Version 8.22.x Release Notes
  • 14 Oct 2024
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Breaking Changes

DT-041834 - API access is now configurable within the settings.xml file. This new setting, AllowApiDocAccess, is set to False by default, so until it is set to True, services like Swagger will be blocked from functioning. The setting does not appear in the settings.xml file after upgrade and needs to be manually added to the file with a True setting.

New Features (October 14, 2024)

DT TitleDescription
[DT-042540] Add Filter List Step in 8x
Added a new Filter List Step. This step is much faster than the Rule Collection Filtering Step and is intended for large volumes of records.

Fixes

Infrastructure

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041752] Servers Report: Server Name doesn't update when reusing an IPServer names will no longer change names unexpectedly. the ability to set the server via UI when on a PostgreSQL database has been removed.8.x

Modules

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-039734] Improvements needed in Okta Module.The Okta Module has had performance enhancements around User and Group Syncs.8.22
[DT-041773] Optimize HL7 Query (Emitter Queue Count)HL7 Emitters will run much faster.8.22
[DT-041797] Github Rate limited stop install of modulesOnly installed GitHub modules will be checked for updates.8.x
[DT-041927] Active Directory (AD) Search Entities Steps no Longer Allowing the "*" WildcardFixed a regression that prevented Active Directory from being able to do searches using the * (wildcard) symbol.8.x
[DT-042134] Allow Azure Blob Upload From File PathThe Upload Azure Storage Blob step now has the Get File From Path setting that allows users to set a specific path from the Decisions machine file system when uploading to Azure Storage Blob.8.22
[DT-042179] OpenID and Email scopesAdded the Omit Email Scope setting for OpenID IdP settings.8.22

Forms

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041818] Special Characters no longer accepted in Form Label NamesForm Label names were giving validation warnings if the text included a special character. This has been fixed.8.x
[DT-042209] Normal/Simple Form: Validation should be displayed in the Form for a DataName using a backward slash '\' instead of forward slash '/'.A validation will no longer incorrectly appear when using a forward slash in the Data Name property on a Form. The validation will appear for back slashes.8.x
[DT-042265] Forms | Hide Title Bar Not Working For Forms in Sub Dialog Flows When Viewed on PhonesThe "Hide Title Bar" option will now work correctly when viewed on mobile.8.x

Flows

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041608] Steps using PDF Aspose are setting PDF title to AsposeNewly created PDF steps will no longer be titled Aspose by default. The title will now match the file name.8.x
[DT-041609] Inline images in Send Email HTML Merge Text mapping do not appear when email recipient opens the emailImages used for Send Email HTML Merge Text mapping were not sending correctly and would not appear in emails. This has been fixed.8.x
[DT-041770] Flows | Steps | Combine Pdf Files Step No Longer Outputs a Pdf FileFixed a regression that caused the Combine Pdf Files step to not function.8.x
[DT-041796] Add ability to store the simple type list as comma seperated values in the databaseList data fields have a new property Store As Comma Separated String. This will allow values to be stored in a database as comma separated values.8.x
[DT-041846] AddAccountPermission Set to System Context TypeNon-Admin users can how run Flows with the Add Account Permissions Step without an error.8.x
[DT-041978] Logging: Log the error message when importing the unit testsThere is a new log message for importing Unit Tests.8.x
[DT-042119] Flow Optimizations - Do not save the running step data if StepStoragePolicy is NeverThe Never setting on the Step property StoreFlowStatistics will now function correctly and Step data will no longer be stored.8.x
[DT-042191] Add timeout setting for Run Flows For List stepThere is a new property called Specify Timeout on the Run Flow For List step. This can allow users to end the step to prevent it from getting in stuck states.8.22

Reports

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041709] Report Viewer: Pagination shows NaNThe Report Viewer will no longer show "NaN" on the pagination bar in rare cases.8.x
[DT-041842] Strings with special characters are not translatable in report viewerLetters with special characters such as umlauts were not translating properly on Reports. This has been fixed.8.x
[DT-041875] Reports -> Run Flow In Line Field column displays the flowId and other details instead of the value when downloading the report in ExcelReports downloaded to Excel will no longer replaced values with incorrect data when an Inline Field is used.8.x
[DT-042103] Report OptimizationsReports have had their performance optimized.8.22

Dashboards

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041369] App Store - Project Preview Images are Broken on Most AppsFixed broken images that appeared in the App Store.8.x
[DT-041928] Send Folder Change Event Steps on a Cluster Only Refreshes Tiles on the Same Node as the Flow Being Run When the Flow Includes a FormThe Send Folder Change Event will now impact all nodes in a cluster.8.22

Data Structures

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041751] Modified By field never updates on a Case EntityThe Selective Update step, and other similar steps, will now properly update the Modified By field on a Case Entity when an update is made.8.x
[DT-042349] Duplicate Types Created After Importing and Saving JSONDataStructureFixed an issue that caused duplicate types to appear after importing a JSON data structure.8.x
[DT-042569] Cloning the case data structure does not retain the case id
Case ID will now clone correctly if the Case Entity ID is cloned.All prior versions

Integrations

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041845] API Services should not be accessible if their start policy is set to DoNotStart.API services set to DoNotStart will no longer be accessible.8.x
[DT-041862] JWT feature makes unnecessary database callsRemoved unneeded database calls that would occur when using JWT.8.22
[DT-042153] AI.Common - Pgvector needs version upgrade to be compatible with npgsql 8.xThe AI module step Query Table With Vector Data works correctly again.8.x
[DT-042214] REST Service/Method HTTP Header Redirect Handler does not consider possibility of Relative URL for the Location HeaderFixed an issue that prevented the "Preserve All Headers On Redirect" setting from functioning properly.8.x
[DT-042357] Expose Network Timeout and Retries for Upload Azure Storage Blob Network StepFile references can be uploaded using the Upload Azure Storage Blob step.8.x
[DT-042418] Expose Network Timeout and Retries forAzure storage steps now have a timeout property.8.22

System / Portal Administration

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-041280] 'DebugEntity with id =' Warning filling log filesRemoved a logging entry that would cause logs to be flooded with 'DebugEntity with id=' entries.8.x
[DT-041834] Add apidoc API behind the settings.A new setting has been added to the Settings.xml file.  which is set to False by default, allows API calls to be made against both System Services and Flow Services when set to True. When set to False, only Flow Services may be called. The setting does not appear in the settings.xml file after upgrade and needs to be manually added to the file with a True setting. The setting will appear for users making a clean install of v8.22. 8.22
[DT-042374] Active Directory (AD) "Auto Create Users On Initial Login" setting does not Create AD Users in Decisions on Initial Login when EnabledFixed an issue that kept Decisions from creating accounts for news users on their first login.8.x

Project Deployment

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-042161] Project Deployment: Check-out of a project gets stuck for a particular scenario involving moving of entities from one project to other.Projects will now checkout properly even if they contain entities that came from different projects.8.x
[DT-042541] Unnecessary Saving of Diagram Tile View and Diagram Input Tile View Flow During Page ExportTwo Diagram Tile views were being saved without needing to be. They no longer will.8.x
[DT-042147] Allow anyone with canEdit permissions and above to export the projects
Designers no longer need Can Administrate permission to export a Project. Can Edit is the minimum needed.    
8.22

Mobile

DT TitleDescriptionOccurs In
[DT-042250] Mobile Users being redirected on logoutMobile Users will no longer be denied login if there is a delay during the login process.8.x



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