Release Notes for XWiki 11.3-rc-1

Last modified by Ilie Andriuta on 2019/05/07

This is the release notes for XWiki Commons, XWiki Rendering and XWiki Platform. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.

This release comes with a lot of bug fixes and a couple of small improvements for things like the live table date filter, the Database List field from AppWithinMinutes or the Delete User modal. There's also a new Tomcat 9 based Debian package that you might want to try.

New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 11.2)

Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 11.3.

For Users

Improved Date Filter

 
The look & feel of the live table date filter has been improved. You can check it on the Page Index.

Improved Database List Field

 
The Database List field that you can use when creating an application with AppWithinMinutes has been improved. It is now displayed by default using an input suggest picker that adapts to single and multiple selection. You can still change the display type if you want. If you choose the "Select" display type then you can also control its size.

Miscellaneous

  • The user notification filter preferences are now automatically updated when a watched page is moved/renamed.

  • "My Groups" user profile section has been renamed to "Groups": Check the User Profile documentation for more information.

For Admins

Warning when Deleting Users with Script Right

 
Wiki administrators are now warned when they are about to delete users that have Script or Programming Rights, if there are pages that were last modified by these users. Check out the Administration Application documentation for more information.

For Developers

No changes!

Upgrades

The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than XWiki Commons, XWiki Rendering and XWiki Platform):

Translations

The following translations have been updated:

Tested Browsers & Databases

Here is the list of browsers we support and how they have been tested for this release:

 BrowserTests performed and results
Chrome30.pngGoogle Chrome 74Not Tested
Firefox30.pngMozilla Firefox 66Not Tested
Edge30.pngMicrosoft Edge 18Not Tested
IE30.pngInternet Explorer 11New and Noteworthy Features + Jira Tickets Marked as Fixed in the Release Notes
Safari30.pngSafari 12Not Tested

Here is the list of databases we support and how they have been tested for this release:

 DatabaseTests performed and results
hypersql.pngHyperSQL 2.4.1Not Tested
mysql.pngMySQL 5.7Not Tested
oracle.pngOracle 12cNot Tested
postgresql.pngPostgreSQL 11New and Noteworthy Features + Jira Tickets Marked as Fixed in the Release Notes

Here is the list of Servlet Containers we support and how they have been tested for this release:

 Servlet ContainerTests performed and results
tomcat-icon.pngTomcatNot Tested
jetty-icon.pngJetty (XWiki Standalone packaging)New and Noteworthy Features + Jira Tickets Marked as Fixed in the Release Notes
jetty-icon.pngJettyNot Tested

Known issues

Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes

General Notes

  • When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
    • xwiki.cfg
    • xwiki.properties
    • web.xml
    • hibernate.cfg.xml
  • Add xwiki.store.migration=1 in xwiki.cfg so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to any new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.

API Breakages

No APIs have been modified since XWiki 11.2

Credits

The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):

  • Alex Cotiugă
  • Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
  • GinPachi
  • Guillaume Delhumeau
  • Jarle Sandmo
  • Jascha Kirchhoff
  • karannaoh
  • Karan Pratap Singh
  • Marius Dumitru Florea
  • Niels P. Mayer
  • Paweł Gawron
  • Sergiu Dumitriu
  • Simon Urli
  • Thomas Mortagne
  • Vincent Massol
  • Vyacheslav Sukharnikov
  • xrichard
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