2024 02 29 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
1.12.3	29th February 2024

Patchworks dashboard (frontend)

Release version	Release date
1.9.2	29th February 2024

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

• Marketplace

• Process flows

• Connectors & instances

• Connector builder

• General settings

Marketplace

Type	Summary	Ref #
Enhancement	Help links When viewing the contents of an app, a help link is now available. This will link to useful information about this app, including any special instructions/guidance for usage. Installing an app	CPT-2242
Bug	Endpoint variables not set for installed apps Fixed issue where connector variables were not being set as expected for installed apps. Installing an app	CPT-2267

Process flows

Type	Summary	Ref #
New	Retry failed process flow If a process flow runs and fails, a retry option is now available from the run logs page. Users can click this option to run the flow again. Run logs & queue	CPT-2462
Enhancement	Route shape filters A manual input option has been added to route shape filters for cases where the schema can't be used for field selection (e.g. for incoming payloads via the API). Meta variables are supported for this input. Route shape	CPT-1221
Enhancement	Filter shape A manual input option has been added to filters for cases where the schema can't be used for field selection (e.g. for incoming payloads via the API). Meta variables are supported for this input. Filter shape	CPT-1221
Bug	Route shape - routing method Fixed issue where the follow all matching routes routing method was not working as expected. Route shape	CPT-1824
Bug	Map shape Fixed issue where slash characters in JSON payloads were being escaped through the map shape, and also in date format transforms. Map shape	CPT-1870 CPT-2046
Bug	No payload from first POST connector step Fixed issue where a connector step would fail when the first shape in a process flow is a POST request and no payload is received in response. To handle this scenario, a new expect empty response option has been added to connector shape settings - this option is only shown for POST requests. Connector shape	CPT-2023
Bug	Saving a long process flow Fixed issue where saving a shape near the end of a long process flow would reload the page back to the top, meaning that users needed to scroll back down to continue where they left off. Building process flows	CPT-1996
Bug	Filtering boolean variable values Fixed issue where filters weren’t working for manual payloads if the value provided was a boolean variable. A new variable filter type has been added which gives users the option to configure what type the value of the variable is so that it can be properly compared whilst filtering. Available filter types	CPT-1761

Connectors & instances

Type	Summary	Ref #
Bug	Deployed connector count Fixed issue where the number of deployed connectors was not displayed. Connectors & instances	CPT-2448

Connector builder

Type	Summary	Ref #
New	Clone endpoints A 'clone' button has been added to the endpoints list, so you can duplicate an existing endpoint and then make required changes to the new version. Adding an endpoint	CPT-1854
Enhancement	Optimisation Endpoint and authentication implementation pages should now be faster to load, with fewer API calls. Connector builder	CPT-1652
Bug	Default value for optional URL parameters Fixed issue where a default value was required for optional URL parameters. Optional parameters can now be save without a default value. URL parameters	CPT-1854
Bug	Script errors Fixed issues where script errors were not being displayed in run logs.	CPT-2460

General settings

Type	Summary	Ref #
Bug	User list Fixed pagination issue with multiple pages of users which blocked options to browse users. Viewing company users	CPT-2321

Prebuilt connectors

Cin7 is a fully integrated, cloud-based inventory management solution that streamlines stock management across multiple channels.