Web3 1.4 Release
We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.4 of Web3. This release is a bug-fix update and is recommended for all users of Web3. Links to the installation packages can be found on the NetworkedPlanet download page.
Upgrade Instructions
To upgrade from Web3 1.3, unzip the installation package and run the installer application in Web3/setup.exe. During installation you will be prompted for database and service configuration information as you were during the initial installation. After installing Web3, you should also upgrade the Web3Admin package on any client machines that use the Powershell administration snap-in. Full installation and upgrade information can be found in the installation package.
To upgrade from previous versions of Web3, follow the upgrade instructions above and then open the Web3 site in your browser. Each topic map on the Web3 site must be resynchronized with its schema (if it has one). To do this, click on the topic map name in the topic map list and then on the topic map page click on the Jobs button. On the topic map jobs page, click on the Synchronize Schema button to start the synchronization process. It is also possible to perform this synchronization operation using the Web3 Admin powershell snap-in. Further details on the upgrade process can be found in the README file contained in the installation ZIP package.
Change Log
- FEATURE: Topic and associations retrieved as XTM now include an automatically generated item identifier based on the Web3 internal GUID identifier for the item.
- FEATURE: Added support for the "no" language code for Norwegian in addition to the existing "nb" (for Bokmal) and "nn" (for Nynorsk)
- FEATURE: The New-Schema cmdlet has been updated to provide better feedback when the command files due to missing files or server errors.
- BUGFIX: Fixed an editor issue where topic types that were derived from abstract types could not be selected as the type for a topic instance.
- BUGFIX: The Get-Schema cmdlet has been renamed to Export-Schema for consistency. This cmdlet has also been fixed to ensure that only the XML format is retrieved from the server.
- BUGFIX: Fixed a browser caching issue that prevented the browser from displaying the updated topic types after synchronizing schemas.
- BUGFIX: Fixed a typo with the documentation of the New-Schema cmdlet which showed the command in the command summary as "Add-Schema".
- BUGFIX: Fixed bug in client-side javascript library that prevented editing of date/time fields.
- BUGFIX: Fixed alt-text of the Edit button on the schema display page.
- BUGFIX: Changed the Javascript library function for testing if an item is in an array to avoid a name clash with SharePoint's Javascript libraries.
- BUGFIX: Fixed an issue with parsing schema files that include white-space around type subject identifiers.
- BUGFIX: Fixed problem with SPARQL FILTER clauses not being consistently applied in certain queries.
- BUGFIX: Fixed bug in client side javascript utility for comparing objects.
We would like to thank those developers and users who took the time to report issues to us for fixing in this release.
New Releases of Web3 Platform and Concepts For SharePoint
NetworkedPlanet is pleased to announce the release of new versions of the Web3 Platform and Concepts for SharePoint products.
Web3 1.2
Web3 Platform 1.2 provides a number of bug fixes and performance enhancements over the previous 1.1 release and is a recommended download for all users. Links to the installation packages can be found on the NetworkedPlanet download page.
Upgrading from Web3 1.1
To upgrade from 1.1, unzip the installation package and run the installer application in Web3/setup.exe. During installation you will be prompted for database and service configuration information as you were during the initial installation. After installing Web3, you should also upgrade the Web3Admin package on any client machines that use the Powershell administration snap-in. Full installation and upgrade information can be found in the installation package.
Change Log
ENHANCEMENT: SPARQL query implementation now features partial query caching and query execution plan caching for significant performance improvements when processing repeated queries.
ENHANCEMENT: Major performance improvements for XTM import.
ENHANCEMENT: It is no longer necessary to specify the syntax of the uploaded data to the import job processor. The processor will probe the received data to determine the syntax of the content. As a result, the -Xtm20 flag has been removed from the Import-TopicMap cmdlet.
ENHANCEMENT: TopicRef representations now include a link to the referenced topic's type(s).
ENHANCEMENT: TMSPARQL queries now support the DISTINCT keyword.
BUGFIX: Fixed an issue with round-tripping XTM files through a Web3 export/import cycle
BUGFIX: Fixed the deletion of associations to ensure that all child roles are deleted from the database.
BUGFIX: Fixed rendering of RDF/XML topic representation when an item has a subject identifier that uses a fragment identifier.
BUGFIX: Fixed an issue with the License Manager that resulted in the registration form not displaying on some machines.
BUGFIX: Fixed problem with processing SPARQL queries with literal strings that contain special characters escaped by a backslash.
BUGFIX: Fixed jobs list to include failed jobs and to display jobs in descending order of last updated date/time.
Concepts for SharePoint 1.2
Concepts for SharePoint 1.2 provides a number of bug fixes and performance enhancements over the previous 1.1 release and is a recommended download for all users. Links to the installation packages can be found on the NetworkedPlanet download page.
Upgrading from CfS 1.1
The following steps must be completed to successfully upgrade from Concepts for SharePoint 1.1 to 1.2.
Further information about how to perform these steps is provided elsewhere in the Installation
documentation.
1.Install the License Manager found at <InstallDir>/ConceptsForSharePointLicenseManager.msi
2.Enter your license serial number and activate your license (or run in trial mode)
3.Upgrade the Concepts for SharePoint solution found at <InstallDir>/ConceptsForSharePoint.wsp
4.[OPTIONAL] If Concepts for SharePoint is not installed on the same server as the Web3 Platform, you
must also upgrade the web3.wsp solution (<InstallDir>/web3.wsp) to deploy the updated Web3
Platform assembly files to the local GAC
5.Add the assembly redirection configuration to the SharePoint Web Application's web.config file
(details of which are provided in the "Configuration" section of this document)
6.Restart IIS
7.Reactivate the NPConceptsForSharePoint feature on all site collections that use Concepts for
SharePoint using the force command where appropriate
8.Restart IIS
9.Restart the SharePoint 2010 Timer Service
Change Log
FEATURE: Added Concepts for SharePoint License Manager
FEATURE: User Profile Scraper SharePoint timer job added to pull SharePoint site collection users into the Web3 Platform
FEATURE: New Topic Web Part - adds a new topic from within the SharePoint environment and redirects to the concept pahe for that topic.
ENHANCEMENT: Changes to the way the topic map is synchronized with the Managed Metadata Service to speed up the overall synchronization process
ENHANCEMENT: Template mappings can now be configured to load up custom templates for concept pages for specific topics based on a topic's PSI
ENHANCEMENT: Related concepts added as a refinement to SharePoint Search
ENHANCEMENT: Additional language strings for Web Parts added to language resource file
ENHANCEMENT: Web Parts that use a starting topic can now be set to "Current User"
ENHANCEMENT: Base topic type concept page allows a new instance of that type to be added from within the SharePoint environment
SharePoint Module 3.2 Hotfix 2 now available
A new hotfix package is available for version 3.2 of the TMCore SharePoint Module. This package addresses a single referencing error in Hotfix 1.
Systems Affected
This hotfix should be applied to any installation of the TMCore SharePoint Module 3.2 downloaded before 1st September 2010. If you downloaded your copy of the software from our site on or after this date, the hotfix is included in the package and you do not need to apply it again.
To determine if your system is affected, check the File Version property of the assembly NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint in the GAC (browse to C:\Windows\ASSEMBLY, locate the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly, right-click and choose Properties. The File Version can be found on the Version tab above Description and Copyright). This hotfix updates the File Version of the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly to 2.2.2.0 - if the file version shown is greater than or equal to 2.2.2.0, then you do not need to apply this hotfix.
Upgrade Instructions
1. Download the hotfix 2 package for SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010.
2. The package is provided in a compressed ZIP file. Unzip the package on a machine in the server farm.
3. Upgrade the NPSharePoint.wsp solution. The exact command-line you use will depend on how you want to schedule the upgrade, but will be similar to:
stsadm -o upgradesolution -name NPSharePoint.wsp -filename NPSharePoint.wsp -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -local
4. Upgrade the NPOfficeServer.wsp solution. Use the following STSADM command:
stsadm -o upgradesolution -name NPOfficeServer.wsp -filename NPOfficeServer.wsp -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -local
5. Restart IIS and Windows SharePoint Services Timer
Change Log
BUGFIX: Error in version numbers of referenced assemblies
SharePoint Module 3.2 Hotfix 1 now available
A new hotfix package is available for version 3.2 of the TMCore SharePoint Module. This package addresses a small number of bugs and enhancements. The full change list can be found below.
Systems Affected
This hotfix should be applied to any installation of the TMCore SharePoint Module 3.2 downloaded before 20th August 2010. If you downloaded your copy of the software from our site on or after this date, the hotfix is included in the package and you do not need to apply it again.
To determine if your system is affected, check the File Version property of the assembly NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint in the GAC (browse to C:\Windows\ASSEMBLY, locate the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly, right-click and choose Properties. The File Version can be found on the Version tab above Description and Copyright). This hotfix updates the File Version of the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly to 2.2.1.0 - if the file version shown is greater than or equal to 2.2.1.0, then you do not need to apply this hotfix.
Upgrade Instructions
1. Download the hotfix 1 package for SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010.
2. The package is provided in a compressed ZIP file. Unzip the package on a machine in the server farm.
3. Upgrade the NPSharePoint.wsp solution. The exact command-line you use will depend on how you want to schedule the upgrade, but will be similar to:
stsadm -o upgradesolution -name NPSharePoint.wsp -filename NPSharePoint.wsp -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -local
4. Upgrade the NPOfficeServer.wsp solution. Use the following STSADM command:
stsadm -o upgradesolution -name NPOfficeServer.wsp -filename NPOfficeServer.wsp -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -local
5. Restart IIS and Windows SharePoint Services Timer
Change Log
ENHANCEMENT: Stored procedures for OneHop and TwoHop Query Web Parts were updated toimprove concurrency. There was no change to the interfaces for these stored procedures.
ENHANCEMENT: An optional property can now be used to delay processing of the profilescraper. The property sets a sleep period in milliseconds between each profile changebeing processed.
BUGFIX: Reduced the amount of SharePOint ItemUpdated events that are fired when an itemis deleted which is associated to other SharePoint items.
ENHANCEMENT: Optimised code to ensure references to the NPCL schema are usingcached schema whenever needed.
BUGFIX: Associated Topic Field Control was disposing of an active Web object
ENHANCEMENT: The profile scraper has been optimised to avoid unnecessary lookups ofuser topics in order to pass these topic ids to any custom profile scraper plug-ins.
Web3 and Concepts for SharePoint 1.0 Releases Now Available
We are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 1.0 release of our Web3 Platform and Concepts for SharePoint products.
The Web3 Platform is our "next-generation" structured information server built on the foundation of topic maps but with support for Linked Data standards including RDF and the SPARQL query language. The Web3 Platform provides a fully-featured REST API making it possible to create applications in almost any programming language and to quickly and easily integrate structured information into existing applications and websites. The Web3 service provides full support for the topic maps data model and support for browsing content as Linked Data RDF as well as providing a SPARQL endpoint that implements support for querying topic map data as RDF as well as querying at the detailed topic map data model level.
Concepts for SharePoint is simply the best way to organise, search for and find content on a SharePoint 2010 server. It integrates with and extends the taxonomy features of SharePoint 2010, allowing users to create richly interconnected data models that reflect the business in which they work. Unlike the tags in a standard SharePoint 2010 taxonomy, the concepts in Concepts for SharePoint can be made available as published pages complete with links to other concepts and to related content across the whole SharePoint server.
Both products are available for evaluation. Download them now!
Web3 Platform Beta Now Available!
The Networked Planet Web3 Platform is a complete solution for creating, organising and publishing structured semantic data. The Web3 platform stores and manages data in a schema less data store, allowing complete flexibility of the shape of the data stored.
This is the first public beta of the NetworkedPlanet Web3 Platform. This beta version is licensed for use until 31st July 2010. We are planning to refresh this Beta release on a regular basis up until the final 1.0 release is available. To keep track of update announcements please subscribe to the RSS feed of this blog.
SharePoint Module 3.1 Hotfix 6 now available
A new hotfix package is available for version 3.1 of the TMCore SharePoint Module. This package addresses a small number of bugs and provides new features. The full change list can be found below.
Systems Affected
This hotfix should be applied to any installation of the TMCore SharePoint Module 3.1 downloaded before 15th March 2010. If you downloaded your copy of the software from our site on or after this date, the hotfix is included in the package and you do not need to apply it again.
To determine if your system is affected, check the File Version property of the assembly NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint in the GAC (browse to C:\Windows\ASSEMBLY, locate the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly, right-click and choose Properties. The File Version can be found on the Version tab above Description and Copyright). This hotfix updates the File Version of the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly to 2.1.6.0 - if the file version shown is greater than or equal to 2.1.6.0, then you do not need to apply this hotfix.
Pre-Requisites
Upgrade to TMCore SP5 (if running an earlier version) to avoid issues with faceted search components in the SharePoint Module.
Upgrade Instructions
1. Download the Hotfix 6 package.
2. The package is provided in a compressed ZIP file. Unzip the package on a machine in the server farm.
3. Upgrade the NPSharePoint.wsp solution. The exact command-line you use will depend on how you want to schedule the upgrade, but will be similar to:
stsadm -o upgradesolution -name NPSharePoint.wsp -filename NPSharePoint.wsp -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -local
4. Restart IIS and Windows SharePoint Services Timer
Change Log
- ENHANCEMENT: Optimized update of associated topic fields to reduce the number of database writes required when saving a SharePoint list item.
Added more logging of SharePoint object close and disposal.
- ENHANCEMENT: Added check to ItemUpdated event receiver to check whether a double event was caused by a check-in. If so, do not do processing for check-in events.
- BUGFIX: Amended the site deletion code so that topics for sub sites are correctly marked as superceded if the site is the root site of a site collection. This allows the WebCleanUp timer task to successfully remove any topics of the superceded sites on its next run.
- BUGFIX: Site deletion - if a site deletion fails in SharePoint for any reason, the WebCleanUp timer task that runs 2 minutes after the delete event will now also check whether the site still exists and if so set the psi back to PUBLISHED.
TMCore07 SP5 Released
NetworkedPlanet today announces the release of latest version of the TMCore topic map engine. TMCore is the premiere toolkit for developers on .NET looking to harness the full power of Topic Maps in their applications. Built from the ground-up using .NET technologies, TMCore provides a flexible set of APIs and builds on the robustness, scalability, performance of Microsoft's SQL Server.
The new SP5 release of TMCore07 fixes a packaging issue found with the SP4 release that may prevent the faceted search features of the TMCore SharePoint Module from working correctly. Customers having a current support contract or currently evaluating TMCore may receive TMCore07 SP5 free of charge.
For download details please email us at contact@networkedplanet.com.
SharePoint Module 3.1 Hotfix 4 now available
A new hotfix package is available for version 3.1 of the TMCore SharePoint Module. This package addresses a small number of bugs and provides new features. The full change list can be found below.
Systems Affected
This hotfix should be applied to any installation of the TMCore SharePoint Module 3.1 downloaded before 10th December 2009. If you downloaded your copy of the software from our site on or after this date, the hotfix is included in the package and you do not need to apply it again.
To determine if your system is affected, check the File Version property of the assembly NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint in the GAC (browse to C:\Windows\ASSEMBLY, locate the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly, right-click and choose Properties. The File Version can be found on the Version tab above Description and Copyright). This hotfix updates the File Version of the NetworkedPlanet.SharePoint assembly to 2.1.4.0 - if the file version shown is greater than or equal to 2.1.4.0, then you do not need to apply this hotfix.
Upgrade Instructions
1. Download the Hotfix 4 package.
2. The package is provided in a compressed ZIP file. Unzip the package on a machine in the server farm.
3. Upgrade the NPSharePoint.wsp solution. The exact command-line you use will depend on how you want to schedule the upgrade, but will be similar to:
stsadm -o upgradesolution -name NPSharePoint.wsp -filename NPSharePoint.wsp -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -local
4. Upgrade the NPOfficeServer.wsp solution. Use the following STSADM command:
stsadm -o upgradesolution -name NPOfficeServer.wsp -filename NPOfficeServer.wsp -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -local
5. Run the following stsadm command:
stsadm -o copyappbincontent
6. Restart IIS and Windows SharePoint Services Timer
7. Reactivate the NPDiagnostics feature by running the stsadm command:
stsadm -o activatefeature -name NPDiagnostics -force
8. Upgrade Enterprise Services to the version included with the hotfix, the new version of Enterprise Services is 1.1.2.0
9. Restart the Topic Map Index Service
Change Log
- BUGFIX: One hop and two hop web parts were intermittently returning Deadlock errors. These have
now been changed to sleep and retry up to a maximum of three times when encountering
deadlock issues with the database. - ENHANCEMENT: Url Mappings can now feature more than one publish URL for a web application by using
the zones set up when extending the SharePoint web application. - ENHANCEMENT: Additional diagnostic logging has been added to Url Mapping. The NPDiagnostics
feature must be reactivated on the farm for this to take affect. - FEATURE: The stsadm remapurls command now has an optional parameter which when used skips the url
remapping on content type to topic type mappings. - NOTE: The new hotfix of Enterprise Services has been included with this hotfix. This fixes issues with
results display and ordering when using advanced faceted search restriction sets.
EPiServer Module 3.3.0.40 Released
TMCore EPiServer Module 3.3.0.40 has now been released. This update addresses these issues;
-Editing a page that is not part of the MasterLanguage branch using the On-Page-Editor caused the saving of the page to fail.
-Paging of topic results when searching from the Topic List was unreliable. This has now been addressed and paging now works when searching for topics.
As well as these issues the performance of the module in Edit mode has been improved. The plugin no longer calls the TMService until its plugin tab has been clicked on by the editor.
When upgrading from a previous release, please ensure that you empty your web browser cache so that your receive the most recent Javascript and CSS files served from the web server.
