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Announcing Synergy/DE 11.1.1g

Synergex is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Synergy/DE 11.1.1g, a quality release that includes a wide range of improvements across the entire Synergy product line. Besides a significant focus on quality, we have also made several feature enhancements in our Visual Studio integration tools, enhancing developers’ experience and improving their productivity. This release also includes features specifically requested and voted on by developers in the Synergy Ideas Forum.

Registration is now open for the 2021 Synergy DevPartner Conference, the must-attend event of the year. Join us May 10 – May 20 for 16 virtual sessions on a broad range of topics. Conveniently spread out over two weeks and without the hassle and expense of travel, this year's conference is accessible to more Synergy developers than ever before. Choose from a high-level-focused executive track, or the full conference, which includes more granular technical sessions.

Important REV11 licensing Info

This year we’re having you update your systems that have Synergy/DE subscription licenses to REV11 licensing. This applies to production systems using Synergy/DE 9.5.3b or higher on REV11-supported platforms. You can update to REV11 licensing either by upgrading to Synergy/DE version 11 (preferred) or by installing the REV11 licensing upgrade package (LUP).

If you’ve already installed LUP on any systems, update to the newly released 11.1.1g version of LUP for important quality improvements. If you installed LUP on a Synergy/DE version lower than 9.5.3b, update to a higher Synergy/DE version or uninstall LUP. If you’re using Synergy/DE version 11, update to 11.1.1g for REV11 quality improvements, especially on Linux systems to solve potential issues during system reboot.

Also, we highly recommend that you update to REV11 licensing early. There’s no need to wait until your renewal. In fact, it will make things easier because after Customer Service processes your renewal, your product keys will update automatically.

To determine if your platform supports REV11 licensing, go to our Platforms page and see if your operating system is supported by Synergy/DE version 11. (If you’re not sure what Synergy/DE version you’re using, see our documentation.)

Anyone who’s tried to implement these innovations in software development can attest that it’s not magic, and it takes a lot of work. However, the benefits cannot be understated and often leave you with the question: “How do I get it?" At Synergex, we have been working on achieving DevOps (whether we knew it or not) since 2018, and it’s still a work in progress. Continuous integration, the practice of making and testing incremental changes frequently, has been the driving force behind our shift to a DevOps culture, and this is some of how we’re making that transition.

Many of you had kind words about our dedicated team here at Synergex, our products, and our level of commitment and service. We truly appreciate these sentiments and will strive to continue to find ways to help you be successful. There were also good suggestions on where we can add value and make improvements. We reviewed these ideas, considered them as part of our 2021 planning, and will keep them in mind for future planning.

In traditional Synergy, you can check whether an optional parameter was passed or not using ^PASSED.  For example,

public method ArgumentData, void
    required in value, a
    optional in hasBinaryData, boolean
    record
        encodeElement, boolean
proc
    if(^passed(hasBinaryData)) then
        encodeElement = hasBinaryData
    else
        encodeElement = false

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