Spring '25 release notes
This topic contains the release notes for the upcoming Spring '25 release of Komodo Publications Planning. The release notes are organized into these high-level sections:
New features – new features and functionalities in the new version.
Updated features – updated features and functionalities in the new version.
Collaborator Portal updates – updated features and functionalities in the Collaborator Portal.
Defect fixes and maintenance – defects and maintenance items fixed in the new version.
Metadata changes – changes to the underlying data models, user permissions, or system configurations in the new version.
Required pre-install & pre-upgrade actions – required actions administrators must take before installing or upgrading to the new version.
As this page is maintained and updated over time to ensure accurate and timely information, Komodo Health recommends referencing the release notes online rather than printing and referencing static versions of the page. The Changelog page lists all notable changes made to this page.
For the release notes from earlier versions of Komodo Publications Planning, visit the Archive.
New features
The new release of Komodo Publications Planning will contain several new features whose functionalities are detailed below. Details about enablement and configuration are included within the product documentation, which will be updated as the release is made available.
Enhanced timeline visualization
Komodo Publications Planning will include a new Visualizations package that provides a configurable Gantt chart visualization as a Timeline (khvTimelineWrapper) component. This component can be used on any sObject's record page, can be configured for any Salesforce data structure, and is customizable and interactive. With the new package, Komodo Publications Planning also provides a default configuration for the timeline to show related journals and congresses on annual plans. To use this, admin users can modify the Annual Plan (mvn__PP_Plan_Budget__c) flexipages and drag and drop the new Timeline component anywhere on the page. It can therefore be used in place of Komodo Publications Planning's current Timeline (ppTimelineWrapper) component.
Note
If you have previously installed the Beta version of the Visualizations package, this new Visualizations package will contain a few enhancements, including, but not limited to, the following:
Admin users will be able to customize the appearance of the timeline visualization by uploading a CSS file and any media files as static resources and referencing them on the Gantt Chart (
mvn__KHV_Gantt_Chart__mdt) custom metadata type.Admin users will be able to configure filter options to be used on the timeline visualization via the Gantt Chart Item (
mvn__KHV_Gantt_Chart_Item__mdt) custom metadata type.Users will be able to click the groups, nested groups, and subnested groups on the left column of the timeline visualization to open the linked record in a new tab.
Related work item(s): MPP-2149, MPP-2150, MPP-2349, MPP-2350, MPP-2351, MPP-2352, MPP-2353, MPP-2383, MPP-2384, MPP-2444, MPP-2448, MPP-2453, MPP-2462, MPP-2481, MPP-2482, MPP-2504, MPP-2542, MPP-2543, MPP-2798, MPP-2799, MPP-2800, MPP-2801, MPP-2870
Files Connect with Google Drive
Komodo Publications Planning will introduce an integration with Google Drive through Salesforce's Files Connect service that enables users to create, reference, and collaborate on files that are hosted externally. The files can be Microsoft 365 files, Google Drive files, and other text and image files stored in Google Drive and can be used to create both documents and package files in Komodo Publications Planning. Users will also be able to create snapshots of the files to track changes. The free, default Files Connect integration uses Google Drive as an external data source and enforces a file size limit of 6MB while the premium Files Connect integration uses Google Drive as an external service and can upload files up to 75MB and download files up to 2GB per Salesforce's limitations.
Related work item(s): PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3037, PLTFM-3075, PLTFM-3096, PLTFM-3107, PLTFM-3108, PLTFM-3109, PLTFM-3116, PLTFM-3127, PLTFM-3136, PLTFM-3149, PLTFM-3162, PLTFM-3168, PLTFM-3169, PLTFM-3170, PLTFM-3173, PLTFM-3193, PLTFM-3201, PLTFM-3300
Trigger Action Framework (TAF)
Komodo Publications Planning will introduce the Trigger Action Framework (TAF) to allow developers and administrators to use custom metadata to configure trigger logic that can be used for both Apex and Flow. With TAF, there are three new custom metadata types. The Trigger Action (mvn__TAF_Trigger_Action__mdt) custom metadata type defines an individual trigger or action to run and in what order, the sObject Trigger Setting (mvn__TAF_sObject_Trigger_Setting__mdt) custom metadata type defines the sObject and context in which the trigger or action should be run, and the Trigger Finalizer (mvn__TAF_DML_Finalizer__mdt) custom metadata type defines the final piece of code that should execute once at the end of a Data Manipulation Language (DML) operation. Out of the box, TAF in Komodo Publications Planning will come with several default Trigger Action and Trigger sObject Setting metadata records.
Related work item(s): MPP-2828
Updated features
The new release of Komodo Publications Planning will also contain several improvements and optimizations to existing features and functionalities to better align with customer feedback and provide an enhanced user experience. Unless noted otherwise, all updated features are shipped "off" by default for existing customers and "on" by default for new customers.
Updated sync service
Komodo Publications Planning has a sync service that ensures related Document (mvn__CM_Document__c) records, such as Document Version (mvn__CM_Document_Version__c), Document Collaborator (mvn__PP_Document_Author__c) records, and Document Role (mvn__CM_Document_Role__c) records, are all in sync. For example, if a document collaborator is set to inactive, the sync service ensures that all of their document roles are removed. Currently, the sync service is in a queueable class and is triggered from record updates. The sync service will be moved into the new PP_DocumentRoleCollaboratorSyncBatchable and PP_DocumentRoleCollabSyncSchedulable classes and will be triggered via the Trigger Action Framework (TAF) described above. This update will reduce the reliance on multiple Queueable jobs, streamlining sync operations and improving data integrity. When triggered, the new Pending Sharing Update (mvn__CM_Pending_Sharing_Update__c) field on the Document record will be set to true, a warning message will appear on the Document Collaborators related list to indicate that a sync is pending or in process, and the scheduled batch class will retrieve all of the pending documents and sync any related records, including populating the Annual Plan (mvn__PP_Plan_Budget__c), Concept (mvn__PP_Concept__c), DOI (mvn__PP_DOI__c), and Publication Plan (mvn__PP_Plan__c) fields on the appropriate Document Version record(s). The batch class is scheduled to run every 5 minutes by default.
Related work item(s): MPP-2689, MPP-2919
Propagation of document collaborators onto cloned documents
Currently, when a document is cloned, none of the document collaborators from the original document appear in the Document Collaborators component on the cloned document. In the new release, all of the document collaborators from the original document will be propagated onto the cloned document. To disable this and revert back to the current behavior, the new Clone Collaborators on Document Clone (mvn__PP_Doc_Collaborator_Propagation_on_Clone__c) field on the Default (PP_Default) Pubs Global Setting (mvn__PP_Global_Setting__mdt) metadata record must be set to false. When using this feature, admin users will also be able to specify the set of fields on the Document Collaborator (mvn__PP_Document_Author__c) object that should be copied for each document collaborator that is propagated onto a cloned document. A new Cloned From (mvn__CM_Document__c) field will also be available on the Document object to track the original document from which the current document was cloned.
Related work item(s): MPP-2829, PLTFM-3276
Hide file hosting options in New Document wizard
Admin users will be able to hide each of the file hosting options in the New Document wizard via new fields on the MCM Global Setting (mvn__CM_Global_Setting__mdt) custom metadata type. This will enable admins to have greater control over the types of documents that users can create in Komodo Publications Planning.
Related work item(s): PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3094
Collaborator Portal updates
The new release of Komodo Publications Planning will also include a new version of the Collaborator Portal. The updated Collaborator Portal contains several enhancements to existing functionalities as well as improvements to the user interface and user experience (UI/UX). Unless noted otherwise, all updated features are shipped "off" by default for existing customers and "on" by default for new customers.
Custom workflow outcomes
Any custom workflow outcomes that have been configured for the Salesforce instance of Komodo Publications Planning to more accurately capture the statuses of workflows and tasks will also appear in the Collaborator Portal. This means that users in either the Salesforce instance or the Collaborator Portal will be able to select from the same custom options when marking a workflow task complete. When no custom outcomes are set, the Task record type will continue to be used for the possible workflow outcomes in the Collaborator Portal, as in previous releases.
Related work item(s): MPP-2565, MPP-2566
External documents and files from Google Drive
If the integration with Google Drive through Salesforce's Files Connect service is configured as described above, any external documents or files that are created in the Salesforce instance of Komodo Publications Planning will also be available in the Collaborator Portal. However, only the package files for the external documents can be downloaded; the document files themselves cannot be downloaded and the 
Pub and 
Pub & Package Files buttons will be disabled (i.e., greyed out) for the publication document.
Related work item(s): MPP-2688, MPP-2757
Configure package file labels
Two new custom labels will be available in Komodo Publications Planning for admin users to configure the package file labels in the Collaborator Portal. The new PP_Pub_And_Package_File_Download_Button custom label can be used to change the default Pub & Package Files button that downloads the publication document along with any package files while the PP_Package_Files_List_Header custom label can be used to change the default "Package Files" section header within the Related Documents tab.
Related work item(s): MPP-2742
Defect fixes and maintenance
Table 4, “Fixed items” details defects and maintenance items identified in Komodo Publications Planning Fall '24 that will be fixed in Komodo Publications Planning Spring '25.
Work item(s) | Description | New behavior |
|---|---|---|
MPP-2368 | When a user clicks the Reset button in the Document Collaborator Search wizard, the Collaborator Type field does not reset or clear. | The Reset button in the Document Collaborator Search wizard will revert all of the search fields to their default values, including the Collaborator Type field. |
MPP-2632, MPP-2942 | When a user clicks the Provision User button in the Document Collaborators component, the Provision User modal that opens may appear to load indefinitely. The user can either close out of the modal and/or refresh the page to try again or click the + Provision User button in the empty modal. However, if the user clicks the + Provision User button while the Provision User modal is still loading, the User JSON Definition ( | The Provision User modal will no longer load indefinitely, and the + Provision User button in the modal will be disabled (i.e., greyed out) while the modal loads. This will ensure that users only submit provision requests that contain all of the new user's information. |
MPP-2722 | When a user creates a publication plan, the user becomes the owner of the publication plan and no other plan team member can be added with the plan owner role. However, if a plan team member is added with another role, the role can be edited to the plan owner role. | Only one plan owner can exist on any publication plan. A new validation rule, PP_Limit_Plan_Owner, will throw an error if a plan owner already exists on a publication plan and a user tries to update the role of another plan team member to the plan owner role. |
MPP-2786 | An existing user, such as a publication manager, may click the Provision User button in the Document Collaborators component multiple times for a new user because it is not always obvious if a provisioning request has already been created. However, if the Provision User button is clicked more than once before the provisioning process is complete, the new user may be created without a link to the appropriate Contact record and therefore may not have access to any publications. This may cause the publication manager to assume the new user has not yet been provisioned and click the Provision User button again. | The Provision User button will be disabled (i.e., greyed out) after the provisioning request for the new user is submitted and will remain disabled while the provisioning process is pending or running. This will ensure that only one user request is created for each new user or contact. Existing users like publication managers will only be able to click the Provision User button again for the same new user if the initial user provisioning request fails. |
MPP-2851 | To transfer the Owner role from the current owner of a document to another user, users must click the down arrow next to the current document owner in the Document Collaborators component and then select the Transfer Ownership option. This user flow is not intuitive because the Transfer Ownership option is difficult to find. | A new Transfer Ownership button will be added to the top right corner of the Document Collaborators component, next to the New button. This will be easier to find than the original Transfer Ownership button, but the original button will still be available as well. Both buttons will open the same Transfer Ownership wizard. |
PLTFM-2551 | If a user creates a document without a file and then uploads a rendition for the document, the document’s metadata appear in both the Preview and Details tabs on the Document record page. Additionally, in the Preview tab, the document’s metadata appear below the file preview and therefore overflow outside the file preview component. | When a document has a rendition, the Preview tab will only show the file preview and will not show the document's metadata. The document’s metadata will only appear in the Details tab. |
PLTFM-3072 | Document roles cannot be removed from users with open workflow tasks on documents, even if the document roles are not associated to the open tasks. | Document roles can be removed from a user as long as the document roles are not associated to any of the user’s open tasks on the document or the user is assigned the new CM Delete Document Role With Open Tasks ( |
PLTFM-3097 | In the Upload New Version modal, users are able to create a new version of a document without uploading a file. | The Upload New Version modal will require a file to be uploaded for every new document version. If users click Save without uploading a file, an error message will appear. |
PLTFM-3123 | When a workflow is started and tasks are assigned to multiple users, every user receives notifications about the task assignments, including the tasks that are assigned to other users. | Users will only be notified about tasks that are assigned to themselves. Notifications will no longer be sent for tasks that are assigned to other users. |
PLTFM-3324 |
| Users will be able to set the |
Metadata changes
The following subsections capture the changes against entities in key areas of Komodo Publications Planning that will be introduced in the latest release. This list is not exhaustive, as it does not contain changes that are internal to the application and that will not be exposed to customers for customization, extension, or integration.
Apex class changes are listed in the table(s) below:
Work item(s) | Apex class |
|---|---|
MPP-2689 | PP_DocumentRoleCollaboratorSyncBatchable PP_ResetPasswordRequestService PP_DocumentRoleCollabSyncSchedulable PP_DocumentRoleCollabSyncSchedulable |
Aura component changes are listed in the table(s) below:
Work item(s) | Aura component |
|---|---|
MPP-2149, MPP-2150, MPP-2349, MPP-2350, MPP-2351, MPP-2352, MPP-2353, MPP-2383, MPP-2384, MPP-2444, MPP-2448, MPP-2453, MPP-2462, MPP-2481, MPP-2482, MPP-2504, MPP-2542, MPP-2543, MPP-2798, MPP-2799, MPP-2800, MPP-2801, MPP-2870 | khvTimelineWrapper |
Custom label changes are listed in the table(s) below:
Work item(s) | Custom label(s) |
|---|---|
MPP-2149, MPP-2150, MPP-2349, MPP-2350, MPP-2351, MPP-2352, MPP-2353, MPP-2383, MPP-2384, MPP-2444, MPP-2448, MPP-2453, MPP-2462, MPP-2481, MPP-2482, MPP-2504, MPP-2542, MPP-2543, MPP-2798, MPP-2799, MPP-2800, MPP-2801, MPP-2870 | KHV_Gantt_Chart_Not_Found KHV_Item_Due_Date_Status_Approaching_Deadline KHV_Item_Due_Date_Status_In_Progress KHV_Item_Due_Date_Status_Overdue KHV_Item_Due_Date_Status_Today KHV_Query_Misconfiguration KHV_Timeline_Header |
MPP-2742 | PP_Package_Files_List_Header PP_Pub_And_Package_File_Download_Button |
MPP-2919 | PP_Document_Collaborator_List_Header_Subtitle PP_Document_Collaborator_List_Header_Subtitle_Helptext |
PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3037, PLTFM-3075, PLTFM-3096, PLTFM-3108, PLTFM-3109, PLTFM-3116, PLTFM-3127, PLTFM-3162, PLTFM-3169, PLTFM-3173, PLTFM-3193, PLTFM-3201, PLTFM-3300 | CM_Add_File_No_Options_Instructions CM_Authorize_File_External_Service CM_Authorize_File_Repository CM_Can_Not_Replace_Existing_File CM_Copy_Link CM_Create_Snapshot_Version CM_Document_New_Version_Snapshot_Email_Body CM_Document_New_Version_Snapshot_Feed_Body CM_Document_New_Version_Snapshot_Notification_Body CM_Document_Version_Can_Not_Replace_File CM_Document_Version_No_Folder_Message CM_Document_Version_Snapshot_Log CM_External_File_Warning CM_File_Create_Type_Not_Supported CM_File_External_Auth_Close_Message CM_File_No_Options CM_File_Repository_Auth_Close_Message CM_File_Repository_Auth_Close_Title CM_File_Repository_Back CM_File_Repository_Create CM_File_Repository_Create_New CM_File_Repository_Loading_More CM_File_Repository_New_Item CM_File_Repository_Select CM_File_Repository_Select_File CM_File_Repository_Select_Folder CM_File_Size_Limit_Exceeded CM_Files_Connect CM_Files_Connect_Disclaimer CM_Files_Connect_Document CM_Files_Connect_Presentation CM_Files_Connect_Spreadsheet CM_Files_Connect_Upload_File CM_Latest_External_File_Warning CM_Latest_External_File_Warning_Header CM_Microsoft_Excel CM_Microsoft_PowerPoint CM_Microsoft_Word CM_Missing_File_Repository_Permissions CM_Missing_Files_Connect_File_Access CM_New_External_Version CM_New_Snapshot_Version CM_No_Repositories CM_Open CM_Package_File_Queue_Success_Message CM_Replace_Existing_File CM_Replace_File CM_Search_File_Repository CM_Select_From_File_Repository CM_Selected_File CM_Selected_Folder CM_Service_File_Size_Limit_Exceeded CM_Snapshot_Current_Version CM_Snapshot_File_Size_Limit_Exceeded CM_Snapshot_Queue_Success_Message CM_System_Event_Document_New_Version_Snapshot CM_Upload_External_Version CM_Upload_New_File |
PLTFM-3097 | CM_Document_Version_No_File_Message |
Work item(s) | Custom label | Modification description |
|---|---|---|
PLTFM-3169 | CM_Upload_New_Version | Updated value from |
PLTFM-3300 | CM_Add_File_Instructions | Updated value from |
Custom metadata type changes are listed in the table(s) below:
Work item(s) | Custom metadata type(s) |
|---|---|
MPP-2149, MPP-2150, MPP-2349, MPP-2350, MPP-2351, MPP-2352, MPP-2353, MPP-2383, MPP-2384, MPP-2444, MPP-2448, MPP-2453, MPP-2462, MPP-2481, MPP-2482, MPP-2504, MPP-2542, MPP-2543, MPP-2798, MPP-2799, MPP-2800, MPP-2801, MPP-2870 | mvn__KHV_Gantt_Chart__mdt mvn__KHV_Gantt_Chart_Item__mdt |
MPP-2828 | mvn__TAF_Trigger_Action__mdt mvn__TAF_DML_Finalizer__mdt mvn__TAF_sObject_Trigger_Setting__mdt |
Work item(s) | Custom metadata type | Field(s) |
|---|---|---|
MPP-2829 | mvn__PP_Global_Setting__mdt | mvn__PP_Cloned_Doc_Collab_Field_Set_Name__c mvn__PP_Doc_Collaborator_Propagation_on_Clone__c |
PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3094, PLTFM-3116, PLTFM-3127, PLTFM-3169, PLTFM-3173 | mvn__CM_Global_Setting__mdt | mvn__CM_Enable_External_Files_Connect__c mvn__CM_Files_Connect_Environment__c mvn__CM_Files_Connect_Excel_Template__c mvn__CM_Files_Connect_Snapshot_To_Current__c mvn__CM_Files_Connect_PowerPoint_Template__c mvn__CM_Files_Connect_Word_Template__c mvn__CM_Hide_External_File_Button__c mvn__CM_Hide_Files_Connect_File_Button__c mvn__CM_Hide_M365_File_Button__c mvn__CM_Hide_No_File_Button__c mvn__CM_Hide_Translation_File_Button__c mvn__CM_Hide_Upload_File_Button__c |
Work item | Custom metadata type | Metadata record name(s) |
|---|---|---|
PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3109 | mvn__SE_System_Event__mdt | CM_Document_New_Version_Snapshot |
mvn__SE_System_Event_Configuration__mdt | CM_Document_New_Version_Snapshot | |
PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3149 | mvn__CT_Content_Type__mdt | bmp gif jpg png svg tiff zip |
Work item(s) | Custom metadata type | Field | Modification description |
|---|---|---|---|
PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3109 | mvn__CM_Document_State_Entry_Action__mdt | mvn__CM_Type__c | Added the New Snapshot Version ( |
Object changes are listed in the table(s) below:
Work item(s) | Object | Field |
|---|---|---|
MPP-2689 | mvn__CM_Document__c | mvn__CM_Pending_Sharing_Update__c |
MPP-2829 | mvn__CM_Document__c | mvn__CM_Cloned_From__c |
PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3168 | mvn__CM_Document__c | mvn__CM_External_Content_Version_Id__c |
Work item(s) | Object | Field | Modification description |
|---|---|---|---|
PLTFM-3169 | mvn__CM_Document_Version__c | mvn__CM_Check_Out_Type__c | Added |
Work item(s) | Object | Field set |
|---|---|---|
MPP-2829 | mvn__PP_Document_Author__c | mvn__PP_Document_Author_Clone_Fields |
Permission changes are listed in the table(s) below:
Work item | Custom permission |
|---|---|
PLTFM-3072 | CM_Delete_Document_Role_With_Open_Tasks |
Static resource changes are listed in the table(s) below:
Work item(s) | Static resource(s) |
|---|---|
MPP-2757, PLTFM-3034, PLTFM-3116 | cmExcelTemplate cmPowerPointTemplate cmWordTemplate |
Required pre-install & pre-upgrade actions
This section includes the required actions administrators must take before installing and upgrading to the Komodo Publications Planning Spring '25 release.
Enable Lightning Web Security
Lightning Web Security (LWS) must be enabled to install and upgrade to the Komodo Publications Planning Spring '25 release. For instructions, reference Salesforce's documentation on how to Enable Lightning Web Security in an Org.