Version 5.0.0
The IM Sequencer 5.0.0 introduces Powershell functionality, Webservices, redesigned logo, new Plugins and lots of more:
| • | Added: Automation capabilities via Powershell or regular Webservice calls to start, stop and view tasks that are running via the scheduler engine |
| • | Added: FIM activity workflow is available and can be added to the FIM portal for more direct synchronization |
| • | Added: Omada code methods library is added which makes it possible to start synchronization from the Omada portal using events or workflows |
| • | Added: Sql trigger that triggers when a specific sql query returns results |
| • | Added: Sql simple step that enables executing sql queries |
| • | Added: Task steps can not follow alternative paths (behaviors) when results are success or not success, this mean specific steps can be stepped over if other step fails. |
| • | Added: Tasks can be configured to allow to be started or stopped externally (via Powershell, Webservice, FIM workflow or Omada workflows) from other servers |
| • | Added: New email report template added that shows all synchronization information within a single e-mail (all expanded) |
| • | Changed: Redesigned application logo |
| • | Changed: Backup locations for FileCopyMoveStep can no be set to both absolute or relative paths |
| • | Changed: Filetriggers now accepts UNC paths for detecting file changes on remote servers |
| • | Changed: Filetriggers now can use remote impersonation to detect changes on remote servers |
| • | Changed: Management agent triggers now searches the connector space for changes rather than relying on WMI information (which contains incorrect information when extensible management
agents are being used |
| • | Changed: Templates now include embedded image and no longer referred to urls (which are not always resolvable in locked down environments) |
| • | Changed: Client and service now monitors for configuration changes and reloads them if changes occur |
| • | Changed: Task names cannot longer contain invalid directory and file characters |
| • | Changed: Information can now be easily copied from the reports when viewed within the IM Sequencer |
| • | Changed: General options 'Send email' and 'Save report' are renamed to 'Generate Report' and 'Email Report' |
| • | Changed: Reporting base directory is now configurable for both the service and the client to contain relative or absolute paths |
| • | Changed: You can start specific a step or start specific steps before or after steps within the IM Sequencer client when step profiles are loaded |
| • | Changed: Script files (.vbs and .js) are now started correctly using the cscript command application |
| • | Changed: Eventlog application source is registered during the setup both for the IM Sequencer Service and IM Sequencer Client |
| • | Changed: All client and service error and fatal messages are now being logged in the eventlog (configurable through logging) |
| • | Changed: All reporting templates now keep the scroll bar position, instead of going back to top when expanding the view |
| • | Changed: If emails could not be send it is nog longer reported as a sequencer step error it is only reported in the eventlog (behavior can be changed) |
| • | Changed: Disabled tasks, triggers, steps and conditions are now indicated with a gray background color |
| • | Changed: Reporting stats are presented the same as shown in the UI from the synchronization server |
| • | Changed: Existing plugins have changed, the now are grouped in different dll's. These are migrated when starting for the 1st time |
| • | Changed: Context information is shown when pressing F1 with the custom plugins. |
| • | Changed: Reporting templates updated for better display within email clients |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Reports were not displayed properly in all common browsers and email clients |
| • | Fixed: Bug: File patterns where no used correctly when using filetriggers |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Configuration settings are only applied after the service has been restarted |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Installation presented unknown dialog when running Windows 2008 |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Stopping the IM Sequencer client manually did not correctly stop the steps when batch files started other processes |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Scheduled task overview does not always display the last run information for tasks |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Running task statistics sometimes showed incorrect number of running tasks |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Taskresult reports could not be created anymore after the system ran out of disk when the last report was written to disk incorrectly |
Version 4.1.0
The IM Sequencer 4.1.0 is a new release that contains new plugins, fixes a couple of issues and a has few changes
| • | Added: SQL plugin, that enables the executing off stored procedures within SQL databases |
| • | Added: Custom task condition plugin, that will check if the monitored task is not evaluating conditions to overcome deadlock situations |
| • | Changed: The configuration file is rewritten an structured more logically |
| • | Changed: Report extension (.html) send through email can be changed to avoid virus scanners that do not allow specific extensions |
| • | Changed: Option added for to suppress run and password history cleaning for a specific run. |
| • | Changed: The connector space is directly checked for pending imports and exports when running on the same machine, using WMI only is not sufficient due to issues in the WMI implementation |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Updating the scheduled tasks listview caused flickering in RDP sessions and Citrix sessions |
| • | Fixed: Bug: The stop button was hidden when the run is executed through the client |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Creating and reloading runprofiles would sometimes generate a fault |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Task wizard was not setting correct alerting settings on created tasks |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Edit step form layout fixed |
Version 4.0
The IM Sequencer introduces a whole new concept of "plugins" where you or others can easily develop plugins for triggers, steps or conditions.
Also version 4 brings "real time" data synchronization because there are new triggers that check the source systems (Omada and FIM) and triggers that can start when there is pending import or export data within a management agent.
| • | Added: Omada trigger plugin for detecting changes within the Omada application to trigger the synchronization |
| • | Added: Management agent trigger that "triggers" on pending import (adds/modifies or deletes) or export (adds/modifies or deletes) or both |
| • | Added: Ability to develop and use your own "trigger", "step" or "condition" via a plugin that you can develop, read more about these plugins here. Expect more plugins in the future. |
| • | Added: The filecopy move step now supports renaming "files" when copying them (date time and random number are included) |
| • | Added: The scheduler now indicates a next predicated trigger time for scheduled tasks |
| • | Added: A singlestep now has 2 options, do not run when there are no pending imports or do not run when there are no pending exports |
| • | Changed: Time region differences fixed between synchronization data and status report |
| • | Changed: Improvements made to the installer when upgrading to newer version. |
| • | Changed: Sequencer step has the option to only send mail when the result is not success. |
| • | Changed: Direct edit or create step configurations through a task, in stead of the main screen |
| • | Changed: Connection pane on the main screen is removed and replaced with a scheduled task pane |
| • | Changed: Global connection dialog introduced that is used in the entire application for connecting with the synchronization server |
| • | Changed: Time triggers now execute only on the specified interval, no longer when the interval is reached in relation to the last trigger datetime
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| • | Fixed: Bug: Multiple file triggers where causing issues with each other |
| • | Fixed: Bug: The sequencer step is stopped correctly when the scheduled task is stopped |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minor bugfixes |
Version 3.5.2
The IM Sequencer 3.5.2 fixed issues discovered in version 3.5.1 and adds small enhancements for FIM 2010
| • | Added: Installer now support installing on the FIM 2010 synchronization service server |
| • | Changed: Improvements made to the installer when upgrading to newer version. |
| • | Changed: Cannot set Timetrigger start and enddate to same value, start date must also be earlier than end date
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| • | Fixed: Bug: Time triggers triggers immediately after restarting IM Sequencer service |
| • | Fixed: Bug: When using custom filtering and IM Sequencer Service is stopped |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Weekly trigger did not trigger on specified time in special circumstances |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Task conditions did not load the tasks within the selection control |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minor bugfixes |
Version 3.5.1
The IM Sequencer 3.5.1 is a minor upgrade that introduces some new functionality and fixes some issues that exists in version 3.5.0
| • | Added: Snmp logging appender, check here for more information |
| • | Added: External process has the option to "impersonate". Also impersonation for remote connection is available |
| • | Added: FileCopyMove step has to option to "impersonate" for remote connections (connections to other servers and other accounts not in the same domain or computer) |
| • | Added: Option to suppress the full synchronization warning in the eventlog that is logged by ILM |
| • | Added: It is now possible to start in the middle of the current loaded runprofile, this can come in handy when a runprofile is canceled and you only want to continue the missing steps
You can access this option directly trough the context menu (right click on steps in the runprofile) |
| • | Changed: Improvement made for FIM 2010.
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| • | Fixed: Bug: Editing the TimeTrigger for "hourly" triggers would always reset the interval to 1 |
| • | Fixed: Bug: CustomFilter processor improved for latency in receiving messages send from the Traxion Filter agent |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Scheduler service nog longer accounts the "seconds" to determine the correct start time |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minor bugfixes |
Version 3.5.0
The IM Sequencer 3.5.0 is the next major release. It have took some time for this release to finish but the changes and additions in this version makes this version a must have!
| • | Added: New total status report that contains all the details for the entire run, including run stats and error details per management agent profile, read more here. |
| • | Added: New detail reports that include run statistics and custom filtering information, read more here. |
| • | Added: When running the IM Sequencer client on the server, the run profiles are readied from the server and are no longer predefined as in previous versions |
| • | Added: Integration with the Filter agents within the Traxion ILM Framework, messages are received and reported, read more here. |
| • | Added: New report for email messages, because email programs sometimes don't allow javascript and hiding html elements |
| • | Changed: The FileCopyMove step type in a scheduled task now supports:
- Change & Lock detection
- Wildcard copy
- Multiple file copy (only the oldest, the newest or all file in directory)
- Clearing source & destination directories |
| • | Changed: The FileTrigger type in a scheduled task now supports:
- Change & Lock detection |
| • | Changed: Last used runprofile directory is remembered |
| • | Changed: Running steps in the tree view are collapsed again when "checkbox" is enabled |
| • | Changed: Saving settings file while file is read-only results in a message explaining why saving failed
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| • | Fixed: Bug: Settings file saved on desktop |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Null reference exception when FileTrigger has no access to directory |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Email adres validation failed on correct email address. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minor bugfixes |
Version 3.1.0
The IM Sequencer 3.1.0 is a small release that fixes a few bugs and has a few small changes
| • | Added: Edit step configuration file names. |
| • | Changed: Synchronize and ASynchronize are change to "Start steps after another" and "Start all steps at once". |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Exception occurred when selecting "detail reports" drop down list |
| • | Fixed: Bug: New created tasks do not contain default trigger |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minor bugfixes |
Version 3.0.0
The IM Sequencer 3.0.0 release is a major release that introduces new features and fixes a few bugs that resides in the 2.0.1 release The most important features and fixes are shown below:
| • | Added: Runprofiles are now editable even if it fails to validate. |
| • | Added: New detail report template added. |
| • | Added: IM Sequencer installer is rewritten with the use of Wix witch provides richer installation option. |
| • | Added: Password history in MIIS can now also be cleared. |
| • | Added: Steps can now be enabled or disabled, disabled steps are also shown on the report. |
| • | Added: Conditional run, if there is no data to process, the step skips starting the MIIS agent. |
| • | Added: Status and detail reports are now viewable within the IM sequencer. |
| • | Added: Trigger types expanded, now there are RunOnce, Minutely, Hourly, Daily, Weekly and Montly triggers that trigger at specified times and intervals. |
| • | Added: New trigger type FileTrigger, this trigger triggers if files are added, deleted or updated within the specified directory. |
| • | Added: Advanced reporting for task results. |
| • | Added: Task reports are viewable within the IM Sequencer. |
| • | Added: Alerting available for tasks. |
| • | Added: Tasks can now be started\stopped manually within the IM Sequencer. |
| • | Added: Directly edit every step from the main steps view. |
| • | Added: More step types available for tasks, File Copy/Move, Email Sender and External process step type. |
| • | Changed: Name has changed from MIIS to IM Sequencer to affect the product changed Microsoft has made. |
| • | Changed: Layout has been changed. |
| • | Changed: Fully .NET 2.0 compatible, .NET 1.1 is no longer supported. |
| • | Changed: MIIS Scheduler is renamed to IM Sequencer Service, and is and optional installation component in the new installer. |
| • | Changed: MIIS Runhistory is cleared in batches rather than all at once, this will no longer clock up the SQL Transaction Log |
| • | Changed: Redesigned internal step processing and handling. |
| • | Changed: All password are now encrypted when stored in configuration files. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Incorrect exception handling within separate threads |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Reporting templates does not show correct errors with some error types |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minor bugfixes. |
Version 2.0.1
The IM Sequencer 2.0.1 release is a minor release that primarily fixes a few bugs that resides in the 2.0.0 release The most important features and fixes are shown below:
| • | Added: Waiting screen added when using remote connections. |
| • | Added: Tooltip text is being updated when running and application is minimized. |
| • | Added: Steps and triggers in Scheduler control center can be ordered. |
| • | Changed: Apply buttons are only enabled when the should be. |
| • | Changed: New step configurations are stored in the RunProfiles directory by default. |
| • | Changed: Step configurations are now fully editable, all steps can be moved trough the entire configuration. |
| • | Changed: Step configurations nodes keep there state (expanded or collapsed). |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Thresholds dropdown list is no longer editable. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Duration in reports cannot be longer than 24 hours. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minimize at startup is not working properly. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: SingleSteps hangs when referring management agent is no longer available when running. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: CSS in stylesheets contained double ";" , firefox was not handling this properly. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Minor bugfixes. |
Version 2.0.0
The IM Sequencer 2.0 release is the largest release ever for the IM Sequencer. There are allot of new features and fixes. The most important features and fixes are shown below:
| • | Added: Integrated the MIIS Scheduler. |
| • | Added: Runprofiles are fully customizable trough the interface. |
| • | Added: All program options are changeable trough the interface. |
| • | Added: More information available in the GUI. |
| • | Added: Parallel en sequential step processing. |
| • | Added: Fully customizable logging system. |
| • | Added: MSI installer which helps installing the IM Sequencer. |
| • | Added: Intuitive help system. |
| • | Added: Licensing system.
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| • | Changed: Removed the concept thread, introduced the concept multisteps and singlesteps. |
| • | Changed: Reporting templates are changed to XSLT stylesheets. |
| • | Changed: Redesigned the GUI. |
| • | Changed: More options available for command line processing. |
| • | Changed: Processing times no longer contains milliseconds.
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| • | Fixed: Bug: Run validator does not display correct icons. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Unable to restart the run when it finished. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Step results are wrong when aborting steps run. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Detail report template did not display all error types. |
| • | Fixed: Bug: Detail report are sometimes empty. |
Version 1.1.0
| • | Added: Thresholds checking for every step.
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| • | Changed: Running external applications or scripts before or after a step.
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| • | Fixed: Bug: Configuration files could not be placed outside the directory where the IM Sequencer is installed. |
Version 1.0.0 (initial release)
This is the first release for the IM Sequencer, this release has the following features:
| • | Run MIIS management agents that are configured in XML files in a Graphical Interface. |
| • | Configure threads that contains steps within the xml files. |
| • | Create and e-mail html status reports. |
| • | Create and e-mail html detail reports. |
| • | Configure what results are errors, warnings and successes. |
Page url: http://www.traxionsolutions.com/imsequencer/help/index.html?im_sequencer_whats_new_in_this_release.htm
