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Here at Civica we have a number of hybrid job vacancies in both Australia & India. The example role below is for a mid-level software engineer, but we have roles for juniors to seniors to work on some exciting projects.

If yourself or anyone else you know are after a change, please reach out so I can connect you.

Cheers
Dave Tobin
dave.tobin@civica.com



Mid-Level Software Engineer


Description
We're Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local to state government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens.

Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.

As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities. 

Why you will love this opportunity as Mid-Level Software Engineer (4GL) at Civica

We are seeking an experienced Informix/4GL Developer who is looking to grow their skills and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. In this role, you will join our Health & Care teams, supporting a large and mature portfolio of products that focus on improving patient outcomes and driving efficiencies across our customers.

You will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our IBM Informix/4GL environment, ensuring it operates at peak performance and scalability. As part of the team, you will analyse business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions, contributing to the ongoing success and development of our software. Additionally, you will create and maintain detailed documentation to support the development process and conduct thorough testing to uphold the highest quality standards.

If you are passionate about software development and eager to contribute to an organisation with a higher purpose, we would love to have you on our team.

Requirements
What you will do to be successful in this role

Informix/4GL development experience
Experience working with SQL
Experience working in Informix database or Microsoft SQL
Linux/Unix/Windows command and scripting skills
Documentation experience using modern tools such as Confluence, Jira and Fisheye
Good communication skills - must have
Analytical and problem-solving mindset

Benefits
Why you'll love working with us

We know that when our people are happy, they will work better and have greater work satisfaction. Here's what you can expect:

We're all different - and we love this about us.

We provide an inclusive, safe, and welcoming environment to all Civicans - there are heaps of opportunities to enable you to grow and be your best.   

Giving culture - we encourage you to "give back" with benefits such as our Days of Difference leave where you can volunteer for a charity of your choice.

Flexible Work – we have the technology and tools to support you to work from home and come into our offices now and then to catch up and socialise with colleagues.

Apply for this job - Become part of something special Do you see yourself in this role? If so, then we would love to hear from you.

The default behaviour of Genero Report Writer when it cannot find an Image is to stop with an error.  There is a very good reason for this, if you are sending out documents with your company logo on them, if for some reason something happens to that company logo file, you do not want to send documents output with a blank space or placeholder image where that logo should be.

There are some options that allow the program to continue.

Read more at https://4js.com/ask-reuben/ig-262/

Those at the Cancun WWDC24 event may recall during Jean and Mario Customer Experience presentation, I pointed out that in their screen that allowed end-users to define a color used in their generic reports, currently their users have to type in a color, wouldn't it be better to have them select a color from a GUI widget?  This was an attempt to get more support for such an enhancement.

The good news is that in the recent GBC 5.00.10 release, we shipped a Color Picker example in the customization area, but there are other Color Picker widgets you could use.  You are not limited to what we provide.  This is one of the good things about GBC Customisation. 

Read more at https://4js.com/ask-reuben/ig-261/

One of the things I repeated a couple of times during the recent WWDC was that in my opinion you should prepare your environments to receive monthly releases of the GBC and be in a position to switch quickly between GBC releases. 

This will allow you to compare your customisation against the standard GBC,  and also to compare different GBC versions.

Read more at https://4js.com/ask-reuben/ig-260/

Genero Enterprise 5.00 Maintenance Release : GBC 5.00.11

Four Js is pleased to announce a Maintenance Release of Genero Browser Client 5.00.11.

What's new for GBC...

• New degraded mode alerts: The degraded mode feature provides information when certain functions
  of GBC might not work properly due to limitations in the environment or configuration.
• GBC supports the headerPosition presentation style attribute for setting the position of column headers
  (the name of the columns) relative to the field position. This attribute applies only to flipped table rendering.
• There has been a review of the visual feedback shown to the user when they hover, click/touch, and focus
  field widgets and buttons in the GBC.
• Several theme variables were added to control the new visual feedback.
• New variables are introduced for setting theme state (hover, focus, active) for widgets.
• The usage of old CSS classes should be considered obsolete and be replaced with the new name.
• Some changes have been applied to JavaScript, we recommend that you review your existing customizations
  for some elements.

Please refer to https://4js.com/online_documentation/fjs-gbc-manual-html/#gbc-topics/gbc_whatsnew_50011.html for more information.

This version also includes the following bug fixes: https://4js.com/support/issue/GBC/5.00.11.

It is now downloadable from the website: https://4js.com/download/products/.

All Four Js Genero customers under maintenance have free access to the new release.

Best regards,

Four Js Development Tools

Genero 3.21 Maintenance Release : Genero Browser Client 1.00.67

Four Js is pleased to announce a Maintenance Release of Genero Browser Client 1.00.67.

This version includes the following fixes : https://4js.com/support/issue/GBC/1.00.67

This version is now downloadable from the website: https://4js.com/download/products/.

All Four Js Genero customers under maintenance have free access to the new release.


Best regards,

Four Js Development Tools

GBC-4811 was declared on GBC 4.01.14.
GBC-3562 was declared on GBC 4.01.01.
In fact, this problem exists since the new implementation of the table layout based on CSS grid during 4.00 development.

@Carl: these type of Issues are best served via the Support Portal.  Ideally with a small example that reproduces the issue and details of versions where it was OK and not OK.  Asking a support question via the Developer forum does not trigger our response KPI's.   

@Olivier: When I wrote https://4js.com/ask-reuben/ig-193/ (an article about the EXIT DISPLAY technique you use) which is about 60 weeks ago, the screenshots were OK.  Looking closely they weren't perfect but did not get an overwrite / squashed appearance of last two rows.  When I rerun the example  in that article (make browser tab smaller so less than 26 rows visible, click Next to see some data), there seems to be a difference introduced in GBC 5.00.06.

   

Hello Carl
This is a known issue (GBC-4811 and GBC-3562) we are currently working on in the current sprint. If everything is going smooth and well, you should have it fixed in our next GBC release. If not, please contact support to hae more info.

Olivier - Front-End Projects Manager.

PS- GBC-4811 is not public yet you should have it in the bug tracker tomorrow.

Hello,

We're using Genero 5.00.02 and GBC 5.00.10 on Windows Server.

We have quite a number of screens that open and display a list of data items. Because we don't know the height of the table in the browser we use:

DISPLAY ARRAY p_mess TO s_mess.* ATTRIBUTE( COUNT = p_arr_count )
BEFORE DISPLAY
        EXIT DISPLAY
END DISPLAY

That displays all the rows that we've taken from the database into the table. But it displays the bottom rows squashed together. See screenshot:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ti3biyuawjwfkpnx0h8nf/Screenshot-1.jpg?rlkey=1wms9alnagsrdamx49pofdlj1&e=1&dl=0

When we browse all the rows in the table, just using DISPLAY ARRAY, it renders the bottom rows correctly. See screenshot:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5rgzoq88a1nnim0ieqcwj/Screenshot-2.jpg?rlkey=gfm05mvidgn5cdpydejzeyslc&e=1&dl=0

I've tried this using the latest version of Firefox and Chrome with the same result.

Is there a way around this problem or will it need to be fixed in GBC?

Thanks,

Carl