PhixFlow

PhixFlow version 7.3.2 is a minor patch to version 7.3.1, including fixes and improvements listed below.

Installation and Upgrade

To install a new PhixFlow instance, follow the standard installation instructions.

To upgrade an existing PhixFlow instance (called CenterView before version 7.0):

1. First review Compatibility Guide and Upgrade Planning to check any changing requirements for database versions etc.
2. Follow the Standard Upgrade Instructions plus any special instructions for all intermediate releases listed in Compatibility Guide and Upgrade Planning.

Contents

Changes

Read-only drop-down fields in old forms

A recent change made it possible to set drop-down fields in forms to be read-only. That is, users cannot type into the field, but have to select a value from the drop-down list. This applied only to new forms. This change extends this to old forms (that is, stream views with the Form View flag ticked).

Trap network errors on application load

Problems loading the PhixFlow application in a browser will be trapped and reported as network errors. Previously, network errors were only reported once the application had loaded.

Bug Fixes

Private flag on model views

Analysis Models created in the new GUI now default to 'Private, owned by the creating user'. Previously they were 'Private, no Owner' and were only visible if the user had Administrator privilege.

Context empty if no context variables set

A recent change had meant that there was always a context set for an action, even when no context variables had been set in the action configuration. This caused a problem in the logic of some models, because they expected the context to be null. This behaviour has been restored  - this is, if no context variables are set on an action, the context will be null.

Configure input attributes on pipes when input is database collector

In the new GUI, it was not possible to set up sort/group attributes (for a pull pipe) or order/index attributes (for a lookup pipe) when the input to the pipe was a database collector. In this case, the attributes available to configure are based on the attributes of the output. This has been fixed so it is now possible to configure these in the new GUI.

Drag attributes from pipes onto streams

In the new GUI, it is now possible to drag attributes (sort/group attributes, aggregate attributes) from pipes onto streams - this adds these attributes to the stream, with the expression set accordingly.

Help button in User menu

A help button has been added to the User menu in the new GUI.