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Version : 11.5.0

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Table of Contents
APLS 11.5.0 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
Previous APLS Releases details..................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 11.0.0 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.9.4 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.9.3 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.9.2 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.9.0 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.8.0 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.7.1 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.7.0 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.6.0 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
Suite Integration Help Wiki Page..............................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.5.0 Changes..................................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.4.0 Changes..............................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.3.0 Changes..............................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.2.1 Changes..............................................................................................................................................................................

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APLS 10.2.0 Changes..............................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.1.1 Changes..............................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.1.0 Changes..............................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 10.0.0 Changes..............................................................................................................................................................................
APLS 9.4 Changes...................................................................................................................................................................................

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APLS 11.5.0 Changes
 Token based feature.
o Concurrenct and consumable token based license for on-prim use
o Calculator to buy token based features
 Instance On per instance support.
 Security defect fixes.

Limitation (Remote Commuter Checkin Tab in UI): The supported file extensions are .txt, .dat, .pdf, .xml only when you try to upload a file in
Remote Commuter Checkin Tab in APLS UI. Say, if user is uploading a remote commuter file with .LCIR extension then he needs to change the file
extension to the supported ones before uploading in APLS UI.

Previous APLS Releases details

APLS 11.0.0 Changes
 React JS framework for frontend.
 Removal of Struts 2 framework.
 Security Defect Fixes
o User Account Lock mechanism for DB users.

Limitation: The supported file extensions are .txt, .dat, .pdf, .xml only when you try to upload a file in Remote Commuter Tab in APLS UI. Say, if
user is uploading a remote commuter file with .lcor extension then he needs to change the file extension to the supported ones before uploading in
APLS UI.

APLS 10.9.4 Changes

 RELEASE_ALL_PROPERTIES which is used by Release_All API will release all licenses based on user context.

APLS 10.9.3 Changes

 Non Root deployment support for Kubernetes 1.15
 Support in APLS application to use CDF certificate/Custom Certificate
 Package latest oracle (ojdbc8-19.3.0.0 ) driver with APLS
 Security Issue Fixes

APLS 10.9.2 Changes

 Ability to install and consume capacity from the seat license
o Supports Live Floating Concurrent Model only.
o Supports Multi-Level Reservation
 Floating Consumption Model to support Consumption by Minutes
 Ability to set threshold to enable sharing of concurrent capacity
 CDF Docker and Docker changes
o Updated Container/Image OS to opensuse-base:15.1

APLS 10.9.0 Changes

 Multilevel reservation
 Track rejected capacity/checkouts
 Media Wiki integration
 InstallAnyWhere Upgrade from 2014 to 2018
 Sending PPU to PAS
 Ability to find production/ Non Production licenses
 Windows Authentication support for MSSQL database

APLS 10.8.0 Changes

 Safekey v2 support

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  Usage API to report cumulative usage
 API for install instantOn based on featureId
 Ability to release all check-out licenses in case of product/client failure
 Shared context Support for commuter checkout
o Ability to view the number of users sharing same license token
 Security Defect Fixes
o Struts version is updated to 2.5.17
 Docker Defect Fixes
o Ability to customize userId and groupId for non-root user

APLS 10.7.1 Changes

 Security vulnerability Fix for CDF Docker

APLS 10.7.0 Changes

 Consumable License Model
 Containerized APLS for Standalone products
 Upgrade to Tomcat 9.0.8
 Secure JDBC Connection (TLS/SSL)
 Logout option for IDM users
 Security Defect Fixes
o Remove heritage HP/HPE certificates.
o Autopass CDF Docker Micro-Processes Run in Root Context

APLS 10.6.0 Changes

 Pay Per Use (PPU) export option from APLS (For floating use and usage reported using usage APIs.
 Container operation system updated to opensuse 42.3.
 Docker Defect fixes
o TIME_ZONE issue.
o Docker Image size.
o DBuser reading from valut.

Suite Integration Help Wiki Page

https://rndwiki.houston.softwaregrp.net/confluence/display/AutopassPlus/APLS+Docker+Container+For+ITOM+Suites

APLS 10.5.0 Changes

 Rebranding to Micro Focus
 High availability support
 Reporting product and license usage using APIs (Consume, Release and Cumulative consumption)

APLS 10.4.0 Changes

 MS SQL SERVER support.

Limitation
No migration support for database changes. For e.g., there is no support for PostgreSQL to Oracle or vice versa.

APLS 10.3.0 Changes

 BuyMore
 Feature usage webservices
 UI localization
 Security defect fixes
 Defect fixes

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APLS 10.2.1 Changes
 Support to set CALL_HOME option to send usage through suite installation.   
 Defect fixes
o HPE Proxy details removed from installer logs
o APLS is not recognizing the “Default Client” locked licenses on first deployment of APLS container.
o

APLS 10.2.0 Changes

 Oracle 12c database support.   
 Tomcat server configuration support
 Support to retrieve IDM signing key from vault
 Support to provide IDM transport user credentials
 Support to provide database connection URL
 Upgraded to new IDM 1.10.4 client
 Logs included are – Container start up, Tomcat, APLS and IDM logs are available in a single mounted location.

APLS 10.1.1 Changes

 Defect fixes on Unit Based Licensing.   
 Performance improvement on GetProductFeatures API
 Liveliness Probe has been introduced

APLS 10.1.0 Changes

 Supports Instant On Licensing Model. Instant ON licenses shall also be managed at APLS in addition at Product Level.    
 Defect fix for log severity on duplicate License keys.

APLS 10.0.0 Changes

 Centralized License Management to activate Suites using Single Activation Code.   

 Collects License Usage and sends the data back to HPE Back End System.
 Suites send suites editions installed on Customer Environments back to HPE Back End System.
 Supports Unit based licensing.

APLS 9.4 Changes

 Centralized License Management and Synchronization of Suite Licenses from APLS to Suite Product's Instances.

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