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Version 10.4 is now available and addresses various issues that were introduced in previous versions. It has more than 150 corrections. This release also includes the Dataset to CSV activity which adds the ability to output a dataset to a .csv file. You can find a complete list of the fixes below.
This is a recommended update for all of our Automate users.
| 18706 | WEB BROWSER (OPEN): firefox v43.0 does not support unsigned extensions, automation extension is disabled |
| 18699 | HELP FILE: terminal action activity descriptions are incorrect |
| 18686 | SCHEDULE TRIGGER: When schedule set to recurring monthly falls on Fall DST hour, rescheduling Nex Launch Date for an hour after |
| 18654 | AMTB VARIABLES: In Variables debug panel, nothing happens when object with "Type" = "Field" is right clicked and "inspect" selected |
| 18615 | NextLunch date is not being saved in ScheduleTrigger |
| 18587 | AMTB: When task is open which contains attachments when user selects "File>New", getting "List Index out of bounds" popup |
| 18585 | COMMUNICATION LAYER: When creating or importing tasks with large attachments (greater than 10MB) in AMTA or SMC, getting error |
| 18584 | If (LAST STEP FAILS): If Last step fails gets ignored if the step ahead contains OnErrorStep "continue" |
| 18583 | HEALTHCHECK: HealthCheck.exe fails with System.ArgumentException |
| 18575 | WFD: Clicking on "Repository Properties" for a Condition stored in the repository and then attempting to edit the properties generates error |
| 18574 | WFD: Clicking on "Repository Properties" for Tasks, Workflows and Processes stored in repository generates message "This condition is not available with the currently registered license". |
| 18549 | FILE SYSTEM (GET INFORMATION): File size is getting the size in bytes rather than KB as mentioned in the help file |
| 18548 | AMTA (BACKUP): Error message if task directory exceeds limit |
| 18531 | A BPA task does not fail when logon fails |
| 18517 | TEXT (GET SUBSTRING): Start Index cannot be larger than length of string when the file is blank |
| 18511 | TEXT (FORMAT DATE/TIME): "Specified Date and Time" fails if The month is one digit and format is set to MMdyyyy. |
| 18439 | TRIGGER (SCHEDULE): When second/minute/hour interval event scheduled event, trigger schedule offsets 1 hour when crossing DST End Date boundary, missing scheduled interval |
| 18430 | VARIABLE (Create) -Percent sign causes error in "description" tab |
| 18374 | SHARED VARIABLES: System.NullReferenceException error when referencing a constant in a shared variable |
| 18342 | IMAGE "CAPTURE" (Active Window): Screen capture when set to "Active Window' is corrupt |
| 18302 | TRIGGER (SCHEDULE): When daily, weekly and monthly interval scheduled event, trigger schedule offsets 1 hour when crossing Fall DST boundary |
| 18272 | LOGON: AMLogonCredProvider.dll fails to login after previous failed attempt |
| 18245 | DATASETS:output is not correct when date is in Australian date format |
| 18244 | EXCEL (OPEN/CREATE WORKBOOK): formatting is not correct when opening workbook |
| 18208 | SMC: Unable to import workflows |
| 18175 | AMTB (REGIONS): Adding a step to the bottom of the region will not save the action inside of it |
| 18145 | TEXT (FORMAT DATE/TIME)(IMPORT): Importing AM9 task does not convert date/time action |
| 18108 | FILE SYSTEM (COPY FILES): Dataset.Message does not populate |
| 17977 | SMC (INDICATOR WINDOW): Show Running Tasks disappears (intermittent issue) |
| 17970 | DATA MIGRATION UTILITY: Actions within tasks will not migrate |
| 17967 | DATA MIGRATION UTILITY: Swedish characters are corrupted when using the migration utility. |
| 17877 | File Triggger (Include Mask): Multiple WF that are monitoring the same folder with an include mask will kick off when a file is added |
| 17792 | DATA MIGRATION UTILITY: Task Exclusions data not present in SMC after Datastore Migration |
| 17776 | SMC: When Workflow or Task title contains Unicode, SMC tooltip displaying "??????????" in "result output" row |
| 17775 | AMTB: When Task title contains Unicode, Task Builder displays the title incorrectly |
| 17774 | AMTA: When Task title contains Unicode, choosing to edit generates popup that the AML file does not exist |
| 17747 | LICENSING: When hardware id specific trial license key applied and MAC id changed, license not recognizing system |
| 17741 | HELP FILES: Typing F1 on any page of SMC Reports section opens "Reports Overview" Help file and not the Help File specific to that page. |
| 17739 | DATA MIGRATION UTILITY: Warning message in Step 1 is incorrect |
| 17736 | AMTA (Step Exeuction) Execution of step order not adhered to when ran in AMTA |
| 17688 | CSV TO DATASET: When column header or text row of .csv includes a space, all text after the space is stripped out when populating dataset |
| 17663 | FTP (LOGON): Port Number reverts back to its default |
| 17660 | HELP FILE: "File System" Help page includes link to "Compression - Decompress" activity |
| 17659 | HELP FILE: File System page missing link to "CSV to dataset" link in "Available Activities" table |
| 17647 | AMTASK: Running an encrypted task via command prompt will result in a Task Interpreter error |
| 17577 | AMTB: Throw more specific error message for "JSON" and "Type" activities when the name of the Object they create has disallowable characters |
| 17571 | FUNCTION: OnTaskStart function executes on every 'custom function call' from Main task |
| 17565 | AMTB: Disable "Properties" right-click option in Variables Debug panel when object type is "Structure" |
| 17481 | WAIT (WAIT FOR WINDOW): Error causes missing (error causes tab) |
| 17480 | SCHEDULE TRIGGER (EXCLUSIONS): Adding multiple exclusions 2 "specific time range" and 1 "Specific days" will change the visual view of an exclusion. |
| 17464 | AMTB: "Customize Quick Access Toolbar" has "R" assigned as hotkey for multiple options |
| 17441 | AMTB: In Function Properties, hotkey to select Parameters table defined same as checkbox, will never select the Parameters table |
| 17429 | SMC (PRIORITIES): Task Priority does not honor the option (do not run task, Success) |
| 17419 | AMTB: Attachments not refreshed when "refresh" selected, connectivity to originating file is lost |
| 17415 | AMTB: When file attached, path name is not retained in the "Attachment File" textbox, connectivity to active file is lost |
| 17412 | RUN: "An unexpected error has occurred." error message when "run only if another instance isn't running" options are configured |
| 17411 | AMTB: User able to create a Function Parameter without a name |
| 17403 | EXCHANGE (GET OBJECT(S)):Does not show repeating appointments if they are set to reoccur |
| 17401 | IF (Complex Expression Evaluation, if) - If not evaluating expression properly |
| 17387 | EXCEL (GET CELL(S) "Auto Detect"): Selecting the option "Auto Detect" when all referenced excel cells are blank results in error as expected, but throws incorrect "COM library cannot be initialized" message |
| 17380 | AMTB: TaskView panel not switching from "Task Variables" to "Functions" when jumping to Task Function elements in Debug panel |
| 17371 | AMTB: Double-clicking on some Task Variables in the "Variables" Debug window opening Action Properties for existing steps in the active function |
| 17369 | AMTB: "Watches" Debug panel allows user to select more than one object row at a time |
| 17311 | AMTB: "Function" functionality remains active when TaskView panel set to "Task Variables" |
| 17275 | HELP FILE: When "Copy Description" selected, user unable to paste into TaskView panel as a new step |
| 17272 | AMTB: "Next Bookmark" and "Previous Bookmark" only working when highlighted step in TaskView panel is bookmarked |
| 17271 | HELP FILE: "More on Bookmarks" links on "Ribbon" Help page navigating to wrong page |
| 17227 | FILE SYSTEM (COPY FILES): Import of a V8 task does not keep the check for the option for "Preserve folder structure" |
| 17224 | TEXT (REPLACE): Replace action is displaying "Replace text" and not working with the function in the find |
| 17221 | SMC: Connect To field Error |
| 17220 | WEB BROWSER (SET TEXT): Set Text activity unable to set 'null' value as Variable |
| 17218 | HELP FILE (AUTOMATE PROFESSIONAL EDITION):Support for Remote Administration needs to be updated |
| 17216 | SMC: Crashes due to SMC Preferences |
| 17215 | PDF (CREATE): Margins are off when converting HTML to PDF |
| 17161 | AMTB (REGION): Copying/pasting a Region doubles the steps that get pasted |
| 17144 | AMTB: Once something other than "use this sound" selected for "sound on error" option, file selection becomes permanently inactive |
| 17106 | AMTB: User not warned when invalid data entered in "Folder" field of "Browse For Folder" OpenFolderDialog window accessed from "General" page in Options window |
| 17105 | AMTB: Same hotkeys used to define multiple fields on the Toolbar page of the Options window |
| 17104 | AMTB: hotkey functionality on Toolbar page in Options window not working |
| 17098 | AMTB: "Options" window page tree allows for editable page names, but does not retain the changes |
| 17089 | AMTB: Same hotkeys used to define multiple dropdowns on the Colors page of the Options window |
| 17088 | AMTB: Hotkey functionality on Colors page in Options window not working, hotkeys for Fonts page incorrectly activated on this page |
| 17087 | AMTB: Hotkey functionality on Fonts page in Options window not working |
| 17071 | AMTB: No Option to "always" include error descriptions in Visual View |
| 17019 | TEXT (FORMAT DATE/TIME): date & time does not dynamically adjust within the action editor when configuring the adjust options in the advanced section |
| 17014 | AMTrigger: AMTrigger.TriggeredDateTime has a format issue when called via schedule trigger |
| 17011 | AMTB: "Clear Recent" button functionality not working |
| 16975 | SCHEDULE TRIGGER (CUSTOM): Restarting AM service will cause custom trigger tasks to kick off |
| 16962 | COMPRESSION (Decompress): File System failed (Error: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.) |
| 16959 | AUTOMATE & BPA LICENSE: Applying some non-Automate Fortra keys into AMTA or SMC, getting status "Key Valid" |
| 16953 | TASK BUILDER: "Clear Popular" button in Actions Tab ribbon - name needs updating, functionality not working |
| 16889 | VARIABLE (CREATE): Variable "varPassword" could not be set (Missing closing percentage sign to end expression) when setting a value with an escaped % and disguise initial value is selected |
| 16847 | HELP FILE: Group Names in the "Tabs & Commands" section of the Task Builder Ribbon page displaying as links but do not support link functionality |
| 16844 | HELP FILE: "More on My Actions Pane" missing link functionality on Home/TaskBuilder/User Interface/Ribbon page |
| 16787 | AMTB: in Attachments Panel of Debug Window, right-clicking on attachment and selecting "Refresh" generates Access Violation error |
| 16786 | HELP FILE: Multiple Debug Panel Help Pages getting Javascript error in both AM and BPA |
| 16784 | AMTB: Parameters from NewFunction retained in Parameters table after new Task Function selected |
| 16779 | STRDUP() FUNCTION: "Expression evaluation failed: "A variable or function in the expression does not exist or is misspelled " error |
| 16746 | BPAS_EXEC: Oracle DB backend does not populates tables if any user other than SYSTEM is used |
| 16743 | FTP (SYNCHRONIZE FOLDERS): grammar correction in Visual View of AMTB - change "if file exist at both location" to be "if file exists at both locations" |
| 16739 | FILE SYSTEM (READ FROM FILE): multiline regex replace is not functioning beyond first line |
| 16621 | CRYPTOGRAPHY (DECRYPT/VERIFY): Public key passphrase cannot be modified/deleted |
| 16619 | CRYPTOGRAPHY (DECRYPT): Passphrase is not being saved under "PGP Public key" |
| 16618 | BPAS_EXEC: Workflow referencing missing schedule trigger kills exec server |
| 16617 | DATASET TO CSV ACTIVITY: Activity Description in AML View not consistent with "CSV to Dataset" activity naming convention |
| 16610 | AMTASK: Abnormal Program Termination Error when running task that call subtasks |
| 16599 | VMWARE HOST (POWER OFF): Selection for "Soft Shutdown" does not save |
| 16598 | FILE SYSTEM (CSV TO DATASET): regardless of delimiter selection, csv will parse file against ALL possible delimiters |
| 16596 | HELP FILE: When accessing Help on SMC Options>Licenses page, Help opens to "This page can't be displayed" page |
| 16595 | HELP FILE: When accessing Help on SMC Calendar page, Help opens to "This page can't be displayed" page |
| 16593 | COMPRESSION (DECOMPRESS): Decompress action will extract files in adjacent folders if the compressed file name is the same. Occurs only when "preserve |
| 16592 | "TYPE" ACTION - CREATE OBJECT: Unable to load properties when object is derived from WSDL URI |
| 16562 | AMTB: When in Visual View and exporting to PDF, pdf display resembles aml view and some content is cutoff |
| 16561 | ODS ACTIVITIES: When no session yet created, "Resource" is defaulting to "Session" rather than "File" |
| 16560 | FTP (SYNCHRONIZE FOLDERS): grammar correction "if file exist..." should be "if file exists..." or "if files exist..." |
| 16559 | AMTB: Creating a comment inside of <???> will delete all steps |
| 16558 | HELP FILE: ftp options list from the ftp logon activity need to be documented in the help file |
| 16557 | DIALOG (CUSTOM): "unhandled exception has occurred in a component..." error when saving the dialog designer in OS with different regional settings |
| 16555 | AGENT UPGRADE: agent upgrade information prompt does not occur when clicking upgrade in top nav bar of the SMC |
| 16554 | BPAS_EXEC: "System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object...." when workflows contain orphaned schedule triggers |
| 16552 | BPAS_EXEC: "System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object...." error messages in Windows event log |
| 16543 | AMTA: Cannot open a task when the task name contain special characters (i.e. åäö) |
| 16542 | TRIGGER (FILE TRIGGER): When a file is referenced within the include mask field AND is also listed in the folder path, the include mask is ignored |
| 16541 | SMC (REPOSITORY): Copy and Pasting a task in the repository will revert all settings to INHERITED |
| 16540 | BPAS_EXEC: subworkflow execution causes execution server service to leak memory |
| 16537 | HELP FILE: COMPRESSION (COMPRESS) documentation references preserve folder structure radio buttons that are no longer present in v10 |
| 16536 | AMTB (INDENT): Pressing the Format Steps Button with a nested loop will break the second END IF indentation |
| 16535 | AMTB (INDENT): Adding an indented step below a non-indented step will remove the indentation of the step |
| 16534 | WFD: "...this condition is not available with the currently registered license." message for repository properties for tasks, workflows, and processes |
| 16533 | WFD: repository properties should not be an available right click selection for evaluation and wait objects |
| 16531 | HELP FILE: remove specified user information for when workstation is logged on |
| 16517 | WAIT (FOR FILE): "files does not exist" does not wait for ALL files to not exist when using a wildcard |
| 16515 | [FEATURE] AMTA AND SMC: Change "Help/Systems" to "HelpSystems" wherever it is displayed |
| 16514 | HELP FILE: in AMTA and AMTB, on Welcome Help Page, clicking "About Network Automation, Inc." link in left nav generates "Page can't be displayed" |
| 16513 | AMTASK: "Abnormal program termination" error when running subtasks using attachments |
| 16512 | SHARED VARIABLES: Shared variables are not displayed under "task variables" folder in the expression builder |
| 16511 | TEXT (FORMAT DATE/TIME): Main display will not show adjustments made under "advanced/adjust" |
| 16510 | TRIGGER (SCHEDULE): Importing a disabled task from v6, v7 or v8 leaves a "Dont trigger on startup" message within the trigger |
| 16497 | BPAS_EXEC: Out of Memory (MEMORY LEAK) |
| 16496 | AMTA CONNECTIONS: When "Disconnect & Remove" applied to localhost or local ip address, connection is disconnected but not removed |
| 16493 | FTP (LOGON): SFTP authentication type default Auto is not a selection once you select a different option |
| 16442 | BPAEM: slow memory leak when task isolation is set to medium or low |