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This section lists important feature changes.
HTTP/2 protocol now used for APNS delivery.
Apple Push Notification Service delivery now uses the HTTP/2 protocol instead of a binary protocol. Delivery is to api.push.apple.com using port 443.
No important changes in this release.
No important changes in this release.
SSL certificate and device re-registration may be required.
This section summarizes the new features in this release.
This release includes the following new features and functionality.
PIN can now be enforced for
You can now reset the PIN for a user's device.
This enables users who have forgotten their PIN to access their client devices. Users that have their PIN reset are automatically logged out.
Presence and availability now displayed for
When you are sending a message to an individual user from the
In
This enables you to search for template names using multiple words or for text fragments that contain a space.
You can now store
You can now specify whether to store
APNS and VoIP authentication now uses an authorization key instead of authorization certificates.
The
Users can now be forced to accept or decline urgent calls.
A configuration option in the
Patient context information now available in reports.
You can now include patient information in the Conversations and Text Messages Status - Detailed reports if it is available.
This release includes the following new features and functionality.
Windows Server 2019 now supported.
TheMessaging templates can now be copied.
You can now create a messaging template by copying an existing template and editing it. This makes it easier for you to create several similar messaging templates.
Conversations in
When you are viewing a conversation in the
Schedule names can now be searched.
When you are viewing a list of on-call schedules in the
You can now specify on-call or not on-call notifications.
When you create an On-Call Distribution List, you can now specify whether a user is to be notified when the user goes on-call, is no longer on-call, or both.
Short messages from SOAP now supported in wireless gateways.
When you create a wireless gateway, you can now specify that short messages are to be sent if they have been made available via SOAP.
On-call status now appears with user name when creating schedules.
When you are creating a schedule for an On-Call Distribution List, the on-call status of each user in the list is provided below the user's name.
You now receive an email notification if your SSL certificate is about to expire.
If the SSL certificate that your
In the
If you have included patient information in a message conversation, and you have not provided a message subject,
the
You can now drag and drop into schedules in Month view in the
When you are creating a new schedule in the
In
When viewing a patient care team in the
Message status change notification delivery has been optimized.
Quick messages now available.
In the
You can now specify favorite templates.
In the
Shifts can now be color-coded in schedules in
When you are creating a schedule in the
Site selections in
When you are logged into the
Default subject line removed from VMI messages.
Messages sent using the Vocera Messaging Interface (VMI) no longer have the default subject line "VMI Message".
Configuration options now control whether pictures can be attached to messages.
New configuration options in the
A configuration option now controls whether messages sent from smartphones and web users to badges are to be enunciated.
You can now specify whether messages sent from
System notifications now provided for new messages in
When you are logged into the
User presence status now configurable for users that have set call forwarding.
A new configuration option in the
The configuration option is named "Consider Call Forwarding in User Presence Status", and it is located in the
System Options -> Vocera Voice section of the
TLS 1.2 now fully supported.
TLS 1.2 is now supported for both inbound and outbound connections.
This release includes the following new features and functionality.
Default system settings are now used for security protocols.
Because
This release includes the following new features and functionality.
Multiple Engage servers now supported.
You can now integrate your
.NET Framework 4.7.1 now required.
MS SQL Server 2017 is now compatible with
For a complete list of the versions of MS SQL Server that are supported, see the Vocera Messaging Platform Server Sizing Matrix.
GE MUSE configuration mapping fields increased from 40 to 100.
The GE MUSE plugin now supports up to 100 configuration mappings instead of the previous 40.
Server version and build number now displayed in
The footer of the
Favorites now always appear in searches, regardless of site selection.
If you have selected one or more sites to be displayed, and you type a search string when selecting recipients for a message, favorites that match the search text are now always displayed, regardless of what site they belong to. Your favorites are always available to receive messages.
Calls and voice mail messages can now be saved on the server for a specified number of days.
A configuration option in the
Persistent call logs now provided.
When
System-wide notification options now available.
In the
Users can now view schedules for on-call groups that they do not belong to.
A new user right, "View all schedules", grants permission to view schedules created for an on-call distribution list even if a user is not a member of the list.
On-call scheduling validation now includes days that do not have shifts created.
When you create a schedule in the
Historical message data is now archived.
Messages that are older than the retention period specified for client devices are now archived into a different location in the database. This improves server performance when there is a lot of message traffic. Reports can access data in both the active location and the archive location.
New pager-like ringtones available.
New ringtones are now available that sound more like pagers and can be clearly heard in a noisy
environment. The
Minimum volume level for ringtones for urgent messages can be configured.
When you specify the tone for ringtones for urgent messages in
When you receive a new
You can configure whether to send messages from
A new configuration option in the
Communication with Android devices now uses FCM.
The
You can now define fields to be included in message templates.
When you create or edit a message template, you can now define one or more fields that are to be included in messages that are generated from this template. You can specify that one or more of these fields are required.
The following list contains fixes and improvements made to the
The following list contains fixes and improvements made to version 5.3.3 of
CMSG-10616 - In
When you are logged into the
The following list contains fixes and improvements made to version 5.3.2 of
CMSG-6167 - Multiple choice responses from badges are now considered a match if they match the first 15 characters of a response.
If a device has sent a message to a badge that includes multiple choice responses, and the response returned from the badge is 15 characters long, the returned response is considered a match to one of the specified responses if the returned response matches the first 15 characters of the specified response.
CMSG-9216, CMSG-9327 – Multi-threading issue in
In previous versions of
CMSG-9241 – Synchronization with Microsoft Exchange 2010 source no longer generates errors.
In previous versions of
CMSG-9719 – Detailed text messages status report now correctly generated for messages sent to
You can now generate a “Text Messages Status – Detailed” report that includes
CMSG-9762 - Printed schedules now completely display shifts if no overlap between users.
If you are generating a printable copy of a schedule, and the schedule contains shifts for one user that do not overlap with shifts from other users, users are now no longer omitted from the printed schedule.
CMSG-10010 -
When a user logs into the
CMSG-10023 - On-Call Distribution List now always displayed in
If a user is a member of more than one group, and one group has permission to edit the On-Call status for a distribution list
and another does not, the On-Call Distribution List is now always displayed in
the
CMSG-10059 – Contact information now correctly updated after synchronization.
In some environments, when you edited the information of existing contacts and then synchronized,
the updated contact information did not appear on
CMSG-10094 – Wrongly-formatted URL for
In previous versions of
CMSG-10127 - Contact photos of size 128x128 or smaller now displayed properly in
When necessary, photos are scaled to fill the space provided.
CMSG-10136 - Contact photos now displayed in
When you import contacts into
CMSG-10148, CMSG-10150 – Current site information now displayed properly when
The
CMSG-10268 - Retrying current domain user credential now works properly when logging into
When the
The following list contains fixes and improvements made to version 5.3.1 of
CMSG-9302 - Document streaming queries sent to server no longer cause gradual memory requirement increase.
Cache-related document streaming queries that are sent through the Vocera Data Exchange Service no longer cause a gradual increase in the amount of memory used.
CMSG-9477 - Database archival after upgrade to
When you upgrade from an older version of
CMSG-9713 - Error no longer appears when generating detailed status report for a distribution list.
In the
CMSG-9723 - Messages now appearing on badges.
Some messages sent through the
CMSG-9724 - New Voip APNS certificate now downloaded successfully.
This is because
CMSG-9820 -
After the connection to the SQL Server is lost, the server no longer reaches the SQL connection limit,
and
The following list contains fixes and improvements made to version 5.3.0 of
CMSG-7792 - Scroll bar in new messages in
If you are creating a new message in the
CMSG-8552 - On-call distribution list based on Active Directory security group now updated properly.
If you create an on-call distribution list based on an Active Directory security group, and a user from that security group is removed, the schedule for that user is now removed from the distribution list.
CMSG-8603 - Availability now displayed correctly for user logged out from
If a user logs out from the
CMSG-8621 - Synchronization with Active Directory now works properly.
If your Active Directory implementation does not include the InetOrgPerson class, synchronization of
CMSG-8861 - Error notification not incorrectly sent when user logs off from
If the "Limit EMail Notifications" configuration option in the
CMSG-9094 - Message delivery no longer delayed if Tomcat used with
If you have enabled the Enhanced Voice Server NIO Tomcat feature in your environment, you no longer experience delays in message delivery if the Tomcat connection is unstable.
APNS certificate auto-download now available.
Auto-download of the APNS security certificates is now available. This is because this
version of
This section lists known issues and limitations in version 5.3.3 of
CMSG-10167 - Message sent through SOAP API reappears on sender side if deleted and badge responds with a multiple choice response.
If you send a message using the SOAP API, and then delete it using the SOAP API, it
no longer appears on
CMSG-10888 - Smartbadge users and
If you change the Enforce Smartbadge PIN configuration option in the
CMSG-10897 - Do Not Disturb for Calls status not retained when VMP service restarted.
If a Vocera Collaboration Suite user sets Do Not Disturb for Calls while off-campus, and the VMP service is restarted, the user is now listed as available and off-campus.
CMSG-10923 - Newly synchronized
When your
CMSG-11074 - Device ID does not show in VMP Admin for V5000 devices.
The Device ID column in the VMP Admin Users grid no longer shows the Device ID V5000 Smartbadge devices that are currently logged in.
CMSG-12037 - VMP service crash due to unhandled APNS exception.
The unhandled exception is with Curl for APNS.