Hubble v24.3 Release Notes

This topic describes the new features, enhancements, and resolved issues for Hubble v24.3, released in October 2024.

New Features

The new features for the 24.3 release are follows:

Jira Reference	Description
Desktop Feature: Enhanced Logging Management	Building on the improvements introduced in the version 24.2, the logging management capabilities have been further extended. Hubble now offers an even more robust audit and log management system. However, it was noticed that these powerful features were often overlooked due to nondescriptive names. To address this, the focus was on enhancements that not only improve the functionality but also boost user adoption and engagement. Following are the key improvement areas: The “Logging” label has been renamed to “Activity Log” for better clarity. The Log Stream Configuration dialog now displays a list of available machines/devices under the Machines field. The Log Stream Configuration dialog now supports the selection of multiple users. A dotted menu has been added to the View History dialog to list Hubble users.
Web Feature: Updated User Interface for Distributions	In our ongoing commitment to enhancing user experience, the user interface for the Distributions feature in Hubble Web has been modernized. Note: This update currently permits users to view only existing or previously created distributions. The main advantage of this update is the improved clarity in displaying the distribution status. In the previous design, the status of a distribution (whether started, failed, paused, completed, or not started) was not clearly indicated to the user. The new design aims to display these statuses promptly and clearly, using a clean design approach. For the creation of new distributions, the old user interface can still be fully utilized by users. Further developments on this feature will be carried out in the coming quarter.

Jira Reference

Description

Desktop Feature: Enhanced Logging Management

Building on the improvements introduced in the version 24.2, the logging management capabilities have been further extended. Hubble now offers an even more robust audit and log management system.

However, it was noticed that these powerful features were often overlooked due to nondescriptive names. To address this, the focus was on enhancements that not only improve the functionality but also boost user adoption and engagement. Following are the key improvement areas:

The “Logging” label has been renamed to “Activity Log” for better clarity.
The Log Stream Configuration dialog now displays a list of available machines/devices under the Machines field.
The Log Stream Configuration dialog now supports the selection of multiple users.
A dotted menu has been added to the View History dialog to list Hubble users.

Web Feature: Updated User Interface for Distributions

In our ongoing commitment to enhancing user experience, the user interface for the Distributions feature in Hubble Web has been modernized.

Note: This update currently permits users to view only existing or previously created distributions.

The main advantage of this update is the improved clarity in displaying the distribution status. In the previous design, the status of a distribution (whether started, failed, paused, completed, or not started) was not clearly indicated to the user. The new design aims to display these statuses promptly and clearly, using a clean design approach.

For the creation of new distributions, the old user interface can still be fully utilized by users.

Further developments on this feature will be carried out in the coming quarter.

Feature Enhancements

This chapter covers the improvements made based on customer requests and technical upgrades.

Customer Requested Enhancements

Title	Description
Consistent Folder Navigation Across Sessions	With this enhancement, users are taken back to their last accessed folder or location during a Web session, when they navigate back to the folder structure. This change aligns the behavior with the Desktop interface. However, this functionality is available within the session only. Once the user logs out and logs back in, they start at the Documents parent node,
Authentication Upgrade in Hubble	An option has been introduced in this release to improve the security of the authentication process. With this enhancement, a salted hash is transmitted during the authentication process instead of the user’s actual password. This change significantly enhances the security and confidentiality of user data.
Enhanced Security for Data Transmission	In this release, all sensitive data transmitted over HTTPS now uses cookies with a secure flag. Additionally, session tokens, if used, are handled separately in HTTPS areas and are never sent over unencrypted connections, ensuring enhanced security and reliability.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Protection Enhancement	In this release, security has been enhanced by the use of CSRF tokens in user-performed functions such as login/logout and field updates. These tokens, unpredictable in nature, protect against CSRF attacks. Despite the high complexity of these attacks and their limitation to the logout function, their severity is lower than typical CSRF attacks, thereby improving the application’s resilience. This enhancement has been implemented for both Hubble Web and GWT.
JavaScript Libraries Update	The issue of “Out of date JavaScript libraries” has been addressed in this release. The JavaScript libraries used in the application have been updated to their latest versions.

Technical Enhancements

Title	Description
Upgrade of RabbitMQ Version for Hubble Web	The previously deprecated RabbitMQ version 3.7.3 has been successfully upgraded to the new version 3.13.2.
YellowBoxWS Project Upgrade to .NET 8	YellowBoxWS Project, previously running on .NET 7, has now been upgraded to .NET 8. This upgrade brings a host of improvements, new features, and performance enhancements that align with the latest technological advancements in the .NET framework.
Syncfusion DLLs Upgrade to Version 25.2.4	The Syncfusion DLLs have been successfully upgraded to version 25.2.4. This upgrade enhances the performance and stability of the Hubble application.
Babel Obfuscator Upgrade	An upgrade of the Babel Obfuscator to version 10.7.0.0 has been successfully carried out. This ensures that this protection tool for the Microsoft .NET Framework continues to lead in technological advancements.

Resolved Issues

The following table contains all the fixes completed in the 24.3 release.

Jira Reference	Description
HU-11771	A DB2-associated issue is resolved, ensuring error-free concatenation of RPDCT and RPDOC in both F0311 and F03B11.
HU-12506	The performance issue in the 23.3 version of the GL Balances report with hierarchy has been resolved.
HU-13528	The issue preventing the user from creating a Totals column without receiving an error message has been resolved.
HU-13674	For the 23.3 version, clicking the Stop button now immediately halts the operation.
HU-13908	The calculation precedence remains unchanged even when a user renames their hierarchy.
HU-13911	The issue with the Cyrillic text has been resolved and it is now displayed appropriately in the Hubble reports.
HU-13922	The issue with Web Favorites has been resolved, ensuring that all reports marked as favorites now appear in the favorites list.
HU-14148	The error message has been updated to address the issue related to renaming the hierarchy and RIO.
HU-14155	Virtual view creation in Template Designer now completes successfully.
HU-14403	The issue with exporting reports to Excel has been resolved, ensuring that the exported report now opens successfully.
HU-14431	Reports with page breaks now export to Excel even if the column contains a blank value or an illegal character.
HU-14445	The issue of comparing a FLOAT column to a VARCHAR column in VW 6.3 has been successfully resolved by eliminating the use of the TO_CHAR() function.
HU-14642	The issue where the user was unable to view the subledger type C information specified in a conditional calculation on an Oracle 12c database, has been successfully resolved.
HU-14643	Users can now change their profile under preferences without the necessity of setting it as the default.
HU-14655	The issue where “Multiple Value” was displayed for any dropdown field without any value has been successfully resolved. The system now appropriately displays “No record found” when there are no values for a dropdown field.
HU-14661	The issue where changes to responsibility were not being saved in preferences, despite reports running on the new responsibility, has been resolved.
HU-15515	The issue has been resolved with the customer’s upgrade to a new patch, which includes the following options: The original column has been replaced with a new one (#) in full clean-up mode. This needs to be tested by the customer. The original column will be retained, and a new column (#) will be added.
HU-16157	The DataEntryUser script for the Oracle EBS source has been updated.

General Information

Upgrading Information: Repository

If you are upgrading from any version of Hubble, please note that version 24.3 requires a new license key. You will need to obtain a new License Key from Customer Support. Once this is received, please perform a replace in order to retain your License Assignments.

Prior to upgrading, be sure your Object Repository is backed up. Backups are done automatically. For details, refer to Chapter 4 of the Hubble Suite Supplementary Deployment Topics guide.

Customer Support Assistance

If you have any questions about upgrading, including installing multiple versions in parallel, please contact our Customer Support Department by creating a case on our Support Portal at the following location:

https://help.insightsoftware.com/

For information regarding consultancy services or training, please contact your Customer Success Manager.

Other General Notes

Budgeting Forms, Designer Express reports and Standard Templates created using Designer Express are currently only supported on SQL Server, Vector DB for Accelerator, Oracle, and AS/ 400 DB2 databases.
Any Virtual Views created will only work on the DB type in which they were designed to be used.
E.g. A Oracle Virtual View can only work on an Oracle DB.
Prior to installing Hubble, refer to the Minimum Technical Requirements documents to ensure that you meet the minimum system requirements.

Technical Considerations

Note: These Technical Considerations are applicable to customers moving from 2016 to 24.2. They are not applicable to customers moving from 18.x or 19.x versions to 24.2.

Docker support for Version 17.06 or later

The Docker version requirement (Community Edition or Enterprise Edition) has been changed to version 17.06 or later.

PDF On-Premise

A new version of the PDF Engine has been developed to be installed directly on the customers environment, removing the need to access one of the PDF engines currently held in the Cloud. SaaS based customers will have the on-premise version directly installed to their individual environment. This will be an additional deployment step/setup as part of the upgrade.

Accelerator Firmware

If Hubble Accelerator is used, a version greater than 2.2.1 should be installed.

VPN vs no-VPN

From 2018.0, it will be mandatory that Customers are migrated from the 'VPN' method to the 'no-VPN' method. For customers who also have a direct always open VPN connection to InsightSoftware as part of their installation, this will be disabled as part of moving to the new deployment method. Customers still have the option of requesting Insight to perform the upgrades for them, but this must be done via a VPN activated by the customer.