What's new in IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service 23.0.15

Release date: 23 March 2024

IBM Robotic Process Automation version 23.0.15 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

Support for time zones in Bot schedules

In previous versions, scheduled Bots would follow UTC+0, ignoring time zones. Now, you can define the time zone for your Bots to run, and the scheduling interface also compares the defined time zone to your local time. For more information, see Scheduling bots.

New SaaS URLs

Starting from this version, SaaS regions are migrating to IBM's standard URL for IBM RPA.

https://eu1app.rpa.ibm.com/
https://ap1app.rpa.ibm.com/

Only the EU1 and AP1 regions are migrating in this release.

The default *.wdgautomation.com URL is still supported on these regions for compatibility with earlier versions, but you are encouraged to use the new *.rpa.ibm.com on new and existing installations.

For more information, see Understanding tenants and regions.

Fixed issues

This version fixes previous known issues that are found by users. Customer issues are reported as authorized program analysis reports (APAR), which is how IBM documents, tracks, and fixes problems.

  • [APAR DT178878] JSON to Table (jsonToTable): Fixed an issue that would duplicate datetime values in the data table.
  • [APAR DT244482] IBM RPA scheduler: Scheduled runs could be offset by a day due to UTC+0 conversion. You can now select your time zone to eliminate this issue.
  • [APAR DT246663] IBM RPA scheduler: Cron expressions now use time zones and support Daylight Saving Time.
  • [APAR DT247735] IBM RPA scheduler: Scheduled runs now use time zones and support Daylight Saving Time.
  • [APAR DT257667] Start Browser (webStart): The Download Path parameter no longer uses the default IBM RPA path for downloads if the parameter is left empty. It uses the user's Downloads folder as the default path instead.
  • [APAR DT257898] Wait Download (webWaitDownload): Fixed an issue where the command would ignore the timeout values.
  • [APAR DT258432] Read Email (emailRead): Email messages now display a date in UTC+0 format and no longer consider the sender's or receiver's time zones.
  • [APAR DT258737] [APAR DT261747] IBM RPA scheduler: Fixed an issue where disabled schedules would still run.
  • [APAR DT258763] IBM RPA scheduler: Fixed an issue where the scheduled bot would fail to run due to a "Could not find a suitable pipe" error.
  • [APAR DT258899] IBM RPA Studio recorder: Fixed an issue where the recorder bar would fail to open.
  • [APAR DT259675] IBM RPA logs: Fixed an issue that would cause SAP logs to appear in great quantity without an error message.
  • [APAR DT260620] Handle Save File Dialog (handleSaveFileDialog): Fixed an issue where the command would fail to save files with special characters.
  • [APAR DT260802] IBM RPA web recorder: Fixed an issue where the recorder was unable to retrieve a highlighted element correctly.
  • [APAR DT261441] IBM RPA orchestrator: Fixed an issue that would block some process instances from running.
  • [APAR DT269384] IBM RPA web API: Web services are now fully running with HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
  • [APAR DT269460] Dump Screen (terminalDumpScreen): Fixed an issue where the Send to File parameter would use the Concatenate Text parameter regardless if the latter was not enabled.
  • [APAR DT269470] IBM RPA Studio: Fixed an issue that would prevent the user from seeing Data Table row indexes and from expanding the Data Table rows in the Data Table view.
  • [APAR DT269471] IBM RPA Control Center's Process dashboard page: You can now properly filter the process instances by start date.
  • [APAR DT269504] IBM RPA Studio recorder: Fixed an issue that would prevent you from selecting a TreeView in an application.
  • [APAR DT277074] IBM RPA Control Center's Process instance page: Fixed an issue that would prevent the table from loading data after converting dates to UTC+0.
  • IBM RPA Control Center's Bot schedules page: Fixed an issue where the dropdown of Bot schedule names would be enabled even if no schedules were available.
  • IBM RPA email commands: Fixed an issue that would cause the email commands to not work under Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
  • IBM RPA Control Center's Launchers page: Fixed an issue with the pagination.
  • IBM RPA Control Center's reset password page: Bulk-added users no longer get stuck in the login page after they try to reset their password.
  • Get Table (getTable): Fixed an issue that would cause an error if you tried to add valid data to a Data Table with a schema.
  • Get Table (getTable): The command now works in Chromium-based browsers.
  • Download Email Attachments (emailGetAttachment): Fixed an issue where the command was unable to download files with special characters.
  • IBM RPA orchestrator: Improved error messages in log files.

Documentation updates