Autoform DM 9.0 Release Notes
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    Autoform DM 9.0 Release Notes

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    DM Release Version 9.0

    Release date: 10th January 2020

    Notable Changes

    These changes should be considered before upgrading:

    • Applets have been removed from standard installs.

    • Client SQL execution is no longer possible via webservices v1.

    • Database upgrades for existing customers with large databases (millions of documents) may take a long time – the transaction timeout has been raised to 60 minutes to assist with this.

    • Windows Server 2008 (and R2) are no longer supported.

    • JFinder can no longer connect to AUTOFORM DM over HTTPS due to removed support for SSLv2 Hello (HTTP works as before).

    • The Lasernet Upload Module must be upgraded to 2.0.1 to work with AUTOFORM DM 9+. This will be included in the Lasernet 9.8 release as standard.

    New Features

    The following new features have been added since our last release:

    REST API

    • Added Audit Settings resource.

    • Added SQL Search resource.

    • Modified Licence resource to allow enabling of evaluation mode and provide richer licensing information.

    • Modified Configuration resource models to allow import and export of Audit Settings.

    Performance Improvements

    The following performance enhancements have now been implemented:

    • Optimised use of EJBs.

    • Optimised caching of users and document archive paths.

    • Utilised Hibernate’s Natural ID cache.

    • Non-admin users can no longer view a list of usernames via the UserListAction page.

    Usability Improvements

    The following usability enhancements have now been implemented:

    • Removed the ‘consecutive character’ option from password settings.

    • Improved usability of the REST SDK deliverables.

    • Standardised navigation of the ‘home’ button across admin screens.

    • Removed Basic/Advanced buttons from all screens, the default now shows all options.

    • Invalid name identifiers now cause the upgrade to fail (with options for resolution), rather than silently cause residual problems.

    • Auditing Enhancements.

    • Dependency Updates.

    • Installer Improvements:

      • Patch version removed from installer to support future .ear deployment patch upgrades.

      • All installs are now configured with HTTPS as standard; an auto-generated certificate can be created if one isn’t available.

      • The management console user can now be specified during the install.

      • All installs now generate a properties file that can be used by silent installs.

    • Evaluation Mode.

    Fixes

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

    • The Login screen for web integrations now renders with updated styles.

    • The Name validation on application screens has been improved.

    • The Client App Resource now correctly validates the application name.

    • Webservice v1 ‘loadDocument’ now handles invalid IDs rather than throwing a NullPointerException.

    • Session timeout now correctly affects newer document definition and key definition screens.

    • The Download button works correctly in remote search integration.

    • Application edit screen no longer breaks when using French locale.

    • Resolved an issue where in certain cases, old client queries weren’t being routed to tblCustomSettings.

    • JFinder now correctly no longer counts towards the concurrent session licence limitation.

    • Deletion of a document definition now returns users to the list screen (as expected).

    • Sessions that have been logged out no longer count towards ‘mutliple locations’ limitation during the cleanup

    • Added validation to the Document Resource to ensure the ID in patch matches that in the body.

    • Resolved an issue where importing document definitions using the same key definition would fail.

    • UI now correctly represents application access in the user manager.

    • The REST contacts resource now correctly treats the user field as read-only.

    • Roles screens no longer show or affect deleted/disabled users.

    • Document ID can now be used correctly as a parameter in webservices v2 searches.

    • Resolved an issue with configuration management preventing users and their extended properties from being created.

    • Configuration management no longer affects client application versions during an update.