Symantec Workflow 7.0 Release Notes
| Article:DOC1791 | | | Created: 2009-03-26 | | | Updated: 2010-05-07 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC1791 |
Description
Altiris™ Workflow Solution 7.0
Build number 7.0.7416
Release Notes
Introduction
Symantec Workflow provides advanced logic and workflow capability to Notification Server and the Symantec solutions. It lets you use pre-built workflow and workflow packs, and also lets you build custom workflow processes.
Where to get more information
| Document | Description | Location |
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User’s Guide |
Information about how to use this product, including detailed technical information and instructions for performing common tasks. This information is available in PDF format. |
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| Resource | Description | Location |
| Workflow Swat | A site dedicated to Workflow resources | www.workflowswat.com |
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Symantec Management Platform Release Notes |
Information about new features and important issues in the Symantec Management Platform.
This information is available as an article in the Knowledge Base. |
https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=45141&p=1 You can also search for the product name under Release Notes. |
| Workflow 7.0 Installation and Configuration Guide | Steps for installing and configuring Workflow 7.0. |
https://kb.altiris.com/display/1n/kb/article.asp?aid=49544&n=12&s= |
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Installing the Symantec Management Platform products |
Information about using Symantec Installation Manager to install the Symantec Management Platform products.
This information is available as an article in the Knowledge Base. |
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Altiris 7 Planning and Implementation Guide |
Information about capacity recommendations, design models, scenarios, test results, and optimization best practices to consider when planning or customizing an Altiris 7 Infrastructure for your organization.
This information is available as an article in the Knowledge Base. |
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Knowledge Base |
Documents, articles, incidents, and issues about this product. | |
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Symantec Connect (formerly Altiris Juice) |
An online magazine that contains best practices, tips, tricks, and articles for users of this product. |
http://www.symantec.com/connect/endpoint-management-virtualization |
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Online Forums |
Forums for users of this product. |
Installation
The following sections provide information that pertains to installing Workflow 7.0.
WARNING:
You can disrupt currently-running Workflow 6.5 processes by installing Workflow 7.0. During installation, remember to use the same persistence settings (Exchange, SQL Server) that Workflow 6.5 is currently using in your environment.
Hardware Prerequisites
The hardware requirements for Workflow match standard ASP.NET runtime requirements. The following minimum hardware configuration is recommended:
Workflow Designer
- 2 GHZ processor
- 1 GB of free disk space
- 3 GB RAM
Workflow Server
- Dual processor
- 4 GB RAM
Software Prerequisites
The prerequisites for installing Workflow are as follows:
- Symantec Management Platform 7.0 SP1, Hotfix 1 or greater
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
- Symantec Management Platform Webservice 7.0.55
- Symantec Administrator ASDK 7.0.293
The prerequisite for installing Workflow Server is as follows
- Microsoft IIS* 5.x or 6.x
The prerequisites for installing Workflow Designer are as follows
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
- Workflow Server (Workflow Server is installed automatically during Workflow Designer installation)
- Microsoft IIS 5.x or 6.x.
The prerequisites for installing Process Manager are as follows:
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
- Microsoft IIS 5.x or 6.x
- Microsoft SQL Server database 2005 or SQL Express
- Workflow Server (Workflow Server is installed automatically during Workflow Designer installation)
Operating system compatibility
| Workflow Designer | Workflow Server | Process Manager | Workflow Solution |
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Workflow Solution supports all operating systems supported by Symantec Management Console. |
Install instructions
For step-by-step installation instructions, see the Workflow 7.0 Installation and Configuration guide.
WARNING:
You can disrupt currently-running Workflow 6.5 processes by installing Workflow 7.0. During installation, remember to use the same persistence settings (Exchange, SQL Server) that Workflow 6.5 is using in your environment.
Features in this Release
- Component documentation numbers
- Integration to Symantec Platform 7.0
- New reporting interface in Process Manager to create and display reports
- Configurable Process View page in Process Manager
- Additional configuration options in Dialog Workflow component
- Process Manager events powered by Workflow processes
- Updated integration between Process Manager and Active Directory
Fixes in this release
- "SessionID not found" returned during Process Manager log on.
- A cloned Dialog component causes exception on task due to aggressive null checking on debugger. Exception has been moved to log so debugging can continue.
- Altiris Report Generator is not passing variables in WFS6.5 when report variable is in camel case lettering
- Approval Workflow component displays blank page when anonymous is disabled
- Cannot get definitions from table X. Error message: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: 'Guid' Key being added: 'Guid'. prevent PK/Identity hashtbls from double adding
- Changing output paths from Required to Optional has inconsistent results
- Could not connect to DS at <servername> when configuring DS Credentials Plug-in
- CreateDSCredentials component does not support DS security
- Designer error: System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid. When zooming on designer on Windows Vista
- Exception caught with Monitor Project Data Formatter
- Find Service Desk Contact component generates error if the contact name includes an apostrophe
- License lookup uses proxy settings
- Link Button Component does not show processing message
- Object reference not set to an instance of an object - Performance Counters
- ProcessManager menu function fails on remote browsers
- ProcessManager password changes not working
- SSL connection to Notification Server
- Table Generator duplicates entries for views in the "Table or view" dropdown
- WFS Advanced licensing detects old proxy server
Known Issues in this Release
The following are unresolved issues in this release. For additional information regarding a known issue, click the Article ID link.
| Known Issue | Article ID |
| Migrating NS 6.5 processes to Symantec Management Platform 7.0 does not bring them over in functional form. All processes will be broken until updated with 7.0 components and republished to the 7.0 platform server. For more information on migration, see the Workflow 7.0 Installation and Configuration Guide. |
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| If your AD user's can't login after doing a full sync, remote to the process manager server and manually invoke this in IIS: http://localhost/ProcessManager/Userman/Userman.asmx?op=ExecuteAddUserReferenceIDLookup |
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Notification Server 7 can not drill into Workflow Server Workflow Report when NS 2 is installed. |
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| Process Viewer Report does not display results unless you use process messages | |
| Account Change Password event not sending emails | |
| Web Control HTML Editor does not retain all carriage returns | |
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Word to PDF does not work in 64 bit environments due to third party library |
Legacy ID
46298
Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC1791
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