X-Author for Contracts Classic Spring20.26.0514 Release Notes
Release Notes contain the following information about X-Author for Contracts Classic (previously known as X-Author Contracts) Spring20.26.0514 Release.
For more information on new features, enhancements, and document improvements, refer to What's New in X-Author for Contracts Classic Documentation.
- Packages: Lists packages that are required to upgrade to this release of the product
- System Requirements and Supported Platforms: Lists requirements and recommendations for installing this release
- New Features: Provides high-level descriptions of new features introduced in this release, with links to more detailed information
- Enhancements: Provides high-level descriptions of enhancements to existing features
- Resolved Issues: Lists customer-reported issues that are resolved in this release or known issues resolved from previous releases
- Known Issues: Lists known issues that are applicable in this release
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.
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Package |
Version Number |
Version Name |
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X-Author Contracts Classic (New) |
13.3.1405 |
13.3.1405.2026 |
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Conga Contract Lifecycle Management |
17.815 |
17.0.815 |
Before installing or upgrading managed packages, you must review the dependency matrix for each managed package. You can refer to the package dependency matrix at Managed Packages Dependency Matrix.
System Requirements and Supported Platforms
X-Author for Contracts Classic is a Microsoft Word Add-In that is accessed via Microsoft Word application on your Windows machine. For the X-Author for Contracts Classic Add-In to work, the Conga Contract Lifecycle Management package must be installed in your Salesforce Org. This is required so that the various dialog boxes available in X-Author for Contracts Classic can display the correct fields. Once this is done by your system administrator, you will be able to install the X-Author for Contracts Classic Add-In and begin using it.
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You cannot use a Mac OS X operating system with X-Author for Contracts Classic; however, it can be used with a Mac running a Windows Virtual Machine in a Citrix environment.
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Microsoft’s Office 365 Online or Cloud applications do not support plugins; therefore, the X-Author for Contracts Classic can only be used in a Windows desktop environment.
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New features and technologies are continuously deployed in new releases by X-Author for Contracts Classic, and they are supported by Conga where the associated Microsoft OS and/or Microsoft Office versions are also still supported by Microsoft. As Microsoft ends its support for any OS and/or Office version, subsequent new Conga releases will no longer be developed, tested, or committed to support the application on any Microsoft OS and/or Office version which is no longer supported by Microsoft.
The following table lists the minimum requirements for installing and using X-Author for Contracts Classic.
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System Requirement |
Supported Versions |
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EO.WebBrowser |
24.1.46 |
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Windows OS |
Windows 10 Windows 8 & 8.1 *X-Author supports both the 32-bit & 64-bit versions of the above Operating Systems. |
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Microsoft Office |
The desktop version of Office 365 Microsoft Word 2016 or Office 2016 Microsoft Word 2013 or Office 2013 Microsoft Word 2010 or Office 2010 *Where applicable, X-Author supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the above applications. **The above versions assume you are using Professional or Enterprise versions of Office. Home & Student or other limited versions of Office are not supported and may or may not prove to be compatible with X-Author for Contracts Classic. Note:
Microsoft Word 2007 with X-Author for Contracts Classic is not supported. Note:
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Microsoft .NET |
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher |
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Microsoft VSTO |
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime |
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Microsoft Office PIA |
Microsoft Office 2010 Primary Interop Assemblies |
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Salesforce |
Unlimited, Enterprise, and Developer Product Editions |
Upgrade Notes
If you are upgrading X-Author for Contracts Classic from Winter 2019 (10.0.1125.1903) to any latest version, you need to uninstall X-Author for Contracts Classic and install the latest version. For more information on installation, see Installing X-Author Contracts Classic in the X-Author Contracts Classic User Guide.
New Features
There are no new features in this release. Keep checking the Conga Documentation Portal for new updates.
Enhancements
There are no enhancements is this release. Keep checking the Conga Documentation Portal for new updates.
Fixed Issues
| Case Number | Conga Internal ID | Description |
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| 00970561 | CONTRACTS-41601 | Fixed the issue where the Check-out popup continued spinning indefinitely when users clicked the Check-out button, preventing template checkout. |
Known Issues
There are no known issues in this release.
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