Lasernet FO Connector Release Version 6.18.1

Release date: 3rd November 2022

Click to download Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1.

This page describes the enhancements in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1.

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 contains the following models, including the model for integration with Lasernet CE Connector and the models for Lasernet print buttons.

Instead of simply installing and deploying the AOT package, ensure that the following new objects/dll-files are added to TFS:

• LACSupport.dll.config

• XmlDiffPatch.dll

• XmlDiffPath.View.dll

The following image details the complete list of objects which are not automatically added:

On the Lasernet parameters page, the version number should contain version 6.18.1 after installing or deploying the AOT package. This can be accessed by navigating to Lasernet > Setup > Parameters, and the version should appear alongside the package number and related modules.

Version numbers: 

               PU52: 6.18.1.2210312

               PU53: 6.18.1.2210313

               PU54 :6.18.1.2210314

To access and add the AOT package:

• Through LCS: Apply a deployable package to an environment 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/deployment/apply-deployable-package-system 

• Through installing a deployable package: Requires RDP access to environment 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/deployment/install-deployable-package

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 is supported with Lasernet 9 and Lasernet 10. A setup for either Lasernet 9 or Lasernet 10 is required for any new installation and when upgrading from Lasernet 8.

Pre-Requisite / Technical

It is best practice to do a Stylesheet refresh after upgrading Lasernet FO Connector as this helps avoid any potential issue(s).

Please also use the following Register selection classes located in Lasernet > Setup > Backup parameters > Setup Default Selections in case an error like the following occurs when Export, Import or Copy across companies (legal entities) are used.

Error message

The following message may appear:

Please try to run ’Register selection-classes’ before processing
OR
Cannot create a record in Lasernet default export/import selection(LACDefaultSelection). The record already exists.

Enhancements – Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 is a quality update for Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.

The main focus of these enhancements:

• Quality 

• Reliability 

• Stability

This is provided through the following fixes and enhancements:

A GUID-Id has been added as part of the file name to ensure exclusivity when a document is sent without a force rerun.

THISONE__Resend_ARNIE_10312022_3093358E-98D6-41B1-9BAB-6E4B68A5E2C0.XML 

The use of SameLevel as the Layout for multiple data sources/tables could cause the wrong structure and wrong output. 

The structure would appear as follows:

This would also cause the wrong output within the XML file:

A reload of the report fields in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 provides the correct structure and output. 

The structure after a reload of report fields would appear as follows:

The output after a reload of report fields would appear as follows:

The following warning occurred with attachment(s) that use Danish characters in the filename.

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 supports Danish characters in the file name as the file name is URL-encoded.

It was not possible to add the table LACArchive and LACArchiveRef within the new Expression Editor introduced in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18. The following warning message appeared:

Warning

Unknown value in LACArchiveRef. object

The tables are required in the Resend menu item if both the report Purchase inquiry and Purchase order confirmation are used.

In Lasernet FO Connector 6.18 it was not possible to select and use LACArchiveRef for the Resend menu item.

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 supports the option to use the tables LACArchive and LACArchiveRef within the expression for the Resend menu item.

The Email body was affected when reviewing a document(s) where predefined destinations were used.

The preview of documents in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 contains the option to toggle between showing either the PDF or the XML file. This is useful when there is a need to find and/or verify the data which was provided for the designer.

Preview

Click Show XML to access the preview.

This creates the following preview where it is possible to navigate between the PDF and XML files:

Remember that the setting within the File formats which will show the document (such as a PDF file) is located within a separate browser tab where it is not possible to toggle between the XML and document (normally PDF). This can be found by navigating to Lasernet > Setup > Lists > File formats.

A warning is added when validating a report and will inform the user if an issue with the Report Structure should be fixed by refreshing the Stylesheet for the report. The warning appears as follows:

Warning

ValidateLasernet report LACAdditionalWarning Report structure contains missing links between elements and sections. Please refresh style sheet to fix it.

Using the Aggregate function without any grouping fields (Automatic summary disabled) affected the formatting of the numbers set for the report. An Aggregation without an automatic summary, like no grouping fields, appears as follows:

This affected the formatting set for the Report:

In previous versions of Lasernet FO Connector there was a different decimal separator.

In Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 the same formatting applies for Sum/Total:

Please be aware that the number of decimals is taken from the field(s) used in the calculation, such as the LineAmount in the following image:

Where the number of decimals is 8:

Previous versions of Lasernet FO Connector:

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1:

Toggling (Enabling/disabling) Skip generic overlays required a refresh of either the session or the record (Query/Report) before running the Query report.

No refresh is required in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 when toggling Skip generic overlays.

Adding a field manually in the structure/elements within a Sub-report did not return a value (empty value). This is fixed in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1.

When using a Sub-report like in the following image:

An element was manually added to the structure:

This would result in an empty value in the output/XML file:

Reusing the same subreport, such as when extracting information about a Bill of materials (BOM records), could cause an infinite loop because the value used for each call of the same report/query was added to the range. This has been fixed in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1.

The field (tag) named MailAttachment1FileNameExt has been added to the section containing potential attachments. This is useful if there is a need to provide the new file name instead of the original. This requires an adjustment within the Lasernet configuration as the configuration uses the original file name by default.

Exercise caution when naming the file as it is not identical across the different storage types.

The following warning occurred when trying to use the table LACCopyQueryTable within the Cross-Company Data Sharing:

Warning

Table LACCopyQueryTable is a Miscellaneous table as specified by the table group and may not be shared unless its Data Sharing Type is Duplicate.

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 supports the use of the table LACCopyQueryTable within the Cross-Company Data Sharing.

The following error could occur in LAC365FO version 6.18 when opening Lasernet > Setup > Backup parameters > Setup Default Selection:

Error message

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

This has been fixed in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1.

Parsing additional arguments through the URL by using the LACStartUp did not work at a ServiceFabric-hosted environment when &f=LACStartUp was used.

Everything would work as expected in a non-ServiceFabric environment.

The new menu-item (&mi) LACStartUp has been introduced to support ServiceFabric-hosted environments 

mi=LACStartup Download

https://dev.axcloud.dynamics.com/?cmp=usmf&mi=LACStartup&Store=A100

Comparing two identical entries within the archive (XML/Grab) could bring in empty values even though they did have values. The empty values can be seen on the left-hand side of the following image:

An error could occur when an expression was not evaluated into a single value. Having nested “ifs” could result in the final “if” not being correctly evaluated and therefore would not return a value. The following error message appeared:

Error message

Invalid expression projection

This has been fixed in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1.

Information regarding From name, From email, Email, Cc, and Bcc was left-aligned rather than right-aligned in LAC365FO version 6.18 when reviewing document(s). This has been fixed in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1.

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.0:

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1:

Better warnings have been introduced when using a Batch print schedule (Top picking) within the Test & Performance Suite.

Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1 includes the following warnings if Allow forced rerun and Resend menu item are required for the report when using Top picking:

Warning

Report SalesConfirmReplacement is not set for Allow forced rerun.

Report SalesConfirmReplacement does not have property set: Resend menu item. 

Batch print schedule (Top picking) is located in Lasernet > Test and performance suite > Performance.

The JobInfo for MailAttachmentFileData was missing when adding attachments to the review.

When an attachment is added through review in Lasernet FO Connector 6.18.1, use the setting specified in Report attachments within the Lasernet parameters.

The attachment is either added (encoded) to the XML file or added as a reference within the XML file.

You must add attachments through the review when encoding (add them to the XML file).

The following information is added to show progress information, including the total number of documents and the number of processed documents. The progress is automatically refreshed.

Using SSRS (not replacement) as a source for Lasernet failed to show the preview when the fallback destination was set to screen.

When an SSRS report was used as a source without replacement (Query):

This did not use Preview/Screen as a Fallback destination when using Lasernet Predefined as the destination in case no destination was found.

Bug fixes and Enhancements – LAC365FO version 6.18.1