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-- Workflow 10.9 release notes --

Winshuttle Workflow 10.9.1 GA (General availability)

(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

(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)

(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 (First Customer Ship)

(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 --

Winshuttle Workflow 10.8 GA Hotfix 5 Release Notes

(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

(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

(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

(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

Replace this character...

with this:

<

&lt;

>

&gt;

&

&amp;

'

&apos;

"

&quot;

space

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

(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

(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 PR will throw an exception if a specified group is not found in Active Directory.
  • Modified the behavior of Active Directory Group PR 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 on central site that has name template.
  • 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 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.

-- Workflow 10.7 release notes --

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 12

(WF Server: 10.7.0.85591 -GA Hotfix 12)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where any web service (with a space in its name) was not updating results on a form. This would occur when clicking a button ('on button press') after the form has been saved.

Hotfix Merges:

  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 11

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 11

(WF Server: 10.7.0.82444-GA Hotfix 11)

Bug Fixes:

  • Enhanced the ‘Document Process Launch’ plugin to initiate a Workflow Process on the document specified in a newly-added parameter for the plugin called filename.
  • Fixed an issue with the ‘Document Process Launch’ plugin where you would be unable to launch a document workflow on a site different from the current workflow process.

Hotfix Merges:

  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 10

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 10

(WF Server: 10.7.0. 80752-GA Hotfix 10)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issues with importing and running the webservice from AddressDoctor.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.7 GA Hotfix 9

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 9

(WF Server: 10.7.0.79877-GA Hotfix 9)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the SV Configurator key "AllowNoAssignmentSwimlanes", which gives users the option to not specify swimlane users when starting a process.
  • Fixed an issue with the "All tasks" view of the Winshuttle task list Web part.
  • 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 upgrade issue with 10.7 where previously published workflow solutions with web services failed to run again after the upgrade.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 8

Workflow Server: 10.7.0.78369 -GA Hotfix 8 | Designer: 10.7.1150.78369 -GA Hotfix 8

Bug fixes

  • Fixed parsing issue logic for third party web services consumed with Worklow Server/Designer.
  • Fixed the behavior of the Winshuttle assignment status list to include assignments for multiple participants in a workflow.
  • Fixed the comment requirement property of the Approval node

Improvements

  • Overdue process and tasks in respective webparts will be shown in red color
  • Improved filtering on the Form Library webpart to filter form names that contain commas.

HotFix Merges

  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 7

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 7 Release

(WF Server: 10.7.0.77450 -GA Hotfix 7)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Javascript errors related to using repeating table controls on a form. You can now use actions such as add, remove, and move table rows in a repeating table.
  • Modified the Winshuttle icon Undo Checkout (available in the context menu in the Winshuttle Explorer webpart).
  • Fixed a setting for the item level permission property of an Approval node
  • Fixed a problem with loading external JavaScript, CSS, and images from the form cache.
  • Fixed problem with populating multiple rows in a repeating table from using the Allow multiple selection option of the Lookup control in a Composer form.
  • Fixed a problem with triggering rules when new rows are added to a repeating table in Composer forms.
  • Fixed support for using SAP SSO (Kerberos) with Web Services in Composer forms.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 3 Release

(WF Server: 10.7.0.73505 -GA Hotfix 3)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue with form loading when Active Directory group "NT AUTHORITY\authenticated users" is present within a SharePoint user group.

Known issues

  • Forms that are saved (not saved and routed) with a space in their name may cause certain things (Web services for example) to function improperly when Dynamic Refresh is set to ON.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA Hotfix 2 Release

(WF Server: 10.7.0.73474 -GA Hotfix 2)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with routing workflows when a document resides in sub folders of any document library.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 Hotfix 1 Release

(WF Server: 10.7.0.73185–GA Hotfix 1 WF Desginer: 10.7.1140.73185–GA Hotfix 1)

New Features

Bug Fixes

  • Merged 10.6.1 Hotfix 4, 10.6.1 Hotfix 3 (without Oracle support), and 10.6.1 Hotfix 5.
  • Merges a hotfix that corrects an issue with decimals and display of numeric values in Spanish language settings.
  • Fixed a problem with the Notification node property “IncludeItemLinkInNotification”.
  • Fixed a problem with IE8 not displaying list items in sharepoint 2013.
  • Fixed a problem with IncludeItem Property on node always uses SharePointProcess view.
  • Fixed a problem with the Enter key not adding a new line to multi-line textboxes.
  • Fixed a problem with Attachment control validation that can occur even if control is placed into a section that is hidden.
  • Fixed a problem with Launch child form plugin that lives on a different site.
  • Fixed a problem with JavaScript errors when history control is the first control on form.
  • Fixed a problem with Dynamic Refresh causes different return page.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 GA (general availability) Release

(Version WF: 10.7.0.71639–GA, Designer: 10.7.1140.71639–GA)

  • Added Composer support to Workflow Server.
  • Fixed a problem where the Assignee column of a Process list web part displays username instead of login name when the Dynamic refresh is ON.
  • Fixed a problem where lookup does not return selected value when using composer forms, a row is selected in SAP lookup results, and then the value is not brought back to the main form.
  • Improved performance by using SharePoint standard elevated permissions instead of workflow administrator account impersonation. In certain environments, Workflow administrator account impersonation takes longer than expected.

    Note: 10.6.1 Hotfixes 3,4, and 5 are not part of 10.7 (see the notes under 10.7.Hotfix 1, above)

Known issues

  • There have been issues reported for forms that are saved (not saved and routed) and have space in their names that it may cause things to break e.g. web services. This problem specifically appears with Dynamic Refresh ON.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.7 FCS Release

(Version WF: 10.7.0.69795–FCS, Designer: 10.7.1140.69795-FCS)

Bug Fixes

  • Merged 10.6.1 Hotfix 1, 10.6.1 Hotfix 2, and 10.4 Hotfix 10.
  • Fixed the problem with killing of batch run if one of the SVADM command errors. Now error are explicitly caught and messages are dumped to the console allowing batch run to the next command instead of its termination.
  • Fixed the scenario where a user with full control of an entire site collection gets an 'access denied' error while trying to cancel a process.
  • Fixed back-end SendEmailExecutor to never attach composer forms to mail message.
  • Modified the ‘RandomFromRole’ participant resolver to filter by least busy person within the group based on the task assignments among all versions of the specific process type. If there is more than one user, then it will select randomly from those users.
  • Fixed a problem whereby a user does not receive an email attachment when the attachments are too large.
  • Fixed a problem where special characters are not rendered properly in comments sections of history control.
  • Fixed a problem where forms with controls having alignments properties set are not rendered correctly.
  • Fixed a problem where Javascript validations are not trigged on textbox change events.
  • Users are now able to complete a task that involves transition conditions based upon values of sharepoint columns, regardless of the permission of that user.
  • Fixed a problem where assignment control does not work with absolute xpath in task-specific, repeating section fields.

-- Workflow 10.6 release notes --

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 11

(WF Server: 10.6.1.89878 -GA Hotfix 11)

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where the time was not displayed in the start date and end date for Out of Office Delegation. This could occur when viewing pre-defined Out of Office Delegations.
  • Fixed an issue where class-specific logging configured in the Workflow Central Administration Logging page was not working.
  • Fixed an issue where previously published workflow solutions with Web services failed to run again after an upgrade.

Hotfix Merges:

  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 10

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 10

(WF Server: 10.6.1.87220 -GA Hotfix 10)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed memory leak issues with the ‘Set Column’ plugin.
  • Fixed an issue where javascript validation was not getting executed for a text box.

Hotfix Merges

  • 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 9

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 9 Release

(WF Server: 10.6.1.81292-GA Hotfix 9)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an error that can occur when opening a document controlled library in a Docex site

Hotfix Merges

10.6.1 GA Hotfix 8

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 8

(WF Server: 10.6.1.78987 -GA Hotfix 8)

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed functionality of the SV Conigurator key "AllowNoAssignmentSwimlanes" so It allow users to not specify the swimlane users when initiating the process
  • Fixed online validations timeouts that can occur for long running web services
  • Fixed issues of duplicate items seen in the form library webpart
  • Improved performance for running the archival command by itemid
  • Fixed an issue with the "All tasks" view of the winshuttle task list webpart

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 7

(WF Server: 10.6.1.77155-GA Hotfix 7)

  • Improved page load times for activities performed on forms site, such as opening a form, routing a form, navigating to the home page, etc.
  • Improved page load time for bulk reassignment page
  • Added a new parameter to the archival command: itemid. This parameter archives processes based on item id.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 6

(Workflow Server version: 10.6.1.75186 -GA Hotfix 6)

Bug Fixes

  • “Winshuttle Update plugin” and "Custom Upload Multi Docs" plugins no longer double-post to SAP.
  • Fixed an issue where the user without read access to the form can not see the draft form of any other user.
  • Removed the ‘Route’ option from the context menu list item on the forms library so that route form validations are not bypassed.
  • Provided a new key: FormLibraryFilterFormXML to avoid timeout error when a filter is applied to form library webpart. If value for this key is set to false then the FormXML will not be searched. In either case the name and description will always be searched.
  • Extended the Copy option that is available in form library context menu to the FormEx list.
  • Provided new key “UseSharePointElevatedPrivileges”. When set to true it uses sharepoint elevated privileges. When set to false is uses legacy impersonation i.e workflow admin account

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 5

(Version WF: 10.6.1.71499 - GA Hotfix 5)

Bug Fixes

  • Improved performance by using SharePoint standard elevated permissions instead of workflow administrator account impersonation. In certain environments, Workflow administrator account impersonation takes longer than expected.

Known issues

  • Forms that are saved (not saved and routed) with a space in their name may cause certain things (Web services for example) to function improperly when Dynamic Refresh is set to ON.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA (General Availability) Hotfix 4

(Version WF: 10.6.1.70905 - GA Hotfix 4)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an error with the local assembly cache. DLL file being created while calling a web service gets locked by IIS or SVService. Workflow server throws an error when updating this cache as it finds the .DLL file is locked already.
  • Fixed an error where an assignee column name shows the login name instead of the Display name when Dynamic refresh is on. Now the Display name will be shown regardless of whether or not Dynamic refresh is on or off.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 3

(Version WF: 10.6.0.69488- GA Hotfix 3, Designer: 10.6.1140.69488-GA Hotfix 3)

New Features

  • New Custom InfoPath control for Oracle integration: WSO.WebService Lookup.
  • Workflow custom InfoPath WS.Lookup control now supports ODBC connection to Oracle and MySQL.
  • Modified the RandomFromRole participant resolver to filter by least busy person within the group based on number of task assignments among all versions of the specific process type. If more than one user, it will then select randomly from those users.
  • Forms published from Composer now support running web services on a repeating section.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed SVADM error/exit condition.
  • Fixed SVConfigurator key EmailApprovalDeleteMessage so it won't read messages from the Inbox after reading the email.
  • Fixed the issues with web parts not loading on pages or sites that are not based upon a site template.
  • Fixed the Winshuttle History when a task has been approved by a delegated user.
  • Fixed ByPassDoubleHopSecurity for Oracle web services for SP2010.
  • Fixed nested groups issue that can occur as a result of a web service lookup.

Known Issues

  • WSO.WebService Field Lookup does not work if the field specified in the 'Set Field' parameter is different from the one mapped in the web service.

    Note: It still works for the field which has been mapped to web service in mapper, so the workaround is to use that mapper field and then copy the value from the mapper field to desired field using InfoPath rules.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 2

(Version WF: 10.6.1.67215 – GA Hotfix 2)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Inconsistent behavior with SharePoint with existing workflow webparts when upgrading to 10.6.1. (See Known Issues for Hot Fix 1, below).

Workflow 10.6.1 GA Hotfix 1

(Version WF: 10.6.1.66748 – GA Hotfix 1, Designer: 10.6.1140.66748 – GA Hotfix 1)

Features

  • Added Composer support to Workflow Server.

Bug Fixes

  • Merged 10.5 GA Hotfix 9 and 10.6 GA Hotfix 2.
  • Fixed an issue with removing an image from a view while printing the form. Applies to SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013.
  • Fixed a scroll bar and mouse scroll issue in following scenario that can occur when you add the key FormSharePoint header to the SVConfigurator, and the scroll bar disappears and disables mouse scroll and keyboard navigation for the page.

Known Issues

  • Inconsistent behavior with SharePoint with existing workflow webparts when upgrading to 10.6.1. The DynamicRefresh=false property gets set to true, which may cause the workflow site to show an object reference error under certain conditions. We have created a utility to correct this specific problem until a permanent fix is created. Contact Winshuttle Support to receive the utility.

Workflow 10.6.1 GA

New Features

Designer

  • Changing variant values in a solution or the active deployment profile synchronizes the values (plug-in values, configuration parameters, etc.) between the solution and the active deployment profile. After a solution is published, the variant values should remain synchronized between the active deployment profile and the solution.
  • Opening a non-active deployment profile now gives you the option to copy the variant values from the currently opened solution to the deployment profile.
  • Changing a non-active deployment profile to active now gives you the option to:
    • Copy values from the deployment profile to the solution
    • Copy values from the solution to the deployment profile

Workflow

  • The option to hide the form process launch icon for users of a specific library can be configured through SVConfigurator.
  • Introduced new icons for Workflow web-parts.
  • A new action has been added to the process reassignment page so a task can be directly completed without first reassigning to yourself.

Bug fixes

  • Unable to run Web service with 'Use SAP Credential" checked after the Web service is triggered without credentials and causes an error message.
  • Fixed an issue where the Ws.FormCompletionDelegation InfoPath control was not working
  • Fixed an error when Dynamic Refresh is set to On and a column added with space at the end of a Task List causes an error and the Site becomes unusable thereafter.
  • Fixed an error where users are unable to route a document when the configuration key AdHocRouterEnabled is set False in a SharePoint 2013 environment.
  • Fixed an issue with old Plugin UI where an argument’s Name List not shown after publishing the solution.
  • Fixed an error where Designer can crash with the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object".
  • Fixed an issue with the Winshuttle Process List Web Part where multiple entries can be created when Dynamic Refresh is set to On and multiple users are assigned the same task.
  • Fixed an issue that can occur in Internet Explorer 8 that causes the following error: "CLONE - NSN Winshuttle Workflow 10.6 SVFormRenderForms error - 'null' is null or not an object."
  • Fixed an issue where Out of Office delegation is not working when a user is logged in is from the Owner Group
  • Fixed and issue with the Sharevis Database Files and Autogrowth Settings.
  • Fixed an issue in the Form Library Webpart where sorting items based on Sortable Columns is the same on all the formex sites opened in the same browser.
  • Fixed an issue where the item link in Email Notification was not rendering the correct form view when launched.
  • Fixed an issue where the IsAssignmentValid() Workflow setting was not working in SharePoint 2013.
  • Fixed an issue where multiple instances of a single process are created when Dynamic Refresh is set to ON for the Winshuttle Form Library and a user cancels or resubmits the process.
  • Fixed an issue where only the originator of a solution could resubmit it after making changes.
  • Fixed an issue where name templates created from a Deployment Profile were not published until the user creates at least one template using the Name Template Wizard.
  • Fixed an "Access denied error": Unable to upload document when a workflow site exists inside of a sub Site collection

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6 GA Release Hotfix 2

(Version WF: 10.6.0.65026)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Set Item Permissions Plugin for SharePoint 2013 Active Directory claims when permission is being assigned to a SharePoint group.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6 GA Release Hotfix 1

(Version WF: 10.6.0.60327)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the IsAssignmentValid() Workflow Function for SharePoint 2013 for swimlane assignment status.
  • Fixed the form view link in email notifications.

10.6 GA (General Availability)

New features

  • Winshuttle Workflow 10.6 now supports any web service based on Winshuttle Transaction or Winshuttle Query. (Previous versions do not support Winshuttle Query-based web services that contain List of Values (LOV) or a Between Operator.)
  • Solutions with large, complex InfoPath forms that are published in Designer now present an option to Preprocess the form in the background. A second dialog will confirm the publication of the form and that it has been sent to the server.
  • New variants for Solution Deployment Profiles provide additional flexibility for numerous plug-ins, participant resolvers, and custom controls. For example, you could create a Deployment profile using the Add Attachment plug-in that would have a different file attached depending on which deployment profile is used.
  • The Workflow Server Installer now sets "svtracelevel" key properly (i.e. to 0) (when upgrading or repairing an installation).
  • Added SharePointUser control parameter SiteGroups to the list of deployment variants.
  • Added support for InfoPath 64-bit
  • Winshuttle Designer default canvas set to solution mode.
  • Calling a web service multiple times in a repeating table
    • Added support for a selective run for repeating table rows
    • Support for Web Service Control and Winshuttle update plug-in has been added
    • New, configurable options have been introduced for showing the browser's response when a) individually as each web service is done; or b) at the end when all calls are done.
  • Enhancements to Form Process Launch Plug-in for Master data Management
    • Introduced another type where the number of child processes launched is dependent upon repeating table rows
    • Multiple columns of a repeating table can be configured to be passed to child process fields
    • Child Swimlane Participant resolution is now done from the Parent Form Process Launch Plug-in
  • Supported Web services (SOAP 1.0 )
    • Supports input from WSDL file and URL
    • Supports repeating sections
    • Supports same Web service control and Winshuttle Update plug-in as Winshuttle web services do.
  • Designer Mapper improvements
    • Shows the icon for each web service type.
    • Shows operations for Third party web services.
    • Provides the option to generate InfoPath form for selective web services.
  • Advanced supported parameters for web services
    • Query IN operators
    • Query Between operators
    • Transaction List of Values
    • Explicit input headers in web services
  • Field change trigger changes
    • The web service Field change can trigger any other rule or any other web service, control, or Query control
    • A field changed by rule or InfoPath control can trigger any other rule or any other web service control or Query control.
  • New Plugin Configurator user interface
    • A new Plug-in Configurator user interface provides on-screen help for each plug-in parameter
    • Validation control has been introduced for parameter occurrence, parameter values
  • Designer default canvas set to solution mode.
  • Improved UI of Designer options tab.
  • Single Designer installer for InfoPath 2007/2010/2013 (32-bit in addition to 64-bit)
  • Added sample solutions library link in Designer
  • Added following variants to deployment profile:
    • Participant Resolver
    • Plug-ins
    • InfoPath Controls
    • InfoPath data connections
  • Winshuttle Designer Participant resolver parameters for SharePoint groups and users have been added to the list of deployment profile variants
  • Added a new SVConfigurator key (FormStyle) to control the form that renders in SharePoint 2013.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed some GUI issues in the Web Service control that made it difficult to work with more than 4 web services at the same time.
  • Removed the ability to create a name template with a blank name.
  • System logging will work when a process is launched automatically via an AutoLaunch event.
  • Fixed an error that can occur when a plugin tries to update a SharePoint lookup column, but instead writes a warning message to the system log file.

10.6 GA known issues

The following is a compilation of known issues for Winshuttle Workflow, Designer, and Microsoft SharePoint 2013.

Workflow known issues

  • Dynamic refresh has issues with SharePoint 2013 and there may be few areas where SharePoint 2013 'breaks' the user experience when Dynamic Refresh set to true.
  • Rules do not get triggered on form load.
  • After running a web service through a button click, if the user hits the browser's back button, then the web service will trigger again and the form enters a hanged state.
  • During an upgrade, you can't change server locales.
  • SQL server and Workflow SharePoint server should be same locale.
  • Users receiving a task through email will always see the default layout of the assigned view.

Designer known issues

  • Web Service methods which have more than one output parameters are not supported.
  • Web Service control and SAP lookup control shows all the currently opened solutions in an alphabetical order. You must manually select the solution to which an opened forms belongs.
  • Form Process Launch Plugin-"ResloveSwimlane" parameter is not working with SharepointColumn PR
  • Parameter 'message' in Plugin 'Notification Timer' is Single Line instead of multi-line.
  • Only SAP Field lookup is supported inside a repeating section.

SharePoint 2013 known issues

  • Dynamic refresh has issues with SharePoint 2013, and there may be few areas where SharePoint 2013 'breaks' the user experience when Dynamic refresh is set to True.
  • In InfoPath, there are some limitations with certain control "Sections" (i.e. section, optional section, repeating section, scrolling section etc), repeating table, table cells. For example:
    • It will set the height of these sections to "auto". If you specify any height value in InfoPath for these controls, it will be ignored.
    • If you specify any border width value for the header row of repeating table in InfoPath, it will be ignored.
    • Scrolling section: Height of these section gets overwritten with auto and vertical scrolling doesn’t work. Scroll region goes out of form border if use with width 100%.
  • Textbox in nested repeating section overlaps. This issue only occurs when a Repeating section is created inside another repeating section and if there are 3-4 nested levels, in which case the textbox starts overlapping the boundary.
  • Upper border of a row won't be rendered/displayed on the form for a row with merged cells.

-- Workflow 10.5 release notes --

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA Release Hotfix 9

(Version WF: 10.5.0.65795, Designer: 10.5.140.65795)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with Name Templates when publishing resets the seed value if it already exists on the server.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA Release Hotfix 8

(Version WF: 10.5.0.65264)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the archive failure issue caused when the SharePoint version history is deleted.
  • Improved the autopost code to handle duplicate posting in error scenarios.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA Release Hotfix 7

(Version WF: 10.5.0.64414)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the Workflow command line archive utility for the Winshuttle Central document library.
  • Added another parameter for archiving based on creation date.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA Release Hotfix 6

(Version WF: 10.5.0.59484)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where user would not see the form options for "Save", "Save and Route" and "Cancel" for resubmitted forms when Dynamic Refresh is set to True.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA Release Hotfix 5

(Version WF: 10.5.0.59011, Designer: 10.5.131.59011)

Bug Fixes

  • Removed the limitation on the size of JavaScript and InfoPath form size while publishing solution.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA Release Hotfix 4

(Version WF: 10.5.0.57657, Designer: 10.5.130.57657)

Bug Fixes

  • Introduced another Assignment View ("AssignmentView2") which contains the "NOLOCK" statement. This statement prevents SQL from having a deadlock when someone attempts to update the underlying data at the exact same moment someone else attempts to read the data. Two new SVConfigurator keys have been introduced:
    • UseAssignmentView2 – When set to True, only webparts use "AssignmentView2
    • ForceUseAssignmentView2 - When set to True, everything will use "AssignmentView2"

Known Issue

  • If ForceUseAssignmentView2 is set to true then UseAssignmentView2 has also be set to true.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA release hotfix 3

(Version WF: 10.5.0.56950)

Bug Fixes

  • WSF-4282 Fixed: Getting an error while opening saved forms when Dynamic refresh is on.
  • WSF-4295 Fixed: Originator not seeing the Cancel Process option when Dynamic refresh is on.

Note: The Cancel Process option is visible under either of the following conditions:

  • Either logged-in user has SharePoint Permission "ManageList"
  • Visible to originator only when "CancelEnabled" SVconfiguratior key is set to "true"

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA release hotfix 2

(Version WF: 10.5.0.56023, Designer: 10.5.130.56023)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Workflow server so that it can now accept any date format, removing the requirement for SharePoint and SQL server to have same date format.
  • Merged Workflow 10.4 GA Hotfix 7 into 10.5 GA Hotfix 2

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA release hotfix 1

(Version WF: 10.5.0.54458, Designer: 10.5.130.54458)

Bug Fixes

  • Added support in Winshuttle Solution for publishing large form in background. A check box for publishing the form in the background is displayed when the solution is published.
  • Users will get an email about the status of the status of form publishing activity (if they have configured an SMTP server for workflow).
  • Optimized SQL query for Form Library web part.
  • Introduced 2 new SVConfigurator keys: One increases the SQL time-out for a database operation when a workflow is initiated. The second key retries workflow initiation if it fails.

Known Issues

  • SVTRACELEVEL has to be manually set to 0 in case of upgrade scenarios. It is by default 0 for fresh installation though. It has to be done in web.config of corresponding web-app.
  • ListIterationCounter and SQLCommandTimeout are the two new keys nad they have not been added to options.html as they are silent keys and only meant to be used when recommended by Winshuttle Support team.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.5 GA release

(Version WF: 10.5.0.50900, Designer: 10.5.130.50900)

New Features

  • Winshuttle Designer supports multiple instances of Designer simultaneously for different workflow/solution files.
  • Other than English, now Workflow supports German, French and Spanish locales.
  • Support for SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013 and Internet Explorer 10
  • Designer Mapper made extensible and also provided tooltip for mapper fields
  • Following SLM Enhancements added
    • User can skip republishing of web services if there are no changes in the scripts.
    • Provided a new option of "Overwrite Existing Process".
    • Any modification saved in InfoPath sets the solution to dirty so that user does not lose changes by mistake.
    • Multiple form layout in a view.
    • Name Template support added to solution so that you do not have to configure name templates every time you move to a new environment.
  • Process animation on form when calling web services through InfoPath control button. It does not grey-out/disable the page.
  • Added user-friendly names for views in InfoPath.
  • Provided support for importing pe10.4/non-solution form into workflow solution.

Bug Fixes

"Date and Time" Control doesn't display time with "now()" function.

  • Form fields not visible in workflow solution for Value setter and approval nodes.
  • Dynamic Refresh causes Forms library size to shrink when two libraries on one site.
  • Type Filter doesn't function when Dynamic Refresh is on
  • Dynamic Refresh causes "Show From All Sites" to not function on Winshuttle Process List Web Part
  • Fixed email approval in case when email format type is plain text.
  • ShareVisProcessStatusView, ShareVisPostProcessView do not seem to be supported
  • Form promoted fields used in conditions for workflow tranistions failed during publishing validations.
  • Dynamic Refresh causes Co-orelation ID error in case a form has a single quote (‘).
  • Running svadm -publishform gets an error even when using privlaged account
  • Designer doesn’t save "Cancellation Message".
  • Reassignment option does not function in WorkflowParticipant control
  • While publishing Workflow there are 'Operation Timed Out' errors in case when workflows already published are close to 3000.
  • DocEx site gives corrolation ID error instead of proper error when required field is missed.

Known Issues

  • User friendly view names do not work for solution designed in Workflow 10.4
  • While upgrading form previous workflow version, locale cannot be switched to German, French, and Spanish.
  • SharePoint server and SQL server should have same locale.
  • IE10 works in native mode for SharePoint 2013 and in compatibility mode for SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010. Compatibility mode must be enabled on browser. Settings have been provided in the Workflow Administrator Guide. in the FAQ section. See "Why isn't IE 10 displaying my forms correctly?"
  • Workflow only support German, French and Spanish locale’s OS and complete product has not been localized. There may be few strings localized in Spanish and German as some work was done previously on these locales.
  • Offline forms feature works for SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 only