Release 8.2.8

Owned by Fiona Sargeant (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Nov 25, 2020
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PhixFlow Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of PhixFlow 8.2.8. This page describes the improvements and fixes in this version. This minor release includes essential fixes.

Installing or Upgrading to PhixFlow Version 8.2.8

To install a new PhixFlow instance:

  1. Check System Requirements and Compatibility for details of the PhixFlow system requirements and update any dependencies.   
  2. Follow the instructions in Installing PhixFlow.
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To upgrade an existing PhixFlow instance: 

  1. Check System Requirements and Compatibility for changes to the system requirements or supported database versions. For example, you may need to upgrade your database or Java version.
  2. Ensure you have a backup of the database before upgrading PhixFlow.

  3. Follow the Upgrading PhixFlow steps. It is important to complete Step 8, in which you apply any Special Upgrade Instructions for all the intermediate releases between your current version and the version to which you are upgrading.

  4. This release includes changes that affect the PhixFlow database. After upgrading, remember to republish the PhixFlow data as described in Step 10 of Upgrading PhixFlow.

Improvements

DEV-7911  There is now a Suppress Trailing Zeroes option, to specify whether or not to display trailing zeroes in decimal or floating point numbers. The option is available in System Configuration and Number Formats properties. In a number format, the option defaults to the method set in system configuration. When suppressing trailing zeros, if the first digit after the decimal place is a zero, it is always displayed. For example, with suppress trailing zeroes selected, a number entered as:

  • 1.50 is displayed as 1.5
  • 23.000 is displayed as 23.0.

Bug Fixes

DEV-7859  When updating the FTP site details used by a file exporter, PhixFlow uses the latest details instead of incorrectly using older, cached details.

DEV-7762  Formatting rules can now use the contains() function. This means PhixFlow will not hide dashboard form elements whose formatting rules include the contains() function.

DEV-7879  PhixFlow now accepts a password reset using any of the security questions. 

DEV-7912  Decimal and floating point numbers that have many decimal places (more than 15 significant figures) no longer cause rounding errors.