Adobe® LiveCycle® Data Services ES is the server-based technology that streamlines the integration of rich Internet applications (RIAs) with LiveCycle Services, J2EE applications, and business logic. This release aligns with the releases of Adobe Flex® 3 and Adobe Flex Builder™ 3. It provides new and enhanced capabilities for enterprise developers building application utilizing Flex and LiveCycle. A complete list of new features is contained in the documentation. Below are some highlights.
New and Enhanced Features
Alignment with Flex 3
LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6 supports the releases of Flex 3 and Flex Builder 3.
Improved LiveCycle Foundation Integration Features
You can now define data management data sources with LiveCycle ES components, the mechanism you use to write new components with LiveCycle Foundation. We also support: single-signon for LiveCycle remoting applications, LiveCycle services which use the enumerated data type, and provide the ability to push changes to Flex clients in real-time from LiveCycle processes. (Requires LC ES 8.2)
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Discuss LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6 in the forumsImproved RTMP Performance and Scalability
Supports more concurrent users on the same server infrastructure.
Scalable HTTP Based Channel
Supports thousands of connections for each Java process. You can use our RTMP channel if you are able to make these connections from your clients directly to the LC DS process. You can use the scalable HTTP based channel infrastructure if your clients can only connect to your servers using the HTTP protocol (i.e. based on proxy servers used by your clients or firewall limitations used by your servers). Using LC DS's flexible ChannelSet mechanism, it is easy to support a list of channels so your clients can connect using the implementation which provides the most efficient implementation.
Data Management Paging Improvements
LC DS 2.5.1 introduced a mechanism which let you page from the clients directly to the database but this mechanism was not supported with the "auto sync" feature. With this new release, that restriction has been removed. You can now do very efficient on-demand paging directly to the database while the clients are kept up to date with the latest changes. You can also now turn on paging for associations in your object model which improves the efficiency with which you can manipulate large object models.
Data Management Offline Improvements
Using the SQL database contained in Adobe's AIR runtime, we can use the offline support introduced in LC DS 2.5.1 to persist data directly to a SQL database. With very little additional code, you can use an application written to use data management offline with complete access to any data and queries you executed online by simply specifying a cache id and either using the auto-save option or explicitly saving queries or items you want to persist offline for retrieval later.
Data Management Improved Subtype Support
Data management now supports object models where associations are added in a sub-type. Previously a single destination could manage a type hierarchy but all types had to have the same set of associations. Now you can define a destination for each class which parallels the object hierarchy using a new "extends" attribute. A subclass can add additional associations.
Data Management and Hibernate Improvements
Configuration of hibernate destinations has been made much simpler and less error prone. Support for Hibernate Annotations is also provided.
A complete list of new features is contained in the documentation. We appreciate your participation in the beta release.
Getting Started
Follow these steps to begin experiencing the LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6 beta:
- Download the LiveCycle Data Services ES beta
- Read the Release Notes and follow the Installation Instructions.
- Read the LiveCycle ES Developer's Guide
- Check out the sample applications that are included in the installation. Start with the Test Drive sample application if you want to ramp up quickly.
- Report bugs or feature requests in the LiveCycle Data Services ES public bug database
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Ask questions and share your feedback in the LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6 forum
Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
Community
Below you'll find references and links to help you participate in the LiveCycle Data Services user community.
Online Forum
Ask questions, discuss, and share feedback with other users in the online forums.
Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
Public Bug Database
Report bugs or feature requests in the LiveCycle Data Services ES public bug database.
Visit the LiveCycle Data Services ES public database
Resources
- LiveCycle Data Services ES product page
- LiveCycle ES Developer Center
- Flex 3 product page
- Christophe Coenraets' weblog
User Groups and Adobe Community Experts
If you want to learn more about releases on Labs as well as other Adobe technologies, visiting a user group or connecting with an Adobe Community Expert is a great place to start.
Product Details
Documentation
- Installation Instructions
- Developer’s Guide
- ActionScript Language Reference
- Java Language Reference
- Integrating LiveCycle Data Services ES with ColdFusion 8
- Setting up an SDK, Compilers, and Flex Builder for LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6
FAQ
- What are the new features in LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6?
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A summary of the enhancements and new capabilities is as follows:
- Improved LiveCycle Foundation Integration Features (requires LC ES 8.2)
- Improved RTMP Performance and Scalability
- Scalable HTTP Based Channel
- Data Management Paging Improvements
- Data Management Offline Improvements
- Data Management Improved Subtype Support
- When is LiveCycle Data Services ES version 2.6 going to be generally available?
- The exact date has not been publicly announced, the public beta is expected to run several weeks allowing customers to try the newest capabilities prior to general availability later this year.
- Where do I submit bugs and enhancement requests for the software and documentation during the public beta?
- Please submit bugs and enhancement requests in the LiveCycle Data Services ES public bug database and specify system information such as your operating system and version number.
- Where can I provide general feedback or communicate with other developers using the public beta LiveCycle Data Services ES?
- To provide feedback or ask questions about LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6 during the public beta, we have made a created an online discussion forum.
See answers to more Frequently Asked Questions
System Requirements
Platform Support
- Windows 2000 and Vista, x86, x64
- Windows 2003 x86, x64, IPF
- Solaris 9 and 10 SPARC
- RedHat Linux AS 4 and 5, x86, x64
- Suse Enterprise Linux 9 and 10, x86, x64
- Suse Enterprise Linux 9 and 10, zSeries (with IBM WebSphere only)
- IBM AIX 5.3, PPC (with IBM WebSphere only)
- HP-UX 11i v3 IPF, PA/RISC (with BEA Weblogic only)
AppServer Support
- Apache Tomcat 6.0.x
- JBoss Application Server 4.2.2 4.0.3 SP1+, 4.2.x
- BEA Weblogic 9 and 10
- IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1.x
- Fujitsu Interstage 9
- Hitachi Cosminexus 7
- NEC WebOTX
- Oracle 10G AS (10.1.3)
- SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1 SP3
- Adobe JRun 4 Updater 7
JDK
- Sun JDK 5
- BEA JRockit 5
- IBM JDK 5
Release Notes
This release of LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6 is prerelease, beta-quality software and is designed for evaluation purposes only. The software contained within the downloads is not yet complete; but, many additions to the product are fully implemented and ready for you to try and discuss.
The Release Notes detail known issues in this prerelease version of LiveCycle Data Services ES 2.6.
