Latest release · v1.8.0

Sand Boxer 1.8.0

Build a refresh job step by step with the guided Setup Assistant, then see every saved configuration change in the searchable Audit Log. The Modern and Classic views, Scheduler, in-app SSE Assistant, and strict production safety checks are all still here. Choose Suite and the In-Flight DEV Module protects active development through the refresh, too.

  • Guided setup
  • Audit Log
  • Modern + Classic
  • Scheduler
  • AI Assistant
  • In-Flight DEV Module
Sand Boxer 1.8.0 Modern interface — main window
Suite exclusivePowered by Dev Sync

Refresh the sandbox. Keep the development already in flight.

A production refresh should never force developers to choose between current data and current work. The In-Flight DEV Module captures sandbox-only development before the restore, then puts it back afterward in the same run.

  1. 1
    CaptureProtect active DEV work before production replaces the sandbox.
  2. 2
    RefreshRun the normal, repeatable production-to-sandbox refresh.
  3. 3
    RestoreReapply the protected development automatically after the restore.
  • DEV-only procedures and views
  • Form customizations and custom IDOs
  • Customized SSRS report definitions
  • Review what will be preserved before the refresh runs

Included with Sand Boxer Suite. Not included with Stand Alone.

Sand Boxer In-Flight DEV Module settings in Dev Sync
Sand Boxer review of development work that will survive the refresh
Review the protected work before the refresh starts.
The 1.8.0 workflow

Set up faster. Audit every change.

The guided Setup Assistant turns source, destination, detection, and review into one deliberate four-step flow. Nothing runs while you build the job, and you choose exactly which detected settings are applied.

The Audit Log adds a separate, searchable history for job configuration changes, with secrets masked and details ready to copy or export. Refresh execution stays in Run History, so configuration changes and actual runs each have a clean record.

Sand Boxer 1.8 Setup Assistant reviewing detected sandbox settings
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A guided Setup Assistant

Walk through source, destination, detected settings, and a final review in four clear steps. Test each connection and path, choose exactly what Sand Boxer fills in, and save the finished job without starting a refresh.

Sand Boxer 1.8 Audit Log with searchable configuration change history
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Every configuration change, on the record

The Audit Log records configuration saves, renames, and deletes with who changed what and when. Search or filter the history, inspect old and new values, copy details, or export the filtered list to CSV.

The 1.6 platform · Modern interface

Same trusted engine. A brand-new look.

Sand Boxer 1.6 introduces a modern, streamlined workspace — and the Classic view is still one click away. Flip the same screen between the two below.

Sand Boxer Transfer Configurations — Classic view
Sand Boxer Transfer Configurations — Modern view
Modern view · Transfer Configurations

The same screen, both ways — flip between them, just like the one-click toggle inside Sand Boxer.

Foundation:

Four big upgrades

Our biggest usability release yet: automation, a modern workspace, an in-app assistant, and even stronger safety nets.

Sand Boxer 1.6 Modern interface — main window with searchable side-navigator
New interface

A brand-new Modern interface

  • A fresh, modern workspace that's faster to navigate and easier to learn.
  • Everything organized in a clean side-navigator with instant search.
  • Prefer the original? The Classic tabbed view is fully supported — switch anytime.
Under the hood
  • New Modern navigator (grouped left-nav, searchable settings, card layout, light SSE theme) alongside the original Classic tabbed UI.
  • One-click runtime toggle between Modern and Classic — same engine and configuration underneath.
  • High-DPI aware and crisp on modern displays.
Sand Boxer Schedule Refresh dialog — daily/weekly/monthly cadence and Run As
Automation

Automatic Scheduler

  • Put sandbox refreshes on autopilot — nightly, weekly, or on your own schedule.
  • DEV and TEST environments stay current without anyone remembering to run them.
  • No scripts, no wrestling with Windows Task Scheduler — schedule a saved job in a couple of clicks.
Under the hood
  • Creates native Windows Scheduled Tasks directly from any saved Sand Boxer configuration.
  • Runs the full refresh engine unattended (headless) — the exact job you tested interactively.
  • Per-configuration cadence and run time, managed from inside the app.
Sand Boxer SSE Assistant chat panel with suggested questions
In-app AI

SSE Assistant (in-app AI chat)

  • Get instant answers right inside Sand Boxer — no digging through documentation.
  • Ask how to set up a refresh, use Dev Sync, or why a run failed, in plain English.
  • Like having a Sand Boxer expert on call.
Under the hood
  • In-app AI assistant grounded in the Sand Boxer knowledge base.
  • Context-aware — knows your current page, app version, and license tier for tailored answers.
  • Secure and license-gated; conversations can be saved to a file or escalated into a support ticket.
Sand Boxer Optional Features — Sandbox Lockdown and cleanup safeguards
Trust

Increased safety nets

  • Sand Boxer protects your production data at every step.
  • Version-aware from SyteLine 8.0 through 2026, so your refreshes run smoothly — no surprises.
  • Destructive steps fail safely, and detection tools only ever read production, never change it.
Under the hood
  • Version-aware operations adapt to each SyteLine / CSI release (8.0 → 2026.x) so the correct logic always runs.
  • Thoroughly tested and quality-checked before every release.
  • Built to fail safe — protective by default, so a sandbox operation never puts production at risk.
The complete toolset

Everything Sand Boxer does, screen by screen

Beyond the 1.6 headliners, a full customization-safe development workflow — saved jobs, Run History, the In-Flight DEV Module, GitHub backup, and more.

See it in action

Watch Sand Boxer run

A quick summary, or the full walkthrough end to end — from a live production clone to a usable, isolated sandbox.

SummaryThe highlights in brief
Full demoThe complete walkthrough
Sand Boxer saved configurations list
Saved jobs

A home for every job

Stop hunting the file system for the right .ini. Every job configuration is saved in a built-in local store, and you pick the one you want from a clean list — name, source, destination, and when it was last used, right there.

  • Load, rename, or delete any saved job in a click.
  • Save, load, import, and export are all one menu away.
  • Why it matters: the configuration you need is always one click away — not buried in a folder.
Sand Boxer Run History with search and filters
Run History

Every refresh, on the record

Run History captures every refresh you perform: when it ran, which job, source and destination, the outcome, how long it took, and the version. When someone asks “did last night's refresh succeed?” you have the answer, with proof.

  • Search the log, filter by date range, or focus on a single configuration.
  • Tracks outcome, duration, version, and machine for every run.
  • Why it matters: an auditable trail for every sandbox you build, with zero extra effort.
Sand Boxer Audit Log showing a configuration change record
Audit Log

Every configuration change is accountable

The Audit Log records every save, rename, and delete of a job configuration — who made it, on which machine, when it happened, and the settings that changed. Passwords and keys stay masked.

  • Search by configuration, user, field name, or value, and narrow the history by date.
  • Inspect old and new values, copy the selected record, or export the filtered list to CSV.
  • Why it matters: configuration drift is visible and explainable without exposing secrets.
Sand Boxer Setup Assistant reviewing detected settings
Setup Assistant

Point at your servers. Go.

Skip the typing. The four-step Setup Assistant walks through the production source, sandbox destination, detected settings, and a final review before it fills and optionally saves the job. Nothing runs until you click Execute.

  • Test each SQL connection and backup path before moving to the next step.
  • Untick any detected setting you do not want applied, then review the complete plan.
  • Why it matters: a complete, reviewed job without a connection-string copy-paste marathon.
Sand Boxer Dev Sync review window
Suite · In-Flight DEV Module

Refresh the sandbox without wiping active development

A refresh overwrites the sandbox with production — which would normally wipe the work that lives only in DEV. The In-Flight DEV Module, powered by Dev Sync, protects that work automatically in the same refresh run.

  • DEV-only procedures, views, form customizations, and custom IDOs captured before the restore and re-applied after.
  • Want the wheel? Review exactly what's kept, object by object, before you run.
  • Why it matters: refresh as often as you like without losing a day of development work.
Sand Boxer Modern interface — Dev Sync with report preservation
Report preservation

Your SSRS reports survive the refresh, too

Turn on report preservation in Dev Sync and Sand Boxer captures your sandbox's customized report definitions (RDLs) before the refresh and puts them right back afterward. Your report work survives — and it only ever touches your sandbox's report server, never production.

  • Customized SSRS report definitions (RDLs) are captured before the refresh and restored right after.
  • Reports now join forms and IDOs in the Dev Sync review list, so you see exactly what's being kept before you run.
  • Why it matters: refreshing your sandbox no longer wipes your report work.
Sand Boxer Modern interface — GitHub
GitHub

Back up customizations to your own GitHub

Export this environment's customizations — programmable objects, forms, IDOs, and a report inventory — to a folder, then optionally commit and push them to your own GitHub repository using your own credentials.

  • Sand Boxer stores no secrets, and this never runs as part of a refresh.
  • A filterable selection window lets you export exactly what you want.
  • Why it matters: a versioned, off-machine backup of everything custom in your environment.
Sand Boxer Configuration Transfer dialog
Configuration Transfer

Move a job to any machine

Built a perfect job on your laptop and need it on the server? Package your configurations into a single, passphrase-protected bundle and bring them in anywhere — connection secrets are safely re-keyed for the new machine, never exposed as plain text.

  • Import reads the bundle on the new machine and restores everything ready to run.
  • Each entry shows its type, source and destination databases, and how many secrets it holds.
  • Why it matters: share a tested job with a colleague or a server — securely, in seconds.
Sand Boxer File menu with saved jobs, transfer, scheduling, history, and audit tools
Workflow · One menu

Set it once. Refresh forever.

Generate a ready-to-run batch file that refreshes your sandbox by name, then drop it into Windows Task Scheduler for hands-off overnight refreshes — and they land in Run History so you can confirm them with your morning coffee.

  • Legacy INI, JSON, and individual-parameter scripts are still available for portability and automation.
  • Saved configs, import/export, Transfer Configurations, Run History, and Apply FormSync all live in one tidy File menu.
  • Why it matters: hands-off, repeatable refreshes that you can trust and audit.
Safe by default

Built to never touch what it shouldn't

Read-only on production

Sand Boxer only reads and backs up your live system, and never writes to it. The refresh happens entirely on your sandbox.

Test systems stay isolated

Tax, credit-card, SMTP, and EDI interfaces are re-pointed or disabled, along with DocTrak, SureShip, Shop-Trak, and Fact-Trak, so a sandbox never calls a live service, emails a real customer, or prints on the real shop floor.

Updates take care of themselves

A silent, in-place update downloads, installs, and relaunches — your saved configs, run history, and license come along untouched.

Verifiable builds

The About screen shows your version, license, and a SHA-256 build hash you can confirm at a glance.

Secrets stay secret

Configuration Transfer re-keys credentials per machine; GitHub pushes use your own login — Sand Boxer stores no credentials of its own.

Version-aware

Schema-driven handling, regression-tested across SyteLine/CSI 8.01 through 2026.

Every module, one tool

Explore the Modern interface

A single refresh re-points every part of your SyteLine landscape — each area has its own screen in the new Modern interface, including the built-in Scheduler and SSE Assistant. Production, Development, guided Setup Assistant, Audit Log, Dev Sync, GitHub, SureShip, APS, Factory Track, DocTrak, Fact-Trak, Shop-Trak, PLM, Configurator, Tax, Credit Card, EDI, SMTP, Inventory, and Optional cleanup. Click any screen to enlarge.

Pricing

Install free. Choose Stand Alone or Suite.

Sand Boxer installs unlicensed on every server. License just the refresh engine with Stand Alone, or get the complete Suite with the In-Flight DEV Module, GitHub, and Mod Report — a one-time license, per server, with free updates for the life of the product.

★ The In-Flight DEV Module / GitHub / Mod Report are included with Sand Boxer Suite only.

Refresh engine

Sand Boxer Stand Alone

$1,500

One-time · per server

Clone production into a working sandbox and retarget the copy — configuration, URLs, mail, interfaces, and licensing — version-aware across every release from 8.0 to 2026.

Stand Alone vs Suite
CapabilityStand AloneSuite
One-time price per server$1,500$2,500
Production-to-sandbox refresh engineIncludedIncluded
Version-aware retargeting, 8.0 through 2026IncludedIncluded
Configuration, URLs, mail, interfaces, and licensing retargetedIncludedIncluded
In-Flight DEV Module (Dev Sync)Not includedIncluded
GitHub backup and version controlNot includedIncluded
Mod Report inventoryNot includedIncluded
Free updates for the life of the productIncludedIncluded

Buy Sand Boxer

Licensed per server. Choose your edition and how many servers you are licensing, and we will email a QuickBooks invoice you can pay by card.

Estimated total$2,5001 server. Your invoice confirms the final amount.

We email a QuickBooks invoice you can pay by card. Your license key is issued once you send the Machine ID from each server, shown in Sand Boxer under Help then About.

Already own Sand Boxer Stand Alone?

Thank you for being a loyal customer. Upgrade your existing Stand Alone license to Suite for $1,000 instead of buying Suite again.

  • Suite upgrade — $1,000 for existing Stand Alone customers

Ready to run on 1.8.0?

Licensed per server, activated in-app, supported by the team that builds it.