New features and changes in version 12.1.3

Unica Campaign 12.1.3 includes a number of new features and changes. These are listed underneath.

For a list of newly supported and discontinued platforms, see the Recommended Software Environments and Minimum System Requirements guide.

Upgrade Paths

Unica Campaign supports the following upgrade paths:

  • 12.1.x → 12.1.3
  • 12.1.0.x → 12.1.3

Customers on versions earlier than 8.6.x must:

  • perform a Fast Upgrade from existing version to version 8.6.0 (for more information, see HCL Unica 8.6.0 Fast Upgrade Guide).
  • perform a Fast Upgrade from version 8.6.0 to version 12.1.0 (for more information, see HCL Unica 12.1.0 Fast Upgrade Guide).
  • perform an in-place upgrade from version 12.1.0 to version 12.1.3.

Customers on versions earlier than 11.1.x.x can:

  • perform a Fast Upgrade from existing version to version 12.1.0 (for more information, see HCL Unica 12.1.0 Fast Upgrade Guide).
  • perform an in-place upgrade from version 12.1.0 to version 12.1.3.

Customers on versions 11.1.x.x/12.0.x.x can use one of the following options for upgrade:

  • Option 1
    • perform an in-place upgrade from existing version to version 12.1.0.
    • perform an in-place upgrade from version 12.1.0 to version 12.1.3.
  • Option 2
    • perform a Fast Upgrade from existing version to version 12.1.0 (for more information, see HCL Unica 12.1.0 Fast Upgrade Guide).
    • perform an in-place upgrade from version 12.1.0 to verison 12.1.3.

Log4j Security vulnerability fixes

Unica v12.1.3 now uses log4j v2.17.1. This version addresses the critical vulnerabilities identified in log4j. It includes the security fixes mentioned in the following Unica Knowledge base article:

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0095491

For more details related to the fixes in log4j 2.17.1, see https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html.

Campaign's association and adherence to Contact Central Regional Preference

In V12.1.3 Unica Campaign, now user can associate Contact Central regional preference with Campaign. This will help Deliver adhere to quiet hours defined by customer in Contact Central.

Disable 'Replace All' in Mail-List Process box - Log tab

In V12.1.3 Unica Campaign, in Mail list and Call list Process Box default ability to 'Replace All' can be disabled/enabled based on configuration parameter.

Segment Update Alert

In V12.1.3 Unica Campaign, on Segment summary screen user can get information of Campaigns and flowcharts currently using this segment. Also, if user try to alter the flowchart having a 'CreateSeg' Process Box, then they are alerted with a message stating the impact.

Fetch Response Date time from Deliver Landing Page in Extract PB

In V12.1.3 Unica Campaign, its possible to use response date time in subsequent process box of extract PB when deliver landing page is used as an input in extract PB.

'For Every value of' option in Optimize Rules

In V12.1.3 Unica Campaign, Min/Max # offers and Max # duplicate rules will have an option For Every value Of <Attribute> which can be used to reduce overhead of creating multiple rules or adding multiple conditions while creating rule achieving the same result.

Oracle ODBC support

Unica Campaign offers Oracle ODBC support this would be actively supported in upcoming releases as well the support would be available from 12.1.0.4.