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Version 12.1 by Caleb James DeLisle on 2012/06/18
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5 {{warning}}4.1 is not released yet, this is a work in progress{{/warning}}
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7 This is the second release of the 4.x cycle ([[Roadmap>>Main.Roadmap]]). This release brings {{todo/}}
8
9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki Enterprise 4.0 version) =
10
11 Here are notable new features and improvements. For the full list of issues (including statistics) see the [[JIRA Dashboard>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=11191]].
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13 == Improvements to the Extension Manager ==
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15 The speed and reliability of the [[Extension Repository>>extensions:Extension.Extension Repository Application]] has been improved considerably. For example the [[XWiki.org Extension Repository>>extensions:Extension.WebHome]] is now much faster when you access it from XWiki Enterprise and you should now be able to browse and install extensions in no time.
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17 Upgrading applications with related configuration documents is now handled using the merge conflict resolution UI. Changes are displayed as if you were comparing versions from a document's history.
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19 {{image reference="EM-mergeConflict.png"/}}
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21 If extension installation fails, the error message is extracted from the logs and displayed. You can view the full stack trace by clicking on the error message.
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23 (in the image below the job of computing the install plan fails)
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25 image:EM-extensionLog.png
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27 The install and uninstall plans display extensions like in the dependency section. This way you can follow the link of an extension to find out more about what is going to be installed.
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29 image:EM-uninstallPlan.png
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31 The install and uninstall process is now completely asynchronous. You can see below how the progress is indicated.
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33 image:EM-asyncInstall.png
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35 See the [[Extension Manager Application documentation>>doc:extensions:Extension.Extension Manager Application]] for more details.
36
37 == Hide technical documents from non-technical users ==
38
39 * Users who do not opt to see hidden documents do not see them on panels or in search results.
40 * For advanced users, it is now possible to specify that a document should be hidden when editing the document (only //wiki// or //wysiwyg// edit modes):(((
41 {{image reference="ReleaseNotesXWikiEnterprise40RC1@hidden.png"/}}
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43 And now there's a new setting in the user profiles, letting users choose whether they want hidden documents to appear in search results or not:
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45 {{image reference="ShowHidden.png" caption="Set 'Display hidden documents' to Yes in order to see technical documents." /}}
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47 * If the user doesn't set explicitly the Hidden setting value in his profile, he won't see hidden documents by default. Thus seeing hidden documents is an explicit choice.
48 )))
49
50
51 == New types of charts ==
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53 We've [[added 2 new types of charts>>extensions:Extension.Chart Macro]], **bar3D** and **line3D**, which draw 3D charts.
54
55 For example the following code:
56
57 {{code}}
58 {{chart type='bar3D' source='inline' params='range:B2-B9;series:columns'}}
59 |=Date|=Value
60 |2012-02-21|1.97
61 |2012-02-26|2.96
62 |2012-03-04|3.93
63 |2012-03-11|4.84
64 |2012-03-18|5.83
65 |2012-03-25|4.5
66 |2012-04-01|3.85
67 |2012-04-08|4.87
68 {{/chart}}
69 {{/code}}
70
71 Will be rendered as this:
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73 [[image:chart-example.png]]
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75
76 It's now possible to select [[custom colors in Chart graphs>>extensions:Extension.Chart Macro]]. For example:
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78 {{code}}
79 {{chart type="pie" source="inline" params="range:B2-D5;series:columns;colors:C3E3F7,1D9FF5,015891,012A45" title="Chart Test" width="320" height="240"}}
80 | |X |Y |Z
81 |Q1|1.2|3.4|1.3
82 |Q2|4.5|3.4|2.3
83 |Q3|1.2|4.5|9.0
84 |Q4|3.4|1.2|1.2
85 {{/chart}}
86 {{/code}}
87
88 Will generate:
89
90 {{image reference="extensions:Extension.Chart Macro@customcolors.png"/}}
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92
93 == New macro for sending messages ==
94
95 Whereas the Activity Stream allows users to send a message as well as observing messages and activities of other users, this macro allows the explicit message sending functionality to be duplicated in other places without including the activity stream as well.
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97 The code:
98
99 {{code language="none"}}
100 {{messageSender /}}
101 {{/code}}
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103 Produces the following:
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105 {{image reference="messageSenderMacro.png"/}}
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107
108 == Miscellaneous ==
109
110 * There's now a link to the [[Getting Started Guide>>enterprise:GettingStarted.WebHome]] on the XWiki Enterprise home page.
111
112 = For developers =
113
114 === Diff module ===
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116 A new diff/merge module has been added to make easier to deal with diff and merge both from component and scripts. See [[Diff module >>extensions:Extension.Diff Module]] for details.
117
118 == Miscellaneous ==
119
120 === Bug Fixes ===
121 * [[XWIKI-7913>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-7913]] Could not register a Javascript or CSS skin extension for the whole wiki.
122
123 == Upgrades ==
124
125 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
126
127 {{todo/}}
128
129 = Tested Browsers =
130
131 Here's the list of browsers tested with this version (i.e. browsers that we've tested as working - Check the list of [[supported browsers>>dev:Community.BrowserSupportStrategy]]):
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133
134 {{todo/}}
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136
137 = Tested Databases =
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139 {{todo/}}
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141
142 = Known issues =
143
144 * [[Bugs we know about>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=category+%3D+%22Top+Level+Projects%22+AND+issuetype+%3D+Bug+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+ORDER+BY+updated+DESC]]
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146 = Test Report =
147
148 You can check the [[manual test report>>TestReports.ManualTestReportXE41]] to learn about what was tested and the results on various browsers.
149
150 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
151
152 == General Notes ==
153
154 {{info}}
155 If you're running in a multiwiki setup you'll also need to define the property //xwiki.store.migration.databases// in your //xwiki.cfg// file if you want to explicitly name some databases to be migrated as the default is now to migrate all databases. Database that are not migrated could not be accessed.
156 {{/info}}
157
158 You may also want to [[import the default wiki XAR>>Main.Download]] in order to benefit from all the improvements listed above.
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160 {{warning}}
161 Always make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg## and ##xwiki.properties## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters were added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
162 {{/warning}}
163
164 == API Breakages ==
165
166 The following APIs were modified since version 4.0:
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168 {{code language="none"}}
169 org.xwiki.environment.EnvironmentConfiguration: Class org.xwiki.environment.EnvironmentConfiguration removed
170 org.xwiki.extension.job.plan.ExtensionPlan: Return type of method 'public java.util.Collection getTree()' has been changed to org.xwiki.extension.job.plan.ExtensionPlanTree
171 org.xwiki.extension.version.VersionConstraint: Method 'public boolean isCompatible(org.xwiki.extension.version.Version)' has been added to an interface
172 org.xwiki.job.AbstractJob: Changed type of field status from org.xwiki.job.internal.DefaultJobStatus to org.xwiki.job.internal.AbstractJobStatus
173 org.xwiki.job.AbstractJob: Return type of method 'protected org.xwiki.job.internal.DefaultJobStatus createNewStatus(org.xwiki.job.Request)' has been changed to org.xwiki.job.internal.AbstractJobStatus
174 org.xwiki.job.AbstractJob: Method 'protected java.lang.String getId()' has been removed
175 org.xwiki.job.AbstractRequest: Return type of method 'public java.lang.String getId()' has been changed to java.util.List
176 org.xwiki.job.Job: Method 'public void join()' has been added to an interface
177 org.xwiki.job.Job: Method 'public boolean join(long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)' has been added to an interface
178 org.xwiki.job.JobManager: Method 'public org.xwiki.job.event.status.JobStatus getJobStatus(java.util.List)' has been added to an interface
179 org.xwiki.job.Request: Return type of method 'public java.lang.String getId()' has been changed to java.util.List
180 org.xwiki.job.event.JobEvent: Return type of method 'public java.lang.String getJobId()' has been changed to java.util.List
181 org.xwiki.job.event.JobFinishedEvent: Return type of method 'public java.lang.String getJobId()' has been changed to java.util.List
182 org.xwiki.job.event.JobStartedEvent: Return type of method 'public java.lang.String getJobId()' has been changed to java.util.List
183 org.xwiki.job.event.status.JobStatus: Method 'public java.util.Date getEndDate()' has been added to an interface
184 org.xwiki.job.event.status.JobStatus: Method 'public java.util.Date getStartDate()' has been added to an interface
185 com.xpn.xwiki.doc.merge.MergeUtils: Class com.xpn.xwiki.doc.merge.MergeUtils removed
186 com.xpn.xwiki.objects.ObjectInterface: Method 'public com.xpn.xwiki.objects.classes.BaseClass getXClass(com.xpn.xwiki.XWikiContext)' has been added to an interface
187 com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.AutoTagPlugin: Class com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.AutoTagPlugin removed
188 com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.AutoTagPluginAPI: Class com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.AutoTagPluginAPI removed
189 com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.FrenchStemmer: Class com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.FrenchStemmer removed
190 com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.Tag: Class com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.Tag removed
191 com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.TagCloud: Class com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.autotag.TagCloud removed
192 org.xwiki.query.QueryFilter: Method 'public java.util.List filterResults(java.util.List)' has been added to an interface
193 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.Images: Method 'public com.google.gwt.resources.client.ImageResource sync()' has been removed
194 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.Strings: Method 'public java.lang.String sync()' has been removed
195 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.AddDelta: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.AddDelta removed
196 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.ChangeDelta: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.ChangeDelta removed
197 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Chunk: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Chunk removed
198 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DeleteDelta: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DeleteDelta removed
199 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Delta: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Delta removed
200 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Diff: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Diff removed
201 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DiffAlgorithm: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DiffAlgorithm removed
202 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DiffException: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DiffException removed
203 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DifferentiationFailedException: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.DifferentiationFailedException removed
204 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.PatchFailedException: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.PatchFailedException removed
205 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Revision: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.Revision removed
206 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.RevisionVisitor: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.RevisionVisitor removed
207 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.SimpleDiff: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.SimpleDiff removed
208 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.ToString: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.ToString removed
209 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.DiffNode: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.DiffNode removed
210 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.MyersDiff: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.MyersDiff removed
211 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.PathNode: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.PathNode removed
212 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.Snake: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.diff.myers.Snake removed
213 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncPlugin: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncPlugin removed
214 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncPluginFactory: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncPluginFactory removed
215 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncResult: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncResult removed
216 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncService: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncService removed
217 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncServiceAsync: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncServiceAsync removed
218 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncStatus: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncStatus removed
219 org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncTools: Class org.xwiki.gwt.wysiwyg.client.plugin.sync.SyncTools removed
220 org.xwiki.wysiwyg.server.plugin.sync.SyncEngine: Class org.xwiki.wysiwyg.server.plugin.sync.SyncEngine removed
221 org.xwiki.wysiwyg.server.plugin.sync.SyncException: Class org.xwiki.wysiwyg.server.plugin.sync.SyncException removed
222 {{/code}}

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