In these release notes, you can find packages, requirements, features, enhancements, resolved issues, and known issues for the X-Author for Excel Winter18.07.29 Release. For documentation updates, see What's New in X-Author for Excel.
This documentation may contain descriptions of software features that are optional and for which you may not have purchased a license. As a result, your specific software solution and/or implementation may differ from those described in this document. Please contact your CSM or AE for information on your specific features and licensing.
Packages
The following packages and dependent packages are required to upgrade to this release to utilize all the new features of this release. These are the minimum required versions; later versions are also supported. Separate prerequisites for each feature can be found in the respective guides. The packages marked as (New) are new packages in this release.
Packages | Product | Version | Product Edition |
|---|
| Salesforce Managed Packages | Conga X-Author™ Enterprise (New) | 4.80 | Power Admin Enterprise Essentials Presto |
Conga X-Author Designer for Excel | 1.9 | Power Admin Enterprise Essentials Presto |
Conga X-Author™ Enterprise Document Generation | 1.0 | Presto |
| Conga X-Author™ Enterprise Admin (Power Admin) | 1.0 | Power Admin |
| Microsoft Dynamics Managed Solution | XAuthorForEnterpriseSolution_0_1 | 1.0 |
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Microsoft Office Add-in (Supports Salesforce)
| Conga X-Author™ Enterprise Add-in: Runtime Only (English) (New) | 6.5.0623 | Power Admin Enterprise Essentials Presto |
Conga X-Author™ Enterprise Add-in: Designer + Runtime (English) (New) | 6.5.0623 | Power Admin Enterprise Essentials Presto |
The following table lists the minimum requirements for installing and using X-Author for Excel.
Requirement | Version | Microsoft Office Version |
|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 | Office 2010, 2013, 2016 Office 2010, 2013, 2016 Office 2010, 2013, 2016 |
New Features
There are no new features in this release. Keep checking the Conga Documentation Portal for new updates.
Enhancements
The following enhancement is new to Conga X-Author for Excel in this release.
Enhancement to the X-Author for Excel User Interface
The X-Author for Excel user interface is enhanced with a new theme to display the Conga logo on different dialog boxes and better visibility.
Fixed Issues
The following table lists the issue fixed in this release. If any actions are required, they will be listed in this table.
| Case Number | Conga Internal ID | Description |
|---|
| 00799534 | AB-3444 | You encounter an incorrect time-out error message while opening the presto app with voluminous data on Salesforce. Earlier, it was showing Failed to export data to None for the time-out error. Resolution: The error message is now updated to Your request is taking longer than expected. Please come back in a few minutes and refresh the page. A new pop-up is introduced to display the error message and that works based on the X-Author for Excel system property settings. |
Known Issues
The following table provides the cumulative list of known issues up to this release.
| Case Number | Conga Internal ID | Issue Description |
|---|
| 00049422 | AB-3360 | Dependent picklist fields are blank when using special characters in a record type. Recommendation: Do not use special characters in any Salesforce records. You can use a macro action or vlookup excel formula feature instead. |
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