PointFire 365 v3.1.1.0, December 20, 2024

This is an optional official release.  It can be used for production.  It adds few new features and corrects several issues.  

If this is a new install, you will only need the "PointFire 365 Modern" app, not the "PointFire 365" add-in. It you are updating an existing install, you will still need both, as part of the transition to eliminating the add-in before Microsoft's April 2026 deadline. All configuration functionality has been moved from PointFire 365" to PointFire 365 Modern", and all PointFire screens are now side panels.

If you were using an earlier supported release, the upgrade requires no change to data or licenses, however you must press the "Activate" button on each site after upgrade or use the ActivateApp script. Some JavaScript from the previous version will remain cached until the next session unless you press Ctrl-F5 or equivalent on your browser.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All of our PowerShell scripts use the PnP.PowerShell module. The PF365 installation script will install it if that has not already been done.  In addition, Microsoft has recently deleted the app registration on which the "Interactive" login relies.  You can run UserAuthentication.ps1 to create a new app registration in your own tenant, or to change authentication methods

Details here
https://github.com/pnp/powershell/issues/4250

New and Changed Features

• TenantLicenseRequest.ps1 installs Azure-AD module if it is not been installed

Resolved Issues

• MUI step2 is not working if the endpoint url contains '/' in the end.
• Error in language toggle and incomplete translations for Chinese Simplified and a few other languages
• Localization is not showing for the message "You do not have any license."
• Command bar text did not translate properly
• Changes to log messages in console.
• Show command bar options(Multilingual Setting, Manage Variation) in event list and in classic list(New experience)
• Pages library in Publishing site, the Multilingual setting option is not showing in the command bar.
• Some content were not visible properly in Dark theme.
• Announcement list manage variation is stuck while saving
• Manage variation is stuck while setting a folder for a specific language and showing the below error in console. "Uncaught TypeError: $ is not a function"
• After doing manage variation of the items inside the folder, when I am again checking the manage variation panel, it did not show the values properly.
• Clear variation was not working properly.
• Improved messages in the text file "PF365Installer.txt"
• For scripts, connect to appcatalog site rather than to tenant root site to ensure user has permission to update tenant properties
• Webpart show hide is not working sometimes
• Page redirection not working properly if we are adding page url in the mega menu dropdown list.
• Fix for slow load/multiple refreshes when users switch languages
• In Viva connection site, the Rewrite URL is not working properly.
  
   

PointFire makes SharePoint truly multilingual and lets your users collaborate in their language.  Two different users going to the same page on the same site will each see it almost entirely in their language, both UI and content.

To get your copy, go to http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/1/pointfire-installation-packages and log in or create an account.

The fully-featured trial version can be downloaded for free and can be used for development and testing, with some pre-sale support.

PointFire Translator Express version 1.3.1 has been released and is available using Microsoft AppSource.  It translates modern pages, documents and metadata, and list items using an app, without the need for a server component, in your account, in your region, using a private endpoint.

The free version translates documents.  The full version also translates pages and metadata, among other features.  It works with PointFire 365, or with SharePoint's Multilingual page publishing.

New and changed features:

• (none)

Bug fixes:

• Error - Failed to copy site page (nonstandard character)
• For some languages (zh-cn,ru,hi,he etc.) the page name is not showing properly after translation for some characters
• When there are multiple translations in parallel, some files may be missing
• Optimize multiple file translation
• The target language selection box should be disabled when the translation copies are already present
• For Multilingual Page Publishing determination of when the translation copies are already present was sometimes incorrect
• Improve language handling in Translator panel without closing and reopening panel
• Various fixes and performance improvements.

If you are not providing secure managed translation for your users, then where are they sending your internal data to be translated?

PointFire 365 v3.1.0.0, November 28, 2024

This is an optional official release.  It can be used for production.  It adds few new features and corrects some issues.  Although it has little new functionality, it has major internal changes for those who use the "single page model".

If this is a new install, you will only need the "PointFire 365 Modern" app, not the "PointFire 365" add-in. It you are updating an existing install, you will still need both, as part of the transition to eliminating the add-in before Microsoft's April 2026 deadline. All configuration functionality has been moved from PointFire 365" to PointFire 365 Modern", and all PointFire screens are now side panels.

If you were using an earlier supported release, the upgrade requires no change to data or licenses, however you must press the "Activate" button on each site after upgrade or use the ActivateApp script. Some JavaScript from the previous version will remain cached until the next session unless you press Ctrl-F5 or equivalent on your browser.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All of our PowerShell scripts use the PnP.PowerShell module. The PF365 installation script will install it if that has not already been done.  In addition, Microsoft has recently deleted the app registration on which the "Interactive" login relies.  You can run UserAuthentication.ps1 to create a new app registration in your own tenant, or to change authentication methods

Details here
https://github.com/pnp/powershell/issues/4250

New and Changed Features

• Setting or changing webpart language visibility no longer requires the site custom scripting setting 

Resolved Issues

• Some scripts now ask the user to enter the tenant root URL instead of the admin URL
   

PointFire makes SharePoint truly multilingual and lets your users collaborate in their language.  Two different users going to the same page on the same site will each see it almost entirely in their language, both UI and content.

To get your copy, go to http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/1/pointfire-installation-packages and log in or create an account.

The fully-featured trial version can be downloaded for free and can be used for development and testing, with some pre-sale support.

PointFire Translator Express version 1.3.0 has been released and is available using Microsoft AppSource.  It translates modern pages, documents and metadata, and list items fram an app, wihout the need for a server component, in your account, in your region, using a private endpoint.

The free version translates documents.  The full version also translates pages and metadata, among other features.  It works with PointFire 365, or with SharePoint's Multilingual page publishing.

New and changed features:

• New "select all" button for languages
• Removed "Translate now” button on Events page, added Events translation in list view
• New scripts to install and update app in multiple sites
• Authentication changes and UserAuthentication.ps1 script for PnP changes to Interactive login
• Add validation on SAS token expiration date, warning when about to expire
• Works with PointFire 365 to cache redirection of newly translated pages

Bug fixes:

• Update Azure AI Translator API endpoints, language detection to latest API version
• Issue: Lost pictures in news posts
• Exclude internal fields and fields starting with underscore from translation
• For new item the Translate now button is not showing first time
• Various fixes and performance improvements.

If you are not providing secure managed translation for your users, then where are they sending your internal data to be translated?

PointFire 365 v3.0.0.0, October 22, 2024

This is an optional official release. It can be used for production. It adds few new features and corrects some issues. Although it has little new functionality, it makes major changes to the user interface.  PointFire 365 is phasing out the "PointFire 365" add-in and putting all functionality into the "PointFire 365 Modern" app.

If this is a new install, you will only need the "PointFire 365 Modern" app, not the "PointFire 365" add-in. It you are updating an existing install, you will still need both, as part of the transition to eliminating the add-in before Microsoft's April 2026 deadline. All configuration functionality has been moved from PointFire 365" to PointFire 365 Modern", and all PointFire screens are now side panels.

If you were using an earlier supported release, the upgrade requires no change to data or licenses, however you must press the "Activate" button on each site after upgrade or use the ActivateApp script. Some JavaScript from the previous version will remain cached until the next session unless you press Ctrl-F5 or equivalent on your browser.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All of our PowerShell scripts use the PnP.PowerShell module. The PF365 installation script will install it if that has not already been done.  In addition, Microsoft has recently deleted the app registration on which the "Interactive" login relies.  You can run UserAuthentication.ps1 to create a new app registration in your own tenant, or to change authentication methods

Details here
https://github.com/pnp/powershell/issues/4250

New and Changed Features

• Installation installs both apps in upgrades of previous versions, but not in new installs.
• Clicking PointFire 365 in Site Contents now only explains that configuration has moved to PointFire 365 Modern
• Clicking PointFire 365 Modern in Site Contents brings up configuration, now in a side panel
• All former PointFire 365 pages and pop-ups are now side panels

Resolved Issues

• All scripts now work in both PowerShell 5 and PowerShell 7. PowerShell 7 is recommended and will become mandatory in a future release. 

PointFire makes SharePoint truly multilingual and lets your users collaborate in their language.  Two different users going to the same page on the same site will each see it almost entirely in their language, both UI and content.

To get your copy, go to http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/1/pointfire-installation-packages and log in or create an account.

The fully-featured trial version can be downloaded for free and can be used for development and testing, with some pre-sale support.