WIP Release Notes

Owned by Jean-Philippe Golay
Last updated: Sept 25, 2024 by Jaabir Ho
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WIP Release Notes

Introduction

This document contains a list of the changes and enhancements that was made to WIP in the different version releases. It will also contain a list of issues that has been fixed in each version.

 

WIP September 2024 (25 september)

  • SAP

    • Fix the encoding of Biar file causing error when files contain special characters.

 

WIP June 2024 (SR1 18 June 2024)

  • General

    • Change the temp directory as per the config file

WIP June 2024 ( 11 June 2024)

  • QlikSense

    • Optimize check-in the completely block the UI for large qvf file

    • Fix processor issue when option delete is enabled upon check-out/check-in.

WIP May 2024 ( 29 May 2024)

  • QlikSense

    • FIX the processing when check-in a qvf file from local (qvf remain in processing state forever)

  • SAP

    • FIX UNX connection when not exist when publish to new environment (
      old connection is needed in order to replace the connection)

    • FIX UNX checkout to prod environment

    • FIX Unx Processor

    • FIX SLS 10006 when old connection is found in recycle bin

    • Management of Categories

 

WIP April 2024 ( 01 April 2024 )

  • General

    • Fix license issue

  • SAP

    • FIX Multiple checkout/check-in of WID files

    • FIX SAP processor

WIP February 2024 ( SR1 23 February 2024)

  • General

    • Optimization of Memory when get latest version of files

    • Fix of duplicate file in a package upon drag and drop

  • SAP

    • Bulk Replacement Universe

    • Support for SAP BI 43SP4

  • Qlik Sense

    • Bug: Fix missing description upon check-in

WIP February 2024 ( 12 February 2024)

  • General

    • Fix description that are lost when moving file across packages

WIP October 2023 ( 27 October 2023)

  • SAP

    • Fix missing jar that prevent SAP service from starting.

    • Restore connection dependency when missing (SLS 10006)

WIP August 2023 ( 16 August 2023)

  • SAP

    • Fix the dependency issue upon publishing a unx.

WIP June 2023 ( SR2 28 July 2023)

NPrinting updates:

  • Fix publish object filter (filter applied in the designer objects)

WIP June 2023 ( SR1 03 July 2023)

NPrinting updates:

  • On Publish check if connection is there (with connection name), we don't overwrite prod connection.

WIP June 2023 ( 16 June 2023)

Fixes

  • Qlik Sense

    • Bug: Fix Chart title disappear upon check-in

    • Bug: Fix some connections problem upon check-in

WIP January 2023 ( 07 February 2023)

Fixes

  • General

    • Enhancement: Allow user to change version number when check-in after a checkout. (can be done also with multiple files)

    • Remove objects and metadata from global search

    • Fix Assignee not working for Kanban board

WIP September 2022 (SR9 Released 05 Decemebr 2022)

Fixes

  • General

    • Enhancement: Add Reload Status and Reload message to Publication screen

    • Breadcrumb issue for a not found link

    • Fix Processor Option Grid

    • Bug: WIP / AB / SAM parallel installation issue

    • Bug: License Expired Message

    • Optimize grid loading for actor (was taking too much time)

    • Overriding only port number when configuring addon.(It will use the IP of the browser)

  • Qlik Sense

    • Enhancement : Only one selected value saved on publishing a new app

    • Enhancement : Save the stories and bookmarks on publish

    • Bug: On Check-in delete QS app from QS my work

    • Bug: Publication issue on checkout

    • Bug: Selecting more than 1 file to publish w/ separate streams = publish to same stream

    • Bug: Fix Reload Automatically when published

  • NPrinting

    • Enhance checkout authorization

  • SAP

    • SAP Add CmsCuid to grid

    • Fix browse issue

    • Fix Launch designer when non administrator

    • Fix Checkout of UNX/UNV when using Addon

    • Fix Multiple Processor issue

WIP September 2022 (SR9 Released 05 Decemebr 2022)

  • QlikView

    • Fix Qlik Document passwords that was visible in the database

WIP June 2022 (Released 2 June 2022)

  • FIX MYSQL Processor

Fixes

  • Qlik Sense

    • Bug : Folder Connection destinations, expand explorer locked after 1st selection : fixed

    • Bug : Folder Connection destinations, display files : fixed

    • Enhancement : Excel scan

    • Bug : Global search freeze WIP Server on large databases : fixed and optimized

    • Enhancement : Global search performance optimization

WIP December 2021 SR1  (Released 09 February 2022 )

Fixes

  • General

    • Bug : Version mismatch, WIP version displayed in the 'About' if wrong : fixed

    • Bug :  WIP crashes when viewing destination when logged in as VMMANAGER : fixed

  • SAP

    • Issue : SAP Service take a lot of CPU : fixed

    • Bug : Crystal Reports variables not updated on first publish : fixed

  • QlikView

    • Bug : QlikView variables not updated on first publish : fixed

  • And more small issues fixed





WIP December 2021  ( Released 6 December 2021)

Fixes

  • General

    • Import from AD, re engineered, user and group filters on back-end.

    • Import from AD, now get the first-name, last-name, email and phone from AD

    • Folder security : the Delete and Edit folder rights is inherited from parent folder.

    • Group Edit / Edit Users display username for better experience

  • Qlik Sense

    • Edit Server / Import Users : Added a user filter to filter in Qlik Sense

WIP September 2021 SR1 ( Released 2 November 2021)

Fixes

  • General

    • Search Issue

    • WIP Setup not displaying correct version : fixed

    • WIP Setup not updating certificate on thumbprint change : fixed

    • env.js url paired with Setup : fixed Set WipDbSettings.config=>DontUpdateEnvjs = true

    • WIP MySQL issue with large .qvf Blobs, set max_allowed_packet in create database or see wiki

  • Qlik Sense

    • SAML Login issue when the repository set on impersonate = never : fixed

    • Edit Server / Import Users : Load only licensed users not all users

    • External javascript files not accessible in certain configurations : fixed

    • WIP Trash retention parameter : Set WipDbSettings.config=>WipTrashVersion2Keep, default is 3 can be set to 0 if no versions to keep

  • SAP

    • WIP Setup crashing : fixed

    • Optimizing SAP service 

WIP September 2021

Fixes

  • General

    • Remove passwords in clear in the log file

    • Remove DevExpress UI

    • Oracle 12g support

  • Qlik Sense

    • August 2021 supported

  • QlikView

    • Check-in applications left qv.exe in memory : fixed

    • Fix missing dll interop.qlikview.dll

  • NPrinting

    • May 2021 SR1 supported

    • Insert an application filter inside a report image prevent publish : fixed

WIP June 2021 (2 June 2021)

New Features

  • General

    • Oracle update and create database enhancements.

    • WIP now built on .NET Version 4.7.2 

    • All WIP Temp files are regrouped to C:\ProgramData\ebiexperts\TEMP\ and cleaned every hour

    • Possible to move the WIP log files using NLog.config

      • Set <variable name="logDir" value="C:\ProgramData\ebiexperts\TEMP" />

      • replace fileName="${basedir}/log/... by fileName="${logDir}/log/...

  • Qlik Sense

    • May 2021 SR3 supported

    • Qlik Sense users and groups synchronization fill the cpu and database : fixed

  • QlikView

    • Check-in applications left qv.exe in memory : fixed

    • Some QlikView applications can't be processed : fixed

  • NPrinting

    • May 2021 supported

    • Insert an application filter inside a report prevent publish : fixed

  • SAP-BI

    • WIP now support SAP-BI4.2SP8

    • VM to WIP Migration procedure enhanced

WIP March 2021 (2 March 2021)

New Features

  • General

    • JIRA Sync : enhancements for sub tasks

    • WIP is now full 64bit

    • Publish issue : added Business Unit field for publish for approval

    • Added Business Unit Filter to Pending Publications

    • Added Business Unit Filter to Issues

    • Enhanced UI

  • SAP-BI

    • WIP now support SAP-BI4.3

    • Delete after check-in option added, will remove the file on the webi server

    • Compare : filenames are different between 2 versions : fixed

  • Qlik Sense

    • November 2020 Patch 2 supported

    • Qlik Sense SAML login is slow : fixed

    • Extensions dependencies take the name not the extension ID : fixed

    • Reload after publish, there is a 3 minutes reload limitation: removed the limitation using a generated reload task "WIP Manually triggered reload of <<AppName>>" o

  • NPrinting

    • November 2020 supported,

    • Some issues fixed

SR1 (15 March 2021)

  • Qlik Sense:

    • Check-out and Get creates a reload task : fixed

  • Qlik Sense and QlikView

    • Enable Check-in with Data option has been added, if unchecked, the option keep data on check-in will be automatically checked and locked

  • Known Issues

    • Qlik Sense Multi users checkout :

      • WIP sheet objects rule “WIP_AccessOtherUsersSheets” is not correct, created as (UserDirectory=WIP) need to be "true"

      • Changing a subscriber to owner remove all checkout information, to correct make a checkout and choose the option "Keep"

      • Check-in a shared app will remove all subscribers to correct make a checkout and choose the option "Keep"

SR2 (8 April 2021)

  •  

    • Qlik Sense:

      • Smart reload on Checkout/Get regression : Fixed


WIP November 2020

General

  • JIRA Sync : Synchronization between WIP Kanban and Jira

WIP August 2020

New Features

Qlik Sense : SAML Login, login Qlik Sense using the same authentication that the Qlik Sense Proxy

Qlik Sense : @Work folder, find all your checked-out version in one place, Qlik Sense Hub replacement,

Qlik Sense : Open button, open a checked-out version to Qlik Sense Hub

Qlik Sense : Create App button, create a new Qlik Sense App, add it to WIP and open it in Hub

Qlik Sense : Load Balancing, if a cluster switch central node, WIP will follow

SAP-BI : Crystal Reports support

SAP-BI : Webi, Crystal, Universes impact analysis

SAP-BI : IDT Universes destination enhancements

General : Kanban Board, show only Business Unit the user’s belong to

Bug Fixes

Qlik Sense : Check-out an app script is empty due to Qlik Sense user not belonging to ContentAdmin role : Fixed

Qlik Sense : Applications containing “&” character give errors : Fixed

Qlik Sense : Check-in an application with tasks freeze WIP server : Fixed

Qlik Sense : Issues on destinations tests and opening for content libraries, extensions & folder connections : Fixed

Qlik View: Hierarchical check-in, freeze the WIP Server : Fixed

Qlik View : Process excel file freeze : Fixed

SAP-BI : UNX Universe having renamed Business Layer, can’t check-in : Fixed

SAP-BI : Import categories issue : Fixed

General : Compare : half blank lines and 177 characters appearing : Fixed

Processor : File checked-in from another server processed in error, can use processor : Fixed

WIP Setup : Create SQL Server database, now database is selected

WIP Setup : On 1st install not selecting WIP Repository option lead to WIP Processor service not installed : Fixed

WIP Setup : Multiple background Windows : Removed

Enhancements

Various UI Fixes

SR1

Qlik Sense:

  • Processor can’t process certain user’s files : fixed

  • Applications containing “&” char can’t be checked-out : fixed

SR2

Qlik Sense:

  • User and Groups Sync

SAP

  • AD Login

SR3

NPrinting:

  • September 2020

SR4

General

  • Customer bug fixes

SR5

General:

  • Some boards cannot stretch down : fixed

  • Add Latest Check-In date in File List : done

  • Some QlikView Dependencies not showing : fixed

  • Put a different icon on the filter icon if a filter is applied : done

SR6

General:

  • QlikView:

    • Optimization of complex app processing

  • General

    • Added Business Unit to the publish for approval. Added a business unit filter on dashboard and publish history to see only the pending publications of the business units I belong to

    • Grids filter : added a red cross to notify a filter is applied to a column

    • Grid layout : all grids are sortable, filterable, layout is saved between sessions and horizontal and vertical scroll are enabled

WIP April 2020

New Features

  • Add File Commentary and Latest Version Description

  • Save Latest Login Method

Bug Fixes

  • Publishig an app don’t update the app thumbnail : Fixed

  • Help files link lead to invalid URL : Fixed

Changing User’s Groups not refreshing : Fixed

WIP January 2020

New Features

SAP : WIP4SAP-BI Release

Qlik Sense Hub Integration

SR1:  WIP Qlik Sense Hub Integration

SR1 : Qlik Sense : Cache reload of checked out apps

SR2 : Qlik Sense : Don’t need to reload published applications

SR2 : Qlik Sense : Create connections on destination if not exists

Bug Fixes:

SR3 : Fix SAP-BI Destinations

SR2 : Fix WIPDbSettings.config file reset by restarting services

SR1 : Fix WIP Processor not working on MySql/Mariadb Database

WIP December 2019

WIP4SAP Launch

WIP November 2019

Collaborative Qlik Sense Development

WIP Processor

Secured Workspace

Collaborative Qlik Sense Development

WIP Processor

Secured Workspace

WIP November 2018

Qlik Sense November 2018 compatible

QlikView November 2018 compatible

Enhanced Qlik Sense scan

Repository purge

WIP August 2018

Publish workflow

Collaboration

File: Versions

Client Addon for QlikView

File recycle bin

Special character support

QlikView hidden script

Processing status

Security folder level

WIP January 2018

Enhancements

Complexity Analysis for Qlik Sense and QlikView

Request dispensation to publish an app overriding complexity

Publish for approval

Users approval

Active directory user’s import

Qlik Sense user’s directory import

Qlik Sense Governance App

Fastest QlikView and Qlik Sense applications scan

WIP September 2017

Re-engineering

WIP for QlikView

WIP for Qlik Sense

Full Web Angular UI

KANBAN Style Agile Issues Management

User’s dashboard

Collaborative issues messaging

User portal access

Request user access

Complete REST API

Graphical Compare

Graphical Impact Analysis

Qlik Sense Content Separation

  • Applications

  • Content Libraries

  • Folder Connections

  • Extensions

Business Units