ServiceDesk Plus 9240 Released

ServiceDesk Plus 9240 Released

Dear Users,


 SDP 9240 has been released and can be downloaded from the URL below,


https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/service-packs.html



New Feature in 9240

  • SDF-62529: You can now configure a setting on the Self Service Portal to automatically delete system-generated notifications, such as acknowledgment or assignment mails, that are older than a certain time period.

Issues Fixed in 9240

Request

  • SD-60716: Unable to reopen a request when the site to which it has been associated has been deleted.
  • SD-62862: When a request is associated to a site that has been deleted, and if an SLA is associated to it, then the request cannot be closed.
  • SD-64373: Requester Details window opens with a "null" value name when the Change Requester is not associated.
  • SD-65126: Unable to differentiate between read and unread notifications displayed in technician-space notification.
  • SD-65164: Unable to view the internal scroll in Request details section while viewing Approval details.

Tasks

  • SD-63935: Unable to assign a Task owner from Tasks list view if the application is opened in Firefox browser.

Problem

  • SD-62446: 'Unassigned problems' count in the home screen of the SDAdmin role do not match the 'Unassigned problems' count in the problems list view.
  • SD-63633: Each time a technician closes a problem, all associated incidents are closed even if the technician does not have the request closure permission.
  • SD-63845: Vulnerability: Problem module is accessible in standard and professional edition.
  • SD-65151: A technician with view permissions for a problem is unable to access the View Problem button on the Request details page.

Change

  • SD-61466: Non-login users are not able to download attachments from change.
  • SD-64337: Unable to save any change through inline edit, when "group" field is set as mandatory field in change template.
  • SD-64092: Performance issue in setups with large number of sites, category, subcategory, and item.
  • SD-64258: Rendering exception in change planning stage -> Archived incidents view (Exception in showing FCR, so FCR to be shown for associated archived request).
  • SD-64271: Closed Date value is not updated as empty, while changing the closed problem status to open.
  • SD-64330: Attachment description is not displayed in the submission stage of a change request.

Solutions

  • SD-62996: Keywords of a solution disappears, if the keywords are added by editing the solution.

Admin

  • SD-63830: 'Plain text' format configuration in notification rules are not applied for change and problem notification content.
  • SD-63938: Inconsistent date values shown in the Holiday List View due to personalised time zone.
  • SD-65035: Unable to view headings (Stages, View, Edit and Approve) while adding a Change role.
  • SD-65267: While importing requesters through csv files, passwords for already existing users was being updated by default since build 9228. This has been moved as a database configuration with the default behavior of not to update the passwords.
  • SD-65273: Typo error in the phrase 'computer account name' under Active directory configuration page.

Reports

  • SD-64052: Exception in the advanced search option when reports with chart and advanced searches are run simultaneously.
  • SD-64310: Reports tab loading issue for non-SDAdmin users.
  • Backup & Restore
  • SD-62957: When there is a failure in backup restoration, customers will have to do a full restoration again. Now, when the same backup is applied, customers will have an option to go for a complete restore or a partial restore, where in the application continues the restoration from the last successful table restored earlier.

Vulnerability

  • SD-64120, SD-63212: XSS vulnerability related to technician calendar view.

Behavior Changed in 9240

  • Problem Closure Rules:
    • 'Copy problem solution and workaround to all associated incidents', is a SYSTEM operation.
    • 'Close all associated Incidents', is a SYSTEM operation.
    • By Default, if a problem closure rule is selected in Admin, it will appear selected while closing a problem.
  • Font family used across the product has been changed to 'Roboto' for consistency. Any styles added / modified by customer's manually will be removed during this upgrade. Customers have to redo the modifications again after the upgrade.


Please refer to the below link for the steps to install the patch.


Regards,
Edwin Vasantha Kumar
Servicedesk Plus Team

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