Changelog: 8.x.x Releases

Semi-automated workflow execution: Added capability to make workflow execution semi-automated, i.e. a tool integrator can approve or deny tool results before they are sent further to succeeding workflow components
Workflow Editor: Added capability to move components and labels before or behind each other
Removed 32-bit version of RCE from the build process so they are not available anymore
Many minor fixes and improvements

Added loop level information of inputs/outputs to their respective tables of workflow driver components
Added a read-only version of the Workflow Editor to inspect workflows from the Workflow Data Browser
Added capability to move components before or behind each other. The same holds for labels. Components are always placed "before" labels
Tool Run Imitation Mode:
- Tools that are configured to run in the Tool Run Imitation Mode, are now marked with a small "I" and have a blue background color
- Tool Run Imitation Mode can be enabled and disabled via the component's context menu
Added F1 help for connections, the workflow editor and workflow labels
Enhanced properties of workflow labels, e.g. adding an optional header for every label
Fixed caret positioning in workflow labels
Fixed a bug with undo/redo in combination with component endpoints

Design of Experiments: Added output "Number of samples"
Evaluation Memory: Added capability to be used in nested loops
Optimizer: Added capability to load default values in the "Algorithm Properties" dialog
OutputWriter: Improved error handling when writing files with names which are forbidden by the operating system
Parametric Study and Design of Experiments: In case the workflow is cancelled they now stop sending design values. It caused problems in case they are used without any loop
Parametric Study: Fixed a bug that caused the ordering of the results in the Workflow Run editor to become inconsistent
Parametric Study: Fixed issues with descending sampling
Script: Added a validation consistent indentation usage. Only either whitespaces or tabs are allowed as mixing them caused problems
SQL components: Removed deprecated components SQL Reader, SQL Writer and SQL Command. For accessing databases the Database component can be used.
TiGL-Viewer: Fixed an issue that caused RCE to freeze occasionally
XML Merger: User specified messages using the XSLT command xsl:message are now displayed in the Workflow Console

Added support to select the shell that is used to execute commands in the Linux execution window
Added capability to use properties as placeholders in the scripts. They are defined on the properties page
Fixed a bug with tool and working directory relative root paths
Fixed a bug when using iteration directories
Fixed a bug when adding a new launch setting to tool configuration
Added a constraint that working directories must be absolute because relative ones caused problems in some setups

Data types of inputs now show the converted data type instead of the original one in case of conversion. Additionally a hint about the conversion is shown.
Added a marker to the icon of a component in case the component run failed
Fixed "Refresh selected" hotkey
Fixed unintuitive behavior when expanding leaf nodes via double click

Removed the "Loop done" approach for nested loop configuration, i.e. the user does not have to add a connection between loop drivers anymore to estabilish a nested loop setup
Added capability to make workflow execution semi-automated, i.e. a tool integrator can approve or deny tool results before they are sent further to succeeding workflow components
Fixed a bug that caused the timestamp in a workflow run name to get broken, so all subsequent workflow runs had the same name in the workflow data browser
Changed the behavior when saving passwords: When you uncheck the "save" option and execute the workflow the saved password will be discarded

When starting RCE in headless mode the splash screen is now automatically disabled
Added an option to copy the full path of resources in the Project Explorer via its context menu
Added line numbers to script text fields, i.e. in the Script component, Cluster component and the Tool Integration wizard
Enhanced layouts of the property views of Script component, workflow labels and components of integrated tools

Added a validation for the configured python executable location
Added a validation report that is shown when a workflow to be executed contains validation errors
Moved validation code to backend

Replaced regular expression-based SSH roles with predefines ones
Added an option to include system information (average CPU load, free RAM) in tool list queries; that is useful for monitoring and load balancing

Fixed an issue where clients could not connect to a server if their system clocks were out of sync
Instances in a network now recognize when another instance in the network was restarted, which ensures consistent behavior
Made the network more robust in case of duplicate instance identifiers (which can occur when profile folders are mistakenly copied and reused)
Added support for splitting each instance into multiple "logical" instances. As a first use case, this is used to ensure consistent behavior when forwarding components via SSH Remote Access.
Reduced management overhead when forwarding workflow console output in larger networks

Updates are now fetched via HTTPS
Minor performance improvements
Removed 32-bit versions of RCE from build process
Added the capability to send e-mails (useful in conjunction with semi-automated workflow execution)
Added the capability to start RCE from an arbitrary working directory
Fixed a minor shutdown issue that had no impact but caused warnings in the log
Scripts can handle Infinity/NaN values
Fixed a bug when using outputs of type "not a value"
Various minor fixes and improvements