PA File Sight Change History

Updates in 2010

3.7.7.20 * Fewer driver buffers needed for specific scenarios
* Fix for case where rename/moves that are reported as deletes
* Upgraded PDF creation component
* Added StatusText variable
* Additional logging
3.7.6.33 * Registry setting to hide Hourly Alert Rate chart
* Extra PDF generation logging
* .CSV attached to report emails
* Some internal settings incorrectly being cached
* Less CPU usage
* HTML email sender will send if EITHER a PDF or report image file exists
* Fix to drive mapping for systems with large numbers of drives
* Fix to Direct Send (e-mail action) on MX lookup error

Updates in 2009

3.7.5.40 * HTTP header changes for .pdf (for help with loading PDF when using SSL)
* Email message prioritization (important for shutdown alerts)
* If File Sight's buffers are overwhelmed, it will report on the probable process
* Images show up better in generated PDF reports
* Date/time selection fix when choosing a time within past 24 hours
* Change to fix rare Console shutdown error
* Changed to SWFObject 2.2 for better Flash compatibility
3.7.4.31 * "Fix" hint added to driver error message
* Extra logging for the SMS action
* Less registry usage
* Default MaxRecords for File Sight driver set to 20000
* Internal driver changes to make fewer system calls
* Moved to SQLite 3.6.19
* Direct email sending added to E-mail action GUI
* Installer correctly updating product's .NET-based components
* Database memory limits added
* Properly suppressing actions when a monitor can't run or in error state
* PDF report generation working with SSL self-signed certificates
* Security Alert for affected monitoring working again
3.7.3.30 * Report generation uses a bit less CPU
* MaxRecords value isn't overwritten on reinstall/upgrade
* Added memory to System Details portion of server status report
* Decreasing lock contention
* Minor update to the report's data set selection UI
* Added /COMPRESS_DATABASES option to Console (does SQLite VACUUM)
* Optimized email sending, so shutdown alert works again
3.7.2.10 * Added GUI setting for no-overwrite-reports for Scheduled Reports
* Fix to crash involving Security Alert changes
* Fix to race condition-based crash in Server Status report creation
* Increase Server Status Report fluidity
* Directory creation detected in File Sight
* Added Acknowledge 'All for Computer/Device' and 'All Shown Above' buttons on the Server Status Report for Error Auditing
3.7.1.15 * Large table report redirector page working
* A few more usability hints
3.7.1.6 * Added Microsoft Office temp files to default ignore list
* Computer Notes now shown on Server Status report
* Reports available in PDF
* Run Now on scheduled reports sends emails if so configured
* All mailed reports now have a PDF attachment
* Scheduled reports can have a PDF version stored in an archive directory automatically
* Setting report time frame parameters is easy with new @ notation
* File Sight driver uses significantly less memory, which further reduces the monitoring load
* Basic File Sight status charts added
* Added NTLM authentication support (for Exchange) to Email Action
* Updated reports to look better in all browsers
* Upgraded to latest SQLite version
* File Sight can flag Recycle Bin moves as deletes
* Device name logging
* Added support for mounted SAN drives, mount points, etc
* SSL supported for web-based reports (see Settings -> HTTP Settings)
* Server Status report supports error acknowledgement to help with IT workflows
* Fix to server going into maintenance mode if a maintenance plan exists when the service starts
* Server status report generates and displays much faster
* Account SID shown if it can't be mapped to a username
* Optional additional I/O stat logging
* Fixed a rare crash in Interpret Application Behavior
* Warning if System or Network is ignored (miss all activity on shares)
3.6.6.5 * Important security update for the embedded HTTP server (found out about problem on May 5th, fixed on 6th, confirmation of fix on 7th, deployed on 8th)
* File Sight can track files that were opened before it started (that are still open)
* Setup can install silently (using the /SILENT switch)
* Removed duplicate Create notifications
* Checksum algorithm to prevent duplicate entries in the database within a very short time was sometimes failing
3.6.1.24 * File Sight dataset Changes By User will handle no users being selected
* Scheduled reports auto-refresh (in browser) on their refresh cycle
* Fix to File Sight read structs to coalesce on the fly if possible (better performance)
* Fix to Browser pane to stop showing 'Action Cancelled', and also much better Back functionality
* Added Sleep method to Execute Script action
* Mailed reports will have a clickable link above the report graphic
* New consistent finder UI
* New Calculated Status monitor
* Fix for occasional red X in emailed reports
* File Sight will count unique filenames when calculating number of files read/written by a user
* Additional logging, and more error messages have user hints
3.6.0.76 * CSS fix for IE 6 and ExtJS 2.2 grid headers
* Fixed a memory leak in the Console GUI
* File Sight User Activity Tracker says how long it took the user to surpass the limit
* Settings can now turn default training on and off
* Database transfer to MS SQL fix
* Date columns in reports now sortable in all locales
* Multiple datasets on the same sortable table report supported
* Upgrade the old default buffer size of 50K to new default of 100K

Updates in 2008

3.6.0.48 * Server status report will now show mount points
* Status report refreshes as soon as clicked
* Fix to handle old 3.4 licenses
* Fix when Lite license is used
* Event Log notification can specify the source, event ID and category
* Monitor nodes show last run time
* Improved Startup Wizard
3.6.0.26 * 64 bit operating system support added
* User summarized activity alerts (ex: read more than X files in Y minutes)
* Microsoft SQL Server supported as a backend in addition to the current embedded SQLite database
* More attractive reports, with customizable report templates and CSS
* Better performance, less memory and CPU usage, increased stability with various .NET versions
* Using Microsoft's latest driver technology
* Report creation is more efficient
* Sortable report tables
* Moved to SQLite 3.6.4
3.4.10.35 * Improved support for UTF-8 report emails

Updates in 2007

3.4.10.14 * Message Box action now works on Vista, and in Terminal Services windows as well
* Message Box action uses configurable message text
* localhost used for Run Now command rather than computer name
* Write to Log File action has configurable max size
3.4.10.4 * Minor resource leak in the Console has been fixed
* Report templates can be customized
* Emailed status reports with embedded report graphs show correct graphs
* PA File Sight database recording defaults to true
* WinHTTP client auto-detects more proxy information from IE settings and handles proxy authentication
* Increased SQLite page size for better I/O efficiency
* Deleting orphaned SQLite master journal files
* Email throughput optimization
* Ability to remove HREFs in emailed HTML status reports
3.4.9.15 * Importing configuration for a server whose name contains the name of the source server works better
* Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS) action will force $Details$ to be a single line of text
* Emailing reports works with UTF-8 report files
3.4.9.5 * Added additional logging for report generation
* Change to try and make WMI let go of our DLL on shutdown
* Fixed a repaint problem in read-only text boxes
* UTF-8 used for HTML reports to better support customers of non-Latin based languages (particularly Asia languages)
* WMI polling no longer causes the floppy disk to seek
3.4.8.17 * Fix in the periodic daily scheduler for monitors with a fixed start time and a small period
* Added logging for hosted .NET CLR startup
* Alternate technique for finding drives in WMI
* Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS) action will appropriately serialize multiple calls to the phone/modem
* PA File Sight fix for particularly slow I/O (coming in from the network) that could get missed
* Server maintenance scheduled now copied when importing from a configuration file
* Added support for the MachineIP script and message variable
* Changed the way .CSV files are attached to mailed reports
3.4.7.6 * Added SMTPS (SSL-encrypted SMTP) support
* Optimized status report creation
* Updated to SQLite 3.4.1
* Improved database layer efficiency
* Ability to delete multiple reporting data sets at once
* Greatly reduced flicker while scrolling and resizing
3.4.4.4 * PA File Sight has configurable handling for alternate data streams (see http://www.poweradmin.com/help/FS_3_4/Monitor_FileSight_DataStreams.aspx )
* More aggressively throttling CPU usage to the target value
* Fixed error in scheduled reports UI where no report type is chosen when OK is pressed
* PA File Sight can filter on and display amount of data read/written
* Application behavior interpretation to override false-positive delete notifications (see http://www.poweradmin.com/help/FS_3_4/Monitor_FileSight_AppBehavior.aspx )
* Updated PA File Sight UI
* PA File Sight rename alerts show the final filename
* Added (experimental) 64-bit File Sight driver to build and install
* Added additional SMTP logging
* Backup From address added to the Email action
* Fixed a bug in File Sight settings persistence
* Added Phone Dialer support sending control characters (useful for sending SMS messages via an attached phone)
* Added Phone Dialer support for variables (for sending SMS messages via an attached cell phone)
* Added the scheduling and delivery of computer and summary status reports
3.4.1.25 * Added additional controls to monitor and improve internal efficiency
* Diagnostics added for graphical report creation
* Creating graphical reports is slighly faster and uses less memory
* Ensuring the monitor's last run time is accurately saved
* Added additional startup logging
* Uninstaller behaves better
* Optimized the scheduler thread
* Activity tracker has been highly optimized
* Security message about app starting to match message for app stopping
* Monitor result status in log file output changed to be more user friendly
* Guarantee no hanging linefeeds in outgoing SMTP messages
* Scheduler fix that sometimes prevents auto-maintenance from starting
3.4.0.39 * File Sight now operates on file name specifications (using * and ?) instead of just file extensions
* Automated server maintenance scheduling
* Phone Dialer action for sending DTMF/CallerID alerts over the phone system via a regular modem
* Dial-Up Connection action for connecting to the Internet so notifications can be sent
* Much more flexible scheduling for monitors, maintenance and scheduled reports
* Mailing of HTML reports is now supported
* Upgraded to SQLite 3.3.13
* Fixed an error with report time frames
* The File Change report now handles partial file names and paths
* Improved server credential handling and related user hints
* MessageBox actions correctly truncate messages too long for the screen
* Option to have status reports almost instantly up-to-date (see Settings -> Status Report Settings)
* Hardened internal HTTP report server
* Ability to set action names for E-mail, Pager and SMS actions
* Files and directories read by FileSightSvc.exe and Console.exe are ignored
3.3.2.8 * Logging SMTP activity for troubleshooting purposes
* Fixed the scheduled report dialog that was always selecting the first data set
* Fixed a crash in report auto-print if running as Local Service

Updates in 2006

3.3.0.4 * New branding graphics to match new website
* MessageBox action constrained so it doesn't go off screen
* Fix for a problem when valid licenses are not recognized
3.2.24.7 * Scheduled reports moved to a more prominent position. They also now have their own schedules
* Numerous minor user interface improvements
* Database robustness increased to fix reporting issue
* Increased default max threads to 80
* Change to ensure monitors are not starved for a worker thread
3.2.22.19 * File Sight ignored file list is stored in a database now instead of the registry
* Various minor user interface tweaks to make it easier to use for first-time users
* Upgraded to SQLite 3.3.7
3.2.22.11 * First Release - (It's version 3.2.22.11 since that is the product platform it is built on)

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