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Version 2.4.0 - Release notes

Release Date End of AMP(*) End of Life
2018-11-09 2021-11-09 2022-11-09

(*) Active Maintenance Period

This guide

The information presented in the on-line guide are mostly non-version specific. AnswerModules team does its best to ensure that, where necessary, is made clear that the information presented is only applicable to specific versions, however if you are looking for this version-specific documentation, you can find it here

The present document contains information regarding product enhancements, fixed issues and known issues related to AnswerModules Modules Suite version 2.4.0.

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Module Suite Compatibility Matrix

OpenText Content Server MS 2.4.0
Content Server 10.0.x
Content Server 10.5.x X
Content Suite 16 X
Content Suite 16 EP2-EP5 X
Content Suite 16 EP6

Major Changes in version 2.4.0

  • Dropped support for JRE version 7

JRE 7 no longer supported

Starting with update 2015-09 OpenText Content Server is shipped with a JRE version 8. Starting from Module Suite version 2.4 support for JRE 7 is discontinued. Customers willing to install Module Suite 2.4 are invited to verify that this requirement (JRE >=8) is satisfied by their Content Suite platform.

  • Upgraded numerous third party dependencies
  • Improved isolation of Java components with respect to the environments
  • Improved, by over 30%, the modules overall performances
  • Introduced new APIs to support large PDF documents manipulation without encountering excessive system memory consumption related issues
  • Introduced the possibility to assign a custom priority to Content Scripts scheduled using the DA framework
  • Cache service now supports the direct caching of ServiceContextAware objects (e.g. CSNode, CSUser, CSGroup, CSFolder...) objects

Beautiful WebForms

  • Significant reduction, approximately 50%, of the View’s footprint on the database
  • Introduced numerous new widgets
  • Introduced the concept of Layout: widgets can now contain additional widgets and therefore be utilized to better organize the form's page

Form Builder

  • Introduced a brand new widget library (V3). The new library makes extensive use of modern AMD framework for Javascript resources loading. All the widgets of the new library are SmartView ready and can be safely utilized in WebForms published in SmartView tiles (see. Module Suite SmartView Extension)
  • Introduced 'in line text editor' functionality in the FormBuilder. Form field labels and static text can be edited directly from the SmartEditor (no need to open the configuration panel)
  • Improved functionality for repositioning widgets in the View.
  • Simplified the resizing of widgets and labels. Any widget or label dimensions can now be determined through simple actions performed on the same, within the SmartEditor.
  • Improved the usability of the configuration panel. Configuration options are now organized in tabs, form's fields can now be "searched" by name or type.
  • Introduced a new View preview feature directly in the editor.
  • Introduced the functionality to roll-back widget configuration changes during an editing session.

Content Script

Extension Package for Blazon (NEW)

Programmatically manage rendition jobs on Blazon

Extension Package for the integration with S3 by AWS (NEW)

Extension Package for xECM (NEW)

Utilize Content Script to programmatically create and administer Connected Workspaces

Extension Package for Office documents

Several enhancements have been introduced:

  • It is now possible to change the width of the columns in an Excel file
  • It is now possible to merge Word files
  • Improved support for the systematic creation/editing of Word files

All Enhancements in version 2.4.0

ID Scope Description
#0000598 Content Script It's now possibile to embed resources into CSEmail (e.g. a logo image)
#0000597 Extension - Docx It's now possibile to merge multiple Word documents togheter
#0000596 Extension - Docx It's now possibile to change the size of Excel columns
#0000594 Module Suite Cache service now supports the direct caching of CSNode objects
#0000593 Content Script Objects extending ServiceContextAwareObject are now Serializabile. Before to attempt to serialize them call the detach method to
#0000592 Content Script CSNode's metadata are now always accessible no matter which method as been used to load the node
#0000588 Content Script It's now possibile to change the priority for scheduled tasks
#0000585 Extension - AmGui AddItems override is not working on Compound Documents
#0000570 Content Script Add support form Windows authentication in CSWS
#0000562 Module Suite REST APIs: Being able to set StatusCode on success, Content Type on error
#0000590 Module Suite CSMultiButtons in collections

Issues Resolved in version 2.4.0

ID Scope Description
#0000589 Beautiful Webforms CreateForm method does not work when submission mechanism = WORKFLOW
#0000583 Beautiful Webforms Multiple collapsible Panel Containers collapse wrong panel when clicked
#0000582 Beautiful Webforms Passing an empty string as value for a field of type "Date", results in wrong value stored in the form
#0000578 Beautiful Webforms Under undetermined circumstances getTemplate function causes a trace file's generation
#0000576 Content Script pat162000373_CS64_WIN breaks setting major/minor version and num of versions to keep through CS
#0000574 Script Console Memory leak in CommandLauncherJob if the scheduled script performs actions related to RBWF
#0000568 Content Script It's not possible to programmatically start a WF having WebReport WP enabled
#0000595 Beautiful Webforms Validation of Views' source code is not working and a lot of error messages are generated within the logfile
#0000591 Content Script It's not possible to update a CSUser without providing a new password for the same
#0000584 Beautiful Webforms PrimitiveField contains a debugging instruction which is logging at error level
#0000581 Extension - Docx xlsx.getAllWorksheets() API returns an empty list
#0000579 Content Script Unable to send on a CS Workflow task configured to run in background if a previous run of the same returned an error
#0000577 Content Script Saving script fails if script body is empty
#0000575 Content Script Templating service error occurs when using Escape XML utility