Our new reporting tools allows reports to be downloaded in the background. This upgrade migrates the existing Excel and XML report options into the new Create Report function. As the report generation now happens in the background, there is now no upper limit on the number of records that can be included.

We are also migrating the text indexing used in eHive from Apache Lucene to SOLR. The search options remain the same, but it allows us to more easily manage load on the server when many users are online and to support new features like faceted searching later this year.

You can read more about the new reporting on the eHive Help website: http://en.wiki.ehive.com/wiki/Reporting

Would you like to attend the eHive workshop in Hertford?

Date: March 26 2012

Place: Hertford

Time: 10am – 3.30pm

Cost: free – lunch and refreshments will be provided*

Please bring a WIFI enabled laptop to participate in the ‘hands on’ section of the afternoon.

Contact anne@vernonsystems.com for bookings. Seats are limited!

*with thanks to Hertfordshire Museums

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eHive’s latest upgrade, version 3.2, includes a revamp of the reporting tool.

The reports have been rebuilt in Jasper, a report design product, and a new downloads section has been added to eHive to allow reports to generate in the background while you continue with your work.

Changes in this eHive version 3.2:

• Previous PDF reports replaced with neater versions built in Jasper
• Reports download in the background
• Account holders can run reports on any number of records
• Public users can report on the current page of results
• Past reports can be retained in the Reports download section
• A new Inventory report has been added, with each object’s basic details, image and current location.

You can read more about the new reporting on the eHive Help website: http://en.wiki.ehive.com/wiki/Reporting

We’re now reworking the existing Excel download option to use the new background reporting options.

eHive has upgraded to version 3.0 on 13 July 2011.  This is our biggest upgrade so far.

You should find the system faster and more stable after this round of changes.

The upgrade also lays the foundation for some other major enhancements that we’re working on, including better text searching and reporting functions.

eHive version 3.0 includes includes the following changes:

• New Location History fields have been added
• A new feature on the object detail page allows you to create a similar record based on the one you’re currently viewing
• Valuation History sets can be re-ordered
• Portfolio Title, Inscription and Marks are now public fields for the Photography and Audio-Visual catalogue types
• Search Engine results will now include more meaningful descriptions now that the metadata title and description tags have been added to object, account and community pages
• Sign up pages have been enhanced, validating your eHive ID, email address and password as you type, and including a password strength indicator
• The Change Password screen includes a password strength indicator
• The account usage history chart has been reformatted for better clarity
• Support for Internet Explorer 9.0
• Private tags can be deleted when you’re logged in
• Some bugs with downloading reports have been fixed and the Significance field has been added to the Excel download report.

eHive Hardware and software upgrades behind the scenes:

• We’ve migrated from our original two servers to three shiny new servers
• Underlying software including the operating system, application server software, Java and Google Web Toolkit have been upgraded
• Additional caching has been added to speed the system up
• Additional layers of security have been added

In the latest eHive upgrade we’ve added a Valuations tab to the eHive create screens.  This allows you to record one or more valuations for your objects, and keep track of valuation changes over time.

Valuation information is not publicly accessible – it can only be viewed when you are logged in and viewing your own objects.

For more information, check out the Valuations topic on the eHive wiki.

This latest upgrade also includes some improvements to the speed of eHive.  You may notice faster loading times when you are creating new records, particularly when you’re moving between tabs or saving.