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12 Release Log

The following tables include Communication Cloud Service enhancements:

2025

Release Number Details
R25.3
  • Addition of User Defined Data configuration for creation of Field global list. This feature combines transformation, iteration, and formatting abilities, offering complete data manipulation replacing the assembly template.
  • Addition of Rule configuration using User Defined Data which enables the replacement of current condition business logic of Assembly Template to determine outcomes.
  • Addition of Brand configuration to create Color Series for charts.
  • Addition of Digital Asset configuration for internal storage of generated communications which facilitates access and retrieval of communications for operations support.
  • Addition of Search configuration for creation of search business logic to retrieve Digital Assets.
  • Deprecated the Role feature.
R25.2
  • Communication Cloud Service now supports preview across the package hierarchy.
  • Enhanced Search with new filter capabilities.
  • Communication Cloud Service now supports SMS delivery through Twilio supplier service.

Previous releases:

Year List of enhancements
2024
  • Added ability to submit graphics as part of the data payload for inclusion in the output.
  • Added support to add page numbers in CSV output.
  • Added support for additional styling for Height and Width to control barcode and graphic sizing.
  • Added support for two new Transforms on data within a Content.
    • Substring returns the portion of a string based on a starting point and number of characters.
    • Trim removes leading or trailing characters from a string.
  • IMB barcode data no longer requires a dash to delineate characters.
  • Added the following to support Communication Distribution to support OCI Email, OCM Storage, Telesign SMS, and DocuSign ESignature:
    • Communication
    • Email
    • Storage
    • Rendition
    • Message
    • ESignature
  • Support for additional styling: Absolute positioning of Text within a Content
  • Added support for new data transform to calculate MOD of two numbers and other simple arithmetic operations for integers and decimal numbers.
  • Added support for:
    • Defining static or dynamic Alternative Text to an image to convey an image's purpose.
    • Ability to set the PDF Title to convey the purpose of the communication.
    • Arithmetic operations on data values.
  • The default font in Communication Cloud Service has been changed to Google Noto.
  • Added support for usage metrics are now shown in your OCI Cloud Console.
  • Added support for:
    • Language tag for screen readers.
    • 'Ignore' tag for content that should not be read.
    • Advanced arithmetic operations involving expressions.
    • Enhanced the data transformation capability to support nesting of the Transform tags.
    • Improved Height and Size behavior for the Content items.
  • Added support for:
    • Concatenation Transform enables a string value between data elements.
    • Barcode generation based on user defined configuration using static data.
    • Display of summary details of records on the landing page.
    • "Alt text" tag on images for screen readers.
    • Discontinued preconfigured default font. As part of Day1 configurations, you must now select and configure a default font with a maximum size of 30 MB.
  • Added support for PDF documents encoded in base64 format as part of the payload. This feature enables seamless integration of PDF content into document designs.
  • Added support for email delivery with Twilio service.
  • Added support for storing documents in SFTP Server using the Oracle SFTP service.
  • Added support for adding hyperlink with Image and text in a Content configuration.
  • Enhanced user experience for the following configurations:
    • Content
    • Document
    • Font
    • Layout
    • Package
    • Style
2023
  • Improved performance of Content items with multiple associated styles.
  • Simplified use of Email and Storage set up configuration which allows you to reuse a single configuration across multiple Communication flows.
  • Support added for relationships to Marketing and Operations Companies:
    • Packages
    • Documents
    This enhancement added support for search, access, and departmental cost allocations.

    Communication Rendition and Direct Distribution supports external fulfillment systems or programs to directly display distribution output.

  • Added support to create email attachments, additional table styling and twenty new system level variables that can be used to enhance document output.
  • Added support for producing CSV formatted output files for distribution and storage in Oracle Content Management as well as updates related to Document and Layout image background, border collapse and border spacing styling support for tables in PDF and HTML output.
  • Added support for the ability to configure ESignature fields within documents and routing those documents for ESignature capture through an integration with DocuSign eSignature.
  • Expanded distribution capabilities in Communication Cloud Service now include SMS delivery.
  • Added support for additional styling:
    • Grid Template Columns styling provides more control over template column widths and positioning.
    • Border Collapse and Spacing style attributes give more options for Tables of data.
    • Page Break style attributes allow finite control over manual and dynamic page breaking in PDF output.