Alpaca

Release Notes

Last Updated: 12/06/2023 The ECG team is pleased to announce the release version 10.3.1 of Alpaca.

This version includes support for the R22, R23, and R24 versions of the BroadWorks API.

10.3.1

  • Released: 12/06/2023

What's Fixed

  • [Tasks] - Fixed issue that occurred on rare occasions that caused a task to close but not be marked as finished/stopped.
  • [TaskLog] - Fixed occasional issue that caused the task log to not update correctly.
  • [CommonPhoneListPanel] - Fixed issue that caused the Common Phone List panel to appear twice at the Group level.
  • [LicenseDetails] - Fixed issue that caused the License Details link to not appear in the admin dropdown.
  • [ServiceProvidersPanel] - Fixed issue that caused the "Add Group" button to appear when in the "Devices" tab.
  • [AuditLogs] - Fixed issue that could cause the Audit Log queue to become stuck if audit logs being processed occurred before the last sync instant for the cluster.

10.3.0

  • Released: 12/01/2023

What's New

  • [AL-1664] - Added a button under Admin > BroadWorks Clusters to manually resync a specified Cluster.
  • [AL-719] - If SMTP is configured, an email will be sent to Alpaca Users that are manually created in Admin > Alpaca Users.
  • [AL-3136] - Added support for ignoring specified audit log types.
  • [AL-1903] - Added Trunk Group report.
  • [AL-1439] - Added Service Provider Migration requirement check for unique phone numbers.
  • [AL-1444] - Added Service Provider Migration requirement check for unique MAC addresses.
  • [AL-2668][Bulk Provisioning] - Added validator to verify that there are not any duplicate columns.
  • Added Group level Custom Contact Directories panel.
  • Added Group level Common Phone List panel.
  • Added Group level Custom Ringback panel.
  • Added Group level Emergency Zones panel.
  • Added System level Emergency Zones panel.
  • Added System level Extension Dialing panel.
  • Added System level Intercept User panel.
  • Added System level SIP Authentication Password Rules panel.
  • Added System level Passcode Rules panel.
  • Added System level Password Rules panel.
  • Added System level Call Notify panel.
  • Added System level Domains panel.
  • Added System level Office Zones panel.
  • Added License Information panel under Admin > Alpaca License Details.
  • Added mechanism for reloading the ECG license without restarting Alpaca.
  • Added support for searching devices by serial number.
  • Added support for searching groups by Calling Line Id.
  • Added a Plugin Status page.

What's Changed

  • [Tasks] - Re-categorization of tasks (non-blocking vs blocking)
  • [Tasks] - Improved logic when determining when and how a task can block other tasks.
  • [AuditLogProcessing] - Added an intermediate database table that audit logs are fed into straight from Alpaca Remote. This should prevent Alpaca Remote from becoming too backed up.
  • [SearchIndexResync] - Various speed and efficiency improvements. Alpaca is now more dependent on TimesTen for data. Please make sure your firewall rules allow the Alpaca Server to connect to the Application Server on the TimesTen port (2208).
  • [UI/UX] - Many submit buttons now have enter key listeners.
  • [AL-3108] - The provided header image will now be auto-resized to fit the header (if the provided image is too big).
  • [Logging] - Added support for hot reloading the log configuration.
  • [AlertProvider] - Various improvements to the alert table.

What's Fixed

  • [BulkProvisioning] - Added missing support for the useCustomUserNamePassword field when provisioning a device.
  • Fixed issue where the BLF Cache Alert could not be configured in the Alert Configuration panel.
  • Added support for new BroadWorks Audit Log header length. The header length should not matter going forward.
  • [ServiceProviderMobileSubscriberDirectoryNumberPanel] - Fixed issue where error messages were not displayed correctly.
  • [ServiceProviderDigitPatternCriteriaAdd] - Fixed issue that caused the description to not display correctly after adding.
  • [ServiceProviderCommunicationBarringProfiles] - Fixed issue that prevented saving when no digit pattern criteria was selected.

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