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Why Upgrade?

v7.3 contains new features that improve usability and makes designing forms easier. Here are a few of the top reasons to upgrade:

New Features:

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A new version (v2.5.3) of the Database Connector is no longer included in the v7.3 frevvo tomcat bundle. It is available in a separate download. You can download it here.  The database.war does not extract after startup. You will not see a database subfolder in the <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps directory if you are using the tomcat bundle as in previous releases.

The Database Connector v2.5.3 requires v7.3.2 . The v2.5.3+ database connector datasources are now defined in the new <frevvo-home>\tomcat\conf\frevvo-config.properties files. The v2.4.* database connector datasources were defined directly in configuration.xml. This upgrade requires you to move your datasource configuration out of configuration.xml and into a configuration properties file.

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Embed code for forms/flows now contains container=false by default. This change should not affect existing embedded forms which have container parameter set to true. If you need the container value to be set to "true", change this setting manually for  newly embedded forms/flows going forward.

Tips for Embedded Forms/Flows viewed on Mobile Devices

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Java 1.7 is no longer supported. In-house customers should upgrade to Java 8 before upgrading to v7.3+.  Please review Supported Platforms for a complete list. 

You must install the Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) before installing Live Forms. Although Live Forms will run with either JAVA package, the Insight Server requires the JAVA_HOME environment variable so set it to the installation directory for the Java package that you install. Refer to  JDK or JRE Prerequisite for configuration details. 

Tomcat version Upgraded

The version of tomcat used in the frevvo bundle has been upgraded to now uses Tomcat  8.5.16. Tomcat 7 is not supported for 7.3.0.

Override _data properties in Configuration Files

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 Changing string name/value pairs in the default file found in the <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps\ frevvo.war displays the new English version of the string on the UI. This is mainly for OEM partners and resellers, but it will work for any  in-house customer. Modifications to the strings in this file can be used to change the labels in the Form Designer e.g. change Palette to Palette Controls or change the text of a message such as "Access denied. Authentication required" to something more user friendly. To access the default file, the frevvo.war must be unzipped, then rezipped after the changes are made. Refer to the Customizing Runtime Messages and Labels in the Designers topic for the step by step instructions.

Geolocation

New in-house installations now require a Google Map API key if you want to embed a Google map in your forms/flows. See the Geolocation topic for instructions to obtain the key. This change does not apply to Cloud customers.

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A New SharePoint Connector

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It may be necessary to increase heap size for the Insight server, when reporting on/indexing a large number of submissions. Refer to the memory configuration topic for the details.

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 requires Insight software for the Reporting and Submissions View feature. The Insight software is included in the tomcat bundle. The Insight server MUST be started BEFORE starting . Instructions for Windows and Linux operating systems are listed here:

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 Windows:

  1. Open a command prompt. Navigate to <frevvo-home>\solr-5.4.1.Type bin\solr.cmd start to run the Insight server in the background, listening on the default port 8983.

    You will see this message:



  2. Browse http;<your server:your port>/solr to verify the Insight server is running. The <server:port> default values are localhost:8983. Change <your server>  to the server name and <your port> to the port the Insight server is running on if they are different than the defaults. Do not include the angle brackets <>. You will see the Insight server (Solr) dashboard with the current status:

Warning

If you close the Insight server (Solr) startup window, the server will stop running. Leave the window open or set up Live Forms and the Insight Server to run as Windows services.

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Linux:

  1. Ensure that the scripts are executable: chmod 755 <frevvo-home>/tomcat/bin/*.sh
  2. Navigate to <frevvo-home>/solr-5.4.1/bin. Run this command to make the solr startup file executable:

    chmod +x solr
  3. Navigate back to the solr-5.4.1 directory.
  4. Start the Insight server by typing:

    bin/solr start - this starts the Insight server in the background, listening on the default port 8983.
  5. Browse http;<your server:your port>/solr to verify the Insight server is running. The <server:port> default values are localhost:8983. Change <your server>  to the server name and <your port> to the port the Insight server is running on if they are different than the defaults. Do not include the angle brackets <>. You will see the Insight server (Solr) dashboard with the current status:

   

  You do not have to restart the Insight server every time you restart .

 

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