Changelog

Here you will find an overview of all changes and news about new features, bug fixes and improvements of our Business Bot Platform - Community Edition.

R2019 FP1908
  • Bug fix: Empty list when selecting Messenger when changing a mobile app
  • Bug fix: Incorrect platform detection prevents Localization Service to get resource labels on Windows
  • Bug fix: MobileUserAccount reference in the access lists of the business logics was not removed during deletion of a MobileUserAccount
  • Bug fix: Fixed several media file handling issues
  • Bug fix: Depending on the Windows version, an incorrect Datetime string was created for the database import
  • Improved user administration (and registration)
  • Feature: Support for WeChat Messenger
  • Feature: One mobile User Account can have multiple messenger accounts
  • Feature: Separation between user types: Authenticated Users versus Anonymous Users
  • Feature: New chatbot ‘Hello World!’ to support developers starting chatbot development on this platform
  • Feature: New chatbot ‘Hello Echo!’ for developers who want to test sending and receiving instant messages and media files
  • Various further improvements and correction of minor errors
R2019 GA
  • Some security improvements
  • Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 and openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • Various further improvements and correction of minor errors
R2018 FP1848
  • Bug fix: Fixed HTTP request issue at login page when loading fonts from the Internet for BBP installation without having an Internet connection
  • Feature: Support for Linux (CentOS 7 / RHEL 7)
  • Feature: Licensing of the platform simplified
  • Bug fix: Added missing context definition to start chatbot task scheduler at startup
  • Bug fix: Added missing context definition for chatbot web interface at startup
  • Feature: Added web-based setup (WebInstaller) to improve and accelerate the whole installation process
  • Various further improvements and correction of minor errors
R2018 FP1845
  • Bug fix: MySQL issue with dropped zeros in datetime
  • Bug fix: Minor data model issue with chatbot table
  • Bug fix: Check has been added if export dir exists before exporting database
  • Bug fix: Validate Instant Messenger configuration before starting the chatbot
  • Updated 3rd party libraries
  • Added file verification check for downloaded plugins / plugin update files
  • Bug fix: Session issue with unauthenticated users
  • Feature: Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA) supports migration from previous releases
R2018 FP1842
  • Bug fix: Tomcat does not start: CATALINA_BASE variable has not been set on Windows 2008 Server R2
  • Bug fix: Using English as default (fallback) language when web browser’s preferred language list does not contain an supported language
  • Check and install prerequisite through BBP installer: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x64) (VC14)
  • Feature: Each business chatbot logic supports an own web user interface accessible from the Business Bot Platform
  • Bug fix: Checking mail server configuration before sending user password reset mail
  • Bug fix: Cyrillic characters has not been stored correctly in the user profile
R2018 FP1840
  • Feature: Business chatbot logs can be accessed via web interface in realtime
  • Feature: BBP now informs you about important notifications (panel has been added to navigation header)
  • Bug fix: Table translations not correctly displayed (NLS) in web interface
  • Bug fix: Windows Service for Tomcat was not created during installation
  • Updated to MySQL 8.0.12 x64
  • Updated to Tomcat 8.5.34 x64
R2018 FP1837
  • Feature: Chatbot system and related data can be configured to an external location
  • Bug fix: Exception handling improved: API Common library updated for all business chatbots
  • Feature: Language setting and Userstate of business chatbots are now centrally managed by BBP
  • Some Language labels improved
  • Bug fix: Some bug fixes in the user interface (e.g. Missing URL between chatbot and business logic)
  • Feature: User interface: Highlighting of single chatbots and business logic
  • Feature: Business chatbot plugin interface has been extended with prepare() function which is called by default during startup to allow the chatbot the preparation data before managing any instant message
  • Feature: Validating the database structure and database connection before startup
  • Bug fix: Exceptions of generic failure in the business chatbot logic is now fully handled
  • Feature: Improved update process for business chatbots
  • Improved logging system for BBP
  • Feature: Log messages are logged for business chatbots in separate log files
R2018 FP1832
  • Installation package optimized
  • Update to Java Version 1.8.0 Update 181 (JRE)
  • Improvements in the startBBP / stopBBP routine for onpremise
  • UI: Added panel for mobile user registration requests to the dashboard page
  • Added script for import/export database dump
  • Added chatbot callback functionality to allow execution of scheduled tasks
  • Various further improvements and correction of various errors
R2018 FP1829
  • Support for Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), formerly Jabber
  • Updated user interface for mobile users
  • Various further improvements and correction of various errors
R2018 FP1827
  • Updated user interface for Chatbot Management and Business Logic
  • Various further improvements and correction of various errors
R2018 GA (General Availability)
  • First release