Metastorm BPM 7.6.3 Hotfix 7 (7.6.3.7)

Joe Smith

Product:                               Metastorm BPM®

Release:                               7.6 SR3

Hotfix:                                   7****.6.3.7

Affected Components:     Metastorm Web Client

 

Purpose of the hotfix:

 

This hotfix addresses the following issues:

 

• When an attachment having an ampersand (&) in its name is retrieved, the ampersand is changed to an underscore (\_). (Metastorm\# SR-11122009-0001, PF35109)
• An apostrophe (’) in the name of an attachment prevents the attachment from being downloaded. (Metastorm\# SR-01272011-0012, PF35466)
• In Windows 7, fields that are overlaid by other controls (such as Date Picker) cannot be clicked. (Metastorm\# SR-02252011-0003, PF35480)
• Deleting a single row in a Grid results in deleting more than one row. (Metastorm\# SR-04292011-0010, PF35477)
• Field marked as "Field Is dependent on another" loses focus when tabbing from a field that is marked as "Field has dependants of its own". (Metastorm\# SR-05132009-0026, SR-11102010-0011, PF34871)
• Form with a Grid marked as “Field has dependants of its own” or set to invisible shows hour glass cursor for folder at a stage. (Metastorm\# SR-04142011-0013, SR-05122011-0009, SR-02242011-0010, PF35478)

Implications of the hotfix and other considerations:

 

• Databases need to be setup with appropriate character set (for example East European character set) to support specific characters. 
• Metastorm SharePoint Document Management System (DMS) supports working with files located only in SharePoint Document Libraries’ folders. 
• If configured already, verify that DMS assembly version parameter web.config file of the Web Client is changed after the installation of this hotfix as follows:

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provider="Metastorm.Dms.SharePoint,Version=7.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=0fa3cc64eebf4c8b" type="Metastorm.Dms.SharePoint.SPDmsProvider"/>

(The DMS provider is defined at the end of web.config)

 

• As a temporary workaround, this hotfix offers an option to set grid behaviour to the first row of a grid highlighted but not selected. Switch from 7.6 SR3 behaviour can be configured via HighlightRowOnly setting in the web.config  as follows:

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Setting HighlightRowOnly value to 0 reverts to 7.6 SR3 behaviour.

Jerome_Pearce

" Setting HighlightRowOnly value to 0 reverts to 7.6 SR3 behaviour."

 

Can anyone explain to me why when functionality in Metastorm BPM is changed, the default is always set to the 'changed' behaviour. This will always generate far more support issues, user problems and general dissatisfaction. It also violates the Principle of Least Astonishment by changing existing functionality for all customers without any real warning.

 

Q: Should we be expected to read all the documentation and turn off any changed features we want to remain as they always have been (after trying to understand what impact the changes will have), or should we have a seamless upgrade, and make those that want the changed functionality turn it on explicitly?

 

This is a serious question, BTW. Note that I am not referring to new features, but to deliberate changes to existing features that are likely to have considerable impact. This is a very good case in point, as was the time zone adjustment issue.