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 5: This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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 7: This is mostly a bug fixing release (25 bugs), focused on Notifications, Office Viewer and Solr Search. The server is now able to check for its new versions and user preferences are taken into account by the notifications toggles.
 8: 
 9: = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 9.8.1) =
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11: [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 9.9>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=13921]].
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13: {{releasenotechanges/}}
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15: === Upgrades ===
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17: The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]):
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19: * [[CSS4J 0.37>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-14703]]
20: * [[javax.annotation-api 1.3.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1260]]
21: * [[httpcore 4.4.7>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1261]]
22: * [[httpcore 4.4.8>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1282]]
23: * [[GSon 2.8.2>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1269]]
24: * [[JNA 4.5.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-14717]]
25: * [[Jetty 9.4.7.v20170914>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-14754]]
26: * [[JGroups 4.0.7>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-14755]]
27: * [[Commons Configuration 2.2>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1284]]
28: 
29: = Translations =
30: 
31: The following translations have been updated: 
32: 
33: {{language codes="fr, hr"/}}
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35: 
36: = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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38: {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportSummaryXWiki99RC2.WebHome"/}}
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40: {{comment}}
41: TODO: uncomment and update with proper links when the report is ready.
42: 
43: = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
44: 
45: <a summary of the comparison with latest super stable version>
46: 
47: More details on <link to the test report>.
48: {{/comment}}
49: 
50: = Known issues =
51: 
52: * [[Bugs we know about>>https://jira.xwiki.org/issues/?jql=category%20%3D%2010000%20AND%20issuetype%20%3D%20Bug%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20ORDER%20BY%20updated%20DESC]]
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54: = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
55: 
56: == General Notes ==
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58: When upgrading make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg##, ##xwiki.properties## and ##web.xml## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters may have been modified or added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
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60: == Issues specific to XWiki 9.9 Release Candidate 2 ==
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62: * ##JSONTool#parse## is now deprecated and JSONTool#fromString should be used instead. This means that Velocity code like {{code language="velocity"}}$jsontool.parser($content){{/code}} should be replaced by {{code language="velocity"}}$jsontool.fromString($content){{/code}}
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64: == API Breakages ==
65: 
66: The following APIs were modified since XWiki 9.8.1:
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68: {{backwardCompatiblityReport version="9.9-rc-2"/}}
69: 
70: = Credits =
71: 
72: The following people have contributed code to this release (sorted alphabetically):
73: 
74: * Alex Cotiugă
75: * Clément Aubin
76: * Eduard Moraru
77: * Guillaume Delhumeau
78: * Marius Dumitru Florea
79: * Matt Sullivan
80: * Ruslan Iagudin
81: * Thomas Mortagne
82: * Vincent Massol
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