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261:releasenotes [2026/03/13 17:14] – [How to Upgrade to Version 26.1] Meier, Erich261:releasenotes [2026/03/13 19:37] (current) – Meier, Erich
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 Please note, that Stages 26.1 is not yet a Long Term Support (LTS) release, but will become LTS later this year. Until then, Stages 7.11 will continue to be the LTS version. Please note, that Stages 26.1 is not yet a Long Term Support (LTS) release, but will become LTS later this year. Until then, Stages 7.11 will continue to be the LTS version.
  
-**//TBD: new DB access layer, faster, more consistent//**+The main feature of Stages 26.1 is that it uses a completely new backend platform. End users should not notice any differences, but modelers will benefit from faster data transfers, e.g. during process version creation or process module updates. Also, the new technology platform allows us to release future product innovations quicker than before.
  
 **Release 26.1 is currently only available for Stages Managed Service instances.** On-premise usage will be made available later this year. **Release 26.1 is currently only available for Stages Managed Service instances.** On-premise usage will be made available later this year.
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 ===== Enhancements and behavior changes ===== ===== Enhancements and behavior changes =====
  
-* process interfaces and workspace collections+=== Process interface handling ===
  
-===== Retired features =====+When process modules are integrated into other workspaces or whole processes are copied into new workspaces, the creation of process interfaces is now solely controlled through workspace collections. Only processes in any workspace collection of the current workspace are being searched for potential process interface target elements. If a target is found in multiple workspaces, multiple associations are being created.
  
-* LDAP+The handling of process interfaces via workspace groups and common element workspaces has been removed.
  
-* ...+As a result, process interface creation should be much more consistent and transparent. 
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 +=== Support for multiple SSO authentication providers === 
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 +Multiple SAML IdPs can now be configured. Upon first login, the users have to select the respective authentication provider. 
 + 
 +=== Attribute handling === 
 + 
 +Custom attributes that were never set and have no default value in the meta model will now return ''null'' in the facade API. Previously, an empty String was returned. 
 + 
 +=== Date handling === 
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 +Dates are now shown consistently with four digit years throughout the whole application. 
 + 
 +=== Configuration changes === 
 + 
 +Config property "''operation.list.filter.types''" has been renamed to "''operation.list.exclude.types''". 
 + 
 +**//TBD: are there other changes in config.xml, etc.? Multiple SAML IdPs?//** 
 + 
 +==== Not yet supported features ==== 
 + 
 +TBD: Multilanguage support via export/import. 
 + 
 +This will be supported in a future release. 
 + 
 +===== Retired features and compatibility with older versions ===== 
 + 
 +Scripting changes (e.g. for reports, visualization scripts, etc.): 
 + 
 +  * Variables ''asCurrentUser'', ''currentMetric'', ''currentFolder'', ''currentCollector ''were removed and should be replaced by **//TBD//** 
 +  * Type org.apache.commons.collections.map.MultiKeyMap is not supported anymore and should be replaced by **//TBD//** 
 + 
 +User authentication: 
 + 
 +  * LDAP synchronization: user authentication should be performed through Single Sign On via SAML 
 +  * SPNEGO/Kerberos and PKI SSO: was already deprecated in version 7.11, code has now been removed. Should be replaced by SAML SSO. 
 + 
 +ZIP import support: 
 + 
 +  * ZIP exports that were created with versions prior to 7.6.1.0 cannot be imported anymore. 
 + 
 +Database support: 
 + 
 +  * The minimum supported MySQL version is 8.0.1. 
 + 
 +Stages V6 features: 
 + 
 +  * V6 style deep links are not supported anymore. 
 +  * V6 legacy element types (''Article'', ''Category'', ''Ypuser'', ''Orgunit'', ''Resource'') and associations of these elements will be deleted from the database during upgrade. 
 +  * The "mandatory flag" for core process elements, which was only available through explicit configuration, has been removed.
  
 ===== New and Updated Integrations ===== ===== New and Updated Integrations =====
  
-tbd+**//tbd//**
  
 ===== Unified Configuration Metamodel Changes* ===== ===== Unified Configuration Metamodel Changes* =====
 +
 +**//tbd//**
  
 ===== New reference models available ===== ===== New reference models available =====
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 ===== How to Upgrade to Version 26.1 ===== ===== How to Upgrade to Version 26.1 =====
  
-**Version 26.1 is currently only available on Stages Managed Service instances.** On-premise usage will be made available later this year.+**Version 26.1 is currently only available on Stages Managed Service instances. **On-premise usage will be made available later this year.
  
 Please contact our customer care team to request an upgrade of your Stages Managed Service instance. Please contact our customer care team to request an upgrade of your Stages Managed Service instance.
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 ===== Notes ===== ===== Notes =====