RPI v7.6 release notes

Overview

Available April 2025

Redpoint Interaction (RPI) v7.6 introduces the following enhancements:

• Connector enhancements: this section details the changes made to connectors in RPI v7.6.

• Other enhancements: this section documents other features added in RPI v7.6.

• Upgrade considerations: this section documents considerations to be borne in mind when upgrading to RPI v7.6.

• Post-release product updates: documents the fixes and features that have been added to RPI v7.6 after its original release.

Connector enhancements

The following changes have been made in the context of RPI v7.6 connectors.

Email channels

Marigold

Support has been added in RPI v7.6 for the Marigold email service provider.

• User story reference: 20552, 20721, 20722, 20723, 20724, 20725, 20726, 20727, 20728, 20761

• Aha reference: CA-711

Web adapter

Rebrandly

Support has been added in RPI v7.6 for the Rebrandly web adapter, which allows for the shortening of SMS message content.

• User story reference: 15580

Other enhancements

Interaction Designer

Deleted Channel Runtime Validation Error

When an interaction workflow containing an offer configured with a channel that has since been deleted is executed, a runtime validation error is thrown.

• User story reference: 22485

• Support reference: 168351

Data Connectors

Export Activity Support

A new Export channel has been made available when creating a new data connector, allowing you to export data to a file.

• User story reference: 21055

Scheduled Trigger Support

The ability to specify a data connector's trigger type has been added. In addition to existing support for the recurring trigger, it is now possible to specify that a data connector use a scheduled trigger.

• User story reference: 21045

Rule Designer

Basic Selection Rule AI Performance Improvements

Performance enhancements have been made in the context of RPI’s basic selection rule AI integration.

• User story reference: 21155

Basic Selection Rule Attribute Translation Support

When a database column attribute has translated values, and is included in a SQL database definition, on choosing values for the same when creating a basic selection rule criterion, translations are displayed in lieu of database values.

• User story reference: 21203

Chart: Create Selection Rule From Results

You can now select results at a chart analysis panel's Chart tab and select from a context menu option populated as follows:

• If a single results bar is hovered over: create new Selection Rule from [bar name].

• If one or more are bars selected: create new Selection Rule from selected results.

Selection of the option displays a new standard selection rule in the Rule Designer, criteria in which are accordant with the context in which Create new... was invoked.

• User story reference: 21060

Data Import Designer

Suppress Windows File System Dialog at Preview/Load

On invocation of Analyze, Preview or Load at the Data Import Designer, the Windows file system dialog is no longer shown to facilitate selection of a file; rather, a file is specified at a new ‘File to be imported’ property.

• User story reference: 21204

File System Dialog

Change Default Import Setting

When importing files into the RPI file system, the default option has now changed from “Overwrite...” to “Do nothing...”.

• User story reference: 21295

• Aha reference: RPI-I-305

Maintain Treeview Scroll Position

Having browsed the RPI File System Dialog treeview for a folder, on re-opening the same, the previous scroll position is now maintained.

• User story reference: 21298

• Aha reference: RPI-I-294

Metadata

Search in Dropdown Lists

You can now type characters into a metadata dropdown field, limiting the available values within the same as you do so.

• User story reference: 5405

• Zendesk reference: 46319

Content Editor

Multiple File Drag and Drop

When creating content in RPI (e.g. text/HTML assets, email offers, etc.), you can now select multiple files in the relevant designer toolbox and drag them into the content editor.

• User story reference: 21100

• Aha reference: RPI-I-275, CA-798

Deployment

Validate Operational Databases' Schema and Data

A new Deployment service endpoint (GET /api/deployment/validate) has been added to validate the current operational databases' schemas and expected data.

• User story reference: 21304

Operations

Diagnostic Performance Counters

Performance counter diagnostic files are now generated for each RPI service when an RPI Diagnostic Mode session is run.

• User story reference: 21305

Persist System Task Execution Details in Dedicated Table

Metrics relating to system task execution are now persisted in a new Pulse_Logging.SystemTaskExecutionHistory table.

User story reference: 21057

• Aha reference: RPI-I-268

Alerting

Interaction Database Trigger Constraint Failure

New “Database Trigger Constraint Failure - [Production/Test]” alert types have been added. They are fired on the failure of database trigger constraint execution in the relevant mode.

• User story reference: 21056

• Aha reference: RPI-I-267

Interaction Recurrence Complete

New “Interaction Recurrence Complete - [Production/Test]” alert types have been added. They are fired on the completion of a recurrence of a single-instance recurring workflow in the relevant mode.

• User story reference: 21207

• Aha/support references: RPI-I-288, 166460

Audit

Export XML Details

An additional column (InteractionAudit_xxx.AuditHistory.Details) is now included at audit log export.

• User story reference: 21171

• Aha reference: RPI-I-284

Documentation

• How Timestamp is populated in Offer History States table: This topic describes how the Timestamp column in the Offer History States table is being populated by specific disposition data for specific RPI connectors during the Channel Synchronization process.

Miscellaneous

Configure Passwords/Connection Strings with Azure Key Vault Values

If Azure KeyVault (AKV) is currently enabled at the RPI server, a new Use Secret/Use Password toggle button is displayed in the following contexts:

• Content Generation Tools:

  • Writer

• External Content Providers:

  • FTP

• FTP Locations

• System Configuration:

  • Data Type = Credentials

If you wish to specify a password using an AKV secret, you can specify a secret name instead of a directly-specified password.

Data warehouse and auxiliary database connection strings also support this feature.

• User story reference: 21072

• Aha reference: RPI-I-270

Upgrade considerations

Microsoft .NET 9.0

Prior to running the RPI v7.6 client, please download and install the following:

• ASP.NET Core runtime for .NET 9.0

• .NET Desktop runtime for .NET 9.0

These can be found at Download .NET 9.0 (Linux, macOS, and Windows).

Post-release product updates

The following post-release fixes and features were added to RPI v7.6 after its original release: