The Release Notes for Enterprise Server 10.6 contain information about the new features, changes, fixed issues, known issues, and upgrade instructions for each release of Enterprise Server 10.6.
Note: Release Notes of other versions of Enterprise Server 10 can be found in the Release Notes section.
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Enterprise Server 10.6.1 build 277
Release date: 23 May 2019
Downloads
The download files for this version of Enterprise Server can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
The following feature has been introduced in this release of Enterprise Server:
- MSSQL databases. Extra attributes for connecting to a MSSQL database are now supported, for example for setting the Failover_Partner or MultiSubnetFailover. Setting these options is done via the MSSQL_EXTRA_CONNECTION_OPTIONS option in the configserver.php file. For a list of the supported options see the Microsoft documentation.
Changes
The following changes have been made in this version of Enterprise Server:
- Logging: When the DEBUGLEVEL is set to INFO, additional information is now logged related to licensing auto renewal. This makes it possible to log the renewal activities without having to switch to the high-level DEBUG mode.
- Dialog setup: In the dialog setup and query setup, an order number can now only be assigned to dynamic properties and custom properties. The assigned value should also be higher than the highest value of the static properties. This is done because Smart Connection expects the fields to be in a certain order.
- PHP Preview and Metadata Server plug-in. This plug-in now also sets basic metadata properties (such as the file size) when a file is uploaded. It is recommended to always have this plug-in enabled (which it is by default).
Additional information: The file size property is used for determining whether or not a file can be automatically permanently deleted. In the case of a planned image or planned advert for example, the file size is zero. When such a file is moved to the Trash Can, the system detects this empty file size and therefore automatically permanently deletes the file.
To prevent other files from being permanently deleted by the system, it is important therefore that the file size is always set. This is now handled by the 'PHP Preview and Metadata' plug-in when the file is uploaded to the system. It is therefore important that this plug-in is always enabled.
Documentation
The following documentation accompanies this release of Enterprise Server:
- Enterprise Server 10 full installation - updated
- Enterprise Server plug-ins - updated
- Adding a property to a dialog box in Enterprise 10.5 or higher - updated
- Controlling the available columns for the List View in client applications - updated
- Logging Enterprise Server 10 activity - Updated
Known issues
No known issues exist for this release of Enterprise Server.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Enterprise Server:
EN-91469 The Foreground job should never be set to Replanned.
EN-91490 Order of Editions in the 'Edition' column follows the Edition ID order of the database.
EN-91612 Incorrect InDesign Server selection because of unknown document version.
EN-91613 Creating an article fails when the 'Dossier' property is listed first in Dialog setup.
EN-91615 Connection problems because of excessive database activity during phpinfo.htm file creation.
EN-91634 The Select All button of the Health Check page does not work correctly.
EN-91635 Improve the performance of checking-in an article.
EN-91636 The 'Users overview' page loads slowly.
EN-91641 GetObject() call used as heartbeat call is no longer logged as warning.
EN-91651 'Access denied (S1002)' error when trying to move a Microsoft Word document to the Trash Can.
EN-91652 Support extra options to connect to a MSSQL database.
EN-91690 Duplicate versions of a layout in Enterprise causes InDesign to crash.
EN-91726 Database error when saving a layout with an InDesign article in multiple Editions.
EN-91778 Unable to assign a Workflow Status to a file when the 'Remove Intermediate Version' option is set for that status.
EN-91838 Log licensing auto renewal information when DEBUGLEVEL is set to INFO.
EN-91844 Images created in the Production Zone do not have an Enterprise ID.
EN-91858 Multiple sessions are created for the same Content Station user leading to unexpected queues in RabbitMQ.
Installation
- Full installation. For information about installing Enterprise Server on a system on which Enterprise Server is not yet installed, see Enterprise Server 10 full installation.
- Upgrading from an earlier version. For information about upgrading Enterprise Server 8 or 9 to Enterprise Server 10, see Upgrading Enterprise Server 8 or 9 to Enterprise Server 10.
- Upgrading an existing installation. For information about upgrading an existing installation of Enterprise 10 to the newly released version of Enterprise Server 10, see Upgrading an existing installation of Enterprise Server 10.
Enterprise Server 10.6.0 build 267
Release date: 26 February 2019
Downloads
The download files for this version of Enterprise Server can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
The following feature has been introduced in this release of Enterprise Server:
- Elvis integration: automatically storing images in Elvis. When an image is added to Enterprise it can now be automatically stored in Elvis instead of in the File Store of Enterprise. The image is stored in the Production Zone folder in Elvis while a shadow object (referred to as a 'Production shadow object') is stored in Enterprise.
For more information, see Controlling how files are stored in the Elvis 6 - Enterprise 10 integration.
Changes
The following changes have been made in this version of Enterprise Server:
- Compatibility. Various changes have been made to the compatibility between Enterprise Server and other systems, as shown in the following table.
| Technology/feature | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Adobe InDesign Server |
Added: support for InDesign Server CC 2019. (Note: this requires Smart Connection for Adobe CC 2019 which is currently planned for Q1 2019.) |
| AMF |
Deprecated: the AMF protocol for all Web services. Although it still included in the software, integrators are advised to use the JSON or SOAP protocol instead. |
| Application servers |
Dropped: support for MacOS as an application server. |
| Content Station |
Required: When using Content Station in combination with Enterprise Server 10.6 or higher, Content Station 11.31 or higher is required. This version of Content Station contains support for PHP 7.2 and ionCube Loader 10.3.2 which are required by Enterprise Server 10.6 or higher. Dropped: Support for Content Station 9. |
| Elvis integration |
Required: Elvis Server 6.27 or higher. |
| Enterprise Server plug-ins |
Dropped: support for Enterprise Server plug-ins that integrate with the following 3rd-parties:
Customers are advised to move to Aurora publishing instead. Added: Support for PHP 7.2. For upgrade instructions, see 'Reviewing optional steps' in Upgrading an existing installation of Enterprise Server 10. |
| HTML Link files |
Dropped: support for the HTML Link Files feature. This feature was introduced in the very early days of Enterprise and allowed system admins to access PDF files in case of a catastrophic database failure just before the production deadline. This in fact it is a fail-over feature created in times way before the introduction of cloud, where databases were maybe less trusted and 3rd-party tools were maybe lacking or more expensive than they are currently. In other words: its need diminished over the years. Other reasons for not supporting this feature anymore include the following:
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| ionCube Loader |
Added: support for ionCube Loader 10.3.2. Dropped: support for ionCube Loader 10.02. |
| MSSQL |
Added: support for MSSQL 2017. Dropped: support for MSSQL 2014. |
| MySQL |
Added: support for MySQL 8. Dropped: support for MySQL 5.6. |
| PHP |
Added: support for PHP 7.2. Dropped: support for PHP 7.1. |
| PHP on Linux |
(Possibly) required: manual upgrades to newer PHP versions than those provided out-of-the-box. In former versions of Enterprise Server, WoodWing has aimed to support the PHP version as shipped with the supported Linux flavors and versions. However, this no longer holds because of worsening external factors. On one hand, some Linux flavors (such as RedHat) may provide rather old PHP versions for their recent release. On the other hand, PHP only gives 1.5 year maintenance support. For most major or minor releases of PHP it takes third-parties (such as ionCube Loader) 6 months to get stable enough for Enterprise Server. This narrows the window of PHP support, which is important when it comes to security fixes. Enterprise Server however, integrates with many more 3rd-party components — such as Zend Framework, Solr, MSSQL driver, and so on — which enforces it to support a recent PHP version for its new releases. As a result of all these external factors, some Linux installations may require manual upgrades to newer PHP versions than provided out-of-the-box. |
| ProxyForSC | The Proxy for Smart Connection has been upgraded from 1.0 to 1.1 and requires PHP 7.2. |
| Publish Forms |
Deprecated: the use of Publish Forms (a feature of Content Station 9). Customers are advised to move to publishing using Content Station Aurora instead. Note for integrators: The following is also deprecated:
Although the use of Publish Forms is still supported, integrators are advised to migrate their solutions to Aurora publishing instead. |
| Server Jobs |
An Enterprise Server Job is prevented from being created when an identical Server Job has already been created within the last 60 seconds. This scenario can occur when multiple Enterprise Servers are set up with identical scheduling configurations. |
| Solr |
Added: support for Solr 7.6. Dropped: support for Solr 7.4. |
| Zend Framework |
Dropped: support for Zend Framework 1. Although it is still in the Enterprise Server package, the framework classes are no longer automatically included. Integrators should use Zend Framework 3 instead. |
- Elvis integration. Various changes have been made to the integration with Elvis, as shown in the following table.
| Technology/feature | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Database model |
In the Elvis InDesign plug-in that is shipped with Enterprise Server 10.6.0, changes to the database model have been made. When upgrading, make sure therefore to run the 'Elvis Content Source' test on the Health Check page of Enterprise Server to ensure that the changes are reflected in the database. Follow the suggested steps that are shown in the test results. |
| Access rights |
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Restoring archived layouts |
Configuring how images placed on archived layouts are restored in Enterprise is now done through the ELVIS_CREATE_COPY option in the config_elvis.php file of the Elvis Content Source Plug-in. In previous versions this was done through the IMAGE_RESTORE_LOCATION option of that file. See Restoring an archived layout in Elvis 6 Server - configuration. |
| Terminology |
Renamed the term 'variant' to 'Production shadow object' to better indicate that it is a shadow object that is linked to the original file that is stored in the Production Zone. See Controlling how files are stored in the Elvis 6 - Enterprise 10 integration. |
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Using Elvis assets in Enterprise |
Support for using assets from Elvis as a shadow object in Enterprise has been dropped. This method allows the original file to be directly modified which can be unwanted, for example when the file is archived or used in multiple publications. Use the method of creating a Production shadow object instead where a copy is first made of the original file in Elvis and stored in the Production Zone. The shadow object is then based on that copy instead of on the original file in Elvis. See Controlling how files are stored in the Elvis 6 - Enterprise 10 integration. As a result, the following configuration options are no longer supported:
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Documentation
The following documentation accompanies this release of Enterprise Server:
Compatibility:
- Compatibility of Enterprise Server 10.6 - updated
Enterprise Server:
- Upgrading an existing installation of Enterprise Server 10 - updated
- Cleaning up temp files in Enterprise - updated
- Integrating Solr 6 or 7 in Enterprise Server 10 - updated
- Improving the performance of Smart Connection for InDesign for remote users - updated
- Working with Enterprise Server Jobs in Enterprise Server 10 - updated
Elvis integration:
- Integrating Elvis 6 in Enterprise Server 10 - updated
- Upgrading integrations of Elvis 6 and Enterprise Server 10 - updated
- Controlling how files are stored in the Elvis 6 - Enterprise 10 integration - updated
- Working with assets that are stored in the Production Zone folder of Elvis 6 - updated
- Restoring an archived layout to Enterprise 10 from Elvis 6 Server - updated
- Restoring an archived layout in Elvis 6 Server - configuration - updated
Known issues
No known issues exist for this release of Enterprise Server.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Enterprise Server:
EN-88568 Prevent recurring Enterprise Server jobs from being triggered by multiple servers.
EN-91179 Elvis integration: Changing the properties for an image in Enterprise does not always update the properties in Elvis.
EN-91181 Content Station: 'Access Denied' error when renaming a checked-out image.
EN-91413 InDesign Server CC 2018.1 (13.1) is not auto-detected on the InDesign Server Maintenance page.
EN-91476 Invalid ticket error when Server Job attempts to access the Transfer Server or the Enterprise Server over HTTP
EN-91478 Incorrect Date/Time shown in the current version of an image.
EN-91491 Server logs incorrectly contain warnings when installing a database.
EN-91494 Blank page displayed when trying to move objects from the 'Clean Up issue' page.
EN-91498 ProxyForSC: Speed Test page contains incorrect version numbers.
EN-91503 The Database Connection test fails when running the Health Check page after deleting files from Content Station Aurora.
EN-91533 The Elvis test on the Health Check page should require Elvis 6.27 as a minimum version.
EN-91542 Extend the 'token' field to support the storage of very large tokens.
EN-91543 Clear the PHP output buffer if a failed request is retried.
Installation
- Full installation. For information about installing Enterprise Server on a system on which Enterprise Server is not yet installed, see Enterprise Server 10 full installation.
- Upgrading from an earlier version. For information about upgrading Enterprise Server 8 or 9 to Enterprise Server 10, see Upgrading Enterprise Server 8 or 9 to Enterprise Server 10.
- Upgrading an existing installation. For information about upgrading an existing installation of Enterprise 10 to the newly released version of Enterprise Server 10, see Upgrading an existing installation of Enterprise Server 10.
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