Q4 2024 patches

Original release date: 13 December 2024

Apteco software Q4 2024 build
version number
Apteco FastStats Server 5.8.10
Apteco FastStats 1.1.24295
Apteco PeopleStage 1.0.24295
FastStats Designer 1.3.24295
Web Service 1.1.24295
FastStats Service 1.3.24295
Digital Integration 1.0.24295

Patches

22 January 2025

Patch 6: Google Ads custom audience uploads

Uploading or replacing large custom audiences of over 1,000 records in Google Ads now uses a single call. Overwrites trigger a replace job, while appends trigger an add job, ensuring consistent results.

To apply this fix:

  1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24295.23 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

  2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24295.30 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

22 January 2025

Patch 5: Google Ads integration - Audience Only advert requirement

We’ve found and fixed an issue in the Google Ads integration where the Audience Only option incorrectly checks for the existence of an advert.

To apply this fix:

  1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24295.23 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

  2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24295.30 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

22 January 2025

Patch 4: Facebook ads in PeopleStage display null adSet Id when upload only

We've fixed an issue where you needed to have a valid Meta Ad selected and available, even if only uploading but not advertising. The advert name in this case is no longer used.

To apply this fix:

  1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24295.23 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

  2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24295.30 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

10 January 2025

Patch 3: Spurious error message creating profile VV when virtual folder is on a UNC path

We’ve fixed an error message that could be generated while creating a profile Virtual Variable (VV), when the virtual folder is on a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.

When setting your virtual folder to be on a UNC path, running the 'Profile Model' virtual variable analysis wizard, and selecting 'Quantile Range', the VV would generate an error.

You might also get the same error message when using the Numeric Banding wizard and choosing the 'Quantiles and Pareto' banding as the Banding Type.

The VV would be created correctly but the spurious error message would incorrectly indicate that the update had failed.

To apply this fix:

  1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24295.21 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

  2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24295.28 or later.

  3. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.24295.28 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

16 December 2024

Patch 2: Virtual variable issue for UNC path (text key)

We've fixed an issue where 'Create and Update' virtual variables would error if the virtual folder existed on a UNC path (text key), that is the key was a Text variable and the Data was a Selector.

To apply this fix:

  1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24295.20 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

  2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.24295.27 or later.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.

13 December 2024

Patch 1: Black line disappeared in selection workbook

We’ve fixed an issue causing removal of the selection workbook black line for positioning, that is the line that you use to drop elements in a selection.

To apply this fix:

  1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.24295.20 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

  2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.1.24295.23 or later.

  3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.24295.36 or later.

Note: FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.24295.36 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

For further details, see Applying patches for Apteco software.