Tally.Developer 9 Release Release Notes

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1 Tally.Developer 9 Release 4.71 Release Notes February 14th, 2014

2 The information contained in this document is current as of the date of publication and subject to change. Because Tally must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Tally, and Tally cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. The information provided herein is general, not according to individual circumstances, and is not intended to substitute for informed professional advice. This document is for informational purposes only. TALLY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE OF WHATEVER NATURE, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE CONTENT OF THIS PUBLICATION, AND/OR ANY CONDUCT UNDERTAKEN BY PLACING RELIANCE ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS PUBLICATION. Complying with all applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws is the responsibility of the user. All rights including copyrights, rights of translation, etc., are vested exclusively with TALLY SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED. No part of this document may be reproduced, translated, revised, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Tally may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written licence agreement from Tally, the furnishing of this document does not give you any licence to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. Tally, Tally 9, Tally9, Tally.ERP, Tally.ERP 9, Shoper, Shoper 9, Shoper POS, Shoper HO, Shoper 9 POS, Shoper 9 HO, TallyDeveloper, Tally Developer, Tally.Developer 9, Tally.NET, Tally Development Environment, Tally Extender, Tally Integrator, Tally Integrated Network, Tally Service Partner, TallyAcademy & Power of Simplicity are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in India and/or other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Version: Tally.Developer 9 Release 4.71/12.0/February 2014

3 Contents 1 Enhancements in the Current Release Search Capability Enhancement Auto Complete Enhancement Keyboard shortcuts for Zooming in and Zooming out of the editor window Other Enhancements Enhancements in the Previous Release Bookmark Capability Customer Serial Management Additional File Operations Enhancements in the Previous Release Availability of Multiple Line Selection in Project Properties Enhancement made to the behaviour of Tally.Developer9 as a Default Editor Enhancements in the Previous Release Search Capability Enhancements Navigation Enhancements Project Browser Enhancements Other Enhancements Enhancements in the Previous Release Introduction of Tabbed Editor Interface for files in Editor Window Improved Copy/Paste Operations Drag and Drop Option Windows 8 Compatibility Tally.Server 9 Source Code availability Other Enhancements Enhancements in the Previous Release TCPs for Evaluation/Trial Enriched Compile/Build Experience Minor Enhancements/Bug Fixes Enhancements in the Previous Release Enhancements in Build options Decompilation Log Report Enhancements in the Previous Release Multi Version Default TDL Loading Optional Default TDL Loading Managing TCP's Hyperlink and Navigation Enhancements Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 1

4 8.5 Error Handling Syntax Coloring Improvements Other Enhancements Enhancements in the Previous Release Function Browser Introduced Action Browser Introduced Property Window introduced for all browsers Auto complete for Actions and Events Licensing Processes Simplifications TCP Decompilation Enhancements Dictionary Manager Tool Available Now Enhancements in the Previous Release Activation and Licensing Changes Web Control Centre Enhancements Unlock Key from Web Control Centre Enhancements in the Previous Release Activation and Licensing Changes Syntax Color Changes Secure Compilation Decompilation as a Service Available from Web Control Centre User Creation and Assigning Decompilation Rights Enhancements in the Previous Beta Build Project and Editor Enhancements Tools Menu Enhancements License Menu Enhancements Enhancements in the Previous Alpha Build Usage of Command Window Tally.Developer 9 Command line parameters Project Related Enhancements Hyper link Enhancements Auto Completion Enhancements Preferences Enhancements Build Menu Enhancements Tool Tip Support for Schema Browser and Project Explorer Changes in Syntax Coloring Editor Enhancements Help Menu Enhancements Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 2

5 1. Enhancements in the Current Release 4.71 Tally.Developer9 Series A Release 4.71 is a maintenance release that is in conjunction with the release of Tally.ERP9 Series A 4.8. In this release, enhancements have been provided for search and navigation keeping in line with our goal to empower the developer community with constantly upgraded tools. The list of enhancements is given below: Search Capability Enhancement Auto Complete Enhancement Keyboard shortcuts for Zooming in and Zooming out of the editor window Other Enhancements 1.1 Search Capability Enhancement Search in Strings option has been introduced in all search dialog boxes. This option will allow the user to specifically search / replace words that appear in the strings that are present in the TDL program in double inverted quotes. 1.2 Auto Complete Enhancement Auto Complete behaviour previously would replace the remainder of the line when a selection was made from Auto Complete pop-up window. From this release onwards, the default behaviour of auto complete has been changed to append. 1.3 Keyboard shortcuts for Zooming in and Zooming out of the editor window Keyboard shortcuts have been introduced for zooming in and zooming out of the editor window. The functionality was present earlier through use of the Ctrl key and mouse scroll. Zooming in and Zooming out can be done now through a combination of the Ctrl, Shift and + or - keys. 1.4 Other Enhancements The bookmark dialog box has been resized so that when a user chooses to navigate to a bookmark, the line with the bookmark is visible on screen. The cursor now remains at its original position when Replace All is used instead of the cursor position shifting to that of the last replaced word. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 3

6 2. Enhancements in the Previous Release 4.7 Tally.Developer9 Series A Release 4.7 provides more than an ample dose of enhancements designed so as to allow the developer to focus more on what he does best Developing TDL Programs. The list of enhancements is as given below: Bookmark Capability Customer Serial Management Additional Options added to Context Menu in Project Browser and Tabbed File View 2.1 Bookmark Capability Bookmarks help in emphasizing and recording key / specific areas which the user may want to come back to later. In programming, bookmarks serve almost the same purpose of allowing the developer to earmark important snippets of code for faster navigation. Bookmark capability has been provided through Release 4.7 for that exact same purpose. Bookmark capability in Tally.Developer9 includes the following features: Addition of bookmarks Navigation between bookmarks within a file Bookmark menu which allows us to navigate to bookmarks across files Bookmarks can simply be added by using the hotkey Ctrl+ F2 or by using the toggle bookmark icon available from the toolbar or from the Navigate menu. Once the bookmark has been added to the program, the same can be revisited by navigating to it from the Bookmarks menu (Ctrl + B) available both from the toolbar and from the Navigate menu. The toggle bookmark will allow the user to remove a bookmark from a line, if one is already present. The bookmark menu gives us the list of bookmarks that have been added across files; through this menu, bookmarks can be removed and edited according to the needs of the user. 2.2 Customer Serial Management Solution development is fast becoming the provision of a complete set of services over a period of time. It has become imperative for the developer to get closer to the customers and far more responsive to their emerging needs, than in the past. We know that Tally.Developer9 provides service partner(s) a great degree of security by allowing him to authorize a compiled file (.tcp file) only for the desired customer Tally serial(s). However, at times, the number of serials to be authorized for a particular.tcp file becomes too large to handle efficiently. Prior to Release 4.7, the serials had to be added or selected individually, thus leading to an erroneous and arduous task, particularly when the number of serials was large. Generally, the solution is developed for a specific business vertical. In such a scenario, an option to group the serials was required, so that instead of individually selecting the serials, the developer could simply select the Group name. As a result, the.tcp file would be authorized for all the serials in the group for easier and faster compilation. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 4

7 This results in an error-free procedure, with only a one-time addition of serials to the group being needed. From the point of view of a TDL developer, tools related to Customer Serial Management are important to help identify, differentiate and store data of various customers. With Tally.Developer 9 Release 4.7 a complete module for Customer Serial Management is introduced, which allows the developer to manage data related to an individual customer or a group of customers. The major features of this module are: A standardized dialog box for storing the Customer details, including Serial No. and ID. Ability to perform grouping of serials. An option to allow editing of serials. Import/Export of serials (from/to an Excel file) using Tally.Developer9. Standardized Dialog box The dialog box used to add a customer serial has been standardized to allow the developer to select a group, as well as to associate an ID with the same. The standardized dialog box allows the user to associate a serial with a group which has already been created. Additionally, the option to manage Customer Serials will no longer be available from the License Menu, but from the Tools menu, i.e., by going to Tools > Manage Customer Serials. Grouping Serials Serials numbers can now be grouped together according to user selection. The user can choose to allocate a serial number to one/multiple groups. These same groups will be available for use in Project Properties > Build Options. Customer serials can be modified, i.e., added to a group after the creation of the latter, moved from one group to another, etc., according to the requirement. Serials can be grouped using the Manage Customer Serials option available in the Tools menu, i.e., by going to Tools > Manage Customer Serials. By default, a serial which is not part of any group will be grouped under Other Customers group. The default group can be changed by assigning an existing group as the default group. Grouping of serials will allow the developer to organize and manage customer serials, as well as to reduce human error, while selecting the serials for which a project is to be compiled. Modifying Serials\Groups The ability to edit a serial has been provided to reduce redundancy of incorrect serials numbers, and information related to them. Serials can now be edited or modified after they have been added. This option is available from Tools > Manage Customer Serials, following which the serial number to be edited is selected using the Modify Selected option. Groups can also be modified similarly by highlighting the group instead of a serial. A created group/serial can also be deleted by using the option Remove selected. While removing a group, we can choose either to remove only the group or to delete all the customers pertaining to Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 5

8 the group, keeping in mind that in case a serial also exists in another group, it will not be deleted completely. We can also choose to remove only individual serials by using Remove Selected at the individual Serial. We can choose to remove the serial only from the group or to delete it completely in case it doesn t exist in another group. In case of the possibility that it exists in more than one group, the serial will have to be removed from all its individual groups before it can be removed. Import/Export of Serials Serial numbers, and information related to the same, can be imported/ exported by selecting either Import Customer Serials from excel or Export Customer Serials to excel from Tools, respectively. The export/import is done using an excel worksheet as the repository. Data can be imported in only the same format in which it is exported. 2.3 Additional File Operations Additional Options have been added to the Context Menu in Project Browser and in Tabbed File View. The context menu in the Tabbed File View has been enhanced with the addition of three new options, which are: Close All But This Copy Path To Clipboard, and Open File Location Close All But This Close All But This closes all other files opened in their tabbed view, excluding the selected tab. Copy Path To Clipboard Copy Path to Clipboard copies the path of the selected file to the clipboard. The path can then be used by the developer according to convenience. Open File Location/Open Project Location Open File Location / Open Project Location will open the location of the selected file/project. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 6

9 3. Enhancements in the Previous Release 4.61 Tally.Developer9 Series A Release 4.61 focuses on a few complimentary enhancements which were made on account of feedback received from the Developer community. Keeping a holistic view of the Community and the product in mind we have implemented the changes to retain the ease of use that Developer is becoming associated to. The following enhancements have been included: 3.1 Availability of Multiple Line Selection in Project Properties Multiple line selection is now available in project properties. Through this feature a user can select multiple files by using a combination of the control key and the mouse to select multiple files. Any operation that can be performed on an individual file through project properties can also be performed on the selected multiple files. 3.2 Enhancement made to the behaviour of Tally.Developer9 as a Default Editor In the last release, the capability to directly open.tdl and.tpj files from any location; launching the file/project in the running instance of Tally.Developer9 was given. From Tally.Developer9 Release 4.61 we have enhanced this functionality by allowing the user to launch new instances in four separate ways: 1.Launching an Instance from the Application Directory. 2.Double Clicking on a.tpj or.tdl file to launch the same in a new instance or the last opened running instance. 3.Launching an Instance from the shortcut for the Tally.Developer9 Application. 4.By using the command line parameter new in the command window to launch a file or project in a new Instance. The Parameter is described further below. Syntax /new /PROJECT: Path/Project Name or /PROJECT: Path/Project Name /new Example C:\Tallydeveloper\tallydeveloper.exe /PROJECT:C:\Demo TDLs\Demo TDLs.tpj /new. Or C:\Tallydeveloper\tallydeveloper.exe /new /PROJECT:C:\Demo TDLs\Demo TDLs.tpj. The command line parameter new when given will open the project in a new instance of Tally.Developer9. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 7

10 4. Enhancements in the Previous Release 4.6 From day one it has been our goal to make development of programs a great experience through Tally.Developer9. We ve made a number of enhancements till date keeping this goal in mind. The current Release i.e. Tally.Developer9 4.6 focuses on improving Search Capability along with a host of other features. The major highlights of this Release are: Search Capability Enhancements Navigation Enhancements Project Browser Enhancements Other Enhancements 4.1 Search Capability Enhancements A number of options have been provided to reduce the amount of time taken for the search and the number of search results as per specifications provided by the user, thus increasing the accuracy of search. These changes give far more flexibility while searching. Standardized Dialog Box and New Search Options With this release, the sections Search Options, Advanced Search Options and the Scope specification are provided in all the search dialog boxes. In this release, following Search Options are introduced, in addition to the existing ones: Ignore Comments : Search will ignore the comments present in the TDL Code. Ignore Keywords : Search will ignore the keywords present in the TDL Code. The new category of Advanced Search Options includes the following: Normal Search Tally Search Regular Expression Scope Specification To further increase the accuracy and efficiency of Search, Scope has been added. The scope can be specified by the user to narrow down his search to one of the five different areas, namely, Current File, All open Files, Default TDL Project, Active Project and All Projects. It is a part of the standardized dialog box for Find in Files and Replace in files. New feature - Replace in Files Replace in Files feature has been added to Tally.Developer9 under Menu Bar Item Search. Replace in Files allows the user to replace a particular text across files. The user can also opt to replace at all locations at once, thus eliminating the need to go to each location/file individually. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 8

11 4.2 Navigation Enhancements The search for Attribute References and Definition References, under Menu Bar Item Navigate, has been enhanced with the addition of Scope. This feature allows the user to narrow down his search to the required area by specifying one of the following options, viz., Current File, All Open Files, Default TDL Project, Active Project and All Projects, as the Scope. In the case of Definition References, the search can further be narrowed down by selecting the Reference Type, i.e., Modifiers, References or both. 4.3 Project Browser Enhancements In addition to identifying errors using Tabbed View (name of file with errors being displayed in Red), which was available from Release 4.5, changes have been made to the Project Browser for easier identification of errors present in files. When Tally.Developer9 identifies a file with an error, the particular file name, folder name and the project name are displayed in Red text in the Project Browser. Thus, at a glance, the user will be able to tell whether an error exists within a file/project. This feature can be disabled by unchecking Show Errors in Project Browser. 4.4 Other Enhancements Tally.Developer9 as Default Editor for files in.tpj and.tdl Format In the last release, the capability to open the.tdl and.tpj files using the Drag and Drop feature had been provided. From now onwards, i.e., from Tally.Developer9 Series A Release 4.6, the.tdl and.tpj files can be directly opened from any location, which will launch the file/project in a new instance of Tally.Developer9. Creation of Dump File on Developer Crashing Whenever Tally.Developer9 terminates abnormally a dump file tallydeveloper.dmp is created which contains information of the recorded state of the working memory of the Developer along with other vital information useful for debugging and diagnostics. Clear Selected Line from Output Window On right clicking the output window, an option to clear selected lines has been added. This will allow the user to edit the result in the output window so that only required lines are visible. Error Indicator at the beginning of Line A error indicator, a small red colored arrow, is now available in the left margin before the beginning of line. This helps in easy identification of a lines which has errors, even if the error location is not visible on screen. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 9

12 Developer Mode available with Tally.ERP9 Release 4.6 Developer mode is available with Tally.ERP9 from Release 4.6. On running Tally.ERP9 in developer mode, a host of features will be available to the user. The Developer Mode will allow the user to: Run and record Marcos Run diagnostics on expressions Run Report Profiler allowing the user to view the functions, collections and TDL elements called in various reports along with their count. For further information on Developer Mode refer to the What s New Section of Release Enhancements in the Previous Release 4.5 Tally.Developer9 Series A Release 4.5 comes with significant enhancements over the previous release. The new Editor enhancements enable the user to customize his work area significantly. The changes have been made keeping the needs of the developer in mind, to ensure utmost comfort while working with the product. The major highlights of the Release are: Introduction of Tabbed Editor Interface for files in the Editor Window Improved Copy/Paste Operations Multi-location Copying, Multi-location Pasting, etc. Drag and Drop Option for opening.txt,.tpj and.tdl files Windows 8 Compatibility Tally.Server 9 - Source Code Availability 5.1 Introduction of Tabbed Editor Interface for files in Editor Window The concept of Tabbed Editor Interface has been introduced. This feature displays all the opened files as Tabs. The user can switch across multiple Tabs by using the Ctrl + Tab Key Combination. The positioning of Tabs can be customized by specifying the position as Top, Bottom or None in Editor Options section of Tools > Preferences > Edit/Style Options. A few unique and time-saving features have also been added: The name of the Current file is displayed in bold in the Tab. An asterisk(*) symbol is suffixed to the filename in the tabs of all the Unsaved files. When the mouse hovers over a File Tab, the path\location of the file is displayed as a Tool tip. The file name is displayed in Red in the Tab, in case there are any syntactical errors in the file. The user can navigate to the errors within the file by right-clicking on the Tab and selecting the option Go to Error from the pop-up menu. This will take us to the location of the first error in the file. After all the errors are resolved, the file name colour will change to black. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 10

13 5.2 Improved Copy/Paste Operations Currently, simple Copying and Pasting is supported in Tally.Developer9. However, due to changing market needs, we have introduced the following: Multi-location Selection Multiple locations can now be selected at once by holding down the Ctrl key and selecting the required locations/ lines. On using Ctrl + C, the multiple areas selected will be copied. Multi-location Pasting Copied text can be pasted at multiple locations by holding down the Ctrl key, and selecting the areas with the cursor. On using Ctrl + V, the copied text will get pasted at all the locations selected. Multi-location Typing Multiple locations can now be selected at once by holding down the Ctrl key and selecting the required locations/ lines. Once the locations are selected, on typing the text, the text will be added to all the selected cursor locations. 5.3 Drag and Drop Option With the help of the Drag and Drop feature, the programmer can open.txt,.tdl, or.tpj files from a location by holding left click on their icons and dropping it on to the editor window. These files can then be used in the developer. It provides an alternative to opening the files from the File menu. 5.4 Windows 8 Compatibility Microsoft has launched Windows 8 and Server 2012, providing a unified Operating System across all devices. Tally Solutions keeps pace with ever-evolving technology and is delighted to announce that Tally.Developer9 Series A Release 4.5 is fully compatible with Windows 8, and can be deployed just as easily as on all the previous Windows versions. Tally.Developer9 Series A Release 4.5 is compatible with: Windows 8 Windows 8 Professional Windows 8 Enterprise Server 2012 Earlier versions of Tally.Developer 9 are not compatible with Windows 8 and Server 2012 Tally.Developer 9 Series A Release 4.5 is currently not compatible with Windows 8 RT (lighter version of Windows 8 for Tablet PCs). Tally.Developer 9 Series A Release 4.5 can load 32 bit Tally.ERP 9 default TDL only Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 11

14 5.5 Tally.Server 9 Source Code availability A new product, Tally.Server9, comes as a Server Component which can be installed on the Server system to service the Data requests from users operating in a multiuser environment. The Tally.Server 9 has two Components: Data Server and Monitoring tool. The Data Server component offers dedicated access to Tally data and smooth support for concurrent usage by multiple individuals simultaneously. It provides an extremely secure and risk-free environment for company s data. The Tally.Server 9 Monitoring Tool provides advanced monitoring and administrative control to business owners and administrators through its unique Monitor feature. It ensures optimal usage of the system for completing day-to-day operational tasks. The Tally.Server 9 Monitor is customizable and the source code for the same is available with Tally.Developer9 Release 4.5. However, Manage Server, Security and Licensing related functionalities have been restricted from customization. The.tdl/.tcp file must be attached manually in the tallyserver.ini file. The steps to attach the file are as follows: 1.Once the TCP file is compiled and generated, copy the TCP file link. 2.Open the tallyserver.ini file found in the folder where Tally.Server9 is installed. 3.Set User TDL = Yes and TDL = <.tdl/.tcp file link> The option Execute Tally is not available to attach and launch Tally.Server Other Enhancements Close All Projects A new option Close All Projects is introduced in File menu to close all the open projects in one go. Availability of option Execute Tally in Education/Evaluation mode Now, the option Execute Tally (Ctrl+F5) is enabled for Education/Evaluation mode as well. When the user selects this option, it executes a project/file from Tally.Developer9,i.e., attaches the file and runs Tally.ERP9. The path of Tally.ERP9 must be specified in Compiler/Execution Options from Tools > Preferences. Automatic Auto-Complete Feature (without using the key combination) Auto-complete feature in Tally.Developer 9 is activated by using Ctrl + Space, which provides a pop-up list based on the current cursor context. Now, the pop-up list is got automatically, based on the letters keyed in. An option has been provided in Editor Options Section of Tools > Preferences > Edit/Style Options, where the user can specify the minimum number of characters after Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 12

15 which the pop-up displays automatically. If the number of characters typed is less than this number, the auto-complete feature can be activated by pressing Ctrl + Space. If the number specified is zero, the automatic auto complete feature is disabled. However, the default auto complete feature is retained. 6. Enhancements in the Previous Release 3.6 The Release 3.6 of Tally.Developer 9 comes with some significant enhancements, which will be quite enriching and empowering for the user. The major highlights of the Release 3.6 enhancements are: TCPs for Evaluation/Trial Enriched Compile/Build Experience Minor Enhancements/Bug Fixes 6.1 TCPs for Evaluation/Trial As we are already aware, Add-On s on Tally Shop are available for evaluation for a limited period. This feature is quite useful for customers who would like to try the TCP/add-on, before actually freezing on the decision to buy it. As a generic requirement from the developer community, we are extending this feature for customer- specific TCPs as well. Now, it is possible to generate TCPs for evaluation/trial in the offline mode as well. This offline trial-mode TCP can be handed over to the prospective customers/endusers for evaluation purpose, before actual procurement by them. This is very useful in the following scenarios: Creation of Demo TCPs, which will execute only for a specific period. This would be quite useful for the sales people or the developers, who can use these demo TCPs to demonstrate and deploy them at the customers place for trial. Once they decide to buy, a perpetual mode TCP can be provided to them. There are situations when a commercial conflict arises between the developer and the customer due to non-payment of the agreed amount. These cases can be minimized by providing the TCP, enabled only for a particular period (number of days). After the TCP stops working on period expiry, the developer may not enable the TCP for a further period, in case of non-payment. If TCPs are deployed under the normal AMC (annual maintenance contract), then by default it is configured to work for 1 year from the date of purchase, after which customer has to get the AMC renewed for another one-year subscription. and, many more. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 13

16 While generating a TCP, the user can select the option Enable Trial Mode in Project Properties > Build Options, and specify the number of days for evaluation. The number of days is considered from the date of creation of the TCP, based on which the expiry date is calculated. The Enable Trial Mode feature in TCP (enabling the TCP for a specific period) has been introduced for offline stamping only. This feature is not applicable for Tally Shop Add-On s, which generally have a 3-day trial period. Tally Shop will not allow uploading of a TCP with an expiry date. 6.2 Enriched Compile/Build Experience Enhancements related to building of TCP have been implemented to improve the Compile/Build experience significantly. Tally.ERP 9 Version Compatibility Information It is very important for the customer to know whether the TCP provided will be compatible for the Tally.ERP 9 version running on his system or not. There is an option in Project Properties > Build Options, wherein the developer can select one of the two formats, i.e., Regular and Irreversible, before building a project to create the TCP. These are the two formats in which a TCP can be generated. Their compatibility behaviour is as follows: 1. Regular Compatible for Tally.ERP 9 Release 1.0 onwards 2. Irreversible Compatible for Tally.ERP 9 Release 3.6 onwards Any TCP compiled using the version of Tally.Developer 9 from Series A Release 3.6 onwards, contains the information about minimum compatible version of Tally.ERP 9 stored with it. When a customer tries to load the TCP in Tally, the version compatibility is checked and accordingly the TCP is allowed/ disallowed to load. - While uploading a TCP (Add-On) on Tally Shop, if the Tally.ERP 9 version compatibility information is available in the TCP, then the same will be displayed in the From Release box by default. However, a partner can specify a higher release of Tally.ERP 9 as the minimum compatible version. Specification of a release of Tally.ERP 9 lower than the minimum compatible version is not allowed. - TCPs compiled using the Tally.Developer9 releases prior to Release 3.6 will follow the existing behavior. Save before Compilation/Build Till the Release 3.3, whenever the Compile/Build option was chosen, the operation was performed based on the last saved state of the files. In Release 3.6, three new options have been provided in Tools > Preferences, namely Save All Files, Ask Before Save and Continue Without Saving. The developer has the choice to select any one of these options before building the TCP. The build process will be executed based on the option selected. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 14

17 Assume that the user has selected the option Ask Before Save in Tools > Preferences. Now, whenever he is compiling/building the project, and there are unsaved files in the Project, Tally.Developer 9 will prompt the user, asking whether to save the changes or not. But, if the user has selected Save All Files, the unsaved changes in the project will automatically be saved before compilation/build. Save and Build Two new buttons Save and Save And Build have been added in the Project Properties window. Clicking on the button Save saves the Project Properties. Clicking on Save And Build saves the Project Properties, and also builds the project to create a TCP at the same time. With the help of this enhancement, while updating the project properties, the user can immediately build the TCP. Allow Loading/Unloading of Default TDL Whenever Tally.Developer 9 starts, it loads the Default TDL project (including the Base TDL). Before Release 3.6, a command line option /nodef was supported to control the loading of Default TDL source code. With this release, the command line parameter /nodef has been removed and instead, an option Close Default TDL/Open Default TDL has been provided in the File menu. Using this option, the reference project, i.e., Default TDL, can be loaded to/unloaded from the Project Browser. If the option Close Default TDL is selected, then only the Base TDL source code will be loaded and can be used as a reference project, while creating/compiling/building a project. 6.3 Minor Enhancements/Bug Fixes TCP Files in Include Error listing Currently, when a TCP file is included in a project, it does not throw any error. However, the TCP is not included during build/compilation. From Release 3.6, if a TCP file is included in a project, it will be marked as an error, and when the user selects the option Explain this error, a message Syntax Error: File included Is a Binary File will be displayed in Build tab of the Output Window. However, when the Project Properties is saved/altered and a TCP file is included in the project then the message Binary file path\filename.tcp not added to project is displayed in the Output window. Changes related to Ignore errors option in Project Properties window The Ignore errors option has been relocated from Compilation/Execution Options tab to Build Options tab in the Project Properties window. The option Ignore errors gets disabled on selection of Irreversible format. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 15

18 We know that selecting Ignore errors instructs Tally. Developer 9 to ignore the errors found while compiling a project, and continue with the build. This was introduced to allow the TCP to be created even if some errors were found. It was useful in scenarios where the required definitions might exist as a separate TCP in deployment. While executing, the TCP generated with Ignore errors option selected, would continue to work, as the reference TCPs are available in execution mode. For Irreversible format, the loading process is skipped and the existing files are not referenced again during execution. In that case, even if the errors are ignored during compilation, it is definite that the TCP will not work when deployed. Hence, the option Ignore errors is automatically disabled when Irreversible format is selected. 7. Enhancements in the Previous Release 3.3 The major highlight of Tally.Developer 9 Release 3.3 is enhanced security and protection of TCPs along with a track of TCP de-compilation operations. New compilation format Irreversible is introduced in Tally.Developer 9 to secure the IP and the source code. A new report Decompilation Report is introduced in the Web Control Centre/Partner account to view the log of decompilation operations. 7.1 Enhancements in Build options In the pursuit to provide IP protection and enhanced source code protection, the TCP format and the De-compilation process have been changed which prevents the de-compilation by un-authorized Tally Developer serial. The previous releases of Tally.Developer 9 used two compilation formats, Regular and Secure compile, to create a TCP. The default compilation format was Regular and the TCP was compatible with all versions of Tally.ERP 9. The TCP with Regular format can be decompiled by using the decompilation service from web control centre. The TCP generated using the Secure Compile option was compatible with Tally.ERP 9 Release 1.6 onwards and can t be decompiled using earlier versions of Tally.Developer 9. Now Tally.Developer9 supports two formats while creating a TCP viz. Regular and Irreversible. The Secure Compile option has been removed from the Build Options tab of Project Properties window. A new option Irreversible has been introduced in its place. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 16

19 Figure 1 - Build Options Tab When a TCP is compiled with the irreversible format, it can t be decompiled at all. The TCP complied with Irreversible format is compatible with Tally.ERP 9 Series A Release3.3 onwards. When the same TCP is attached to previous releases of Tally.ERP 9, it will not load and the error message Attribute definition started without a valid description is displayed. The File conversion option of Tally Admin tool and Tally 7.2 migration tool now migrates the TCPs to regular format. 7.2 Decompilation Log Report The developer community is aware that de-compilation is available as service from Web Control Center. The Decompilation service allows the user to decompile one TCP at a time. The decompiled file is available as Zip file which can be downloaded and saved on the user system. There are scenarios when an account user requires a log report to view the list of all the TCPs de-compiled during a specific period or by a specific user. Furthermore TCP decompilation is a secured operation, i.e. TCP file can be decompiled only by the owner of the account or by the user who has TCP decompilation right for the current account. Example: The owner of the account is abc@tally.com and he has assigned the TCP Decompilation right to the user tdl@gmail.com. Now both the users, abc@tally.com and tdl@gmail.com can decompile a TCP which has been compiled using the associated Tally.Developer9 serial of account abc@tally.com. Please refer to the section User Creation and Assigning Decompilation Rights for further details. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 17

20 Similarly the decompilation log report is a secured report and ONLY the user with the right as Owner/TCP Decompilation can view the report. With this release a new option Decompilation Report is introduced on the Web control centre. In the section Utilities an option Decompilation Report is added along with TCP Decompilation. Figure 2 - Option Decompilation report The de-compilation report displays the number of TCPs compiled by all users of that Account for the current month. Figure 3 - TCP Decompilation Log Report The user can click on Configure to view the log report for a specific period or by TCP file name/ Account ID. Following Screen is displayed to specify the filters: Figure 4 - TCP Decompilation Log Report Configure screen The decompilation log report is displayed based on the applied filters. Figure 5 - TCP Decompilation Log Report Filtered The user can export the Decompilation Log or display the report on screen to see further details like Date of De-compilation, TCP File Name, Product Description, Status and Remarks. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 18

21 On clicking on Show List, the details along with TCP File Name and Product Description are displayed. Figure 6 - TCP Decompilation Log Report Details The action Export exports the same details like Date of De-compilation, TCP File Name, Product Description, Status and Remarks to Excel file. Figure 7 - TCP Decompilation Log Report -Exported The report is displayed only if the logged in user has Owner/TCP Decompilation right. 8. Enhancements in the Previous Release 3.0 The technology support provided for Solution-ability and Integrate-ability of Tally.ERP 9 is available as an entire set of services in the form of what we call it as Tally Development Environment (TDE). The environment comprises of Tally Definition Language (TDL) integrated with Tally.ERP 9 Platform The Tally Development Suite productized as Tally.Developer 9 (TD 9) Set of Tools - Integrated with the Development Suite Associated Support As we are already aware, Tally.Developer 9 is a comprehensive development Suit designed specifically for programming in TDL (Tally Definition Language). Tally.Developer 9 comes with its unique features in terms of Easy programming by Syntax Colouring, Tagging and Navigation of code, Auto Completion, Project Management and so on Ease of debugging with error listing and diagnosis Build, Compilation / Validation / Execution of Code from within the product Authorization techniques for TCP (Tally Compliant product) ensuring IP protection, control license usage and minimize revenue leakage. Easy Distribution mechanism using licensing and subscription renewals Easy customer serial management Access to the Complete Tally source code as a reference Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 19

22 Instant references to TDL Language API s such as Schema, Definition and Attributes, Functions, Actions and so on Ability to extend multilingual support to the product, customization, modules in localized languages with the powerful dictionary manager tool Rich set of TDL language documentation and programming samples Access Support Center Tools that help to develop and test external application's integration with tally (Tally connector) Extending these capabilities further, the latest Release 3.0-Beta comes to you with major enhancements as listed below Multi Version Default TDL Loading Optional Default TDL Loading Managing TCP's Hyperlink and Navigation Enhancements Error Handling Syntax Coloring Other Enhancements 8.1 Multi Version Default TDL Loading The developers working on tally platform are usually engaged with developing solutions for different versions of Tally.ERP 9 and validating the codes as per the default TDLs of that specific version. The latest release will support loading of Default TDLs of any Tally.ERP 9 version. The reference for the validation, error listing and compilation of the TCP will be as per the version of the Default TDL loaded at that instance. On Tally.Developer 9 installation, the Default TDL of the latest ERP 9 version available in the folder will be loaded. An option Use Default TDL from Tally.ERP 9 exe path is provided in Tools -> Preferences -> Compiler/Execution Options tab where the Default TDLs can be loaded from the Tally.ERP 9 exe path as configured for the current project execution. The naming convention followed for the Default TDL helps to identify the version of the source code which has been loaded. For ex: If the source code is loaded from Tally.ERP release 2.0 the Default TDL project will be named as Default TDL-Series A Release 2.0. Its displays the project name properly along with the Series and Release information of Tally.ERP 9 version. Both evaluation and paid subscription users will be able to load the Default TDLs of any past or future Release of Tally.ERP 9. However, in subscription expiry mode loading of future Release source codes will be restricted. 8.2 Optional Default TDL Loading Many Third Party Applications use Tally's rapid application development environment to render various complex reports using Tally Definition Language (TDL). Tally.ERP 9 acts as a front end application for various external databases to retrieve and manipulate information as and when required. Tally, being a comprehensive business application loads all the TDL's required as per the functional Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 20

23 aspects of the Application. In cases where the third party applications require using Tally purely as a development platform, loading of complete application TDLs may prove to be expensive in terms of startup time. This release onwards the application TDLs are segregated as Base TDL Files - This contains the commonly required templates like styles, variables, buttons which can be used by any report which is rendered. Default TDL Files - This contain the TDLs which are specifically meant for functional requirements of the Tally.ERP 9 application. This has enabled us to launch Tally.ERP 9 using the minimal Base TDL files avoiding the overhead of loading the Default TDL files. This can be achieved by using the command line parameter/nodef. In line with the above enhancement, the product Tally.Developer 9 Release 3.0 will also support the command line parameter/nodef. The developer who is working on developing third party applications need not refer and load the application TDLs as well. In such cases, the application needs to be started with only the Base TDLs using the option /NODEF, where he will be able refer to Base TDLs only for reusing the existing templates and styles provided. Example: C:\Program Files\Tally.Developer9\tallydeveloper.exe /NODEF 8.3 Managing TCP's The various options provided within Project Properties help in enabling the authorization techniques for TCP (Tally Compliant product) ensuring IP protection, control license usage and minimizing revenue leakage. It was already possible to specify the Author Name, the customer serial numbers and the product GUID and this information is bundled along with TCP when it is generated. These information can be retrieved back when the TCP is decompiled again. In line with the above, the following enhancements have been done to ensure better manageability and as per requirements of the Market Place which will be announced in near future. TCP Versioning It will now be possible to store the version details of the TCP being deployed for the customers. The option is available in Project Properties -> Build Options tab. The version no is visible to the customers in the TDL Configuration screen where it is being used.it also can be retrieved back when the TCP is decompiled. Output TCP location For better manageability and file organization, the developers would prefer to use separate locations for storing the working source files (.tpj,.txt,.tdl ) and the output files(.tcp ) to be deployed for customers. An option has been provided in Project properties -> Project Details tab where the users would be able to specify the Output Location ie the path where the TCP being generated will be stored. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 21

24 Serial Listing during TCP generation Since authorization is a crucial factor for the developers as well as customers using the TCP, while building the TCP the customer name and serial no s for which it is enabled is listed in the Output window. This will enable the developers to cross check again and minimize any errors at the final stages of deployment as well. 8.4 Hyperlink and Navigation Enhancements Major enhancements in this area, has made almost every piece of code navigable across various projects. In the latest release. Navigation using Ctrl+Click The navigation using Ctrl+Click has been enabled for collection, variables, inline variable and system formula identifiers also. All references used as an attribute value, function/action parameter or within an expression will navigate the user to the respective definition. Now the navigational experience has been extended to Action and Function parameters as well. If multiple definitions of the same name exist across multiple projects, then the listing for the same along with the file name is provided to the user. This helps the user to choose the particular definition to navigate to. Attribute and Definition References Attribute and Definition References option has been moved to the Navigate menu. A new reference tab has been added under the output window. This is especially dedicated to Reference Search and will list the search results within this tab. All references found are navigable in both directions i. e next and previous references using the keys Ctrl+R and Ctrl+B respectively. When Reference search is done, the result indicates the searched string along with the number of references found. Same is implemented for Search window also. 8.5 Error Handling Error handling has been considerably improved where the system is intelligent enough to highlight errors corresponding to incorrect no and type of parameters in Actions and Functions, incorrect attribute values etc. It is now possible to understand the reasons for error by right clicking on the error text. The option Explain Error is available for the same. 8.6 Syntax Coloring Improvements Syntax coloring has been enhanced further so that each and every component of the language can be uniquely identified. The following changes can be observed as per the changes Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 22

25 System formula color is changed to Black in Bold The color of keywords i.e, fixed attribute values, datatypes & operators is changed to Process Blue The blue color used for as Attributes and Modifiers is used for Actions and Functions as well The error text is marked with sqiggly underline. 8.7 Other Enhancements With an aim to ensure continued support for TDL and Tally.Developer 9 for the developer community we had provided the access to Support Center from the help menu earlier. This release onwards users will also be able to access Online Help available in the help menu. Using this they will be able to address common problems faced by developers and will be updated with the latest changes on Tally Development Environment. The various configurations setting applicable for the Browser windows like Definition, Action, Function, Schema browser do not require a restarting of the application. 9. Enhancements in the Previous Release 2.0 With each release of the Tally.ERP9, the TDL language is enriched with new capabilities. These capabilities make it possible to introduce new features and functionalities in the Tally.ERP9 application. There have been major changes and revamps in the Default Code in order to deliver the Remote Edit Capability in the product. It is advisable to refer to the source code and the section on TDL Enhancements for Remoting within TDL Reference Manual to develop and modify customizations working in Remote Edit Environment. Our continuous efforts to provide you with the Source Code of Tally.ERP 9 along with major Enhancements for making the life of TDL Developer easy has enabled us to provide you with the latest version of Tally.Developer 9 Release 2.0. In order to extend the Multilingual Capability of Tally.ERP 9, the Dictionary Manager Tool is being provided to you, which will revolutionize the usage of Tally.ERP 9 across the world where emphasis is on using their own language for all official purposes. With every Release, we strive to provide you with the best possible documentation and help available within the Development Environment itself. In this direction, the following enhancements have been done in the current Release. Major Enhancements Function Browser Introduced Action Browser Introduced Property Window introduced for All Browsers Auto complete enabled for Actions and Events TCP Decompilation Enhancements Dictionary Manager Tool Available Now Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 23

26 9.1 Function Browser Introduced In addition to the Definition and Schema browser, Functions browser is also available in the application now. The introduction of the function browser will provide the application developer an instant reference. The Function browser displays the list of all the predefined functions available in the TDL which can be viewed alphabetically or category wise. The Function Browser displays the descriptions pertaining to the usage, number of parameters along with parameter description in the corresponding Property Window. 9.2 Action Browser Introduced In addition to the Definition, Function and Schema browser, a Action browser is introduced in this Release. Action browser provides Alphabetical, Category Wise and Definition wise the listing of all the actions available. This option to enable the same is provided in the "Preferences" menu. The property window displays complete information for all these Actions along with the various Parameters which it takes. 9.3 Property Window introduced for all browsers A new window is added below the Browser window in the Tally.Developer 9 application. The property window displays the details of the selected item in the Browser window. Based on the selections it displays the details like number of files, alias, category, return type, mode etc. For example, if the project name is selected in the Project browser then the property window displays the details like Project Name, Product GUID, Total number of files etc. If a function name is selected in function browser then the property window displays the details like total number of parameters, mandatory parameters, category, execution mode and return type etc. The Help Strings corresponding to the usage of any Attribute, Function and Action is provided in this window. 9.4 Auto complete for Actions and Events Auto Complete option is enabled for Actions and Events as well. The usage of this option in the editor window enables the programmer to get a complete listing of Actions/Events available in the current context on pressing the Ctrl + Spacebar keys. The syntax coloring now applies for Actions and Event Keywords. 9.5 Licensing Processes Simplifications The Licensing operations are simplified and more elaborate messages are displayed after each operation. Work In Temporary mode option is removed from the product since the user can now procure the Unlock key from the web site itself by using the Self Support option. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 24

27 9.6 TCP Decompilation Enhancements As we already know, that the TCP decompilation facility is available from Website. This generates a zip file corresponding to the TCP file after decompilation. The zip file will now include the ".tpj" file (Project file) along with the ".txt" and ".tdl"(source files) as well. On successful decompilation the following details will also be available on the screen. i.e. the Tally Developer Serial No and the Tally Serial Nos for which it was compiled is also made available. Figure 8 - TCP Decompilation 9.7 Dictionary Manager Tool Available Now A new tool Dictionary Manager is introduced which will enable the developer community to translate the default product as well as user TDLs in any language available across the world. With the usage of this tool you can now extend multilingual support for Tally.ERP 9 in German, Portuguese, French, Oriya, Assamese and in any language of your choice. The Base Dictionary for the Default Product is available in the installation folder itself. The respective filenames for Tally.ERP 9, Tally.ERP 9 International and Stat are TallyBase.dci, TallyIntlBase.dci and StatBase.dci The application can translate the strings used in the default product and customized TDLs in specific language and create a final dictionary file (.DCT) to distribute it along with the product and the TCP. The dictionary files also can be secured by providing the authentication details. The process of securing the.dct file is similar to the TCP compilation. The Dictionary Manager Tool is available in the Evaluation Version as well. The primary intent is to enable users to understand the usage and functionality. However, the final Dictionary File creation is limited to inclusion of Ten published Strings Only. Minor enhancements Version and Release information is displayed in the left portion of the Status bar. In all the browsers, Tree View now provides the functionality to expand and collapse any of the items on right click. The Keyword color is changed to Process Blue Color. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 25

28 10. Enhancements in the Previous Release Activation and Licensing Changes Activate and Re-Activate menu contains two separate menu items to Activate/Re-activate a single site and multi site license till Tally.Developer 9 Release 1.0. Now the Activation and Re Activation process is enhanced. This release onwards these menu items will not display separate options for single site and multi site. Activate The activation process is enhanced to display single site activation screen by default. Instead of displaying two separate options for activation of single site and multi-site license, a button Multi Site is added in the Activation screen. Now Activation doesn't have any sub menu. If the user is using a multi-site license, then he can click on the Multi Site button to activate/reactivate multi-site license. Re-activate After surrendering the license Tally.Developer 9 will be in educational mode. To work again in full license mode the user has to Re-activate the license. At present, the re-activation is a two step process: 1. Select the Re activate option from license menu and then provide valid Tally.Net Account ID and password. After the validation, the User will receive an Unlock key. 2. The Unlock key must be entered to complete the re-activation process. The re-activation option is enhanced in the current release to activate the application immediately if the authentication details are valid. The Unlocking step has been removed so now onwards no UNLOCK key will be sent by after reactivation. After re-activation the application will be in full license mode. Please refer the document Getting Started with Tally.Developer9 for the detailed explanation of re-activation process Web Control Centre Enhancements Reset password All the Tally.NET accounts have an Account ID and a password. When the account is created, a system generated password is assigned and the flexibility is given to the user to change the Tally.Net password later. It so happens that the user may not change the password for long time. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 26

29 In case the user has forgotten the password and does not have the activation mail in which the password was sent, he can request to reset his password online. The present Reset Password operation is a three step process. 1. On selecting the Reset password option, a confirmation link is sent. 2. The user has to click on the confirmation link and 3. A system generated password is sent to the user. After receiving the system generated password the user needs to login to the web control centre and then change the password. Now the Reset password process is made as two step process: On selecting the Reset password option, a confirmation link will be sent to the specified id as shown. Figure 9 - Reset Password mail format 4. Now the user will be prompted to select the password on clicking the confirmation link as shown. Figure 10 - Reset Password Screen 5. Enter the new password in the fields, New Password and Repeat. 6. Click on Save button. Now onwards use the new password while logging to Tally.NET account. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 27

30 Change password The user has the flexibility to change system generated Tally.NET password anytime. For enhanced security now the user is forced to change the Tally.NET password, once he logs in to the Web Control centre for the first time. The change password screen is displayed when the user performs any of the following operations for the first time. Remote Login Login to control centre Login to support centre Login to the Tally web site Figure 11 - Change Password Screen Steps to change password are as follows: 1. Enter the password received in the activation mail in the field Old Password. 2. Enter the new password in the fields, New Password and Repeat. 3. Click on save button. Now onwards use the new password while logging to Tally.NET account Unlock Key from Web Control Centre The users are aware that activation is a two step process, viz., Activation and Unlock. After activation the Unlock key is sent to the id provided as Account ID. But due to the network or service provider settings the Unlock key gets delayed. Now the user can get the Unlock key directly from the Tally web site. Go to this link to reach Unlock page. On Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 28

31 go to Support -> Self Support -> Get Unlock Key. The page will be displayed as shown: Figure 12 - Unlock Page Now enter the serial number and click on submit. The unlock key will be displayed in the page itself. 11. Enhancements in the Previous Release 1.0 Introducing you to the Gold Release of our Product Tally.Developer 9 Series A Release 1.0. As a developer on Tally Platform we have been using the prior versions of the Tally Development Environment (comprising of Tally.Developer 9 Alpha/Beta, Tally Developer 2.7) and completely understand the importance of Source Code protection The Gold Release comes to you with major changes on the Licensing framework and Security aspects of the source code. We have provided with the options of Secure Compile in the product itself.decompilation is provided as a Service from the Web Control Center to allow only the authorized users with the facility of Decompilation. The Support Center provides the developer with the ease of query posting/resolution from within the product interface itself Activation and Licensing Changes In Tally we have the concept of Multi Product, Multi Site Licensing Framework. From this Gold Release onwards Tally.Developer 9 also follows the same licensing principles. We can have a better understanding of the Framework by breaking it up into the following 1. Multi Product Licensing 2. Multi Site Accounts Multi Product Licensing All products of Tally follow a common licensing principle. Generally in the multi user environment, the license is activated on a system on which the license server is installed. It is now possible to use Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 29

32 a common license server for all the tally products. The same license server can be used to perform licensing operations pertaining to any of the tally Products. Only one serial pertaining to each product can be activated using the same License server. Multi Site Accounts In Tally, multiple sites with different Tally products can be activated under a common centralized account. These accounts are called Multisite Accounts. The sites can be centrally managed by the Account Administrator and locally by the Site Administrator. Different products with different serial numbers/different flavors can be activated at each site. In context of the above licensing framework, the options Activation and Reactivation in the License Menu is enhanced. Activate The Activation menu item now has an option First Time Activation. Activation screen now displays on selecting the option First Time Activation. In the activation screen the user has to enter the details like serial number, activation screen and id. If an account already exists for the specified id a resolution screen is displayed. In this case two options are given to the user. 1. To activate Tally.Developer 9 as a separate site under the same account. 2. To specify a new id altogether. In this case Tally.developer 9 will be activated under a new Account. Reactivate The reactivate menu item now has two options Reactivate Single Site license and Reactivate MultiSite License. In case the reactivation is required for Tally.Developer 9 which is the only site under a particular Account then we need to select Reactivate Single Site license. In case reactivation is required for Tally.Developer 9 which is activated as an additional site under Multisite Account then the option Reactivate Multi-Site License is to be selected. Surrender/Update Prior to this release the Update and Surrender option didn't require any authentication as we didn't have the concept of Accounts.Now the option Surrender and Update are enhanced to ask for authentication details like Account ID and Password. The user must enter the valid Tally.NET account ID and Password which which was used for Activation.These operations can only be performed by the authorized user. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 30

33 11.2 Syntax Color Changes This release onwards color Mulberry is used for better readability to mark the values of attributes, if it is a definition reference, keyword or string. In earlier releases, Orange color was used for the same Secure Compilation As the developer community is aware Tally Developer allows Compilation and Decompilation of file. Compilation is a process to create a TCP, which is an encrypted file and can be compiled to load with specific Tally.ERP9 serials. Decompilation is a process to retrieve the source code of the original file(s) from the TCP. Decompilation can be done using the Tally Developer serial which is used for compilation. There were some instances where the TCP files have been decompiled by unauthorized Tally Developer serials. With an aim of enhanced source code protection and security of TCP, the TCP format and Decompilation process is changed which prevents the decompilation by unauthorized Tally Developer serial. We have introduced a new flag Secure Compile as an option in the Project Properties. When this option is selected then the TCP generated is a secured TCP and is compatible with Tally.ERP 9 Release 1.6 onwards. This can neither be loaded with Tally.ERP 9 Release 1.6 and below nor can be decompiled using earlier versions of Tally.Developer 9. If this option is not required user can deselect the Secure Compile flag. In that case the TCP generated will be compatible with all versions of Tally.ERP 9 and can be decompiled using prior versions of Tally.Developer 9 also. The File conversion option of Tally Admin tool now migrates the TCPs to new format and marks them as Secured TCPs by default Decompilation as a Service Available from Web Control Centre For enhanced security the decompilation option is removed from Tally Developer application. Now decompilation is available as service from Web Control Center. This facility is available only for valid Silver/Gold subscription users. Users with free evaluation serials are not authorized for using this service. The Decompilation service allows the user to decompile one TCP at a time. The decompiled file is available as Zip file which can be downloaded and saved on the user system. Steps for Decompilation To decompile a TCP, Log in on the web control center with your valid Tally.NET Account id and follow steps as given below: Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 31

34 1. Select the option TCP Decompilation from the section Licensing as shown: The Decompilation screen is displayed as shown: Figure 13 - License and Configuration Figure 14 - Decompilation screen 2. Click on Browse button to select the TCP. 3. Click on DeCompile. Following message is displayed: Figure 15 - Decompilation success message 4. Click on the link Download File to save the decompiled source code. The decompiled source code is available as zip file. While buying the TDE subscription you can specify your existing Tally Developer 2.7 serial number. In this case the Tally Developer 2.7 serial will be automatically linked to the new Tally.Developer9 serial number and will be available under a common account.within this framework user will be authorized to decompile TCP's which are compiled by either Tally Developer 2.7 serial or Tally.Developer 9 serial number. More than one Tally Developer 2.7 serial or Tally.Developer9 Alpha/Beta serial numbers can be linked to the new Tally.Developer9 serial number by sending a request to support.tallydeveloper@tallysolutions.com. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 32

35 You need to migrate the TCP's using Tally Admin tool to the Tally.ERP 9 format in order to decompile it from Web User Creation and Assigning Decompilation Rights The account administrator can create user and assign them Decompilation rights. This is a two step process : Create security level and Create User and assign the security level. Creating Security Level Log in on the web control center and follow the steps to create security level: 1. Select the option Create Security Level from the section User Management as shown: Figure 16 - User Management 2. The Create Security Level screen is displayed as follows: 3. Specify the name of the Security Level. Figure 17 - Create Security Level screen Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 33

36 4. Now select Manage TCP Decompile from section Allow the following facilities as shown: Figure 18 - Create Security Level screen 5. Click on the arrow head button to add Manage TCP Decompile in the section Already allowed following facilities as shown: Figure 19 - Create Security Level screen 6. Click on the button Save to create the security Level. Create User and assign the security level After creating the security level, follow the steps to assign the decompilation right to a user. 1. Select option Create User from the section User Management as shown: Figure 20 - Create User option Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 34

37 2. A Create User screen is displayed as shown: Figure 21 - Create User screen 3. Select the security level created with Manage TCP Decompile and enter the users Tally.NET id. 4. Select the check box Remote User if the user is allowed to remote login. Support Centre Enablement Help Menu Tally Developer users send their TDL or Tally Developer related queries and enhancement requests to the Tally Developer Support Desk ID. For sending the queries the user has to switch to other mail client applications like Microsoft Outlook Express or to the service providers site. Now a new option Support Centre is added in the Help menu to allow the user to send TDL or Tally.Developer 9 issues to support.tallydeveloper@tallysolutions.com from Tally.Developer 9 application itself. When the option Support Centre is selected it directly launches Support Centre screen/interface of Tally.ERP 9 applications. The Tally.ERP9 exe path must be specified in the Tools > Preferences and then selecting the tab Compiler/Execution Option before selecting support Centre. As soon as the Tally.ERP 9 support centre interface is displayed, it asks for user id and password. By default it displays the Account ID/Site ID used to activate the Tally.Developer 9. User has the option to log in using the Tally.ERP 9 Account Id and password also. If the user logs in using the same Id then the s are directly sent to the TDL Support Desk ID i.e; support.tallydeveloper@tallysolutions.com. If the user logs in using the Tally.ERP 9 Account ID then the s are sent to support@tallysolutions.com. 12. Enhancements in the Previous Beta Build 44 Introducing you to the Beta version of our product Tally.Developer 9. From this release onwards there will not be any major changes on the features and functionalities of the product. In the current build we have mainly made enhancements in the look and feel of Preferences. The settings are more user friendly. Certain capabilities like migrating customer serials, UDF validation have been added. Proxy Configurations, Work in Temporary license mode and Configure License provides the user with various licensing configuration settings. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 35