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2020.2.4 Maintenance Release [2021-05-04]

Overview

  • 1 New Features
  • 3 Improvements
  • 7 Bug Fixes
  • 4 Security Fixes
  • 1 Chores
  • 16 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.63 [04-01-2021] - Implemented a new UI feature. Added visualize view to the manual tasks tab.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.70 [04-16-2021] - Completed Auto-Test construction for the backend call. Updated API to provide child job manual task info to the job details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.66 [04-08-2021] - Added a workflow validation error when a transformation task links to a missing transformation. This will let customers use the LoE (level-of-effort) script to verify the relational integrity of bulk imported workflows and JSTs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.62 [04-01-2021] - Added diagnostic logging for start up and shut down of WorkFlow Engine. This will help with troubleshooting potential issues in the customer environment.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.77 [04-28-2021] - Fixed a bug that caused incorrect filtering of fields in a searched job.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.76 [04-27-2021] - Incoming transformation data for a JST task is now displayed in the Incoming tab instead of the reference Variable Name.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.74 [04-25-2021] - Removed incorrect text from Job Details page for child jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.73 [04-23-2021] - Fixed issue where invalid parameters from getJobFromTaskQuery or getAssociatedJobs would crash Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.72 [04-21-2021] - Fixed bug where task variables with false values used in a child job task were incorrectly evaluated as null.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.71 [04-20-2021] - Added a maximum limit to the getJobFromTaskQuery and getAssociatedJobs APIs to remove memory errors.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.69 [04-14-2021] - Reduced number of jobs retrieved by handleCrashedTasks to decrease time until task worker is activated upon startup.

Security Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.75 [04-27-2021] - Added clearer error message for when $where is used in various APIs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.68 [04-13-2021] - Removed MongoDB DOS (Denial of Service) vulnerability from various APIs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.67 [04-11-2021] - Updated diff2html dependency to remove security vulnerability.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.65 [04-05-2021] - Updated Lodash dependency to remove security vulnerability.

Chores

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.64 [04-02-2021] - Added API tests to verify that template variables are treated as job variables for Gen1 workflows but they are treated as static stings for Gen2 workflows.

2020.2.3 Maintenance Release [2021-04-06]

Overview

  • 3 New Features
  • 7 Improvements
  • 4 Bug Fixes
  • 1 Security Fixes
  • 1 Chores
  • 16 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.58 [03-29-2021] - Added an auto work button to the manual tasks view. This will allow child job tasks to work in the manual task list.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.57 [03-26-2021] - Added a Manual Tasks tab to the Job Details page. This tab will show users the manual tasks related to their job.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.50 [03-11-2021] - Added an ancestors array to job and task documents to retrieve manual tasks nested in child jobs.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.61 [03-31-2021] - Added a loading screen to the initial load of the manual tasks tab.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.59 [03-30-2021] - Unit tests added to catch static input job variables and template variables which are incorrect and should not be resolved.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.52 [03-16-2021] - Added unit test for migrtionScript20192.js to verify that workflow task names and canvasNames do not change on migration
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.51 [03-11-2021] - Added API tests to verify that a job with parallel paths will remain in a running state even if one path is complete.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.49 [03-03-2021] - Migrated eventListener tasks to eventListnerJob tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.48 [03-03-2021] - Verified the Task Summary under Active Jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.47 [03-02-2021] - Disabled support for template variables in Gen2 canvas workflows.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.60 [03-31-2021] - Incoming task variables are resolved during initial task execution.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.56 [03-24-2021] - Fixed bug where manual tasks without groups did not show on the Available Tasks screen on the Active Tasks page. Bug fix included restoration of the groups query to check if user has at least one group in common with the task document, or if the task document has no groups.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.54 [03-19-2021] - Fixed a crash that occurred on startup in WFE.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.53 [03-18-2021] - Fix a bug that would allow jobs to miss events if a server was turned off in an HA environment.

Security Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.46 [03-01-2021] - Updated Axios dependency to address security issues.

Chores

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.55 [03-19-2021] - Added API test to verify that a manual task with a revert transition is still visible as a manual task after the first run.

2020.2.2 Maintenance Release [2021-03-02]

Overview

  • 2 Improvements
  • 19 Bug Fixes
  • 1 Security Fixes
  • 4 Chores
  • 26 Total Tickets

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.40 [02-22-2021] - Added tests to verify that a paused workflow remains paused for IAP versions 2021.1, 2020.1 and 2020.2.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.32 [02-16-2021] - User now returns to the correct Job Manager page when closing a specific job.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.45 [02-26-2021] - Fixed regression in handling crashed tasks that were running on workflow engine restart.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.43 [02-22-2021] - Fixed a bug where the task details modal would not display in the visualize tab of Job Manager.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.42 [02-22-2021] - Template variables resolution is fixed.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.39 [02-22-2021] - The loop properties for the childJob are no longer reset on import.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.37 [02-19-2021] - Fixed a bug where the task details modal would not open in the job details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.36 [02-18-2021] - Fixed issue with migrationDeprecations script for dynamic tasks in AG Manager.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.35 [02-18-2021] - Fixed a display issue with the task details dialog when viewing the output.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.34 [02-17-2021] - Removed methods with no API routes from default roles.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.33 [02-17-2021] - Added a check to clear end time on restart of a task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.31 [02-16-2021] - Reverted changes introduced via incorrect parsing of template variables in the task's input.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.29 [02-15-2021] - Fixed issues with multiple IAPs impacting the ability of jobs and child job tasks to finish executing.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.28 [02-12-2021] - Added engineering role to finishManualTask.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.27 [02-12-2021] - Fixed a bug that prevented switching the 'delay' task into error state when an invalid input was set.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.26 [02-12-2021] - Workflow Engine will use common logic for ensuring database indexes.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.24 [02-10-2021] - Updated the permissions check for manual tasks on the Job Details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.23 [02-09-2021] - Updated the text color in the task detail dialog.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.22 [02-08-2021] - Improved error logging in the 2020.2 migration script for jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.20 [01-29-2021] - Updated pronghorn.json file to be auto-generated.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.19 [01-28-2021] - Fixed alignment of Auto-Work Tasks checkbox.

Security Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.30 [02-15-2021] - Updated the Lodash package to fix a security vulnerability.

Chores

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.41 [02-22-2021] - Moved project to master pipeline.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.38 [02-19-2021] - Added API test to cover migration of deprecated AG manager tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.25 [02-11-2021] - Updated dependency to the latest network module to now check for the existence of keyPath, certPath and caPath properties before using them in the connection options.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.21 [02-03-2021] - Migrated CI for Workflow Engine.

2020.2.1 Maintenance Release [2021-02-02]

Overview

  • 1 Improvements
  • 14 Bug Fixes
  • 15 Total Tickets

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.6 [01-15-2021] - Added the ability to navigate back to the parent job from the child job details page.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.18 [01-27-2021] - Fixed regression in startJobWithOptions to correctly set up task execution and prevent early task executions in certain parallel cases.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.17 [01-27-2021] - Added default location to ensure application tasks run when no location property is defined on the task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.16 [01-26-2021] - Fixed a bug that led to incorrect parsing of template variables in the task's input.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.15 [01-26-2021] - Adjusted the z-index in the drop down component for the job details view in Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.14 [01-25-2021] - Improved performance of automation validation.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.13 [01-22-2021] - Modified error handling of crashed tasks in Workflow Engine start up to prevent heap memory build up.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.12 [01-22-2021] - Fixed a dependency bug in the generator for the upgrade level-of-effort (LoE) estimator script.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.11 [01-22-2021] - The ViewData task can parse incoming data of type number.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.10 [01-21-2021] - Workflow Engine views from legacy app-tools are now delegated for migration.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.9 [01-19-2021] - Changed the active tasks page to no longer redirect to the job details visualization view; this fixes an issue where completed task data was not showing and eliminates the need to manage a duplicate view.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.8 [01-18-2021] - Optimized auto-updates to the Active Tasks view to make it dependent on database current load.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.7 [01-15-2021] - Restored the 'cancel job' button for child jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.5 [01-14-2021] - Added error handling for callback invocation of tasks in worker index.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.4 [01-09-2021] - A more detailed error message is provided when the input for variables option is not the correct type.

2020.2.0 Feature Release [2021-01-05]

Overview

  • 11 New Features
  • 42 Improvements
  • 110 Bug Fixes
  • 13 Chores
  • 4 Deprecations
  • 180 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.5 [12-04-2020] - Implemented an upgrade level of effort (LOE) estimation script.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.0 [11-06-2020] - Methods: searchWorkflows, getWorkflowsDetailedByName, and startJobWithOptions now calculate an input and output schema for a workflow if it is missing. The startJobWithOptions method uses inputSchema for validation of given job variables and adds any validation errors to the job document under the validationErrors key.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.16.0 [11-04-2020] - Input/Output JSON Schemas on a workflow now get their specific JSON Schema from the method/view models in pronghorn.json files. JST tasks will get the schema from the incoming and outgoing JSON Schemas of the JST by looking up the JST in the database.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.2 [10-26-2020] - Implemented decision task logic for Automation Builder.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.0 [10-20-2020] - Added getWorkflowSchema and getWorkflowSchemaByName methods to get the input and output JSON Schema for a workflow.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.12 [10-05-2020] - Added support for user error warnings during workflow validation.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.7.0 [07-12-2020] - Added a refresh toggle to Job Manager page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.6.0 [07-10-2020] - Child jobs are accessible and display appropriately on the job details page and job visualization screen.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.4.0 [06-24-2020] - Added loop options to childJob task to allow child job iterations to be run and child job parallel execution.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.18.0 [05-20-2020] - Added support for task inputs and outputs to use the '.' and '$' characters within jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.13.0 [04-24-2020] - Added migration script to look for workflows that include tasks from app-discovery and migrate them to app-ag_manager.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.2 [01-04-2021] - Updated pinned version of is-json-schema-subset to 0.10.0 for better JSON Schema de-duplication during workflow input/output schema calculation.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.0 [12-18-2020] - Workflow output schema will now have an inferred JSON Schema value when a static JSON object is given to the newVariable task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.21.0 [12-15-2020] - Added de-duplication of JSON Schemas when calculating input/output JSON Schemas for a workflow.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.20.1 [12-11-2020] - Removed unnecessary hazard icons for tasks in error status on the Job Details page. Added an icon for childJob tasks that are in running state with at least one corresponding child job error.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.20.0 [12-11-2020] - Calculation of inputSchema and outputSchema on workflow documents will now resolve internal and external JSON Schema references before saving the schemas to the document.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.20.0 [12-10-2020] - Added support for calculating specific JSON Schemas for workflow input/output schema when a job variable is referenced or assigned in a childJob task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.8 [12-08-2020] - Changed the Job Manager search function for Active Jobs to perform a query using the "includes" filter instead of "starts with".
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.6 [12-06-2020] - Added the description field to workflow search results.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.0 [12-01-2020] - Encoding and decoding of inputSchema and outputSchema have been added to the database using the new Itential encoding conventions for MongoDB compatible storage of JSON Schemas.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.18.0 [11-24-2020] - Added the ability to run a transformation prior to each iteration of a child job that loops.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.7 [11-19-2020] - Enhanced the UI with colored coded circles in the status column of Job Manager, Active Jobs, and the Job Details view. This will allow users to more easily notice the state of different jobs (i.e, scheduled, running, error, cancelled, completed, paused and incomplete).
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.3 [11-13-2020] - Updated Workflow Engine to support the new fields required by Automation Studio.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.1 [11-06-2020] - Exposed the 'jobs/search' endpoint as a task in Automation Builder.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.16.3 [11-05-2020] - Exposed validation method as an API route.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.16.1 [11-05-2020] - Use app-jst instead of pronghorn-core to get transformations.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.15.2 [10-30-2020] - Modified the Job Details page to display tasks for the parent job only; also enabled redirect to the Job Details page for child jobs when a user clicks the child nodes.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.15.0 [10-28-2020] - Removed the job variable references that occur in a workflow path where the same job variable is previously assigned a value when calculating the input Schema.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.2 [10-26-2020] - Added support for extracting job variables from template variables when calculating a workflow input or output JSON Schema.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.2 [10-26-2020] - Replaced legacy product name with Itential Automation Platform in alert message.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.2 [10-26-2020] - Updated migration scripts to use the latest itential-utils package for property decryption.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.2 [10-11-2020] - Removed migrateWorkflows.js migration script.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.0 [10-06-2020] - Added validation of all job variables in a workflow using the new Itential naming conventions.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.14 [10-01-2020] - Updated functionality to use itential-utils to generate pronghorn.json API documentation.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.10 [09-27-2020] - Refactored DB indexing scripts to call the EnsureIndexes functionality from the dependent itential-utils module and reduce code duplication in app.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.4 [09-22-2020] - Added the ability to reference a task error on transition to any subsequent task in the automation.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.0 [09-16-2020] - Transformation tasks are now displayed by JST name rather than the generic "JSON Transformation" label.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.13 [09-02-2020] - Added migration script for jobs to maintain functionality with the Job Details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.18 [08-18-2020] - Added a loops property to the outgoing for child jobs that loop.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.0 [07-29-2020] - Updated design used in Task Details modal within the Job Details and Job View pages. Switched API calls to getTaskIterations to use getTask to make the page significantly more responsive.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.9.0 [07-23-2020] - Added new getJobDetails API to replace getJobDeep, which can generate memory errors on extremely large workflows.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.8.0 [07-16-2020] - JST error will return log details when a transformation fails.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.5.2 [07-08-2020] - Changed the output of the child job task to display the results of each child job instead of just the last one.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.5.2 [06-30-2020] - Added child job task migration to ensure upgraded workflows run and save normally.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.5.0 [06-26-2020] - An error will now return if the requested JST does not exist when running a workflow that uses a transformation.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.3.0 [06-16-2020] - Updated JST package to v3.0.0.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.2.0 [06-15-2020] - Removed 'replacer' parameter from arrayToString task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.1.0 [06-09-2020] - Improved workflow validation by adding loop self-containment and invalidating transition schemes that break prior workflows.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.0.3 [06-05-2020] - EventListenerJob tasks no longer error on workflow engine restart and continue to run.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.17.0 [05-13-2020] - Allowed validation of workflows with tasks that have an empty groups array and enabled users of any groups to work tasks with an empty groups array.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.16.1 [05-12-2020] - Enhanced tool tip information for the 'offsetDuration' parameter in getTime workflow task.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.15.0 [05-08-2020] - Workflows are now sorted alphabetically from Aa to Zz.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.6 [04-29-2020] - Updated task summary and description for cancelJob, checkWorkflowForJobVariables, childJob, and other tasks as necessary.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.3 [01-06-2021] - Fixed incorrect input variables structure in the Eval task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.2 [01-04-2021] - Corrected the output of childJob task to prevent a breaking change.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.1 [12-23-2020] - Fixed an issue where child job variables did not resolve properly.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.0 [12-18-2020] - Corrected a bug in the deprecated tasks migration.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.21.2 [12-17-2020] - Implemented a migration script to keep task deprecations up-to-date.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.21.1 [12-17-2020] - Fixed bug that made it possible to cancel a job twice. Also fixed bug where canceling a job did not cancel child jobs that had errored.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.20.4 [12-15-2020] - Changed prepareMetricsLogs output name from "job-metrics.tar.gz route" to "tarball_route" to comply with Itential naming conventions.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.20.2 [12-11-2020] - Workflows no longer error prematurely on reverts.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.12 [12-10-2020] - Fixed incorrect childJob task error messaging.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.10 [12-09-2020] - Enabled validateTask to run even if the path is not from workflow_start.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.9 [12-09-2020] - Fixed all occurrences of the task id regular expression to match the correct 1 to 4 character hex string value.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.7 [12-07-2020] - Fixed the notification for missing database indexes in Job Manager.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.4 [12-03-2020] - Added data_array parameter to input schema calculation for the childJob task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.3 [12-03-2020] - Resolved issue with ObjectId validation. Manual tasks with groups that match a user group can now be claimed.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.2 [12-02-2020] - Fixed issue where child job loops with sequential iterations passed in the incorrect options to start jobs after the first iteration.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.1 [12-01-2020] - Corrected route and input structure for the runValidationByName method.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.6 [11-13-2020] - Fixed a bug in the search functionality that would remove fields when tags were expanded.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.5 [11-12-2020] - Modified app-workflow_engine use app-jst to run transformations.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.4 [11-12-2020] - Fixed a bug that prevented workflows from running.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.17.2 [11-09-2020] - Fixed an issue where adapters tasks were looked up by adapter id and not by adapter type.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.16.2 [11-05-2020] - Removed task name validation to permit dynamic task names based on scripts from IAG.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.15.1 [10-28-2020] - Fixed module importing bug in migration scripts.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.3 [10-26-2020] - Date and time are now shown in a common format across the application.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.2 [10-26-2020] - Added project health tests and pre-push hooks to help prevent dirty worktrees when source files are auto-generated during the packaging process.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.7 [10-19-2020] - Removed erroneous reference to "Regex" as a separator option in the Split task tooltip.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.7 [10-16-2020] - Jobs in workflows with undefined tasks will no longer start.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.6 [10-14-2020] - Workflows no longer hang after reverting or starting over.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.5 [10-14-2020] - Resolved ViewDiff UI issues when using large text values. Scrollbars are now visible and synchronized.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.4 [10-13-2020] - Fixed an issue where the job variable of a forEach task was not correctly being promoted.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.3 [10-12-2020] - Improved the error handling for merge and deepMerge tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.13.1 [10-07-2020] - Implemented handling to ensure that null variables input to the makeData task does not cause an uncaught exception.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.13 [10-04-2020] - A Scheduled Task will now redirect to the workflow view when clicking the eyeball icon.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.11 [09-28-2020] - Fixed critical issue with listing jobs under Available Jobs and Unassigned Jobs. The Unassigned Jobs view is now filtering jobs properly.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.9 [09-26-2020] - Fixed an issue where the job and task references were not resolving correctly for the scheduled tasks when using a variable.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.8 [09-23-2020] - The WorkFlowEngine.admin role is no longer required to see the Visualize tab on the Job Details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.7 [09-23-2020] - Default tab view in Active Jobs and Jobs Manager is now set to "All Active" when FireFox is manually refreshed.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.6 [09-22-2020] - Resolved UI issue with pagination. Task Manager shows up to 1000 hanging tasks at a time.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.5 [09-22-2020] - Improved error handling to ensure the forEach iterations will run if the data_array elements contain falsy values.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.3 [09-17-2020] - Loop variables are no longer required in child job task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.2 [09-17-2020] - Improved error handling in validate to prevent crashes.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.1 [09-16-2020] - Updated cellRenderer operations. Tasks in JobManager and JobDetails now show date/time in a proper locale format.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.20 [09-11-2020] - Modified the migration script to handle all task references affected by the arrayToString to objectToString migration.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.19 [09-10-2020] - Added a check to validate static input variables for application tasks; also added a check to ensure validation does not occur for task definitions with null incoming variables.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.18 [09-06-2020] - Task summary has been restored on the active jobs page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.16 [09-04-2020] - Updated variable information for the ViewData task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.15 [09-03-2020] - Validation rule added to check static input variable types; automation will save as draft if type is not valid.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.14 [09-03-2020] - Job Manager shows valid start and stop dates in Firefox.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.12 [09-03-2020] - Job Details now show valid start and end dates in Firefox.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.11 [09-01-2020] - Fixed bug where reverted tasks were not displayed on the Job Details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.10 [08-28-2020] - Fixed border issue in task manager button for Firefox and IE11.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.9 [08-28-2020] - Improved error handling for various job related methods.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.8 [08-27-2020] - Added error handling to prevent errors from causing workflow engine to restart.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.7 [08-26-2020] - Added error handling to prevent Workflow Engine crashes in merge tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.6 [08-26-2020] - Implemented error handling to prevent active jobs in older releases from reverting.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.5 [08-26-2020] - Fixed bug that occurred when pausing jobs via parent; childJobs are no longer allowed to finish when paused. When job resumes, workflow resumes correctly as expected.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.4 [08-26-2020] - Modified deactivate to resolve CPU spikes caused by tasks constantly being resent to the task queue when inactive.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.3 [08-26-2020] - Added validation check for workflows with empty job variable names.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.2 [08-26-2020] - Ensured workflows end in status complete if workflow_end is reached via an error transition.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.1 [08-26-2020] - Resolved errors caused by large payloads. Removed task variables data that was incorrectly added to getJobDeep.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.27 [08-24-2020] - WFE will no longer crash on Metrics logger error.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.26 [08-23-2020] - Fixed error where tasks were no longer visible on the Job Details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.24 [08-21-2020] - Work Task button is disabled if it's claimed by another user.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.23 [08-21-2020] - Fixed text color in buttons on Job Details page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.22 [08-21-2020] - Moved the running event listener to ensure only one task sender is activated.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.21 [08-20-2020] - Improved MongoError handling when outgoing data is out of range (>16MB). Tasks will error correctly instead of crashing workflow engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.20 [08-19-2020] - Fixed null data_array in forEach to no longer cause crashes.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.19 [08-19-2020] - Added error handling for messages sent via proxy calls.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.17 [08-18-2020] - Support for numbers and booleans added to stringConcat task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.16 [08-17-2020] - Nested child jobs now work properly in the job details page, and looping variables are now correct in the job visualization page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.15 [08-17-2020] - Fixed bug where stringSlice returned an empty string when the endIndex parameter was left blank.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.14 [08-15-2020] - Removed unnecessary x scroll on task details modal.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.13 [08-11-2020] - Fixed bug where objectToString tasks were migrated incorrectly.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.12 [08-11-2020] - Fixed bug where jobs were completing prematurely due to tasks that reverted without a standard transition.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.11 [08-11-2020] - Fixed bug where eval task errored when referenced tasks were not completed.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.9 [08-10-2020] - Fixed bug where finishManualTask could complete a task that was not in the running state.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.8 [08-09-2020] - Active task page no longer crashes on IE 11.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.7 [08-09-2020] - Fixed bug that disabled scrolling in the Task History modal.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.5 [08-17-2020] - Updated button color for titlebar.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.4 [08-04-2020] - Regex support added to the split method.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.3 [08-15-2020] - Changed loggerProps level from a 'warning' to an 'info' message for workflow migration successes.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.2 [08-03-2020] - Removed syntax error causing crash on IE 11.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.1 [08-03-2020] - Fixed JQX console error on Job Manager page.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.9.3 [07-28-2020] - Adjusted the CSS to make the Task History scrollbar visible while viewing big file content.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.9.1 [07-23-2020] - Fixed bug to prevent Workflow Engine from hanging during the runtime of complex jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.9.0 [07-22-2020] - Fixed error where child jobs failed due to parent job not having a default user context.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.8.0 [07-17-2020] - Fixed bug issues in workflows that use a childJob and forEach loop; each childJob iteration now runs correctly.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.7.3 [08-18-2020] - Reverted functionality of stringConcat and arrayToString for consistent functionality across releases.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.7.2 [07-23-2020] - Added additional logging and error handling for workflow-engine getJobList.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.7.1 [07-14-2020] - Fixed issue with undefined childJob variables. Removed restriction in startJobWithOptions that blocked undefined values for job variables
  • app-workflow_engine:8.5.1 [06-30-2020] - Fixed bug where deactivated task workers would drop messages instead of allowing other workers to pick up the task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.4.1 [06-25-2020] - Added an error notification on the Job Manager page when collections aren't correctly indexed.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.3.2 [06-24-2020] - Fixed a bug to correctly revert the parent job to the childJob task if the childJob is reverted.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.0.4 [06-08-2020] - Added graceful error handling for scenarios where metrics are being ran on workflows that do not have valid user context information available.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.0.2 [05-27-2020] - Fixed bug where childJob tasks would error before starting the child job and hang in a running state.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.0.1 [05-28-2020] - Fixed bug causing non-static variables to be incorrectly altered when migrating workflows from 2019.2 and previous.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.18.1 [05-19-2020] - Added validation error when job variable includes a '.' or '$' character.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.17.1 [05-14-2020] - Fixed bug where tasks were sent repeatedly and worked multiple times.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.16.2 [05-12-2020] - Fixed bug to complete jobs if workflow end is reach via a failure task finish state.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.15.1 [05-11-2020] - Fixed typo in returnCompletedTaskData.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.16 [05-07-2020] - Fixed bug where incoming variables that referenced tasks with taskIds of less than 4 characters did not resolve correctly.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.15 [05-05-2020] - Fixed eval and childJobs to resolve the correct incoming variables in forEach.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.14 [05-05-2020] - Fixed merge and deepMerge to resolve the correct incoming variables in forEach.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.13 [05-04-2020] - Fixed forEach bugs involving no loop transitions, empty dataArray, and nested loops.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.12 [04-30-2020] - Fixed issue where job would prematurely complete.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.11 [04-30-2020] - Added trace logs to task worker.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.10 [04-30-2020] - Fixed bug that caused workflows to not start if an eval task contained no evaluation_groups.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.9 [04-30-2020] - Allowed reverting to start task in Automation Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.8 [04-29-2020] - Added ms to the start and end times displayed in the task details view.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.7 [04-29-2020] - Migration script will now cleanup old properties.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.5 [04-28-2020] - Fixed iag-discovery-based workflows to now display task details when migration occurs.

Chores

  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1-2020.2.0 [12-18-2020] - Created release branch for 2020.2.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.22.1 [12-18-2020] - Updated and pinned dependencies for release.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.20.3 [12-14-2020] - Updated the database dependency to correct the problem with encoding and decoding workflows with empty objects.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.19.11 [12-10-2020] - Updated database module to fix the arbiter bug.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.14.1 [10-20-2020] - Updated the itential-utils version to use property encryption.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.12.15 [09-30-2020] - Updated dependency which fixed memory leak that was occurring for all publishBroadcast calls.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.11.0 [08-25-2020] - Updated JST dependency to support performance improvements and bug fixes.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.25 [08-23-2020] - Added the checkPacketSize utility function for anytime a message is sent to a queue.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.9.2 [07-28-2020] - Updated lodash dependency to fix security vulnerability.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.8.0 [07-17-2020] - Updated JST to version 3.5.0. Changed methods so the incoming object will not mutate.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.5.1 [06-29-2020] - Updated jst dependency to 3.1.0.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.3.1 [06-21-2020] - Updated node driver for MongoDB.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.16.0 [05-12-2020] - Updated JST dependency.

Deprecations

  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.10 [08-10-2020] - Deprecated getTaskIterations.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.10.6 [08-04-2020] - Deprecated getJobDeep.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.1.1 [06-10-2020] - Removed stringToString task.
  • app-workflow_engine:8.0.0 [05-26-2020] - Removed deprecated methods importWorkflow, exportWorkflow, searchTasks, releaseJob, and claimJob.

2020.1.0 Feature Release [2020-05-01]

Overview

  • 4 New Features
  • 14 Improvements
  • 65 Bug Fixes
  • 8 Chores
  • 2 Deprecations
  • 93 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_engine:7.6.0 [03-31-2020] - Leveraged JST node module to run Transformations as Workflow operations.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.2.0 [03-27-2020] - Added task for standard error handling in workflows.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.0 [01-31-2020] - Restructured app-workflow_engine to contain RabbitMQ work queues, TaskWorker and a rebuilt scheduler.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.0 [10-24-2019] - Added task_worker and its API calls (isActive, activate, and deactivate) to workflow engine. With this consolidation, workflow engine can now work tasks.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.2 [04-29-2020] - Updated task summary and description for cancelJob, checkWorkflowForJobVariables, childJob, and other tasks as necessary.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.12.0 [04-23-2020] - Support added to enable (or disable) running tasks on startup. Default for processTasksOnStart property is set to 'true'.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.2 [04-20-2020] - Updated task summary and description for addDuration, addWatchers, and calculateTimeDiff.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.0 [04-19-2020] - The transformation operation is now ignored when validating outgoing schema of tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.10.0 [04-17-2020] - EventListenerJob is a new task that can use job variables for the event listener parameters.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.2 [04-10-2020] - Enhanced the makeData API description.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.0 [04-09-2020] - Added the ability to modify and delete workflows without having to cancel jobs that are running or paused, or have errored.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.8.0 [04-05-2020] - Added basic job events for job start, job complete, job error, job revert, job pause, and job cancel.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.7.0 [04-03-2020] - Moved metrics to the tasks collection. Made improvements to completeJob and errorJob.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.5.0 [03-30-2020] - Restored (undeprecated) the Array, String, Number, and Object functions in Workflow Builder.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.3.0 [03-27-2020] - Removed translation tasks (objectTranslation, stringTranslation, numberTranslation, and arrayTranslation).
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.2 [03-17-2020] - Crashed tasks are handled by re-sending all eventListener tasks to the work queue and setting all other tasks to error.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.4 [02-05-2020] - Migrated REST API tests from cernan tool into related repository.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.8.0 [01-22-2020] - Added metrics collection on Jobs written to the log file on completion or cancellation.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.11 [05-05-2020] - Fixed eval and childJobs to resolve the correct incoming variables in forEach.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.10 [05-05-2020] - Fixed merge and deepMerge to resolve the correct incoming variables in forEach.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.9 [05-04-2020] - Fixed forEach bugs involving no loop transitions, empty dataArray, and nested loops.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.8 [04-30-2020] - Fixed issue where job would prematurely complete.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.7 [04-30-2020] - Added trace logs to task worker.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.6 [04-30-2020] - Fixed bug that caused workflows to not start if an eval task contained no evaluation_groups.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.5 [04-30-2020] - Allowed reverting to start task in Automation Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.4 [04-29-2020] - Added ms to the start and end times displayed in the task details view.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.3 [04-29-2020] - Migration script will now cleanup old properties.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.1 [04-28-2020] - Fixed iag-discovery-based workflows to now display task details when migration occurs.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.3 [04-27-2020] - Added automatic migration when importing a workflow created between 2019.3.0 and 2019.3.2.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.2 [04-27-2020] - Provided a fix to allow nested forEach loop tasks to work correctly with no success transition.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.1 [04-27-2020] - Fixed incorrect naming and migration of activate property into the Workflow Engine service config.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.0 [04-27-2020] - Updated logic for the finishTask method to support multiple outgoing variables on Automatic Tasks and Operations.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.13.4 [04-25-2020] - Fixed job execution errors. Available transitions are now recognized and workflow successfully finishes.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.13.4 [03-12-2020] - Resolved performance issues with Jobs page.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.13.2 [04-24-2020] - Fixed merge and deepMerge errors causing workflow engine to crash.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.13.1 [04-24-2020] - Time format in Job Manager now displays milliseconds.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.12.3 [04-23-2020] - Fixed job variables and reference tasks using the current_item outgoing variable from a forEach task.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.12.2 [04-23-2020] - Made enhancements to catch and handle any race conditions.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.12.1 [04-23-2020] - Updated network dependency.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.7 [04-23-2020] - Fixed active jobs page to query tasks and corrected pagination.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.6 [04-22-2020] - Fixed active tasks and task manager pages.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.5 [04-20-2020] - Added validation check for inactive manual task groups when starting a job.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.4 [04-20-2020] - Implemented a fix to handle null reference tasks when getting task parameters and correctly resolve incoming task variables for operation tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.3 [04-20-2020] - Reconfigured app logic. Template variables are now accepted as 'declaration of new job vars' and 'reference to existing vars' in the incoming task variables.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.11.1 [04-20-2020] - Fixed the display of job details that contained manual tasks with no user group attached.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.10.1 [04-17-2020] - Fixed the active jobs page to show the correct jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.7 [04-16-2020] - Fixed issue that caused memory heap errors in large databases. Enhanced migration script for HA environments.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.6 [04-15-2020] - Fixed the revert job button to correctly redirect to the job visualization page; also added missing metrics on the jobDetails page for running tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.6 [04-15-2020] - Removed 'Start Date' and 'End Date' search filters from the Job Manager UI.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.6 [04-15-2020] - Updated version check in workflow migrations to use regex instead of a string comparison.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.5 [04-15-2020] - Fixed bug in task documents that contain "." or "$" characters within keys. Removed restriction on keys by using the 'replaceOne' call.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.4 [04-13-2020] - Restored the showJsonForm task reference variables on workflow import and export.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.8.2 [04-08-2020] - The following changes are included:
    • Changed default GBAC-related search filters to improve performance when getting job lists.
    • Added a default group to every existing and future job that does not have explicit group assignments.
    • Changed how filtering works; instead of a full range regular expression scan, the search now starts at first character and is case-sensitive.
    • Added tooltip to search input field and advanced filters button.
    • Changed how total job number is queried from the DB. Now an index is forced upon MongoDB unless the user is searching by username or regex..
  • app-workflow_engine:7.6.1 [04-01-2020] - The "Work Task" button is disabled until after the task is finished running.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.5.0 [03-31-2020] - Updated index scripts to remove unnecessary duplications.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.2.1 [03-27-2020] - Added a missing index to the parent.job field to improve performance of the jobManager.Details view.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.8 [03-21-2020] - Fixed a linting error.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.7 [03-20-2020] - Fixed reference task variables for incoming task variables.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.6 [03-19-2020] - Improved performance in Task Manager query times. Changed the default aggregation pipeline to prevent implicit coalescing of "match" and "sort" stages.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.5 [03-19-2020] - Fixed bug in canceling childJobs. The childJob will now send the correct error to the parent job and continue its execution.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.4 [03-17-2020] - Added four new tasks - arrayTranslation, numberTranslation, objectTranslation, and stringTranslation - to support data translations for non-automatic tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.3 [03-17-2020] - Fixed subsequent states to claiming a task. If task is cancelled after claiming a task, user still has the ability to access the modal later.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.1 [03-14-2020] - Improved message handling in Task Worker to fix consumption of tasks on taskQueue.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.1.0 [03-02-2020] - Updated index script to report unknown indexes instead of dropping them. This allows the user to evaluate and remove indexes at their discretion.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.13 [02-25-2020] - Updated index script to ignore background property when verifying.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.12 [02-24-2020] - Improved workflow to better handle MongoDB insert errors when inserting a task.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.11 [02-24-2020] - Child job tasks now have the correct output on all states.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.10 [02-24-2020] - Users can now select a previous task on the visualization tab as well as double-click on a task to revert a job.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.8 [02-11-2020] - Added migration step for JsonForms.ShowJsonForm tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.5 [02-06-2020] - Fixed Event Listener task by properly instantiating the Ajv parser.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.4 [02-05-2020] - Improved error reporting when Task Manager cannot determine the initiating user for a task.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.3 [02-05-2020] - Fixed discovery paths for encrypted builds.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.2 [02-05-2020] - Child jobs now correctly finish.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.1 [02-03-2020] - Added 'created_by' and 'last_updated_by' to collection by default for null values.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.8.3 [01-30-2020] - Fixed crash involved with writing to the rotating file stream log when no directory exists. Added a check to create the log directory path before creating the stream.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.8.2 [01-30-2020] - Improved job details page in Job Manager to show initiating user.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.8.1 [01-29-2020] - Workflow drop-down box will now display more than 100 workflows. All workflow names are also available upon query.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.15 [01-03-2020] - Fixed issue where libraries were not correctly loaded for some manual tasks in Active Tasks and Job Visualization.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.14 [12-17-2019] - Fixed issue where translations would not appear due to deprecations.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.13 [12-13-2019] - Added live migration support for Automation Gateway tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.12 [12-13-2019] - Added new method to support workflow migration.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.11 [12-12-2019] - Merge tasks now correctly set variables for each task.
  • pronghorn-core:10.18.3 [04-08-2020] - Updating a transformation with the created or createdBy field no longer causes a MongoDb error due to updating the same key twice.

Chores

  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4-2020.1.0 [04-27-2020] - Release items checklist for app-workflow_engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.14.4 [04-27-2020] - Release items checklist for app-workflow_engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.1 [04-11-2020] - Updated the network module to enable support for RabbitMQ vhost.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.8.3 [04-09-2020] - Moved CI pipeline from Node.js 10 to Node.js 12.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.9 [02-13-2020] - Updated network module.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.7 [02-11-2020] - Updated the network module.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.0.6 [02-10-2020] - Added schema validation to component pipelines.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.16 [01-15-2020] - Updated repository url of repo.

Deprecations

  • app-workflow_engine:7.9.3 [04-10-2020] - Removed translations from Worklow engine and added a migration script to move workflows up to version 7.0.0.
  • app-workflow_engine:7.8.1 [04-06-2020] - Added a compatibility check script that identifies task workflows that export a job variable with translations, or that export multiple job variables (that may or may not have translations). This check runs at startup to prevent workflow engine from running tasks if any incompatible workflows are found.

2019.3.0 Feature Release [2019-11-29]

Overview

  • 1 New Features
  • 16 Improvements
  • 22 Bug Fixes
  • 6 Chores
  • 4 Deprecations
  • 49 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_engine:6.5.0 [11-08-2019] - Added support for translations to run jobs and tasks.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.2 [12-04-2019] - Removed JSON tab from Workflow Builder. Added additional parameters to the array toString method and renamed stringify as toString within the Object tab.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.7 [12-03-2019] - Minor optimization to the checkWorkflowForJobVariables api.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.5 [11-26-2019] - Improved efficiency of checkWorkflowForJobvariables for complex workflows by adding a check all incoming tasks for required job variables.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.4 [11-25-2019] - Updated title in top navbar and removed unnecessary headers.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.0 [11-18-2019] - Optimized the checkWorkflowForJobVariables helper method to stop it from blocking the Workflow Engine thread, and eventually causing a process shutdown in large and complex workflows.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.4.4 [10-22-2019] - Updated migration script for new libraries to run automatically when needed.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.4.3 [10-23-2019] - Added the canvasName property to properly display the task name for Array, String, and Object functions.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.4.2 [10-11-2019] - Added app-json methods into libraries inside Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.4.1 [10-11-2019] - Added app-number methods as a library inside Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.4.0 [10-11-2019] - Added new library of tasks to support various time data formats and conversions.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.3.2 [10-11-2019] - Added app-tools methods as a library inside Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.3.0 [10-07-2019] - Decoupled multiple components to reorganize the application. Fixed bug where the server id was not getting passed through to several functions.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.2.3 [10-03-2019] - Added app-string methods as a library inside Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.2.2 [10-01-2019] - Added app-object methods as a library inside Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.2.0 [10-01-2019] - Added app-array methods as a library inside Workflow Engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.1.0 [09-27-2019] - Script added to dynamically generate pronghorn.json file from smaller pronghorn.json library files.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.10-2019.3.4 [12-17-2019] - Fixed issue where translations would not appear due to deprecations.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.10-2019.3.3 [12-13-2019] - Added live migration support for Automation Gateway tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.10-2019.3.2 [12-13-2019] - Added new method to support workflow migration.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.10-2019.3.1 [12-12-2019] - Merge tasks now correctly set variables for each task.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.10 [12-10-2019] - Redis keys are now deleted when no longer needed.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.9 [12-10-2019] - Removed name change that overrode view titles.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.8 [12-10-2019] - Workflows are now referred to as automations within the Task list.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.6 [12-06-2019] - Fixed issue where translations could crash Workflow Engine upon error. If error occurs in translation call, it will now error the task and not the app.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.5 [12-06-2019] - Fixed control flow of migration scripts to correctly migrate job variables for all applications.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.4 [12-06-2019] - Fixed schema errors that occurred on startup.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.0 [12-04-2019] - QueryTasks now has skip and limit options and is deprecated.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.3 [12-03-2019] - Updated pronghorn.json and various json schemas to increase quality and accuracy of documentation.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.2 [11-21-2019] - Added the errorJob method. Jobs now error correctly.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.1 [11-18-2019] - Decrypted mongo passwords in database indexing scripts.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.5.1 [11-15-2019] - Fixed issue with translations during job execution.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.4.5 [11-08-2019] - Fixed an issue with workflows hanging in certain scenarios.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.3.1 [10-09-2019] - Resolved multiple iterations of tasks outside of loop. This fix prevents reverting to a task that was created due to empty iterations on incomplete tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.2.1 [10-01-2019] - Fixed error causing Auto-Work Tasks label to no longer appear. Modified width of the html span element.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.0.1 [09-23-2019] - Users who work and then cancel a task in the Job Details UI are able to go back and work the previously canceled task again.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.6 [09-20-2019] - Fixed crash that occurred due to an undefined variable in the Workflow Engine loop.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.5 [09-12-2019] - Task Execution Suspended dialog is properly rendered in Firefox.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.4 [09-12-2019] - Fixed system that analyzed a workflow for determining whether job variables required by a task had already been created in a previous task, or if they are required to start a job.

Chores

  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.10-2019.3.0 [12-11-2019] - Completed checklist for 2019.3 release.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.3 [12-04-2019] - Updated icons for Active Tasks, Active Jobs and Job Manager.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.0.3 [09-24-2019] - Fixed references to outdated repositories and updated required node version.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.0.2 [09-23-2019] - Fixed issue with inconsistent encryption causing encrypted builds to fail. Changed lib folder name to helpers.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.4.0 [09-20-2019] - Restructured internal organization of application. Improved linting, updated to use latest packages, and decoupled different parts of the application.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.3 [08-16-2019] - Added the ajv package as a dependency.

Deprecations

  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.7 [12-09-2019] - Deprecated all tasks under the String, Number, Object, and Array tabs on the workflow canvas.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.7.1 [12-05-2019] - Deprecated diffToHTML.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.6.6 [12-02-2019] - Deprecated the claimJob and releaseJob methods.
  • app-workflow_engine:6.0.0 [09-23-2019] - Removed deprecated functions startJob, getCompletedJobs, and getJobById, as well as their respective APIs.

2019.2.0 Feature Release [2019-08-20]

Overview

  • 2 New Features
  • 5 Improvements
  • 24 Bug Fixes
  • 1 Chores
  • 1 Deprecations
  • 33 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.14 [07-29-2019] - Workflow Engine now provides an event listener task.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.0 [06-06-2019] - Added the ability to utilize manual tasks written with react.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.1-2019.2.0 [08-06-2019] - Pinned dependencies for release.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.17 [07-29-2019] - Added functionality to workflows/search to allow for search by tags.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.12 [07-24-2019] - Migrated from itential-ci to argo.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.8 [07-16-2019] - Updated pattern matching mechanism to allow for manual task documentation.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.13 [04-25-2019] - Added JSON schema for documentation.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.1 [08-12-2019] - Added an error based scenario callback to the task.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.23 [08-01-2019] - User interaction with UI is blocked when 'TASK EXECUTION SUSPENDED' modal is visible.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.22 [08-01-2019] - Fixed issue in multi-server environment on workflows with concurrently running tasks; race condition would allow task to run more than once and show in error logs as: "attempted to update job: (unique job id) but task was in complete state".
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.21 [07-31-2019] - Modified the migrateWorkflows.js migration script to no longer use the filesystem properties, but instead use the database properties to find the active AAA adapter for the server.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.20 [07-30-2019] - Fixed an issue where eval operation (while using the contains and !contains operator) with an object on the left side operand and a dot notation string lookup on the right side operand would return the opposite of the intended value when the key in the right side operand was mapped to a null value.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.19 [07-29-2019] - Prevent header to drop down the page, when claim task button clicked.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.18 [07-29-2019] - Very long device name will no longer overflow the scroll button.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.16 [07-30-2019] - Resolved issue in json-schema validation for methods: import (workflow parameter) and export (output object) were attempting to use the workflowDocument.json (for validating MongoDB workflow documents only) instead of a schema where all users and groups are objects instead of MongoDB ObjectIds.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.15 [08-14-2019] - Added ability to handle tags within the import/export functionality of workflows.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.13 [07-11-2019] - Fixed position of search and filter buttons in Job Manager.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.11 [07-22-2019] - Fixed a bug when a user that wasn't a member of a manual task's authorized groups could still work the task from Active Jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.10 [07-22-2019] - Allow task scheduling after workflow engine update to v.4.0.0.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.9 [07-22-2019] - Fixed an issue where query task would return entire object when pass_on_null flag was true, but the queried value was falsey (0, '', null, false) instead of only when the queried value was undefined.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.7 [07-10-2019] - Fixed react component issues in workflow engine.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.6 [07-08-2019] - Work Task button is aligned center right across all browsers.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.5 [07-08-2019] - Date formats will follow browser locale.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.4 [07-02-2019] - Removed breaking additional variable requirement that was preventing workflows from being run or saved.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.3 [07-15-2019] - Fixed migration's script vulnerability resulting in database corruption.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.2 [06-14-2019] - Updated pronghorn.json file to conform to the schema prescribed in the cytotox script.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.2.1 [06-06-2019] - Job list "Requestor" filter is working.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.16 [05-31-2019] - Fixed id field.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.15 [05-21-2019] - Suspend button is now centered in all browsers.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.12 [04-03-2019] - Job error scrollbar will show when there is a large error message.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.11 [04-03-2019] - Updated Task Manager styles to be consistent across the platform.

Chores

  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.1-2019.2.1 [08-16-2019] - Added the ajv package as a dependency.

Deprecations

  • app-workflow_engine:5.3.0 [08-02-2019] - Deprecated importWorkflow and exportWorkflow methods. These methods have been moved to app-workflow_builder.

2019.1.0 Feature Release [2019-04-02]

Overview

  • 2 New Features
  • 7 Improvements
  • 11 Bug Fixes
  • 1 Security Fixes
  • 21 Total Tickets

New Features

  • app-workflow_engine:4.21.4 [02-07-2019] - Prepared schema for IAP search based on names.
  • app-workflow_engine:4.21.4 [02-07-2019] - Expanded task size.

Improvements

  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.10-2019.1.0 [03-29-2019] - Pinned dependencies for release.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.1 [03-19-2019] - Updated calls to support MongoDB driver 3.1.7.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.0 [03-05-2019] - Variables allowed to pass into child jobs.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.0.1 [02-27-2019] - Updated peer dependencies for workflow builder and task worker.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.0.0 [02-25-2019] - Validated adapter methods against its config instead of an instance.
  • app-workflow_engine:4.21.4 [02-19-2019] - Removed unused workflow engine css definitions.
  • app-workflow_engine:4.21.2 [01-15-2019] - Added a modal confirmation when cancelling a job from the Job Manager list.

Bug Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.10 [03-29-2019] - Set outgoing variable object to use last iteration of the task to account for reverts.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.9 [03-29-2019] - Fixed styling in active jobs footer navigation.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.8 [03-29-2019] - Input for 'type' and 'info' display correctly for adapter tasks.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.7 [03-28-2019] - The 'Active Jobs' table will now render when claimed owner is null.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.6 [03-28-2019] - Modified css to scroll content inside dialogs correctly.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.5 [03-27-2019] - Improved keyboard accessibility to job manager, job details and task manager pages.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.4 [03-27-2019] - Added css styling to hold the title bar in a fixed position.
  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.2 [03-26-2019] - Fixed spacing between between dialog box and text for task execution suspension.
  • app-workflow_engine:4.21.4 [02-22-2019] - Accessibility: Able to navigate Active Jobs Table via keyboard.
  • app-workflow_engine:4.21.3 [02-04-2019] - Fixed revert failure in workflow engine. For any manual tasks, the input values that are received from a previous job that did not complete will be cleared.
  • app-workflow_engine:4.21.1 [01-11-2019] - Table filter cleared when running SIMPLE search. Jobs filtering made consistent for ADVANCED and SIMPLE modes. Fixed removal of handlers for event ('filter') (ADVANCED mode).

Security Fixes

  • app-workflow_engine:5.1.3 [03-27-2019] - Security: Updated lodash module to 4.60.x.