ThingWorx - Version 7.0 Release Notes

ryankelley — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 20:09:03 GMT

The following enhancements and bug fixes have been made in ThingWorx 7.0:

Enhancements
Platform
Optional ThingWorx High Availability (HA) landscape. For more information, see the ThingWorx 7.0 High Availability Administrator’s Guide.
A custom file repository directory location can be specified. See Configuring a Custom File Repository Location for more information.
Platform-settings.json now contains all persistence provider configuration options that were previously located in modelproviderconfig.json. See Platform Settings for more information.
Added the directories parameter to the CreateZipArchive service that allows a set of multiple directories or directory to be zipped. This can be useful for exporting data from a file repository that needs to be zipped before downloading.

Bug Fixes
Platform	Related JIRA
Fixed an issue that was preventing the GetInstancePropertyDefinitions service from returning properties created using the AddPropertyDefinition service until the server was restarted.	TW-4756
Enhanced XSS security in SQUEAL.	TW-4711
Fixed an issue that was causing a deadlock when local properties were updated within remote property writes via the DataChange event.	TW-4698
Fixed the RemoveAllRows() code snippet in Composer so that it inserts the correct snippet.	TW-4662
Fixed an issue that wasn’t displaying additional property information for things, thing templates, thing shapes, and data shapes in the list view.	TW-4621
Fixed an issue that wasn’t allowing instance permissions that were set on a thing template to get inherited by the thing based on the thing template.	PLATFORM-2090
Fixed an issue when data was imported that didn’t allow a message to be displayed on the UI after a successful import.	TW-4420
Fixed the following issue with static subscriptions after restarting a timer thing: when subscribing with a static subscription to a timer event on a timer from another thing, the subscription was no longer triggered.	TW-4353
Fixed an issue where ESAPI was logging an unwanted system out when a HTTP request contained a header or parameter that was not defined in the validation.properties file.	TW-4277
Fixed an issue with value streams that was causing errors to be thrown after a Tomcat restart.	TW-4251
Fixed an issue that was causing buttons on the configure bindings UI not to display in Internet Explorer 11.	TW-4139
Removed the requirement for the DerivedFields service to have spaces between commas with more than one expression.	TW-3876
Fixed a dependency issue that was causing ThingWorx to crash when an extension that contained a class inherited from itself was imported.	TW-3709
Fixed an issue that was not allowing properties to be created on thing shapes before saving.	TW-5078
Improved permission performance for non-admin users.	TW-4322
Fixed an issue that wasn’t updating local property bindings between things when the remote thing was restarted.	TW-4547
Fixed the GetRunTimePermissions infotable to return resourceName instead of permissionName.	TW-4116
Fixed the VTQ on user property definitions so that the lastUpdateTime value is persisted.	TW-1770
Changed the base type of the appKey setting in the connectionserver-settings.json file for the Connection Server from PASSWORD to STRING. appKey": { "baseType":"STRING", "description":"Application key", "name":"appKey", "aspects": {
Composer	Related JIRA
Fixed an issue where the delete properties dialog wouldn’t render large enough for entities with numerous properties, causing the Yes and No buttons on the UI to get cut off.	TW-2832
Fixed an issue that was allowing extensions that were marked with isSystemObject as true to be edited but not saved. The fixed behavior is as follows: The edit button will not show for system objects or extension loaded objects that do not have their respected Editable flag set. From the entity list, the edit link is not present. Permission setting is still valid on these objects.	TW-4258
Fixed an issue that wasn’t allowing locally bound properties to be edited in Composer.	TW-3069
Mashup	Related JIRA
Added the PostDateFormat and DisplayEditDate properties to blog widgets to allow for specifying the date (creation date or revision date) that displays.	MRD-141
Fixed an issue with the blog widget that was preventing files to get uploaded in blog posts.	TW-4485
Added the ability to localize the TitleBarText property in a gadget mashup.	MRD-161
Fixed an issue with the text box widget that was not displaying its label when it was in a static tab within a contained mashup.	MRD-156
Fixed an issue with the data filter widget that was causing the Add Filter popup to open outside the viewable area of a mashup.	MASHUP-3846
Fixed an issue that was preventing the Map button on the data filter widget from displaying.	MASHUP-3837
Fixed an issue with the repeater widget that was causing scroll bars to display within panels in Chrome.	MASHUP-3832
Fixed an issue with the repeater widget that was preventing a selected row from being modified when the number of rows dynamically changed.	MASHUP-3785
Fixed an issue that was causing vertical menu layouts to push their submenus off the screen.	MASHUP-3738
Fixed an issue that was causing incorrect submenu icon sizing.	MASHUP-3735
Added the TabSequenceGroup property to the contained mashup widget to allow for a starting tab index for all widgets within the container.	MASHUP-3674
Removed binding aspect from FIELDNAME properties in all chart widgets.	MASHUP-3693
Fixed an issue with the button, checkbox, link, and navigation widgets that was causing tooltips to remain displayed after a new page was loaded.	MASHUP-3893
Fixed an issue that wasn’t allowing mashups to reload on iOS devices.	MASHUP-3883
Extensibility	Related JIRA
Added the following Extension SDK annotations to the ApplicationKey service methods: ApplicationKey.SetExpirationDate ApplicationKey.ResetExpirationDateToDefault() ApplicationKey.GetExpirationDate() ApplicationKey.IsExpired()	TW-5053
Fixed an issue with the Eclipse Plugin that was causing a newly created service with one or more parameters to render the base type according to its friendly name instead of the upper case name.	TW-4419

Re: ThingWorx - Version 7.0 Release Notes

pascal_kardex — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 09:02:45 GMT

Hi @ryan kelly is converge 6.6 compatible with ThingWorx 7.0?

Thanks,
Pascal

Re: ThingWorx - Version 7.0 Release Notes

rkandasamy — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:27:00 GMT

Hi Team,

Where should the below code line should be added in PlatformSettingsConfig for

configuring Custom File Repository Location.

Code line : "FileRepositoryRoot":"/Volumes/ShareFolder"

Kindly share the windows scripts of PlatformSettingsConfig for the same.

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ThingWorx - Version 7.0 Release Notes

Enhancements

Platform

Bug Fixes

Platform

Composer

Mashup

Extensibility

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