Archer SaaS Release Notes

See Archer SCIM Service Release Notes.

• New & changed Platform features

  • Support for translated languages in Advanced Workflow (AWF) general and custom nodes.

  • Microsoft Visual C++ library upgraded to Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) 14.42.34438

  • New Administration Activity Logs report. Read more.The Administration Activity Logs report monitors changes made by administrators, such as creating or deleting fields, updating field properties, and adding or removing fields from layouts in an application. It also tracks changes to field properties, including updates to field names, general information, options, help, and access properties. Administrators need Read access to view this report. To access this report, navigate to the menu and click > Access Control > Access Control Reports.

• Fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• Changed Platform feature

  • Bulk update actions. When you turn on bulk update actions, users may change many records at once with the same value right from the Search Results page. Bulk update does not enforce required fields or conditional layout rules. It is not supported for hierarchical results or any leveled application results.

• Fixed issues: see Product Announcement

• New & changed Platform features

  • A modal version of Inline edit available in Search.

  • New Broadhead command for custom objects for the record loading overlay can be shown or hidden.

• Known and fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• Changed Platform feature

  • Users with appropriate access can publish to Engage.

• Known and fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• New & Changed Platform features

  • Custom Objects and Report Objects are supported. For more information, see the Archer Platform Help (2025.04), Creating Custom Objects with Broadhead.

  • Copy and Add New buttons can be hidden.

  • Administrators can specify which field values are copied when users copy a record.

  • Users can use the lookup feature when choosing a Questionnaire target.

  • NGRX API documentation is available in Non-Production. For more information see the Archer APIs Help (2025.04), Next Generation Risk Experience API.

  • New cross-references and subforms automatically update the parent record.

• Known and fixed issues:PDF; XLS

• Fixed Issues: PDF; XLS

• New & changed Platform features

  • Reports Listing - Grouping solutions. The Solution Column display in reports has been updated to display by default to enhance performance and increase usability.

  • Notifications in Slack. You can now receive Archer notifications in Slack. For more information see, Notifications in Slack in the Platform Help.

  • Search users by email address. Users will now be able to search within a User Groups or Record Permissions field using a user's email address. This makes it easy to identify the right user among users having same name.

  • Action by Email service. The Action by Email service will expand to additional SaaS regions and will soon be available in Australia, Canada, and India regions. For more information on this functionality see the blog article Action By Email Upgrade on the Archer Community.

• Updated use case solutions for 2025.02: Insight 5.0

• Fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• Known and fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• Changed Platform features

  • Search now supports export for reports and charts.

    • Table Export: Supports Excel and CSV formats.

    • Chart Export: WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) PDF format.

  • NGRX now supports keyword search

• Known & fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• Fixed issues: PDF; XLS

See Archer SCIM Service Release Notes.

• Fixed issues: PDF

• Changed features:

  • Record page (NGRX) has been updated now Enable Change logs for AWF Actions.

  • Search page (NGRX) has been updated to display a message on the preview pane if the search criteria does not match the results.

  • Search now supports more charts, including Scatter, Radar, Funnel, and Gauge.

• Known & fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• New & changed features:

  • Copy Record Permission Field Behavior. If there is a default value set (as Record Creator) for the Record permission field, and a person other than the original record creator creates a copy, the copied record will change the Record Permission field value to the default setting. For more information see the blog article Handling Default Values when Copying Record Permission Fields on the Archer Community.

  • Last Updated dates for changes to cross-reference field. When a reference is added or removed through a cross-reference field, the 'last updated' dates for both the referenced record and the record containing the cross-reference field are updated to reflect the change in relationship. Additionally, the 'last updated' date of the referenced record is updated when the record containing the cross-reference field is deleted.

  • Manage Users Roles & Groups tabs with hierarchical group membership. The User Accounts All Report and the Manage User Page properly display roles granted through group membership as well as directly assigned.

  • Internal Mail server. The version of the Archer Mail server component has been upgraded.

  • External Content widget. A new widget type, External Content, is added enabling users to view data from different sources outside of Archer on the dashboard. For more information see, Creating & Managing Widgets in the Platform Help.

  • Running Reference Data Feeds from the Launch Event node of an Advanced Workflow. The 'Run Reference Feeds' option in the Launch Event node properties of an advanced workflow enables you to automatically run the reference data feed after the feed configured in the Launch Event node. For more information, see Building Advanced Workflows: Add a Launch Event Node in the Platform Help.

  • Inactive values displayed in the dropdown of a values list field are unavailable for selection when configuring the values list. For more information, see Managing Values in Values Lists in the Platform Help.

  • Dynamic page header now offers 2 color modes: light and dark. This feature allows clients to customize the interface to suit their branding, especially if they have logos that are dark in color. By switching to a lighter header, the logo will be more clear and visible. Read more.By default, dark mode is enabled. Admins and back-office users have the option to switch the mode through the appearance settings. The icons will adjust automatically to match the selected mode; in dark mode, the icons will switch to lighter versions. Additionally, users are required to upload a logo that complements the header color.

  • Left panel filter & state persistence has been added to the navigation menu to help users quickly find what they're looking for. Users can now search within applications, dashboards, and questionnaires. Read more.The search results will narrow down choices and display a list of matching items, and by adding more characters the filter will narrow down the matches even further. The system starts filtering after typing the first 3 characters, and retains user selection on the left panel during the active session so that refreshing the page does not change their view of the panel.

  • Reports Listing page has been updated to enable filter persistence. This gives the user the option to retain the last search throughout the session. Read more.Previously, when users applied filters to the reports, the filters would be reset upon a page refresh or when the session expired. If the Reports Listing is accessed by the user from an application in the navigation menu, the application filter will override any existing filters.

  • A new capability is added to the Reports Listing page, the Last Viewed option in the column chooser. This option displays the date when the report was last viewed. This provides visibility and insights around engagement with various reports. By Default, the Last viewed checkbox is unchecked. When the last viewed option is enabled, a new column is added to the Reports Listing.

  • Sorting is now available for data gateway fields, both in the Flexible SQL Connector or a custom connector. For instructions on enabling sorting in a custom connector, see Creating a Data Gateway Connector in the Platform Help.

  • Permissions have been implemented on the Notification Sent reports. Read more.Users with read access to the Manage Applications page can view all templates, including admin notifications. Users with read access to the Manage On-Demand Notifications page will only see on-demand notification templates. Users with read access to the Manage Subscription Notifications page will only see subscription notification templates. Users with read access to the Manage SRD Notifications page will only see SRD notification templates. Users with read access to the Manage Admin Notifications page will only see admin notification templates. The admin notification templates cannot be filtered individually from the dropdown menu; this behavior remains unchanged.

• Enhancements added with some of our top 25 Archer Idea requests.

  • Support to retrieve a user’s default email address using the calculated field function USERDEFAULTEMAIL(user_type) is now added. For more information see, System Functions: USERDEFAULTEMAIL Function in the Platform Help.

  • Users can now decide whether to add new values to the values lists or keep it unchanged during import. For more information see, Importing Data: Task 2: Load your data file and select import options in the Platform Help.

  • Archer now allows users to select additional fields to display in findings when auto-generated from the questionnaire. For more information see, Enabling Automatic Generation of Findings for Questionnaires in the Platform Help.

  • Archer platform password reset functionality now includes a two-step verification. The new functionality generates an PIN that must be entered to allow a user to change their password. The PIN is sent to the email address associated with their User Profile. This experience matches the newly released Next Generation Experience and implements several Archer Ideas.

• Software upgrades:

  • The Advanced Workflow component software has been upgraded in this release to address items related to script evaluation and execution errors.

  • The Archer-created TinyMCE plugin only backs up content affected by the TinyMCE upgrade to 7.x. This reduces the number of backup comments being generated.

• Deprecated feature: The Offline Access feature is officially deprecated.

• Missing Help topics. Two Help topics were not mistakenly not included in this Help release: Adding Announcements and Managing Announcements. These are available in later Help releases.

• Fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• Changed feature:

  • Record page (NGRX) has been updated so that you can now export the Change Log entries directly from the Expanded Change Log panel in CSV format up to 10,000 entries in a single file.

• Known & fixed issues: PDF; XLS

• Known & fixed issues: PDF; XLS