Release 22.1
Breaking Changes
Please be advised, if you are upgrading from version 21.4 or earlier, a version change for an internal dependency introduced in 21.5 requires the installer to be re-run and the "repair" option selected to correctly update the package.
If you are upgrading from version 21.5 this should already have been done, and won't need repeating.
New Features:
Management Center MCE Page
MCE deployments may now leverage a dedicated management center page to configure some of their MCE configuration values. Found under the feature heading, MCE backend services must be enabled on this page to leverage MCE.Enabling MCE backend services, the database connection string and cluster configuration will be configurable on this page along with the orleans dashboard.
PowerShell New-MceGroup command
MCE PowerShell has been augmented with New-MceGroup, a command allowing administrators to leverage the PowerShell module to create MCE groups.For more information, see New-MceGroup command page.
PowerShell Audit Script
MCE Administrators may now leverage PowerShell, along with some packaged scripts, to extract audit events directly from a MCE database. Audit events are serialized as JSON payloads and can be pulled periodically. More information can be found in the PowerShell Auditing page.
Dock User Activity
User presence has been augmented in the Dock to provide users with more information about contact's activity. User presence is shown, along with a timestamp for duration, to provide better accuracy of contact availability.
UCMA-Only authentication in a MCE environment
MCE brought with it a requirement to MCE-Enable a user before they would be able to log in to the server. in 22.1, administrators are now able to configure their system to allow UCMA-only users to authenticate.debug.connector.mce.enablebypass = true
This will ensure UCMA-Only users won't be blocked from logging into a system that is configured for MCE, while maintaining the full MCE environment for MCE users and groups.
Improvements
22.1 includes the following improvements:
| ID | Details | Product |
|---|---|---|
| FCF-9307 | Resetting history search settings in encrypted chat should re-search if search results are visible | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9306 | Optimise chat history search results UI for smaller screen sizes | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9256 | Implement decryption retry button for keys that failed to import | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9237 | MLA in split mode UCMA-MCE should allow UCMA-only users to login without MCE identity | MCE |
| FCF-9235 | Adjust phrasing for the Maximum Classification in the Group Management client | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9234 | Encryption padlock icon next to messages should appear locked even when they are | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9233 | Decryption should be resilient to transient request failures | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9230 | Design SQL script for clearing message content out of chat rooms | MCE |
| FCF-9193 | Add clearer description of what the setting "Hide emojis sent as emoticons" means | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9174 | Visibly differentiate between faulted and non-faulted groups in the dock | MindLink Anywhere |
Bug Fixes
22.1 includes the following bug fixes:
| ID | Details | Product |
|---|---|---|
| FCF-9320 | Contrast for encryption key lifetime information in historic keys view is too low in dark mode | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9304 | Performing chat history search when history search is already in progress shows error | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9302 | Unhandled exception when logging on in UCMA connector | UCMA Connector |
| FCF-9291 | Universal search input clear button is incorrect colour when not focused | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9288 | Ordering of COIs changes each time a multi-COI group is joined | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9285 | WebModule does not use caching classification hydrator | Host |
| FCF-9284 | Encrypted group shows incorrect error message when failing to decrypt keys because encryption feature disabled | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9282 | Unhandled IOException when writing preferences and disk out of space | MCE |
| FCF-9269 | Incorrect failure reason when the SQL connection pool is starved | MCE |
| FCF-9254 | Notification aggregate bar in dock does not change to light mode | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9242 | Members list popover extends beyond the bottom of small screens | MindLink Anywhere |
| FCF-9223 | MCE administrator UPN not updating in management tool | Management Tool |
| FCF-9199 | Inconsistent PowerShell property names when getting by identity | MCE PowerShell |
Known limitations
Audio calling between the MindLink client and the Skype Mobile app is currently not supported