Release Notes 2023

Updates are made periodically and will automatically be available in your Confluence Cloud instance.

Check out the latest releases to see what we have been working on recently.

Releases 2023

11th Dec 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update

5th Dec 2023

Updates

29th Nov 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed an issue displaying the current state details in the workflow popup

23rd Oct 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed a problem displaying the on-screen message notifications on an approve or reject decision

2nd Oct 2023

Updates

  • maintenance updates

Bugfixes

  • fixed a problem causing the Document activity to reset on some pages

27th Sept 2023

Updates

  • minor update for Confluence API v2

13th Sept 2023

Bugfixes

  • resolved an error in the log that occurred when a page macro is added to the page

24th Aug 2023

Updates

22nd Aug 2023

Bugfixes

  • the workflow popup progress bar tooltip is now displayed below the progress line to avoid overlapping with any other content in the popup

27th July 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed an error that occurred when installing the app

18th July 2023

Updates

  • updated our vendor name in Manage apps to Appfire

15th June 2023

Updates

  • the Confirm Remove Page Approval dialog now displays all its content without requiring a user to scroll

12th June 2023

Updates

Updated space document approval dashboard UI

  • document activity Clear button is now grey

Bugfixes

  • fixed a problem initializing states using the space document approval dashboard

8th June 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed a server log error when a document approval page macro is added to a page

1st June 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed an error when a document approval page macro is added to a page without a workflow status (for example, if added to the space homepage)

29th May 2023

What’s New?

New Document Activity reporting page macro and updated document activity report.

The document activity page macro can be added to a page or blog post to display the dynamic information for the lifecycle of the workflow events on the document.

The macro can be configured to display one or more of the following:

  • the User associated with the document activity

  • workflow document Action

  • the workflow State

  • any user Comments related to the document activity

  • the Date of the document activity

  • the document Version

The version includes a link to the document version.

25th May 2023

Updates

  • maintenance and library updates

22nd May 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update

15th May 2023

Updates

  • improvements in logging

11th May 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update

9th May 2023

Improvements

The on-screen message notification displayed to an assigned user on viewing the page now includes the approval name and assigner.

Updates

  • maintenance updates

Bugfixes

  • resolved an issue causing unnecessary notifications

  • fixed a problem generating notification messages when a user is assigned to an approval and when content is rejected

4th May 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed a broken link in the document activity report

  • resolved a problem printing the document activity report and the document report to a pdf using the browser

2nd May 2023

Updates

  • improvements in recording some events in the log, for example email notifications to a disabled or deleted user

27th April 2023

Improvements

  • updated some app user interface buttons to prevent multiple user clicks and subsequent errors

Updates

  • maintenance updates to improve performance and stability

Bugfixes

  • resolved an error rendering the Document Report when using the report filter buttons or choosing to display more entries

25th April 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed a error when trying to view the final state version using the View approved link in page history

  • fixed a problem that sometimes prevented a user removing an on-screen message notification

18th April 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update

17th April 2023

Improvements

  • better permission control for some operations

  • improved error handling when checking restrictions

Bugfixes

  • fixed an issue that allowed a read-only user to undertake some restricted actions such as remove an on-screen message notification

12th April 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update for stability and performance

10th April 2023

Updates

  • maintenance updates

5th April 2023

Bugfixes

  • resolved some error handling problems in the log

3rd April 2023

Updates

  • maintenance updates23

30th March 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update23

29th March 2023

Updates

  • library updates

28th March 2023

Updates

  • maintenance updates for stability and performance

Bugfixes

  • resolved an error in the audit log after initializing a state

23rd March 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed a problem that prevented some error messages being generated

22nd March 2023

Updates

  • general performance improvements

20th March 2023

Updates

  • updated audit logging for updated events and log entries for email errors

15th March 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update

14th March 2023

Updates

  • maintenance update for stability and performance

13th March 2023

Updates

  • compatibility for Atlassian lifecycle event when app is enabled after installation or upgrade

  • minor updates to improve app performance and stability

14th February 2023

What’s New?

  • in the app UI we have renamed the following

    • Approval History (the report that shows the approval lifecycle of the document) is now Document Activity

    • Approval Report (the report that shows the approval activity in a space) is now Document Report

Improvements

  • each Document Activity report entry now includes a link to the document version at the time of the activity

Bugfixes

  • fixed the document activity (workflow history) report display of the color for each workflow state indicator status

30th January 2023

Bugfixes

  • fixed a problem that allowed a user with view-only permission to approve or reject an approval

25th January 2023

Improvements

  • users can now view the full approval history for a page using the Load More option in approval history (in case the number of total entries exceed the limit)

Updates

  • maintenance updates to improve stability and performance

18th January 2023

Bugfixes

  • resolved a problem when adding or removing an inline comment that incorrectly caused a transition if the current approval state included the Updated transition

  • fixed a problem assigning a Confluence group to an approval review if the group name included one or more spaces

  • fixed a problem that allowed a user with view-only permission to add the approval to a page

  • resolved a display error that occurred when viewing the page approval history after the applied approval and approval history is removed

  • a space initialization now retains the View approved link next to the page state byline if a previous transition to the Approved state has occurred