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FLEXDEPLOY-8.0.0.0 is affected by FLEXDEPLOY-11985 - When some customers upgrade to 8.0.0.0, they will hit an error:
Error deploying web application directory [/u01/flexdeploy/apache-tomcat-flexdeploy/webapps/flexdeploy] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Error starting child ... Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: oracle/i18n/util/LocaleMapper. If you hit this, see Solution for Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: oracle/i18n/util/LocaleMapper This solution will be is automatically implemented in 8.0.0.1 and future versions.FLEXDEPLOY 7.0.0.0 to 7.0.0.5 and 8.0.0.0 are affected by FLEXDEPLOY-12078. These versions do not properly purge as much data as they should. The artifact repository and database could be larger than expected. Upgrading to 7.0.0.6 or 8.0.0.1 is recommended to allow the appropriate data to be deleted.
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FlexDeploy 8.0.0.3 (6-22-2024)
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Application Updates
FLEXDEPLOY-9983 - The Start Time and End Time on Blackout Windows now supports the choosing of the time zone. When the time zone is selected the date will still be converted to and saved as GMT. This is also supported for Start Time input on Deploy or Utility request form.
FLEXDEPLOY-10856 - Users now require 'View Logs' permission within a project to download backups, aligning with the process for downloading artifacts.
FLEXDEPLOY-11890 - Workflows, Pipelines, Credentials, Integration Instances, Workflow Properties and Target groups now all include table actions to view usages. Credentials, Integration Instances, and Target Groups also include a button in the edit popup.
FLEXDEPLOY-12384 - Two Factor Auth enabled added for Users screen and report.
Workflows
FLEXDEPLOY-11951 - Workflow inputs can now be sorted via drag and drop.
FLEXDEPLOY-12392 - Improved the Update Usages functionality in the Workflow Inputs and Variables popups. This is useful when renaming Input and / or Variable codes.
Dashboard
FLEXDEPLOY-6721 - Introduced an 'Application Counts' panel to display the number of various FlexDeploy objects such as Projects, Releases, Folders, Users, Groups, Tasks, and more.
FLEXDEPLOY-6721 - Introduced 'Incoming Webhook Messages' and 'Outgoing Webhook Messages' panel to display recent webhook messages.
FLEXDEPLOY-6721 - Introduced 'Scheduled Event Messages' panel to show display recent scheduled event executions.
FLEXDEPLOY-9588 - Enhanced the Running Releases panel with input options for displaying various content types, including Current Snapshot, Next Snapshot, and Tags.
FLEXDEPLOY-11969 - The Custom Search panel has a new input for including a dynamic search bar inside the panel.
Plugin Updates
Oracle Integration Cloud Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12340: Introduced an option to deploy or skip connections utilized by integrations.
Oracle SaaS FSM Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12421 - Alter input sizes in the Filter Criteria section of the File Catalog to improve readability and developer experience.
FLEXDEPLOY-12433: Restored the ability to set export criteria in the Manage HCM Extract Definitions setup task. Additionally, a BIP data model and report are now downloadable for exporting the necessary ExtDefinitionId values to use with the export criteria. See Oracle SaaS FSM Object Type - Setup Task for more details.
FLEXDEPLOY-12443 - Enhanced plugin export operation to throw an error when the SaaS Application indicates that the file size of the setup task being exported is too large.
FLEXDEPLOY-12482 - Enhanced the Compile Fast Formulas feature in the Import operation to support SOAP invocation. This method is preferred as it aligns with permissions required for other deployments and eliminates the need for UI-based compilation using Selenium.
Terraform Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12456 - Plan, Apply, and Destroy operations now include a plugin input for global options, allowing switching to a different working directory before executing the specified subcommand.
AWS Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-10536 - Introduced a 'UsePreviousValue' input for 'UpdateStack' and 'CreateOrUpdateStack' operations. This input allows retaining the current parameter value used by the stack for a specified parameter key during a stack update.
Azure Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12027- Users now have the option to specify whether the 'partiallySucceeded' status from the DevOps pipeline should be treated as successful.
New Plugins
SQL*Plus - new plugin has been added to execute SQL scripts using SQL*Plus. See SQL*Plus plugin guide for more details.
Resolved Issues
UI / UX
FLEXDEPLOY-12030 - Snack messages will now stack on top of each other when multiple messages are being displayed.
Project
FLEXDEPLOY-12457 - Resolved a regression in 8.0.0.2 causing the view plugin logs popup to not appear when viewing from the test results screen.
Package
FLEXDEPLOY-12292 - Resolved an issue causing selected package files to not clear after removing them from the package.
Workflows
FLEXDEPLOY-12320 - Resolved an issue allowing duplicate user input codes on the invoke plugin step.
FLEXDEPLOY-12388 - Resolved an issue causing workflow inputs to incorrectly show as available in shell and other script inputs.
FLEXDEPLOY-12393 - Resolved an issue causing Invoke Workflow input values to not be displayed when first opening the popup.
FLEXDEPLOY-12399 - Resolved an issue preventing Run Groovy Logs from being displayed if called inside a sub workflow.
FLEXDEPLOY-12400 - Resolved an issue preventing Run Groovy logs from being seen in sub workflows.
Release and Pipelines Management
FLEXDEPLOY-12368, FLEXDEPLOY-12396 - Resolved an issue where the default value for encrypted properties was not working correctly.
FLEXDEPLOY-12363 - Resolved an issue "No enum constant" when using variables and properties of type Date Time.
FLEXDEPLOY-12446 - Corrected the release roles screen to check the 'configure pipeline' permission instead of the incorrect 'release update' permission.
FLEXDEPLOY-12522 - Resolved an issue where same pipeline gate may execute continuously instead of going to the next sequence. This situation can occur when the Copy Pipeline feature is used to make a new pipeline.
Work Items
FLEXDEPLOY-12398 - Resolved an issue where opening Azure Boards work items in FlexDeploy would display an error when retrieving work item statuses.
Dashboards
FLEXDEPLOY-12341 - Resolved an issue where the last dashboard viewed would not be remembered and restored in certain cases.
FLEXDEPLOY-12341 - Resolved an issue causing the edit dashboard button to be disabled even if you had edit access.
FLEXDEPLOY-12485 - Resolved an issue causing a null pointer exception with the Recent Activity panel when executed Workflows had been deleted.
Security
FLEXDEPLOY-12347 - Resolved an issue with the login process occurring when previously remembered devices had expired.
FLEXDEPLOY-12353 - Resolved an issue where inactive users could access the Dashboard and several other pages when using the "Remember Me" feature.
FLEXDEPLOY-12364 - Resolved an issue where sensitive information was being printed in application logs when using the TOPOLOGY Groovy function.
FLEXDEPLOY-12376 - (Realms) Fixed an inconsistency in the Azure OpenID Connect SSO snippet, which had an incorrect client class package.
FLEXDEPLOY-12446 - The release roles screen was previously checking the incorrect permission "release update". This has been corrected to check the "configure pipeline" permission instead.
Credentials
FLEXDEPLOY-12416 - Resolved an issue causing the properties selected on the Test Credential form to not be saved.
Tasks
FLEXDEPLOY-3163 - Resolved an issue where Scheduled Tasks related to pipeline gates or steps did not appear on the Tasks page when using the "My Tasks" option.
FLEXDEPLOY-10866 - Resolved NullPointerException when calling searchTasks from Groovy scripts of Incoming or Outgoing Webhooks.
Post Refresh Requests
FLEXDEPLOY-12508 - When creating a post refresh request, the cart button to add files to the Refresh Package wasn't working. This button is now not shown as add from popup isn't supported.
Blueprints
FLEXDEPLOY-12447 - Resolved an issue where the blueprint endpoint select would only display an ID of 0, instead of the Localhost endpoint.
Defaults
FLEXDEPLOY-12410 - Resolved a recent regression on the defaults screen causing the description to display as a code block
Admin Operations
FLEXDEPLOY-12487 - The script value will now be persisted on the current device indefinitely. This improvement ensures that the script remains available across sessions without the need for re-entry.
Change Management
FLEXDEPLOY-10858 - The POST (create) method for the CMS Ticket REST API now displays a more accurate error message when either the CmsId and/or InstanceId is invalid.
Code Editor
FLEXDEPLOY-12387 - Resolved an issue that would cause suggestions to be displayed for the wrong variable type.
FLEXDEPLOY-12441 - Resolved an issue causing suggestions to not be displayed in for loops in some cases.
FLEXDEPLOY-12471 - Resolved a few issues with the groovy format command that would lead to bad spacing and indentation.
Docker Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12366 - Docker Repository Name is renamed as Docker Repository(Image) Name for clarity.
Oracle SaaS FSM Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12219 - Resolved an issue where Filter Criteria did not consistently filter children business object CSV files correctly.
FLEXDEPLOY-12492 - Resolved an issue that could lead to incorrect 403 Forbidden errors.
FLEXDEPLOY-12328 - Resolved an issue where the Attribute Name would be cleared when multiple items were selected for export criteria.
FLEXDEPLOY-12329 - Attribute Name and Value are now mandatory fields in the Export Criteria.
Oracle Transactional BI Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12492 - Resolved an issue that could lead to incorrect 403 Forbidden errors.
Oracle Integration Cloud Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12455 - Addressed an issue where the OIC Plugin could fail to deploy integrations when both "Enable Tracing" and "Enable Payload Tracing" were selected.
Oracle Visual Builder Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11960 - Resolved an issue to deploy application with the same version Live in trash.
Oracle Database Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12431 - Resolved an issue where identity columns were not handled properly.
FLEXDEPLOY-12506 - Internal sequences are now excluded from the file catalog.
Oracle WebLogic Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12495 - Introduced an input for updateEISDeploymentPlans and CreateOrUpdateEISEntries operations, enabling customers to specify a restricted set of target properties. This feature prevents errors related to environment size for customers managing a large number of properties.
Oracle APEX Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12511 - Resolved build failure occurring when the first file in a package is located in another workspace rather than within the application.
Incompatible Changes
Oracle SaaS FSM and OTBI plugins now require Java 8 on Endpoint.
FlexDeploy 8.0.0.2 (5-26-2024)
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Application Updates
FLEXDEPLOY-12242 - Upgraded the version of Tomcat shipped with FlexDeploy and the HTTPS Agent to 9.0.88.
FLEXDEPLOY-11738 - Added Project Created, Project Deleted, Project Activated, and Project Inactivated events for Outgoing webhook.
FLEXDEPLOY-12036 - Purge is now enabled by default for new installations.
FLEXDEPLOY-12039 - Upgraded the Bouncy Castle version shipped with FlexDeploy to 1.78.1 to resolve vulnerabilities CVE-2024-29857, CVE-2024-30171, CVE-2024-30172, and CVE-2024-301XX.
FLEXDEPLOY-11141 - The FLEXDEPLOY function now includes methods for uploading attachments for change management tickets and incidents.
Project
FLEXDEPLOY-11695 - Workflow request inputs and values are displayed in the project executions list and table views. Additionally, executions can be filtered and searched by workflow request input values.
FLEXDEPLOY-11800 - When creating projects from CSV templates, you can use the GIT Instance Code instead of the GIT URL.
FLEXDEPLOY-12073 - Isolated Network Target Servers now order their builds and deploy chronologically instead of by id.
Workflow
FLEXDEPLOY-11694 - Two new Workflow tours have been added: Workflow Properties and Workflow Security.
Salesforce
The Salesforce Change Management screen supports the SFDX source format. Set 'Source Format' to 'Salesforce DX' to commit code in SFDX format.
Release and Pipelines Management
FLEXDEPLOY-8470 - A new Release Insights tab is now available for Change History.
FLEXDEPLOY-10644 - The FLEXDEPLOY function now has the createStandaloneRelease method.
FLEXDEPLOY-11653 - Release snapshots can now be created if the Release contains only Utility Projects. Note that the snapshot content will be empty in this scenario.
Topology
FLEXDEPLOY-12291 - The Endpoint Base Directory Path, Java Path, and Private Key Path now allow $ and ~. Variables used should be set in the .bashrc file, and cannot be set only by the endpoint source script.
FLEXDEPLOY-12016 - The FLEXDEPLOY function now has new methods to manage Target properties.
Dashboards
FLEXDEPLOY-8470 - A new dashboard panel, Change History, has been added to help visualize changes over time.
Plugin Updates
Oracle EBS Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11183 - Updated the Default Script for Publisher Files - LOB Code to use the LOB Code from the file contents instead of the File Name for Publisher Data Templates. If unable to find it, it falls back to the filename which is how it worked previously.
FLEXDEPLOY-12205 - Deploy operation now changes single-line block SQL comments into single-line comments. This is only done if the Fix Sql Syntax attribute is checked for the file. This is done to avoid errors with SQLplus execution.
FLEXDEPLOY-12343 - Updated jackson-databind in the FlexDeploy EBS plugin to resolve vulnerabilities GHSA-x2w5-5m2g-7h5m, GHSA-rfx6-vp9g-rh7v, GHSA-qr7j-h6gg-jmgc, GHSA-q93h-jc49-78gg, GHSA-p43x-xfjf-5jhr, GHSA-mx9v-gmh4-mgqw, GHSA-h592-38cm-4ggp, GHSA-gww7-p5w4-wrfv, GHSA-f9hv-mg5h-xcw9, GHSA-cggj-fvv3-cqwv, GHSA-c8hm-7hpq-7jhg, GHSA-9mxf-g3x6-wv74, GHSA-6fpp-rgj9-8rwc, GHSA-645p-88qh-w398, GHSA-4w82-r329-3q67, GHSA-4gq5-ch57-c2mg, GHSA-w3f4-3q6j-rh82, GHSA-gwp4-hfv6-p7hw, GHSA-cjjf-94ff-43w7, GHSA-6wqp-v4v6-c87c, GHSA-5ww9-j83m-q7qx, GHSA-mph4-vhrx-mv67, GHSA-cmfg-87vq-g5g4.
JDBC Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11385 - Filter (WHERE) condition can now be specified in Export operation.
FLEXDEPLOY-12255 - Added input for packageDeploy operation to control lines printed for SELECT statement. This defaults to 25 lines.
Siebel Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12236 - Added a separate property for the migration URL, in case the REST API and migration URL differ.
Powershell Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-2605 - Added continue-on error feature for PowerShell plugin.
Resolved Issues
FLEXDEPLOY-9540 - If the influxd process is stopped, FlexDeploy will now detect connection refused errors and reattempt measurement push only after a few minutes. This will avoid too many errors in log files in a short duration.
FLEXDEPLOY-12126 - Resolved an issue where URL query parameters would not reset correctly if navigating away from a popup.
FLEXDEPLOY-12150 - The Git Account validate logic has been updated to handle more scenarios regarding the Override API Url.
FLEXDEPLOY-12161 - Resolved an issue where the Test Email Configuration action did not utilize updated SMTP properties.
Project
FLEXDEPLOY-11996 - Creating a File ending with "/" in the file catalog is now not allowed, otherwise this causes the File Name (with Path) [/xyz] already exists error.
FLEXDEPLOY-12114 - Resolved an issue with the v1 Project service patch method, where build workflow and instances were removed if the BuildInfo attribute was not provided. This same issue also occurred for DeployInfo and UtilityExecutionInfo as well.
FLEXDEPLOY-12139 - Resolved an issue where downloading individual artifacts was not allowed if flexagon.fd.repository.root contains a symbolic link.
FLEXDEPLOY-9426 - Resolved an issue where the project search was not showing correct results when using more than one search parameter for a Standard type project.
FLEXDEPLOY-12109 - Resolved a rare issue where projects and releases you have read access to were not displayed when viewing the parent folder's content.
FLEXDEPLOY-12131 - Resolved an issue that occasionally caused incorrect navigation to the package execution tab, even when no files were configured in the package.
FLEXDEPLOY-12172 - Resolved an issue where opened folders were not being re-opened when returning to the Projects screen.
FLEXDEPLOY-12207 - Utility projects will now show an icon indicating which execution rows have been purged.
FLEXDEPLOY-12217 - Resolved an issue where copying a package with 1000+ files would lead to an error if using Oracle Database.
Workflow
FLEXDEPLOY-12224 - Resolved an 8.0 regression causing child workflow properties to not properly display on Project Properties or Target Properties screens, and potentially their values not apply to workflow executions if the workflow was created or modified after upgrading to 8.0, and using an invoke workflow step. Upgrade to 8.0.0.2 resolves the issue without user intervention. If unable to upgrade to 8.0.0.2, a workaround is available.
Plugin Execution
FLEXDEPLOY-11634 - Resolved an issue that caused inputs to appear duplicated on the Plugin Log - Inputs tab when the plugin was executed on multiple endpoints. This was solely a display issue and did not affect plugin execution.
FLEXDEPLOY-12002 - Resolved an issue where the Plugin Logs - Outputs tab displayed incorrect output values when the plugin was executed on multiple endpoints. Additionally, plugin outputs assigned to workflow variables will now be comma-separated when executed on multiple endpoints.
Topology
FLEXDEPLOY-12154 - Resolved an issue where the Max Concurrent Execution value on the Endpoint could be set outside the allowed range of 0 to 50 using REST API.
FLEXDEPLOY-12227 - Resolved an 8.0 regression causing some plugin property sets to display as "Plugin - undefined" in the manage workflow and plugin property sets popup.
Work Items
FLEXDEPLOY-12003 - Resolved an issue where attachments for external work items occasionally could not be previewed.
Release and Pipeline Management
FLEXDEPLOY-12235 - Resolved an issue in the pipeline select dropdown causing the "Loading More..." to be displayed indefinitely in certain cases.
FLEXDEPLOY-12163 - The create snapshot popup now correctly sorts the full project path column. Previously only the folder path was used and not the project name.
FLEXDEPLOY-12168 - Resolved an issue where the pipeline step or gate may not properly sequence to the next sequence. This situation can occur when the Copy Pipeline feature is used to make a new pipeline.
FLEXDEPLOY-12270 - Reduced time delay in the Create Snapshot process when there is an existing build running for snapshot projects.
Webhooks
FLEXDEPLOY-12306 - Resolved an issue causing the Create Function button to not be clickable on the Incoming Webhooks page.
Reports
FLEXDEPLOY-11855 - Resolved an issue where standard projects not deployed to the refreshed-from environment were not displayed or synced with a Post Refresh request.
Saved Query
FLEXDEPLOY-12265 - Resolved an issue causing Saved Query subscription exports of the Environment Discrepancies report to be empty.
FLEXDEPLOY-12266 - Testing Saved Query subscription exports will now use the info present in the form. Previously only the saved version would be tested
Security
FLEXDEPLOY-12171 - Resolved an issue where Saved Query and Dashboard shares were removed for Admin Groups when the group was updated.
FLEXDEPLOY-12250 - The Group Members page now strikes through inactive users. A new column has also been added to the Group Member export "user.memberActive"
Various Plugins
FLEXDEPLOY-5103 - EBS, File, and Shell plugins now properly handle files checked into SCM with colons in the file names and paths. Windows does not allow a colon in the file name, so this will work for Linux endpoints. Files sourced from Cloud / EBS / OBI and other back-end sources will continue to replace the colon with %3a, which allows those files to work on Windows and Unix endpoints.
FLEXDEPLOY-12326 - All environment variables are now passed into the context of Shell plugins such as the EBS, Unix, and Windows shell plugins, even if the variables start with the letters "FD."
Oracle EBS Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12177 - Resolved an issue in versions 8.0.0.1 and 7.0.0.6 of the EBS plugin that prevented proper execution of chmod on deployed ISG files.
Oracle SaaS FSM Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12059 - Resolved an issue where Oracle FSM integration defaulted to Basic Auth even when OAuth was being used.
JDBC Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12091 - Resolved an issue that caused an Unsupported Database: error. JDBC plugin now attempts to support any SQL dialect.
Oracle Data Integration Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12134 - Resolved an issue where Created By was being reset for ODI 11g deployments.
SoapUI Docker Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12324 - Resolved a regression issue for the SoapUI Docker plugin where the location of the SoapUI executable was incorrect.
REST Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11999 - Resolved the issue where the REST Plugin failed to create outputs with invalid names caused by header names containing invalid characters.
WebLogic Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12253 - WLST operations - Added an input to allow passing in a restricted set of Target Group properties. This will allow customers with a large number of properties to avoid errors about their environment being too large.
FlexDeploy 8.0.0.1 (4-27-2024)
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Application Updates
General
FLEXDEPLOY-4296 - Email Settings now allows using Microsoft Graph APIs for sending and reading approval emails.
FLEXDEPLOY-5709, FLEXDEPLOY-6719 - FlexDeploy now has two default dashboards for Developers and Leaders. These new dashboards can be further managed by the owner, who will be an admin user randomly selected from existing users. These dashboards are added as a starting point for users upgrading from FlexDeploy 5.7 or earlier.
FLEXDEPLOY-7572 - A copy code button has been added for Testing and Credential Store instances to allow for a copy of the Property Key code.
FLEXDEPLOY-9147 - Revived the traffic light concept on the target screen. Targets are color-coded for quick reference of their configuration status.
FLEXDEPLOY-11685 - Add Tag action has been added on the Environments page.
FLEXDEPLOY-11687 - Added the ability to filter the "Last Login On" column by date on the Users page.
FLEXDEPLOY-11926 - The Service Now ServiceNow CMS instance now renders a Groovy Editor for Approve, Reject, and Additional Info scripts.
FLEXDEPLOY-11953 - The Target screen will now indicate if any linked endpoints are inactive with a warning message.
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FLEXDEPLOY-8812 - Custom icons can now be uploaded and used for Projects. Administrators have access to a separate admin popup where custom icons can be managed.
FLEXDEPLOY-10390 - Added branch id as a column for the branches table on the Project Configuration -> Source Control page. (column is hidden by default).
FLEXDEPLOY-11783 - The Invoke Workflow step in the Workflow Execution details view now displays the version and has a link back to the workflow.
FLEXDEPLOY-11786 - Flex Fields now uses Field Type (TextFieldText Field, Checkbox, etc.) selection instead of DataType and SubDataTypeData Type and Sub Data Type.
FLEXDEPLOY-11916 - Promote to release, rebuild, and edit workflow have all been consolidated to the details header in the Workflow Execution details view.
Release and Pipelines Management
FLEXDEPLOY-11663 - An environment filter has been added when adding a new stage to a pipeline.
FLEXDEPLOY-11668 - Irrelevant Release Settings are now hidden on Standalone Releases
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FLEXDEPLOY-9957 - The Environments used by Blueprints can now be changed while populating the Blueprint form.
FLEXDEPLOY-11970 - Weblogic WebLogic Server/Cluster is now a project-level prompt.
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FLEXDEPLOY-8056 - FLEXDEPLOY function methods added to allow export of Configuration, Build, and Snapshot archives. These methods can be used to automate the export of necessary files to be transferred from the source to the target server in an isolated network setup.
The export and import process is optimized for performance and memory usage.
The export and import process now also manages Folder Issue Tracking configurations.
Isolated Networks solution now allows managing folder-level notifications, approvals, and windows on the target server.
A change history record is now available to indicate the successful import of the export archive.
The application error table now indicates failure information if the import of the export archive fails.
Release settings can now be managed on target server and they are not imported from source server.
New Plugins
Oracle Managed Cloud Plugin
Plugin to manage CEMLI objects in Oracle Managed Cloud for EBS.
Plugin Updates
Oracle EBS Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11680 - Added Target Location attribute for Integrated SOA Gateway object type. Previously files for SOA Gateway object type were not copied to any folder on the EBS file system.
Oracle SOA Suite Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11648 - Composite revision previously only allowed numbers in the format of x.x.x.x.x (e.g. 1.1.1.1). This restriction has been removed to allow milestone names or patch numbers in the revision (e.g. 1.1.1.1-alpha or 1.1.1.1_1234).
HP UFT Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-10834 - The Plugin now allows for capturing screenshots in the reports section.
Groovy Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11076 - Resolved an issue where classpath entries were not added properly to the classpath with Java 11+.
ServiceNow Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11824 - The ServiceNow Plugin inputs are easier to work with because inputs that are not needed no longer show upapplicable based on the other input values are now hidden, simplifying the configuration.
Resolved Issues
General
FLEXDEPLOY-11928 - Resolved an issue where SCM commits migration failed when the SCM Integration Instance was inactive.
FLEXDEPLOY-11985 - Startup scripts now delete xmlparserv2.jar and xmlparserv2_sans_jaxp_services.jar from the libext folder if present as they are not needed and cause runtime issues.
FLEXDEPLOY-11997 - Resolved an issue with FlexDeploy running on Oracle Database where searching for values with a comma could throw an ORA error. This was a regression in 8.0.0.0.
UI/UX
FLEXDEPLOY-12001 - Resolved an issue preventing more than 1000 chips from being displayed in a select input.
FLEXDEPLOY-11850 - Resolved an issue with Target Groups drop downs where Loading more... was displayed even when more data was unavailable.
FLEXDEPLOY-12113 - Clicking the Select All option in UI select dropdowns will now consider the search filter and only select visible options as opposed to always selecting all available options.
FLEXDEPLOY-11778 - Popups now ask for confirmation before navigating away using links inside the popup when changes have been made in the popup.
Folders
FLEXDEPLOY-11647 - Resolved an issue where projects and releases were not viewable from the folder tree view when a user doesn't have read access to the root FlexDeploy folder.
Projects
FLEXDEPLOY-11714 - The project build sequence can now be set to 0 (previously, the minimum value allowed was 1).
FLEXDEPLOY-10625 - Resolved an issue where a user could not run/reject a scheduled task from the project execution task page despite having Scheduled Task update permission.
FLEXDEPLOY-10728 - Build and deploy action buttons are now hidden for inactive and completed packages.
FLEXDEPLOY-11580 - Resolved an issue that prevented Project scoped Predeploy Workflow properties from showing up on the Project Properties screen.
FLEXDEPLOY-11742 - Post-build deployment is now executed as a 'cideploy' user.
FLEXDEPLOY-11777 - Project Files - Resolved an issue where checkbox type attributes (for custom Project type attributes only) were showing as modified when evaluating if the default value script didn't return true or false.
FLEXDEPLOY-11844 - Resolved an issue where users without update access could see a confirmation popup when navigating to a page if another user recently toggled a switch value on the page.
FLEXDEPLOY-11866 - Resolved an issue where duplicate rows were showing up when filtering by status on the project files screen for deploy execution when multiple endpoints were involved.
FLEXDEPLOY-11913 - Resolved an issue where a 404 page was shown if a user tried opening a workflow they didn't have access to from the Project configuration page. The workflow links are now disabled if a user doesn't have read access to them.
FLEXDEPLOY-12149 - Resolved an issue where the Test Name suggestion on the test request form may not provide proper results.
Release and Pipelines Management
FLEXDEPLOY-11947 - Resolved an issue where Project triggers for Releases were not updated with correct details when the branch or build environment was updated on the Project/Package within a Release.
FLEXDEPLOY-11477 - Resolved an issue where invalid cron expressions could be saved on the pipeline definition editor for the Schedule gate/step.
FLEXDEPLOY-11925 - Resolved an issue causing the Service Now Ticket "Description" field to also update the Step "Description" field in the External Approval Gate configuration.
FLEXDEPLOY-11735 - Resolved a regression in 8.0 causing Snapshot Content exports to be missing several columns of data.
FLEXDEPLOY-12000 - Column widths have been adjusted in the Upload Execution Info popup. In addition, the Fixed Layout setting can now be used on the table to allow custom column widths.
FLEXDEPLOY-12013 - Resolved an issue causing a null pointer error when copying a pipeline if the email data contains null or if the pipeline role permission action is missing.
Workflows
FLEXDEPLOY-11656 - Delete of a workflow will now show an error if the workflow is used in other active workflows.
FLEXDEPLOY-11903 - Resolved an issue causing the selected workflow version to show incorrectly if a dirty confirmation was canceled while changing versions.
FLEXDEPLOY-12012 - Resolved an issue where Workflow Input List Data Groovy script edit may fail with the "already exists in this list" error. Also, List Data Groovy script execution failure is now presented with an error instead of the entire script shown as possible list options.
Topology
FLEXDEPLOY-9584 - Resolved an issue by displaying a proper error message when attempting to delete a target group that has execution-related data, instead of just showing Internal Error - Constraint violation.
Integrations
FLEXDEPLOY-12127 - Resolved an issue where Credential Store Integration tabs were not disabled if the user did not have permission to view them.
Webhooks
FLEXDEPLOY-11785 - Resolved an issue when filtering by empty or not empty for the Resubmitted By column on Webhook Message and Scheduled Event Message tables.
Security
FLEXDEPLOY-11520 - Resolved an issue (NullPointerException) when username and password are updated simultaneously on the Profile page.
FLEXDEPLOY-11962 - Resolved an issue where attempting to log in with the wrong password while 2fa is enabled resulted in 2 failed attempts instead of 1.
Dashboards
FLEXDEPLOY-11909 - Work Item links on the Recent Work Items panel now go to the FlexDeploy Work Item page.
Post Refresh Requests
FLEXDEPLOY-11853 - Resolved an issue where post-refresh-related workflow requests would not execute right away.
Project Type Customization
FLEXDEPLOY-11775 - Resolved an issue on the Project Types screen where reordering an attribute above the SOURCE attribute in a custom project type would show an error.
Property Definitions
FLEXDEPLOY-11856 - Reorganized Workflow Properties, Work Item Fields, and Flex Fields to ensure consistent behavior and placement of input fields.
FLEXDEPLOY-11856 - Resolved an issue causing Environment selections to jump to the top of the list if selecting multiple.
Flex Fields
FLEXDEPLOY-11886 - Validation for Integer and Long Flex Field types has been improved.
Salesforce
FLEXDEPLOY-11978 - Resolved an issue where package file search was not displaying '-meta.xml' files.
FLEXDEPLOY-11574 - The Add Subcomponents popup now filters out any items recently added to the Package.
FLEXDEPLOY-11995 - Resolved an issue where a JAXB error occurred when adding a sub-component for Notification Type Config.
Change Management
FLEXDEPLOY-10802 - External change manage system ticket descriptions are now updated on internally stored objects, this happens during status polling. This allows for viewing updated descriptions on change tickets.
FLEXDEPLOY-11976 - Change ticket for FreshService change management system now uses the plain-text description.
Tasks
FLEXDEPLOY-11888 - Resolved an issue where External Users could not use actions on the Tasks page for Release Snapshot Tasks when they were able to from the Release Dashboard.
Reports
FLEXDEPLOY-11854 - Resolved an issue on the Environment Discrepancies report causing some rows to appear duplicated.
FLEXDEPLOY-12062 - Resolved an issue on the Environment Discrepancies report that would undo column changes in certain cases.
Purge
FLEXDEPLOY-11703 - Resolved a purge-related query issue that ran slowly on Postgres. This should reduce database load.
FLEXDEPLOY-12076 - Resolved Purge Failure - Numeric Overflow, which could happen with the purge on isolated network target servers.
FLEXDEPLOY-12078 - Resolved an issue for the purge that affects version 7.0.0.0 to 7.0.0.5 and 8.0.0.0. These versions do not properly purge as much data as they should. The artifact repository and database could be larger than expected. Upgrading to 7.0.0.6 or 8.0.0.1 is recommended to allow the appropriate data to be deleted.
REST API
FLEXDEPLOY-10849 - Resolved an issue that caused an index out-of-bounds error when attempting to approve a gate with V1 REST and not being a member of any groups.
FLEXDEPLOY-12155 - The Integration Instance Search API now returns the expected data.
Plugin Execution
FLEXDEPLOY-8046 - Resolved an issue where plugin logs sometimes printed process output (or error) mixed with the print of the environment variables.
Peoplesoft Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11907 - Resolved an issue with the log file name by using the SET LOG statement name for the log file. If not provided, the default file name will be used.
FLEXDEPLOY-11931 - The source attribute list of value options for Datamover objects now only allows SCM.
Oracle SaaS FSM Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11943 - Resolved NullPointerException during discover files operation for the Oracle SaaS FSM Project.
Oracle Database Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12094 - Resolved an issue where grants to views would attempt to be created before the views were created.
REST Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11792 - Workflow executions will no longer fail if the plugin execution output value is null. The output's value will now be saved as null.
FLEXDEPLOY-11793 - Resolved a NullPointerException with the REST Plugin. If a REST call made by any of this plugin's operations returns an empty response body, and the plugin input FDR_VALIDATION_SCRIPT is not empty, a NullPointerException will no longer be thrown.
Angular Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11861 - Resolved an issue where the buildAngularApp operation resulted in an error if the project path contained a space.
Anchore Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11922 - Resolve NullPointerException when FDDKR_INP_REGISTRY_ACCOUNT_CODE is not set.
Helm Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11993 - Resolved Helm plugin deployment issue in case the current context in kubeconfig file is different than the target context of deployment.
HP UFT Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-12021 - Resolved an issue where the UFT plugin now utilizes logs to find the report output directories. If not found, the default path is considered.
Incompatible Changes
FlexDeploy internal API should not be invoked directly from Groovy scripts, and FlexDeploy now prevents such API invocation from Groovy scripts. FLEXDEPLOY function and REST API can be utilized from Groovy script as necessary.
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Application Updates
FlexDeploy 8.0.0.0 marks the completion of Next Generation UI/UX transformation, building on top of 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0. This is focused on Workflow as well as Project Type customization. This is not just about consistent and productive UX changes; many new features are also incorporated.
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FLEXDEPLOY-10165 - Copy Pipeline action is now available, where the user can copy the active version of an existing pipeline.
FLEXDEPLOY-11337 - Promoting a Project build to a Release now includes a link to the snapshot in the post-promotion snack message.
Salesforce
FLEXDEPLOY-10936 - The Sequence All action has been incorporated into Salesforce Data Deployment, facilitating automatic sorting of data objects according to their dependencies.
FLEXDEPLOY-11198 - Enhanced exclude filters in Salesforce deployment projects now allow for filtering both Objects and Members more effectively.
FLEXDEPLOY-11395 - Updated the default Salesforce API Version to 59.0.
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Application Errors view is now provided on the Admin Operations page. This is only accessible to Administrators. This page will show System errors. Administrators can create saved queries and subscribe for email notifications. As such errors are happening in background processing, they may go unnoticed, it is recommended that Administrators subscribe for updates using saved queries. These errors are included in the 24-hour logs download.
Plugin Updates
Docker Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-6064 - Added a new operation to pull an image from a remote Docker container registry e.g. Docker Hub, Amazon ECR, or Microsoft ACR. User can pull the image with one or more tags.
FLEXDEPLOY-10745 - Added new input Target Tag Name in the tagImage operation, and it's mandatory input.
FLEXDEPLOY-10745 - Updated the order of precedence for 'Docker Registry Account'. Now Plugin input (FDDKR_INP_REGISTRY_ACCOUNT_CODE) will take precedence over Target property (FDDKR_REGISTRY_ACCOUNT_CODE), it's applicable for all the operations of the Docker plugin, wherever 'Docker Registry Account' is in use.
Kubernetes Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11441 - Kubernetes Plugin now supports manifest file-based deployment to OCI (Oracle Cloud) managed Kubernetes cluster.
Helm Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11443 - Helm Plugin now supports Helm Chart-based deployment to OCI (Oracle Cloud) managed Kubernetes cluster.
Oracle BI Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-6388 - Added Java 11 compatibility.
Oracle Transaction BI Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-6388 - Added Java 11 compatibility.
Oracle Analytics Cloud Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-6388 - Added Java 11 compatibility.
Jython Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11779 - executeCode and executeCodeFile operations now can be used with Packaged-based projects.
Resolved Issues
FLEXDEPLOY-11505 - Resolved Artifactory Integration Test Connection to work with users that have only repository access.
FLEXDEPLOY-11637 - Resolved an issue where EMAIL function usage in Groovy script causes Internal Error - Invalid API Invocation, transaction already in progress. Found: API Transaction.
Salesforce
FLEXDEPLOY-11744 - Resolved an issue where the Salesforce Deployment summary shows 1 test success even though no test cases were executed.
Folders
FLEXDEPLOY-11868 - Resolved an issue where the Delete of folder notification was incorrectly checking update permission instead of delete.
Projects
FLEXDEPLOY-11097 - Fixed a rare issue that would sometimes cause a Utility Request form to not display newly created environments without a screen refresh.
FLEXDEPLOY-11438 - Resolved an issue causing table filters to not apply on both the execution tasks tab and request tasks tab.
FLEXDEPLOY-11475 - Resolved an issue causing the selected Pre-deploy workflow to not be displayed on the Project configuration if the user did not have READ Workflow access.
FLEXDEPLOY-11540 - ITS, Branches, and Replacements no longer show as valid copy project options when copying a Utility Project.
FLEXDEPLOY-11613 - Resolved an issue causing the committed user filter to not work on the execution files tab.
FLEXDEPLOY-11771 - Resolved an issue on the Execution Details page that would cause the header status to not refresh if it was in Queued status.
FLEXDEPLOY-11799 - All inputs will now be shown in the Invoke Workflow step in the Project Execution Details view. Previously only inputs with a value were shown.
FLEXDEPLOY-11817 - Resolved a NullPointerException that could occur when creating a project from a blueprint in some cases.
FLEXDEPLOY-11859 - Unassigning a workflow from a project without assigning a new one would not remove the workflow property set from the Target Group configured on the project.
Project Package
FLEXDEPLOY-11411 - The Sequence All Files action is now disabled for dynamic packages.
Project Triggers
FLEXDEPLOY-10874 - Resolved an issue that would rarely cause the 'Upcoming project execution date' to be in the past.
Topology
FLEXDEPLOY-11344 - Inactivating or Activating a Target Group from the list page will now correctly remove it from the list if it no longer matches the active/inactive filter.
FLEXDEPLOY-11676 - Resolved an issue where the User with Delete endpoint permission is getting an error - User does not have delete permission for Endpoint.
FLEXDEPLOY-11713 - A more accurate error message is now displayed when trying to delete an Environment that has been used in Workflow Requests.
FLEXDEPLOY-11727 - Target groups now get added to recent access when clicking on the row instead of opening the edit popup.
Release and Pipeline Management
FLEXDEPLOY-11104 - The "Differences Only" checkbox, found on snapshot comparisons and gate details, logic has been adjusted to more accurately show what will be deployed.
FLEXDEPLOY-11311 - Configuring the Pipeline on a Release required both Configure Pipeline permission and Read Pipeline global permission. For 8.0 the Read Pipeline global permission requirement has been removed.
FLEXDEPLOY-11494 - Copy stage gates/steps are now disabled if the stage has no gates or steps.
FLEXDEPLOY-11568 - Resolved an issue causing Gate and Step execution positions to potentially display in random order.
FLEXDEPLOY-11600 - Resolved an issue in the create snapshot popup where clicking the pending snapshot link would not open in certain cases.
FLEXDEPLOY-11746 -
FLEXDEPLOY.createReleaseProjectnow clearly indicates whether the Package is not found or is inactive.FLEXDEPLOY-11767 - Resolved a NullPointerException in Wait Step when a valid wait seconds value is returned but as Long or String data type.
Groovy
FLEXDEPLOY-11759 - Resolved an issue with the groovy formatter that would incorrectly put a space between the != operator.
Notification Templates
FLEXDEPLOY-9821 - Resolved an issue causing the Notification Templates List page to not refresh when re-assigning events or creating new templates.
FLEXDEPLOY-11869 - Copy Notification Template is now hidden if the user does not have Create permission.
Integrations
FLEXDEPLOY-10649 - Resolved a regression issue where out-of-the-box Change Management Systems no longer allowed adding custom Ticket Fields.
FLEXDEPLOY-11527 - Resolved a NullPointerException that occurred during the test connection for OCI Cloud Account when the private key file format was invalid.
Webhook
FLEXDEPLOY-11248 - Resolved an issue where the actor was being set incorrectly on Outgoing Webhook Messages for multiple event types.
FLEXDEPLOY-11249 - Resolved an issue that caused outgoing and incoming webhook log messages to not refresh.
FLEXDEPLOY-11781 - A few missing fields in outgoing webhook payloads have been added. Notably
pipelineExecutionIdfrom the Pipeline Stage Completed event andsnapshot.createdByandsnapshot.createdOnin the Snapshot Completed event.
Groups
FLEXDEPLOY-11523 - Resolved an issue while adding group members. If a new user was created from the drop-down it would be selected.
WebLogic Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11590 - Resolved an issue in the WebLogic restart domain operation that caused excluded servers to be restarted as though not in the list when multiple comma-separated server names were provided.
Subversion Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11660 - Resolved an issue with the Subversion plugin Tag operation where Tag Path input would cause a StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if it did not end with '/'.
SonarQube Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11683 - startSonarScan operation will no longer generate scan results. To generate scan results use analyzeCode or retrieveScan operations.
PMD Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11684 - Rule File Name as input or project property will correctly work when the path contains spaces.
Checkmarx Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11689 - Resolved an issue where Scan Results were generated only when an XML report was requested.
FLEXDEPLOY-11766 - Resolved an issue where Failed scan can result in “JSONObject["details"] is not a string”.
HP Test Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11732 - Resolved an issue in executeUFT operation where Application Path was still required even when VB Script was being passed in.
FLEXDEPLOY-11751 - Resolved an issue where executeUFT operation would fail if the VB Script path contained a space.
Microsoft Teams Plugin
FLEXDEPLOY-11782 - For userSendNotifcation and teamSendNotification operation an appropriate validation error is thrown if the password grant type is not set on the Messaging Account.
Incompatible Changes
Installer
FlexDeploy Installer 1.0.18 or later should be used with FlexDeploy 8 upgrades.
The path of external jars (besides Oracle database driver jars) has changed from FLEXDEPLOY_HOME/apache-tomcat-flexdeploy/libext to FLEXDEPLOY_HOME/apiext.
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Blueprints and all of the blueprint dependencies are now created as a single unit. As a result the final blueprints confirmation popup now takes a folder path directly instead of the Folder select. The folder path will be created if it does not exist. This is similar to how blueprints worked before 6.0.
Workflows
The workflow group and subgroup have been removed and migrated to tags associated with the workflow. Certain groups and subgroups, such as Build, Deploy, and Test, were omitted when converting to tags.
The Workflows URL has changed from
/flexdeploy/faces/workflowsto/flexdeploy/next/#/workflows
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