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Version: 1.0.20230322.49

Includes details of:

  • 4 New Features
  • 14 Feature Enhancements
  • 1 Integrations
  • 21 Bug Fixes

The major issues covered by this release are: Email alert on Scheduled Automation failure; AutoTask Chrome extension improvements; Time Zone support added to scheduler; Improved the ITGlue synchronisation; Addoption Report enhancements and bug fixes; and Microsoft Graph API and delegated consent token bug fixes.

IDChange TypeTitle
5670New FeatureNew Chatbot field type - Editable Table Format
8745New FeatureEmail alert on Scheduled Automation failure
11237New FeatureAutomation suggestions now tracked
13294New FeaturePia Chatbot text box now opens Automation search
7895Feature EnhancementTime Zone support added to scheduler
8687Feature EnhancementNew User Automation presents a list of domains for Primary SMTP Address
8826Feature EnhancementUI improvements to Pia AutoTask Chrome extension
11640Feature EnhancementPia branding added to Orchestrator Agent
12268Feature EnhancementAdoption Report filtering out non-Pia clients
12833Feature EnhancementScheduled Packages page now displays the ticket number
13498Feature EnhancementImproved Adoption Report tile labelling
13508Feature EnhancementAdoption Report links to Pia Learn article
13833Feature EnhancementImproved Adoption Report classification of Pia Serviceable tickets
13834Feature EnhancementImproved Adoption Report performance
14064Feature EnhancementImproved Adoption Report's Missed Opportunities table
14279Feature EnhancementImproved Adoption Report's Requires Investigation statistic
14943Feature EnhancementConnected Services prevents users from creating multiple Ticketing systems
15507Feature EnhancementOptimise AutoTask API usage triggered by webhooks
3412IntegrationUpdated IT Glue Connected Service synchronisation
11073Bug FixTerminate User not displaying forms
13727Bug FixAutomation filters not working together (Developer)
14204Bug FixEmpty optional fields being marked as required
14221Bug FixAdoption Report Weekly Tickets incorrectly showing 0%
14282Bug FixTerminate User getting stuck
15000Bug FixPia trying to run on agents that have not been activated or are offline
15681Bug FixIT Glue integration cannot get IT Glue Organisation selected
15973Bug FixTerminate User failing for some users
16138Bug FixTerminate User (Cloud Hybrid) failing due to delegated consent token missing
16104Bug FixUndo and Redo not working in Package Editor
16419Bug FixCreate Shared Mailbox (Cloud-Only) receiving OutOfMemoryException
16553Bug FixScheduled Packages failed to run
16938Bug FixNew User (Semi-Hybrid) can't retrieve delegated token
17208Bug FixAutomation using the wrong Microsoft Graph API authorisation
17297Bug FixAdoption Report showing the incorrect number for Serviceable Tickets
17301Bug FixAdoption Report not showing user for completed tickets
17369Bug FixAdoption Report not populating details
17472Bug FixAdoption Report not populating details
17578Bug FixAdoption Report including old tickets in Missed Opportunities
17865Bug FixAdoption Report appears blank after selecting bard
18142Bug FixReset Network Password hangs and does not respond

Ticket Details

New Features​

5670​

Change TypeNew Feature
TitleNew Chatbot field type - Editable Table Format
DetailsThe New Editable Table format has been made available for use in the Pia Chatbot. This will make it easier to present tabulated data to users, which they can edit.

Ticket Summary

8745​

Change TypeNew Feature
TitleEmail alert on Scheduled Automation failure
DetailsScheduled Automations now email alerts to the user that scheduled them if they failed to run at the scheduled time or if there were errors when they ran. This will improve the visibility of errors in Scheduled Tasks.

Ticket Summary

11237​

Change TypeNew Feature
TitleAutomation suggestions now tracked
DetailsAutomation suggestions made by Pia to engineers are now tracked. This will be used to improve reporting on missed opportunities to Partners.

Ticket Summary

13294​

Change TypeNew Feature
TitlePia Chatbot text box now opens Automation search
DetailsClick in the text box at the bottom of the Pia Chatbox will now open the Automation Chooser.

Ticket Summary

Feature Enhancements​

7895​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleTime Zone support added to scheduler
DetailsScheduled Tasks now support selecting a Time Zone with the scheduled time. This will help Partners with clients in different time zones schedule more accurately.
Ticket Summary

8687​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleNew User Automation presents a list of domains for Primary SMTP Address
DetailsA new option has been added to the New User Automation's Configuration. When enabled the Automation will present the SD Engineer with a list of domains to use for the Primary SMTP Address.

Ticket Summary

8826​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleUI improvements to Pia AutoTask Chrome extension
DetailsUI improvements were made to the Pia AutoTask Chrome extension.

Ticket Summary

11640​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitlePia branding added to Orchestrator Agent
DetailsPia branding will now be added to new Orchestrator Agent installs and updates to avoid confusion. A 'Pia.' prefix will be added to the install folder, agent service executable, service name and installer so that they are better identified as Pia components.

Ticket Summary

12268​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleAdoption Report filtering out non-Pia clients
DetailsImprovements were made to the Adoption Report to filter out non-Pia clients from the different reporting criteria.

Ticket Summary

12833​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleScheduled Packages page now displays the ticket number
DetailsThe Scheduled Packages page in the Pia Portal now has a 'TICKET #' column which displays the ticket number the package was run for.

Ticket Summary

13498​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleImproved Adoption Report tile labelling
DetailsIn the Adoption Report the labelling of tiles has been improved by removing unneeded subtitles. More information about each box is available via the linked Pia Learn article.

Ticket Summary

13508​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleAdoption Report links to Pia Learn article
DetailsOn the Adoption Report screen a link has been added that takes users to the Adoption Report article on Pia Learn. Just click the blue circle with an 'i' in the top right corner.

Ticket Summary

13833​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleImproved Adoption Report classification of Pia Serviceable tickets
DetailsThe Adoption Report now separates Pia Serviceable tickets into Supported Clients and Unsupported Clients. There are now 2 tiles, one each for Serviceable and Unserviceable Clients, and the 'Pia Serviceable' table has an 'Is Supported Client' column.

Ticket Summary

13834​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleImproved Adoption Report performance
DetailsPerformance improvements were made to the Adoption Report so it can return statistics much faster.

Ticket Summary

14064​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleImproved Adoption Report's Missed Opportunities table
DetailsIn the Adoption Report, add Client, User and Confidence columns to the Missed Opportunities table to improve information about missed opportunities.

Ticket Summary

14279​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleImproved Adoption Report's Requires Investigation statistic
DetailsThe Adoption Report's Requires Investigation statistic now includes tickets where the Automation was cancelled. This includes both tickets where the Automation failed/errored or was manually cancelled.

Ticket Summary

14943​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleConnected Services prevents users from creating multiple Ticketing systems
DetailsThe Connected Services now prevent users from accidentally adding a second Ticketing system if one is already set up.

Ticket Summary

15507​

Change TypeFeature Enhancement
TitleOptimise AutoTask API usage triggered by webhooks
DetailsCalls to AutoTask APIs triggered by webhooks have been optimised to reduce load on the AutoTask API. Webhook calls for Clients that are not supported by Pia will now be ignored.

Ticket Summary

Integrations​

3412​

Change TypeIntegration
TitleUpdated IT Glue Connected Service synchronisation
DetailsThe IT Glue Connected Service component has been updated to improve synchronisation.

Ticket Summary

Bug Fixes​

11073​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleTerminate User not displaying forms
DetailsFixed an issue where the Terminate User Automation was not displaying forms in some circumstances. The Automation is displaying corms correctly now.

Ticket Summary

13727​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAutomation filters not working together (Developer)
DetailsFixed an issue where the 'system_ticketing' and 'client_condition' were not working together when building Automations. These filters now work together.

Ticket Summary

14204​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleEmpty optional fields being marked as required
DetailsFixed an issue where optional fields were being marked as required in some circumstances. Optional fields are now correctly treated as optional.

Ticket Summary

14221​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAdoption Report Weekly Tickets incorrectly showing 0%
DetailsFixed an issue where the Adoption Report's Weekly Tickets tile was showing '0%' even if tickets had been Automated by Pia. The correct percentage value is displayed now.

Ticket Summary

14282​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleTerminate User getting stuck
DetailsFixed an issue where the Terminate User Automation would get stuck in some circumstances. The Automation works correctly now.

Ticket Summary

15000​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitlePia trying to run on agents that have not been activated or are offline
DetailsFixed an issue where Pia was failing when trying to run Automations on Agents that had not been activated or were offline. Pia now checks that the Agent has been activated and is online before trying to run Automations on the Agent.

Ticket Summary

15681​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleIT Glue integration cannot get IT Glue Organisation selected
DetailsFixed an issue where the ITGlue Procedure Sync in the Client Dashboard would fail if the Client's name contained an ampersand '&'. Names that contain '&'s are now handled correctly.

Ticket Summary

15973​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleTerminate User failing for some users
DetailsFixed an issue where the Terminate User Automation was failing for users with a non-standard email address format. Pia now handles the additional email address format.

Ticket Summary

16138​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleTerminate User (Cloud Hybrid) failing due to delegated consent token missing
DetailsFixed an issue where the Terminate User (Cloud Hybrid) Automation was unable to get the delegated consent token and failing in some circumstances. Fallbacks for retrieving the delegate consent token have been improved.

Ticket Summary

16104​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleUndo and Redo not working in Package Editor
DetailsFixed an issue where the Undo and Redo operations were not working in the Package Editor in some circumstances. Undo and Redo work correctly now.

Ticket Summary

16419​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleCreate Shared Mailbox (Cloud-Only) receiving OutOfMemoryException
DetailsFixed an issue where the Crate Shared Mailbox Automation (Cloud-Only) was failing due to an OutOfMemoryException in some circumstances. The Automation's memory problems have been resolved.

Ticket Summary

16553​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleScheduled Packages failed to run
DetailsFixed an issue where Scheduled Packages were failing to run in some circumstances due to priority changes in some Ticketing System. The scheduler now schedules packages correctly.

Ticket Summary

16938​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleNew User (Semi-Hybrid) can't retrieve delegated token
DetailsFixed an issue where the New User (Semi-Hybrid) wasn't about to retrieve the delegated token in some circumstances. The Automation now correctly retrieves the delegated token.

Ticket Summary

17208​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAutomation using the wrong Microsoft Graph API authorisation
DetailsFixed an issue where Automations were still using the old Microsoft Graph API authorisation after the Microsoft Graph API was re-authorised using a different Azure tenant. Microsoft Graph API re-authorisation now correctly stores the new Azure tenant.

Ticket Summary

17297​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAdoption Report showing the incorrect number for Serviceable Tickets
DetailsFixed an issue where the Adoption Report's Tickets Pia Serviceable tile was not matching details in the data table. The tile's value now matches the data table details.

Ticket Summary

17301​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAdoption Report not showing user for completed tickets
DetailsFixed an issue where the Adoption Report's Completed Tickets table was not displaying the name of the user in some circumstances. The Adoption Report now correctly displays the names of users who completed tickets correctly.

Ticket Summary

17369​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAdoption Report not populating details
DetailsPerformance improvements were made to the Adoption Report so it can return statistics much faster.

Ticket Summary

17472​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAdoption Report not populating details
DetailsPerformance improvements were made to the Adoption Report so it can return statistics much faster.

Ticket Summary

17578​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAdoption Report including old tickets in Missed Opportunities
DetailsFixed an issue where the Adoption Report was including old tickets in Missed Opportunities in some circumstances. The Adoption Report now displays the correct tickets.

Ticket Summary

17865​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleAdoption Report appears blank after selecting bard
DetailsFixed an issue where the Adoption Report would appear blank after selecting a board in some circumstances. The Adoption Report now works correctly.

Ticket Summary

18142​

Change TypeBug Fix
TitleReset Network Password hangs and does not respond
DetailsFixed an issue where the Reset Network Password Automation was hanging and not responding in some circumstances. The Automation now works correctly.

Ticket Summary