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bitfarm-Archiv DMS GPL Server
Version 3.6.2.298approx. 664 MB, GPL Server for Windows.
- For new installations / updates
- Windows 10 - 11, Windows Server 2016 - 2025
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- Do not activate DFS (Distributed File System)
bitfarm-Archiv DMS GPL Client
Version 3.6.2.298approx. 19 MB, GPL Client for Windows.
- For the installation of additional clients
- Windows 10 - 11, Windows Server 2016 - 2025
Changelog (GPL Version)
Version Info
Features (Version numbers of Viewerv3.exe)
- Update of the graphics component. Attention: All annotations created from this version onwards are no longer backward compatible, i.e., they will be lost in case of a downgrade.
- Export function for export to self-sustaining archives (Offline Viewer, tax audit access right Z3)
- A drop-down menu for quick access to the most recently viewed documents has been added to the search button area
- Improved handling of the "Home" and "End" keys in the additional fields area
- "Search" function of the indexing assistant is now fixed at the bottom of the frame, so that scrolling is no longer necessary with many additional fields
- Reports with archive names now also include the archive ID. Likewise, the additional field ID is included in other reports
- Overview of delegated group follow-ups improved for controllers
- Thousands separator in integer fields now implemented as an option
- "Do not ask again" dialog added for Save / Print / E-mail
- Update of the graphics component. Attention: All annotations created from this version onwards are no longer backward compatible, i.e., they will be lost in case of a downgrade.
- With the Auto-Zoom option "last user setting", the state is now saved separately for the main window and the (last closed) undocked window
- Deleted users can now be restored directly via the admin interface
- Drag & Drop of documents to browser implemented
- Ctrl-F11 / Ctrl-Alt-F11 opens reading mode for multiple documents in a separate window
- Thousands separator in currency / number fields
Further Features & Components
- Now supports the installation of bitfarm-Archiv services under a user other than "bitfarm" via an optional entry of credentials.
- Allows registry entries to be kept during uninstallation (stamps, etc.)
- Prevents the (non-functioning) installation on a mapped network drive
- Acceleration of migration processes (3.5.x -> 3.6.x)
- Selection list implemented for choosing attachments to be archived
- Attachment selection by size
- Option to automatically move archived emails to the trash
- The functions are now also directly accessible via the toolbars
- Automatic support of additional type codes for the preview view
- Gray/Blue (Standard, unchanged): Normal invoice (Code 380)
- Green: Self-billing (self-issued invoice) (Code 389)
- Old rose: Cancellation/Credit note (Code 381)
- Beige: Correction (Code 384)
- Turquoise: Prepayment (Code 386)
- Purple: Partial invoice (Code 326)
- Display of units of measurement implemented (e.g., E-Invoice: kg, etc.)
- Optimizations for lower network traffic and server load
- Other minor feature improvements and optimizations
Fixed Bugs (Viewer)
- Comments cannot be saved
- Language switch resets to German after restart
- Various issues with annotations / colors / stamps fixed
- Various crashes fixed
- Font dialog missing when pressing Ctrl-F on annotations
- Administrator: Case sensitivity does not count as a change
- The wrong calendar week is shown in the follow-up calendar window
- Renaming a grid column changes its position
- Values disappear when double-clicking on a grid field
- Files with the same name are not transferred during drag & drop to the importer
- Batch scans in color result in large TIF files
- The viewer could freeze when clicking on Archive
- When switching to the importer, it could happen in some cases that the importer stopped responding
- Bookmarks with rlike are not saved correctly and no longer work after a restart
- Right-clicking on an additional field in the admin area and clicking on the number crashes the viewer
- Copying text between annotations does not work
- Crash when pasting formatted text into annotations (Rich-Text, html, Word)
- Copying / pasting multiple notes does not work
- Malfunction when pasting notes if the document is open in a separate window
- Mouse wheel options were applied even though Cancel was clicked in the options dialog
- "Comments are present" message removed from the importer
- Issues when merging JPG files
- Private annotations were not printed
- Hide search data does not work for the "Add to follow-up" button
- Additional field values disappear in edit mode when double-clicking on the document
- Issues with multiple selection fields containing long values improved
- Functionality of TAB and DEL keys in the grid field improved
- Malfunction when attempting to create a group twice
- With multiple documents in a separate window, annotations can only be used on one document
- A group follow-up is displayed multiple times in the delegated follow-ups
- Under certain circumstances, the thumbnail view remains in the importer after archiving
- Possible crash when canceling a deletion process in the importer
- Selection lists can be defined for all field types in the administrator
- After many actions in the importer, a "No permission for the document" message appears
- Date restriction for bookmarks
- Search for empty grid columns in bookmarks
- Inverted scans with some document scanners
- Issues merging documents in the workspace
- Drag & drop of pages in the workspace with / without Ctrl key
- Under certain circumstances, pressing F11 on a document in the workspace leads to a crash
- Deleting pages from merged documents may not be possible
- Letterhead is not displayed correctly after selecting another document in the archive
- Dark Mode does not work in the Global Bookmark dialog
- Performance improvement for large grid fields
- The letterhead setting was not saved for "Remember document"
- "History" tab not grayed out when permissions are missing
- Grid column not searchable when "read-only"
- For strict selection fields, values that are not in the list are not displayed
Fixed Bugs (Components)
- A temporary socket was not closed
- smtp_timeout as a switch in the .CON to fix errors during email dispatch
- Server stops functioning if network packets are lost during an SSL connection setup
- For archives with an & character, the template was saved under the wrong name
- Reloading configuration does not work
- DLM document deletion can be very slow
- Group follow-ups were displayed multiple times in delegated follow-ups
- Acceleration for the indexing assistant
- Mail header text -> "Sent" instead of "Received"
- bfa_tessocr process remains active if archiving times out
- Error during duplicate check of JPG files
- Issue with multiple hits of a search pattern
- No notifications were displayed on some Windows versions
- Archives with spaces in the name were not navigated to correctly during searches
- If the server was unreachable, it caused a disproportionate network load
- Some month abbreviations are not recognized
- Issues with paths containing quotation marks
- wfd with sendmailto instruction stops the archiving
- Emails with certain content-ID formatting end up in the garbage
- Error with certain calls
- Error with double file extensions
- Issues with JPG files fixed
- When filling grid fields, text was cut off after 1027 characters. Now max. 4096 possible.
- Multiple selection fields were cut off after 255 characters.
- Replaced due to security vulnerability
- Replaced due to security vulnerability
- Compatibility with some PDFs improved
- General update for potentially improved compatibility
- Other minor bug fixes
Previous Version (3.6.2.253)
Features (Version numbers of Viewerv3.exe)
- Option "Show and filter selection lists automatically" implemented for selection and multiple selection fields
- Option for natural sorting of selection fields
- Better marking of the current page in thumbnail view
- New report: Export archive tree as file
- Reading mode (F11 / Alt-F11) now possible for multiple documents simultaneously (multiselect)
Fixed Bugs
- In some cases, documents could not be edited after executing a bookmark
- Crash when creating the first additional field of a new database
- Error message regarding letterhead when clicking on root storage
- After rotating a document, annotations are not visible
- After language change, the document counter in the importer is reset to 0
- User is logged out when staying in reading mode (F11 / Alt-F11) for too long
- Crash with short date format
- Grid field in own tab does not use available space optimally
- When document search is activated after an empty search (magnifying glass icon), input fields are disabled
- Auto-completion in the indexing assistant
- Minor translation errors to English fixed
- Layout corrected at first application start
Components
- xml namespaces are removed before comparison with config xpaths
- Decimal numbers with decimal places are now displayed in the "Quantity" column
- Position and article numbers are displayed
- Global invoice comments are displayed
- Date is cast in DD.MM.YYYY format
- xml_mapper integrated with standard configuration for incoming invoices archive
- Fixed bug: Members of group with ID 4 receive access to storage location "Purchase"
- (Note: The update does NOT fix the issue in existing databases. Here, create at least 4 groups, save them and delete them again to fix the problem. If you already have 4 groups, configure the permissions in the Purchase storage and underlying archives accordingly for group 4)
- Office Add-In updated, fixed Outlook Add-In issues
- Fixed error when creating archive printer
- Restored missing icons
- Office Add-In updated, fixed Outlook Add-In issues
- Acceleration of indexing assistant
- No correct search results when searching for strings containing / + -
- Performance issues with large databases
- Fixed error with group follow-ups in MySQL 8.4 with ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY
- Fixed memory leak
- Group follow-ups not created with MySQL 8.x with ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY option
- Error correction MySQL 8.4
- Some PDF documents were displayed incorrectly
- Security vulnerabilities closed
- Reading additional field values incorrect under certain (very rare) conditions
- Hanging with special WFD configurations
- Fixed encoding issues with some text files
- Bug fixes
- Fixed permission issues
- Updated to version 24.08
Initial Version
- 3.6.2.240 -- initial release version of 3.6 GPL platform from 10/22/24 --
(Complete changelog included in the download)
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Comparison of features and possibilities GPL and Enterprise Edition.
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To install the GPL version, please read our guidelines and instructions first. Then download the GPL server (above) and run the software. The setup program guides you through the installation and asks for all essential parameters.
We recommend using a freshly installed operating system. If you run into problems, please consult the support forum for assistance.
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Are you already using an older version of bitfarm-Archiv GPL? Download the server package above and execute it on the bitfarm-Archiv server. The installer detects existing installations of bitfarm-Archiv 3.4.x and updates them automatically to the new version (Warning: Please use this update ONLY for the GPL version of bitfarm-Archiv. If you have an Enterprise installation, you can get appropriate update packages in the customer area or directly from our support team).
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