Release Notes
Full release notes for Parallels Business Automation (PBA) version 5.4.7 can be downloaded here.
New Features:
TuCows OpenSRS SSL GV Integration
SSL Store GW Integration
TuCows OpenSRS Domain Registration Plug-in
Functional Changes:
PBA-40735 Extended SubscriptionDetailsGetEX_API Response
PBA-40954 New Details Added to AR Documents List of Mass Printing Wizard
PBA-40957 Using AR Documents Parameters to Name PDF Files Sent as Attachment
PBA-40978 Placeholders for Order Totals in Order Notification Templates
Fixed issues:
PBA-40415 Resource usage information is partially lost when switching to another Service Plan
PBA-40647 A subscription with overused resources cannot be canceled
PBA-41346 The incorrect duration period is displayed for Plan Recurring Refund when canceling a subscription
PBA-41178 When adding a new resource to a template, the fields Unit of Measurement, Owner, Service Gate, Controlled by, and Maximum For Service Template/ Minimum For Service Template are filled in incorrectly
PBA-41127 Upgrade order for PP license fails; Domain Limit resource not included in upgrade order
PBA-41105 Refunds not calculated for subscriptions added via API
PBA-41084 Localization of messages under certain conditions trigger memory segmentation faults; as a consequence, one is unable to generate "Accounts Receivable Statements" report
PBA-41049 DailyBillingProcessing stops only first subscription with resource overusage, leaving the rest unstopped
PBA-40890 Redirects from CP to Online store do not work if user password contains special symbols
PBA-40762 Unnecessary "Boolean" field displayed in Correction Facture Screen
PBA-40665 In some cases, after upgrading PBA from version 5.1 to 5.4, delivery lines with a zero resource amount for a subscription are kept; in PBA 5.4, such delivery lines cause errors, making cancellation impossible
PBA-40629 PBA fails to open account in PCP if first not-disabled user was created with empty login or password
PBA-40606 Change plan order with resource overusage for a new plan accepted by PBA; provisioning then fails
PBA-40517 In case of Per Account billing, placing an upgrade order is blocked if there are "Waiting for Payment" upgrade orders
PBA-36300 Failure of order on plan/period switch results in locking the subscription in "Changing Plan" status; in that status, it is impossible to renew it or buy additional resources
PBA-41421 In some cases, there are problems with pop-ups when using IE8
PBA-41130 Adjustment VAT Invoices should not be exported to 1C
PBA-41243 The ability to export "Reference Number" with payment to 1C is needed
PBA-41242 The ability to export "Payment System ID" with payment to 1C is needed
PBA-40630 Incorrect expiration date for domain transferred to InternetX
PBA-39887 Once failed by timeout, a certificate renewal order always fails
PBA-39886 Once failed by timeout, a certificate renewal order always fails
PBA-37885 PBA is unable to correctly handle orders for licenses with activation codes (product keys)
PBA-40745 If an order for OpenSRS SSL fails by timeout, it will always fail
PBA-41822 Email approver address that doesn't relate to Comodo certificates are returned
PBA-41577 INTERNETX domain orders stick in "Long Running Operation" status; PBA receives emails from registrar but does not process them
PBA-39272 Internal domain transfers for Epnic registrar are not supported in PBA
PBA-40346 Currently, .fr TLDs renewal in OpenSRS is done only via auto-renew, but PBA tries to renew them with a RENEW request when processing RN orders and fails
PBA-41007 Migration fails because the Migration tool is looking for templates on the source Parallels Virtuozzo Containers node instead of on the destination one
PBA-40486 Incorrect price shown in Online Store if conflicting resources are configured to be displayed: e.g., prices for resources in store are displayed for month, even if year period is selected.
PBA-39328 Incorrect session management in online store for MarketPlace requests
PBA-35821 Service Plan cloning is not described in documentation
PBA-39373 Documentation contains incorrect example for SuDO settings in section "The sample of the URL to POA Control Panel"
PBA-36709 The PAUserPasswdUpdate_API method is not described
PBA-40497 The ability to set the services of a subscription to be destroyed after a certain amount of time following the cancellation of this subscription is not described in the PBA documentation
PBA-41255 Missing quotes in the localization guide
PBA-40497 The ability to destroy service in X days after cancellation is not described in documentation
Installation Instructions
New Installations:
Upgrade:
Note: Re-install custom plugins before running ./configure.pl. Before reinstallation, all custom plugins must be rebuilt using the new SDK (find link below).
Migration:
Linux: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/doc/pdf/Deployment_Guides/PBA_5_4_Migration_Guide.pdf
Installation files:
Note: Use the installation files listed below instead of the ones given in the "Downloading and Copying Installation Files" section of the corresponding guide.
RHEL4/Centos4 – 32-bit
App: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/el4/pba-installer-5.4.7-029.el4.i686.sh
DB: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/el4/pba-db-installer-5.4.7-029.el4.i686.sh
SDK: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/el4/pba-sdk-installer-5.4.7-029.el4.i686.sh
RHEL6/Centos6 – 64-bit
App: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/el6/pba-installer-5.4.7-029.el6.x86_64.sh
DB: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/el6/pba-db-installer-5.4.7-029.el6.x86_64.sh
SDK: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/el6/pba-sdk-installer-5.4.7-029.el6.x86_64.sh
Windows 2008 – 64-bit
App: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/win64/pba-installer-5.4.7-029.x86_64.exe
Store: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/win64/bm-templatestore-5.4.7-029.x86_64.msi
Windows 2003 – 32-bit
App: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/win32/pba-installer-5.4.7-029.x86.exe
Store: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/5.4.7-update7/win32/bm-templatestore-5.4.7-029.x86.msi
Additional Information
- PBA will require a restart during the update.
- During the upgrade, all PBA RPMs will be upgraded to newer versions. If a backup is made with a server/VPS restart, then the private key for credit card encryption needs to be reloaded.
- Additional documentation can be found here: http://download.pa.parallels.com/pba/5.4/