The information in these Release Notes applies to Micro Focus File Reporter 4.0 and contains the following sections:
The following are new features introduced in File Reporter 4.0.
File Reporter 4.0 introduces basic support for scanning and reporting on unstructured data stored with the following Microsoft 365 cloud applications:
OneDrive for Business
SharePoint Online
Teams
File Reporter 4.0 adds basic scan options for metadata file scans to include file content hashing.
Hashing is optional per scan policy, and can include one or more of the following hash algorithms:
SHA2-256
QuickXorHash (for use with Office 365 file hash comparisons)
NOTE:Use of this feature currently will update the Last Access timestamp for any files on file systems where this timestamp is still enabled for dynamic update.
When enabled, this option provides a high-level guarantee for duplicate file detection and can be reported against using Custom Query reports.
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The following database versions and editions are supported:
SSQL Server 2019 (Windows Server, Linux)
SQL Server 2017 (Windows Server, Linux)
SQL Server 2016 SP2 (Windows Server)
The following SQL Server Editions are supported:
Standard
Enterprise
PostgreSQL 13
PostgreSQL 12
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All components using .NET Framework now require .NET Framework 4.8.
For components using .NET Core 3.1, the following requirements are in place:
.NET Core applications are delivered as self-contained applications and do not require a system-wide installation of .NET Core.
.NET Core applications are only supported on Windows platforms for this release.
Components with .NET Framework dependencies include a reference to the associated .NET Framework installer and will upgrade any previously installed versions.
NOTE:Updates to.NET Framework may require a reboot of the operating system to complete.
The following are updates introduced in File Reporter 4.0.
The Engine has been updated to use OpenSSL 1.1.1.
The Tika service installed with AgentFC has been updated for recent releases of OpenJDK 11.0.7, Tika 1.24.1 and updated SQLite drivers.
The DevExpress reporting components have been updated to version 2020.1.
File Reporter 4.0 may be directly upgraded from the following previous versions:
File Reporter 3.5
File Reporter 3.6
To upgrade from an earlier release, first upgrade to one of the versions listed here, then upgrade to File Reporter 4.0.
AgentFS does not currently support scanning against nested DFS targets, where a DFS target references another DFS link or target path.
Refreshing a Preview Report using F5 or Ctl+R might cause an error related to invalid state information. This error is only present with Firefox and can be corrected by issuing a forced refresh, such as using Ctl+F5, or by closing and re-opening the Preview Report.
Support for Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge Legacy browsers are discontinued.
Please use the latest release of one of the following supported desktop browsers:
Chrome
Firefox
Edge (new version)
Starting with File Reporter 4.0, SQL Server 2016 or later is required. Installations upgrading from a previous version of File Reporter installed against an earlier version of SQL Server must upgrade SQL Server first prior to upgrade.
NOTE:The latest version of SQL Server is generally recommended.
Starting with File Reporter 4.0, PostgreSQL 11 or later is required. Installations upgrading from a previous version of File Reporter installed against an earlier version of PostgreSQL must upgrade PostgreSQL first prior to upgrade.
NOTE:The latest version of PostgreSQL is generally recommended.
In order to provide a more intentional approach to platform support that coincides with the requirements of its customer base and OES releases, Micro Focus has chosen to direct File Reporter support for OES to a dedicated product offering set and release schedule. To that end, the File Reporter 3.x product line will continue to support eDirectory/OES installations and evolve in doing so with forthcoming releases and later versions.
The File Reporter 4.x product line has an exclusive focus on Microsoft ecosystem environments including Active Directory/Windows/NTFS as well as Microsoft 365 environments and will continue to evolve in doing do with forthcoming releases and later versions.