Marshal Reporting Console

Version: 2.1.0, Last Revision: March 27, 2009

These notes are additional to the Marshal Reporting Console Installation Guide and Help.

The information in this document is current as of the date of publication. To check for any later information, please see Marshal Knowledge Base article Q12227.

Table of Contents

What's New
Supported MailMarshal and WebMarshal Versions
Hardware and Software Requirements
Installation
Upgrading
Change History

What's New

For more information about additional minor features and bug fixes, see the change history.

Features New in 2.1

• Supports WebMarshal reports as well as MailMarshal SMTP reports.
• The currency symbol used in reports is now configurable.
• Some SSRS settings can be configured during MRC installation (if SSRS 2005 and MRC are installed on the same server).
• Supports installation on Vista and Windows Server 2008 64 bit editions (as a 32 bit application).
• Supports SQL Server 2008.
• Requires SP2 for SQL Server 2005.

Features New in 2.0.1

• Web based interface
• Reports generated through Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
• Report scheduling
• Support for email delivery of reports
• Support for FTP upload of reports. FTP and Explicit FTPS connections are supported.
• Use one Reports Console installation to report on more than one MailMarshal SMTP database (select a single database when creating a report)

Supported MailMarshal and WebMarshal Versions

Marshal Reporting Console supports reporting on data logged by the following product versions:

• MailMarshal SMTP 6.2 and above
• WebMarshal 6.1 and above

Hardware and Software Requirements

The following are hardware and software prerequisites for the Marshal Reporting Console installation.

• MailMarshal SMTP or WebMarshal databases (the data to be reported on) can reside on any SQL Server that is supported by the MailMarshal or WebMarshal version.
• If Reporting Console databases are installed on the same computer as the MailMarshal SMTP or WebMarshal databases to be reported on, the requirements for those databases must also be considered. For information about database sizing, see the User Guide for each product.

Installation

For help with installation, see the Installation Guide available from the Marshal website.

• When installing prerequisites on Windows XP, be sure that IIS is enabled before you install the .NET framework. If you do not follow this sequence, the SQL Express Advanced or Marshal Reporting Console installation will fail. For more information, see Marshal Knowledge Base article Q12054.
• Problems connecting to the Report Server during installation could be caused by proxy settings. See Marshal Knowledge base article Q12205.

The following Knowledge Base articles may also be of interest:

• Q12088: Setting up automatic logon to Web Based Reports
• Q12090: Browser security settings affect Reporting Console function
• Q12126: User permissions lost after deleting and re-creating Active Directory group

Upgrading

Marshal Reporting Console 2.1 can be used to upgrade MailMarshal Reporting Console 2.0.1.

Upgrade Notes:

• Marshal Reporting Console 2.1 requires .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Before upgrading, ensure this prerequisite is installed on the server.
• You will be required to re-enter the password of the impersonation account.
• Upgrading updates the existing configuration database, and changes Start menu items and Registry locations.
• All existing MailMarshal database configurations and scheduled reports are retained. No change to the MailMarshal databases is required.
  • If you later edit the database information in MRC, or remove and re-add the database to MRC, you will be asked to re-add the stored procedures due to a minor naming change that does not affect functionality.
• The product install location does not change on upgrade.
• The website URL path does not change on upgrade, because users may have bookmarked the existing URL. If you want to change the URL path, it is easiest to uninstall the MailMarshal Reporting Console and then install the Marshal Reporting Console 2.1. Choose to use the existing configuration database. All existing configuration will be retained.
• Any reports that you scheduled or created before upgrading will continue to use the $ symbol for currency. You can update the currency symbol for existing reports by editing the reports and setting the currency symbol manually. All new reports created after upgrade will use the global currency symbol by default.

Marshal Reporting Console can also be installed side by side with the earlier MailMarshal Reports and WebMarshal Reports applications.

Change History       

The following additional items have been changed or updated in the specific build versions of Marshal Reporting Console listed.

Note: The information in this document is current as of the date of publication. To check for any later information, please see Marshal Knowledge Base article Q12227.

2.1.0 (March 27, 2009)

2.0.1.438 (August 06, 2008)

• Initial Product Release

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