Appboard/2.4/release notes 2.4.2

Introduction

Version 2.4.2 is a version of AppBoard that has not yet been released. This page summarizes the New Features, Resolved Issues, and Known Issues slated for the 2.4.2 release.

What is AppBoard

AppBoard is a data integration and data visualization platform that dramatically redefines the cost/benefit equation for the development and deployment of real-time business systems dashboards. AppBoard allows you to connect, integrate, visualize, and interact with your data in a simple, straight-forward builder environment. The end result is powerful, compelling dashboards that summarize data from multiple sources and can be accessed from any device.

New Features

This section describes the enhancements to AppBoard that are included in version 2.4.2.

• Added a new fill option "None" to the Area Chart Widget. One application of this would be to show threshold lines by adding a fixed value in each record of the data and showing that value overlaid on the chart with fill set to "None". (AB-702)
• Enhanced the Import/Export feature to support exporting and importing Diagrams without requiring an associated Stack. (AB-735)
• Upgraded the Apache/Tomcat web server component to version 7.0.52. (AB-748)
• Expanded the Help/About page to show additional detail of the OS platform and Tomcat version. (AB-766)

Resolved Issues

This section describes the resolved issues that are included in version 2.4.2.

• Enhanced the Table Widget such that if an item is selected, and the selected element scrolls to a different location or is removed, the view is appropriately updated to maintain the visibility of the selected row. A primary key is required in the table's Data Collection for this to work. (AB-726)
• Fixed an issue where a Quick Action Widget would refresh to show no selection when polling occurs on the underlying Data Collection. (AB-677)
• Fixed an issue where entering text in the "Quick Filter" field on the "Edit Data Source" panel in the Diagrammer Widget could cause the browser to crash. (AB-737)
• Fixed an issue where in some cases a Launch URL Action will not work the first time when targeting a Widget on a Child Board, but will work on subsequent attempts. (AB-740)
• Corrected some installation issues that can occur on Unix platforms when the install path includes spaces. (AB-758)
• Fixed some installation issues observed on certain Solaris platforms:
  • The /var/run directory could be a temporary filesystem (in-memory) which is cleared on reboot. As a result the service sub-directory may not exist which means the AppBoard service wouldn't start. (AB-760)
  • A blank initial working directory on reboot could cause the service script to fail. (AB-760)
  • The stop.sh script did not detect running threads properly, and did not shut down AppBoard. (AB-761)
• Improved OS detection functionality in the installation process, helping to eliminate issues where a Linux distribution does not ship with the redhat-lsb package installed by default. (AB-543)

Known Issues

This section describes the new known issues in AppBoard version 2.4.2.

• In a Table Widget, if a context menu is shown for a selected item, and the selected item then moves up or down in the table display, the context menu does not move with the selected item. (AB-734)

Contact Information

For questions or assistance with this release of AppBoard, please see the support page for contact information.