These release notes provide information on the new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in each release for Appspace Cloud and On-Prem.

Appspace 8.0 is a major release that is built on a new microservices architecture and includes various new features and enhancements, an improved user interface, platform optimizations, and bug fixes.

In this article:

On-Prem Releases

General Availability

8.0.10

Release Date: 28 Mar 2024

Release Summary

• This build includes improvements to the libraries, databases, and third-party licenses.
• This build also includes the updated versions of Cards.
• This build supports MySQL 8.0.28. and MS SQL 2022.

Improvements

The 8.0.10 on-prem build includes the following improvements and enhancements:

• Appspace On-Prem platform microservices have been updated to the  .Net Core 8 framework.
• We have updated the following databases:
  • MongoDB 7
  • RabbitMQ 3.12.12
• We have updated the following open-source and third-party software:
  • AngularJS 1.87
  • Angular-Sanitize 1.8.7
  • Bootstrap 5.3.2 (Webcore Platform only)
  • Erlang OTP 26.2.2
  • JQuery 3.7
  • JQuery UI 1.13.2
  • Lodash 4.17.21
• Various security updates and vulnerabilities have been fixed in this build.

Cards Update:

The following Cards have been updated in this bundle, with the Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability fixed:

• Communication & Messaging
  • Alert Card 1.4
  • Announcement Card 3.5
  • Announcement 1.0 Card (Obsolete) 1.4.7
  • Counter Card 1.4
  • Milestone Card 1.5
• Data & Charts
  • Data Visualization Card 1.9.1
  • Table Card 1.6
  • Dashboard Card 1.7
• Content Feeds
  • Google Sheets 1.2
  • Google Slides 2.4
  • RSS Card 2.3.1
  • RSS 1.0 (Obsolete) 1.4.7
  • Webex Recording Card 1.2
  • World Clock Card 1.3
  • Financial Feed Card 1.2
  • Zoom Card 1.1
  • Web View Card 1.9
  • Weather Card 1.6
• Premium Content Feeds
  • Industry Content Collection Card 1.2
  • Industry Feeds Card 1.2.1
  • News Card 1.1.2
  • Quotes Feed Card 1.1
  • Weather Radar Card 1.0
  • Local Health Conditions Card 1.0
  • News Feed Card 1.1.2
• Social Media Feeds
  • YouTube Card 2.2.6
  • Social Card 1.6
• Workplace Room Scheduling
  • Room Schedule Card 1.33
  • Schedule Board Card 1.31 (Bootstrap 5 not updated)

Escalations & Bugs:

• AE-9106 – Incorrect schedule time displayed after configuring schedule for created content.

8.0.9

Release Date: 30 Sept 2022

Improvements

Cards Update:

The following Cards have been updated in this bundle:

• Communication & Messaging
  • Alert Card 1.3.2
  • Announcement 1.0 Card (Obsolete) 1.4.7
• Data & Charts
  • Data Visualization Card 1.4.7
  • Table Card 1.5.3
  • Dashboard Card 1.1.2
• Content Feeds
  • RSS Card 2.3.3
  • RSS 1.0 (Obsolete) 1.4.7
  • Webex Recording Card 1.2.2
  • World Clock Card 1.2.3
  • Financial Feed Card 1.1.2
• Premium Content Feeds
  • Industry Feeds Card 1.2.3
  • News Card 1.1.4
• Social Media Feeds
  • YouTube Card 2.2.4
  • Social Card (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) 1.3.2
• Workplace Room Scheduling
  • Room Schedule Card 1.19.2
  • Schedule Board Card 1.15.3

Escalations & Bugs:

• AE-8377 – Unable to change the content duration in an Advanced Channel.

8.0.8

Release Date: 26 July 2022

Improvements

This is an internal release build focused on general platform stability, and internal bug fixes.

8.0.7

Release Date: 30 June 2022

Release Summary

• This build includes improvements to the MongoDB database, and also updates existing Cards.
• This build supports MySQL 8.0.28.

Improvements

The 8.0.7 on-prem build includes the following enhancements:

Database:

• Appspace on-prem now supports MySQL 8.0.28.
• The Appspace MongoDB database has been updated to include the proxy information from the Appspace Proxy page.

Cards Update:

The following Cards have been updated in this bundle:

• Communication & Messaging
  • Alert Card
  • Announcement Card 1.0 (Obsolete)
• Data & Charts
  • Table Card
  • Dashboard Card
• Content Feeds
  • Google Sheets Card
  • Google Slides Card
  • RSS Card
  • Webex Recording Card
  • World Clock Card
  • Zoom Recording Card
  • Financial Feed Card
• Premium Content Feeds
  • Industry Feeds Card
  • News Card
• Social Media Feeds
  • YouTube Card
  • Social Card (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
• Workplace Room Scheduling
  • Room Schedule Card
  • Schedule Board Card
• Community
  • Data Table Card
  • RSS 1.0 Card (Obsolete)

Escalations & Bugs:

• AE-7810 – Unable to send user invites due to Appspace proxy settings not transferred to MongoDB.

8.0.6

Release Date: 30 Mar 2022

Improvements

This is an internal release build focused on general platform stability, and internal bug fixes.

8.0.5

Release Date: 15 Feb 2022

Improvements

The Appspace 8.0.5 On-prem build fixes a vulnerability with the RabbitMQ database, by ensuring that RabbitMQ listens to only the localhost.

8.0.4

Release Date: 12 Jan 2022

This is an internal release build focused on general platform stability, and internal bug fixes.

8.0.3

Release Date: 17 Dec 2021

This is an internal release build focused on general platform stability, and internal bug fixes.

8.0.2

Release Date: 30 July 2021

Release Summary

• With this release, the Appspace 8.0 on-prem build becomes generally available (GA) for the public. Customers may contact their Appspace Customer Success Manager for any upgrades.
• This build includes all the features released in the 8.0.0 and 8.0.1 builds (see above) in addition to the features listed below. However, Reservations, Enterprise Messaging, and Employee View features will only be available on the private/public cloud.

Improvements

The 8.0.2 on-prem build includes the following enhancements:

Console UI Updates:

• The First Time User Checklist is now displayed as a widget on the Dashboard, instead of as a pop-up for first-time users. Once all action items have been completed, the widget will disappear.
• In the Quick Actions menu, “Create Content” has been renamed to “Create Card“.
• The Add Channels window, when adding channels to channel groups has been updated to follow the standard channel selection screen.
• The Google+ icon will be removed from the footer of the Appspace user invitation email, as Google has discontinued the Google+ platform for both individuals and businesses.

Licensing & Permissions:

• User Groups includes a new configuration option, User Licenses, to support and provide the ability to provision users within a user group with either the Platform User or Premium User (or both) licenses, utilizing the inheritance concept.
• A new Device Licensing module is added under Devices in the Appspace menu. Administrators can add Content Licenses to any device, in order to publish and display premium content that is available through the Industry Feeds and Industry Content Collection cards. Refer to the Device Licensing article. However, premium content is only available on private/public cloud.
• The appropriate restrictions have been applied to roles and permissions, for access to System > Cards in the Appspace menu. This module is now only accessible by administrators with the Portal Administrator, Account Owner, Location Admin, or Publisher role.

Escalations & Bugs:

• Includes all bug fixes and escalations resolved from 8.0-ac.37 to 8.1-ac.1 cloud releases.

Limited Release

8.0.1

Release Date: 3 June 2021

Improvements

The 8.0.1 on-prem build includes the following:

• All bug fixes and escalations resolved from 8.0-ac.34 to 8.0-ac.36 cloud releases.
• The Google+ icon will be removed from the footer of the Appspace user invitation email, as Google has discontinued the Google+ platform for both individuals and businesses.

Resolved Bugs

• AP-24949 – Unable to import channels via the URL import option from another server.
• AP-24860 – License entitlements for platform/premium user licenses do not sync with the licensing service correctly, resulting in admin users unable to login to the console.
• AP-24744 – The Switch to Admin Console button does not redirect users back to the console, when clicked from the Employee View.
• AP-24740 – User profile does not display the phone number that was added during the invitation process.
• AP-24733 – Sorting content on a playlist channel requires approval, even when the Approvals setting is disabled.

Resolved Escalations

• AE-6827 – Unable to register new devices, while existing registered devices are out of sync in private cloud.

8.0.0

Release Date: 1 May 2021

The 8.0 on-prem build, released on May 1st 2021, is available as part of our Limited Release program. The 8.0.0 on-prem build available on May 1st 2020, includes all features, bug fixes, and escalations resolved from the 8.0-ac.1 to the 8.0-ac.33 public cloud releases.

New & Improved Features

This on-prem release includes all the enhancements and improvements included from the 8.0-ac.1 to the 8.0-ac.33 cloud releases. Here are some of the notable highlights:

• Improvements to Appspace menu, with the following interfaces renamed and changed:
  • The “network” terminology has been replaced with “locations” throughout the Appspace platform, to aptly personify how we now would like users to categorize and group devices according to their physical location into a geographical location, campus location, or building. The Networks tab in the Devices module is now renamed to Locations. See Add and Manage Locations in Devices for more information.
  • With the above change, the Maps module, previously housed under Admin > Maps in the Appspace menu, which allowed users to create floor plans and maps according to a geographical location, campus location, or building (previously tied to the network structure) has been aptly moved to Locations, which is housed in the main Appspace menu sidebar.
  • The Device Tasks module, used only by device administrators, is now moved to the Admin section on the Appspace menu.
• Improving the First Time User (FTU) experience:
  • Appspace introduces the Products tab on the console dashboard.
  • Account Owners or Location Admins who log in for the first time to the console will be presented with an FTU checklist, to help you get started.
  • The Products tab also provides access to Appspace’s latest product offerings and includes links to workflows within the console or to product marketing pages for an introduction.
• Redesigned Library. Find out more in the Browse and Navigate Appspace 8.0 Library.
• Redesigned Users module with a new user licensing framework. See Browse and Navigate Users Module in Appspace 8.0 article for more information.
• A new Device Licensing module under Devices in the Appspace menu. Administrators can add Content Licences to any device, in order to publish and display premium content that is available through the Industry Feeds and Industry Content Collection cards. Refer to the Device Licensing article.
• Appspace Employee View is a central location for users to view corporate content that has been published to them. Find out more in the Browse and Navigate Appspace Employee View article.
• Analytics module, which will gather console-based statistics for content, channels, enterprise messaging apps, users, devices, and the new Team portal. Find out more in the View Analytics in Console.

Read the full feature descriptions in the article.