Release Notes
August 2023
These release notes provide information about the Metalogix®Archive Manager for Exchange release 8.8.
This version of Metalogix®Archive Manager for Exchange introduces the following features:
| Feature | Description | 
|---|---|
| New checkbox to activate and deactivate imported Exchange server | When a server is decommissioned, the administrator can now deactivate the server and it will be removed from synchronization. | 
| New option to synchronize mailbox folder permissions from context menu | Administrator can use the context menu in Address book > Mailboxes, and run Synchronize mailbox folder permissions on specific mailbox. | 
| Superuser is now displayed in 'Administrative Roles' | After installation, the superuser is displayed in Administrative Roles with all rights allowed. | 
| Search in journal mailbox for items which belong to shared users | When USER_1 is granted permission to USER_2 mailbox, then USER_1 is able to search for emails in the journal mailbox of USER_2 | 
| Install without exchange server | Administrator is now able to install the application with the installer package even if there is no exchange server installed in the domain . | 
| Archived mailboxes are removed from manual group when the mailbox is deleted from Exchange Server | Adding new config key 'RemoveDeletedMailboxFromManualGroup' in the synchronization.config file will prevent removing deleted mailboxes from manual groups. | 
| Added two new lists 'All mailboxes' and 'Deleted mailboxes' to the 'Mailboxes, and 'Archive' tabs | Administrator can now see all mailboxes or deleted in two new lists. | 
| Promote delayed shortcut can be used in subfolders | Administrator is now able to promote delayed shortcuts from subfolders. | 
| IMAP: User interface redesign | We have created a more user friendly interface for IMAP settings. | 
| Warning message for throttling | Warning information is displayed when a mailbox is throttled. | 
| Addin: New pagination for search | The advanced search user interface for paging is used in the Addin search as well. | 
ArchiveWeb features
| Feature | Description | 
|---|---|
| Support for subgroups in permissions page | Administrator is now able to add group with subgroups to the permissions page. Subgroups do not inherit the rights, so the administrator must set the rights for each subgroup. | 
| New option how to add tag | You can now click the + icon next to the Tags property to add tags to an item in the item preview of the Archive > Files tab, Report > Auditing tab, or the search results of archived items. | 
| Edit mailbox filter | You can edit the mailbox filter. | 
| Refresh all for permissions | After clicking Refresh all, a window is displayed where the administrator can choose to process subgroups or remove deleted groups/mailboxes. It will add or remove the users or subgroups. | 
OWA features
| Feature | Description | 
|---|---|
| Support connection when MFA in enabled on Exchange Online | Administrator is now able to connect to Exchange Online by using Azure AD application even when MFA is enabled on Exchange Online. | 
| Asynchronous task optimization | Asynchronous tasks run faster. | 
The following is a list of issues addressed in this release.
| Description | Work Item | Case No. | 
|---|---|---|
| Database password is not encrypted in ErrorGatherer Web.config | 539301 | |
| Application hangs after click on stop sync in Address Book Manager | 535026 | |
| SMTP: Unable to send notification email to group members | 532597 | 01926884 | 
| OWA: Restore items from multiple folders does not work | 531903 | |
| Missing SMTP address during Exchange Server import | 536064 | |
| Cannot archive data beyond 01/17/2071 | 534787 | 02030386 | 
| Unable to access old emails or attachments for all users | 533585 | 01966072 | 
| Oracle db sql deadlock | 536110 | 02066898 | 
| Unable to include deleted mailbox in del job | 536187 | 02007548 | 
| Application is using MAPI for export to mailbox when EWS is set | 536151 | 02066904 | 
| Advanced archive search: Failed to mark for deletion one or more documents | 536502 | |
| Fulltext indexing errors in DB causing that documents is not indexed | 534039 | 01993987, 02030571 | 
| Drafts are collected by job and stuck in pool with error | 532448 | 01946549 | 
| Advanced archive search: Number of search results is missing | 535193 | |
| Special characters / and \ are not displayed correct in folder name | 531902 | |
| ArchiveWeb: Unable to open ArchiveWeb tab in configuration manager when only ArchiveWeb is installed | 535472 | |
| File extensions of archived attachments are changed after the asynchronous task was performed. | 514448 | |
| ArchiveWeb: Items are not visible in task preview for retention change request | 532298 | |
| PST Gatherer: 'Search and upload after logon' option not working | 362250 | |
| From' property is added in to IPM.Post after restore | 533271 | |
| Unable to import miltiple exchange servers on the same time in Address Book Manager. | 535800 | |
| Restored public folder message was not marked as read | 531482 | |
| Users tab is removed from configuration when Archive Manager for Files is uninstalled and Archive Manager for Exchange is still there and opposite | 535398 | |
| Error during script execution after upgrade | 533447 | 01968833 | 
| Searching for email From, To, Cc or Bcc is not working with special character(s) like "_" | 527393 | |
| Restore mailbox wizard: Exception Index was out of range | 534042 | |
| The application sometimes crashes when searching mailboxes in import mailbox wizard | 507060 | |
| Failed to set Public Folders permission during Exchange Server import when folder name contain special characters | 531289 | |
| OWA: Missing values in web.config after repair | 532724 | |
| OWA: Missing information in print from preview | 532735 | |
| Configuration Manager is unexpectedly closed during script run for HSM | 522957 | |
| OWA: Grouping issue | 531298 | |
| PostProcessing: Server name in scope is case sensitive | 525073 | |
| Restore from Advanced search results does not work for items archived by PST importer | 532137 | |
| Unable to copy Public folder settings | 531502 | |
| Not able to select database type if you have installed SMTP, IMAP or OWA befor the package start | 531672 | |
| Public Folder wizard: Process folders recursively does not work correctly | 472704 | |
| OWA: Destination folder window is not displayed during Print function from search result when Microsoft Print to PDF is used | 531867 | |
| Restore to' does not work correctly in combination of On-prem and Online PF | 532076 | |
| Wrong PAMSERVER in shortcut after email archiving | 535403 | |
| Public folders: Unread message has been archived despite this option is disabled in advanced archived settings | 467672 | |
| Archive wizard: No item was archived when filter was applied on specific folder | 534793 | |
| ArchiveWeb: MFA Issue | 532745 | 01951336 | 
| Shortcut Sync job: Parent folder has been updated if ParentFolderSyncExcludeDeleted is enabled | 534814 | |
| Unable to crete folder in Public folder | 295957 | |
| OWA: Unable to connect with remote powershell | 539940 | |
| Addin: Search saved with wrong criteria | 536179 | |
| Unable to archive with SMTP after upgrade to 8.7. Problem with case sensitivity in target mailbox | 539584 | 02102022 | 
| ArchiveWeb: Unable to load folder content for deleted mailbox | 539411 | 02112289 | 
| Addin: Load in Keyword search is not working correct | 532203 | |
| Addin: Restore is not working in Shared mailbox | 536500 | 02097557 | 
| Unable to import Exchange Online | 539670 | 02132924 | 
| Addin: Unable to connect to MAM server for all users. | 533500 | 01976811 | 
| Addin: 'Start with' and 'End with' operator is not working in search | 540187 | |
| OWA: Cannot read the configuration file due to insufficient permissions | 540039 | |
| Home server is not updated for Public folder mailbox after sync | 539656 | |
| Running post processing service is slowing down search speed | 536089 | 02033317, 01986299 | 
| PST import fails with the error: "Given key was not found in the dictionary" | 539620 | 02128008 | 
| HSM: Packer\Encryption\Task could not be deleted | 401255 | |
| Shortcut templates: Open email in EML format works only if 'Generate HTML shortcut' option is activated | 365834 | |
| Threshold settings: Find mailbox limit not displaying correct value | 361965 | |
| Group level retention: Apply recursively for group members checkbox has no impact | 364862 | |
| IPM.Post has a wrong icon in the Archive tab | 514175 | |
| Archive Size: Freeze for deleted user mailbox when EWS access method is used and 'Include Exchange size' activated | 504020 | |
| Unable to change target store in packer async task | 435548 | |
| Unable to manage attached media stores | 337734 | 
Resolved issues from previous versions are listed below.