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Issues tables


Review the following tables for issues that were corrected in BMC Helix Digital Workplace products and for known issues that remain open.

Corrected issues

View the issues in the following tables by the default sort order, Corrected in, which shows the corrected issues first. 

The version number represents the update ( Year.Month.Release ) or release number (MajorRelease.MinorRelease.ServicePack.Patch) in which the issue is fixed.

Known (open) issues

An issue with no version number listed remains open.

Known and corrected BMC Helix Digital Workplace Basic product issues

The following table also applies to BMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced.

Component

Description

Status

Found in

Defect ID

Service Level Agreement settings

In the Service Level Agreement settings, users with the catalog administrator role can't enable the Show to requestors toggle. Although the toggle appears to be switched on during the action, the change is not saved.

Workaround: To enable the Show to requestors toggle, the action must be performed by a user with Administrator permissions.

Fixed in 25.3.0125.3.00

DRMY1-33176

Service Catalog Curator

While creating a service by using the Service Catalog Curator, the catalog administrator might encounter the following error after the final confirmation:
Failure occurred while calling create service API.

Workaround: 

  • Log in to BMC Helix Innovation Studio and navigate to the Workspace tab.
  • Find and select Helix Agent Studio.
  • On the Record Definition tab, select the checkbox for Prompt, and then click Edit Data.
  • In the Visible columns dropdown, select the checkbox for Name.
  • Search for a record named Catalog Service Curator in the search bar.
  • Select the record for the Catalog Service Curator prompt, and then click Edit.
  • Copy the prompt from the attached PDF and paste it into the Text field of the Catalog Service Curator Prompt Record.
  • Unselect the checkbox for seed data.
  • Click Save.

To download the PDF containing the prompt, click Service Catalog Curator Workaround prompt.

Open25.3.00

DRIIT-79804

Service Catalog CuratorIf RegEx for any question contains special characters, such as @, +, *, [, ], the following issue occurs:
The catalog administrator might experience display or formatting issues, such as misaligned columns or missing characters, in the service summary returned by the Service Catalog Curator.
Open25.3.00DRIIT-79804
Service Catalog Curator

If a question label or description contains a pipe symbol, the following issues might occur:

  • The Question is added; however, the label or description gets truncated to 20 characters.
  • The question is added; however, any previously existing questions containing the pipe symbol in their labels and descriptions get deleted.
Open25.3.00DRIIT-79804
Service Catalog CuratorWhile creating a service, when a catalog administrator sets payment type as Recurring and then changes the price value, the following issue occurs:
The payment type is not retained as Recurring and gets automatically changed to Once.
Open25.3.00DRIIT-79804
Service Catalog Curator

When a catalog administrator attempts to set the date-time field value to today's or tomorrow's date for a service, the following issue occurs:
The Service Catalog Curator instead picks up the date based on the local time of the system where the LLM model is installed.

Workaround: It is recommended to verify the date before saving the service.

Open25.3.00DRIIT-79804
Service Catalog Curator

If a service creation fails due to a questionnaire failure and the catalog administrator tries to recreate the service using the same service details in the Service Catalog Creator, the following issue occurs intermittently:
The service summary shows approval questions under the questionnaire, even when they are not added.

Workaround: 

  • Log in to BMC Helix Innovation Studio and navigate to the Workspace tab.
  • Find and select Helix Agent Studio.
  • On the Record Definition tab, select the checkbox for Prompt, and then click Edit Data.
  • In the Visible columns dropdown, select the checkbox for Name.
  • Search for a record named Catalog Service Curator in the search bar.
  • Select the record for the Catalog Service Curator prompt, and then click Edit.
  • Copy the prompt from the attached PDF and paste it into the Text field of the Catalog Service Curator Prompt Record.
  • Unselect the checkbox for seed data.
  • Click Save.

To download the PDF containing the prompt, click Service Catalog Curator Workaround prompt.

Open25.3.00DRIIT-79804
BMC HelixGPTWhen you submit comments through Employee Navigator chat on Apple iOS devices, the color picker in the RTF editor does not appear when tapping the color buttons. As a result, you are unable to use all the color text formatting options for iPhone users.Fixed in 25.3.0025.3.00

DRIIT-79023

BMC HelixGPTWhen a user raises a service request through BMC HelixGPT and the skill configuration includes an invalid username in the serviceRequestSummarizerUser parameter the following issue occurs:
The system fails to add chat summary and transcript comments to the service request, even if the respective parameters are enabled.
Fixed in 25.3.0025.3.00DRM88-5126
Service RequestsIf any associated service request entity points to a BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) asset that is removed from BMC Helix Digital Workplace configuration, the following issue occurs:
Service requests reports display No Results  in BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog.
Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.04DRMY1-32366
Email notificationEnd users receive multiple emails when closing a request that contains two or more work orders.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.02DRMY1-32214
Service RequestsAn on-behalf-of user cannot see the Request Again button even when the Enhanced OBO requester privileges are enabled for the user.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.02DRMY1-31789
LocalizationItalian locale users observe the same Italian translation "In attesa" for both Pending and On hold event filter values.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.03

DRIIT-78284

LocalizationAll available languages are shown under User Preferences > Email Notification Language, even after the administrator has selected the preferred languages from the administrator console.Fixed in 25.3.0025.1.01

DRIIT-76967

Service RequestsWhen end users reply to an email notification after submitting a service request with an inline image (RTF) in the email body, the following issue occurs:
The image is added as a file attachment on the My Activity page instead of being displayed inline in the Comment section.
Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.04

DRMY1-31853

Service Catalog CuratorIf catalog administrators create two Section type questions in the same prompt, the service either displays only one section-type question with a different label or no section-type questions at all.Fixed in 25.3.0025.3.00

DRIIT-79406

LocalizationWhen a localized service request is completed and the survey email notification is sent, the service name and survey questions in the email are in the user locale instead of the notification locale.Fixed in 25.3.0025.1.00

DRMY1-32732

BMC HelixGPT

End users are unable to upload images in Employee Navigator and the following error is displayed:
Some files exceeded the maximum file size of 0 B and were not included.

Workaround: As an administrator, add the following parameters to the Default config field in the model configuration:
 "maxNumOfImages": 3,
  "imageUploadSizeInMB": 2,
  "captureImageDetail": "low",
  "includeImgDataInPersistHistory": true

Open25.2.00DRM88-4510
BMC HelixGPTEnd users are unable to view feedback buttons for certain Employee Navigator responses when skills configured by using an earlier version of BMC HelixGPT are used with the current version of BMC HelixGPT.Fixed in 25.2.0025.2.00DRIIT-76514

BMC HelixGPT

When end users try to attach a file or an image in BMC HelixGPT, an error message is displayed that multiple files exceed the maximum file size limit.

Workaround: The file size of the single file exceeds the maximum limit. Attach a file size within the maximum size limit.  

Open

25.1.00

DRIIT-74682

BMC HelixGPT

When users click all source links under the BMC HelixGPTchat response for service requests, only the first tab opens the intended service request; the others redirect to the My Activity Page.

Workaround: Pause between visiting each browser tab to load requests.

Open

25.1.00

DRIIT-74061

BMC HelixGPT localization in BMC Helix Digital Workplace

When responding to a query in a user's preferred language, BMC HelixGPT doesn't translate source article links to that language. 

Open

23.3.03

DRM88-1881

Service requestsWhen a user who is entitled to more than 50 services tries to add a comment on a service beyond the first 50 listed services, the comment is not added, and the following error is displayed.
User <user_name> doesn't have access to the mentioned service.
 
Fixed in 25.2.0023.3.03DRIIT-75115
Service requestsWhen a user submits a service request on behalf of another user and enters a two-word first name in the Customer Full Name field, a work order is created. However, the customer name on the work order incorrectly shows the name of the Requested-by user instead of the user for whom the service is submitted.Fixed in 25.2.0020.02.03DRMY1-31792
Email notificationEmails sent by using the BMC Helix Digital Workplace Send Email workflow contain incorrect spacing, resulting in formatting issues in the email received by end users.Fixed in 25.2.0023.3.03DRMY1-31807

Email notification

Users might not receive all email notifications regarding their submitted requests or comments on these requests. This issue occurs when both the following conditions are true:

  • A user from one company mapped with the BMC Helix Digital Workplace subtenant comments on a request made for another user who belongs to a different company not mapped with any subtenant.
  • A user submits several requests in the five minute interval of the BMC Helix Digital Workplace polling cycle.

Fixed in 25.1.00

21.3.00, 

22.1.07, 

23.3.00, 

23.3.01, 

23.3.02, 

23.3.03, 

23.3.04

DRIIT-73118

Email notification

Email notifications are not sent because the mail server takes too long to respond, and a timeout exception is thrown.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.03

DRIIT-74382

Localization

When users with the German locale perform a search, the system displays an inconsistent translation for the Request string in the note on the user interface, and it does not match the localized term displayed on the tab.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.03

DRIIT-74726

Localization

When users with the German locale set notification preferences for their requests in the end-user console, the system displays an incorrect translation for the Shared requests string.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.01

DRIIT-73031

Localization

When users with a non-English locale select a request to view its details, the Fulfillment table on the Details page does not display the localized term according to the user's locale for the Waiting for Approval status.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.02, 

23.3.04

DRIIT-73670

Service requests

In the Active events section, the service request shows the status as Initiated. However, when the service is opened, the status is not updated and continues to display as In progress. This issue occurs when Service Request Definitions (SRDs) from BMC Service Request Management are imported to BMC Helix Digital Workplace

, and then such service is submitted and moved to Initiated status in the BMC Service Request Management.

Open

23.3.03

DRIIT-70647

 

DWP Advanced icon.pngBMC Helix Digital Workplace Advanced product issues

Component or feature

Description

Status

Found in

Defect ID

Knowledge Articles

When users open knowledge article details page via URL containing an article reference link or an anchor link to a specific part of that knowledge article, the following issue occurs:

The page does not automatically scroll to the appropriate section upon page load or reload. Instead, the user remains at the beginning of the article.

Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.02

DRIIT-77921

Studio pagesWhen administrators add a markdown link containing multiple underscores to a content block on a Studio page, the link breaks upon opening because the underscores are being incorrectly rendered as <em> tags.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.03DRIIT-77302
Studio pagesAn Application Page link configured in a custom studio page incorrectly redirects users to the Link URL defined within the Application Page instead of the Application Page itself.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.03DRIIT-74876
Studio pagesAfter you upgrade to version 25.1.01, the studio pages that had search sources as null and were created in older versions of BMC Helix Digital Workplace Studio might appear blank or not load. Fixed in 25.3.0025.1.02

DRIIT-77261

Search viewsWhen administrators configure searches for only requests and/or approvals, the system still includes results from all other sources that were not selected. As a result, end users see requests, approvals, as well as other sources in the search results under the All tab.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.03DRIIT-77268
Connector 

If an integration service connector that is used to retrieve cache data values is missing or disconnected when a user attempts to access BMC Helix Digital Workplace, the following issue occurs:

User cache data, such as user groups, might fail to be retrieved, resulting in a loss of cache data.

Fixed in 25.3.0025.2.00DRMY1-32862
Asset GroupsWhen an asset Group with conditions is exported and then imported in another environment, it gets imported without the conditions.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.03DRMY1-32785
Connector End users are unable to view services from BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB) in the lookup when attempting to assign such service to a BMC Helix Digital Workplace service.Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.04DRMY1-32610
QuestionnaireCatalog administrators are unable to add answers for read-only questions by using API calls, even when the Allow question values to be modified via API capability is enabled in BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog Questionnaire.Fixed in 25.3.0022.1.06DRMY1-29222
Location BMC Helix Digital Workplace administrators encounter a Time out error message when trying to view the location assets in Administrator console. This issue occurs if more than 2000 assets are being imported by using a CSV file.Fixed in 25.3.0025.2.00

DRIIT-77014

Connector 

When BMC Helix Digital Workplace is unable to identify the connector, the connectors are shown with a Missing status, and end users encounter the following error:

"Message not found, [bundleId = myit-sb, messageNum = 1];

{"messageType":"ERROR","messageText":"Connector does not support CustomCall requests"}
Fixed in 25.3.0023.3.03

DRMY1-30842

External linkWhen you upgrade to version 25.2 from version 23.3, the BMC Helix Digital Workplace service request page is not launched from BMC Helix ITSM:Smart IT.Fixed in 25.3.0025.2.0

DRIIT-79390

Service request reportsBMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog administrators are unable to scroll and view all the reports in Catalog > Service Requests > Reports tab 

when the selected date range of the report includes the requests raised by deleted users.

Open

25.2.01

25.1.02

25.1.01

DRMY1-32623
Search viewsIf a search view is configured to search specific sources such as approval and requests, when the end user attempts a search, the system searches through all the sources. It does not restrict the search to only the configured sources such as approval and requests.Fixed in 25.2.0125.1.00DRIIT-77657
Studio pages

When upgrading from version 25.1.00 to a later version, the studio pages that had search sources as null and were created in older versions of BMC Helix Digital Workplace Studio might appear blank or not load. 

Fixed in 25.2.0125.1.02DRIIT-77659
Guest portal questionnaire

When a user responds to a lookup question in the guest portal questionnaire during the request submission, a 403 error occurs, and the available options are not displayed.

Workaround: Use the dropdown question in the Guest portal instead of the lookup question.

Open25.2.00DRIIT-77280
Guest portal user interface

When a session times out, the faded loading indicator covers the session timeout window, making it impossible for users to click the Sign In button.

Workaround: Refresh the Guest portal page.

Open25.2.00DRIIT-76982

Guest portal configuration

When an administrator configures a forbidden URL or a non-existing site, an invalid subtenant with a null guest user is created, despite the configuration error.

Workaround: Remove the Guest portal configuration and re-configure the Guest portal with a valid URL.

Open25.2.00DRIIT-76451
Search viewsWhen an administrator creates a Search view, it is automatically added to the navigation bar. This behavior occurs only for the new subtenant, or new tenant when it is a fresh installation before the first time that the settings are saved for Navigation Manager.

Workaround: Control the Search view visibility in the admin console> Configuration > Navigation Manager > Navigation Builder > Search views section
Open25.2.00DRIIT-77006
Questionnaire

When end users enter a non-integer value in a text field, the following error message is displayed:
Answer XXX invalid for integer.

Open

25.2.00,
23.3.03

DRMY1-32198
Rebranding toolRebranding settings configured by the administrator in the POC environment are not reflected in the production environment. Open25.2.00
 
DRIIT-76965

Approvals

When users submit change request approvals by entering a custom value in the Impact field instead of the out-of-the-box value, approvers cannot see these change request approvals on their My Activity page.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.00

DRIIT-73887

User Interface

While filling out a questionnaire during a request submission, the user selects an option, but the radio button does not properly display the user's selection. This issue occurs when both the following conditions are true:

  • When a catalog administrator has added questions with two data sets that are configured with the same options.
  • The radio button question is set as a required field while the questionnaire is designed.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.01, 

23.3.02

DRMY1-30828

Localization

When a catalog service has multiple translations available but doesn't have the default English translation, the user interface can display different translated terms from the enabled locales instead of showing the default locale text for submitted service requests.

Workaround: Add the default English translation for the impacted service.

Open

 

22.1.00

DRMY1-30431

 

User Interface

When catalog administrators access the Questionnaire Library and view the list of workflows, table cells do not display an overflow box that shows the complete text content. This issue occurs when the width of the cell text exactly matches the width of the cell.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.01

DRMY1-31396

Questionnaire

While submitting a request, users see time values displayed in two different formats within the same table in a questionnaire. This issue occurs when both the following conditions are true:

  • When the questionnaire is designed with a table type of question containing a timeslot field.
  • When the Time field has a minute value equal to '00'.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.03

DRIIT-74910

User Interface

On the end-user console, the content blocks do not display complex content properly, showing squared corners. This issue occurs when both the following conditions are true:

  • The added content blocks were at the borders of the parent container when the studio page was designed.
  • When the container has a large border radius, like 50px, columns and rows cannot accommodate the radius.

Open

25.1.00

DRIIT-74458

 

SRD to BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog migration utility

When the BMC Helix ITSM connector points to an environment that does not have the SRD or multiple connectors that point to different BMC Helix ITSM instances, the precheck for some SRDs fails, even though the precheck on these SRDs was successful. The following error message is displayed:
Warning (10000) Something went wrong. Please contact Administrator

Open

23.3.03

TOOL-686

Studio pages

While configuring the component properties of the studio page, when administrators try to select a skill for the HelixGPT skill field, those who do not have rights for HGM Client Persona receive the following error:
This Skill is currently unavailable.
Later, they cannot modify any other setting in the studio page to save the configuration.

Open

23.3.00

DRIIT-65359

Workflow designer

The Date field value is converted to the incorrect value—{"value":2458536}. This issue occurs when the Date field data is sent through BMC Helix ITSM or by using the Build Input Set process activity with the following parameters: 

  • Data variable
  • Send in App Notification uses Build Input Set Output.

Open

19.08,

19.11,

20.02

DRMY1-17579

Service Request Definitions (SRDs)

In SRDs imported from BMC Service Request Management, not all list options defined for the static menu questions are imported. This issue occurs when the ChoiceInteger field is set to the same value for all the defined list options.

Open

23.3.00,

22.1.00, 

21.3.00,

20.08.00,

20.02.03

DRMY1-28603

Catalog

When catalog administrators import services and translation in the BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog, the values of the alternateText and source fields for the service profile are not imported or exported for service revision translations.

Open

23.3.02,

23.3.03

DRMY1-30227

 

Import

During the import process in BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog, the system does not create imported categories with the same name as existing categories if they exist in other branches of the hierarchy and are not selected for targeted services.

Fixed in 25.1.00

23.3.01

DRMY1-30371

User Interface

The image for the Large (Hero) Banner does not completely fill the banner area, displaying empty spaces.

WorkaroundUpload an image for a Large (Hero) Banner with a recommended aspect ratio of 4.24:1 and a minimum width of 1540px. For example, an image size of 1548px x 365px.

Open

23.3.04,

25.1.00

DRIIT-75380

 

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