K2 blackpearl 0807

K2 blackpearl 0807

KB000450 updates all K2 blackpearl 0807 version 4.8210.1.x and 4.8210.2.0 installations with latest product patches and hotfixes, as detailed below. The installer will update K2 blackpearl 0807 32-bit and 64-bit installations.

The following issues have been fixed and are contained within this update:

• KB000372 - Hotfix: Single Label Domain reports error when searching for individual users.
• KB000373 - Hotfix: The Before URL and After URL are missing in the SharePoint Event Integration process causing the XML building process to fail.
• KB000375 - Hotfix: Event Instances Report in the Process Overview Report shows events that belong to another activity.
• KB000376 - Hotfix: Searching for users in K2 Workspace returns users with the wrong domain prefix.
• KB000377 - Hotfix: Browser Enabled forms render as XML when "InfoPath, Web browser if InfoPath not available" is selected.
• KB000378 - Hotfix: Activity Instances Destinations Report in the Process Overview Report shows incorrect activity name.
• KB000380 - Hotfix: The value of the “AllocatedUser” property (on an OpenWorkListItem method call), is not returned correctly.
• KB000381 - Hotfix: Duplicated destination user in Activity Instance Destination Report.
• KB000384 - Hotfix: An exception occurs when completing an asynchronous server event by calling the Update or Finish method from an external application.
• KB000385 - Hotfix: Loading a record with a SmartObject date property that is empty causes a "Specified cast is not valid" error.
• KB000386 - Hotfix: Unable to retrieve column data from a system library in SharePoint using Process Event Integration.
• KB000388 - Hotfix: Shared Activity Level Datafields will revert to default values when the client event is instantiated.
• KB000389 - Hotfix: Object Reference error when an Escalation on an Activity is moved to a new process version by Error Repair.
• KB000390 - Hotfix: The returned XML for a SharePoint user(s) is not fully formed if they have minimal permissions available when working within SharePoint.
• KB000391 - Hotfix: The Client Email Event and Escalation returns errors when using a group as a email address.
• KB000392 - Hotfix: Error occurs when sending an email to an Active Directory group.
• KB000393 - Hotfix: Intermittent error in SharePoint when moving documents to a Records Center.
• KB000394 - Hotfix: Error occurs in a K2 process using an InfoPath form with a DataConnection based on a WCF Service.
• KB000396 - Hotfix: K2 Migration Utility becomes unresponsive on "List InfoPath Documents" page.
• KB000397 - Hotfix: Release Worklist Item Using the K2 blackpearl API does not work as expected.
• KB000399 - Hotfix: K2 Web Designer cannot open when using sub sites in MOSS.
• KB000400 - Hotfix: K2 Designer for Visual Studio is unable to compile a project that contains a K2.net 2003 Artifact(s).
• KB000402 - Hotfix: Error occurs when opening an InfoPath Client Event.
• KB000403 - Hotfix: SharePoint home page does not load when K2 database is down.
• KB000404 - Hotfix: Multiple users opening connections that call the Impersonate method increase execution times with every new concurrent connection.
• KB000405 - Hotfix: WorklistCriteriaFilter does not return the first Worklist item of a collection.
• KB000406 - Hotfix: A K2 Mail Event error occurs when the Active Directory account contains Unicode (non-English) characters.
• KB000407 - Hotfix: Issue with Notification Event Designer.
• KB000408 - Hotfix: When using IPC processes and data from the child process should be returned to the parent process, the data is not retrieved.
• KB000412 - Hotfix: K2.net 2003 ServerItem Not Found post Migration
• KB000413 - Hotfix: Error occurs when the "Active Directory Service 2" is invoked with 1500 or more process instances.
• KB000414 - Hotfix: InOut Parameters not returned correctly for a K2 connect custom method.
• KB000416 - Hotfix: A SharePoint Service Instance registration error occurs when only WSS is installed.
• KB000419 - Hotfix: Assembly appears to have lost its strong name and signature.
• KB000421 - Hotfix: K2 Process Portal and SharePoint Site Usage Reports.
• KB000422 - Hotfix: Resolving Users for Active Directory Security Groups.
• KB000423 - Hotfix: An Escalation error occurs when migrating from K2.net 2003 to K2 blackpearl.
• KB000424 - Hotfix: Timeout Expired Message when Searching a Large List of Process Instances.
• KB000425 - Hotfix: The SmartObject “Load” method are not releasing/re-using SQL Connections.
• KB000427 - Hotfix: SmartObjectException error caused by a SmartObject List Method accompanied by increased SQL Server Memory Usage.
• KB000428 - Hotfix: K2 Workflow Server Changes.
• KB000430 - Hotfix: IPC "Invalid Archive Type" error.
• KB000431 - Hotfix: When using SharePoint Workflow Integration, duplicate values appear in the Worklist item notification email link.
• KB000434 - Hotfix: User Role Manager causes Database connection/connectivity errors.
• KB000435 - Hotfix: "NT Authority / Anonymous" user login failed.
• KB000436 - Hotfix: InfoPath integration causes the Client Event InfoPath form to be reloaded.
• KB000437 - Hotfix: Consolidated fixes around workflow server execution specific to error repairing, retry, goto and workflow server cluster communication.
• KB000438 - Hotfix: Error occurs on Process instances and Manage All Process Instances screens in K2 Management Console.
• KB000439 - Hotfix: Consolidated run-time memory enhancements.
• KB000442 - Hotfix: Workflow.xml definition file on child SharePoint Web Front End is malformed.
• KB000443 - Hotfix: Duplicate common table expression name '#TempTable1' was specified.
• KB000444 - Hotfix: Referenced Assemblies not being included.
• KB000445 - Hotfix: InfoPath attachment causes the K2 Host Server to use large amounts of .
• KB000446 - Hotfix: After installing MOSS SP2, SharePoint Integration tasks are not created for the second and subsequent client events.
• KB000447 - Hotfix: An error occurs when deploying a K2 Web Workflow process.
• KB000448 - Hotfix: Receiving Archive buffer overflow error when trying to add additional Out of Office users.
• KB000449 - Hotfix: The XOML file for a Succeeding Rule is disconnected from the CS file.

Memory usage and performance enhancements are also included.

This update includes the patches and hotfixes included in previous K2 blackpearl 0807 Updates. Use the following links to view the enhancements and resolved issues contained within the previous updates:

• KB000370 - K2 blackpearl 0807 Update (4.8210.2.370)
• KB000350 - K2 blackpearl 0807 Update (4.8210.2.350)
• KB000330 - K2 blackpearl 0807 Update (4.8210.2.330)
• KB000320 - K2 blackpearl 0807 Update (4.8210.2.320)

K2 blackpearl 0807 Update (4.8210.2.450) is available as an independent installation package which can be found here: https://portal.k2.com/downloads/bp/default.aspx.

The K2 blackpearl 0807 Update (4.8210.2.450) installation package must be installed by running the K2 Update Manager (K2Setup.exe) found within the update package.

To install this package, follow the steps below:

After the K2 blackpearl Update Manager finishes, the K2 Configuration Manager will run.

Config Files: When repairing or upgrading to K2 blackpearl 0807 Update (4.8210.2.450), all K2 config files will be overwritten. Any K2 blackpearl config file that has manually been altered will be overwritten in the upgrade. The K2 Installer will perform an automatic backup of the existing configuration files. The backup files must be compared after installation and the new configuration files manually changed to represent any previous modifications. The backup location is {K2 blackpearl}SetupConfigurationBackup.

K2 blackpearl Documentation: There is no update to the documentation in the Update KB000450. There is a Known Issue whereby the K2 Getting Started Guide for the K2 blackpearl 0807 (4.8210.3.0) is included in the Update installer. This Getting Started Guide contains information regarding Microsoft Windows and SQL 2008 support which is only provided in K2 blackpearl 0807 (4.8210.3.0) Installer. Workaround: Locate the correct K2 Getting Started Guide from the following location: {K2 blackpearl}Help.

Upgrading: When upgrading from K2 blackpearl Update KB000370 to Update KB000450 the worklist web part might give the following error:
'Some of the files failed to copy during deployment of the solution..{machine}: {sitecollection}:
MOSS: Error: Cannot add the specified assembly to the global assembly cache: SourceCode.Workflow.TaskList.dll. ' This error only occurs on certain environments.
Workaround: Either one of the Workarounds listed below can be used.

1. Remove the SourceCode.Workflow.TaskList.dll assembly from the GAC and redeploy the solution. The assembly cannot be deleted as it is locked. Follow these steps to remove it and deploy:
   • Open the Run dialog and type in regedit
   • Locate the following Key - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerAssembliesGlobal
   • Find the SourceCode.Workflow.TaskList.dll entry, and delete it
   • Open the GAC (Run > windowsassembly > [Enter])
   • Find the SourceCode.Workflow.TaskList.dll and delete it.
   • Go to Central Administration > Operations > Solutions management > k2worklistwebpart.wsp > deploy
2. Or, run the K2 reconfigure

Download the attached PDF on the right hand menu for a list of updated files and the associated file versions.