Surround SCM 2023.1.0 release notes

Released: December 2023

  • (Desktop) indicates changes specific to the desktop client.
  • (CLI) indicates changes specific to the command line interface.

New features

  • Reply to review comments when performing code reviews. (Desktop)

Enhancements

  • Increased the maximum size for code review comments to 4096 characters.
  • Display full name of users instead of just usernames. (Desktop)
  • Added options to display users' names as First Middle Last or Last, First Middle. (Desktop)
  • Added a Server option to include the email address, phone number, or company in user selection lists.
  • Improved performance of transmitting files.
  • Added CLI option to retrieve file, repository location, and name information across all branches to help identify naming conflicts. (CLI)
  • Upgraded to Guiffy 12.2.
  • Upgraded OpenSSL to 3.0.9 to address potential vulnerabilities CVE-2022-2069, CVE-2022-2097, CVE-2022-4304, CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2023-0215, CVE-2023-2086, CVE-2023-0464, CVE-2023-0466, CVE-2023-0465, CVE-2023-2650).

Bug fixes

  • PostgreSQL 13 and later could not open the database without changing the connection to use an insecure hashing algorithm.

Surround SCM 2023.1.0 also includes other minor bug fixes.

Additional notes

  • Discontinued Surround SCM Web client.
  • Discontinued support for Oracle databases.
  • Discontinued support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1.
  • Discontinued support for CentOS.
  • Discontinued support for Debian 9, Fedora 33, Fedora 34, openSUSE 15.2,openSUSE 15.3, Ubuntu 18.04, and Red Hat Enterprise 7.x.
  • Deprecated support for the 32-bit Surround SCM Client. Support will be discontinued in a future release.
  • Deprecated support for the 32-bit Surround SCM CLI. Support will be discontinued in a future release.
  • Deprecated support for the 32-bit Surround SCM API. Support will be discontinued in a future release.
  • Deprecated support for the 32-bit Surround SCM Shell extension for Windows Explorer. Support will be discontinued in a future release.

Surround SCM 2023.1.0 contains a newer version of the Helix ALM License Server (version 2023.3.0). This version also contains enhancements and bug fixes from Helix ALM License Server 2023.1.0 and 2023.2.0.

Helix ALM License Server 2023.3.0

Bug fixes

  • A user's email address could be set to an invalid type. (Web)

Helix ALM License Server 2023.3.0 also includes other minor bug fixes.

Additional notes

  • Discontinued support for Oracle databases.
  • Discontinued support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1.
  • Discontinued support for CentOS.
  • Discontinued support for Debian 9, Fedora 33, Fedora 34, openSUSE 15.2, openSUSE 15.3, Ubuntu 18.04, and Red Hat Enterprise 7.x.
  • Deprecated support for the 32-bit Helix ALM License Server API. Support will be discontinued in a future release.

Helix ALM License Server 2023.3.0 only supports Helix ALM 2020.1 and later, and Surround SCM 2020.1 and later.