About Version 8
  • 29 Nov 2023
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Article Summary

Decisions 8.0.0 (March 17, 2022)

Download Version 8 (v8), the latest major release of the Decisions Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) platform.


Version 8.0-8.8 is built on .NET 6
Version 8.9+ is built on .NET 7
Version 8.17+ is built on .NET 8

Impact on Upgrades 

  • Upgrades from versions before v7 require an "uninstall" ahead of installing v8
  • ALL Custom Libraries will need to be recompiled.
  • Custom assemblies will need to be re-written. 
  • Modules may require design refactoring or downloading newer  versions.
  • Running multiple versions with the same database is not supported.
  • LESS files from prior versions are not directly compatible with v8

8.0 Main Features 

Visit Version 8 Features to learn more.

Features Not Supported in v8

  • Active Directory Sync in Multi-Tenant Environments
  • If hosting in Containers
    • External SOAP Web Services 
    • Modules
      • Powershell
      • SolaceMQ
      • Python
      • R

Changes from v6 to v8

  • Internet Explorer (IE) is no longer supported
  • Clicking Debug in the Flow Designer will no longer autosave the Flow
  • Restarting Services from the System Folder is no longer available
  • Calling Flows and Rules as WCF services is no longer supported
  • Service Integrations are disabled by default

Key Feature Differences Between Versions

Featurev6v7v8
Integrations
✓+
✓+
Integration Enhancements
✓+
✓+
Dependency Browser
✓+
✓+
Module Support
✓+
✓+
Simple Forms / Enhancements
✓+
✓+
Snowflake
✓+
✓+
PostgreSQL DB Support
✓+
✓+
Data Designer and Design Patterns
✓+
✓+
Active Form Flows
✓+
✓+
Multi-Tenant (MT)

✓+
Containers

✓+
Process Mining

✓+

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