Release Highlights for the RA Web Service SOAP Agent v4

No Upgrade from v2 or v3 RA Web Service Agent

There are two separate Web Service Agents v4 – one for SOAP and one for REST objects. There is no automatic upgrade from Web Service v2 or v3 Agent to Web Service v4 Agents. There is a migration assistant for RA Web Service REST Agent Jobs and Connection objects of RA Web Service Agent v3 to RA Web Service REST Agent v4. Furthermore, RA Web Service REST Agent v4 doesn't replace Web Service Agent v2 or v3 solution, it needs to be installed on a separate RA Agent. Consequently, a combination of Web Service v3 and v4 Agents can be run in parallel within one Automation Engine system if those versions are supported on that Automation Engine version.

For information on which Rapid Automation Agents are supported on with which Automation Engine versions, see the Automic Compatibility Matrix.

New Features Only in Major and Minor Versions of All Automic Software by Broadcom

Broadcom recommends that you always install the latest Service Pack or Hotfix. Both contain valuable corrections and bug fixes between Major and Minor Releases, where new features and enhancements are introduced.

• Major Release: This is the main version of a software release. It is identified by the first segment of the entire version number (such as the 10 in 10.0.0).
• Minor Release: This includes new features, modifications and corrections that may contain major changes such as database modifications. It is identified by the second segment of the entire version number (such as the 2 in 11.2.0).
• Service Pack: This is a patch for a release and contains corrections for errors. New features or modifications are not included. Service packs are identified by the third segment of the entire version number (such as the 2 in 10.0.2).
• Hotfix: This is a minor sub-release to remove malfunctions and defects. Hotfixes are indicated by an HF number after the version number (such as the 1 in 10.0.2 HF 1).

Getting the Latest Information

Documentation, release notes, and other information is often updated after software is released. This list describes where to find the most recent information for Broadcom's Automic software releases:

• Bug fixes, known issues, and workarounds: Automic Download Center

• Product documentation:

  • Applications Manager Documentation
  • All other Automic Hosted Documentation
  • Broadcom Technical Documentation

• Compatibility for Automic software components, versions, and sub-components: Automic Compatibility Checker

• Broadcom product support: Support Site

The Web Service Rapid Automation Agent is not available on IBM AIX operating systems.

Java Requirements

The Web Service SOAP Agent requires a supported version of the Java JDK on the Agent machine.

On the Agent machine, the explicit path to a supported version of the JDK is needed on the command to start the Agent as shown below:

/etc/alternatives/jdk<version>/bin/java  -Xmx2048m  -jar ucxjcitx.jar disable_cache

For information on supported Java versions, see the Automic Compatibility Checker.

You can get the necessary files to install Java from Oracle.

v4.5.0

What's New: Support for Java 11

This release supports Java 11. For more information compatibility, see the Automic Compatibility Checker.

v4.1.0

What's New

• Kerberos is added as an Authentication option in the RA Web Service SOAP Agent Connection object.
• The new Use Native mode setting in the Agent definition allows you to omit a check for the JDK and work without CXF.
• XOP is added as a transfer type for attachments.

Change in Behavior

WS-Security is no longer supported.

v4.0.0

What's New

• The RA Web Service SOAP Agent has been redesigned and is now supported for the Automic Web Interface, which is available for Automation Engine v12 and above.
• The RA Web Service SOAP Agent v4.0 is based on different libs/solution than v3.x. V4.0 uses CXF for RA Web Service SOAP Agent Jobs, while v3 used AXIS2.