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Server 2020.1 Release Notes

Release Note Product Versions

Version

Date

Release

End of Support

2020.1.1.23790

March 5, 2020

Major

September 5, 2021

2020.1.2.24185*

March 13, 2020

Minor

September 13, 2021

2020.1.5.25447

April 13, 2020

Minor

October 13, 2021

2020.1.6.26414

April 28, 2020

Minor

October 28, 2021

*No items in this release

New Features

Improved User Role Management

  • All user roles are now set on the User page rather than within subscriptions. Roles can now be managed in bulk. See Administer Users for more info.

    • Subscription functionality has been simplified as we move towards Collections as the primary tool for asset management. See Subscriptions for more info.

  • Curator and Member are now roles that can be selected in the Role dropdown on the user grid within the Admin interface. See Administer Users for more info.

  • A default user role can now be specified for galleries using any authentication method. See Administer Users for more info.

  • The role value No Access can now be selected in Galleries using any authentication method. Use the No Access role to control initial access to the gallery when new users sign up using Integrated Windows or SAML Authentication. See Administer Users for more info.

  • User management for Integrated Windows Authentication has been improved.

    • We have removed the Permissions tab from the Admin interface for Galleries using Integrated Windows Authentication.

    • Group management is now a tab on the User page. See Administer Users for more info.

MongoDB Connection Strings

There is a new option in System Settings > Controller > Persistence that allows for the specification of a MongoDB connection string for your persistence database. Use connection strings if you require support for TLS/SSL, replica sets, sharding, or MongoDB Atlas. if you were previously using replica sets or sharding you have to change to a connection string. See Controller and Gallery to learn more.

Create Collections Permission on New User Setup

The Create Collections permission can be set when creating a new user. See Administer Users to learn more.

Install Configuration File Path Changes

Two install configuration file paths have moved to improve organization and system consistency.

  • Configuration files have a new location.

    • Original: C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\config

    • 2020.1: C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\server\config

  • The webroot has also changed.

    • Original: C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\RuntimeData\gallery

    • 2020.1:C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\RuntimeData\server

OAuth Security Enhancement

We added a security enhancement for customers who want to enforce that OAuth parameters are sent as headers rather than query parameters. To do so, set disableOAuthQueryParams=true in your alteryx.config file found here: Program Files\Alteryx\bin\server\config\alteryx.config. After restarting the service, the API rejects any client calls where OAuth parameters are sent as query parameters and instead expects them as headers.

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Additional Enhancements

  • We continued to make improvements to the user interface, including the gallery log in and sign-up pages.

  • Updated JQuery to 1.9.1.

Fixed and Known Issues

Fixed

Major Release Version 2020.1.1.23790

ID

Description

Version

Issue Status

DE9610

The color options under Admin > Themes now display properly in Internet Explorer.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE18070

Multi-byte UTF characters now display properly when use in file names or results output files.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE18462

Issue with District icons collection in AlteryxGallery MongoDB growing unexpectedly has been fixed.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE18733

Workflow runs now complete as expected when the host server has regional settings that use a comma as the decimal separator and an empty grouping symbol.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE19860

Gallery API documentation has been updated to properly identify priority as a field that accepts either a string or an integer.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE22180

Next run date is no longer updating when editing a schedule.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE22500

Gallery API is now recognizing Oauth parameters when passed as a header value.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE22504

Districts are no longer disappearing when toggled on or off.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE22507

Optional workflow run name is being properly maintained when run.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE22664

Message in green bar is now present when a District is turned on or off.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

DE22678

Email groups on the Notifications page now require a title.

2020.1.1.23790

Fixed

Minor Release Version 2020.1.5.25447

DE23769

Workflow Results Completed column does not populate in Server

2020.1.5.25447

Fixed

DE23913

MongoDB schema migration fails in some environments configured to use Windows Authentication. This issue occurs if an existing user in Server is no longer present in Active Directory.

2020.1.5.25447

Fixed

DE23994

Admin API insights endpoint returns a 500 error

2020.1.5.25447

Fixed

DE23997

Admin v2 API Swagger documentation not working properly

2020.1.5.25447

Fixed

DE24093

Completion date is incorrect

2020.1.5.25447

Fixed

Minor Release Version 2020.1.6.26414

DE24776

Database migration defect that blocks users from WinAuth access.

2020.1.6.26414

Fixed

Known

ID

Description

Version

Issue Status

DE23504

Miscellaneous help links are incorrect.

2020.1.1.23790

Known

DE23565

If an AD account is added to Server that has NULL or empty values for given and surname you when selecting a user to view their profile the page will display a loading message indefinitely.

2020.1.1.23790

Known

DE23826

The sharing drop-down on the workflow page doesn't include the option to share to a collection unless the user is a Curator. Sharing directly from the collection page works as intended and can be used as a workaround.

2020.1.1.23790

Known