Flux News

Recent Flux Customer: Enfusion

brian — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:32:26 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: Enfusion

Flux 7.7.5 maintenance version released

nickm — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:01:32 GMT

A maintenance release for Flux 7.7 is now available and includes four improvements and several bug fixes.

Flux 7.7.5 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 7.7.5.

Improvements:

Improved file actions and triggers to allow periods in base directories.
Added support for string-to-string maps in the Web-based Designer.
Added support for Firefox 3 in the Web-based Designer.
Added support for configuring the default project name and copyright string in the Desktop Designer.

Bug Fixes:

A ClassCastException occurred when running a File Delete Action with an FTP host specified. Fixed.
An exception occurred when attempting to search the reporting logs in the Operations Console. Fixed.
An error occurred when attempting to save a flow chart to the local drive from the repository in the Operations Console. Fixed.
Using the guided flow chart rescheduled in the Operations Console could cause an error. Fixed.
A SQLException occurred when calling Engine.getLongestRuntime(). Fixed.
The File Rename Action was not working properly when using a remote host with a file path specified for the file criteria target. Fixed.
Flow charts containing string maps could not be saved from the desktop or Web-based Designer. Fixed.
If a File Action used an FTP, SFTP, or FTPS host and the target file was already present, the source file would be copied to the base directory of the target host. Fixed.

Recent Flux Customer: The Clearing House

brian — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:35:59 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: The Clearing House

Flux 7.5.3 maintenance version released

nickm — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:23:41 GMT

A maintenance release for Flux 7.5 is now available and includes one improvement and several bug fixes.

Flux 7.5.3 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 7.5.3.

Improvements:

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:

The Flux engine could become blocked and cease processing jobs under a heavy load. Fixed.
Confirming a Business Process Trigger on a stopped engine would result in a NullPointerException. Fixed.
All engines running in the same JVM logged to the same log file. Fixed.
Using an unsupported XML parser would display XML errors to the engine console. Fixed.
Icons indicating the state of engines in the engines page of the Operations Console were sometimes incorrect. Fixed.
Clicking a flow chart in the flow charts page of the Operations Console
could cause a JavaScript error when using a secure engine. Fixed.
A File Move Action using multiple Simple File Target Criteria would only move files to the first target criteria. Fixed.
Running a flow chart with a checkpoint (a flow that publishes messages)
could cause a message iterator to close prematurely. Fixed.
JavaScript exceptions occurred when embedding the Web-based Designer as a JavaScript widget. Fixed.
A NullPointerException could occur when removing a running sub flow chart. Fixed.
A ClassCastException occurred when editing action variables in the Web-based Designer. Fixed.
An EngineException occurred when running the software developer's security example. Fixed.
Regular expression special characters were not allowed inside variable values when using substitution. Fixed.
A NullPointerException occurred when attempting to access the
Web-based Workflow Designer of the Operations Console on an engine
configured to use external security. Fixed.
A NullPointerException occurred when accessing the security page of the
Operations Console on an engine configured to use external security.
Fixed.
When using a UNC file host, regular expression excludes were not working properly. Fixed.
An exception occurred when using a Process Action in a sub flow chart with an agent pool defined. Fixed.

Flux 7.7.4 maintenance version released

nickm — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:53:58 GMT

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

Flux 7.7.4 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 7.7.4.

Bug Fixes:

In the Operations Console, applying a filter to the Flow Charts page did not work properly. Fixed.
Running a flow chart with a checkpoint (a flow that publishes messages) could cause a message iterator to close prematurely. Fixed.
Agents and Engines with cluster networking enabled would not dispose correctly. Fixed.
Regular expression special characters were not allowed inside variable values when using substitution. Fixed.
A Class Cast Exception would occur if a flow chart containing a runtime data map was exported to the engine. Fixed.

Recent Flux Customer: Internet Broadcasting Systems

brian — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:24:38 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: Internet Broadcasting Systems

Flux 7.7.3 maintenance version released

eric — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:34:20 GMT

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:

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.

Flux 7.7.2 maintenance version released

eric — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:46:36 GMT

A maintenance release for Flux 7.7 is now available and includes two improvements and several bug fixes.

Flux 7.7.2 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 7.7.2.

Improvements:

Added support for designing flow charts that utilize signals in the
Web-based Designer.
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:

Database deadlocks could occur when running a heavy load in a clustered
scenario using DB2, MySQL, or SQL Server 2005 databases. Fixed.
The variable editor would not display correctly after loading a flow chart
from the repository. Fixed.
A ClassCastException could occur when using a File Exist Trigger after
upgrading from previous releases. Fixed.
When using the database exception action, verification of the JDBC, or JNDI,
action properties failed. Fixed.
An EngineException occurred when running the software developer's security
example. Fixed.
An error was displayed when right clicking on a file action in the Web-based
Designer. Fixed.
A ClassCastException occurred when editing action variables in the Web-based
Designer. Fixed.
Process Action properties were not displayed in the Web-based Designer.
Fixed.
A blank page with the word "error" was displayed when attempting to edit a
users permissions. Fixed.
A ClassCastException occurred when exporting a flow chart that contained a
For Each Delimited File Action. Fixed.

Recent Flux Customer: XYZ Solutions

brian — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:02:58 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: XYZ Solutions

Flux 7.4.5 maintenance version released

eric — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:59:04 GMT

A maintenance release for Flux 7.4 is now available and includes one improvement and several bug fixes.

Flux 7.4.5 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 7.4.5.

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. 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 7.6.3 maintenance version released

eric — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:58:35 GMT

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: Dexia

brian — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:38:35 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: Dexia

Recent Flux Customer: New Jersey Turnpike Authority

brian — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:50:30 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: New Jersey Turnpike Authority

Recent Flux Customer: EMC Documentum

brian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:50:39 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: EMC Documentum

Recent Flux Customer: Teradata

brian — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:48:49 GMT

Recent Flux Customer: Teradata