Windward System Five version 7.0.0.x has been ported to a newer compiler version Embarcadero Delphi Version XE2 to 11. This version has support for many new enhancements.

• High DPI support
• Native HTTPS support for better security
• Supports Windows 10,11 and Server 2016-2022 (Actian Zen 15 required for Windows 11/Server 2022)
• Windows Notifications
• Better large application development environment.

For requirements review https://wiki.windwardsoftware.com/doku.php?id=system_requirements

• Windows 10 Pro (Requires Actian Zen 14 or greater)
• Windows 11 Pro (Requires Actian Zen 15)
• Windows Server 2016 (Requires Actian Zen 14 or greater)
• Windows Server 2019 (Requires Actian Zen 14 or greater)
• Windows Server 2022 (Requires Actian Zen 15)

• 7.0 can be rolled back to 6.4.0 (Or 6.2.4 with Customer Care assistance), as the data version is unchanged
• It is required that 7.0 be installed in a new directory (IE c:\Windward\System5\7.0\bin) as there are many files that are no longer required for 7.0.0.x.

• 7.0.0.x uses the Microsoft Edge Chromium Browser in place of the Chromium browser and IE browser.
• In the event that the Microsoft Edge browser is not working in System Five, please download the WebVeiew2 Evergreen Bootstrapper. https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/

• Select Beta features (in use) will be migrated to the release version.
• During transition, beta customers may need a private build for urgent issues.
• Features considered for moving to Release at a future time are
  • PDF form filling
  • Custom Outlook integration
• Features that are not in use which will not be moved are
  • Inventory Pooling for departments.
  • Avalara Tax Engine

• Actian Zen 15 and 7.0 is required for Windows 11/Server 2022 Support
• Actian Zen 14 or greater is required for Windows 10/Server 2016/2019 support
• System Five only supports an OBDC connection for SQL access to the tables. SQL may need to be reconfigured.
• All database access for things like dataload must now be done via OBDC rather than the Borland Database Engine.

• As with 6.4.0.x this version does not store or transmit credit card data and therefore has limited PCI scope.
• Merchants with recurring payments or card on file will need to convert to a tokenized payment processing solution such as Worldpay IP or Netepay Hosted.

• System Five now supports high DPI (4K) monitors, however some images and button images may still look fuzzy on a very large screen.

• Themes are now supported in System Five. The themes change the colors and styles of the components. Currently support No theme, Light theme, Dark theme.

• A new PDF printing engine is used. PDF support is improved and quality increased

• The S5 Application Server is no longer supported in 7.0.0.x. Features that use this may need to be rewritten for SQL access instead.
• S5 Application features include
  • Screen customization (Though may work including customization, requires testing)
  • Shipment Module
  • University of Calgary

• Some errors and notifications such as office mail will show up as a Windows Notification instead of a dialog box or S5 task bar notification.

• The POS device manager communication method for “Local” has been changed from COM object to Shared Messaging. The application should still work the same. The Windward POS device manager no longer needs registering.