Notes Extractor Release Notes

v2.5 - February 2022

New features:

• Features:
  • Creation of sample database (10 documents per form).
  • Possibility to launch the extraction in 'Full Access Administration' mode.
  • Possibility to launch a third party program at the end of the extraction process.
  • Possibility to make incremental exports.
  • New option to save attachments on a folder tree (Attach Files Folders).
• Format:
  • Notes Convertor can convert to new formats : Word, RTF, CSV, HTML Static Site, Mime HTML.

Improvements to the generated web (XML/HTML) graphical interface:

• Web Interface: Define in the navigation menu if you want to display the entry 'Views per doc type'.
• Web Interface: Possibility to define labels for the filters of the 'Archive Portal' add-on solution.
• Web Interface: Display of elements normally hidden by masking formulas in the forms.
• Web Interface: Creation of simple web forms by specifying field names to insert in the rendering.

Improvements for the import to SharePoint:

• SharePoint Interface: Preparation of Notes forms for their integration in SharePoint (displayed in classic mode only).
• SharePoint Interface: 2 possibles choices in the preparation of the lists to import (data model): 
  • Either to display only the visible fields of the Notes forms,
  • Or to display all the fields present in the Notes documents.
• SharePoint Data Organization: Possibility to apply a classification by folder by defining the key 'Preferred Folder' during the export.

Improvements on the overall extraction results:

• Web Interface: Update of the 'HTML Design' templates.
• Log File: Improvements on the organization and the detail of the information present in the log file located in the %temp% directory.
• Data: Improvements of the data present in the XML files as:
  • Alphabetical order of the tags present in <HEADER>,
  • Added Computed Values in the <COMPUTEDVALUES> tag,
  • Added Hidden formulas in the <HIDDENFORMULAS> tag,
  • Added Embedded Views information in the <EMBEDDEDVIEWS> tag,
  • Added Sections information in the <SECTIONSNAME> tag.
• Search Module: Several improvements for the SearchBar.exe as: 
  • Support for Microsoft Edge browser,
  • Creation of a 2nd launch mode for the search bar: Windowed mode,
  • Labels are now taken into account for the search module.

Bug fixes:

• Web Interface: Numerous corrections for the creation and display of views, as well as embedded views.
• Data: Numerous fixes for a better support of MIME fields, and other specific cases.

v2.4 - May 2019

• Format: Can convert to PDF Format (after an extraction process).
• Data: Supports of subforms and embedded views.
• Data: 'Turn tabbed tables as flat' new export data option, it allows to explode the tabs of the tables to prepare their displays in PDF format.
• Data: 'Response documents' new export data option, It keeps documents hierarchy when the SharePoint option is enabled.
• Design: 'Deploy Custom XSL Design files' new export design option, it deploys extra custom XSL files in the export result folder.
• Design: Updated HTML Design templates for Mail, Discussion, Document Library, TeamRoom, Quickr and Custom databases.
• Search: Update of the search module to specify certain columns and labels.

v2.3b - November 2017

• Data: Option to create data structure to import data into Sharepoint.
• Data: Special characters in file names of attachments or OLE objects, are replaced by "_" in the extraction folder.
• Design: For Mail template, display Calendar, mail Contact and To Do navigation menus.
• Interface: New Search module available for all database results with fulltext index.
• Interface: Action button to collapse all categories.

v2.3a - May 2017

• Design: Display paging for views displaying a large number of documents available for all templates.
• Design: Exporting views for the navigation menu: display all visible views, or just a selection from these views.
• Design: Use a default form (display all items) for document with a form which are not existing in the database.
• Interface: Option to display the documents whose parents documents were deleted.

v2.3 - December 2016

• Data: New Multi-Threads engine allowing several views to be extracted simultaneously.
• Data: Extract QuickR Databases.
• Data: Extract Notes Standard templates (Discussion, TeamRoom, Document Library, Mail).
• Design: Display paging for views displaying a large number of documents.
• Design: New default form for document using an unknown form.
• Design: New browsing interface.
• Interface: Search module available for mail database results.
• Interface: For mail template results, you can also set the labels displayed in the browser.
• Interface: Display response documents in the browser's frame.
• Interface: Option to choose how to open any linked document (same frame, new window, full body of the window).

v2.2 - January 2015

• Format: Creation of the EML Export Tool addon used to export data as EML files for databases based on Mail or Archive Templates.

v2.1 - March 2014

• Data: Extract Rich Text / Mime fields as Plain Text.
• Data: Extract Mail documents Read / Unread information.
• Interface: Add a Status field in the Log document displaying real time activity of the process.

v2.0 - May 2013

• Data: Extract and Convert OLE objects stored into Notes documents as ready-to-use Files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint...).
• Data: Build Reference file for all documents Links found in the Database.
• Data: Extract Database Resource pictures.
• Design: Convert Notes Forms as XSL files.
• Design: Convert Notes Views as XML files.
• Design: Allow Categorized View Index (up to 3 levels).
• Design: Wizard to build Custom Views.

v1.0 - September 2012

• Data: Extract Notes database documents as XML / HTML files.
• Data: Translate Notes Identity as LDAP / Active Directory names.
• Data: Convert Notes Keywords into Text values.
• Data: Translate Notes documents security layer (ACL / Role / Reader Authors fields) as generic access level (Read / Write / Delete).
• Data: Keep document classification in View / Folder.
• Design: Extract Database as a ready-to-browse Read Only HTML files.