These release notes contain features, system requirements and other information for all 2.1x versions of the product, up to and including CorporateTime for the Web 2.1.6 and CorporateTime for the Web 2.1.6 WAP Edition.
For installation notes, see the README file. Please consult the Administrator's Guide for information on operating the command-line tools, setting up quiet sign-in and configuring FastCGI.
- System requirements
- A word about CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition
- User features
- Administrative features
- Limitations, caveats, and known problems with this release
- Resolved limitations since last release
System requirements
CorporateTime for the Web
- CorporateTime Server 5.0 or greater
- Supported operating systems and languages:
- Sun Solaris 2.6 (English, German)
- AIX 4.3.3 (English, French)
- Red Hat Linux 6.1 (English)
- Compaq Tru64 UNIX 5.3 (English)
- Apache Server 1.3.9 with mod_fastCGI 2.2.2
- The root (UNIX) name and password for the machine hosting the HTTP server
- At least 10 MB of disk space
- Users must have a web browser that supports HTTP Cookies, JavaScript version 1.2 and HTML tables
CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition
- Neopoint 1000 UP.Browser v3x
- Qualcomm 2760 UP.Browser v3x
- Motorola Timport P7389 UP.Browser v.4x
- Nokia 7110 with UP.Link v4x
- Simens C35 with UP.Link v4x
- Mitsubishi Trium with UP.Link v4x
- Ericsson 320 with WML 1.1 browser
- Sony Cmd z5 with WML 1.1
- RIM Blackberry with go.web HTML browser
A word about CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition
CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition lets your mobile device users browse their Agendas and create, edit and delete Entries. CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition has its own pricing model, thus making it ILLEGAL to use CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition without having purchased it. Existing customers, please verify whether you have purchased CorporateTime for the Web or CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition. Send any queries to support@steltor.com.
User features
- Access Rights
- Group View
- Resources
- Group scheduling
- Tab-based preferences and Entry edit pages
- Global Agenda Viewing
- E-mail reminders
- Roaming user access
- Printer-friendly format
- Wirelesss message notification
- E-mail notification
- Repeating Entries
- Extensive user preferences
- Event Calendars
- Favorites list
- Automatic sign-in
- Live hypertext links
- On-line help
Access Rights
Control who can see information in a calendar through viewing rights.
Group View
Users can make use of CorporateTime for the Web's convenient Group View to find out when different users or Resources are available for Meetings.
Resources
Create Resources to represent different locations, equipment or items in your company, and let users book them for Entries.
Group scheduling
Book Meetings, Daily Notes and Day Events with other calendar users.
Tab-based preferences and Entry edit pages
CorporateTime for the Web 2.1 features a flexible tab interface for configuring preferences or editing Entries.
Global Agenda Viewing
Users can e-mail the contents of their Agendas to any Internet user.
E-mail reminders
Users can send e-mail reminders when they create or edit Entries.
Roaming user access
User preferences are retained no matter what location they use to sign in to CorporateTime for the Web.
Printer-friendly format
Make your Agenda easily printable using the Printer-friendly format.
Wirelesss message notification
Users can be alerted on their mobile phones of Entries they create, edit or delete. Depending on what type of wireless device they own, they can receive their notification as text, as a calendar note or as both. Additionally, they can set wireless reminders for Entries they create or edit.
E-mail notification
Send e-mail notification upon creation, modification or deletion of an Entry. Attach Entry information in the form of vCalendar or iCalendar data.
Repeating EntriesUsers can create Entries that occur on a regular basis (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly).
Extensive user preferences
Users can set their own preferences, including display information, security, wireless notification and time zone.
Event Calendars
View calendars of companies to keep up with their latest event information. System Administrators can sign in as Event Calendars to populate users' schedules with events of interest.
Favorites list
Add user or Event Calendars to a favorites list accessible from the Day, Week or Month Views.
Automatic sign-in
Choose to sign in to your Calendar directly when you connect to your company.
Live hypertext links
Include live hypertext links in the details section of a Meeting or Task.
On-line help
Benefit from CorporateTime for the Web's complete help package, which includes on-line help and a tutorial.
Administrative features
Configurable
From Event Calendars to colour scheme, interface and feature set, CorporateTime for the Web can be easily customized to meet the needs of any user base.
Scalable
CorporateTime for the Web's high user-to-server ratio lets you provide calendaring services to a user base of any size.
Multi-platform server
CorporateTime Server is available for:
Easy integration
CorporateTime for the Web integrates seamlessly with third-party services such as LDAP directory servers.
Master node
The master node functionality allows greater scalability and performance.
Limitations, caveats, and known problems with this release
Server (unison.ini)
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Setting the
mailparameter toFALSEhas no effect on the Notification tab of the Create or Edit Entry pages. (#001195) -
Make sure that
[limits] resourceconflictsand[eng] allowresourceconflictsare both set to TRUE in order for CorporateTime for the Web to check conflicts. (#001963)
Solaris
Due to a change in compilers, CorporateTime for the Web running on Solaris 2.6 or 2.7 requires the C runtime library libCrun.so.1. Before installation, you must apply the following patches to the machine on which CorporateTime for the Web is running:
Download these patches from Steltor's web site at ftp://CTimeTools:9483114@ftp.cst.ca/cttools/OS_Patch/
You must apply the same patches to the machine on which CorporateTime Server is running.
General
- When you generate a Repeating Entry with a first instance date that does not match the default date on the General page, the default date will not be updated to reflect the Repeating date. (#001838)
- You cannot perform e-mail searches if your system is using an external directory server. Additionally, you cannot perform an e-mail search if the e-mail address is mapped to multiple fields on the internal server.
- Dynamic HTML may cause display errors if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 or earlier on a Macintosh. (#001997)
- If you have stopped and restarted CorporateTime Server, you must restart the Apache Server. (#001996)
- You may experience problems when registering a new user while a node is down. (#001992)
- You cannot use the middle name to search for a user or event calendar with a three-part name (e.g. The Jenkins Arena). (#001991)
- Suggested Workaround: Perform a name search using the first or last name of the user or event calendar, or omit the middle name from your search.
- In order to find a user with a last name but no first name, you must type the name preceded by "*" and white space. (#001990)
- In a number of places in the application, the width of user names may affect the display of list boxes. (#001988)
- When a machine on the node network is down, CorporateTime for the Web will try to connect for a long period of time instead of timing out. (#001987)
- Suggested Workaround: If one of your server machines is down, take it off the network. If the server on the machine is down but the machine is still running, CorporateTime for the Web is not affected.
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Setting the
mailparameter toFALSEin webcal.ini has no effect on the display of iCalendar and vCalendar options in the Create or Edit Entry pages. (#001986) - Although there is no limit on the length of details a user can enter for a Meeting, CorporateTime for the Web truncates details to a maximum length of 32K. (#001917)
- Internet Explorer 5.0.1: The automatic sign-in preference is not saved until you restart the browser. (#001985)
- Non default-colors set in webcal.ini are not displayed consistently on the Printer-friendly format page. (#001964)
- HP using Internet Explorer: When serverlist_login is set to TRUE, the server displayed on the Sign-in page is always the first one on the list, not the last one you used to sign in. (#001960)
- AIX and HP: You must stop Apache Server in order to install CorporateTime for the Web. (#001956)
- Resources are not displayed in the Group View table if they contain special characters. (#001943)
- Designate Rights: You must give a user rights to modify at least one class of Entry. Otherwise, the user will not be able to work as a Designate in your Agenda. (#001931)
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If the parameter
userlist_loginis set toTRUEin webcal.ini, you have performed a search with multiple matches and your user name is not found, you cannot edit the field to perform another search until you enter an invalid password. (#001918) -
If the value for your
init-start-delayis too small, you may experience errors when the listen queue is full. - The time zone reference table provided with this software has not been translated.
- The help page on wireless notification preferences documents the ability to snooze or queue wireless services. This functionality is not supported in CorporateTime for the Web 2.1.6.
FastCGI
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The
apachectl restartcommand does not always dispatch signals correctly. - CorporateTime for the Web will occasionally generate orphan processes that are not terminated automatically.
- Suggested Workaround: Grep for processes with a parent PID of 1; then TERM and KILL those processes.
- CorporateTime for the Web will occasionally fail to connect to the socket file and generate entries in the error_log.
CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition
- If the calendar server changes and a user with automatic sign-in enabled tries to sign in, the attempt will fail. (#002058)
- Automatic sign-in will fail if you turn off your phone any time before returning to the sign-in page. (#002043)
- Do not use foreign ASCII characters as part of your password. (#002030)
- On certain phones, you may not be able to sign in to the application unless there is an invalid sign-in attempt made first. (#001900)
Resolved limitations since last release
CorporateTime for the Web
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The Group View does not display Resource names starting with the
>character. User names starting with > are displayed with the<character. (#001854) - When the activity log (act.log) is enabled and a user signs in to CorporateTime for the Web, the sign-in is recorded six times. (#001309)
- If you created a Meeting that causes a conflict with one or more attendees, the conflict message will still be displayed if you change the Meeting to a time where there is no conflict. (#000263)
- Suggested workaround: Click Find on the People & Resources tab to refresh conflict-checking for CorporateTime for the Web.
- Netscape only: The OK, Cancel and Help buttons in the Group View do not appear when you open the page. (#000764)
- Despite user settings, the Edit Preferences | General page will always display the month before the year. (#000682)
- In the printer-friendly week view, the Friday column is wider than the other days. (#000654)
- CorporateTime Server 5.0 only: By default, Event Calendars are created with the «Can invite me to events» checkbox selected. (#00609)
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Webcal.ini: You must manually add the
customizeandedit_access_rightsparameters to the[image_button]section in order to replace the appropriate CorporateTime for the Web buttons with customized GIFs. (#000171) - When shared objects are not in your working directory, accessing them fails. (#000385)
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When
serverlist_loginis set toTRUEand there is a list of available servers from the pull-down menu on the Sign-in page, the server parameters are always read from the first server on the list. (#000227) - Suggested Workaround: Install as many instances of CorporateTime for the Web as you need, and have the appropriate number point to servers with different configurations.
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If a user has automatic sign-in enabled before an administrator sets the
autologparameter toFALSE, the option will no longer be available from Edit Preferences | Security. (#000082) - If you have set your name format to «Last name, first name», performing a search in the Group View based on "First name, last name" will not return any matches. (#00764)
- The Agenda pixel width option (Preferences | Display) still appears if the parameters to control the calendar width are commented out in webcal.ini. Changing the display preference has no effect. (#00756)
- Sending e-mail notification to calendar users with no e-mail address will return an error telling the sender she or he has no e-mail address. (#00750)
- The web client does not remember the last server the user chose when signing in. It will default to the first server item from the pull-down menu. (#00739)
- Edit Preferences | E-mail notification: The option to send e-mail upon deletion of an Entry has no effect unless the user checks the appropriate box in the Edit Entry page before deleting the Entry. (#00738)
- Performing a last-name search for a user with more than two last names will return no matches. (#00735)
- Users without user IDs cannot use the Automatic sign-in functionality. (#00725)
- Internet Explorer 5.0: If you sign out of the application, use the Back button to return to your Agenda, sign out and attempt to use the Back button again, the toolbar icons will not be displayed. (#00776)
- When more than 20 users are added to the Group View, you may receive the error message "You can only view 20 users at a time." If you do, the surplus users will be added and users previously on the list will be removed to make room. (#00767)
- Changing the Resource format to show name and number has no effect on the display of the Resource. (#00766)
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Text.nls: The text for Edit Preferences | Wireless | Mobile notification contains an
&that should be changed toand. (#000237) - Names containing more than 15 characters and names containing special characters may appear truncated. (#000665)
- Vcalendar attachments received using Netscape Communicator 4.05 may get corrupted. (#000219)
- Dragging and dropping one instance of an Entry with more than 30 instances will import all instances for the Entry into Netscape Communicator. (#000218)
- The loginsrc.htm file that allows you to configure your registration page is not supported in this release. (#000217)
- If CorporateTime Server is down or is being restarted, the Sign-in page will return a segmentation fault upon loading. (#000440)
- When you are viewing an Event Calendar, the View Published Calendars icon does not appear on the Toolbar. (#000439)
- User IDs cannot contain special characters (@, -, _, etc.).
- CorporateTime for the Web does not allow cookies to have specific domain names. (#000419)
- When you move Entries forward in time, the end time for iCalendar attachments remains the same, causing the files to be unusable. (#000207)
- If you have auto sign-in enabled and your password changes on the server (e.g. it is corrupted or changed by the system administrator), you will not be able to sign in unless you clear your cookies first. (#000066)
- Outlook does not display the correct end time of iCalendar attachments. (#12258)
- Internet Explorer 5.0 may not save certain preferences unless you exit the browser after signing out of CorporateTime for the Web. (#10670)
- You cannot include an iCalendar attachment with a Daily Note. (#10465)
- Sending an iCalendar attachment with a Meeting with more than 60 instances may not function properly. (#10595)
- Only the first 30 instances of a Repeating Meeting are listed in the e-mail message accompanying the Entry.
- The application may slow down when you view published Calendars on a system with over 2000 users.
- Repeating Entries included as iCalendar attachments do not import correctly into Outlook 2000. This is a limitation of Outlook.
CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition
- Copying a Public Meeting into your Agenda changes the access level of the Meeting to Private. (#000723)
- You cannot use the `$' sign as part of a user ID, password or Meeting title. (#001695)
- You cannot use the application if your password contains accented characters. (#000992)
- If a user account exists without a password, you can sign in to that account by entering any password. (#000950)
- Motorola: Meetings with no details created using CorporateTime for the Web WAP Edition will be displayed in the web client with the details icon. (#000643)
- Setting your Entry default preferences to create Meetings as Public has no effect when you create a Meeting on your mobile phone. (#000642)
- If you use "When am I" to change the time zone and return to your calendar menu, your list of favorite Agendas will disappear. (#000236)
- Neopoint: Users with special characters in their user IDs will not be able to sign in to the wireless client. (#000039)
- The details field saves a maximum of 50 characters. If you use the wireless client to edit a Meeting created in the web client with more than 50 characters, the details will be truncated. (#000675)
- Neopoint: If you use a Neopoint phone, your password may not contain special characters. (#000677)
- When navigating between days, you must select the Go to option each time to view different pages. (#000769)
- Neopoint/Motorola/Nokia: Entering an invalid date in the Go to date field generates an inaccurate error message. (#000761)
- Neopoint: You will not be able to view published Agendas containing special characters. (#000679)
- On some phones, the "/" character must be manually inserted when specifying a date, and the ":" character must be manually inserted when selecting times. (#000673)
- The date and time fields only accept numeric characters. If you type in non-numeric characters, the field will be reset. (#000672, 000623)
- Immediately following sign-in, the "Back" function in the user's personal agenda displays "About CorporateTime for the Web 0.0" instead of returning to the calendar menu. (#000667)