Version 8.1 Platform Release Notes

See also:

• Release Notes for all versions
• Doc Notes for documentation changes.

1 Major Enhancements

1.1 For Users and Designers

Feature

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1.2 For Developers

Feature

Description.

2 Significant Changes

2.1 For Users and Designers

Designer Menu Enhancements

In the Designer menu, the Data & Presentation category has been split into two categories: Data and Presentation. Additional items have been added to those categories, and to other categories in the Designer menu.

Feature

Description.

2.2 For Developers

Functions have been deprecated

Existing functions continue to work, but it is no longer possible to create new ones. Support for functions will be discontinued entirely in a future release, so existing functions should be converted to class methods.

Feature

Description.

3 Java API Changes

3.1 Global Changes

Item

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3.2 New (Provisional) Java APIs

These new resources are Provisional. (Full functionality may not yet be implemented.)

API_link

Description.

3.3 New and Changed APIs

API_link (new)

Description.

4 REST API Changes

4.1 Global Changes

Item

Description.

4.2 New (Provisional) REST Resources

These new resources are Provisional. (Full functionality may not yet be implemented.)

Resource_link

Description

4.3 REST Resources

Resource_link (new)

Description.

5 Known Issues

• Issue

6 Bug Fixes

• Fix.
  • Item.
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7 Deprecated Functionality

7.1 Standalone Functions Deprecated

Standalone Functions have been deprecated. Existing functions continue to work in this release, but it is no longer possible to create new ones. In a future release, support will be discontinued entirely. For equivalent functionality, define methods in Java Classes.

Learn more:

• Version_8.1_Platform_Release_Notes#deprecated_functions
• Eclipse_Plug-In#Migrating_Classes_for_Use_in_the_Plugin