Longview v25.1 Software Release Notes
This document describes enhancements and changes to Longview version 25.1.
Announcements in Longview 25.1
We are pleased to introduce the new Server Manager, which replaces the outdated version. This updated version features a refreshed and modernized user interface, while retaining all existing functionality. The improvements are designed to enhance the overall user experience, making server management more intuitive and efficient.
We are excited to announce that the Longview Application Framework now supports new file maintenance commands and functions. These enhancements streamline file maintenance tasks and improve overall functionality.
This release also allows users to conveniently access and open Longview Add-in for Office files from the Longview Client.
Continuing our focus on performance, we have improved the way Longview executes models with large data areas to make it more efficient. We have also added more optional performance related logging to facilitate further improvements.
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For our Longview Tax and Pillar Two customers specifically:
For our ASC Tax customers, introducing a new ASC 740 effective tax rate reconciliation, with a new alternate account structure in line with the new disclosure requirements, and an Excel-based disclosure template accompanied by an Analysis app to highlight adjustments exceeding the threshold for further disaggregation.
The addition of updated Current Tax Account and Tax Account Roll Forward apps/reports allows users to collect and report information for individual regions, where applicable, and also subdivided into up to 5 years.
Adding support for the Pillar Two GloBE 3.2.8 Intragroup transactions election.
The first phase of attribution of Pillar Two top-up tax has been implemented; where 100% of the top-up tax is attributed to the ultimate parent entity (UPE), if that entity's jurisdiction has a qualified income inclusion rule (QIIR).
insightsoftware continues to focus our efforts on providing the greatest value in our product investment. As part of this effort, we began an initiative in 2020 to deprecate certain features that were legacy in nature and could be replaced with newer components that offered greater functionality and improved user experience.
No additional components are deprecated as part of the current release.
Enhancements Added in Longview 25.1
Longview 25.1 contains enhancements in the following areas:
Longview Application Framework
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
LV-6428 |
New commands and functions have been added to the Longview Application Framework to enhance file maintenance capabilities. The parameters PERMITTED_FILEMAINTENANCE_PATH and EXCLUDED_FILEMAINTENANCE_FILES have been introduced in the lv_af.cfg file and can be utilized with the new file maintenance commands and functions. Additionally, the existing functions FileExists (“FileName”) and CREATELIST ("FILES", "localPath" [,"FILE|FOLDER|ALL"]) have been updated to work with the new lv_af.cfg parameters. New Commands:
New Function:
For more information see the Longview Developer Guide. |
LV-11407 |
Performance improvements have been made for Longview Application Framework model execution involving function calls on a large DataArea. |
Longview Add-In for Office
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11398 |
Longview Add-in for Office can now open a spreadsheet stored in the server's custom files location. This can be set up in the Longview Dashboard or through links in the Longview Client. For more information see Longview Dashboard Designer Guide and Longview Developers Guide. |
Longview Data Servers
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11400 |
The following logging has been added to the lv_dataserver.log to help diagnose performance-related issues when DIAGNOSTIC_SERVICE_DETAIL is set to TRUE:
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Longview Platform
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11399 |
Longview has introduced a new Longview Server Manager, replacing the outdated version. This update features a refreshed and modernized user interface, retaining all existing functionality while improving the user experience. |
Longview Tax
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11142 |
In Longview Tax Provision (IAS/IFRS) and Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (IAS/IFRS), Tax Account Roll Forward now supports current tax expense input for up to five specific years. |
LV-11143 |
In Longview Tax Provision (IAS/IFRS) and Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (ASC/US GAAP) has been updated to include Current Tax Account tracking for up to five specific years for both national and regional taxes. |
LV-11147 |
In Longview Tax Provision (IAS/IFRS) and Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (IAS/IFRS), the year end rollover step for Current Tax Account - Balance By Year has been updated for additional year specific amounts. |
LV-11172 |
In Longview Tax Provision (ASC/US GAAP) and Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (ASC/US GAAP), Tax Account Roll Forward now supports current tax expense input for up to five specific years |
LV-11184 |
In Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (ASC/US GAAP, IAS/IFRS), the Tax Account Roll Forward calculation now calculates all regions when the source detail is MSP_Regions. |
LV-11186 |
In Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (IAS/IFRS) the regional Current Tax Account input apps now support data collection by region. |
LV-11190 |
In Longview Tax Provision (ASC/US GAAP) and Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (ASC/US GAAP), support for ASC 740 effective tax rate reconciliation has been added, including: a new alternate ETR account hierarchy to support the disclosure requirements, an analysis app to identify areas requiring disaggregation, and an Excel-based disclosure template. |
Longview Tax – Pillar Two
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
LV-7548 |
In Longview Pillar Two, GloBE Income input and automation, and GloBE Revenue input now honour the 3.2.8 Intragroup transactions election setting. |
LV-8593 |
In Longview Pillar Two, the first phase of attribution of top-up tax has been implemented, which attributes 100% of the top-up tax to the ultimate parent entity (UPE), if that entity's jurisdiction has a qualified income inclusion rule (QIIR). |
LV-9653 |
The Countries app is now deployed to Longview Pillar Two to support the setting of Location for jurisdictions in standalone Pillar Two implementations. |
Issues Resolved in Longview 25.1
Longview 25.1 contains issues resolved for the following components:
Longview Installation and Supported Platforms
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11561 |
When using enterprise deployment, launching multiple instances of Longview Add-In for Office resulted in an error. |
Longview Add-In for Office
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11479 |
In Longview Add-In for Office, the data extract varying dimension was not honoring the format option for "Output for each dimension" when "One column: Symbol Name" was selected. |
Longview Analysis and Reporting
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11487 |
In Longview Analysis and Reporting, working with nested dimensions in the down or across orientation caused the application to crash after expanding or collapsing symbols in the hierarchy and then changing the symbol selection. |
Longview Data Servers
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-8980 |
In some cases, the server received an invalid request resulting in an "Unable to delete user entry in shared memory" error to be logged in the lv_dataserver.log. In some cases, this would also lead to other unexpected errors. |
LV-9371 |
Longview server export did not include rows in the workflow tables that referenced a deleted user, causing workflow processes to be lost. |
LV-9962 |
In some cases, a default lvsrvr.cfg file was created in the Longview Data Servers working directory. |
| LV-11947 | In some cases, the Longview server process (lvsrvr.exe) experienced increased memory usage over time due to a memory leak in the server logic. |
Longview Documentation
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11524 |
The examples for the GetWorkflowInfo, GetWorkflowLog, GetWorkflowState, GetWorkflowStatus, and GetWorkflowUserRole functions in the Longview Developers Guide were incorrect. |
LV-11638 |
The Longview Documentation did not consistently provide a complete list of unsupported characters for passwords. |
Longview Report Viewer
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11569 |
In some cases, reports with nested dimensions were not opened with their saved expanded state and were not populated with data when conditional display was applied. |
LV-11632 |
When a report template had multiple symbols set in the down dimension, and a selected symbol was passed into this dimension, the report would launch with duplicated rows. |
Longview Close
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11495 |
In Longview Close, the rollover process was adjusted to set the neutral exchange rate only at the global level. |
Longview Tax
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11601 |
In Longview Tax Global Transparency, in XML file creation for HMRC corrections have been made to resolve submission errors for the namespace of the DocTypeIndic and DocRefId elements, and to address output for constituent entities. |
LV-10635 |
In Longview Tax Provision (IAS/IFRS), the calculation of recognised temporary differences when using the first-in first-out (FIFO) method now works correctly in cases where the closing and opening balance have opposite signs, or the closing balance is zero. |
LV-11119 |
In Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (IAS/IFRS), the calculation of NBR has been corrected to fix mismatches in end-of-year balances for deferred tax accounts between Net and Recognised amounts. |
LV-11169 |
In Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision, (ASC/US GAAP, IAS/IFRS), the performance of Multi-Regional Deferred Tax Separate Rate Change calculations has been improved when executing against a large number of entities, regions, and currencies. |
LV-11483 |
In Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (ASC/US GAAP, IAS/IFRS), the MRP Deferred Tax Rate Change calculation could enter an endless loop when triggered by CTA elements. |
LV-11593 |
In Longview Tax Multi-Regional Provision (ASC/US GAAP, IAS/IFRS), the undescribed amount did not translate, and changing the period end rate would not dynamically re-translate any of the inputs. |
Longview Tax – Pillar Two
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
LV-11196 |
In Longview Pillar Two, the Substance-based Income Exclusion calculation now correctly executes in all currencies when Foreign Exchange is enabled. |
LV-11414 |
In Longview Pillar Two, the input apps now display the instructions panel. |
LV-11460 |
In Longview Pillar Two, the Help button in GloBE Temporary Differences input now opens the correct help topic. |
| LV-11476 | In Longview Pillar Two, the events status selection now includes the P2JTotal hierarchy. |
Hardware and Software Requirements
This chapter contains information on these main topics:
Note: Third party components and versions, such as operating systems, browsers, etc., no longer in support by the third-party provider are not supported by Longview as well.
Supported Server Platforms
Supported platforms are defined as the Operating System and RDBMS “families”, and minimum patch/point level on which the application is supported under the terms of the Customer’s maintenance Services Agreement. Assistance with issue investigation and resolution is available through Support Services. Any platform related software issues identified will be addressed based on Longview’s standard issue prioritization criteria.
Longview reserves the right to end support for supported platforms with subsequent releases of the application.
Should a customer choose to use current versions of Longview software on non-supported platforms, Longview will continue to provide the application support under the terms of the Maintenance Services Agreement with the following exceptions:
Issues encountered which cannot be replicated on a currently supported platform will not be addressed.
For issues that exist on both supported and non-supported platforms, fixes will be verified only on supported platforms and may or may not address the issue on the non-supported platform.
No support is available for platforms (OS or RDBMS) that are no longer supported by their respective vendors.
This section contains information on supported platforms for the following items:
Updating Windows Universal CRT
Improved security and compatibility of Longview means that older server machines must install Windows Universal C Runtime (CRT) update 2999226. You can determine whether your server requires this update and download this update, if needed, from the following link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2999226
Data Server OS and RDBMS
The following combinations are supported for all servers in the application. For details on the term Supported, see Supported server platforms.
| Server operating system (x64 architecture) | Server RDBMS (64-bit) |
|---|---|
Windows Server 2022 |
SQL Server 2022 SQL Server 2019 Oracle 19c |
Windows Server 2019 |
SQL Server 2022 SQL Server 2019 Oracle 19c |
Note: If you are using a separate Database server, any platform and Operating System supporting the database versions can be used.
Web Server
The following combinations are supported for the Web Server. For details on the term Supported, see Supported server platforms.
Note: The Web Server supports only x64 Server hardware architecture.
| Server operating system (64-bit) | Web Server (64-bit) |
|---|---|
Windows Server 2022 |
Microsoft IIS 10.0 |
Windows Server 2019 |
Microsoft IIS 10.0 |
Data Server Web Services
The following combinations are supported for Data Server Web Services. For details on the term Supported, see Supported server platforms.
Note: Data Server Web Services supports only x64 Server hardware architecture.
| Server operating system (64-bit) | Java |
|---|---|
Windows Server 2022 |
Oracle JDK 17 (LTS), Oracle JDK 21 (LTS), OpenJDK 17 or OpenJDK 21 |
Windows Server 2019 |
Oracle JDK 17 (LTS), Oracle JDK 21 (LTS), OpenJDK 17 or OpenJDK 21 |
Note: Apache Tomcat is deployed as part of the Data Server Web Services install process. If you have already installed Apache Tomcat, you must have version 9.0.85 installed.
Longview Grid Server
The following combinations are supported for the Longview Grid Server when Grid Processing Type is selected in Longview Server Manager. For details on the term Supported, see Supported server platforms.
Note: Longview Grid Server supports only x64 Server hardware architecture.
| Server operating system (64-bit) | ODBC |
|---|---|
Windows Server 2022 |
ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server |
Windows Server 2019 |
ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server |
Note: You must install the ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server on the grid node that corresponds to the RDBMS that the Longview application server is configured for.
HTTP Proxy Server
The following combinations are supported for the HTTP Proxy Server. For details on the term Supported, see Supported server platforms.
| Server hardware | Server operating system (64-bit) |
|---|---|
x64 Architecture |
Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 |
Note: You must have .NET 4.8 installed to run HTTP Proxy Server.
Supported Client Platforms
This section contains information on Supported platforms for the following items:
Longview Client Components
The following platforms are supported for client computers. For details on the term Supported, see Supported server platforms.
| Client operating system (64-bit) | Web browser | .NET version |
|---|---|---|
Windows 11 |
Microsoft Edge Google Chrome1 |
.NET 4.8 |
Windows 10 |
Microsoft Edge Google Chrome1 |
.NET 4.8 |
Note: 1 Chrome browsers require a Chrome extension to launch ClickOnce components. For example, the Windows Remix ClickOnce Helper to launch Longview ClickOnce components.
Caution: Longview recommends a DPI display setting of 100%. Using a DPI mode other than 100% can cause display issues ranging from incorrect and inconsistent font sizes to interface elements not being visible on the screen.
Microsoft Excel
The following Microsoft Excel versions are supported.
Note: Both Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office 365 are supported; however, you must use the fully deployed version of Microsoft Excel to work with Longview Add-In for Office.
| Longview Add-In for Office |
|---|
Office 365 – 32-bit and 64-bit |
Excel 2021 – 32-bit and 64-bit |
Excel 2019 – 32-bit and 64-bit |
Supported Languages
Longview client components are language consistent. For example, for a French client system, this update supports the French version of the Longview client, with the default regional settings, running with the French version of the respective operating system, and the French version of Microsoft Office.
However, for the servers, this update supports English versions of the respective RDBMS, server operating system, or Web server, regardless of the client language.
The following table outlines the language requirements for your Longview system.
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English | French |
|---|---|---|
Windows requirements |
English Windows English Microsoft Office |
French Windows French Microsoft Office |
Java |
Oracle JDK 17 (LTS) Oracle JDK 21 (LTS) OpenJDK17 or OpenJDK 21 |
Oracle JDK 17 (LTS) Oracle JDK 21 (LTS) OpenJDK17 or OpenJDK 21 |
Web browser |
English |
French |
Server operating system |
English |
English |
RDBMS |
English |
English |
Web server |
English |
English |
Upcoming Unsupported Server and Client Platforms
Server Platforms
| Platform | Note |
|---|---|
Windows Server 2019 |
The last version of Longview that will be supported on Windows Server 2019 will be 26.1 (January 2026). |
Oracle |
Longview will continue to support Oracle 19c until it’s EOL of April 30, 2027, Oracle has still not announced the release date for Oracle 23ai for Windows. Longview is currently reviewing the future of ongoing support of Oracle. |
Client Platforms
| Platform | Note |
|---|---|
Windows 10 |
In line with Microsoft EOL of Windows 10, Longview will only support Windows 10 LTSC 2021 (21H2) as of October 14, 2025. |
Microsoft Excel 2019 |
In line with Microsoft EOL of Office 2019 extended support, Longview will only support Office 2019 until Oct 14, 2025. |
Longview Support Schedule
As of this release, only Longview version 21.2 and newer are supported.
Longview 21.2 will no longer be supported as of February 2025.
As of 24.1 our standard support life cycle will be 3 calendar years from the month of release.
See the table below for more details:
| Version | Release Date | End of Support |
|---|---|---|
21.1 |
May, 2021 |
July, 2024 |
21.2 |
November, 2021 |
February, 2025 |
22.1 |
June, 2022 |
July, 2025 |
22.2 |
November, 2022 |
February, 2026 |
23.1 |
March, 2023 |
April, 2026 |
23.2 |
May, 2023 |
July, 2026 |
23.3 |
August, 2023 |
October, 2026 |
23.4 |
November, 2023 |
February, 2027 |
24.1 |
February, 2024 |
February, 2027 |
24.2 |
May, 2024 |
May, 2027 |
24.3 |
July, 2024 |
July, 2027 |
24.4 |
October, 2024 |
October, 2027 |
25.1 |
January, 2025 |
January, 2028 |
For more information on any of the above updates, please contact your Customer Success Manager, Account Executive, or Longview Support.