SSA® Integration Pack for ERP LN - Microsoft® Office Release Notes

# Table of Contents

- Changed functionality

- SSA® OpenWorld
- End users versus Template designers

- New functionality

- Display formats
- Conversion of Templates
- Exchange of Templates
- Language Settings

# Changed functionality

This section describes the functionality that has been changed in the SSA® Integration Pack for ERP LN - Microsoft® Office release 2.0 compared to the previous 1.1 release.

## SSA® OpenWorld

In previous versions of the Office integration the Baan Automation Server (BAS) was used as middleware solution. In release 2.0 SSA® OpenWorld has replaced the middleware used by Office integration. The use of SSA® OpenWorld instead of the Baan Automation Server is more reliable, results in better performance and will be a solid base for future developments.

## End users versus Template designers

The tools intended for template designers have been fully integrated on the client. Template designers should do their jobs entirely on the client now. The template designer features on the server side have completely been removed. This results in a more clear separation (authorization) of the different type of users using the Office integration.

## Redesign document/workbook generation for end users; SSA webtop 3.0 enabling end users

The document/workbook generation part for end users has been redesigned. A client installation is no longer necessary.

Advantages:

· It is not required anymore to install the SSA® Integration Pack for ERP - Microsoft® Office on every client.

· It is not required to install the SSA® Open World adapter on every client.

· End users with multiple servers do not have to change anything if a different backend is used for document/workbook generation.

· The document/workbook generation also runs with SSA® Webtop 3.0.

This is only applicable for end users who are (only) generating MS Word and/or MS Excel documents/workbooks. Template designers and end users (MS Excel) who need to perform actions directly from the client (like creating a new workbook, (undo) read from SSA or save to SSA) still need to execute the client installation!

Solution 142184 needs to be installed.

# New functionality

This section describes the functionality that has been added in the SSA® Integration Pack for ERP LN - Microsoft® Office release 2.0 compared to the previous 1.1 release.

## Display formats

In MS Excel the SSA related data was always displayed with the ‘General’ number format of the concerning cell regardless of the type of data. In version 2.0 the SSA related data is displayed in conformity with the number format of the cell.

## Conversion of Templates

SSA templates from previous (1.x) releases have to be converted to release 2.0. At this time this is only necessary for the SSA MS Word templates. Previous releases of SSA MS Excel templates don’t need to be converted. The conversion has to be performed manually by using the separate tool ‘Template Conversion’ which will be automatically installed on the client by the client-side setup of the Office Integration.

## Exchange of Templates

By the use of export- and import functionality it is now possible to exchange SSA templates between different environments. This is especially useful if templates are developed on some kind of development machine but finally have to be implemented in one or more different operational environments. The exchange of SSA templates is only possible for published templates.

## Language Settings

The regional (language) setting of the Windows OS determines the actual language in which the Office integration is presented to the user. Changing the regional setting will automatically change the UI language of the application. Of course, this can only be performed if the related resource file is installed (correctly) on theclient. If not, a back fall to the English UI language will be executed.

Part of the Office integration is the configuration of MS Word and MS Excel. Dependent on the type of installation several new toolbars and commands are added in MS Word and MS Excel. During the client installation of the Office Integration the UI language of these new components is based on the English (US) regional setting. As mentioned above the UI language of the Office integration is automatically adjusted according to changes in the regional (language) setting. The UI language of the related configuration of MS Word and MS Excel however will not be affected by changing the regional setting. If desired, these changes have to be executed manually by using the separate tool ‘Language Settings’ which will be automatically installed on the client by the client-side setup of the Office integration.