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Release Date: June 2020
Build Number: 15.3.104
Type: Hotfix Release

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Upgrade Information

Please read this complete Release Notes and instructions before upgrading.
Please follow the regular upgrade documentation for Windows or Linux
Upgrading any previous version higher or equal to version 11.8.
If you face the error message java.lang.IllegalStateException: Problem reading database configuration. org.hibernate.HibernateException: Dialect class not found: de.dal33t.powerfolder.A.L.C.B in the logs, please stop thee service, remove the line hibernate.dialect=de.dal33t.powerfolder.A.L.C.B from your Server Configuration File and start the service again.
Cluster: Running different versions on the servers in the cluster is supported but limited to version >= 14.3.5
We have provided OpenJDK 14 in PFS v15.3.X. Customers who usually replace only PowerFolder-Server.jar should replace the jre64 folder in the installation path of PowerFolder-Server from the Installation tar.gz file.

Downgrade Information (optional)

In case a downgrade to a previous version is necessary:
- For a downgrade you have to review our downgrade documentation.
- Simply replace the PowerFolder-Server.jar file with that from the previous version you would like to run.
Log messages due to the higher schema version of database can be ignored:
- [DatabaseMigrator]: Database layout version is newer than expected.

Documentation

PowerFolder API DOCs have been updated and versioned: For all the information about latest API-Calls please visit our API-Documentation.
From PowerFolder Server v15.1 the MSI-Client x64 can be directly downloaded from the homepage under clients-tab. Server admin can set the link for that in the admin dashboard> preferences > customizations > download URLs > Windows MSI client URL > path
All production builds are starting from X.Y.100* and development builds (not for productive use) are starting from X.Y.1 - 99. * (Where X=Major software version and Y=Service pack number)

Changes

PFS-3616 - Occasionally folders show up empty in the web for a short period

Release Date: May 2020
Build Number: 15.3.103
Type: Internal Release

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PFS-3618 - Improve handling of mySQL deadlock exceptions

Release Date: May 2020
Build Number: 15.3.102
Type: Internal Release

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PFS-3586 - Storage balancing cluster logic

Release Date: May 2020
Build Number: 15.3.101
Type: Hotfix Release

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PFS-3617 - Logging improvements. Removes "Connection closed to Member 'SEVEROFCLUSTER'"

Release Date: May 2020
Build Number: 15.3.100
Type: Service Pack Release

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New log entry which can be ignored: WARN [EncryptedSocketConnectionHandler]: Connection closed to Member 'SEVEROFCLUSTER'

Changes

PFS-3574 - Change folder base path in web: Folders API: Set basepath
PFS-3408 - Block rename of documents while editing
PFS-3487 - Documents containing "plus" in name are replaced by new files having a "space" in name
PFS-3609 - Fixes race condition causing SQL exception during Folder operation through client. Avoid stale FolderSettings
PFS-3540 - Restrict auto-complete of accounts when editing groups
PFS-3566 - Improve LDAP account data sync on invite and login
PFS-3556 - Upgrade Server to OpenJDK 14
PFS-3572 - Self-balancing and high-availability backend data replication with local storages
PFS-3257 - Groups can't get invited via share dialogue
PFS-3502 - Searching folder is not possible when folder list contain a folder with numbers in name
PFS-3460 - Searching accounts is not possible for the usernames containing only numbers
PFS-3402 - Folder navigation got lost after refreshing the browser
PFC-3265 - Optimize visibility of empty directories in multi-storage cluster
PFS-3577 - .csv and .txt files should be created and opened with ONLYOFFICE in web
PFS-3575 - Web-Search: Should support search for IDs
PFS-3532 - Files in the news are now clickable and the user can open/download them
PFS-3495 - Accounts.getALL API is not working for more than 1000 accounts
PFS-3581 - Avoid database exception on parallel requests during federation setup
PFS-3591 - Reduce average number of SQL queries/second. Reduce database usage 20%+
PFS-3592 - Avoid/Remove unused FolderSettings entries after deleting a folder
PFS-3595 - Windows: Fix NPE on Folder unmount if desktoputil.dll could not be loaded
PFS-3596 - Include number of warnings and severe messages in debug report
PFS-3601 - Ignore broken LDAP config. Avoid java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: LDAP Search filter expression does not contain placeholder for username ($username)
PFS-3610 - Hide "Manage" in context menu for files
PFS-3611 - Org and Group editor should block "Save" until all tabs are loaded
PFS-3612 - Groups created by members are not assigned to organization
PFS-3613 - Delete invitations to email of LDAP account when account is deleted
PF-1799 - Update apidoc.powerfolder.com