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FlexDeploy 8.0.0.0 (3-30-2024)

Version Details

Application Updates

FlexDeploy 8.0.0.0 marks completion of Next Generation UI/UX transformation, building on top of 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0. This is focused on Workflows as well as Project Type customization. This is not just about consistent and productive UX changes, but many new features are also incorporated.

Next Generation UI/UX

  • Modern look and feel with new branding is now extended to Workflows as well as Project Type customization screens.

  • Tables on various screens now support simple search (ctrl+ k) which can be used to quickly filter results.

Workflow Management

  • Workflows can be searched using Global Search. Recent workflows will also show up when Global Search is invoked.

  • Tags can now be applied on Workflows.

  • Workflow security permissions can now be overridden at individual workflow level to allow for finer grained access to workflow management when necessary.

  • Copy and Delete Workflow action is now available.

  • Workflow code is now stored as YAML. For customers upgrading from previous version of FlexDeploy, workflow XML code will be automatically migrated to YAML.

  • Workflow Inputs now support values larger than 4000 bytes.

  • Workflow Inputs can now be hidden or disabled conditionally even based on values in other inputs. Additionally, list of values for input can be derived using Groovy script execution.

  • FlexDeploy 8.0 delivers a new workflow designer that simplifies and modernizes the management of workflows.

  • Workflow Designer

    • Workflow steps can now be dragged to new location.

    • When working with Groovy, Shell, Batch, Jython, Python, or PowerShell plugins, syntax highlighting and variable assistance is available in script input. This simplifies modification of script code in workflow.

    • Error handler is now available in workflow designer to customize handling of failure situations.

    • Run Groovy operation is now available to execute Groovy script directly as part of workflow execution.

Project Types

  • Rich code editor is provided for customization of built-in project types where users can customize how files are categorized in to file types as well their default attribute values.

  • The project type determines the file types expected to be sourced in the project and the details collected for each file, which is used to build and deploy the file. See Project Types to create custom project type with various file types and their attributes. Custom project type is very useful with various generic plugin operation (Unix & Windows Shell, Jython, Groovy and Python etc.), where you can create powerful custom Package-based Build and Deploy automation.

Saved Query

  • Saved queries can now be shared Globally or with specific Groups. Users will receive email notifying them about shared saved query.

  • Additionally, subscribing to saved queries is now supported.

    • Enabling subscription means saved query will execute on specific schedule and generate CSV or PDF report, which will then be emailed to users that subscribe to the specific saved query.

    • Subscription is enabled by saved query owner which requires setting of format and schedule. Other users who are shared specific saved query can subscribe to receive emails.

    • This is supported on mainly on Reports. For example, users can now enable subscription to receive email of previous month’s deployment details.

Application Errors View

  • Application Errors view is now provided on Admin Operations page. This is only accessible to Administrators. This page will show System errors. Administrators can create saved query 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 query. These errors are included in 24 hour logs download.

Plugin Updates

Resolved Issues

Incompatible Changes

Blueprints

  • 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 prior to 6.0.

Workflows

  • Workflow group and subgroup have been removed and migrated to tags associated to 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/workflows to /flexdeploy/next/#/workflows

ProjectTypeEnum Removal

  • The ProjectTypeEnum has been removed due to the addition of custom project types. Any usages of ProjectTypeEnum in custom Groovy scripts will no longer work and should be replaced with String. The following methods have been removed completely and should be replaced with getProjectType (returns String):

    • ProjectStageExecutionImpl - getProjectTypeEnum()

    • ReleaseProjectVersion - getProjectTypeEnum()

HTTPS Agent

You must upgrade your HTTPS agent(s) to version 8.0.

Plugins

Previously installed plugins will be removed and newer versions will be installed during upgrade process. Note that previous versions of plugins are not compatible with FlexDeploy 8.0.

Following plugins were previously deprecated and are now removed.

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