What's new in CF219
The following features and updates are available to customers installing HCL Digital Experience (DX) Container Update CF219 on supported platforms:
All Digital Experience Versions (8.5, 9.0, 9.5)
- Updated Container Staging documentation
- Improved installation and documentation of Digital Experience V9.5 with CF upgrade
- User and Groups REST API - Searching special characters
- Web Content Manager - New query parameters in WCM Query API
- New React 17 and 18 modules now available
- DXClient - Update on required access roles
- DXClient - Multiple environment configuration option in node version
- New documentation about searching the DX Help Center
- Notice of deprecation of Textbox.io Rich Text Editor
Digital Experience 8.5 and 9.0 Versions
- End of Support Announced for Digital Experience v8.5 and 9
Digital Experience 9.5 Version
- Web Content Manager - Content Reporting limitation for owners and authors
- New React 16, 17, and 18 theme profiles available
Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version
- Container resource management
- Helm options to spread pods across nodes
- Digital Asset Management - damUser credential limitation
Go to the HCL Software Support Site/HCL DX Software Fix list for the list of software fixes, including Container Update releases.
All Digital Experience Versions (8.5, 9.0, 9.5)
Updated Container Staging documentation
Documentation for Container Staging is updated to contain information about transitioning from non-containerized deployment to a containerized deployment, moving multiple environments, importing into the container HCL DX target server, syndicating large libraries, and using resource environment providers.
Documentation for Container Staging is updated to contain information about transitioning from non-containerized deployment to a containerized deployment, moving multiple environments, importing into the container HCL DX target server, syndicating large libraries, and using resource environment providers.
Improved installation and documentation of Digital Experience V9.5 with CF upgrade
The topic Installation and upgrade for customers running on Digital Experience 8.5 on WAS 8.5/9.0 contains updated instructions on how to upgrade to the latest available Combined Cumulative Fix. Digital Experience offering names and required repositories to upgrade each offering are updated.
Starting CF219, the upgrade process to a higher cumulative fix includes the installation of v9.5. Refer to Apply Combined Cumulative Fix for more information.
The topic Installation and upgrade for customers running on Digital Experience 8.5 on WAS 8.5/9.0 contains updated instructions on how to upgrade to the latest available Combined Cumulative Fix. Digital Experience offering names and required repositories to upgrade each offering are updated.
Starting CF219, the upgrade process to a higher cumulative fix includes the installation of v9.5. Refer to Apply Combined Cumulative Fix for more information.
User and Groups REST API - Searching special characters
You can now search special characters when using the User and Groups REST API (for example, cn=ümlaut).
You can now search special characters when using the User and Groups REST API (for example, cn=ümlaut).
Web Content Manager - New query parameters in WCM Query API
New query parameters notauthor, notowner, and has-workflow are now available. To add more filters to an author or owner search, you can use the parameters notauthor or notowner. To search only for items that have a workflow, use the parameter has-workflow. For more information, see Query parameters.
New query parameters notauthor, notowner, and has-workflow are now available. To add more filters to an author or owner search, you can use the parameters notauthor or notowner. To search only for items that have a workflow, use the parameter has-workflow. For more information, see Query parameters.
New React 17 and 18 modules now available
You can now use React 17 and 18 modules in your own theme. For information about adding or removing modules, see Adding or removing a module from a profile.
Developers can integrate React Script Applications and portlets into DX pages that are developed with recent React versions. For information on how to manage DX modules manually, see Dependencies as DX Modules.
You can now use React 17 and 18 modules in your own theme. For information about adding or removing modules, see Adding or removing a module from a profile.
Developers can integrate React Script Applications and portlets into DX pages that are developed with recent React versions. For information on how to manage DX modules manually, see Dependencies as DX Modules.
DXClient - Update on required access roles
Required access roles for deploying portlets and Script Applications have been updated. For more information, see Portlets and Script Applications.
Required access roles for deploying portlets and Script Applications have been updated. For more information, see Portlets and Script Applications.
DXClient - Multiple environment configuration option in node version
You can configure multiple environments in the node version of DXClient. For more information, see Configuring multiple environments in DXClient. Installing DXClient using the source code package is also updated to include instructions on configuring multiple environments.
You can configure multiple environments in the node version of DXClient. For more information, see Configuring multiple environments in DXClient. Installing DXClient using the source code package is also updated to include instructions on configuring multiple environments.
New documentation about searching the DX Help Center
A new topic containing tips on how to improve your search and find the information you need in the HCL DX Help Center is now available. For more information, see Tips for searching the Help Center.
A new topic containing tips on how to improve your search and find the information you need in the HCL DX Help Center is now available. For more information, see Tips for searching the Help Center.
Notice of deprecation of Textbox.io Rich Text Editor
The Textbox.io Rich Text Editor component in the HCL Digital Experience software is deprecated effective January 31, 2023 and will End of Support (EOS) on January 31, 2024. See the Help Center topic Deprecated features for more information.
The Textbox.io Rich Text Editor component in the HCL Digital Experience software is deprecated effective January 31, 2023 and will End of Support (EOS) on January 31, 2024. See the Help Center topic Deprecated features for more information.
Digital Experience 8.5 and 9.0 Versions
End of Support Announced for Digital Experience v8.5 and 9
On June 30, 2023, HCL Software announced end of support for HCL Digital Experience versions 8.5 and 9, effective June 30, 2025. Customers are encouraged to upgrade to HCL Digital Experience version 9.5, released in a continuous delivery model. Refer to the Deprecated features page for more information.
Digital Experience 9.5 Version
Web Content Manager - Content Reporting limitation for owners and authors
For the Owner and Author criteria, user and group attributes only display attributes that can be searched through text input or whose data type is string. For more information, see Content Reporting limitations.
For the Owner and Author criteria, user and group attributes only display attributes that can be searched through text input or whose data type is string. For more information, see Content Reporting limitations.
New React 16, 17, and 18 theme profiles available
When creating a new page, you can now select React 16, 17, or 18 for the theme profile.
Developers can integrate React Script Applications and portlets into DX pages that are developed with recent React versions.
When creating a new page, you can now select React 16, 17, or 18 for the theme profile.
Developers can integrate React Script Applications and portlets into DX pages that are developed with recent React versions.
Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version
Container resource management
The default Helm values included in the HCL Digital Experience 9.5 Helm Chart offer minimal supported configuration for CPU and Memory resources. You can adjust the values in the custom-values.yaml for a deployment according to the Kubernetes Resource Management. For more information, see Container resource management.
Helm options to spread pods across nodes
There are several ways you can distribute pods across nodes. The topic Options to spread pods across nodes enumerates and provides more information about the following options: using nodeSelector, using affinity and anti-affinity, using nodeName, using pod topology spread constraints, and using taints and tolerations.
Digital Asset Management - damUser credential limitation
Persistence DAM User Credential secret has a username limitation. The username can begin with lowercase letters or an underscore and can contain only lowercase letters, numbers, underscore, or a dollar sign. The maximum length is 63 characters. For more information, see Configure Credentials.
Access the latest HCL Digital Experience 9.5 Education Materials on HCLSoftware U
The HCLSoftware U offers technical education for the HCL Software portfolio of products, organized by practitioner role. See the HCL Digital Experience section of HCLSoftware U and the What’s New for Digital Experience section for more information.