Interact 4.2 – April 2021

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This release note is for the 4.2 release of Blue Prism Interact (Interact) delivered in an on-premise configuration.

Enhancements

The following new features and enhancements are introduced in this version of Interact.

Area

Description of Change

API

Create Submission and Raise Submission now allow the uploading of files. See Web API Service updates.

Application

The Interact user interface has been redesigned.

History

History is a new tab in Interact. The History tab includes submission history, items waiting for approval and archived items.

Localization

The IMS login page and Interact now display in the language compatible with the user's language settings set in their browser. If the user has an unsupported language selected in their browser settings, English is used as the default. If required, the user can manually change the language they want to use from the drop‑down list on the login page.

My Work

My Work is a new tab in Interact. This contains Drafts and Inbox.

Notifications

Notifications is a new feature in Interact. The following types of notifications may display:

  • My submission has been approved
  • My submission has been declined
  • Submission requires approval by you
  • A Digital Worker has assigned a submission to you

As part of this enhancement, archived notifications can also be viewed by clicking the View archived notifications link at the bottom of the notification panel. The archived view allows for the filtering of notifications based on type.

For more information, see Interact notifications.

Supported software

Interact now supports the use of Azure SQL Database.

Fixes and improvements

The following fixes and minor improvements are included in this version of Interact.

Area

Description of Change

Application

Interact approvers are now required to provide a reason when declining submissions.

Installer

The following changes have been made to the Interact Installer:

  • The screen to install SignalR has been removed, this is now installed as part of the Hub installation.
  • A screen to configure the IADA SQL connection has been added.

Web API Service updates

The following new features and enhancements are introduced to the Web API Service and the Utility - Interact API Blue Prism VBO in this version of Interact.

Area

Description of Change

Actions

A new Upload File action has been added to the Interact Web API and the Utility - Interact API Blue Prism VBO. Files can now be uploaded and used with the Create Submission and Raise Submission actions.

For more information about the Interact Web API Service, see the user guide.