Workflow/Designer release notes

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.

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.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.6.1 GA (General Availability) Release 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 Release 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 Release 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 Release 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

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.
  • If a solution from a previous version of Designer is opened (in which the variant values in active Deployment Profile and values in the solution may not be same), the values from active Deployment Profile will be copied to the solution.
  • 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

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 support for InfoPath 64-bit
  • Winshuttle Designer default canvas set to solution mode.
  • The SharePointUser control parameter SiteGroups has been added to the list of deployment variants.
  • An option to enter either a list name or list GUID has been added for the deployment variants of a SharePoint list data connection.
  • 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
  • Added a new SVConfigurator key (FormStyle) to control the form that renders in SharePoint 2013.
  • System logging works when a process is launched automatically through an AutoLaunch event.

Bug Fixes

  • Eliminated some GUI issues in the Web Service control that made it difficult to work with more than 4 web services at the same time.
  • System logging works properly when a process is launched automatically via an AutoLaunch event.
  • You can no longer create a Name Template with a blank name.

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.
  • When a user receives a task through email, he/she 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 limitation 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 sections: The height of these sections gets overwritten with a value of "Auto", which causes vertical scrolling to stop working. The scrollbar goes beyond the form border if you use a Width value of 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.

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.

Limitations & 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.

See below for features, release notes, and known issues for Winshuttle Workflow/Designer versions 10.4 and earlier.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.4 GA Release Hotfix 10

(Version WF: 10.4.0.68314)

Bug Fixes

  • Workflow fails to start if a document is sent through email and the user does not have permission on root site collection

Known Issue

  • 'Access Denied' error appears when trying a add a document on a DocEx site that has a unique permission when UseSharePointToken=True

Winshuttle Workflow 10.4 GA Release Hotfix 9

(Version WF: 10.4.0.58905)

Bug Fixes

  • A new SVConfigurator key -- WebServiceProxyTimeout -- has been introduced to configure the timeout of Web service. This is applicable to the timeout between Workflow server and WinShuttle Server. The default value of this key is 500000 millisecond.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.4 GA Release Hotfix 8

(Version WF: 10.4.0.58092)

Bug Fixes

  • Added support for the use case when a document is sent through email subjected to condition that user has never signed in to SharePoint site.
  • Users with Read/Contribute rights will be able to execute web services.

    Note: It is the responsibility of the form designer to ensure that the WS.SAP Web service control is not placed in the form view for users with read only rights and who should not be posting data to SAP.

Workflow v10.4 hotfix 7

Bug fixes

  • Fixed sitegroupdriven participant resolver when a document is sent through email and autolaunchoncreate=true.
  • Fixed JavaScript error on the Move arrows in the Out Of Office Delegation screen
  • Fixed search field in Winshuttle task list web part for IE8 and IE9

Workflow v10.4 GA hotfix 6

Bug fixes

  • Corrects a problem that could cause large solutions to timeout after publication

Workflow v10.4 GA hotfix 4

(Workflow v10.4.0.49549, Designer v10.4.130.49549)

Bug fixes

  • Fixed Form library web part size restriction when there are more than one Form library web parts on a page.
  • Fixed the issue of type filter not working on form library web part in case of Dynamic refresh.
  • In Form library web part settings, label was missing for one of the checkboxes. Added the label of "Sortable Column". This checkbox allows sorting on extra columns of the form library web part.
  • In case of Dynamic refresh, "Show from all sites" – a setting of Process list web part is now respected. Previously, it used to show all processes irrespective of whether or not it is enabled in case of Dynamic refresh.
  • Promoted form fields can be used on workflow transitions. There was a validation issue when this solution file was published on site for the first time. Now, this validation error has been fixed and user can manually type an promoted field on form.

Workflow 10.4 GA hotfix 3

Bug fixes

  • Fixed email approval when approval mail is sent from iPhone or iPad when SVConfigurator key EmailApprovalType is set to delimited.
  • Fixed the issue of workflow database name in case of Dynamic Refresh when Workflow database name is something other than "ShareVis."
  • Removed the character limit in the JavaScript Editor in Solution mode.
  • Fixed the limitation that previous versions of Designer were required to be removed before an upgrade was installed. This problem was introduced in 10.4 Hotfix 2.
  • Fixed the issue of predefined view names not appearing in solutions.
  • HTML tags will not be visible in the comment section of the process after the process completes while EmailApprovalType is delimited. To enable this fix, users will have to add a SVConfigurator key "DelimitedCommentFilterRegex" and set its value to <.*?>

Workflow 10.4 GA hotfix 2

New features

  • Introduced support for X509 Certificate SSO mode provided by Winshuttle Server.
  • Provided the Bulk Workflow MVP feature in server installer.

Known issues or limitations

  • The Designer installer is not supported in the upgrade. The previous version of Designer installer should be removed manually before installing 10.4 Hotfix2 Designer.

Workflow 10.4 GA hotfix 1

Bug fixes

  • Fixed Dynamic refresh issue when form name has a single quote.
  • Fixed participant resolver so that custom participant resolver can be applied on runtime.
  • Fixed the issue of error 401 when user publishes a workflow from svadm.
  • Corrected spelling in header for Retrieve Workflow dialog box.
  • Workflow can now also receive email from external domain.
  • Designer can connect to Winshuttle Server over internet.
  • Fixed Reassignment option in WorkflowParticipant control, so that this control is visible again when swimlane has already been resolved.

Workflow 10.4 GA Release

New Features

  • Solution Lifecycle Management to provide user an integrated authoring experience and ensure streamlined deployment of Workflow solutions from QA to production environment.
  • Workflow Designer can add TRANSACTION and QUERY scripts (.txr and .qsq files) in Designer and publish web services from Designer.
  • The SAP lookup feature in forms for QUERY web services fields shows lists of values from SAP.
  • Documents can now be uploaded to SAP along with TRANSACTION.
  • Date field support is available in TRANSACTION.
  • Logging is provided in Winshuttle Designer.
  • Support now added to pass Windows credentials when Winshuttle SERVER is running in Integrated Security Mode. (i.e., SSO login is on).

Bug Fixes

Form does not lose the attached file when form is amended.

  • Sharevis.query control retrieves information on field change.
  • SharePoint user with Read permission on a list can also approve or reject a task.
  • GetFormUserProfile participant resolver has been fixed.
  • Added support for more than one Transaction loop in one form provided that such Transaction web services are added to different XML groups in Designer.
  • Added support for writing to temp directory in SVMigrate.
  • Added support to allow the assigned user to approve others’ workflow without full-control access.
  • Fixed Workflow Ad-Hoc router functionality.
  • Fixed InfoPath form translate function.
  • User can now send notification to all the users using SharePoint List that stores multiple People/Group.
  • Fields from InfoPath form can be promoted to SharePoint after Winshuttle Update.
  • After Rejection/Approval the task does not split and moves ahead as per the workflow designed for Rejection/Approval.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.3 GA Release Hotfix 8 (Version WF: 10.3.0.59891)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the date format issue while creating a report from the Winshuttle Central Admin page.

Workflow 10.3 GA Release Hotfix 7 (Version WF: 10.3.0.51353)

Bug Fixes

  • Optimized SQL query for Form Library web part.
  • SVTRACELEVEL is by default 0 to minimize the resource usage due to logging.
  • Introduced 2 new SVConfigurator keys: One to increase the SQL time-out for DB operation when workflow is initiated, and one to retry workflow initiation if it fails.

Known Issues

  • SVTRACELEVEL has to be manually set to 0 in upgrade scenarios. By default, it is set to 0 for new/fresh installations. The change must be made in the Web.Config of the corresponding web-app.
  • ListIterationCounter and SQLCommandTimeout are the two new keys. They have not been added to options.html because they are silent keys and only meant to be used when recommended by the Winshuttle Support team.

Winshuttle Workflow 10.3 GA Release Hotfix 6 (Version WF: 10.3.0.48846)

Features

  • Hotfix 6 includes only the installer for Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
  • Workflow hotfix works with Winshuttle Designer 10.3 Hotfix 5.

Bug Fixes

  • Exclude originator from swimlane assignment if IncludeSelf is set to false and participant resolver is SiteGroupDriven.

Workflow and Designer 10.3 GA Release

New Features

  • Integrated Winshuttle Server Autopost functionality which enables user to asynchronously post data from excel sheet at any stage in the workflow.
  • Added a new InfoPath custom control with the name ShareVis.button which enables the user to use custom buttons on web form.
  • Added the feature of "Chaining multiple web services" in SAP Web Service custom control which enables the user to govern the execution sequence of more than one web service through a single action.

Bug Fixes

  • Winshuttle Query Web services having fields with Datatype (Integer, Decimal, Double, Byte, Time, Date) can be invoked from the web form.
  • Winshuttle Transaction scripts containing loops (Single, Nested, Parallel) can be invoked from the web form.
  • Web service can be invoked in case Winshuttle Workflow and Server are setup on different machines (irrespective of the Winshuttle Central site). User can refer to documentation for Kerberos authentication configuration.
  • Web service support hyphen "-" in any SAP field name in recorded transaction script.
  • Fixed 10.2 known issues where Designer does not exit gracefully if already opened.
  • Fixed 10.2 known issues where Designer re-launch is mandatory for getting the list of unmapped fields.

Known Issues or Limitations

  • When more than one Transaction web services are associated with a web form then only one can support Transaction loop.
  • 'Print' workflow option does not work from File -> Print or Toolbar Print or Ctrl+P, but it can be published from print preview.
  • On Farm setup, user has to deploy Workflow on all front-ends manually.

Compatibility table: Winshuttle Workflow and Central/Server

The table below covers the compatibility of Winshuttle Workflow 10.3 with other Winshuttle products.

Product Versions

Workflow 10.3

 

Central/Server 10.2

  • Full feature set of Workflow 10.2
  • 10.3 feature set except Autopost
  • Alternate solution to Bypass Double Hop Security will not work.
  • Query input field data type Time in Query script will not work.
  • Query input field data type byte supports value between 0 to 127

 

Central/Server 10.3

  • Full feature set of Workflow 10.2
  • 10.3 feature set except Autopost
  • Alternate solution to Bypass Double Hop Security will not work.
  • Query input field data type Time in Query script will not work.
  • Query input field data type byte supports value between 0 to 127

Central/Server 10.3.1

  • Full feature set of Workflow 10.2
  • Full feature set of Workflow 10.3

Workflow 10.2 GA Release Hotfix 1

Bug Fixes

  • Workflow language Pack (Spanish) correction when the server is configured to use Spanish/Mexico.

Workflow 10.2 GA Release

New Features

  • Desktop Designer for laying out the business processes Workflow.
  • Easily define custom forms using Microsoft InfoPath and automatically create web-based forms.
  • Document life cycle support, including initial release and subsequent revisions of controlled documents.
  • Invoke Winshuttle Transaction and Query Web services from web-based forms.
  • Asynchronously Invoke Winshuttle web services from workflow as well as synchronously from forms by click of a button.
  • Form wizard for automatically creating and mapping InfoPath Form field from web service fields.
  • Extensive administrative capabilities, including task re-assignment, team notifications, and process controls.
  • Controlled duration of assignments with reminders and escalations.
  • Automatic workflow status updates.
  • Dynamic update feature at SharePoint site for real-time update of web parts.

Known Issues or Limitations

  • Winshuttle Designer does not support 64-bit Microsoft InfoPath.
  • Winshuttle Designer does not support ‘IN’ and ‘BETWEEN’ range operators of Query web service.
  • Winshuttle Designer does not gracefully exit the Designer if another Designer instance has been already opened by any other user on that machine.
  • Winshuttle Designer does not list the unmapped form fields on Designer re-launch and regeneration of form is required for complete list.