These Release Notes provide an overview of AppWorks Gateway 16.0.1,
including new features, delivery information, and supported platforms.
OpenText recommends that you read these Release Notes in conjunction
with the documentation included with the software package. If any
conflicts exist, the Release Notes supersede the other documentation.
We also recommend that you check OpenText Developer
(https://developer.opentext.com/) for any patches or documentation
updates that may have been posted after the initial release of AppWorks
Gateway 16.
Revision Date | Sections Revised | Description of Revisions |
---|---|---|
2016-03-31 | First release. | All new content. |
2016-10-31 | Second Release | Updates for 16.0.1. |
The AppWorks Gateway is the Enterprise Application Development and
Management platform for OpenText. AppWorks allows you to quickly and
easily build purpose-specific apps for the Enterprise using the Web
technologies we are all familiar with: HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. These
apps, called AppWorks Apps, can connect to the OpenText EIM Suite using
a common RESTful API.
AppWorks Gateway 16 Includes the following new features.
AppWorks Gateway 16.0.1 Includes the following new features.
Downloads and documentation for are available on OpenText Developer
(https://developer.opentext.com/).
The software and documentation for includes:
This section provides details about supported platforms, systems, and versions.
Component | Version | Level of Support |
---|---|---|
Java (X64) | 1.8.0.101 | C |
Tomcat Application Server | 8.0.32 | C |
Microsoft Windows Server | 2012 R2 | C |
Microsoft Windows Server | 2012 | S |
Centos Linux | 7 | C |
Red Hat Linux | 6.5 | S |
Microsoft SQL Server | 2016 | S |
Microsoft SQL Server | 2014 | C |
Microsoft SQL Server | 2012 R2 | S |
Oracle Database | 12C | C |
Oracle Database | 11G R2 | S |
PostgreSql | 9.4 | C |
SAP HANA | SPS 9 | C |
MySQL Database | 5.6 | C |
Native iOS Runtime Mobile Client | iOS 9.3 and above | C |
Native Android Runtime Mobile Client | Android 4.4.2 and above | C |
Notes on Supported Platforms:
C = Certified
This platform was used for regression testing with this release of the
AppWorks Gateway. Use of this platform is fully supported by OpenText
Customer Support for customers that have purchased product licenses.
S = Supported
This platform received limited testing for this release of the AppWorks
Gateway. Use of this platform is fully supported by OpenText Customer
Support for customers that have purchased product licenses.
Not Listed = Unsupported
This received no testing by OpenText. There may or may not be known
issues with this platform. Its use is not supported by OpenText Customer Support.
The section provides details about which versions of other OpenText
products are compatible with this release of AppWorks Gateway 16.
Note:
For the latest compatibility information for OpenText
products, refer to the Compatibility Matrix
(https://knowledge.opentext.com/go/matrix) on the OpenText
Knowledge Center.
Product Name | Version | Notes |
---|---|---|
Content Server | 16 | Content Server 16.0.1 (2016-06 Update) |
Directory Services | 16 | For OAuth 2 and TFA support |
Directory Services | 10.5 patch 8 and above | OAuth 2 and TFA Authentication are NOT supported |
AppWorks Gateway is currently localized in the following languages. Future releases may add additional languages.
Component | Languages | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EN | DE | JA | FR | IT | ZH | ES | RU | |
Appworks Gateway Admin UI | B |
UI = user interface only
B = both user interface and online help
This section provides additional installation and upgrade information,
including related or third-party product information and any required
critical patches.
Before you install AppWorks Gateway, review these additional installation notes and verify related product or third-party product requirements.
Note:
- Ensure you are running the supported versions of Tomcat ,Java, Database Platform
- Tomcat 8.5 is NOT a supported platform for this release
- Apache TomEE is NOT a supported platform for this release
- OpenText recommends running AppWorks on a dedicated server
- If you are using MySQL as the target database, ensure you set the setting of max_allowed_packet_length to a suitable value. ( e.g. 1024M)
- The use of the embedded Derby Database and OTDS are NOT recommended for production installations.
- If you wish to use an external database in a non development environment you must add the relevant JDBC drivers to the AppWorks Tomcat lib folder.
- Ensure you allocate at least 4096M to the Tomcat Java Options ( -Xmx4096m )
- As part of the AppWorks Gateway installation package we include a modified Tomcat server.xml so make sure you take a backup of your existing server.xml before install and add any customisations you have made to the server.xml from the AppWorks Gateway installation package
Before you upgrade, review these instructions.
Note:
- Due to the changes in AppWorks 16 there is NO upgrade path from AppWorks 1.X to AppWorks 16.X
Note:
- There is no upgrade path from AppWorks 16 to 16.0.1 if your database used in the embedded Derby version.A fresh installation is required.
- Upgrades from 16 to 16.01 with the other supported database platforms is fully supported
- During Upgrade do not overwrite awg-keystore and opentext.properties file in Tomcat conf directory.
Further information on installing, upgrading and administering the AppWorks Gateway is available here:
AppWorks Gateway 16.0.1 contains the following fixes and improvements
Issue | Description |
---|---|
OTAG-4606 | From Address ignored in Mail request |
OTAG-4587 | Settings API: Cannot update a setting with NULL value |
OTAG-4646 | Admin UI: Proxy Rules issue on Oracle Database |
OTAG-4587 | Settings API: Cannot update a setting with NULL value |
OTAG-4608 | Remote Wipe fixes |
OTAG-4689 | Proxy rules are not properly propagated across cluster |
OTAG-4601 | MDM policies are not correctly returned across a cluster |
OTAG-4728 | Service settings cleared on service update |
OTAG-4792 | Expired Bearer token yields an HTTP 500 |
OTAG-4841 | Request GCM Refresh from Mobile Clients via Admin UI |
OTAG-5628 | Otag Audit table Details column has insufficient length |
None at time of publication of this document
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