TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™

Plug-in for PDF

Release Notes
Software Release 6.2.2
October 2019
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Contents
TIBCO Documentation and Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Changes in Platform Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Changes in Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Deprecated and Removed Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Migration and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Closed Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Known Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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TIBCO Documentation and Support Services

How to Access TIBCO Documentation

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Product-Specific Documentation

Documentation for TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for PDF is available on the TIBCO
ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF Product Documentation page.
The following documents for this product can be found on the TIBCO Documentation site:

● TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for PDF Installation

● TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for PDF User’s Guide
● TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for PDF Release Notes

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New Features
The following new features have been added in this release of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™
Plug-in for PDF:
Support for Binary Data
The PDFReader and PDFWriter activities support binary stream of data.
Supported Versions of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ and TIBCO ActiveMatrix
BusinessWorks™ Container Edition
TIBCO BusinessWorks versions 6.4.2-6.5.x and TIBCO BusinessWorks Container Edition 2.4.0-2.4.x are
supported in this release.
Support for Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Pivotal Cloud Foundry for TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Container Edition is supported in this
release.

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Changes in Platform Support

The following are changes in platform support in version 6.2.2 of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™
Plug-in for PDF. For a complete list of all the currently supported platforms, refer to the Readme file.

Platform Status As of Release

Windows 10 and Windows Added 6.2.2

Server 2016 64-bit on x86-64

Apple Mac OS X 10.11.x, Added 6.2.2

10.12.x, 10.13.x, 10.14.x 64-bit
on x86-64

Windows 7 and Windows Removed 6.2.2

2008 R2 64-bit on x86-64

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x, 10.9.x, Removed 6.2.2

10.10.x 64-bit on x86-64

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Changes in Functionality
No changes in functionality in this release of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF.

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Deprecated and Removed Features

No features are deprecated or removed in this release of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in
for PDF.

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Migration and Compatibility

The following instructions explain how to migrate from a previous release to version 6.2.2 of TIBCO
ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF.

Direct migration from version 1.x to 6.2.2 is not supported and so for subsequent migration to version
6.2.2, migrate the projects to version 6.2.0.

Direct migration from versions earlier to 6.2.0 is not supported and so for subsequent migration to
version 6.2.2, migrate the projects to version 6.2.0.

Migration from Version 6.2.0 and 6.2.1 to Version 6.2.2

You can migrate a project created in the version 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 to 6.2.2. When migrating from 6.2.0 or
6.2.1 to 6.2.2, you must delete the incorrect output items. If as a result of the migration some of the
field values on the Input tab of each PDF activity are invalid, you must reassign those values.

Direct upgrade from version 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 to 6.2.2 is not supported, it is recommended to first
uninstall version 6.2.0 or 6.2.1, and then install version 6.2.2 to do the migration.

If you want to use the sample project, you must reimport the sample project after you upgrade
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF from version 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 to 6.2.2.
EAR File Compatibility
The TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF 6.2.2 allows the compatibility of EAR files
created from the version 6.2.0 or 6.2.1.
If you are using an EAR file from version 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 using a new appspace and appnode, then you
are only required to redeploy the EAR file.
If you are using an EAR file from version 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 using an existing appspace and appnode, then
perform the following steps:

1. Shutdown any appnodes running TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF
applications.
2. Uninstall the TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 version.
3. Install the TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF 6.2.2 version.
4. After the successful installation of version 6.2.2 and before starting the appnode, set the following
properties in <appnode>/config based on the installed version of TIBCO ActiveMatrix
BusinessWorks™:

● If using TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ 6.4.2 or higher, set the

bw.appnode.clean.config.folder.on.startup property as true in the config.ini file of
appnode.
5. Restart any required appnodes.

TIBCO BusinessWorks™ Container Edition Compatibility

Design time:
To migrate a project from versions 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 to version 6.2.2, import the project created in earlier
versions directly to a TIBCO BusinessWorks Container Edition environment having version 6.2.2.
Run time:
EAR file generated in versions 6.2.0 or 6.2.1 can be directly used in version 6.2.2. For more details about
migration, see the "Migration" topic in the ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ documentation.

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Closed Issues
There are no closed issues in this release of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF.

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Known Issues
The table lists known issues in this release of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for PDF:

Key Summary

PFBW-308 Summary: Upgrade to a later plug-in version does not work.

Workaround: Uninstall the existing version of the plug-in and then install the
later version.

PFBW-258 Summary: On the Advanced tab, if you do not specify the path of the Arial
Unicode MS.ttf file in the TTF File for Watermark field, after you add a
watermark with multibyte characters in the PDFWriter activity, the generated
PDF file cannot be opened.
Workaround: Specify the path of the Arial Unicode MS.ttf file in the TTF
File for Watermark field before you add a watermark containing multibyte
characters in a PDFWriter activity.

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