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Change log

A list of changes made to the SDL Web 8.5 documentation since its release.

Changed filesDescriptionDate
Additional documentation resourcesReferences to the now-defunct Media Manager website were replaced with references to embedded documentation resources.12 April 2022
Setting up Content Manager for HTTPSProperty was erroneously written as HttpCertThumbPrint; it is now correctly written as HttpsCertThumbPrint31 October 2020
Translation Manager prerequisites

Translation Manager support history

Added Translation Manager support for:
  • SDL WorldServer 11.5 and 11.6
  • SDL TMS 12.5
31 October 2020
Upgrading add-on products

Diagram showed CWA as deprecated, which was incorrect. CWA is not supported and is removed from the diagram.1 July 2020
Scheduling a periodic cleanup of the State Store databaseFormat of the cleanup interval for the cron job was not correct.16 Oct 2019
Configuring Content Delivery databases for integrated authenticationExplanation added about integrated security for the State Store database16 Oct 2019
Configuring the maximum size of all uploads to Content ManagerUpdated this topic to explain about the different Content Manager endpoints, and how to configure maximum upload size for each.16 Oct 2019
Installing or upgrading the Content Manager serverf by running the Content Manager installer unattended.Documentation now explicitly states the need to finish all batch operations before attempting an unattended upgrade.16 Oct 2019
Topic was removedA topic discussing multiple Content Deployers was removed. This setup is no longer supported.16 Oct 2019
If the Publishing Queue shows a status of Deploying but the publish action shows up as finishedThe socketTimeout setting is now documented.16 Oct 2019
Troubleshooting the number of items that can be in transitTroubleshooting topic referenced old publishing framework16 Oct 2019
Numerous topics on Translation ManagerRemove all references to support of Language Cloud.16 Oct 2019
Numerous topics on Experience Optimization (formerly SmartTarget), including:

Deprecated functionality in Experience Optimization

Support history: FAS

Configuring Navigation in Fredhopper Business Manager (deprecated)

Step 2: Installing Fredhopper (deprecated)

Updated references to Fredhopper and Fredhopper Application Server (FAS) to indicate both as deprecated in SDL Web 8.5.16 Oct 2019
Configuring online CILs in your Java web applicationCode sample erroneously referred to the artifactId element as artifact.9 July 2019
Translation Manager prerequisites

Translation Manager support history

Added Translation Manager support for SDL WorldServer 11.4.9 July 2019

Removed topic: If the Publishing Queue shows the item stuck at Throttled

Troubleshooting the number of items that can be in transit

Publish transaction states

Publishing diagram

Documentation incorrectly mentioned a "Throttled" publishing status, which had been removed in SDL Web 8.5.

1 April 2019
Known issues in Content Delivery

If the Publishing Queue shows the item stuck at Waiting for Deployment

Property

Content Delivery functionality introduced in SDL Web 8.5

Configuring the combined Content Deployer

Configuring the Content Deployer endpoint

Documentation incorrectly mentioned MaxSize and Capacity Cotnent Deployer configuration settings, which had been removed in SDL Web 8.5 and replaced with spring.http.multipart.max-file-size and spring.http.multipart.max-request-size settings.

1 April 2019
Translation Manager prerequisites

Translation Manager support history

Added Translation Manager support for SDL TMS 12.3, and also retroactively for 12.1 and 12.2.1 April 2019
Installing the Cache Channel ServiceThe instructions for installing the Cache Channel Service were incorrect.19 March 2019
Upgrading your Content Delivery Oracle databases manuallyThe scripts to run for a manual Oracle database upgrade for Content Delivery were incorrect.19 March 2019
Restoring custom Multimedia Type iconsSteps for restoring icons for custom Multimedia Types were missing.19 March 2019
Upgrading the Contextual Image Delivery website proxyInstructions for upgrading the Contextual Image Delivery website proxy were incomplete.19 March 2019
Configuring online Content Interaction Libraries in your Web applicationDocumentation now tells you which version of CIL to download.19 March 2019

Content Delivery functionality introduced in SDL Web 8.5

Configuring the combined Content Deployer

Configuring the Content Deployer endpoint

Configuring the Content Deployer worker

Property

If the Publishing Queue shows the item stuck at Waiting for Deployment

The documentation wrongly continued to mention two settings in the Content Deployer configuration file that had been removed, and failed to mention two new settings in the application.properties file for Content Deployer.19 March 2019
PoolThe TestOnBorrow attribute in the Pool element of the Storage Layer configuration file was not mentioned.19 March 2019
Translation Manager prerequisites

Translation Manager support history

Added Translation Manager support for SDL TMS 12.23 May 2018
Context Expression ExtensionAdded the fact that Context Expression Extension can be used for integration with SDL DXA.13 April 2018
Microservice memory footprintsAdded information on how to establish custom microservice memory requirements for your implementation.13 April 2018
Restrictions on promotion and demotionAdded a new situation in which demotion will not work, plus general guidelines on how to explain an unsuccessful attempt at promotion or demotion.13 April 2018
Types of Content Manager clients and types of SSO authenticationAdded a new topic explaining how desktop clients do not support form-based SSO authentication.13 April 2018
Installing the Cache Channel Service as a standalone microserviceRemoved step that erroneously instructed the reader to register this microservice as a Capability. The Cache Channel Service cannot be registered as a Capability.13 April 2018

Troubleshooting the number of items that can be in transit

Troubleshooting the number of deployment threads

Publish transaction states

Removed mentions of a configurable window size in the Content Deployer. This configuration setting no longer exists.13 April 2018

Content Manager Explorer prerequisites

Content Manager Explorer operating system support history

Experience Manager client prerequisites

Experience Manager client operating system support history

From this release forward, operating system support for browser-based clients is no longer provided as an enumeration of specific operating systems, but rather as the type of operating system (desktop or mobile) supported by the web browsers that the product supports.9 February 2018
Known issues in Content ManagerAdded an issue regarding the use of the Recursive flag in the OrganizationalItemItemsFilter class.26 January 2018

Content Delivery Web application server deprecation status

Content Delivery Web application server support history

Prerequisites for Java/JSP Web application-based microservices

Changed the ambiguous entry "Oracle WebLogic Server 12c" to "Oracle WebLogic Server 12c R1."9 December 2017
Translation Manager prerequisitesAdded support for new versions of SDL TMS 11.4 and SDL WorldServer 11.3.9 December 2017
Translation Manager prerequisitesAdded support for the 11.2 release of SDL WorldServer.23 August 2017
Other transport protocols than HTTP or HTTPSMore emphasis on the need to set the LegacyTransport attribute to true in the Content Deployer configuration if you use non-HTTP(S) protocols.28 July 2017
PoolUpdated description of Size attribute of Pool element in Storage Layer configuration.28 July 2017
Configuring UGC in the Java/JSP web application definitionAdded enabling of UGC tags in web.xml.28 July 2017
Legacy Content Delivery storage on the file systemDetailed explanation of the limitations of continuing to use file system as a Content Delivery storage system.28 July 2017
Managing the Ehcache cache size for the Discovery ServiceRecommended client cache settings for Discovery Service client added.28 July 2017
Securing the microservice with SSLEvery microservice installation section now has an extensive, detailed set of instructions for securing the microservice with SSL28 July 2017

Managing a DTAP environment

Exporting and importing Content Delivery information between Topology Manager instances in a scaled-out setup

Added information for managing a DTAP environment, and for migrating data between Topology Manager instances.28 July 2017