NetPublishEnterprise 1.8.1 Released

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The 1.8.1 release is available, contact us if you need a download link.

This is mostly a bugfix release for the 1.8.0 webservice release. For more details see the changelog below.

Important: if you have not updated to 1.8.0 yet, make sure you make a backup of your NPE database. After installing 1.8.x you won't be able to use it in pre 1.8 versions of NPE.

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NetPublishEnterprise changelog

1.8.1 Minor feature and bugfix release

Features:
- [issue 754] Improved session management, session are closed faster but will not be closed as long as a browser window is open

Bugfixes:
- Title was displayed incorrectly, upgraded to latest ajax4jsf
- [issue 774] Field security no longer applied since implementation of new find model
- [issue 773] Error when configuring view to display related type same as view type
- [issue 745] [ArticleCombiner] Not working on windows


1.8.0 Major feature and bugfix release (NPE Webservice)

Features:
- Added webservice functionality (find and update)
- Added webservice documentation and tests
- Updated install-guide
- Updated skinning functionality
- Implemented new find model (simplified advanced find)
- Removed TOOLKit1 action
- Optimized all localized messages (especially noticable in admin screens)
- [ArticleCombiner] Added support for newsml
- [ArticleCombiner] Implemented a new SimpleSoapTask ANT task allowing it to insert updates into NPE using the webservice

Bugfixes:
- [issue 691] Fixed clearing rights issue (no rights were deleted)
- Fixed an issue with Portfolio preview paths being defined locally (ie. on the server running NPE)


1.7.4 Minor feature and bugfix release (TOOLKit Republish)

Features:
- Added re-edititing and duplication of TOOLKit jobs
- Implemented SQL Server 2005 support
- Enabled inheriting default view in custom views by importing resources://views/default.xsl
- Improved base skin by merging all stylesheets into one and changing color-scheme to grey so it is more neutral
- Added easy-to-modify example custom skin
- Changed external action to display pages in iframe.
- Added NPE login skin mapper webapp to help hosting multiple domains in one application
- Improved base skin so saved find menu is limited in height (does not work in IE 6 and lower)

Bugfixes:
- [issue 640] Fixed group duplication bug
- [issue 678] Related XML settings were not being saved for Export Action
- [issue 546] Selection is now cleared after deleting items
- Fixed bug in Create Action when no specific types are selected in config
- Made actions box available on property screens again
- Fixed incorrect layout of thumbnails on find results when viewed with Internet Explorer
- Fixed incorrect layout of long pinned result names
- Fixed missing (+) and (-) icons with older skins
- Fixed missing dutch translations for some text labels


1.7.3 Minor feature release (NPE Archive & Republish)

Features:
- Improved Import action with logging functionality
- Improved Import action transformation management
- Added Export action
- Implemented recursive editing of related XML settings in user interface
- Added test.jsp for external action testing
- Improved XSL processing

Bugfixes:
- Version messageFormat parse errors on non NL platforms
- Fixed version display in header, visible for admin users only
- Changed lo-res download action's file extension to .jpg
- [issue 620] Fixed Manage Relations action

Known issues:
- [issue 640] Group duplication keeps reference to original entity find restriction
              Workaround: do not duplicate groups


1.7.2 Minor feature release

Features:
- Download action: configuration setting to allow downloading of originals or lowres Portfolio previews


1.7.1 Major feature and bugfix release

Features and Improvements:
- Startup failure recovery to simplify installation procedure
- Default external resources dir now extracted automatically when missing (after new installation)
- Added configuration validation
- Converted documentation to conform to new installation procedure
- Improved documentation for messages, skins and views
- MySQL support for NPE and Portfolio databases
- Automatic initialization and upgrade of database schema on startup
- Watchfolders looked up directly in database to prevent problems caused by typos in configuration
- Re-implemented autologon and login suggestion
- Skin templates for header and welcome page
- Improved customization through messages, all messages can now be overridden
- Complete user interface migrated to facelets
- Automatic recovery after database restart
- General settings working again
- Implemented adding of custom (non-master) keywords
- Added security role for Portfolio item uploads
- Added security role for Object details

Bugfixes:
- [issue 354] security.rights - Default read rights cause unauthorized users to see new finds etc.
- [issue 583] find.advanced - Fieldnames do not update
- [issue 570] keywords - Keywords not functioning properly
- [issue 572] browser.details - Show details button is not affected by security roles
- [issue 547] action.delete - Problems deleting portfolio item with custom data


1.6.2 Minor bugfix release

Bugs fixed:
- Fixed major bug with FindFieldInfo causing problems with import
- Several potential NullPointerException


1.6.1 Minor bugfix release

Bugs fixed:
- Resolved problem with thumbnail sizing


1.6.0 Major feature and bugfix release

Features added:
- Added list view for objects
- Added several settings for object views: items per page, show-fieldname, field display-lines, related column width, related text for link
- Re-enabled QuickFind (only when there is a saved find with name 'Quick find')
- Enabled usage of standard object fields (id, created, created-by, modified, modified-by)
- External action can now be used standalone, without a selection
- Automatic creation of relations when using the Create action to create new items or objects
- Confirm screen after create action
- Implemented value formatting in browse view for dates, numbers, color-mode, file size

Bugs fixed:
- Problem with missing portfolio primary field setting
- Browse view was not updated correctly when using quick find
- Portfolio file size was not formatted correctly
- Javascript error in Shuttle component (when using ' character in one of the values)
- Missing watermark.image no longer causes an error, unless it is actualy required
- Several minor bugs


1.5.1 Minor feature and bugfix release

Features added:
- Added TOOLKit2 action
- Include related entities in XML for External and TOOLKit2 actions
- Copy result from TOOLKit2 back into a Portfolio catalog
- Application version is visible when logged in as superuser
- Application version is always visible on error page
- Error page hides stacktrace for novice users
- Improved usability when editing views from object class view

Bugs fixed:
- Custom language and skin for group working again
- Bug when trying to search on master keyword (only occured when master keyword record was missing)
- Minor security handling errors


1.5.0 Major feature and bugfix release

Features added:
- Flexible xml import action
- Synchronized transactions for certain database operations
- Tab-panel remembers last selected tab

Bugs fixed:
- Fixed numerous problems in security administration
- Deleted fields no longer cause search problems
- Sorting of saved finds and actions
- Selection description
- Disabled unused Portfolio 8 fields

Known problems:
- Saving existing groups does not work correctly
- 'Search for' list in advanced find is not filtered by rights

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