Q2 2024 patches

Original release date: 17 May 2024

Apteco software	Q2 2024 build version number
Apteco FastStats Server	5.8.8
Apteco FastStats	1.1.24122
Apteco PeopleStage	1.0.24122
FastStats Designer	1.3.24122
Web Service	1.1.24122
FastStats Service	1.3.24122
Digital Integration	1.0.24122

Patches

08 November 2024

Patch 16: Tracking on content fields that contain database sources

When we track content items that contain database sources, we now store:

The actual value of the content item
Which content item was used

This means that we use content journeys within the campaign, and also get the actual value of the database source chosen when the tracking data is pulled back into FastStats.

Note: Previously, we only supported the content journeys. We then made changes to store the actual value that invalidated these content journeys.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.30 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.42 or later.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the PeopleStage Binaries to version 1.0.24122.39 or later.

Note: PeopleStage Local users need to install version 1.0.24122.39 or later, contained within the PeopleStageLocal.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

24 October 2024

Patch 15: PeopleStage Optimisation error

We’ve found a bug in the PeopleStage update script supplied with the FastStats Configurator.

This bug could drop and recreate the Optimisation table, causing problems with Campaign Optimisation in PeopleStage.

The update script has been fixed in these releases of the FS Configurator:

Note: If you’ve upgraded to the 2024 Q1\Q2\Q3 release and use Campaign Optimisation, then please contact Apteco Support for help in fixing the problem.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.29 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

21 October 2024

Patch 14: Update database wizard issue

We found an issue with the FastStats Service update process.

If the staging database was configured for use then the Update Database wizard would fail when updating this database.

We’ve now fixed this issue in the latest version of the FastStats Configurator.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.26 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

02 October 2024

Patch 13: Virtual variable dependency checks

A bug in the Virtual Package functionality caused some variable dependencies to go undetected. This can lead to failed virtual variable refreshes when using the Virtual Package. We’ve fixed this issue and you must upgrade the FastStats Designer and FastStats Service components by following the steps below.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.22 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.30 or later.
Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.24122.28 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

16 September 2024

Patch 12: Email preview display in PeopleStage

We’ve found and fixed an issue where email HTML didn't display in PeopleStage when running in German unless the zoom is set to 100%.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.20 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the PeopleStage Binaries to version 1.0.24122.25 or later.

Note: PeopleStage Local users need to install version 1.0.24122.25 or later, contained within the PeopleStageLocal.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

03 September 2024

Patch 11: Locale not reset between requests

We’ve found and fixed an issue causing Campaign optimisation to set the request locale to a particular decimal export format, then not reset this to configured default at the start of every subsequent request.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.19 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.28 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

03 September 2024

Patch 10: Notes issue in FastStats with Create from Cube wizard

We’ve found and fixed an issue where variable notes entered in the Create from Cube wizard did not display in virtual variable properties.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.19 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.28 or later.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.24122.24 or later.

Note: FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.24122.24 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

03 September 2024

Patch 9: Meta integration API upgrade

We’ve upgraded our Meta integration from API version 18 to 20, providing improved validation handling to align with Meta's latest changes. Deprecated post insight metrics have been removed.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.19 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.28 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

24 July 2024

Patch 8: File channels issue

We’ve found and fixed an issue preventing file channels from being counted as campaign runs/deliveries in Orbit and PeopleStage.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.17 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.26 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

24 July 2024

Patch 7: Limits issue

We’ve found and fixed an issue with the query component, where in rare situations we didn’t fully clear the limit properties between queries. This could cause a query limit clause to be mistakenly applied to a subsequent query.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.17 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.26 or later.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.24122.22 or later.

Note: FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.24122.22 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.
Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.24122.24 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

20 June 2024

Patch 6: Send Email To Task Owner - not sending

We’ve found and fixed an issue preventing the ‘Send Email To Task Owner’ step from occurring when there is an error in the FTP step. For example, when creating and saving a data grid, then scheduling an output CSV, an email should be created and sent to the logged in user account, However, previously this did not send if an FTP step error occurred during the process.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.13 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.21 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

20 June 2024

Patch 5: Virtual variable refresh crash

We’ve found and fixed a crash that can occur while refreshing virtual variables. This issue can affect FastStats Designer, FastStats Service, or FastStats Local.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.13 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.21 or later.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.24122.19 or later.

Note: FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.24122.19 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.
Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.24122.12 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

20 June 2024

Patch 4: Apteco Email response gatherer subject/message name display

We’ve found and fixed an issue occurring when we record responses from Apteco Email. We now correctly record responses against the specified message name, rather than the subject line used in the email builder.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Email Response Gatherer version 1.0.24122.15 or later contained within the DigitalIntegration.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

20 June 2024

Patch 3: Extra functionality for uploads

We’ve implemented new options for users to upload records, as previously this process was taking too long. We’ve implemented the following functionality to expedite this process:

Parallel uploads

Option to create new contacts

Option to create new contact fields

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.13 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.21 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

31 May 2024

Patch 2: Attribute processing in Designer

We've found and fixed an issue where attribute processing fails in Designer due to ASCII NUL characters in the generated scripts. Now, attribute processing scripts generate correctly without causing failures.

To apply this fix:

Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.24122.16 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

28 May 2024

Patch 1: .dat file data retrieval issue

We've found and fixed an issue where a text variable could return incorrect values if the uncompressed size of the .dat file is over 4GB.

To apply this fix:

Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24122.8 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24122.12 or later.
Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.24122.12 or later.

Note: FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.24122.12 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.
Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.24122.12 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.