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 minor functionality changes.  It is recommended that you update.

Documentation is available here.  

The next update release is expected in April 2017.

Release Notes – January 23, 2017

This is an updated official release. If you were using the beta or an earlier release of PointFire 2016, then please upgrade.

Deploying PointFire 2016

It is recommended that you run the installation on the server where Central Administration is located. Once PointFire 2016 is installed on the target server you can deploy the feature by running the PFConfiguration tool:

Start ->PointFire 2016 ->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\PointFire2016

⦁ 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 2016 
If you are updating an existing PointFire 2016 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 2013

If you are upgrading from a PointFire 2013 deployment, please consult the PointFire 2013 v1.0 to 2016 v1.0 Upgrade Guide.

New Features

• Better error messages in Manage Variations when it fails to save, for instance because check out is required.

Resolved Issues

• Two sets of issues related to double quotes in translated text in column text.
• Blank before a hyperlink was sometimes removed on translation.
• Possible failure to change language because the browser had two different language cookies, especially with subdomains.
• In some page libraries, when making page libraries multilingual, "Name" field was being offered as an option of lookup column even though SharePoint does not allow it.
• In Arabic, the Multilingual List Setting dialog did not open.
• Possible conflict with other solutions that use jQuery libraries.
• Errors in PowerShell deployment scripts.
• Known Issues
  There is a different possible failure to change language because the browser had two different language cookies, on some browsers when going between different sites have different languages activated.
• Functionality is not complete in mobile mode
• No “Add Un-translated Terms” and “Multilingual Site settings” popup on site settings pages.
• In some site settings pages Multilingual Translations menu options may not work for domains other than the default domain

Documentation
Documentation for PointFire 2016 is available to be downloaded from the following links:

PointFire 2016 Installation Guide: 
http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/134/0/pointfire-2016-documentation

PointFire 2016 Administrators Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/134/0/pointfire-2016-documentation

PointFire 2016 Users Guide: 

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/134/0/pointfire-2016-documentation

PointFire 2013 v1.0 to 2016 v1.0 Upgrade Guide: 

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/134/0/pointfire-2016-documentation

Support
We recommend that you, or whoever you designate for support, register an account on the support site http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Base/UserRegistration/Register . Support can be obtained by clicking on New Ticket on the site after you login or by sending an e-mail to icefire@wssplus.ca