A maintenance release for Flux 7.7 is now available and includes one improvement and several bug fixes.

Flux 7.7.3 downloads are available here:
my.fluxcorp.com (for Flux customers)

The latest version of Flux is available from:
www.fluxcorp.com/download (for Flux evaluators)

The following maintenance changes were made in this Flux maintenance release, version 7.7.3.

Improvements:

1. Added support for loading resources using the listener class loader of a flow chart.

+*Bug Fixes**: An invalid SQL query caused an error to occur when listing repository elements. Fixed.An error could occur when attempting to export a flow chart over an existing flow chart. Fixed.An exception was thrown when using a Process Action in a sub flow chart with an agent pool defined. Fixed.A ClassCastException occurred when exporting a flow chart containing a file criteria pair to the repository or engine. Fixed.The Web-based Designer was unable to load flow charts saved in earlier versions of Flux that contained file triggers or actions. Fixed.Flow charts loaded from the repository were being cached in the Operations Console when using Internet Explorer. Fixed.Regular expression excludes were not working properly when using a UNC file host. Fixed.A NullPointerException occurred when accessing the security page of the Operations Console on an engine configured to use external security. Fixed.A NullPointerException occurred when attempting to access the Web-based Workflow Designer when the Operations Console was connected to a secure engine configured to use external security. Fixed.When one of the execution flows of a split action completed, the entire flow chart was deleted before all other flows finished. Fixed.

Recent Flux Customer: XYZ Solutions

A maintenance release for Flux 7.6 is now available and includes one improvement and several bug fixes.

Flux 7.6.3 downloads are available here:
my.fluxcorp.com (for Flux customers)

The latest version of Flux is available from:
www.fluxcorp.com/download (for Flux evaluators)

The following maintenance changes were made in this Flux maintenance release, version 7.6.3.

Improvements:

1. Flow charts names are now case-sensitive in order to reduce database
deadlocks. WARNING: This could have a negative impact on your
application. Please test and make appropriate changes.

Bug Fixes:

1. The Flux engine could become blocked and cease processing jobs under heavy load. Fixed.

2. The "filenames" and "url_objects" properties of file action result
objects were cleared before the next action's execution when retrieving
the result object from a file action that contained multiple outgoing
flows. Fixed.

3. An SQLException occurred when scanning the audit trail with an engine configured to use a DB2 database. Fixed.

4. An EngineExcpetion would occur when using the Flux Command Line
Interface's "dispose" argument from the "client" command when the
configured database's driver, of the given properties file, was not
located on the class path. Fixed.

5. The DesignerConfiguration.setPassword() function was not documented in the JSDoc documentation. Fixed.

6. Controls for pausing, stopping, resuming, etc. were not available
for engines in the engines page in the Operations Console on initial
load. Fixed.

7. Confirming a Business Process Trigger on a stopped engine would result in a NullPointerException. Fixed.

8. All engines running in the same JVM logged to the same log file. Fixed.

9. An XML error was displayed to the engine console when using an unsupported XML parser. Fixed.

10. Icons indicating the state of engines in the engines page of the Operations Console were sometimes incorrect. Fixed.

11. A JavaScript error could occur when clicking on a flow chart in the
flow charts page of the Operations Console when using a secure engine.
Fixed.

12. Using a Simple File Target on a File Move or File Copy Action would not work properly. Fixed.

13. JavaScript exceptions occurred when embedding the Web-based Designer as a JavaScript widget. Fixed.

14. The source files were only moved to the first target criteria when
using multiple Simple File Target Criteria with a File Move Action.
Fixed.

15. A NullPointerException could occur when removing a running sub flow chart. Fixed.

16. An error was displayed when right clicking on a file action in the Web-based Designer. Fixed.

17. A ClassCastException occurred when editing action variables in the Web-based Designer. Fixed.

18. Process Action properties were not displayed in the Web-based Designer. Fixed.

Recent Flux Customer: New Jersey Turnpike Authority

Recent Flux Customer: Teradata

A maintenance release for Flux 7.3 is now available and includes two improvements and several bug fixes.

Flux 7.3.3 downloads are available here:
my.fluxcorp.com (for Flux customers)

The latest version of Flux is available from:
www.fluxcorp.com/download (for Flux evaluators)

The following maintenance changes were made in this Flux maintenance release, version 7.3.3.

Improvements:

1. Prevented logging of user defined runtime configuration properties when an engine becomes unresonsive.

Bug Fixes:

1. A NullPointerException could occur when attempting to register an
agent with an engine that did not have cluster networking enabled.
Fixed.

2. When using a secure Flux engine, clicking a flow chart in the flow
charts grid of the Operations Console would produce a JavaScript error.
Fixed.

3. Sub flow charts were being displayed as separate flow charts inside the flow charts page of the Operations Console. Fixed.

4. Controls for pausing, stopping, resuming, etc. were not available
for engines in the engines page of the Operations Console on initial
load. Fixed.

5. In the Operations Console flow charts page, flow chart action
buttons were enabled for sub flow chart actions, even though Flux does
not support flow chart actions on sub flow charts. Fixed.

6. The "RESULT.result" flow context variable was case-sensitive when
set as the condition on a customized conditional flow from a Business
Process Trigger. Fixed.

7. Confirming a Business Process Trigger on a stopped engine would result in a NullPointerException. Fixed.

8. In the Operation Console's engines page, a NullPointerException
could occur when viewing multiple engines bound to the same RMI
registry using separate bind names. Fixed.

9. The indicator for the currently executing action in the real time
monitor of the Operations Console failed to stop when the action
stopped execution. Fixed.

10. Select inputs on the Reports page would show through the Report
Details pane of the Operations Console in Internet Explorer 6. Fixed.

11. Pre scripts were only executed once per trigger, instead of once per trigger for each flow context. Fixed.

12. If a sub flow chart failed, the parent flow chart was not able to
be recovered through the Operations Console's flow charts page. Fixed.

13. The Operations Console's flow charts page displayed an unlimited
number of flow charts, causing performance issues. The flow charts page
is now limited to 500. Fixed.

14. The start of run property was dynamically set on the start action
of a flow chart by Flux, even if the end of run action could not be
determined. Fixed.

15. Engine status icons in the engines grid of the Operations Console's
engines page were sometimes displaying incorrect states. Fixed.

16. An IllegalAccessError could occur when clustering was enabled. Fixed.

17. Certain engines were not being displayed on the engines page of the Operations Console. Fixed.

18. The Flux engine could become blocked and cease processing jobs under heavy load. Fixed.

19. When using multiple Simple File Target Criterias with a File Move
Action, the source files would not be moved to all but the first target
criteria. Fixed.

Flux announces the release of Flux 7.7, which allows you to easily design, export, monitor, and edit running jobs and workflows all from your own Web application, embedded with a Javascript widget.

Flux is an embeddable Java job scheduler, file transfer, workflow and business process management (BPM) engine targeted at Java developers. The Flux Web user interface can be embedded seamlessly in Web applications using a JavaScript widget. Additionally, Flux can be embedded and is therefore hidden inside Java applications using Flux's APIs.

Flux's file capabilities support local, FTP, FTP over SSL, SFTP, and UNC hosts and can be configured to wait for incoming files to arrive or to transfer files to remote systems.

Improvements continue to the Flux Web-based job and workflow designer, including the increased scalability of the Flux Web-based Operations Console to support monitoring thousands of jobs and workflows.

Certificate-based SFTP authentication can now be used as an alternative to passwords with SFTP hosts to make configuration of secure file transfers simpler.

Download Flux 7.7, and try it on your own box.
Review the key features in Flux 7.7 and see why they're important.

About Flux Corporation: Flux Corporation launched its product Flux in August 2000. Flux is located in Billings, Montana, USA and was founded in 1997. Flux now has hundreds of customers and OEM partners in 33 countries, spanning several industry sectors. With a decade of innovation and focus, Flux is a recognized leader in Java job scheduling, file transfer, and workflow. Industries such as finance, healthcare, communications, and government rely on Flux software daily.