File Classifier

VERSION 3.14.4

RELEASE NOTE

Boldon James

December 2019

RN561122

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

DOCUMENTATION

COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS RELEASES

CONTACT US

1.   INTRODUCTION

Boldon James File Classifier provides users with the ability to label all types of file from within Windows File Explorer. File Classifier uses plug-in modules to support metadata properties within the file itself for certain types of file, other file types are supported using alternate data streams. The following file types are supported by plug-in modules:

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project Microsoft Office documents
• Open Office documents
• PDF files
• ZIP files
• MSG, TIF and EML files
• JPEG files
• HTML files

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2.   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Hardware

• 32-bit or 64-bit PC

2.2 Operating System

• Microsoft Windows 7 or later

2.3 Pre-requisites

• .NET framework 4.7.1*
• Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017**

* Early versions of Windows 10 may not support the required version of .NET framework, so Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Update) or later is required. Please refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/install/on-windows-10 for further information.

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3.   INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Before Installation

• Users must be logged on with administrator privileges.
• If a previous version of File Classifier has been installed, we recommend that it is uninstalled prior to installation. If you do perform an upgrade operation, you may have to manually restart the explorer process at the end of the installation.
• If a version of File Classifier prior to 3.11.1 was deployed by Group Policy, you should not manually uninstall that version from the Control Panel/Program and Features item; doing so will result in that computer being unable to successfully install this or subsequent versions of File Classifier unless additional steps are taken to remove some vestiges of that previous installation from the registry.
• Following installation we recommend that the user reboots their computer.

Installation

• Run "setup.exe" from the installation media and follow the on screen instructions.
  Note: there are separate installations for 64-bit and 32-bit Windows; make sure you choose the appropriate installation for the target Operating System.
  Note: for more information on installation through Group Policy see the Classifier Administration Guide.

Silent Installation

The software can be installed without displaying a user interface. This is possible using command line options; the command shell should be opened with 'Run as administrator' permissions. For example, to perform a 32-bit silent install displaying no user interface:

msiexec /i FileClassifier32.msi /qn

File Classifier has an extra installation option which allows it to be installed in a way that requires less system resource for the icon overlay feature (icon overlays are a feature introduced in release 3.7 which provide a quick indication that a file has been labelled by Classifier when it's viewed in Windows Explorer). See the File Classifier Guide document for more information on this installation option and the icon overlay feature. The following command line is an example of this option being set in a 64-bit installation when only 3 custom icon overlays are required:

msiexec /i FileClassifier64.msi OVERLAYCOUNT=3

The value for OVERLAYCOUNT can be from 0 to 9 inclusive, or the special value NONE, in which case, not even the default File Classifier icon overlay will be created.

Uninstallation

To un-install follow these simple steps:

• Navigate to 'Programs and Features' in 'Control Panel'.
• The entry 'Boldon James File Classifier' appears in the list of installed programs. Select it and click 'un-install'.
• Confirm this operation when prompted and the product will be removed.

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4.   FURTHER INFORMATION

• File Classifier requires a 'File Classifier' licence which is administered using the Classifier Administration Tool.
• Visio files are not supported by default but can be configured to read/write from the ADS. See Classifier Administration Guide for more information.
• File icon overlay feature may not work properly if other icon overlay handlers are registered due to the limited number of icon overlay handler registration 'slots' available in Windows.

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5.   DOCUMENTATION

The main product suite documentation is installed with the Classifier Administration Console.

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6.   COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS RELEASES

6.1 File Classifier 3.14.4

• File Classifier was ignoring stub files with the'offline' attribute set. It is now possible to configure which combination of File Attributes should be ignored by creating the DWORD "IgnoreFileWithAttributes" under the File Classifier registry key (refer to the documentation for the Microsoft System.IO.FileAttributes enumeration for the values for the attributes). (00007777).

6.2 File Classifier 3.14.3

• Resolved intermittent Explorer.exe crash (006087, 006972).

6.3 File Classifier 3.14.2

• File Classifier may now be configured to ignore Enterprise Vault stub files by creating the DWORD "IgnoreStubs" and setting it to 1 under the File Classifier registry key (005583).

6.4 File Classifier 3.14.1

• Resolved an issue with assisted labelling whereby default values were getting removed if the same selector appeared under different nodes of the assisted labelling sequence (005517).

6.5 File Classifier 3.14.0

• Support Dynamic Clearances.
• New File Classifier Application Setting – ‘Maximum file size for icon overlay’.
• Support for the 'custom clearance cache' options.
• Prevent icon overlays for certain (configurable) file types.
• .NET 4.7.1 is now a pre-requisite.
• Support the Seclore Rule.
• File in use error when saving documents (00003964).
• Unable To Classify MS Project Files (2003 format) Using File Classifier (00004612).
• Option to always load into certain applications, e.g. Word, ignoring load checks (00001288).
• Have File Classifier read the selector that uses colours for Icon overlays (00000264, 00001618).

6.6 File Classifier 3.11.2

• File in use error when saving documents (00003964).
• File Classifier Fails To Correctly Apply Icon Overlays Due To A Missing Visual C++ Redistributable (00004522).

6.7 File Classifier 3.11.1

• Fixes for Explorer crash and re-start issues (00002748, 00002892).
• The installation process has been improved (00004074, 00004169).
• File Classifier can use configurations provided by the Classifier Management Agent.
• Support for Seclore.
• Support for SealPath.
• Cached labelling now preserves modified dates on NETApp drives (00000439, 00001133, 00001304, 00001909, 00002405, 00002671, 00002905, 00003797).

6.8 File Classifier 3.11.0

• Removed dependency on .NET 3.5.
• File Classifier infotips now use the summary marking format.
• Support for web configurations.

6.9 File Classifier 3.10.1

• Disabled label caching by default as it causes the file's modified date to change in some environments (00001312).

6.10 File Classifier 3.10.0

• Ability to select and see item's classification in right click context menu (026653).
• Improvements to writing PDF document with File Classifier (027937).
• Prevent File Classifier from labeling PDF files labelled by Office Classifier (027721).
• Prefix File Classifier Overlay names with " " to increase their priority (028414).
• New setting added to allow File Classifier to ignore unsupported file types (027442).
• New setting added to show Classifier 'C' on Icon overlays (028538, 025615).
• New setting added to allow the use of ADS to label Visio files (028443).
• Native code shim to make File Classifier more resilient & robust (028415, 027549, 027840, 028381, 026967, 216, 304).
• Add a message to the event log when File Classifier fails to initialise (00000114).
• File Classifier should use the 'ClientServerOverride' registry setting (00000669).
• File Classifier should use the 'Set property to refresh markings' setting (00000130).
• Technology refresh to align File Classifier with the rest of the Classifier suite.
• Integration with Classifier Management Agent using the 'UseManagementAgent' registry key.

6.11 File Classifier 3.8.2

• The requirement that "Another Classifier product needs to be installed on the PC prior to installing File Classifier" has been removed.
• The Install failed in some scenarios, depending on user security privileges (028073).

6.12 File Classifier 3.8.1

• Support for the configuration option 'Masking of selectors against clearance' (026131).
• Icon Overlays are displayed correctly if the screen display item size is set to a value other than the standard (026646).
• Classifier fails to save document with 'file currently in use' error (026594, 026715).

6.13 File Classifier 3.8

• Technology refresh to bring it line with other Classifier version 3.8 products.
• Crash when handling Excel 5.0/95 XLS Files (025165).

6.14 File Classifier 3.7.3

• Error when Classifying PDF files (024328).

6.15 File Classifier 3.7.2

• Technology refresh.
• Support reading and writing classification of MSG, TIF and EML files.
• Support reading and writing classification of RMS protected Microsoft Office files.
• Unable to change File Classifier Context Menu text through UI Definitions (023782).
• File Classifier exception (023743).

6.16 File Classifier 3.7.1

• Technology refresh.

6.17 File Classifier 3.7

• Support for File Classifier Rules.
• Support labelling of multiple files at once.
• Support icon overlay to indicate files that have been labelled with Classifier.
• Support for single-click options in Windows Explorer context menu.
• Support for File Classifier policy separate from main Classifier policy.
• Zero-click label preview, via Windows Explorer file 'infotip'.

6.18 File Classifier 3.6.2

• Technology refresh to support new Classifier 3.6.2 features

6.19 File Classifier 3.6

• Technology refresh to support new Classifier 3.6 features including UI overhaul.

6.20 File Classifier 3.5

• Technology refresh to support new Classifier 3.5 features.
• Technology refresh to support new file types, Open Office documents and HTML files.

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7.   CONTACT US

All contact with Boldon James regarding this product should be directed to:

The support services available are as defined in the current support agreement.

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