PhixFlow Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of PhixFlow 8.0.1. This page describes the improvements and fixes in this version. Improvements include better usability and responsiveness of the interface and quicker performance when running analysis.
Installing or Upgrading to PhixFlow Version 8.0.1
To install a new PhixFlow instance,
- Check the Compatibility Guide and Upgrade Planning for details of the PhixFlow system requirements and update any dependencies.
- Follow the instructions in Installing PhixFlow.
To upgrade an existing PhixFlow instance:
- Check the Compatibility Guide and Upgrade Planning for changes to the system requirements or supported database versions. For example, you may need to upgrade your database or Java version.
- Ensure you have a backup of the database before upgrading PhixFlow.
Check if your installation is using any of the discontinued features listed below. All data related to these features will be removed by the upgrade process.
Special Instructions
You must create a new version of
$webapp/WEB-INF/classes/phixflow-datasource.xml- Rename your existing configuration file, for example by adding a
.baksuffix. - Follow the Install PhixFlow Webapp instructions for creating a new
phixflow-datasource.xmlfile from the.examplefile provided. - Copy the individual values from your existing configuration file and paste them into the new file.
Avoid copying entire XML blocks into your new configuration files, as you may overwrite a section of the configuration file that PhixFlow needs.Follow the Upgrading PhixFlow and the Special Upgrade Instructions for all the intermediate releases between your current version and the version to which you are upgrading.
- Rename your existing configuration file, for example by adding a
Performance
DEV-6467 After editing, dashboards now load more quickly.
Features and Improvements
DEV-6047 To facilitate moving large applications between PhixFlow instances, the time allowed for exporting or importing has been increased from 1 hour to 10 hours.
DEV-6400 In the stream view attributes properties tab → Basic Settings section, PhixFlow now only displays the Number Format field for attributes with decimal, integer or float attribute types.
DEV- 6438 When you right-click on a layout component to Copy as template, PhixFlow now also copies the component's background filter rules.
DEV-6450 To improve usability, the Password Policy option names have changed.
| From | To |
|---|---|
| After a warning period of N Days | Days Valid |
| ... and a Grace Period of N Days | Days to Reset |
Bug Fixes
DEV-6344 During the import or export of applications and packages, PhixFlow no longer generates a large number of stream action 'invalid object relationship' warning messages in the log file.
DEV-6382 PhixFlow now correctly saves and uses placeholder text in the properties tab for date and date time form fields.
DEV-6463 After a user has reset their password, PhixFlow displays the login screen.
DEV-6473 PhixFlow no longer reports an error when saving stream view attributes that have a selection view background filter, but do not have a selection view.
DEV-6455 The following changes resolve some issues seen during login:
- Sometimes a user may remain logged into PhixFlow, but may not use it for some time. During this period their password can expire. Previously, when re-accessing PhixFlow the user was notified that their password had a negative number of days remaining. Now when the user returns to PhixFlow, they will be logged out and notified that their password has expired.
- For the user details window and login window, users could make no changes but then click save. PhixFlow would resave the same details, causing a warning that the password had been recently used. (This depends on the Password Policy). Now PhixFlow only resaves details if they have changed.