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What's new in CF231

The following features and updates are available to customers installing HCL Digital Experience (DX) Container Update CF231 on supported platforms:

All Digital Experience Versions (8.5, 9.0, 9.5)

  • Blueprint updates
  • DXClient - Create and deploy Script Applications using the create-dx-script-app tool
  • My HCLSoftware delivery portal
  • New How-to articles now available

Digital Experience 8.5 and 9.0 Versions

  • Extended Support option now available for DX versions 8.5 and 9.0
  • Automatically apply 9.5 from a later CF installation

Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version

  • DAM - External database support now available
  • DX Picker integration with Search V2
  • Helm values updates
  • Performance Tuning Guide updates
  • Search V2 - New Atomic Components and supported CSS part attributes available
  • WAS, JDK, and iFix versions

Notices of deprecation

  • CKEditor Rich Text Editor (8.5, 9.0, and 9.5)
  • Removal of automated Pod restart on ConfigMap updates (9.5)
  • Woodburn Studio demo site (9.5)

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)

Blueprint updates

The HCL DX Blueprint design system has been updated for CF231. For more information on the changes, improvements, and bugfixes, refer to the Blueprint changelog.

Note

The Nex Haven sample site template has been removed from the Blueprint Design System package.

The HCL DX Blueprint design system has been updated for CF231. For more information on the changes, improvements, and bugfixes, refer to the Blueprint changelog.

Note

The Nex Haven sample site template has been removed from the Blueprint Design System package.

DXClient - Create and deploy Script Applications using the create-dx-script-app tool

You can now use the create-dx-script-app tool to create and deploy Script Applications for your HCL DX environment. This modular toolkit generates modern React applications that integrate seamlessly with the HCL DX platform, providing you with ready-made templates and configurations to accelerate your development workflow. For more information, refer to Creating and Deploying DX Script Applications.

You can now use the create-dx-script-app tool to create and deploy Script Applications for your HCL DX environment. This modular toolkit generates modern React applications that integrate seamlessly with the HCL DX platform, providing you with ready-made templates and configurations to accelerate your development workflow. For more information, refer to Creating and Deploying DX Script Applications.

My HCLSoftware delivery portal

HCL DX software is available through the My HCLSoftware portal for customers licensed for the HCL Digital Experience v9.5 offering. For more information, refer to the following knowledge article and help center topics:

HCL DX software is available through the My HCLSoftware portal for customers licensed for the HCL Digital Experience v9.5 offering. For more information, refer to the following knowledge article and help center topics:

New How-to articles now available

A new batch of How-to articles has been migrated from the knowledge base to the HCL DX Help Center. For more information, refer to the New and migrated articles section.

A new batch of How-to articles has been migrated from the knowledge base to the HCL DX Help Center. For more information, refer to the New and migrated articles section.

Digital Experience 8.5 and 9.0 Versions

Extended Support option now available for DX versions 8.5 and 9.0

HCLSoftware 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.

To accommodate the customers who might be unable to update from DX versions 8.5 and 9.0 to DX version 9.5 by that date, customers can sign up for Extended Support. For more information, see the article Starting on August 30, 2024, Extended Support will be available for HCL Digital Experience V8.5.x and 9. Extended support will be offered from June 30, 2025 until June 30, 2026.

Automatically apply 9.5 from a later CF installation

In CF219, a feature was introduced where DX version 9.5 is automatically applied to an 8.5 or 9.0 installation if the configuration setting install_95=true is set. Note that a later CF might apply 9.5 by default unless you set install_95=false. This statement is not a guarantee of future releases or their features.

Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version

DAM - External database support now available

You can now configure external databases for Digital Asset Management (DAM). For more information and a sample scenario, refer to Configuring an external database for DAM.

DX Picker integration with Search V2

The DX Picker feature is now integrated in Search V2. This integration lets you search and select items from multiple content sources, including Java Content Repository (JCR) and Web Content Manager (WCM), in addition to Digital Asset Management (DAM). Installation and deployment methods have also been streamlined for efficiency. For more information, refer to the following topics:

Helm values updates

Helm value properties in HCL DX that were added, removed, or changed for this release are documented in DX Helm values updates.

Performance Tuning Guide updates

An updated Performance Tuning Guide is now available for HCL DX deployments on Kubernetes. The guide provides recommendations for tuning key systems such as the application server, databases, directory servers, HAProxy, and Kubernetes components. It helps administrators establish baselines, monitor performance metrics, and apply optimizations to improve scalability and reliability in Kubernetes environments. For more details, refer to Performance Tuning Guides.

Search V2 - New Atomic Components and supported CSS part attributes available

New Atomic Components (ACs) and their corresponding CSS part attributes are now available for Search V2. Existing ACs and Functional Composite Components (FCCs) have also been updated to support additional CSS part attributes.

New ACs Updated ACs Updated FCCs
dx-accordion
dx-alert
dx-breadcrumbs
dx-breadcrumbs-item
dx-data-grid-generic
dx-datepicker
dx-item-type-avatar
dx-multiple-select-chip
dx-panel
dx-preview
dx-snackbar
dx-theme-inspector
dx-tooltip
 dx-anchor
dx-avatar
dx-badge
dx-dialog
dx-header
dx-icon-button
dx-menu-item
dx-search-center-layout
dx-table-pagination
dx-toggle-button
 dx-circular-progress*
dx-search-input-type
dx-search-output

* Reclassified as an AC

For more information on the new and updated ACs, refer to Atomic Components and Functional Composite Components.

WAS, JDK, and iFix versions

HCL DX 9.5 CF231 contains the following:

Notices of deprecation

CKEditor Rich Text Editor (8.5, 9.0, and 9.5)

The CKEditor Rich Text Editor component in HCL DX has been deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features.

The CKEditor Rich Text Editor component in HCL DX has been deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features.

Removal of automated Pod restart on ConfigMap updates (9.5)

Runtime Controller triggering Pod restarts for direct configuration changes in ConfigMaps is removed. You must restart the appropriate Pods manually to apply the changes made to the ConfigMaps for testing configurations. For more information, see Deprecated features.

Woodburn Studio demo site (9.5)

The Woodburn Studio demo site in HCL DX has been deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features.

The Woodburn Studio demo site in HCL DX has been deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features.

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.