KB003094
PRODUCT: K2 Five 5.3BASED ON: K2 Five 5.3
The K2 Five (5.3) Fix Packs contain fixes for issues reported in K2 Five (5.3). K2 recommends that you test these Fix Packs before you deploy to a production environment.
Do not download Fix Pack 31. Use Fix Pack 30 until Fix Pack 32 is available for download.
From Fix Pack 10, a database connection is no longer required when updating non-K2 Server components. If a database connection is available, the connection is made. If no database connection exists, no connection is made and the Fix Pack installer continues. If no database connection occurs, the UpdateHistory table is not updated with the latest Fix Pack version installed.
From Fix Pack 17, any SmartObject method with a space in the name created prior to this fix pack will result in a mismatch error when you attempt to deploy a K2 Workflow where the SmartObject is used. You need to edit the workflow to remove the SmartObject and re-add it.
From Fix Pack 22, a new configuration setting is available for the Identity Sync Service. See KB002707 for more information.
From Fix Pack 40, K2 allows you to use semicolons in the user's password field. If you have custom security providers in your environment, ensure that the custom security provider handles this special character.
Prerequisites and Dependencies
The Fix Packs are only compatible with K2 Five (5.3) products. Because Fix Packs are cumulative, each new Fix Pack contains the updates and fixes that were included with the previous Fix Pack releases. K2 Five (5.3) must be installed first after which the latest Fix Pack must be installed. To determine which cumulative update or fix pack has previously been installed in your environment see https://help.k2.com/kb000426.
Installing the Fix Pack
To install the Fix Pack, run the Fix Pack installer on every machine in your environment where a K2 product or component is installed, including desktop machines that have K2 Studio or K2 Designer for Visual Studio installed. The same installer is used to update the specific K2 products and components that are installed on that machine.
- Backup your K2 database.
- Download the K2 Five (5.3) FP.exe.
- Double click the .exe file and select a location to extract the installation files.
- The Update window opens. Click Change if you need to change the K2 database. Select the correct information and click Accept . Click Update to start the installation.
- A warning is displayed if a backup of the K2 database is not found. Create a backup before selecting OK . Click OK on the warning window to continue with the update. Click Cancel if you want to create a backup first.
- After creating the backup, you can click Update again on the Install window. If a backup for the K2 database was recently performed, the installer shows you the date and time of the last backup.
- Click OK to continue with the update.
- Wait for the update to complete, and then click Finish.
- If you need to view the installation log file, open it from the link at the bottom of the Update window or you can locate the InstallerTrace[date].log file in the %temp%K2 Setup Log folder.
Rollback Instructions
- To rollback the K2 Five (5.3) Fix Pack, uninstall K2 from your environment.
- Re-install K2 Five (5.3).
- Re-install the Fix Pack you had installed prior to this rollback.
- Delete the database created when you re-installed.
- Restore the K2 database using the backup made before the update.
You can also restore the K2 database before re-installing K2. When you re-install, you can just point to the restored K2 database.
Considerations
If you had K2 4.7 installed before any of the K2 Five versions, and you make use of the client tools that was installed with K2 4.7, you need to start the re-install with K2 4.7 before you can re-install the K2 Five version.
Fix Pack 1
This fix pack includes the following fixes:
- KB003095 - Hotfix: The user search in K2 Management for K2 Workflow rights does not return the correct results
- KB003096 - Hotfix: In the HTML5 designer, the sub workflow does not start when using a call sub workflow event on different SharePoint sites
- KB003097 - Hotfix: A dependency error occurs on a picker control resolving rule
- KB003098 - Hotfix: A dependency error occurs on a rule in a view in K2 Applications created on SharePoint lists or document libraries
- KB003099 - Hotfix: The link for the ForeignSecurityPrincipals is not created in the database after running a sync
- KB003100 - Hotfix: A dependency error occurs on a rule in a view in K2 Applications created on SharePoint lists or document libraries
- KB003101- Hotfix: Alignment style is not applied on a list view column header
- KB003102 - Hotfix: An error occurs in the database when running a sync on a SharePoint 2013 environment
- KB003103 - Hotfix: A form parameter named “sn” is incorrectly reverted to a serial number value
- KB003104 - Hotfix: After installing a Fix Pack, the Update History table is not updated
- KB003105 - Hotfix: When running a form in the Edge browser, form/view rules do not work as expected
- KB003106 - Hotfix: When creating a PDF file from a K2 smartforms, the text is cut off horizontally over a page break
- KB003107 - Hotfix: When creating a document set using a custom content type, the incorrect content type is used
- KB003108 - Hotfix: An error occurs when attempting to edit a K2 Workflow
- KB003119 - Hotfix: Activating SharePoint site collections results in the default scheduled period of 15 minutes not being set
- KB003120 - Hotfix: Error occurs after installing K2 (5.2) Fix Pack 21, which causes the K2 Host Service to stop working
Fix Pack 2
This fix pack includes the following fixes:
- KB003141 - Hotfix: An error occurs when returning a list of decimal values
- KB003142 - Hotfix: When creating a document set using a custom content type, the incorrect content type is used
- KB003143 - Hotfix: Slow responses occurs when connecting to the Azure database
- KB003144 - Hotfix: Administrator user is unable to release a task from K2 Management > Worklist
- KB003145 - Hotfix: Unable to stop the K2 Server while running a Sync
- KB003146 - Hotfix: Unable to run a Sync after re-activating a SharePoint Site Collection
- KB003147 - Hotfix: Removing a SharePoint Group Provider results in all Sync Provider instances being disabled
- KB003148 - Hotfix: When you refresh a list view, incorrect values display
Fix Pack 3
This fix pack includes the following fixes:
- KB003168 - Hotfix: A “For Each Item” rule does not execute on a sub view
- KB003169 - Hotfix: Deploying a K2 SmartObject from Source to Target, causes the SmartObject method parameter type icons to display incorrectly
- KB003170 - Hotfix: The K2 Host Server stops when executing a GetList method on a SQL SmartObject
- KB003171 - Hotfix: Dropdown list control values are empty
- KB003172 - Hotfix: An administrative user must be able to view role members
- KB003173 - Hotfix: An error occurs when deploying a workflow containing a File property
- KB003174 - Hotfix: When installing Android 9, the Rich Text editor no longer displays
- KB003175 - Hotfix: After installing a fix pack, the Save as PDF method no longer works
- KB003176 - Hotfix: Unable to authenticate IDAM tokens for users
- KB003177 - Hotfix: An error occurs when data is extracted, transformed and loaded while running a sync
Fix Pack 4
This fix pack includes the following fixes:
- KB003178 - Hotfix: A SmartObject method nested in an expression in a K2 workflow does not update to use the correct SmartObject after deployment to SharePoint
- KB003179 - Hotfix: Slow performance occurs when updating a service using the BrokerManagement.exe
- KB003180 - Hotfix: When installing a Fix Pack with an Azure Active Directory user, an error occurs
Fix Pack 5
This fix pack includes the following fixes:
