what's new in xcc 12 - release
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What‘s New in XCC 12
October 30th, 2016http://connections-apps.com/xcc
IBM Digital Workplace Hub
Powered by IBM Connections and XCC – Web Content & Custom Apps Extension
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A. Branding “IBM Digital Workplace Hub”B. New Features
1. Page Templating / Inheritance2. Lock Functionality for Widgets3. Set XCC Page Access to
Community Access 4. New Capabilities for
IBM Connections Cloud 5. XCC4Communities now in
IBM Connections Cloud6. IFrame Widget in
IBM Connections Cloud7. Full Responsive Layout
8. Text on Widget Title Graphics9. Localizable Widget Title10. XCC4Communities with Navigation11. Embedded Experience Printing
C. New Widgets12. ActivityStream Widget13. Files Explorer Widget
with Folder Support14. My Quicklinks Widget15. My Notes Widget16. Teaser Widget17. Navigation Widget for XCC4Mobile
What’s New in XCC 12 (I/II)
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D. Improvements18. Page Management - Filters19. Drag & Drop Upload of Files20. Selected Option for Navigation
Widget21. Page Settings - ‘Advanced section’22. Direct Saving - Save with CTRL + S23. Performance & Compatibility24. Internal Improvements25. IBM System I support
E. Best Practices25. Layout with Parallax Effect26. Employee Training and Testing with
FEB27. Connections Content Manager (CCM)
Widget F. Bugfixes
What’s New in XCC 12 (II/II)
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A. Branding “IBM Digital Workplace Hub”
IBM now offers an IBM Connections and XCC in a software bundle as the “IBM Digital Workplace Hub”.
TIMETOACT will now refer to the bundle as the “IBM Digital Workplace Hub - Powered by IBM Connections and XCC – Web Content & Custom Apps Extension”.
Additionally TIMETOACT uses the term “TIMETOACT Universal Intranet” for the bundle.
Please don’t get confused !
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New Features
What’s New in XCC 12
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1. Page Templating / Inheritance
InheritanceGlobal Navigation
Corporate Top News
Intranet Master Template
Corporate Information
Free Space Free Space
Free Space Free Space
Corporate EventsFree Space
Global Navigation
Corporate Top News
BU 3 Page
Corporate Information
Regional News Regional Links
Curated Content Curated Content
Corporate EventsBusiness Unit News
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1. Page Templating / InheritanceAll elements (widgets, grids and styles) defined in a page template will be inherited to the dependent pages. Editors of dependent pages cannot alter inherited items.Sample Use Cases:
Regional landing inherit corporate content (e.g. Top News, Corporate Events etc.)Branch landing pages inherit grids and layout from landing page template
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1. Page Templating / Inheritance
The user interface is very simple:Define any page as a template with a click.Select a template on any given page. Only Web Masters are able to deselect the template. Users with “mere” Page Editors Access cannot unselect the template. Edit a page template, preview changes, once satisfied with the changes click “Synchronize Pages” to send updates to dependent pages.
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2. Lock Functionality for WidgetsWeb Masters can lock individual widgets on any page.Locked widgets appear to page editors with yellow border, while editing the pagePage Editors can not edit or delete locked widgets.Sample Use Cases:Internal Communications partially delegates page management to line of business, but keeps, where desired, partial control of the page.
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3. Set XCC Page Access to Community AccessXCC Read Access can be restricted according to any community. The Read Access Restriction can thus be inherited from a community. Or, in other words, the XCC read access management can be outsourced to a community. Of course, the community access can either be managed individually or be defined by an LDAP group.
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Feature XCC 11 for IBM Connections Cloud
XCC 12 for IBM Connections Cloud
Header-Customization Limited Capabilities Full Header Customization available for all XCC Pages incl. Home Icon, Flyout Page, Full Responsiveness and Complete Layout Control
XCC for Anonymous Not Available AvailableXCC for Communities Not Available AvailableActivity Stream on XCC Pages Not Available Available with XCC Activity Stream WidgetiFrame Widget Not Available Available
4. New Capabilities for IBM Connections CloudXCC Cloud for IBM Connections Cloud is closing the feature gap to XCC for IBM Connection on premises
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5. XCC4Communities now in IBM Connections Cloud
XCC4Communities is now available on IBM Connections Cloud.
Add interesting content in specific community contextAdd, edit and delete widgets within the XCC community page
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6. IFrame Widget in IBM Connections Cloud
The iframe Widget can be used in XCC4Cloud and XCC4Communities now.
A few iframes are only interesting in specific community contextEmbed special iFrames to various communities
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7. Full Responsive Layout with Custom Header
XCC can be used with the original IBM Connections header and footer to eliminate any differences between IBM Connections and XCC. With the original IBM Connections header comes the limitation in responsiveness.Alternatively XCC 12 can be used with a custom header. The custom header can either mimic the original IBM Connections header or be customized to any extend. While the custom header requires some programming it does offer substantial advantages:
Full responsive layoutIntegrated navigation for IBM Connections and XCC
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7. Full Responsive Layout with Custom Header
Responsive header with integrated IBM Connections and XCC navigation
Mega navigation with IBM Connections menu opened
(In this example we are using a mega dropdown library, see website for more samples:https://codyhouse.co/gem/mega-dropdown/)
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7. Full Responsive Layout with Custom Header
As page is scrolled down navigation remains visible but company logo size is reduced to fit within navigation
With reduced screen resolution Navigation is reduced to an icon. Icon opens a navigation menu from the side.Widgets are arranged below each other rather then besides each other
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8. Text on Widget Title Graphics
In Widget Titles it is now possible to put the title on the image as overlay element.Easily integrate an image into your Widget title and write the title on the image
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9. Localizable Widget TitleConfigure your Widget Title language easily to get everyone’s attention.
Ensure every person gets the Widget Title in his own languageEasily change the title of many Widgets centrally controlled by using localizable key
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10. XCC4Communities with Navigation
It is now possible to navigate through XCC pages within XCC for Communities directly.
Leaving the community for navigating is not necessary anymoreEasily create a normal XCC page in XCC4C and open it directly
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11. Embedded Experience Printing
Printing the Embedded Experience is available now.
Print Events, Forums and Ideation BlogsHTML and CSS perfectly reduced for printing without clutter
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New Widgets
What’s New in XCC 12
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12. ActivityStream WidgetNew ActivityStream Widget (available soon)
Position the Activity Stream anywhere on any XCC PageEliminates switching into IBM Connections
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13. Files Explorer Widget with Folder Support
New Files Explorer WidgetBrowse and explore folders and filesDrill down into folder hierarchy and back upAll files available from XCC widget, no switching to community requiredEmbed multiple Files Explorer widgets on your XCC page
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14. My Quicklinks WidgetThe ‘My Quicklinks’ widget allows users to access and maintain links.
Quick access to most frequented or most relevant links on XCC homepage or on XCC Flyout page.Personalize Intranet landing page to a hub for daily work
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15. My Notes WidgetUse the ‘My Notes’ widget to create and maintain personal notes and or todos
Create, edit and set todos as completedPersonalize Intranet landing page to a hub for daily work
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16. Teaser Widget
Present images as quick as never before.
Embed different images into your XCCEasily set a caption and a target link for your imageOnly set an image URI, no HTML or CSS needed
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17. Navigation Widget in XCC4MobileThe Navigation Widget is now available in XCC4Mobile.
Navigate as easy as never beforeFind your content pages faster
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Improvements
What’s New in XCC 12
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18. Page Management - Filters
The Page Management in the AdminPanel has now two filters more.
You can filter for communitypages or templatesNew created templates or community pages can easily be listed
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19. Drag & Drop Upload of Files
Drag & Drop is now available.Easily drop your file into the drag & drop areasDrag & Drop files into the customization or language files -list section Apply your changes faster than ever before
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20. Selected Option for Navigation WidgetUse the Navigation Widget with selected post now.
Select a post of which the Navigation is going to be generatedChange the navigation quickly
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21. Page Settings – ‘Advanced Section’The Page settings in the AdminPanel are now splitted into two sections.
Basically shown are PageId, PageTitle, Grid and LayoutThe advanced section offers more attributes and settings to edit the pageEasily expand or collapse the advanced settings‘Synchronize Pages’ - button also integrated in the advanced section
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22. Direct Saving – Save with CTRL + S
Use CTRL + S to save your changes directlyClosing the editor before saving is not necessary anymore
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23. Performance & Compability
Optimized internal Database AccessFewer, more efficient queriesImproved result cachingImproved connection pooling
Better Error-State-HandlingOverall better database access performance
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23. Performance & Compability
JQuery updated from 2.14 to JQuery 3.0Slick Slider Update to 1.6.0Moment.js Update to 2.14.1
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24. Internal Improvements
Better encapsulated object instancesNew, efficient function calls (JQuery 3.0)Shorter codeNew sorting consolidation
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25. IBM System I support
XCC is now supported for IBM System I (I Series / AS/400)
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Best Practices
What’s New in XCC 12
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Very nice visual effectBackground scrolls faster than foreground with widgetsImplemented by using a simple custom.js calling ScrollMagic and TweenMax library
25. Layout with Parallax Effect
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Using the Forms Experience Builder (FEB) to
Train Employees (e.g. Behavior in case of fire, compliance etc.)Test employees knowledge with a sequence of questionsEvaluate test resultsMaintain a list of employees who passed / failed the test
26. Employee Training and Testing with FEB
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27. Connections Content Manager (CCM) Widget
Control and discover content in IBM Connections easily.
We now offer a CCM WidgetManage connections content easier
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Bug Fixes
What’s New in XCC 12
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Layout bugs in CNX 5.5 MediaGallery images loading bug PageEditor discard changes bug Ideation Blog Widget vote bug EE in Navi no comments bug EE linebreak bug Breadcrump alignment bug IE specific bugs (CNX) IFrame cancel bug
Edit Page bug Community Overview Widget bugs Static Content Wiki bug XCC4C AdminPanel error bug Events Widget Pagination bug Clipping Widget in Anonymous
bug ProfileCompletion MultiLine
Profile Extension bug
Bugfixes
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E. Mobile Bugfixes Ideation Blog click on entry results
error bug Saved Search News/Forum Widget – Likes and
Comments bug
Mobile Bugfixes
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Appendix
What‘s New in XCC 12
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1. ActivityStream1. ATOM / RSS Feed2. Clipping3. Community Description4. Community Overview5. Event6. Files7. Files Explorer8. Forum9. HTML10. Ideation-Blog11. IFrame12. Important Links13. Links14. Media Gallery15. My Links16. My Notes17. My Quicklinks
18. Navigation19. News20. News Channel21. News List22. News Overview23. News Slider24. People Birthday *25. People Finder26. People Selector27. Pinned Files28. Popular Content29. Preferences30. Profile Completion31. Profile Picture32. Profile Tagging33. Saved Search34. Static Content - Blog35. Static Content - Wiki
36. Suggestions *(People & Communities)
37. Tag Cloud38. Teaser39. Top News40. FEB Data Widget *41. FEB Form Widget *42. Website Navigation
& Breadcrumb Path43. 22 x IBM Connections
MyPage Widgets 64. IBM Connections *
Activity Stream & Right Column
65. Custom Widgets API
* Not available in IBM Connections Cloud
XCC Widgets & Page Elements
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08.2012 Release 1.0for Connections 3.0
05.2013 Release 2.0 Beta (Limited Availability)
Connections 4.0 Activity Stream on Homepage
10.-12.2013 Release 2.0 - 2.03(General Availability)
Connections 4.0 & 4.5PersonalizationImprovements & Bug fixesPerformance IncreasesPersonalization
01.-02.2014 Release 3.0 - 3.02 Improvements & Bug fixesNew WidgetsMobileGrid Layout
03.2014 Release 4.0Extended Page Management CapabilitiesUI & Performance Improvements
04.2014 Release 4.1Atom & RSS Feed WidgetsList and Overview News WidgetsPeople Finder WidgetBreadcrumb Path & NavigationMultilingualism
08.2014 Release 5.0IBM Connections 5 SupportIdeation-Blog WidgetPicture WidgetImport and Export of XCC pageXCC uses database to store your settings
10.2014 Release 6.0Forum WidgetPeople Birthday Widget
People Selector WidgetPersonalized Home PageCustom JavaScriptPicture Slider in Embedded ExperienceItem Count Editor / Paging
12.2014 Release 7.0Suggestions WidgetProfile Completion WidgetIntranet Preferences WidgetPopular Content WidgetMany more…
03.2015 Release 8.0XCC for IBM Connections CloudXCC for CommunitiesXCC for Anonymous UsersNews AggregationSaved Search
XCC 1.0 – 8.0 Release History (2012 – 2015)
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07.2015 Release 9.0XCC FlyOut PageXCC for IBM Connections CloudGallery WidgetCommunity Overview WidgetCustom Widget APIClient-Side-Caching
12.2015 Release 10Custom GridsAccess Restrictions for XCC PagesBusiness Cards in XCC PagesIntegrated Code Editor Clipping WidgetCommunity Description WidgetPinned Files WidgetMy Links WidgetTag Cloud WidgetIBM Connections 5.5 Compability
03.2016 Release 11 Advanced Personalization with Boolean OperatorsForms Widget Release 1.0Media Gallery Widget with Video SupportAtom / RSS Widget with Rich Content and PersonalizationXCC Admin DashboardEvents Widget 2.015 Improvements…
10.2016 Release 12Page Templating / InheritanceLock Functionality for WidgetsSet XCC Page Access to Community AccessNew Capabilities for IBM Connections Cloud (Iframe Widget, XCC4Communities, …)Widget Title with Graphic & Text
and LocalizableXCC4Communities with NavigationEmbedded Experience PrintingActivityStream Widget (coming)Files Explorer Widget with Folder SupportMy Quicklinks WidgetMy Notes WidgetTeaser WidgetNavigation Widget for XCC4Mobile
XCC 9.0 - 12. Release History (2015 – 2016)
Fast Weeks Release CycleIndependent from IBM Connections Release Cycle
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New VideosUniversal Intranet – Introductionhttps://youtu.be/oAjlVsmkAtE
Universal Intranet - A Truly Integrated User Interfacehttps://youtu.be/8TslN2ZE2vo
Universal Intranet - An Examplehttps://youtu.be/ePWjNOy3PAQ
Info Graphic with Sample Pagehttps://connections-apps.com/new-infographic-for-the-universal-intranet-ibm-connections-and-xcc/
More Information
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