What's new in CF216
The following features and updates are available to customers installing HCL Digital Experience Container Update and CF216 on supported platforms:
All Digital Experience Versions (8.5, 9.0, 9.5)
- Friendly Action URLs
- Web Content Manager - AI assistance for descriptions and keyword generation
- Web Content Manager - AI sample to integrate with Google Vertex
- Web Content Manager REST API v2 - Updated custom configurations for Open AI
- Updated documentation for setting up OIDC in HCL DX
- DXClient - Version compatibility
- HCL DX Extensions for Visual Studio Code
- 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 - Updates on the Content Reporting Bulk Updates feature
Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version
- OCI-based registry for Harbor Helm chart repository
- Digital Asset Management - Resync DAM Staging environments
- DX Picker - Previewing an asset
- Digital Asset Management - Moving a collection
- Digital Asset Management - Extending the trust store
All Digital Experience Versions (8.5, 9.0, 9.5)
Friendly Action URLs
While DX allows for friendly URLs, actions in portlets still trigger state information for bookmarkability and caching. A new configuration option is available where you can redirect a URL after action execution to a friendly URL. For more information, see Friendly Action URLs.
While DX allows for friendly URLs, actions in portlets still trigger state information for bookmarkability and caching. A new configuration option is available where you can redirect a URL after action execution to a friendly URL. For more information, see Friendly Action URLs.
Web Content Manager - AI assistance for descriptions and keyword generation
AI-assisted summarization and keyword extraction from content elements are now available. For more information, see the Help Center topic AI assistance for descriptions and keyword generation in a content item.
AI-assisted summarization and keyword extraction from content elements are now available. For more information, see the Help Center topic AI assistance for descriptions and keyword generation in a content item.
Web Content Manager - AI sample to integrate with Google Vertex
New sample to integrate Google Vertex AI services with WCM Author services is available on the HCL Software Github repository. For more information, see hcl-dx-google-vertex-sample.
New sample to integrate Google Vertex AI services with WCM Author services is available on the HCL Software Github repository. For more information, see hcl-dx-google-vertex-sample.
Web Content Manager REST API v2 - Updated custom configurations for Open AI
The OpenAI model is switched to gpt-3.5-turbo because of OpenAI discontinuing support for text-davinci-003 starting January 4, 2024. For more information, see OpenAI ChatGPT custom configurations.
The OpenAI model is switched to gpt-3.5-turbo because of OpenAI discontinuing support for text-davinci-003 starting January 4, 2024. For more information, see OpenAI ChatGPT custom configurations.
Updated documentation for setting up OIDC in HCL DX
Instructions for setting up OIDC has been updated to include a reference to the open source repository hclds-keycloak. In this repository, you can find Keycloak as a reference implementation of an Identity Provider (IdP) to serve as an internal validation tool for HCL Digital Solutions products. For more information, see Configuring OIDC for HCL Digital Experience.
Instructions for setting up OIDC has been updated and a reference to the open source repository hclds-keycloak. In this repository, you can find Keycloak as a reference implementation of an Identity Provider (IdP) to serve as an internal validation tool for HCL Digital Solutions products. Steps for traditional architecture have also been added in the documentation. For more information, see Configuring OIDC for HCL Digital Experience.
DXClient - Version compatibility
You can use the version compatibility command to check the version details of DX Core and DXClient. For more information, see the Help Center topic Version Compatibility.
You can use the version compatibility command to check the version details of DX Core and DXClient. For more information, see the Help Center topic Version Compatibility.
HCL DX Extensions for Visual Studio Code
The HCL DX Extensions feature for Visual Studio Code provides a user interface experience for DX developers during the development life cycle. Through this extension, DX developers can do shorter coding cycles between local editing events to server rendering and validation. For more information, see the Help Center topic HCL DX Extensions for Visual Studio Code.
The HCL DX Extensions feature for Visual Studio Code provides a user interface experience for DX developers during the development life cycle. Through this extension, DX developers can do shorter coding cycles between local editing events to server rendering and validation. For more information, see the Help Center topic HCL DX Extensions for Visual Studio Code.
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 - Updates on the Content Reporting Bulk Updates feature
Starting CF216, you can update the expiration date and add, remove, or replace an owner or author using the Bulk Updates feature. See the Help Center topic Accessing the Content Reporting portlet for additional information.
Starting CF216, you can update the expiration date and add, remove, or replace an owner or author using the Bulk Updates feature. See the Help Center topic Accessing the Content Reporting portlet for additional information.
Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version
OCI-based registry for Harbor Helm chart repository
Starting CF216, the Harbor repository is updated with an OCI-based registry and the helm chart command is updated to be OCI-compliant. Instructions on how to pull helm charts using OCI commands are now available. For more information, see the Help Center topics Configure Harbor Helm Repository and Download and Deploy from HCL Harbor Repository.
Digital Asset Management - Resyncing the DAM Staging environments
DAM staging supports resyncing of identified the discrepancies between a publisher and a subscriber environment. For more information, see the Help Center topic DAM Staging mismatch.
DX Picker - Previewing an asset
With DX Picker, you can now open an image in Preview mode. When in Preview mode, you can view image renditions, download or select an image, navigate between assets, and zoom in and out of an image. For more information, see Using DX Picker.
Digital Asset Management - Moving a collection
DX 9.5 Container Update CF216 adds capability to move a collection to a new location, either to another collection or to the root level. This includes an option to save the collection under a new name if naming conflicts occur. For more information, see Moving a collection.
Digital Asset Management - Extending the trust store
DX 9.5 Container Update CF216 adds capability to add additional certificate authorities to the trust store. This enables support for custom plugins running with self-signed certificates. For more information, see Add additional CA to the DAM trust store.
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.