# 2024 01 04 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)**

| Release version | Release date     |
| --------------- | ---------------- |
| 1.8.9           | 4th January 2024 |

**Patchworks dashboard (frontend)**

| Release version | Release date     |
| --------------- | ---------------- |
| 1.6.7           | 4th January 2024 |

New features, updates, and enhancements of note are summarised by product area, below:

* [Process flows](#process-flows)
* [Dashboard UI](#dashboard-ui)
* [Prebuilt connectors](#prebuilt-connectors)

## Process flows

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Type<select><option value="edbc33cea7f34e16b3a205c7a65c3172" label="New" color="blue"></option><option value="d8457d8925c74fab90fa132d141b764b" label="Update" color="blue"></option><option value="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98" label="Enhancement" color="blue"></option><option value="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db" label="Bug" color="blue"></option></select></th><th width="388">Summary</th><th>Ref #</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>First &#x26; Last word field transforms</strong><br>Fixed issue where first word and last word field transformations were not working correctly.<br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""><a href="/pages/HDn9NDKmYejdH2cKYLTv">Field transformation functions</a></td><td>CPT-1897</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Format date field transform</strong><br>Fixed issue where converting from Unix timestamp to any other format was not working correctly. <br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""> <a href="/pages/HDn9NDKmYejdH2cKYLTv">Field transformation functions</a></td><td>CPT-1897</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Marketplace - apps</strong><br>Fixed issue with erroneous count of app components in detail view. <br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""> <a href="/pages/vvyELD71ECyRWeH6cuAN">Marketplace apps</a></td><td>CPT-1993</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Marketplace - apps</strong><br>Fixed issue where choosing to exclude process flows from installing could still result in assets for those flows being installed. <br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""> <a href="/pages/vvyELD71ECyRWeH6cuAN">Marketplace apps</a></td><td>CPT-1979</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Dashboard UI

<table><thead><tr><th width="156">Type<select><option value="edbc33cea7f34e16b3a205c7a65c3172" label="New" color="blue"></option><option value="d8457d8925c74fab90fa132d141b764b" label="Update" color="blue"></option><option value="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98" label="Enhancement" color="blue"></option><option value="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db" label="Bug" color="blue"></option></select></th><th width="388">Summary</th><th>Version &#x26; Ref #</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Tree component exceeds drawer width</strong><br>Fixed issue where a long tree component (typically displaying a data schema for value selections) would sometimes exceed the drawer. This affected the following shapes: map, flow control, split, de-dupe, together with connector endpoint data path selections.</td><td>CPT-35</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Prebuilt connectors

The following prebuilt connectors have been added to the Patchworks marketplace since our previous release:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Clarus WMS</strong> is a leading provider of warehouse management systems for businesses.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/zRPHhqMnPEHngOF6kuMm">/files/zRPHhqMnPEHngOF6kuMm</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Google Pub Sub</strong> is used for streaming analytics and data integration pipelines to load and distribute data.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/PR3oOs4Pfl2dbX0lQ89S">/files/PR3oOs4Pfl2dbX0lQ89S</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>RabbitMQ</strong> is an open-source message-broker.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/1JRE6jTfZwIGbNL7Ldab">/files/1JRE6jTfZwIGbNL7Ldab</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sage</strong> is the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/DHlFedXFhFg4tYZVdw4Q">/files/DHlFedXFhFg4tYZVdw4Q</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sanity.io</strong> provides a modern CMS that transforms content into a competitive advantage.  </td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/1OYpdIz8TlNIRjuDniI8">/files/1OYpdIz8TlNIRjuDniI8</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sitoo</strong> is a cloud-based POS and Unified Commerce Platform for global retailers.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/6THbFBntPSEuJpzTX9z0">/files/6THbFBntPSEuJpzTX9z0</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Voyado</strong> is a customer experience platform helping retailers with marketing automations, loyalty schemes, campaign management, and more.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/zqSNnCcIsiNvTXSMdUNQ">/files/zqSNnCcIsiNvTXSMdUNQ</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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