=================================================================================================== matchIT Web Copyright (c) 2009-2020 helpIT systems ltd. All rights reserved. =================================================================================================== Version 2.5.2.20 Released 19th May 2020 The matchIT API's release notes can be found in: C:\Program Files\Common Files\matchIT API\release notes.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5.2 - 28th November 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - New DeleteRecords and OutputRecords web methods to offer GDPR data compliance. - Updated to the 2018Q1 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2018Q2 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2018Q3 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2018Q4 Loqate DLLs. - New StripSuiteFromPrimaryAddressLine option in Web.config, added to US Addressing, for stripping Suite info out of Address1. - Updated to the 2019Q1 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2019Q2 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to latest Loqate CASS DLLs. - Updated to the 2019Q3 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2019Q4 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2020Q1 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2020Q2 Loqate DLLs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5.1 - 05th December 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Include MiddleNames in the list of field mappings. - Include DateOfBirth in the list of field mappings. - Microsoft IIS will be automatically installed or upgraded if necessary. - Upgrade AccumailGoldDotNet.dll for the US Addressing Service to version 1.0.7.0 in line with the latest data - Improved error handling for expired activations. - Indexes generated for ID on all datasources. - Updated to the 2017Q3 Loqate DLLs. - Updated to the 2017Q4 Loqate DLLs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5.0 - 29th January 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.4.7) - findIT S2 has been rebranded as matchIT Web. - Updated to the 2016Q1 Loqate DLLs. - New topxrecords option added to search service. - New PotentialCount property added to ResultItem for search service. - The character translation feature for the international addressing service now offers country specific translation. - Revert to installing 32 bit Loqate DLLs on all machines, until a 64 bit CASS DLL is available. - New options added for US Addressing Service, to prevent City and State changes and reject all changes for non-deliverables. - Updated to the 2016Q3 Loqate DLLs. - Fixed issue where Modified Date field key synchronization was failing if the source table was in a non-default schema. - Updated to the 2016Q4 Loqate DLLs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.9 - 14th October 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.4.3) - Fixed Issue with Key Generation Performance / Error Logging. - Improvements to key synchronization efficiency and performance. - Fixed issue where the Generate Keys process could hang if the API produced an error. - Fixed issue where more keys were being regenerated than the number of records that had been updated. - Added CRM field translation functionality to international addressing service. - Expose the following Datatech options in the US Addressing Web Service via Web.config: CombineSuite, EnableDpv, EnableRdi, StandardizeStreets, UseAlias, UseMixedCase. - Provide control over the use of the wildcard character for searches. - Updated to the 2015Q4 Loqate DLLs. - 64 bit Loqate and Capscan DLLs will now be installed on 64 bit machines. - Add support for Pass Through fields in the WCF search interface. - Add offsetseconds attribute to deal with the findIT and Database server clocks being different by seconds. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.8 - 1st July 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.4.0) - Added ability to configure the columns output to the keys table. - Added ability to output Search Index that each result is found on. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.7 - 24th June 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.4.0) - Added ability to force the use of blank key values in queries. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.6 - 4th April 2014 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.4.0) - Added ability to configure and return component scores with matches. - Increased mkTelephone field width in keys table --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.5 - 4th December 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.4.0) - Introduce name and address parsing to the WCF interface. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.4 - 21st November 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.9) - Added character translation functionality to international addressing service. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.3 - 28th August 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.9) - Added Formatting Options for all elements for International Address Verify Service. - Implemented Addressing Service usage logging capabilities. - Multi-Threading / Performance Improvements to International Address Verify Service. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.2 - 31st May 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.9) - Added Formatting Options for Address Lines 1-12 for International Address Verify Service. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.2 - 31st May 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.9) - Amended Keys Table to allow for multiple keys table entries per source record (allowing for 1:n relationships between entities and properties) - Fixed issue with result code always returning 0 in FindRecords - New WCF Interface Implemented for Find / Compare Records functionality (see documentation) - New WCF Interface Implemented for International Address Verification (see documentation) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.1 - 12th March 2013 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.8) - Improvements to Key Generation Performance and Stability - Added ability to map 'Pass through Columns' in data source - New configuration setting 'normalisesourceresultsdata' to return cleaned / parsed data in queries - AddressInputs section in MatchKeySettings.xml has been deprecated - Improvements to match key input selection logic - Improvements to Company Name Acronym matching - Input fields selected in MatchKeySettings.xml for query now returned with query result - matchIT API and FAQ Documentation now installed with product - Admin program now shows datetime when loading config - Now possible to query multiple specific data sources in one call to FindMultiRecords --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4.0 - 18th December 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.8) - NOTE - IMPORTANT - In order to use this version of findIT S2 with existing deployments, a regeneration of keys is required because new columns have been added to the keys table for improved matching capabilities. - NOTE - IMPORTANT - The absolute max scores and score ranges have undergone significant changes since the previous release as part of the matching enhancements. Be aware that this may affect existing deployments, and so staging of the new product is recommended before live deployment. - Improvements to Matching Algorithm - Added 'StartsWith' checks and scoring. - Amendments / Improvements to Matching Matrices for wider score ranges and better ordering. - Added new CompareRecords web method for batch comparison functionality. - Improvements to First Name Initial Parsing. - Improvements to Org Acronym Generation. - Improvements to Address Verification Messages - Now indicates address element verification level. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3.2 - 13th November 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.7) - Improvements to UK Addressing Service. - Added Ability to exact match on fields. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3.1 - 22nd June 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.6) - New Type down methods added to US Addressing Web Service. - Fixed issue with XML Special Chars Encoding in Addressing Web Service Return Vals. - Improvements to SQL Query Performance. - Added optional offset attribute for UTC date keys synchronization. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3.0 - 11th June 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.6) - NOTE - IMPORTANT - In order to use this version of findIT S2 with existing deployments, a regeneration of keys is required because new columns have been added to the keys table for improved matching capabilities. - UK and ROW address lookup now implemented. - Implemented limit on number of updates performed per keys service cycle. - Installed config now defaults to using separate database for S2 objects. - Improvements to MS Dynamics integration for Dynamics 4.0 and 2011. - Addressing Web Applications now use separate application pool (Note for the installer to do this, an uninstall followed by a re-install will be required, else manual configuration is needed). - Shortcut keys for web form buttons now configurable. - Fixed issue with FindRecords exception crashing IIS App Pool. - Improved findIT S2 Keys Sync Service Error Logging. - Enabled custom fields as inputs. - Increased default max records per query limit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.2.0 - 17th January 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.5) - Key Generation now uses Bulk Copy object rather than Bulk Insert statement, removing need for bulk insert file, Impersonation and configuring IO permissions on server remote servers. - Configuration File now parsed with more meaningful error information. - MS Dynamics 2011 integration implementation / improvements. - Added ability to map and match on CustomFields 1 - 9 of the matchIT API Record Object and return in results. - Email and Telephone scoring is now enabled. - Extra Output Fields now deprecated - use CustomFields 1 - 9 instead. - Improvements to findIT S2 Web UI - Single Customer View implementation. - Error records are now caught and logged in a table rather than causing the key generation process to fail. - AdminBulkGenerateKeys Web Method now returns int result code rather than void - Does not break backwards compatibility. - Java client code sample now included. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1.0 - 1st November 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.3) - SQL Triggers rewritten for improved performance / efficiency. - Matchkeys are now independent of the service configuration and in their own file, referenced in the config file. This was to improve reuse and reusability of settings. - Matchkeys have been comprehensively expanded to prevent errors when unusual combinations of search criteria were causing a lookup to fail. - The US Addressing Web Service has had multiple improvements to stability to permit higher load environments to benefit from address correction. - The database dependence of using the US Addressing Web Service has been removed, the lookups are now cached in memory as opposed database entries. You no longer have to run the administrative tool to load the US Addressing Web Service. - Added the ability to return data from the US Addressing Web Service in XML String format. There are new web methods with the XML suffix, please consult documentation for further details. - Added the ability to return TIGER data latitude and longitude as an additional module within the US Addressing Web Service. This is a separate license, please consult your account manager for full details. - Added the ability to allow a Reverse-9 lookup from the US Addressing Web Service in accordance with the USPS rule for reverse ZIP lookup. - Fixed typo to 'premis' parameter in US Addressing Web Service web methods. - Added dpb and record type values to return in confirm address addressing web service method. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0.1 - 1st April 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.3.0) - Improvements to first name initial matching - Improvements to company name acronym matching - Removed database dependencies from US Addressing Service - Incorporated lookups on name in the format Last Name, First Name - Organization only lookups are now supported (however due to the large number of results, not recommended, two data points give a much more granular result set) - More matchkey combinations are now supported, so you will no longer get the 'Speak to Administrator' error when submitting odd combinations of data entry fields. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0.0 - 6th September 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.2.6) - findIT Web has been rebranded as findIT S2. - Added connection string details to SQL debugging. - Fixed Issue with Addressing Cache clean up syntax. - Fixed SQL bug, now allows spaces in table and column names. - Added the ability to integrate US addressing, to provide automatic lookup and correction while the user types an address. - Matches are now indicated using a 'relevance' graphic rather than a numeric score. - Improved integration with all versions of IIS when installing findIT S2. - The findIT S2 web pages can now be AJAX-enabled. - All settings used by the matchIT API component have been removed from the webservice configuration file into a new separate file. - A scheduled task is created upon installation that will periodically check for new releases of findIT S2. - Numerous other enhancements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0.2 - 16th October 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.2.6) - The Diagnostics tool no longer reports "Version is unknown" when no service pack has been applied to the .NET Framework 2.0. - The installer will no longer abort with an error message when installing an earlier version of the matchIT API. - Added lock to Load Configuration method for thread safety. - Added matchIT API Settings XML configurability. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0.1 - 24th July 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.2.0) - Rebuild Indexes Button Added to Admin GUI - Improved Performance with tuned SQL Queries, inlcuding limiting SELECTS - Updated Documentation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0.0 - 2nd July 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (matchIT API 1.2.0) - First release