow the user to
     decide when to baseline and when not to.  Also, if
     configuration is performed from an external or custom
     interface, the additional capability to baseline from
     outside SalesBUILDER for Windows is also needed.

  Resolution:

     If ResetRollbackOnConfig set to 1 in the [Options]
     section of SBW.INI then SBW will re-baseline a system
     when the ConfigureSystem button is pressed.  With
     ResetRollbackOnConfig=0, the default setting, old
     behavior will be preserved: re-baselining will occur
     only after a QuoteSheet save.
------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  Requirements Summary Displays Zero-Valued Entries


  History and Origins:

     Since the control for the Requirements Summary was
     changed, the outline now includes all zero-valued
     entries in the display, including editfields and all
     table entries.  For a formset with many entries, few of
     which are used for a given configuration, this makes
     the Requirements Summary extremely unwieldy to use.
     Only those entries with non-zero values should be
     displayed in the Requirements Summary.

  Resolution:

     The Requirements Summary now displays only controls
     with non-zero values.
------------------------------------------------------------


       Release Notes 2.0.0


------------------------------------------------------------
  Bug Fix

  ProductBase Load Failure Causes Errors


  History and Origins:

     When the ProductBase fails to load, either because the
     correct files are not available locally or because the
     product base is not loaded into the database where it
     is expected, several (usually four) engine API errors
     are presented and then crashes SalesBUILDER for
     Windows.  This is correct behavior except that if a
     database bridge is being used SalesBUILDER for Windows
     leaves both the DBADLL.DLL and the database specific
     DLL in memory.  This prevents SalesBUILDER for Windows
     from logging into the database once the ProductBase has
     been loaded unless Windows is re-started.  There should
     just be one error message which tells the user
     "ProductBase not found" and then the application should
     then exit and take all of its DLL's with it.

  Resolution:

     SalesBUILDER for Windows now reports that the
     ProductBase failed to load and exits gracefully when
     there is a ProductBase load failure.
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  Bug Fix

  Default Requests Made from Cancelled Dialogs


  History and Origins:

     SalesBUILDER for Windows is sending in default requests
     when a dialog box is visited, but cancelled.  This can
     lead to unexpected configuration results.

  Resolution:

     If you visit a dialog box that does not send in
     requests by default and select Cancel, then the default
     requests for the dialog are not sent in.  If you
     revisit a dialog on which you have previously made
     selections and select Cancel, the selections you made
     in your last visit (in which you selected OK) will be
     sent in.

     If requests from a dialog should be sent in by default,
     the dialog should be declared as part of a product
     line.
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  New Feature

  Version Checking of Required Modules


  Context or Motive for Implementation:

     If SalesBUILDER for Windows checked to make sure that
     all of its required modules (DLLs and VBXs) could be
     loaded, at load time, and that their versions matched
     the expected version, then mismatched DLLs and VBXs can
     be detected as causes of a reported error.

  Resolution:

     A new SBW.INI preference, VersionInfoFile, (in the
     [Options] section) has been added.  If set to a
     filename, then SalesBUILDER for Windows will check for all its required
     modules before starting up.  The results of this check
     will be written to the specified file.  If modules are
     missing, then SBW will display a message to this effect
     and halt.  If modules are present but are older than
     expected, SalesBUILDER for Windows will tell the user which version was
     found, and give a warning that the application may not operate
     properly, but give the user the option of
     continuing.  If newer versions are found, then no
     warning/prompt is given.

     The format of the VersionInfoFile is a header line,
     "MODULE VERSION STATUS", followed by one line of
     information per module: <module name> <expected
     version> <nothing, found version, or "Missing">.

     For example, if SBW expected to find sbfrm.dll stamped
     with version information 1.1.0.2 but found 1.1.0.3 then
     there will be a line in VersionInfoFile:
      sbfrm.dll 1.1.0.2 1.1.0.3

     If the DLL could not be loaded at all, then the line
     would look like this:
      sbfrm.dll 1.1.0.2 Missing

     If the expected version was found, then the 3rd column
     would be left blank.
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  Bug Fix

  Specifying the Server Model Directory from the Client


  History and Origins:

     When using the -D option with the SBW client (for
     Client/Server installations of SBW), an attempt is made
     to open the local file "INFILE.ASC" in the specified
     working directory, instead of going to the server for
     the ProductBase.  SBW client correctly ignores
     "INFILE.ASC" when the -D option is not used.

  Resolution:

     The SBW Client no longer uses the -D option to specify
     the server model directory.  There are two ways to
     specify the server model directory now.

     1) On the command-line use the option "-SD <server model
     directory>" where <server model directory> is the path
     describing where the model is located.  Alternatively,

     2) Specify the server model directory in the SBW.INI
     file and in the [Options] stanza, set
     "SBHostServerDir=<server model directory>".

     When running the SBW Client, it will look for the
     ProductBase and the PCM in the server directory.  The
     form set is still loaded locally and will use the
     directory specified with the -D option.  SBW Client
     will no longer check to see if the ProductBase and PCM
     files exist on the local machine since these files are
     never used.

     Note: If the server model directory is specified and
     does not end with a '\' or '/' then a '/' is appended.
     This may not be appropriate for all server file systems
     so it is best to be explicit with the path and include
     the appropriate ending slash.
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