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Metastorm BPM Version 9.0 SR1 Release Notes Table of Contents

1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1

2 New Features ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Navigation Pane ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Custom Lists .................................................................................................................................................. 2 2.3 Enhanced Process Model Customization ..................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Enhanced Web Services Connections .......................................................................................................... 3 2.5 Simple Generation of Web Services for Process Integration ...................................................................... 3 2.6 Report Hyperlinks and Drilldown ................................................................................................................. 3 2.7 Process Debugging ........................................................................................................................................ 3 2.8 Side-By-Side Compatibility .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.9 Support for Firefox ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2.10 Additional Client-Side Scripting Control ..................................................................................................... 4 2.11 Customizable Intellisense for Expressions ................................................................................................... 4

3 Installation Information ...................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Installation Pre-requisites .............................................................................................................................. 5

3.1.1 AppSight ............................................................................................................................................. 5 3.2 Installation ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Post Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 7 3.4 Supported Environments ............................................................................................................................... 7

4 Process Migration ............................................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Formula Language Evaluation Support ........................................................................................................ 9

4.1.1 eFolder table query access ................................................................................................................. 9 4.1.2 %ServerName .................................................................................................................................... 9 4.1.3 %User.Input and %User.Input[n] ...................................................................................................... 9

5 Feature Changes ............................................................................................................................... 10

6 Known Limitations ............................................................................................................................ 11 6.1 Current Limitations ...................................................................................................................................... 11

7 Resolved Issues ................................................................................................................................ 12 7.1 ASP.NET Web Parts ................................................................................................................................... 12 7.2 Designer ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 7.3 Deployment .................................................................................................................................................. 13 7.4 Documentation ............................................................................................................................................. 14 7.5 Engine ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 7.6 MEMP .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 7.7 Migration ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 7.8 Reporting ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 7.9 Web Client ................................................................................................................................................... 15

8 Known Issues .................................................................................................................................... 17 8.1 Issues ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 8.2 Related Non-Metastorm Issues ................................................................................................................... 21

Metastorm BPM Version 9.0 SR1 Release Notes

1 INTRODUCTION

This document provides release notes for Metastorm BPM version 9.0 SR1.

The following topics are covered:

• New Features

• Installation Information

• Process Migration

• Known Limitations

• Known Issues

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2 NEW FEATURES

2.1 Navigation Pane

Service Release 1 includes a new navigational style in addition to the traditional task pane oriented approach within the Designer environment. This new Navigation Pane improves ease of use for non-technical users and familiarity for users of Metastorm ProVision. This may be enabled via Designer Options - > Display -> Task Panes.

2.2 Custom Lists

Custom Lists provide a simple mechanism for creating customized role specific task or work lists. In previous versions of Metastorm BPM, Custom Lists were defined via Administrative Forms and could only be accessed via the Metastorm SharePoint Web Parts. Version 9 Service Release 1 includes many enhancements to the Metastorm’s Custom List capability including: • Faster Implementation - Custom Lists are now included as a standard capability within the

Designer which makes the design and deployment much easier and faster.

• Broader Participation – Custom Lists are now utilized by all clients including the standard Web Client.

• Enhanced Filtering – Custom Lists now include enhanced filter capabilities allowing end users even greater control over their task or work lists.

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2.3 Enhanced Process Model Customization

Service Release 1 further enhances the customization capabilities of the BPM Process Model with the ability to either hide or show the icons for Stages, Actions, and their events. This new capability allows customers to create a more simplified process model view that is in better alignment with and more appropriate for users of Metastorm ProVision.

2.4 Enhanced Web Services Connections

Service Release 1 provides faster and easier integration into web services with enhancements to the Web Service Connection. When connecting to a web service, a new layer of proxy code is now created removing the need to write code to access web services. In addition, the Web Service Connection definition includes a new tab “Methods and Parameters” which allows the process designer to automatically indicate which service methods should be displayed as custom formulae in the Expression Builder or activities within the Visual Scripting environment.

2.5 Simple Generation of Web Services for Process Integration

Originally contained within the Process Orchestrator for Web Services, the Process Activator for Version 9 is within the core platform and is distributed as part of Service Release 1. The Process Activator enables process specific web services to be generated using the ECL for Web Services for easy integration from other processes or 3rd party applications.

2.6 Report Hyperlinks and Drilldown

Service Release 1 includes new functionality for the Metastorm Reports capability to allow for the inclusion of dynamic data driven hyperlinks and inter-report navigation. Reports now include a new Hyperlink field type. Hyperlinks can be used to initiate new processes, open existing folders, open other reports, and open custom web pages. When Hyperlink fields are used to call another report, data may be passed from the calling report in order to pre-populate the report filters of the new report. Any report opened from another will automatically include a breadcrumb link at the top of the report to allow the user to easily navigate back to the calling report.

2.7 Process Debugging

Service Release 1 includes new integration to Visual Studio 2008. When Visual Studio is installed on the same machine as the Designer and Process Engine a new button titled “Debug” will be available on the “Home” ribbon. This will deploy the process and open all deployed code within Visual Studio enabling process designers to use Visual Studios debugging capability to debug any process logic including processes, forms, expressions, process and form event visual scripts, and server-side script code.



2.8 Side-By-Side Compatibility

Service Release 1 introduces the new Side-by-Side compatibility for v7.6 and v9.x. This new capability provides additional flexibility for customers with a large number of deployed processes to choose when and how they migrate. Using this new capability, v7.6 and v9 environments can be effectively merged to provide end users with a single user interface displaying processes and work items from both systems. With this, customers can set up a v9 environment in parallel to their existing v7.6 one and can begin new development in v9 while maintaining or planning migrations of processes in v7.6.

2.9 Support for Firefox

Metastorm BPM now supports the Firefox browser Version 3.5 and higher.

2.10 Additional Client-Side Scripting Control

Client-side scripting functionality has been extended with three new functions to provide additional control and support to developing custom form behavior. The additional functions are: • submitForm

• cancelForm

• buttonClick

2.11 Customizable Intellisense for Expressions

Intellisense is used for expressions to assist process designers in the creation of data expressions. By default, in version 9.0, this list was restricted to provide a simple interface showing only formulae provided by Metastorm or promoted from user defined Server-Side Scripts. Service Release 1 includes a new option to disable this filtering allowing any .NET framework class or method to be used in addition to the standard Metastorm core formulae.


Release Notes

3 INSTALLATION INFORMATION

3.1 Installation Pre-requisites

This installation has the following pre-requisites:

• .NET 3.5 SP1 (available in the installation Redist folder)

• .NET 3.5 SP1 ASP.NET Virtual Path Provider hotfix. This patch can be found in the following folder:

• Redist\Microsoft .Net\V3.5 SP1\Hotfixes\KB957661.

• Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (available in the installation Redist folder)

• AppSight (see the following section for more information)

For more information, refer to the Installation_Prerequisites.pdf

3.1.1 AppSight

The Metastorm BPM diagnostics utility (AppSight Black Box Service) is required to be installed for the BPM Engine and Web Client. Two versions are available with version 9.0 SR1 under the Redist\AppSight folder:

• 7.1 for Windows Server 2003 and earlier (Redist\AppSight\7.1\AppSight Black Box Service)

• 7.5.1 for Windows Server 2008 and later (Redist\AppSight\7.5.1\AppSight Black Box Service)



Installing AppSight Black Box Service

You cannot run InstallAppSight.bat from a network location.

World Wide Web Publishing service should be stopped before installation of AppSight 7.1 version. Otherwise, the AppSight installation will not be successful.

1. To install AppSight, navigate to the appropriate folder specified above. 2. To run the silent installation, execute the ‘InstallAppSight.bat’.

Please note: For UAC enabled systems, right-click the batch file and select ‘Run as Administrator’.

3. The installation will commence and a log file is created in the user’s %temp% folder. Locate the InstallLog.txt and see that the install was successful, ‘ResultCode=0’. [ResponseResult] ResultCode=0

4. Once installed proceed to install Release 9.0 SR1.

Uninstalling AppSight Black Box Service

1. To uninstall AppSight, navigate to the appropriate folder specified above.

2. To run the silent uninstallation, execute the ‘UninstallAppSight.bat’.

For UAC enabled systems, right-click the batch file and select ‘Run as Administrator’.

3. The uninstallation will commence and a log file is created in the user’s %temp% folder. Locate the UninstallLog.txt and see that the install was successful, ‘ResultCode=0’. [ResponseResult] ResultCode=0

3.2 Installation

1. Double-click the installer package MetastormBPM9.0SR1Update.exe

A Welcome to the Metastorm BPM Version 9.0 SR1 Update screen is displayed.

2. Click the Update button.

Metastorm BPM 9.0 SR1 update is installed and a Setup Wizard Completed screen is displayed when the update is complete.

3. Click Finish to complete the upgrade.

BPMResources.resx is updated and any custom modifications made to this file need to be re-applied. Please see Installation guide for details.


Release Notes

The Metastorm database must be updated by running the database script files. Please see Installation guide for details.

3.3 Post Installation

• After upgrading to SR1, new Metastorm BPM components are available via Add/Remove Programs Metastorm BPM Modify. These includes both the Process MetaData Service and the Debugging Service.

• Before starting the Engine and Deployment Service after an upgrade, it is important to re-

run the SQL scripts (please note that the eActiveEngine table must be empty before attempting this):

• For SQL Server:

• eWorkProcedures.sql • AdminToolsProcedures.sql • ProcessMetaDataProcedures.sql (if required)

• For Oracle:

• eWorkTypes.sql • eWorkPackage.sql • eWorkProcedures.sql • ProcessMetaDataPackage.sql (if required) • ProcessMetaDataProcedures.sql (if required) • MBPM_ADMIN_PKG.sql • MBPM_ADMIN_BODY.sql • MBPM_ADMIN_SP.sql

The scripts marked ‘if required’ in the above list need to be run if you choose to install the Process MetaData Service component, which is required for both the Office Activator and the Process Activator.

• All previously deployed solutions will need to be redeployed. Until this is done, the

Blank Forms, Admin Forms, and Reports lists will display an error message when accessing them from the Web Client.

3.4 Supported Environments

The supported environment for version 9.0 SR1 is similar to version 9.0 with the addition of the following:

• Windows 7 x86 and x64

• Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 x64

• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 x64



Installations running on 64-bit operating systems must use the x 86 .NET frameworks.

The following additional web browsers are supported:

• Firefox 3.5 or higher

The following additional web servers are supported:

• IIS 7.5

For more information, refer to the Supported_Environments.pdf


Release Notes

4 PROCESS MIGRATION

Metastorm BPM version 9.0 ships with a File Migration Assistant that has been developed to allow procedures built in version 7 Designers to be converted for use in a version 9.0 Designer. During testing the following points have been noted (Please also refer to the Migration Guide).

4.1 Formula Language Evaluation Support

4.1.1 eFolder table query access

Database queries against the eFolder table using the %Script() syntax may fail. For example, the formula displayed below fails when used to populate a dropdown options field within the v7 News sample procedure: %GetData(,eFolder,\" (eMapName = \'News\') AND (eArchived <> 1)\", eCategory) This problem only affects legacy database interaction through procedures like %GetData. In order to correct this, the syntax should be converted into v9 syntax.

4.1.2 %ServerName

The %ServerName is always empty on v9 Engine.

4.1.3 %User.Input and %User.Input[n]

%User.Input and %User.Input[n] behavior has changed in v9. When selecting a row in a grid field, the data returned by %User.Input contains all data from the Business Object that is bound to the grid. In v7, only data from columns displayed in the grid is returned. Similarly, the index in %User.Input[n] refers to the column index in the Business Object, not the visible grid control.



5 FEATURE CHANGES

The following are the feature changes to note since the Version 9 General Availability Release (GA):

• The 'Max length' property on text fields was not being validated correctly in version 9.0. This validation has been corrected for 9 SR1 and therefore may cause some old solutions to fail validation. The user simply needs to adjust the value of the properties failing validation.

• In version 9.0 the eEntryTime in the eEvent table was being recorded incorrectly for new

folders. As a result reports for folders created prior to v9 SR1 may be wrong.

• To better align with the Metastorm ProVision product, the Solution Explorer is now known as the Inventory, the Services Explorer is now known as the Repository, and the Business Object Explorer is know known as Data Access.

• When referencing fields on Form Segments in a client script, it is no longer necessary to

include the Form Segment name and reference. The user now just uses the field name as in version 7.6. This change means that all fields on a Form now have to be uniquely named. This may cause validation of existing solutions to fail.

• In version 9.0 SR1, there is a change in the library code generation implementation. As a result, library code is now generated in the ‘Metastorm.Runtime.Models.Library1' namespace, where ‘Library1’ is the name of the corresponding library. In version 9.0, library code was generated in a 'Metastorm.Runtime.Models.Project1.Library1' namespace, where ‘Project1’ is the name of the project that references the library. Existing library script namespaces will need to be updated as well as any code referencing the library namespaces for existing solutions to validate and deploy successfully.

• Web Service connections built in version 9.0 did not contain some of the properties required within the 9.0.1 release. To obtain these properties, the web service needs to be reactivated by clicking on the "Locate" button.


Release Notes

6 KNOWN LIMITATIONS

The following is a list of known limitations within the current build.

6.1 Current Limitations

The following features are not supported:

• Data Access

o While using Oracle as the database, only standard ASCII characters are supported in table and column names. These names should only be in upper case. Extended characters, double quotes, or spaces in table or column names are also not supported.

o Business Objects do not support tables or queries to Oracle database systems with columns containing spaces.

• External Forms

o Support for External Forms in not included with version 9.0 SR1. This will be enhanced and included with a later release.



7 RESOLVED ISSUES

The following table lists the issues resolved in Metastorm BPM Release 9.0 SR1.

7.1 ASP.NET Web Parts

Help Desk# / Metastorm#

Component Issue

SR‐11162009‐0009 DEF10819

ASP.NET Web Parts Time Zone adjustment is not applied to ToDo list.

7.2 Designer


Component Issue

SR‐12302009‐0012 DEF10707

BPM Designer Weekday units not available.

DEF10708 BPM Designer Code compilation fails when referencing a Library

with server script using Visual Script activity. SR‐01042010‐0006

DEF10709 BPM Designer Assignment activity hint does not update.

SR‐02092010‐0006 DEF10766

BPM Designer Default maximum length property for Grid column

with Column Editor is not correctly set.

DEF10662 BPM Designer Event code is created with the same name as an

existing event code.

DEF10828 BPM Designer Swimlanes order is not saved after re‐opening of

solution.


Release Notes



Component Issue

SR‐12112009‐0001 DEF10452

BPM Designer Problems with editing property values using arrow

keys. DEF11098 BPM Designer Search does not find text in client scripts.

DEF11099 BPM Designer Using Save As for a solution that uses MLP throws

exception on re‐open SR‐02162010‐0001

DEF11103 BPM Designer ODBC driver warning message is not clear.

DEF11166 BPM Designer Standard system roles from Library take precedence over default roles in a Project.

DEF11483 BPM Designer A form template that references a form segment

template cannot be deployed.

DEF11394 BPM Designer Field width increases automatically when caption size is longer than the field and alignment is set to

Top. DEF5983 BPM Designer Controls can be dragged off the edge of the form.

DEF11700 BPM Designer GetAttachment Path description should mention file name with extension to be included in the

path.

SR‐03102010‐0003 DEF11828

BPM Designer When deleting a Business Object, which is

assigned to a variable, the message shown has GUID instead of variable name.

DEF12016 BPM Designer Polish characters are being lost from Server Script.

7.3 Deployment

Metastorm# Component Issue

DEF11002 Deployment Changing the variable name of the Business Object

column results in run time error.

DEF10998 Deployment Action fails if the target stage has a Timed Action

with a null date. SR‐01182010‐0009

DEF11283 Deployment

Code generation fails if Project contains Library with promoted scripts.

DEF11432 Deployment Validation error message are not helpful. SR‐03102010‐0001

DEF11573 Deployment

Validation fails if sub procedure and main process have comments in the process.

DEF10931 Deployment Complete validation not happening on Library

deployment. SR‐01182010‐0009

DEF10727 Deployment

Code generation failed if Project contains Library with promoted scripts.

SR‐11192009‐0022 DEF10226

Deployment Error message missing parameters.

DEF7156 Deployment Using the 2008 Native Client driver at runtime

causes error on grids.




SR‐03102010‐0002 DEF11936

Deployment A validation fails to flag warning/error even though

referenced Business Object is deleted.

7.4 Documentation


SR‐03032010‐0016 DEF11445

Documentation When action started for flagged action mentioned

but it does not exist. SR‐01272010‐0009

DEF11492 Documentation

Installation Guide.pdf does not mention how to add eUser.js when DB is created.

DEF11225 Documentation Library code namespace was changed and should

be documented. SR‐02112010‐0013


Designer documentation should include *.PNG in supported image formats.

SR‐12282009‐0005 DEF10646

Documentation Migrated solution does not deploy due to type

mismatch error. SR‐06302009‐0013

DEF10598 Documentation Numbering is not in the right order.

SR‐12282009‐0006 DEF10600

Documentation What MLP stands for is not mentioned.

SR‐11132009‐0013 DEF10489

Documentation Deployment of migrated procedure fails to start in

Blank Form.

DEF12187 Documentation Exceptions thrown if custom assembly is not

strongly named. SR‐04212010‐0005


Remote access of the Web Client is not possible when using split deployed SSO.

SR‐03252010‐0013 DEF11730

Documentation We need a note in the Support Environments.pdf stating that any DB driver used must support DTC.

SR‐03112010‐0026 DEF11670

Documentation No way to set group separator to empty.

SR‐03032010‐0012 DEF11899

Documentation VERSION 9 Designer guide documentation should not mention external forms as this feature was not

implemented. SR‐02082010‐0006


Information shared with respect to alert generator in InstallConfig.chm is not clear.

7.5 Engine


SR‐04082010‐0003 DEF12157

Engine “Object reference not set” error on inserting to

table when action completed.

DEF10903 Engine Stages within a Sub‐Process do not show the Form

specified in the Sub‐Process stage.

Release Notes



SR‐01052010‐0021 DEF10689

Engine Error when raising flag using eRaiseFlag.exe

SR‐11122009‐0014 DEF10641

Engine Alerts are getting locked if same static/dynamic

roles assigned to ToDo & Watch. SR‐11302009‐0023

DEF11277 Engine

In certain instances, the Metastorm BPM Engine does not respond.

DEF11580 Engine Folder priority should not be restricted to 0 to 9.

7.6 MEMP


SR‐03122010‐0022 DEF11256

MEMP Behavior of Rule is incorrect during moving of

control on front and back (z‐order).

DEF4377 MEMP Transparent color should not be available for

Form.

7.7 Migration


SR‐02112010‐0003 DEF11092

Migration ‐ Files Version 7 procedures with icons fail to migrate to

version 9.

7.8 Reporting


SR‐01192010‐0016 DEF10944

Reporting Page orientation in reports is incorrect when

exported. SR‐01182010‐0002

DEF10737 Reporting

Percentages in pie chart display in decimal format only.

7.9 Web Client


SR‐01222010‐0002 DEF10954

Web Client Referencing Client Side Scripting with Form

Segment Objects using eworkSetField does not work.

SR‐12212009‐0012 DEF10589

Web Client Web Client displays a blank page when the locales

are modified. SR‐03112010‐0026

DEF11542 Web Client No way to set group separator to empty.

DEF11392 Web Client Not possible to type multiple letters in a dropdown

field to narrow down the search.




SR‐02152010‐0004 DEF11264

Web Client Commit button with required field on the form is

getting disabled. SR‐04212010‐0015

DEF12180 Web Client

Column sort order is lost on grids when field is dependent.

SR‐04092010‐0014 DEF12177

Web Client When changed property is not setting dropdown

to empty. SR‐04192010‐0013

DEF12258 Web Client

Client Script is not getting committed when clicking on Commit button.

DEF11945 Web Client Not possible to submit a form with required grid

even if no row has been added.

Release Notes

8 KNOWN ISSUES

8.1 Issues

The following is a list of known issues of which we feel you should be most aware:

Metastorm # Component/Area Issue

DEF4357 Business Objects Not possible to have the parameter name the same as the column name.

DEF6415 Business Objects Spaces in Oracle column names will cause forms to fail to open when a field uses a Business Object referencing that column.

DEF7105 Business Objects SQL Server DateTime2 data types display as Memos unless the SQL Native Client driver is used.

DEF7230 Business Objects LDAP Business Objects returning date/time data will throw an error when accessed during process execution.

DEF10056 Business Objects Trying to open a form containing a grid that references process data Business Objects or local Business Objects on Oracle will throw an error.

DEF8780 Business Objects Trying to use an equal/does not equal filter against a memo column will cause an error message, "The data types ntext and nvarchar are incompatible in the equal to operator".

DEDF12181 Custom Lists Filtering on float columns can sometimes give incorrect results due to rounding.

DEF11814 Custom Lists SQL comments in a query used by a Custom List may cause an error when viewed in the Web Client. The error displayed is “multiple step OLEDB operation”.





DEF4629/DEF4628

Deployment Projects with large images or many images may timeout while deploying.

DEF12084 Deployment Trying to deploy sample solutions fail with validation error messages.

DEF10415 Designer Width property is not available when more than one form control is selected.

DEF12211 Designer Importing a Form that is missing a Form Segment into a new Project and then validating causes Designer to crash. Workaround is to delete the reference to missing form segment before validating or to re‐link the Form Segment.

DEF10852 Designer Adding stages to lanes on the Process design surface does not immediately set the role. Workaround is to move the stage within the lane.

DEF12198 Designer Tooltips are wrong for the Inventory and Data Access items on the View ribbon.

DEF11996 Designer There is currently no validation of Custom Lists formed in an unsupported way – i.e. queries with duplicated columns.

DEF11915 Designer It is possible to select Reports from the Forms list on stages. Doing so will cause a deployment failure.

DEF11828/ DEF11708

Designer When deleting a Business Object that is assigned to a field, the warning message shows a GUID rather than the name. Same problem when deleting a Business Object from a Custom List.

DEF11459 Designer Roles in a referenced Library are not read‐only. DEF11432 Designer Validation error messages do not always provide the location of

the error. DEF11018 Designer The export graphic feature does not correctly display lanes on a

Process. The lanes do not extend to the full size of the Process. DEF12271 Designer Copying and pasting fields from one form to another results in all

the names and captions changing. DEF12296 Designer When working with solutions out of source control, solution

backups can sometimes be read‐only. Saving the solution then throws an error on trying to overwrite the read‐only files. The workaround is to switch off the backup system via the Designer options.

DEF11888 DMS It is not possible to tab through the DMS browser window in the Web Client.

DEF11784 DMS DMS folder icons are not consistently displayed as open in the Web Client.

DEF11408 DMS Unauthorized windows appear behind the DMS blank form. DEF12321 DMS Assignment Expressions cannot be used for form fields

dependant on DMS Multi clip selected rows. DEF12320 DMS DMS Multi clip displays Remove and Delete options when set to

Edit Mode. DEF12323 DMS DMS Multi clip SelectRow dictionary items are not in upper case

for Oracle.

Release Notes



DEF12325 DMS Files are displayed in alphabetical order in a DMS Multi clip if using SelectedRow.

DEF12326 DMS Last file added to a DMS Multi clip is not given focus if SelectedRow event is used.

DEF8906 Expression Builder When building a SelectSQL function containing ‘@’ parameters against Oracle, the Expression Builder does not show the parameter fields correctly. Workaround is to remove the quotes from around the parameter in the SQL.

DEF11488 Installation The wrong Oracle driver is currently included in the main install’s Redist folder. Please see Supported Environments document for the correct ones to use.

DEF11169 Installation Configuration files are not created if the user selects a physical path rather than a URL path to the Engine and Deployment Service configuration files.

DEF12178 Installation The ActivateCallerID Engine registry key is getting reset on some operating systems after upgrading to SR1. This will affect SSO configuration.

DEF11978 Installation When Deployment Service account is set to a local admin account on Server 2008, the upgrade from version 9.0 to SR1 may roll back. Workaround is to change the Deployment Service account before the upgrade and then revert afterwards.

DEF12192 Installation Deployment and Engine services do not auto start on Server 2003 when SQL Server is installed to the same machine. Workaround is to start the services manually.

DEF10295 Migration If an action name is changed during the migration process, any chained action properties that reference the action will not be updated. These can be manually updated afterwards.

DEF10384 Migration Forms that contained spaces in field names prior to migration will throw validation errors post migration with regards to invalid fields. Workaround is to reselect the form fields for each action that references the forms.

DEF6606 MLP Grid column captions are not previewed when switching language.

DEF11914 Reports Spaces in Business Object columns cause data to fail to appear in a Report. Workaround is to create a query like “SELECT [My Column] AS [NoSpaceName] ...”.

DEF11171 Side by Side Auto refresh does not work for 7.6 processes in the Version 9 Web Client.

DEF9420/ DEF11329

Validation Double clicking a validation message returns a message “Associated item was removed from view” when the error relates to a field event such as “When changed”.

DEF10319 Web Client Clip fields can only open the current folder’s attachment. Even if the clip fields references a variable from another process data Business Object it will use the current folder’s folder ID to retrieve the attachment.




DEF9635 Web Client Dropdown controls placed at the bottom of a form can result in the list appearing at the top of the form on clicking the dropdown.

DEF9680 Web Client Dropdown controls can display their list in the wrong position on a form when used in an Arabic or any RTL locale.

DEF8945 Web Client Using web help link on locales other than English, German, French and Spanish will cause an invalid URL error.

DEF12209 Web Client Trying to sort on Memo/Hyperlink/Folder columns in Custom Lists will give an error. This is not a supported operation and needs to be disabled.

DEF12089 Web Client Multi‐clip controls show all previous attachments after deleting them and then adding a new one.

DEF11998 Web Client Not possible to narrow down a search on items in a list field by typing multiple characters.

DEF11943/ DEF11497

Web Client Edit Grids: clicking the Delete row button when no rows are present will throw a script error.

DEF11901 Web Client GetField client extension fails for empty Date/Time fields. DEF11695 Web Client It is not possible to sort on Folder or Hyperlink columns in

Custom Lists. DEF11736 Web Client Values cannot be entered into dropdowns in grids using the

keyboard on Firefox. DEF8941 Web Client When selecting an item from Recent Content dropdown in the

Web Client, before the item is opened and dropdown display is closed, the item name is displayed twice in the dropdown. However, when you click again on the dropdown to select an item, the items in the list are displayed correctly without any duplicates.

DEF12265 Web Client In some case after an upgrade from version 9.0 to version 9.0 SR1, the Web Client shows an error on first load similar to the following: Line 121:</bpm:AdminFormListPart> Line 122: Line 123:<bpm:CustomListPart Line 124: runat="server" Line 125: AlternatingRowCssClass="altGridRow" GridHeaderCssClass="gridHeader" ScrollBars="Auto" To fix this issue, reset/restart the IIS.

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8.2 Related Non-Metastorm Issues

When using the Send E-mail activity it may be first necessary to register Microsoft’s CDONTS.DLL file. Please see the link below for further information:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324649

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324649

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