{"version":"https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1.1","title":"VisualBase release notes","home_page_url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes","feed_url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/feed.json","description":"Release notes describe product changes. They do not identify what is installed in a specific customer environment.","items":[{"id":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/12","url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/12","title":"VisualBase 12 pre-release notes (Pre-release)","summary":"VisualBase 12 is the .NET 10 successor to VisualBase 11. It is in Pre-release and is not yet generally available. General availability is planned for 1 January 2027, subject to completion of the open acceptance items below.","content_html":"<p>VisualBase 12 is the .NET 10 successor to VisualBase 11. It is in <strong>Pre-release<\/strong> and is not yet generally available. General availability is planned for 1 January 2027, subject to completion of the open acceptance items below.<\/p>\n<p>Once generally available, Mainstream Support runs to 31 December 2031 and Extended Support to 31 December 2033.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"platform-changes\">Platform changes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All modern services and libraries target .NET 10.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft ASP.NET Core, Extensions, EF Core, and SQLite packages are aligned to 10.0.8.<\/li>\n<li>YARP is 2.3.0; DevExpress remains 25.2.7.<\/li>\n<li>Crystal Reports remains in a separate .NET Framework 4.8 component because of vendor\/runtime constraints.<\/li>\n<li>The .NET 8 (VisualBase 11) and .NET 10 (VisualBase 12) lines are maintained separately.<\/li>\n<li>The installer requires ASP.NET Core 10 and supports an offline hosting bundle.<\/li>\n<li>Installation packages support a pre-production environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"verification-completed\">Verification completed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All 21 deployment services build and package successfully.<\/li>\n<li>All 20 .NET services passed start-up, HTTP and runtime smoke tests; the Crystal Reports component is unchanged.<\/li>\n<li>Sign-in with a database round trip, Blazor resources, sign-in assets, and live-connection negotiation were checked.<\/li>\n<li>A signed-in journey checked shared cookies, tokens and profile, database-backed APIs, protected modules, live connection, and sign-out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"open-acceptance-items\">Open acceptance items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Click-through verification of forms, workflow actions, report\/dashboard rendering, and Crystal Reports output.<\/li>\n<li>Verification through the final gateway chain and load balancer.<\/li>\n<li>Formal release approval, version and build number, release date, supported-platform matrix, rollback qualification, and support-end dates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Until these items are complete, VisualBase 12 remains <strong>Pre-release<\/strong>. If an item is still open on the planned date, the date will be changed and announced here.<\/p>\n","_visualsoft":{"status":"Pre-release","evidenceDate":"","lastReviewed":"2026-10-13"}},{"id":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/11","url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/11","title":"VisualBase 11 beta release notes (Beta, superseded by VisualBase 12)","summary":"VisualBase 11 is the .NET 8 modernization line. It is a Beta and will not become a separate general-availability release: it is superseded by VisualBase 12. The beta programme ends on 31 December 2026, and beta environments should be migrated to VisualBase 12.","content_html":"<p>VisualBase 11 is the .NET 8 modernization line. It is a <strong>Beta<\/strong> and will not become a separate general-availability release: it is superseded by VisualBase 12. The beta programme ends on 31 December 2026, and beta environments should be migrated to VisualBase 12.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"architecture\">Architecture<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Modular ASP.NET Core and Blazor WebAssembly\/server applications on .NET 8.<\/li>\n<li>Platform services for Security, Single Sign-On, Security Administration, Tenants, Rendering, Workflow, Workflow Designer, Automation, Communication, Knowledge Base, Learning, API Gateway, Navigation, and Studio.<\/li>\n<li>Business-intelligence services for reports and dashboards, with conversion and interoperability for existing Crystal Reports.<\/li>\n<li>Integration services for APIs, gateways, PDF, payments, WhatsApp, ZATCA e-invoicing, registration, and custom controls.<\/li>\n<li>AI services, including retrieval-based assistance and translation capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"main-areas-of-change\">Main areas of change<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Security: HttpOnly cookie authentication, stricter validation of Microsoft and Google sign-in tokens, stricter tenant mapping, one-time passwords and maintenance mode, password-reset controls, and permission-caching fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Multi-tenancy: tenant service, tenant isolation, mapping and de-duplication, per-tenant themes, localization, and tenant-aware caches.<\/li>\n<li>Workflow: parity with existing workflow rules, Office 365 email delivery, majority\/percentage decisions, approvals by email reply, after-events, deterministic status, rejection notifications, and multi-stage approval fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Rendering\/forms: metadata-driven grids and forms, filters, grouping, saved layouts, formulas, drafts, attachments, confirmations, mobile behavior, RTL\/Arabic fixes, and embedded modules.<\/li>\n<li>Audit\/operations: audit-event logging, automation run history and monitoring, centralized logging, and deployment tooling.<\/li>\n<li>Content\/AI: Knowledge Base, guided tours, Learning site, translation integration, AI-assisted search, and Studio improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"beta-limitations\">Beta limitations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There will be no general-availability release of VisualBase 11, and it is not offered for new production use.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft support for .NET 8 ends on 10 November 2026.<\/li>\n<li>APIs, database updates, packaging, and user experience may change.<\/li>\n<li>Full customer acceptance, upgrade\/rollback rehearsal, performance, security, and topology testing must be completed for each deployment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","_visualsoft":{"status":"Beta, superseded by VisualBase 12","evidenceDate":"","lastReviewed":"2026-10-13"}},{"id":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/10","url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/10","title":"VisualBase 10 release notes and support statement (Mainstream Support)","summary":"VisualBase 10 is the maintained product line built on the established VisualBase web portal and desktop architecture. It is in Mainstream Support until 31 March 2029, followed by Extended Support until 31 March 2031.","content_html":"<p>VisualBase 10 is the maintained product line built on the established VisualBase web portal and desktop architecture. It is in Mainstream Support until 31 March 2029, followed by Extended Support until 31 March 2031.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"capabilities\">Capabilities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Web portal and desktop application engine.<\/li>\n<li>Workflow\/approvals, runtime development\/programming tools, audit trail, documents, notifications, dashboards, reporting, multilingual UI, and integrations.<\/li>\n<li>The portal runs on .NET Framework 4.8.1 with ASP.NET Web Forms, DevExpress 25.2.7, Crystal Reports 13.0.4000, ASP.NET Identity\/Owin, and SQL Server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"maintenance-updates\">Maintenance updates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>DevExpress components were upgraded to 25.1.5 and 25.1.6 in November 2025, and later to 25.2.7.<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance updates through September 2026 covered portal compatibility, memory use, DevExpress, and URL handling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"limitations\">Limitations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Server\/IIS and .NET Framework are required for the portal. Support applies only on Windows versions that Microsoft still supports and Visualsoft has certified.<\/li>\n<li>Crystal Reports and desktop components are Windows-specific.<\/li>\n<li>VisualBase 10 does not use the modular .NET 8\/10 architecture of VisualBase 11 and 12.<\/li>\n<li>Customer-specific customizations, reports, database changes, browsers, and identity integrations require regression testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","_visualsoft":{"status":"Mainstream Support","evidenceDate":"","lastReviewed":"2026-10-13"}},{"id":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/9-3-5","url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/9-3-5","title":"VisualBase 9.3.5 release notes (Mainstream Support)","summary":"Changes since VisualBase 7.1.59.","content_html":"<p>Changes since VisualBase 7.1.59.<\/p>\n<p>VisualBase 9.3.5 is in Mainstream Support until 12 December 2028, followed by Extended Support until 12 December 2030. Because Microsoft support for .NET Framework 4.6.2 ends on 12 January 2027, continued support requires a certified supported-runtime uplift.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance and session management, with a speed improvement of up to 30% stated in the original release notes.<\/li>\n<li>Automated memory recycling and manual session optimization.<\/li>\n<li>Large-data SearchBox; layout management and default views.<\/li>\n<li>Online application\/report download; multiple-module access; Microsoft 365 SSO.<\/li>\n<li>Screen docking, drill-down, CSV import, digital signatures, QR, approval\/print handlers.<\/li>\n<li>Decision Support and Crystal Reports subreport-to-PDF fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Indicators, sub-grid links, detail export, PDF fit-to-page, permission-based export.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple-document upload and refreshed third-party report\/dashboard controls.<\/li>\n<li>SMS gateway interfaces, email token management, e-invoicing Stage 2 API, select-all for sub-lists, and reference links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"roadmap-published-with-this-release\">Roadmap published with this release<\/h2>\n<p>The 9.3.5 notes listed the following as planned for VisualBase 10. They were plans at the time, not a statement of what was delivered: Power BI\/Teams integration, tablet\/touch mode, SOA\/API gateway, password encryption, hybrid mode, data historian, email templates, programming enhancements, reminder shortcuts, attachment-store access, JavaScript enhancements, and batch-update validation\/formulas.<\/p>\n","_visualsoft":{"status":"Mainstream Support","evidenceDate":"","lastReviewed":"2026-10-13"}},{"id":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/8-1-5","url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/8-1-5","title":"VisualBase 8.1.5 release notes (Mainstream Support)","summary":"Changes since VisualBase 8.1.1 and 7.1.59.","content_html":"<p>Changes since VisualBase 8.1.1 and 7.1.59.<\/p>\n<p>VisualBase 8.1.5 is in Mainstream Support until 8 March 2027, followed by Extended Support until 8 March 2029. Because Microsoft support for .NET Framework 4.6.2 ends on 12 January 2027, continued support requires a certified supported-runtime uplift.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drill-down views and prerequisites.<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic CSV import.<\/li>\n<li>Portal page-loading performance improvements.<\/li>\n<li>Digital signatures and QR support.<\/li>\n<li>Decision Support redesign and fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Direct approval and printing after save.<\/li>\n<li>Crystal Reports subreport-to-PDF correction.<\/li>\n<li>Before-create event handler.<\/li>\n<li>Descending combo-box sorting.<\/li>\n<li>Color indicators and sub-grid color indication.<\/li>\n<li>Target links for sub-grids.<\/li>\n<li>Detail export for expanded rows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","_visualsoft":{"status":"Mainstream Support","evidenceDate":"","lastReviewed":"2026-10-13"}},{"id":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/7-1-59","url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/7-1-59","title":"VisualBase 7.1.59 release notes (Extended Support, contracted customers only)","summary":"Changes since VisualBase 7.1.6.","content_html":"<p>Changes since VisualBase 7.1.6.<\/p>\n<p>VisualBase 7.1.59 is in Extended Support for contracted customers only, until 24 September 2029. Mainstream Support ended on 24 September 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"highlights\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance and database-lock improvements; large-data testing with millions of records.<\/li>\n<li>Voice messages, SMS protocol improvements, and SMS\/voice\/email broadcasting.<\/li>\n<li>Forms Wizard, programming log, development layers, debugging tools, math\/date assemblies.<\/li>\n<li>Login\/logout, password-change, device\/Windows-login, and web transaction logging.<\/li>\n<li>Spreadsheet and Snap Report support; backup and maintenance tools.<\/li>\n<li>Multilanguage enhancements, Arabic PDF support, row-level security, workflow printing.<\/li>\n<li>Drag-and-drop creation from tables, views, stored procedures, Excel, and files.<\/li>\n<li>Desktop and portal SMS one-time passwords.<\/li>\n<li>Web\/mobile forms, mobile BI, email\/mobile login, GPS\/Google Maps, scanning\/document management, workflow visualization, funnel chart, document highlighting, and object restrictions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"web-portal\">Web portal<\/h2>\n<p>The companion web portal at the time was VisualBase Portal 6.5.14. Its features predate this release and are not new in 7.1.59.<\/p>\n","_visualsoft":{"status":"Extended Support, contracted customers only","evidenceDate":"","lastReviewed":"2026-10-13"}},{"id":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/4","url":"https:\/\/visualsoft.com\/visualbase\/release-notes\/4","title":"InnovBase 4 release notes (Historical release)","summary":"InnovBase 4 introduced:","content_html":"<p>InnovBase 4 introduced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dashboard views for key performance indicators.<\/li>\n<li>Quick Print with on-the-fly reports, grouping, sorting, printing, and per-user filtering.<\/li>\n<li>Menu search and recent documents.<\/li>\n<li>Database-embedded attachments with size restrictions.<\/li>\n<li>24 user-interface skins.<\/li>\n<li>Development tools for scripting, permissions, definitions, drop, and create operations.<\/li>\n<li>Workflow and approval enhancements, including approval feedback by email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a historical release and is outside the current support window.<\/p>\n","_visualsoft":{"status":"Historical release","evidenceDate":"","lastReviewed":"2026-10-13"}}]}