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Release Notes v.7.x.x

The Build 7 of RPA Genie has been released on 16 February 2023. This release notes lists out all the additional features, fixes and improvements that have been made to RPA Genie when compared to Build 6.x.x. The first version of RPA Genie is 7.1.3.0 and the final version is 7.3.0.0. Below you will find the comprehensive details about the features and updates for different versions of Build 7. Our relentless efforts are directed at enhancing its capabilities to deliver the best possible automation experience, exceeding expectations and enabling our users to reach new levels of productivity and efficiency.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.3.0)

Release date: 16 February 2023

Features

  • Source Control Enhancements allow users to collaborate between multiple Users with default Genie GIT Integration while developing large projects.
    1. Project Version Comparison is the editor tab that shows the overall changes of the current version with the old version.
    2. History Tab list all the available version of the selected module.
    3. Modules Comparison is the editor tab that shows the difference between the selected two versions.
    4. GIT Operations supported are Check-In, Check-Out, Commit, and Undo-Checkout.
    5. Project Undo Checkout will revert to the previous checked-in state.
  • Global History: tab allows the user to view all the CURD operations in the BMT.
  • Environment Import & Export: helps to migrate the automation data from one to another.(This feature Is released as a beta version)
  • Maintenance Mode that helps the administrator in large-scale deployment and server maintenance such as undertaking upgradation by stopping the automation process and active triggers by two modes.
    1. Server Maintenance:  provides a solution to stop all related activities and applies to all the connected robots.
    2. Machine Maintenance: provides a solution to stop all related activities on the maintenance machine only.
  • Diagnostic Tools
    1. Server Diagnostic helps the admin users to figure out the issue and suggest the required solution more precisely.
    2. Robot Diagnostic allows the users to fetch all necessary details required for a job failure analysis as a ZIP file.
  • Service Enhancements
    1. Database Redundancy: based on the time interval provided in the bot manager setting the old values are truncated from the database.
    2. Auto Update: this option is present in the machine edit of BMT settings which disables the auto-update for the same machine.
  • Runtime Enhancements
    1. Extension Manager: this is available in an agent’s context menu, allowing the user to install the plugins.
  • Log Redundancy: Agent service will automatically clear the below path:
    • %appdata%\RPA.Genie\_screenshot
    • %appdata%\RPA.Genie\logs
    • %programdata%\RPA.Genie\logs
    • %programdata%\RPA.Genie\Agentservice\logs\rdp
  • Studio Enhancements
    1. BG process to UI Process: this feature allows the users to convert a background process into a User Interaction process.
    2. Watch panel: this panel is visible during debugging and it can be set to display the values of arguments and variables. Those values are updated dynamically after each activity execution.
    3. Recycle Bin: this is available in the dashboard of the studio, which helps us retrieve the deleted projects in the studio.
    4. Axes Based Selector is the set of selectors that search for a UI element using other UI elements. This can be used if the user can’t find the exact element selector.
    5. Advanced Search: this allows to search based on the property value.
    6. Pin Tabs: It docks the target tab in the designer panel until the user unpins the tab.
    7. Pin Project: It docks the target project at top of the project list.
    8. Drag & Drop Support: it supports the sequence and process to the canvas.
    9. Copy selector: A context menu has been added in UI elements to get a selector copy to the clipboard.
  • Trigger Failure Monitoring: allows the trigger to get auto-disabled if the triggered jobs are throwing the same error for the configured count in the time trigger section.
  • Auto Process Update: allows to update of the process version automatically when the new version is published from the studio.
  • Alert Advancements
    1. Job not started: It will throw the alert mail if the job is not started in the scheduled robot in a given time.
    2. Trigger Disabled: if the configured trigger is auto-disabled by job failure monitoring, we will be receiving mail for the same.

New RPA Genie Activities

  1. Switch Tab – allow us to change the tab with both tab title and index. (This feature Is released as a beta version)
  2. Add Resource – It adds the new resource to the BMT with the robot.
  3. Update Resource – It updates the existing resource to the BMT with the robot.
  4. Get Multiple Resources – It gets the multiple resources of the BMT with the robot.
  5. Delete Resource – It deletes the existing resource to the BMT with the robot.
  6. Get Job Details-that returns the current job details in the object variable.
  7. Get Robot Details – that return the current robot details in the object variable.
  8. Format Date Time – allow us to convert date time into any available format.
  9. Rename File – it renames the existing file name with the given name.
  10. Rename Folder – It renames the existing folder name with the given name.
  11. Terminate Job – It force-stops the currently running job when this activity is executed.
  12. Assert True/False – allow the evaluation of the expression and throw a defined error if the value is false.
  13. Get Holiday Calendar – It returns the list of holidays based on the given calendar name.
  14. Close Browser – It kills all the cache and cookies of the browser that is indented to close.
  15. Delete Queue Item – It removes the queue item from the queue based on the given transaction item.
  16. Stop Job –This will stop the job which is already running by passing the required parameters.
  17. Beep Sound – it plays a notification sound when the activity is executed.
  18. Get Folder Info – it returns the detailed information of the folder in the variable.
  19. Delete Row – it removes the existing row of the given input data table.
  20. Delete Column – it removes the existing column of the given input data table.
  21. Join Data Table – Allows the user to combine Rows from two data tables by using values common to each other, according to a Join rule.

Bot Manager Enhancements

  1. NuGet Download allows the user to download the existing NuGet package with available versions.
  2. API Timeout Popup throws a popup when the access token is expired.
  3. Start Job with Arguments will allow the user to manually enter the argument value which will reflect in the processes.
  4. Stop Multiple Jobs this is available in the job tab, which helps to stop all the running and scheduled jobs.
  5. Job Filter added the start date and end date in the filter section.
  6. Delete options in Queue, Process, and Holiday Calendar are added.
  7. Get Robot Logs allows the user to pull the logs from the robot machine with the help of BMT.
  8. Nested Transaction Refresh Button and Transaction Count are added in the transaction tab of the job details page.
  9. Expiry Time in Queue Trigger is implemented.
  10. Expiry Time in Single Time Trigger is implemented.
  11. Advanced Pagination in all the table views available in Bot Manager.
  12. Migration from Combo box to auto-complete box to extend the limitation of the combo box.
  13. BMT enhancement Form validation is implemented in all available forms.

NuGet Packages

  1. RPA.Genie.JavaPlugin
  2. RPA.Genie.Password.Generator
  3. RPA.Genie.Network.Activities
  4. RPA.Genie.CommandPromt.Activity
  5. RPA.Genie.Outlook.Extension
  6. RPA.Genie.ProcessTray.Activity
  7. RPA.Genie.Image.Extension

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Job Cancelled: The mail template for this alert is updated.
  • Fixed: Added mandatory field while adding the queue.
  • Fixed: RPA.Genie.Datatable.Extension validation added.
  • Fixed: “Variable/Argument not defined” bug fixed for “multiple assign” activity.
  • Fixed: Activities were not saving in finally / on error when the process was checked in issue is fixed.
  • Fixed: Unpublished and Deleted processes that were visible in the job filter are fixed.
  • Improvements: Index property added in the loop and for each activity.
  • Improvements: delay between the keys in send keys activity.
  • Improvements: Support screen percentage for elements bounds for elements activity.
  • Improvements: Advance Message box activity with the caption, button type, and timeout.
  • Improvements: Disconnect Agent and Auto stop the job if the remote session disconnected.
  • Improvements: BMT Validation for all the tabs.
  • Improvements: Added expression property in decision switch.
  • Improvements: Added recursively, delete source folder option in delete file activity.
  • Improvements: Connection string builder for database-related activities.
  • Improvements: RPA.Genie.ExcelMacro.Activities added input parameters to execute the macro
  • Improvements: RPA.Genie.FTP.Activities added a search pattern for selecting files.
  • Improvements: RPA.Genie.PDF.Activity added a new pdf engine for rendering.
  • Improvements: RPA.Genie.WebRequest.Activity added authentication (Bearer, Basic, NTML).
  • Improvements: Agent service startup settings updated to automatic delayed restart.

Deprecated Modules

  • Deprecated: Job Status Change Mail Notification in Mail Alerts.
  • Deprecated: Process update history on every process.
  • Deprecated: Force-checking modules in source control.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.4.0)

Release date: 20 February 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Improvement: Changing the log level by default to a warning in the RPA Genie service.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.5.0)

Release date: 10 March 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: IE mode session issue with the Edge browser is fixed.
  • Improvement: Added option to enable the browser driver logging in to browser activities inside RPA Genie Studio.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.6.0)

Release date: 14 March 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: The agent service crash issue when the Remote desktop session was connected is fixed.
  • Fixed: The user logout event was not captured in the machine audit in BMT is fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.7.0)

Release date: 16 March 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: The issue with create sequence option while creating a sequence is fixed.
  • Fixed: The user’s Web browser was not listed in the UI explorer based on the AutomationSettings.json file is fixed
  • Fixed: Activity timeout was affecting the transaction connection time out of the already configured projects in the previous builds is fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.8.0)

Release date: 24 March 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: The trigger Migration Script is fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.9.0)

Release date: 29 March 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Path Exist activity validation is fixed.
  • Fixed: Alert filter option in BMT is fixed.
  • Fixed: In the robot alert page validation for the disconnect time interval is fixed.
  • Fixed: Tenant Filter in BMT is fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.10.1)

Release date: 04 April 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Microsoft Edge browser automation issue when two tabs were opened is fixed.
  • Fixed: Inspect Element Is taking more time than expected in the Microsoft Edge browser is fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.11.0)

Release date: 06 April 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: The holiday calendar set for Queue Scheduler/Trigger in BMT was getting executed on already set Holidays is fixed.
  • Fixed: The arguments which already configured were not listed in Invoke process activity are fixed.
  • Fixed: Global search in the left panel of the RPA Genie Studio was getting stuck for bigger projects is fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.1.12.0)

Release date: 19 April 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Robot Busy was not capturing in Robot audit details if two jobs were scheduled is fixed
  • Fixed: RPA.Genie.Service crashes while concurrently accessing the client collection are fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.2.1.4)

Release date: 11 May 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Redis cache – Concurrent access in client collections has been fixed.
  • Fixed: “Scheduled by” Information was not present for the trigger-based process is fixed.
  • Fixed: “Expiry time” issue in Queue Scheduler is fixed.

New Feature

  • New property “Timeout” has been added to open Browser activity.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.2.2.0)

Release date: 12 August 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: SQL Script for the Data Redundancy is updated.
  • Fixed: Unicode issue is fixed. This fix will be compatible with SQL server 2019 or above.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.2.3.0)

Release date: 14 August 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: “Robot busy – audit” was not getting captured in Robot Audit details when two UI processes run Simultaneously is fixed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.2.4.0)

Release date: 21 August 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Chrome version greater than 115 series compatibility issue is improved.
  • Revoked: Fix for the Unicode issue in 7.2.2.0 version is revoked due to latest SQL server
    dependency.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.3.0.0)

Release date: 20 September 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Open browser enables the accessibility by default to get the selectors from chrome and
    the Edge browsers.
  • Improvements: Bypassed the Reboot Prompt message and auto close command prompt in
    silent installation.
  • Improvements: Open browser activity preference validation is improved.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.3.1.0)

Release date: 20 October 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Issue with client-side token creator is fixed.
  • Fixed: Auto download driver option in MS Edge and Firefox browser is fixed.
  • Fixed: Queue trigger not working while build upgrade is fixed. Migration script is updated.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.3.3.0)

Release date: 04 December 2023

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: Validations in Nuget activities is roll-backed.

RPA Genie Release Update (Version 7.3.4.0)

Release date: 28 February 2024

Top Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed: The Chrome Driver Storage path has been modified by the Chrome team. The working of the Auto download feature is improved.
  • Fixed: Instead of getting cancel job going to error state after the expire time in the Time and Queue scheduler.
  • Fixed: Server Certificate-Based Token Signing for Load Balanced Servers.
  • Fixed: In the trigger history other trigger details getting updated.