Nightly 8.0 Changelogs - 2020

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200724

Ignition Platform

16205: Can’t use shortcut options on Linux Vision Client/Designer Launcher when target Gateway is Edge
Fixed so that the shortcut is now working correctly.

8766: Add configureChart to all JFreechart extension Vision components
Added a configureChart extension function to the following components:
Bar Chart, Gantt Chart, Status Chart, Pie Chart, Meter, Thermometer, Compass

16718: Filter out null values in UserSourceProfile#getUsers collection
Fixed a potential NPE which could cause authentication to fail for an IdP pointing to an AD/DB hybrid user source.

Vision

9609: Add row height override to Dropdown List, Power Table Options editor
Added the ability to customize the row height on the Dropdown List and Power Table’s “options” editor mode, to better support interaction on touchscreen devices.

9761: Dropping Dataset tags on the root container and selecting dropdown fails to populate the dropdown with values
Fixed an issue where dragging and dropping a dataset tag as a Dropdown List did not set up the component correctly.

14202: UDT drop in Vision suggesting incorrect templates
Fixed so when dragging & dropping a UDT instance on a window, users should only be able to pick templates where the drop target type is the same type as the UDT.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200727

Enterprise Administration

10572:EAM throws binding error on client re-login or designer project switch
Fixed error behavior for binding on client-login or designer project switch.

Ignition Platform

16839: Gateway network Apache http connection does not respect gateway SSL cipher settings
Now using user-specified SSL ciphers for gateway network connections.

9526: NonSerializingDataset cannot be written to tags
Fixed so that the current value of the dataset writes to specific tag.

13476: Expose OIDC Token API Response Object in a Perspective Session
OIDC IdPs now expose the token endpoint response object to Attribute Mappers, Security Level Rules, and Perspective Sessions.

14109: OpenID Connect: Introduce first-class support for User Info API
OIDC IdPs now support User Info.

15591: Identity provider User Attribute Mapping fields can’t be set back to None after initially specified
Optional user attribute mapping fields may now be reset to None.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200728

Ignition Platform

16847: Changing data type on memory tag in UDT can lead to value override in instances
Changing data type of memory tag with a bound value in a UDT can result in overridden values set on instance.

16713: Restrict creating parameters folder within UDT
User defined “Parameters” folder on UDT can clash with built-in node and cause issues, upgrade incompatibilities.

16854: Nested memory tags using path-based built-in UDT params evaluate incorrectly
Fixed by updating the path on startup (activation), we ensure we have the right path if it’s available.

Perspective

16789: Views: add timeout option as safety for non-blocking views
Views with loading mode set to non-blocking will only wait patiently for five seconds if they have not been called. Prevents views from never loading because the thread is heavily occupied.

Vision

9972: Text Area’s Editable property doesn’t update non-default background color
Background color no longer toggles to white when editable.

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Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200729

Ignition Platform

10061: Alarm Event Missing Information After Alarm Enabled Property Toggled
Fixed so that the missing information is now present.

16299: Allow system.db scripting functions to work in designer when Vision is not installed
Updated so system.db scripting functions now work in Designer when Vision is not installed.

16689: {ArrayTag}[#] Tag Expressions return bad quality due to OOB errors
Updated so that if value is an array swap row with column.

Perspective

16424: Datasets in an array in a script transform evaluate as a string
Fixed issue that caused script transforms to be unable to read datasets inside of arrays or objects.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200730

Ignition Platform

Add an alphabetical sorting option to system.dataset.sort and the sortDataset expression function
Added natural/alphabetical option for system.dataset.sort().

OPC-UA

15888: OPC Reads Report NULL Timestamp
Now using server timestamp when source timestamp is null or isNull.

15251: system.opc.browse exception
Filtering out browse results with Milo types that don’t exist in the client.

7/31/2020

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200731

Ignition Platform

16725:The runSFUpdateQuery() can cause store and forward to grow unbounded
Fixed so this no longer grows unbounded.

16300: Allow excel sheets to be named using system.dataset.toExcel()

16750: Cannot copy/paste inherited tags in UDT definition into other UDT definition
Users can now copy any of the tags in a UDT definition into another definition.

16857: Designer session activity results in error: Received unknown message type “client-activity” protocol=client-activity
Eliminate log message ‘Received unknown message type “client-activity”’ which could spam gateway logs.

BACnet Driver

16842: Initialization fails with abortReason=segmentation-not-supported
Handle segmentation not being supported while reading the object list.

Perspective

16864: Dropdown component has too much spacing for search input on left side of text area.
This update forces the dropdown selected item to be left aligned with the search field to the right of the selected items (regardless of single vs multiple selection mode).
In multiple selection mode, the scroll position of the value container (DOM node containing the selected dropdown items) is moved back to the top when the item search container is blurred in order to keep the top-most selected items viewable.
Initial width of the dropdown is also set on component focus so that the dropdown modal can have width.

SQLBridge

16843:NPE is displayed when you Browse Opc for New Opc item in Transaction group
Fix NPE for new OPC item in transaction groups.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200803

DNP3

16570: Buffered DNP3 Tag Events Are Not Recording History Properly
Fixed to process events in the correct order and store history with the latest.

Ignition Platform

16848: Adding new tag() Expression tag to existing UDTDef with instances takes ~25 seconds per instance to complete
Use of the tag() function inside a tag in a UDT can potentially lead to a blocking delay of 30 seconds when the tag is initialized.

16882: Remote tag provider connections from current 8.0 build to older gateways is broken
Remote tag providers to older gateways now work.

16725: runSFUpdateQuery() can cause store and forward to grow unbounded
Fixed an issue that resulted in entries added to Store and Forward by the system.db.runSFUpdateQuery function to never be deleted.

16449: Ignition 8 gateway faulted: simpleorm.utils.SException$Validation
Increased the max length of a tag event script in the internal database from 4,096 to 268,435,455 characters.

16865: Backport to 7.9: XSS vulnerabilities possible in various Gateway Web Pages
Fixed a set of XSS vulnerabilities discovered in the Gateway Web Interface.

Perspective

16755: Carousel Component - Passing a DataSet as a viewParam to a TimeSeries Chart
The Time Series Chart and Chart Range Selector can now receive their data from a dataset binding that has been piggybacked through the carousel view params.

16858: Dropdown: Tabbing onto a Dropdown before it has been expanded results in no options displayed
Tabbing in before the dropdown has been expanded for the first time will now display all options.

16856: Dropdown: discrepancy in display of selected options
All selected options for the single and multi variants of the component now display on the left side.

SQLBridge

16843: NPE is displayed when you Browse OPC for New Opc item in Transaction group
Fixed a NullPointerException that would occur when trying to set the OPC Item Path on an OPC Item in a Transaction Group.

Vision

16695: ProjectTagManager starts up before client module hooks are loaded, causes errors in runScript expressions using module functions
Prevents a race condition that occurred when using the runScript expression function on client tags.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.16-b20200804

Ignition Platform

15842: Remove java deserialization that doesn’t use whitelists
Hardened numerous instances of potentially unsafe java object deserialization.

16716: isAlarmActiveFiltered() expression returns Bad_NotFound when active alarms are shelved
Fixed so isAlarmActiveFiltered now includes shelved events.

Perspective

16875: Perspective sessions on heavily loaded gateway and/or slow connections can get stuck in disconnect/reconnect loop
Fixed issue that could cause slow or heavily loaded sessions to get stuck in disconnect/reconnect loop.

Reporting

8999: Reports in the project browse tree need a tool tip
Added thumbnails to report nodes in the project browser.

SECS/GEM

16889: system.secsgem.sendRequest returns transaction id of 0 for SECS-1/serial
Fixed SECS-GEM serial transaction ID generation.

SQLBridge

16883: SerializationException on save when transaction group items have alarms with bound associated data
Added serialization handlers for AssociatedData.

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Nightly Changelog: 8.0.17-b20200806

Ignition Platform

16869: Extraneous / Extra Alarm Event Showing In Alarm Status Table

Fixed duplicate alarm entries in Alarm Status Table when disabling or enabling tags.

Tag Historian

9009: Add intervalSeconds and rangeSeconds arguments to system.tag.queryTag function

Added intervalSeconds parameter to system.tag.queryTagHistory()

Perspective

16819: TS Chart and Chart Range Selector - Remove the “series not configured correctly” component error
The “series not configured” error is no longer thrown. If bad/missing data is passed to the component, it will render an empty display (no data shown in the chart) with a default Y axis (0 to 100).

Reporting

8999: Add report thumbnails to project tree

Added thumbnails to report nodes in the project browser.

Vision

9754: Show error when update query executed and gateway not in r/w mode

Error now shows when update query is executed and gateway is not in read/write mode.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.17-b20200807

Ignition Platform

16777: HighestActiveName now returns correct active alarm name

Fixed an issue where HighestActiveName property would sometimes return incorrect alarm name.

Vision

14323: filename and localization fixes for file chooser when saving chart image

Added suggested filename for Save As dialog in chart components. Also added automatic translations for some locales.

WebDev

10025: webdev mounted folders can now be accessed within subdirectories

WebDev mounted folders can now be accessed within subdirectories.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.17-b20200810

Siemens Driver

7525: Siemens Driver: Error optimizing read items

Fixed issue when multiple writes to same address were causing blocks to get overwritten.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.17-b20200812

Ignition Platform

16098: Alarm journal pruning can delete data outside of specified period
Updated to prune based on event time instead of ID.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.17-b20200813

Ignition Platform

16714: Username Validation in Commissioner
Added username validation for commissioning authentication setup step.

Nightly Changelog: 8.0.17-b20200817

Modbus Driver

16838: Modbus TCP Concurrent Requests
Allow configurable number of concurrent requests.

Perspective

16694: Fonts: Include roboto in the theme files alongside noto-sans to ensure backwards compatibility
Added the Roboto font-family declarations to themes for backwards compatibility.

16737: Slider offset by title bar and previous component heights in Flex Popups
Added a CSS position property to the body-wrapper layer of the popup so that offset values could be calculated correctly in the offset() getter function of the ComponentStore.

Nightly Changelog: 8.1.1-b20201001

Visualization

66: Ignition 8.1 - Full IdP Support - Internal IdP Styling Based on Client
Internal IdP now has the appropriate branding based on Platform Edition and Product Area.

397: Ignition 8.1 - IdP - Gateway Web Interface - Security Levels
Config, Status, Home Page, Designer, and Create Project Roles are now upgraded to Security Level Permissions.

Connectivity

357: Siemens ReadOptimizer does not allow storing of multiple blocks with same CRC
Prevent read failures in Siemens driver when consecutive reads of the same tags happen too quickly.

59: DNP3 tag quality show “bad_failure” after a gateway restart
Restart DNP3 connections more reliably after application layer timeouts.

Platform

354: Designer Tag Browser QoL Improvements

  • Improved UI and visual layout of the Tag Browser
  • Fixed trait rendering for tag nodes
  • Tag Creator UX improvements: displaying non-editable nodes, rename actions for folders, OPC drag-and-drop node recursion
  • Added ability to unset the color property of a UDT
  • Fixed enabled/disabled action states for tag nodes

Security

386: Protect all tag historian functionality behind module licensing
The licensing enforcement around tag historian functionality, and the tag historian module, has been tightened up. Customers with 3rd party modules that use tag historian functionality may encounter issues upon upgrade if the tag historian is not present, and will need to contact their sales representative in order to update their license.

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