Treemanager release notes
Release 2.2
New features:
| Implemented support for OpenID Connect authentication and authorization (can be used with Azure AD) |
Implemented ExternalKey (string) property on node, which can be used to map a node to an external system
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| Added version number to UI (tooltip appears on mouse-over of application title) |
| Implemented version number in API (/API/version) |
| Implemented OData HTTP support (/OData) |
| Implemented workflow engine |
| Implemented caching for node read permissions |
Changes:
| Changed favicon to TreeManager logo |
| Altered SQL implementation to support batch processing |
Bug fixes:
| A validation error occured on saving a securityset with the same permissions |
| Delta analyzer threw timeout on large time windows |
| It was possible to create roles with duplicate names |
| Designer menu did not show scrollbar on small screens |
| Node properties window did not show scrollbar on small screens |
| Bulk attribute add shows collection attributes |
Release 2.1
New Features:
| Added auto-import functionality, which makes it possible to automatically import and maintain nodes and attributes from other sources |
Changes:
| Increased default labelwidth in attribute add/modify panels |
| Changed password encryption mechanism to Hash (Rijndael) |
Bug fixes:
| E-mail address cannot be changed from user preference |
| Attribute date fields cannot be cleared |
| Passwords are stored using a reversible method |
| Unable to search for nodes based on attribute value |
| TreeDesigner menu items do not work in IE |
| Reset button on bulk value import form does not work in IE |
| HTTP 500 error when right clicking on a node in IE |
| Transfer button was visible although user role has no access to transfer tab |
| Unable to add a user to a role from role panel in TreeDesigner |
| Single valued stackable attribute shows in add panel even if a value is already present on the node |
| Boolean values (database bit) are persisted as NULL instead of 0 |
| Tree/node is visible in the UI while the user is not in a role with Read permission |
| Unable to modify a collection attribute value |
Release 2.0
Breaking:
| TaskRunner.aspx has been removed. Processes now run automatically in the background |
| Replaced the SOAP API with a JSON REST API. A new TreeManagerController is included in the installation package |
| Upgraded to .NET 4.5.2 (.NET update on IIS server may be required when upgrading from 1.x) |
| Connection string has moved from ApplicationSettings.config to Connections.config to simplify deployments |
| AppSettings have moved from web.config to AppSettings.config to simplify deployements |
| Host url has to be set in tm_HostSettings table for every host (see Designer -> System configuration) |
| EEP has moved to /api/emergencyReset (see Designer -> System configuration) |
| Plugin architecture changed. All plugins have to be replaced with the ones in the installation package |
New Features:
| Added criteria tab for use in ABAC modeling |
| Self-service password reset (by using the account e-mail address) |
| End users can sort nodes in TreePanel by DisplayName or CreatedDate |
| End users can change the page size for gridpanels. Defaults to 20 items per page |
| Ability to choose the format of unique identifiers during export |
| Ability to show an informational message when adding/modifying an attribute value |
| End users can import attribute values from a CSV file |
| Editable grids can be navigated using the TAB and ENTER keys |
| Added a test button to the attribute value plugin settings panel |
| End users can configure email digests with updates on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly interval |
| Automatically remove audit entries after a configurable amount of months (optional) |
Changes:
| Moved EEP from frontend to API |
| The user interface is completely rebuild in MVC (less bandwidth, faster loading, more responsive) |
| Implemented paging in all grid panels. This improves browser performance and greatly reduces loading times. |
| Popup windows can use the whole browser window and are no longer limited to the main (right) panel |
| Export opens a new window so long running exports do not interfere with the main interface |
| On creating a new node, pressing enter in the displayname field will submit the request |
| A localized string can be used in the nodetype regular expression validation message |
| A localized string can be used in the attribute regular expression validation message |
| Altered application startup so startup errors are logged, displayed and retried |
| The IP address of the user is logged after a configuration change |
Release 1.40
New features:
| Exports can be generated in Excel format |
| SQL command timeout can be changed through ApplicationSettings.config |
| Added a scheduled browser to server ping to keep the session alive |
| Added attention required attribute to enable node-based notifications to end users |
| Added IAttributeValueActionPlugin interface to allow modular attribute value buttons |
| Extended options for exporting nodes in the UI |
| Added the ability to define an account to use for background processes |
| Added unique value partner to Attribute, which makes it possible to force value uniqueness between attributes |
| Automatically remove inactive accounts |
| Validation rules can be disabled through TreeDesigner (Tools -> Validation rules) |
| Added Delta analyzer to TreeDesigner to simplify troubleshooting (Tools -> Delta analyzer) |
| Added possibility to migrate nodes, trees and attribute values to Notification plugins |
Changes:
| Added DisablePluginQueueProcessing setting to disable plugin processing on a specific server |
| Removed 2nd level caching because of unpredictable results |
| Raised timeout for time-consuming events in TreeDesigner |
| Set initial language to browser language and fallback to system default when not supported |
| Improved the initial setup page |
| All settings in ApplicationSettings.config can be changed from the UI |
| Removed collapse functionality from left panel (trees) for improved browser performance |
Release 1.34
New features:
| Possibility to prohibit attribute value creation if a dependent attribute is not already present |
| Duplicate node names at the same level now possible |
| Additional information for plugin values can now be retrieved from the attribute values page |
| Notification plugins now support retries (number of retries customizable per plugin) |
| Emergency Envelope Procedure support for resetting a lost admin password |
| Added e-mail address to personal preferences |
| Added grid filter to localization page for easy searching |
| Rename warning can be set on a per NodeType basis, and (custom) locale resources can be used in it |
| General and Attributes tabs can be renamed on a per NodeType basis, and (custom) locale resources can be used in it |
| Possibility to define an internal ID when creating any type of object in TreeDesigner |
| Possibility to define an external ID and/or internal ID when creating a new node in TreeManager |
| NodeTypes can be configured to require approval from a second party before actually deleting a node |
| Accounts can be managed through the webservice interface |
| Role/account relations can be managed through the webservice interface |
| Access roles can be disabled and enabled on demand |
| Regular expression validation on attribute value now supports a custom error message |
| Exchange mailbox attribute plugin can now filter on UPN domains and SMTP domains |
| End user export functionality. Export to: CSV, HTML, PDF, XML. Can be disabled on a per-role basis |
| Initial width of the tree panel can be dynamically determined to create enough space for nodes with large names |
| Ability to keep the window open after adding an attribute value, so another value can be added immediately |
Changes:
| Added rename right to securityset, which replaces the write right for nodes |
| Guid datatype is now multivalued |
| Added more filter options to the AV_ActiveDirectoryObject plugin |
| Added to possibility to filter on the key column in custom filter plugins |
| ExternalId is always visible on the general properties tab of a node, even if hide system attributes is enabled |
| Attribute values were not grouped by attribute in user exports |
| Notification plugins must be enabled in TreeDesigner before they are activated |
| Removed permission check for users that belong to the Administrators role |
| Delta generation now also returns the (deleted) attribute values for the node |
| Raised timeout for adding attribute values to 2 minutes (was 30 seconds) |
| Child count limit of nodetype/child relation can now be altered from the UI |
| UI access can be disabled separately from API access |
| Improved caching model which supports multiple active servers (load balancing) by using SQL notifications |
| Tree name and NodeType name are constraint to be unique |
| ExternalId of node is constraint to be unique |
| MaxResultCount added to SQL Attribute plugin for better performance |
| TreeDesigner UI localization customizable |
| TreeDesigner security improvements |
| Auto redirect to setup page in case TreeManager is not configured yet |
Release 1.33
New features:
| TreeManagerController password can stored as a hash for increased security |
| Prohibit node modifications if an attribute (optionally with a specific value) is present |
| Bulk attribute creation: Adding an attribute value to multiple nodes at once |
| Attribute value exclusions can be modified (date fields) |
| Webservice is extended with LoadConsolidatedNode method. This method provides all node related objects at once |
| Cross tree binding can be provided with a startdate and an enddate |
| Attribute values can be provided with a weight property. |
| New attribute value plugin: AV_ActiveDirectoryObject. Able to retrieve Active Directory objectGUID for configurable objectclasses |
| Most modal popups are now closed when user presses the escape key |
| Version information can be hidden in personal preferences |
| Ability to prohibit empty attribute values |
| Ability to mark attribute values as not modifiable |
| Ability to reapply the default name after a transfer |
| Ability to allow only valid Windows folder/netbios characters in node names |
| Ability to automatically transfer dependent nodes when transferring a node |
Changes:
| A notification can be shown after logout instead of immediately redirecting to the login page |
| Logout button can be made visible even when a user logged in by using SSO |
| Stack traces are written to log in case of a server error (previously only the exception message was logged) |
| After login, current role assignments are checked for validity before background role check is scheduled |
| Attribute encryption can be set on creation of an attribute or by pressing the button on the property page |
| Required property of ValueCollection attribute can now be toggled |
| Orphaned nodes now appear on top of the tree |
| Added close button to modal message popup |
| Added version information to the bottom of the personal preferences panel |
| Added 64 character limit to windows folder naming conventions (NodeType) |
| Hide default tree selection in preferences if only one tree is available |
| A node cannot be created, renamed or transferred if a node with the same name already exists at that level |
Release 1.32
New features:
| Encrypted attributes: values are masked in the interface, and encrypted in the database |
| Hierarchical overview of parent and childs nodes cross tree |
| Ability to get delta’s through the webservice |
| Ability to prohibit node creation from the UI (nodetype setting) |
| Childs nodes can only be created if a transfer handshake is present on the parent (if configured) |
| Tree nodes without a transfer handshake can be shown in a different color (if configured) |
| Added NodeType dependency to NodeType. This way a certain NodeType can only be created if a dependent |
| Nodetype already exists at the same level |
| Ability to show attribute values on the General tab instead of the attributes tab |
| Attributes that are configured this way cannot be added/modified/removed through the UI |
| Ability to automatically select passthrough on new attribute values (attribute setting) |
| Ability to hide attribute values that derived from other nodes (role setting) |
| Nodetype conversion during transfer (nodetype setting) |
| Ability to prohibit nodetype deletion from the UI (nodetype setting) |
| Ability to prohibit nodetype rename from the UI (nodetype setting) |
| Ability to keep child nodes when deleting the parent instead of deleting them (nodetype setting) |
| Single sign-on plugin system. An Active Directory SSO plugin is available by default |
| Attributevalue plugins can now show a grid with filters instead of the standard combobox |
| Using the combobox is still possible |
| Ability to add a custom header to the web interface |
| Localization strings can be overridden through the TreeDesigner interface |
| Introduced transfer functionality to allow nodes to be moved outside of the user managed scope |
| NodeType en Tree icons can be set through CSS |
| Introduced ValueCollection attribute type, which makes it possible to store multiple attribute/value pairs in a single attribute value |
| Introduced parent/child relation in nodetypes on a per-tree basis |
| Introduced child node count limit on a per nodetype basis |
| Exchange Mailbox Database attribute value plugin. Provides selecting a mailbox database from an Exchange system |
| Progress bar while loading attribute value input when adding a new attribute |
| Multiple attribute values can be removed with a single click |
| Shortcut-icon (favicon) added |
| Selecting attribute values from a plugin now supports filtering (useful when using large datasets) |
| Name of the application can be overridden through configuration |
| Implementation specific controls in TreeManager UI can be shown/hidden through configuration |
| Better support for theming |
| Cookie lifetime can be set through configuration |
| Improved language determination: User setting -> Browser language -> System configured language |
Changes:
| History panel improved in Manager interface |
| Attribute menu (also) added as a contextual menu |
| Updated to Ext.NET 2.5.2 |
| Redesign of search functionality in web interface for more flexible searching |
| Redesign of NHibernate (database) session management |
| Moved database altering from NHibernate to FluentMigrator |
| Attribute caching features removed |
Release 1.31
New features:
| Logical en Conditinal operators can be set on attribute values |
| Calculated attribute values are stored in cache to speed up the retrieval process |
| Authentication plugin structure added to perform authentication against a remote system. |
| An LDAP plugin is provided by default |
| Plugins are provided with a new configuration structure, making it possible to mask confidential fields in the web interface |
Changes:
| Updated to Ext.NET 2.5.1 |
| Cache manager will not rebuild bij default at startup / pool recycle |
| Enhanced logging |
| Removed debug logging for succesfull API authentication |
| Added AttributeTypeId to AttributeValue entity for speeding up requests |
Release 1.30
New features:
| Plugins can be managed from the web interface |
| String attributes can be populated with a predefined list of values |
| String and Int attributes can be validated against a regular expression |
| Attributes can be multivalued |
| Attributes can be stacked |
| New attribute type: node. You can select a node from another tree as attribute value |
| Authentication mechanism (local database) |
| Authorization mechanism (local database) |
| User sessions can be closed by an administrator, forcing the user to login again |
| Search nodes bases on attribute value |
| Export plugin structure. Ability to export data. |
| Internal identifiers are now shown for nodes in TreeManager, and for everything in TreeDesigner |
Changes:
| Upgraded to Ext.NET 2.5.0 |
| API access moved to account |
| Implemented AutoFac to make codebase even more flexible |
| DateModified for node also changes when an attribute value is added/modified/removed/excluded |