# 2024 01 12 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      |
| ---------------- | ----------------- |
| 1.9.0 (hotfixes) | 12th January 2024 |

**Patchworks dashboard (frontend)**

| Release version  | Release date      |
| ---------------- | ----------------- |
| 1.6.8 (hotfixes) | 12th January 2024 |

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

* [Marketplace](/product-documentation/marketplace/the-patchworks-marketplace.md)
* [Process flows](#process-flows)

## Marketplace

<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="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98">Enhancement</span></td><td><strong>Instance creation as part of app installation</strong><br>It's now possible to create instance for app connectors as part of the installation process. A new 'add instance' option is available for all connectors on the view app page - select this option to add your authentication credentials for the associated third-party system. Note that creating instances as part of the app install process is optional - if preferred you can still just install the app and add instances later in the usual way.<br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""><a href="/pages/jfpe0I4JN0aeeuKW4KyA">Apps </a></td><td>CPT-1838</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Allow empty map shape to be uploaded to app store</strong><br>Fixed issue where a process flow containing an empty map shape could not be uploaded to the apps marketplace. <br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""><a href="/pages/sDacY10PFWZPapzdTUvr">The map shape</a></td><td>CPT-2069</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Duplicate connectors from app install</strong><br>Fixed issue where installing a marketplace connector could result in multiple copies of the same connector.</td><td>CPT-2067</td></tr></tbody></table>

## 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>De-dupe shape validation</strong> <br>Fixed issue where it was possible to save a de-dupe shape without specifying a data pool. <br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""><a href="/pages/LQRcBGzoCvqv2cEsqUsZ">De-dupe shape</a></td><td>CPT-1912</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Connector re-authentication failure when calls are too frequent</strong><br>Fixed issue where attempting to re-authenticate a connector instance during a process flow run would fail if there were multiple other calls being made.<br><img src="/files/MexWutUpX0IvLKh7ZgY1" alt=""><a href="/pages/ksVeuo8Bz6ah8fn0PpJx">Connector shape</a></td><td>CPT-2028</td></tr></tbody></table>


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