Changes & Release Notes for CyberDemia's PBC Library

Version: 1.3.2

Got the latest Jakarta OJB 0.9.9 configuration files. PBC is not backwards compatible with OJB 0.9.7.

Added method getOwnerNode() and deprecated method getParent() in IAnnualBudget.
Upgraded configuration files to use Jakarta OJB 0.9.7.
Added public getters for attributes in the persistent classes AccountStorage, EditLock and LogEntry.
Added a new configuration property named "daily-reconnect-time" to schedule daily refresh of PBC's database connections.
Added disconnect() methods to PBCUtils and the various managers to clean up database connections
Added reconnect() methods to PBCUtils and the various managers to refresh database connections.
Added clearManagerCaches() method to PBCUtils.
Modified resetForYear(int) in IHierarchyNode so that it clears caches in both directions up and down the hierarchy tree.

Added a new configuration property named "inactive-timeout" to specify the amount of time that a user session should be allowed to remain inactive before timing out.
Added a new configuration property named "export-save-dir" to specify a directory on the server to save exported data files when exporting to server.
Added a new configuration property named "exclusive-max-level" to specify the maximum node level at which "exclusive-consolidation" restriction applies.
Fixed bug in PBCConfig.getConfigAsString(String, String).
Parent account code may be ignored when retriving edit change logs.
More sanity checks when parsing the accounts configuration.

Accounts can be configured to be either "common" (exist in all hierarchy nodes) or referenced from specific hierarchy nodes. Referenced accounts are suitable for cases when they are only used by a small number of nodes.
Added a new configuration property named "exclusive-consolidation" to ensure that consolidation at levels above the despest node is exclusive to only one user.
Added optional parameter childrenBudgetMap to method getBudgetForYear(...) in IHierarchyNode to allow the children budgets to be retrieved together with the main budget with a single call.
Synchronized read/write access to PersistenceBroker in AccountStorageManager.
Fixed bug where accounts are repeatedly retrieved from database. Massive speed bottleneck eliminated!

The default year that PBC starts with can be configured using config property "default-year". If not specified, it defaults to the current year.
Improved algorithm for loading accounts under a parent account from database. If expected accounts are not found in database, create new account objects for them.
Improved synchronization for caches.