XperienCentral R33.1

Release overview

Starting today XperienCentral R33 is available for customers and partners. XperienCentral R33.1 is our so-called “voted release” which means that the issues addressed were submitted and prioritized (voted on) by consultants, developers and architects of our implementation partners. Doing a release in this way provides our partners with an opportunity to ensure that their particular challenges are addressed by our development team. In this article you’ll find an overview of the most important issues resolved in R33.1

Java support

In R33.1, support for Java 13 has been added. Also note that Java 11 is the new minimum version in which an XperienCentral deployment must run.

MariaDB support

XperienCentral R33.1 adds support for the MariaDB which is a popular open-source relational database. It was developed by some of the original developers of MySQL and is found in many cloud offerings and in most Linux distributions.

Content Staging

In previous versions of XperienCentral, the publication date of imported content items was set to the date and time that the import took place and the expiration date was empty. In R33.1, the publication and expiration dates of imported content items are preserved. This saves editors a lot of time and energy when importing large numbers of content items whose publication status needs to remain unchanged.

Content Export

In previous versions, it was possible to face some confusion when carrying out a bulk action on more than 1000 items. This new export functionality clears up any potential confusion when processing large numbers of content items. The Bulk Actions functionality now explicitly shows the exact number of content items that will be exported. A small improvement with a big impact! 

CSRF Settings

XperienCentral performs a CSRF check on certain kinds of server requests. In R33.1 it is now possible to configure one or more approved URLs which are exempt from the automatic CSRF checks. Note that while this new setting may provide convenience in certain situations, it could also potentially weaken the security of your XperienCentral deployment, therefore this new setting should be used with caution.

Image support

In XperienCentral R33.1, the way images are managed has been improved. This includes:

• Lead image: Complete metadata for a lead image is now shown in the content item Properties panel and the name of the file containing the image is a link which you can click to download the image. You can also edit the lead image settings by selecting another image, setting its focus point or deleting it. If the image is stored in the Content Repository, you can navigate directly to the Image content item.

• Image Content Element: Complete metadata for an Image is now shown in the Edit Element Properties dialog. The name of the file containing the image is a link which you can click to download the image. You can also edit the image settings by selecting another image, setting its focus point or deleting it.

• Modular Content Image Type: Complete metadata for a Modular Content Image type is now shown in the content element panel. The name of the file containing the image is a link which you can click to download the image. You can also edit the image settings by selecting another image, setting its focus point or deleting it.

Interactive Forms Import

When importing an Interactive Form, for example when staging a form from one environment in your DTAP to the next, errors could be introduced which are a result of the differences in the environment from which the form was exported and the one into which it is imported. For example, a “Go to Page” router could reference a page that does not exist in the import environment. In XperienCentral R33.1, the Import Forms functionality now lists all potential errors that an imported form will contain. This allows you to quickly and easily modify the imported form so that it functions properly.

Search and Retrieve API

Further development has been done on the Search & Retrieve API which was introduced in XperienCentral R32. In R33.1, you can now filter on results which makes it easier to narrow down search queries.

Other

Finally, In R33.1, several smaller issues have been resolved. For more details, check our product documentation.

Want to upgrade?

Would you like to know more about how to upgrade your XperienCentral environment or are you interested in our changelog or an in-depth review of the new features? Please check out our documentation portal or get in touch with one of our partners to implement the upgrade.

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