What's new#

This page provides a summary of enhancements and bug fixes for version 7.2.1.x.

7.2.1.2#

Version 7.2.1.2 is a maintenance release and includes various bugs and security related fixes. This release is recommended for all customers.

• IBM Common Licensing supported

  HCL Launch now supports IBM Common Licensing V9.0 for managing your HCL Launch licenses.

7.2.1.1#

Version 7.2.1.1 is a minor release and includes various bugs and security related fixes. This release is recommended for all customers.

• A new agent script that sets the ANT_HOME and GROOVY_HOME variables.

  The tool_env script is added to the agent directory on upgrading to the HCL Launch V7.2.1.1. Agent startup tool uses this script to set and reference the environment variables appropriately.

7.2.1.0#

Version 7.2.1.0 is a major release and includes various features and security related fixes. This release is recommended for all customers.

• A new UI for running an application process

  The new UI for deploying applications is a single-page form that has collapsible sections rather than a multi-page wizard. The existing deployment wizard is not removed to allow you to configure each application to use the wizard or the form.

• Scheduled system blackouts

  Maintenance mode can now be scheduled on the system calendar. These calendar events are called maintenance blackouts that consists of a start time and a planned duration. At the start time, maintenance mode gets engaged, but does not end automatically. Processes cannot be scheduled during a planned maintenance mode. When the administrator turns off the maintenance mode, the calendar event is updated with the actual duration of the event.

• Java management additions

  Three additions are made to the Java management feature:

  • Java package for a particular OS and architecture can be set as preferred. The preferred java package can be installed on multiple agents using the bulk actions menu.
  • Removal of unused java packages on multiple agents is possible.
  • Support for compact agents for Windows. Compact agents are required for Java package management.

• Get the start and end time of a plug-in step in the output log

  Three new timestamps are provided in the output log of the plug-in step. The first timestamp logs the time prior to the step running but after the plug-in has been staged. The second timestamp logs the time plug-in step completes. The third timestamp is logged after the post processing script has been evaluated on the plug-in step.

• CLI to download full set of execution logs

  API support is available for downloading the execution logs of a workflow trace. Workflow trace is a generic name for a process. Processes such as generic process, component process, and application process have a workflow trace.

• Get the name of the approver in a manual task as a property

  When a manual task is approved, the approver name and display name are now exposed as output properties in the step. These properties can be referenced using: ${p:ManualTask/ApproverDisplayName} and ${p:ManualTask/ApproverName}

• Trimmed whitespace in properties files

  The server’s installed.properties values are now trimmed of whitespace to prevent install and deploy problems.

• Instal and update information of plug-ins is recorded in the audit log

  The audit logs entries when plug-ins are loaded and updated.

• Script tool_env that sets the appropriate ANT_HOME and GROOVY_HOME

• Added ability to specify a default state for the 'only changed versions' check box on per application basis

  You can now specify if the 'only changed versions' check box should be enabled by default or not for your applications.

• Webhook updates

  Webhooks now supports the ApprovalCreated action. Webhooks templates are now imported and exported when importing and exporting applications and generic processes.