Technical release notes 7.14

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This article is primarily for DocuWare administrators: Review the technical notes before updating your DocuWare Cloud or manually updating your locally installed DocuWare (on-premises).

Modified system requirements

Compared to DocuWare version 7.13, the system requirements have changed as follows:

Changes for DocuWare Cloud

  • Database connections using the MySQL driver require MySQL 8.0 or later. MySQL databases below version 8.0 cannot be used with the Local Data Connector anymore.

Changes for on-premises systems

  • Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime version 10 (x86) is required for DocuWare and will be installed with the on-premises setup. Existing .NET 8 installations on environments are not changed or removed by DocuWare Server Setup or DocuWare Client Setup.

  • User Synchronization version 2 requires a 64-bit Windows environment. 32-bit editions of Windows 10 are no longer supported.

Direct upgrade to version 7.14 is supported from DocuWare version 7.9 or higher.

DocuWare Cloud and on-premises

New web-based Workflow Designer: migrating workflows

Breaking change

  • Trigger conditions that use WHERE clauses are not supported in the new Workflow Designer. Delete the invalid condition and recreate it using the query builder or the IS operator in the new Workflow Designer. Read more about recreating trigger conditions.

  • The following system variables are no longer supported in the new Workflow Designer, read more about how to restore invalid migrated workflows:

    • WF_ASSIGNED_TO

    • WF_NOTIFICATION_DATE

    • WF_EXPIRATION_DATE

    • WF_LOGGED_IN_USER

    • WF_RECEIVED_ON

DocuWare Request discontinued

As of DocuWare 7.14, the DocuWare Request module is discontinued. The Request configuration page, DocuWare Configurations > Request, is no longer displayed by default. DocuWare Cloud organizations that use Export as backup (with electronic signing) within an existing Request configuration are not affected. If you require the DocuWare Request functionality, contact DocuWare Support to have DocuWare Request re-enabled.

DocuWare Administration moved to DocuWare Configurations

All configuration elements for a DocuWare Cloud organization are now available in the browser-based DocuWare Configurations. The Desktop App DocuWare Administration is discontinued.

Minor technical changes

  • Failed forms submissions now show errors in an information box at the top of the form instead of an overlay. Entered values remain visible but read-only. Use the action button to proceed with Submit again, Try again, or Reload.

  • The file type "html" has been removed from the Security-related files category in the DocuWare Configurations > Security settings. HTML files can now be stored without changing the Restricted file types setting.

DocuWare on-premises only

Introduction of DocuWare Server Manager

The DocuWare Server Manager replaces the DocuWare Administration and DocuWare Service Control, providing a single app for all on-premises server administration. It’s installed by default on all DocuWare servers. Launch it from the Windows Start menu on the server or via Remote Desktop. For full functionality, sign in to Windows as an administrator and to DocuWare as a system administrator.