Release Notes and What's New to 2025.5

Author: cortex-lp

content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.5.md

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 ## Summary
 
-2025.3 is the third [Release][] of the next generation of {{% ctx %}} and improves on the [2025.1][] release in the following areas:
+2025.5 is the next [Fast Track][] release of {{% ctx %}} and improves on the [2025.3][] release in the following areas:
 
 * [Capability][]
-* [Scalability][]
+* [Observability][]
 * [Security][]
 * [Usability][]
-* [Third-Party Support][]
+* [Upgrade][]
 * [Documentation][]
 
 ## Improved Capability
 
 This release introduces the following new feature to the {{% ctx %}} platform:
 
-* Support for [creating a new process from Natural Language][].
+* The [_executionContext has been extended with additional properties][Extended the _executionContext with additional properties] as follows:
+  * Tenant
+  * System
+  * PackageName
+  * PackageVersion
+  * FlowName
+  * ExecutionId
+  * Node
+* The [{{% ctx %}} Interaction Portal now supports the use of separate credentials for querying Active Directory Groups][Added support for the {{% ctx %}} Interaction Portal to provide separate credentials for querying AD Groups].
 
-## Improved Scalability
+## Improved Observability
 
-Scalability has been enhanced by:
+Observability has been improved by:
 
-* [enabling automated backups for disaster recovery][].
-* [removing old executions on Execution Service startup][].
-* [migrating RabbitMQ queues to Quorum Queues][].
+* [including child executions in the executions data][Executions data includes child executions] used by the Running Executions tile on the Operations Overview page and Running Executions grid on the Packages page.
+* adding [new columns to the Running Executions grid on the Packages page][] as follows:
+  * `Execution Id`
+  * `Parent Execution Id`
+  * `Root Execution Id`
+  * `Executing On`
 
 ## Improved Security
 
-We tightened the security of the platform with [general security enhancements][] and by adding support for a [configurable Global RunAs User for flows][].
+The Security of {{% ctx %}} has been tightened by:
+
+* [introducing a Code Analyser to the {{% ctx %}} Execution Service][Introduced Code Analyser to the {{% ctx %}} Execution Service] that restricts what C# code can be executed from flows within {{% ctx %}}.
+* [updating Erlang version][Updated Erlang version] to address recently identified vulnerabilities.
+* [improving security of {{% ctx %}} Gateway][General security enhancements on {{% ctx %}} Gateway].
 
 ## Improved Usability
 
-Improvement to the usability of the Product Portal has been made by [improving the page load speed][] by [hiding unsupported versions of the documentation][].
+Usability has been enhanced by [updating Decision Blocks icons][Updated Decision Blocks icons].
+
+## Improved Upgrade
 
-## Improved Third-Party Support
+Upgrade has been modified to:
 
-The third-party components [RabbitMQ and Erlang have been upgraded][].
+* [improve certificate update script for High Availability (HA) installations][Improved certificate update script for High Availability (HA) installations].
+* [scoped restart for the {{% ctx %}} Gateway web application][Scoped restart for the {{% ctx %}} Gateway web application].
 
 ## Improved Documentation
 
-The documentation includes updates related to:
+The documentation includes the following updates:
 
-* [Package Management][]
-* [removal of "7.2" and "Innovation" from documentation][]
+* [added new User Guides][Added new User Guides] and [Tutorials][Added new Tutorials]:
+  * Flow Editor
+  * Operations Overview
+  * Studio Authorisation
+  * Studio Hierarchy
+  * Studio Import
+  * Studio Export
+  * License Consumption
+* [added Installation Checklists to the Install instructions][Added Installation Checklists to the Install instructions].
+* [added Disaster Recovery Guides][Added Disaster Recovery Guides].
 
-For a full list of what has been introduced in this release, please see the [2025.3 Release Notes][]
+For a full list of what has been introduced in this release, please see the [2025.5 Release Notes][]
 
-[Release]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Glossary.P-T.Release" version="2025.3" >}}
-[2025.1]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.1.MainDoc" version="2025.3" >}}
+[Fast Track]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Glossary.F-J.FastTrack" version="2025.5" >}}
+[2025.3]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.MainDoc" version="2025.5" >}}
 
 [Capability]: {{< ref "#improved-capability" >}}
-[Scalability]: {{< ref "#improved-scalability" >}}
+[Observability]: {{< ref "#improved-observability" >}}
 [Security]: {{< ref "#improved-security" >}}
 [Usability]: {{< ref "#improved-usability" >}}
-[Third-Party Support]: {{< ref "#improved-third-party-support" >}}
+[Upgrade]: {{< ref "#improved-upgrade" >}}
 [Documentation]: {{< ref "#improved-documentation" >}}
 
-[2025.3 Release Notes]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.MainDoc" version="2025.3" >}}
-
-[creating a new process from Natural Language]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.CreatingANewProcessFromNaturalLanguage" version="2025.3" >}}
-
-[enabling automated backups for disaster recovery]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.EnablingAutomatedBackupsForDisasterRecovery" version="2025.3" >}}
-[removing old executions on Execution Service startup]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.RemovingOldExecutionsOnExecutionServiceStartup" version="2025.3" >}}
-[migrating RabbitMQ queues to Quorum Queues]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.MigratingRabbitMqQueuesToQuorumQueues" version="2025.3" >}}
-
-[general security enhancements]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.GeneralSecurityEnhancements" version="2025.3" >}}
-[configurable Global RunAs User for flows]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.ConfigurableGlobalRunAsUserForFlows" version="2025.3" >}}
-
-[improving the page load speed]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.ImprovingThePageLoadSpeed" version="2025.3" >}}
-[hiding unsupported versions of the documentation]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.HidingUnsupportedVersionsOfTheDocumentation" version="2025.3" >}}
-
-[RabbitMQ and Erlang have been upgraded]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.RabbitMqAndErlangHaveBeenUpgraded" version="2025.3" >}}
-
-[Package Management]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.PackageManagement" version="2025.3" >}}
-[removal of "7.2" and "Innovation" from documentation]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.3.RemovalOf7.2AndInnovationFromDocumentation" version="2025.3" >}}
+[2025.5 Release Notes]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.MainDoc" version="2025.5" >}}
+
+[Extended the _executionContext with additional properties]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.ExtendedTheExecutionContextWithAdditionalProperties" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Added support for the {{% ctx %}} Interaction Portal to provide separate credentials for querying AD Groups]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.AddedSupportForTheCortexInteractionPortalToProvideSeparateCredentialsForQueryingAdGroups" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Executions data includes child executions]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.ExecutionsDataIncludesChildExecutions" version="2025.5" >}}
+[new columns to the Running Executions grid on the Packages page]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.NewColumnsToTheRunningExecutionsGridOnThePackagesPage" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Introduced Code Analyser to the {{% ctx %}} Execution Service]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.IntroducedCodeAnalyserToTheCortexExecutionService" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Updated Erlang version]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.UpdatedErlangVersion" version="2025.5" >}}
+[General security enhancements on {{% ctx %}} Gateway]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.GeneralSecurityEnhancementsOnCortexGateway" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Updated Decision Blocks icons]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.UpdatedDecisionBlocksIcons" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Improved certificate update script for High Availability (HA) installations]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.ImprovedCertificateUpdateScriptForHighAvailabilityInstallations" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Scoped restart for the {{% ctx %}} Gateway web application]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.ScopedRestartForTheCortexGatewayWebApplication" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Added new User Guides]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.AddedNewUserGuides" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Added new Tutorials]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.AddedNewTutorials" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Added Installation Checklists to the Install instructions]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.AddedInstallationChecklistsToTheInstallInstructions" version="2025.5" >}}
+[Added Disaster Recovery Guides]: {{< url path="Cortex.Blogs.Releases.2025.5.AddedDisasterRecoveryGuides" version="2025.5" >}}