The Vocera Messaging Platform (VMP) provides an enterprise messaging solution designed to address the unique communication challenges of healthcare. Users can leverage the communication capabilities of VMP from the Vocera Collaboration Suite, Vocera Secure Texting, the VMP Web Console, and the Vocera badge and Smartbadge.

For detailed documentation on Vocera Messaging Platform, refer to Vocera Messaging Platform.

For the previous versions of the release notes, refer to the Vocera Release Notes Library.

Server and Firmware Requirements

Before you can install this release of the Vocera Messaging Platform, you must install version 5.6 or later of the Vocera Voice Server and version 5.0.6 or later of the Vocera Smartbadge firmware. See the Known Issues section of these release notes for more details.

New and Enhanced Features

This section summarizes the new and enhanced features in this release.

New and Enhanced Features in Version 5.7.0.2926

Signaling optimizations between VMP and the Vocera Server

Parallel processing has been implemented for message delivery during other synchronization activity.
SQL query optimizations

The login process is now faster for users that have a long message history.

New and Enhanced Features in Version 5.7.0.2924

Temporary license expiration clarification

When you receive a temporary license for VMP, the email message that notifies you of the expiry date and time of the temporary license now indicates that the expiry time is GMT. This enables you to determine exactly when your temporary license will expire in your time zone.
Messaging can be disabled for selected users

You can now specify that members of a selected Distribution List are to have their text messaging disabled, which means that they cannot send or receive messages. This is useful if some of your users already have a third-party messaging system installed on their devices.
Default expiry time for VMI messages increased for new installations

For new installations of VMP, the default amount of time before Vocera Messaging Interface messages sent from the Vocera Voice Server expire has been changed from five minutes to one day. For existing installations, the expiry time remains unchanged unless you change it.
Multiple FCM connectors now provided

The VMP Server now provides multiple Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) connectors to enable faster connectivity for Vocera Collaboration Suite users on Android devices.
Notification connectivity testing now available

From the VMP Administrator, you can now use a button to test Apple and Google connectivity to ensure that notifications are received properly.

Changes in Product Behavior

This section lists important feature changes.

Fixed Issues

The following list contains fixes and improvements made to the Vocera Messaging Platform in this release.

Fixed Issues in Version 5.7.0.2924

CMSG-13055 Fields from import sources that exceed their character limit are now truncated properly.
CMSG-13256 Messages to VMP users that originate from the Vocera Voice Server User Console no longer result in a "No such message" notification email to VMP administrators.
CMSG-13380 The VMP Server now no longer sends messages to WCTP users after they have been deleted.
CMSG-13734 When groups are imported from the Vocera Voice Server, users from some sites are now no longer denied access to these groups.
CMSG-13849 Users whose devices are running Apple iOS version 15 or later can now successfully install Vocera Collaboration Suite by tapping the link provided in the VMP installation email.

Known Issues

This section lists known issues and limitations in this release of the Vocera Messaging Platform.

CMSG-11713 In the VMP on-call schedule module, it is possible to use the modify shift function to accidentally overlap two shifts containing the same on-call assignee. In rare cases, this can cause both shifts to be removed from the schedule.
CMSG-13801 If you are logging into the Vocera V5000 Smartbadge and Vocera Collaboration Suite at the same time, you occasionally may not be able to set Do Not Disturb on the Smartbadge. This is due to a timing issue with how the logins are processed on the VMP Server.
CMSG-13859 If a Vocera Voice Server group is configured to be a non-textable Distribution List and the group is then removed from the Vocera Voice Server, user synchronization cannot be completed.
CMSG-13862 If you are using a version of Vocera Voice Server prior to version 5.6.0 or a version of Vocera Smartbadge firmware prior to version 5.0.6, you do not hear a tone on the Vocera Smartbadge when a new message is received. This issue can be resolved by upgrading to Vocera Voice Server version 5.6 or later and Vocera Smartbadge firmware version 5.0.6 or later.
CMSG-13919 A signal handler thread in the VMP Server may be blocked when the list of Vocera Client Gateway servers is updated.
CMSG-14026 Conversations that have been archived are not purged from the database after the time period defined by the "Retain message history in database" setting.
CMSG-14294 When the VMP Server sends a request related to Vocera Secure Texting to the Vocera Voice Server, the URL that it sends is not in a format that the Tomcat NIO endpoint understands. The Apache HTTP server does understand this URL format.
CMSG-14535 If the VMP Server loses its SQL connection, it may send wakeup notifications to iOS devices in SE mode. Users may hear their device ring for a second before stopping.

Vocera Messaging Platform Server Release Notes

Version 5.7.0.2926

Updated: July 8, 2024

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