Tally.Server 9 Release 4.6 Release Notes 26 th April 2013
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Contents Tally.Sever 9 Release 4.6 1 Enhancements... 1 1.1 Tally.Server Monitor...1 2 Issues Resolved... 1 2.1 Licensing & Deployment...1 2.2 Tally.Server...1 Tally.Sever 9 Release 4.51 - (19.03.2013) 1 Connectivity, Compatibility and Security... 2 2 Issues Resolved... 2 2.1 Licensing & Deployment...2 2.2 Tally.Server...2 2.3 Tally.Server Monitor...2 Tally.Sever 9 Release 4.5 - (14.01.2013) 1 Tally.Server 9... 3 Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. i
Tally.Sever 9 Release 4.6 1. Enhancements 1.1 Tally.Server Monitor Now, the administrator can schedule Tally.Server 9 to automatically create backup of data at a specified time, and at a desired location. Tally.Server Monitor has been enhanced to retain information (number of reports viewed, printed, edited, etc.) from the last session, even after Tally.Server 9 service/system is restarted. This ensures continuity of monitoring, giving a real-time picture of operations. The e-mail ID last entered in Name of Tally.NET User field will be retained. The user, therefore, doesn t have to key in the ID for every login. The buttons N: Sort Next and P: Sort Previous have been renamed to N: Sort Next Column and P: Sort Previous Column respectively. This will provide better understanding of the purpose of these buttons to the user, which is to sort information being displayed according to the counts in Viewed/Printed/Exported/Edited columns. Now, filling of From and To date fields is compulsory. This will ensure that only the necessary data is filtered and displayed. 2. Issues Resolved 2.1 Licensing & Deployment In Startup screen, the options S: Surrender License and S: Manage Server were having the same shortcut key (Alt+S). The shortcut key for Surrender License option is changed to Alt+L, the option being L: Surrender License, and the issue has been resolved. 2.2 Tally.Server Whenever there was a temporary loss of connectivity, the error message Data Files damaged! Need to Rewrite was being displayed for Tally.ERP 9 clients. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 1
Tally.Sever 9 Release 4.51 - (19.03.2013) 1. Connectivity, Compatibility and Security Tally.Server 9 needs to be connected to the Internet for smooth operations which include user authentication and license management. The compatibility of Tally.Server 9 Release 4.51 with Tally.ERP 9 Series A is as below: Tally.ERP 9 Series A Release Tally.Server 9 Release Compatibility 4.5 4.5 Compatible 4.5 4.51 Compatible 4.51 4.5 Not compatible 4.51 4.51 Compatible Release 4.51 onwards, Security Access is enabled by default, and only authorised Tally.NET users (users added by the administrator under Security Access for Tally.Server) can perform data management activities, viz. Backup, Restore, Rewrite, Create Company, Split Company. Security Access cannot be disabled. The administrator will have default access to Tally.Server Monitor, wherein Security Access for the aforementioned activities can be configured. 2. Issues Resolved 2.1 Licensing & Deployment While reactivating Tally.Server 9 License on a 64-bit operating system, Error Code 85 was being displayed. 2.2 Tally.Server When Auto Backup was enabled, and 60 versions had been created, while overwriting the 1st version with the 61st version, the error message Failed to contact TallyServer. (send failed. Error Code: 10053/10054) Please contact your administrator. was being displayed. 2.3 Tally.Server Monitor When the same user logged into a company from two different instances of Tally.ERP 9, in one with the user name in lowercase and in the other with the user name in uppercase, Tally.Server Monitor displayed both as separate logins in User View, whereas they should be displayed as a single login. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 2
Tally.Sever 9 Release 4.5 - (14.01.2013) 1. Tally.Server 9 Tally.Server 9, a new product which can be installed in the server machine and run as a service, has been developed by Tally to provide an unparalleled usability experience for secure and concurrent data access in your multi user environment. It is an extremely simple-to-deploy product which also provides advanced monitoring and administrative control: Performing operations in a frictionless environment: Multiple users will be able to simultaneously load companies, save transactions, export reports, print reports, import data, take backup and perform other data related activities without experiencing any downtime or wait state. Keeping the data file safely invisible and providing controlled access: The data files will be managed through Tally.Server 9. The physical location or path for the data on the server need not be disclosed or made accessible to any user. The clients just require the name of the data server, which will be enough to access and operate Tally.ERP 9. Furthermore, operations for company data management, namely Backup, Restore, Rewrite, Create Company, and Split Company, are also controlled with server level permissions. Analysing system usage and user activities to optimise the various processes and time spent on them: Since the access is controlled through Tally.Server 9, the authorised users will be able to monitor who is currently logged in, which companies are open, track the activities and even disconnect users if such a requirement arises. Minimising instances of system unavailability: Availability of the system is important for any business. With Tally.Server 9, data backup can be taken anytime without affecting either the speed of access for users or the reliability of data that is backed up. In other words, users can continue recording transactions or generating reports while the backup is happening - There is zero downtime for backup. Currently in a multi user environment, database for Tally.ERP 9 Series A is shared with users via the Windows Shared service. This process has its own limitations with regard to data security, performance, and speed during concurrent usage by multiple users. Benefits for the business More than 100 client machines can access data at a time. Multiple users can concurrently read (e.g. view reports) and write (e.g. record transactions) data. Administrators can have control over who accesses the data on the server; permissions provided will be user-specific. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 3