Terminalfour: 8.1.8
- Date Released:
- August 26 2016
General
For this release we focused on improving the experience in Direct Edit. We implemented some changes that will enhance the overall usability and we resolved some bugs that were present. The changes are as follows:
- Added a "real" preview option
- Improved visual identifiers
- Removed the media library panel from UI
- Added an improved "create page" option
As normal we have resolved issues that will give as much benefit to you and your users as possible. Some of the most popular ones are:
| Key | Summary |
|---|---|
| RDSM-14228 | Keyword Search Content: issue when pulling keywords from multiple content types, in the same section, using the same element to get keywords |
| RDSM-23796 | Clearly display the current section when editing a section / media category |
| RDSM-24574 | Forms not loading because of specific javascript libraries |
| RDSM-23386 | Power user gets 403 error when trying to view navigation object shared with their group as read access |
| RDSM-11411 | Names of custom styles are being converted to lower case in TinyMCE |
| RDSM-23849 | Restarting Tomcat removes scheduled tasks |
Changes
| Components | Summary | Priority | Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Sharing | Navigation: Cannot share to group as Full access | P3 | RDSM-23378 |
| Caching | Errors stating content does not exist in cache when it does exist in the database | P4 | RDSM-24884 |
| Channels / Microsites, Page Layout | Microsites - Page layouts are being ignored | P3 | RDSM-23692 |
| Clustering, Installer/Upgrader | ClusterListener is not installed by default | P3 | RDSM-22531 |
| Clustering, Scheduler | Scheduled tasks on clustered environment are being removed | P3 | RDSM-24464 |
| Content | Content Configuration: Update tooltip for "Alert owner on expiry" | Trivial | RDSM-24786 |
| Content, Direct Edit | Direct Edit: When you save a piece of content as draft then edit the change, the name is not being parsed correctly | P4 | RDSM-23210 |
| Content, TinyMCE | If an image is used as a section link in HTML element, it can leave the content uneditable | P3 | RDSM-24705 |
| Content, Hierarchy | Mirrored Section/Content Link producing an error | P3 | RDSM-22203 |
| Content Approval, Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Approval queue - not working | P3 | RDSM-23109 |
| Content Types | A deleted content layout is still used by content, new layouts are ignored | P3 | RDSM-24030 |
| Content Types, Navigation, Page Layout | Power user gets 403 error when trying to view navigation object shared with their group as read access | P4 | RDSM-23386 |
| Channels / Microsites, Database | Records in channel_content that point to channel_id that does not exist, stops the ability to "Save and approve" the content | P3 | RDSM-22834 |
| Direct Edit | AnalyticsException: Cannot get assigned account for channel pops up in logs every time you use Direct Edit | P4 | RDSM-21754 |
| Direct Edit | Approval list in direct edit there is no way to click and view the content in direct edit | P3 | RDSM-23758 |
| Direct Edit | Approving content in direct edit shows the content in regular T4 rather than direct edit | P3 | RDSM-23755 |
| Direct Edit | Creating a sub section in direct edit doesn't remember the channel and you have to select the channel again | P3 | RDSM-23756 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: "Characters Remaining" text floats on scroll | Trivial | RDSM-20877 |
| Direct Edit, Hierarchy | Direct Edit: Action buttons overlap section names | P4 | RDSM-21157 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Approval queue continuously loading in IE11 | P4 | RDSM-22954 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Cannot save content in direct edit since "value" is undefined | P3 | RDSM-23321 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Changing page layout requires a refresh | P3 | RDSM-22083 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Content deletion displays different message | Trivial | RDSM-22002 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Content is not displayed in direct edit once publish date is set | P3 | RDSM-21986 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Delete button on delete content modal is unresponsive in IE11 | P4 | RDSM-21997 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Deleting and approving content, special characters are not being parsed correctly | P4 | RDSM-21984 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Editing a piece of content should automatically lock the content | P3 | RDSM-20026 |
| Direct Edit, Media Library | Direct Edit: Error when editing a piece of media | P3 | RDSM-22291 |
| Direct Edit, Form Builder | Direct Edit: Form builder form presentation needs to be improved | P3 | RDSM-23219 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Form validation doesn't work | P3 | RDSM-20720 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: If content type contains a section/content link element, other elements in content type layout are not displayed | P3 | RDSM-22851 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Insert media in IE 11 produces a script error | P3 | RDSM-21994 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Link under edit rights in page details redirects to page/user | P4 | RDSM-22878 |
| Direct Edit, Media Library | Direct Edit: Media library not updating when you upload a new image | P4 | RDSM-22888 |
| Direct Edit, Media Library | Direct Edit: Save & select in media library doesn't do anything | P3 | RDSM-22887 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Select content owner button not working | P4 | RDSM-20390 |
| Direct Edit, Page Layout | Direct Edit: Special characters not displaying correctly for page layouts | P3 | RDSM-20704 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: Spell check isn't working | P3 | RDSM-22879 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: TERMINALFOUR styles overriding TinyMCE bullet lists | P3 | RDSM-21926 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: TinyMCE adds <p> tag around elements that are marked to be edited 'inline' | P3 | RDSM-24049 |
| Direct Edit, TinyMCE | Direct Edit: TinyMCE overflowing browser screen - the scrollbar at the bottom of the screen disappears when clicked | P3 | RDSM-24131 |
| Direct Edit | Direct Edit: de-btn-group menu is not displayed correctly in direct edit on upgraded install (client data set) | P3 | RDSM-20707 |
| Direct Edit | Direct edit - Page stuck on loading when clicking a content link | P3 | RDSM-23716 |
| Direct Edit | Direct edit - Text field irregularity may cause content loss | P3 | RDSM-23934 |
| Direct Edit | Direct edit - content is being added as not translated when you try to add a section/content link through direct edit | P3 | RDSM-23717 |
| Direct Edit | Direct edit: Actions menu for Direct edit hierarchy shows wrong options when hierarchy doesn't display correctly | Trivial | RDSM-21996 |
| Direct Edit | Direct edit: Clicking 'Back' on the Content options modal should redisplay the list of content types | P4 | RDSM-23621 |
| Direct Edit | Direct edit: Pressing Save & select opens Select variant modal even if no defined variants | P4 | RDSM-22916 |
| Direct Edit | Direct edit:406 error in Console when trying to delete some sections | P3 | RDSM-23748 |
| Direct Edit, Media Library | Media Library via Direct Edit: When media filenames are long the table rows overflow in the browser | P3 | RDSM-24130 |
| Direct Edit, UX Requirements | Potential risk of a user losing content before they save it (Using Direct Edit) | P3 | RDSM-23532 |
| Direct Edit | Version of content can be compared only once in direct edit | P3 | RDSM-23915 |
| Form Builder | Form builder: You can select more than one default option for dropdown element | P4 | RDSM-23813 |
| Form Builder | Forms not loading because of specific javascript libraries | P3 | RDSM-24574 |
| Form Builder | Selected radio option does not submit as selected | P3 | RDSM-23856 |
| Form Builder | Submission showing in incorrect order for drop down element | P4 | RDSM-23809 |
| Hierarchy | Corrupt content prevents users from mirroring/duplicating/moving a piece of content into a section | P3 | RDSM-24074 |
| Hierarchy, Workflow | Default workflow on a section showing as undefined when no workflow selected | P3 | RDSM-24077 |
| Hierarchy | Modifying a section - Site Structure breadcrumb | P4 | RDSM-18568 |
| Installer/Upgrader | If extended user content is enabled, after upgrade, cookies must be cleared to enable login | P3 | RDSM-24477 |
| Installer/Upgrader | Logging in to system in upgrade mode causes error if extended user content being used | P3 | RDSM-24474 |
| Languages | Listing content to delete/edit in a non-english language displays "invalid date" | P4 | RDSM-20687 |
| Caching, Content, Lists | Auto Content Mirroring: Rebuild of cache is required for automatic mirroring content (using lists) to appear | P3 | RDSM-22554 |
| Lists | Lists: Full-access for shared groups changes to Read-only on save. | P3 | RDSM-23654 |
| Bundles/Packages, Lists | Packages Selectbox and Check Boxes | P3 | RDSM-24410 |
| Lists | Predefined list items are alphabetically ordered they should be ordered by id | P3 | RDSM-23921 |
| Media Library | Media item missing 'content' table stops Media Library loading | P3 | RDSM-23969 |
| Media Library | Variants are not available when the filename contains a dot | P3 | RDSM-24327 |
| Navigation, Preview / Publish | Keyword Search Content: issue when pulling keywords from multiple content types, in the same section, using the same element to get keywords | P3 | RDSM-14228 |
| Bundles/Packages, Navigation | Packages - T4 Tags within Selective output | P3 | RDSM-24409 |
| Preview / Publish | Disabling "Publish Empty Sections" results in sections being published erroneously | P3 | RDSM-22488 |
| Publish Reports | Publish reports: Clicking into the content brings you to a page that produces an error and does not load the content | P3 | RDSM-23690 |
| Scheduler, Transfer Manager | Restarting Tomcat removes scheduled tasks | P3 | RDSM-23849 |
| Scheduler | Scheduled tasks are being deleted when task is edited and tasks reloaded | P3 | RDSM-24612 |
| Security, Users/Groups/Authentication | Admin Users cannot edit content that is in a group that the admin is not a part of | P3 | RDSM-23937 |
| TinyMCE | Adding an internal link to an image breaks the piece of content | P3 | RDSM-24794 |
| TinyMCE | Adding media and section/content links to a single paragraph in TinyMCE removes the media when editing | P3 | RDSM-24621 |
| TinyMCE | Can no longer add attributes to section links in the HTML editor (TinyMCE) | P3 | RDSM-24560 |
| TinyMCE, User Interface & XHTML Compliance | Custom TinyMCE plugins: No error message when invalid zip file is uploaded | P3 | RDSM-22673 |
| TinyMCE | Names of custom styles are being converted to lower case in TinyMCE | P3 | RDSM-11411 |
| TinyMCE | TinyMCE changes external links that begin with the same URL as T4 to relative links. It should not. | P3 | RDSM-24609 |
| TinyMCE | TinyMCE does not load if there is a reference to a sslink in the content but not in the database | P3 | RDSM-24715 |
| Preview / Publish, Transfer Manager | Changesets generated for Channels not associated with a Transfer site | P2 | RDSM-24894 |
| Preview / Publish, Transfer Manager | Publish fails when Changeset directory is not set after upgrade to 8.1.7 | P3 | RDSM-24501 |
| User Interface & XHTML Compliance | Location of some menu options in System administration menu has changed | P4 | RDSM-23614 |
| User Interface & XHTML Compliance | Unit Test required for Menu items | P3 | RDSM-23919 |
| User Interface & XHTML Compliance, Workflow | Users and Workflow - When you select Section it reverts back to Content type | P3 | RDSM-23535 |
| Users/Groups/Authentication | Updating profile as contributor or moderator user throws Access denied error | P3 | RDSM-24384 |
| Workflow | Users and Workflow - Content type is not being used when there is a workflow on the section | P3 | RDSM-23536 |
| Media Library, User Interface & XHTML Compliance | Clearly display the current section when editing a section / media category | P3 | RDSM-23796 |
Features
| Components | Summary | Priority | Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Library, User Interface & XHTML Compliance | Clearly display the current section when editing a section / media category | P3 | RDSM-23796 |
Before upgrading
In advance of the upgrade please view the information and Technical Roadmap. Please contact us prior to upgrading we can provide you with the pre and post-upgrade tasks.
Priority
Please note that the priorities assigned to bugs differ from those assigned to Client Support tickets:
- P1 - Major rework of product.
- P2 - Major performance change.
- P3 - Regular priority change.
- P4 - Minor change.
- Trivial - Very minor UI changes.