Upgrade note: See v2023.15.0 for detailed instructions.

Overview​

ARender 2023.15.0 is a minor version that introduces: critical stability fixes, additional configuration options for clustering and load distribution, security upgrades, and a new feature to create hyperlinks from rectangular zones.

⚠️ This release is strongly recommended for all production environments, as it resolves major issues that could lead to blocked sessions or rendering failures.

Prerequisites​

User Perspective​

Hyperlink creation from zones
Users can now create hyperlinks not only from selected text but also from any rectangular zone, allowing linking over signatures, images, or blank areas. (AR-17701)

To avoid any disrupion in the user interface, this feature is disabled by default, more information see the property topPanel.docLink.enableZoneSelection described in the documentation here.

Developer / Integrator Perspective​

Load balancing – Round Robin support
New configuration option added to the weather polling strategy to allow round-robin distribution of load across multiple Rendition nodes. (AR-17736)

• See the related documentation here.

Mixpanel instrumentation improvements
ARender now tracks detailed analytics like Time to First View, Viewing Duration, and Page Count across document open/close events. (AR-17787)

• See the related documentation here.

Docker packaging fixes
Missing connectors in Alfresco/FileNet images have been resolved. (AR-17825)

Exploitation Perspective​

Critical stability fixes:

• Resolved an issue where connections remained blocked when HTTP errors occurs between HMI and Rendition. (AR-17845)
• Fixed CR/LF characters in document titles causing error 400 in logs. (AR-17842)
• Avoid unnecessary calls when Micrometer is disabled. (AR-17844)

Changelog​

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