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MSRS Version 1.4 Information
| Version / Patch Number | Release Date | Status | Date of update |
| 1.4 | Estimated for mid December 2003 | On course for estimated date | 29th October 2003 |
| Postponed to mid January 2004 | Rescheduled | 12th November 2003 | |
| Proposed for 8th January 2004 | Rescheduled | 5th January 2004 | |
| Released 8th January 2004 | Released | 8th January 2004 |
MSRS Version 1.4 Details
| Version Number | Details | Date of update | |
| 1.4 | Released 8th January 2004 | 8th January 2004 | |
| 1.4 Patch A | Released 29th January 2004 | 29th January 2004 | |
| 1.4 Patch B | Released 12th February 2004 | 12th February 2004 |
MSRS Version 1.4 High Level Changes
| 1 | Enhancement of COM Add-in to mirror application functionality |
| 2 | Code refactoring and replacement to improve key performance indicator statistics. |
| 3 | Enhancements to ADO error handling routines. |
| 4 | Database deployment changes (reference vs production) |
| 5 | Database memory usage changes (dbcc pintable) |
| 6 | Vastly improved "what-if" capabilities" |
| 7 | Enhancements to "look-through" capabilities to improve throughputs in multiple look-through scenarios. |
| 8 | Addition of "what-if trading" algorithm engine capability |
| 9 | Addition of support methods to COM objects |
| 10 | Addition of log file shipping capability to improve ease of application support |
| 11 | Addition of client side sorting functionality to reporting system |
| 12 | Addition of SQL Server side reporting capability |
MSRS Version 1.4 patch A High Level Changes
| 1 | Addition of Sorting and Grouping capability to Alignment Workbook (.amw) |
| 2 | Addition of Datalink (Microsoft Universal Data Link - .udl) viewer capability |
| 3 | Addition of Win32 api call to list loaded modules for support. |
| 4 | Enhancements to support functionality |
| 5 | Enhancements to Algorithm Design Module following feedback. |
| 6 | Removal of BOP Selector component following Create Manager component rewrite |
| 7 | Complete overhaul of Export code to improve performance under specific high load conditions |
| 8 | Bug fix to Algorithm scheme manager (re-enable controls following database update) |
MSRS Version 1.4 patch B High Level Changes
| 1 | Bug fix as detailed below |
| 2 | Addition of Fixed income Instrument Rating Agency database components |
| 3 | Addition of support for Greek derivative numbers (Gamma, Delta, Lambda, Rho, Theta, Vega) |
| 4 | Addition of meta-data support for Greek derivative numbers |
| 5 | Addition of underlying data model abstractions for derivative to underlying relationships |
MSRS Version 1.4 Known Issues
| Version Number | Issue Number | Notified Date | N | C | Details | Date of update |
| 1.4 | 1 | 9/1/2004 | 1 | x | Algorithm Scheme Manager is
not re-enabled following legitimate failure of database update. FIXED IN PATCH A |
29/1/2004 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 10/2/2004 | 1 | x | Subscript out of range (RTE
9) error occurring during creation FIXED IN PATCH B |
12/2/2004 |
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