Robustified Exports
Up ‘til now exports were done in real time when you clicked on an export link. This usually worked fine… unless you had a lot of records in your database. If you did, then there was a good chance that the whole process would just time out your browser and throw an error (as well as wreak havoc on the backend server). Obviously, something needed to be done…
Now when you export more than one record the exporting is queued in the background on the server, so it can take the time it needs to get the export generated without being at the mercy of the browser’s timeout. Then, when it’s complete, it securely uploads the file to Amazon S3 and provides you with a private link to download the file. It will also email you with the link when the job is complete. Finally, there is a new Exports page (your.stafftool.com/exports) where you will have access to all the exports you’ve created in the past so you can easily access them whenever you need. This should make retrieving your information from Stafftool much more reliable.
1 year ago