Difference between revisions of "Version 8.1 Platform Release Notes"

Revision as of 21:43, 6 June 2011

See also:

Release Notes for all versions
Doc Notes for documentation changes.

1 Major Enhancements

1.1 For Users and Designers

New Mobile Interface -- Javelin

Access and interact with the Platform from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device:

Add, edit, and delete records
Add tasks and manage them
Use Relay to monitor your team’s status and make comments

Learn more:

__TBD: link to wiki page__
Javelin video

Relay Enhancements: Description.

User Community Forum: Description.

Web Form Enhancements: Description.

Free Advertising for Your Business: Description.

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: Description.

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.