What's new in IBM Robotic Process Automation on premises 23.0.18

Release date: 19 September 2024

IBM Robotic Process Automation version 23.0.18 is now available. This version introduces enhancements and fixes to the product's client and server.

To upgrade to the new version, check out the following documentation:

For previous release notes on the 23.0.x mainstream, see Previous releases.

Enhancements

Callback URLs return jobId and input data

When you use a callback URL in your bot, the bot now returns the ID of the bot and the input data, to make it easier to identify your bot. In previous versions, the bot would only return the bot's output.

For more information about callback URLs, see Using Callback URLs.

Fixed issues

This version fixes previous known issues that were found by users, as well as authorized program analysis reports (APARs), which is how IBM documents, tracks, and fixes problems.

  • [APAR DT389377] Find Window (findWindow): Fixed an issue where the command would cause pop-up windows to lose focus.
  • [APAR DT390256] Close Excel File (excelClose): Fixed an issue where the command would corrupt XLSM files after saving the file.
  • [APAR DT391343] Wait Download (webWaitDownload): The command no longer fails to run before the download starts.
  • [APAR DT391594] Block Input (blockInput): The Set Timeout (setTimeout) command no longer resets the input lock.
  • [APAR DT391923] Open Office File (officeOpen): IBM RPA Studio no longer freezes if you try to open a Microsoft Office application that is not installed.
  • [APAR DT392008] IBM RPA installer: The installer now checks for private keys contained in user-provided IBM MQ certificate files. If private keys are found, the installer warns the user to provide a valid certificate file with only public keys.
  • [APAR DT392251] Bulk Insert with SQL (sqlBulkInsert): Fixed an issue that would convert integers to floating-point numbers in SQLite.
  • [APAR DT392295] Bulk Insert with SQL (sqlBulkInsert): The command no longer fails to insert data if the column names contain spaces.
  • [APAR DT392324] Get Excel Table (excelGetTable): Empty cells are now extracted as null values.
  • [APAR DT392926] IBM RPA server installer: The installer no longer fails if HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is not supported by the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
  • [APAR DT393554] IBM RPA email: Fixed links to script logs in email messages that are sent to users.
  • [APAR DT393724] IBM RPA server: Fixed an issue where the IBM RPA orchestrator could fail to communicate with processes started by the user.
  • [APAR DT393798] Assign Value to Office (officeSet): Fixed an issue that would convert floating-point numbers to integers.
  • [APAR DT393860] Create from Data Table (excelReport): Fixed performance issues.
  • [APAR DT394039] Terminal emulator: The terminal emulator no longer shows a blank screen if the terminal screen has no input fields.
  • [APAR DT394458] IBM MQ: Fixed connection when using a custom Certificate Authority.
  • [APAR DT394638] IBM RPA Control Center: Fixed an issue where the Edit Process page would not load all the script versions.
  • [APAR DT395202] IBM RPA server: Fixed an issue where a process instance could fail to run after changing the computer's runtime capacity.
  • IBM RPA server: Fixed an issue where the computer's runtime capacity could be increased without changes from the user.
  • IBM RPA Control Center: Fixed an issue where the user would be redirected to the login page after refreshing the page.
  • Terminal emulator: Fixed the size of the input text window.
  • Map to JSON (mapJson): The command now assigns false to the Success parameter if the command returns an error.

Documentation updates