2024 08 07 release notes (core)

Release summary

This page summarises items scheduled for the following release to the Patchworks Production environment:

Patchworks core (backend)

Release version	Release date
1.24.0	7th August 2024 @ 9am

Patchworks dashboard (frontend)

Release version	Release date
1.17.0	7th August 2024 @ 9am

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

• Process flows

• Marketplace

• Connector builder

Process flows

Type	Summary	Ref #
New	Partner features subscription bolt-on A new partner features bolt-on is available for Patchworks partners to purchase. This allows Admin users to create new, linked companies for ongoing management. When the partner features bolt-on is enabled, allowances are provided for the number of companies that can be created for different core subscription tiers. For more information, please contact your Patchworks Partner Manager. Adding & linking a new company	CPT-3304
New	Response scripts for connector shapes There may be scenarios where you need to control whether a process flow shape or run should fail/continue based on information returned from a connection request. To achieve this, you can now apply a response script to your connector shape, utilising a new response_code feature to determine the outcome. Using connector shape response scripts	CPT-2913
Enhancement	Append to cache using flow variables When specifying a path for appending data to a cache, it's now possible to include a flow variable. Appending data to a cache	CPT-2894
Enhancement	De-dupe shape performance Improved efficiency of the de-dupe shape for faster processing. De-dupe shape	CPT-1921
Enhancement	Process flow list sorting Additional sort options have been added to the Manage your flows page so you can now sort by process flow name and enabled at date. Process flows	CPT-2918
Enhancement	Custom scripts - PHP 8.2 When creating custom scripts, a PHP 8.2 template is now available for anyone wanting to use 8.2 features. Custom scripts	CPT-2991
Enhancement	Custom scripts - Python requests library The requests HTTP library has been added for Python scripts. Custom scripts	CPT-2407
Enhancement	Shape documentation Relevant documentation can now be accessed directly from the settings drawer for any shape - look for the ? icon in the top-right corner. Process flow shapes	CPT-2932
Enhancement	JSON encode transform function The JSON encode transform function has been enhanced so now any data type is supported. JSON encode transform function	CPT-3217

Marketplace

Type	Summary	Ref #
Bug	Version number appended to cross-reference lookups Fixed an issue where a version number was incorrectly appended to cross-reference lookups when uploaded with an app or process flow. Cross-reference lookups	CPT-3239
Bug	Script versions in uploaded apps Fixed an issue where scripts included in apps were uploaded with incorrect version numbers. Building & uploading apps	CPT-3282

Connector builder

Type	Summary	Ref #
Bug	Full stops in URL parameters Fixed an issue where full stops defined in URL parameter keys were passed as underscores. URL parameters	CPT-3282
Enhancement	Endpoint content types UTF-8, ASCII and ISO-8859-1 charsets are now fully supported content types.	CPT-3085