DM Release Version 8.3.0

Release date: 1st November 2018

Performance Improvements

The following performance enhancements have now been implemented:

• Addition of hibernation relationship cache for various entities.
• Upload subsystem reworked to reduce file IO.
• Configurable parameter for deflate level for upload performance increase.
• Added session lock caching to improve REST document creation performance.

REST API

The following REST API improvements have now been implemented:

• Added AddressBookResource.
• Added NoteDefResource.
• Added UserResource.
• Added GroupResource.
• Added multipart POST to DocumentResource for providing file, metadata, notes, and line items in a single request.
• Added ApplicationsResource.
• Updated Swagger and OpenAPI 3.0 with revamped documentation.

Security

The following security enhancements have now been implemented:

• Resolved an issue with session information leakage to non-admin users.
• Updated jquery js library to version 3.3.1.
• Removed application server information headers.
• Updated moment js library to version 2.22.2.
• Session cookies are now HTTP only.
• Resolved XSS vulnerabilities in remote.jsp and previewdocument servlet.

Fixes

The following list contains details of fixes we have implemented since the last release:

• Improved validation on Note Definition Manager.
• AUTOFORM DM automatically re-activates after an upgrade.
• IP address is now shown correctly on the frontend when accessing AUTOFORM DM via a load balancer.
• The installer now has improved support for an SDC installation.
• Resolved an issue preventing licence activation from working via Swagger.
• File version dropdown is now working correctly for IE11.
• Resolved misalignment in the column width on oracle vs mssql.
• Increased the validation to prevent the removal of the last admin user from the admin role.
• Swagger docs no longer render incorrectly due to method ambiguity.
• Updated logging config to avoid a large stdout file growth.