RunaWFE Free Workflow System (BPMS) Version 4.5.0

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# Last version

# version 4.4.1

General functionality:

Internal storage of business objects is implemented
Chat of participants of a business process instance is implemented
Commands for working with signals have been added to WS API
Validation of default values have been added
The ability to validate parameters of subprocesses and multi-subprocesses at startup have been added

RunaWFE Free Server:

Sending a signal from the web interface is implemented
The ability to disable the use of rights to object categories added to the settings
The rights to reports have been added
The ability to compare versions of business processes in the web interface have been added

Graphic Designer:

The contextual palette of graphic designer elements has been is expanded.
Configuration of script tasks and bots "Word: Generating a DOCX document" is simplified.
Configuration of SQL handler is simplified.
The possibility of uninterrupted occurrence of events is implemented.
Filter by the name of the business process when importing from the server have been added.

Task-notifier

Options for configuring the task-notifier through the graphical interface is expanded.

# version 4.4.0

Released: XX March 2019

Docx handler bug fix (https://sourceforge.net/p/runawfe/bugs/474/); added table cells vertical merge support
Global roles added to Developer Studio
Datasources added to Developer Studio
Refactored authorization subsystem (use one-to-one between SecuredObjectType and class hierarchy, Permission.UPDATE, ProcessPermission.DELETE_PROCESS, delete view group permission and more)
Developer Studio MacOS build support
Developer Studio regulations algorithm changed
Developer Studio install and update capability added
Developer Studio joint form editor (with validation and script)
Statistics improved, javamelody update
Report handler added
BPMN: signal on signal capability
Ability to restore cancelled process instance

# version 4.3.0

Released: 14 August 2018

Cache improved
User-defined type variables were refactored (VariableUserType - > UserType, ComplexVariable - > UserTypeMap)
Refactoring of the component forms (FreemarkerTag -> FormComponent) performed
Reporting subsystem added
Common profiles mechanism implemented
The ability to use variables in read mode from another business process extended
Work with temporary groups changed
Ability to pause business process added
The ability to manage transaction boundaries when running business processes added
The ability to set conditions on Groovy for Multi-Task item added
Extending freemarker added
Ability to define a form script at the business process level (form.js) added
API method for obtaining the timer process ExecutionService.getProcessJobs added
The ability to delete the process definition version if the number of running processes on it is 0 added
Configure for hung tasks bots detection added
Added value of a selected transition in the global configuration of the validator
Added a handler to set the date-time in another process
Implemented a mechanism to transfer the task execution time and the timer in case of changing the value of the base variable
Added support for Java 8 and Wildfly10
Improved the mode shapes in multiple Windows of the browser (in connection with FormComponentSubmissionHandler, FormComponentSubmissionPostProcessor)
Added the ability to change the role by administrator
Type 'Formatted text' Added
Tasks filter settings extended
Process filter settings extended
Fixed memory leak in form editor
Signals implemented
"Not interrupting" timers and signals implemented
Gantt diagramm improved
The possibility to change default value of the BPMN elements size added
Support for bigdecimal added
"Compact view" option for subprocess added
The possibility of name declination based on the file added
Added API for loading state of process variables on the specified date
Implemented delayed substitution cache
Added new user attributes: Department and Position (requires system restart)
LDAP subsystem rebuilded
Implemented the command to execute the SQL from the form
Implemented view tasks of other users
Added the handler in BPMN processes
Added multiple task delegation
The Designer is transferred to Java 8 at the platform eclipse-oxygen (4.7), - improved support for linux, mac
Added the ability to customize node colors in BPMN notation in the Designer
Added support for variable storage type as an array of bytes, not stored in the database (available in the transaction)
The text schedule generation improved in the Designer
Added support for categories in the Designer when importing business processes from the server
Added a command to switch all incomplete instances to the new version
The query configuration handler made multi-line SQL editor
Password in the connection settings with the server is hidden
Bugfix: in the handler, Groovy monitored not all situations are the changes in variables
Added the ability to hide menus in the web interface
"Select from list" and "Select from group members" form components has been changed
Possibility of business process diagram export added to the Designer
Fixed problems with drawing routes of control points on the process graph
Added components for entering and displaying a list of user variables
Implemented transactional composition with the special bots behavior
added color to tasks transitions

# version 4.2.2

Released:"'20 January 2016"'

Building a list of tasks bug fixed.
Added the ability to perform special tasks by the administrator
A new criterion of substitution added
Storage variables of type List changed from BLOB to component model
Ability to access BP variables from form script added
Ability to use variables in read mode from another business process added
Ability to configure handlers, called on completion of business process added
Add a handler to merge DOCX files
Access to variables and roles now is possible by the script name
Added ability to update business process definition of any version (to fix errors)
Added the ability to update the version of the business process instance to any of the existing ones
Added page with view versions of BP definition of the statistics of the instances of BP
DOCX handler can call code now
The default settings for the palette elements are set in the DevStudio settings
TaskService API created

# Version 4.2.1

Released: 24 September 2015

BPMN: Multitask added
cache errors fixed

# Version 4.2.0

Released on 29 June 2015

Added form components for variables of list of user types
Email handler syntax has been extended
Bot station autostart mode introduced (on system startup)
Form editor components UI improved
BPMN editor Undo - Redo now supported (partly)
Added dynamic settings through web-interface and windows-installer
Added task delegation feature
DOCX to PDF handler feature added. test mode
ExecutionContext now available in groovy handler code
User type support improved
LDAP authentication fixed
Extended process audit in raw tables (disabled by default)
Excel support improved
Sequentical execution mode added to bot tasks
Added form components: Choose string from list, Choose relation name
Jboss4 support has been finished
CKeditor4 set as default in form editor
Email transactional and guaranteed delivery for email sending handler
Auto-invocation of bot tstation on bot task assignment
Form editor components images now generated dynamically and can contain parameter info
Form editor components can be disabled by other plugin
File variable external storage added
Added ability to upgrade process definition to next version
Added ability to remove finished process from system
New formula function: random
Added ability to load multiple files in bot station
Added trusted authentication
Added ability to use transition name in validators
Added ability to get new and old variable values in validators
Added ability to import and export projects from file system

# Version 4.1.2

Released on 29 Jule 2014

Bot task now can contain additional binary file which can be used by handlers at its discretion (docx handler uses it as a document template)
BPMN2: display swimlane and name in start event
BPMN2: display name in end event
Added form treeview support
Added autocomplete from SQL query
Added ability to configure Mozilla browser in form editor under Windows
Added process definitions multiple upload
CKeditor (version 3) has been removed from form editor
Form editor (CKeditor4): added ability to use tabs in forms
Added tooltips for variable of (Executor, Group, Actor) types
Regulations auto-generation based on graph
C++ tasks notifier: added login/password auth
Added ability to change process variables
BPMN: added Copy/Paste
Added InputVariable and DisplayVariable support for variables of type "Map"

# Version 4.1.1

Released on 21 April 2014

almost all entities now have CREATE_DATE column in database
changed message handling to multithreaded architecture
forms are now able to edit and display complex variables
moved timers from Spring to EJB transaction management (due to bug with Hibernate current session in nested transactions).
escalation configuration can use relations
Developer Studio (gpd) maven build based on Tycho
MultiSubProcess discriminator refactored
MultiTask discriminator can be group or relation now

# Version 4.1.0

Released on 9 February 2014

added function IsExecutorInGroup() to FormulaActionHandler
fixed bug with history record type when completing task by substitution
added SelectFromList tag, MultipleSelectFromList tag
GPD: server connector changed to jboss7.ws by default
add new element "Embedded Subprocess"
added process definition property AccessType = { Process | OnlySubprocess }
added new form type "quick" based on templates
highlight completed multi process instances on parent process graph
added process graph context history, configurable
GPD: added ability to copy forms
added handler for asynchronous tasks cancellation
added handler for expending groups (conversion from List(Executor) to List(Actor))
Added file input ajax tag, configurable
GPD: added form CSS templates
new feature: import and export whole system configuration (except process instances)
added user defined variables
added new variable format ProcessIdFormat for process reference
added form editor option: CKeditor to 4.3.1
added process permission handler

# Version 4.0.6

Released on 10 October 2013

fixed error about marking task as read in case of multiple executors
wfe-alfresco project moved to proxies for referenced properties and associations
Business calendar refactoring
improved "strict-mode" in Word bot
process definition can embed template for docx and xlsx handlers
process errors: ability to download required files for technical support
added TestNG tests
tasks notifier build ported to maven
tasks notifier uses WebServices API (so added jboss7 support)
extended syntax for Docx handler template document ()
changes in bot subsystem: ParamBasedVariableProvider for extended tasks; removed CDATA for XML configs
extended Docx templates syntax: improved tables, added loops, ability to use maps

# Version 4.0.5

Released on 12 August 2013

added performance log category for long running service operations
WebServices API change: variable methods moved to ru.runa.wfe.service.decl.ExecutionServiceRemoteWS
bot subsystem: formal parameters can be defined in configuration as param:parameterName
now container types "List" and "Map" are typed
added tag "Edit linked lists"
web: display user status despite of UPDATE_STATUS permission
added ajax command framework for advanced forms
web: unified required fields in system
relations: added adminscript operations, tags, handlers
API change: added ru.runa.wfe.service.ExecutionService.updateVariables(User, Long, Map<String, Object>)
add READ_LOG permission
added variables strong typing
unified tag for forms

# Version 4.0.4

Released on 21 June 2013

added extension mechanism (without runawfe.ear change)
actualized public API javadocs
added xss filter
BPMN: element "ScriptTask" aligned with spec
synchronization with LDAP
added maven build profile for jboss7
variable and swimlane names restrictions removed
added asynchronous task completion mode
WebServices API improvement for variables
API change: added ru.runa.wfe.service.ScriptingService.executeGroovyScript(User, String)
fixed error with encoding in process editor

# Version 4.0.3

Released on 24 May 2013

javamelody included in distributive by default
JPDL: added element "Junction"
BrowserFunction used for visual form editor

# Version 4.0.2

Released on 30 April 2013

fixed error when creating relation
timeout transition can have arbitrarily name [1]
ported integration tests from version 3
BPMN: element "End token" aligned with specification

# Version 4.0.1

Released on 4 April 2013

added proxies for file variables
added search by string value for variables of any type
added TTL for messages used in "SendMessage" and "ReceiveMessage" elements
AjaxFreemarkerTag: added JSON support
process errors: view stack traces in web interface
ajaxified batch presentation filters
JavaScript handlers added
added grouping by subprocesses in processes list
performance improved in authorization subsystem (additional indexes)
BPM_TASK now contains only active tasks

# Version 4.0.0

Released on March 2013

Version 3 was deep refactored.

The most significant changes:

core engine code changed (former jbpm3), DB structure simplified
moved to Spring framework
added support for executable BPMN
added support for Jboss7
build moved from ant to maven
process editor moved from Eclipse 3.4 to Eclipse 3.7
moved from BSH to Groovy
Java API moved from EJB2 to EJB3
WebServices API is synchronized with Java API

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