EZ Gateway 2022 Changelog

December

2022.11The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is December 2022.

General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 746740, 748344
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

November

2022.10The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is November 2022.

New APIs Added
Summary: This release the addition of 3 new APIs. These APIs allow you to use a Package Name instead of Package ID to return InlinePackage data. The following APIs are now available:Refer to the Expere EZ Gateway Web Services Guide for specific information regarding these APIs.
General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 740825, 743179
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

October

2022.9The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is October 2022.

General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 730830, 739471
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

September

2022.8The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is September 2022.

AppPool Identity User Parameter
Summary: This release includes the addition of new transform variables to provide a way to set the identity of the AppPool user to something other than Network User. If you wish to continue to use Network Services, you do not need to change this variable.

If the UseAppPoolUser is set to true, the AppPoolUserName, AppPoolUserDomain, and AppPoolUserPassword should also be specified.

If the UseAppPoolUser is set to false, or if this variable does not exist, the default Network Service user will be used.

<Property Id="EZGateway.UseAppPoolUser" Value="true"/>
    <Property Id="EZGateway.AppPoolUserName" Value="name_not_set"/>
    <Property Id="EZGateway.AppPoolUserDomain" Value="na"/>
    <Property Id="EZGateway.AppPoolUserPassword" Value="not_set"/>
EZ Service: Login User Parameter
Summary: This release includes the addition of new Octopus deploy variables to provide a way to set the Log on As User instead of using Local System by default. 
<Property Id="EzConfigServiceLogOnAsUserName" Value="NA\User.Name">
<Property Id="EzConfigServiceLogOnAsUserPassword" Value="not_set">
New OD Variable: Rabbit MQ Parameter
Summary: This release includes the addition of the following OD variable: 
EzConfigServiceDependOnRabbitMQLocalService

This variable is used to define whether EZ Service depends on the installation of RabbitMQ on localhost.

  • If TRUE or not specified, EZ Service depends on RabbitMQ being installed on localhost.
  • If FALSE, EZ Service can be installed without RabbitMQ installed on localhost.
General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 731345, 735620
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

August

2022.7The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is August 2022.

EZ Service: Host Name Variable Changes
Summary: This release includes updates to the $stsHostName variable to ensure that the STS Host cannot be used by other components. The variable no longer uses the https protocol.
Updated Logging Levels
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 722341
Summary: With this release we have modified the amount of detail contained within the logs for the following APIs:
  • Update Transaction
  • Updated Transaction by Name
The logging information no longer includes any potentially sensitive data, such as the transaction data. The path information has not been removed from the logging detail.
General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 727514, 730219
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

July

2022.6The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is July 2022.

Bulk Repost: Enhanced Bulk Repost/Redirect Functionality
  • Type: Feature
  • Reference: PBI 716576, 715342, 725173
Summary: This release includes changes to support the ability to repost/redirect multiple aliases. This functionality affects only users handling integrations that repost/redirect aliases within the Document Generation Services (DGS) Management Tool program.
  • We have added functionality to support a multiple-alias repost/redirect. This repost/redirect affects what is set up within Packages and Packets and Default Data.
  • The bulk repost/redirect error handling differs from standard repost/redirect error handling, which displays in DGS Management Tool as "Error occurred during the update." If an error occurs during bulk repost/redirect, the repost status is listed as Failed.
Note the bulk repost/redirect functionality will not be fully functional until the necessary updates are also made to the DGS Management Tool in a future release.
.NET 6
  • Type: System Requirements Updates
  • Reference: PBI 716517, 716515
  • Documentation Impacts: DGS Installation Guide
Summary: With this release, .NET 6 is now required for installation for both EZ Gateway and the EZ Service.
General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 716517, 720742, 716515, 723275, 725182, 72797
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

June

2022.6The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is July 2022.

The Expere EZ Gateway product does not include a June 2022 release.

May

2022.5The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is May 2022.

Bulk Repost
  • Type: Feature
  • Reference: PBI 714062
Summary: This release includes behind the scenes changes in preparation for upcoming enhancements to the Repost functionality.
General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 716494, 717460
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

April

2022.4The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is April 2022.

General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 712660, 712662
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

March

2022.3The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is March 2022.

EZ Service Naming Update
Summary: The Expere EZ Config Service component has been renamed to simply Expere EZ Service. As a result, the Expere EZ Gateway documentation has been updated to reflect this naming convention update.
General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 709870, 708926, 710219
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

February

2022.2The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is February 2022.

General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 707120, 706896, 707517
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.

January

2022.1The effective date for Expere EZ Gateway within the scope of this document for this release is January 2022.

Swagger Available for API Framework
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 691604, 700611
Summary: This release includes the availability of Swagger for customer use. Swagger can be used to generate API framework.
Important: Swagger is not inteded to be a source of API documentation as not every API available within Swagger is inteded for integration use. APIs intended for integration use are documented within the Expere EZ Gateway Web Services Guide. All undocumented APIs are used behind the scenes to support the user interface and should not be used.
Swagger Variable Added
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 687948
Summary: This release includes a new variable to enable Swagger for use. This variable allows you to enable or disable the use of Swagger for your organization.
General Updates
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Reference: PBI 700179, 702412, 703440, 704355, 704490
Summary: This release includes general updates not visible to the user.