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Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 — Release Notes


About This Release

This document contains important information about the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 release. This release emphasizes on the capabilities of Wonderware Skelta BPM Packages, Forms, and Localization for Brazilian Portuguese.

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Installation Instructions

You can use the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 installer to install the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 product.

Before installing Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2, the installer installs the following prerequisites:

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
  • Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types for SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Management Objects
  • Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2012

Installing Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2

Run the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 installer, based on the operating system, to install Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2.

  • To install on a 64-bit computer, run WWSK-BPM2014R2-x64.exe
  • To install on a 32-bit computer, run WWSK-BPM2014R2-x86.exe

For detailed installation instructions, see Installing Wonderware Skelta BPM section in the Wonderware Skelta BPM Administrator Guide.



Installing Wonderware Skelta BPM Locales for Brazilian Portuguese

Run the Wonderware Skelta BPM Brazilian Portuguese Localization installer, based on the operating system, to install Wonderware Skelta BPM Locales for Brazilian Portuguese.

  • To install on a 64-bit computer, run WWSKBPM2014R2-pt-BRLocale-x64.exe
  • To install on a 32-bit computer, run WWSKBPM2014R2-pt-BRLocale-x86.exe

For detailed installation instructions, see Installing Wonderware Skelta BPM section in the Wonderware Skelta BPM Administrator Guide.


Installing Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector and Extension for System Platform 2014 R2

Run the respective installers, based on the operating system, to install Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for System Platform 2014 R2 and Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for System Platform 2014 R2.

Connector

  • To install on both 32-bit and 64-bit computer, run Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for System Platform.exe

Extension

  • To install on a 64-bit computer, run Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for System Platform-x64.exe
  • To install on a 32-bit computer, run Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for System Platform-x86.exe

For detailed installation instructions, see Wonderware Skelta BPM Connectors and Extensions Guide > Skelta BPM Connector for System Platform > Install > Install Skelta BPM Extension for System Platform.


Installing Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector and Extension for Wonderware Information Server

Run the respective installers, based on the operating system, to install Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for Wonderware Information Server and Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for Wonderware Information Server.

Connector

  • To install on both 32-bit and 64-bit computer, run Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for Information Server.exe

Extension

  • To install on a 64-bit computer, run Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for Information Server-x64.exe
  • To install on a 32-bit computer, run Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for Information Server-x86.exe

For detailed installation instructions, see Wonderware Skelta BPM Connectors and Extensions Guide > Skelta BPM Connector for System Platform > Skelta BPM Connector for Information Server.


Installing Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA

Run the Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA installer, based on the operating system, to install Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA.

  • To install on a 64-bit computer, run Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA-x64.exe
  • To install on a 32-bit computer, run Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA-x86.exe

For detailed installation instructions, see Wonderware Skelta BPM Connectors and Extensions Guide > Skelta BPM Extension for OPC UA > Install.


Installing Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013

Run the Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013 installer to install Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013.

  • To install on a 64-bit computer, run WWSK-BPM2014R2-SP2013Connector-x64.exe

You can use this connector with Microsoft SharePoint 2013 server. Skelta BPM Connector for SharePoint supports only on-premises installation of SharePoint 2013.

You can upgrade only from Skelta BPM 2014 Connector for SharePoint 2013 to Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013.


For detailed installation instructions, see Wonderware Skelta BPM Connectors and Extensions Guide > Skelta BPM Connector for SharePoint > Install.

For detailed instructions about upgrading to Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013, see Wonderware Skelta BPM Connectors and Extensions Guide > Skelta BPM Connector for SharePoint > Upgrade.

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Upgrading to Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 from an Earlier Version

You can upgrade to Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 from the following versions:

  • Skelta BPM.NET 2011 Service Pack 4 version 3.5.9811.0
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014

Before you run the upgrade installer, stop the Wonderware Skelta BPM Services, delete SkeltaTemp and Skelta Cache files, and stop IIS. Ensure to clear the browser cache after you upgrade, and before you use the upgraded product.

For detailed instructions about upgrading to Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2, see Upgrading Wonderware Skelta BPM section in the Wonderware Skelta BPM Administrator Guide.

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ISO Details

The following folders are created after you extract the ISO file of Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2:

Release Folder

  • Connectors: Installation executables for the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connectors.
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 – 32bit: Installation executables for Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2, Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Add-in for Outlook, and a Server Extensions folder. The Server Extensions folder contains the 32-bit executables for the Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extensions.
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 – 64bit: Installation executables for Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2, Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Add-in for Outlook, Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013, and a Server Extensions folder. The Server Extensions folder contains the 64-bit executables for the Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extensions.
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 – Demo and Example Content: Sample application and supporting documentation.
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 – Documentation: Installer executable for Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Help which include Administrator Guide, Developer Guide, User Guide, Forms and Lists User Guide, Connectors and Extensions Guide, API Scenarios Guide, and API Reference Guide.
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Release Notes.html: Release notes for the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 release.

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System Requirements

The hardware and software requirements to install Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 are as follows:


Hardware Requirements

Component Requirement
Processor
  • Minimum: 1 GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)
  • Recommended: 2 GHz or faster, multi-core processor
Memory
  • Minimum: 4 GB RAM
  • Maximum (32-bit systems): 4 GB (Standard) or 64 GB (Enterprise)
  • Maximum (64-bit systems): 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise)
  • For SharePoint Environment, Minimum: 8 GB RAM
Hard Disk
  • Minimum: 10 GB of available hard disk space
  • Recommended: 40 GB or more of available hard disk space

  • Note: Computers with more than 16 GB RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files.

Optical Drive
  • DVD-ROM drive (optional)
Display and Peripherals
  • SVGA (1366 x 768) to WXGA+ (1440x900) resolution monitor
  • Keyboard
  • Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Note: Depending on complexity and size of your database server, 30 GB or more of available hard disk space is recommended. Your hard drive for the database must have adequate available disk space to support the performance requirements of your specific deployment.


Software Requirements

Operating System Requirements

Software Requirements Matrix Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 8.1 Pro and Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard, Enterprise (64-bit) Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter (64-bit) Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Data Center (64-bit)
Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2
S
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for System Platform
S
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for System Platform
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for Information Server
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for Information Server
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

Database Requirements

Software Requirements Matrix SQL Server 2008 SP3 Standard, Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard, Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Standard, Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) SQL Server 2012 SP1 Express-SSMSE (64-bit only) SQL Server 2012 SP1 Standard, Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) SQL Server 2014 Standard, Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) Oracle Database 11g R2 11.2.0.1.0
Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2
Y
Y
Y
S
Y
Y
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for System Platform
Y
Y
Y
S
Y
Y
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for System Platform
Y
Y
Y
S
Y
N
N
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for Information Server
Y
Y
Y
S
Y
N
Y
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for Information Server
Y
Y
Y
S
Y
N
N
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA
Y
Y
Y
S
Y
N
Y

Note: Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) is not supported.

Browser Requirements

Software Requirements Matrix Internet Explorer 10 Internet Explorer 11* Mozilla Firefox 34.0.5 Google Chrome (Version 39.0.2171.95 m) Apple Safari for Mac (Version 8.0.2)
Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2
Y
Y
Y
Y
L
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for System Platform
Y
Y
N
N
N
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for System Platform
Y
Y
N
N
N
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for Information Server
Y
Y
N
N
N
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for Information Server
Y
Y
N
N
N
Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Extension for OPC UA
Y
Y
N
N
N


Small Configuration Only

(Supports a maximum of five users and 20 active workflow instances.)

S
Supported
Y
Limited Support

(In Apple Safari for Mac, only Inbox and Forms are supported.)


L
Not Supported
N

* Internet Explorer 11.0.9600.17501, Versions: 11.0.15 (KB3008923)


Other Requirements

Component Requirement
Internet Information Services (IIS)
  • 7, 7.1 SP1, and 7.5 (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1)
  • 8.0 (Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2)
Supported Mobile Operating Systems
  • iOS 7.1 to iOS 8.1.3
Supported Operating Systems for Windows 8 Work Tasks developer build version
  • Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Supported Architecture for Windows 8 Work Tasks developer build version
  • ARM, x86, and x64
Supported Languages for Operating Systems
  • US English, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese.

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Product Compatibility

  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 with SQL Server is compatible the following virtualization environments:
    • VMware ESXi 5.0: Virtualization with High Availability and Disaster Recovery
    • VMware vSphere 5
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 is compatible SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups for SQL Server 2012.
  • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 is compatible and can coexist with the following products:
  • Connector Compatible Coexistence Can be Applied on
    Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013
    • Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 (64-bit)
    Y
    • Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 4.5 or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 (64-bit)
    • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 (64-bit)
    • Cumulative update KB2920804 for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 (64-bit)
    Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Add-in for Outlook
    • Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Microsoft Office Outlook 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    Y NA


  • Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for System Platform 2014 R2 is compatible and can co-exist with the following products:
  • Product Version Compatibility Coexistence
    Wonderware Application Server 2014 (v4.0)
    2014 R2 (v4.1)
    Y Y
    Wonderware Historian Server 2014 (v11.5)
    2014 R2(v11.6)
    Y Y
    Wonderware Information Server 2014 (v5.5)
    2014 R2 (v5.6)
    Y Y
    Wonderware Intelligence 2012 (v1.5.1) Y Y
    Wonderware InTouch HMI 2014 (v11.0)
    2014 R2 (v11.1)
    Y Y

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Key Features

Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 offers a number of features and activities that help business users create simple and process driven composite applications rapidly. Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 has a robust and out-of-the-box connectivity to various enterprise systems and also provides an informative BAM to improve collaboration.


Forms

User interface and user experience are the most important aspects of business applications. Forms help you to create complex user interfaces with responsive design, adaptive layout, and cross-browser compatibility. Forms integrate with lists and workflows to enable rapid deployment of business applications.

Wonderware Skelta BPM Forms is a powerful platform to design and use sophisticated forms in your enterprise. The forms platform uses the latest .NET framework, and is developed using HTML5, CSS3, and Knockout JavaScript for a rich and responsive user experience. You can automatically construct software solutions from high-level domain-specific specifications, connect to forms with various Web APIs and through the Azure cloud platform, and deliver secure content with authentication and authorization.

Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 uses HTML5 based forms where as Skelta BPM.Net 2011 uses ASP.NET based forms. However, when you upgrade from Skelta BPM.Net 2011 to Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2, you can use both types of forms.

Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 enhanced Forms and improved performance.

  • Enhanced Data Grid control and improved performance with:
    • Grid coloring
    • Auto selection of records
    • Stop refresh on each parameter change
    • XLS and PDF export
    • On Selection Change event
    • On Data Bound event
  • Enhanced Database Lookup by supporting Stored Procedure for SQL databases.
  • Enhanced Data Lookup control to refresh based on selection in the Data Grid control.
  • Enhanced Data Lookup control to get parametrized values from the Data Grid control.
  • Enhanced configuration of multiple activities for a Web API list item by adding lookup options to update a Request URI for an existing Web API list.
  • Enhanced Invoke Workflow control by supporting Pre-Workflow Execution script, and adding new workflowStatus variable.
  • Enhanced Pop-up control by supporting opening of a form in a new browser window.
  • Enhanced SharePoint lookup and Web API lookup by supporting Extended Information.
  • Enhanced User Lookup control to get user information using Extended Information.
  • Improved reusability of forms by supporting Forms Parameters for Forms Links.
  • Improved compatibility for XML Node by supporting hyphen and underscore characters.
  • Improved customization of business applications by adding new Forms APIs.
  • Improved Forms Performance by reducing form load time.

Packages

Deploying artifacts from one environment or repository to another is critical for business uniformity and standardization. Packages help you to deploy artifacts, associated and child artifacts, configuration states, and containment states easily with package templates.

Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 enhances the user interface of packages, support file distribution, and enables packaging of the following artifacts:

  • Dependent files of Custom Activity used in Workflow

  • Forms

  • Stored Procedure Lookup

  • Queue

  • Work Item Fields

  • Web API List, Web API Lookup, and Web API Activity


Connectors and Extensions

Integrating with enterprise applications and solution platforms is critical for optimizing existing business investments. Connectors and Extensions help you to integrate Wonderware Skelta BPM with other Wonderware and Microsoft products for extending BPM features to enterprise solutions.

Integrate with connectors and extensions for:

  • Wonderware System Platform 2014 R2

  • Wonderware Information Server

  • Wonderware OPC UA

  • Microsoft SharePoint 2013

  • Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013


Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013

Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013 is a full service BPM solution that seamlessly integrates Microsoft SharePoint 2013 with your business processes. Powered by Wonderware Skelta BPM, the Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013 provides advanced BPM functionality to SharePoint 2013, native capabilities for collaboration, portals, enterprise content management, business intelligence, business forms, and processes.

Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 enhances the Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connector for SharePoint 2013 with additional features.

A new utility, Skelta BPM 2014 R2 Connectors Integration Tool for SharePoint 2013, is introduced to update the System Platform and OPC UA related assembly entries in the web.config file of the SharePoint web applications. This tool also copies the required BPMUITemplates folder to the SharePoint Layout folder after updating the assembly entries. This BPMUITemplates folder will contain the files mentioned in the XML file of the respective Skelta BPM connector.


Work Tasks App

Business professionals need to know the status of critical processes and make quick decisions on the go. Work Tasks app helps you to access and act upon work items on the move with real-time notifications. Work Tasks is a premium app for mobile devices, and is available for iOS from the App Store and Windows 8 from the Windows Store.

Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 supports iOS 8.1.3 and Windows 8.1 for Work Tasks App. However, support for iOS 6 has been withdrawn from this release onwards.


Localization for Brazilian Portuguese

Wonderware Skelta BPM has been designed to facilitate localization.

Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 supports Brazilian Portuguese operating system out of the box.

There is a separate installer for Brazilian Portuguese locales which can be installed after installing the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 installer.

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Issues Resolved

This section describes important resolved issues in the Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 release::

In Forms, mapped XML Node does not support hyphen or underscore.
In Data Lookup control of Forms, unable to save the Lookup configuration window if the same form control is selected for multiple parameters.
Forms parameter value should be read the way it is defined in the form (in script).
Alternate Actor assign functionality does not work, and the workflow goes into the Workflow Execution Finished with Errors (FE) state.
On Form Load script does not load while importing or exporting the Form.
An error message "Could not load property" appears when you open the Process Designer from Microsoft SharePoint and try to configure the properties of Wonderware MES or Wonderware System Platform activities.
The Web API data page must open with empty grid without any alert or error if Web API returns empty array.
Unable to view the Value column data when a Lookup of type Web API is configured with property name as "Value" in the Selected Columns. This condition is valid if the Web API controller property name is "Value".
A form created in inline mode when opens another synchronous form using the Invoke Workflow control does not respond on submission.
After applying Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 HotFix 4.0.1063.3, a Form with Lookup or Data Grid control does not load.
The Rule activity of Skelta BPM.Net 2011 SP4 used the Microsoft.Vsa.IVsaEngine API. This API is deprecated, and hence a workflow with the Rule Activity does function as expected.
In the Enterprise Console, navigation link is not restricted even when the user belongs to a restricted user group or the user does not have the required rights. In this case, the error message, "you do not have rights to this page" appears while trying to load a custom form.
In an InvokeWebService activity, when a system variable is used to capture the comments of Choice activity, the workflow fails with the Index was outside the bounds of the array error.
The Add New Actor button in the Alternate Actors window gets hidden if the column sizes in the window increases.
In Skelta BPM 2014 Connector for SharePoint 2013, when Skelta Inbox web part is added to the subsite where the top-level site is Publishing Site, the Not able to load the workitem web part error appears.
The workflow execution fails when the same name is used for a Form and an Invoke Form activity in the workflow .
After upgrading to Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014, not all available Forms are listed in the forms drop down property of pop-up control.
In Forms 2011, Data Lookup refresh does not work on drop-down item change.

For more information, see Knowledge Base section in the release portal.

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Other Information

For the current known issues and limitations, see Wonderware Skelta BPM 2014 R2 — Known Issues and Limitations section in the release portal.

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Last Updated: 20 March, 2015

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