Raynet Packaging Suite 4.1

New features, enhancements and patches for RayFlow, RayPack, PackBench, RayQC and RayEval.
April 28, 2017
New Version

Features

Packaging Suite 4.1 includes the following new features:

RayPack

  • Support for Deployment Systems (RayManageSoft / SCCM) - The new option in the FILE menu can be used to prepare the deployment of a package to a supporting deployment system (RayManageSoft or Microsoft SCCM) using an easy-to-use wizard driven routine.
  • Scanning Projects for the Presence of Merge Modules - Both PackRecorder (.rcp) and PackDesigner (.rpp, .msi, and .mst files) can now be scanned for the presence of components that could be replaced with one or more Merge Modules available in the library. Scanning is performed on-demand, and depending on the project type applicable modules can be inserted to the project immediately or during build-time.
  • Support for RayFlow File Depots - With File Depots, an option to upload and download files to and from locations different then the IIS server Rayflow is running on, has been added. The new target location for uploading files can be easily selected using a new dropdown box. Previously, it was not possible to upload files to locations other than the hosting web server.
  • Windows Installer Help in TABLES View - When F1 is pressed in the TABLES view, official MSDN help for a currently selected table is shown.
  • Create a Backup of RPP Projects Before Saving - A configuration option is provided that enables RayPack to store a copy of the current RPP project before it is saved. This allows for an easy fallback to a previous version without using any version control system.
  • Improved Conversion from RPP/MSI/RCP to App-V 5.0 and Other Virtual Formats - Release 4.1 resolves several minor issues and improves conversion of Shell extensions, services, Verbs and other registry-based entries to their virtual equivalents. While all virtualization technologies benefit from these improvements, especially App-V 5.1 improvements and fixes stand out.
  • Other
    • Added an option to select the parent in System Search -> Folder settings.
    • It is now possible to configure drivers directly from the Component view for existing components.
    • Improved generation of source paths after conversion from RCP to MSI/RPP.
    • Added spinner buttons in the PackRecorder Snapshot Settings.
    • RayPack respects substorages when building from MSI to RPP and vice versa.
    • Added a warning when while saving changes as an MST file the original MSI is not available anymore.
    • Added a warning when users saves an MST transform with another transform(s) already open when the action would result in a new empty transform otherwise.
    • The option hide empty folders in file browsers respects linked folder settings.

PackBench

  • Improved Support for MSI Sources - When copying an MSI file to the source folder, its supporting files are now analyzed and copied if necessary. Depending on MSI Media layout, the files may include external compressed files (.cab), or external uncompressed files, or a combination of those. Prior to 4.1, only selected files were copied.
  • Create Full Folder Structure for New Runs - When a new run is created, the full folder structure is created automatically. Prior to 4.1 only non-empty folders were created. This option is configurable and enabled by default. Existing workflows have this option enabled by default, the user has to opt-out if empty folders are not desired.

RayFlow Client

  • Plugins Have Been Added to RayFlow - With the release of RayFlow 4.1 plugins have been added to RayFlow. At the moment, there are five different kinds of plugins. Triggered plugins, direct plugins, batch plugins, task attached plugins, and the Quick Report Sources where the latter are replacing the old quick reports.
  • File Depots - With File Depots, an option to upload and download files to and from locations different then the IIS server Rayflow is running on, has been added. The new target location for uploading files can be easily selected using a
  • new dropdown box that is available when selecting to upload a file. Previously, it was not possible to upload files to locations other than the hosting Web server.
  • Visibility of Comments - There are now different visibility options for comments. Comments can now be set to private, default, or public visibility. This means that users can decide if a comment is just visible for themselves, for those who have access to the phase where the comment is located, or to everyone who can view the task even though the comment was made in a phase they have no view permissions for.
  • Task Lock Changes - There are changes to how task lock works. Tasks are now only locked if users are making changes to a task. Furthermore, users cannot steal task from other users with the same permission level anymore. Administrative
  • users on the other hand can now release and steal locks from all users which have a permission level that is not higher than their own and can therefore also steal or release locks from users with the same permission level.
  • Other
    • The performance of the new order view has been improved.
    • Phases permissions have been improved to work like expected.
    • It is now possible to upload files which are bigger than 2 GB.
    • User content localization has been added to the desktop client.

RayQC

  • Performance Optimizations - Performance of large checklist has been vastly improved. As a result, large checklist are executed much faster (up to 400%).
  • Jumping to the First Failed Item in the Checklist View - When a checklist is failed, clicking on its FAILED badge jumps directly to the first failed element, allowing easier troubleshooting.

RayQC Advanced

  • Integration with Deployment Systems (RayManageSoft / SCCM) - It is now possible to import packages from deployment systems. Version 4.1 supports RayManageSoft and SCCM. Similarly, fixed packages can now be easily exported to RMS Software Library or SCCM catalogs.
  • Advanced Control and Ability to Override / Ignore Certain Test Results - A possibility to approve a reported issue has been added. The Approved status represents a manually overriden issue, whereas RayQC Advanced result type (Warning or Error) is treated as an actually passed test after manual investigation. For other situations, it is possible to simply ignore selected test results, so that they are still present in reports, but do not affect the overall status of the package.
  • New Reporting Dashboard - The new reporting dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of the overall status of the Software library, allowing an easy identification of packages that require attention and providing managers with a data necessary to carry on packaging and migration projects.
  • Fine-tuned Control Over Testing Against Specific Virtualization Technologies - Starting with this release, users are able to select the actual target virtualization system. Previously, only a generic Virtualization tests category was available.
  • Batch Import of Packages from a Directory - It is now possible to select a specific folder, including subfolders, and import all supported packages into the RayQC Advanced library. The packages are added to the import list with the default configuration which can be changed manually. It is now also possible to use drag and drop functionality in the File selection step of the import package wizard. This can be used to select multiple folders and put them in the wizard. The packages in this folders will be imported with the default configuration.
  • Import Custom Properties from RayFlow Server - The possibility to import custom properties from RayFlow to RayQC Advanced has been added with the release of the Packaging Suite 4.1.
  • Other
    • It is now possible to restore a complete folder that has been moved to the archive.
    • A new SQL database role called RayQCAd_Users will be created on installing RayQC Advanced to guarantee that the users assigned will have read, write, and execute rights on the RayQC Advanced database.
    • The migration scripts have been improved.
    • The database version is now verified when testing the connection to the database on the startup of the application.
    • The package icon is now exported and saved in the database when importing a package.
    • Report information about the tested rule set has been added.
    • The icons in the Swipe bar have been improved.
    • Command-line support for reports has been improved.
    • Status icons throughout the application have been unified.
    • Rule sets are now displayed in the Issues and Fixes screen.
    • A new Ruleset page where the user can choose rulesets for testing has been added to the test wizard.

RayEval

  • Templates Management - Configuration options have been extended in this release of RayEval 4.1. With a brand new editor it is possible to manage template files used to generate end-user documentation in PDF or Microsoft Word format.
  • Support for RayFlow File Depots - With File Depots, an option to upload and download files to and from locations different then the IIS server Rayflow is running on, has been added. The new target location for uploading files can be easily selected using a new dropdown box that is available when selecting to upload a file. Previously, it was not possible to upload files to locations other than the hosting Web server.
  • Other
    • When moving / changing the order of steps they should automatically receive focus.
    • Ability to drag and drop screenshots between tabs.
    • New command line parameter has been added that allows to specify paths for new .rex files.
    • The Close button has been removed from the main view. The project may be still closed by accessing the FILE menu..
    • Improved support for long file paths.
    • Improved performance and stability of report generator (.pdf / .doc).

PackManager for App-V

  • PackManager for App-V is a new addition to the Packaging Suite product line. It allows to:
    • Add, remove, and manage App-V packages on target machines
    • Review, set, export App-V client configurations
    • Manage connection groups
    • Manage publishing servers
    • Stop services per user
    • Review App-V client events logs
    • Export logs and settings to HTML or Excel
    • Set PowerShell Execution policies on target machines

Fixes

Raynet Packaging Suite 4.1 includes the following fixes:

RayPack

  • RPK-1714 A component created in the MSI template is automatically assigned to another feature when creating a RPP from RCP
  • RPK-1959 Importing a corrupted ODBC driver cause loops an error message box
  • RPK-2007 Wrong caption in the SQL Database view
  • RPK-2020 Missing German translations
  • RPK-2048 Adding Registry with registry browser adds unnecessary Wow64Node entity
  • RPK-2050 When RPMST file is saved, unchanged nullable cells are missing and component ID is hard coded
  • RPK-2053 Poor performance when deleting hundreds of files at once
  • RPK-2054 Crash after fast repeated clicking while renaming a folder
  • RPK-2088 Clearing Product Code does not remove ProductCode property
  • RPK-2112 Crash when opening a non-existing recent item
  • RPK-2131 SysWOW6432 character casing is not ignored during registry parsing
  • RPK-2145 Cannot build .rpp project if files are on a share using UNC paths
  • RPK-2148 Repackage command line requires mandatory -ApplicationPath while it should be optional
  • RPK-2149 Cannot save .rcp file in the same folder
  • RPK-2152 After revisiting settings screen, changing selection of exclusions does not work anymore
  • RPK-2153 Branding components are being reassigned to another features during RCP->MSI build
  • RPK-2161 Crash when using RpCmd.exe on some Windows 7 systems without newest updates to .NET Framework
  • RPK-2162 Ignored parameter -Set when building RPP from RCP using silent RpCmd.exe
  • RPK-2169 Error when adding non-PE files to projects having schema 100
  • RPK-2172 Error when deleting cross-referencing rows whereas for both referenced rows foreign keys are primary keys at the same time
  • RPK-2177 Cutting rows does not respect reference update settings
  • RPK-2178 Inconsistent documentation of silent command line switches for command "Build"
  • RPK-2179 Incorrect label for a Save transformed as button in the Transform backstage menu
  • RPK-2195 Error when importing very large icons
  • RPK-2196 Error when trying to edit a property directly after an icon is imported
  • RPK-2197 Inconsistent German translation in PackRecorder -> File menu
  • RPK-2210 Error when adding a new feature to which some references already exist
  • RPK-2228 Added binary streams are not checked for OLE limitations (up to 31 characters)

PackBench

  • BEN-208 When creating new runs custom data field mappings from RayFlow are not respected
  • BEN-209 Progress history is not drawn correctly when item states are changed
  • BEN-210 Custom variables in a task view are not displayed if there is no tool associated within the task
  • BEN-218 Waiting for tools and marking tasks as completed does not work in some special combinations
  • BEN-224 When calling RpCmd.exe from PackBench, even though the option to "hide" the called window is chosen, it is still visible
  • BEN-226 Custom Variables in workflows are not shown correctly when more than one custom variable is present.
  • BEN-227 Custom variable editors are not refreshing correctly on machines having only base NET 4.0 installed and workflows having different types of variables
  • BEN-228 Server installation does not install assembly Raynet.RaySuite.Common.Core.dll
  • BEN-229 In case of insufficient permissions, starting the PackBench Service during installation triggers rollback of the whole installation
  • BEN-234 When adding a custom variable, if the value and display name are equal, when adding / saving it, the value column is deleted and left empty
  • BEN-240 Recent items not shown when no project has been set as default
  • BEN-241 Installation crashing on SQL setup on certain systems
  • BEN-242 When using standalone mode the client fails when started without Admin privileges
  • BEN-243 Server cannot start on multi-user configuration in standalone mode

RayFlow Client

  • RF-863 When a user is trying to add a package and no SLA exists, the RayFlow Client will crash
  • RF-864 Datafields will filled with a whitespace, therefore mandatory datafields will be recognized as filled
  • RF-877 RayFlow Client does not display the default values that have been set for dropdown datafields
  • RF-878 No tooltips with the description of the datafield are shown when hovering over the datafield name
  • RF-1490 It is not possible to upload a 0 byte file
  • RF-1683 RayFlow Client is not able to update the PathFieldName property
  • RF-2152 Client cannot connect to the server if a proxy configuration script is used
  • RF-2201 The formatting of the tiles on the dashboard differs
  • RF-2293 The multi-dropdown list datafields in RayFlow Client do not offer a select all option
  • RF-2784 In the current version of RayFlow Client there is an unfavorable space relationship in the task list
  • RF-2804 The Package Path auto fill function does not work without enabling the overwrite option
  • RF-3038 In RayFlow Client, edit-user is able to assign his own tasks to other users even though this is not possible in RayFlow Web
  • RF-3043 In the Appointment tab the appointments are not listed in the correct order
  • RF-3057 No notifications are sent on the Status changed event
  • RF-3085 For users with only View permissions in a phase blank timepicker values are interpreted as dates by the Client
  • RF-3087 Done appointments are listed on top instead of being moved to the bottom of the list
  • RF-3119 The RayFlow Server window of the RayFlow Client installer shows a typo
  • RF-3156 When connecting to a project containing a datafield named PackageFile an error message will be shown
  • RF-3158 Package path warning and value are not working correctly
  • RF-3207 Users are able to see disabled categories and SLAs in the package order
  • RF-3210 The tab labels of left arranged datafield groups other than selected one are not displayed
  • RF-3211 The entries of Date and time-typed datafields are listed in the wrong order
  • RF-3228 It is possible to create Appointments for users who do not have permissions for the target phase
  • RF-3239 Some history entries are missing in the clients tracking view
  • RF-3250 If (multi)dropdown datafields are used for tool command line arguments, they are always empty.
  • RF-3254 Deselecting a task unlocks it even if it had not been locked by the user.
  • RF-3255 Subphases are not shown in the history of a task and there are no actual entries in the tracking view.
  • RF-3263 Emails raised by a client action show an incomplete link.
  • RF-3282 Neither on the Quick Reports page nor on the Select Project page any Quick Reports are displayed.
  • RF-3283 Sometimes task orders run into an error message.
  • RF-3284 Workflow, Phase Bar, and Phase view do not show the correct task counters.
  • RF-3285 The Status changed to event raises notifications but does not trigger emails.
  • RF-3305 If a task has been ordered the task order view is reset but the properties are not refilled with their default values.
  • RF-3359 When exporting a text datafield to RayEval, sometimes the text is not displayed and all other exports are not set.
  • RF-3374 RayFlow Client displays inactive dropdown options during the Create phase.
  • RF-3396 SLAs can still be set after being disabled using the web application.
  • RF-3397 A user can reopen a task that has been deleted by an administrator.
  • RF-3359 When starting RayEval from RayFlow client, data field starting with hyphens (-) or quotation marks (") could not be correctly analyzed

RayQC

  • RQC-555 Incorrect German translation
  • RQC-567 Incorrect PDF report format if data filed contains more characters without spaces
  • RQC-569 Rare issues when refreshing content in Supporting Files tab
  • RQC-574 GetResources Plugin returns notexisting file-path.
  • RQC-577 Order of powershell plugin parameters is limited
  • RQC-578 Improved textboxes in plugins and postprocessing to show hints as-you-type
  • RQC-611 The Run All button is enabled for checklists that have plugin & manual elements and postprocessing enabled
  • RQC-613 Unlicensed section Settings > signing appears active
  • RQC-631 Reading registry value from a multi-string returns incorrect values

RayQC Advanced

  • RTS-1780 A warning window with an InvalidKey warning appears when trying to import a report into RayFlow and the user is not logged in into RayFlow
  • RTS-1788 The field names in the License and Edition tab differ from the field names in other Packaging Suite products
  • RTS-1796 It is possible to execute a test against a RayQC checklist if RayQC is not installed
  • RTS-1832 There is an error which occurs when trying to move a package from a folder to a subfolder with the same name
  • RTS-1866 The Test wizard and RayFlow option are available in the context menu of the OS Snapshot section
  • RTS-1890 Incorrect icon shown in the Properties window
  • RTS-1906 When importing all Merge Modules from a RayPack installation the import of some of them fails
  • RTS-1931 Inconsistent placement and functionality of Refresh buttons

RayEval

  • RVL-217 Some German translations missing
  • RVL-224 When no project is loaded, backstage information is not disabled
  • RVL-225 Application crashing when moving screenshots between stages
  • RVL-226 Some temporary files are not automatically disposed after using
  • RVL-229 Unnecessary dialog for selecting RayFlow package if CMD arguments have been specified
  • RVL-230 Cut-off text on export screen
  • RVL-231 Application closed with an error message when entering wrong RayFlow address and clicking Go to URL button
  • RVL-233 Incorrect year in template documents
  • RVL-234 Some information available in projects is missing in a generated documentation file
  • RVL-236 Document date does not get updated when saving a document
  • RVL-238 Hide run button option is not working correctly
  • RVL-240 Fixed German translation
  • RVL-242 Missing German translation
  • RVL-245 Crash when dragging and dropping an item from a list of steps to a item details sidebar
  • RVL-247 Error when adding a new installer
  • RVL-248 Application locked after drag notification
  • RVL-250 Some application icons are blurry
  • RVL-252 Mismatched thumbnails of recent items in the dashboard screen
  • RVL-253 Add ability to remove recent items
  • RVL-254 Crash when attempting to open a non-existing recent project
  • RVL-257 Error when setting up two identical hotkeys
  • RVL-258 Error when trying to delete a non-existing recent item
  • RVL-261 Inconsistent data source when adding multiple installers to a project
  • RVL-269 Incorrect error message when trying to generate a report and the template does not exist
  • RVL-272 In some report templates pictures are cropped instead of being resized
  • RVL-280 Error when adding two templates with the same name
  • RVL-285 No error message is shown when uploading to RayFlow failed
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