Govern Release Notes
Overview
The Govern for OpenForms Release Notes are reports that are generated by the system that is responsible for OpenForms builds. Release Notes reports are a listing of product enhancements and bug corrections for an indicated release. In the past the reports were a MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate HTML or MHTML format.
UPDATE Presently, Govern Release Notes can be found through the DeployEZ application. As an administrator, when you are downloading Govern binaries, links to view associated release notes will be displayed. It will be necessary to ensure that you are updated to the latest version of DeployEZ.
Configuration
There is no configuration required for viewing Release Notes, only ensure that you are using the latest version of the DeployEZ application.
Viewing Govern Release Notes
In order to view the release notes you may need to update to the latest version of DeployEZ.
NOTE: The following steps are intended for users with administrator level access. |
Updating to the latest version of DeployEZ
To update to the latest version of DeployeEZ…
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- Go to the DeployEZ URL at deployez.msgovern.com.
- On the page, click Install; this will display the Save As
- Select a location to save the DeployEZ.application file to. Note the location for later retrieval.
- In the folder that the file was saved into, double click on the DeployEZ.application file.
- If you encounter the Open File – Security Warning, click Run.
After running the application, the updated DeployEZ interface will be displayed.
User Interface
Viewing Govern Release Notes
As release notes are released, when applicable, with an update to the application, they are viewed in the screen that follows the selection of either of the two (2) options to download binaries:
- Download binaries from Azure DevOps
- Download binaries from a directory
To view the links to Release Notes…
- In the Main Menu, select one of the download options for binaries.
- Click Next.
- In the list of Found Applications screen, you will see the option to import the Latest Version.
- Hover your pointer over the list of versions to display a What’s new
- When your pointer is over the version, slide it to the What’s new link; click the link.
- The Release Notes screen will be displayed.
NOTE: You may encounter a 3-Letter Customer Code warning screen. This screen is an indication that Customer Code field in the DeployEZ settings is empty. To learn more about this warning and resolve it, follow the steps in the Completing 3-Letter Customer Code Settings section below. |
- Click OK to proceed
- The Release Notes window is displayed.
Release Notes Window
The window that displays the release notes is presented with options for viewing the notes and or printing them. In the release notes window, there are buttons and parameters that allow you to view the information, reformat the on-screen presentation, search the content, zoom in or out, or print.
Release Notes Window Features
Along the top of the Release Notes window is the ribbon area containing the following:
What’s new in <Release Version> – This is the current build number of the application.
…since version <Last Version> – In this field is the last version of the application that these notes will refer to. This field serves as a filter and the content can be changed.
For example:
The latest downloaded version is 6.1.1811.1893. You want to see what has been introduced or corrected since the last version that you’re using which might be v6.1.1802. You would enter 6.1.1802 into the …since version field and click Show.
[ ] Group by version – Click this check box to view the notes by build numbers rather than by the default module.
[ Show ] – After making a modification to the …since version field, click show to refresh the content. [ Print ] – Click print to display the content of the Release Notes window. This will display the print dialog window for the Windows printer that you have access to.Along the bottom of the Release Notes window are the following options:
Find – Click the magnifying glass icon to display a text find field. Enter a text string to search for in the notes.
[v] – Click the down arrow to display additional search functionsMatch whole word only – Select this ,option match the whole word and not variations.
Match case – When you want to make a search that the case of the letter is relevant, click to select this option.
Display Modes
The information within the Release Notes window can be display in three (3) different modes:
Page Mode – The content is displayed in a “spread”, i.e., information is presented in 2 columns
Two Page Mode – This mode is similar to the Page Mode, but a frame is placed around each of the pages.
Scroll Mode – The Scroll Mode is the default mode; the content is presented as one scrollable column.
Zoom Options
[ – ] Decrease Zoom – To decrease the size of the text, i.e., zoom out, click the [–]. [ + ] Increase Zoom – Click [+]. to increase the size of the text, i.e., zoom in.Zoom Slider – You can also use the scroll slider to manually zoom in or out.
Customer Code Warning
When the 3-letter customer code setting has been completed, the release notes will be filtered, and you will see the notes that are relevant to you as a client. This warning does not stop you from viewing all release notes, only the ones that are filtered for your customer code.
This will not stop you from viewing all Release Notes., rather the notes will not be filtered, and release notes will be displayed.
Completing 3-Letter Customer Code Settings
To avoid encountering the Customer Code warning when viewing release notes, you will need to complete the Customer 3-Letter Code field in the DeployEZ settings. The 3-Letter Code is available in all client databases, but because DeployEZ can handle multiple databases situations may arise where the code has not been entered in a secondary or tertiary database.
NOTE: To complete this section, you will need to know what your three (3) letter customer code is. If you do not know this code, contact customer support for assistance. |
To complete the Customer Code setting…
- In the DeployEZ interface, double click on the large DeployEZ logo
- In the DeployEZ Parameter screen, locate the Customer Code field.
- Click in the field and enter your 3-letter customer code; note that the field is not case sensitive.
- Click Save.
- Click Exit to return to the main screen.
Once the above steps have been completed, you will no longer be presented with the Customer Code Warning.
Older Notes
Read More...The following Release Notes reports are a listing of product enhancements and bug corrections for the indicated release. The reports are in MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate HTML or MHTML format. This means that the content of the MHTML file is encoded as if it were an HTML e-mail message.
These release notes are available for the following releases. Click on the link to download the report that corresponds with the release that you are interested in.
NOTE: When you click on any of the links below, you will be presented with the option to either open the file with an application that support MHTML documents, typically Internet Explorer, the Microsoft MHT Viewer, or you can save the file away for viewing at your convenience. Internal access to TFS is required to access Release Notes reports with embedded links. If you do not have internal access to TFS, you will need to contact Govern Customer Support and open a ticket stating the TFS # that you require additional information about. |
- v4.7.1603
- v4.7.1806
- v5.1.1407
- v5.2.1411
- v6.0.1611
- v6.0.1803
- v6.0.1903
- v6.0.1904
- v6.1.1803
- v6.1.1811
- v6.1.1911
- v6.1.1912
Download MHT Viewer
Click here to download an MHT Viewer that allows you to read .mht files.
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