Version 8.5.14 Release Notes
The following enhancements and bug fixes and known issues are part of ThingWorx 8.5.14.
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Enhancements
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• For the Audit Subsystem, added the means to log the failure of audit messages to be written when they should be written to the audit log.
• Administrators can configure popup alerts, SMS, and email alerts for individual users, user groups, and organizations to be generated by this feature.
• By default this behavior is disabled. Administrators can enable it when configuring the Audit Subsystem.
• This improvement can assist ThingWorx customers in complying with the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), requirement AU.3.046: Alert in the event of an audit logging process failure.
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Support for PingFederate 8.4.x has been dropped, since it is no longer supported by Ping identity.
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Bug Fixes
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Security
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• Fixed potential security issues, including items proactively identified by vulnerability scanning software or PTC Quality Assurance testing. Please upgrade as soon as possible to take advantage of these important improvements.
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• PTC has recently implemented a new support policy with respect to Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. Please see the appropriate eSupport center section for more information.
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• See this technical support article for important recommendations regarding the use and update of third-party software for ThingWorx.
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Platform
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Tracking Number
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• Fixed an issue that was causing license acquisition to fail for ThingWorx Docker containers when using LS_USERNAME and LS_PASSWORD parameters to authenticate.
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TW-84385
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• Fixed an issue that was causing an error and changing the package status to read only for Solution Central deployments.
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TW-85838
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• Fixed an issue that was causing poor performance for users with a large number of organizations.
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TW-85356
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• For the Audit Subsystem, added the means to log the failure of audit messages to be written when they should be.
• Administrators can configure popup alerts, SMS, and email alerts for individual users, user groups, and organizations to be generated by this feature.
• By default this behavior is disabled. Administrators can enable it when configuring the Audit Subsystem.
• This improvement brings the ThingWorx Platform in compliance with the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), requirement AU.3.046: Alert in the event of an audit logging process failure.
◦ NIST SP 800-171 Rev 1 3.3.4
◦ CIS Controls v7.1 6.7
◦ NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4 AU-5
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TW-80695
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Mashup Builder
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• Fixed an issue with the Collection widget that was causing a conflict between the CellWasClicked and Clicked events.
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TW-84829
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• Fixed multiple UI issues that were displaying in Safari on an iPad.
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TW-85135
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Known Issues and Limitations
The following items are known issues and are scheduled to be fixed in a future release.
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Platform
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The metrics/phone home server has network connectivity issues.
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TW-87423
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Packing a solution fails if the platform contains an entity with visibility to the user and no run time permissions.
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TW-86609
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Saving model changes to a Thing Shape that has a large number of dependencies could cause a system crash when using ThingWorx High Availability - Active Passive. ThingWorx HA active passive is only supported in ThingWorx 8.5. It is not yet clear if this only occurs in a ThingWorx HA active-passive.
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TW-87224
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If you are running a large number of concurrent services that add or update data tables, platform performance may become non-responsive.
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TW-87310
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Mashup Builder
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The Numeric Entry widget does not follow the tab sequence order, and is always sequential from left to right.
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TW-86406
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