Gateway

There have been many changes since version 4.5.0. Database transaction handling has been improved for users deploying MySQL database back-ends. Developers will like the decreased compile times due in part to the reduction in modules and a new dependency aware build script. Tax users will find the new document viewer and search features appealing and useful. Several minor bugfixes and changes are also included.

Many new modules have been developed since the
last release, including a Streamlined Sales Tax
registration web service client and test server.
The module layout has been flattened to allow more
flexibility in developing and working with each
module individually. The web portal has undergone
an appearance and navigation "face lift".
Experimental support for Modernized eFile has been
added as a preview of things to come. Several
small changes were made to improve clustering
capabilities.

All XML data is now fully validated against the
appropriate schemas and run through a new modular
rule system. The back end processing interface is
now pluggable, so users can connect the gateway to
their own processing system without too much
effort. Unit tests have been improved with the
creation of a data generator. JBoss 4.2.1 is now
fully supported.

New features include support for JBoss 4.2.0 and
conversion from MyFaces to JSF RI. The custom tags
have been rewritten to use the new Unified
Expression Language. A demo mode was implemented
and benchmarking tools were created. There are a
few new ant targets written for packaging release
files. An exception that was happening in
putJobAcknowledgements was solved. An IE 7.0
browser bug was fixed.