Autoform DM 8.3.0 Release Notes

DM Release Version 8.3.0

Release date: 1st November 2018

Performance Improvements

The following performance enhancements have now been implemented:

• Addition of hibernation relationship cache for various entities.

• Upload subsystem reworked to reduce file IO.

• Configurable parameter for deflate level for upload performance increase.

• Added session lock caching to improve REST document creation performance.

REST API

The following REST API improvements have now been implemented:

• Added AddressBookResource.

• Added NoteDefResource.

• Added UserResource.

• Added GroupResource.

• Added a multipart POST to DocumentResource to provide file, metadata, notes, and line items in a single request.

• Added ApplicationsResource.

• Updated Swagger and OpenAPI 3.0 with revamped documentation.

Security

The following security enhancements have now been implemented:

• Resolved an issue with session information leakage to non-admin users.

• Updated jquery js library to version 3.3.1.

• Removed application server information headers.

• Updated moment js library to version 2.22.2.

• Session cookies are now HTTP only.

• Resolved XSS vulnerabilities in remote.jsp and previewdocument servlet.

Fixes

The following list contains details of fixes we have implemented since the last release:

• Improved validation on Note Definition Manager.

• AUTOFORM DM automatically re-activates after an upgrade.

• IP address is now shown correctly on the frontend when accessing AUTOFORM DM via a load balancer.

• The installer now has improved support for an SDC installation.

• Resolved an issue preventing licence activation from working via Swagger.

• File version dropdown is now working correctly for IE11.

• Resolved misalignment in the column width on oracle vs mssql.

• Increased the validation to prevent the removal of the last admin user from the admin role.

• Swagger docs no longer render incorrectly due to method ambiguity.

• Updated logging config to avoid a large stdout file growth.