2023 12 05 release notes (core)
Release summary
The information detailed on this page refers to updates included in the following releases to the Patchworks Production environment:
Patchworks core (backend)
1.8.4
5th December 2023
Patchworks dashboard (frontend)
1.6.3
5th December 2023
New features, updates, and enhancements of note are summarised by product area, below:
General
Patchworks marketplace
The Patchworks marketplace is now your one-stop stop for all resources that you may want to install to streamline your integrations. You can now browse and install apps, connectors, process flows, and cross-reference lookups.
The Patchworks marketplace
CPT-1576
Patchworks apps
This release introduced apps - install everything you need (connectors, process flows, scripts, etc.) to perform a specific task.
The Patchworks marketplace
CPT-1576
Process flows
Forward slashes in cache keys
Fixed issue where the forward slash character was not permitted when defining cache keys.
Cache shapes
CPT-1524
Incorrect mapping structure
Fixed issue where mapping a flat array to an indexed array resulted in an incorrect structure.
Map shape
CPT-1524
Filter logs by process flow
It's now possible to filter process flow run logs by process flow.
Documentation coming soon
CPT-905
All shapes now support manual input for payload fields
All shapes have been updated to include a manual input option wherever the user has the option to select a payload field.
Shapes
CPT-1419
Empty payloads
Fixed issue passing 'empty' payloads into a shape (which can happen if a null is returned from a script, or if a cache expires). As part of this fix, a new string length
option is available on the filter shape.
The filter shape
CPT-1763
Custom string transform now supports payload metadata
The custom string field mapping transform now supports payload metadata values using [[meta.unique_key]]
syntax.
Referencing flow & meta variables in mapping transformations
CPT-1440
Inbound API now supports flow variables
When initialising a process flow using the Inbound API, it's now possible to pass in flow variables.
Initialising a process flow manually with a payload
CPT-1519
Connectors & instances
Installing a connector includes required scripts
If a marketplace connector requires pre/post scripts, these are now included when a user chooses to install the connector (previously these would be added manually).
Installing a connector
CPT-821
URL parameters excluded from POST requests
Fixed issue where URL parameters were not being passed in POST requests.
URL parameters
CPT-1436
Dashboard UI
Field select UI Fixed issue where the dropdown for payload field selection could be partially hidden.
CPT-35
Prebuilt connectors
The following prebuilt connectors have been added to the Patchworks marketplace since our previous release:
Bloomreach Engagement is an eCommerce platform specialising in marketing automation, product discovery, and content management systems.
EKM Insight is a leading managed print service (MPS) software supplier, helping customers optimise their print and imaging operations.
ShipBob is a global fulfillment solution used by brands to ship orders from everywhere their customers shop.
Snowflake provides a single platform for data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, etc., with secure sharing and consumption of real-time / shared data.
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