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Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 GA hotfix 3 release notes

Compatibility

10.9.1 GA Hotfix 3 is compatible with following versions of other Winshuttle products:

  • Designer : 10.9.1 GA
  • Composer : 11.0.3 GA Hotfix 3
  • Winshuttle Central versions:
    • 10.7 GA
    • 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)
  • Winshuttle Server versions:
    • 10.7 GA
    • 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)

Upgrade Paths

You can directly upgrade to Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 GA Hotfix 3 from following release versions:

  • 10.9.1 Hotfix 1 / Hotfix 2
  • 10.9 / 10.9.1
  • 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an intermittent issue causing the following error when saving and routing a form: "An unexpected error has occurred. Could not update a WFAssignment row, Value 0" .
  • Fixed an issue where DocEx Subfolder items were not getting archived.
  • Fixed an issue where the lookup controls within a Repeating table in a form were not returning results, and the CSS was causing the text to overlap portions of the form.
  • Fixed an issue where checkboxes were rendered incorrectly in an attached view.
  • Fixed an issue where the impersonation username and password appear in a log when using a 'headless' packager and Debug logging is on.
  • Fixed an issue where opening form attachments in Safari on a mobile device or the MacOS were not working.
  • Fixed an issue where some very large form solutions were not responding, and the IIS had to be reset.
  • Fixed an issue where the archive history didn’t show re-assignment data details.
  • Fixed an issue where the Process control element did not show comments from a form that was completed in Internet Explorer 11.
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when running a Salesforce query Webservice multiple times would not clear the previous record.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.9.1 GA Hotfix 2
  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 5
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 12
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 12

Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 hotfix 2 release notes

Compatibility

10.9.1 GA Hotfix 2 is compatible with following versions of other Winshuttle products:

Designer 10.9.1 GA

Composer 11.0.3 GA Hotfix 2

Central

  • 10.7 GA
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)

Winshuttle Server

  • 10.7 GA
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)

Upgrade Paths

Users can directly upgrade to 10.9.1 GA Hotfix 2 from following release versions:

  • 10.9.1 HF 1
  • 10.9.1
  • 10.9
  • 10.8
  • 10.7
  • 10.6

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where extra prefixed characters were removed when using calculated SharePoint columns in a Query Control.
  • Fixed an issue where process data was not getting removed from the Database after archiving if a huge volume of data was involded.
  • Fixed an issue where using the Winshuttle Workflow configuration setting AttachmentControlValidationRegExp to validate form attachments would sometimes retain invalid attachments.
  • Fixed an issue where an extra string ('string;#’) validation occurred when using the Set Originator or Set Column plugin.
  • Fixed an Object Reference Error that could occur when upgrading Workflow 10.9 to 10.9.1 HF1.
  • Fixed an issue where the AND node could behave like an XOR node.
  • Fixed an issue where workflow archiving was not removing temporary files, and files created in the TempDirectory location and the user's AppData\Local\Temp directory were not getting removed when the WorkflowProcessAutoCopyEnable key was enabled.
  • WSF-Fixed an issue where the user was getting an error when passing values from form with "," to the SQL database from OLEDB plugin.
  • Fixed an issue with deadlocks occurring on setformdata tasks.
  • Fixed an issue causing a workflow to freeze in a specific designer document workflow.
  • Fixed an issue that caused an Access Denied error after completing an activity when the logged-in user has CONTRIBUTE rights ONLY (or lower privileges), and the configuration key ‘UseSharePointElevatedPrivileges’ is false and configuration key ‘WorkflowProcessAutoCopyEnable’ is true
  • Fixed an issue where the Docex task would not show if the document was located within a folder.
  • Fixed an issue where posting tool errors were encountered after 10.6.1 HF12 upgrade
  • Fixed an issue where disposable SharePoint items were not being disposed of, which caused memory leaks.
  • Fixed an issue where an Oracle data source fails to be used as a data connection after upgrade to 10.9.1 HF1
  • Fixed an issue where Send email entry of SVService is getting failed if there is no attachment in list item
  • Fixed an issue where the sorting order on the form in dropdowns was not the same as the sort order of the SharePoint list
  • Fixed an issue with export to Salesforce functionality within Composer
  • Added indexing to some of the tables in the database to improve performance.
  • Fixed an issue where there was an error encountered during Worklfow upgrade from 10.9 to 10.9.1 during database configuration.
  • Fixed an issue where using an apostrophe in the username (like O’Brien) generates an error on form launch.
  • Fixed an issue causing performance degradation due to site collection user enumeration.
  • Fixed a "String was not recognized as a valid Date Time" error when a form date field did not contain a value, and the form was submitted to SAP from a form.
  • Included support for TLS 1.1 or higher in Winshuttle Studio for Salesforce
  • Added a configuration key to support TLS in Winshuttle Workflow
  • Fixed an issue where SQLCommandTimeout causes an Attempted to divide by zero” exception
  • Fixed an intermittent issue where while posting data to SAP, which caused the following error: “String was not recognized as a valid Date Time”
  • Fixed an issue causing a Salesforce web service to fail if proxy was enabled.
  • Fixed performance issues observed with repeating tables

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 5
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 12
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 12

Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 GA hotfix 1 release notes

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(WF Server Version: 10.9.1.94497–GA Hotfix 1, Composer Version: 11.0.3.94497–GA Hotfix 1)

Compatibility

10.9.1 GA Hotfix 1 is compatible with following versions of other Winshuttle products:

  • Winshuttle Designer 10.9.1 GA
  • Winshuttle Composer 11.0.3 GA Hotfix 1
  • Winshuttle Central 10.7 GA
  • Winshuttle Central 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)
  • Winshuttle Server 10.7 GA
  • Winshuttle Server 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)

Upgrade Paths

You can directly upgrade to 10.9.1 GA Hotfix 1 from following release versions:

  • 10.9.1
  • 10.9
  • 10.8
  • 10.7
  • 10.6

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Workflow licensing does not work when the host name of the Web Front End (WFE) is different from the name of WFE in the SharePoint farm.
  • Fixed an issue with the Document Process Launch Plugin configuration.
  • Fixed an issue where the Process Control Participant list was resetting after any action in a form in SharePoint 2010.
  • Fixed an issue where the output fields for the Query control were not saved in a Save Form operation.
  • Fixed an issue where the tool tip for menus in a form were still displayed even after the cursor is moved away.
  • Fixed an issue where Workflow Solution with accented characters in it causes an error ("List cannot be found") when the form is launched.
  • Fixed an issue where Web services stop running for running workflows when a new Workflow Solution version without the Web service is published.
  • Fixed an issue where Workflow Central Administration site authorization fails for the Extended Web app after an Upgrade.
  • Fixed an issue where sum functionality was not working when repeating section columns have both positive and negative values.
  • Fixed an issue where extra prefixed characters were removed while using calculated SharePoint columns in a Query Control.

Known Limitations

Licenses are not displayed in ‘Licenses’ page on Workflow Central Administration site in case host name of web front end (WFE) is different from the name of WFE in the SharePoint farm.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 5
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 12
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 11

Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 GA (General availability) release notes

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(Workflow Server: 10.9.1.90564- GA, Designer: 10.9.1151. 90564- GA)

Compatibility

10.9.1 GA is compatible with following versions of other Winshuttle products:

  • Designer : 10.9.1 GA
  • Composer : 11.0.3 GA
  • Winshuttle Central 10.7 GA (Note: 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 is required for Async Web Services)
  • Winshuttle Server 10.7GA (Note: 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 is required for Async Web Services)

Upgrade Paths

You can directly upgrade to Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 GA from the following release versions:

  • 10.9
  • 10.8
  • 10.7
  • 10.6

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 5
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 12
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 10

Improvements

  • Added Date Range criteria for Move Archived Data scheduler job.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where an incorrect number of items were displayed in the Process List Web Part.
  • Fixed an issue where a NaN error occurred in a form when a query was running on a SharePoint list with a Number Column in it.
  • Fixed an issue where Workflow was not working properly after extending the Workflow to a different web app when the database user was different from the base web apps database user.
  • Fixed an issue where user required permissions to the IIS_Iusrs group for SVTrace Logging to work. Now user needs to specify 'SVTracePath' along with 'SVTraceLevel' in SharePoint’s web.config file on all Web front ends for the web app on which workflow is published to make the trace available.
  • Fixed an issue where a LookUp Control containing a space in the Set Fields (e.g. field2= Status) was generating the Tasks, Processes and Forms without a name.

Known Limitations

  • Solutions with accented characters (umlaut) causes "List cannot be found" error from Task List WebPart

Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 FCS release notes

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(Workflow Server: 10.9.1.87461- FCS, Designer: 10.9.1.150.87461- FCS)

Compatibility

10.9.1 FCS is compatible with following versions of other Winshuttle products:

  • Winshuttle Designer : 10.9.1 FCS
  • Winshuttle Composer : 11.0.3 FCS
  • Winshuttle Central 10.7 GA / 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)
  • Winshuttle Server 10.7 GA / 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 (required for Async Web Services)

Upgrade Paths

You can upgrade from versions 10.6 through 10.9 to Workflow 10.9.1.

New features

  • New command: Add User Policy admin command can be used to add users in web app’s user policy.
  • New Scheduler Job: Move Archived Data scheduler job to move completed workflow processes from the main list to another for archival purposes.
  • Added the provision to specify maximum duration for Out of Office Delegation.
  • Added support for the following in the Workflow Web Part:
    • Bulk Reassignment (Important Note: For Bulk Reassignment to work, in the permission set specified in the ‘BulkReassignmentPermissionSets‘ configuration, the permission set should have at least following permissions: SharePoint 2010 - 'Manage Lists' list permission; SharePoint 2013- 'Override List Behaviors' list permission.)
    • Out of Office Delegation
    • Process Hierarchy
    • Toggle Color

Improvements

  • Farm Configuration page is now visible from the Workflow Central Administration site.
  • Workflow Administrator details are accessible on ‘Farm Configuration Page’.
  • Workflow web part Improvements:
    • Task Name is shown on Tile View at the Dashboard Tab in Workflow web part.
    • Bulk Approve/Reject options are not shown in Tasks Tab for Approval tasks where ‘AllowBulkApproval’ is False.
    • Forms marked as Favorites are visible in Tiles View without hover.
    • Process History for Parent/Child processes is displayed in more user friendly format.
    • Filter for Drafts is added on the Dashboard tab.
    • Button to browse Previous '<' and Next '>' page are disabled if there are no pages to display.
  • The *.MHT file is removed from temp folder once the *.MHT file is attached to the SharePoint list item when it is auto-archived to a SharePoint list.
  • The temporary directory created during any form launch is now deleted.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issues while using Workflow History Viewer on non-workflow sites.
  • Fixed an issue causing an Object Reference error in middle of the workflow.
  • Fixed an issue where the Workflow WebPart was not being displayed when other webparts exist on the site.
  • Fixed an issue causing an error while configuring EMailApprovalApproveSubject from the Configure Options page in Workflow Central Administration site.
  • Fixed issues with workflow site load if a list on this site, where any configuration key is defined, is deleted.
  • Fixed issue causing a ‘File Not Found’ error when clicking the item in a Process Controlled document library if the ‘Office SharePoint Publishing Infrastructure’ feature is turned on at this site.
  • Fixed an issue where the workflow installer running in trusted mode causes an unhandled exception error.
  • Fixed an issue making a document workflow task in Tasks Tab un-viewable, when scope selected is all sites, in Workflow webpart.
  • Fixed an issue where a form does not route properly if no record is found while using SQL data connection.
  • Fixed an issue causing rules in an InfoPath form to not work correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with ‘Excel Data Dump’ causing ‘Safe Handle has been closed’ error
  • Fixed an issue with running multiple instances of svservice of winshuttleupdates jobs in parallel.
  • Fixed an issue where log Fields for all rows of the repeating section have the same message that is returned for the first row while using repeating Transaction Web Services in Async mode.
  • Fixed an issue where causing the following error while trying to open a child form: ‘Could not retrieve the value of the SharePoint field FormsXML'
  • Fixed issue where Workflow Central Administration Site authorization was not working for extended webapp after upgrade
  • Fixed issue where SVTRACE level debugging was not working.
  • Fixed Memory Leak issues with SetColumn plugin.
  • Fixed issue where, in some cases, user was getting error while trying to view Process History

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 5
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 12
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 10

Known Limitations

  • Extending workflow to a different web app with DB User different from the Base web apps DB user, then workflow might not work properly on the extended web-app. Workaround: The DB user for the extended web app is same as the DB user for the Base Web App.
  • LookUp Control Containing Space in the Set Fields (e.g. field2= Status) generate the Tasks, Processes and Forms without Name. Workaround: Do not use space in the Set Fields e.g. as in example above, use it like field2=Status
  • On SharePoint 2013, to run SVTrace Logging, user needs to give Read and Write Permission to group IIS_IUSRS manually on all web front ends at path “C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\<web app port>”

Winshuttle Workflow 10.9 GA (General Availability) release notes

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(WF Server: 10.9.0.83685 -GA, Designer: 10.9.150.83685 -GA, Composer: 11.0.2.83731 GA)

Compatibility

Workflow 10.9 GA is compatible with the following versions of other Winshuttle products:

  • Winshuttle Central: 10.7 GA, 10.7 GA Hotfix 2
  • Winshuttle Server: 10.7 GA, 10.7 GA Hotfix 2
  • Composer: 11.0.2
  • Designer: 10.9

Upgrade Paths

Users can directly upgrade to 10.9 from Workflow versions 10.6 and later.

New features

Beta Feature: The Winshuttle Form Library List Viewer Web part has been introduced, which enables you to easily view, filter, and complete tasks for workflows using public and personalized SharePoint list views.

Improvements

Removed the *.MHT file from temp folder once the *.MHT file is attached to the SharePoint list item when it is archived using the Admin Command.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an error with the Participant Resolver when using a SharePoint list Column with special characters.
  • Fixed exceptions caused when loading a form with data connections pointing to a deleted SharePoint list.
  • Fixed an issue where the Out of Office Delegation assignment entry was not showing in the Assignment Status List.
  • Fixed an issue with Web apps not populating on the Workflow Central Administration site when the client machine does not have an internet connection.
  • Fixed an issue where the Participant Resolver RandomFromRole was not parsing Active Directory Groups within SharePoint Groups.
  • Fixed an error that could occur while canceling a process in IE8.
  • Fixed an issue with loading participants when the ws.WorkflowParticipant control is placed inside a conditional section.
  • Fixed an error 'Cannot redirect after HTTP headers have been sent' that could occur running a web service when a form loads.
  • Fixed an issue with Query Web Service where all the results were not received when using the Winshuttle Update plugin.
  • Fixed an error while accessing a Process Controlled Document Library.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 5
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 11
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 9

Known Limitations

  • For the Winshuttle Form Library List Viewer Web part, filtering is not supported on the following Column Types in SharePoint:
    • Date and Time
    • Lookup
    • Multiple Lines of Text
    • Person or Group
    • Hyperlink
    • Calculated
    • Task Outcome
    • External Data
  • BulkReassignmentPermissionSets does not allow users with 'Manage List' permissions reassign in bulk.
  • When using repeating Transaction Web Services in Async mode, Log Fields for all rows of the repeating section have the same message that is returned for the first row.
  • In some cases you may get the following error while trying to open a child form: ‘Could not retrieve the value of the SharePoint field FormsXML'

Winshuttle Workflow 10.9 FCS release notes

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(Workflow server: 10.9.0.81253 – FCS, Designer: 10.9.150.81253 -FCS)

Compatibility

  • Winshuttle Central: 10.7 GA, 10.7 GA Hotfix 2
  • Winshuttle Server: 10.7 GA, 10.7 GA Hotfix 2
  • Composer: 11.0.2 FCS
  • Designer: 10.9 FCS

Upgrade Paths

Users can directly upgrade to 10.9 from versions 10.6 and later.

New features

  • Numerous performance improvements across the following areas:
    • Task List, Process List and Form Library web parts
    • Form Load, Save and Route
    • Task completion
    • Approval Task with Vote count
    • Bulk Reassignment
    • Plugins, Participant Resolver, Winshuttle custom InfoPath Controls, and multiple data connections
    • Fixed CPU Spike, memory leak and thread leak issues at multiple places
  • Added Asynchronous (Async) Web service posting capabilities for Transaction and Transaction GUI web services to the Winshuttle Update plugin. To use this Async capability, the following versions of Winshuttle products are required:
    • Designer: 10.9 FCS or later
    • Composer: 11.0.2 FCS or later
    • Central: 10.7 GA Hotfix 2
    • Winshuttle Server: 10.7 GA Hotfix 2

    See How to use and configure Async Web services in the Winshuttle Support Knowledgebase for additional information.

  • Redesigned the dynamic form library webpart to support paging with thousands of list items
  • Added the following BETA features:
    • Added new web part called Winshuttle Workflow.
    • A Health Monitor page has been added to the Workflow Central Administrator site. Administrators can use it to proactively view warning messages that may indicate potential problems & remedies

Improvements

  • The SharePoint Timer Service is now automatically restarted by the Workflow installer.
  • The Workflow administrator account is given default access to the Workflow Central Admin Site.
  • Charts on the Charts Page can be viewed in a pop up for better visibility.
  • Removed unwanted pop-ups while using the WS Attachment control
  • Configuration key ‘BypassDoubleHopSecurity’ is now set to True by default.
  • Added the ability to export Workflow Configuration information from the Configure Options page.
  • While upgrading from legacy versions to 10.9 FCS, the Sharevis Central Administration App pool will be deleted by default if no site other than the Workflow Central Admin is associated with it.
  • During Repair/Upgrade Authentication settings are preserved
  • Removed admin command “Deleteformcache” because it is no longer required.
  • Added ‘export’ option on ‘Participant Resolvers’ page in Workflow Central Admin site.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that can occur when there are multiple instances of the same Web part, and properties applied to one instance affect the others.
  • Fixed issues with importing and running the AddressDoctor Web service.
  • Fixed an issue with the "All tasks" view of the Winshuttle task list Web part.
  • Removed the packaging requirement for Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages.dll in the Workflow installer.
  • Fixed an issue with configuring the .NET framework version for the Workflow Central Administration Application Pool during an installation, upgrade, or repair of SharePoint 2013.
  • Fixed rendering issues with default settings for Repeating Tables.
  • Fixed an issue on the Configure Option page causing the Workflow Central Administration site to fail when loading when configuration keys have been deleted for a SharePoint list, site, or Web app.
  • Fixed an issue where the SharePointListQuery participant resolver was not working for Docex Site for a Non-custom list.
  • Fixed an error message that could occur when invalid credentials are given in a document workflow. This occurred when completing an assignment if the 'ChallengeOnApproval' property is set true.
  • Fixed an issue where a user is unable to generate charts for a site running in an extended Web app on ‘the Charts page in the Workflow Central Admin site.
  • Fixed ‘Allow Replacement’ Property for the Approval Node.
  • Fixed an issue where custom actions for showing a form in the Ribbon were missing.
  • Fixed the rendering of History and Process control on .MHT generated for form.
  • Fixed issue where Workflow Admin was not able to Create Groups in SharePoint.
  • Fixed issue where attachment was added twice in form xml while using ‘Add Attachment’ plugin.
  • Fixed an issue where Workflow History Viewer was not getting installed in non-Workflow site templates.
  • Fixed an error that could occur (“Access is Denied to C:\owstimer.exe.nlog”) that could occur while saving and routing a form.
  • Fixed an issue experienced during upgrades causing the value of configuration keys to be truncated to 2500 characters if the number of characters in the value were beyond this limit.
  • Fixed an issue causing the SVMigrate command to generate an Object Reference Error.
  • Fixed a rendering issue of calculated SharePoint list column on Workflow form

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 4
  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 10
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 8

Known Limitations

  • The ability to view all the different form types simultaneously in the Form Library webpart with Dynamic Refresh set to ON is deprecated.
  • The following Web part properties for the Form Library webpart are not supported with Dynamic Refresh set to ON:
    • Day Limit
    • Show Day Limit
    • Form Type
    • Show Type
    • Columns Sortable
    • Overflow Behavior
    • Scrolling List Height
  • The new Workflow Webpart has the following limitations:
    • Problems can occur if both the Process List web part and the new Workflow web part are present on same Page.
    • Out Of Office Delegation not Supported
    • Bulk reassignment is not supported
    • Process Hierarchy is not supported
    • Winshuttle Settings such as Form Site, Day Limit, Changing Date Format are not supported
    • Document Workflows are not supported.

Workflow 10.8 release notes

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Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 GA Hotfix 5

(WF Server Version: 10.8.0.81613 -GA Hotfix 5, WF Designer Version: 10.8.150.81613 -GA Hotfix 5)

New features

  • A new operation - publishsolution - has been added to the SVADM command line utility for publishing Workflow solutions. (Note: Only Winshuttle Designer Solutions can be published using this operation.)

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue with external Webservices having out/ref parameter.
  • Fixed an issue were the default settings for a repeating table were not respected by the Workflow server.
  • Fixed an issue on the Configure Option page on the Workflow Central Administration site fails to load when the configuration keys have been deleted for a SharePoint list, site, or Web app.
  • Fixed issues with importing and running the AddressDoctor webservice.
  • Fixed an issue where Workflow History Viewer was not getting installed in non-Workflow site templates.
  • Fixed issue where any user could edit/delete the out-of-office delegation settings for other users.
  • Fixed an issue experienced during during upgrades causing the value of configuration keys to be truncated to 2500 characters if the number of characters in the value were beyond this limit.
  • Fixed an issue with the Lookup Control causing an error message when Auto run at Start is chosen.
  • Fixed an issue causing the SVMigrate command to generate an Object Reference Error.
  • Fixed an issue with configuring the .NET framework version for the Workflow Central Administration Application Pool during an installation, upgrade, or repair of SharePoint 2013.
  • Fixed an issue where a Repeating Web Service would only run in the first Group in a Composer form.
  • Fixed an issue where paginated content was not rendering correctly in Composer Forms.
  • Fixed an issue with numeric Validation not working properly on Save, Route, or Continue in Composer forms.
  • Fixed validation errors that could occur when using Composer forms with hidden fields.
  • Fixed break field errors with Composer forms.
  • Fixed errors while parsing generic web service WSDL in Internet Explorer.
  • Fixed an issue where the ‘Interactive’ property of a lookup control was not getting respected when it was unchecked.
  • Fixed an issue with Rule behavior involving hiding/showing components.

Hotfix Merges:

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 4

Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 GA Hotfix 4

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(WF Server: 10.8.0.80682-GA Hotfix 4)

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue with Composer forms causing a required dropdown to retain a blank value.
  • Fixed an issue with Composer forms causing a required dropdown to not retain values across activities.
  • Fixed issue with the Require Component formatting rule in Composer forms.
  • Fixed issue with Composer forms causing filters on repeating tables to fail when editing values or deleting rows.
  • Fixed an issue with Rule behavior on hiding/showing components in Composer forms.

Hotfix Merges:

  • 10.8 GA Hotfix 3

Known Limitations:

  • Sometimes when installing, upgrading, or repairing Workflow 10.8+, the Workflow Central Administration Application Pool is set to ASP.NET 2.0 instead of 4.0 for SharePoint 2013. (The workaround is to manually change the Workflow Central Administration Application Pool to ASP.NET 4.0.)
  • Upgrading to 10.8+ from older version truncates the value of configuration keys to 2500 characters if the number of characters in the value are beyond this limit.
  • If any SharePoint list/site/webapp to which the configuration keys are applied are deleted, then the Configure Option page on the Workflow Central Admin site fails to load.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 GA Hotfix 3

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(WF Server: 10.8.0.80288 -GA Hotfix 3)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where text after a double quote disappears from the ‘Add Configuration’ page before saving on the Workflow Central Admin site.
  • Fixed an issue where special characters in configuration key values are appearing as encoded characters on the Workflow Central Admin site.
  • Fixed an issue where the wrong password was getting updated for the configuration key SharePointImpersonationUsername.
  • Removed packaging requirement for Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages.dll in the Workflow installer.
  • Fixed an issue causing a 'Potential Cyclic Path' error message when saving and routing forms.
  • Fixed an issue that can occur when upgrading Workflow 10.7 to 10.8 with SQL 2005.
  • Fixed an upgrade issue with 10.7 where previously published workflow solutions with Web services failed to run again after the upgrade.
  • Fixed an issue where Virtual directory content was not copied to extended web applications.
  • Fixed issue where upgrading from any 10.8 version to another 10.8 version fails if any of the configuration key values have < or > or & or ' or " special characters in it
  • Fixed an issue preventing the saving of a configuration key value containing a single quote in it.
  • Fixed an issue that can occur when there are multiple instances of the same Web part, and properties applied to one instance affect the others.
  • Fixed an issue where Repair/Upgrade removes the previously configured settings in the web.config file.
  • Fixed errors encountered while importing WSDL of a Web Service in a Composer Solution.
  • Fixed an issue with pagination display when items are added beyond the pagination limits.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 9
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 8

Known Limitations:

  • Sometimes during the installation, upgrade, or repair of Workflow 10.8+, the Workflow Central Administration Application Pool is set to ASP.NET 2.0 instead of 4.0 for SharePoint 2013. Workaround: Manually change the Workflow Central Administration Application Pool to ASP.NET 4.0
  • When upgrading to Workflow 10.8+ version from older version, the value of configuration keys is truncated to 2500 characters if the number of characters in the value are beyond this limit.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 GA Hotfix 2

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(WF Server: 10.8.0.79514 -GA Hotfix 2) 

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with rendering nested repeated groups in Composer forms.
  • Fixed an issue where unwanted pop-ups being displayed while using the WS.Attachment control.
  • Fixed an issue with Composer forms where secondary repeating groups were not functioning within large repeating groups.
  • Fixed an issue where Radio Button properties were not available in Composer forms.
  • Fixed an issue in Composer forms where spacers were not displaying in the first group within the repeating groups.

Known Limitations

  • Repair or Upgrade removes the previously configured settings in the web.config file. Workaround: Backup the web.config file. After the repair/upgrade, re-add the changes in the new web.config file.
  • Single quotes get trimmed from the specified value while saving the configuration key.
  • While upgrading from any 10.8 version to another 10.8 version, if any of the configuration key values have < or > or & or ' or " special characters in it, then upgrade fails.

    Workarounds:

    • Replace the special characters (see the special character replacement table below) in the configuration key value.
    • Before upgrading, remove these characters from the configuration keys value. Add them after upgrading.

Special character replacement table

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with this:

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&gt;

&

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&apos;

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Note:This is not applicable to all spaces in the config file. Do not do this unless you have an error message after fixing the rest of the keys.

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Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 GA Hotfix 1 Release Notes

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(WF Server: 10.8.0.79359 -GA Hotfix 1, Designer:10.8.150.79359 -GA Hotfix 1)

 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the replace option of workflow participant control behavior

Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 GA

(Workflow Server: 10.8.0.79054 - GA, Designer: 10.8.150.79054 - GA)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue where users were seeing duplicate entries in the form library webpart with dynamic refresh ON.
  • Fixed issue where Workflow was ignoring changes made in a form.
  • Fixed ‘Allow Replacement’ Property for the Approval Node
  • Fixed Archiving for Winshuttle Composer forms
  • Fixed issue where Error HTTP 400 occurred when clicking "Download All Logs" on the Workflow Admin page.
  • Fixed the Connection Test Utility so it works with SharePoint 2010.
  • Fixed an issue where the Infopath translate function was not working with a double-quote (") character.
  • Fixed the "-c" switch for the SVmigrate utility.
  • Fixed the Embedded plugin.
  • Fixed an issue with sort direction in a task list webpart when Dynamic Refresh is set to ON.
  • Fixed issue where force complete, approve, and reject options were not working on Internet Explorer 8.
  • Fixed issue where workflow property challengeonapproval was not working for SharePoint 2010.
  • Fixed an issue with the Attachment plugin where a single attachment was seen twice in the Form XML.

Upgrade Paths

You can directly upgrade to 10.8 from following release versions:

  • 10.2 through 10.7
  • Sharevis 6.x

Compatibility

10.8 GA release is compatible with following versions of other Winshuttle products:

  • Winshuttle Central 10.7
  • Winshuttle Server 10.7
  • Composer 11.0.1

Known Limitations

  • Uninstalling a legacy installation with the 10.8 WSP Installer does not remove the following entry from the extended webapps in web.config files: <trust originUrl="" level="WSS_ShareVis" />Cache property of Winshuttle query scripts is not working with Central on SharePoint 2013
  • Incorrect number of entries are seen on form and task list webpart with Dynamic Refresh ON.
  • Browser cached values should not be used when working with Workflow forms on IE11. The values used are not saved on form when routing/completing the form.
  • Web.config changes are not preserved during Repair/Upgrade for Workflow Central Administration.
  • Clicking an item in a process or task list webpart on an extended web application will cause an error.
  • Cache property of Winshuttle query scripts does not work with Winshuttle Central on SharePoint 2013
  • Internal Name of SharePoint list column does not work Filter parameter of ws.Query control.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 1,7, and 8
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 4, 6, and 7

Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 FCS

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(WF Server 10.8.0.77547 - FCS | Designer: 10.8.0.76705 - FCS)

Compatibility

  • Winshuttle Central 10.7
  • Winshuttle Server 10.7
  • Winshuttle Composer 11.0.1

New features

  • Redesigned Workflow Admin Site
  • WSP Based installers: Install/Uninstall/Upgrade needs to be done only on one Web Front End (main WFE) and it gets replicated on all WFEs automatically by SharePoint. Tools (SVConfigurator, SVMigrate, SVSevice, Admin Site etc.) needs to be installed/uninstall separately on all but main WFE.
  • New pages added to the Workflow Admin Site: Extend Workflow, Licenses, Database Usage Status
  • Workflow settings and configuration XMLs (Plugin, PR, InfoPath, System settings) are moved to the Workflow database. Changes made to these on any Workflow front end are reflected on all Workflow front ends.
  • New logging features:
    • Logging can be enabled from any WFE and IISReset is not required to enable logging.
    • User can download logs for current WFE directly from Workflow Admin Site.
  • New scheduler pages. You can can view/edit/cancel scheduled tasks, and job history is available with Filtering, Export, Clear History options.
  • Workflow Process Data archival enhancements: When a workflow process is completed, Winshuttle Workflow automatically creates an offline history stored in a SharePoint list as XML and an .MHT file.

    Note: This new archival mechanism is by default OFF. You can enable this auto-archiving process by configuring a new key "WorkflowProcessAutoCopyEnable" from the Configure Options page.

  • WSP-based History Viewer tool for viewing a history of archived workflow processes in a readable format, and/or on a different Sharepoint configuration where Workflow is not installed.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 1
  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 4

Improvements

  • Modified Active Directory Group Participant Resolver will throw an exception if a specified group is not found in Active Directory.
  • Modified the behavior of Active Directory Group Participant Resolver to make “allowSelect” and “Display” parameters to be consistent with other PRs
  • Round functionality for decimal values in form fields
  • Modified the RandomFromRole participant resolver to filter by least busy person within the group based on # of task assignments among all versions of the specific process type. If this results in more than one user, then one is select randomly from those users.
  • The archiving tool now accounts for parent-child relationships among processes. Workflow data will not be purged in case any of the processes are not in a completed state.
  • Added a new web part configuration setting (Show Process Hierarchy) to display process information hierarchically in the form library and process list web part (for parent-child process relationships). When enabled, any form/process that has a parent form/process defined will be hidden from display and any form/process that has child forms/processes defined will have an 'expand' icon displayed to the left of the form icon.
  • Changed the de-activated Hide Rejected icon displayed with a cross in form library webpart

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue with text box not accepting carriage return when concatenating using javascript
  • Fixed an issue with Dynamic Refresh causing different return page when it is turned off on task list
  • Fixed an issue with InfoPath Translate function not working correctly.
  • Fixed filtering on process list and task list webparts.
  • Fixed an issue where workflow related entries were not removed from web.config of extended webapps after uninstalling workflow.
  • Fixed an issue with custom list not displaying their list items in IE8
  • Fixed an issue where Ws.query control generates errors when used with title property of SharePoint list
  • Fixed an issue with Repeating section control where delete option is not visible when user hovers their mouse over the row
  • Fixed multi-line text box behavior in workflow. Using carriage return in text boxes produced inconsistent behavior between Sp2010 and Sp2013. The inconsistency has been fixed
  • Fixed the archive command to place the generated history xml in admin folder of Workflow installation directory.
  • Fixed an issue where a Webservice fails to run when a form name contains spaces with Dynamic Refresh ON.
  • Fixed an issue where user was unable to route a document based on a name template on Winshuttle Central.
  • Fixed issues with Winshuttle Composer forms to allow printer-friendly form option to be used on them
  • Fixed an issue where friendly name of SharePoint column was not working with Query control for Composer.
  • Added handling of 'IncludeSelf" option of ADGroup Participant Resolver
  • Modified allowSelect and display parameters for ADGroup PR to be consistent with other PRs
  • Added impersonation for ADGroup PR in case the optional parameters username and password are not provided. If not, SharePoint impersonation username/password are used instead. Note that this requires that the impersonation account in the configuration have access to read the AD.
  • Fixed Access denied error, while opening Winshuttle process list page for a user who have any processes on site where their rights have been revoked
  • Fixed an issue with commentRequirement property of approval node. Whenever this is set to 'always' user would be unable to proceed without entering comments
  • Fixed an webservice plugin which was failing when async mode is set to true
  • Fixed an issue with out of office delegation emails not coming to the user if they gets multiple assignments
  • Fixed an issue where user having full control to the site was getting an access denied error while trying to cancel a process.
  • Implemented the 'allow sync' functionality for sendEmail plugin. So if sendEmail is the last node in a workflow user can set its allow sync to false and the history will be shown in the mail.

Known Limitations

  • Archiving for Winshuttle Composer forms is not supported. (This will be fixed in 10.8 GA (General Availability))
  • Error HTTP 400 can occur when you click "Download All Logs" from the Workflow Admin page. First enable the logs and then use ‘Download All logs’ functionality. (This will be fixed in 10.8 GA.)
  • Uninstalling a legacy installation with the 10.8 WSP Installer does not remove the following entry from the extended webapps in web.config files: <trust originUrl="" level="WSS_ShareVis" />
  • The Connection Test Utility does not work in a SharePoint 2010 Environment. (You can however use the utility by deleting the connectiontext.exe.config file at the same path.)
  • Cache property of Winshuttle query scripts does not work with Winshuttle Central on SharePoint 2013
  • Embedded plugin is not working
  • The "-c" switch on Svmigrate utility does not work.
  • Clicking an item in a process or task list webpart on an extended web application will cause an error.
  • The sort direction in a task list webpart does not work when Dynamic Refresh is set to ON
  • Incorrect number of entries are seen on form and task list webpart with Dynamic Refresh ON.
  • Browser cached values should not be used when working with Workflow forms on IE11. The values used are not saved on form when routing/completing the form.
  • Internet Explorer 8 force complete, approve, and reject options are not working
  • The workflow property challengeonapproval is not working on SharePoint 2010.
  • The Infopath translate function does not work with a double-quote (") character.

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