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The following features have been added in this release.

• Quick Overview
• HP-UX Support for Agents
• Agent Impersonation for UNIX Platforms
• Force IE9 Browser Mode Option
• PVCS Config Source Type Automatic Versioning
• Interactive SQL-JDBC plug-in
• VMware vCenter Plug-in
• VMware ESX/ESXi plug-in
• VMWare Workstation Plug-in

 
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     <forceCompatibleViewMode>true</forceCompatibleViewMode>
     <compatibilityViewValue>IE=8,IE=9</compatibilityViewValue>
     </ieCompatibleModeConfig>

These issues have been fixed for this release:

Process Does Not Run with Non-English Characters

Process versions that contain non-English characters, will not run.

Spaces Not Supported in Agent Install Path on Linux

On Linux, spaces are not supported in the agent install path.

Agent Windows Service Not Supported on Windows 32-Bit

An agent cannot be installed as a Windows service under a Windows 32-bit system due to an error during installation.

Component Process Run from Component Process Exception

When an attempt to run a component process from another component process is made, an exception occurs.

Agent UI Installer Non-English Text Error

If the Region and Language settings are set to a language other than English, when you run the Agent UI Installer some of the UI elements may display: java.lang.NullPointerException

Groovy Plug-in Not Available

After the plug-in zip file is downloaded, the plug-in folder contains the groovy binary instead of the groovy plug-in zip file.

Checkbox "Run process after creating a new version" multiplies

In the Component dialog, the "Run process after creating a new version" checkbox multiplies after selecting a template from the drop-down.

installed.properties file issue with shared config. directories

For Installation with shared configuration directories, the installed.properties file is created only for the first Serena Release Automation application.

Non-Derby reinstall "table already exists errors"

Uninstall - reinstall for non Derby DBs hits "table already exists errors"

UNIX server install registration issue

Server install on UNIX; newly installed SCT is not registered to vpd.

No Unistaller for Agent

Uninstaller is missed for Serena Release Automation agent.

/libs missing from DBdeploy Plug-in .zip

No libs in dbdeploy plug-in zip.

Install owner credentials not set during install.

Installation owner credentials are not set during installation.

IE: Pop-up dimensions, field alignment and scrolls

(Internet Explorer versions 7, 8, and 9) All pop-ups appear the wrong dimensions, alignment of fields are not correct, and unneeded scroll bars appear.

IE: Process Steps Creation pop-up Edit Properties

FF: (Internet Explorer versions 7, 8, and 9) pop-ups Edit Properties in Process Steps Creation is stretched.

Long Application Name and Bad Cut off Report Graph

Bad cut of graph pop-up of Deployment Reports if long app's name.

Server Install doesn't accept spaces in install path

Core installer doesn't allow spaces in installation path.

Server install displays database password

Server installer shows DB password.

Plug-in version error

Plug-in version is wrong for some plug-ins.

Non-English Agent Wizard installer behaves odd

Odd behavior of Agent UI Installer under non-English format settings.

(On 32-bit System) Can't install Agent as Windows Service

Agent cannot be installed as windows service under 32-bit system.

Scroll at Deployment Details

Redundant scroll at Deployment Details if no deployments.

Agent Relay zip file missing version number.

Zip file of agent relay doesn't have version number.

Locale preferences not applied

Locale preferences are not applied after click "X" button.

Locale names of countries

Inconsistency in names of countries in "Locale" drop-down.

Log for failed step

Irrelevant state and log for failed step.

Component import and non-English local set

Component import doesn't work if a non-English locale was set in Preferences.

Reports not saving non-English data

Saved reports do not save non-English data correctly.

Websphere Plug-in broken steps

There are two broken steps in WebSphere plug-in.

LinuxSystemTools plug-in 2 broken steps

There are two broken steps in LinuxSystemTools plug-in.

Locale preferences not applied when Esc is pressed

Locale preferences are not applied after press <Esc> button.

Exported Components with non-English names

Incorrect filenames for exported Components with non-English names.

Importing Component with "Process Sleep" step

Component with "Process Sleep" step cannot be correctly imported.

Importing Dimensions baseline and certain IDs

Importing Dimensions baselines into CodeStation - certain IDs do not appear automatically.

(IE 8) Component import not working right

Component import doesn't work properly under IE 8.

Agent misplaces working directory

Agent creates misplaced work directory depending on server install location.

Cannot delete properties with forward or back slash

Cannot delete properties containing forward or back slash.

Cannot load config if profile folder has been moved.

Cannot load configuration if profile folder was moved.

Opening Login page under non-English OS errors

After opening Log In page of SRA Server installed under nonEnglish OS errors in console appears.

Non-English characters and loading config for non-default path

It is impossible to load a configuration for a non-default path with non-English characters.

Errors after opening Create Component Dialog

After opening Create Component dialog errors in console appears.

(IE 8 and lower) Missing localization in Process Designers.

Missing localization in Process Designers for IE8 and lower.

These are the current known issues that exist in this release:

Documentation Error: Connecting Agents to a Series of Server "Endpoints" procedure

Distributing Server Processing with Active/Active section, Connecting Agents to a Series of Server "Endpoints" procedure: Step 5. In the Create Network Relay dialog: a. Enter a Name for the "third server". Should say "second server".

Server Install using Skip Database option and loss of Plug-ins

After installing SRA Server application using Skip Database option, all non-default plug-ins should be loaded by user manually again. If you do not do this, these plug-ins will still appear on the Server|Settings tab|Automation Plug-ins tab http://host:port/serena_ra/#automation/automationPlugins. However, the interface is misleading and these plug-ins will not work because they are not in the database.

(Windows) Agent doesn't clean registry keys

(Windows only) After uninstalling an agent, the registry keys are not cleaned.

(AIX) Agent Installer not closing

(AIX) Agent installer is not closing on finishing (both GUI and Silent mode).

(Linux) Spaces Not Supported in Agent Install Path

(Linux) Spaces are not supported in the agent install path.

Agent Install Wizard Browse Button Disables

In the agent UI installer wizard, pressing <Back to return to the Java Runtime Environment page disables the Browse button. To enable the Browse button, toggle between the Install JRE and Use Existing JRE buttons.

Agent UI Uninstall Wizard Displays Incorrect Path

Agent UI uninstall wizard last page displays incorrect path to log.

The uninstall log can be found in the serena_ra_agent_install folder, which is not the folder displayed on the final page of the agent UI uninstall wizard.

Agent UI Install Requires English Username

When using the agent UI installer, you can only enter an English username. Agent installation into a path containing non-ascii characters is not supported.

Service Name for Agent is Not Correct

The service name format should be: serenaRA Agent <specified_name> not <specified_name>.

Agent Uninstall Wizard Errors Not Valid

For any agent not installed as a Windows Service, the agent uninstall wizard's final panel displays uninstallation errors despite successful uninstallation.

Agent Installer Does Not Clean Up tmp Folder

After the Agent installation is complete, the Agent installer doesn't clean the /tmp folder.