Client improvements

The following improvements have been made to the Meridian Enterprise client applications:

ID	Description
MRE-539	The Set Property Value command is now available in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-593	The Meridian Web Client can now show a graphical diagram of the current workflow of a document or project folder similar to PowerUser by clicking the Status link on the Document page. The view dynamically hides unrelated states or transitions when you hover the mouse pointer over interlock status messages or workflow transitions.
MRE-1082	Dynamic collections (private or public) can now be created from search results in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-1211, MRE-2417, MRE-2874, MRE-3099, MRE-3198, MRE-3340, MRE-3775	By default, the Meridian Web Client now performs document transfer and batch command processing of documents and folders with an HTML component that does not require installation on the user’s PC. This makes deployments easier than prior versions that required an ActiveX component be installed on the user’s PC. The new component is used by all commands that transfer files from the local PC or that process batches of documents, including electronic signatures. A new setting UseHTMLProgressComponent in the user’s Web Access profile file can be set to use the ActiveX component for backward compatibility, if necessary. Document downloads are now separate from the browser session and occur in the background. The user does not need to wait before continuing their work. The download status is shown in the system tray. The new component also supports a site cache (if one is configured) for faster document uploads and downloads. The component also checks for up-to-date dependencies and locks before allowing commands to proceed that would revise documents in the vault. Site cache activity is logged for troubleshooting. If a batch command requires it, processing pauses for user input, which can also be applied to the remainder of the items in the batch. While the command is busy working, a progress dialog lists the number of items already processed, the number of items that remain to be processed, and the number of items that failed processing for any reason. A scrolling text log shows the result of each action for troubleshooting. The user can pause, resume, or cancel processing at any time. A new registry setting NestingFolderDepth on the Meridian web server specifies the maximum number of nested folder levels to process before terminating to prevent infinite operations caused by unexpected errors.
MRE-1264	When the Create Project Copy command now shows the project selection dialog box, the available project folders are shown in a tree view instead of a list.
MRE-1460	The Meridian Web Client now shows a references iconon the Document page when appropriate similar to PowerUser.
MRE-1461, MRE-3160	The Meridian Web Client has a new command Copy Multiple that allows the user to create multiple copies of one or more source documents. The copies can be made in the same or different destination folders. Property page wizards and VBScript events are also supported.
MRE-1462	The Meridian Web Client now shows Advanced and Stored Properties pages when the document icon on the Document page is clicked, similar to the PowerUser client.
MRE-1463	Documents may now be unlocked either for the current user or for another user, in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-2027	Single renditions downloaded to local workspace by the Meridian Web Client are now read-only (the same as PowerUser) to prevent file locking that interferes with repository synchronization.
MRE-2151	Documents may now be undeleted or purged in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-2204	Because work area functionality was deprecated in Meridian 2016, the work area features have been removed from the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-2292	Added a scroll bar to the Meridian Web Client for long lists of navigation views.
MRE-2301	Fixed a problem that could cause the Assign to Folder command to fail to copy documents with references in a vault with a Field-Path definition configured.
MRE-2351, MRE-2530, MRE-2780, MRE-2923, MRE-3040, MRE-3103	The Meridian Web Client now shows different views of data in the document pane that used to be shown in dialog boxes or property pages. The views can be selected from a new view bar at the bottom of the pane: Document (properties), View Document, View Rendition, Revisions, References, Master and Project Copies, Workflow, Role Assignments, or Tags. Each of the views (except Document) can be undocked to a new window where it will remain synchronized with the currently selected document in the navigation pane. The View documents in separate window option has been removed since it is no longer necessary. A new Meridian web server registry setting ViewPanel has been added that can be set to 0 to disable the view bar. The setting can also be configured for individual users by adding it to the users’ Web Access profile files as described in the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Configuration Guide.
MRE-2355, MRE-2697	The Value list in the Find dialog box now shows a list of the existing values in the vault regardless of how the Select a value from option is set in the property configuration. This change affects both PowerUser and the Meridian Web Client. Previously, the list showed the values according to that setting, which could include values that did not exist in the vault to search for. The behavior of the value list on property pages is unchanged and reflects the configuration setting. This feature can be disabled by a new registry value CollectExisting described in Administration improvements.
MRE-2390	Electronic signature data is now shown for the selected revision instead of the current revision in the Show Revisions dialog in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-2395, MRE-2476	Improved how the Meridian Web Client manages and displays many tags found by searches.
MRE-2405	In the Meridian Web Client, a General property page now shows applicable information for the various types of views that are selected in the navigation pane: Navigation views – shows a hierarchical view of the properties that define the selected branch and their values. Folders view – shows folder property values Collection views – shows the collection search criteria, which can be changed to refine the collection. Search Results – shows the search criteria, which can be changed to refine the search.
MRE-2407	Batch and custom commands can now be run on the contents of navigation view levels, collections, and search results in the Meridian Web Client. The commands are now available on the context menu. Note This functionality is not planned to be added to PowerUser.
MRE-2408	The Meridian Web Client now provides shortcut menus for navigation view levels similar to PowerUser.
MRE-2488	The document that is current (selected) in the Meridian Web Client after certain actions is now more persistent and intuitive.
MRE-2533, MRE-2534	The user interface of the Create References and Link to Master Document commands in the Meridian Web Client has been better aligned with the new look and feel.
MRE-2617	Folders may now be purged in the Meridian Web Client and in PowerUser.
MRE-2662	The UseIISMimeMap registry setting has become obsolete and has been deprecated with no affect on document downloading or viewing.
MRE-2747	Resolved a problem that caused empty reference names to be shown in the client applications.
MRE-2752	The Meridian Web Client now shows file type icons on the Document page overlaid with rendition and redline indicators similar to the PowerUser client.
MRE-2754	The display of long lists of vault names has been improved in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-2763	Invalid argument errors no longer occur when attempting to generate a report for over 2000 documents. The performance of selecting thousands of documents has been improved.
MRE-2798	Comments longer than 2000 characters are now truncated and a warning shown to the user. Previously, the comments were not saved and no warning was shown.
MRE-2802	If the View renditions option is enabled in the Meridian Web Client, renditions are now shown correctly that reside in the root of the vault.
MRE-2829	Fixed a problem with dates in the Meridian Web Client when the locale of the PC was set to en-NZ.
MRE-2850, MRE-3104	Folder role assignments may now be assigned and removed from the new Role Assignments view in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-2873	Application Integration search now supports the contains multiple words operator in Online mode the same as PowerUser.
MRE-2891	Generating a report to a Microsoft Access database that contains duplicate columns no longer causes Cannot define field more than once errors.
MRE-3024	The What’s New item on the Help menu has been removed.
MRE-3073	The performance of running a workflow transition on documents with many revisions has been improved.
MRE-3117	The workflow definition option Entering document log comments is optional has been renamed to Entering document log comments is mandatory and now works as described in the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Configuration Guide. If enabled, comments are mandatory. If disabled, comments can be entered but they are not mandatory.
MRE-3139	In both PowerUser and the Meridian Web Client, the current user is now the only user that is selected by default in the workflow transition dialog box. Previously, all users were selected by default in PowerUser.
MRE-3150	A document may now be opened in its native application from within the Meridian Web Client. The document is automatically downloaded to the user’s local workspace either from the Meridian EDM server or from the site cache server if one is configured.
MRE-3224	Clicking the name of a document in the Master and Project Copies page now jumps to that document in the current view or in the Folders view.
MRE-3225	Clicking the name of a revision in a document’s revisions list in the Meridian Web Client now opens the revision in a new browser tab. The current revision of the selected document remains visible in the parent tab.
MRE-3255	Custom property background colors are now applied correctly to read-only properties in the Meridian Web Client.
MRE-3323	The web browser Back and Forward buttons can now be used to navigate between documents in the Meridian Web Client session history.
MRE-3600	When performing a search in the Meridian Web Client that produces a large result set that could take a long time to display, a confirmation prompt is not longer shown and the first page of results is shown without delay. The number of items shown on the page can be adjusted by the user with the Items per page option.
MRE-4044	A default domain name can now be saved when electronically signing documents with the Meridian Web Client. The user name is also set as the default during batch operations.

Description

MRE-539

The Set Property Value command is now available in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-593

The Meridian Web Client can now show a graphical diagram of the current workflow of a document or project folder similar to PowerUser by clicking the Status link on the Document page. The view dynamically hides unrelated states or transitions when you hover the mouse pointer over interlock status messages or workflow transitions.

MRE-1082

Dynamic collections (private or public) can now be created from search results in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-1211,
MRE-2417,
MRE-2874,
MRE-3099,
MRE-3198,
MRE-3340,
MRE-3775

By default, the Meridian Web Client now performs document transfer and batch command processing of documents and folders with an HTML component that does not require installation on the user’s PC. This makes deployments easier than prior versions that required an ActiveX component be installed on the user’s PC. The new component is used by all commands that transfer files from the local PC or that process batches of documents, including electronic signatures.

A new setting UseHTMLProgressComponent in the user’s Web Access profile file can be set to use the ActiveX component for backward compatibility, if necessary.

Document downloads are now separate from the browser session and occur in the background. The user does not need to wait before continuing their work. The download status is shown in the system tray.

The new component also supports a site cache (if one is configured) for faster document uploads and downloads. The component also checks for up-to-date dependencies and locks before allowing commands to proceed that would revise documents in the vault. Site cache activity is logged for troubleshooting.

If a batch command requires it, processing pauses for user input, which can also be applied to the remainder of the items in the batch. While the command is busy working, a progress dialog lists the number of items already processed, the number of items that remain to be processed, and the number of items that failed processing for any reason. A scrolling text log shows the result of each action for troubleshooting. The user can pause, resume, or cancel processing at any time. A new registry setting NestingFolderDepth on the Meridian web server specifies the maximum number of nested folder levels to process before terminating to prevent infinite operations caused by unexpected errors.

MRE-1264

When the Create Project Copy command now shows the project selection dialog box, the available project folders are shown in a tree view instead of a list.

MRE-1460

The Meridian Web Client now shows a references iconon the Document page when appropriate similar to PowerUser.

MRE-1461,
MRE-3160

The Meridian Web Client has a new command Copy Multiple that allows the user to create multiple copies of one or more source documents. The copies can be made in the same or different destination folders. Property page wizards and VBScript events are also supported.

MRE-1462

The Meridian Web Client now shows Advanced and Stored Properties pages when the document icon on the Document page is clicked, similar to the PowerUser client.

MRE-1463

Documents may now be unlocked either for the current user or for another user, in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-2027

Single renditions downloaded to local workspace by the Meridian Web Client are now read-only (the same as PowerUser) to prevent file locking that interferes with repository synchronization.

MRE-2151

Documents may now be undeleted or purged in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-2204

Because work area functionality was deprecated in Meridian 2016, the work area features have been removed from the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-2292

Added a scroll bar to the Meridian Web Client for long lists of navigation views.

MRE-2301

Fixed a problem that could cause the Assign to Folder command to fail to copy documents with references in a vault with a Field-Path definition configured.

MRE-2351,
MRE-2530,
MRE-2780,
MRE-2923,
MRE-3040,
MRE-3103

The Meridian Web Client now shows different views of data in the document pane that used to be shown in dialog boxes or property pages. The views can be selected from a new view bar at the bottom of the pane: Document (properties), View Document, View Rendition, Revisions, References, Master and Project Copies, Workflow, Role Assignments, or Tags. Each of the views (except Document) can be undocked to a new window where it will remain synchronized with the currently selected document in the navigation pane. The View documents in separate window option has been removed since it is no longer necessary. A new Meridian web server registry setting ViewPanel has been added that can be set to 0 to disable the view bar. The setting can also be configured for individual users by adding it to the users’ Web Access profile files as described in the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Configuration Guide.

MRE-2355,
MRE-2697

The Value list in the Find dialog box now shows a list of the existing values in the vault regardless of how the Select a value from option is set in the property configuration. This change affects both PowerUser and the Meridian Web Client. Previously, the list showed the values according to that setting, which could include values that did not exist in the vault to search for. The behavior of the value list on property pages is unchanged and reflects the configuration setting. This feature can be disabled by a new registry value CollectExisting described in Administration improvements.

MRE-2390

Electronic signature data is now shown for the selected revision instead of the current revision in the Show Revisions dialog in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-2395,
MRE-2476

Improved how the Meridian Web Client manages and displays many tags found by searches.

MRE-2405

In the Meridian Web Client, a General property page now shows applicable information for the various types of views that are selected in the navigation pane:

Navigation views – shows a hierarchical view of the properties that define the selected branch and their values.
Folders view – shows folder property values
Collection views – shows the collection search criteria, which can be changed to refine the collection.
Search Results – shows the search criteria, which can be changed to refine the search.

MRE-2407

Batch and custom commands can now be run on the contents of navigation view levels, collections, and search results in the Meridian Web Client. The commands are now available on the context menu.

Note This functionality is not planned to be added to PowerUser.

MRE-2408

The Meridian Web Client now provides shortcut menus for navigation view levels similar to PowerUser.

MRE-2488

The document that is current (selected) in the Meridian Web Client after certain actions is now more persistent and intuitive.

MRE-2533,
MRE-2534

The user interface of the Create References and Link to Master Document commands in the Meridian Web Client has been better aligned with the new look and feel.

MRE-2617

Folders may now be purged in the Meridian Web Client and in PowerUser.

MRE-2662

The UseIISMimeMap registry setting has become obsolete and has been deprecated with no affect on document downloading or viewing.

MRE-2747

Resolved a problem that caused empty reference names to be shown in the client applications.

MRE-2752

The Meridian Web Client now shows file type icons on the Document page overlaid with rendition and redline indicators similar to the PowerUser client.

MRE-2754

The display of long lists of vault names has been improved in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-2763

Invalid argument errors no longer occur when attempting to generate a report for over 2000 documents. The performance of selecting thousands of documents has been improved.

MRE-2798

Comments longer than 2000 characters are now truncated and a warning shown to the user. Previously, the comments were not saved and no warning was shown.

MRE-2802

If the View renditions option is enabled in the Meridian Web Client, renditions are now shown correctly that reside in the root of the vault.

MRE-2829

Fixed a problem with dates in the Meridian Web Client when the locale of the PC was set to en-NZ.

MRE-2850,
MRE-3104

Folder role assignments may now be assigned and removed from the new Role Assignments view in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-2873

Application Integration search now supports the contains multiple words operator in Online mode the same as PowerUser.

MRE-2891

Generating a report to a Microsoft Access database that contains duplicate columns no longer causes Cannot define field more than once errors.

MRE-3024

The What’s New item on the Help menu has been removed.

MRE-3073

The performance of running a workflow transition on documents with many revisions has been improved.

MRE-3117

The workflow definition option Entering document log comments is optional has been renamed to Entering document log comments is mandatory and now works as described in the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise Configuration Guide. If enabled, comments are mandatory. If disabled, comments can be entered but they are not mandatory.

MRE-3139

In both PowerUser and the Meridian Web Client, the current user is now the only user that is selected by default in the workflow transition dialog box. Previously, all users were selected by default in PowerUser.

MRE-3150

A document may now be opened in its native application from within the Meridian Web Client. The document is automatically downloaded to the user’s local workspace either from the Meridian EDM server or from the site cache server if one is configured.

MRE-3224

Clicking the name of a document in the Master and Project Copies page now jumps to that document in the current view or in the Folders view.

MRE-3225

Clicking the name of a revision in a document’s revisions list in the Meridian Web Client now opens the revision in a new browser tab. The current revision of the selected document remains visible in the parent tab.

MRE-3255

Custom property background colors are now applied correctly to read-only properties in the Meridian Web Client.

MRE-3323

The web browser Back and Forward buttons can now be used to navigate between documents in the Meridian Web Client session history.

MRE-3600

When performing a search in the Meridian Web Client that produces a large result set that could take a long time to display, a confirmation prompt is not longer shown and the first page of results is shown without delay. The number of items shown on the page can be adjusted by the user with the Items per page option.

MRE-4044

A default domain name can now be saved when electronically signing documents with the Meridian Web Client. The user name is also set as the default during batch operations.

For more information, see BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise User's Guide.

Related concepts

What's New in Meridian Enterprise 2017

Related tasks

Migrating existing synchronization jobs