2018 Coveo for Sitecore 4.0 Releases
2018 Coveo for Sitecore 4.0 Releases
This page summarizes the new features and bug fixes introduced throughout 2018.
Release Notes for August 2018: Minor Release
The initial August 2018 release had to be hotfixed due to an issue with the replication of Sitecore permissions.
This release includes the 1.2537.57 version of the JavaScript Search Framework (see May 2018 maintenance release (1.2537.57)).
This page summarizes the bug fix introduced in the Coveo for Sitecore August 2018: Minor Release.
| Issue number | Case | Fixed support case |
|---|---|---|
| SC-3083 | SC-3079 | Fixed issue with Coveo-powered search page results showing items not consistent with Sitecore permissions. |
Release Notes for August 2018
The initial August 2018 release had to be hotfixed due to an issue with the replication of Sitecore permissions.
This release includes the 1.2537.57 version of the JavaScript Search Framework (see May 2018 maintenance release (1.2537.57)).
This section summarizes the new features and fixed support cases introduced in the Coveo for Sitecore August 2018 release.
For the upgrade procedure, see Upgrading from May 2018 to August 2018.
| Issue number | Enhancement |
|---|---|
| SC-1445 | Reduce the load on the platform through better scheduling of call retries. |
| SC-1743 | Tag searches performed in Sitecore with originContext value WebsiteSearch for analytics purposes. |
| Issue number | Case | Fixed support case |
|---|---|---|
| SC-2943 | 00041306 | Fixed issue with IndexOutOfRangeException thrown during rebuild. |
| Issue number | Bug fix |
|---|---|
| SC-2763 | Strengthened security in storage mechanism for certain data. |
| SC-2900 | Fixed issue with log message referencing the <SiteName> configuration element rather than <siteName> (incorrect casing). |
| SC-2959 | Fixed issue with document indexing producing duplicate metadata for some fields. |
| SC-2982 | Fixed document size value when Quick view couldn't be generated. |
| SC-2999 | Fixed issue with Session isn't Initialized exception occurring mainly on Sitecore 8.0 Coveo Platform authentication and on Coveo Diagnostic Page. |
| SC-3047 | Improved the Coveo Cloud license retrieval process. |
| SC-3051 | Fixed issue with Empty strings aren't allowed exception occurring when specifying Creator-Owner permissions on an item. |
| SC-3068 | Fixed issue with identities that were not correctly sent after a synchronization of the security identities. |
Release Notes for May 2018
This release includes the 1.2537.57 version of the JavaScript Search Framework (see May 2018 maintenance release (1.2537.57)).
This section summarizes the new features and fixed support cases introduced in the Coveo for Sitecore May 2018 release.
For the upgrade procedure, see Upgrading from March 2018 to May 2018.
| Issue number | Enhancement |
|---|---|
| SC-1956 | Ensure all Usage Analytics events respect the strict field validation feature. |
| SC-2469 | Prevent the InvalidateRequirementsDelay option to be set too low. The recommended value is 60; the lowest recommended value is now 10. |
| Issue number | Case | Fixed support case |
|---|---|---|
| SC-2690 | 00041762 | [Sitecore Analytics] Fixed issue where keywords logged in Sitecore Analytics were not properly registered. |
| SC-2768 | 00041490 | [On-Premises] Fixed issue causing license errors to occur when adding a NLB between CES and RabbitMQ. |
| SC-2792 | 00042394 | Fixed issue preventing administrators from changing their Coveo organization when a comment was added to the scheduling node of the Coveo.SearchProvider.Custom.config file. |
| SC-2808 | 00042451 | [On-Premises] Fixed issue where certain RabbitMQ connections were opened but never closed. |
| SC-2835 | 00042763 | Fixed issues caused by a manual change in the Coveo Cloud license. |
| Issue number | Bug fix |
|---|---|
| SC-2541 | Fixed issue where non-existent security groups were applied to items when indexing. |
| SC-2564 | Fixed issue where numerical fields wouldn't be suggested for the Facet Slider and Facet Range components. |
| SC-2602 | Fixed issue causing wrong events to be logged to the xDB when accessing Coveo admin pages. This issue still persists when using Sitecore 7.5. |
| SC-2630 | Sanitized the content of the diagnostic package. |
| SC-2664 | Fixed issue causing the Diagnostic Page to fail when the Coveo for Sitecore package is installed but not activated. |
| SC-2676 | Fixed issue where inserting an Omnibox Result List in Web Forms caused the page to fail. |
| SC-2678 | Fixed issue where the Omnibox result list couldn't be added to an MVC page. |
| SC-2704 | Fixed issue where multi-value fields were not listed in the auto-complete dialog when selecting a facet field. |
| SC-2753 | Fixed issue where the link to an item was not resolved properly when using IIS custom bindings. |
| SC-2759 | [Coveo Cloud] Removed error when hitting the platform throttling limit. Instead, a warning is logged. |
| SC-2764 | [Coveo Cloud] Optimized the indexing process to avoid hitting the throttling limit too quickly. |
| SC-2804 | Fixed issue where pressing the Enter key in the OmniboxResultList didn't access the selected result page. |
| SC-2830 | [Installation Wizard] Ensured the body indexing option text fits the selected option. |
Release Notes for March 2018
This release includes the 1.2537.43 version of the JavaScript Search Framework (see January 2018 maintenance release (v1.2537.43)).
This section summarizes the new features and fixed support cases introduced in the Coveo for Sitecore March 2018 release.
For the upgrade procedure, see Upgrading from December 2017 to March 2018.
| Issue number | Enhancement |
|---|---|
| SC-2281 | If new processor AddTemplatesWithLayout is enabled, only templates with layout are indexed. |
| SC-2469 | Sitecore 8.2 update 6 now qualified. |
| SC-2502 | Only disabled entities get counted when re-enabling them. |
| Issue number | Bug fix |
|---|---|
| SC-1109 | Ensured only string fields can be used with the includeForFreeTextSearch attribute. |
| SC-1752 | Fixed issue where ConversionHelper would be lost if GetSecurityProvider failed. |
| SC-1884 | Ensured keywords typed in a standalone search box are logged in Sitecore xDB analytics. |
| SC-2230 | Fixed issue where the UseForRanking was set to true when unspecified. |
| SC-2309 | [Experience Editor] Fixed issue causing the Add Here buttons to stop working in the Experience Editor when adding the search box resources. |
| SC-2410 | [Diagnostic Page] Ensured the Expanded Permissions Provider section isn't shown when using Coveo for Sitecore on-premises. |
| SC-2472 | Fixed issue causing the installation wizard to fail when a user doesn't have the right access. |
| SC-2490 | [Facet Sort] Fixed issue preventing some Facet Sort components from working with the default parameters. |
| SC-2514 | [Diagnostic Page] Fixed issue where fields counts were not accurate on the diagnostic page. |
| SC-2524 | Fixed issue where documents would get lost in index after error 502 during rebuild. |
| SC-2565 | Fixed issue causing search pages to show an ASPX error page when there's a server-side error. |
| SC-2588 | Fixed issue causing a search page to fail when using a faulty boosting rule. |
| SC-2671 | Fixed issue where Filter Expression Rules had disappeared in the 4.1 Legacy UI. |
| Issue number | Case | Fixed support case |
|---|---|---|
| SC-2589 | 00040886 | Fixed issue causing search page to display an error when applying a Sitecore hotfix on Sitecore 8.2. |