Nemein.Net 1.8.3 "Snowstorm" released
Espoo, Nov 13th 2002 -- Finnish Midgard solution provider Nemein
has released the version 1.8.3 of the Nemein.Net Professional
Services Automation suite of applications.
The Nemein.Net suite
Nemein.Net is a modern, browser-based Professional Services Automation
(PSA) solution providing superior functionality for all kinds of
professional organizations, including consultancies and IT
departments.
Nemein.Net components are:
* Projects - project management and work hour reporting
* Sales - tool for sales and marketing
* Documents - integrated document management
* Support - support request management and help desk
* Calendar - Group calendar and resource reservations
* Discussion forum
Bug fixes and enhancements in Nemein.Net 1.8.3
* Projects
* #767: Add resource status view
* #903: Make the task editor floating in IE
* #872: Projects and Reports tabs not localized
* #869: Creating/updating a project/task does not check that
end > start
* #830: Task editor exit dialogue
* Calendar
* #901: Calendar shows titles of private events when if there are
scheduling problems
* #897: Add calendar filters initialization to Nemein.Net Manager
* #860: $event->update() does not check for busys
* #859: Check edit right limitations
* #858: UI Enhancements
* Sales
* #816: Title data after ampersand not saved
* #611: ** search in Contacts should bring up all entries
* #477: There is no link to Activities with empty title
* #263: Make user the default assignee for Sales activities
* #262: The Sales Project contacts has several employees selected
by default
* Documents
* #910: Copy Order contacts chooser on prefixed hosts
* Personnel
* #884: Saving person information causes "Page not found" error
* Nemein.Net Core
* #763: Add Vendors group initialization to Nemein.Net Manager
Package updates
The latest version of Nemein.Net is available for download at
http://www.nemein.com/download/
2002-11-13: Enhancement release 1.8.3, downloads at 561
2002-10-16: Bug fix release 1.8.2, downloads at 258
2002-09-16: Bug fix release 1.8.1, downloads at 92
System requirements
Server:
Linux server with Intel Pentium class 700 MHz (or faster) processor,
at least 256 MB of RAM
Midgard application server 1.4.3, PHP 4.1.2
Red Hat Linux 7.3+ (recommended)
Client:
Mozilla 1.0+ (recommended) or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5+
The application utilizes IFRAME and JavaScript technologies that
require a working modern browser. Tested operating systems include
Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Linux.
Technical notes
MD5 sum for the nemeinnet-1.8.3.xmlgz package is
ce83ce7a00409915b8a027793e320797
Nemein.Net is a pure Midgard application written in the PHP scripting
language. All Nemein.Net data is stored in a MySQL database and
accessed using the standard Midgard 1.4 API.
Nemein.Net supports hosting multiple companies on a single Midgard
server using the Midgard virtual database (sitegroup) system. All
sitegroups access the same application installation, but need to be
initialized and licensed separately in Nemein.Net Manager.
Authentication is handled using the Open Source NemeinAuthentication
library. Users and user accounts are managed in the standard Midgard
user database. LDAP and other authentication methods can be used
provided that they are supported by the Midgard application server.
The Nemein.Net application is distributed as a set of Midgard pages,
styles and snippets. All Nemein.Net installations ship with full
application source code.
To learn more about the Midgard application server, see
http://www.midgard-project.org/
Installation notes
Nemein.Net 1.8.3 is distributed as a Repligard package. The package
needs to be installed to the root sitegroup (SG0) of a Midgard
server. On most systems, this should be accomplished by running
# repligard -i nemeinnet-1.8.3.xmlgz
If the above command fails, please consult Repligard usage
documentation and check your Repligard configuration files
(http://www.midgard-project.org/manual/en/part.concepts.repligard.php).
After Nemein.Net has been installed to your system it needs to be
initialized. Consult the INSTALL document for more instructions.
Nemein.Net 1.8.3 can be installed on top of your existing Nemein.Net
installation. To start the migration, first make a backup of your
Midgard database. After the backup install the Nemein.Net package by
running
# repligard -i nemeinnet-1.8.3.xmlgz
License
Nemein.Net requires a valid license key. Licenses can be granted for
selected modules or limited number of users depending on how the
solution is priced.
30-day evaluation licenses can be generated at
http://www.nemein.com/eval/
To install the new license key, access the Nemein.Net manager at
http://localhost/nn_manager/
Backups and recovery
The Midgard database can be backed up using the following commands
# mysqldump midgard > midgard-backup.sql
# tar zcvf midgard-backup.tgz /var/www/blobs
If the Nemein.Net migration or installation fails, you can recover the
Midgard database by running the following commands
# mysqladmin drop midgard
# mysqladmin create midgard
# mysql midgard < midgard-backup.sql
# cd /
# tar zxvf /path/to/midgard-backup.tgz
Troubleshooting
If problems appear, contact Nemein support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
the support number provided in Nemein's support contract. If you
encounter error messages or system warnings, please include these in
your email. Screen shots of error situations are also useful in
solving possible problems.
Contact information doesn't show in Sales
Check the System User parameters in your Nemein.Net sitegroup. If the
System User is set incorrectly, Nemein.Net can't view or save user
account or person-related data.
If you have changed the system user's password outside Nemein.Net (in
a Midgard administration interface), you need to add the new password
to the sitegroup configuration. This can be done by running the
following commands in Midgard Console:
mgd_auth_midgard("admin", "<ADMIN_PASSWORD>", 0);
$midgard=mgd_get_midgard();
$sg=mgd_get_sitegroup(<SITEGROUP_ID>);
echo "setting user, ";
$sg->parameter("NemeinNetConfiguration", "system_user", "<USERNAME>");
echo mgd_errstr()."<br>\n";
echo "setting pass, ";
$sg->parameter("NemeinNetConfiguration", "system_pass", "<PASSWORD>");
echo mgd_errstr()."<br>\n";
Dates are not shown in localized format
The dates (month names, day names, etc) in Nemein.Net are loaded from
the system's locale setup. Check that you have the required locale
files for your language installed to the system.
Personnel or department editing fails
If personnel editing fails and possibly produces error messages, check
the System User parameters in your Nemein.Net sitegroup. See 'Contact
information doesn't show in Sales'.
Project import tool doesn't run
Check that file uploads are enabled in PHP. The php.ini file should
include the following lines
file_uploads = On
upload_max_filesize = 50M
post_max_size = 50M
Screens don't open correctly
Check that you are using a supported browser (see 'System
requirements'). Browsers known NOT to work include Netscape 4.x and
earlier.
Uploading documents fails
Check that file uploads are enabled in PHP. See 'Project import tool
doesn't run'.
Technical milestones
Historical:
0.5 Separate PSA components (Jun - Nov 2001)
1.0 PSA Suite with common user interface (Dec 2001)
1.5 Internationalization, Finnish and English versions (Feb 2002)
1.8 Projects rewrite, system cleanup, import tool, Manager tool beta (Sep 2002)
Planned:
1.9 Manager tool final, Estonian and German versions (~Dec 2002)
2.0 Migration to MidCOM component model, HR rewrite (~Feb - Mar 2003)
--
Henri Bergius [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Consultant Partner Tel: +358-20-198 6032
Nemein Oy http://www.nemein.com/
Nemein.Net - Project tracking solution for consulting companies
http://www.nemein.com/Nemein.Net/
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