New Features

Tables list new and enhanced features, updated documentation, and new troubleshooting topics.

The tables below provide a brief description of each feature and links to associated topics.

New Sybase Unwired WorkSpace Features

Feature description Topic
Use drag and drop to create Mobile Business Objects from database views. Drag and Drop the Data Source to the Mobile Application Diagram
Populate a table change to multiple rows in Mobile Business Object operation wizards and properties views. Editing Multiple Rows of Table Information
Tables now include double headers for table title and column headers. See these topics for examples, but double headers are evident throughout the user interface and the online documentation. Mobile Business Object Properties

Binding an SAP Data Source to an MBO

Adding a Parameter to an MBO

Robust validation support added for update operations using Optimistic Concurrency Control (OCC) . Validation Rules and Error Messages
Implement stored procedure output parameters for Mobile Business attribute mapping for any database (includes Oracle CURSOR types, and scalar types). Stored Procedures with Output Parameters
Binary and string data length support added for Mobile Business Object operations and attributes. Datatype Support
Show enumerated values for Mobile Business Object, and Device Application Designer in Eclipse Edition. Datatype Support
Setting automatic screen creation preferences allows you to choose which screens and operations are created automatically upon drag and drop of the data source. Device Application Designer Preferences
A Save Context Action allows you to maintain context between the screens in a device application. Creating a Save Context Action
Assign validation rules to the edit box from Device Application Designer to provide user input validation on the device application. Assigning Rule Validation to the Edit Box
Support multiple locales within Device Application Designer. Localization
Implement Personal Information Management (PIM) applications in Device Application Designer. Integrating BlackBerry PIM Applications
Add custom coding to Device Application Designer stock screens. Designing a Screen with Custom Code
Generate additional device platforms from Device Application Designer, such as Windows Mobile. Some features are changed or limited, subject to device platform capabilities. Generating a Windows Mobile Device Application

Troubleshooting Generating Device Applications

Enhanced Sybase Unwired WorkSpace features

Feature description Topic
NULL value and <no default value> support is added for Mobile Business Objects. Note that SAP, Web Service MBOs do not support NULL value. Datatype Default Values
Enhanced role mapping in Eclipse Edition. Now supports mapping of logical MBO roles to those existing on the server, to NONE, and to AUTO. Configuring Role Mappings

Documentation updates

Feature description Topic
Post-installation, Unwired WorkSpace Eclipse Edition, and Unwired Server configuration topics are centralized in the section called Configure. Topics make the distinction between configuring the development and production environments. Postinstallation Tasks

Configuring the Eclipse Development Environment

Configuring Unwired Server

Configuring Unwired Server for a Development Environment

The Client Object API Cookbook includes more examples. API Documentation
The new Data Filtering API Cookbook includes Filter By operations and attributes information. API Documentation
The new Getting Started Tutorials - Eclipse Edition enables you to quickly create a database MBO and deploy it to a BlackBerry simulator for testing. Tutorials

Troubleshooting

Description Topic
Error messages for validation are provided, to help you troubleshoot problems deploying Mobile Business Objects to Unwired Server. Validation Rules and Error Messages


Created September 17, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com