This release corrects several issues.  If you received an interim release from IceFire support for testing, it must be updated with this release.  This release is a bug fix release, with no functionality changes.  It is recommended that you update.

Documentation is available here.  

The next update release is expected in February 2017.

Release Notes – May 31, 2016

Deploying PointFire 2013

It is recommended that you run the installation on the server where Central Administration is located, that "Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application" is started on all application and all web servers before installingans that in Central Administration -> System Settings -> Manage services on server -> Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Web Application is started. Once PointFire 2013 is installed on the target server you can deploy the feature by running the PFConfiguration tool:

Once PointFire 2013 is installed on the target server you can deploy the feature by running the PFConfiguration tool:

                Start ->PointFire 2013 ->PFConfig

Note: If you experience issues running the configuration tool from the shortcut, you can navigate to the PointFire directory and run PFConfig or one of the installation scripts directly.

                C:\Program Files\IceFire\PointFire2013

• PFConfig.exe – PointFire Deployment Manager
• InstallPointFire.ps1 - to install PointFire using PowerShell.
• UpgradePointFire.ps1 - Upgrade PointFire using PowerShell.
• RemovePointFire.ps1 - To retract the solution using PowerShell

Note: Deploying using the scripts requires additional configuration steps. Please see the install guide for detailed information.

Updating PointFire 2013

If you are updating an existing PointFire 2013 deployment, launch the PointFire Deployment Manager and follow through the upgrade process, or retract then re-deploy PointFire, or navigate to the installation directory to run the upgrade script.

Note: If configuration keys in the web.config files have been edited manually after PFConfig initially set them, using PFConfig to update the PointFire may erase or overwrite some of those keys.  For safety, note the values of the keys currently in web.config prior to updating.

Upgrading from PointFire 2010

If you are upgrading from a PointFire 2010 deployment, please consult the PointFire 2010 v1.0 to 2013 v1.0 Upgrade Guide.

New Features 

• (none)

Resolved Issues

• Choice items in radio groups and checkboxes in client-rendered controls did not translate.
• On Wiki pages, some HTML tag values, ex. input type, were sometimes translated.
• Treeview control of some versions of CopyMove tool did not expand in its popup.
• In datasheet view, some column headers did not translate.
• In a Document library, some of the "group by" items in a collapsed state did not expand.
• The Post web part on a blog page sometimes went blank.
• Customizations and third party products that use jQuery library sometimes failed.
• People Picker invoked as a key filter in Metadata navigation using person column did not resolve names.
• Certain pages in layouts/15 did not change language.
• Certain pages do not override the language when called with an LCID query parameter.
• Certain pages that override the language using an LCID query parameter incompletely translated when Forms Based Authentication is used.
• Some translation that previously required pfperf=2 now work with default pfperf=1

Known Issues

• In non-base language, choice columns in New forms do not always inherit default value.

• Undocumented feature, sorting on column headers, in Manage Variations is disabled.

• No “Add Un-translated Terms” and “Multilingual Site settings” popup on Site Settings and on Manage Site Features pages.

• Incomplete translation of Hover Panel in search results.

   

Documentation

Documentation for PointFire 2013 is available to be downloaded from the following links:

PointFire 2013 Installation Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/116/18/pointfire-2013

PointFire 2013 Administrators Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/116/18/pointfire-2013

PointFire 2013 Users Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/116/18/pointfire-2013

PointFire 2010 v1.0 to 2013 v1.0 Upgrade Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/116/18/pointfire-2013