Release Notes for Laserfiche 9.2.1.

October 15, 2015 | KB: 1013608
Laserfiche 9.2.1

Summary

Laserfiche 9.2.1 is a maintenance release to the Laserfiche Server and Client products. For a more detailed listing of changes, please see Knowledge Base article 1013609.

Service Pack and Hotfix Information

1013659 List of Changes for Laserfiche 9.2.1 Service Pack 1.

Installation Information

Laserfiche 9.2.1 is available on the Support Site in two packages: Avante and Rio. Team and United customers should use the Avante 9.2.1 installation package.

Important: The Laserfiche Client 9.2.1 installation does not automatically update OCR components for existing Laserfiche Client 9.1 and 9.2 installations. To upgrade existing installations, browse to the Updates subfolder in the OCR folder of the Laserfiche Rio or Laserfiche Avante release media and manually install LFOCR_x86_91034_KB1013609.msp or LFOCR_x64_91034_KB1013609.msp. This issue does not affect fresh installations of Laserfiche Client 9.2.1.

Rio 9.2.1 includes Laserfiche Directory Server 9.2.1, a maintenance release for the Laserfiche Rio license management server that replaces License Manager 8. See Knowledge Base article 1013625 for information on new features.

The installation process works best when run from local media. Certain aspects of the installation wizard may not function correctly when run directly from a network drive or file share. For example, the installation may not automatically resume following a reboot after installing the setup prerequisites; you must manually restart the installation. Or you may be unable to assign a domain account during the service configuration step of the installation.

Upgrading from Laserfiche 9.1.x

Laserfiche 9.2 no longer supports SQL Server 2000. If you are currently using SQL Server 2000 to host a Laserfiche repository, you must move to a SQL Server 2005 or later database before upgrading Laserfiche Server to version 9.2.

Upgrading from Laserfiche 9.0.x

After installing Laserfiche Server 9.2, the Server will be able to automatically update the database for you. This update process will happen the first time the Laserfiche Server attempts to load a Laserfiche 9.0.x repository. The update process happens behind the scenes, and does not require any user input. It is performed in-place, and does not create a new database. When the update is complete, your repository will be compatible with the Laserfiche 9.2 Server.

Note: With large databases, the automatic schema update may some time. Be aware that your laserfiche repository will be inaccessible during this process even though the Laserfiche Server service is running. Check the Windows Event Log to see when the process is complete.

Important: This update occurs in-place and does not create a new database. Therefore, you should ensure that you have a working backup before installing the Laserfiche 9.2 Server or registering your Laserfiche 9.0/9.1 repository to it.

Once you have finished installing Laserfiche Server 9.2, you will also need to update your search catalog.

Upgrading from Laserfiche 8

If you have a Laserfiche repository of version 8.0.x through 8.3.x, you do not need to perform a full migration to upgrade to Laserfiche 9. Instead, once you have upgraded your Server installation to Laserfiche 9, the Server will be able to automatically update the database for you. This update process will happen the first time the Laserfiche Server 9 attempts to load a Laserfiche 8.0.x-8.3.x repository. The update process happens behind the scenes, and does not require any user input. It is performed in-place, and does not create a new database. When the update is complete, your repository will be compatible with the Laserfiche 9 Server.

Important: This update occurs in-place and does not create a new database. Therefore, you should ensure that you have a working backup before installing the Laserfiche 9 Server or registering your Laserfiche 8 repository to it.

Once you have finished installing Laserfiche Server 9, you will also need to update your search catalog. During the Laserfiche Server 9 installation process, you will be prompted to update your Laserfiche 8.x search catalog files. All other Laserfiche products, including the Laserfiche Client, Client components, and Web Access, will be updated in place when you install the 9.x versions of those applications.

Laserfiche Server System Requirements

Minimum Server Requirements

  • Processor Type (CPU): Pentium 4, AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, or more recent processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Operating system: Windows XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 2), Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista (Service Pack 2), Windows Server 2008 (Service Pack 2), Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Database engine: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Service Pack 4), Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (Service Pack 3), Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (Service Pack 2), Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Service Pack 2), Microsoft SQL Server 2014, Oracle 9i Release 2 (9.2.0.8+), Oracle 10g (10.2.0.5+), Oracle 11g (11.1.0.7+), Oracle 11g R2 (11.2.0.1+), Oracle 12c
  • Note: If you are using an Oracle 12c server, please install the Oracle 11.2.0.3 client on the computer hosting the Laserfiche Server.

    Note: If you are using an Oracle DBMS, make sure that Oracle Client 11.2.0.2.1 or later with the corresponding version of Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) is installed on the computer hosting the Laserfiche Server.

    Note: Express editions of the above Microsoft SQL Server versions are supported.

Audit Trail Web Reporting Requirements

  • Web Server: IIS 5.1 (Windows XP), IIS 6 (Windows XP x64 and Windows Server 2003), IIS 7 (Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008), IIS 7.5 (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2), IIS 8 (Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012), IIS 8.5 (Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2)
  • DBMS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (R2), Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g, or Oracle 12c
  • Web Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or later, Firefox 2 or later

Laserfiche Web Administration Console Requirements

  • Web Server: IIS 6 (Windows Server 2003), IIS 7 (Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008), IIS 7.5 (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2), IIS 8 (Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012), IIS 8.5 (Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2)
  • Web Browser: Internet Explorer 9 or later, Firefox 10 or later, Chrome

Known Issues

  • When changing the scan source in Laserfiche Scanning to TWAIN, you may need to re-select the scanner. (124503)
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 may crash when importing a file and generating text for it. (115253)
  • PhotoDocs may display a "Failed to auto-rotate: OCR engine not found. [PD10-152]" error message when using the auto-rotate process. (112405)
  • Please make sure that the Laserfiche 9.1 database upgrade is complete before using QRcmd.exe to reindex a repository. (110044)
  • Laserfiche Server 9 is compatible with License Manager 8.2 or higher. (94414)
  • When viewing a PDF in the Folder Browser's Document Preview Pane or the Document Viewer's Electronic File Pane, hyperlinks in the PDF do not work. (94419)
  • Remote computers cannot view a shared Snapshot printer's Laserfiche Snapshot Properties dialog box. (92426)
  • Customized Document Viewer toolbars may be duplicated when upgrading from Laserfiche 9.0 to Laserfiche 9.0.1. (96492)

Language Pack Known Issues

  • In the Custom Setup step of the installation wizard, component descriptions are in English. (96169)
  • The Laserfiche Snapshot Printer Preferences dialog box contains untranslated text. (94599, 94597, 94402, 94326)
  • In Laserfiche Scanning, some token names are always in English. (96239)
  • On the Commands tab in the Customize toolbar dialog box, the Categories listing may list Business Processes twice.

Related Links

  • 1013609 List of Changes for Laserfiche 9.2.1
  • 1013528 List of Changes for Laserfiche 9.2.

See the following articles for information on previous versions of Laserfiche.

  • 1013418 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 9.1.1.
  • 1013383 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 9.1.0.
  • 1013341 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 9.0.3.
  • 1013227 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 9.0.2.
  • 1013132 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 9.0.1.
  • 1013061 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 9.0.0.

See the following articles for information on previous versions of Laserfiche 8.

  • 1013101 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 8.3.2.
  • 1012954 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 8.3.1.
  • 1012863 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 8.3.0.
  • 1012793 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 8.2.1.
  • 1012722 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 8.2.0.
  • 1012609 Release and Hotfix Information for Laserfiche 8.1.2.